Costs Generally

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This is Chapter 6 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Costs Generally.” It is part of Title 17.1 “Courts of Record”. It contains 31 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 31 sections.

§ 17.1-600	Laws of costs not penal; discretion of courts of equity
§ 17.1-601	General rule as to recovery of costs on final judgment
§ 17.1-602	When successful plaintiff not to recover costs
§ 17.1-603	Costs when suit is in name of one person for another
§ 17.1-604	Costs in appellate courts
§ 17.1-605	Same; printing or otherwise reproducing brief and appendix
§ 17.1-606	Persons allowed services without fees or costs
§ 17.1-607	Security for costs upon suit by nonresident
§ 17.1-608	How obligor in such bond may obtain indemnity
§ 17.1-609	Costs on certain motions and interlocutory orders
§ 17.1-610	Payment of costs when new trial granted
§ 17.1-611	Allowances to witnesses for Commonwealth
§ 17.1-612	Allowances to other witnesses
§ 17.1-613	By whom and upon what certificate allowances to witnesses paid
§ 17.1-614	List of entries made on behalf of witnesses
§ 17.1-615	Time within which witnesses may be paid out of state treasury
§ 17.1-616	Restriction of costs for witnesses generally; when entry for witness not allowed
§ 17.1-617	Number of witnesses paid fees in criminal cases
§ 17.1-618	Allowances for jurors; expenses of keeping jury together; fees of jury commissioners and commissioner in chancery for drawing of juries
§ 17.1-619	How jurors paid
§ 17.1-620	When juror not entitled to compensation
§ 17.1-621	Clerk to make entry on minutes stating amount due and by whom payable
§ 17.1-622	Clerk to transmit orders making allowances to Supreme Court, treasurer and jurors
§ 17.1-623	Payment of allowances
§ 17.1-624	Who to tax costs
§ 17.1-625	Repealed
§ 17.1-626	Other items to be taxed in costs
§ 17.1-626.1	Recovery of costs in civil actions for bad checks
§ 17.1-627	Premium on indemnifying bond taxed as costs
§ 17.1-628	Judgment or decree for costs on behalf of Commonwealth; costs to be paid into state treasury
§ 17.1-629	No judgment for costs against Commonwealth; exception