As Reconsidered and Passed by the Senate 1 123rd General Assembly 4 Regular Session Am. H. B. No. 105 5 1999-2000 6 REPRESENTATIVES BATEMAN-VESPER-WOMER BENJAMIN-CALLENDER- 8 JONES-WILLAMOWSKI-LOGAN-DePIERO-HOLLISTER- 10 SENATORS BLESSING-LATTA-WHITE-CUPP-GARDNER-OELSLAGER-MUMPER _________________________________________________________________ 11 A B I L L To amend sections 1901.01, 1901.02, 1901.021, 12 1901.08, and 1905.01 of the Revised Code to add 13 an additional judge to the Clermont County 14 Municipal Court, to permit the Clermont County Municipal Court to be established in any 15 municipal corporation or unincorporated territory 16 within the county, and to provide for the nomination of the additional judge. 17 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 19 Section 1. That sections 1901.01, 1901.02, 1901.021, 21 1901.08, and 1905.01 of the Revised Code be amended to read as 22 follows: 23 Sec. 1901.01. (A) There is hereby established a municipal 32 court in each of the following municipal corporations: 33 Akron, Alliance, Ashland, Ashtabula, Athens, Avon Lake, 35 Barberton,Batavia,Bedford, Bellefontaine, Bellevue, Berea, 36 Bowling Green, Bryan, Bucyrus, Cambridge, Campbell, Canton, 37 Celina, Chardon, Chesapeake, Chillicothe, Cincinnati, 38 Circleville, Cleveland, Cleveland Heights, Columbus, Conneaut, 39 Coshocton, Cuyahoga Falls, Dayton, Defiance, Delaware, East 40 Cleveland, East Liverpool, Eaton, Elyria, Euclid, Fairborn, 41 Fairfield, Findlay, Fostoria, Franklin, Fremont, Gallipolis, 42 Garfield Heights, Girard, Hamilton, Hillsboro, Huron, Ironton, 43 Jackson, Kenton, Kettering, Lakewood, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lima, 44 2 Logan, London, Lorain, Lyndhurst, Mansfield, Marietta, Marion, 45 Marysville, Mason, Massillon, Maumee, Medina, Mentor, Miamisburg, 46 Middletown, Mount Vernon, Napoleon, Newark, New Philadelphia, 47 Newton Falls, Niles, Norwalk, Oakwood, Oberlin, Oregon, 48 Painesville, Parma, Perrysburg, Port Clinton, Portsmouth, 49 Ravenna, Rocky River, Sandusky, Shaker Heights, Shelby, Sidney, 50 South Euclid, Springfield, Steubenville, Struthers, Sylvania, 51 Tiffin, Toledo, Troy, Upper Sandusky, Urbana, Vandalia, Van Wert, 52 Vermilion, Wadsworth, Wapakoneta, Warren, City of Washington in 53 Fayette county, to be known as Washington Court House, 54 Willoughby, Wilmington, Wooster, Xenia, Youngstown, and 55 Zanesville. 56 (B) THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED A MUNICIPAL COURT WITHIN 59 CLERMONT COUNTY IN BATAVIA OR IN ANY OTHER MUNICIPAL CORPORATION 60 OR UNINCORPORATED TERRITORY WITHIN CLERMONT COUNTY THAT IS 61 SELECTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY OF THE CLERMONT COUNTY MUNICIPAL COURT. THE MUNICIPAL COURT ESTABLISHED BY THIS 62 DIVISION IS A CONTINUATION OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT PREVIOUSLY 63 ESTABLISHED IN BATAVIA BY THIS SECTION BEFORE THE ENACTMENT OF 64 THIS DIVISION. Sec. 1901.02. (A) The municipal courts established by 73 section 1901.01 of the Revised Code have jurisdiction within the 74 corporate limits of their respective municipal corporations, OR, 75 FOR THE CLERMONT COUNTY MUNICIPAL COURT, WITHIN THE MUNICIPAL 76 CORPORATION OR UNINCORPORATED TERRITORY IN WHICH IT IS 77 ESTABLISHED, and are courts of record. Each of the courts shall 78 be styled ".................................. municipal court," 79 inserting the name of the municipal corporation, except the 80 following courts, which shall be styled as set forth below: 81 (1) The municipal court established in Chesapeake that 83 shall be styled and known as the "Lawrence county municipal 84 court"; 85 (2) The municipal court established in Cincinnati that 87 shall be styled and known as the "Hamilton county municipal 88 3 court"; 89 (3) The municipal court established in Ravenna that shall 91 be styled and known as the "Portage county municipal court"; 92 (4) The municipal court established in Athens that shall 94 be styled and known as the "Athens county municipal court"; 95 (5) The municipal court established in Columbus that shall 97 be styled and known as the "Franklin county municipal court"; 98 (6) The municipal court established in London that shall 100 be styled and known as the "Madison county municipal court"; 101 (7) The municipal court established in Newark that shall 103 be styled and known as the "Licking county municipal court"; 104 (8) The municipal court established in Wooster that shall 106 be styled and known as the "Wayne county municipal court"; 107 (9) The municipal court established in Wapakoneta that 109 shall be styled and known as the "Auglaize county municipal 110 court"; 111 (10) The municipal court established in Troy that shall be 113 styled and known as the "Miami county municipal court"; 114 (11) The municipal court established in Bucyrus that shall 116 be styled and known as the "Crawford county municipal court"; 117 (12) The municipal court established in Logan that shall 119 be styled and known as the "Hocking county municipal court"; 120 (13) The municipal court established in Urbana that shall 122 be styled and known as the "Champaign county municipal court"; 123 (14) The municipal court established in Jackson that shall 125 be styled and known as the "Jackson county municipal court"; 126 (15) The municipal court established in Springfield that 128 shall be styled and known as the "Clark county municipal court"; 129 (16) The municipal court established in Kenton that shall 131 be styled and known as the "Hardin county municipal court"; 132 (17) The municipal court established WITHIN CLERMONT 134 COUNTY in Batavia OR IN ANY OTHER MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OR 135 UNINCORPORATED TERRITORY WITHIN CLERMONT COUNTY THAT IS SELECTED 136 BY THE LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY OF THAT COURT that shall be styled 138 4 and known as the "Clermont county municipal court"; (18) The municipal court established in Wilmington that, 140 beginning July 1, 1992, shall be styled and known as the "Clinton 141 county municipal court"; 142 (19) The municipal court established in Port Clinton that 144 shall be styled and known as "the Ottawa county municipal court." 145 (B) In addition to the jurisdiction set forth in division 147 (A) of this section, the municipal courts established by section 148 1901.01 of the Revised Code have jurisdiction as follows: 149 The Akron municipal court has jurisdiction within Bath, 151 Northampton, Richfield, and Springfield townships, and within the 152 municipal corporations of Fairlawn, Lakemore, and Mogadore, in 153 Summit county. 154 The Alliance municipal court has jurisdiction within 156 Lexington, Marlboro, Paris, and Washington townships in Stark 157 county. 158 The Ashland municipal court has jurisdiction within Ashland 160 county. 161 The Ashtabula municipal court has jurisdiction within 163 Ashtabula, Plymouth, and Saybrook townships in Ashtabula county. 164 The Athens county municipal court has jurisdiction within 166 Athens county. 167 The Auglaize county municipal court has jurisdiction within 169 Auglaize county. 170 The Avon Lake municipal court has jurisdiction within the 172 municipal corporations of Avon and Sheffield in Lorain county. 173 The Barberton municipal court has jurisdiction within 175 Coventry, Franklin, and Green townships, within all of Copley 176 township except within the municipal corporation of Fairlawn, and 177 within the municipal corporations of Clinton and Norton, in 178 Summit county. 179 The Bedford municipal court has jurisdiction within the 181 municipal corporations of Bedford Heights, Oakwood, Glenwillow, 182 Solon, Bentleyville, Chagrin Falls, Moreland Hills, Orange, 183 5 Warrensville Heights, North Randall, and Woodmere, and within 184 Warrensville and Chagrin Falls townships, in Cuyahoga county. 185 The Bellefontaine municipal court has jurisdiction within 187 Logan county. 188 The Bellevue municipal court has jurisdiction within Lyme 190 and Sherman townships in Huron county and within York township in 191 Sandusky county. 192 The Berea municipal court has jurisdiction within the 194 municipal corporations of Strongsville, Middleburgh Heights, 195 Brook Park, Westview, and Olmsted Falls, and within Olmsted 196 township, in Cuyahoga county. 197 The Bowling Green municipal court has jurisdiction within 199 the municipal corporations of Bairdstown, Bloomdale, Bradner, 200 Custar, Cygnet, Grand Rapids, Haskins, Hoytville, Jerry City, 201 Milton Center, North Baltimore, Pemberville, Portage, Rising Sun, 202 Tontogany, Wayne, and Weston, and within Bloom, Center, Freedom, 203 Grand Rapids, Henry, Jackson, Liberty, Middleton, Milton, 204 Montgomery, Plain, Portage, Washington, Webster, and Weston 205 townships in Wood county. 206 The Bryan municipal court has jurisdiction within Williams 208 county. 209 The Cambridge municipal court has jurisdiction within 211 Guernsey county. 212 The Campbell municipal court has jurisdiction within 214 Coitsville township in Mahoning county. 215 The Canton municipal court has jurisdiction within Canton, 217 Lake, Nimishillen, Osnaburg, Pike, Plain, and Sandy townships in 218 Stark county. 219 The Celina municipal court has jurisdiction within Mercer 221 county. 222 The Champaign county municipal court has jurisdiction 224 within Champaign county. 225 The Chardon municipal court has jurisdiction within Geauga 227 county. 228 6 The Chillicothe municipal court has jurisdiction within 230 Ross county. 231 The Circleville municipal court has jurisdiction within 233 Pickaway county. 234 The Clark county municipal court has jurisdiction within 236 Clark county. 237 The Clermont county municipal court has jurisdiction within 239 Clermont county. 240 The Cleveland municipal court has jurisdiction within the 242 municipal corporation of Bratenahl in Cuyahoga county. 243 Beginning July 1, 1992, the Clinton county municipal court 245 has jurisdiction within Clinton county. 246 The Coshocton municipal court has jurisdiction within 248 Coshocton county. 249 The Crawford county municipal court has jurisdiction within 251 Crawford county. 252 The Cuyahoga Falls municipal court has jurisdiction within 254 Boston, Hudson, Northfield Center, Sagamore Hills, and Twinsburg 255 townships, and within the municipal corporations of Boston 256 Heights, Hudson, Munroe Falls, Northfield, Peninsula, 257 Reminderville, Silver Lake, Stow, Tallmadge, Twinsburg, and 258 Macedonia, in Summit county. 259 The Defiance municipal court has jurisdiction within 261 Defiance county. 262 The Delaware municipal court has jurisdiction within 264 Delaware county. 265 The East Liverpool municipal court has jurisdiction within 267 Liverpool and St. Clair townships in Columbiana county. 268 The Eaton municipal court has jurisdiction within Preble 270 county. 271 The Elyria municipal court has jurisdiction within the 273 municipal corporations of Grafton, LaGrange, and North 274 Ridgeville, and within Elyria, Carlisle, Eaton, Columbia, 275 Grafton, and LaGrange townships, in Lorain county. 276 7 The Fairborn municipal court has jurisdiction within the 278 municipal corporation of Beavercreek and within Bath and 279 Beavercreek townships in Greene county. 280 The Findlay municipal court has jurisdiction within all of 282 Hancock county except within Washington township. 283 The Fostoria municipal court has jurisdiction within Loudon 285 and Jackson townships in Seneca county, within Washington 286 township in Hancock county, and within Perry township in Wood 287 county. 288 The Franklin municipal court has jurisdiction within 290 Franklin township in Warren county. 291 The Franklin county municipal court has jurisdiction within 293 Franklin county. 294 The Fremont municipal court has jurisdiction within 296 Ballville and Sandusky townships in Sandusky county. 297 The Gallipolis municipal court has jurisdiction within 299 Gallia county. 300 The Garfield Heights municipal court has jurisdiction 302 within the municipal corporations of Maple Heights, Walton Hills, 303 Valley View, Cuyahoga Heights, Newburgh Heights, Independence, 304 and Brecksville in Cuyahoga county. 305 The Girard municipal court has jurisdiction within Liberty, 307 Vienna, and Hubbard townships in Trumbull county. 308 The Hamilton municipal court has jurisdiction within Ross 310 and St. Clair townships in Butler county. 311 The Hamilton county municipal court has jurisdiction within 313 Hamilton county. 314 The Hardin county municipal court has jurisdiction within 316 Hardin county. 317 The Hillsboro municipal court has jurisdiction within all 319 of Highland county except within Madison township. 320 The Hocking county municipal court has jurisdiction within 322 Hocking county. 323 The Huron municipal court has jurisdiction within all of 325 8 Huron township in Erie county except within the municipal 326 corporation of Sandusky. 327 The Ironton municipal court has jurisdiction within Aid, 329 Decatur, Elizabeth, Hamilton, Lawrence, Upper, and Washington 330 townships in Lawrence county. 331 The Jackson county municipal court has jurisdiction within 333 Jackson county. 334 The Kettering municipal court has jurisdiction within the 336 municipal corporations of Centerville and Moraine, and within 337 Washington township, in Montgomery county. 338 The Lancaster municipal court has jurisdiction within 340 Fairfield county. 341 The Lawrence county municipal court has jurisdiction within 343 the townships of Fayette, Mason, Perry, Rome, Symmes, Union, and 344 Windsor in Lawrence county. 345 The Lebanon municipal court has jurisdiction within 347 Turtlecreek township in Warren county. 348 The Licking county municipal court has jurisdiction within 350 Licking county. 351 The Lima municipal court has jurisdiction within Allen 353 county. 354 The Lorain municipal court has jurisdiction within the 356 municipal corporation of Sheffield Lake, and within Sheffield 357 township, in Lorain county. 358 The Lyndhurst municipal court has jurisdiction within the 360 municipal corporations of Mayfield Heights, Gates Mills, 361 Mayfield, Highland Heights, and Richmond Heights in Cuyahoga 362 county. 363 The Madison county municipal court has jurisdiction within 365 Madison county. 366 The Mansfield municipal court has jurisdiction within 368 Madison, Springfield, Sandusky, Franklin, Weller, Mifflin, Troy, 369 Washington, Monroe, Perry, Jefferson, and Worthington townships, 370 and within sections 35-36-31 and 32 of Butler township, in 371 9 Richland county. 372 The Marietta municipal court has jurisdiction within 374 Washington county. 375 The Marion municipal court has jurisdiction within Marion 377 county. 378 The Marysville municipal court has jurisdiction within 380 Union county. 381 The Mason municipal court has jurisdiction within Deerfield 383 township in Warren county. 384 The Massillon municipal court has jurisdiction within 386 Bethlehem, Perry, Sugar Creek, Tuscarawas, Lawrence, and Jackson 387 townships in Stark county. 388 The Maumee municipal court has jurisdiction within the 390 municipal corporations of Waterville and Whitehouse, within 391 Waterville and Providence townships, and within those portions of 392 Springfield, Monclova, and Swanton townships lying south of the 393 northerly boundary line of the Ohio turnpike, in Lucas county. 394 The Medina municipal court has jurisdiction within the 396 municipal corporations of Briarwood Beach, Brunswick, 397 Chippewa-on-the-Lake, and Spencer and within the townships of 398 Brunswick Hills, Chatham, Granger, Hinckley, Lafayette, 399 Litchfield, Liverpool, Medina, Montville, Spencer, and York 400 townships, in Medina county. 401 The Mentor municipal court has jurisdiction within the 403 municipal corporation of Mentor-on-the-Lake in Lake county. 404 The Miami county municipal court has jurisdiction within 406 Miami county and within the part of the municipal corporation of 407 Bradford that is located in Darke county. 408 The Miamisburg municipal court has jurisdiction within the 410 municipal corporations of Germantown and West Carrollton, and 411 within German and Miami townships in Montgomery county. 412 The Middletown municipal court has jurisdiction within 414 Madison township, and within all of Lemon township, except within 415 the municipal corporation of Monroe, in Butler county. 416 10 The Mount Vernon municipal court has jurisdiction within 418 Knox county. 419 The Napoleon municipal court has jurisdiction within Henry 421 county. 422 The New Philadelphia municipal court has jurisdiction 424 within the municipal corporation of Dover, and within Auburn, 425 Bucks, Fairfield, Goshen, Jefferson, Warren, York, Dover, 426 Franklin, Lawrence, Sandy, Sugarcreek, and Wayne townships in 427 Tuscarawas county. 428 The Newton Falls municipal court has jurisdiction within 430 Bristol, Bloomfield, Lordstown, Newton, Braceville, Southington, 431 Farmington, and Mesopotamia townships in Trumbull county. 432 The Niles municipal court has jurisdiction within the 434 municipal corporation of McDonald, and within Weathersfield 435 township in Trumbull county. 436 The Norwalk municipal court has jurisdiction within all of 438 Huron county except within the municipal corporation of Bellevue 439 and except within Lyme and Sherman townships. 440 The Oberlin municipal court has jurisdiction within the 442 municipal corporations of Amherst, Kipton, Rochester, South 443 Amherst, and Wellington, and within Henrietta, Russia, Camden, 444 Pittsfield, Brighton, Wellington, Penfield, Rochester, and 445 Huntington townships, and within all of Amherst township except 446 within the municipal corporation of Lorain, in Lorain county. 447 The Oregon municipal court has jurisdiction within the 449 municipal corporation of Harbor View, and within Jerusalem 450 township, in Lucas county, and north within Maumee Bay and Lake 451 Erie to the boundary line between Ohio and Michigan between the 452 easterly boundary of the court and the easterly boundary of the 453 Toledo municipal court. 454 The Ottawa county municipal court has jurisdiction within 456 Ottawa county. 457 The Painesville municipal court has jurisdiction within 459 Painesville, Perry, Leroy, Concord, and Madison townships in Lake 460 11 county. 461 The Parma municipal court has jurisdiction within the 463 municipal corporations of Parma Heights, Brooklyn, Linndale, 464 North Royalton, Broadview Heights, Seven Hills, and Brooklyn 465 Heights in Cuyahoga county. 466 The Perrysburg municipal court has jurisdiction within the 468 municipal corporations of Luckey, Millbury, Northwood, Rossford, 469 and Walbridge, and within Perrysburg, Lake, and Troy townships, 470 in Wood county. 471 The Portage county municipal court has jurisdiction within 473 Portage county. 474 The Portsmouth municipal court has jurisdiction within 476 Scioto county. 477 The Rocky River municipal court has jurisdiction within the 479 municipal corporations of Bay Village, Westlake, Fairview Park, 480 and North Olmsted, and within Riveredge township, in Cuyahoga 481 county. 482 The Sandusky municipal court has jurisdiction within the 484 municipal corporations of Castalia and Bay View, and within 485 Perkins township, in Erie county. 486 The Shaker Heights municipal court has jurisdiction within 488 the municipal corporations of University Heights, Beachwood, 489 Pepper Pike, and Hunting Valley in Cuyahoga county. 490 The Shelby municipal court has jurisdiction within Sharon, 492 Jackson, Cass, Plymouth, and Blooming Grove townships, and within 493 all of Butler township except sections 35-36-31 and 32, in 494 Richland county. 495 The Sidney municipal court has jurisdiction within Shelby 497 county. 498 The Struthers municipal court has jurisdiction within the 500 municipal corporations of Lowellville, New Middleton, and Poland, 501 and within Poland and Springfield townships in Mahoning county. 502 The Sylvania municipal court has jurisdiction within the 504 municipal corporations of Berkey and Holland, and within 505 12 Sylvania, Richfield, Spencer, and Harding townships, and within 506 those portions of Swanton, Monclova, and Springfield townships 507 lying north of the northerly boundary line of the Ohio turnpike, 508 in Lucas county. 509 The Tiffin municipal court has jurisdiction within Adams, 511 Big Spring, Bloom, Clinton, Eden, Hopewell, Liberty, Pleasant, 512 Reed, Scipio, Seneca, Thompson, and Venice townships in Seneca 513 county. 514 The Toledo municipal court has jurisdiction within 516 Washington township, and within the municipal corporation of 517 Ottawa Hills, in Lucas county. 518 The Upper Sandusky municipal court has jurisdiction within 520 Wyandot county. 521 The Vandalia municipal court has jurisdiction within the 523 municipal corporations of Clayton, Englewood, and Union, and 524 within Butler, Harrison, and Randolph townships, in Montgomery 525 county. 526 The Van Wert municipal court has jurisdiction within Van 528 Wert county. 529 The Vermilion municipal court has jurisdiction within the 531 townships of Vermilion and Florence in Erie county and within all 532 of Brownhelm township except within the municipal corporation of 533 Lorain, in Lorain county. 534 The Wadsworth municipal court has jurisdiction within the 536 municipal corporations of Gloria Glens Park, Lodi, Seville, and 537 Westfield Center, and within Guilford, Harrisville, Homer, 538 Sharon, Wadsworth, and Westfield townships in Medina county. 539 The Warren municipal court has jurisdiction within Warren 541 and Champion townships, and within all of Howland township except 542 within the municipal corporation of Niles, in Trumbull county. 543 The Washington Court House municipal court has jurisdiction 545 within Fayette county. 546 The Wayne county municipal court has jurisdiction within 548 Wayne county. 549 13 The Willoughby municipal court has jurisdiction within the 551 municipal corporations of Eastlake, Wickliffe, Willowick, 552 Willoughby Hills, Kirtland, Kirtland Hills, Waite Hill, 553 Timberlake, and Lakeline, and within Kirtland township, in Lake 554 county. 555 Through June 30, 1992, the Wilmington municipal court has 557 jurisdiction within Clinton county. 558 The Xenia municipal court has jurisdiction within 560 Caesarcreek, Cedarville, Jefferson, Miami, New Jasper, Ross, 561 Silvercreek, Spring Valley, Sugarcreek, and Xenia townships in 562 Greene county. 563 (C) As used in this section: 565 (1) "Within a township" includes all land, including, but 567 not limited to, any part of any municipal corporation, that is 568 physically located within the territorial boundaries of that 569 township, whether or not that land or municipal corporation is 570 governmentally a part of the township. 571 (2) "Within a municipal corporation" includes all land 573 within the territorial boundaries of the municipal corporation 574 and any townships that are coextensive with the municipal 575 corporation. 576 Sec. 1901.021. (A) The judge or judges of any municipal 585 court ESTABLISHED UNDER DIVISION (A) OF SECTION 1901.01 OF THE 586 REVISED CODE having territorial jurisdiction outside the 587 corporate limits of the municipal corporation in which it is 588 located may sit outside the corporate limits of the municipal 589 corporation within the area of its territorial jurisdiction. 590 (B) Two or more of the judges of the Hamilton county 592 municipal court shall be assigned by the presiding judge of the 593 court to sit outside the municipal corporation of Cincinnati. 594 (C) Two of the judges of the Portage county municipal 596 court shall sit within the municipal corporation of Ravenna, and 597 one of the judges shall sit within the municipal corporation of 598 Kent. The judges may sit in other incorporated areas of Portage 599 14 county. 600 (D) One of the judges of the Wayne county municipal court 602 shall sit within the municipal corporation of Wooster, and one 603 shall sit within the municipal corporation of Orrville. Both 604 judges may sit in other incorporated areas of Wayne county. 605 (E) The judge of the Auglaize county municipal court shall 607 sit within the municipal corporations of Wapakoneta and St. Marys 608 and may sit in other incorporated areas in Auglaize county. 609 (F) At least one of the judges of the Miami county 611 municipal court shall sit within the municipal corporations of 612 Troy, Piqua, and Tipp City, and the judges may sit in other 613 incorporated areas of Miami county. 614 (G) The judge of the Crawford county municipal court shall 616 sit within the municipal corporations of Bucyrus and Galion and 617 may sit in other incorporated areas in Crawford county. 618 (H) The judge of the Jackson county municipal court shall 620 sit within the municipal corporations of Jackson and Wellston and 621 may sit in other incorporated areas in Jackson county. 622 (I) In any municipal court, other than the Hamilton county 624 municipal court, that has more than one judge, the decision for 625 one or more judges to sit outside the corporate limits of the 626 municipal corporation shall be made by rule of the court as 627 provided in division (C) of sections 1901.14 and 1901.16 of the 628 Revised Code. 629 (J) The assignment of a judge to sit in a municipal 631 corporation other than that in which the court is located does 632 not affect the jurisdiction of the mayor except as provided in 633 section 1905.01 of the Revised Code. 634 (K) THE JUDGES OF THE CLERMONT COUNTY MUNICIPAL COURT MAY 637 SIT IN ANY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OR UNINCORPORATED TERRITORY WITHIN CLERMONT COUNTY. 638 Sec. 1901.08. The number of, and the time for election of, 647 judges of the following municipal courts and the beginning of 648 their terms shall be as follows: 649 15 In the Akron municipal court, two full-time judges shall be 651 elected in 1951, two full-time judges shall be elected in 1953, 652 one full-time judge shall be elected in 1967, and one full-time 653 judge shall be elected in 1975. 654 In the Alliance municipal court, one full-time judge shall 656 be elected in 1953. 657 In the Ashland municipal court, one full-time judge shall 659 be elected in 1951. 660 In the Ashtabula municipal court, one full-time judge shall 662 be elected in 1953. 663 In the Athens county municipal court, one full-time judge 665 shall be elected in 1967. 666 In the Auglaize county municipal court, one full-time judge 668 shall be elected in 1975. 669 In the Avon Lake municipal court, one part-time judge shall 671 be elected in 1957. 672 In the Barberton municipal court, one full-time judge shall 674 be elected in 1969, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 675 1971. 676 In the Bedford municipal court, one full-time judge shall 678 be elected in 1975, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 679 1979. 680 In the Bellefontaine municipal court, one full-time judge 682 shall be elected in 1993. 683 In the Bellevue municipal court, one part-time judge shall 685 be elected in 1951. 686 In the Berea municipal court, one part-time judge shall be 688 elected in 1957, term to commence on the first day of January 689 next after election, and one part-time judge shall be elected in 691 1981, term to commence on the second day of January next after 692 election. The part-time judge elected in 1987 whose term 693 commenced on January 1, 1988, shall serve until December 31, 1993, and the office of that judge is abolished, effective on the 694 earlier of December 31, 1993, or the date on which that judge 695 16 resigns, retires, or otherwise vacates judicial office. 696 In the Bowling Green municipal court, one full-time judge 698 shall be elected in 1983. 699 In the Bryan municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 701 elected in 1965. 702 In the Cambridge municipal court, one full-time judge shall 704 be elected in 1951. 705 In the Campbell municipal court, one part-time judge shall 707 be elected in 1963. 708 In the Canton municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 710 elected in 1951, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1969, 711 and two full-time judges shall be elected in 1977. 712 In the Celina municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 714 elected in 1957. 715 In the Champaign county municipal court, one part-time 717 judge shall be elected in 1983. 718 In the Chardon municipal court, one part-time judge shall 720 be elected in 1963. 721 In the Chillicothe municipal court, one full-time judge 723 shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be 724 elected in 1977. 725 In the Circleville municipal court, one full-time judge 727 shall be elected in 1953. 728 In the Clark county municipal court, one full-time judge 730 shall be elected in 1989, and two full-time judges shall be 731 elected in 1991. The full-time judges of the Springfield 732 municipal court who were elected in 1983 and 1985 shall serve as 733 the judges of the Clark county municipal court from January 1, 734 1988, until the end of their respective terms. 735 In the Clermont county municipal court, two full-time 737 judges shall be elected in 1991, AND ONE FULL-TIME JUDGE SHALL BE 738 ELECTED IN 1999. 739 In the Cleveland municipal court, six full-time judges 741 shall be elected in 1975, three full-time judges shall be elected 742 17 in 1953, and four full-time judges shall be elected in 1955. 743 In the Cleveland Heights municipal court, one full-time 745 judge shall be elected in 1957. 746 In the Clinton county municipal court, one full-time judge 748 shall be elected in 1997. The full-time judge of the Wilmington 749 municipal court who was elected in 1991 shall serve as the judge 750 of the Clinton county municipal court from July 1, 1992, until 751 the end of that judge's term on December 31, 1997. 752 In the Conneaut municipal court, one full-time judge shall 754 be elected in 1953. 755 In the Coshocton municipal court, one full-time judge shall 757 be elected in 1951. 758 In the Crawford county municipal court, one full-time judge 760 shall be elected in 1977. 761 In the Cuyahoga Falls municipal court, one full-time judge 763 shall be elected in 1953, and one full-time judge shall be 764 elected in 1967. 765 In the Dayton municipal court, three full-time judges shall 767 be elected in 1987, their terms to commence on successive days 768 beginning on the first day of January next after their election, 769 and two full-time judges shall be elected in 1955, their terms to 770 commence on successive days beginning on the second day of 771 January next after their election. 772 In the Defiance municipal court, one full-time judge shall 774 be elected in 1957. 775 In the Delaware municipal court, one full-time judge shall 777 be elected in 1953. 778 In the East Cleveland municipal court, one full-time judge 780 shall be elected in 1957. 781 In the East Liverpool municipal court, one full-time judge 783 shall be elected in 1953. 784 In the Eaton municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 786 elected in 1973. 787 In the Elyria municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 789 18 elected in 1955, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 790 1973. 791 In the Euclid municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 793 elected in 1951. 794 In the Fairborn municipal court, one full-time judge shall 796 be elected in 1977. 797 In the Fairfield municipal court, one full-time judge shall 799 be elected in 1989. 800 In the Findlay municipal court, one full-time judge shall 802 be elected in 1955, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 803 1993. 804 In the Fostoria municipal court, one full-time judge shall 806 be elected in 1975. 807 In the Franklin municipal court, one part-time judge shall 809 be elected in 1951. 810 In the Franklin county municipal court, two full-time 812 judges shall be elected in 1969, three full-time judges shall be 813 elected in 1971, seven full-time judges shall be elected in 1967, 814 one full-time judge shall be elected in 1975, one full-time judge 816 shall be elected in 1991, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1997. 817 In the Fremont municipal court, one full-time judge shall 819 be elected in 1975. 820 In the Gallipolis municipal court, one full-time judge 822 shall be elected in 1981. 823 In the Garfield Heights municipal court, one full-time 825 judge shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be 826 elected in 1981. 827 In the Girard municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 829 elected in 1963. 830 In the Hamilton municipal court, one full-time judge shall 832 be elected in 1953. 833 In the Hamilton county municipal court, five full-time 835 judges shall be elected in 1967, five full-time judges shall be 836 19 elected in 1971, two full-time judges shall be elected in 1981, 837 and two full-time judges shall be elected in 1983. All terms of 838 judges of the Hamilton county municipal court shall commence on 839 the first day of January next after their election, except that 840 the terms of the additional judges to be elected in 1981 shall 841 commence on January 2, 1982, and January 3, 1982, and that the 842 terms of the additional judges to be elected in 1983 shall 843 commence on January 4, 1984, and January 5, 1984. 844 In the Hardin county municipal court, one part-time judge 846 shall be elected in 1989. 847 In the Hillsboro municipal court, one part-time judge shall 849 be elected in 1957. 850 In the Hocking county municipal court, one full-time judge 852 shall be elected in 1977. 853 In the Huron municipal court, one part-time judge shall be 855 elected in 1967. 856 In the Ironton municipal court, one full-time judge shall 858 be elected in 1951. 859 In the Jackson county municipal court, one full-time judge 861 shall be elected in 2001. On and after March 31, 1997, the 863 part-time judge of the Jackson county municipal court who was 864 elected in 1995 shall serve as a full-time judge of the court 865 until the end of that judge's term on December 31, 2001. 866 In the Kettering municipal court, one full-time judge shall 868 be elected in 1971, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 869 1975. 870 In the Lakewood municipal court, one full-time judge shall 872 be elected in 1955. 873 In the Lancaster municipal court, one full-time judge shall 875 be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 876 1979. 877 In the Lawrence county municipal court, one part-time judge 879 shall be elected in 1981. 880 In the Lebanon municipal court, one part-time judge shall 882 20 be elected in 1955. 883 In the Licking county municipal court, one full-time judge 885 shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be 886 elected in 1971. 887 In the Lima municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 889 elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 890 1967. 891 In the Lorain municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 893 elected in 1953, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 894 1973. 895 In the Lyndhurst municipal court, one part-time judge shall 897 be elected in 1957. 898 In the Madison county municipal court, one full-time judge 900 shall be elected in 1981. 901 In the Mansfield municipal court, one full-time judge shall 903 be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 904 1969. 905 In the Marietta municipal court, one full-time judge shall 907 be elected in 1957. 908 In the Marion municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 910 elected in 1951. 911 In the Marysville municipal court, one part-time judge 913 shall be elected in 1963. 914 In the Mason municipal court, one part-time judge shall be 916 elected in 1965. 917 In the Massillon municipal court, one full-time judge shall 919 be elected in 1953, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 920 1971. 921 In the Maumee municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 923 elected in 1963. 924 In the Medina municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 926 elected in 1957. 927 In the Mentor municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 929 elected in 1971. 930 21 In the Miami county municipal court, one full-time judge 932 shall be elected in 1975, and one full-time judge shall be 933 elected in 1979. 934 In the Miamisburg municipal court, one part-time judge 936 shall be elected in 1951. 937 In the Middletown municipal court, one full-time judge 939 shall be elected in 1953. 940 In the Mount Vernon municipal court, one full-time judge 942 shall be elected in 1951. 943 In the Napoleon municipal court, one part-time judge shall 945 be elected in 1963. 946 In the New Philadelphia municipal court, one full-time 948 judge shall be elected in 1975. 949 In the Newton Falls municipal court, one full-time judge 951 shall be elected in 1963. 952 In the Niles municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 954 elected in 1951. 955 In the Norwalk municipal court, one full-time judge shall 957 be elected in 1975. 958 In the Oakwood municipal court, one part-time judge shall 960 be elected in 1953. 961 In the Oberlin municipal court, one full-time judge shall 963 be elected in 1989. 964 In the Oregon municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 966 elected in 1963. 967 In the Ottawa county municipal court, one full-time judge 969 shall be elected in 1995, and the full-time judge of the Port 970 Clinton municipal court who is elected in 1989 shall serve as the 971 judge of the Ottawa county municipal court from February 4, 1994, 972 until the end of that judge's term. In the Painesville municipal court, one full-time judge 974 shall be elected in 1951. 975 In the Parma municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 977 elected in 1951, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1967, 978 22 and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1971. 979 In the Perrysburg municipal court, one full-time judge 981 shall be elected in 1977. 982 In the Portage county municipal court, two full-time judges 984 shall be elected in 1979, and one full-time judge shall be 985 elected in 1971. 986 In the Port Clinton municipal court, one full-time judge 988 shall be elected in 1953. The full-time judge of the Port 989 Clinton municipal court who is elected in 1989 shall serve as the 990 judge of the Ottawa county municipal court from February 4, 1994, 991 until the end of that judge's term. 992 In the Portsmouth municipal court, one full-time judge 994 shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be 995 elected in 1985. 996 In the Rocky River municipal court, one full-time judge 998 shall be elected in 1957, and one full-time judge shall be 999 elected in 1971. 1,000 In the Sandusky municipal court, one full-time judge shall 1,002 be elected in 1953. 1,003 In the Shaker Heights municipal court, one full-time judge 1,005 shall be elected in 1957. 1,006 In the Shelby municipal court, one part-time judge shall be 1,008 elected in 1957. 1,009 In the Sidney municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 1,011 elected in 1995. 1,012 In the South Euclid municipal court, one full-time judge 1,014 shall be elected in 1999. The part-time judge elected in 1993, 1,015 whose term commenced on January 1, 1994, shall serve until 1,016 December 31, 1999, and the office of that judge is abolished on 1,017 January 1, 2000. In the Springfield municipal court, two full-time judges 1,019 shall be elected in 1985, and one full-time judge shall be 1,020 elected in 1983, all of whom shall serve as the judges of the 1,021 Springfield municipal court through December 31, 1987, and as the 1,022 23 judges of the Clark county municipal court from January 1, 1988, 1,023 until the end of their respective terms. 1,024 In the Steubenville municipal court, one full-time judge 1,026 shall be elected in 1953. 1,027 In the Struthers municipal court, one part-time judge shall 1,029 be elected in 1963. 1,030 In the Sylvania municipal court, one full-time judge shall 1,032 be elected in 1963. 1,033 In the Tiffin municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 1,035 elected in 1953. 1,036 In the Toledo municipal court, two full-time judges shall 1,038 be elected in 1971, four full-time judges shall be elected in 1,039 1975, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1973. 1,040 In the Upper Sandusky municipal court, one part-time judge 1,042 shall be elected in 1957. 1,043 In the Vandalia municipal court, one full-time judge shall 1,045 be elected in 1959. 1,046 In the Van Wert municipal court, one full-time judge shall 1,048 be elected in 1957. 1,049 In the Vermilion municipal court, one part-time judge shall 1,051 be elected in 1965. 1,052 In the Wadsworth municipal court, one full-time judge shall 1,054 be elected in 1981. 1,055 In the Warren municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 1,057 elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1,058 1971. 1,059 In the Washington Court House municipal court, one 1,061 full-time judge shall be elected in 1999. The part-time judge 1,062 elected in 1993, whose term commenced on January 1, 1994, shall 1,063 serve until December 31, 1999, and the office of that judge is 1,064 abolished on January 1, 2000. In the Wayne county municipal court, one full-time judge 1,066 shall be elected in 1975, and one full-time judge shall be 1,067 elected in 1979. 1,068 24 In the Willoughby municipal court, one full-time judge 1,070 shall be elected in 1951. 1,071 In the Wilmington municipal court, one full-time judge 1,073 shall be elected in 1991, who shall serve as the judge of the 1,074 Wilmington municipal court through June 30, 1992, and as the 1,075 judge of the Clinton county municipal court from July 1, 1992, 1,076 until the end of that judge's term on December 31, 1997. 1,077 In the Xenia municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 1,079 elected in 1977. 1,080 In the Youngstown municipal court, one full-time judge 1,082 shall be elected in 1951, and two full-time judges shall be 1,083 elected in 1953. 1,084 In the Zanesville municipal court, one full-time judge 1,086 shall be elected in 1953. 1,087 Sec. 1905.01. (A) In all municipal corporations, OTHER 1,096 THAN BATAVIA IN CLERMONT COUNTY, not being the site of a 1,098 municipal court nor a place where a judge of the Auglaize county, 1,099 Crawford county, Jackson county, Miami county, Portage county, or 1,100 Wayne county municipal court sits as required pursuant to section 1,101 1901.021 of the Revised Code or by designation of the judges 1,102 pursuant to section 1901.021 of the Revised Code, the mayor of 1,103 the municipal corporation has jurisdiction, except as provided in 1,104 divisions (B), (C), and (E) of this section and subject to the 1,106 limitation contained in section 1905.03 and the limitation 1,107 contained in section 1905.031 of the Revised Code, to hear and 1,108 determine any prosecution for the violation of an ordinance of 1,109 the municipal corporation, to hear and determine any case 1,110 involving a violation of a vehicle parking or standing ordinance 1,111 of the municipal corporation unless the violation is required to 1,112 be handled by a parking violations bureau or joint parking 1,113 violations bureau pursuant to Chapter 4521. of the Revised Code, 1,114 and to hear and determine all criminal causes involving any 1,115 moving traffic violation occurring on a state highway located 1,116 within the boundaries of the municipal corporation, subject to 1,117 25 the limitations of sections 2937.08 and 2938.04 of the Revised 1,118 Code. (B)(1) In all municipal corporations, OTHER THAN BATAVIA 1,120 IN CLERMONT COUNTY, not being the site of a municipal court nor a 1,122 place where a judge of a court listed in division (A) of this 1,123 section sits as required pursuant to section 1901.021 of the 1,124 Revised Code or by designation of the judges pursuant to section 1,125 1901.021 of the Revised Code, the mayor of the municipal 1,126 corporation has jurisdiction, subject to the limitation contained 1,127 in section 1905.03 of the Revised Code, to hear and determine 1,128 prosecutions involving a violation of an ordinance of the 1,129 municipal corporation relating to operating a vehicle while under 1,130 the influence of alcohol, a drug of abuse, or alcohol and a drug 1,131 of abuse or relating to operating a vehicle with a prohibited 1,132 concentration of alcohol in the blood, breath, or urine, and to 1,133 hear and determine criminal causes involving a violation of 1,134 section 4511.19 of the Revised Code that occur on a state highway 1,135 located within the boundaries of the municipal corporation, 1,136 subject to the limitations of sections 2937.08 and 2938.04 of the 1,137 Revised Code, only if the person charged with the violation, 1,138 within six years of the date of the violation charged, has not 1,139 been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any of the following: 1,140 (a) A violation of an ordinance of any municipal 1,142 corporation relating to operating a vehicle while under the 1,143 influence of alcohol, a drug of abuse, or alcohol and a drug of 1,144 abuse or relating to operating a vehicle with a prohibited 1,145 concentration of alcohol in the blood, breath, or urine; 1,146 (b) A violation of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code; 1,148 (c) A violation of any ordinance of any municipal 1,150 corporation or of any section of the Revised Code that regulates 1,151 the operation of vehicles, streetcars, and trackless trolleys 1,152 upon the highways or streets, in relation to which all of the 1,153 following apply: 1,154 (i) The person, in the case in which the conviction was 1,156 26 obtained or the plea of guilty was entered, had been charged with 1,157 a violation of an ordinance of any municipal corporation relating 1,158 to operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, a 1,159 drug of abuse, or alcohol and a drug of abuse or relating to 1,160 operating a vehicle with a prohibited concentration of alcohol in 1,161 the blood, breath, or urine, or with a violation of section 1,162 4511.19 of the Revised Code; 1,163 (ii) The charge of the violation described in division 1,165 (B)(1)(c)(i) of this section was dismissed or reduced; 1,166 (iii) The violation of which the person was convicted or 1,168 to which the person pleaded guilty arose out of the same facts 1,170 and circumstances and the same act as did the charge that was dismissed or reduced. 1,171 (d) A violation of a statute of the United States or of 1,173 any other state or a municipal ordinance of a municipal 1,174 corporation located in any other state that is substantially 1,175 similar to section 4511.19 of the Revised Code. (2) The mayor of a municipal corporation does not have 1,177 jurisdiction to hear and determine any prosecution or criminal 1,178 cause involving a violation described in division (B)(1)(a) or 1,179 (b) of this section, regardless of where the violation occurred, 1,180 if the person charged with the violation, within six years of the 1,182 violation charged, has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any 1,183 violation listed in division (B)(1)(a), (b), (c), or (d) of this 1,184 section. If the mayor of a municipal corporation, in hearing a 1,186 prosecution involving a violation of an ordinance of the 1,187 municipal corporation the mayor serves relating to operating a 1,189 vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, a drug of abuse, or alcohol and a drug of abuse or relating to operating a vehicle 1,190 with a prohibited concentration of alcohol in the blood, breath, 1,191 or urine, or in hearing a criminal cause involving a violation of 1,192 section 4511.19 of the Revised Code, determines that the person 1,193 charged, within six years of the violation charged, has been 1,195 27 convicted of or pleaded guilty to any violation listed in 1,196 division (B)(1)(a), (b), (c), or (d) of this section, the mayor 1,198 immediately shall transfer the case to the county court or 1,199 municipal court with jurisdiction over the violation charged, in 1,200 accordance with section 1905.032 of the Revised Code. 1,201 (C)(1) In all municipal corporations, OTHER THAN BATAVIA 1,203 IN CLERMONT COUNTY, not being the site of a municipal court and 1,205 not being a place where a judge of a court listed in division (A) 1,206 of this section sits as required pursuant to section 1901.021 of 1,207 the Revised Code or by designation of the judges pursuant to 1,208 section 1901.021 of the Revised Code, the mayor of the municipal 1,209 corporation, subject to sections 1901.031, 2937.08, and 2938.04 1,210 of the Revised Code, has jurisdiction to hear and determine 1,211 prosecutions involving a violation of a municipal ordinance that 1,212 is substantially equivalent to division (B)(1) or (D)(2) of 1,213 section 4507.02 of the Revised Code and to hear and determine 1,214 criminal causes that involve a moving traffic violation, that 1,215 involve a violation of division (B)(1) or (D)(2) of section 1,216 4507.02 of the Revised Code, and that occur on a state highway 1,217 located within the boundaries of the municipal corporation only 1,218 if all of the following apply regarding the violation and the 1,219 person charged: (a) Regarding a violation of division (B)(1) of section 1,221 4507.02 of the Revised Code or a violation of a municipal 1,222 ordinance that is substantially equivalent to that division, the 1,223 person charged with the violation, within five years of the date 1,224 of the violation charged, has not been convicted of or pleaded 1,225 guilty to any of the following: 1,226 (i) A violation of division (B)(1) of section 4507.02 of 1,228 the Revised Code; 1,229 (ii) A violation of a municipal ordinance that is 1,231 substantially equivalent to division (B)(1) of section 4507.02 of 1,232 the Revised Code; 1,233 (iii) A violation of any municipal ordinance or section of 1,235 28 the Revised Code that regulates the operation of vehicles, 1,236 streetcars, and trackless trolleys upon the highways or streets, 1,237 in a case in which, after a charge against the person of a 1,238 violation of a type described in division (C)(1)(a)(i) or (ii) of 1,239 this section was dismissed or reduced, the person is convicted of 1,240 or pleads guilty to a violation that arose out of the same facts 1,241 and circumstances and the same act as did the charge that was 1,242 dismissed or reduced. 1,243 (b) Regarding a violation of division (D)(2) of section 1,245 4507.02 of the Revised Code or a violation of a municipal 1,246 ordinance that is substantially equivalent to that division, the 1,247 person charged with the violation, within five years of the date 1,248 of the violation charged, has not been convicted of or pleaded 1,249 guilty to any of the following: 1,250 (i) A violation of division (D)(2) of section 4507.02 of 1,252 the Revised Code; 1,253 (ii) A violation of a municipal ordinance that is 1,255 substantially equivalent to division (D)(2) of section 4507.02 of 1,256 the Revised Code; 1,257 (iii) A violation of any municipal ordinance or section of 1,259 the Revised Code that regulates the operation of vehicles, 1,260 streetcars, and trackless trolleys upon the highways or streets 1,261 in a case in which, after a charge against the person of a 1,262 violation of a type described in division (C)(1)(b)(i) or (ii) of 1,263 this section was dismissed or reduced, the person is convicted of 1,264 or pleads guilty to a violation that arose out of the same facts 1,265 and circumstances and the same act as did the charge that was 1,266 dismissed or reduced. 1,267 (2) The mayor of a municipal corporation does not have 1,269 jurisdiction to hear and determine any prosecution or criminal 1,270 cause involving a violation described in division (C)(1)(a)(i) or 1,271 (ii) of this section if the person charged with the violation, 1,272 within five years of the violation charged, has been convicted of 1,273 or pleaded guilty to any violation listed in division 1,274 29 (C)(1)(a)(i), (ii), or (iii) of this section and does not have 1,275 jurisdiction to hear and determine any prosecution or criminal 1,276 cause involving a violation described in division (C)(1)(b)(i) or 1,277 (ii) of this section if the person charged with the violation, 1,278 within five years of the violation charged, has been convicted of 1,279 or pleaded guilty to any violation listed in division 1,280 (C)(1)(b)(i), (ii), or (iii) of this section. 1,281 (3) If the mayor of a municipal corporation, in hearing a 1,283 prosecution involving a violation of an ordinance of the 1,284 municipal corporation the mayor serves that is substantially 1,285 equivalent to division (B)(1) or (D)(2) of section 4507.02 of the 1,287 Revised Code or a violation of division (B)(1) or (D)(2) of 1,288 section 4507.02 of the Revised Code, determines that, under 1,289 division (C)(2) of this section, mayors do not have jurisdiction 1,290 of the prosecution, the mayor immediately shall transfer the case 1,291 to the county court or municipal court with jurisdiction over the 1,292 violation in accordance with section 1905.032 of the Revised 1,293 Code. (D) If the mayor of a municipal corporation has 1,295 jurisdiction pursuant to division (B)(1) of this section to hear 1,296 and determine a prosecution or criminal cause involving a 1,297 violation described in division (B)(1)(a) or (b) of this section, 1,298 the authority of the mayor to hear or determine the prosecution 1,299 or cause is subject to the limitation contained in division (C) 1,300 of section 1905.03 of the Revised Code. If the mayor of a 1,301 municipal corporation has jurisdiction pursuant to division (A) 1,302 or (C) of this section to hear and determine a prosecution or 1,303 criminal cause involving a violation other than a violation 1,304 described in division (B)(1)(a) or (b) of this section, the 1,305 authority of the mayor to hear or determine the prosecution or 1,306 cause is subject to the limitation contained in division (C) of 1,308 section 1905.031 of the Revised Code. (E)(1) The mayor of a municipal corporation does not have 1,310 jurisdiction to hear and determine any prosecution or criminal 1,311 30 cause involving any of the following: 1,312 (a) A violation of section 2919.25 or 2919.27 of the 1,314 Revised Code; (b) A violation of section 2903.11, 2903.12, 2903.13, 1,316 2903.211, or 2911.211 of the Revised Code that involves a person 1,318 who was a family or household member of the defendant at the time 1,319 of the violation; (c) A violation of a municipal ordinance that is 1,321 substantially equivalent to an offense described in division 1,322 (E)(1)(a) or (b) of this section and that involves a person who 1,323 was a family or household member of the defendant at the time of 1,324 the violation. (2) The mayor of a municipal corporation does not have 1,326 jurisdiction to hear and determine a motion filed pursuant to 1,327 section 2919.26 of the Revised Code or filed pursuant to a 1,328 municipal ordinance that is substantially equivalent to that 1,330 section or to issue a protection order pursuant to that section 1,331 or a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance. 1,332 (3) As used in this section, "family or household member" 1,334 has the same meaning as in section 2919.25 of the Revised Code. 1,335 (F) In keeping a docket and files, the mayor, and a 1,337 mayor's court magistrate appointed under section 1905.05 of the 1,338 Revised Code, shall be governed by the laws pertaining to county 1,339 courts. 1,340 Section 2. That existing sections 1901.01, 1901.02, 1,342 1902.021, 1901.08, and 1905.01 of the Revised Code are hereby 1,343 repealed. 1,344 Section 3. The nomination of candidates for the new 1,346 judgeship of the Clermont County Municipal Court that is created 1,347 by this act and that is to be elected at the general election to 1,348 be held in 1999 shall be by nominating petition signed by at 1,349 least two hundred fifty electors of the territory of the Court, filed with the board of elections, and otherwise conforming to 1,350 the provisions of sections 1901.07 and 3513.261 of the Revised 1,351 31 Code. The nominating petition shall designate the term of the 1,352 office to which the candidate seeks election as provided in 1,353 section 3513.28 of the Revised Code. Notwithstanding section 1901.07 of the Revised Code or any other provision of law, the 1,354 nominating petition shall be filed not later than four p.m. on 1,355 August 2, 1999. The nominating petitions of candidates for that 1,356 new judgeship shall be processed as set forth in section 3513.262 1,357 of the Revised Code, except that the dates for processing, public 1,358 inspection, and protest set forth in that section shall be 1,359 extended to reflect the August 2, 1999, filing deadline for nominating petitions. 1,360 Notwithstanding section 3513.04 of the Revised Code, no 1,362 person is prohibited from seeking election as the judge of the 1,363 Clermont County Municipal Court that is created by this act 1,364 because the person sought, by declaration of candidacy, a party 1,365 nomination for an office or position at the May 1999 primary election. Section 4. Section 1905.01 of the Revised Code is 1,367 presented in this act as a composite of the section as amended by 1,368 both Am. Sub. S.B. 1 and Am. Sub. S.B. 60 of the 122nd General 1,369 Assembly, with the new language of neither of the acts shown in 1,371 capital letters. This is in recognition of the principle stated 1,372 in division (B) of section 1.52 of the Revised Code that such 1,373 amendments are to be harmonized where not substantively 1,374 irreconcilable and constitutes a legislative finding that such is 1,375 the resulting version in effect prior to the effective date of 1,376 this act.