<br><br>63.070 Costs of proceeding upon petition. <br>(1) In a proceeding for impeachment or removal by address, if the committee reports <br>against the petition and the report is not overruled by the house petitioned, the <br>petitioner shall be liable to witnesses and to the accused for the costs of <br>investigation before the committee. These costs shall be taxed by the clerk of the <br>house appointing the committee. <br>(2) In an impeachment proceeding prosecuted before the Senate, if the accused is <br>acquitted the petitioner shall pay the costs of the accused; and if the accused is <br>convicted, he shall pay the petitioner the costs incurred in behalf of the prosecution. <br>Costs mentioned in this subsection shall be taxed by the clerk of the Senate. <br>(3) Costs taxed pursuant to this section may be recovered on motion, after five (5) days' <br>notice, in a Circuit Court. <br>Effective: January 2, 1978 <br>History: Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 22, effective January 2, <br>1978. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from <br>Ky. Stat. secs. 2172, 2174. <br><br>