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

CRITICAL

Applies to

Publication service

The Clerk must require a publication-cost deposit in every proceeding, whether or not an affidavit of indigency is filed.

When service of process Is to be affected by publication. a deposit to seoure costs of publication shall be required by the clerk. ... Publlcation deposit is required in afl proceedings whether or not they are accompanied by an affidavft of indigency.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Marriage license application

Marriage license application charges must be paid in cash or by money order.

All charges for marriage license application must be paid with cash or money order.

CRITICAL

After notice of a dishonored payment, the payor must pay the full amount and the Court’s bank charges in cash within three Court Days or the Court may strike the filing or take other action.

If any payment is dishonored for insufficient funds or other deficiencies in the payment, the payor must pay the full amount due in cash, plus reimburse the Court for bank charges it incurs, within three Court Days after notice from the Court of nonpayment. If not paid within that time, the Court may strike the filing from the record or take other appropriate action as the Court may deem appropriate.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Complaint appeal motion or pleading

Complaints, appeals, motions, and other pleadings must be accompanied by a court-cost deposit in the amount set by the court.

AU opmplaints, appeals. motions or other plea.dings shalt b& accompanied bytha appropriate deposit as ~tyfor court costs in the amount which is set by th& court. The sehedl.de of the amounts needed to be deposited shaUb& fi~ byf!teeourt ~nd.!he Clerk of this court Shall ~eep and make available said list.

CRITICAL

Fees and costs shall be assessed and collected in each proceeding within the Court’s juvenile jurisdiction pursuant to the cited statutes.

Fees and costs shall be assessed and collected in each proceeding within the juvenile jurisdiction of the Court pursuant to Sections 2151.54, 2303.20, 2743.70 and 2949.091 0. R. C.

CRITICAL

The full amount of anticipated costs for a proceeding must be paid in advance.

The Court requires an advanced payment of the full amount of costs anticipated to be incurred in the type of proceeding being filed.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Mailed filing

If a filing fee is due for a mailed filing, payment of the exact amount must accompany it.

Payment of the exact amount of the filing fee must also accompany the filing, if a filing fee is due.

CRITICAL

Fees for court computerization and computerized research services shall be assessed and collected pursuant to the cited statutes.

Additionally fees for the computerization of the Court and for computerized research services shall be assessed and collected pursuant to Section 2303.021(B)(l)and (2) and Section 2303.21(A)(l) and (2) 0. R. C.

CRITICAL

Costs not covered by the initial advance payment must be paid when additional documents are filed or services are performed.

Additional documents filed or services performed in the same case that are not covered by the original advanced payment will be charged and must be paid as filings are made or other services are performed.

CRITICAL

Be sure that the correct filing fee, if required, accompanies each filing. The Court may not accept documents for filing unless the filing fee is paid simultaneously with the filing.

Be sure that the correct filing fee, if required, accompanies each filing. The Court may not accept documents for filing unless the filing fee is paid simultaneously with the filing.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Jury demand

The jury deposit is due when the jury demand is filed: $750 for a one-day trial and $270 for each additional scheduled day.

Jury deposits must be paid simultaneously with filing the jury demand. The deposit for a one- day jury trial shall be $750.00 and the deposit for each additional day scheduled shall be $270.00.

CRITICAL

All amounts due must be paid in full before the Court will accept a filing or perform a service.

The Court will not accept any document for filing and will not perform any other service until all amounts due are paid in full.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Court cost deposit

A qualifying indigency or poverty affidavit may excuse the deposit, but does not relieve the party of liability for court costs.

2A. said deposit shall not be required in proceedi~s when the complaint is aooQmpanied by affidavit of indig eney. lf indigent, the deposit costs are met if the party files a poverty affidavit which states thatthe party Is without fUnds or ass&1S to pay the tepOmt. The filing of a poverty affida:· vii does not refieve a party from liability torJX)Urt costs.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Complaint

A complaint will not be received when the initiating party owes costs in a prior case unless the party proves continuous inability to pay since those costs were assessed.

No complaint shall be reoewed for filing If costs are due on a prior .ease against the initiating party without proving to 1he court that the party has been continually without funds to pay said costs since they were as:- sessed.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Final entry

A final entry in a domestic-relations proceeding will not be accepted until costs are paid in full, and a person claiming indigency must prove that status to the court before the decree is received for filing.

No ffnaf entry in a domestic r8'ations proceeding shalf be received for filing by the Clerk of Courts until the cost of tne pn>ceedlng has been paid in fuJl.·Persons claiming Indigent status as a bar to pre,,payment of costs shaH·be required to prove ~ status to the satisfaction of~- court before the decree.wiH be iemived,for fifing,

CRITICAL

Fee

$275

Applies to

Domestic relations case

Beginning March 1, 2015, the filing fee for each domestic relations case is $275, increased from $200.

Accordingly, as of March 1, 2015, the filing fee for domestic relations cases will be increased from T·wo Hundred Dollars ($200.00) to Two Hundred Seventy~five Dollars ($275.00) per case.

WARNING

Fee

75 $

Applies to

Real property appraisal

The appraisal fee is $75 per person for appraisals in the specified real-property matters overseen by the Sheriff's Office.

4A: Toe appraisal fee shall be $75.00 ·per person for the appnusal of mm property lnvolVlng foreclosure, and partition, and/or any other real prop- erty matters overseen by the Lawrence County Sheriff's Offi~e.

WARNING

Applies to

Copies

Copies of court files are furnished upon request upon payment of the usual fee.

Upon request ·the cleric shall furnish copies upon payment of the usuaJ fee Sherefore.

WARNING

Applies to

Copies of court papers

The Clerk must furnish copies of papers in Court files on demand to counsel or interested parties upon payment of the usual fees.

Copies of papers belonging to the files of the Court, shall, on demand be furnished by the Clerk to counsel or interested parties upon payment of the usual fees.

WARNING

Fee

0.1

Applies to

Copies of public records

The Court charges 10 cents per page for copies of public records.

The Court charges 10¢ per page.

WARNING

Applies to

Other court costs

Other court costs may be paid by cash, money order, certified or bank cashier’s check, or ordinary business check; personal checks and card payments are not accepted.

All other costs may be paid by means of cash, money order, certified or bank cashier’s check, or ordinary business check. The Court does not accept personal checks. The Court does not currently have the ability to accept credit cards or debit cards.

WARNING

Applies to

Certified authenticated or exemplified copies

Payment for certified, authenticated, or exemplified copies is due before the copies are made.

Payment for these copies is due in advance of making them.

WARNING

The Court may waive filing fees and court costs or require the Attorney/Guardian ad Litem to pay them, at its discretion.

Filing fees and court costs may be waived or may be due from the Attorney/Guardian ad Litem at the Court's discretion.

WARNING

Fee

25 $

Applies to

Posting by clerk

The Clerk of Courts or designated agent may be paid up to $25 for travel necessary to the posting locations.

Clerk of Courts, or his designated agent, shall be paid up to $25.00 for travel necessary to said posts.

WARNING

Fees and costs may change by statute or court order, and the current schedule is available in the Clerk’s office.

All fees and costs are subject to change from time by statute or order of the Court. A schedule of all fees, costs and deposits currently in effect, or as and when changed, is posted and available in the office of the Clerk.