Rule 8-608 - Computation of Costs(a)Costs Generally Allowed. The Clerk shall include in the costs the allowance determined pursuant to section (c) of this Rule for reproducing the briefs, the record extract, and any necessary appendices to briefs and any other costs prescribed by these Rules or other law. Unless the case is in the Supreme Court and was previously heard and decided by the Appellate Court, the Clerk shall also include the amount paid by or on behalf of the appellant for the original and the copies of the stenographic transcript of testimony furnished pursuant to section (a) of Rule 8-411. If the transcript was paid for by the Office of the Public Defender, the Clerk shall so state.(b)Costs Generally Excluded. Unless the Court orders otherwise, the Clerk shall exclude from the costs the costs of reproducing the record if it was reproduced without order of the Court.(c)Allowance for Reproduction. The Clerk shall determine the allowance for reproduction by multiplying the number of pages in the briefs, the record extract, and any necessary appendices to briefs by the standard page rate established from time to time by the Supreme Court.Md. R. Rev. Ct. App. & Spec. App. 8-608
This Rule is derived from former Rules 1080, 880, 1081, and 881.
Adopted Nov. 19, 1987, eff. 7/1/1988. Amended Nov. 12, 2003, eff. 1/1/2004; amended April 21, 2023, eff. 4/1/2023.HISTORICAL NOTES
2003 Orders
The November 12, 2003, order, in section (a), in the second sentence, substituted "the amount paid by or on behalf of for "the amount paid by; and added the last sentence, relating to transcripts paid for by the Office of the Public Defender.