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Ind. Code § 33-37-2-2

Costs as separate from sentence; suspension of costs; liability for costs

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Tim L. Godby v. State of Indiana (2012)

Most recently applied in Thomas D. Dillman v. State of Indiana (August 2014)

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.16

Sec. 2. (a) Costs in a criminal action are not a part of the sentence and may be suspended only under section 3 of this chapter. However, if:

(1) two (2) or more charges against a person are joined for trial; and

(2) the person is convicted of two (2) or more offenses in the trial;

the court may waive the person's liability for costs for all but one (1) of the offenses.

(b) If a person is acquitted or an indictment or information is dismissed by order of the court, the person is not liable for costs.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.