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2018-10-09-01

The Supreme Court of South Carolina

Re: Filing Fees Pursuant to Rule 203 and Rule 242, South Carolina Appellate Court Rules

Appellate Case No. 2018-001410


ORDER



In accordance with Rule 203 of the South Carolina Appellate Court Rules, the filing fee for filing a notice of appeal under Rule 203(d)(1)(B)(iii) and Rule 203(d)(2)(B)(iii) of the South Carolina Appellate Court Rules is increased from $100 to $250.  The filing fee for filing a petition for a writ of certiorari under rule 242(c) of the South Carolina Appellate Court Rules is increased from $100 to $250.  This increase shall apply to any notice of appeal or petition for a writ of certiorari filed on or after October 15, 2018.1 


1These filing fees were set at $100 by Order dated April 17, 1990.


s/Donald W. Beatty                        C.J.

s/John W. Kittredge                           J.

s/Kaye G. Hearn                                J.

s/John Cannon Few                           J.

s/George C. James, Jr.                      J.

Columbia, South Carolina
October 9, 2018

 

 

2018-10-09-02

The Supreme Court of South Carolina

Re: Motion Fees Pursuant to Rule 240, South Carolina Appellate Court Rules

Appellate Case No. 2018-001410


ORDER



In accordance with the provisions of Rule 240(d) of the South Carolina Appellate Court Rules, the current $25 fee for filing motions 1 in the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals is increased to $50.  The increase is effective for any motion filed on or after October 15, 2018.  Pursuant to Rule 240(d), no fee is required for motions or petitions in criminal appeals, petitions for writs of certiorari under Rules 242 and 243, certified questions under Rule 244, petitions to invoke the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court under Rule 245, or motions or petitions filed by the State of South Carolina or its departments or agencies.


1This fee was set at $25 by Order dated October 2, 1985.


s/Donald W. Beatty                        C.J.

s/John W. Kittredge                           J.

s/Kaye G. Hearn                                J.

s/John Cannon Few                           J.

s/George C. James, Jr.                      J.

Columbia, South Carolina
October 9, 2018