Rule 5 - Arbitration Assessment Fee5.1 Beginning in 2003, a fee of $ 100 was imposed by the General Assembly to reimburse the State for the cost of providing the arbitrator. The arbitrator shall divide the fee equally among the parties and provide each counsel or unrepresented party a copy of the Assessment Fee Form (AOC-CV-805) at the close of the hearing. The assessment fee shall be paid to the Clerk of Court promptly upon completion of the hearing. 5.2 Failure of the parties to adhere to LR 4.1 shall result in the arbitration fee being assessed, a hearing being conducted, and an award being entered in their absence.N.c. R. Prac. Sup. & Dist. Ct. Civ. P. 5