FAX FILINGS

General Division                                                                                                                                                                                  Español
12th District Court of Appeals
Domestic Relations Division 

General Division
The General Division considers a facsimile as valid as an original copy. The court does not require the submission of the original document, which must be maintained by the filing party.   Applicable court costs must be paid to the Clerk of Courts within five days of the document transmission. The time stamp produced by the Clerk's facsimile machine constitutes the date stamp of the Clerk of Courts office.

The fax numbers for the Legal Division of the Clerk of Courts office are (513) 887-3966 and (513) 887-5688.

The fax filing rule, Local Rule 3.011, can be reviewed in its entirety on the General Division Court 's web site at www.butlercountyohio.org/common pleas.

Domestic Relations
The Domestic Relations Division requires the submission of facsimile filings to the Domestic Relations Compliance Office at (513) 785-5107.

The Domestic Relations fax filing rule, Local Rule DR 14, can be reviewed in its entirety on the Domestic Relations Division web site at www.butlercountyohio.org/drcourt.

12th District Court of Appeals
The filing of pleadings, not requiring a security deposit pursuant to Local Rule 2, may be accomplished by tele­phonic facsimile or other electronic transmission in compliance with the local rules of the Clerk of the Court of Appeals for the county where the appeal is pending. The 12th District Court of Appeals fax filing rule, Local Rule 13 (E), can be viewed here.