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2004 SESSION
HB 39 Courts not of record; costs associated with actions of trial.
Introduced by: Robert D. Orrock, Sr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Costs in court not of record. Provides that the courts may award as costs to a prevailing party, associated either with the trial of the action or with the recovery of judgment, the costs a pro se litigant incurs due to his absence from his employment resulting from his pro se representation. The pro se litigant must document his costs by affidavit and the costs awarded shall not exceed the lesser of 25 percent of actual damages awarded or $100.
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HISTORY
- 01/14/04 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/02/03 043498448
- 01/14/04 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/16/04 House: Passed by indefinitely in C. J. (16-Y 6-N)