In
France,
Luxembourg, the
French Community of Belgium and
Québec a
huissier de justice or in the
Netherlands and the
Flemish Community a (
gerechts)
deurwaarder, is a member of the legal profession whose responsibility includes formally bearing witness to events or situations (
constat d'huissier);
signification, a form of
service of process; making the decisions of the
courts available to the public; and execution of the courts' decisions, such as
seizures and
evictions.
The most common
British English translation for
huissier de justice is "
bailiff" (and sometimes "
sheriff officer"); note however that French
huissiers de justice are not government employees and do not have police powers.
In France, as of
1 July,
2003, there were 3,258 huissiers de justice in 2,047 chambers.
See also
