Hardin County Municipal Court, Ohio Filing Fees and Waivers

WARNING

Applies to

Receiving and disbursing money

The commission for receiving and disbursing money is 2% on the first $10,000 and 1% on amounts exceeding $10,000, subject to the stated exclusions.

11 Receiving and disbursing money-commission on the first $10,000.* 2% Receiving and disbursing money-commission on all exceeding $10,000.* 1% *other than costs and fees, paid to or deposited with the Clerk in pur- suance of an order of Court or on judgments, including moneys invested by order of the Court and interest earned on them

WARNING

Fee

160

Applies to

Traffic violation waiver

The waiver for each listed Chapter 4549 motor-vehicle crime is $160.

.01 Stop when signaled (horse-drawn vehicle or horseback) 160.00 .10 Operating without license plates 160.00 .11 Operating with license plates of former owner 160.00 .12 Resident operating w/license plates issued by another state 160.00 .18 Display of certificate of registration 160.00

WARNING

Fee

10

Applies to

Notice of failure of service

A $10.00 fee is charged for issuance of a notice of failure of service.

17 For the issuance of a notice of failure of service 10.00

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Fee

10

Applies to

Motion or entry

A $10.00 fee is charged for filing each motion or entry.

19 For the filing of motions or entries, each 10.00

WARNING

Fee

70

Applies to

Debtor exam

A $70.00 fee is charged for issuing each debtor’s examination.

25 Issuance of debtor’s exam, each 70.00

WARNING

Costs for traffic and criminal actions are imposed pursuant to the cited statutory sections.

All costs for traffic and criminal actions are imposed pursuant to Sections 311.17, 1901.26, 2743.70 and 2949.091

WARNING

Fee

20

Applies to

Continuance for hearing

A $20.00 continuance fee applies to a hearing other than a small claims trial and includes the motion and entry.

21 Continuance fee for hearing other than small claims trial- includes motion and entry 20.00

WARNING

Fee

15

Applies to

Jury demand

A $15.00 fee is charged for filing a jury demand in a traffic or criminal case.

20 For the filing of a jury demand in traffic/criminal cases 15.00

WARNING

Fee

4

Applies to

Notice

A $4.00 fee is charged to issue a notice for each person.

2 Issuing notices, per person 4.00

WARNING

Fee

150

Applies to

Appeal

A $150.00 fee is charged for docketing and indexing an appeal, including filing and noting necessary documents.

10 Docketing and indexing appeals, including the filing and noting of all necessary documents 150.00

WARNING

Applies to

Refund

Refunds of overpayments, deposits, or bonds will not be made when the refund is less than $10.01.

No refunds will be made for less than $10.01 for any overpayments or re-funds of deposits and/or bonds.

WARNING

Fee

0.25

Applies to

Photocopy

A $0.25 fee is charged for each photocopy.

13 For each photocopy .25

WARNING

Applies to

Traffic violation waiver

Subtract $60 from the listed waiver amount for each additional moving violation from the same incident on the same citation.

Any moving violation issued out of the same incident, as the second, third, etc., charge contained in the same citation, would have $60.00 subtracted from the waiver amount listed for that offense.

WARNING

Applies to

Jury trial

Attorneys must notify the court in accordance with its Jury Management Plan to avoid paying jury fees.

Attorneys must notify the Court in accordance with the Court’s Jury Management Plan to avoid paying jury fees.

WARNING

Fee

100

Applies to

Jury demand

A $100.00 fee is charged for filing a jury demand in a civil case.

For the filing of a jury demand in Civil cases 100.00

WARNING

Fee

40

Applies to

Confession of judgment

A $40.00 fee is charged for each cause of action for judgment by confession, including docketing, indexing, and journal entries.

8 Each cause of action for judgment by confession, including all docketing, indexing and entries on the journal 40.00

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Fee

175

Applies to

Traffic violation waiver

The waiver for a commercial-prohibition violation under Chapter 4519, subsection .22, is $175.

(a) .22 Prohibitions, commercial 175.00

WARNING

Applies to

Traffic violation waiver

The waiver is $175 for minor misdemeanors and hazardous-materials violations, and $160 for unclassified misdemeanors involving safety.

Minor misdemeanor 175.00 Unclassified misdemeanors involving safety 160.00 All hazardous materials violation 175.00

INFO

Applies to

Facsimile filing

No additional fee may be assessed for facsimile filings.

B. No additional fee shall be assessed for facsimile filings.

INFO

Applies to

Jury demand

A person determined to be indigent may petition the Court to waive the jury deposit.

A person determined to be indigent may petition the Court for a waiver of the jury deposit requirement.

INFO

Applies to

Jury demand

No jury deposit is required in criminal cases.

B. In criminal cases, no deposit shall be required.

WARNING

The Violations Bureau waiver for Chapter 4519 violations is $150 unless a listed subsection provides otherwise.

The waiver for violation of any provisions of Chapter 4519 which may be processed by the Violations Bureau shall be $150.00, unless otherwise provided below in subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d).