Clinton County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio Filing Fees and Waivers

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Fee

150 $

Applies to

Home investigation

The charge for a home investigation is $150.

| HOME INVESTIGATION ..... | $150.00 |

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Applies to

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A party or counsel seeking a transcript must compensate the court reporter in the amount determined by the Court.

- c. Caused the court reporter to be compensated for making the transcript or copies thereof in the amount determined by the Court.

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Applies to

Costs deposit

If costs remain unpaid 30 days after final judgment, the Clerk must apply the deposit to them, and later payment by the party assessed the costs requires a refund to the depositor of the amount applied.

C. Regardless of who is charged with the costs, thirty (30) days after the Entry of final judgment, if the costs have not been paid, the Clerk is directed to apply the deposit to the unpaid costs. If the costs are later paid by the party against whom they are assessed, the amount previously applied from the deposit will then be refunded to the party who made the deposit.

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Fee

75 $

Applies to

Foreign judgment

The required deposit for a foreign judgment is $75.

| FOREIGN JUDGMENT ..... | $ 75.00 |

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Fee

400 $

Applies to

Divorce or dissolution with children

The required deposit for a divorce or dissolution with children is $400.

| DIVORCE/DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE WITH CHILDREN ..... | $400.00 |

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Fee

570 $

Applies to

Foreclosure complaint

The required deposit for a foreclosure complaint is $570.

| COMPLAINT IN FORECLOSURE..... | $570.00 |

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Fee

5 $

Applies to

Release certificate of judgment

The charge for releasing a certificate of judgment is $5.

| RELEASE OF A CERTIFICATE OF JUDGMENT ..... | $ 5.00 |

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Fee

50 $

Applies to

Garnishment

The required deposit for garnishments is $50.

| GARNISHMENTS ..... | $ 50.00 |

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Fee

12 $

Applies to

Subpoena for out of county resident witness fee

| When a precipe for subpoena is filed for OUT OF COUNTY RESIDENT, it shall be accompanied by a check made payable to the witness for one day witness fee ($12.00) plus round trip mileage at $.10 per mile, and a $15.00 deposit (to cover issuing subpoena and Sheriff's fee). | |

| When a precipe for subpoena is filed for OUT OF COUNTY RESIDENT, it shall be accompanied by a check made payable to the witness for one day witness fee ($12.00) plus round trip mileage at $.10 per mile, and a $15.00 deposit (to cover issuing subpoena and Sheriff's fee). | |

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Fee

50 $

Applies to

Motion requiring service by sheriff

A $50 deposit applies when service for the motion requiring service is made by the sheriff.

| IF SERVICE MADE BY SHERIFF ..... | $ 50.00 |

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Fee

5 $

Applies to

Issuing certificate of judgment

The charge for issuing a certificate of judgment is $5.

| ISSUING A CERTIFICATE OF JUDGMENT ..... | $ 5.00 |

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Fee

60

Applies to

Preliminary and supplemental certificate of title

The certificate-of-title fees are taxed as costs and paid to the provider: $60 plus $4 per $1,000 or fraction of appraised value, with an additional $75 for a Supplemental Certificate.

Fees for the Preliminary and Supplemental Certificate of Title shall be allowed by the Court and taxed as part of the costs as follows: $60.00, plus $4.00 per $ 1,000, or fraction thereof, based on the auditor's appraised true value as to the Certificate of Title. $75.00 additional for the Supplemental Certificate of Title. Said fees shall be paid to the party providing the same to the Court as provided herein.

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Applies to

Costs deposit

If costs in an active case exceed the deposit, the Clerk must require an additional deposit equal to the original deposit.

A. When the Clerk has determined that costs in an active case have exceeded the deposit, the Clerk shall require an additional deposit in the same amount that was originally deposited at the time of filing.

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If a final entry does not provide for payment of court costs, the Plaintiff or moving party must pay them within 30 days after the Clerk mails a cost statement.

In the event a final entry is filed with the Court that fails to provide for the payment of court costs, all court costs shall be paid by the Plaintiff or moving party within thirty (30) days of the mailing of a cost statement by the Clerk of Courts.

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Fee

500 $

Applies to

Case requiring service by publication

A case requiring service by publication requires an additional $500 deposit beyond the original case deposit.

| ANY CASE THAT SERVICE BY PUBLICATION IS REQUIRED ..... | $500.00 | | (This is in addition to the original case deposit) | |

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Applies to

Domestic relations action

A domestic relations action must be accompanied by the filing fee or a waiver order based on an indigent party’s motion and affidavit; the Court may waive all or part of the fee for indigency or partial indigency.

The Clerk of Courts shall not accept a domestic relations action for filing unless it is accompanied by either a filing fee as established by the Court or a court order waiving the filing fee based upon motion and affidavit of an indigent party. Upon said motion, the Court may waive all or a part of the filing fee required with filing in cases of indigency or partial indigency.

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Applies to

Security for costs

Security for costs must cover witness fees and mileage for every witness to be subpoenaed.

Security for costs must be posted to cover witness fees, plus mileage, for all witnesses to be subpoenaed.

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Fee

100 $

Applies to

Motion to reopen domestic case without children

The required deposit for a motion to reopen a domestic case without children is $100.

| MOTION REOPENING DOMESTIC CASE W/O CHILDREN..... | $ 100.00 |

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Fee

250 $

Applies to

Civil case

The required deposit for a civil case is $250.

| CIVIL CASE ..... | $250.00 |

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Fee

175 $

Applies to

Motion to reopen domestic case with children

The required deposit for a motion to reopen a domestic case with children is $175.

| With children ..... | $175.00 |

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Fee

300 $

Applies to

Divorce or dissolution without children

The required deposit for a divorce or dissolution without children is $300.

| DIVORCE/DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE W/O CHILDREN ..... | $300.00 |

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Fee

350 $

Applies to

Foreclosure complaint filing fee

The foreclosure complaint deposit includes a $350 filing fee and a $220 Real Auction fee.

| (This includes $350.00 filing fee and $220.00 Real Auction fee) | |

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Applies to

Civil action or proceeding

A party must deposit the scheduled amount to secure costs before a civil action or proceeding is accepted for filing, except as otherwise provided by law.

No civil action or proceeding shall be accepted by the Clerk for filing unless the party or parties offering the same for filing shall have first deposited a sum to secure the payment of the costs that may accrue in each action or proceeding, except as otherwise provided by law. Such advance deposit shall be in accordance with the following schedule:

CRITICAL

Fee

50 $

Applies to

Answer and cross complaint service by sheriff

| IF SERVICE BY SHERIFF ..... | $ 50.00 |

| IF SERVICE BY SHERIFF ..... | $ 50.00 |

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Fee

50 $

Applies to

Execution

The required deposit for an execution is $50.

| EXECUTION ..... | $ 50.00 |

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Fee

30 $

Applies to

Filing certificate of judgment

The charge for filing a certificate of judgment is $30.

| FILING A CERTIFICATE OF JUDGMENT ..... | $ 30.00 |

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Fee

50 $

Applies to

Expungement

The charge for expungement is $50.

| EXPUNGEMENT ..... | $50.00 |

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Fee

100 $

Applies to

Judgment debtor exam

The required deposit for a judgment debtor examination is $100.

| JUDGMENT DEBTOR EXAM ..... | $100.00 |

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Applies to

Journalized entry

Attorneys must attend default hearings involving unliquidated damages; for liquidated damages documented by an account-status affidavit, attorney attendance is not required, but court costs must be certified as paid before an entry is journalized.

Attorneys must be personally present at default hearings where damages are unliquidated. Where liquidated damages are involved per affidavit of status of account as to amount, no presence of the attorney is required; no entry will be journalized, however, without first being certified by the Clerk as having court costs paid.

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Fee

225 $

Applies to

Notice of appeal

The charge for filing a notice of appeal is $225.

| FILING A NOTICE OF APPEAL ..... | $225.00 |

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Outstanding court costs must be paid within 30 days after the Clerk mails a cost statement, as provided in the final entry.

All final entries must contain an order as to the party responsible for paying any outstanding court costs and that such costs shall be paid within thirty (30) days of the mailing of a cost statement by the Clerk of Courts.

CRITICAL

Fee

20 $

Applies to

Motion requiring service

A $20 deposit is required for a motion requiring service when no previous deposit has been made.

| MOTION REQUIRING SERVICE ..... | $ 20.00 | | (When No Previous Deposit has been made) | |

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Fee

20 $

Applies to

Subpoena for cuyahoga county

| Subpoena issued for Cuyahoga County, a Deposit of $20.00 is required. | |

| Subpoena issued for Cuyahoga County, a Deposit of $20.00 is required. | |

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An electronically filed document requiring a fee may be rejected unless the filer follows the court’s fee-payment mechanism.

Any document filed electronically that requires a filing fee may be rejected by the Clerk of Court unless the filer has complied with the mechanism established by the court for the payment of filing fees in accordance with Civ. R. 5(E)(3).

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Fee

100 $

Applies to

Writ of possession

The required deposit for a writ of possession is $100.

| WRIT OF POSSESSION ..... | $100.00 |

CRITICAL

Fee

200

Applies to

Jury demand

A jury demand requires a $200 fee.

JURY DEMAND FEE ..... $200.00

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Fee

20 $

Applies to

Subpoena for clinton county resident

A subpoena precipe for a Clinton County resident requires a $20 deposit per witness.

| SUBPOENA ..... When a precipe for subpoena is filed for a CLINTON COUNTY resident, the deposit is $20.00 per witness. | |

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Fee

20 $

Applies to

Answer and cross complaint requiring service

The required deposit for an answer and cross-complaint requiring service is $20.

| ANSWER AND CROSS-COMPLAINT REQUIRING SERVICE ..... | $ 20.00 |

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Applies to

Security for costs

In the specified transferred cases, the counterclaimant, cross-claimant, or person requesting transfer must post security for costs equal to the amount required for an original filing in this Court.

B. When a case is transferred from Municipal Court to the Common Pleas Court in which the prayer of the counterclaim or cross-claim exceeds the monetary jurisdiction of the Clinton County Municipal Court or when a case is transferred to this Court from another County, the counter-claimant or cross-claimant or person requesting transfer of the case to this Court, shall post security for costs in a sum equal to the amount required if the case was originally filed in this Court.

WARNING

Fee

10

Applies to

Notary Public application

A $10 county fee for a Notary Public application must be paid by separate check, cash, or money order payable to the Clinton County Notary Commission.

$10.00 as a county fee, to be paid by separate check, cash, or money order payable to the Clinton County Notary Commission.

WARNING

Fee

5

Applies to

Approved Notary Public application

A $5 fee must be forwarded with an approved Notary Public application to the Commission Clerk for the Governor.

$5.00 fee to be forwarded with approved application to the Commission Clerk for the Governor.

WARNING

If a party who filed an indigency affidavit is able to pay, the Court may order payment of court costs within a reasonable period.

If the Court learns that a party who filed an affidavit of indigency is able to pay the costs, the Court may order that party to pay the court costs within a reasonable period of time.

WARNING

Fee

0.1 cents

Applies to

Initial pleadings service copies

The Clerk charges .10 cents per page to produce service copies of the initial pleadings, with the fee assessed as costs.

The Clerk shall produce paper copies of these initial pleadings and charge a fee of .10 cents per page, as stated in the Clerk's fee schedule, for production of service copies, which shall be assessed as costs.

WARNING

Applies to

Afternoon only subpoena

For a subpoena issued for the afternoon only, the witness fee is one-half day plus mileage.

| If the subpoena is issued for the afternoon only, the fee would be for one-half day plus mileage. | |

WARNING

Fee

0.1 cents

Applies to

Service copies of initial pleadings

The Clerk charges .10 cents per page to produce service copies of initial pleadings, and the charge is assessed as costs.

The Clerk shall produce paper copies of these initial pleadings and charge a fee of .10 cents per page, as stated in the Clerk's fee schedule, for production of service copies, which shall be assessed as costs.

WARNING

Applies to

Electronically filed document requiring a filing fee

An electronic document requiring a filing fee may be rejected unless the filer follows the court's established fee-payment mechanism.

Any document filed electronically that requires a filing fee may be rejected by the Clerk of Court unless the filer has complied with the mechanism established by the court for the payment of filing fees in accordance with Civ. R. 5(E)(3).

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Applies to

Costs deposit

If the Court orders it, the Clerk may accept an Affidavit of Indigence explaining inability to pay in place of all or part of a costs deposit.

B. An Affidavit of Indigence stating the reasons for the inability to make the full deposit or partial deposit for costs may be accepted by the Clerk in lieu of a full or partial payment if ordered by the Court.

WARNING

The Court may assess court costs at any time while the action is pending.

The Court reserves the right to assess court costs at any time during pendency of the action.

WARNING

Applies to

Divorce or dissolution papers

A deposit is required to file divorce or dissolution papers, and some of it may be nonrefundable to cover processing costs.

You are urged to consider this warning prior to spending the deposit required for the filing of your divorce or dissolution papers. Not all of this money can be refunded once you file. The Clerk must, by law, recoup her actual costs for processing these papers.

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Applies to

Copies of pleadings and papers

Copies of pleadings and papers may be obtained from the Clerk upon payment of a copy fee.

Copies of pleadings and papers can be obtained from the Clerk by payment of the copy fee.