
Filing Complaint - One (1) Defendant via Certified Mail Service - $ 128.00
Each Additional Defendant via Certified Mail - $10 00
Personal Service Fee by Bailiff, each Defendant - $10.00
Residential Service Fee by Bailiff, each Defendant - $ 6.00
Service through Sheriff - $30.00
Service through Secretary of State - $20.00
Ordinary Mail Service, each Defendant - $5.00
Answer and Cross-Complaint with Certified Mail Service - $15.00
Amended Complaint with Summons (Service Fee additional) - $5.00
Third Party Complaint with Summons (Service Fee additional) - $5.00
Counterclaim with Summons (Service Fee additional) - $5.00
Alias Summons (Service Fee additional) - $5.00
Disbursement Fee (Garnishments, Bank Attachments, Trusteeships)
2% On First $10,000
1% On Amounts Exceeding $$10,000
Motion to Confirm Assignment (Motion to Amend the Name of Plaintiff) in a Civil Action - $20.00
Via Certified Mail - $100.00
Through Auditor of State - $100.00
Through Sheriff (Out of Montgomery County) - $130.00
Through Process Server - $100.00
Through Bailiff (within Montgomery County) - $110.00
Via Certified Mail - $40.00
Through Sheriff (Out of Montgomery County) - $70.00
Through Process Server - $40.00
Through Bailiff (Within Montgomery County) - $50.00
Each Vehicle or Property - ($50 Levy and $600 Deposit) - $650.00
Levy on Foreign Certificate of Judgment - ($75 Levy & $600 Deposit) - $675.00
Levy served through Sheriff, additional cost - $20.00
Writ of Restitution - $60.00
Conditional Order of Revivor (Service Fee additional) - $5.00
Issuing paper for each Witness - $2.00
Service by Bailiff - $5.00
All day, each person - $12.00
One-half day, each person - $6.00
Per day, if Juror serves - $15.00
Per day, if Juror excused - $10.00
Jury Venire - $15.00
Jury Demand Deposit - $800.00
Appeals - $150.00
Appointment of Trustee - $118.00
Sale, Public or Private, including Bill of Sale - $2.00
Vehicle - $50.00
Personal Property - $100.00
Exemplified Copy of Judgment - $2.00
Certified Copy of Judgment - $2.00
Issuing Certificate of Judgment - $5.00
Filing Foreign Certificate of Judgment - $10.00
Releasing Certificate of Judgment - $1.00
Returned Check Fee - $35.00
Stop Payment on Check - $35.00
Filing Complaint
One Defendant via Certified Mail - $63.00
Each Additional Defendant, via Certified Mail - $10.00
Ordinary Mail Service, each Defendant - $5.00
Alias Summons (Service Fee additional) - $2.00
Filing Amended Complaint with Summons (Service Fee additional) - $3.00
Filing Counterclaim with Summons (Service Fee additional) - $3.00
Request for Questionnaire - $5.00
Subpoena for Witness, each person - ($6 witness fee and $1 issuance fee) - $7.00
Bureau of Motor Vehicles - $5.00
Transfer to Civil Division - $93.00
All other Fees same as Civil Division
One (1) Defendant (Ordinary Mail and Process Sever) - $138.00
One (1) Defendant (Ordinary Mail and Bailiff) - $144.00
Two (2) Defendants (Ordinary Mail and Process Server) - $143.00
Two (2) Defendants (Ordinary Mail and Bailiff) - $155.00
Certified Mail (For each Defendant) - $10.00
(Ordinary Mail on first defendant at no charge)
P.O. Box 10700
301 West Third Street
Dayton, OH 45402
Office hours for the Clerk of Court are 8:00am to 4:30pm, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, for the acceptance of case filings and payments. Traffic and Criminal payments can also be paid online at www.paymyfine.org.
Clerk of Court:
937-333-4300
Court Administration:
937-333-4338
FAX: 937-333-4494
Central Payments:
937-333-4302
FAX: 937-333-4468
Civil Division:
937-333-4471
FAX: 937-333-4468
Criminal Division:
937-333-4315
FAX: 937-333-4490
Traffic Division:
937-333-4310
FAX: 937-333-7558
Jury Information:
937-333-5101
FAX: 937-333-4468
Probation Services:
937-333-4375
Warrant Enforcement:
937-333-4339