Executions on judgments shall issue during the life of the judgment on the oral request of the party entitled to it or that party’s attorney without a formal written demand. No execution or other final process shall issue until the judgment on which it is based has been rendered or within the time for serving a motion for new trial and, if a motion for new trial is timely served, until it is determined; provided the court may order issuance of execution or other final process at any time after judgment.
This rule explains how to begin enforcing a judgment you have won. An "execution" (often called a "writ of execution") is the official court document that authorizes the sheriff to seize assets from the losing party to satisfy the judgment. In small claims court, the winning party can simply ask the clerk for this document orally. Importantly, the execution cannot be issued until after the time for filing a motion for a new trial (15 days under Rule 7.180) has passed, giving the losing party a chance to challenge the verdict.
