N.C. R. Prac. Super. & Dist. Ct. 12.10
"In all cases referred to nonbinding arbitration as provided in this section, a fee of one hundred dollars ($100) shall be assessed per arbitration, to be divided equally among the parties, to cover the cost of providing arbitrators. Fees assessed under this section shall be paid to the clerk of superior court in the county where the case was filed and remitted by the clerk to the State Treasurer."G.S. 7A-37.1. Do not collect the arbitration fee from a party who has been granted leave under G.S. 1-110 to sue as an indigent. The new statue does NOT affect the $100.00 fee for filing a request for trial de novo after arbitration. The two fees are separate and independent of each other, and cumulative.
N.C. R. Prac. Sup. & Dist. Ct. Civ. P. 12.10