Celina Municipal Court, Ohio Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICAL

Fee

$15

Applies to

Additional defendant certified mail service

Certified mail service for each defendant beyond the first two costs $15.

Certified mail service for each additional defendant costs $15.00.

CRITICAL

Applies to

New proceeding

A new proceeding cannot be accepted for filing while the party has unpaid court costs from prior proceedings unless the Judge approves or the party’s indigency is established.

11.14 No new proceedings shall be accepted by the clerk for filing when the party has unpaid costs due the court as a result of prior proceedings, except when approved by the Judge, or the party’s indigency has been established.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Personal earnings garnishment

An additional fee applies when an attorney requests personal service outside Mercer County.

An additional fee will be charged for personal service outside of Mercer County if so requested by the attorney.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Complaint

The fees specified in Rule 11.03 must be paid when the complaint is filed.

These fees shall be paid at the time the complaint is filed.

CRITICAL

Fee

$750

Applies to

Execution for automobile or personal property

A $750 deposit is required for an execution involving an automobile and for an execution on personal property.

A deposit of $750.00 is required for the issuance of an execution for an automobile and a deposit of $750.00 is required for an execution on personal property.

CRITICAL

Fee

$60

Applies to

Small claims case complaint

The Small Claims filing fee is $60, with an additional $15 for each additional defendant.

The filing fee for Small Claims cases is $60.00 with each additional defendant being $15.00.

CRITICAL

Fee

1000

Applies to

Jury demand

A $1,000.00 deposit is required in civil cases when a jury demand is filed.

11.16 A deposit of $1,000.00 is required in all civil cases where a Jury Demand is filed.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Action or proceeding

No action or proceeding shall be accepted for filing by the clerk of this Court unless there first shall be deposited the filing fee required by this Court in its schedule of costs, except that upon representation of indigency, the clerk of this Court shall investigate the accuracy of such representation and upon finding that such indigency does exist, the security for costs shall be waived.

No action or proceeding shall be accepted for filing by the clerk of this Court unless there first shall be deposited the filing fee required by this Court in its schedule of costs, except that upon representation of indigency, the clerk of this Court shall investigate the accuracy of such representation and upon finding that such indigency does exist, the security for costs shall be waived.

CRITICAL

Fee

40

Applies to

Trusteeship case

Trusteeship cases require a $40.00 deposit when filed.

11.15 A deposit of $40.00 is required in all Trusteeship cases at the time of filing.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Voluntary dismissal

When a plaintiff files a voluntary dismissal under Civil Rule 41, the Clerk must enter a Dismissal Entry and collect court costs from the plaintiff.

When a plaintiff files a voluntary dismissal under Civil Rule 41, the Clerk of Courts shall enter a Dismissal Entry on the docket and collect the Court costs from the plaintiff.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Cognovit judgment

Costs in cognovit cases must be paid when the judgment is filed.

In cognovit cases, the costs shall be paid upon the filing of the judgment.

CRITICAL

Fee

$25

Applies to

Execution

The court cost to issue an execution is $25.

The actual court cost for the issuance of the execution is $25.00.

CRITICAL

Fee

$35

Applies to

Cross complaint third party complaint or counterclaim

A $35 fee is required when a cross-complaint, third-party complaint, or counterclaim is filed in a civil case.

A fee of $35.00 will be required in all civil cases upon the filing of a cross- complaint or upon the filing of a third-party complaint or counterclaim.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Poverty affidavit

A poverty affidavit may support relief from a required cost deposit only after Court approval and the attorney’s stated certification.

The clerk shall not accept a poverty affidavit for filing (an affidavit setting forth a party’s inability to make the required deposit for costs), unless and until the Court indicates thereon his approval of the same. To secure such approval, the attorney for the party desiring to file said affidavit shall certify that no monies have been paid to him by the party and that to his best knowledge and belief, the party is unable to make the deposit.

CRITICAL

Fee

$100

Applies to

Civil case complaint

Filing fee of $100.00 shall be required in all civil cases except those listed in Rule 10.06. This includes certified mail to two defendants.

Filing fee of $100.00 shall be required in all civil cases except those listed in Rule 10.06. This includes certified mail to two defendants.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Publication notice

Counsel must pay the newspaper directly for the legal notice.

The cost of the legal notice shall be paid by counsel directly to the newspaper.

CRITICAL

Fee

$60

Applies to

Other than personal earnings garnishment

An Other Than Personal Earnings Garnishment requires a $60 filing fee plus $1 for the garnishee.

A filing fee of $60.00 shall be required for an Other Than Personal Earnings Garnishment (plus $1.00 for the garnishee).

CRITICAL

Filing fees, deposits, and copy costs are collected by credit card or deposit when the clerk processes the filing, and an electronic filing requiring a fee may be rejected if the court’s payment mechanism is not followed.

31.12 Normal filing fees, deposits, and copy costs will be collected via filer credit card or deposit at the time the filing is processed by the clerk. Any document filed electronically that requires a filing fee may be rejected by the clerk unless the filer has complied with the mechanism established by the court for the payment of filing fees.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Jury demand waiver

A party who waives a jury demand within seven days before trial must pay all jury fees and expenses incurred because of the demand.

After a jury has been demanded, unless the jury is waived in writing not less than seven (7) days prior to the date set for trial, the party who requested that jury, and thereafter within such seven (7) days prior, waives same, shall pay all jury fees and expenses incurred as a result of such demand.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Proceeding

In the specified dismissed cases, proceedings in the same case or a later suit on the same cause of action are stayed until the former action’s costs are paid, unless the Court orders otherwise.

When a case in this Court is dismissed for want of prosecution or for failure to comply with an order of the Court, or by plaintiff without prejudice before judgment, all the proceedings by the plaintiff in the same case or in any subsequent suit upon the same cause of action shall be stayed until the costs in the former action are paid, unless otherwise ordered by the Court.

CRITICAL

Fee

750

Applies to

Execution

Unless the clerk orders otherwise, an execution requires a deposit of at least $750 for estimated pickup, storage, other costs, and mileage before any pickup action.

When an execution is issued, and unless otherwise ordered by the clerk, the Court shall require a deposit of not less than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) to secure the estimated basic costs of pick-up and storage of the items that are to be executed upon plus costs and estimated mileage. This deposit shall occur prior to any pick-up action.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Electronic document

Required court costs and fees must be paid before an electronically filed document requiring a fee is accepted, and documents tendered without payment will not be filed.

No document filed electronically that requires a filing fee shall be accepted by the clerk for filing until court cost and fees have been paid. Documents tendered to the clerk without payment of court cost and fees or which do not conform to applicable rules will not be filed.

WARNING

Overpayments in traffic and criminal cases and civil deposit balances of $5.00 or less are not refunded.

11.19 Overpayments on traffic and criminal cases and balances of civil deposits $5.00 or less will not be refunded.

WARNING

Fee

50

Applies to

Personal service by sheriff

Sheriff personal service, in or out of county, costs $50.00 per individual.

Personal service by sheriff (in/out-of-county) is $50.00 for each individual.

WARNING

Fee

15

Applies to

Traffic or criminal case payment plan

A $15.00 cost is assessed in a traffic or criminal case when a payment plan is established instead of paying in full at the case’s conclusion.

11.18 A fee of $15.00 will be assessed as costs in a traffic or criminal case when a payment plan is established rather than payment in full at the conclusion of the case.

WARNING

Applies to

Publication cost deposit

After approving a poverty affidavit, the Court may permit the clerk to waive publication-cost deposits upon the attorney’s request.

In any case in which the Court has approved a poverty affidavit, the clerk may, upon request by such party’s attorney, waive deposit for costs of publication.

WARNING

Fee

0.05 dollars

Applies to

Clerk photocopy

Clerk-photocopied documents are charged five cents per page.

Documents photocopied by the clerk shall be charged for at the rate of $.05 per page.

WARNING

Fee

20

Applies to

Personal service by bailiff

In the civil division, bailiff personal service within the county costs $20.00 per individual.

11.17 In the civil division, personal service by bailiff (in-county) is $20.00 for each individual.

WARNING

Fee

50

Applies to

Personal service by sheriff

If sheriff service costs less than the $50.00 deposit, the difference is returned to the depositor.

If the service is less than the $50.00 deposit, the difference will be returned to the person who deposited the fee.

WARNING

Costs in traffic and criminal actions are imposed under the mandatory requirements of the cited Ohio Revised Code sections.

12.07 All costs for traffic and criminal actions are imposed pursuant to the mandatory requirements of Sections 311.17, 1901.26, 2743.70 and 2949.091 of the Ohio Revised Code.

WARNING

Applies to

Personal service by sheriff

If the sheriff’s return shows additional money is due, the additional fees are billed to the person who deposited the fee.

When the return by the sheriff is made with the court and additional money is due, the additional fees will be billed to the person who deposited the fee.

WARNING

Fee

0.25

Applies to

Service copies

Civil plaintiffs or counsel who do not supply service copies to the Court will be charged $0.25 per page for copies.

Civil plaintiffs or counsel not supplying service copies to the court will be charged $.25 per page for copies.

INFO

Applies to

Electronic filing

No additional fee is assessed for electronic filings.

No additional fee shall be assessed for electronic filings.

CRITICAL

Fee

$90

Applies to

Civil bmv petition

A $90 filing fee is required for civil BMV petition cases.

The filing fee for civil BMV petition cases shall be $90.00.

CRITICAL

Fee

$125

A $125 filing fee is required for a Forcible Entry and Detainer case.

The filing fee for a Forcible Entry & Detainer shall be $125.00.

CRITICAL

Fee

$30

Applies to

Small claims counterclaim

A $30 filing fee is required for a Small Claims counterclaim.

The filing fee for a Small Claims counterclaim is $30.00.

CRITICAL

Fee

$100

Applies to

Personal earnings garnishment

A $100 filing fee is required for a personal earnings garnishment.

A filing fee of $100.00 shall be required for a personal earnings garnishment.

CRITICAL

Fee

$60

A $60 filing fee is required for a Debtor’s Examination.

A filing fee of $60.00 shall be required for a Debtor’s Examination.