Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 163 – Prepayment, and bill of costs; refunds; penalty for neglect by Clerk
The plaintiff or appellant, shall, on docketing a cause in the Supreme Court, pay the Clerk such fee as the Supreme Court shall have prescribed by its Rules. Upon the determination of the cause, the Clerk shall enter on the record a bill of the costs, and after deducting his or her own fees shall, on demand, refund any portion of the sum that may be due to the plaintiff or appellant.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 163
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
If the Clerk wilfully fails or neglects to comply with this section, he or she shall be fined in such amount or imprisoned for such term, or both, as the trial court, in its discretion, may determine; and shall forfeit his or her office.
Code 1852, § ?684; Code 1915, § ?3723; Code 1935, § ?4269; 48 Del. Laws, c. 258, § ?1; 10 Del. C. 1953, § ?163; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1;