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

WARNING

Applies to

Release of certificate of judgment

Release of certificate ofjudgment (other than state of Ohio case)-- •· $S.00

Release of certificate ofjudgment (other than state of Ohio case)-- •· $S.00

WARNING

Applies to

Certificate of judgment

Making certificate ofjudgment- -----------· SS.00

Making certificate ofjudgment- -----------· SS.00

WARNING

Fee

3

Applies to

Original transcript

Transcripts cost $3 per page for the original and $1.50 per page for copies.

Court personnel will transc1ibe recorded proceedings at the rate of three dollars ($3.00) per page for the original transcript and one dollar fifty cents ($ 1 .50) per page for copies.

WARNING

Applies to

Cross counter or third party complaint

($S.00 for each additioDal defendant after S)

($S.00 for each additioDal defendant after S)

WARNING

Applies to

Malpractice action

(All malpractice actions requhe additional $S.00 deposit)

(All malpractice actions requhe additional $S.00 deposit)

WARNING

Applies to

Fax transmission

Fax transmissions cost $2 per transmission plus $1 per page, and the costs are charged to the case unless arranged otherwise in advance.

(A) Costs to be cha rged for both Incoming a nd outgoing fax tra nsmissions shall be $ 2 . 00 per tra nsmission plus $ 1 . 00 per page. U nless otherwise arranged for in adva nce, the costs shall be charged to the case i n which the docu ments a re to be fi led .

WARNING

Fee

$400

Applies to

Foreclosure action special projects fee

The $400 General Division Foreclosure Action Special Projects Fee must no longer be charged or collected effective November 21, 2011.

Now comes the Court, upon review of the General Order of June 25, 2008 (attached as Exhibit "A") authorizing a charge of four hundred dollars ($400.00) as and for a General Division Foreclosure Action Special Proj ects Fee, and finds that the collection of this fee should be and hereby is ORDERED to be ceased. Effective Monday, November 2 1 , 201 1 , the Meigs County Clerk of Courts shall no longer charge or collect said fee.

WARNING

Applies to

Out of county personal service

Out-of-County personal service (all cases),------· ---;$�.00

Out-of-County personal service (all cases),------· ---;$�.00

WARNING

Applies to

Judgment vacate revive change or modify proceeding

Proceedings to vacate, revive, and change, or modify judgment-- -$100.�

Proceedings to vacate, revive, and change, or modify judgment-- -$100.�

WARNING

A party may request waiver of prepayment of the costs deposit by following the stated procedure.

A par ty may request the Court to waive the pr ep ayment of t he costs deposit by the f ol low ing p roce dur e :

WARNING

Applies to

Arbitrator cost deposit

On proper notice, the judge must apportion the deposit if multiple defendants cannot agree on their shares, and the court may order additional deposits when proper.

If there a re multip le defendan ts a nd th ey ca nnot a g ree as to the i r proporti onate sn are of th e d eposi t, upon proper notice the J udg e sh a ll order the a pp orti onment . When i t app ears proper, th e Co urt may order a ddi ti onal deposi ts.

WARNING

Fee

1

Applies to

Garnishment

An additional $1 check payable to the garnishee is required for the garnishment deposit.

(+ $ 1 .00 check payable to garnishee)

INFO

Applies to

Notary fee

Notary fees are waived for Meigs County officeholders and their employees when the officeholder requires employees to be notaries as part of their employment.

Now comes the Court and orders that all notary fees heretofore ordered by the Meigs County Common Pleas Court shall be waived for Meigs County Officeholders and their employees, provided that said officeholders require their employees to be notaries as part of their employment.

CRITICAL

A $150 deposit is listed for an answer, cross-complaint, counterclaim, or third-party filing in an action for divorce, dissolution, or annulment.

Answer & Cross Complaint, Counter Claim, Third Party in an action of Divorce, Dissolution or Annulment $1 50.00

CRITICAL

A $40 fee is charged on the filing of each criminal cause, domestic action, civil action or proceeding, or judgment by confession, and the Clerk of Courts collects it for deposit into the specified fund.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED pursuant to Section 2303.201 R.C. that a fee of forty dollars ($40.00) be charged as part of court costs to be paid from the court costs deposit, when applicable, on the filing of each criminal cause, domestic action, civil action or proceeding, or judgment by confession, or at such time court costs are paid when no cost deposit is required. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Courts collect such fees and pay same to the county treasurer for deposit into the "General Special Projects Fund For the Common Pleas Court, General Division" as established which then may be disbursed by order of the Court.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Aid of execution

Aid of execution is listed at $250.

Aid of Execution $250.00

CRITICAL

Fee

$1

The clerk must charge a $1.00 computerized legal research fee when each cause or appeal under the specified statutory divisions is filed.

Now comes the Court, who finds that funding is necessary to make available computerized legal research services for the Court and hereby authorizes and directs the Clerk of the Common Pleas Court to charge a fee of $1.00 on the filing of each cause or appeal under Divisions (A), (R), and (V) of Section 2303.20 of the Ohio Revised Code.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Writ of possession

A writ of possession is listed at $150.

Writ of Possession $1 50.00

WARNING

Applies to

Original transcript

An original transcript costs $5.00 per page, copies are free, and advance payment may be required.

Court personnel will transcribe recorded proceedings at the rate of five dollars ($5.00) per page for the original transcript. Copies will be provided free of charge. Advance payment may be required.

WARNING

The court may authorize a clerk to charge a fee of no more than $1.50 when a covered case or cause of action is filed.

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WARNING

The initial notary application fee is six dollars, payable to the Clerk.

The initial application is Six Dollars and the Renewal fee is Five Dollars. The fees are payable to the Meigs County Common Pleas Court Clerk and are to be distributed to the general fund of Meigs County.