Chillicothe Municipal Court, Ohio Electronic Filing Rules

Applies to

Pleadings motions praecipes and other documents

Attorneys and unrepresented parties may fax pleadings, motions, praecipes, and other documents, except documents requiring a prepaid filing fee, criminal or traffic complaints, and documents over 20 pages.

Attorneys or parties who are not represented by an attorney may file pleadings, motions, praecipes, and other documents by facsimile at 740-774-1101. There are some exceptions which are found in Local Rule I.12, and include a) documents that require a pre-paid filing fee; b) criminal or traffic complaints; and c) any document in excess of 20 pages.

Applies to

All documents

The Court accepts documents filed by regular U.S. mail or private carrier under its normal practices.

The Court accepts filings of all documents by regular U.S. mail or by private carrier in accordance with its normal practices.

The Clerk’s office accepts filings during the Court’s stated hours of operation.

The Clerk's office will be open to accept filings during the hours of operation identified above.