Fairfield County Court of Common Pleas, General Division Electronic Filing Rules

Applies to

Civil protection order case document

Civil protection order petitions must be filed in person with the Clerk during regular business hours, and electronic filing is prohibited for documents in these cases.

All Petition for Civil Stalking Protection Order or Petition for Civil Sexually Ori- ented Offense Protection Order must be filed in person with the Clerk of Courts during regular business hours. Electronic filing is not permitted for any document filed in a civil protection order case.

Documents may be mailed to the Clerk’s Office and are deemed filed on the date received.

Mail 224 East Main St., 2nd Floor • Will be deemed ATTN: Clerk’s Office ceived. Lancaster, OH 43130

Documents may be filed in person at the Clerk of Courts office during its stated hours.

In-Person 224 East Main St., 2nd Floor • Open 8 a.m. – 4 Lancaster, OH 43130

For mailed filings, copies are returned only if a return-postage envelope is provided; otherwise, the copies will be shredded.

Mail 224 East Main St., 2nd Floor Will be deemed ATTN: Clerk’s Office filed on date re- ceived. Lancaster, OH 43130 If envelope with return postage provided, will mail copies back to sender; if no re- turn envelope pro- vided, copies will be shredded.

Electronic filing is available through the court’s e-services website.

E-Filing https://eservices.fairfieldcountycpcourt.org/eservices • See the Court’s Administrative Or- der relating to e- filing and e-filing user guide availa- ble on the Clerk of Court’s Website.