28 U.S.C. § 1920. Taxation of costs

A judge or clerk of any court of the United States may tax as costs the following:

  1. (1)
    (1)Fees of the clerk and marshal;
  2. (2)
    (2)Fees for printed or electronically recorded transcripts necessarily obtained for use in the case;
  3. (3)
    (3)Fees and disbursements for printing and witnesses;
  4. (4)
    (4)Fees for exemplification and the costs of making copies of any materials where the copies are necessarily obtained for use in the case;
  5. (5)
  6. (6)
    (6)Compensation of court appointed experts, compensation of interpreters, and salaries, fees, expenses, and costs of special interpretation services under section 1828 of this title.
A bill of costs shall be filed in the case and, upon allowance, included in the judgment or decree.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 955; Pub. L. 95–539, § 7, Oct. 28, 1978, 92 Stat. 2044; Pub. L. 110–406, § 6, Oct. 13, 2008, 122 Stat. 4292.)