Ohio Code § 2319.27

§ 2319.27.

Except as section 147.08 of the Revised Code governs the fees chargeable by a notary public for services rendered in connection

with depositions, the fees and expenses chargeable for the taking and certifying of

a deposition by a person who is authorized to do so in this state, including, but

not limited to, a reporter, stenographer, or person described in Civil Rule 28 , may be established by that person subject to the qualification specified in this

section, and may be different than the fees and expenses charged for the taking and

certifying of depositions by similar persons in other areas of this state.  Unless, prior to the taking and certifying of a deposition, the parties who request

it agree that the fees or expenses to be charged may exceed the usual and customary

fees or expenses charged in the particular community for similar services, such a

person shall not charge fees or expenses in connection with the taking and certifying

of the deposition that exceed those usual and customary fees and expenses. The person taking and certifying a deposition may retain the deposition until the

fees and expenses that the person charged are paid.  The person also shall tax the costs, if any, of a sheriff or other officer who serves

any process in connection with the taking of a deposition and the fees of the witnesses,

and, if directed by a person entitled to those costs or fees, may retain the deposition

until those costs or fees are paid.