C-25 - Code of Civil Procedure

Section 983 Disposition versions

2003-01-01

983. The judgment, including a summary of the reasons for the decision, is recorded in writing and signed by the judge, special clerk or clerk who rendered it. The judgment in a contested action must be rendered within four months of the hearing; any other judgment must be rendered within 30 days after the record is complete.

Unless the judgment is rendered at the hearing in the presence of the parties, the clerk sends a certified copy of the judgment to each party as soon as it is rendered.

The clerk sends a notice to the debtor, with the copy of the judgment, stating that a judgment has been rendered against the debtor and that upon the failure to pay the debt due, the debtor’s property may be seized and, if necessary, sold by judicial sale.

1971, c. 86, s. 1; 1975, c. 83, s. 75; 1977, c. 73, s. 41; 1982, c. 32, s. 55; 1984, c. 26, s. 27; 1992, c. 63, s. 6; 1996, c. 5, s. 59; 2002, c. 7, s. 148.

1997-01-01

983. A debtor sued in accordance with the other books of this Code for an amount not exceeding $3 000 by a creditor who is not permitted to avail himself of this Book may, if he intends to contest the action, avail himself of paragraph e of article 962 or, if he has not availed himself of article 652, propose terms and conditions of payment, request in writing to the clerk of the court where the declaration was filed that the case be continued in accordance with this Book.

This article applies only to a debtor who would be allowed to avail himself of this Book, if he were a creditor.

1971, c. 86, s. 1; 1975, c. 83, s. 75; 1977, c. 73, s. 41; 1982, c. 32, s. 55; 1984, c. 26, s. 27; 1992, c. 63, s. 6; 1996, c. 5, s. 59.

1993-09-01

983. A debtor sued in accordance with the other books of this Code for an amount not exceeding $3 000 by a creditor who is not permitted to avail himself of this Book may, if he intends to contest the action, avail himself of paragraph e of article 962 or, if he has not availed himself of article 652, propose terms and conditions of payment, request in writing to the clerk of the court from which the writ was issued that the case be continued in accordance with this Book.

This article applies only to a debtor who would be allowed to avail himself of this Book, if he were a creditor.

1971, c. 86, s. 1; 1975, c. 83, s. 75; 1977, c. 73, s. 41; 1982, c. 32, s. 55; 1984, c. 26, s. 27; 1992, c. 63, s. 6.

1984-11-01

983. A debtor sued in accordance with the other books of this Code for an amount not exceeding $1 000 by a creditor who is not permitted to avail himself of this book may, if he intends to contest the action, avail himself of paragraph e of article 962 or, if he has not availed himself of article 652, propose terms and conditions of payment, request in writing to the clerk of the court from which the writ was issued that the case be continued in accordance with this book.

This article applies only to a debtor who would be allowed to avail himself of this book, if he were a creditor.

1971, c. 86, s. 1; 1975, c. 83, s. 75; 1977, c. 73, s. 41; 1982, c. 32, s. 55; 1984, c. 26, s. 27.

1982-09-01

983. A debtor sued in accordance with the other books of this Code for an amount not exceeding $800 by a creditor who is not permitted to avail himself of this book may, if he intends to contest the action, avail himself of paragraph e of article 962 or, if he has not availed himself of article 652, propose terms and conditions of payment, request in writing to the clerk of the court from which the writ was issued that the case be continued in accordance with this book.

This article applies only to a debtor who would be allowed to avail himself of this book, if he were a creditor.

1971, c. 86, s. 1; 1975, c. 83, s. 75; 1977, c. 73, s. 41; 1982, c. 32, s. 55.

1977-12-31

983. A debtor sued in accordance with the other books of this Code for an amount not exceeding five hundred dollars by a creditor who is not permitted to avail himself of this book may, if he intends to contest the action, avail himself of paragraph e of article 962 or, if he has not availed himself of article 652, propose terms and conditions of payment, request in writing to the clerk of the court from which the writ was issued that the case be continued in accordance with this book.

This article applies only to a debtor who would be allowed to avail himself of this book, if he were a creditor.

1971, c. 86, s. 1; 1975, c. 83, s. 75; 1977, c. 73, s. 41.