Alabama Code 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 indicatin…

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

Terms Used In Alabama Code 12-19-49

Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

(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.”

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