Local Rule 2016-2: COMPENSATION OF PETITION PREPARERS
Bankr. N.D. Ohio — General rule
Rule 2016-2 COMPENSATION OF PETITION PREPARERS
(a) The presumptive maximum allowable fee chargeable by a bankruptcy petition preparer in any case is $125.00.
(b) The Clerk shall give a copy of this Rule to each pro se debtor at the time a petition is presented for filing.
(c) Should a bankruptcy petition preparer in any individual case seek a determination that the value of services rendered exceeds $125.00, the bankruptcy petition preparer shall file a motion with the Court requesting a hearing. The motion shall be filed within 14 days after the date of the filing of a petition.
(d) Any bankruptcy petition preparer who charges a fee in excess of the value of services rendered shall be subject to sanctions under 11 U.S.C. § 110, including, but not limited to, the disallowance and turnover of any fee found to be in excess of the value of services rendered.