Chardon Municipal Court, Ohio Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICAL

Applies to

Security fee

Security fees are charged according to schedules established by administrative order.

Security fees shall be charged in accord with the schedules set forth by administrative order.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Civil department fax document requiring filing fee

Civil Department documents faxed to the Court that require a filing fee will not be docketed as filed.

Civil Department documents transmitted to the Court by facsimile transmission that require a filing fee, will not be docketed as filed.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Jury demand

A jury demand must be accompanied by payment of jury costs under Local Rule 31.

A jury demand must be accompanied by payment of jury costs in accordance with Local Rule 31.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Civil proceeding

Unless the Court orders otherwise, excess civil court costs and fees are assessed to the plaintiff.

Unless otherwise set forth in the Court's order, the Clerk shall assess all excess civil court costs and fees to the plaintiff.

CRITICAL

Fee

3 $

Applies to

Criminal cause or civil action filing

A $3 computerized legal research services fee is collected upon filing each criminal cause or civil action.

The computerized legal research services fee, in addition to all other court costs and fees, shall be collected on the filing of each criminal cause or civil action in the Court. Computerized legal research services fees shall be used to obtain computerized legal research services. The special projects fee collected shall be $3.00.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Satisfaction of judgment

The clerk may not enter a satisfaction of judgment until all court costs have been paid.

No satisfaction of judgment shall be entered by the clerk unless all court costs have been paid.

CRITICAL

Fee

20 $

Applies to

Criminal cause or civil action filing

A $20 special projects fee is collected upon filing each criminal cause or civil action.

The special projects fee, in addition to all other court costs and fees, shall be collected on the filing of each criminal cause or civil action in the Court. The special projects fee collected shall be $20.00.

CRITICAL

Fee

10 $

Applies to

Criminal cause or civil action filing

A $10 fee for computerization of the Clerk's office is collected upon filing each criminal cause or civil action.

The computerization of the office of the Clerk of the Court fee, in addition to all other court costs and fees, shall be collected on the filing of each criminal cause or civil action in the Court. Computerization of the office of the Clerk of the Court fees shall be used to computerize the office of the Clerk of the Court. The computerization of the office of the Clerk of the Court fee collected shall be $10.00.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Fax filing requiring filing fee

Court costs must be paid before a faxed document requiring a filing fee is accepted, and documents tendered without payment will not be filed.

G. No document filed by facsimile that requires a filing fee shall be accepted by the clerk for filing until court costs have been paid. 1. Documents tendered without payment of court costs will not be filed.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Civil jury trial request

A deposit and fee are required to secure a trial date for a civil jury-trial request.

Request for Civil Jury Trial must be in writing and requires a deposit and fee to secure trial date.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Civil action filing

An initiating party may request a waiver of filing charges with a Poverty Affidavit; the Clerk conditionally accepts the filing and processes it without charge.

If the party initiating a civil action believes that he/she is unable to pay the costs of filing a complaint in a civil action, a counterclaim and/or a third party claim, then such person shall submit a Poverty Affidavit on the form prescribed by the Court requesting to have such charges waived. B. The completed Affidavit shall be submitted to the Clerk, who shall conditionally accept the filing, and submit the Affidavit to Court. The Clerk shall process the filings without charge.

WARNING

Costs and fees may be referred to a collection agency, which may assess an additional charge.

Costs and fees may also be turned over to a collection agency and assessed an additional charge by such agency.

WARNING

When finalizing a case, the Clerk may use party deposits to close the case, and unused deposits are not refunded until a 30-day grace period from the final entry has passed.

When a case is finalized, the Clerk will use the deposits, if any, of all parties if necessary to close out the case on the Court's books. A thirty-day grace period from the date of the final entry will be given to the Clerk before unused court costs and fees deposits are refunded to the parties to allow for late costs such as bailiff's returns.

INFO

Applies to

Facsimile filing

No additional fee is assessed for filing by fax.

2. No additional fee shall be assessed for facsimile filings.