TITLE 1

COURTS AND COURT OFFICIALS

CHAPTER 23

SMALL CLAIMS DEPARTMENT OF THE MAGISTRATE DIVISION

1-2310.  Judgment against defendant. If the judgment or order shall be against the defendant, it shall be his duty to pay the same forthwith or execution may ensue as in other cases. On and after sixty (60) days from the date judgment is rendered, the plaintiff shall be entitled to receive, in addition to the amount awarded in the judgment, attorney’s fees and all documented costs associated with collection of the judgment. Such attorney’s fees and costs shall be set by the court following the filing of a memorandum of attorney’s fees and costs with notice to all parties and hearing.

History:

[1-2310, added 1969, ch. 103, sec. 10, p. 348; am. 2006, ch. 263, sec. 4, p. 817.]