Section 349 — Fee exemption and cost liability
Statutory text (Thai original)
การบังคับคดีที่ขอให้ลูกหนี้ตามคำพิพากษาส่งคืนหรือส่งมอบทรัพย์เฉพาะสิ่ง ให้เจ้าหนี้ตามคำพิพากษาได้รับยกเว้นค่าธรรมเนียมเจ้าพนักงานบังคับคดี
ให้ลูกหนี้ตามคำพิพากษาเป็นผู้รับผิดในค่าฤชาธรรมเนียมในการบังคับคดีที่เจ้าหนี้ตามคำพิพากษาต้องเสียไปในคดีที่มีคำพิพากษาให้ส่งคืนหรือส่งมอบทรัพย์เฉพาะสิ่ง รวมทั้งค่าฤชาธรรมเนียมและค่าฤชาธรรมเนียมในการบังคับคดีที่เจ้าหนี้ตามคำพิพากษาต้องเสียไปในคดีอื่นตามมาตรา ๓๔๗ วรรคสอง โดยให้ถือว่าเป็นค่าฤชาธรรมเนียมและค่าฤชาธรรมเนียมในการบังคับคดีที่ต้องใช้แทนแก่เจ้าหนี้ตามคำพิพากษาในคดีที่มีคำพิพากษาให้ส่งคืนหรือส่งมอบทรัพย์เฉพาะสิ่งนั้น
English translation
In an execution requesting the judgment debtor to return or deliver specific property, the judgment creditor shall be exempt from the executing officer's fee.
The judgment debtor shall be liable for the fees and costs of execution that the judgment creditor has had to pay in the case in which judgment was given to return or deliver specific property, including the fees, costs and execution costs that the judgment creditor has had to pay in another case under Section 347 paragraph two, and these shall be deemed fees, costs and execution costs to be reimbursed to the judgment creditor in the case in which judgment was given to return or deliver the specific property.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified — always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
This section allocates the financial burden of enforcing delivery judgments. Paragraph one relieves the creditor of the executing officer's fee, recognising that these executions do not realise money for the creditor. Paragraph two shifts the real costs onto the judgment debtor, sweeping in expenses the creditor had to pay in a separate case when claiming the item under Section 347 paragraph two, and characterising all of them as reimbursable costs of the delivery case. It complements Section 347 by ensuring a creditor who navigates a competing execution is not left out of pocket.
Why this matters in practice
Enforcing a delivery judgment is cheaper than a money-debt execution because you do not pay the officer's fee, but you may still advance other costs, especially if you had to fight for the item in a competing case under Section 347. Keep receipts: those amounts become a judgment-debt claim you can recover from the losing party. Budget for the advance even though the debtor is ultimately liable. For a view of overall litigation costs, see our legal fees page.
Frequently asked questions
Do I pay the executing officer's fee to recover specific property?
No. Section 349 exempts a creditor enforcing a judgment to return or deliver specific property from the executing officer's fee.
Who pays the execution costs in a delivery case?
The judgment debtor. Under Section 349, execution fees and costs the creditor incurred, including costs in another case under Section 347 paragraph two, are treated as reimbursable to the creditor.