In other actions, the court may award and tax costs, and apportion the same between the parties on the same or adverse sides, as in its discretion it may think right and equitable.
§ 930.Costs In Other Cases - Apportionment of Costs - Discretion of Court
Chapter 14: Costs · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceSection 930 gives the court discretion to award, tax, and apportion costs between the parties in any action not already covered by the Code's automatic costs rules, as the court thinks right and equitable.
Full Text of § 930
Amendment History
R.L. 1910, § 5231.
Plain-English Summary
Sections 928 and 929 fix automatic costs rules for money and specific-property judgments. This section picks up everything else: in "other actions," the court decides how to award and apportion costs -- including splitting them between parties on the same or opposing sides -- guided only by what it considers right and equitable.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens to costs in actions that don't fall under the automatic rules for money or property judgments?
The court awards and apportions costs as it thinks right and equitable, under Section 930.
Can costs be divided between parties on the same side of a case?
Yes. The statute allows apportionment between parties on the same side as well as adverse sides.
Is there a formula the court must follow?
No. The statute leaves the apportionment entirely to the court's discretion.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes, enacted by the Oklahoma Legislature.
Last verified August 3, 2026.
· Official source
Also known as: apportionment of costs oklahomacourt discretion costs oklahoma civil case12 O.S. § 930