Lakewood Municipal Court - Schedule of Costs and Fees

Description	Total Court Costs	Municipal Fund	Legal Aid Fund
Civil Complaint (one alias included, if necessary)	$85.00	$59.00	$26.00
- each additional defendant		$5.00
Cognovit Note	$85.00	$59.00	$26.00
- each additional defendant		$5.00
Amended Complaint, Counterclaim, or Third Party Complaint
- no service		$5.00
- with service on one defendent		$5.00
- each additional defendant		$5.00
Forcible Entry & Detainer	$85.00	$59.00	$26.00
- each additional defendant		$5.00
Writ of Restitution		$20.00
Landlord/Tenant Action	1% of Total Amount Deposited
Alias Summons Service
- Ordinary mail		$2.00
- Certified mail		$5.00
- Personal service (per party - 3 attempts)		$25.00
- Personal service (outside Cuyahoga County)	Variable
- Service by publication	Publication rate
Garnishment Action (Wages)
- Civil		$75.00
- Small Claims		$50.00
- each additional defendant and garnishee fee		$10.00
Garnishment Action (other than Wages; after judgement)		$25.00
- garnishee fee		$1.00
- each additional defendant and garnishee fee		$5.00/$1.00
- each additional bank and garnishee fee		$5.00/$1.00
Attachment Before Judgment (if separate action)	$90.00	$64.00	$26.00
- garnishee fee		$1.00
- each additional defendant and garnishee fee		$5.00/$1.00
Replevin Action (Complaint, $45.00 + Replevin, $25.00)	$110.00	$84.00	$26.00
- each additional defendant		$5.00