South Carolina § 15-37-40 - Clerk shall insert costs and disbursements in judgment.
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§ 15-37-40. Clerk shall insert costs and disbursements in judgment.
The clerk shall insert in the entry of judgment, on the application of the prevailing party upon five days' notice to the other except when the attorneys reside in the same city, village or town and then upon two days' notice, the sum of the allowances for costs and disbursements as provided by law and the necessary disbursements, including the fees of officers allowed by law, the fees of witnesses, the reasonable compensation of commissioners in taking depositions, the fees of referees and the expense of printing the papers for any hearing when required by a rule of the court. The disbursements shall be stated in detail and verified by affidavit. A copy of the items of the costs and disbursements shall be served with a notice of adjustment.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 10-1606; 1952 Code SECTION 10-1606; 1942 Code SECTION 762; 1932 Code SECTION 762; Civ. P. '22 SECTION 627; Civ. P. '12 SECTION 365; Civ. P. '02 SECTION 326; 1870 (14) 498 SECTION 337.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 15-37-40 ("Clerk shall insert costs and disbursements in judgment.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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