{"data":{"id":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-1502-c","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"14 M.R.S. §1502-C","heading":"Discretionary costs","body":"In addition to other costs allowed to the prevailing party, the court may include as costs, in such amounts as it considers just and reasonable, any of the following items:\n1.  Reasonable expert witness fees and expenses.  Expert witness fees and expenses, as allowed by Title 16, section 251;\n2.  Cost of medical reports.  The cost of reasonable medical reports, not including costs of the examination or treatment of a patient, which are prepared for the purpose of litigation and which are exchanged by the parties;\n3.  Visual aids.  The reasonable costs of charts, diagrams, photographs and other visual aids necessary for clear understanding of the case by the court or jury not to exceed $500;\n4.  Costs of depositions.  Costs in the taking of depositions as allowed by rule of the Supreme Judicial Court or by other law; and\n5.  Other costs.  Such other costs as the Supreme Judicial Court may allow by rule.","path":["TITLE 14: COURT PROCEDURE -- CIVIL","PART 3: TRIAL AND JUDGMENT","CHAPTER 311: TAXATION OF COSTS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/14/title14sec1502-C.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:27Z","sha256":"dd07d2ac6408a61f53be40fe9e89aa3cb1fde9f9381cd5a89c8a8e50f7ec0529","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-1502-b","next":"us-me/14-m.r.s.-1502-d"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}