(a) Section three, article VIII of the Constitution of West Virginia grants the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia supervisory control over all intermediate appellate courts in the state, including the power to promulgate rules for the procedures of an intermediate appellate court created by statute. In accordance with those provisions, the Intermediate Court of Appeals is therefore subject to the administrative control, supervision, and oversight of the Supreme Court of Appeals and unless specifically provided otherwise in this article, the pleadings, practice, and procedure in all matters before the Intermediate Court of Appeals are governed by rules promulgated by the Supreme Court of Appeals.
(b) Filing; records. All notices of appeals, petitions, documents, and records in connection with an appeal to the Intermediate Court of Appeals shall be filed in accordance with rules promulgated by the Supreme Court of Appeals. Appeals to the Intermediate Court of Appeals shall be filed with the Clerk of the Supreme Court of Appeals. All appeals and other related documents shall be filed by electronic means, when available.
(c) Fees.
(1) The Clerk of the Supreme Court of Appeals may charge a party appealing to the Intermediate Court of Appeals a filing fee in the amount of $200.