Section 16-17-212 - Fees and costs generally

(a) The only fees and costs that shall be allowed in civil and criminal suits, prosecutions, and proceedings in district court are those specifically authorized by statute.(b) Nothing in this section or subchapter shall be construed as authorizing the collection by the prosecuting attorney or his or her deputies, the clerks of the district court, or the sheriff and constable or their deputies, of any costs or fees from the county in the trial of misdemeanors.(c) Constables and deputies shall be allowed only those fees and costs specifically authorized by statute.Acts 1927, No. 60, § 6; Pope's Dig., § 9902; A.S.A. 1947, § 22-706; Acts 1991, No. 904, § 18; 2003, No. 1185, § 125.