General Division Fee Schedule

Action Fee
Civil Complaint (Category A, B, C, D, H, H3) $225.00
Civil Complaint (Category E – Foreclosure) $300.00
Administrative Appeal (Category F) $100.00
Confession of Judgment (Category H1-Cognovit) $100.00
Third Party Complaint w/Service $25.00
Miscellaneous Case (Non-Adversarial Issue) $45.00
Miscellaneous Case (Certificate of Qualification for Employment) $50.00
Miscellaneous Case (Public Records Dispute) $25.00
Certificates of Judgment Fee
CJ from a Franklin County Common Pleas Court $51.00
Domesticating a Foreign Judgment $51.00
CJ Transferred to Common Pleas from a US District Court or Ohio Court $46.00
Certificate to Copy (Exemplification of Triple Seal) $4.00
Preparation of CJ for Transfer $7.00
Release or Partial Release of a CJ
  • Court costs in all cases must be paid before a full release of judgment can be filed.
  • Submit a Public Records request with our Fiscal Department for the cost of releasing liens filed against you.
 $5.00
Executions Fee
Judgment Debtor Exam $25.00
Garnishment (Non-Personal Earnings) $25.00
$1.00/garnishee
Garnishment (Personal Earnings) $35.00
Praecipe for Writ of Execution $103.00
Subsequent or Alias Executions (same case) $44.00
Miscellaneous Fees Fee
Expungement/Sealing of Criminal Conviction $50.00
Bond Surcharge (per case) $25.00
Arbitration (Local Rule 103.04C) $350.00
($175/party)
Appeal de novo $150.00
Lis Pendens Action $5.00
Praecipe for Order of Sale, Alias, Plures in Participation $600.00/parcel
Motion or Petition to Vacate, Revive, or Modify Judgment $15.00
Official Public Sheriff Sale Website/Integrated Auction
Management System License (Online Auction Fee)		 $500.00
Jury Demand $300.00
Praecipe for Writ of Partition $14.00
Praecipe for Writ of Possession (Habere Facias) $44.00
Praecipe for Writ of Restitution $44.00
Praecipe for Writ of Vendi Exponas $600.00
Service by Publication $500.00
Note: A party requesting service by publication shall pay the listed deposit amount, which is based on the cost of publication in a newspaper of general circulation. Any cost exceeding the deposit amount will be billed to the case and must be paid to the Clerk of Courts prior to the completion of publication.
Subpoena with Sheriff service $10.00
Copy (per page) $.10
Certified Copy (per document) $1.00
Exemplified Copy (per document) $4.00
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