Ross County Court of Common Pleas, General Division Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICAL

Applies to

Facsimile filing

A per-page fee applies to documents submitted by fax for filing, as set by the Clerk’s Filing Fee and Cost Schedule, and is added to the case.

14. Fees: The per page fee for submitting by fax a document for filing shall be in accordance with the Filing Fee and Cost Schedule maintained by the Clerk of Courts and added to the case.

CRITICAL

Filing fees and costs are set by the Clerk of Courts’ Filing Fee and Cost Schedule.

4.01 Filing fees and costs in the Court of Common Pleas shall be as set forth in the Filing Fee and Cost Schedule maintained by the Clerk of Courts.

CRITICAL

Fee

$10

Applies to

Restraining order

A $10 additional charge applies with a restraining order.

There will be an additional ten-dollar ($10) charge with a restraining order.

CRITICAL

Required deposits must be paid when filing, including counter, cross, and third-party claims, except when the litigant is indigent under the cited statute.

4.03 All deposits set forth in the Filing Fee and Cost Schedule maintained by the Clerk of Courts shall be paid at the time of filing, including filings of counter, cross or third party claims, except when the litigant is indigent, as provided in Section 2323.311 of the Revised Code.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Complaint or counter cross third party claim

A qualifying party who demonstrates inability to pay and files the specified affidavit may file a complaint or listed claim without depositing or securing costs.

4.04 Waiver of Court Costs for Indigent Party: Where any party required by this Rule to deposit or secure costs by affidavit shows inability to pay for secured costs and requests to be determined an indigent litigant by filing a Financial Disclosure/Fee Waiver Affidavit as found in the Appendix of Forms of the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure and available from the Clerk of Courts, the Clerk shall receive and file the complaint, counter, cross or third party claim without such deposit or security.

CRITICAL

The Clerk may seek judicial review of an indigency filing; if the request is denied, the party has 30 days to provide the deposit or personal security before dismissal or other action.

However, the Clerk may request the Judge of the Court to which the case is assigned to review any such matter offered for filing. If the Court denies the request, the requesting party shall have thirty (30) days to make the required deposit or personal security prior to dismissal or other action on the filing of the civil action or proceeding or the defendant's responsive action.

CRITICAL

The advance cost-security deposit is waived for actions brought on behalf of Ross County, a Ross County municipality, or South Central Ohio Job and Family Services.

4.05 Other Waiver of Court Costs: Any advanced deposit as security for costs normally required prior to filing a suit in this Court, as provided for by Rule 4.01, shall be waived when an action is commenced for and on behalf of Ross County, a municipality within Ross County, or South Central Ohio Job and Family Services.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Request for subpoena

A party requesting a witness subpoena must deposit the prescribed witness-fee amount when filing the subpoena request.

4.06 Witness Fees: A Party requesting the issuance of subpoenas for a witness shall deposit at the time of filing the Request for Subpoena the appropriate amount under the Witness Fees Statutes or Rules of Civil Practice.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Judgment entry of foreclosure

An advance appraisal-fee deposit, in the amount set by the Clerk’s schedule, is required when filing each foreclosure judgment entry.

4.07 Appraisal Fee: An advance deposit for the payment of appraisal fees shall be required upon the filing with the clerk of all Judgment Entries of Foreclosure. The appraisal fee shall be in the amount set forth in the Filing Fee and Cost Schedule maintained by the Clerk of Courts.

CRITICAL

Fee

$35

Applies to

Criminal cause civil action or proceeding or judgment by confession

A $35 special projects fee is assessed in addition to other costs when each criminal cause, civil action or proceeding, or judgment by confession is filed.

4.08 Special Projects Fee: For the efficient operation of the Court, a fee of thirty-five ($35.00) is assessed, in addition to all other Court Costs, on the filing of each criminal cause, civil action or proceeding, or judgment by confession, to acquire and pay for special projects of the Court.

CRITICAL

Fee

$6

Applies to

Cause of action or appeal under section 2303 20 divisions A Q U

The Clerk must charge an additional $6 fee when filing each cause of action or appeal covered by the cited statutory divisions.

4.09 Court Computerization & Legal Research Fee: For the efficient operation of the Court, the Clerk shall charge one additional fee of $6.00 on the filing of each cause of action or appeal under divisions (A), (Q), and (U) of Section 2303.20 of the Revised Code to computerize the Court and to make available legal research services.

CRITICAL

Fee

$20

Applies to

Cause of action or appeal

The Clerk must charge an additional $20 fee on the filing of each cause of action or appeal.

4.10 Clerk Computerization Fee: For the efficient operation of the Court, the Clerk shall charge an additional fee of $20.00 on the filing of each cause of action or appeal, on the filing, docketing

CRITICAL

Applies to

Initial filing

A jury deposit is required with the initial filings when a jury is demanded.

A jury deposit is required at the time of the initial filings in all cases in which a jury is demanded.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Initial filing

If a jury view is requested in a civil case, an additional cost deposit payable to the Clerk is required with the initial filings.

An additional cost deposit payable to the Clerk of Courts is required at the time of the initial filings, if a jury view is requested in a civil case.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Petition

The Petitioner must pay the deposit specified in the Clerk of Courts’ Filing Fee and Cost Schedule before action is required on the Petition.

Before any action is required to be taken on the Petition, the Petitioner must pay a deposit in the amount set forth in the Filing Fee and Cost Schedule maintained by the Clerk of Courts.

WARNING

Applies to

Copies of pleadings

On request, the Clerk shall furnish copies of pleadings in pending cases for the Clerk's usual copying fee.

In cases pending in which the parties or their counsel shall deem it necessary to have copies of pleadings, the Clerk shall, on request, furnish copies in accordance with the usual fee charged by the Clerk's Office for making copies.

WARNING

Applies to

Requested copies

Requested copies are furnished by the Clerk upon payment of the usual fee.

Court, shall, on demand, be furnished by the Clerk upon payment of the usual fee therefore.

WARNING

Fee

$50

Applies to

Deposit for instituting suit

Of the deposit for instituting a suit, $50 is allocated to the Ross County Mediation Fund.

Fifty dollars ($50) of deposits for instituting suits shall be placed in the Ross County Mediation Fund.

WARNING

If costs remain unpaid when litigation ends, the Clerk applies any cost deposit to those unpaid costs.

If costs are not paid at the termination of the litigation, any deposit for costs shall be applied by the Clerk to the unpaid costs.

WARNING

If the Trial Judge is informed that a deposit is insufficient, the Judge may require it to be increased.

4.02 If it is brought to the attention of the Trial Judge that any deposit is insufficient, the Trial Judge may require the said deposit to be increased from time to time.

WARNING

Applies to

Judgment entry of foreclosure

The appraisal fee must be promptly returned if the appraisal is canceled.

In the event the appraisal is canceled, this fee shall be promptly returned.

WARNING

Applies to

Transcript

The Court Reporter may require a deposit in an amount deemed necessary to cover transcript preparation costs unless the Court orders otherwise.

19.01 The Court Reporter shall have full authority to require a deposit in such amount as is deemed necessary to cover the cost of preparation, unless otherwise ordered by the Court.

WARNING

Applies to

Domestic relations matter

Filing fees and costs in domestic relations matters are set by the Clerk of Courts' Filing Fee and Cost Schedule.

1. Filing fees and costs for all domestic relations matters shall be as set forth in the **Filing Fee and Cost Schedule** maintained by the Clerk of Courts.

WARNING

Applies to

Domestic relations document

When a party's affidavit shows inability to pay or secure costs, the Clerk must receive and file the documents without deposit or security as provided in Sections 4.03 and 4.04.

2. Where a party by affidavit shows inability to pay or secure costs, the Clerk shall receive and file the documents without deposit or security as provided in Sections 4.03 and 4.04 of these local rules.

WARNING

Fee

$50

Of costs deposited under this rule, $50 must be deposited in the Ross County Mediation Fund, except for an investigation.

3. Fifty dollars ($50.00) of all costs deposited pursuant to this Rule, except for an investigation, shall be deposited in the Ross County Mediation Fund.

INFO

Applies to

Petition

The deposit may be paid using any form of payment otherwise accepted by the court where the Petition is filed.

Payment of this deposit may be made in any form otherwise accepted in the court of filing.