Section 12-19-49 Assessment of prepaid fees as costs against defendant; execution for prepaid fees assessed as costs against defendant; issuance of execution against plaintiff for unpaid fees where ex - Alabama Statutes

Section 12-19-49

Assessment of prepaid fees as costs against defendant; execution for prepaid fees assessed as costs against defendant; issuance of execution against plaintiff for unpaid fees where execution against defendant returned indicating "no property found."

(a) Prepaid fees shall be assessed as additional costs of the proceedings when costs are assessed against the defendant.

(b) A plaintiff may have execution against a defendant for prepaid fees assessed as costs against a defendant by a final judgment.

(c) Execution may be had against a plaintiff when execution against a defendant for unpaid fees results in a sheriff's return indicating "no property found."

(Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §16-116.)