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Code · U.S. Code · Title 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE · CHAPTER 123— FEES AND COSTS · § 1931

§ 1931. Disposition of filing fees

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(a)Of the amounts paid to the clerk of court as a fee under section 1914(a) or as part of a judgment for costs under section 2412(a)(2) of this title, $190 shall be deposited into a special fund of the Treasury to be available to offset funds appropriated for the operation and maintenance of the courts of the United States.
(b)If the court authorizes a fee under section 1914(a) or an amount included in a judgment for costs under section 2412(a)(2) of this title of less than $250, the entire fee or amount, up to $190, shall be deposited into the special fund provided in this section.
(Added Pub. L. 99–500, § 101(b) [title IV, § 407(c)], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783–39, 1783–64, and Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(b) [title IV, § 407(c)], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341–39, 3341–64; amended Pub. L. 101–162, title IV, § 406(d), Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1016; Pub. L. 102–572, title III, § 301(b), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4511; Pub. L. 104–317, title IV, § 401(b), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3853; Pub. L. 108–447, div. B, title III, § 307(b), Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 2895.)
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  • 100 Stat. 1783–39
  • Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(b) [title IV, § 407(c)]
  • 100 Stat. 3341–39
  • Pub. L. 101–162, title IV, § 406(d)
  • 103 Stat. 1016
  • Pub. L. 102–572, title III, § 301(b)
  • 106 Stat. 4511
  • Pub. L. 104–317, title IV, § 401(b)
  • 110 Stat. 3853
  • Pub. L. 108–447, div. B, title III, § 307(b)
  • 118 Stat. 2895
  • Pub. L. 99–591
  • Pub. L. 99–500
  • Pub. L. 108–447, § 307(b)(1)
  • Pub. L. 108–447, § 307(b)(2)
  • Pub. L. 104–317, § 401(b)(1)
  • Pub. L. 104–317, § 401(b)(2)
  • Pub. L. 102–572
  • Pub. L. 101–162
  • Pub. L. 108–447
  • section 307(c) of Pub. L. 108–447
  • Pub. L. 104–317
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  • section 1101(a) of Pub. L. 102–572
  • Pub. L. 112–121, § 3(d)
  • 126 Stat. 348
  • Pub. L. 109–171, title X, § 10001(c)
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  • Pub. L. 109–171, title X, § 10101(b)
  • 120 Stat. 184
  • Pub. L. 106–518, title I, § 102
  • 114 Stat. 2411
  • Pub. L. 104–317, title IV, § 404
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  • Pub. L. 103–121, title I, § 111(a)(3)
  • 107 Stat. 1164
  • Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(1) [title I, § 113]
  • 113 Stat. 1535
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 99–500, § 101(b) [title IV, § 407(c)]
Stat.100 Stat. 1783–39
Pub. L.Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(b) [title IV, § 407(c)]
Stat.100 Stat. 3341–39
Pub. L.Pub. L. 101–162, title IV, § 406(d)
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