The tax collector should not pay out to a lien holder any additional costs related to a foreclosure without a what showing a docket number?

• A. Tax Bill of Costs
• B. Court Order
• C. Invoice
• D. Statement

Answer: (A)

In foreclosure proceedings, the funds paid to a lien holder for added costs must be supported by an official court record that itemizes those costs for a specific case. The Tax Bill of Costs serves this role: it is the formal document that lists and taxs the allowable costs in the foreclosure action and ties them to the case by including the docket number. That docket number links the payment to the exact foreclosure proceeding, ensuring the costs are validated, authorized, and properly recorded.

A Court Order could authorize payment, but typically it is the Tax Bill of Costs that provides the concrete, case-specific accounting of what is owed. An invoice or a simple statement lacks the official court-approved detailing and the docket linkage, so they wouldn’t meet the requirement to show a docket number and proper adjudication of costs.