Short answer. Yes. Under Rule 15, Section 12, a motion for postponement, whether written or oral, must always be accompanied by the original official receipt evidencing payment of the postponement fee, submitted at filing or no later than the next hearing date. The clerk of court will not accept the motion without that receipt.
What the law says
Motion for postponement intended for delay, except if it is based on acts of God, force majeure or physical inability of the witness to appear and testify
Rule 15, Section 12 — Prohibited motions. Read the full provision →
What the law says
A motion for postponement, whether written or oral, shall, at all times, be accompanied by the original official receipt from the office of the clerk of court evidencing payment of the postponement fee
Rule 15, Section 12 — Prohibited motions. Read the full provision →
What the law says
to be submitted either at the time of the filing of said motion or not later than the next hearing date
Rule 15, Section 12 — Prohibited motions. Read the full provision →
What the law says
The clerk of court shall not accept the motion unless accompanied by the original receipt
Rule 15, Section 12 — Prohibited motions. Read the full provision →
What the law says
If the motion is granted based on such exceptions, the moving party shall be warned that the presentation of its evidence must still be terminated on the dates previously agreed upon
Rule 15, Section 12 — Prohibited motions. Read the full provision →
Postponement motions are generally prohibited
Rule 15, Section 12 lists prohibited motions, and postponement is one of them by default: "Motion for postponement intended for delay, except if it is based on acts of God, force majeure or physical inability of the witness to appear and testify." So before the fee question even comes up, the motion has to fit one of those three narrow exceptions to be allowed at all — most requests to move a hearing simply are not permitted under this rule.
The fee is required regardless
Even when a postponement motion fits an allowed exception, Section 12 imposes a separate condition on it: "A motion for postponement, whether written or oral, shall, at all times, be accompanied by the original official receipt from the office of the clerk of court evidencing payment of the postponement fee." That receipt must be "submitted either at the time of the filing of said motion or not later than the next hearing date." The requirement applies to every postponement motion, written or oral, without exception.
The clerk cannot accept it without the receipt
The rule backs this up with a plain instruction to court staff: "The clerk of court shall not accept the motion unless accompanied by the original receipt." That is not a suggestion or a best practice — it is stated as a bar on acceptance. A postponement motion arriving without the original receipt in hand is, under this text, not something the clerk of court is permitted to receive at all.
What happens after a postponement is granted under an exception
Even a postponement that fits one of the narrow exceptions comes with a warning built into the same section: "If the motion is granted based on such exceptions, the moving party shall be warned that the presentation of its evidence must still be terminated on the dates previously agreed upon." Getting a postponement, and paying the fee for it, does not reset the case's overall timetable — the dates already agreed for finishing the presentation of evidence remain in place regardless.