{"schemaVersion":1,"recordType":"legal-article","id":"law:eri:code:criminal-procedure:2015:article:155","workId":"law:eri:code:criminal-procedure:2015","expressionId":"law:eri:code:criminal-procedure:2015:en","title":"Costs in Criminal Prosecutions","number":"155","language":"en","canonicalUrl":"https://eriatlas.com/law/criminal-procedure-code-2015/article/155/","hierarchy":{"book":"BOOK III — PROSECUTION AND TRIAL","title":"TITLE IV — COSTS AND EXECUTION OF SENTENCES","chapter":null},"paragraphs":[{"id":"lead","number":"","text":"All the costs of prosecutions, including appeals and any other proceedings taken pursuant to this Code, shall be borne by the Government. In the interest of justice and when the financial status of the accused so justifies, the court may order that the costs of the witnesses of the accused be borne by the Government.","canonicalUrl":"https://eriatlas.com/law/criminal-procedure-code-2015/article/155/#lead","sourceTargets":[{"sourceId":"criminal-procedure-code-2015-en","pdfPage":118,"url":"https://eriatlas.com/sources/criminal-procedure-code-2015/page/118/?article=155&paragraph=lead#article-155-lead"}]}],"caution":"English-language 2015 Ministry of Justice edition. Refworld catalogues the English text as an unofficial translation. Eri Atlas has not independently verified the translation or whether this text reflects later legal changes."}