Vermilion Municipal Court, Ohio Filing Fees and Waivers

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Fee

$25

Applies to

Court appointment application

A $25 non-refundable application fee must be paid before appointment, may in certain instances be added to case costs, and may be waived by judicial order.

1. A non-refundable twenty-five dollar ($25.00) application fee shall be paid prior to any court appointment being made. 2. In certain instances this fee may be added to the court costs of the applicable case. 3. This fee may be waived by Order of the Judge.

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Applies to

Appeal or driving privilege petition

The person filing an appeal or petition must pay the court cost for filing it.

the person filing the request shall pay the court cost for filing it with the Appeal or Petition filing

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Applies to

Satisfaction

A satisfaction cannot be entered on the docket until all court costs are paid.

No satisfaction shall be entered on the docket unless and until all court costs have been paid.

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Applies to

Jury summoning

Jury-summoning costs are assessed against the party requesting trial; if the case settles on the trial date, all jury costs are assessed against the party who requested the jury.

Those costs associated with the summoning of a jury shall be assessed against the party requesting the trial. If a trial is settled on the day of trial, all jury costs shall be assessed against the party who requested the jury.

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Applies to

Jury demand

A party demanding a civil jury trial must tender the required deposit with the pleading containing the demand; otherwise, the jury demand is waived.

When a jury trial in a civil case is demanded, the party requesting it shall tender the required deposit with the filing of the pleading that contains the jury demand. If the deposit is not timely made, the jury demand will be waived and the case will proceed as a trial before the court. See Rule 9.

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Applies to

Continuance

A fee is charged for continuances.

There shall be a fee for continuances.

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A required filing fee must be paid before electronic transmission; payment may be by credit card online or by phone for traffic/criminal matters, or by check for civil matters.

No document requiring a filing fee may be filed by electronic transmission unless the filer has paid the fee prior to transmission. Such fee may be paid by credit card either on-line or by phone (traffic/criminal) or by check (civil).

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The required filing fee must be deposited before an action or proceeding is accepted for filing, but the Judge may waive it after an indigency application is completed, reviewed, and approved.

No action or proceeding shall be accepted for filing by the Clerk of Court unless there first shall be deposited the filing fee required by this court in its latest revised schedule of costs. Upon the completion of an application of indigency and review and approval by the Judge, the fee may be waived.

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Applies to

Civil jury trial

The party demanding a civil jury trial must promptly deposit an amount the Court considers reasonable as security for costs, with a minimum deposit of $500; jury-summoning costs and juror fees are apportioned to the proceeding and taxed as court costs.

When a jury trial in a civil case is demanded, the party demanding same shall be forthwith required to make an advance deposit as security for costs in such sum as the Court determines to be reasonable. The cost of summoning jurors and the fees of jurors shall be apportioned to the respective proceeding and shall be taxed as part of the Court costs. The minimum deposit for a jury trial shall be $500.00.

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Applies to

Order

Applicable fees must accompany an order filed in a proceeding in aid of execution.

the applicable fees shall accompany the order.

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Applies to

Subpoena

The filing fee and witness fees for a subpoena must be paid when it is filed.

with the filing fee and witness fees paid at the time of filing.

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Applies to

Action or proceeding

An action or proceeding generally cannot be accepted for filing until the scheduled filing fee is deposited; the court may waive the deposit for a public entity, which must promptly pay any costs later assessed against it.

1. Except as hereinafter provided no action or proceeding 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. The court in its discretion may waive the deposit otherwise required for filings made by a public entity, provided that in the event costs are assessed against the entity upon conclusion of the case that the entity shall promptly pay any costs so assessed.

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Applies to

Continuance request

A fee will be charged for a continuance request.

A fee will be charged.

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Fee

500

Applies to

Jury demand

A civil jury demand must include a $500 deposit or no jury will be summoned and the jury-trial right is waived; a person determined indigent may petition for a waiver.

In civil cases, if a jury demand is made a deposit of $500.00 shall accompany said demand. In the event the deposit is not made, no jury will be summoned, and the failure to make said deposit shall be deemed a waiver of the right to trial by jury. A person determined to be indigent may petition the Court for a waiver of the jury deposit requirement.

WARNING

Where service is requested or required by the Clerk, sufficient copies shall be delivered to the Clerk with the filing or the Clerk may either decline to process service or require payment of a reasonable fee to copy the documents).

Where service is requested or required by the Clerk, sufficient copies shall be delivered to the Clerk with the filing or the Clerk may either decline to process service or require payment of a reasonable fee to copy the documents).

WARNING

Deposits and advance payments of fees and costs may be returned only by court order and only if paid by the party against whom they were assessed.

Deposits and advance payments of fees and costs shall be returned only by Order of the court, and only when the same have been paid by the party against whom they are assessed by the Court.

WARNING

Applies to

Document copy

Copies of court documents are provided upon written request at a cost determined by the Clerk as permitted by law.

Upon written request, copies of documents will be provided at a cost as may be determined by the Clerk as permitted by law.

WARNING

Applies to

Civil jury trial

If a civil case is settled or dismissed before trial and not all jurors can be notified, the party who demanded a jury must pay any juror fees.

In the event a civil case is settled or dismissed prior to trial the Clerk shall make a reasonable effort to notify jurors. In the event it is not possible to notify all jurors of such cancellation, the party who filed a jury demand shall bear the cost of any juror fees.

WARNING

Applies to

Action or proceeding

If a judgment for costs against a party appears unsatisfied, the clerk may refuse to accept a new action or proceeding filed by or for that party until the costs are paid in full, unless the court orders otherwise.

3. When a judgment for costs against a party appears unsatisfied, the clerk may refuse to accept for filing any new action or proceeding instituted by or on behalf of such party (unless otherwise ordered by the court) until the party satisfies the unpaid costs in full.

INFO

Applies to

Jury demand

No deposit is required for a criminal-case jury demand.

In criminal cases, no deposit shall be required.