Crawford County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

Applies to

Documents listed in section 4 1 A

The listed documents, including new-case complaints, certain service-dependent filings, appeals, and sealing or expungement applications, may not be filed by fax.

The following documents will not be accepted for fax filing: cognovit promissory note original complaint and accompanying paperwork for a new domestic or civil case action motion for reopening of a case answer with cross complaint needing service debtor’s exam writ of possession garnishment service by publication and/or precipe for order of sale making and/or filing and/or releasing of a certificate of judgment request for execution by the Sheriff filing of an appeals action filing of a motion/application for sealing or expungment of a criminal record

CRITICAL

Attorneys and self-represented litigants may fax only emergency or time-critical filings meeting the stated test, and must call the appropriate case manager or Clerk before faxing.

Attorneys and pro se litigants shall limit use of facsimile to filings of an emergency or time-critical nature only. A filing is of an emergency or time-critical nature if a document is due to the Court by set deadlines, and/or hearings and will not arrive to the Court via regular or express mail or cannot be brought to the Clerk of Courts Office for filing with the Court within the available timeframe. Attorneys and pro se litigants shall call the appropriate court personnel (Civil/Criminal Case Manager or Domestic Relations Case Manager) or the Clerk of Courts Office prior to faxing any document.

WARNING

Eligible pleadings, motions, exhibits, and other case documents may be filed by fax with the Clerk, subject to the stated conditions and exclusions.

Pleadings, motions, exhibits and other case documents, other than those outlined in section 4.1 (A) of this Local Court Rule, may be filed with the Crawford County Clerk of Courts Office by facsimile transmission to 419-562-8011, subject to the following conditions.