Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§8869 Security for Costs
Title 10 › Subtitle C — Navy and Marine Corps › PART IV — GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 883 — PRIZE › § 8869
Summary
A judge can order any side in a lawsuit to put up money or a guarantee to cover court costs at any time during the case or when filing an appeal.
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Title 10, §8869
Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The court may require any party to give security for costs at any stage of the cause and upon filing an appeal.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 766934 U.S.C. 1148.R.S. 4638. The word “filing” is substituted for the word “claiming”.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7669 of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of
Amendments
and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 8869
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102