Section 169/2 — Who bears the costs of execution
Texte légal (original thaï)
ภายใต้บังคับแห่งบทบัญญัติมาตรา ๑๖๙/๓ ให้ลูกหนี้ตามคำพิพากษาเป็นผู้รับผิดในค่าฤชาธรรมเนียมในการบังคับคดี โดยให้หักออกจากเงินที่ได้จากการยึด อายัด ขาย หรือจำหน่ายทรัพย์สินของลูกหนี้ตามคำพิพากษาหรือจากเงินที่ลูกหนี้ตามคำพิพากษาได้วางไว้
ในกรณีที่มีการบังคับคดีแก่ผู้ประกันในศาล ค่าฤชาธรรมเนียมในการบังคับคดีในส่วนนั้นให้หักออกจากเงินที่ได้จากการบังคับคดีตามสัญญาประกัน ในกรณีที่มีการบังคับคดีตามคำพิพากษาให้แบ่งกรรมสิทธิ์รวมหรือมรดกให้เจ้าของรวมหรือทายาทผู้ได้รับส่วนแบ่งทุกคนเป็นผู้รับผิดในค่าฤชาธรรมเนียมในการบังคับคดีโดยให้หักออกจากเงินที่ได้จากการขายหรือจำหน่ายทรัพย์สินอันเป็นกรรมสิทธิ์รวมหรือทรัพย์มรดกนั้น
ในกรณีที่มีการถอนการบังคับคดีนอกจากกรณีตามมาตรา ๒๙๒
(๑) และ
(๕) ให้เจ้าหนี้ตามคำพิพากษาผู้ขอยึดหรืออายัดทรัพย์สินเป็นผู้รับผิดในค่าฤชาธรรมเนียมในการบังคับคดี
traduction anglaise
Subject to the provisions of Section 169/3, the judgment debtor shall be liable for the court costs of execution, which shall be deducted from the money obtained by the seizure, attachment, sale, or disposal of the judgment debtor's property, or from the money the judgment debtor has deposited. In the case of execution against a surety before the court, the court costs of execution in that part shall be deducted from the money obtained by execution under the contract of suretyship. In the case of execution under a judgment ordering the division of co-owned property or of an estate, every co-owner or heir who receives a share shall be liable for the court costs of execution, which shall be deducted from the money obtained by the sale or disposal of the co-owned property or estate property. In the case of withdrawal of execution, other than the cases under Section 292 (1) and (5), the judgment creditor who applied for the seizure or attachment of property shall be liable for the court costs of execution.
Cette traduction anglaise est fournie à titre indicatif uniquement et n'a pas encore été vérifiée de manière définitive ; référez-vous toujours à l'original thaï.
Annotation de l'entreprise
Section 169/2 sets the default allocation of execution costs. The starting point is that the judgment debtor bears them, recouped from the proceeds of seizure, attachment, sale, or disposal, or from money the debtor has deposited. It then adds specific rules: execution against a court surety draws costs from the suretyship proceeds, and a judgment dividing co-owned property or an estate spreads costs across every co-owner or heir who takes a share. The final paragraph is important in practice: where execution is withdrawn for a reason other than the two situations in Section 292 (1) and (5), the creditor who applied for the seizure or attachment becomes liable, which is how courts place a seizure-with-no-sale fee on the creditor. The section operates subject to Section 169/3 on fault-based costs.
Pourquoi cela est important en pratique
For a judgment creditor, this section carries a real risk: if you seize property but the execution is later withdrawn for a reason outside Section 292 (1) and (5), such as your own waiver, you can be left paying the officer's fee for a seizure with no sale. Before seizing assets, confirm there is real value to realise, because a stalled or abandoned execution can turn the costs back on you. Our debt collection lawyers in Thailand can assess whether enforcement is worth pursuing before you incur these costs.
Décisions de la Cour suprême interprétant cette section
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Supreme Court Judgment No. 960/2566 (2023)
Under Section 169/2 paragraph four, where execution is withdrawn for a reason other than Section 292 (1) and (5), the judgment creditor who applied for the seizure or attachment is liable for the execution costs, including the fee for a seizure with no sale.
The issue was whether the plaintiffs had to pay the officer's fee for property seized but not sold. Quoting Section 169/2 paragraph four and Section 292, the court held that where withdrawal of execution falls outside Section 292 (1) and (5), the creditor who applied for the seizure bears the execution costs.
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Supreme Court Judgment No. 643/2566 (2023)
Read with Section 153 paragraph two, Section 169/2 paragraph four places the execution costs, where execution is withdrawn outside Section 292 (1) and (5), on the judgment creditor who applied to seize the mortgaged property for sale by public auction.
The court explained that execution costs are a fee the executing officer charges the party requesting enforcement, which under Section 153 paragraph two the creditor pays, and that Section 169/2 paragraph four makes the creditor who applied for the seizure liable where execution is withdrawn outside Section 292 (1) and (5). The plaintiff was the party who had asked to seize and auction the mortgaged property.
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Supreme Court Judgment No. 3336/2564 (2021)
Where a judgment creditor notifies the executing officer in writing that it waives its right to enforce, that is a withdrawal of execution under Section 292 (6), which is outside Section 292 (1) and (5), so under Section 169/2 paragraph four the creditor who applied for the attachment must pay the fee for an attachment with no sale.
The plaintiff, as judgment creditor, had notified the officer in writing that it waived its right to enforce, which withdrew the execution under Section 292 (6). Because that falls outside Section 292 (1) and (5), the court held under Section 169/2 paragraph four that the plaintiff who applied for the attachment must pay the fee for an attachment with no sale.
Décisions sélectionnées avec numéros de dossier vérifiés dans la base de données de la Cour suprême. Les versions anglaises sont des traductions éditoriales réalisées par le cabinet à des fins d'étude.
Foire aux questions
Who normally pays the costs of enforcing a judgment?
Under Section 169/2, the judgment debtor bears the costs of execution, which are deducted from the money obtained by seizing, attaching, or selling the debtor's property.
Can the creditor end up paying execution costs?
Yes. Under Section 169/2 paragraph four, if execution is withdrawn for a reason other than Section 292 (1) and (5), the creditor who applied for the seizure or attachment is liable for the execution costs.