O.C.G.A. § 9-15-12: Liability of plaintiff and attorney for costs when execution returned unsatisfied.

If execution issues on a judgment recovered by the plaintiff against the defendant and the executing officer returns the same marked “No property to be found,” a fi. fa. may issue against the plaintiff for the purpose of recovering the costs from him; and, if the plaintiff resides outside the state, the fi. fa. shall issue against his attorney also.