Thailand Criminal Procedure Code Sections 252-258
Chapter 2
Costs
Section 252 In all criminal cases, the Court of Justice is prohibited from charging fees other than those provided in this Chapter.
Section 253 In the case where the prosecutor is the plaintiff and there is a request to return or use the value of the property attached to the criminal complaint under section 43, or there is a request from the injured party to compel the defendant to pay compensation and not collect fees. Except in the case where the court is of the opinion that the injured person has demanded compensation that is unreasonably high or prosecute in bad faith the court shall have the power to order the injured person to pay all or only some of the fees within the period specified by the court and if the victim neglects to comply with the court order It shall be considered as abandoning the lawsuit in that civil case.
In the case where there is a judgment or order to return or use the value of the property or compensation under paragraph one If the court still has to deal with anything else for enforcement. The person who will receive the return of the property or price or compensation. A fee as in a civil case must be paid for that further action.
Section 254 Subject to Section 253, paragraph one, in cases in which the injured person demands the return or use of the value of the property, or use the compensation attached to filing a criminal case or filed as a civil case alone Charge a fee as in a civil case.
Civil cases under paragraph one If the injured person who is the plaintiff wishes to request a waiver of court fees in the Court of First Instance, Appeals, or Supreme Court, he or she must submit an application to the Court of First Instance that was filed along with the complaint appeal or the Supreme Court complaint, as the case may be, if the Court of First Instance is of the opinion that the criminal case filed has a basis and the claim for compensation is not excessive and in good faith The court will issue an order granting permission as requested. But if the court orders the exemption of court fees to the plaintiff only in part or orders dismissing the request The court will set a time for the plaintiff to pay the said fee. An order of the Court of First Instance waiving court fees or dismissing an application is effective for proceedings from the court level where the case is pending until the case is final. Except in the case where the circumstances of the case have changed. The court hearing the case may amend the order as it deems appropriate.
It is prohibited to appeal or appeal the court’s order under paragraph two.
Section 255 In cases as provided in Section 253, paragraph 2, and Section 254, if there is a request, the court has the power to order the losing party to pay fees on behalf of the other party.
Section 256 The court shall pay necessary and appropriate transportation expenses, stipends, and lodging rentals to witnesses who come to court pursuant to a summons. According to the regulations set by the Judiciary Executive Committee with the approval of the Ministry of Finance.
Witnesses who have received transportation allowances, commissions, or accommodation rentals in the same manner under other laws are not entitled to receive them again under this section.
Section 257 in a case in which the people are the plaintiffs the plaintiff must incur expenses in sending a copy of the complaint and the summons to the defendant. Such expenses must not be unreasonably high.
Section 258 The provisions of the Civil Procedure Code regarding court fees shall apply mutatis mutandis.
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