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Appendix E: Civil Cost Schedule
Complaint Cost Schedule
| Complaint | Fee |
|---|---|
| Certified mail service, one or two Defendants |
$156 |
| Certified mail for each additional Defendant |
$10 |
| Personal or Residential Service (each Defendant) |
$20 |
| Alias summons (Certified Mail) |
$10 |
| Alias summons (Regular Mail) |
$5 |
| Counter-claim and Cross-claim (Certified Mail Service by Clerk’s Office) |
$35 |
| Amended Complaint (includes Certified Mail) |
$35 |
| Transfer to Summit County Common Pleas Court |
$35 |
| 9th District Court of Appeals Check in the amount of $50 payable to Barberton Municipal Court and $125 check payable to Ninth District Court of Appeals. |
$175 |
| Summons by Process Server |
$15 |
Forcible Entry & Detainer Action (Evictions)
| Action | Fee |
|---|---|
| Includes Certificate of Mailing and Posting for Two Defendants |
$156 |
| Second Cause of Action Certified Mail Service for One Defendant |
$10 |
| Alias Summons (Certified Mail) |
$10 |
| Alias Summons (Regular Mail) |
$5 |
| Amended Complaint |
$35 |
Third Party Complaint
| Complaint | Fee |
|---|---|
| Third party complaint (Complaints and Evictions) |
$50 |
| Certified and Regular Mail (each Defendant) |
$10 |
| Personal Service (each Defendant) |
$20 |
Small Claims Complaint
| Complaint | Fee |
|---|---|
| Certified Mail Service on one Defendant |
$84 |
| Each additional Defendant by Certified Mail |
$10 |
| Alias Summons - Regular Mail (each Defendant) |
$5 |
| Alias Summons - Certified Mail (each Defendant) |
$10 |
| Personal or Residential Service (each Defendant) |
$20 |
| Amended Complaint (includes Certified Mail) |
$35 |
| Counter-claim (Certified Service by Clerk’s Office) |
$35 |
| Objection to Magistrates Decision |
$35 |
| Transfer of Small Claims to Regular Docket |
$50 |
| Third Party complaint |
$35 |
| Certified and Regular Mail (each Defendant) |
$10 |
| Personal or Residential Service (each Defendant) |
$20 |
Other Civil Costs
| Costs | Fee |
|---|---|
| 12-Point License Suspension Appeal |
$50.00 |
| Advance of Foreign Service Fee (Sheriff) |
$25.00 |
| Bank attachment |
$21.00 |
| Bureau of Motor Vehicle Payment Plan, Inside Court's jurisdiction |
$50.00 |
| $120.00 |
$120.00 |
| Certificate of judgment |
$10.00 |
| Certified copy with photo copy |
$1.00 |
| Change of Venue from another court (Civil) |
$156.00 |
| Change of Venue from another court (Small Claim) |
$84.00 |
| Cognovit judgment |
$156.00 |
| Debtor Disclosure, In Summit County (certified mail) |
$20.00 |
| Debtor Disclosure, Personal or Residential Service, Inside Summit County (each Defendant, additional) |
$20.00 |
| Debtor Disclosure, Personal or Residential Service, Outside Summit County (each Defendant, additional) |
$30.00 |
| Dispositive Motion |
$25.00 |
| Exemplified copy of judgment order |
$3.00 |
| Execution |
$25.00 |
| Order of Sale and Appraisers |
$100.00 |
| Jury demand |
$300.00 |
| Mandatory (Debtor's Exam), Certified mail |
$20.00 |
| Mandatory (Debtor's Exam), Personal or Residential service, Inside Summit County |
$20.00 |
| Mandatory (Debtor's Exam), Personal or Residential service, Outside Summit County |
$45.00 |
| Non-Compliance License Suspension Appeal, Inside Court's jurisdiction |
$50.00 |
| Non-Compliance License Suspension Appeal, Outside Court's jurisdiction |
$120.00 |
| NSF Fee |
$50.00 |
| Order to Pay |
$2.00 |
| Photo copy |
$0.10 |
| Post judgment garnishment of wage, Balances of $3000 and under |
$60.00 |
| Post judgment garnishment of wage, Balances over $3000 |
$130.00 |
| Replevin |
$156.00 |
| Revivor |
$30.00 |
| Revivor, Certified mail service for each additional Defendant |
$10.00 |
| Revivor, Regular mail service for each Defendant |
$5.00 |
| Secretary of State (includes registered mail) |
$50.00 |
| Show Cause (personal service only), In Summit County |
$20.00 |
| Show Cause (personal service only), Outside Summit County (extra Sheriff fee) |
$45.00 |
| Subpoena (including Witness Fees and Service by Bailiff) |
$26.00 |
| Tenant-landlord application - rent in escrow, 1% of rent deposited, deducted at time of rental release |
no fee |
| Transfer for Improper Venue to another court |
$35.00 |
| Transfer of Judgment from another court |
$40.00 |
| Trusteeship (first ten Creditors) |
$15.00 |
| Trusteeship (first ten Creditors), each additional Creditor |
$2.00 |
| Warrant |
$75.00 |
| Wedding |
$40.00 |
| Writ of Execution, Mobile Home |
$100.00 |
| Writ of Restitution |
$25.00 |
No charge for Dismissal
No charge for Satisfaction of Judgment
*Breakdown of Costs
| Type of Cost |
Cost |
|---|---|
| Local Costs | $84.50 |
| Legal News |
$12.50 |
| Computer Improvement |
$10.00 |
| Legal Research |
$3.00 |
| Legal Aid | $26.00 |
| Special Projects, Building | $20.00 |
| Total |
**Breakdown of Costs
| Type of Costs |
Costs |
|---|---|
| Local Costs |
$40 |
| Computer Improvement |
$10 |
| Legal Research |
$3 |
| Legal Aid | $11 |
| Special Projects, Building | $20 |
| Total | $84 |