1. If the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence an individual is a vexatious litigant, the court shall enter a prefiling order restricting the vexatious litigant from filing new litigation or filing documents within existing litigation without prior approval of the court. 2. A prefiling order must: a. Impose all costs of the vexatious litigation against the filing party; and b. Award the opposing party reasonable attorney fees and costs associated with responding to the vexatious litigant, including the cost of seeking the prefiling order.
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