Hardin County Court of Common Pleas, General & Domestic Relations Divisions Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

The Juvenile Clerk shall maintain a telephone line and facsimile (fax) machine to allow parties to file documents no longer than 10 pages in length with the court. Filings in excess of 10 pages shall be charged a fee of $2 per page, payable within fourteen (14) days.

The Juvenile Clerk shall maintain a telephone line and facsimile (fax) machine to allow parties to file documents no longer than 10 pages in length with the court. Filings in excess of 10 pages shall be charged a fee of $2 per page, payable within fourteen (14) days.

CRITICAL

Eligible filings may be submitted by fax after the original complaint and before final judgment, but exhibits must be filed separately within five court days after the original fax filing.

Filing of documents subsequent to an original complaint and prior to a final judgment entry and other filings not requiring a security deposit may be filed by fax copy with the Juvenile Clerk, exhibits shall be filed with the Juvenile Clerk as a separate document no later than five (5) court days following the filing of the original fax document.

CRITICAL

Facsimile filing is available across the court's jurisdiction except in cases under R.C. 2151.85, where no document may be filed by fax.

This rule applies to cases involving all areas of the court's jurisdiction, with the exception of cases filed pursuant R.C. 2151.85 regarding a minor's complaint for an abortion. In such cases, no document shall be filed by facsimile transmission.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Fax filing

The listed documents may not be sent by fax to the Juvenile Clerk for filing.

The following documents may not be sent by facsimile transmission to the Juvenile Clerk for filing: a. an ex-parte motion for emergency custody; b. any document in whole or part under seal; c. original complaints; d. pleadings pursuant to appeal; e. filings requiring a deposit;

CRITICAL

The Court prohibits email and electronic filings unless another rule provides otherwise.

### 41. EMAIL OR ELECTRONIC FILINGS The Court will not accept email or electronic filings, except as otherwise provided in these rules.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Prior or superseded will

A prior or superseded will deposited with the court must be filed in the estate proceedings for record purposes only.

Any prior or superseded will so deposited shall be filed in the estate proceedings for record purposes only.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Pleading

Pleadings may be fax-filed only if sent to the specified Clerk of Court fax number; faxing to another number is not filing, subject to case-by-case exceptions for equipment malfunction.

All pleadings must be ten pages or less and faxed to the Hardin County Common Pleas Clerk of Court facsimile machine at (419) 674-2273. Facsimiles to any other number will be deemed as not filed with the Clerk of Court. Exceptions will be handled on a case by case basis in the event of equipment malfunction.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Pleading

Pleadings exceeding ten pages must be filed by mail or in person with the Clerk of Courts.

Pleadings in excess of ten pages must be filed by mail or in person at the Clerk of Courts.

CRITICAL

Court documents must be filed electronically through the Clerk’s system, while paper or fax submissions are converted by Clerk staff; Third District Court of Appeals cases follow its local rules.

All pleadings, motions, briefs, memoranda of law, deposition transcripts, transcripts of proceedings, orders, or other court documents submitted shall be filed electronically through the Clerk’s electronic filing system, or if submitted in paper or facsimile, shall be converted to electronic format by the Clerk of Courts staff. The exception to this rule is that all cases filed with the Third District Court of Appeals shall continue to comply with its local rules.

CRITICAL

Parties must electronically file the listed case documents through the Clerk’s system; documents received on paper or by fax are converted to electronic format by Clerk staff.

Parties shall file all pleadings, motions, briefs, memoranda of law, deposition transcripts, transcripts of proceedings, notices, orders, or other documents electronically through the Clerk’s electronic filing system. Any documents received in paper or by facsimile shall be converted to electronic format by the Clerk of Courts staff.

WARNING

The Court may strike a document, an exhibit, or both if missing exhibits are not filed as required.

The Court may strike any document or exhibit, or both, if missing exhibits are not filed as required by Rule.

WARNING

The Clerk may place a fax filing sent without the required cover page in a failed-fax file and note the reason for failure.

If a facsimile filing is sent by fax to the Clerk of Court without the cover page as designated in this rule, the Clerk at their discretion may deposit the document in a file of failed faxed documents with a notation as to the reason for the failure.

WARNINGCivil cases

The court accepts filings by fax, and the submitting party is assessed copying and mailing costs.

The court will accept filings by facsimile transmission. Costs of copying and mailing will be assessed to the submitting party. The Court’s fax number is 419-674-2274.

INFO

The fax machine accepts document transmissions 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including holidays.

However, the fax machine will be available to receive fax transmission of documents on the basis of 24 hours per day, seven days per week, including holidays at the following number: 419-675-2941.

INFO

The Clerk of Court's fax machine is available to receive document transmissions 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The office of the Clerk of Court facsimile machine will be available to receive facsimile transmission of documents on the basis of 24 hours per day 7 days per week.