Upon termination of the conciliation proceedings, the conciliator shall fix the costs of the conciliation and give written notice of the costs to the parties. As used in sections 2712.74 to 2712.90 of the Revised Code, “costs” includes only the following:

Terms Used In Ohio Code 2712.88

  • Conciliation: means any conciliation, whether or not administered by a permanent conciliation institution. See Ohio Code 2712.01
  • Court: means a body or an organ of the judicial system of a state. See Ohio Code 2712.01

(A) A reasonable fee to be paid to the conciliator or conciliators;

(B) The travel and other reasonable expenses of the conciliator or conciliators;

(C) The travel and other reasonable expenses of witnesses requested by the conciliator or conciliators with the consent of the parties;

(D) The cost of any expert advice requested by the conciliator or conciliators with the consent of the parties;

(E) The cost of any court.