Section 15-18-60
When prosecutor liable for costs.
When an indictment is for a misdemeanor and the court is of opinion that the prosecution is frivolous or malicious, the prosecutor is liable for the costs.
(Code 1852, §556; Code 1867, §4106; Code 1876, §4779; Code 1886, §4355; Code 1896, §5041; Code 1907, §7302; Code 1923, §8684; Code 1940, T. 15, §337.)