“APPENDIX B”
STOW MUNICIPAL COURT DISTRICT
SCHEDULE OF CIVIL COURT COSTS
 
1 COMPLAINT    
    Certified mail service,one or two defendants $175.00 *
    Each additional defendant (if more than two defendants) $12.00  
    Personal or residence service (each defendant) $25.00  
2 FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER ACTION    
    Personal or residence service, one or two defendants $175.00 *
    Each additional defendant (if more than two defendants) $35.00  
3 CIVIL ACTION WITH ATTACHMENT OR GARNISHMENT    
    Certified mail service $175.00 *
    Prejudgment attachment or garnishment - includes garnishee fee, one or two defendants $25.00  
    Each additional defendant (if more than two defendants) $12.00  
    Personal or residence service (each defendant) $35.00  
4 REPLEVIN ACTION    
    Personal or residence service, one or two defendants   $174.00 *
    Each additional defendant (if more than two defendants)   $25.00  
5 COGNOVIT JUDGMENT    
    Certified mail service, one or two defendants $175.00 *
    Each additional defendant (if more than two defendants) $12.00  
6 TRANSFER OF JUDGMENT FROM ANOTHER COURT $54.00 **
7 TRUSTEESHIP    
    For first ten creditors $35.00  
    Each additional creditor (if more than ten creditors) $5.00  
8 CROSS-COMPLAINT, COUNTERCLAIM, AMENDED COMPLAINT, AND THIRD PARTY    
    COMPLAINT $65.00  
    Additional costs for service $12.00  
9 ADDITIONAL SERVICE PER DEFENDANT    
    Certified mail $12.00  
    Regular mail $10.00  
    Personal service $25.00  
10 TRANSFER FOR IMPROPER VENUE TO ANOTHER COURT $50.00  
11 CHANGE OF VENUE FROM ANOTHER COURT:REGULAR CIVIL $175.00 *
12 CHANGE OF VENUE FROM ANOTHER COURT:SMALL CLAIM $100.00 **
13 WRIT OF RESTITUTION $50.00  
14 EXECUTION $60.00 (Max. 3 Attempts)  
15 MANDATORY ORDER, SHOW CAUSE OR EXAMINATION    
  HEARING       $60.00 (Max. 3 Attempts)  
16 POST-JUDGMENT GARNISHMENT OF WAGES    
    Balance due on judgment less than $3,000 w/certified mail service $60.00  
    Balance due on judgment greater than $3,000 w/certified mail service $175.00  
17 POST-JUDGMENT GARNISHMENT OTHER THAN WAGES
$30.00
 
    Garnishee fee $1.00  
18 ORDER OF SALE AND APPRAISERS           175.00  
    Breakdown of costs:                
    Local           $83.00    
    Legal News          
$17.00
   
    Appraiser fee    
$75.00 (three appraisers at $25.00 each)
   
19 PHOTO COPY $0.05  
20 CERTIFIED COPY $1.00  
21 EXEMPLIFIED COPY OF JUDGMENT ORDER $5.00  
22 CERTIFICATE OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY $10.00  
23 CERTIFICATE OF JUDGMENT    
    For lien $15.00  
    For transfer $15.00  
24 TRANSCRIPT (includes exemplification, if necessary) $40.00  
25 JURY DEMAND (partial advance of fees) $400.00  
26 RESERVED    
27 LICENSE SUSPENSION APPEAL $79.00 **
28 Recorded Transcript of Proceedings $25.00  
29 WITNESS FEE (per one-half day) $6.00  
    Plus .505 cents each mile to and from place of residence.        
30 SUBPOENA SERVICE    
    Zone 1 (Court Jurisdiction and City of Akron) $25.00  
    Zone 2 (Remainder of Summit County) $40.00  
31 JUROR’S FEES    
    If a juror is not yet beyond his/her tenth day of service, you will    
    be billed twenty dollars ($20.00) for each day he or she serves in court $20.00  
                       
    If a juror is serving beyond his/her tenth day, you will be billed    
    thirty dollars ($30.00) for each day he or she serves in court $30.00  
32 SECRETARY OF STATE/PLUS CERTIFIED MAIL    
    Each defendant $35.00  
33 ADVANCE OF SHERIFF SERVICE FEE $35.00  
34 REVIVOR $35.00  
35 CONTINUANCES (no charge for forcible entry & detainer actions) $50.00  
36 OBJECTIONS TO MAGISTRATE’S DECISION $75.00  
37 WARRANTS $95.00  
38 SMALL CLAIMS COMPLAINT    
    Certified mail service, one defendant $100.00 ***
    Each additional defendant by certified mail $12.00  
    Alias summons certified mail (each defendant) $12.00  
    Alias summons regular mail (each defendant) $10.00  
    Personal or residence service (each defendant) $25.00  
    Amended complaint/Counter Claim $15.00  
    Objection to Magistrate’s Decision $50.00  
    Debtor Disclosure Form $15.00  
    Transfer of small claims to regular court docket $100.00  
39 SPECIAL PROJECTS FEE $20.00  
40 COMPUTER FEE $6.00  
       
       
* INCLUDES **INCLUDES ***INCLUDES  
Computer Fee $6.00 Computer Fee $6.00 Computer Fee $6.00
Special Projects Fee $20.00 Special Projects Fee $20.00 Special Projects Fee $20.00
State $26.00 TOTAL $26.00** State $11.00
Legal News $13.00 TOTAL   $37.00***
TOTAL $65.00*  
 
 
 
Effective 10/16/09