Article 8 of the Saudi Judicial Costs Implementing Regulations
المادة 8 من اللائحة التنفيذية لنظام التكاليف القضائية · الفصل الثالث: التقدير النهائي للتكاليف القضائية، وتحصيلها
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.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
تصدر الإدارة المختصة -التي يحددها وزير العدل- التقدير النهائي لمبلغ التكاليف القضائية للدعوى بعد انتهائها، ويبلغ المكلف بأداء هذه التكاليف، ولا يُحصل مبلغ التكاليف من المكلف إلا بعد انتهاء مدة الاعتراض على التقدير أو صدور قرار في شأن اعتراضه.
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 8 explained in plain English
This Article answers an important question: when are costs finally determined, and when are they collected?
- Assessing authority: the competent department specified by the Minister of Justice.
- Timing of the final assessment: after the claim ends.
- Notification: the person obligated to pay the costs is notified of the assessment.
- Collection: the amount is collected from the obligated person only after:
- the period for objecting to the assessment has ended, or
- a decision has been issued on the person's objection, if they objected.
The obligated person therefore has an opportunity to object to the assessment before the amount is collected. This Article does not set the objection period; as for its procedures, the Minister of Justice issues them in coordination with the President of the Supreme Judicial Council under Article 14.
The Article does not say who the person obligated to pay is; for that the Law must be consulted. Article 9 sets a similar provision for requests, and amounts collected are deposited in the account described in Article 13.
Anyone who has received an assessment of costs that they believe is incorrect should consider consulting a lawyer specializing in litigation and procedure before the objection period ends.
Practical example
A commercial claim between two companies in Dammam has ended, and the competent department issued the final assessment of costs and notified the company obligated to pay them. The company considered the assessment too high and objected, so the amount is not collected from it until a decision is issued on its objection.
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 8 of the Saudi Judicial Costs Implementing Regulations
When are the judicial costs of a claim finally assessed?
After the claim ends. The assessment is issued by the competent department that the Minister of Justice specifies.
Can the assessment of judicial costs be objected to?
Yes, and the amount is collected only after the objection period ends or a decision is issued on the objection.
Are costs collected as soon as the assessment is notified?
No. They are collected only after the period for objecting to the assessment ends or a decision is issued on the objection.
More articles on Final Assessment and Collection of Costs
- 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 12
Article 12 provides that judicial costs are collected in accordance with the applicable legal provisions.
يكون تحصيل التكاليف القضائية وفق الأحكام النظامية المقررة.
- 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.