Short answer. The original official receipt showing you paid the postponement fee. The rule requires every motion for postponement, whether written or oral, to be accompanied by that original receipt, and it directs the clerk of court not to accept the motion without it.
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
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 →
The receipt requirement is absolute on its face
The rule states that 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. Two words carry the weight. Oral means you cannot escape the requirement by making the request from your feet at the hearing. Original means a photocopy or a scanned image does not satisfy it.
The clerk is directed to refuse it
The provision then removes any discretion at the counter: the clerk of court shall not accept the motion unless accompanied by the original receipt. This is unusual and worth appreciating — the filing is stopped before it ever reaches the judge. So a motion that is substantively meritorious can simply fail to be filed. The rule also fixes when the receipt must be produced: either at the time of filing the motion or not later than the next hearing date.
Postponement is a prohibited motion when it is meant to delay
Payment does not by itself entitle anyone to a new date. The same list treats a motion for postponement intended for delay as prohibited, except where it is based on acts of God, force majeure, or the physical inability of the witness to appear and testify. So the motion has to rest on a reason of that character, and the reason should be stated plainly and supported, not left to inference.
What happens if the motion is granted
A postponement granted on one of those exceptions comes with a condition attached by the rule itself: the moving party shall be warned that the presentation of its evidence must still be terminated on the dates previously agreed upon. In other words, the hearing moves but the overall schedule does not. Planning on that basis — rather than assuming the whole timetable slides — is the difference between a postponement that helps and one that quietly costs you a witness.
What paying the fee does not buy
The receipt is a condition of the motion being accepted, not a ground for granting it. A motion for postponement intended for delay is prohibited outright, and the exceptions are narrow: acts of God, force majeure, or the physical inability of the witness to appear and testify. So the fee gets the motion through the door and no further. Counsel's convenience, a conflicting engagement, or incomplete preparation are not among the stated exceptions, and a motion resting on them faces the prohibition rather than the court's discretion.