Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-102
§1911 Supreme Court
Title 28 › PART V — PROCEDURE › CHAPTER 123 — FEES AND COSTS › § 1911
Summary
The Supreme Court can set how much its clerk charges. The court can also order the people in a case to pay the clerk’s fees, the cost of serving legal papers, and other necessary case expenses.
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Title 28, §1911
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The Supreme Court may fix the fees to be charged by its clerk. The fees of the clerk, cost of serving process, and other necessary disbursements incidental to any case before the court, may be taxed against the litigants as the court directs.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 330 (Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 223, 36 Stat. 1153). The second paragraph was inserted to give statutory sanction to existing practice. Changes were made in phraseology.
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28 U.S.C. § 1911
Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102