{"id":27825,"date":"2023-09-30T10:25:47","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T10:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/?p=27825"},"modified":"2023-12-17T21:47:30","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T21:47:30","slug":"dc-enforcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/dc-enforcement\/","title":{"rendered":"DC Enforcement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_63 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/dc-enforcement\/#Warrant_of_Committal\" title=\"Warrant of Committal\">Warrant of Committal<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/dc-enforcement\/#Payment_or_Committal\" title=\"Payment or Committal\">Payment or Committal<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/dc-enforcement\/#Execution_of_Warrants\" title=\"Execution of Warrants\">Execution of Warrants<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/dc-enforcement\/#Distress_Goods\" title=\"Distress Goods\">Distress Goods<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/dc-enforcement\/#Payment\" title=\"Payment\">Payment<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/dc-enforcement\/#Duty_of_Gardai\" title=\"Duty of Gardai\">Duty of Gardai<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/dc-enforcement\/#Bench_Warrant\" title=\"Bench Warrant\">Bench Warrant<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/dc-enforcement\/#Prompt_Execution\" title=\"Prompt Execution\">Prompt Execution<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Warrant_of_Committal\"><\/span>Warrant of Committal<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The following provisions have been modified by the Fines Act. See the separate section on the Fines Acts.<\/p>\n<p>A warrant of committal to prison or committal in default of payment of a penalty must be in clear terms and must show the name of the institution or prison to which the accused is committed.<\/p>\n<p>A warrant issued and recognisance entered in respect of an offence, shall contain either in the body or \u00a0attached, special particulars to identify the offences or offences, the subject of the warrant or recognisance as the case may be.<\/p>\n<p>A warrant issued by a judge of the District Court, signed by the judge or District Court Clerk is evidence in legal proceedings of the matters to which the warrant relates until the contrary is shown.\u00a0Warrants issued for the purpose of enforcing an order are to be entered by the Clerk in the minute book, charge sheet, fines register as appropriate.<\/p>\n<p>Where a person has been sentenced to imprisonment, Court shall issue a warrant of committal immediately, where the imprisonment is to take immediate effect.\u00a0\u00a0Where the imprisonment is not to take immediate effect, the Court may either issue a warrant of committal directing that it is not to be executed until the time at which the imprisonment is to take place or may issue such warrant at any time after the time fixed for the imprisonment is to commence.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Payment_or_Committal\"><\/span>Payment or Committal<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In cases of summary jurisdiction, when an order has been made upon the conviction of a person for payment of a penal sum and the sum has not been paid, the Court may issue a warrant of committal to imprisonment for non-payment at any time not later than six months from the expiration of the time fixed for the order for payment.<\/p>\n<p>A warrant of arrest or a warrant to commit a person sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a fine or search warrant may be executed on any day and at any time.<\/p>\n<p>Where an order is made directing that any penalty or other sum of money is levied by distress, the Court shall, may thereupon, if no time is allowed for payment or after expiration of the time allowed for payment, issue a warrant to levy by distress the said penalty of sum of money if the order has not been complied with.<\/p>\n<p>This has been modified by the Fines Act. See the separate section on the Fines Acts.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Execution_of_Warrants\"><\/span>Execution of Warrants<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>All warrants except as otherwise provided in respect of offences punishable on indictment or summarily issued by the District Court shall be addressed to the Superintendent or Inspector of An Garda Siochana of the district.\u00a0 Warrants of committal in the Dublin Metropolitan District may be addressed to the governor of the prison into whose custody the person is being committed.<\/p>\n<p>In cases of emergency, Court may address a warrant to any member of An Garda Siochana within its district.\u00a0 Such member may execute such warrants at any place within the district in which the Court issuing such warrant has jurisdiction.\u00a0 A member of An Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na to whom such warrant is addressed shall, if the time shall permit, show and deliver the same to the Superintendent or Inspector under whose command the said member is.<\/p>\n<p>This following has been modified by the Fines Act. See the separate section on the Fines Acts.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Distress_Goods\"><\/span>Distress Goods<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Where in case of distress, any goods of the person against whom the warrant is issued are found in any place which the Superintendent or Inspector to whom the warrant is addressed acts, then the Superintendent or Inspector shall execute the warrant.<\/p>\n<p>Where goods of such person cannot be found in any place, for which the Superintendent or Inspector acts may be found elsewhere in the State, the Superintendent or Inspector may certify on the warrant the place where he believes that such goods will be found and forthwith transmit the warrant to the Superintendent over the latter place, who shall executed as it was issued to him in the first instance.<\/p>\n<p>Where any goods are seized under a warrant of distress, the Superintendent or Inspector may sell or authorise the Sergeant or member of An Garada S\u00edoch\u00e1na to sell the goods by auction within such time as shall be fixed by the warrant.\u00a0 If no such period is fixed, then within five days from the day they are seized unless the sum to be levied by the warrant and also expenses of taking and keeping such goods shall have been paid before the goods are sold.<\/p>\n<p>Where such goods are sold, the surplus if any, after retaining the amount to be levied together with reasonable expenses incurred in auctioning such goods as well as the expense of taking and keeping them, shall be paid to the owner of the goods.\u00a0 An auctioneer&#8217;s license is not necessary for the sale. Where the sale does not realise sufficient sum after payment of expenses, the person to whom the warrant is issued shall so certify.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Payment\"><\/span>Payment<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Where any person against whom any warrant issues, pays or tenders, to the person having execution of the warrant, the sum in such warrant mentioned, produces the receipt of the Clerk for the same, the person executing shall refrain from executing.<\/p>\n<p>Where a person who is apprehended under a warrant of committal pays or causes to be paid the sum for which he is imprisoned, mentioned in the warrant or such reduced sum as might be allowed under Criminal Justice Act, 1914, the governor shall receive the same and thereupon discharge the person.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Duty_of_Gardai\"><\/span>Duty of Gardai<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Where a warrant to commit a person to prison is issued, the officer or a member of An Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na or other person whose duty is to convey the person, shall deliver the said warrant and to the governor of the prison named.\u00a0 It may be posted if the person is already in custody of the governor.\u00a0 The governor shall detain the person for such period and in such manner as is stated in the warrant and in case of adjournments or remand, cause the prisoner to be brought before a Court as is specified.<\/p>\n<p>Where a warrant to levy a penalty is issued, the member of An Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na executing the warrant shall pay the sum levied to the District Court Clerk.\u00a0 Where a warrant to levy any sum other than a penalty is issued, the member of An Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na executing such warrant shall pay the sum levied to the Clerk from which the warrant was issued and such Clerk shall pay it to the person entitled to receive it in such manner and subject to such account, as the Court to directs.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bench_Warrant\"><\/span>Bench Warrant<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Where a warrant other than a warrant for arrest of a person charged with indictable offence, a person who has failed to appear in answer to a summons, a bench warrant for arrest of a person who has failed to appear in accordance with a recognisance or a search warrant is addressed for execution and he or she has been unable to find the person against whom the warrant is issued or discover where that person is, the person shall having execution of the warrant, shall return it to the Court at such time as is fixed or within a reasonable time not exceeding six months with a certificate endorsed stating why it has not been executed.\u00a0 The Court may reissue the warrant.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Prompt_Execution\"><\/span>Prompt Execution<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A warrant must be executed as soon as reasonably possible.\u00a0 If it is delayed, other than through evasion by the defendant, it may be invalidated.\u00a0 The only person entitled to alter a warrant is the relevant District Judge.\u00a0 Where a defective warrant is issued, a valid warrant may be substituted.<\/p>\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-27825\" data-postid=\"27825\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-27825 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warrant of Committal The following provisions have been modified by the Fines Act. 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