Lima Municipal Court, Ohio Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICAL

Applies to

Fax filing

No document filed by facsimile that requires a filing fee shall be accepted by the Clerk for filing.

No document filed by facsimile that requires a filing fee shall be accepted by the Clerk for filing.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Financial sanctions

If financial sanctions remain unpaid at sentencing, the clerk must notify the defendant of possible enforcement consequences, the defendant's responsibility for collection-agency fees, and the option to request a financial ability hearing.

If all financial sanctions are not paid in full at the time of sentencing, the Clerk of Court shall issue to the defendant a notice advising the defendant that a failure to pay all financial sanctions, or a failure to comply with the terms of any payment agreement, may cause the court to impose such sanctions as are provided by law, including, but not limited to, a wage garnishment, vehicle registration block, forfeiture of driving privileges and/or operator’s license, and turning the case(s) over to a collection agency. The collection agency’s fees are the responsibility of the defendant. The notice shall further notify the defendant that they may request a financial ability hearing if they believe they are unable to pay.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Transcript

A transcript request requires a deposit of half the estimated cost, and the transcript is delivered only after full payment; an electronic copy on compact disc is free.

The Court Reporter shall review the electronic recording of the REQUESTED proceeding(s) and require a deposit of one-half (1/2) the total estimated cost. All transcription of electronic recordings shall be made by the Court Reporter under the supervision and control of the Court and the Court Reporter shall be pursuant to the fee schedule adopted by the court. Copies of the transcript shall be available at the cost set forth in the fee schedule. No transcript shall be delivered until the cost has been paid in full. If an electronic copy is requested, the Court shall provide the party with the transcript on a compact disc at no charge.

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Applies to

Civil jury demand

The requesting party must post a jury deposit when filing a civil jury demand; failure to post it waives the right to a civil jury trial.

The requesting party must post a jury deposit upon the filing of a jury demand; failure to post a deposit waives the right to a civil jury trial.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Financial sanctions

A defendant unable to pay all financial sanctions in full on the sentencing date must make payment arrangements.

If a defendant is unable to pay all financial sanctions in full on the date of sentencing, the defendant shall make arrangements for payment.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Financial sanctions

Unless the court orders otherwise, financial sanctions, including fines and court costs, must be paid in full on the sentencing date.

Unless otherwise ordered by the court, all financial sanctions, including but not limited to all fines and court costs, are to be paid in full on the date of sentencing.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Financial sanctions

An employed defendant must sign a wage-withholding order, while an unemployed defendant must enter a payment plan with the Clerk of Court.

If a defendant is employed, a defendant shall sign a wage withholding order to allow the defendant’s employer to withhold funds and pay them directly to the court. If the defendant is not employed, they shall enter into a payment plan with the Clerk of Court.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Case

Court costs for civil and criminal cases are established under Ohio law, published in schedules, and applied to each individual case filed.

Court costs in both Civil and Criminal cases shall be established by the Judges of the Lima Municipal Court in conformance with the provisions of the Ohio Revised Code. Those costs shall be published by the Clerk of the Lima Municipal Court as a Criminal Cost Schedule and a Civil Cost Schedule and made available to the general public on request. Further, the Clerk shall send copies of both schedules to all attorneys regularly practicing in the Lima Municipal Court on adoption of these rules and from time to time as the schedules of costs shall be amended. The Clerk of Court shall apply these costs to each individual case filed. For the purpose of this rule, a “case” is defined as a prosecution of all of the charges that result from the same act, transaction, or series of acts or transactions and that are given the same case type designator and case number under Rule 43 of the Rules of Superintendence for the Courts of Ohio or any successor to that rule.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Filing

Normal filing fees apply; case deposits may be paid by credit card when processed or by cash or check at the Clerk’s Office, and a credit-card surcharge may be assessed.

The Clerk of Court shall assess normal filing fees and case deposits will be collected via user credit card at the time the filing is processed or by cash or check deposit at the Clerk of Court office. Pursuant to §301.28(E) and (F) of the Ohio Revised Code, a surcharge for credit card use may be assessed in an amount to be determined by the Clerk of Court. Any document filed without an appropriate filing fee may be stricken.

WARNING

Applies to

Financial sanctions

The clerk of the Lima Municipal Court collects financial sanctions imposed by the court.

Pursuant to R.C. 2929.28(G) the court designates the clerk of the lima municipal court to collect financial sanctions imposed by the court.

INFO

Applies to

Fax filing

No additional fee is charged for filing a document by fax.

No additional fee shall be assessed for facsimile filings.