§ 453.010 Commonwealth not liable for costs; exception in civil actions
§ 453.020 Criminal prosecution, costs — Collection
§ 453.040 Responsibility for payment
§ 453.050 Cost bill of successful party — Attorney’s fee
§ 453.060 Attorney’s fees allowed
§ 453.070 Cost of continuance in civil action — Dismissal — Amendment
§ 453.080 Motion or rule — No attorney’s fee allowed
§ 453.090 Removal of action — Tribunal giving final judgment to award costs
§ 453.100 New trial on payment of costs — Effect of nonpayment
§ 453.110 Injunction, costs on dissolution of
§ 453.130 Suit to remove officer
§ 453.140 Fiduciaries, liability for costs
§ 453.150 Next friend or relator, when to pay or recover costs
§ 453.160 Tender of amount in controversy before appeal, effect on costs
§ 453.170 Court of Appeals or Supreme Court — Costs on reversal of judgment by
§ 453.190 “Poor person” defined — When allowed to sue without paying costs — Application required — Treatment of inmates
§ 453.200 Recovery of costs by insolvent party — Endorsement of costs to protect claims of officers and witnesses
§ 453.210 Insolvent estates, claims against
§ 453.255 Definitions
§ 453.260 Additional costs in certain civil actions — Causes for denial of additional costs — Award of attorney fees and other expenses — Computation of fees of attorneys and expert witnesses — Exceptions to application of provisions
§ 453.265 Application of KRS 453.260

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes > Chapter 453 - Costs

  • Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Attorney: means attorney-at-law. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Case law: The law as laid down in cases that have been decided in the decisions of the courts.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • In forma pauperis: In the manner of a pauper. Permission given to a person to sue without payment of court fees on claim of indigence or poverty.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Month: means calendar month. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.