Article 3 of the Saudi Judicial Costs Implementing Regulations

المادة 3 من اللائحة التنفيذية لنظام التكاليف القضائية · الفصل الأول: تقدير التكاليف القضائية

The Article sets flat judicial costs for claims of undetermined value: SAR 10,000 for private criminal claims, SAR 5,000 for commercial, SAR 3,000 for urgent, general court and enforcement disputes, and SAR 2,000 for labor.

Official text (Arabic)

This article has not been amended since the law was issued.

تُقدّر التكاليف القضائية في الدعاوى غير محددة القيمة على النحو الآتي:

1- الدعاوى الجزائية الخاصة؛ عشرة آلاف ريال.

2- الدعاوى التي تُنظر لدى المحاكم التجارية والدوائر التجارية؛ خمسة آلاف ريال.

3- الدعاوى المستعجلة أيًا كانت المحكمة أو الدائرة التي تنظرها؛ ثلاثة آلاف ريال.

4- الدعاوى التي تُنظر لدى المحاكم العامة؛ ثلاثة آلاف ريال.

5- منازعات التنفيذ؛ ثلاثة آلاف ريال.

6- الدعاوى التي تُنظر لدى المحاكم العمالية والدوائر العمالية؛ ألفا ريال.

This is the official Arabic wording, the only legally binding version. We do not translate the law itself; the explanation below is ours. Official source: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers

Article 3 explained in plain English

Some claims have no determinable monetary value, so the percentages in Article 2 do not suit them. For these, this Article sets flat amounts according to the type of claim:

Private criminal claims: SAR 10,000.
Claims before commercial courts and circuits: SAR 5,000.
Urgent claims, whichever court or circuit hears them: SAR 3,000.
Claims before general courts: SAR 3,000.
Enforcement disputes: SAR 3,000.
Claims before labor courts and circuits: SAR 2,000.

Note that an urgent claim carries a single amount (SAR 3,000) whichever court hears it, even a commercial court. These amounts apply only to claims of undetermined value.

If a claim combines one claim of determined value with another of undetermined value, the costs of each are calculated separately under Article 4. This Article does not say who ultimately bears the costs or when exemption from them applies. Anyone who needs to know how their claim is classified and what it will cost should consider consulting a lawyer specializing in litigation and procedure.

Practical example

A worker files a claim before the labor court asking that the employer be ordered to give him an experience certificate, which is a claim of undetermined value. The judicial costs of this claim are assessed at a flat amount of SAR 2,000.

Translated from our Arabic explanation with machine assistance. For guidance only; it does not replace advice from a lawyer on your situation.

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