(a) Costs—How Taxed. The costs of taking depositions shall be taxed in favor of the party paying the same and taxed as other costs in the civil action.
Rule 57.10.Taxing and Certifying Costs.
Part I · Rule 57: Interrogatories and Depositions · Last amended January 1, 1975 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceRule 57.10 taxes the costs of taking a deposition in favor of the party who paid them, as part of the ordinary costs of the case, and requires the person before whom the deposition was taken to certify those costs.
Full Text of Rule 57.10
(b) Costs—How Certified and Taxed. The costs shall be certified by the person before whom the deposition is taken in the amount provided by law.
Amendment History
Adopted March 29, 1974, eff. Jan. 1, 1975.
Official Comment
This is substantially the same as prior Rule 57.46.
Plain-English Summary
Rule 57.10 is a short, practical rule about who ultimately bears the expense of a deposition. The costs of taking a deposition are taxed in favor of whichever party paid them, folded into the case’s other taxed costs instead of being handled as a separate award. The person before whom the deposition was taken — the officer administering the oath and recording the testimony — certifies those costs in the amount the law provides.
The rule does not set the deposition fee schedule itself; it addresses how the costs already incurred get certified and later taxed as part of the case, which matters at the point where the case is resolved and the prevailing party seeks to recover its costs.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who pays for a deposition when it is taken?
Rule 57.10 does not decide that; ordinarily the party who arranges for the deposition covers the initial cost, and the rule then addresses how that cost gets taxed later.
Can I recover deposition costs if I win the case?
Deposition costs are taxed in favor of the party who paid them, as part of the other costs taxed in the civil action, which is what allows a prevailing party to seek their recovery.
Who certifies the amount of the deposition costs?
The person before whom the deposition was taken, in the amount provided by law.
Is there a separate proceeding to resolve deposition costs?
No. They are taxed as part of the case’s ordinary costs instead of through any distinct process.
Does this rule set the fee a court reporter or officer can charge?
No. It addresses taxing and certifying costs already incurred in the amount provided by law, not the underlying fee schedule.
Source & verification. Rule text and amendment history are
reproduced verbatim from the Missouri State & Federal Court Rules, adopted by the
Supreme Court of Missouri. Last verified July 22, 2026. ·
Official source
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