Darke County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

An electronically delivered document is accepted as the effective original filing, and the receiving Clerk reconstructs a paper copy for the case file.

1. A document delivered by electronic transmission shall be accepted as the effective original filing. The Clerk of Court receiving the electronic transmission will maintain its equipment to reconstruct a paper copy version of the source document to serve as the original document in the case file.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Electronically delivered document

Electronically delivered documents must be transmitted to the Clerk, not sent directly to the Court for filing.

Electronically delivered documents may NOT be sent directly to the Court for filing but may only be transmitted directly to the Clerk of Court.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Service copies

Filers must not transmit service copies electronically.

The filer shall not transmit service copies by electronic methods.

WARNING

Facsimile copies may be used for electronic delivery for filing purposes.

The use of facsimile copies for electronic delivery to filing purposes is permitted.

WARNING

Pleadings and other papers may be delivered to the Clerk for filing by fax or email as an alternative to postal, carrier, or personal delivery, subject to the stated requirements.

As an alternative to delivery by U.S. Postal Service, for-profit carriers and/or personal delivery, pleadings and other papers may be delivered to the Clerk of Courts for filing by electronic (facsimile or email) transmission to 937-547-7305 or edelivery.darkeclerk@co.darke.oh.us, subject to the following requirements:

WARNING

The electronic-delivery rules do not apply to the listed pleadings and documents, including filings requiring an unpaid cost deposit and specified original documents.

2. These rules do not apply to the following pleadings: a. any pleading requiring a court cost deposit where none has already been made with the clerk, such as civil complaint, counter-claim, cross-claim, third-party complaint, domestic relations motions to re-open case, etc. b. any pleading which commences a new action or matter where no deposit is required; c. cognovit promissory notes and other documents where any part of the original document is to be returned to the proffering party; d. original depositions; e. criminal complaint and attachments; indictments

INFO

Applies to

Guardian ad litem report

A Guardian ad Litem report may be submitted electronically and stored electronically if it can be retrieved on paper.

Submission may be by electronic means, and may be stored in electronic format, provided retrieval on paper can occur therefrom.