Clermont County Court of Common Pleas, General Division Electronic Filing Rules
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A document filed by fax is accepted as the effective original filing.
19.2 A document filed by fax shall be accepted as the effective original filing.
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19.1 The following documents will not be accepted by the Clerk of Courts for fax filing: (1) Filings commencing an action; (2) Filings that require a cost deposit or fee; (3) Filings that require a judge’s signature; (4) Filings that exceed 30 pages, including exhibits; (5) Service copies; (6) Any document that is larger than 8 ½ x 11.
Summary: The Clerk will not accept specified categories of documents for fax filing, including action-initiating filings, fee or deposit filings, filings requiring a judge’s signature, filings over 30 pages including exhibits, service copies, and documents larger than 8½ by 11 inches.
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19.15 Fax filings may NOT be sent directly to the court for filing but may only be transmitted directly through the facsimile equipment operated by the Clerk of Courts.
Summary: Fax filings may not be sent directly to the court and must be transmitted through the clerk's facsimile equipment.
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19.1 The following documents will not be accepted by the Clerk of Courts for fax filing: (1) Filings commencing an action; (2) Filings that require a cost deposit or fee; (3) Filings that require a judge’s signature; (4) Filings that exceed 30 pages, including exhibits; (5) Service copies; (6) Any document that is larger than 8 ½ x 11.
Summary: The Clerk will not accept fax filings that commence an action, require a cost deposit or fee, require a judge's signature, exceed 30 pages including exhibits, are service copies, or exceed 8½ by 11 inches.
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19.15 Fax filings may NOT be sent directly to the court for filing but may only be transmitted directly through the facsimile equipment operated by the Clerk of Courts.
Summary: Fax filings may not be sent directly to the court and must be transmitted through the clerk's facsimile equipment.
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19.2 A document filed by fax shall be accepted as the effective original filing. The person making a fax filing need not file any source document with the Clerk of Court, but must maintain in his or her records, and have available for production on request by the court, the source document filed by fax with original signatures as otherwise required under the applicable rules and the source copy of the facsimile cover sheet used for the filing.
Summary: A fax filer need not submit the source document, but must retain the signed source document and the facsimile cover-sheet copy and produce them if the court requests them.
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19.3 The source document filed by fax shall be maintained by the person making the filing until the case is closed and all opportunities for post judgment relief are exhausted.
Summary: The source document for a fax filing must be maintained until the case is closed and all opportunities for post-judgment relief are exhausted.
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19.2 A document filed by fax shall be accepted as the effective original filing. The person making a fax filing need not file any source document with the Clerk of Court, but must maintain in his or her records, and have available for production on request by the court, the source document filed by fax with original signatures as otherwise required under the applicable rules and the source copy of the facsimile cover sheet used for the filing.
Summary: A fax filing is accepted as the effective original, but the filer need not submit a source document to the clerk and must retain the signed source document and fax cover sheet for court production on request.
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19.0 These rules apply to civil and criminal proceedings in the Court of Common Pleas, Clermont County, Ohio.
Summary: These fax-filing rules apply to civil and criminal proceedings in Clermont County Court of Common Pleas.
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19.0 These rules apply to civil and criminal proceedings in the Court of Common Pleas, Clermont County, Ohio.
Summary: These fax filing rules apply to civil and criminal proceedings in Clermont County Court of Common Pleas.
Is electronic filing required in Clermont County Court of Common Pleas, General Division?
Electronic filing is permitted for the covered filings. A document filed by fax is accepted as the effective original filing.
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