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

Applies to

Fax filing

An oversized or noncompliant fax incurs the same per-page charge but will not be accepted for filing.

If an incoming fax transmission exceeds the 10-page limit, or fails to comply with the provisions of this rule, costs will still be assessed at the rate of $2.00 for the first page and $.25 for each additional page to the case in which the documents were to be filed. However, because the transmission exceeded the required page limit or fails to comply with the provisions of this rule, it will not be accepted for filing.

Applies to

Jury demand

Required court costs for a jury demand must be paid within five days of the standard pretrial order; unpaid jury demands will be struck and do not constitute a valid jury demand.

All required court cost deposits for jury demands must be paid within five (5) days of the standard pretrial order. Should costs for a jury demand not be paid, the Court will strike the jury demand. The fact that one party has made a jury demand does not act as a valid jury demand unless court costs have been paid.

Applies to

Fax filing

Beginning September 1, 2012, incoming fax transmissions cost $2.00 for the first page and $0.25 for each additional page.

Commencing September 1, 2012, costs will be charged for incoming fax transmissions at the rate of $2.00 for the first page and $.25 for each additional page.

Applies to

Fax filing

Fax-transmission costs are charged to the case in which the documents are filed.

The fax transmission cost shall be charged to the case in which the documents are to be filed.

Applies to

Complaint

A voluntarily dismissed case that is refiled is assessed a fee, and an additional fee applies if counsel does not designate the refiling when filing the complaint.

14.02 Companion and Re-Filed Cases Cases voluntarily dismissed under Civil Rule 41 and subsequently re-filed shall be assigned to the same Judge to whom the case was originally assigned and assessed a fee. Any re-filed case not designated as such by counsel at the time of filing of the Complaint, shall be assessed an additional fee.

Fee

$50

Applies to

Cqe petition

A $50 deposit is required when filing the CQE petition, but a judge may waive some or all of it, and the petitioner may submit an affidavit of indigency or other relevant information to request a waiver or reduction.

A deposit of $50.00 is required at the time of filing. A Judge may waive some or all of the deposit otherwise required by this Local Rule. The Petitioner may submit an Affidavit of Indigency or other relevant information for the Court’s consideration if requesting a waiver or reduction of the filing fee.