Local Rule 5080-1: FEES
Bankr. D.S.C. — General rule
LOCAL RULE 5080-1: FEES a. Form of Payment.
1. CM/ECF Participants.1 All parties electronically filing documents shall use the Internet Credit Card Module of CM/ECF for the payment of fees.
2. Non-CM/ECF Participants. All other parties shall pay fees online using the Pay.gov forms payment portal or, in the alternative, by certified check or money order for the exact amount due and made payable to "Clerk, United States Bankruptcy Court" and delivered to 1100 Laurel Street, Columbia, South Carolina, 29201. The Clerk of Court shall not accept personal checks from current or prospective debtors. Remittances made payable to a named individual will not be accepted. If a submission pursuant to SC LBR 5005-4(d) requires payment of a filing fee, and the fee is not delivered therewith, the fee shall be remitted to the Clerk of Court within seven (7) days.
b. Timing of Payments. Unless the Court orders otherwise or the filing party moves to waive the fee, all fees required by 28 U.S.C. § 1930 or other applicable rule or law shall be paid on the same day as the documents are filed. Failure to pay may result in the striking of the pleading or other adverse action.
c. Fees Owed from Previous Case. The Court may deny an application to pay the filing fee in installments pursuant to Fed. R. Bank. P. 1006(b) if the debtor has failed to pay a filing fee in a previous case and allow the debtor up to 10 days from entry of the order to pay the entire filing fee for the current case.
Notes:
(2022) Paragraph (a)(2) incorporates provisions found in former Operating Order 22-02.
(2024) Paragraph (a)(2) was amended to add online payment option for non-CM/ECF participants. Paragraph (c) was added to address possible consequences of failing to pay a filing fee in a prior case on applications to pay the fee in installments in a subsequent case.
(2025) Paragraph (a)(2) was amended to remove cash payments.
1 SC LBR 5005-4 generally mandates electronic filing for all documents except documents filed by those without legal representation. Other exceptions and requirements are also noted in SC LBR 5005-4.