LOCAL RULES OF THE CLERMONT COUNTY COMMON PLEAS COURT, GENERAL DIVISION

COURT HOURS OF OPERATION: 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, EXCEPT LEGAL HOLIDAYS

CLERK’S HOURS OF OPERATION: 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, EXCEPT LEGAL HOLIDAYS

SCHEDULE OF COURT HOLIDAYS FOR 2024

Complete Local Rules as of September 1, 2018 

Local Rules-by individual rule number

1. Assignment of Cases
2. Security for Costs-Fee Schedule
3. Pleadings
4. Motions
5. Entries
6. Pre-trials
7. Default Hearing
8. Continuances
9. Judgment Upon Warrant of Attorney to Confess
10. Appointment of Special Process Server
11. Judicial Sales
12. Arbitration
13. Mediation
14. Notary Public Examination and Notary Public Examination Fees
15. Juries
16. Criminal Arraignments
17. Facsimile Filing
18. Magistrates
19. Petitions for Certificate of Qualification for Employment
20. Miscellaneous
21. Effective Date of Rules

Local Rules Appendix A-Security for Costs-Effective September 1,  2018

Local Rule Appendix B-Arraignment Waiver Form

Local Rule Appendix C-Clermont County Sheriff Property Description Approval Form

Local Rule Appendix D-Appointment As Special Process Server

Local Rule Appendix E-Application to Seal Record after Conviction-2023 Version

Local Rule Appendix F-Application to Seal Record after Acquitall etc.-2023 Version

Link to Ohio Supreme Court Rules page

Court Forms

Notice of Appearance

Case Classification Form

Property Description Form-Foreclosure-PDF

Property Description Form-Foreclosure-Word Format

Confidential Identifiers Form

Subpoena

Civil Protection Order (CPO) Petition-PDF Format

Instructions for Filing CPO Petition

Mediation Case Summary

Mediation Preparation Guidelines

Praecipe for Certificate of Judgment

Order of Sheriff’s Sale

Arraignment Waiver

Criminal Time Waiver

Application to Seal Criminal Record after Conviction–2023 Version

Application to Seal Criminal Record after Not Guilty Verdict, etc.–2023 Version

Process Server Application-Word Format

Process Server Affidavit-Word Format

Process Server Order-Word Format

PLEASE NOTE: Any new Appointed Counsel appointment made as of September 8, 2022 will be reimbursed at a rate of $75/hour for both in and out of court. Any appointment made prior to September 8, 2022 will be reimbursed at the old rate of  $60 for In Court and $50 for Out of Court. For a complete copy of the Commissioners’ Resolution, please click HERE. A complete copy of the Fee Schedule is an Exhibit (pages 5-9) to the Resolution.

TO ALL COUNSEL SEEKING CRIMINAL CASE APPOINTMENTS: Please take notice that the Common Pleas Court has adopted a new form for counsel seeking to receive appointments to represent indigent criminal defendants. All counsel must submit the new form pursuant to the regulations of the Ohio Public Defender Commission in OAC chapter 120-1. Counsel are urged to review the regulations in that chapter. Completed forms should be returned promptly to Court Administrator Diana Owens. Please click Appointed Counsel Application Form for a PDF copy of this application.

Please take notice that failure to submit Appointed Counsel fee applications within 90 days of disposition will result in a 35% reduction in the fee, based on Ohio Public Defender’s Office rules.

Appointed Counsel Application Form

Appointed Counsel Fee Resolution, September 2022