In this Law, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings assigned thereto unless the context requires otherwise:
Law: Law of Judicial Fees.
Regulations: Implementing Regulations of the Law.
Competent Department: The department in charge of collecting and reimbursing judicial fees.
Judicial Fees: The amounts a party is required to pay to the competent department, in accordance with the provisions of this Law and its Regulations, excluding expenses paid during court proceedings.
Case: A lawsuit filed before the court. Motion: A request, not part of the case, filed with the court by a litigant or others.

The provisions of this Law shall apply to all cases and motions filed with the courts, excluding the following:
1. General criminal cases and disciplinary cases as well as related motions.
2. Cases and motions falling within the jurisdiction of family courts, excluding motions for cassation and reconsideration.
3. Cases and motions falling within the jurisdiction of the Board of Grievances.
4. Cases and motions related to inheritance cases, excluding motions for cassation and reconsideration.
5. Cases and motions arising from applying the provisions of the Bankruptcy Law.
6. Declarations and related motions.

The judicial fee of a case shall not exceed five percent of the claimed amount, provided such fee does not exceed one million riyals. The Regulations shall determine the criteria for the assessment of judicial fees and related rules.

If a court decides to dismiss a case, rules to consider a case null and void, or declines to hear a case for not being clearly defined, an additional judicial fee of 25 percent of the fee of the first hearing shall apply if said case is to be reconsidered. The plaintiff shall bear the additional fees for hearing the case, even if a ruling is rendered in his favor on the merits.

A plaintiff who files a case for nullification of an arbitral award and such case is dismissed shall pay a judicial fee of one percent of the awarded amount, provided that such fee does not exceed one million riyals.

Without prejudice to the provisions of Articles 7 and 8 of this Law:
1. A separate judicial fee shall be imposed on an intervener petitioning a ruling on his claim.
2. In case of multiple plaintiffs or defendants in a case, each of them shall bear the judicial fees in proportion to his share of the claim.

A judicial fee not exceeding ten thousand riyals shall be imposed on the following motions, in accordance with the criteria and assessment rules specified by the Regulations:
1. Motions for appeal, cassation, and reconsideration.
2. Incidental Motions.
3. Motions for joinder filed by litigants.
4. Motions for disqualification.
5. Motions for continuance filed by a litigant in a case suspended suspended by agreement prior to the expiration of the agreed-upon suspension period.
6. Motions for correction or clarification of a judgment.
7. Other motions specified by the Regulations.

1. A judicial fee not exceeding one thousand riyals shall be imposed on the following motions, in accordance with the criteria and assessment rules specified by the Regulations:
a) Motions filed by a person with interest to obtain a certified copy of the case papers or records, whether in paper or electronic form, or documents or papers in the possession of the court.
b) Motions filed by a person with interest to have access to case papers or records, whether in paper or electronic form.
c) Motions to obtain a replacement copy of a judicial document.
2. The provisions of paragraph (1) of this Article shall not apply to motions filed during the hearing of a case by the parties or by persons joining therein.

If a motion results in an increase or decrease in the assessment of the value of a case, the judicial fees of said case shall be changed accordingly, without prejudice to the judicial fees prescribed for the motion.

No additional fees may be imposed on a case in either of the following cases:
1. If a ruling of lack of jurisdiction is rendered and the case is filed before the competent court.
2. If the competent court rules to reverse the ruling and return the case to the court that issued the appealed ruling or to a different court.