Highland County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICAL

A security deposit for costs in the amount listed in Appendix A is required upon filing, though the Court may revise the deposit and fee schedule.

No civil action, domestic relations action or other type of proceeding shall be accepted for filing by the Clerk unless there is deposited upon the filing as security for costs the amount required as set forth in Appendix A to these rules. The Court may modify the amount of the security deposits and court fees from time to time, and the new deposit schedule shall be substituted as Appendix A to these rules when it becomes effective.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Jury view request

An additional deposit ordered by the Court must be deposited with the Clerk when a jury view is requested in a civil case.

An additional deposit as ordered by the Court shall be deposited with the Clerk upon the request for jury view in any civil case.

CRITICAL

Required deposits and fees must be paid by credit card through the e-filing system at filing, unless the filer submits a notarized poverty affidavit and motion to waive payment with the filing.

Any pleading or document that requires the payment of a deposit or fee to the Clerk shall be paid electronically by a credit card through the Clerk of Court’s efiling system at the time of filing. The e-filing function of the case management system will not accept filing without payment of the required deposit or fee unless a notarized poverty affidavit and motion to waive the payment of a deposit or fee is filed with the e-filing pleading or document.

CRITICAL

For a case transferred from another court, the Clerk must collect the required filing fees from the plaintiff within 30 days of transfer.

In any case that is transferred to this court from another court; the Clerk shall collect from the Plaintiff the required filing fees within 30 days of the transfer.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Mediation cancellation

Failure to comply is treated as a mediation cancellation without 48 hours’ notice and results in assessment of the current non-cancellation fee.

Failure to comply with this rule shall be deemed a cancellation of the mediation without 48 hours’ notice and shall result in an assessment of the non-cancellation fee currently being charged.

CRITICAL

Fee

50

Applies to

Case filing

The Clerk must collect a $50 fee when the specified criminal, civil, domestic-relations, and confession-judgment matters are filed, including post-judgment filings.

Therefore, it is hereby ordered that the sum of $50.00 shall be collected by the Clerk of this Court on the filing of each criminal case, civil action or proceeding including both original and post judgment proceedings, all domestic relations cases including dissolutions, both in original and post judgment filings, and judgments by confession.

CRITICAL

Fee

20

The Clerk must collect a $20 computer fee for the Clerk’s office on the cases specified in R.C. 2303.01(A)(1).

Pursuant to R.C. 2303.201, the Clerk shall collect the $20.00 computer fee for the Clerk’s office and the $6.00 fee for the Court computer fund on all cases set forth in R.C. 2303.01(A)(1)

CRITICAL

Applies to

Jury trial

Failure to pay the required jury-trial security deposit is treated as withdrawal of the jury demand.

Failure to pay the required security deposit for a jury trial as required by this rule shall be deemed a withdrawal of the demand for a trial by jury.

WARNING

The Court may dismiss an action without notice if the required filing fees are not paid.

If the filing fees are not paid, the Court may dismiss the action without notice to the parties.

WARNING

After approval of an affidavit of poverty, an action may be filed without the security deposit, but court costs will be assessed at the end of the case.

Upon the approval of an affidavit of poverty by entry of the Judge or the Magistrate, an action may be filed without the required security deposit. However, court costs shall be assessed at the conclusion of the case.