Payment Options

Mercer County Clerk of Courts Office Does Not Accept Personal Checks
Payments Can Be Made By:
  • Cash
  • Money Order / Cashier’s Checks
    Include Name(s) and Case Numbers(s)
    • Credit / Debit Cards
    • Make Online Payment Now
    • Available through Lexis Nexis or over the phone
    • (Convenience Fee of $2 for Debit;
    • $2 or 3% whichever is greater for Credit)
Any QUESTIONS? Please call our office at (419) 586-6461.

Costs, Deposits and Fees (Effective April 1, 2024)

Civil Matters
Case Type
Deposit/Fee
Administrative Appeal
$400.00
Foreclosure
$750.00
Professional Torts
$400.00
Product Liability
$400.00
Workers' Compensation
$400.00
Other Civil
$400.00
Other Torts
$400.00
Third Party Complaint
$250.00
Counterclaim/Cross-Claim
$250.00
Writ of Possession
$250.00
Complaints with three (3) or more defendents
$500.00
Amended Complaint
$100.00
Other Matters
Case Type
Deposit/Fee
Garnishment
$250.00
Writs of Execution
$500.00
Third District Court of Appeals
$150.00
Debtor’s Examination
$150.00
Criminal
Case Type
Deposit/Fee
Expungement (includes $50 fee pursuant to R.C. 2953.32(C)(3))
$200.00
Domestic Relations
Case Type
Deposit/Fee
Divorce
$350.00
Dissolution
$350.00
Post Decree/Post Judgment Motions
$350.00
Notice of Intent to Relocate
$100.00
Domestic Violence
Case Type
Deposit/Fee
Motion to Amend CPO
$150.00
Misc. Fees
Case Type
Deposit/Fee
Issuing Certificate of Judgment
$6.00
Filing Certificate of Judgment
$30.00
Releasing Certificate of Judgment
$5.00
Foreign Judgment
$36.00
COPIES: per page
$0.25
COPIES: certificate and seal
$2.00
COPIES BY FAX (outgoing): first page
$3.00
COPIES BY FAX (outgoing): each additional page
$1.00