(a) The cost of examination of a person accused of a crime exceeding the jurisdiction of a district judge to try and determine, may be certified by the judge to the Auditor who shall audit the same.

(b) The Auditor shall require each district judge to furnish in writing the name of the person by him or her bound over for trial before allowing costs of trial in the prosecution. (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, eff. July 1, 1965, operative Feb. 1, 1967; 1973, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 92, eff. April 9, 1974.)