Ashtabula County Court of Common Pleas, General Division Filing Fees and Waivers

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An electronically filed document requiring a fee will be rejected unless the filer follows the Court’s fee-payment mechanism.

Any document filed electronically that requires a filing fee shall be rejected by the clerk of court unless the filer has complied with the mechanism established by the Court for the payment of filing fees in accordance with Civ. R. 5(E)(3).

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Fee

$1

Applies to

Fax filing

The person filing a document by fax must pay a fee of $1.00 per page.

A fee of $1.00 per page shall be charged to the person who causes a document to be filed with the Court by means of a fax.

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Applies to

Complaint

A complaint will not be accepted if the filer owes previously incurred costs, unless the Court waives those costs because of indigency.

No Complaint will be accepted for filing by the Clerk where the party seeking the filing of said action has failed to pay costs previously incurred unless costs are waived by the Court due to indigency of the party.

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Filing fees and deposits must be paid when the document is filed.

All filing fees and deposits shall be paid at the time of filing.

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The Clerk will not accept a document without the correct deposit unless an inability-to-pay affidavit is filed, the party is exempt, or the proceeding is filed by the County Prosecutor or Bureau of Support; a private attorney filing the affidavit must also certify that no retainer was received.

The Clerk shall not accept any document for filing unless the correct deposit is made unless: 1. An affidavit of inability to pay in such form as prescribed by the Court is filed as provided in Ohio Revised Code §2323.31. In any case in which a private attorney files an affidavit of inability to pay, the attorney shall also submit an affidavit certifying that he or she has not received any retainer fee for undertaking the case. 2. The party filing such document is exempt from such requirement by law or this Rule. 3. No deposit for costs shall be required in proceedings filed by the County Prosecutor or Bureau of Support.

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Fee

$500

Applies to

Civil jury demand

A party demanding a jury in a civil action must deposit $500 no later than four weeks before the original scheduled trial date, or the jury is waived; a party who filed the specified affidavit of indigency need not deposit the money.

Any party making a jury demand in a civil action before this court shall deposit the sum of $500 with the Clerk of Courts no later than four (4) weeks before the original trial date set in the case schedule. Failure to timely pay the $500 jury deposit fee shall conclusively constitute a waiver of the jury. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any party that has filed an affidavit of indigency pursuant to Subsection (C)(1) is not required to make a monetary deposit under this subsection.

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Fee

$750

Applies to

Civil jury view demand

A party demanding a jury view in a civil action must deposit $750 no later than four weeks before the original scheduled trial date, or the jury view is waived; a party who filed the specified affidavit of indigency need not deposit the money.

Any party making a demand for a jury view in a civil action before this court shall deposit the sum of $750 with the Clerk of Courts no later than four (4) weeks before the original trial date set in the case schedule. The failure to timely pay the $750 jury view fee shall conclusively constitute a waiver of a jury view. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any party that has filed an affidavit of indigency pursuant to Subsection (C)(1) is not required to make a monetary deposit under this subsection.

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Fee

150 dollars

A $150 fee is assessed as court costs on cases filed with the Court when they are referred to the MCMS office.

A fee of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150) shall be assessed on all cases filed with the Court upon referral to the MCMS office as court costs.

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A document requiring a filing deposit or fee must be paid in the same manner as any other document.

Any document requiring payment of a filing deposit or fee to the Clerk in order to achieve valid filing status shall be paid in the same manner as any other document.

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Filing fees and costs are set by the Filing Fee and Costs Schedule maintained by the Clerk of Courts.

Filing fees and costs in the Court of Common Pleas shall be as set forth in the Filing Fee and Costs Schedule maintained by the Clerk of Courts.

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Applies to

Mediated case

Mediated cases incur court costs of $150 for up to three parties and $200 for more than three parties.

A fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) for up to and including three (3) parties and two hundred dollars ($200) for more than three (3) parties shall be assessed as court costs on all mediated cases.

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Applies to

Mediation rescheduling or cancellation

The mediation fee is assessed for a rescheduling or cancellation request made less than five business days before the session, except in an emergency.

In the event there is a request to reschedule or cancel a mediation session for any reason, except in the case of emergency, this fee shall be assessed when that request is made less than five (5) business days prior to the scheduled mediation session.

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Applies to

Remediated case

An additional fee is assessed when a case is mediated again.

In the event the case is re-mediated, an additional fee shall be assessed.

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Fee

$5

Applies to

Audio record copy

Copies of audio recordings cost $5.00 per CD, payable to the Clerk of Courts.

Any person may request an electronic copy of the audio record of proceedings, or a portion thereof by submitting a request to the Court Reporter. A fee of $5.00 per CD shall be paid to the Clerk of Courts for copies of the audio record.

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Transcription

Transcription preparation costs are billed to the ordering party or persons and other recipients according to the fee schedule on file with the Clerk of Courts.

The costs for preparing the transcription will be billed to the party and/or persons ordering the transcription and other recipients of the transcription in accordance with the fee schedule which is on file with the Clerk of Courts.

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Applies to

Transcript

Half of the estimated transcript cost is due in advance to the Official Court Reporter, with the balance due upon delivery.

One-half (½) of such estimate shall be paid in advance to the Official Court Reporter with the balance due upon delivery of the transcript.

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Applies to

Transcript

The party for whose benefit a transcript is made must pay the compensation forthwith.

Such compensation shall be paid forthwith by the party for whose benefit a transcript is made.

Checked and corrected to match the court's document on Oct 9, 2026WARNING

Applies to

Transcript and court directed copies

The County Treasury pays for the specified criminal, court-ordered, and judge-requested transcripts and copies, which are taxed and collected as costs.

Transcripts requested by the prosecuting attorney or an indigent defendant in criminal cases or by the trial judge in either civil or criminal cases, and for copies of decisions and charges furnished by direction of the Court shall be paid from the County Treasury and taxed and collected as costs.

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Fee

$4

Applies to

Transcript original

One original transcript costs $4.00 per page.

$4.00 per page for One Original.

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Fee

$1

Applies to

Transcript copy

One transcript copy for a nonparty, including a codefendant, costs $1.00 per page.

$1.00 per page for One Copy to someone who is not a party to the case (This includes co- defendants).

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Fee

$0.25

Applies to

Transcript hard copy

Official Court Reporters provide hard copies at the $0.25-per-page public-records rate currently charged by the Clerk of Courts Office.

$0.25 per page “at cost” rate for Official Court Reporters to provide hard copies (Public records rate currently charged in our Clerk of Courts Office).

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Fee

$5

Applies to

Expedited transcript

Expedited transcripts cost $5.00 per page and are expedited within 72 hours depending on length and requested delivery date.

$5.00 per page for Expedited Transcripts (Expedited to be within 72 hours, depending on length and requested delivery date).

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Fee

$6.5

Applies to

Daily copy transcript

Daily copy transcripts cost $6.50 per page, depending on length.

$6.50 per page for Daily Copy (depending on length).

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Fee

$1

Applies to

Purchased real time feed

A purchased real-time feed adds $1.00 per page, and an original should always be ordered with it.

($1.00 additional per page; an Original should ALWAYS be ordered with a Purchased Real-time Feed.)

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Fee

$5.25

Applies to

Real time regular delivery transcript

Real-time feed with regular delivery costs $5.25 per page.

Real-time & Regular Delivery = $5.25 per page

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Fee

$6.25

Applies to

Real time expedited delivery transcript

Real-time feed with expedited delivery costs $6.25 per page.

Real-time & Expedited Delivery = $6.25 per page

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Fee

$7.25

Applies to

Real time daily copy delivery transcript

Real-time feed with daily copy delivery costs $7.25 per page.

Real-time & Daily Copy Delivery = $7.25 per page

We could not find this wording in the court's document. Open the source before relying on it.CRITICAL?

e-File system accepts payment of deposits and fees electronically. Alternatively, the e-File system can accommodate the filing of an affidavit of indigence.

Not confirmed. Read the court's wording below.WARNING?

Applies to

Foreclosure mediation ?

In the event that case is again mediated, an additional mediation fee shall be assessed.