Owen County Courts, Indiana Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICAL

Fee

$70

Applies to

Jury trial request

A Defendant demanding a jury trial must file an affidavit and pay a $70 fee.

The Defendant demands a jury trial by filing an affidavit and paying a seventy dollar ($70.00) fee.

CRITICAL

The Court must impose the statutory late payment fee in cases meeting the statute’s criteria.

The Court shall impose the late payment fee as authorized under I.C. 33-37-5-22 in the manner prescribed under that statute in those cases meeting the criteria of the statute.

CRITICAL

Fee

$40

Applies to

Drug court monthly service

Drug Court participants must pay an additional $40 monthly service fee beginning in the second month and continuing for each month of participation.

Those persons directed to participate in the Owen County Drug Court shall in addition to the $100.00 admission fee pay an additional $40.00 per month for a Drug Court service fee beginning with the second month of participation and for each month thereafter for the duration of participation in the Owen County Drug Court in accordance with I.C. 33-23-16-23.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Jury trial transfer

The transfer fee must be paid within ten days after the jury-trial request is granted, or the request is waived.

The transfer fee must be paid within ten (10) days after the jury trial request has been granted; otherwise, the party requesting the jury trial has waived the request.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Small claim suit

The claimant must pay the filing cost regardless of the chosen delivery method; the defendant will be ordered to repay it if the claimant wins, but it will not be repaid if the claimant loses.

You must pay the cost of filing the suit regardless of whether you choose to have the Notice of Claim delivered by certified mail, or to have the sheriff deliver it to the Defendant. If you win your suit, the Defendant will be ordered to repay this money to you. You will not be repaid if you lose.

CRITICAL

Fee

$100

Applies to

Drug court admission

Drug Court participants must pay a $100 administration fee per admission for initial services, regardless of participation length, and the Clerk must collect and transmit the fee within 30 days after collection.

Those persons directed to participate in the Owen County Drug Court shall pay a $100.00 Court administration fee per admission for initial Drug Court services regardless of the length of participation in the Owen County Drug Court in accordance with I.C. 33-23-16-23. The Clerk of the Court shall collect and transmit the fee within thirty (30) days after the fees are collected for deposit by the auditor or fiscal officer in the appropriate user fee fund established under I.C. 33-37-8.

WARNING

Applies to

Filing and service fees

Fees paid to the clerk for filing and serving the Defendant are nonrefundable if you withdraw or dismiss your claim before trial.

You may withdraw or dismiss your claim prior to trial, but fees paid to the clerk for filing and service upon the Defendant cannot be returned.

WARNING

Applies to

Register judgment in another county

To register a judgment in another county, deliver a certified copy and the necessary fee to that county's clerk.

This is done by obtaining a certified copy of the judgment and delivering it, along with the necessary fee, to the Clerk of the county in question for registering in that Clerk's judgment docket.

WARNING

Applies to

Refiled claim

A plaintiff who refiles a claim dismissed without prejudice must pay another filing fee.

If the claim is dismissed without prejudice, the Plaintiff can refile the claim by paying another filing fee.

INFO

Applies to

Notice of claim form

Notice of Claim forms are available from the clerk's office free of charge.

Notice of Claim forms are available from the clerk's office without charge.