Article 19 of the Saudi Judicial Costs Law
المادة 19 من نظام التكاليف القضائية
The collected judicial costs are deposited in the current account of the Ministry of Finance at the Saudi Central Bank.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
تودع مبالغ التكاليف القضائية المحصلة في حساب جاري وزارة المالية لدى البنك المركزي السعودي.
This is the official Arabic wording, the only legally binding version. We do not translate the law itself; the explanation below is ours. Official source: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers
Article 19 explained in plain English
This Article sets the fate of the amounts collected under the Judicial Costs Law: they are deposited in the current account of the Ministry of Finance at the Saudi Central Bank.
In practice, this means:
- The collected amounts do not stay with the court or the department that collected them, but are deposited in the Ministry of Finance's account.
- The place of deposit is fixed by the text: the Saudi Central Bank.
This is consistent with the definition of judicial costs in Article 1 as sums of money that the obligated person must pay to the competent department, which is the department concerned with collecting and refunding costs. The obligated person pays the competent department, and the collected amounts are then deposited in the account set by this Article.
This Article is preceded by Article 18, which requires the party against whom judgment is given to pay the costs if judgment is given in favor of the exempt party, and followed by Article 20, which gives the Minister of Justice the power to determine by decision the competent department in the court for collecting costs and refunding them where grounds for refund exist.
This Article is financial and organizational, and places no new obligation on the litigant beyond what is in the other articles.
Translated from our Arabic explanation with machine assistance. For guidance only; it does not replace advice from a lawyer on your situation.
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Frequently asked questions about Article 19 of the Saudi Judicial Costs Law
Where do court fees go in Saudi Arabia?
Collected judicial costs are deposited in the current account of the Ministry of Finance at the Saudi Central Bank.
Do case fees stay with the court?
No. The Article requires the collected amounts to be deposited in the current account of the Ministry of Finance at the Saudi Central Bank.
More articles on Scope of Judicial Costs
- Article 1
The Article defines the key terms of the Judicial Costs Law, such as judicial costs, the case, requests, the competent department and the Implementing Regulations.
يكون للألفاظ والعبارات الواردة في هذا النظام المعاني المبيَّنة أمامها، ما لم يقتض السياق معنى آخر: النظام: نظام التكاليف القضائية. اللائحة: اللائحة التنفيذية لل
- Article 2
The Article makes the Judicial Costs Law apply to all cases and requests before the courts, and excepts six categories of cases and requests.
تسري أحكام النظام على جميع الدعاوى والطلبات التي تقدم إلى المحاكم، فيما عدا ما يأتي: 1- الدعاوى الجزائية العامة، والدعاوى التأديبية، والطلبات المتعلقة بها. 2- ا
- Article 20
The Minister of Justice determines by decision the competent department in the court for collecting judicial costs and refunding them where grounds for refund exist.
يحدد وزير العدل بقرار منه الإدارة المختصة -في المحكمة المرفوع إليها الدعوى، أو المقدم إليها الطلب- بتحصيل التكاليف القضائية، وردِّها إذا توافرت مسوغات الرد.
- Article 21
The Article permits the Minister of Justice to license the private sector to carry out supporting work for applying the Law, and refers licensing provisions, work procedures and supervision to the Implementing Regulations.
لوزير العدل الترخيص للقطاع الخاص بالقيام بالأعمال المساندة لتطبيق النظام. وتحدد اللائحة أحكام التراخيص له وقواعد إجراءات عمله والإشراف عليه.
- Article 22
The Ministry of Justice must prepare the Implementing Regulations within 60 days of the Law's issuance, to be issued by a decision of the Council of Ministers.
تعد وزارة العدل اللائحة خلال (ستين) يوماً من تاريخ صدور النظام، وتصدر بقرار من مجلس الوزراء.
- Article 23
The Judicial Costs Law takes effect 180 days after its publication in the Official Gazette.
يعمل بالنظام بعد (مائة وثمانين) يوماً من تاريخ نشره في الجريدة الرسمية.
The texts are reproduced from the official website of the Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers for reference; where they differ, the officially published Arabic text prevails. This content is not legal advice.