Title 17, Chapter 11, Section 1
( 17-11-1)
The costs of a prosecution, except the fees of his own witnesses,
shall not be demanded of a defendant until after trial and
conviction. If convicted, judgment may be entered against the
defendant for all costs accruing in the committing and trial courts
and by any officer pending the prosecution. The judgment shall be a
lien from the date of his arrest on all the property of the
defendant. The clerk shall issue an execution on the judgment
against the property. |