Section 1901. Amount of costs in an action

(a)  Ordinary costs. Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c) of
  this section, costs awarded in an action shall be in the amount of:
    1. fifty dollars for all proceedings  before  a  notice  of  trial  is
  filed; plus
    2.  one hundred dollars for all proceedings after a notice of trial is
  filed and before trial; plus
    3. one hundred fifty dollars for each trial, inquest or assessment  of
  damages.
    (b) Limited costs in certain actions. Costs awarded in an action for a
  sum  of money only where the amount of the judgment is not more than six
  thousand dollars, shall be in the amount of:
    1. twenty dollars for all proceedings before  a  notice  of  trial  is
  filed; plus
    2.  thirty-five dollars for all proceedings after a notice of trial is
  filed and before trial; plus
    3. sixty dollars for each trial, inquest or assessment of damages.
    (c) This section shall not apply to costs in a summary  proceeding  or
  in a small claims action.