Guernsey County Court of Common Pleas, General Division Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

Applies to

Transcripts

Deposition transcripts and court-proceeding transcripts must be filed in physical form and are not public records, although the Notice of Filing/Mailing may be electronically filed.

Deposition Transcripts and Transcripts from court proceedings shall be filed in physical form with the Court and are NOT subject to public record. ONLY the Notice of Filing/Mailing may be e-Filed.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Subpoena

Subpoenas to be issued by the Clerk must be filed in paper form with the Clerk.

Subpoenas which are to be issued by the Clerk shall be filed in paper form with the Clerk.

CRITICAL

Fax filings are rejected, while pleadings may be filed electronically, by mail, or in person.

Fax filings are not accepted and will be discarded and not filed without notice to the submitting party. Pleadings may be e-Filed, mailed, or filed in person.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Document requiring filing deposit or fee

A document requiring a filing deposit or fee to obtain valid filing status must be filed electronically like other e-filed documents.

Any document requiring payment of filing deposit or fee to the Clerk in order to achieve valid filing status shall be filed in the same manner as any other e-Filed document.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Civil protection order and judgment documents

Civil protection order documents and certificates of judgments or executions of judgment must be filed in paper form with the Clerk.

All documents related to Civil Protection Orders, Certificates of Judgments and Executions of Judgment shall be filed in paper form with the Clerk.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Bond

Bonds in criminal cases must be filed in paper form with the Clerk.

Bonds filed in criminal cases shall be filed in paper form with the Clerk.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Cqe online petition

A petitioner must complete the CQE process online through the DRC before filing the required CQE cover sheet with the clerk of the court in the petitioner's county of residence.

The Petitioner shall file the Cover Sheet (Petition for Certificate of Qualification for Employment – R.C. 2953.25) (See Form CQE-1) with the Clerk of Courts for the Common Pleas Court where the Petitioner resides, after completing the petition process online through the DRC (www.drccqe.com).

INFO

Applies to

Notice of filing

The Notice of Filing/Mailing associated with transcripts may be filed electronically.

ONLY the Notice of Filing/Mailing may be e-Filed.

INFO

Unregistered pro se parties may file documents in paper form with the Clerk in person or by U.S. Mail.

Pro se parties who are not registered users of the Court’s e-File system may file documents in paper form with the Clerk in person or by U.S. Mail.

INFO

Pro se litigants and attorneys may use the e-filing system, but e-filing is not mandatory at this time.

2. Pro Se Litigants and Attorneys have the ability to register and utilize the eFiling system but it is not mandatory at this time.