US · guidance
Justice Manual § 5-5.140
Costs
Payment of costs should generally not be waived. Whenever money is accepted as full or partial payment, or in compromise, it should be applied first to court costs.
History
[updated April 2018]
Provenance
- Source
- justice.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-20
- Edition
- jm-2026-09-20
- Content hash
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