Ohio Rev. Code § 1907.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1907 / § 1907.20
§ 1907.20. Powers and duties of county court clerk
Status: in_force

April 6, 2023 House Bill 343 - 134th General Assembly (A) The clerk of courts shall be the clerk of the county court, except that the board of county commissioners, with the concurrence of the county court judges, may appoint a clerk for each county court judge, who shall serve at the pleasure of the board and shall receive compensation as set by the board, payable in semimonthly installments from the treasury of the county. Except as otherwise provided in section 3.061 of the Revised Code, an appointed clerk, before entering upon the duties of the office, shall give bond of not less than five thousand dollars, as determined by the board of county commissioners, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the clerk's duties. The clerks of courts of common pleas, when acting as the clerks of county courts, and upon assuming their county court duties, shall receive compensation at one-fourth the rate prescribed for the clerks of courts of common pleas as determined in accordance with the population of the county and the rates set forth in sections 325.08 and 325.18 of the Revised Code. This compensation shall be paid from the county treasury in semimonthly installments and is in addition to the annual compensation received for the performance of the duties of the clerk of a court of common pleas as provided in sections 325.08 and 325.18 of the Revised Code. (B) The clerk of a county court shall have general powers to administer oaths, take affidavits, and issue executions upon any judgment rendered in the county court, including a judgment for unpaid costs, power to issue and sign all writs, process, subpoenas, and papers issuing out of the court, and to attach the seal of the court to them, and power to approve all bonds, sureties, recognizances, and undertakings fixed by any judge of the court or by law. The clerk shall file and safely keep all journals, records, books, and papers belonging or appertaining to the court, record its proceedings, perform all other duties that the judges of the court may prescribe, and keep a book showing all receipts and disbursements, which shall be open for public inspection at all times. The clerk may refuse to accept for filing any pleading or paper submitted for filing by a person who has been found to be a vexatious litigator under section 2323.52 of the Revised Code and who has failed to obtain leave to proceed under that section. The clerk shall prepare and maintain a general index, a docket as prescribed by the court, which shall be furnished by the board of county commissioners, and such other records as the court, by rule, requires, all of which shall be the public records of the court. In the docket, the clerk shall enter at times of the commencement of an action, the names of the parties in full, the names of the counsel, and the nature of the proceedings. Under proper dates, the clerk shall note the filing of the complaint, issuing of summons or other process, returns, and pleadings subsequent thereto. The clerk also shall enter all reports, verdicts, orders, judgments, and proceedings of the court, clearly specifying the relief granted or orders made in each action. The court may order an extended record of any of the above to be made and entered, under the proper action heading, upon the docket at the request of any party to the case, the expense of which may be taxed as costs in the case or may be required to be prepaid by the party demanding the extended record, upon order of the court. (C) The clerk of a county court shall receive and collect all costs, fees, fines, penalties, bail, and other moneys payable to the office or to any officer of the court and issue receipts therefor, and shall on or before the twentieth day of the month following the month in which they are collected disburse the costs, fees, fines, penalties, bail, and other moneys to the proper persons or officers and take receipts therefor. Subject to sections 307.515 , 4511.19 , 4511.193 , and 5503.04 of the Revised Code and all other statutes that require a different distribution of fines, fines received for violations of municipal ordinances shall be paid into the treasury of the municipal corporation whose ordinance was violated, fines received for violations of township resolutions adopted pursuant to section 503.52 or 503.53 or Chapter 504. of the Revised Code shall be paid into the treasury of the township whose resolution was violated, and fines collected for the violation of state laws shall be paid into the county treasury. Moneys deposited as security for costs shall be retained pending the litigation. The clerk shall keep a separate account of all receipts and disbursements in civil and criminal cases. The separate account shall be a permanent public record of the office. On the expiration of a clerk's term, those records shall be delivered to the clerk's successor. The clerk shall have such other powers and duties as are prescribed by rule or order of the court. (D) All moneys paid into a county court shall be noted on the record of the case in which they are paid and shall be deposited in a state or national bank selected by the clerk. On the first Monday in January of each year, the clerk shall make a list of the titles of all cases in the county court that were finally determined more than one year past in which there remains unclaimed in the possession of the clerk any funds, or any part of a deposit for security of costs not consumed by the costs in the case. The clerk shall give notice of the moneys to the parties entitled to them or to their attorneys of record. All the moneys remaining unclaimed that are for restitution payments for crime victims shall be sent to the reparations fund created under section 2743.191 of the Revised Code, with a list from the clerk or other officer responsible for the collection and distribution of restitution payments specifying the amounts and individual identifying information of the funds. All other moneys remaining unclaimed on the first day of April of each year shall be paid by the clerk to the county treasurer. Any part of the moneys shall be paid by the county treasurer at any time to the person having the right to them, upon proper certification of the clerk. (E)(1) In county court districts having appointed clerks, deputy clerks may be appointed by the board of county commissioners. Clerks and deputy clerks shall receive such compensation payable in semimonthly installments out of the county treasury as the board may prescribe. Each deputy clerk shall take an oath of office before entering upon the duties of the deputy clerk's office and, when so qualified, may perform the duties appertaining to the office of the clerk. The clerk may require any of the deputy clerks to give bond of not less than three thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of the deputy clerk's duties. (2) A clerk of courts acting as clerk of the county court may appoint deputy clerks to perform the duties pertaining to the office of clerk of the county court. Each deputy clerk shall take an oath of office before entering upon the deputy clerk's duties, and the clerk of courts may require the deputy clerk to give bond of not less than three thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of the deputy clerk's duties. (3) The clerk or a deputy clerk of a county court shall be in attendance at all sessions of the court, although not necessarily in the courtroom, and may administer oaths to witnesses and jurors and receive verdicts. (F)(1) In county court districts having appointed clerks, the board of county commissioners may order the establishment of one or more branch offices of the clerk and, with the concurrence of the county judges, may appoint a special deputy clerk to administer each branch office. Each special deputy clerk shall take an oath of office before entering upon the duties of the deputy clerk's office and, when so qualified, may perform any one or more of the duties appertaining to the office of clerk, as the board prescribes. Special deputy clerks shall receive such compensation payable in semimonthly installments out of the county treasury as the board may prescribe. Except as otherwise provided in section 3.061 of the Revised Code, the board may require any of the special deputy clerks to give bond of not less than three thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of the deputy clerk's duties. The board of county commissioners may authorize the clerk of the county court to operate one or more branch offices, to divide the clerk's time between the offices, and to perform duties appertaining to the office of clerk in locations that the board prescribes. (2) A clerk of courts acting as clerk of the county court may establish one or more branch offices for the clerk's duties as clerk of the county court and, with the concurrence of the county court judges, may appoint a special deputy clerk to administer each branch office. Each special deputy clerk shall take an oath of office before entering upon the deputy clerk's duties and, when so qualified, may perform any of the duties pertaining to the office of clerk, as the clerk of courts prescribes. The clerk of courts may require any of the special deputy clerks to give bond of not less than three thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of the deputy clerk's duties. (G) The clerk of courts of the county shall fix the compensation of deputy clerks and special deputy clerks appointed by the clerk pursuant to this section. Those personnel shall be paid and be subject to the same requirements as other employees of the clerk under the provisions of section 325.17 of the Revised Code insofar as that section is applicable. Last updated March 9, 2023 at 3:36 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1901.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1901 / § 1901.03
§ 1901.03. Municipal court definitions
Status: in_force

September 23, 2022 House Bill 518 - 134th General Assembly As used in this chapter: (A) "Territory" means the geographical areas within which municipal courts have jurisdiction as provided in sections 1901.01 and 1901.02 of the Revised Code. (B) "Legislative authority" means the legislative authority of the municipal corporation in which a municipal court, other than a county-operated municipal court, is located, and means the respective board of county commissioners of the county in which a county-operated municipal court is located. (C) "Chief executive" means the chief executive of the municipal corporation in which a municipal court, other than a county-operated municipal court, is located, and means the respective chairman of the board of county commissioners of the county in which a county-operated municipal court is located. (D) "City treasury" means the treasury of the municipal corporation in which a municipal court, other than a county-operated municipal court, is located. (E) "City treasurer" means the treasurer of the municipal corporation in which a municipal court, other than a county-operated municipal court, is located. (F) "County-operated municipal court" means the Auglaize county, Brown county, Carroll county, Clermont county, Columbiana county, Crawford county, Darke county, Erie county, Hamilton county, Hocking county, Holmes county, Jackson county, Lawrence county, Madison county, Miami county, Montgomery county, Morrow county, Ottawa county, Portage county, Putnam county, or Wayne county municipal court and, effective January 1, 2018, also includes the Perry county municipal court, and, effective January 1, 2020, also includes the Paulding county municipal court, and, effective January 1, 2024, also includes the Fulton county municipal court. (G) "A municipal corporation in which a municipal court is located" includes each municipal corporation named in section 1901.01 of the Revised Code, but does not include one in which a judge sits pursuant to any provision of section 1901.021 of the Revised Code except division (M) of that section. Last updated July 8, 2022 at 10:29 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1901.183 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1901 / § 1901.183
§ 1901.183. Environmental division additional jurisdiction
Status: in_force

March 13, 2013 Senate Bill 130 - 129th General Assembly In addition to jurisdiction otherwise granted in this chapter, the environmental division of a municipal court shall have jurisdiction within its territory in all of the following actions or proceedings and to perform all of the following functions: (A) Notwithstanding any monetary limitations in section 1901.17 of the Revised Code, in all actions and proceedings for the sale of real or personal property under lien of a judgment of the environmental division of the municipal court, or a lien for machinery, material, fuel furnished, or labor performed, irrespective of amount, and, in those cases, the environmental division may proceed to foreclose and marshal all liens and all vested or contingent rights, to appoint a receiver, and to render personal judgment irrespective of amount in favor of any party; (B) When in aid of execution of a judgment of the environmental division of the municipal court, in all actions for the foreclosure of a mortgage on real property given to secure the payment of money, or the enforcement of a specific lien for money or other encumbrance or charge on real property, when the real property is situated within the territory, and, in those cases, the environmental division may proceed to foreclose all liens and all vested and contingent rights and proceed to render judgments, and make findings and orders, between the parties, in the same manner and to the same extent as in similar cases in the court of common pleas; (C) When in aid of execution of a judgment of the environmental division of the municipal court, in all actions for the recovery of real property situated within the territory to the same extent as courts of common pleas have jurisdiction; (D) In all actions for injunction to prevent or terminate violations of the ordinances and regulations of any municipal corporation within its territory enacted or promulgated under the police power of that municipal corporation pursuant to Section 3 of Article XVIII, Ohio Constitution, over which the court of common pleas has or may have jurisdiction, and, in those cases, the environmental division of the municipal court may proceed to render judgments, and make findings and orders, in the same manner and to the same extent as in similar cases in the court of common pleas; (E) In all actions for injunction to prevent or terminate violations of the resolutions and regulations of any political subdivision within its territory enacted or promulgated under the power of that political subdivision pursuant to Article X of the Ohio Constitution, over which the court of common pleas has or may have jurisdiction, and, in those cases, the environmental division of the municipal court may proceed to render judgments, and make findings and orders, in the same manner and to the same extent as in similar cases in the court of common pleas; (F) In any civil action to enforce any provision of Chapter 3704., 3714., 3734., 3737., 3767., or 6111. of the Revised Code over which the court of common pleas has or may have jurisdiction, and, in those actions, the environmental division of the municipal court may proceed to render judgments, and make findings and orders, in the same manner and to the same extent as in similar actions in the court of common pleas; (G) In all actions and proceedings in the nature of creditors' bills, and in aid of execution to subject the interests of a judgment debtor in real or personal property to the payment of a judgment of the division, and, in those actions and proceedings, the environmental division may proceed to marshal and foreclose all liens on the property irrespective of the amount of the lien, and all vested or contingent rights in the property; (H) Concurrent jurisdiction with the court of common pleas of all criminal actions or proceedings related to the pollution of the air, ground, or water within the territory of the environmental division of the municipal court, for which a sentence of death cannot be imposed under Chapter 2903. of the Revised Code; (I) In any review or appeal of any final order of any administrative officer, agency, board, department, tribunal, commission, or other instrumentality that relates to a local building, housing, air pollution, sanitation, health, fire, zoning, or safety code, ordinance, or regulation, in the same manner and to the same extent as in similar appeals in the court of common pleas; (J) With respect to the environmental division of the Franklin county municipal court, to hear appeals from adjudication hearings conducted under Chapter 956. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1907.261 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1907 / § 1907.261
§ 1907.261. Computerizing court of paying cost of computerized legal research
Status: in_force

March 20, 2025 House Bill 338 - 135th General Assembly (A)(1) A county court may determine that for the efficient operation of the court additional funds are required to computerize the court, to make available computerized legal research services, or to do both. Upon making a determination that additional funds are required for either or both of those purposes, the court shall include in its schedule of fees and costs under section 1907.24 of the Revised Code one additional fee not to exceed three dollars on the filing of each cause of action or appeal equivalent to one described in division (A), (Q), or (U) of section 2303.20 of the Revised Code and shall direct the clerk of the court to charge the fee. (2) All fees collected under this section shall be paid on or before the twentieth day of the month following the month in which they are collected to the county treasurer. The treasurer shall place the funds from the fees in a separate fund to be disbursed either upon an order of the court, subject to an appropriation by the board of county commissioners, or upon an order of the court, subject to the court making an annual report available to the public listing the use of all such funds, in an amount not greater than the actual cost to the court of computerizing the court, procuring and maintaining computerized legal research services, or both. (3) If the court determines that the funds in the fund described in division (A)(2) of this section are more than sufficient to satisfy the purpose for which the additional fee described in division (A)(1) of this section was imposed, the court may declare a surplus in the fund and, subject to an appropriation by the board of county commissioners, expend those surplus funds, or upon an order of the court, subject to the court making an annual report available to the public listing the use of all such funds, expend those surplus funds, for other appropriate technological expenses of the court. (B)(1)(a) Except as provided in division (B)(1)(b) of this section, the clerk of a county court may determine that, for the efficient operation of the office of the clerk of the court, additional funds are required to computerize the office of the clerk of the court and, upon that determination, may authorize and direct that a computerization fee not to exceed twenty dollars be charged on the filing of each cause of action or appeal, on the filing, docketing, and endorsing of each certificate of judgment, or on the docketing and indexing of each aid in execution or petition to vacate, revive, or modify a judgment that is equivalent to one described in division (A), (P), (Q), (T), or (U) of section 2303.20 of the Revised Code. (b) In a court in which the clerk of the county court is appointed, the court may make the determination described in division (B)(1)(a) of this section and, upon that determination, may include such a computerization fee in its schedule of fees and costs under section 1907.24 of the Revised Code. (2) Subject to division (B)(3) of this section, all moneys collected under division (B)(1)(a) of this section shall be paid on or before the twentieth day of the month following the month in which they are collected to the county treasurer. The treasurer shall place the funds from the fees in a separate fund to be disbursed, and subject to an appropriation made by the board of county commissioners, in an amount no greater than the actual cost to the court of procuring and maintaining computer systems for the office of the clerk of the county court. In a court in which the clerk of the county court is elected, the clerk may disburse the funds subject to an appropriation by the commissioners. In a court in which the clerk of the county court is appointed, the court may issue an order to disburse the funds subject to an appropriation by the commissioners. (3) If a county court or the clerk of a county court makes the determination described in division (B)(1)(a) of this section, the board of county commissioners of that county may issue one or more general obligation bonds for the purpose of procuring and maintaining the computer systems for the office of the clerk of the county court. In addition to the purposes stated in division (B)(1)(a) of this section for which the moneys collected under that division may be expended, the moneys additionally may be expended to pay debt charges and financing costs related to any general obligation bonds issued pursuant to division (B)(3) of this section as they become due. General obligation bonds issued pursuant to division (B)(3) of this section are Chapter 133. securities. Last updated January 21, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1901.28 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1901 / § 1901.28
§ 1901.28. Bond for appeal
Status: in_force

March 19, 1987 House Bill 159 - 116th General Assembly (A) A person against whom a judgment has been rendered may stay execution on the judgment by entering into a bond to the adverse party within ten days after the rendition of the judgment with sufficient surety, who shall be a freeholder owning real property situated in the county or a corporation authorized to execute surety bonds in this state, which bond shall be approved by the clerk of the municipal court and conditioned for the payment of the amount of the judgment, interest, and costs. The bond shall be entered on the docket by the clerk of court and shall be signed by the surety. (B) A stay of execution shall not be allowed on: (1) Judgments against sureties or bail for the stay of execution; (2) Judgments rendered in favor of sureties or bail who have been compelled by judgment to pay money on account of their principal; (3) Judgments rendered against a surety on a bond or undertaking given in any action or proceeding in any court; (4) Judgments for an amount not exceeding one hundred dollars rendered in favor of any person for wages due for manual labor by him performed; (5) Judgments and decrees in actions of foreclosures of mortgages, mechanics' liens, and in proceedings to subject real property to the payment of judgments and marshalling of liens. (C) In the Cleveland municipal court, if a freeholder of Cuyahoga county is a surety, the undertaking shall be a lien on the real property of the freeholder situated in Cuyahoga county from the time of signing the undertaking until the judgment and all costs in the case upon which the stay of execution has been granted are satisfied.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1907.231 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1907 / § 1907.231
§ 1907.231. Documentation of criminal convictions and guilty pleas to be retained in admissible form
Status: in_force

March 23, 2005 House Bill 30 - 125th General Assembly Notwithstanding section 149.38 of the Revised Code, each clerk of a county court shall retain documentation regarding each criminal conviction and plea of guilty involving a case that is or was before the court. The documentation shall be in a form that is admissible as evidence in a criminal proceeding as evidence of a prior conviction or that is readily convertible to or producible in a form that is admissible as evidence in a criminal proceeding as evidence of a prior conviction and may be retained in any form authorized by section 9.01 of the Revised Code. The clerk shall retain this documentation for a period of fifty years after the entry of judgment in the case, except that documentation regarding cases solely concerned with minor misdemeanor offenses or minor misdemeanor traffic offenses shall be retained as provided in divisions (A) and (B) of section 1901.41 of the Revised Code, and documentation regarding other misdemeanor traffic offenses shall be retained for a period of twenty-five years after the entry of judgment in the case. This section shall apply to records currently retained and to records created on or after September 23, 2004.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1901.011 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1901 / § 1901.011
§ 1901.011. Housing divisions - environmental division
Status: in_force

July 8, 1991 House Bill 200 - 119th General Assembly There is hereby created a housing division in the Cleveland municipal court and in the Toledo municipal court, and an environmental division in the Franklin county municipal court.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1901.312 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1901 / § 1901.312
§ 1901.312. Group health care coverage for clerks and deputy clerks
Status: in_force

January 1, 2018 Senate Bill 25, House Bill 215 - 132nd General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "health care coverage" has the same meaning as in section 1901.111 of the Revised Code. (B) The legislative authority, after consultation with the clerk and deputy clerks of the municipal court, shall negotiate and contract for, purchase, or otherwise procure group health care coverage for the clerk and deputy clerks and their spouses and dependents from insurance companies authorized to engage in the business of insurance in this state under Title XXXIX of the Revised Code or health insuring corporations holding certificates of authority under Chapter 1751. of the Revised Code, except that if the county or municipal corporation served by the legislative authority provides group health care coverage for its employees, the group health care coverage required by this section shall be provided, if possible, through the policy or plan under which the group health care coverage is provided for the county or municipal corporation employees. (C) The portion of the costs, premiums, or charges for the group health care coverage procured pursuant to division (B) of this section that is not paid by the clerk and deputy clerks of the municipal court, or all of the costs, premiums, or charges for the group health care coverage if the clerk and deputy clerks will not be paying any such portion, shall be paid as follows: (1) If the municipal court is a county-operated municipal court, the portion of the costs, premiums, or charges or all of the costs, premiums, or charges shall be paid out of the treasury of the county. (2)(a) If the municipal court is not a county-operated municipal court, the portion of the costs, premiums, or charges in connection with the clerk or all of the costs, premiums, or charges in connection with the clerk shall be paid in three-fifths and two-fifths shares from the city treasury and appropriate county treasuries as described in division (C) of section 1901.31 of the Revised Code. The three-fifths share of a city treasury is subject to apportionment under section 1901.026 of the Revised Code. (b) If the municipal court is not a county-operated municipal court, the portion of the costs, premiums, or charges in connection with the deputy clerks or all of the costs, premiums, or charges in connection with the deputy clerks shall be paid from the city treasury and shall be subject to apportionment under section 1901.026 of the Revised Code. (D) This section does not apply to the clerk of the Auglaize county, Hamilton county, Paulding county, Perry county, Portage county, Putnam county, or Wayne county municipal court, if health care coverage is provided to the clerk by virtue of the clerk's employment as the clerk of the court of common pleas of Auglaize county, Hamilton county, Paulding county, Perry county, Portage county, Putnam county, or Wayne county. The Legislative Service Commission presents the text of this section as a composite of the section as amended by multiple acts of the General Assembly. This presentation recognizes the principle stated in R.C. 1.52(B) that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1901.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1901 / § 1901.09
§ 1901.09. Presiding and administrative judge
Status: in_force

August 3, 1999 Senate Bill 89 - 123rd General Assembly (A) In a municipal court having only one judge, that judge shall be designated as both the presiding judge and the administrative judge. (B) In a municipal court having two or more judges, the presiding and administrative judge shall be elected or designated as provided in the Rules of Superintendence for the Courts of Ohio.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1901.041 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1901 / § 1901.041
§ 1901.041. Assignment and referral of cases to special divisions of court
Status: in_force

September 29, 2023 Senate Bill 21, House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Except as authorized by or provided in division (B) of section 1901.181 of the Revised Code, all cases filed after the institution of a housing or environmental division of a municipal court and over which the division has jurisdiction shall be assigned by the administrative judge of the municipal court to the judge of the division. Any cases pending in the municipal court at the time the division is instituted and over which the division has jurisdiction shall be reassigned to the judge of the division, if the administrative judge determines that reassignment will not delay the trial of the case and that reassignment is in the best interests of the parties. (B) The Hamilton county municipal court may refer a case to the drug court judge of the court of common pleas of Hamilton county if the case is of a type that is eligible for admission into the drug court under the local rule adopted by the court of common pleas under division (B)(3) of section 2301.03 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 7, 2023 at 2:26 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1907.39 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1907 / § 1907.39
§ 1907.39. Costs of witness
Status: in_force

March 17, 1987 House Bill 158 - 116th General Assembly If a witness who is subpoenaed in an action before a judge of a county court attends and is not examined by either party, the costs of that witness shall be paid by the party ordering the subpoena, unless the adverse party, by confessing the matter or otherwise, renders the examination unnecessary.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1901.025 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1901 / § 1901.025
§ 1901.025. Jurisdiction of housing and environmental divisions
Status: in_force

July 8, 1991 House Bill 200 - 119th General Assembly The housing or environmental division of a municipal court created pursuant to section 1901.011 of the Revised Code has the same territorial jurisdiction as the municipal court of which it is a part, but shall be styled and known as the "housing division of the _________," or the "environmental division of the ______________," inserting the name of the municipal court.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1901.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1901 / § 1901.08
§ 1901.08. Election of judges
Status: in_force

March 20, 2025 House Bill 338 - 135th General Assembly The number of, and the time for election of, judges of the following municipal courts and the beginning of their terms shall be as follows: In the Akron municipal court, two full-time judges shall be elected in 1951, two full-time judges shall be elected in 1953, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1967, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1975. In the Alliance municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1953. In the Ashland municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1951. In the Ashtabula municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1953. In the Athens county municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1967. In the Auglaize county municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1975. In the Avon Lake municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 2017. On and after September 15, 2014, the part-time judge of the Avon Lake municipal court who was elected in 2011 shall serve as a full-time judge of the court until the end of that judge's term on December 31, 2017. In the Barberton municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1969, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1971. In the Bedford municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1975, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1979. In the Bellefontaine municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1993. In the Bellevue municipal court, one part-time judge shall be elected in 1951. In the Berea municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 2005. In the Bowling Green municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1983. In the Brown county municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 2005. Beginning February 9, 2003, the part-time judge of the Brown county county court that existed prior to that date whose term commenced on January 2, 2001, shall serve as the full-time judge of the Brown county municipal court until December 31, 2005. In the Bryan municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1965. In the Cambridge municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1951. In the Campbell municipal court, one part-time judge shall be elected in 1963. In the Canton municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1951, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1969, and two full-time judges shall be elected in 1977. In the Carroll county municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 2009. Beginning January 1, 2007, the judge elected in 2006 to the part-time judgeship of the Carroll county county court that existed prior to that date shall serve as the full-time judge of the Carroll county municipal court until December 31, 2009. In the Celina municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1957. In the Champaign county municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 2001. In the Chardon municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1963. In the Chillicothe municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1977. In the Circleville municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1953. In the Clark county municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1989, and two full-time judges shall be elected in 1991. The full-time judges of the Springfield municipal court who were elected in 1983 and 1985 shall serve as the judges of the Clark county municipal court from January 1, 1988, until the end of their respective terms. In the Clermont county municipal court, two full-time judges shall be elected in 1991, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1999. In the Cleveland municipal court, six full-time judges shall be elected in 1975, three full-time judges shall be elected in 1953, and four full-time judges shall be elected in 1955. In the Cleveland Heights municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1957. In the Clinton county municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1997. The full-time judge of the Wilmington municipal court who was elected in 1991 shall serve as the judge of the Clinton county municipal court from July 1, 1992, until the end of that judge's term on December 31, 1997. In the Columbiana county municipal court, two full-time judges shall be elected in 2001. In the Conneaut municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1953. In the Coshocton municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1951. In the Crawford county municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1977. In the Cuyahoga Falls municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1953, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1967. Effective December 31, 2008, the Cuyahoga Falls municipal court shall cease to exist; however, the judges of the Cuyahoga Falls municipal court who were elected pursuant to this section in 2003 and 2007 for terms beginning on January 1, 2004, and January 1, 2008, respectively, shall serve as full-time judges of the Stow municipal court until December 31, 2009, and December 31, 2013, respectively. In the Darke county municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 2005. Beginning January 1, 2005, the part-time judge of the Darke county county court that existed prior to that date whose term began on January 1, 2001, shall serve as the full-time judge of the Darke county municipal court until December 31, 2005. In the Dayton municipal court, three full-time judges shall be elected in 1987, their terms to commence on successive days beginning on the first day of January next after their election, and two full-time judges shall be elected in 1955, their terms to commence on successive days beginning on the second day of January next after their election. In the Defiance municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1957. In the Delaware municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1953, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 2007. In the East Cleveland municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1957. In the Eaton municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1973. In the Elyria municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1955, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1973. In the Erie county municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 2007. In the Euclid municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1951. In the Fairborn municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1977, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 2023. In the Fairfield county municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 2003, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 2005. In the Fairfield municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1989. In the Findlay municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1955, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1993. In the Franklin municipal court, one part-time judge shall be elected in 1951. In the Franklin county municipal court, two full-time judges shall be elected in 1969, three full-time judges shall be elected in 1971, seven full-time judges shall be elected in 1967, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1975, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1991, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1997. In the Fremont municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1975. In the Fulton county municipal court to be established on January 1, 2024, one full-time judge shall be elected in 2023. In the Gallipolis municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1981. In the Garfield Heights municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1981. In the Girard municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1963. In the Hamilton municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1953. In the Hamilton county municipal court, five full-time judges shall be elected in 1967, five full-time judges shall be elected in 1971, two full-time judges shall be elected in 1981, and two full-time judges shall be elected in 1983. All terms of judges of the Hamilton county municipal court shall commence on the first day of January next after their election, except that the terms of the additional judges to be elected in 1981 shall commence on January 2, 1982, and January 3, 1982, and that the terms of the additional judges to be elected in 1983 shall commence on January 4, 1984, and January 5, 1984. In the Hardin county municipal court, one part-time judge shall be elected in 1989. In the Hillsboro municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 2011. On and after December 30, 2008, the part-time judge of the Hillsboro municipal court who was elected in 2005 shall serve as a full-time judge of the court until the end of that judge's term on December 31, 2011. In the Hocking county municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1977. In the Holmes county municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 2007. Beginning January 1, 2007, the part-time judge of the Holmes county county court that existed prior to that date whose term commenced on January 1, 2007, shall serve as the full-time judge of the Holmes county municipal court until December 31, 2007. In the Huron municipal court, one part-time judge shall be elected in 1967. In the Ironton municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1951. In the Jackson county municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 2001. On and after March 31, 1997, the part-time judge of the Jackson county municipal court who was elected in 1995 shall serve as a full-time judge of the court until the end of that judge's term on December 31, 2001. In the Kettering municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1971, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1975. In the Lakewood municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1955. In the Lancaster municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1979. Beginning January 2, 2000, the full-time judges of the Lancaster municipal court who were elected in 1997 and 1999 shall serve as judges of the Fairfield county municipal court until the end of those judges' terms. In the Lawrence county municipal court, one part-time judge shall be elected in 1981. In the Lebanon municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 2027. On and after the effective date of this amendment, the part-time judge of the Lebanon municipal court who was elected in 2021 shall serve as a full-time judge of the court until the end of that judge's term on December 31, 2027. In the Licking county municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1971. In the Lima municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1967. In the Lorain municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1953, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1973. In the Lyndhurst municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1957. In the Madison county municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1981. In the Mansfield municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1969. In the Marietta municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1957. In the Marion municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1951. In the Marysville municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 2011. On and after January 18, 2007, the part-time judge of the Marysville municipal court who was elected in 2005 shall serve as a full-time judge of the court until the end of that judge's term on December 31, 2011. In the Mason municipal court, one part-time judge shall be elected in 1965. In the Massillon municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1953, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1971. In the Maumee municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1963. In the Medina municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1957. In the Mentor municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1971. In the Miami county municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1975, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1979. In the Miamisburg municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1951. In the Middletown municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1953. In the Montgomery county municipal court: One judge shall be elected in 2011 to a part-time judgeship for a term to begin on January 1, 2012. If any one of the other judgeships of the court becomes vacant and is abolished after July 1, 2010, this judgeship shall become a full-time judgeship on that date. If only one other judgeship of the court becomes vacant and is abolished as of December 31, 2021, this judgeship shall be abolished as of that date. Beginning July 1, 2010, the part-time judge of the Montgomery county county court that existed before that date whose term commenced on January 1, 2005, shall serve as a part-time judge of the Montgomery county municipal court until December 31, 2011. One judge shall be elected in 2011 to a full-time judgeship for a term to begin on January 2, 2012, and this judgeship shall be abolished on January 1, 2016. Beginning July 1, 2010, the part-time judge of the Montgomery county county court that existed before that date whose term commenced on January 2, 2005, shall serve as a full-time judge of the Montgomery county municipal court until January 1, 2012. One judge shall be elected in 2013 to a full-time judgeship for a term to begin on January 2, 2014. Beginning July 1, 2010, the part-time judge of the Montgomery county county court that existed before that date whose term commenced on January 2, 2007, shall serve as a full-time judge of the Montgomery county municipal court until January 1, 2014. One judge shall be elected in 2013 to a judgeship for a term to begin on January 1, 2014. If no other judgeship of the court becomes vacant and is abolished by January 1, 2014, this judgeship shall be a part-time judgeship. When one or more of the other judgeships of the court becomes vacant and is abolished after July 1, 2010, this judgeship shall become a full-time judgeship. Beginning July 1, 2010, the part-time judge of the Montgomery county county court that existed before that date whose term commenced on January 1, 2007, shall serve as this judge of the Montgomery county municipal court until December 31, 2013. If any one of the judgeships of the court becomes vacant before December 31, 2021, that judgeship is abolished on the date that it becomes vacant, and the other judges of the court shall be or serve as full-time judges. The abolishment of judgeships for the Montgomery county municipal court shall cease when the court has two full-time judgeships. In the Morrow county municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 2005. Beginning January 1, 2003, the part-time judge of the Morrow county county court that existed prior to that date shall serve as the full-time judge of the Morrow county municipal court until December 31, 2005. In the Mount Vernon municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1951. In the Napoleon municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 2005. In the New Philadelphia municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1975. In the Newton Falls municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1963. In the Niles municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1951. In the Norwalk municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1975. In the Oakwood municipal court, one part-time judge shall be elected in 1953. In the Oberlin municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1989. In the Oregon municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1963. In the Ottawa county municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1995, and the full-time judge of the Port Clinton municipal court who is elected in 1989 shall serve as the judge of the Ottawa county municipal court from February 4, 1994, until the end of that judge's term. In the Painesville municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1951. In the Parma municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1951, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1967, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1971. In the Paulding county municipal court to be established on January 1, 2020, one full-time judge shall be elected in 2019. In the Perry county municipal court to be established on January 1, 2018, one full-time judge shall be elected in 2017. In the Perrysburg municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1977. In the Portage county municipal court, two full-time judges shall be elected in 1979, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1971. In the Port Clinton municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1953. The full-time judge of the Port Clinton municipal court who is elected in 1989 shall serve as the judge of the Ottawa county municipal court from February 4, 1994, until the end of that judge's term. In the Portsmouth municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1985. In the Putnam county municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 2011. Beginning January 1, 2011, the part-time judge of the Putnam county county court that existed prior to that date whose term commenced on January 1, 2007, shall serve as the full-time judge of the Putnam county municipal court until December 31, 2011. In the Rocky River municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1957, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1971. In the Sandusky municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1953. In the Shaker Heights municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1957. In the Shelby municipal court, one part-time judge shall be elected in 1957. In the Sidney municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1995. In the South Euclid municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1999. The part-time judge elected in 1993, whose term commenced on January 1, 1994, shall serve until December 31, 1999, and the office of that judge is abolished on January 1, 2000. In the Springfield municipal court, two full-time judges shall be elected in 1985, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1983, all of whom shall serve as the judges of the Springfield municipal court through December 31, 1987, and as the judges of the Clark county municipal court from January 1, 1988, until the end of their respective terms. In the Steubenville municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1953. In the Stow municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 2009, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 2013. Beginning January 1, 2009, the judge of the Cuyahoga Falls municipal court that existed prior to that date whose term commenced on January 1, 2008, shall serve as a full-time judge of the Stow municipal court until December 31, 2013. Beginning January 1, 2009, the judge of the Cuyahoga Falls municipal court that existed prior to that date whose term commenced on January 1, 2004, shall serve as a full-time judge of the Stow municipal court until December 31, 2009. In the Struthers municipal court, one part-time judge shall be elected in 1963. In the Sylvania municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1963. In the Tiffin-Fostoria municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 2013. In the Toledo municipal court, two full-time judges shall be elected in 1971, four full-time judges shall be elected in 1975, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1973. In the Upper Sandusky municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 2011. The part-time judge elected in 2005, whose term commenced on January 1, 2006, shall serve as a full-time judge on and after January 1, 2008, until the expiration of that judge's term on December 31, 2011, and the office of that judge is abolished on January 1, 2012. In the Vandalia municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1959. In the Van Wert municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1957. In the Vermilion municipal court, one part-time judge shall be elected in 1965. In the Wadsworth municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1981. In the Warren municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1971. In the Washington Court House municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1999. The part-time judge elected in 1993, whose term commenced on January 1, 1994, shall serve until December 31, 1999, and the office of that judge is abolished on January 1, 2000. In the Wayne county municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1975, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1979. In the Willoughby municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1951. In the Wilmington municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1991, who shall serve as the judge of the Wilmington municipal court through June 30, 1992, and as the judge of the Clinton county municipal court from July 1, 1992, until the end of that judge's term on December 31, 1997. In the Xenia municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1977. In the Youngstown municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 2013. In the Zanesville municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1953. Last updated January 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1901.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1901 / § 1901.15
§ 1901.15. Powers of the presiding municipal judge
Status: in_force

August 19, 1975 House Bill 205 - 111th General Assembly In addition to the exercise of all the powers of a municipal judge, the presiding municipal judge has the general supervision of the business of the court and may classify and distribute among the judges the business pending in the court. He shall determine the amount and approve the surety and the terms of all official bonds. The presiding municipal judge may appoint a qualified substitute to serve during the disability of an incumbent of any appointive office created by sections 1901.31 to 1901.33 of the Revised Code, who is temporarily absent or incapacitated from acting as such. Any temporary appointee may be dismissed or discharged by the presiding municipal judge.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1901.111 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1901 / § 1901.111
§ 1901.111. Group health care coverage for municipal court judges
Status: in_force

June 4, 1997 Senate Bill 67 - 122nd General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "health care coverage" means sickness and accident insurance or other coverage of hospitalization, surgical care, major medical care, disability, dental care, eye care, medical care, hearing aids, and prescription drugs, or any combination of those benefits or services. (B) The legislative authority, after consultation with the judges of the municipal court, shall negotiate and contract for, purchase, or otherwise procure group health care coverage for the judges and their spouses and dependents from insurance companies authorized to engage in the business of insurance in this state under Title XXXIX of the Revised Code or health insuring corporations holding certificates of authority under Chapter 1751. of the Revised Code, except that if the county or municipal corporation served by the legislative authority provides group health care coverage for its employees, the group health care coverage required by this section shall be provided, if possible, through the policy or plan under which the group health care coverage is provided for the county or municipal corporation employees. (C) The portion of the costs, premiums, or charges for the group health care coverage procured pursuant to division (B) of this section that is not paid by the judges of the municipal court, or all of the costs, premiums, or charges for the group health care coverage if the judges will not be paying any such portion, shall be paid as follows: (1) If the municipal court is a county-operated municipal court, the portion of the costs, premiums, or charges or all of the costs, premiums, or charges shall be paid out of the treasury of the county. (2) If the municipal court is not a county-operated municipal court, the portion of the costs, premiums, or charges or all of the costs, premiums, or charges shall be paid in three-fifths and two-fifths shares from the city treasury and appropriate county treasuries as described in division (C) of section 1901.11 of the Revised Code. The three-fifths share of a city treasury is subject to apportionment under section 1901.026 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1923.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1923 / § 1923.12
§ 1923.12. Eviction of resident or resident's estate from manufactured home park; notice to remove home or vehicle
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly (A) If a resident or a resident's estate has been evicted from a manufactured home park pursuant to a judgment entered under section 1923.09 or 1923.11 of the Revised Code and if the resident or estate has abandoned or otherwise left unoccupied the resident's manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle on the residential premises of the manufactured home park for a period of three days following the entry of the judgment, the operator of the manufactured home park may provide to the titled owner of the home or vehicle a written notice to remove the home or vehicle from the manufactured home park within fourteen days from the date of the delivery of the notice. The park operator shall deliver or cause the delivery of the notice by personal delivery to the owner or by ordinary mail sent to the last known address of the owner. Except as provided in divisions (D) and (E) of this section, if the owner of the manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle does not remove it or cause it to be removed from the manufactured home park within fourteen days from the date of the delivery of the notice, the park operator may follow the procedures of division (B) of section 1923.13 and division (B) of section 1923.14 of the Revised Code to permit the removal of the home or vehicle from the manufactured home park, and the potential sale, destruction, or transfer of ownership of the home or vehicle. (B) Every notice provided to the titled owner of a manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle under this section shall contain the following language printed in a conspicuous manner: "You are being asked to remove your manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle from the residential premises of __________, a manufactured home park, in accordance with a judgment of eviction entered in __________ court on __________ against ___________ If the manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle is not removed from the manufactured home park within fourteen days from the date of delivery of this notice, the home or vehicle may be sold or destroyed, or its title may be transferred to __________, pursuant to division (B) of both sections 1923.13 and 1923.14 of the Revised Code. If you are in doubt regarding your legal rights, it is recommended that you seek legal assistance." (C)(1) Before requesting a writ of execution under division (B) of section 1923.13 of the Revised Code, the park operator shall conduct or cause to be conducted a search of the appropriate public records that relate to the manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle, and make or cause to be made reasonably diligent inquiries, for the purpose of identifying any persons who have an outstanding right, title, or interest in the home or vehicle. (2) If the search or inquiries pursuant to division (C)(1) of this section reveal any person who has an outstanding right, title, or interest in the manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle, the park operator shall provide to the person a written notice to remove the home or vehicle from the manufactured home park or arrange for the sale of the home or vehicle within twenty-one days from the date of the delivery of the notice. The notice shall contain the following language printed in a conspicuous manner: "You are being asked to remove the manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle that you have an outstanding right, title, or interest in from the residential premises of __________, a manufactured home park, in accordance with a judgment of eviction entered in __________ court on __________ against ___________ If the manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle is not removed from the manufactured home park within twenty-one days from the date of delivery of this notice, the home or vehicle may be sold or destroyed, or its title may be transferred to __________, pursuant to division (B) of both sections 1923.13 and 1923.14 of the Revised Code. If you are in doubt regarding your legal rights, it is recommended that you seek legal assistance." The park operator shall deliver or cause the delivery of the notice by personal delivery to the person or by ordinary mail sent to the last known address of the person. If a sale of the home or vehicle is arranged, the person shall pay any rent due to the park operator during the pendency of the sale. If the person does not remove the home or vehicle or arrange for its sale within twenty-one days from the date of the delivery of the notice, the park operator may follow the procedures of division (B) of section 1923.13 and division (B) of section 1923.14 of the Revised Code to permit the removal of the home or vehicle from the manufactured home park, and the potential sale, destruction, or transfer of ownership of the home or vehicle. (3) If the search or inquiries reveal no person who has an outstanding right, title, or interest in the manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle, the park operator may follow the procedures of division (B) of section 1923.13 and division (B) of section 1923.14 of the Revised Code to permit the removal of the home or vehicle from the manufactured home park, and the potential sale, destruction, or transfer of ownership of the home or vehicle. (D) When a deceased resident or a resident's estate has been evicted from a manufactured home park pursuant to a judgment entered under section 1923.09 or 1923.11 of the Revised Code, the removal from the park and potential sale, destruction, or transfer of ownership of the resident's manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle and any personal property abandoned on the residential premises shall be conducted in the manner prescribed by the probate court in which letters testamentary or of administration have been granted for the estate in accordance with Title XXI of the Revised Code. The park operator may store the resident's manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle at a storage facility or at another location within the manufactured home park during the administration of the estate. The park operator shall notify the executor or administrator of the resident's estate where the manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle will be stored during the administration of the estate. The costs for the removal and storage of the manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle shall be a claim against the resident's estate without further presentation of the claim to the executor or administrator. (E)(1) When the resident who has been evicted from a manufactured home park pursuant to a judgment entered under section 1923.09 or 1923.11 of the Revised Code is the titled owner of a manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle and is or becomes deceased prior to the removal of the home or vehicle from the manufactured home park, and no probate court has granted administration with respect to the resident's estate within ninety days of the deceased's death, the park operator may store the home or vehicle at a storage facility or at another location within the manufactured home park before and after a probate court grants letters testamentary or of administration with respect to the resident's estate pursuant to Title XXI of the Revised Code. (2) If a probate court grants administration with respect to the resident's estate within ninety days of the date of the eviction of the resident from the park, the removal of the manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle from the park and potential sale, destruction, or transfer of ownership of the home or vehicle shall be conducted pursuant to division (D) of this section. (3) If no probate court grants administration with respect to the resident's estate within ninety days of the date of the eviction of the resident from the manufactured home park pursuant to a judgment entered under section 1923.09 or 1923.11 of the Revised Code, the park operator shall conduct or cause to be conducted a search of the appropriate public records that relate to the manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle, and make or cause to be made reasonably diligent inquiries, for the purpose of identifying any persons who have an outstanding right, title, or interest in the home or vehicle. (a) If the search or inquiries pursuant to division (E)(3) of this section reveal any person who has an outstanding right, title, or interest in the manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle, the park operator shall provide to the person a written notice to remove the home or vehicle from the manufactured home park or arrange for the sale of the home or vehicle within twenty-one days from the date of the delivery of the notice. The notice shall be in the form described in division (C)(2) of this section. The park operator shall deliver or cause the delivery of the notice by personal delivery to the person or by ordinary mail sent to the last known address of the person. If a sale of the home or vehicle is arranged, the person shall pay any rent due to the park operator during the pendency of the sale. If the person does not remove the home or vehicle or arrange for its sale within twenty-one days from the date of the delivery of the notice, the park operator may follow the procedures of division (B) of section 1923.13 and division (B) of section 1923.14 of the Revised Code to permit the removal of the home or vehicle from the manufactured home park, and the potential sale, destruction, or transfer of ownership of the home or vehicle. (b) If the search or inquiries reveal no person who has an outstanding right, title, or interest in the manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle, the park operator shall publish notice of a petition for a writ of execution in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the home or vehicle has been abandoned. The publication shall contain the name of the deceased and the last known address of the home or vehicle and shall run for two consecutive weeks. The park operator shall provide to the clerk of the court written certification by the newspaper of the dates of the publication and an affidavit signed by the operator attesting to the publication. The park operator may then follow the procedures of division (B) of section 1923.13 and division (B) of section 1923.14 of the Revised Code to permit the removal of the home or vehicle from the manufactured home park, and the potential sale, destruction, or transfer of ownership of the home or vehicle.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1907.28 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1907 / § 1907.28
§ 1907.28. Jury selection
Status: in_force

May 22, 2012 House Bill 268 - 129th General Assembly A county court may provide, by rule, how jurors shall be chosen, and may provide that jurors to be used in the court may be chosen and summoned by the jury commissioners of the county as provided in Chapter 2313. of the Revised Code. Selection shall be made from residents within the county court district, and, if Chapter 2313. of the Revised Code is followed, those appearing to reside outside the district shall be returned to the annual jury list. Jurors shall be impaneled in the same manner, shall have the same qualifications, shall be challenged for the same causes, and shall receive the same fees as jurors in the court of common pleas. The fees of jurors in any criminal case that involves a violation of state law shall be paid out of the county treasury, and the fees of jurors in any case that involves a violation of a municipal ordinance shall be paid out of the treasury of the municipal corporation that enacted the ordinance.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1901.181 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1901 / § 1901.181
§ 1901.181. Exclusive and concurrent jurisdiction of housing or environmental divisions
Status: in_force

September 23, 2022 House Bill 518 - 134th General Assembly (A)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this division and division (A)(2) of this section and subject to division (B) of this section, if a municipal court has a housing or environmental division, the division has exclusive jurisdiction within the territory of the court in any civil action to enforce any local building, housing, air pollution, sanitation, health, fire, zoning, or safety code, ordinance, or regulation applicable to premises used or intended for use as a place of human habitation, buildings, structures, or any other real property subject to any such code, ordinance, or regulation, and, except in the environmental division of the Franklin county municipal court, in any civil action commenced pursuant to Chapter 1923. or 5321. or sections 5303.03 to 5303.07 of the Revised Code. Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(2) of this section and subject to section 1901.20 of the Revised Code and to division (B) of this section, the housing or environmental division of a municipal court has exclusive jurisdiction within the territory of the court in any criminal action for a violation of any local building, housing, air pollution, sanitation, health, fire, zoning, or safety code, ordinance, or regulation applicable to premises used or intended for use as a place of human habitation, buildings, structures, or any other real property subject to any such code, ordinance, or regulation. Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(2) of this section and subject to division (B) of this section, the housing or environmental division of a municipal court also has exclusive jurisdiction within the territory of the court in any civil action as described in division (B)(1) of section 3767.41 of the Revised Code that relates to a public nuisance. To the extent any provision of this chapter conflicts or is inconsistent with a provision of section 3767.41 of the Revised Code, the provision of that section shall control in a civil action described in division (B)(1) of that section. (2) If a municipal court has an environmental division, if the mayor of any municipal corporation within the territory of the municipal court conducts a mayor's court, and if any action described in division (A)(1) of this section as being within the jurisdiction of the environmental division otherwise is within the jurisdiction of the mayor's court, as set forth in section 1905.01 of the Revised Code, the jurisdiction of the environmental division over the action is concurrent with the jurisdiction of that mayor's court over the action. (B)(1) If the judge of the environmental division of the Franklin county municipal court or the judge of the housing division of a municipal court is on vacation, sick, absent, or is unavailable because of recusal or another reason, the administrative judge of the court, in accordance with the Rules of Superintendence for Municipal Courts and County Courts, shall assign another judge or judges of the court to handle any action or proceeding or, if necessary, all actions and proceedings of the division during the time that its judge is unavailable. (2) The Franklin county municipal court may adopt, by rule, procedures for other judges of the court to handle particular proceedings arising out of actions within the jurisdiction of the environmental division of the court when the judge of that division is unable for any reason to handle a particular proceeding at the time, or within the time period, necessary for a timely or appropriate disposition of the proceeding. Upon the adoption of and in accordance with those rules, any judge of the court may handle any proceeding that arises out of an action within the jurisdiction of the environmental division of the court. (C) The following are in addition to the jurisdiction granted under division (A) of this section: (1) The housing division of the Toledo municipal court has jurisdiction within its territory in any review or appeal of any final order of any administrative officer, agency, board, department, tribunal, commission, or other instrumentality that relates to a local building, housing, air pollution, sanitation, health, fire, zoning, or safety code, ordinance, or regulation, in the same manner and to the same extent as in similar appeals in the court of common pleas. (2) The housing division of the Toledo municipal court has concurrent jurisdiction with the court of common pleas in all criminal actions or proceedings related to the pollution of the air, ground, or water within the territory of the municipal court, for which a sentence of death cannot be imposed under Chapter 2903. of the Revised Code. Last updated July 8, 2022 at 10:30 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1901.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1901 / § 1901.21
§ 1901.21. Criminal and civil procedure - bond
Status: in_force

April 19, 1988 House Bill 708 - 117th General Assembly (A) In a criminal case or proceeding, the practice, procedure, and mode of bringing and conducting prosecutions for offenses shall be as provided in the Criminal Rules, and the power of the court in relation to the prosecution is the same as the power that is conferred upon county courts. In any civil case or proceeding for which no special provision is made in this chapter, the practice and procedure in the case or proceeding shall be the same as in courts of common pleas. If no practice or procedure for the case or proceeding is provided for in the courts of common pleas, then the practice or procedure of county courts shall apply. (B) In the Cleveland municipal court, all bonds for the appearance of a defendant charged with an offense, when the offense is bailable, shall be entered into before the clerk of the municipal court and approved by him; and the surety in them shall be qualified by the clerk. One surety in every such bond shall be a resident within the jurisdiction of the court; the sureties shall own property worth double the sum to be secured and shall have real estate within Cuyahoga county liable to execution of a value equal to the sum to be secured; and when two or more sureties are offered to the same bond, they shall have in the aggregate the qualification prescribed. The bond shall require the defendant to appear before the court to answer the charge against him, or before the court of common pleas when the defendant is held to the grand jury. The bond shall clearly disclose the full name of each surety, together with the residence address, and there shall be indorsed on it a brief, but pertinent, description of the real estate owned by each surety. When the bond is entered into, approved, and accepted, it becomes a subsisting lien on the real estate of the surety in it, upon which he has qualified, until the bond has been exonerated or discharged. A copy of every such bond, certified under the seal of the court by the clerk as a true copy, shall be filed by him with the county recorder of Cuyahoga county forthwith unless in the meantime the defendant has been acquitted or discharged by the court. The recorder shall provide a suitable record book, properly indexed, in which he shall record all bonds certified to him. The recorder shall be entitled to receive from the clerk, such fees and record charges as are now authorized by law for recording deeds and mortgages; and such fees and charges shall be taxed by the clerk in the costs of the respective cases, and shall be paid to the recorder by the clerk from funds in his hands upon certified vouchers or bills rendered by the recorder. The clerk shall transmit to the recorder each day a certified list, under the seal of the court, of all bonds which have been exonerated or discharged, and the recorder shall note on the margin of the record of each bond the discharge or satisfaction of it, and the lien on the real estate of the surety in such bond shall thereby be canceled and discharged. The clerk shall not approve or accept as surety, on any such bond, any person who is then liable on any bond previously executed in the municipal court, unless it appears to the satisfaction of the clerk that the person offering himself as surety has sufficient equity in his real estate over and above his liability on the prior bonds, to justify the subsequent bond, or unless the prior bonds have been exonerated and discharged. The clerk may tax in the costs of the case, such fees for making the copies and certificates required in this section as the court by rule provides. In all misdemeanor cases, the clerk, in lieu of the sureties required by this section, may accept a deposit of money, in United States legal tender, in an amount equal to the penal sum stipulated in the bond, and in any felony case a judge of the municipal court may direct the clerk to accept such a deposit in an amount fixed by the judge, which amount shall be the sum stipulated in the bond, and such deposit shall be retained by the clerk as security on it until the bond has been exonerated and discharged. If any such bond is forfeited, the clerk shall apply the money so deposited in satisfaction of any judgment that may be rendered on the bond, and the depositor of such fund shall surrender and forfeit all right in and to the deposit to the extent of such judgment.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1901.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1901 / § 1901.02
§ 1901.02. Jurisdiction of municipal courts
Status: in_force

October 24, 2024 House Bill 301 - 135th General Assembly (A) The municipal courts established by section 1901.01 of the Revised Code have jurisdiction within the corporate limits of their respective municipal corporations, or, for the Clermont county municipal court, and, effective January 1, 2008, the Erie county municipal court, within the municipal corporation or unincorporated territory in which they are established, and are courts of record. Each of the courts shall be styled "__________________________________ municipal court," inserting the name of the municipal corporation, except the following courts, which shall be styled as set forth below: (1) The municipal court established in Chesapeake that shall be styled and known as the "Lawrence county municipal court"; (2) The municipal court established in Cincinnati that shall be styled and known as the "Hamilton county municipal court"; (3) The municipal court established in Ravenna that shall be styled and known as the "Portage county municipal court"; (4) The municipal court established in Athens that shall be styled and known as the "Athens county municipal court"; (5) The municipal court established in Columbus that shall be styled and known as the "Franklin county municipal court"; (6) The municipal court established in London that shall be styled and known as the "Madison county municipal court"; (7) The municipal court established in Newark that shall be styled and known as the "Licking county municipal court"; (8) The municipal court established in Wooster that shall be styled and known as the "Wayne county municipal court"; (9) The municipal court established in Wapakoneta that shall be styled and known as the "Auglaize county municipal court"; (10) The municipal court established in Troy that shall be styled and known as the "Miami county municipal court"; (11) The municipal court established in Bucyrus that shall be styled and known as the "Crawford county municipal court"; (12) The municipal court established in Logan that shall be styled and known as the "Hocking county municipal court"; (13) The municipal court established in Urbana that shall be styled and known as the "Champaign county municipal court"; (14) The municipal court established in Jackson that shall be styled and known as the "Jackson county municipal court"; (15) The municipal court established in Springfield that shall be styled and known as the "Clark county municipal court"; (16) The municipal court established in Kenton that shall be styled and known as the "Hardin county municipal court"; (17) The municipal court established within Clermont county in Batavia or in any other municipal corporation or unincorporated territory within Clermont county that is selected by the legislative authority of that court that shall be styled and known as the "Clermont county municipal court"; (18) The municipal court established in Wilmington that, beginning July 1, 1992, shall be styled and known as the "Clinton county municipal court"; (19) The municipal court established in Port Clinton that shall be styled and known as the "Ottawa county municipal court"; (20) The municipal court established in Lancaster that, beginning January 2, 2000, shall be styled and known as the "Fairfield county municipal court"; (21) The municipal court established within Columbiana county in Lisbon or in any other municipal corporation or unincorporated territory selected pursuant to division (I) of section 1901.021 of the Revised Code, that shall be styled and known as the "Columbiana county municipal court"; (22) The municipal court established in Georgetown that, beginning February 9, 2003, shall be styled and known as the "Brown county municipal court"; (23) The municipal court established in Mount Gilead that, beginning January 1, 2003, shall be styled and known as the "Morrow county municipal court"; (24) The municipal court established in Greenville that, beginning January 1, 2005, shall be styled and known as the "Darke county municipal court"; (25) The municipal court established in Millersburg that, beginning January 1, 2007, shall be styled and known as the "Holmes county municipal court"; (26) The municipal court established in Carrollton that, beginning January 1, 2007, shall be styled and known as the "Carroll county municipal court"; (27) The municipal court established within Erie county in Milan or established in any other municipal corporation or unincorporated territory that is within Erie county, is within the territorial jurisdiction of that court, and is selected by the legislative authority of that court that, beginning January 1, 2008, shall be styled and known as the "Erie county municipal court"; (28) The municipal court established in Ottawa that, beginning January 1, 2011, shall be styled and known as the "Putnam county municipal court"; (29) The municipal court established within Montgomery county in any municipal corporation or unincorporated territory within Montgomery county, except the municipal corporations of Centerville, Clayton, Dayton, Englewood, Germantown, Kettering, Miamisburg, Moraine, Oakwood, Union, Vandalia, and West Carrollton and Butler, German, Harrison, Miami, and Washington townships, that is selected by the legislative authority of that court and that, beginning July 1, 2010, shall be styled and known as the "Montgomery county municipal court"; (30) The municipal court established in Tiffin that, beginning January 1, 2014, shall be styled and known as the "Tiffin-Fostoria municipal court"; (31) The municipal court established in New Lexington that, beginning January 1, 2018, shall be styled and known as the "Perry county municipal court"; (32) The municipal court established in Paulding that, beginning January 1, 2020, shall be styled and known as the "Paulding county municipal court"; (33) The municipal court established in Wauseon that, beginning January 1, 2024, shall be styled and known as the "Fulton county municipal court." (B) In addition to the jurisdiction set forth in division (A) of this section, the municipal courts established by section 1901.01 of the Revised Code have jurisdiction as follows: The Akron municipal court has jurisdiction within Bath, Richfield, and Springfield townships, and within the municipal corporations of Fairlawn, Lakemore, and Mogadore, in Summit county. The Alliance municipal court has jurisdiction within Lexington, Marlboro, Paris, and Washington townships in Stark county. The Ashland municipal court has jurisdiction within Ashland county. The Ashtabula municipal court has jurisdiction within Ashtabula, Plymouth, and Saybrook townships in Ashtabula county. The Athens county municipal court has jurisdiction within Athens county. The Auglaize county municipal court has jurisdiction within Auglaize county. The Avon Lake municipal court has jurisdiction within the municipal corporations of Avon and Sheffield in Lorain county. The Barberton municipal court has jurisdiction within Coventry, Franklin, and Green townships, within all of Copley township except within the municipal corporation of Fairlawn, and within the municipal corporations of Clinton and Norton, in Summit county. The Bedford municipal court has jurisdiction within the municipal corporations of Bedford Heights, Oakwood, Glenwillow, Solon, Bentleyville, Chagrin Falls, Moreland Hills, Orange, Warrensville Heights, North Randall, and Woodmere, and within Warrensville and Chagrin Falls townships, in Cuyahoga county. The Bellefontaine municipal court has jurisdiction within Logan county. The Bellevue municipal court has jurisdiction within Lyme and Sherman townships in Huron county and within York township in Sandusky county. The Berea municipal court has jurisdiction within the municipal corporations of Strongsville, Middleburgh Heights, Brook Park, Westview, and Olmsted Falls, and within Olmsted township, in Cuyahoga county. The Bowling Green municipal court has jurisdiction within the municipal corporations of Bairdstown, Bloomdale, Bradner, Custar, Cygnet, Grand Rapids, Haskins, Hoytville, Jerry City, Milton Center, North Baltimore, Pemberville, Portage, Rising Sun, Tontogany, Wayne, West Millgrove, and Weston; within Bloom, Center, Freedom, Grand Rapids, Henry, Jackson, Liberty, Middleton, Milton, Montgomery, Plain, Portage, Washington, Webster, and Weston townships in Wood county; and on and after January 2, 2024, within Perry township in Wood county. Beginning February 9, 2003, the Brown county municipal court has jurisdiction within Brown county. The Bryan municipal court has jurisdiction within Williams county. The Cambridge municipal court has jurisdiction within Guernsey county. The Campbell municipal court has jurisdiction within Coitsville township in Mahoning county. The Canton municipal court has jurisdiction within Canton, Lake, Nimishillen, Osnaburg, Pike, Plain, and Sandy townships in Stark county. The Carroll county municipal court has jurisdiction within Carroll county. The Celina municipal court has jurisdiction within Mercer county. The Champaign county municipal court has jurisdiction within Champaign county. The Chardon municipal court has jurisdiction within Geauga county. The Chillicothe municipal court has jurisdiction within Ross county. The Circleville municipal court has jurisdiction within Pickaway county. The Clark county municipal court has jurisdiction within Clark county. The Clermont county municipal court has jurisdiction within Clermont county. The Cleveland municipal court has jurisdiction within the municipal corporation of Bratenahl in Cuyahoga county. Beginning July 1, 1992, the Clinton county municipal court has jurisdiction within Clinton county. The Columbiana county municipal court has jurisdiction within Columbiana county. Beginning January 1, 2025, the Conneaut municipal court has jurisdiction within the municipal corporation of North Kingsville, and within Kingsville, Monroe, and Sheffield townships, in Ashtabula county. The Coshocton municipal court has jurisdiction within Coshocton county. The Crawford county municipal court has jurisdiction within Crawford county. Until December 31, 2008, the Cuyahoga Falls municipal court has jurisdiction within Boston, Hudson, Northfield Center, Sagamore Hills, and Twinsburg townships, and within the municipal corporations of Boston Heights, Hudson, Munroe Falls, Northfield, Peninsula, Reminderville, Silver Lake, Stow, Tallmadge, Twinsburg, and Macedonia, in Summit county. Beginning January 1, 2005, the Darke county municipal court has jurisdiction within Darke county except within the municipal corporation of Bradford. The Defiance municipal court has jurisdiction within Defiance county. The Delaware municipal court has jurisdiction within Delaware county. The Eaton municipal court has jurisdiction within Preble county. The Elyria municipal court has jurisdiction within the municipal corporations of Grafton, LaGrange, and North Ridgeville, and within Elyria, Carlisle, Eaton, Columbia, Grafton, and LaGrange townships, in Lorain county. Beginning January 1, 2008, the Erie county municipal court has jurisdiction within Erie county except within the townships of Florence, Huron, Perkins, and Vermilion and the municipal corporations of Bay View, Castalia, Huron, Sandusky, and Vermilion. The Fairborn municipal court has jurisdiction within the municipal corporation of Beavercreek and within Bath and Beavercreek townships in Greene county. Beginning January 2, 2000, the Fairfield county municipal court has jurisdiction within Fairfield county. The Findlay municipal court has jurisdiction, until January 2, 2024, within all of Hancock county except within Washington township, and on and after January 2, 2024, within all of Hancock county. The Franklin municipal court has jurisdiction within Franklin township in Warren county. The Franklin county municipal court has jurisdiction within Franklin county. The Fremont municipal court has jurisdiction within Ballville and Sandusky townships in Sandusky county. Beginning January 1, 2024, the Fulton county municipal court has jurisdiction within Fulton county. The Gallipolis municipal court has jurisdiction within Gallia county. The Garfield Heights municipal court has jurisdiction within the municipal corporations of Maple Heights, Walton Hills, Valley View, Cuyahoga Heights, Newburgh Heights, Independence, and Brecksville in Cuyahoga county. The Girard municipal court has jurisdiction within Liberty, Vienna, and Hubbard townships in Trumbull county. The Hamilton municipal court has jurisdiction within Ross and St. Clair townships in Butler county. The Hamilton county municipal court has jurisdiction within Hamilton county. The Hardin county municipal court has jurisdiction within Hardin county. The Hillsboro municipal court has jurisdiction within all of Highland county except within Madison township. The Hocking county municipal court has jurisdiction within Hocking county. The Holmes county municipal court has jurisdiction within Holmes county. The Huron municipal court has jurisdiction within all of Huron township in Erie county except within the municipal corporation of Sandusky. The Ironton municipal court has jurisdiction within Aid, Decatur, Elizabeth, Hamilton, Lawrence, Upper, and Washington townships in Lawrence county. The Jackson county municipal court has jurisdiction within Jackson county. The Kettering municipal court has jurisdiction within the municipal corporations of Centerville and Moraine, and within Washington township, in Montgomery county. Until January 2, 2000, the Lancaster municipal court has jurisdiction within Fairfield county. The Lawrence county municipal court has jurisdiction within the townships of Fayette, Mason, Perry, Rome, Symmes, Union, and Windsor in Lawrence county. The Lebanon municipal court has jurisdiction within Turtlecreek township in Warren county. The Licking county municipal court has jurisdiction within Licking county. The Lima municipal court has jurisdiction within Allen county. The Lorain municipal court has jurisdiction within the municipal corporation of Sheffield Lake, and within Sheffield township, in Lorain county. The Lyndhurst municipal court has jurisdiction within the municipal corporations of Mayfield Heights, Gates Mills, Mayfield, Highland Heights, and Richmond Heights in Cuyahoga county. The Madison county municipal court has jurisdiction within Madison county. The Mansfield municipal court has jurisdiction within Madison, Springfield, Sandusky, Franklin, Weller, Mifflin, Troy, Washington, Monroe, Perry, Jefferson, and Worthington townships, and within sections 35-36-31 and 32 of Butler township, in Richland county. The Marietta municipal court has jurisdiction within Washington county. The Marion municipal court has jurisdiction within Marion county. The Marysville municipal court has jurisdiction within Union county. The Mason municipal court has jurisdiction within Deerfield township in Warren county. The Massillon municipal court has jurisdiction within Bethlehem, Perry, Sugar Creek, Tuscarawas, Lawrence, and Jackson townships in Stark county. The Maumee municipal court has jurisdiction within the municipal corporations of Waterville and Whitehouse, within Waterville and Providence townships, and within those portions of Springfield, Monclova, and Swanton townships lying south of the northerly boundary line of the Ohio turnpike, in Lucas county. The Medina municipal court has jurisdiction within the municipal corporations of Briarwood Beach, Brunswick, Chippewa-on-the-Lake, and Spencer and within the townships of Brunswick Hills, Chatham, Granger, Hinckley, Lafayette, Litchfield, Liverpool, Medina, Montville, Spencer, and York townships, in Medina county. The Mentor municipal court has jurisdiction within the municipal corporation of Mentor-on-the-Lake in Lake county. The Miami county municipal court has jurisdiction within Miami county and within the part of the municipal corporation of Bradford that is located in Darke county. The Miamisburg municipal court has jurisdiction within the municipal corporations of Germantown and West Carrollton, and within German and Miami townships in Montgomery county. The Middletown municipal court has jurisdiction within Madison township, and within all of Lemon township, except within the municipal corporation of Monroe, in Butler county. Beginning July 1, 2010, the Montgomery county municipal court has jurisdiction within all of Montgomery county except for the municipal corporations of Centerville, Clayton, Dayton, Englewood, Germantown, Kettering, Miamisburg, Moraine, Oakwood, Union, Vandalia, and West Carrollton and Butler, German, Harrison, Miami, and Washington townships. Beginning January 1, 2003, the Morrow county municipal court has jurisdiction within Morrow county. The Mount Vernon municipal court has jurisdiction within Knox county. The Napoleon municipal court has jurisdiction within Henry county. The New Philadelphia municipal court has jurisdiction within the municipal corporation of Dover, and within Auburn, Bucks, Fairfield, Goshen, Jefferson, Warren, York, Dover, Franklin, Lawrence, Sandy, Sugarcreek, and Wayne townships in Tuscarawas county. The Newton Falls municipal court has jurisdiction within Bristol, Bloomfield, Lordstown, Newton, Braceville, Southington, Farmington, and Mesopotamia townships in Trumbull county. The Niles municipal court has jurisdiction within the municipal corporation of McDonald, and within Weathersfield township in Trumbull county. The Norwalk municipal court has jurisdiction within all of Huron county except within the municipal corporation of Bellevue and except within Lyme and Sherman townships. The Oberlin municipal court has jurisdiction within the municipal corporations of Amherst, Kipton, Rochester, South Amherst, and Wellington, and within Henrietta, Russia, Camden, Pittsfield, Brighton, Wellington, Penfield, Rochester, and Huntington townships, and within all of Amherst township except within the municipal corporation of Lorain, in Lorain county. The Oregon municipal court has jurisdiction within the municipal corporation of Harbor View, and within Jerusalem township, in Lucas county, and north within Maumee Bay and Lake Erie to the boundary line between Ohio and Michigan between the easterly boundary of the court and the easterly boundary of the Toledo municipal court. The Ottawa county municipal court has jurisdiction within Ottawa county. The Painesville municipal court has jurisdiction within Painesville, Perry, Leroy, Concord, and Madison townships in Lake county. The Parma municipal court has jurisdiction within the municipal corporations of Parma Heights, Brooklyn, Linndale, North Royalton, Broadview Heights, Seven Hills, and Brooklyn Heights in Cuyahoga county. Beginning January 1, 2018, the Perry county municipal court has jurisdiction within Perry county. Beginning January 1, 2020, the Paulding county municipal court has jurisdiction within Paulding county. The Perrysburg municipal court has jurisdiction within the municipal corporations of Luckey, Millbury, Northwood, Rossford, and Walbridge, and within Perrysburg, Lake, and Troy townships, in Wood county. The Portage county municipal court has jurisdiction within Portage county. The Portsmouth municipal court has jurisdiction within Scioto county. The Putnam county municipal court has jurisdiction within Putnam county. The Rocky River municipal court has jurisdiction within the municipal corporations of Bay Village, Westlake, Fairview Park, and North Olmsted, and within Riveredge township, in Cuyahoga county. The Sandusky municipal court has jurisdiction within the municipal corporations of Castalia and Bay View, and within Perkins township, in Erie county. The Shaker Heights municipal court has jurisdiction within the municipal corporations of University Heights, Beachwood, Pepper Pike, and Hunting Valley in Cuyahoga county. The Shelby municipal court has jurisdiction within Sharon, Jackson, Cass, Plymouth, and Blooming Grove townships, and within all of Butler township except sections 35-36-31 and 32, in Richland county. The Sidney municipal court has jurisdiction within Shelby county. Beginning January 1, 2009, the Stow municipal court has jurisdiction within Boston, Hudson, Northfield Center, Sagamore Hills, and Twinsburg townships, and within the municipal corporations of Boston Heights, Cuyahoga Falls, Hudson, Munroe Falls, Northfield, Peninsula, Reminderville, Silver Lake, Stow, Tallmadge, Twinsburg, and Macedonia, in Summit county. The Struthers municipal court has jurisdiction within the municipal corporations of Lowellville, New Middleton, and Poland, and within Poland and Springfield townships in Mahoning county. The Sylvania municipal court has jurisdiction within the municipal corporations of Berkey and Holland, and within Sylvania, Richfield, Spencer, and Harding townships, and within those portions of Swanton, Monclova, and Springfield townships lying north of the northerly boundary line of the Ohio turnpike, in Lucas county. Beginning January 1, 2014, the Tiffin-Fostoria municipal court has jurisdiction within Adams, Big Spring, Bloom, Clinton, Eden, Hopewell, Jackson, Liberty, Loudon, Pleasant, Reed, Scipio, Seneca, Thompson, and Venice townships in Seneca county, and beginning on January 1, 2014, and until January 2, 2024, has jurisdiction within Washington township in Hancock county, and within Perry township, except within the municipal corporation of West Millgrove, in Wood county. The Toledo municipal court has jurisdiction within Washington township, and within the municipal corporation of Ottawa Hills, in Lucas county. The Upper Sandusky municipal court has jurisdiction within Wyandot county. The Vandalia municipal court has jurisdiction within the municipal corporations of Clayton, Englewood, and Union, and within Butler, Harrison, and Randolph townships, in Montgomery county. The Van Wert municipal court has jurisdiction within Van Wert county. The Vermilion municipal court has jurisdiction within the townships of Vermilion and Florence in Erie county and within all of Brownhelm township except within the municipal corporation of Lorain, in Lorain county. The Wadsworth municipal court has jurisdiction within the municipal corporations of Gloria Glens Park, Lodi, Seville, and Westfield Center, and within Guilford, Harrisville, Homer, Sharon, Wadsworth, and Westfield townships in Medina county. The Warren municipal court has jurisdiction within Warren and Champion townships, and within all of Howland township except within the municipal corporation of Niles, in Trumbull county. The Washington Court House municipal court has jurisdiction within Fayette county. The Wayne county municipal court has jurisdiction within Wayne county. The Willoughby municipal court has jurisdiction within the municipal corporations of Eastlake, Wickliffe, Willowick, Willoughby Hills, Kirtland, Kirtland Hills, Waite Hill, Timberlake, and Lakeline, and within Kirtland township, in Lake county. Through June 30, 1992, the Wilmington municipal court has jurisdiction within Clinton county. The Xenia municipal court has jurisdiction within Caesarcreek, Cedarville, Jefferson, Miami, New Jasper, Ross, Silvercreek, Spring Valley, Sugarcreek, and Xenia townships in Greene county. (C) As used in this section: (1) "Within a township" includes all land, including, but not limited to, any part of any municipal corporation, that is physically located within the territorial boundaries of that township, whether or not that land or municipal corporation is governmentally a part of the township. (2) "Within a municipal corporation" includes all land within the territorial boundaries of the municipal corporation and any townships that are coextensive with the municipal corporation. Last updated August 28, 2024 at 1:42 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1901.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1901 / § 1901.20
§ 1901.20. Criminal and traffic jurisdiction
Status: in_force

July 3, 2019 House Bill 62 - 133rd General Assembly (A)(1) The municipal court has jurisdiction to hear misdemeanor cases committed within its territory and has jurisdiction over the violation of any ordinance of any municipal corporation within its territory, including exclusive jurisdiction over every civil action concerning a violation of a state traffic law or a municipal traffic ordinance. The municipal court does not have jurisdiction over a violation that is required to be handled by a parking violations bureau or joint parking violations bureau pursuant to Chapter 4521. of the Revised Code. However, the municipal court has jurisdiction over the violation of a vehicle parking or standing resolution or regulation if a local authority, as defined in division (D) of section 4521.01 of the Revised Code, has specified that it is not to be considered a criminal offense, if the violation is committed within the limits of the court's territory, and if the violation is not required to be handled by a parking violations bureau or joint parking violations bureau pursuant to Chapter 4521. of the Revised Code. The municipal court, if it has a housing or environmental division, has jurisdiction over any criminal action over which the housing or environmental division is given jurisdiction by section 1901.181 of the Revised Code, provided that, except as specified in division (B) of that section, no judge of the court other than the judge of the division shall hear or determine any action over which the division has jurisdiction. In all such prosecutions and cases, the court shall proceed to a final determination of the prosecution or case. (2) A judge of a municipal court does not have the authority to dismiss a criminal complaint, charge, information, or indictment solely at the request of the complaining witness and over the objection of the prosecuting attorney, village solicitor, city director of law, or other chief legal officer who is responsible for the prosecution of the case. (B) The municipal court has jurisdiction to hear felony cases committed within its territory. In all felony cases, the court may conduct preliminary hearings and other necessary hearings prior to the indictment of the defendant or prior to the court's finding that there is probable and reasonable cause to hold or recognize the defendant to appear before a court of common pleas and may discharge, recognize, or commit the defendant. (C) A municipal court has jurisdiction over an appeal from a judgment or default judgment entered pursuant to Chapter 4521. of the Revised Code, as authorized by division (D) of section 4521.08 of the Revised Code. The appeal shall be placed on the regular docket of the court and shall be determined by a judge of the court. (D) As used in this section, "violation of a state traffic law or a municipal traffic ordinance" includes, but is not limited to, a traffic law violation recorded by a traffic law photo-monitoring device, as defined in section 4511.092 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1907.19 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1907 / § 1907.19
§ 1907.19. Office space and materials for court
Status: in_force

April 19, 1988 House Bill 708 - 117th General Assembly The board of county commissioners shall provide for each county court judge in the county suitable court and office space and all materials necessary for the business of the court, including a current set of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1901.381 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1901 / § 1901.381
§ 1901.381. Liability coverage for municipal court clerk
Status: in_force

May 6, 1992 Senate Bill 175 - 119th General Assembly (A) Each clerk of a municipal court shall have liability coverage as a condition of performing the duties of his office. (B) The legislative authority shall provide liability coverage for the clerk of the municipal court in accordance with this section. The coverage may be provided through a policy or policies of insurance, a program of self-insurance or joint self-insurance, a joint self-insurance pool, or any other independent or joint method or arrangement insuring the clerk against liability arising from the duties of his office. The coverage may be provided separately or as part of liability coverage provided to other officers or employees of a municipal corporation or county. (C) The liability coverage provided under division (B) of this section shall be in an amount and subject to terms and conditions that are necessary to protect the clerk of the municipal court against liability arising from the duties of his office or employment and that are consistent with the method or arrangement used for the provision of the coverage. (D) The costs, premiums, or charges of the liability coverage provided under division (B) of this section shall be borne in either of the following ways: (1) In the same manner as the costs, premiums, or charges of health care coverage are borne for the clerk of the municipal court in section 1901.312 of the Revised Code; (2) In accordance with the terms and conditions of any agreement entered into by the county or municipal corporations within the territory of the municipal court.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1907.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1907 / § 1907.10
§ 1907.10. Concurrent criminal jurisdiction of mayor's court
Status: in_force

March 17, 1987 House Bill 158 - 116th General Assembly Mayors retain jurisdiction in all criminal cases involving the violation of ordinances of their respective municipal corporations and in all criminal cases involving moving traffic violations occurring on state highways located within their respective municipal corporations, to be exercised concurrently with the county court.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1905.38 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1905 / § 1905.38
§ 1905.38. Cancellation of uncollectible debts
Status: in_force

March 22, 2013 House Bill 247 - 129th General Assembly If at any time the court finds that an amount owing to the court is due and uncollectible, in whole or in part, the court may direct the clerk of the court to cancel all or part of the claim. The clerk shall then effect the cancellation. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 1901.131 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1901 / § 1901.131
§ 1901.131. Jurisdiction of housing or environmental division
Status: in_force

July 8, 1991 House Bill 200 - 119th General Assembly Whenever an action or proceeding is properly brought in the housing or environmental division of a municipal court, the division has jurisdiction to determine, preserve, and enforce all rights involved in the action or proceeding, to hear and determine all legal and equitable remedies necessary or proper for a complete determination of the rights of the parties, including, but not limited to, the granting of temporary restraining orders and temporary and permanent injunctions, to render personal judgment irrespective of amount in favor of any party, and to render any judgments and make any findings and orders in the same manner and to the same extent that the court of common pleas can render a judgment or make a finding or order in a similar action or proceeding.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1901.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1901 / § 1901.16
§ 1901.16. Powers when more than one judge
Status: in_force

August 19, 1975 House Bill 205 - 111th General Assembly When a municipal court consists of more than one judge: (A) The several municipal judges may sit separately or otherwise, as the presiding judge directs, and shall meet at least once each month, and at such other times as are determined, for consideration of the business of the court. (B) Any order made by the presiding judge under the special powers conferred upon him may be vacated, amended, or modified by the vote of a majority of the judges of the court. (C) The administrative authority vested in judges constituting a municipal court shall be exercised by a majority vote of such judges, including the presiding judge. Last updated February 25, 2022 at 5:50 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1907.34 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1907 / § 1907.34
§ 1907.34. Returns showing only real estate
Status: in_force

March 17, 1987 House Bill 158 - 116th General Assembly In any case in which an order of attachment has been issued by a judge of a county court pursuant to Chapter 2715. of the Revised Code, if it appears from the return of the officer to whom the order was directed and from the examination of the garnishee, if there is a garnishee in the case, that no property, moneys, rights, credit, or effects of the defendant in the case have been taken under the attachment, but that the defendant is the owner of an interest in real estate in the county, the judge before whom the action is pending, at the request of the plaintiff in the case, shall promptly certify his proceedings to the court of common pleas. Thereupon, the clerk of the court of common pleas shall docket the cause, and the action shall proceed as if it had originated in that court.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1901.263 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1901 / § 1901.263
§ 1901.263. Cancellation of uncollectible debts
Status: in_force

March 22, 2013 House Bill 247 - 129th General Assembly If at any time the court finds that an amount owing to the court is due and uncollectible, in whole or in part, the court may direct the clerk of the court to cancel all or part of the claim. The clerk shall then effect the cancellation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1901.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1901 / § 1901.11
§ 1901.11. Compensation
Status: in_force

December 18, 2002 House Bill 530 - 124th General Assembly (A)(1) Beginning July 1, 1997, judges designated as part-time judges by section 1901.08 of the Revised Code, other than part-time judges to whom division (B)(1)(a) of this section applies, shall receive as compensation thirty-five thousand five hundred dollars each year in addition to the compensation payable from the state treasury under division (A)(6) of section 141.04 of the Revised Code. (2) Part-time judges shall be disqualified from the practice of law only as to matters pending or originating in the courts in which they serve during their terms of office. (B)(1)(a) Judges designated as full-time judges by section 1901.08 of the Revised Code, and all judges of territories having a population of more than fifty thousand regardless of designation, are subject to section 4705.01 of the Revised Code and, pursuant to division (C) of this section, beginning July 1, 1997, shall receive as compensation sixty-one thousand seven hundred fifty dollars per annum. (b) These judges also shall receive, in accordance with division (B) of section 141.04 of the Revised Code, the compensation described in division (A)(5) of that section from the state treasury. (2) The presiding judge of a municipal court who is also the administrative judge of the court, shall receive, pursuant to division (C) of this section, an additional one thousand five hundred dollars per annum. (C) The compensation of municipal judges that is described in divisions (A)(1) and (B)(1)(a) and (2) of this section may be paid in either biweekly installments or semimonthly installments, as determined by the payroll administrator, three-fifths of the amount being payable from the city treasury and two-fifths of the amount being payable from the treasury of the county in which the municipal corporation is situated, except that all of the compensation of the judges of a county-operated municipal court that is described in divisions (A)(1) and (B)(1)(a) and (2) of this section shall be payable out of the treasury of the county in which the court is located. If the territory is located in two or more counties, a total of two-fifths of the amount that is described in divisions (A)(1) and (B)(1)(a) and (2) of this section shall be payable by all of the counties in proportionate shares from the treasury of each of the counties in accordance with the respective populations of that portion of each of the several counties within the jurisdiction of the court. (D) No municipal judge shall hold any other office of trust or profit under the authority of this state or the United States. (E) As used in this section, "compensation" does not include any portion of the cost, premium, or charge for sickness and accident insurance or other coverage of hospitalization, surgical care, major medical care, disability, dental care, eye care, medical care, hearing aids, and prescription drugs, or any combination of those benefits or services, covering a judge of a municipal court and paid on the judge's behalf by a governmental entity. Last updated May 12, 2021 at 11:34 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1907.41 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1907 / § 1907.41
§ 1907.41. Arbitration
Status: in_force

March 17, 1987 House Bill 158 - 116th General Assembly (A) The provisions of sections 2711.01 to 2711.15 of the Revised Code relating to arbitration shall apply to county courts, subject to the jurisdiction provisions of this chapter. (B) Arbitration also may occur in accordance with sections 1907.42 to 1907.46 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1901.36 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1901 / § 1901.36
§ 1901.36. Accommodations and needs of the court
Status: in_force

July 8, 1991 House Bill 200 - 119th General Assembly (A) The legislative authority of a municipal court shall provide suitable accommodations for the municipal court and its officers. The legislative authority of a county-operated municipal court may pay rent for the accommodations. The legislative authority shall provide for the use of the court suitable accommodations for a law library, complete sets of reports of the supreme and inferior courts, and such other law books and publications as are considered necessary by the presiding judge, and shall provide for each courtroom a copy of the Revised Code. The legislative authority shall provide any other employees that are necessary, each of whom shall be paid such compensation out of the city treasury as the legislative authority prescribes, except that the compensation of these other employees in a county-operated municipal court shall be paid out of the treasury of the county in which the court is located, as the board of county commissioners prescribes. It shall provide all necessary form books, dockets, books of record, and all supplies, including telephone, furniture, heat, light, and janitor service, and for such other ordinary or extraordinary expenses as it considers advisable or necessary for the proper operation or administration of the court. (B) The legislative authority of the municipal court shall provide suitable accommodations for the housing or environmental division of the court. The accommodations shall be in the courthouse, include at least one courtroom in which jury trials can be conducted, be located in one or more adjacent rooms, and be provided in accordance with the Rules of Superintendence for Municipal Courts and County Courts.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1907.29 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1907 / § 1907.29
§ 1907.29. Jury trial procedure
Status: in_force

March 17, 1987 House Bill 158 - 116th General Assembly (A) A jury trial shall be demanded in the manner prescribed in the Rules of Civil Procedure or the Rules of Criminal Procedure. The number of persons composing a jury and the verdicts of jurors shall be governed by those rules. (B) The right of a person to a jury trial is waived under the circumstances prescribed in the Rules of Civil Procedure or the Rules of Criminal Procedure. (C) If, as a result of challenges or other causes, a jury panel is not full, the deputy sheriff or constable who is in attendance at a trial before a county court may fill the panel in the same manner as the sheriff fills a panel in the court of common pleas. (D) The judge of the county court involved in a case shall administer an oath to the jury to try the matters in difference between the parties that are to be determined by the jury, and to give a verdict in accordance with the evidence. (E) After the jurors are sworn in a case before a county court, they shall sit together and hear the proofs and allegations of the parties. After the hearing, the jury shall be kept together in a convenient place until they have agreed upon their verdict or have been discharged by the county court judge involved in the case. (F) If an action being tried to a jury in a county court is continued, the jurors shall attend at the time and place appointed for trial without further notice. (G) The judge of a county court involved in a case may punish as for contempt any juror who neglects or refuses to attend when properly summoned or who, although in attendance, refuses to serve. (H) If, in a civil action before a county court, the judge is satisfied that the number of jurors required by Civil Rule 48 for concurrence purposes cannot concur in a verdict, and the jury has deliberated upon the verdict for a reasonable time, the judge may discharge the jury and continue the action. If either party requests a new jury, the judge shall cause the selection of another jury. If the action is continued, it shall be continued to a time that the judge considers reasonable unless the parties or their attorneys agree on a longer or shorter time.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1901.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1901 / § 1901.07
§ 1901.07. Term of office of judge - nomination, election
Status: in_force

September 29, 2023 Senate Bill 21, House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) All municipal court judges shall be elected on the nonpartisan ballot for terms of six years. In a municipal court in which only one judge is to be elected in any one year, that judge's term commences on the first day of January after the election. In a municipal court in which two or more judges are to be elected in any one year, their terms commence on successive days beginning the first day of January, following the election, unless otherwise provided by section 1901.08 of the Revised Code. (B) All candidates for municipal court judge may be nominated either by nominating petition or by primary election, except that if the jurisdiction of a municipal court extends only to the corporate limits of the municipal corporation in which the court is located and that municipal corporation operates under a charter, all candidates shall be nominated in the same manner provided in the charter for the office of municipal court judge or, if no specific provisions are made in the charter for the office of municipal court judge, in the same manner as the charter prescribes for the nomination and election of the legislative authority of the municipal corporation. If the jurisdiction of a municipal court extends beyond the corporate limits of the municipal corporation in which it is located or if the jurisdiction of the court does not extend beyond the corporate limits of the municipal corporation in which it is located and no charter provisions apply, all candidates for party nomination to the office of municipal court judge shall file a declaration of candidacy and petition not later than four p.m. of the ninetieth day before the day of the primary election in the form prescribed by section 3513.07 of the Revised Code. The petition shall conform to the requirements provided for those petitions of candidacy contained in section 3513.05 of the Revised Code, except that the petition shall be signed by at least fifty electors of the territory of the court. If no valid declaration of candidacy is filed for nomination as a candidate of a political party for election to the office of municipal court judge, or if the number of persons filing the declarations of candidacy for nominations as candidates of one political party for election to the office does not exceed the number of candidates that that party is entitled to nominate as its candidates for election to the office, no primary election shall be held for the purpose of nominating candidates of that party for election to the office, and the candidates shall be issued certificates of nomination in the manner set forth in section 3513.02 of the Revised Code. If the jurisdiction of a municipal court extends beyond the corporate limits of the municipal corporation in which it is located or if the jurisdiction of the court does not extend beyond the corporate limits of the municipal corporation in which it is located and no charter provisions apply, nonpartisan candidates for the office of municipal court judge shall file nominating petitions not later than four p.m. of the day before the day of the primary election in the form prescribed by section 3513.261 of the Revised Code. The petition shall conform to the requirements provided for those petitions of candidacy contained in section 3513.257 of the Revised Code, except that the petition shall be signed by at least fifty electors of the territory of the court. The nominating petition or declaration of candidacy for a municipal court judge shall contain a designation of the term for which the candidate seeks election. At the following regular municipal election, the candidacies of the judges nominated shall be submitted to the electors of the territory on a nonpartisan, judicial ballot in the same manner as provided for judges of the court of common pleas, except that, in a municipal corporation operating under a charter, all candidates for municipal court judge shall be elected in conformity with the charter if provisions are made in the charter for the election of municipal court judges. (C) Notwithstanding divisions (A) and (B) of this section, in the following municipal courts, the judges shall be nominated and elected as follows: (1) In the Cleveland municipal court, the judges shall be nominated only by petition. The petition shall be signed by at least fifty electors of the territory of the court. It shall be in the statutory form and shall be filed in the manner and within the time prescribed by the charter of the city of Cleveland for filing petitions of candidates for municipal offices. Each elector shall have the right to sign petitions for as many candidates as are to be elected, but no more. The judges shall be elected by the electors of the territory of the court in the manner provided by law for the election of judges of the court of common pleas. (2) In the Toledo municipal court, the judges shall be nominated only by petition. The petition shall be signed by at least fifty electors of the territory of the court. It shall be in the statutory form and shall be filed in the manner and within the time prescribed by the charter of the city of Toledo for filing nominating petitions for city council. Each elector shall have the right to sign petitions for as many candidates as are to be elected, but no more. The judges shall be elected by the electors of the territory of the court in the manner provided by law for the election of judges of the court of common pleas. (3) In the Akron municipal court, the judges shall be nominated only by petition. The petition shall be signed by at least fifty electors of the territory of the court. It shall be in statutory form and shall be filed in the manner and within the time prescribed by the charter of the city of Akron for filing nominating petitions of candidates for municipal offices. Each elector shall have the right to sign petitions for as many candidates as are to be elected, but no more. The judges shall be elected by the electors of the territory of the court in the manner provided by law for the election of judges of the court of common pleas. (4) In the Hamilton county municipal court, the judges shall be nominated only by petition. The petition shall be signed by at least one hundred electors of the judicial district of the county from which the candidate seeks election, which petitions shall be signed and filed not later than four p.m. of the day before the day of the primary election in the form prescribed by section 3513.261 of the Revised Code. Unless otherwise provided in this section, the petition shall conform to the requirements provided for nominating petitions in section 3513.257 of the Revised Code. The judges shall be elected by the electors of the relative judicial district of the county at the regular municipal election and in the manner provided by law for the election of judges of the court of common pleas. (5) In the Franklin county municipal court, the judges shall be nominated only by petition. The petition shall be signed by at least fifty electors of the territory of the court. The petition shall be in the statutory form and shall be filed in the manner and within the time prescribed by the charter of the city of Columbus for filing petitions of candidates for municipal offices. The judges shall be elected by the electors of the territory of the court in the manner provided by law for the election of judges of the court of common pleas. (6) In the Auglaize, Brown, Carroll, Clermont, Crawford, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Madison, Miami, Morrow, Paulding, Perry, Putnam, and Wayne county municipal courts, the judges shall be nominated only by petition. The petitions shall be signed by at least fifty electors of the territory of the court and shall conform to the provisions of this section. (D) In the Portage county municipal court, the judges shall be nominated either by nominating petition or by primary election, as provided in division (B) of this section. (E) As used in this section, as to an election for either a full or an unexpired term, "the territory within the jurisdiction of the court" means that territory as it will be on the first day of January after the election. Last updated August 7, 2023 at 2:27 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1901.024 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1901 / § 1901.024
§ 1901.024. Costs, fees, receipts of county municipal courts
Status: in_force

January 1, 2010 House Bill 420 - 127th General Assembly (A) The board of county commissioners of Hamilton county shall pay all of the costs of operation of the Hamilton county municipal court. Subject to sections 307.515 , 4511.19 , 4511.193 , and 5503.04 of the Revised Code and to any other section of the Revised Code that requires a specific manner of disbursement of any moneys received by a municipal court, the county shall receive all of the costs, fees, and other moneys, except fines collected for violations of municipal ordinances and for violations of township resolutions adopted pursuant to Chapter 504. of the Revised Code, that are received by the Hamilton county municipal court and shall receive fifty per cent of all of the fines for violations of municipal ordinances and for violations of township resolutions adopted pursuant to Chapter 504. of the Revised Code that are received by the court. (B) The board of county commissioners of Lawrence county shall pay all of the costs of operation of the Lawrence county municipal court. Subject to sections 307.515 , 4511.19 , 4511.193 , and 5503.04 of the Revised Code and to any other section of the Revised Code that requires a specific manner of disbursement of any moneys received by a municipal court, the county shall receive all of the costs, fees, and other moneys, except fines collected for violations of municipal ordinances and for violations of township resolutions adopted pursuant to Chapter 504. of the Revised Code, that are received by the Lawrence county municipal court and shall receive fifty per cent of all of the fines for violations of municipal ordinances and for violations of township resolutions adopted pursuant to Chapter 504. of the Revised Code that are received by the court. (C) The board of county commissioners of Ottawa county shall pay all of the costs of operation of the Ottawa county municipal court. Subject to sections 307.515 , 4511.19 , 4511.193 , and 5503.04 of the Revised Code and to any other section of the Revised Code that requires a specific manner of disbursement of any moneys received by a municipal court, the county shall receive all of the costs, fees, and other moneys, except fines collected for violations of municipal ordinances and for violations of township resolutions adopted pursuant to Chapter 504. of the Revised Code, that are received by the Ottawa county municipal court and shall receive fifty per cent of all of the fines for violations of municipal ordinances and for violations of township resolutions adopted pursuant to Chapter 504. of the Revised Code that are received by the court. (D) The board of county commissioners of a county in which a county-operated municipal court is located shall pay all of the costs of operation of the municipal court. The county in which a county-operated municipal court that is not subject to division (A), (B), or (C) of this section is located shall receive all of the costs, fees, and other moneys, except fines collected for violations of municipal ordinances and for violations of township resolutions adopted pursuant to Chapter 504. of the Revised Code and except as provided in sections 307.515 and 5503.04 of the Revised Code and in any other section of the Revised Code that requires a specific manner of disbursement of any moneys received by a municipal court, that are received by the court.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1925.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1925 / § 1925.15
§ 1925.15. Costs
Status: in_force

November 21, 1967 House Bill 475 - 107th General Assembly The actual disbursements of the prevailing party for filing fees, execution fees, and other court fees may be allowed as costs. No other costs shall be allowed either party except by special order of the court. Costs allowed under this section may be apportioned between the parties, or waived, in whole or in part, as the court determines to be equitable.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1907.42 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1907 / § 1907.42
§ 1907.42. Arbitrators and proceedings
Status: in_force

March 17, 1987 House Bill 158 - 116th General Assembly In an action before a judge of a county court, at any time before trial and before judgment is rendered, the parties may have a cause submitted to the arbitration of three disinterested men, to be chosen by them. If the arbitrators are present, they shall hear and determine the cause on oath, to be administered by the judge. If the arbitrators are not present, the judge shall issue a summons for them to attend at the time and place appointed for the trial. That summons shall be served by the sheriff or any constable, or by the parties, as they may agree. The fees of the arbitrators are the same as those provided for jurors in the court of common pleas.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1901.021 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1901 / § 1901.021
§ 1901.021. Court sitting outside corporate limits of municipal corporation
Status: in_force

September 29, 2023 Senate Bill 21, House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Except as otherwise provided in division (M) of this section, the judge or judges of any municipal court established under division (A) of section 1901.01 of the Revised Code having territorial jurisdiction outside the corporate limits of the municipal corporation in which it is located may sit outside the corporate limits of the municipal corporation within the area of its territorial jurisdiction. (B) Two or more of the judges of the Hamilton county municipal court may be assigned by the presiding judge of the court to sit outside the municipal corporation of Cincinnati. (C) Two of the judges of the Portage county municipal court shall sit within the municipal corporation of Ravenna, and one of the judges shall sit within the municipal corporation of Kent. The judges may sit in other incorporated areas of Portage county. (D) The judges of the Wayne county municipal court shall sit within the municipal corporation of Wooster and may sit in other incorporated areas of Wayne county. (E) The judge of the Auglaize county municipal court shall sit within the municipal corporations of Wapakoneta and St. Marys and may sit in other incorporated areas in Auglaize county. (F) At least one of the judges of the Miami county municipal court shall sit within the municipal corporations of Troy, Piqua, and Tipp City, and the judges may sit in other incorporated areas of Miami county. (G) The judge of the Crawford county municipal court shall sit within the municipal corporations of Bucyrus and Galion and may sit in other incorporated areas in Crawford county. (H) The judge of the Jackson county municipal court shall sit within the municipal corporations of Jackson and Wellston and may sit in other incorporated areas in Jackson county. (I) Each judge of the Columbiana county municipal court may sit within the municipal corporation of Lisbon, Salem, or East Palestine until the judges jointly select a central location within the territorial jurisdiction of the court. When the judges select a central location, the judges shall sit at that location. (J) In any municipal court, other than the Hamilton county municipal court and the Montgomery county municipal court, that has more than one judge, the decision for one or more judges to sit outside the corporate limits of the municipal corporation shall be made by rule of the court as provided in division (C) of sections 1901.14 and 1901.16 of the Revised Code. (K) The assignment of a judge to sit in a municipal corporation other than that in which the court is located does not affect the jurisdiction of the mayor except as provided in section 1905.01 of the Revised Code. (L) The judges of the Clermont county municipal court may sit in any municipal corporation or unincorporated territory within Clermont county. (M) Beginning July 1, 2010, the judges of the Montgomery county municipal court shall sit in the same locations as the judges of the Montgomery county county court sat before the county court was abolished on that date. The legislative authority of the Montgomery county municipal court may determine after that date that the judges of the Montgomery county municipal court shall sit in any municipal corporation or unincorporated territory within Montgomery county. (N) The judge of the Tiffin-Fostoria municipal court shall sit within each of the municipal corporations of Tiffin and Fostoria on a weekly basis. Cases that arise within the municipal corporation of Tiffin and within Adams, Big Spring, Bloom, Clinton, Eden, Hopewell, Liberty, Pleasant, Reed, Scioto, Seneca, Thompson, and Venice townships in Seneca county shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the court located in the municipal corporation of Tiffin. Cases that arise in the municipal corporation of Fostoria and within Loudon and Jackson townships in Seneca county shall be filed in the office of the special deputy clerk located in the municipal corporation of Fostoria. Until January 2, 2024, cases that arise within Washington township in Hancock county, and within Perry township, except within the municipal corporation of West Millgrove, in Wood county, shall be filed in the office of the special deputy clerk located in the municipal corporation of Fostoria. (O) The judge of the Fulton county municipal court shall sit within each of the municipal corporations of Wauseon and Swanton on a weekly basis. Cases that arise within the municipal corporation of Wauseon and within Chesterfield, Clinton, Dover, Franklin, German, and Gorham townships in Fulton county shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the court located in the municipal corporation of Wauseon. Cases that arise in the municipal corporation of Swanton and within Amboy, Fulton, Pike, Swan Creek, Royalton, and York townships shall be filed in the office of the special deputy clerk located in the municipal corporation of Swanton. Last updated August 7, 2023 at 2:26 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1905.201 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1905 / § 1905.201
§ 1905.201. License suspension in OVI cases
Status: in_force

August 17, 2006 Senate Bill 8 - 126th General Assembly The mayor of a municipal corporation that has a mayor's court, and a mayor's court magistrate, are entitled to suspend, and shall suspend, in accordance with sections 4510.02 , 4510.07 , and 4511.19 of the Revised Code, the driver's or commercial driver's license or permit or nonresident operating privilege of any person who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code, of a municipal ordinance relating to operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, a drug of abuse, or a combination of them, or of a municipal ordinance relating to operating a vehicle with a prohibited concentration of alcohol, a controlled substance, or a metabolite of a controlled substance in the whole blood, blood serum or plasma, breath, or urine that is substantially equivalent to division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code. The mayor of a municipal corporation that has a mayor's court, and a mayor's court magistrate, are entitled to suspend, and shall suspend, in accordance with sections 4510.02 , 4510.07 , and 4511.19 of the Revised Code, the driver's, or commercial driver's license or permit or nonresident operating privilege of any person who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of division (B) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or of a municipal ordinance relating to operating a vehicle with a prohibited concentration of alcohol in the whole blood, blood serum or plasma, breath, or urine that is substantially equivalent to division (B) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code. Suspension of a commercial driver's license under this section shall be concurrent with any period of disqualification or suspension under section 3123.58 or 4506.16 of the Revised Code. No person who is disqualified for life from holding a commercial driver's license under section 4506.16 of the Revised Code shall be issued a driver's license under Chapter 4507. of the Revised Code during the period for which the commercial driver's license was suspended under this section, and no person whose commercial driver's license is suspended under this section shall be issued a driver's license under Chapter 4507. of the Revised Code during the period of the suspension.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1901.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1901 / § 1901.13
§ 1901.13. Powers of the court
Status: in_force

April 19, 1988 House Bill 708 - 117th General Assembly (A) In any action or proceeding of which a municipal court has jurisdiction, the court or any judge of the court has the power to do all of the following: (1) Issue process, preserve order, punish contempts, summon and impanel jurors, refer matters to a referee, set aside a verdict, grant a new trial or motion in arrest of judgment, vacate or modify a judgment, suspend execution of sentence upon filing of notice of appeal, admit the defendant to bail, fix the amount of bond and approve the sureties, inquire into the financial responsibility of proposed sureties on all bonds in both civil and criminal actions or proceedings and, on the motion of any party or on its own motion, require security or additional surety, and to exercise any other powers that are necessary to give effect to the jurisdiction of the court and to enforce its judgments, orders, or decrees; (2) Issue any necessary orders in any proceedings before and after judgment, for attachment or garnishment, arrest, aid of execution, trial of the right of property, revivor of judgment, and appointment of a receiver of personal property, for which authority is conferred upon the courts of common pleas or a judge of the court of common pleas; (3) Hear and determine questions of exemptions upon application or action of any party to a pending cause; (4) Control and distribute all property or the proceeds of property that are levied upon or seized by any legal process issuing from the court and that may come into the hands of its officers, and to order immediate sale of any property of a perishable nature that may come into the hands of an officer of the court upon any process issuing from the court. Any money realized from the sale of property of a perishable nature shall be deposited with the clerk until distributed by order of the court. (B) Whenever an action or proceeding is properly brought in a municipal court within Cuyahoga county, the court has jurisdiction to determine, preserve, and enforce all rights involved in the action or proceeding, and to hear and determine all legal and equitable remedies necessary or proper for a complete determination of the rights of the parties.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1923.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1923 / § 1923.14
§ 1923.14. Writ of execution enforced
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly (A) Except as otherwise provided in this section, within ten days after receiving a writ of execution described in division (A) or (B) of section 1923.13 of the Revised Code, the sheriff, police officer, constable, or bailiff shall execute it by restoring the plaintiff to the possession of the premises, and shall levy and collect reasonable costs, not to exceed the standard motion fee, and make return, as upon other executions. If an appeal from the judgment of restitution is filed and if, following the filing of the appeal, a stay of execution is obtained and any required bond is filed with the court of common pleas, municipal court, or county court, the judge of that court immediately shall issue an order to the sheriff, police officer, constable, or bailiff commanding the delay of all further proceedings upon the execution. If the premises have been restored to the plaintiff, the sheriff, police officer, constable, or bailiff shall forthwith place the defendant in possession of them, and return the writ with the sheriff's, police officer's, constable's, or bailiff's proceedings and the costs taxed on it. (B)(1) After a municipal court or county court issues a writ of execution described in division (B) of section 1923.13 of the Revised Code, the clerk of the court shall send by regular mail, to the last known address of each person other than the titled owner of the manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle that is the subject of the writ who is listed on the writ as having any outstanding right, title, or interest in the home, vehicle, or personal property and to the auditor and treasurer of the county in which the court is located, a written notice that the home or vehicle potentially may be sold, destroyed, or have its title transferred under the circumstances described in division (B)(3) or (4) of this section. A person having any outstanding right, title, or interest in the home, vehicle, or personal property is not required to consent to the notice required under this division in order for the writ to be executed. (2) Except as otherwise provided in this division, after causing the defendant to be removed from the residential premises of the manufactured home park, if necessary, by writ of restitution, and receiving a writ of execution described in division (B) of section 1923.13 of the Revised Code, in accordance with the writ, the sheriff, police officer, constable, or bailiff may cause the manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle that is the subject of the writ, and all personal property on the residential premises, to be retained at their current location on the residential premises, until they are claimed by the defendant or they are disposed of in a manner authorized by division (B)(3), (4), or (6) of this section or by another section of the Revised Code. The park operator shall not be liable for any damage caused by the park operator's removal of the manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle or the removal of the personal property from the residential premises, or for any damage to the home, vehicle, or personal property during the time the home, vehicle, or property remains abandoned or stored in the manufactured home park, unless the damage is the result of acts that the park operator or the park operator's agents or employees performed with malicious purpose, in bad faith, or in a wanton or reckless manner. The reasonable costs for a removal of the manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle and personal property and, as applicable, the reasonable costs for its storage shall constitute a lien upon the home or vehicle payable by the titled owner of the home or vehicle or payable pursuant to division (B)(3) of this section to the park operator. The sheriff, police officer, constable, or bailiff shall not be liable for any damage caused by the park operator's removal of the manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle or the removal of the personal property from the residential premises, or for any damage to the home, vehicle, or personal property during the time the home, vehicle, or property remains abandoned or stored in the manufactured home park. (3) Except as provided in divisions (B)(4), (5), and (6) of this section and division (D) of section 1923.12 of the Revised Code, within sixty days after receiving a writ of execution described in division (B) of section 1923.13 of the Revised Code for a manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle, determined to have a value of more than three thousand dollars, the sheriff, police officer, constable, or bailiff shall commence proceedings for the sale of the manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle that is the subject of the writ, and the abandoned personal property on the residential premises, if the home or vehicle is determined to be abandoned in accordance with the procedures for the sale of goods on execution under Chapter 2329. of the Revised Code. In addition to all notices required to be given under section 2329.13 of the Revised Code, the sheriff, police officer, constable, or bailiff shall serve at their respective last known addresses a written notice of the date, time, and place of the sale upon all persons who are listed on the writ of execution as having any outstanding right, title, or interest in the abandoned manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle and the personal property and shall provide written notice to the auditor and the treasurer of the county in which the court issuing the writ is located. Unless the proceedings are governed by division (D) of section 1923.12 of the Revised Code, notwithstanding any statutory provision to the contrary, including, but not limited to, section 2329.66 of the Revised Code, there shall be no stay of execution or exemption from levy or sale on execution available to the titled owner of the abandoned manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle in relation to a sale under this division. Except as otherwise provided in sections 2113.031 , 2117.25 , and 5162.21 of the Revised Code in a case involving a deceased resident or resident's estate, the sheriff, police officer, constable, or bailiff shall distribute the proceeds from the sale of an abandoned manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle and any personal property under this division in the following manner: (a) The sheriff, police officer, constable, or bailiff shall first pay the costs for any moving of and any storage outside the manufactured home park of the home or vehicle and any personal property pursuant to division (B)(2) of this section, the costs of the sale, any advertising expenses paid by the park operator for the sale of the manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle under division (B)(3) of this section, and any unpaid court costs assessed against the defendant in the underlying action. (b) Following the payment required by division (B)(3)(a) of this section, the sheriff, police officer, constable, or bailiff shall pay all outstanding tax liens on the home or vehicle. (c) Following the payment required by division (B)(3)(b) of this section, the sheriff, police officer, constable, or bailiff shall pay all other outstanding security interests, liens, or encumbrances on the home or vehicle by priority of filing or other priority. (d) Following the payment required by division (B)(3)(c) of this section, the sheriff, police officer, constable, or bailiff shall pay any outstanding monetary judgment rendered under section 1923.09 or 1923.11 of the Revised Code in favor of the plaintiff and any costs associated with retaining the home or vehicle prior to the sale at its location on the residential premises within the manufactured home park pursuant to division (B)(2) of this section. (e) After complying with divisions (B)(3)(a) to (d) of this section, the sheriff, police officer, constable, or bailiff shall report any remaining money as unclaimed funds pursuant to Chapter 169. of the Revised Code. Upon the return of any writ of execution for the satisfaction of which an abandoned manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle has been sold under this division, on careful examination of the proceedings of the sheriff, police officer, constable, or bailiff conducting the sale, if the court that issued the writ finds that the sale was made, in all respects, in conformity with this division, the court shall direct the clerk of the court to make an entry on the journal that the court is satisfied with the legality of the sale and order the clerk of the court of common pleas title division to issue a certificate of title, free and clear of all security interests, liens, and encumbrances, to the purchaser of the home or vehicle. If the manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle sold under this division is located in a manufactured home park, the purchaser of the home or vehicle shall have no right to maintain the home or vehicle in the manufactured home park without the park operator's consent and the sheriff, police officer, constable, or bailiff conducting the sale shall notify all prospective purchasers of this fact prior to the commencement of the sale. If, after it is offered for sale on two occasions under this division, the abandoned manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle cannot be sold due to a want of bidders, the sheriff, police officer, constable, or bailiff shall present the writ of execution unsatisfied to the clerk of the court of common pleas title division, of the county in which the writ was issued for the issuance by the clerk in the manner prescribed in section 4505.10 of the Revised Code of a certificate of title transferring the title of the home or vehicle to the plaintiff, free and clear of all security interests, liens, and encumbrances. If any taxes are owed on the home or vehicle at this time, the county auditor shall remove the delinquent taxes from the manufactured home tax list and the delinquent manufactured home tax list and remit any penalties for late payment of manufactured home taxes. Acceptance of the certificate of title by the plaintiff terminates all further proceedings under this section. In accordance with division (E)(3) of section 4503.061 of the Revised Code, the plaintiff shall notify the county auditor of the transfer of title. Pursuant to section 4503.061 of the Revised Code, if the manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle is destroyed or removed, the plaintiff shall provide the county auditor with notice of removal or destruction of the manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle. (4) Except as provided in division (B)(5) or (6) of this section and division (D) of section 1923.12 of the Revised Code, within thirty days after receiving a writ of execution described in division (B) of section 1923.13 of the Revised Code, if the manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle is determined to be abandoned and to have a value of three thousand dollars or less, the sheriff, police officer, constable, or bailiff shall present the writ of execution to the clerk of the court of common pleas title division, of the county in which the writ was issued for the issuance by the clerk in the manner prescribed in section 4505.10 of the Revised Code of a certificate of title transferring the title of the home or vehicle to the plaintiff, free and clear of all security interests, liens, and encumbrances. If any taxes are owed on the home or vehicle at this time, the county auditor shall remove the delinquent taxes from the manufactured home tax list and the delinquent manufactured home tax list and remit any penalties for late payment of manufactured home taxes. Acceptance of the certificate of title by the plaintiff terminates all further proceedings under this section. In accordance with division (E)(3) of section 4503.061 of the Revised Code, the plaintiff shall notify the county auditor of the transfer of title. Pursuant to section 4503.0611 of the Revised Code, if the manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle is destroyed or removed, the plaintiff shall provide the county auditor with notice of removal or destruction of the manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle. (5) At any time prior to the issuance of the writ of execution described in division (B) of section 1923.13 of the Revised Code, the titled owner of the manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle that would be the subject of the writ may remove the abandoned home or vehicle from the manufactured home park upon payment to the county auditor of all outstanding tax liens on the home or vehicle and, unless the owner is indigent, payment to the clerk of court of all unpaid court costs assessed against the defendant in the underlying action. After the issuance of the writ of execution, the titled owner of the home or vehicle may remove the abandoned home or vehicle from the manufactured home park at any time up to the day before the scheduled sale, destruction, or transfer of the home or vehicle pursuant to division (B)(3) or (4) of this section upon payment of all of the following: (a) All costs incurred by the sheriff, police officer, constable, or bailiff; (b) All outstanding tax liens on the home or vehicle; (c) Unless the owner is indigent, all unpaid court costs assessed against the defendant in the underlying action. (6) At any time after the issuance of the writ of execution described in division (B) of section 1923.13 of the Revised Code, the holder of any outstanding lien, right, title, or interest in the manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle, other than the titled owner of the home or vehicle, may stop the sheriff, police officer, constable, or bailiff from proceeding with the sale under this division by doing both of the following: (a) Commencing a proceeding to repossess the home or vehicle pursuant to Chapters 1309. and 1317. of the Revised Code; (b) Paying to the park operator all monthly rental payments for the lot on which the home or vehicle is located from the time of the issuance of the writ of execution until the time that the home or vehicle is sold pursuant to Chapters 1309. and 1317. of the Revised Code. (7)(a) At any time prior to the day before the scheduled sale of the property pursuant to division (B)(3) of this section, the defendant may remove any personal property of the defendant from the abandoned home or vehicle or other place of storage. (b) If personal property owned by a person other than the defendant is abandoned on the residential premises and has not previously been removed, the owner of the personal property may remove the personal property from the abandoned home or vehicle or other place of storage up to the day before the scheduled sale of the property pursuant to division (B)(3) of this section upon presentation of proof of ownership of the property that is satisfactory to the sheriff, police officer, constable, or bailiff conducting the sale.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1925.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1925 / § 1925.01
§ 1925.01. Small claims division established
Status: in_force

October 17, 1996 House Bill 377 - 121st General Assembly (A) Each municipal and county court shall establish a small claims division. (B) Proceedings in the small claims division of a municipal court or a county court may be conducted by a magistrate appointed by the court. The magistrate shall be a person admitted to the practice of law in this state and shall receive the annual compensation that the court prescribes. In the case of a municipal court magistrate, the compensation shall be payable from the same sources and in the same manner as provided in section 1901.11 of the Revised Code. A part-time village solicitor or city director of law or part-time assistant village solicitor or city director of law of any municipal corporation may be appointed as a magistrate, serve in any case in which the municipal corporation is not an interested party, and receive the prescribed compensation. (C) Except in the Cleveland municipal court, the court may appoint an administrative assistant for the small claims division, who shall perform the duties that are assigned by the court. In the Cleveland municipal court, the clerk of the court is the administrative assistant for the small claims division and shall perform the duties in that capacity that are assigned by the court. (D) The appearance of an attorney at law on behalf of any party is permitted but not required. Notice to the attorney of record for a party is equivalent to notice to the party. (E) The court may establish, by rule, procedures for hearing actions in the small claims division during evening hours on one weekday, or on Saturday. A division that has established voluntary conciliation procedures under section 1925.03 of the Revised Code may devote a portion of its evening or Saturday hours to conciliation procedures. (F) A municipal or county court that has over two hundred fifty thousand persons within its territorial jurisdiction may establish neighborhood offices of the small claims division and may establish, by rule, times and procedures for holding sessions of the division at the neighborhood offices. If neighborhood offices are established, the legislative authority of the municipal court establishing the office, as defined in section 1901.03 of the Revised Code, and the board of county commissioners of the county in which the county court establishing the office is located may provide suitable accommodations and facilities for the neighborhood offices, as provided in sections 1901.36 and 1907.19 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1901.261 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1901 / § 1901.261
§ 1901.261. Computerizing court of paying cost of computerized legal research
Status: in_force

March 20, 2025 House Bill 338 - 135th General Assembly (A)(1) A municipal court may determine that for the efficient operation of the court additional funds are required to computerize the court, to make available computerized legal research services, or to do both. Upon making a determination that additional funds are required for either or both of those purposes, the court shall include in its schedule of fees and costs under section 1901.26 of the Revised Code one additional fee not to exceed three dollars on the filing of each cause of action or appeal equivalent to one described in division (A), (Q), or (U) of section 2303.20 of the Revised Code and shall direct the clerk of the court to charge the fee. (2) All fees collected under this section shall be paid on or before the twentieth day of the month following the month in which they are collected to the county treasurer if the court is a county-operated municipal court or to the city treasurer if the court is not a county-operated municipal court. The treasurer shall place the funds from the fees in a separate fund to be disbursed upon an order of the court, subject to an appropriation by the board of county commissioners if the court is a county-operated municipal court or by the legislative authority of the municipal corporation if the court is not a county-operated municipal court, or upon an order of the court, subject to the court making an annual report available to the public listing the use of all such funds, in an amount not greater than the actual cost to the court of computerizing the court, procuring and maintaining computerized legal research services, or both. (3) If the court determines that the funds in the fund described in division (A)(2) of this section are more than sufficient to satisfy the purpose for which the additional fee described in division (A)(1) of this section was imposed, the court may declare a surplus in the fund and, subject to an appropriation by the board of county commissioners if the court is a county-operated municipal court or by the legislative authority of the municipal corporation if the court is not a county-operated municipal court, expend those surplus funds, or upon an order of the court, subject to the court making an annual report available to the public listing the use of all such funds, expend those surplus funds, for other appropriate technological expenses of the court. (B)(1)(a) Except as provided in division (B)(1)(b) of this section, the clerk of a municipal court may determine that, for the efficient operation of the office of the clerk of the municipal court, additional funds are required to computerize the office of the clerk of the court and, upon that determination, may authorize and direct that a computerization fee not to exceed twenty dollars be charged on the filing of each cause of action or appeal, on the filing, docketing, and endorsing of each certificate of judgment, or on the docketing and indexing of each aid in execution or petition to vacate, revive, or modify a judgment that is equivalent to one described in division (A), (P), (Q), (T), or (U) of section 2303.20 of the Revised Code. (b) In a court in which the clerk of the municipal court is appointed, the municipal court may make the determination described in division (B)(1)(a) of this section and, upon that determination, may include such a computerization fee in its schedule of fees and costs under section 1901.26 of the Revised Code. (2) Subject to division (B)(3) of this section, all moneys collected under division (B)(1)(a) of this section shall be paid on or before the twentieth day of the month following the month in which they are collected to the county treasurer if the court is a county-operated municipal court or to the city treasurer if the court is not a county-operated municipal court. The treasurer shall place the funds from the fees in a separate fund to be disbursed, and subject to an appropriation made by the board of county commissioners if the court is a county-operated municipal court or by the legislative authority of the municipal corporation if the court is not a county-operated municipal court, in an amount no greater than the actual cost to the court of procuring and maintaining computer systems for the office of the clerk of the municipal court. In a court in which the clerk of the municipal court is elected, the clerk may disburse the funds subject to an appropriation by the commissioners. In a court in which the clerk of the municipal court is appointed, the court may issue an order to disburse the funds subject to an appropriation by the commissioners. (3) If a municipal court or the clerk of a municipal court makes the determination described in division (B)(1)(a) of this section, the board of county commissioners of the county if the court is a county-operated municipal court or the legislative authority of the municipal corporation if the court is not a county-operated municipal court, may issue one or more general obligation bonds for the purpose of procuring and maintaining the computer systems for the office of the clerk of the municipal court. In addition to the purposes stated in division (B)(1)(a) of this section for which the moneys collected under that division may be expended, the moneys additionally may be expended to pay debt charges and financing costs related to any general obligation bonds issued pursuant to division (B)(3) of this section as they become due. General obligation bonds issued pursuant to division (B)(3) of this section are Chapter 133. securities. Last updated January 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1901.26 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1901 / § 1901.26
§ 1901.26. Costs
Status: in_force

November 25, 2025 House Bill 434 - 136th General Assembly (A) Subject to division (E) of this section, costs in a municipal court shall be fixed and taxed as follows: (1)(a) The municipal court shall require an advance deposit for the filing of any new civil action or proceeding when required by division (C) of this section, subject to its waiver pursuant to that division, and in all other cases, by rule, shall establish a schedule of fees and costs to be taxed in any civil or criminal action or proceeding. (b)(i) The legislative authority of a municipal corporation may by ordinance establish a schedule of fees to be taxed as costs in any civil, criminal, or traffic action or proceeding in a municipal court for the performance by officers or other employees of the municipal corporation's police department or marshal's office of any of the services specified in sections 311.17 and 509.15 of the Revised Code. No fee in the schedule shall be higher than the fee specified in section 311.17 of the Revised Code for the performance of the same service by the sheriff. If a fee established in the schedule conflicts with a fee for the same service established in another section of the Revised Code or a rule of court, the fee established in the other section of the Revised Code or the rule of court shall apply. (ii) When an officer or employee of a municipal police department or marshal's office performs in a civil, criminal, or traffic action or proceeding in a municipal court a service specified in section 311.17 or 509.15 of the Revised Code for which a taxable fee has been established under this or any other section of the Revised Code, the applicable legal fees and any other extraordinary expenses, including overtime, provided for the service shall be taxed as costs in the case. The clerk of the court shall pay those legal fees and other expenses, when collected, into the general fund of the municipal corporation that employs the officer or employee. (iii) If a bailiff of a municipal court performs in a civil, criminal, or traffic action or proceeding in that court a service specified in section 311.17 or 509.15 of the Revised Code for which a taxable fee has been established under this section or any other section of the Revised Code, the fee for the service is the same and is taxable to the same extent as if the service had been performed by an officer or employee of the police department or marshal's office of the municipal corporation in which the court is located. The clerk of that court shall pay the fee, when collected, into the general fund of the entity or entities that fund the bailiff's salary, in the same prorated amount as the salary is funded. (iv) Division (A)(1)(b) of this section does not authorize or require any officer or employee of a police department or marshal's office of a municipal corporation or any bailiff of a municipal court to perform any service not otherwise authorized by law. (2) The municipal court, by rule, may require an advance deposit for the filing of any civil action or proceeding and publication fees as provided in section 2701.09 of the Revised Code. The court shall waive the requirement for advance deposit for a party that the court determines qualifies as an indigent litigant as set forth in section 2323.311 of the Revised Code. (3) When a jury trial is demanded in any civil action or proceeding, the party making the demand may be required to make an advance deposit as fixed by rule of court, unless the court determines that the party qualifies as an indigent litigant as set forth in section 2323.311 of the Revised Code. If a jury is called, the fees of a jury shall be taxed as costs. (4) In any civil or criminal action or proceeding, each witness shall receive twelve dollars for each full day's attendance and six dollars for each half day's attendance. Each witness in a municipal court that is not a county-operated municipal court also shall receive fifty and one-half cents for each mile necessarily traveled to and from the witness's place of residence to the action or proceeding. (5) A reasonable charge for driving, towing, carting, storing, keeping, and preserving motor vehicles and other personal property recovered or seized in any proceeding may be taxed as part of the costs in a trial of the cause, in an amount that shall be fixed by rule of court. (6) Chattel property seized under any writ or process issued by the court shall be preserved pending final disposition for the benefit of all persons interested and may be placed in storage when necessary or proper for that preservation. The custodian of any chattel property so stored shall not be required to part with the possession of the property until a reasonable charge, to be fixed by the court, is paid. (7) The municipal court, as it determines, may refund all deposits and advance payments of fees and costs, including those for jurors and summoning jurors, when they have been paid by the losing party. (8) Charges for the publication of legal notices required by statute or order of court may be taxed as part of the costs, as provided by section 7.13 of the Revised Code. (B)(1)(a) The municipal court may determine that, for the efficient operation of the court, additional funds are necessary to acquire and pay for special projects of the court including, but not limited to, the acquisition of additional facilities or the rehabilitation of existing facilities, the acquisition of equipment, the hiring and training of staff, community service programs, mediation or dispute resolution services, the employment of magistrates, the training and education of judges, acting judges, and magistrates, and other related services. Upon that determination, the court by rule may charge a fee, in addition to all other court costs, on the filing of each criminal cause, civil action or proceeding, or judgment by confession. Fees collected by a court for special projects of the court under this division shall not be used for training or education that takes place outside of the continental United States. (b) If the municipal court offers a special program or service in cases of a specific type, the municipal court by rule may assess an additional charge in a case of that type, over and above court costs, to cover the special program or service. The municipal court shall adjust the special assessment periodically, but not retroactively, so that the amount assessed in those cases does not exceed the actual cost of providing the service or program. (c) Any fee or charge assessed under division (B)(1)(a) or (b) of this section on the filing of a civil action or proceeding shall be waived if the court determines that the person on whom the fee or charge is assessed qualifies as an indigent litigant as set forth in section 2323.311 of the Revised Code. (d) All moneys collected under division (B) of this section shall be paid to the county treasurer if the court is a county-operated municipal court or to the city treasurer if the court is not a county-operated municipal court for deposit into either a general special projects fund or a fund established for a specific special project. Moneys from a fund of that nature shall be disbursed upon an order of the court in an amount no greater than the actual cost to the court of a project. If a specific fund is terminated because of the discontinuance of a program or service established under division (B) of this section, the municipal court may order that moneys remaining in the fund be transferred to an account established under this division for a similar purpose. (2) As used in division (B) of this section: (a) "Criminal cause" means a charge alleging the violation of a statute or ordinance, or subsection of a statute or ordinance, that requires a separate finding of fact or a separate plea before disposition and of which the defendant may be found guilty, whether filed as part of a multiple charge on a single summons, citation, or complaint or as a separate charge on a single summons, citation, or complaint. "Criminal cause" does not include separate violations of the same statute or ordinance, or subsection of the same statute or ordinance, unless each charge is filed on a separate summons, citation, or complaint. (b) "Civil action or proceeding" means any civil litigation that must be determined by judgment entry. (C) The municipal court shall collect in all its divisions except the small claims division the sum of twenty-six dollars as additional filing fees in each new civil action or proceeding for the charitable public purpose of providing financial assistance to legal aid societies that operate within the state and to support the office of the state public defender. The municipal court shall collect in its small claims division the sum of eleven dollars as additional filing fees in each new civil action or proceeding for the charitable public purpose of providing financial assistance to legal aid societies that operate within the state and to support the office of the state public defender. This division does not apply to any execution on a judgment, proceeding in aid of execution, or other post-judgment proceeding arising out of a civil action. The filing fees required to be collected under this division shall be in addition to any other court costs imposed in the action or proceeding and shall be collected at the time of the filing of the action or proceeding. The court shall not waive the payment of the additional filing fees in a new civil action or proceeding unless the court waives the advanced payment of all filing fees in the action or proceeding for the party that the court determines is qualified as an indigent litigant as set forth in section 2323.311 of the Revised Code. All such moneys collected during a month except for an amount equal to up to one per cent of those moneys retained to cover administrative costs shall be transmitted on or before the twentieth day of the following month by the clerk of the court to the treasurer of state in a manner prescribed by the treasurer of state or by the Ohio access to justice foundation. The treasurer of state shall deposit four per cent of the funds collected under this division to the credit of the civil case filing fee fund established under section 120.07 of the Revised Code and ninety-six per cent of the funds collected under this division to the credit of the legal aid fund established under section 120.52 of the Revised Code. The court may retain up to one per cent of the moneys it collects under this division to cover administrative costs, including the hiring of any additional personnel necessary to implement this division. If the court fails to transmit to the treasurer of state the moneys the court collects under this division in a manner prescribed by the treasurer of state or by the Ohio access to justice foundation, the court shall forfeit the moneys the court retains under this division to cover administrative costs, including the hiring of any additional personnel necessary to implement this division, and shall transmit to the treasurer of state all moneys collected under this division, including the forfeited amount retained for administrative costs, for deposit in the legal aid fund. (D) In the Cleveland municipal court, reasonable charges for investigating titles of real estate to be sold or disposed of under any writ or process of the court may be taxed as part of the costs. (E) Under the circumstances described in sections 2969.21 to 2969.27 of the Revised Code, the clerk of the municipal court shall charge the fees and perform the other duties specified in those sections. (F) As used in this section: (1) "Full day's attendance" means a day on which a witness is required or requested to be present at an action or proceeding before and after twelve noon, regardless of whether the witness actually testifies. (2) "Half day's attendance" means a day on which a witness is required or requested to be present at an action or proceeding either before or after twelve noon, but not both, regardless of whether the witness actually testifies. Last updated January 6, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1925.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1925 / § 1925.16
§ 1925.16. Applicability of Rules of Civil Procedure
Status: in_force

March 17, 1987 House Bill 158 - 116th General Assembly Except as inconsistent procedures are provided in this chapter or in rules of court adopted in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter, all proceedings in the small claims division of a municipal court are subject to the Rules of Civil Procedure, and Chapter 1901. and sections 2307.06 and 2307.07 of the Revised Code, and all proceedings in the small claims division of a county court are subject to the Rules of Civil Procedure, Chapter 1907., and sections 2307.06 and 2307.07 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1907.54 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1907 / § 1907.54
§ 1907.54. Appointment of special constables - duties
Status: in_force

December 2, 1996 House Bill 670 - 121st General Assembly Upon the written application of the director of administrative services or of three freeholders of the county in which a county court judge resides, the judge may appoint one or more electors of the county as special constables. In order to be eligible to serve as a special constable, an elector shall hold a valid certificate issued by the Ohio peace officer training commission. The special constables shall guard and protect the property of this state, or the property of such freeholders and the property of this state under lease to such freeholders, designated in general terms in the application, from all unlawful acts, and, so far as necessary for that purpose, a special constable has the same authority and is subject to the same obligations as other constables.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1907.47 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1907 / § 1907.47
§ 1907.47. Execution - proceedings in aid of execution
Status: in_force

March 17, 1987 House Bill 158 - 116th General Assembly Execution and proceedings in aid of execution in a county court shall be in accordance with Chapters 2327., 2329., 2331., and 2333. of the Revised Code and with any other provisions of the Revised Code that relate to execution and proceedings in aid of execution in the courts of common pleas. The provisions of Chapter 2329. of the Revised Code relating to third party claims to property that is the subject of execution also apply in county courts.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1901.27 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1901 / § 1901.27
§ 1901.27. When action is pending
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly An action is pending so as to charge third persons with notice of its pendency when summons has been served or the first publication made. While pending, no interest can be acquired by third persons in the subject of the action as against the plaintiff's title.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1925.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1925 / § 1925.09
§ 1925.09. Amendments - no depositions or interrogatories
Status: in_force

November 21, 1967 House Bill 475 - 107th General Assembly The court, before judgment or upon vacation of a judgment, may allow any claim to be amended. No deposition or interrogatories shall be taken except by leave of court.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1923.081 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1923 / § 1923.081
§ 1923.081. Joinder of claims
Status: in_force

October 18, 2007 House Bill 56 - 127th General Assembly A trial in an action for forcible entry and detainer for residential premises, other than an action against a deceased resident of a manufactured home park, or for a storage space at a self-service storage facility, as defined in division (A) of section 5322.01 of the Revised Code, pursuant to this chapter may also include a trial on claims of the plaintiff for past due rent and other damages under a rental agreement, unless for good cause shown the court continues the trial on those claims. For purposes of this section, good cause includes the request of the defendant to file an answer or counterclaim to the claims of the plaintiff or for discovery, in which case the proceedings shall be the same in all respects as in other civil cases. If, at the time of the trial, the defendant has filed an answer or counterclaim, the trial may proceed on the claims of the plaintiff and the defendant. A plaintiff who is a park operator may seek a judgment for past due rent and other damages under a rental agreement against a deceased manufactured home park resident in a separate civil action for damages.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1907.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1907 / § 1907.21
§ 1907.21. Alphabetical index to docket
Status: in_force

March 17, 1987 House Bill 158 - 116th General Assembly Each clerk of a county court shall keep an alphabetical index to his docket, in which he shall enter the names of the parties to each judgment, direct and reverse, with a reference to the page of the entry. The names of the parties shall be entered in the index in the alphabetical order of the first letter of the family name. The clerk shall number the cases progressively on his docket, and shall correspondingly number the papers in each case. The clerk shall keep the entire papers in each action together, in packages of proper and convenient size, and in the order in which the cases are numbered on his docket.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1905.26 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1905 / § 1905.26
§ 1905.26. Fees of witnesses
Status: in_force

July 1, 2009 House Bill 525 - 127th General Assembly In cases for the violation of ordinances, the fees of witnesses shall be paid, on the certificate of the officer presiding at the trial, from the treasury of the municipal corporation. Witnesses shall be paid the fees and mileage provided for under section 1901.26 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1923.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1923 / § 1923.05
§ 1923.05. Complaint filed and recorded - no minor tenants listed as defendants
Status: in_force

April 9, 2025 Senate Bill 237 - 135th General Assembly (A) The summons shall not issue in an action under this chapter until the plaintiff files a complaint in writing with the court. The complaint shall particularly describe the premises so entered upon and detained, and set forth either an unlawful and forcible entry and detention, or an unlawful and forcible detention after a peacable or lawful entry of the described premises. The complaint shall be copied into, and made a part of the record. (B) No person shall file an action under this chapter listing a minor tenant as a defendant if a parent or adult guardian is also listed as a defendant on the same complaint. (C) The court shall dismiss without prejudice any action filed in violation of division (B) of this section and order the person that filed the action to pay the minor tenant's reasonable attorneys' fees. Last updated February 20, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 1905.23 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1905 / § 1905.23
§ 1905.23. Notice of appeal
Status: in_force

June 12, 1970 Senate Bill 530 - 108th General Assembly Within ten days from the time a mayor renders judgment, the appellant shall file with the mayor's court a written notice of appeal designating the order or judgment appealed from and the court to which the appeal is taken. All further proceedings in the mayor's court shall be stayed from the time of filing the notice of appeal with the mayor's court.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1907.44 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1907 / § 1907.44
§ 1907.44. Conclusiveness of judgment
Status: in_force

March 17, 1987 House Bill 158 - 116th General Assembly Every judgment rendered on an award under section 1907.43 of the Revised Code, concludes the rights of the parties, unless it appears to the county court judge who rendered the judgment within ten days from its rendition, or to the court of appeals on appeal, that the award was obtained by fraud, corruption, or other undue means.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1905.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1905 / § 1905.20
§ 1905.20. Powers of mayors and magistrates in criminal matters
Status: in_force

July 25, 1990 Senate Bill 131 - 118th General Assembly (A) The mayor of a municipal corporation has, within the corporate limits, all the powers conferred upon sheriffs to suppress disorder and keep the peace. (B) The mayor of a municipal corporation shall award and issue all writs and process that are necessary to enforce the administration of justice throughout the municipal corporation. The mayor shall subscribe his name and affix his official seal to all writs, process, transcripts, and other official papers. A mayor's court magistrate, in hearing and determining prosecutions and criminal causes that are within the scope of his authority under section 1905.05 of the Revised Code, has the same powers and duties as are granted to or imposed upon a mayor under this division. (C) The mayor of a municipal corporation shall be disqualified in any criminal case in which he was the arresting officer, assisted in the arrest, or was present at the time of arrest, and shall not hear the case.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1923.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1923 / § 1923.15
§ 1923.15. Inspection of residential premises - order to correct conditions
Status: in_force

September 10, 2012 House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly During any proceeding involving residential premises under this chapter, the court may order an appropriate governmental agency to inspect the residential premises. If the agency determines and the court finds conditions which constitute a violation of section 4781.38 or 5321.04 of the Revised Code, and if the premises have been vacated or are to be restored to the landlord, the court may issue an order forbidding the re-rental of the property until such conditions are corrected. If the agency determines and the court finds such conditions, and if the court finds that the tenant or manufactured home park resident may remain in possession, the court may order such conditions corrected. If such conditions have been caused by the tenant or resident, the court may award damages to the landlord equal to the reasonable cost of correcting such conditions. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 1923.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1923 / § 1923.11
§ 1923.11. Entry and judgment
Status: in_force

April 3, 2003 House Bill 520 - 124th General Assembly (A) The court shall enter the verdict rendered by a jury under section 1923.10 of the Revised Code upon the docket, and render judgment in the action as if the facts, authorizing the finding of the verdict, had been found by the court itself. (B) If a judgment is entered under this section in favor of a plaintiff who is a park operator, the judge shall include in the judgment entry authority for the plaintiff to permit, in accordance with section 1923.12 and division (B) of section 1923.13 and division (B) of section 1923.14 of the Revised Code, the removal from the manufactured home park and potential sale, destruction, or transfer of ownership of the defendant's manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1901.184 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1901 / § 1901.184
§ 1901.184. Jurisdiction where property not removed at expiration of campsite use agreement
Status: in_force

October 13, 2004 House Bill 368 - 125th General Assembly In addition to jurisdiction otherwise granted by this chapter, a municipal court shall have jurisdiction in actions filed under section 3729.13 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1907.55 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1907 / § 1907.55
§ 1907.55. Appointment of special constable
Status: in_force

December 2, 1996 House Bill 670 - 121st General Assembly The judge of a county court appointing a special constable pursuant to section 1907.54 of the Revised Code, shall make a memorandum of the appointment upon the judge's docket. The appointment shall continue in force for one year, unless the judge revokes it sooner. A special constable shall be paid in full for the special constable's services by the freeholders for whose benefit the special constable was appointed, and shall receive no compensation except from those freeholders. If a county court judge wishes to reappoint an elector for a successive one-year period, before the elector may be appointed the elector shall have successfully completed a firearms requalification program approved by the executive director of the Ohio peace officer training commission in accordance with rules adopted by the attorney general under section 109.743 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1907.48 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1907 / § 1907.48
§ 1907.48. Judge may issue executions for another judge
Status: in_force

March 17, 1987 House Bill 158 - 116th General Assembly Any county court judge may issue executions on judgments on the docket of a judge of the same district, who is unable to issue them in consequence of sickness, absence, or other cause.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1907.53 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1907 / § 1907.53
§ 1907.53. Bailiffs
Status: in_force

March 23, 2018 Senate Bill 8 - 132nd General Assembly (A)(1) Each judge of a county court may appoint a bailiff on a full-time or part-time basis. The bailiff shall receive compensation as prescribed by the appointing judge, and the compensation is payable in semimonthly installments from the treasury of the county or other authorized fund. Before entering upon the duties of the office, a bailiff shall take an oath to faithfully perform those duties and shall give a bond of not less than three thousand dollars, as the appointing judge prescribes, conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties as bailiff. (2) The board of county commissioners may purchase motor vehicles for the use of the bailiff that the court determines necessary to perform the duties of the office. The board, upon approval by the court, shall pay all expenses, maintenance, and upkeep of the vehicles from the county treasury or other authorized fund. Any allowances, costs, and expenses for the operation of private motor vehicles by the bailiffs for official duties, including the cost of oil, gasoline, and maintenance, shall be prescribed by the court and subject to the approval of the board and shall be paid from the county treasury or other authorized fund. (B)(1) In a county court district in which no bailiff is appointed pursuant to division (A)(1) of this section, every deputy sheriff of the county, every police officer of a municipal corporation within the jurisdiction of the court, every member of a township or joint police district police force, and every police constable of a township within the county court district is ex officio a bailiff of the court in and for the county, municipal corporation, or township within which the deputy sheriff, police officer, police force member, or police constable is commissioned and shall perform, in respect to cases within that jurisdiction and without additional compensation, any duties that are required by a judge of the court or by the clerk of the court. In a county court in which a bailiff is appointed pursuant to division (A)(1) of this section, every deputy sheriff of the county is ex officio a bailiff of the county court, but shall not perform county court services similar to those performed by the sheriff for the court of common pleas unless those services are requested by the court. (2) At the request of a county court judge, a deputy sheriff or constable shall attend the county court while a trial is in progress. (C)(1) Except as provided in division (B)(1) of this section, a bailiff and an ex officio bailiff shall perform for the county court services similar to those performed by the sheriff for the court of common pleas and shall perform any other duties that are required by rule of court. (2) The bailiff may administer oaths to witnesses and jurors and receive verdicts in the same manner and form and to the same extent as the clerk or deputy clerks of the county court. The bailiff may approve all undertakings and bonds given in actions of replevin and all redelivery bonds in attachments. (D) Bailiffs and deputy bailiffs are in the unclassified civil service.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1907.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1907 / § 1907.14
§ 1907.14. Oath of office
Status: in_force

July 10, 2014 House Bill 261 - 130th General Assembly (A) A judge of a county court shall take an oath of office as provided in section 3.23 of the Revised Code. (B) The office of judge of a county court is subject to forfeiture, and a judge may be removed from office, for the causes and by the procedure provided in sections 3.07 to 3.10 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 1925.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1925 / § 1925.18
§ 1925.18. County department of job and family services employee
Status: in_force

July 1, 2000 House Bill 471 - 123rd General Assembly (A)(1) Subject to division (A)(2) of this section, a prosecuting attorney of a county may designate any employee of a county department of job and family services to act as the prosecuting attorney's representative in the commencement and prosecution or defense of any action in the small claims division of a municipal or county court on behalf of the department. (2)(a) If the prosecuting attorney designates as the prosecuting attorney's representative an employee of the department who is not an attorney, the employee may file and present the claim or defense of the department in the action if the employee does not, in the absence of the representation of the department by an attorney, engage in cross-examination, argument, or other acts of advocacy. (b) If the prosecuting attorney designates as the prosecuting attorney's representative an employee of the department who is an attorney, the employee may file and prosecute or defend fully the claim or defense of the department in the action. (B) Division (A) of this section does not preclude the appearance of the prosecuting attorney on behalf of a county department of job and family services as provided in section 309.09 of the Revised Code. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 1907.32 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1907 / § 1907.32
§ 1907.32. Arresting civil defendant
Status: in_force

March 17, 1987 House Bill 158 - 116th General Assembly A defendant in a civil action in a county court may be arrested under the circumstances and in the manner specified in Chapter 2713. of the Revised Code for arrests of defendants in the courts of common pleas, but references in that chapter to a county sheriff shall be construed to include constables who are ministerial officers of a county court. The bail and deposit of money in lieu of bail provisions of that chapter also shall apply to defendants in a county court.