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

Fee

$14.5

Applies to

Publication of calendars and notices

For each case requiring publication of calendars or notices whose fees are not fixed by law, the filing party must pay The Akron Legal News $14.50.

For publication of such calendars and notices for which the fees are not fixed by law, the publisher of The Akron Legal News shall receive the sum of $14.50 for each case, to be paid by the party filing the complaint, petition, administrative appeal, notice of appeal, or lien.

Fee

$5

Applies to

Abstract of legal advertising

Publication of an abstract of legal advertising costs $5.00 per case, matter, or proceeding and is collected as part of court costs by the Clerk of Courts.

For the publication of abstracts of legal advertising, the publisher of The Akron Legal News shall receive the sum of $5.00 for each case, matter, or proceeding requiring such advertisement, all to be taxed and collected as part of the court costs by the Clerk of Courts.

Fee

$220

Applies to

Notice of sheriffs sale

The Clerk must collect a $220 advance deposit to publish notice of a Sheriff's sale.

The Clerk shall collect an advance deposit in the amount of Two Hundred Twenty Dollars ($220.00) for publication of Notice of a Sheriff's sale.

Applies to

Notice of sheriffs sale

Any Sheriff's-sale publication fee exceeding the deposit must be taken from sale proceeds and paid to the publisher within 30 days after the sale.

If the fees for such publication exceed the amount of the deposit, the additional amount shall be taken from the proceeds of the sale and paid to the publisher no later than thirty (30) days after the date of the sale.

Fee

$20

Applies to

Notice of chattel sale

The Clerk must collect a $20 advance deposit for publication of notice of a chattel sale by the Summit County Sheriff's Office.

The Clerk shall collect an advance deposit of $20.00 for publication of Notice of a Chattel Sale by the Summit County Sheriff's Office.

Fee

50 dollars

Applies to

Notice of appeal

A notice of appeal from an arbitration award must be accompanied by a $50 fee payable to the Clerk.

The appellant's notice of appeal shall be accompanied by an appeal fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00), payable to the Clerk.

Documents or court actions requiring filing fees must be paid by valid credit card through the Clerk’s electronic filing system.

Any document and/or court action that requires payment of a Filing Fee will be made by using a valid credit card through the Clerk’s E-Filing System.

Applies to

Civil action or proceeding

Civil actions and proceedings require a security-for-costs deposit in the scheduled amount unless the Court orders otherwise.

No civil action or proceeding shall be accepted for filing without a deposit as security for costs in the sum set forth on the following Schedule of Filing Fees unless otherwise ordered by the Court.

Applies to

Civil complaint counterclaim or third party claim

A civil plaintiff unable to pay filing costs for a complaint, counterclaim, or third-party claim must submit the court-prescribed Poverty Affidavit requesting a waiver.

If the party initiating a civil action believes that he/she is unable to pay the costs of filing a complaint in a civil action, a counterclaim and/or a third-party claim, then such person shall submit a Poverty Affidavit on the form prescribed by the Court requesting to have such charges waived.

Fee

$250

Applies to

CQE petition

The Clerk of Courts must collect a $250 filing fee for an ODRC-reviewed CQE petition, which is considered filed when the fee is paid.

Upon receipt of a petition for CQE that has been reviewed and been found sufficient for filing by ODRC, a filing fee in the amount of $250.00 shall be charged and collected by the Clerk of Courts. The clerk shall file an ODRC-reviewed petition as a civil case filing, and assign a civil case number and judge. A petition shall be considered filed upon payment of the filing fee.

Fee

$620

Applies to

Order of sale publication deposit

The Order of Sale Publication deposit filing fee is $620.00 effective October 1, 2007.

The filing fee for the Order of Sale Publication deposit is Six Hundred Twenty and No/100 dollars ($620.00) effective October 1, 2007.

Fee

$220

Applies to

Online sheriff sale license

The online sheriff-sale licensing fee is a one-time charge of $220.00 per case.

a. Licensing Fee is a One-Time charge of $220.00 per Case.

Applies to

Legal advertising

Except for Sheriff's Sales, the publisher must bill legal-advertising fees directly to the responsible attorney or other responsible person.

Publishing fees for legal advertising, other than for Sheriff's Sales, will be billed by the publisher directly to the attorney or person responsible for the same.

Applies to

Legal advertising

Proof of legal-advertising publication must be delivered to the Clerk after the advertising concludes and the publisher receives the fee.

Proof of said publication will be delivered to the Clerk at the conclusion of the advertising, upon receipt of the fee by the publisher.

Applies to

Legal advertising

If collection appears problematic, the publisher may require payment before typesetting and publication begin.

Under certain circumstances where the publisher feels that collection of such fees may be a problem, the publisher is authorized to collect the fees prior to typesetting and starting the publication.

Applies to

Notice of sheriffs sale

The Clerk holds the Sheriff's-sale publication deposit and pays it to the publisher upon receiving proof of publication after the advertising concludes.

This fee shall be held by the Clerk and paid to the publisher upon receipt of proof of publication at the conclusion of the advertising.

Applies to

Notice of chattel sale

Payment for chattel-sale notice publication follows the payment procedure stated in Rule 6.06(A).

Payment to the publisher shall be made in the same manner as in Rule 6.06(A).

Applies to

Notice of appeal

For an indigent appellant, the assigned judge may allow the appeal to proceed without the required payments upon a proper motion or affidavit of indigency.

If the party appealing is indigent, then upon proper motion or affidavit of indigency, the assigned judge may allow the appeal to proceed without the payments as required herein.

Fee

$75

Applies to

Conveyance form and deed

The Sheriff charges a $75 administrative fee for processing each conveyance form and recording each deed.

The Sheriff will charge a fee of Seventy-Five Dollars ($75) as an associated administrative cost to process each Conveyance Form and to record each Deed.

Applies to

Government legal advertising

Governmental agencies and payment for government legal advertising are exempt from Rule 6.06.

Governmental agencies are excluded from the provisions of this rule and payment for government legal advertising.