South Euclid Municipal Court, Ohio Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICAL

Applies to

Jury demand

A party demanding a civil jury trial must make an advance deposit within 14 days of the scheduled trial or the demand is waived.

(D) When a jury trial is demanded, the party requesting the same shall make an advance deposit. If the deposit is not made within fourteen days of the scheduled trial, the jury demand will be deemed to have been waived and the case will proceed as a trial before the court.

CRITICAL

The clerk will not accept a civil filing unless the applicable filing fee is deposited first.

(A) No pleading, motion, or other document shall be accepted for filing by the Clerk of Court unless there is first deposited the filing fee set forth in the schedule of costs established from time to time by the court.

CRITICALCourt notice

Fee

25

Most standard filing fees for traffic, criminal, and civil actions or proceedings increase by $25.00.

Pursuant to the Order and Entry Pursuant to R.C.1901.26 filed 12/29/2023, most standard fees for the filing of each traffic, criminal, or civil action or proceeding will be increased by $25.00.

CRITICAL

Fee

$600

Applies to

Jury demand

The civil jury-demand fee is $600, due upon filing, and $100 is non-refundable.

Jury Demand (due upon filing)    $ 600.00    ($100 of this fee is non-refundable)

WARNING

Applies to

Rent escrow

A tenant owes no filing fee for depositing rent into escrow, but the court retains 1% of the deposit when the case ends; payments are accepted only by cash, check, or money order, not credit card.

Rent Escrow (deposited by tenant) No filing fee required from tenant upon filing, but court keeps 1% of total amount of rent deposited with court when case is completed. Rent payments and deposits only payable via cash, check or money order. No credit cards accepted.

WARNING

Fee

$20

Applies to

Motion

The civil filing fee for other motions, including motions for continuance, is $20.

All other motions, including Motions for Continuance    $ 20.00

WARNING

Fee

$10

Applies to

Continuance request

The fee for a defendant-requested criminal or traffic continuance is $10.

Continuance (Defendant Request)    $ 10.00

WARNING

A party claiming indigency must file a written motion and an affidavit stating income and expenses for the court to decide.

(B) Upon a claim of indigency, a party shall file a written motion and affidavit setting forth his or her income and expenses, and the court shall rule upon the same.

WARNING

A defendant may file an affidavit of indigency to waive the probation supervision fee.

*** Defendant may file Affidavit of Indigency to waive this fee

INFO

No additional fee is charged for facsimile filings.

(A) All pleadings, motions, or other documents other than the original complaint or any other pleading that joins or adds a new party, may be transmitted to the court by facsimile transmission, to (216) 381-1195, subject to the conditions set forth in this rule. However, no document that requires a filing fee shall be accepted by facsimile by the clerk for filing. No additional fee shall be assessed for facsimile filings.