(a) Hearing Session Fees
(1) Hearing session fees will be charged for each hearing session. The total amount chargeable to the parties for each hearing session is based on the amount in dispute, as specified in the schedule below. In the award, the panel will determine the amount of each hearing session fee that each party must pay.
Hearing Session Fees
Amount of Claim(exclusive of
(a) A surcharge in the amount indicated in the schedule below will be assessed against each member that:
(1) Files a claim, counterclaim, cross claim, or third party claim under the Code;
(2) Is named as a respondent in a claim, counterclaim, cross claim, or third party claim filed and served under the Code; or
(3) Employed, at the time the dispute arose, an associated person who is named as a
(a) Fees for Claims Filed by Associated Persons
(1) Associated persons who file a claim, counterclaim, cross claim or third party claim must pay a filing fee in the amount indicated in the schedule below.
Filing Fees for Claims Filed by Associated Persons
Amount of Claim
(exclusive of interest
and expenses)
Filing Fee
$.01 to $1,000
$50
$1,000.01 to $2,500
(a) Each member that is a party to an arbitration in which more than $25,000, exclusive of interest and expenses, is in dispute must pay a non-refundable process fee, due at the time the parties are sent arbitrator lists in accordance with Rule 12402(c) or Rule 12403(b), as set forth in the schedule below.
Process Fee Schedule
Amount of Claim
(exclusive of interest and expenses
(a) Hearing Session Fees
(1) Hearing session fees will be charged for each hearing session. The total amount chargeable to the parties for each hearing session is based on the amount in dispute, as specified in the schedule below. In the award, the panel will determine the amount of each hearing session fee that each party must pay.
Hearing Session Fees
Amount of Claim(exclusive of
(a) Member Surcharge
(1) A surcharge in the amount indicated in the schedule below will be assessed against each member that:
(A) Files a claim, counterclaim, cross claim, or third party claim under the Code;
(B) Is named as a respondent in a claim, counterclaim, cross claim, or third party claim filed and served under the Code; or
(C) Employed, at the time the dispute arose, an associated
(a) Fees for Claims Filed by Customers, Associated Persons and Other Non-Members
(1) Customers, associated persons, and other non-members who file a claim, counterclaim, cross claim or third party claim must pay a filing fee in the amount indicated in the schedule below.
Filing Fees for Claims Filed by Customers, Associated Persons,
and Other Non-Members
Amount of Claim
Summary
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