(a) Upon the denial of a petition for rehearing, or if within 15 days after the decision no petition for rehearing or other motion is filed, a mandate shall be issued to the trial court, as the case may require, for execution. A copy of the mandate shall be sent to all parties. (b) In a criminal appeal when the judgment and sentence is reversed either in part or entirely, a copy of the mandate and opinion shall be sent to the warden of the facility if the party is incarcerated and to the attorney general representing the department of corrections. (c) The mandate issued will award costs, if applicable, to the prevailing party. The appellate court is without jurisdiction to entertain a motion for costs once the mandate has issued returning jurisdiction to the trial court. Amended May 4, 2001, effective September 1, 2001; amended and renumbered April, 6, 2015, effective July 1, 2015.