Athens County Municipal Court, Ohio Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICAL

Normal filing fees and case deposits are collected by credit or debit card when the document requiring them is required.

Normal filing fees and case deposits will be collected via user credit card or debit card at the time the document that requires such a fee or deposit is required.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Regular docket transfer

The party requesting transfer to the regular docket must pay the filing costs before the transfer is completed.

No transfer shall be accomplished until filing costs are paid by the party requesting the transfer.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Jury trial demand

Failure to timely deposit the jury fee waives jury trial absent good cause, and an indigency affidavit alone is insufficient to waive the deposit.

Failure to timely make this deposit will constitute a waiver of jury trial by the non-depositing party, unless good cause is shown. An affidavit of indigency, per se, is not sufficient to waive the jury deposit.

CRITICAL

The defendant must pay a diversion fee to participate in the program.

Defendant shall pay a Diversion fee to participate in the program.

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Applies to

Transcript

A transcript will not be delivered until its cost has been paid in full.

No transcript shall be delivered until the cost therefore has been paid in full.

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Fee

500

Applies to

Jury trial demand

A party demanding a jury trial in a civil case must deposit $500 to secure juror fees.

If any party demands a jury trial in a civil case, that party shall deposit $500 to secure the fees of the jurors.

CRITICAL

The defendant must pay the court costs associated with the case, including dismissal costs.

Defendant shall pay the court costs associated with the case, including the dismissal.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Transcription

After reviewing the recording, the Court Reporter may require a deposit of at least half the estimated transcription cost, and transcription will not be made unless the deposit is paid to the Court.

The Court Reporter shall review the electronic recording of the proceeding desired to be transcribed and, at the discretion of the Court Reporter, require a deposit equal to an amount not less than one-half (1/2) the total estimated cost of the transcription. No transcription shall be made unless that amount of deposit shall be paid to the Court.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Limited driving privilege application

A driving-privilege application fee is required when the forms are submitted to the court.

Proof of current insurance and driving privilege application fee is required upon submitting forms to the court.

CRITICAL

Any payment required for a filing must accompany it, or the Clerk must reject the filing.

The Clerk shall reject any filing that: (a) is not signed by the party; (b) is not in a digitized format approved by the clerk; (c) is not accompanied by a required payment; or (d) requires a judge’s signature and is not submitted as a word document or without the necessary signature token.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Civil filing

Filing fees are due when filing unless good cause is shown, and the Administrative Judge may waive or defer them.

Filing fees and costs are hereby established in the schedule annexed hereto and titled Civil Filing Fees and Costs. This schedule may be amended by the Administrative Judge from time to time. Filing fees shall be paid at the time of filing, unless good cause is shown. Fees may be waived or deferred by the Administrative Judge.

WARNING

Applies to

Limited driving privileges

Payment of fines and costs may be required before issuance or reissuance of such privileges.

Payment of fines and costs may be required before issuance or reissuance of such privileges.

WARNING

Applies to

Transcript copy

Copies of a prepared transcript may be ordered and are billed to the requesting party at the Court's published fee-schedule rate.

Once a transcript is prepared, copies may be ordered of said transcript and the requesting party shall be billed at a rate determined by the Court in the published fee schedule.

WARNING

Applies to

Electronic filing

For electronic filings, the cost of copies required for service is charged to the submitting party’s account and must be paid within 30 days.

Filings submitted electronically will have the cost of copies required for service added to the submitting party’s account, to be paid within 30 days.

WARNING

Applies to

Physical eviction

The plaintiff must schedule supervision with the Bailiff and deposit enough funds to cover mileage.

Plaintiff shall schedule a time for supervision with the Bailiff and deposit sufficient funds to secure payment of mileage.

WARNING

Applies to

Hard copy filing

If the required copies are not provided, the court may make them at the submitting party’s expense.

If the appropriate number of copies are not provided, the Court reserves the right to make copies at cost, with the cost of such copies being paid by the submitting party.

WARNING

In cases other than indigent appeals, the transcribing entity must bill the requesting party at the rate in the Court's published fee schedule.

In all other cases the transcribing entity shall bill the requesting party at a rate determined by the Court in the published fee schedule.

WARNING

Applies to

Work release

A fee must be assessed when a work release is issued in a criminal or traffic case.

A fee is to be assessed for the issuing of a work release to any criminal or traffic case.

WARNING

The Clerk must collect fines, fees, and costs required by law or court order; the Administrative Judge may set a monthly payment of up to $50 and may accept qualifying community service.

The Clerk of Court shall collect and account for all fines, fees, and costs required by law or Court order. The Administrative Judge may set a minimum monthly payment of not more than $50 and may accept community service for approved agencies at minimum wage.

INFO

Applies to

Electronic transcript copy

An electronic transcript copy is delivered at no additional cost by email or on physical media supplied by the requesting party.

If an electronic copy is requested, they shall be delivered at no extra cost via email or on physical media (USB drive, burnable CD, etc.) provided by the requesting party.

INFO

Applies to

Electronic audio recording copy

An electronic copy of the audio recording is delivered at no extra cost by email or on physical media supplied by the requesting party.

An electronic copy shall be delivered at no extra cost via email or on physical media (USB drive, burnable CD, etc.) provided by the requesting party.