Porter v. Cahill

At or about the time of filing his complaint, the plaintiff paid to the Clerk the sum of $8.00 for advance court costs. This is the total of the $2.00 facilities fee for cases heard before a magistrate, and the $6.00 fee for support of the General Court of Justice as provided by G.S. 7A-305, sections (a)(1) and (a)(2).

With regard to additional costs where an appeal is taken from a magistrate's judgment to the District Court, G.S. 7A-305(b) provides:

“On appeal, costs are cumulative, and when cases heard before a magistrate are appealed to the district court, the General Court of Justice fee…