Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 533A

533A. (1) Without prejudice to the provisions of article 380, in the case of proceedings instituted on the complaint of the inju red or aggrieved party, where the complainant waives the action, the c ourt shall in declaring the proceedings as extinguished or in any su bsequent order, sentence the complainant or complainants, jointly or sev erally, to the payment, wholly or in part, to the registrar, of the cos ts incurred in connection with the employment in the proceedings of any exp ert or referee, including such experts as would have been appointed in the examination of the procès -verbal of the inquiry, within such period and in such amount as shall be determined in the judgment or or der. (2) In default of payment of the costs as determined by the court, it shall be lawful for the registrar to recover the cost s aforesaid as a civil debt, by making a declaration to that effect in the record of the case at any time after the declaration of extinction of pro ceedings is made. CRIMINAL CODE [CAP. 9. 327 Cap. 12. (3) The recovery of the costs as a civil debt shall be obtained by an application to the same court for the enforcement of the jud gment or order, in the manner laid down in the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure . Recovery of costs from owner of vehicle although he is not the person convicted. Added by: XXX.1934.15. Amended by: XXIX.1990.23.