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Ala. 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 Indicating “No Property Found.”

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

(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.”

Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.