$653.00 Filing Fee for Civil Foreclosures
$253.00 Filing Fee for all other Civil Complaints or an Affidavit of Indigency
Must caption complaint with the kind of civil action being taken:
Administrative Appeal
Foreclosure
***Note to Defendants in Foreclosure and Other Legal Actions: Please see attached "Important Notice" attached hereto as a "PDF" file.
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Product Liability
Professional Tort
Other Civil
Other Torts
Workers’ Compensation
Must file an original with an original signature and enough copies to serve all defendants
There are two (2) kinds of judgment liens:
(1) A judgment lien transferred from another court into Trumbull County
Fee to file is $25.00
Must obtain the certificate of judgment from Clerk of Courts Office where the judgment originated.
The certificate and fee is then filed with the Trumbull County Clerk of Courts Office
(2) A judgment lien from Trumbull County Common Pleas
Fee to file is $27.00
Need a precipe for a certificate of judgment with relevant judgment information
Precipe is then filed with the Trumbull County Clerk of Courts Office
A standardized form is available from the Clerk of Courts Office
Fee to file is $25.00
Need an exemplified/authenticated copy of the judgment
Need an Affidavit of the names and addresses of the judgment creditor and judgment debtor
Need a Notice of Filing Foreign Judgment
There are two (2) kinds of judgments that are released with the Clerk of Courts Office:
(1) State Lien
The filing fee is $20.00 for each full state lien
The filing fee is $5.00 for each partial state lien
Need an original release from the State of Ohio
(2) Civil Lien
The filing fee is $5.00
Must file the Release of Judgment by the creditor or the creditor’s attorney
Effective 09/20/2019
See following link for Notary Information:
https://www.sos.state.oh.us/notary
If you have received a cost statement, payment must be made in cash or by money order. You can either come to the Clerk of Courts Office to pay or you can mail in the payment (money order or certified check, only). Please make sure you provide the case number for proper payment of the court costs.
Public computer terminals are available at the Trumbull County Clerk of Courts Offices located in the Trumbull County Courthouse, 161 High Street, N.W., Warren, Ohio and in the Passport Office, 5th floor of the Administration Building, 160 High St, NW, Warren, Ohio.
You can use these public computer terminals to search information about a case filed in the Trumbull County Common Pleas or in the Domestic Relations Division. You can either search by a name of a party on the case or by the case number.
There is a $5.00 fee to have an individual or a business name searched. The information needed by the Clerk of Courts Office is a letter requesting the search which includes the name to be searched, the time period to conduct the search, and the $5.00 fee. Searches are usually requested for a five (5) year period.
NOTE: You can come to the Clerk of Courts Office and search something yourself. There is no fee.
Effective 1/1/2008, there is a $0.05 per page fee for a copy of a public record.
No files can be signed out. If there is a need for a copy of a file, copies can be made for $0.05 per page.
Complaints |
Fees |
FORECLOSURE COMPLAINTS |
$653.00 |
Professional Tort, Product Liability, Other Torts |
$253.00 |
CounterClaim, Amended Complaint, Third-Party Complaint, |
$0.00
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(IF REQUESTING SERVICE) |
$60.00 |
Cognovit (without precipe) |
$213.00 |
Cognovit (with precipe) |
$233.00 |
Certificate Of Judgment |
Fees |
Judgment Lien (from other Court) |
$25.00 |
Judgment Lien (from Trumbull County) |
$27.00 |
For Transfer |
$5.00 |
Revivor Of Judgment |
$25.00 |
Satisfaction/Release (full or partial) |
$5.00 |
Foreign Judgment |
$25.00 |
State Lien Release |
$20.00 |
Miscellaneous |
Fees |
Executions |
$25.00 |
Debtor Exam |
$25.00 |
Writ of Possession |
$25.00 |
Garnishment (personal earnings) |
$25.00 |
Garnishment (other than personal earnings) |
$25.00 |
Appeal of Arbitration |
$180.00 |
Civil or Criminal Search |
$5.00 |
Copies (each page) |
$0.05 |
Certification of Copy |
$1.00 |
Exemplified Copy |
$5.00 |
Court of Appeals |
$150.00 |
Witness Fees (whole days + $.67/mile) |
$12.00 |
Witness Fees (half days + $.67/mile) |
$6.00 |
Motion for Expungement |
$50.00 |
Subpoena |
$0.00 |
Order of Sale BY PRIVATE SELLER |
$0.00 |
Order of Sale BY SHERIFF (REAL AUCTION) |
$220.00 |
Passport Fee to Clerk |
$35.00 |
Passport Fee to U.S. DEPT OF STATE |
$130.00 |
Passport Fee to U.S. DEPT OF STATE **fifteen years of age and under** |
$100.00 |
Passport Card (16 and over) TO U.S. DEPT OF STATE** |
$30.00 |
Passport Card (15 and under) TO U.S. DEPT OF STATE** |
$15.00 |
**Additional Fee to Expedite Passport $60.00 per person |
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Mailing Address: |
Trumbull County Clerk of Courts |
Phone: |
(330) 675-2557 |
Office Hours: |
Monday through Friday |