Rule 1.960 Taxation of costs

Here's a plain English summary of this rule:

When a case ends, the judge is supposed to decide who pays the court costs. Sometimes this step gets missed. If that happens, the court clerk has to remind the judge that costs still need to be decided.

The judge then has ten days to make a decision about the costs. If the judge does not act within those ten days, the clerk will step in and enter a judgment. That judgment will require the person who started the lawsuit to pay the costs.

This rule basically makes sure that costs always get decided, one way or another. It puts a backup system in place so cases do not get stuck without a final decision on who owes court costs.