25-10-204. Costs of transferring papers -- change of venue. The costs and fees of transmitting the pleading and papers when an order is made transferring an action or proceeding for trial and of filing the papers anew must be paid by the party at whose instance the order was made; except that the party filing the complaint must pay all costs and fees of filing the papers anew and all costs and fees, including reasonable attorneys' fees to be fixed by the court, incurred by the defendant by reason of the change of venue motion and hearing when:
(1) the action is an action upon a contract, express or implied, for the direct payment of money and no claim contained in the complaint exceeds $1,000;
(2) the county designated in the complaint is not the proper county; and
(3) the plaintiff will not within 10 days after request stipulate for change of venue and defendant files a motion for such change and such motion is thereafter granted.
History: En. Sec. 64, p. 53, L. 1877; re-en. Sec. 64, 1st Div. Rev. Stat. 1879; re-en. Sec. 64, 1st Div. Comp. Stat. 1887; re-en. Sec. 617, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6508, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 9100, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 399; re-en. Sec. 9100, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 176, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 93-2908(part).
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