Article 15 of the Saudi Judicial Costs Implementing Regulations

This article makes electronic means the default for carrying out the procedures of the Judicial Costs Law and its Regulations:

• The default: procedures are carried out at any time using approved electronic means.
• The alternative: if a procedure cannot be carried out by approved electronic means, it may be carried out by ordinary means.

The phrase "at any time" means that carrying out procedures electronically is not tied to official working hours, as the text appears to indicate. The word "approved" means that the means must be approved, and the article does not name these means.

Ordinary means are an alternative only when electronic means are not possible, not an equal option. The article does not specify what counts as not being possible or who decides it.

The procedures intended include those in the Regulations, such as notification of the final assessment of costs under Articles 8 and 9, and objecting to it under Article 14. A person who cannot complete an electronic procedure and fears missing a deadline may consult a lawyer specializing in litigation and pleading.