Enforcement of money judgement

Money judgments are court judgments, or orders, that require one person (debtor) to pay money to another person (creditor).

Overview

One of the responsibilities of Sheriff Services is the enforcement of money judgments. If the person who is receiving money would like a sheriff to enforce the judgement, they can follow the process:

  1. Obtain a certified copy of the judgment from the court. If the judgment will be registered in the Land Registry, the judgment creditor should obtain two certified copies.

  2. Register the judgment in the Personal Property Registry (PPR) for one or more years and print a verification statement. Search the PPR under the name of the judgment debtor and print a search result report. If the judgment creditor does not have an ACOL account, a service provider can be used.

  3. (Optional) Register the judgment in the Land Registry through the Provincial Land Registration Office (1-888-621-9789).

  4. Complete an enforcement instruction. This form is available on request from any sheriff’s office. Send or hand-deliver the enforcement instruction to a sheriff’s office along with the following:

  • the certified copy of the judgment
  • the verification statement
  • the search result report
  • a fee of $120
  • if the judgment has been registered in the Land Registry, a certificate of registered ownership showing the registration of the judgment (Land Titles), or a copy of the judgment as endorsed by a registrar of deeds (Registry).

Service providers

Butlers Searching Inc.
4679 Heritage Drive 
Tracy, NB E5L 1C6 
Phone: 506-260-8688
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.butlersearching.com

TitleCor Research Inc. 
Angela Billings & Anne Ward
181 Westmorland Street, Suite 304 A
Fredericton, NB E3B 3L6
Phone: 506-450-4494
Toll Free: 1-800-450-6440
Fax: 506-459-4611
Toll Free: 1-800-668-5400
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.titlecor.ca

Document Searching Services (Bilingual service) 
Jeffrey A. Peterson
60 Charlotte Street
Saint John, NB E2L 2H9 
Phone: 506-658-1525 
Toll Free: 1-800-561-1525 
Fax: 1-888-658-0314 
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.docsearch.ca

Tri County Title Searching (Bilingual service) 
Jean Marc LeBlanc 
143 Queen Mary Road 
Moncton, NB E1A 3P4 
Phone: 506- 866-9442
Email: [email protected]

Kath-Scan Inc. (E) 
Kathy Parks 
4694 Hwy 108 
Derby, NB E1V 5E1 
Phone: 506-622-4479

Fees

Additional fees and expenses may apply if the sheriff seizes the judgment debtor’s property or income.

  • For initiating enforcement action under section 42 of the Enforcement of Money Judgements Act - $120
  • For a seizure or an attempted seizure under the Enforcement of Money Judgments Act - $300
    • In addition to the least of the following amounts:
      • 10 per cent of the enforcement proceeds, or if applicable the enforcement proceeds that will remain after payments are made under paragraph 91(1)(a) of that Act
      • 10 per cent of the amount of the judgement that remains unsatisfied at the time of the seizure
      • $5,000  
  • For the provision of a Sheriff’s certificate under subsection 66(1) of the Enforcement of Money Judgments Act - $50

More information

Enforcement instruction (PDF 202 KB)

PLEIS: Judgement enforcement (PDF 852 KB)