Cleveland County District Court, Oklahoma Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICALCivil cases

Fee

15 Dollars

Applies to

Renewal application

A renewal application must include the $15 renewal fee and any other fees and court costs required by law.

- Renewal of original application fee of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) and all other fees and court costs as provided by law.

CRITICALCivil cases

Fee

160.39

Applies to

Application

The filing fee is $160.39 without an attorney.

The filing fee is $160.39 ($170.39 with attorney).

CRITICAL

A summons requested the following week requires a new Pauper’s Affidavit.

If a summons is requested the following week, a new Pauper�s Affidavit must be completed as described below.

CRITICAL

The Court Clerk must set the Pauper’s Affidavit matter on the uncontested docket under Rule 17.

The Court Clerk shall then set the matter on the uncontested docket according to Rule 17.

CRITICAL

Filing fees in civil cases are due when the case is filed.

In all civil cases filed with this Court, filing fees are due at the time of filing.

CRITICAL

Fee

40 $

Applies to

Court appointed counsel application

Pay the $40 application fee in cash at the court clerk’s office before going to the courtroom with the application.

2) PAY THE $40.00 **CASH ONLY** APPLICATION FEE AT THE COURT CLERK'S OFFICE BEFORE YOU GO TO THE COURTROOM WITH YOUR APPLICATION.

CRITICAL

Paid counsel may not submit a Pauper’s Affidavit.

Paid counsel may not submit a Pauper�s Affidavit, as per 28 O.S. Supp. 2019 � 152(H).

CRITICAL

At the uncontested docket, the person must present the completed Pauper’s Affidavit and answer the judge’s questions to establish inability to pay filing fees.

At the uncontested docket, the person shall present the completed Pauper�s Affidavit and answer any questions by the judge in order to prove that the person cannot afford to pay filing fees.

CRITICAL

For additional fees due after filing, the person must submit a new Pauper’s Affidavit to the assigned judge and inform the judge of the prior ruling.

After the case is filed, if additional fees are due (e.g. fees for contempt citations, motion for summary judgment fees, etc.), the person shall present a new Pauper�s Affidavit to the assigned judge for consideration, and the person will inform the judge of the prior ruling on the Pauper�s Affidavit.

CRITICALCivil cases

Fee

150 Dollars

Applies to

Original application

An original application must include the $150 application fee and any other fees and court costs required by law.

- Original application fee of One-Hundred-Fifty Dollars ($150.00) and all other fees and court costs as provided by law.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Final judgment

When someone other than the party ordered to pay offers the judgment, the Clerk must accept it, and the party ordered to pay must pay or arrange a payment plan within 30 days after filing.

If the party offering the judgment is not the party that was ordered to pay fees (e.g. Petitioner is offering the final judgment for filing, and Respondent was ordered to pay fees), the Court Clerk shall accept the judgment for filing, and the party ordered to pay shall make payment or setup a payment plan within thirty days of the filing of the judgment.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Final judgment

The Court Clerk may not accept a final judgment for filing unless all fees are paid, waived by the Court, or otherwise addressed by court order.

The Court Clerk may not accept a final judgment for filing unless all fees due are paid, the fees are waived by the Court, or the Court orders otherwise.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Application

Pay the filing fee when the application is filed.

FEE MUST BE PAID AT THE TIME OF FILING.

WARNING

The petition asks the Court to order the Defendant to pay court costs and service fees, and states that the Petitioner is not charged fees or costs unless the Court finds the petition frivolous.

14. The Defendant should be ordered to pay the court costs and service of process fees (pursuant to 22 O.S. §60.2(C)(1), no fees or costs shall be charged to the petitioner except if the Court finds this petition has been filed frivolously).

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Application

A filing fee is likely not reimbursed if the application is withdrawn after filing.

IF YOU DECIDE TO WITHDRAW YOUR APPLICATION AFTER IT IS FILED, YOU WILL LIKELY NOT RECEIVE A REIMBURSEMENT OF THE FILING FEE THAT YOU PAID AT THE TIME OF FILING.

WARNING

A person without an attorney who cannot afford initial filing fees because of poverty may use a Pauper’s Affidavit to state their financial situation.

However, if a person without an attorney is unable to afford the required initial filing fees due to his or her poverty, the Court Clerk shall provide the person with a Pauper�s Affidavit which will allow the person to state his or her financial situation.

WARNING

A Pauper’s Affidavit applies only to fees due that day unless the Court orders otherwise.

A Pauper�s Affidavit shall only apply to fees due that day, unless the Court orders otherwise.

INFO

Pro bono counsel may submit the plaintiff’s signed Pauper’s Affidavit to the Chief Judge’s chambers for consideration.

Pro bono counsel may submit a Pauper�s Affidavit signed by the Plaintiff to the Chief Judge�s chambers for consideration.

INFO

The Court may waive the Sheriff�s service fee if explicitly ordered in the Pauper�s Affidavit.

The Court may waive the Sheriff�s service fee if explicitly ordered in the Pauper�s Affidavit.

INFO

If the Pauper’s Affidavit does not specifically waive the Sheriff’s service fee, the Sheriff’s Office may decide whether to waive it.

If the Sheriff�s service fee is not specifically waived, the Sheriff�s Office retains discretion as to whether to waive its fee.