Under the circumstances described in sections 2969.21 to 2969.27 of the Revised Code, the clerk of the court of common pleas shall charge the fees and perform the other duties specified in those sections. In all other cases, the clerk shall charge the following fees and no more:
(A) Twenty-five dollars for each cause of action which shall include the following: (1) Docketing in all dockets;(2) Filing necessary documents, noting the filing of the documents, except subpoena, on the dockets;(3) Issuing certificate of deposit in foreign writs;(4) Indexing pending suits and living judgments;(5) Noting on appearance docket all papers mailed;(6) Certificate for attorney's fee;(7) Certificate for stenographer's fee;(9) Entering on indictment any plea;(10) Entering costs on docket and cash book.(B) Two dollars for taking each undertaking, bond, or recognizance;(C) Two dollars for issuing each writ, order, or notice, except subpoena;(D) Two dollars for each name for issuing subpoena, swearing witness, entering attendance, and certifying fees;(E) Twenty-five dollars for calling a jury in each cause;(F) Two dollars for each page, for entering on journal, indexing, and posting on any docket;(G) Three dollars for each execution or transcript of judgment, including indexing;(H) One dollar for each page, for making complete record, including indexing;(I) Five dollars for certifying a plat recorded in the county recorder's office;(J) Five dollars for issuing certificate to receiver or order of reference with oath;(K) Five dollars for entering satisfaction or partial satisfaction of each lien on record in the county recorder's office, and the clerk of courts' office;(L) One dollar for each certificate of fact under seal of the court, to be paid by the party demanding it;(M) One dollar for taking each affidavit, including certificate and seal;(N) Two dollars for acknowledging all instruments in writing;(O) Five dollars for making certificate of judgment;(P) Ten dollars for filing, docketing, and endorsing a certificate of judgment, including the indexing and noting the return of the certificate;(Q) Twenty-five dollars for each cause of action for each judgment by confession, including all docketing, indexing, and entries on the journal;(R) Five dollars for recording commission of mayor;(S) One dollar for issuing any license except the licenses issued pursuant to sections 1533.101, 1533.11, 1533.13, and 1533.32 of the Revised Code;(T) Fifteen dollars for docketing and indexing each aid in execution or petition to vacate, revive, or modify judgment, including the filing and noting of all necessary documents;(U) Twenty-five dollars for docketing and indexing each appeal, including the filing and noting of all necessary documents;(V) A commission of two per cent on the first ten thousand dollars and one per cent on all exceeding ten thousand dollars for receiving and disbursing money, other than costs and fees, paid to or deposited with the clerk of courts in pursuance of an order of court or on judgments, including moneys invested by order of the court and interest earned on them;(W) Five dollars for numbering, docketing, indexing, and filing each authenticated or certified copy of the record, or any portion of an authenticated or certified copy of the record, of an extra county action or proceeding;(X) Two dollars for each certificate of divorce, annulment, or dissolution of marriage to the bureau of vital statistics;(Y) Two dollars for each electronic transmission of a document, plus one dollar for each page of that document. These fees are to be paid by the party requesting the electronic transmission.(Z) One dollar for each page, for copies of pleadings, process, record, or files, including certificate and seal.Amended by 132nd General Assembly, SB 263,§1, eff. 9/20/2019.Effective Date: 10/17/1996 .