COURT COSTS - CRIMINAL
The following is a schedule of costs and filing fees in traffic / criminal matters.
Basic Traffic Costs:
Moving violations 1st Charge $97.00
Non-Moving violations 1st Charge $92.00
Local costs $50.00/$48.00 (waiver)
Computer fund $7.00
Special project fund $5.00
Legal research $3.00
Ohio general revenue $15.00
Ohio victim of crime fund $9.00
Probation fund $3.00
Cuyahoga County CRIS
(moving violations only)
$5.00

Basic Criminal Costs:

1st charge

$93.00

Local costs $50.00/$48.00 (waiver)
Computer fund $7.00
Special project fund $5.00
Legal research $3.00
Ohio general revenue $15.00
Ohio victim of crime fund $9.00
Cuyahoga County Crime Stoppers $1.00
Probation fund

$3.00

Felony (per case)

$15.00

Additional Traffic/Criminal Costs:
Arraignment continuance $15.00
Indigent counsel fee
(on court order)
$25.00
DUS program

$85.00

Driving privileges motion $75.00
Driving permit change/reprint $20.00
Witness fees Half day $6.00
Full day

$12.00

Juror fee
(per day/per juror)
$25.00

Jail commitment $10.00

Jail stay/per day
(on court order)
Days 1-5

$70.00

Days 6-119 $62.00
Days 120-365 $55.00
After day 365

$52.00

Community control fees:

Active reporting

$35/1st mo., $15/each
additional;200.00/yr
Active non-reporting $75.00
Inactive

$50.00

Arrest warrant $30.00
Warrant block $60.00
License forfeiture $60.00
Compact suspension

$60.00

Time to pay fines/costs
(on court order)
$25.00

Returned check

$35.00

Notice of appeal

Plus $125.00 check payable to
Eighth District Court of Appeals
$75.00

Sealing of record motion

$100.00

Miscellaneous costs:
Courtroom video recording (subject to availability) $10.00
Copy (per page) $.05
Certified copy (per page) $1.00
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