Article 12 of the Saudi Judicial Costs Implementing Regulations
المادة 12 من اللائحة التنفيذية لنظام التكاليف القضائية · الفصل الرابع: أحكام ختامية
Article 12 provides that judicial costs are collected in accordance with the applicable legal provisions.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يكون تحصيل التكاليف القضائية وفق الأحكام النظامية المقررة.
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 12 explained in plain English
This is a short article that refers rather than details: judicial costs are collected in accordance with the applicable legal provisions.
This means:
- The Regulations do not set their own collection procedures.
- Collection is subject to what the applicable laws provide.
The text does not specify these legal provisions or name them, so their content cannot be assumed from this text.
However, the Regulations contain rules related to collection in other articles, including:
- Articles 8 and 9: the costs are not collected from the person liable until the period for objecting to the assessment has ended or a decision on the objection has been issued.
- Article 10: costs are calculated in Saudi riyals, and a fraction of a riyal is not counted.
- Article 13: the amounts collected are deposited in a current account of the Ministry of Justice, and then in the current account of the Ministry of Finance at the Saudi Central Bank.
A person facing collection proceedings who wants to know their position may consult a lawyer specializing in litigation and pleading.
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 12 of the Saudi Judicial Costs Implementing Regulations
How are judicial costs collected?
In accordance with the applicable legal provisions. This article does not set detailed procedures.
Are costs collected before an objection is decided?
Under Articles 8 and 9, they are collected only after the objection period has ended or a decision on the objection has been issued.
More articles on Final Assessment and Collection of Costs
- Article 8
The Article provides that the competent department, set by the Minister of Justice, issues the final assessment of a claim's costs after it ends and notifies the obligated person; the amount is collected only after the objection period ends or the objection is decided.
تصدر الإدارة المختصة -التي يحددها وزير العدل- التقدير النهائي لمبلغ التكاليف القضائية للدعوى بعد انتهائها، ويبلغ المكلف بأداء هذه التكاليف، ولا يُحصل مبلغ التكا
- Article 9
The Article provides that, except for cassation and petitions for reconsideration, the final assessment of a request's costs is issued after it is decided and collected only after the objection period ends or the objection is decided.
فيما عدا طلب النقض وطلب التماس إعادة النظر، تصدر الإدارة المختصة -التي يحددها وزير العدل- التقدير النهائي لمبلغ التكاليف القضائية للطلب بعد البت فيه، ويبلغ المك
- Article 10
The Article provides that judicial costs are calculated in Saudi riyals and that any fraction of a riyal is not counted in assessing them.
تحتسب التكاليف القضائية بالريال السعودي، ولا يحتسب الجزء من الريال في تقدير التكاليف.
- Article 13
Article 13 requires the Ministry of Justice to open a current account for collected judicial costs, to manage collection, objections and exemptions, and then deposit them in the Ministry of Finance's account at the Central Bank.
لغرض إدارة التحصيل والاعتراضات والإعفاءات والاستثناءات الواردة في النظام واللائحة؛ تفتح وزارة العدل حساباً جارياً تودع فيه المبالغ المتحصلة من التكاليف القضائية
- Article 14
Article 14 authorizes the Minister of Justice, in coordination with the President of the Supreme Judicial Council, to issue what is needed on the procedures for objecting to the competent department's decision setting the amount of judicial costs.
يصدر وزير العدل بالتنسيق مع رئيس المجلس الأعلى للقضاء ما يلزم في شأن إجراءات الاعتراض على قرار الإدارة المختصة بتحديد مبلغ التكاليف القضائية.
- Article 15
Article 15 provides that the procedures of the Law and the Regulations are carried out at any time by approved electronic means, and may be carried out by ordinary means if that is not possible.
يكون تنفيذ الإجراءات الواردة في النظام واللائحة في أي وقت باستعمال الوسائل الإلكترونية المعتمدة، وإذا تعذر تنفيذ أي من الإجراءات بالوسائل الإلكترونية المعتمدة،
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.