As Reported by House Criminal Justice Committee 1
123rd General Assembly 4
Regular Session Am. H. B. No. 599 5
1999-2000 6
REPRESENTATIVES LOGAN-WOMER BENJAMIN-DePIERO-FERDERBER- 8
WILLAMOWSKI 9
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A B I L L
To amend sections 1901.01, 1901.02, 1901.021, 12
1901.027, 1901.03, 1901.08, 1901.31, 1901.34, 13
1907.011, and 1907.11 of the Revised Code to
create the Columbiana County Municipal Court on 14
January 1, 2002, to establish two full-time 15
judgeships in that court, and to abolish the 16
Columbiana County County Court on that date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 18
Section 1. That sections 1901.01, 1901.02, 1901.021, 20
1901.027, 1901.03, 1901.08, 1901.31, 1901.34, 1907.011, and 21
1907.11 of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows: 22
Sec. 1901.01. (A) There is hereby established a municipal 31
court in each of the following municipal corporations: 32
Akron, Alliance, Ashland, Ashtabula, Athens, Avon Lake, 34
Barberton, Bedford, Bellefontaine, Bellevue, Berea, Bowling 36
Green, Bryan, Bucyrus, Cambridge, Campbell, Canton, Celina, 37
Chardon, Chesapeake, Chillicothe, Cincinnati, Circleville, 38
Cleveland, Cleveland Heights, Columbus, Conneaut, Coshocton, 39
Cuyahoga Falls, Dayton, Defiance, Delaware, East Cleveland, East 40
Liverpool, Eaton, Elyria, Euclid, Fairborn, Fairfield, Findlay, 41
Fostoria, Franklin, Fremont, Gallipolis, Garfield Heights, 42
Girard, Hamilton, Hillsboro, Huron, Ironton, Jackson, Kenton, 43
Kettering, Lakewood, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lima, Logan, London, 44
Lorain, Lyndhurst, Mansfield, Marietta, Marion, Marysville, 45
Mason, Massillon, Maumee, Medina, Mentor, Miamisburg, Middletown, 47
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Mount Vernon, Napoleon, Newark, New Philadelphia, Newton Falls, 48
Niles, Norwalk, Oakwood, Oberlin, Oregon, Painesville, Parma, 49
Perrysburg, Port Clinton, Portsmouth, Ravenna, Rocky River, 50
Sandusky, Shaker Heights, Shelby, Sidney, South Euclid, 51
Springfield, Steubenville, Struthers, Sylvania, Tiffin, Toledo, 52
Troy, Upper Sandusky, Urbana, Vandalia, Van Wert, Vermilion, 53
Wadsworth, Wapakoneta, Warren, City of Washington in Fayette 54
county, to be known as Washington Court House, Willoughby, 55
Wilmington, Wooster, Xenia, Youngstown, and Zanesville. 56
(B) There is hereby established a municipal court within 58
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.
(C) THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED A MUNICIPAL COURT WITHIN 75
COLUMBIANA COUNTY IN LISBON OR IN ANY OTHER MUNICIPAL CORPORATION 76
OR UNINCORPORATED TERRITORY WITHIN COLUMBIANA COUNTY, EXCEPT THE 77
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF EAST LIVERPOOL OR LIVERPOOL OR ST. CLAIR 78
TOWNSHIP, THAT IS SELECTED BY THE JUDGES OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT 79
PURSUANT TO DIVISION (I) OF SECTION 1901.021 OF THE REVISED CODE. 80
Sec. 1901.02. (A) The municipal courts established by 81
section 1901.01 of the Revised Code have jurisdiction within the 82
corporate limits of their respective municipal corporations, or, 83
for the Clermont county municipal court, within the municipal 84
corporation or unincorporated territory in which it is 85
established, and are courts of record. Each of the courts shall 86
be styled ".................................. municipal court," 87
inserting the name of the municipal corporation, except the 88
following courts, which shall be styled as set forth below: 89
(1) The municipal court established in Chesapeake that 91
shall be styled and known as the "Lawrence county municipal 92
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court"; 93
(2) The municipal court established in Cincinnati that 95
shall be styled and known as the "Hamilton county municipal 96
court"; 97
(3) The municipal court established in Ravenna that shall 99
be styled and known as the "Portage county municipal court"; 100
(4) The municipal court established in Athens that shall 102
be styled and known as the "Athens county municipal court"; 103
(5) The municipal court established in Columbus that shall 105
be styled and known as the "Franklin county municipal court"; 106
(6) The municipal court established in London that shall 108
be styled and known as the "Madison county municipal court"; 109
(7) The municipal court established in Newark that shall 111
be styled and known as the "Licking county municipal court"; 112
(8) The municipal court established in Wooster that shall 114
be styled and known as the "Wayne county municipal court"; 115
(9) The municipal court established in Wapakoneta that 117
shall be styled and known as the "Auglaize county municipal 118
court"; 119
(10) The municipal court established in Troy that shall be 121
styled and known as the "Miami county municipal court"; 122
(11) The municipal court established in Bucyrus that shall 124
be styled and known as the "Crawford county municipal court"; 125
(12) The municipal court established in Logan that shall 127
be styled and known as the "Hocking county municipal court"; 128
(13) The municipal court established in Urbana that shall 130
be styled and known as the "Champaign county municipal court"; 131
(14) The municipal court established in Jackson that shall 133
be styled and known as the "Jackson county municipal court"; 134
(15) The municipal court established in Springfield that 136
shall be styled and known as the "Clark county municipal court"; 137
(16) The municipal court established in Kenton that shall 139
be styled and known as the "Hardin county municipal court"; 140
(17) The municipal court established within Clermont 142
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county in Batavia or in any other municipal corporation or 143
unincorporated territory within Clermont county that is selected 144
by the legislative authority of that court that shall be styled 146
and known as the "Clermont county municipal court";
(18) The municipal court established in Wilmington that, 148
beginning July 1, 1992, shall be styled and known as the "Clinton 149
county municipal court"; 150
(19) The municipal court established in Port Clinton that 152
shall be styled and known as "the Ottawa county municipal court"; 153
(20) The municipal court established in Lancaster that, 155
beginning January 2, 2000, shall be styled and known as the 157
"Fairfield county municipal court";
(21) THE MUNICIPAL COURT ESTABLISHED WITHIN COLUMBIANA 159
COUNTY IN LISBON OR IN ANY OTHER MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OR 160
UNINCORPORATED TERRITORY SELECTED PURSUANT TO DIVISION (I) OF 161
SECTION 1901.021 OF THE REVISED CODE, THAT SHALL BE STYLED AND 163
KNOWN AS "THE COLUMBIANA COUNTY MUNICIPAL COURT."
(B) In addition to the jurisdiction set forth in division 165
(A) of this section, the municipal courts established by section 166
1901.01 of the Revised Code have jurisdiction as follows: 167
The Akron municipal court has jurisdiction within Bath, 169
Northampton, Richfield, and Springfield townships, and within the 170
municipal corporations of Fairlawn, Lakemore, and Mogadore, in 171
Summit county. 172
The Alliance municipal court has jurisdiction within 174
Lexington, Marlboro, Paris, and Washington townships in Stark 175
county. 176
The Ashland municipal court has jurisdiction within Ashland 178
county. 179
The Ashtabula municipal court has jurisdiction within 181
Ashtabula, Plymouth, and Saybrook townships in Ashtabula county. 182
The Athens county municipal court has jurisdiction within 184
Athens county. 185
The Auglaize county municipal court has jurisdiction within 187
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Auglaize county. 188
The Avon Lake municipal court has jurisdiction within the 190
municipal corporations of Avon and Sheffield in Lorain county. 191
The Barberton municipal court has jurisdiction within 193
Coventry, Franklin, and Green townships, within all of Copley 194
township except within the municipal corporation of Fairlawn, and 195
within the municipal corporations of Clinton and Norton, in 196
Summit county. 197
The Bedford municipal court has jurisdiction within the 199
municipal corporations of Bedford Heights, Oakwood, Glenwillow, 200
Solon, Bentleyville, Chagrin Falls, Moreland Hills, Orange, 201
Warrensville Heights, North Randall, and Woodmere, and within 202
Warrensville and Chagrin Falls townships, in Cuyahoga county. 203
The Bellefontaine municipal court has jurisdiction within 205
Logan county. 206
The Bellevue municipal court has jurisdiction within Lyme 208
and Sherman townships in Huron county and within York township in 209
Sandusky county. 210
The Berea municipal court has jurisdiction within the 212
municipal corporations of Strongsville, Middleburgh Heights, 213
Brook Park, Westview, and Olmsted Falls, and within Olmsted 214
township, in Cuyahoga county. 215
The Bowling Green municipal court has jurisdiction within 217
the municipal corporations of Bairdstown, Bloomdale, Bradner, 218
Custar, Cygnet, Grand Rapids, Haskins, Hoytville, Jerry City, 219
Milton Center, North Baltimore, Pemberville, Portage, Rising Sun, 220
Tontogany, Wayne, and Weston, and within Bloom, Center, Freedom, 221
Grand Rapids, Henry, Jackson, Liberty, Middleton, Milton, 222
Montgomery, Plain, Portage, Washington, Webster, and Weston 223
townships in Wood county. 224
The Bryan municipal court has jurisdiction within Williams 226
county. 227
The Cambridge municipal court has jurisdiction within 229
Guernsey county. 230
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The Campbell municipal court has jurisdiction within 232
Coitsville township in Mahoning county. 233
The Canton municipal court has jurisdiction within Canton, 235
Lake, Nimishillen, Osnaburg, Pike, Plain, and Sandy townships in 236
Stark county. 237
The Celina municipal court has jurisdiction within Mercer 239
county. 240
The Champaign county municipal court has jurisdiction 242
within Champaign county. 243
The Chardon municipal court has jurisdiction within Geauga 245
county. 246
The Chillicothe municipal court has jurisdiction within 248
Ross county. 249
The Circleville municipal court has jurisdiction within 251
Pickaway county. 252
The Clark county municipal court has jurisdiction within 254
Clark county. 255
The Clermont county municipal court has jurisdiction within 257
Clermont county. 258
The Cleveland municipal court has jurisdiction within the 260
municipal corporation of Bratenahl in Cuyahoga county. 261
Beginning July 1, 1992, the Clinton county municipal court 263
has jurisdiction within Clinton county. 264
THE COLUMBIANA COUNTY MUNICIPAL COURT HAS JURISDICTION 266
WITHIN ALL OF COLUMBIANA COUNTY EXCEPT WITHIN THE MUNICIPAL 267
CORPORATION OF EAST LIVERPOOL AND EXCEPT WITHIN LIVERPOOL AND ST. 269
CLAIR TOWNSHIPS.
The Coshocton municipal court has jurisdiction within 271
Coshocton county. 272
The Crawford county municipal court has jurisdiction within 274
Crawford county. 275
The Cuyahoga Falls municipal court has jurisdiction within 277
Boston, Hudson, Northfield Center, Sagamore Hills, and Twinsburg 278
townships, and within the municipal corporations of Boston 279
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Heights, Hudson, Munroe Falls, Northfield, Peninsula, 280
Reminderville, Silver Lake, Stow, Tallmadge, Twinsburg, and 281
Macedonia, in Summit county. 282
The Defiance municipal court has jurisdiction within 284
Defiance county. 285
The Delaware municipal court has jurisdiction within 287
Delaware county. 288
The East Liverpool municipal court has jurisdiction within 290
Liverpool and St. Clair townships in Columbiana county. 291
The Eaton municipal court has jurisdiction within Preble 293
county. 294
The Elyria municipal court has jurisdiction within the 296
municipal corporations of Grafton, LaGrange, and North 297
Ridgeville, and within Elyria, Carlisle, Eaton, Columbia, 298
Grafton, and LaGrange townships, in Lorain county. 299
The Fairborn municipal court has jurisdiction within the 301
municipal corporation of Beavercreek and within Bath and 302
Beavercreek townships in Greene county. 303
Beginning January 2, 2000, the Fairfield county municipal 305
court has jurisdiction within Fairfield county. 306
The Findlay municipal court has jurisdiction within all of 308
Hancock county except within Washington township. 309
The Fostoria municipal court has jurisdiction within Loudon 311
and Jackson townships in Seneca county, within Washington 312
township in Hancock county, and within Perry township in Wood 313
county. 314
The Franklin municipal court has jurisdiction within 316
Franklin township in Warren county. 317
The Franklin county municipal court has jurisdiction within 319
Franklin county. 320
The Fremont municipal court has jurisdiction within 322
Ballville and Sandusky townships in Sandusky county. 323
The Gallipolis municipal court has jurisdiction within 325
Gallia county. 326
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The Garfield Heights municipal court has jurisdiction 328
within the municipal corporations of Maple Heights, Walton Hills, 329
Valley View, Cuyahoga Heights, Newburgh Heights, Independence, 330
and Brecksville in Cuyahoga county. 331
The Girard municipal court has jurisdiction within Liberty, 333
Vienna, and Hubbard townships in Trumbull county. 334
The Hamilton municipal court has jurisdiction within Ross 336
and St. Clair townships in Butler county. 337
The Hamilton county municipal court has jurisdiction within 339
Hamilton county. 340
The Hardin county municipal court has jurisdiction within 342
Hardin county. 343
The Hillsboro municipal court has jurisdiction within all 345
of Highland county except within Madison township. 346
The Hocking county municipal court has jurisdiction within 348
Hocking county. 349
The Huron municipal court has jurisdiction within all of 351
Huron township in Erie county except within the municipal 352
corporation of Sandusky. 353
The Ironton municipal court has jurisdiction within Aid, 355
Decatur, Elizabeth, Hamilton, Lawrence, Upper, and Washington 356
townships in Lawrence county. 357
The Jackson county municipal court has jurisdiction within 359
Jackson county. 360
The Kettering municipal court has jurisdiction within the 362
municipal corporations of Centerville and Moraine, and within 363
Washington township, in Montgomery county. 364
Until January 2, 2000, the Lancaster municipal court has 367
jurisdiction within Fairfield county. 368
The Lawrence county municipal court has jurisdiction within 370
the townships of Fayette, Mason, Perry, Rome, Symmes, Union, and 371
Windsor in Lawrence county. 372
The Lebanon municipal court has jurisdiction within 374
Turtlecreek township in Warren county. 375
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The Licking county municipal court has jurisdiction within 377
Licking county. 378
The Lima municipal court has jurisdiction within Allen 380
county. 381
The Lorain municipal court has jurisdiction within the 383
municipal corporation of Sheffield Lake, and within Sheffield 384
township, in Lorain county. 385
The Lyndhurst municipal court has jurisdiction within the 387
municipal corporations of Mayfield Heights, Gates Mills, 388
Mayfield, Highland Heights, and Richmond Heights in Cuyahoga 389
county. 390
The Madison county municipal court has jurisdiction within 392
Madison county. 393
The Mansfield municipal court has jurisdiction within 395
Madison, Springfield, Sandusky, Franklin, Weller, Mifflin, Troy, 396
Washington, Monroe, Perry, Jefferson, and Worthington townships, 397
and within sections 35-36-31 and 32 of Butler township, in 398
Richland county. 399
The Marietta municipal court has jurisdiction within 401
Washington county. 402
The Marion municipal court has jurisdiction within Marion 404
county. 405
The Marysville municipal court has jurisdiction within 407
Union county. 408
The Mason municipal court has jurisdiction within Deerfield 410
township in Warren county. 411
The Massillon municipal court has jurisdiction within 413
Bethlehem, Perry, Sugar Creek, Tuscarawas, Lawrence, and Jackson 414
townships in Stark county. 415
The Maumee municipal court has jurisdiction within the 417
municipal corporations of Waterville and Whitehouse, within 418
Waterville and Providence townships, and within those portions of 419
Springfield, Monclova, and Swanton townships lying south of the 420
northerly boundary line of the Ohio turnpike, in Lucas county. 421
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The Medina municipal court has jurisdiction within the 423
municipal corporations of Briarwood Beach, Brunswick, 424
Chippewa-on-the-Lake, and Spencer and within the townships of 425
Brunswick Hills, Chatham, Granger, Hinckley, Lafayette, 426
Litchfield, Liverpool, Medina, Montville, Spencer, and York 427
townships, in Medina county. 428
The Mentor municipal court has jurisdiction within the 430
municipal corporation of Mentor-on-the-Lake in Lake county. 431
The Miami county municipal court has jurisdiction within 433
Miami county and within the part of the municipal corporation of 434
Bradford that is located in Darke county. 435
The Miamisburg municipal court has jurisdiction within the 437
municipal corporations of Germantown and West Carrollton, and 438
within German and Miami townships in Montgomery county. 439
The Middletown municipal court has jurisdiction within 441
Madison township, and within all of Lemon township, except within 442
the municipal corporation of Monroe, in Butler county. 443
The Mount Vernon municipal court has jurisdiction within 445
Knox county. 446
The Napoleon municipal court has jurisdiction within Henry 448
county. 449
The New Philadelphia municipal court has jurisdiction 451
within the municipal corporation of Dover, and within Auburn, 452
Bucks, Fairfield, Goshen, Jefferson, Warren, York, Dover, 453
Franklin, Lawrence, Sandy, Sugarcreek, and Wayne townships in 454
Tuscarawas county. 455
The Newton Falls municipal court has jurisdiction within 457
Bristol, Bloomfield, Lordstown, Newton, Braceville, Southington, 458
Farmington, and Mesopotamia townships in Trumbull county. 459
The Niles municipal court has jurisdiction within the 461
municipal corporation of McDonald, and within Weathersfield 462
township in Trumbull county. 463
The Norwalk municipal court has jurisdiction within all of 465
Huron county except within the municipal corporation of Bellevue 466
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and except within Lyme and Sherman townships. 467
The Oberlin municipal court has jurisdiction within the 469
municipal corporations of Amherst, Kipton, Rochester, South 470
Amherst, and Wellington, and within Henrietta, Russia, Camden, 471
Pittsfield, Brighton, Wellington, Penfield, Rochester, and 472
Huntington townships, and within all of Amherst township except 473
within the municipal corporation of Lorain, in Lorain county. 474
The Oregon municipal court has jurisdiction within the 476
municipal corporation of Harbor View, and within Jerusalem 477
township, in Lucas county, and north within Maumee Bay and Lake 478
Erie to the boundary line between Ohio and Michigan between the 479
easterly boundary of the court and the easterly boundary of the 480
Toledo municipal court. 481
The Ottawa county municipal court has jurisdiction within 483
Ottawa county. 484
The Painesville municipal court has jurisdiction within 486
Painesville, Perry, Leroy, Concord, and Madison townships in Lake 487
county. 488
The Parma municipal court has jurisdiction within the 490
municipal corporations of Parma Heights, Brooklyn, Linndale, 491
North Royalton, Broadview Heights, Seven Hills, and Brooklyn 492
Heights in Cuyahoga county. 493
The Perrysburg municipal court has jurisdiction within the 495
municipal corporations of Luckey, Millbury, Northwood, Rossford, 496
and Walbridge, and within Perrysburg, Lake, and Troy townships, 497
in Wood county. 498
The Portage county municipal court has jurisdiction within 500
Portage county. 501
The Portsmouth municipal court has jurisdiction within 503
Scioto county. 504
The Rocky River municipal court has jurisdiction within the 506
municipal corporations of Bay Village, Westlake, Fairview Park, 507
and North Olmsted, and within Riveredge township, in Cuyahoga 508
county. 509
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The Sandusky municipal court has jurisdiction within the 511
municipal corporations of Castalia and Bay View, and within 512
Perkins township, in Erie county. 513
The Shaker Heights municipal court has jurisdiction within 515
the municipal corporations of University Heights, Beachwood, 516
Pepper Pike, and Hunting Valley in Cuyahoga county. 517
The Shelby municipal court has jurisdiction within Sharon, 519
Jackson, Cass, Plymouth, and Blooming Grove townships, and within 520
all of Butler township except sections 35-36-31 and 32, in 521
Richland county. 522
The Sidney municipal court has jurisdiction within Shelby 524
county. 525
The Struthers municipal court has jurisdiction within the 527
municipal corporations of Lowellville, New Middleton, and Poland, 528
and within Poland and Springfield townships in Mahoning county. 529
The Sylvania municipal court has jurisdiction within the 531
municipal corporations of Berkey and Holland, and within 532
Sylvania, Richfield, Spencer, and Harding townships, and within 533
those portions of Swanton, Monclova, and Springfield townships 534
lying north of the northerly boundary line of the Ohio turnpike, 535
in Lucas county. 536
The Tiffin municipal court has jurisdiction within Adams, 538
Big Spring, Bloom, Clinton, Eden, Hopewell, Liberty, Pleasant, 539
Reed, Scipio, Seneca, Thompson, and Venice townships in Seneca 540
county. 541
The Toledo municipal court has jurisdiction within 543
Washington township, and within the municipal corporation of 544
Ottawa Hills, in Lucas county. 545
The Upper Sandusky municipal court has jurisdiction within 547
Wyandot county. 548
The Vandalia municipal court has jurisdiction within the 550
municipal corporations of Clayton, Englewood, and Union, and 551
within Butler, Harrison, and Randolph townships, in Montgomery 552
county. 553
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The Van Wert municipal court has jurisdiction within Van 555
Wert county. 556
The Vermilion municipal court has jurisdiction within the 558
townships of Vermilion and Florence in Erie county and within all 559
of Brownhelm township except within the municipal corporation of 560
Lorain, in Lorain county. 561
The Wadsworth municipal court has jurisdiction within the 563
municipal corporations of Gloria Glens Park, Lodi, Seville, and 564
Westfield Center, and within Guilford, Harrisville, Homer, 565
Sharon, Wadsworth, and Westfield townships in Medina county. 566
The Warren municipal court has jurisdiction within Warren 568
and Champion townships, and within all of Howland township except 569
within the municipal corporation of Niles, in Trumbull county. 570
The Washington Court House municipal court has jurisdiction 572
within Fayette county. 573
The Wayne county municipal court has jurisdiction within 575
Wayne county. 576
The Willoughby municipal court has jurisdiction within the 578
municipal corporations of Eastlake, Wickliffe, Willowick, 579
Willoughby Hills, Kirtland, Kirtland Hills, Waite Hill, 580
Timberlake, and Lakeline, and within Kirtland township, in Lake 581
county. 582
Through June 30, 1992, the Wilmington municipal court has 584
jurisdiction within Clinton county. 585
The Xenia municipal court has jurisdiction within 587
Caesarcreek, Cedarville, Jefferson, Miami, New Jasper, Ross, 588
Silvercreek, Spring Valley, Sugarcreek, and Xenia townships in 589
Greene county. 590
(C) As used in this section: 592
(1) "Within a township" includes all land, including, but 594
not limited to, any part of any municipal corporation, that is 595
physically located within the territorial boundaries of that 596
township, whether or not that land or municipal corporation is 597
governmentally a part of the township. 598
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(2) "Within a municipal corporation" includes all land 600
within the territorial boundaries of the municipal corporation 601
and any townships that are coextensive with the municipal 602
corporation. 603
Sec. 1901.021. (A) The judge or judges of any municipal 612
court established under division (A) of section 1901.01 of the 613
Revised Code having territorial jurisdiction outside the 614
corporate limits of the municipal corporation in which it is 615
located may sit outside the corporate limits of the municipal 616
corporation within the area of its territorial jurisdiction. 617
(B) Two or more of the judges of the Hamilton county 619
municipal court shall be assigned by the presiding judge of the 620
court to sit outside the municipal corporation of Cincinnati. 621
(C) Two of the judges of the Portage county municipal 623
court shall sit within the municipal corporation of Ravenna, and 624
one of the judges shall sit within the municipal corporation of 625
Kent. The judges may sit in other incorporated areas of Portage 626
county. 627
(D) One of the judges of the Wayne county municipal court 629
shall sit within the municipal corporation of Wooster, and one 630
shall sit within the municipal corporation of Orrville. Both 631
judges may sit in other incorporated areas of Wayne county. 632
(E) The judge of the Auglaize county municipal court shall 634
sit within the municipal corporations of Wapakoneta and St. Marys 635
and may sit in other incorporated areas in Auglaize county. 636
(F) At least one of the judges of the Miami county 638
municipal court shall sit within the municipal corporations of 639
Troy, Piqua, and Tipp City, and the judges may sit in other 640
incorporated areas of Miami county. 641
(G) The judge of the Crawford county municipal court shall 643
sit within the municipal corporations of Bucyrus and Galion and 644
may sit in other incorporated areas in Crawford county. 645
(H) The judge of the Jackson county municipal court shall 647
sit within the municipal corporations of Jackson and Wellston and 648
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may sit in other incorporated areas in Jackson county. 649
(I) EACH JUDGE OF THE COLUMBIANA COUNTY MUNICIPAL COURT 651
MAY SIT WITHIN THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF LISBON, SALEM, OR 653
EAST PALESTINE UNTIL THE JUDGES JOINTLY SELECT A CENTRAL LOCATION 654
WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF THE COURT. WHEN THE
JUDGES SELECT A CENTRAL LOCATION, THE JUDGES SHALL SIT AT THAT 655
LOCATION.
(J) In any municipal court, other than the Hamilton county 657
municipal court, that has more than one judge, the decision for 658
one or more judges to sit outside the corporate limits of the 659
municipal corporation shall be made by rule of the court as 660
provided in division (C) of sections 1901.14 and 1901.16 of the 661
Revised Code. 662
(J)(K) The assignment of a judge to sit in a municipal 664
corporation other than that in which the court is located does 665
not affect the jurisdiction of the mayor except as provided in 666
section 1905.01 of the Revised Code. 667
(K)(L) The judges of the Clermont county municipal court 669
may sit in any municipal corporation or unincorporated territory 670
within Clermont county. 671
Sec. 1901.027. In addition to the territorial jurisdiction 680
conferred by section 1901.02 of the Revised Code, the municipal 681
courts established in Athens, Batavia, East Liverpool, 682
Gallipolis, Cincinnati, Ironton, Chesapeake, LISBON, Marietta, 683
Portsmouth, and Steubenville have jurisdiction beyond the north 684
or northwest shore of the Ohio river extending to the opposite 685
shore line, between the extended boundary lines of any adjacent 686
municipal courts or adjacent county courts. Each of the 687
municipal courts that is given jurisdiction on the Ohio river by 688
this section has concurrent jurisdiction on the Ohio river with 689
any adjacent municipal courts or adjacent county courts that 690
border on that river and with any court of Kentucky or of West 691
Virginia that borders on the Ohio river and that has jurisdiction 692
on the Ohio river under the law of Kentucky or the law of West 693
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Virginia, whichever is applicable, or under federal law. 694
Sec. 1901.03. As used in this chapter: 703
(A) "Territory" means the geographical areas within which 705
municipal courts have jurisdiction as provided in sections 706
1901.01 and 1901.02 of the Revised Code. 707
(B) "Legislative authority" means the legislative 709
authority of the municipal corporation in which a municipal 710
court, other than a county-operated municipal court, is located, 711
and means the respective board of county commissioners of the 712
county in which a county-operated municipal court is located. 713
(C) "Chief executive" means the chief executive of the 715
municipal corporation in which a municipal court, other than a 716
county-operated municipal court, is located, and means the 717
respective chairman of the board of county commissioners of the 718
county in which a county-operated municipal court is located. 719
(D) "City treasury" means the treasury of the municipal 721
corporation in which a municipal court, other than a 722
county-operated municipal court, is located. 723
(E) "City treasurer" means the treasurer of the municipal 725
corporation in which a municipal court, other than a 726
county-operated municipal court, is located. 727
(F) "County-operated municipal court" means the Auglaize 729
county, Clermont county, COLUMBIANA COUNTY, Crawford county, 731
Hamilton county, Hocking county, Jackson county, Lawrence county, 732
Madison county, Miami county, Ottawa county, Portage county, or 733
Wayne county municipal court. 734
(G) "A municipal corporation in which a municipal court is 736
located" includes each municipal corporation named in section 737
1901.01 of the Revised Code, but does not include one in which a 738
judge sits pursuant to section 1901.021 of the Revised Code. 739
Sec. 1901.08. The number of, and the time for election of, 748
judges of the following municipal courts and the beginning of 749
their terms shall be as follows: 750
In the Akron municipal court, two full-time judges shall be 752
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elected in 1951, two full-time judges shall be elected in 1953, 753
one full-time judge shall be elected in 1967, and one full-time 754
judge shall be elected in 1975. 755
In the Alliance municipal court, one full-time judge shall 757
be elected in 1953. 758
In the Ashland municipal court, one full-time judge shall 760
be elected in 1951. 761
In the Ashtabula municipal court, one full-time judge shall 763
be elected in 1953. 764
In the Athens county municipal court, one full-time judge 766
shall be elected in 1967. 767
In the Auglaize county municipal court, one full-time judge 769
shall be elected in 1975. 770
In the Avon Lake municipal court, one part-time judge shall 772
be elected in 1957. 773
In the Barberton municipal court, one full-time judge shall 775
be elected in 1969, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 776
1971. 777
In the Bedford municipal court, one full-time judge shall 779
be elected in 1975, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 780
1979. 781
In the Bellefontaine municipal court, one full-time judge 783
shall be elected in 1993. 784
In the Bellevue municipal court, one part-time judge shall 786
be elected in 1951. 787
In the Berea municipal court, one part-time judge shall be 789
elected in 1957, term to commence on the first day of January 790
next after election, and one part-time judge shall be elected in 792
1981, term to commence on the second day of January next after 793
election. The part-time judge elected in 1987 whose term 794
commenced on January 1, 1988, shall serve until December 31,
1993, and the office of that judge is abolished, effective on the 795
earlier of December 31, 1993, or the date on which that judge 796
resigns, retires, or otherwise vacates judicial office. 797
18
In the Bowling Green municipal court, one full-time judge 799
shall be elected in 1983. 800
In the Bryan municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 802
elected in 1965. 803
In the Cambridge municipal court, one full-time judge shall 805
be elected in 1951. 806
In the Campbell municipal court, one part-time judge shall 808
be elected in 1963. 809
In the Canton municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 811
elected in 1951, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1969, 812
and two full-time judges shall be elected in 1977. 813
In the Celina municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 815
elected in 1957. 816
In the Champaign county municipal court, one part-time 818
judge shall be elected in 1983. 819
In the Chardon municipal court, one part-time judge shall 821
be elected in 1963. 822
In the Chillicothe municipal court, one full-time judge 824
shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be 825
elected in 1977. 826
In the Circleville municipal court, one full-time judge 828
shall be elected in 1953. 829
In the Clark county municipal court, one full-time judge 831
shall be elected in 1989, and two full-time judges shall be 832
elected in 1991. The full-time judges of the Springfield 833
municipal court who were elected in 1983 and 1985 shall serve as 834
the judges of the Clark county municipal court from January 1, 835
1988, until the end of their respective terms. 836
In the Clermont county municipal court, two full-time 838
judges shall be elected in 1991, and one full-time judge shall be 839
elected in 1999. 840
In the Cleveland municipal court, six full-time judges 842
shall be elected in 1975, three full-time judges shall be elected 843
in 1953, and four full-time judges shall be elected in 1955. 844
19
In the Cleveland Heights municipal court, one full-time 846
judge shall be elected in 1957. 847
In the Clinton county municipal court, one full-time judge 849
shall be elected in 1997. The full-time judge of the Wilmington 850
municipal court who was elected in 1991 shall serve as the judge 851
of the Clinton county municipal court from July 1, 1992, until 852
the end of that judge's term on December 31, 1997. 853
IN THE COLUMBIANA COUNTY MUNICIPAL COURT, TWO FULL-TIME 855
JUDGES SHALL BE ELECTED IN 2001. 856
In the Conneaut municipal court, one full-time judge shall 858
be elected in 1953. 859
In the Coshocton municipal court, one full-time judge shall 861
be elected in 1951. 862
In the Crawford county municipal court, one full-time judge 864
shall be elected in 1977. 865
In the Cuyahoga Falls municipal court, one full-time judge 867
shall be elected in 1953, and one full-time judge shall be 868
elected in 1967. 869
In the Dayton municipal court, three full-time judges shall 871
be elected in 1987, their terms to commence on successive days 872
beginning on the first day of January next after their election, 873
and two full-time judges shall be elected in 1955, their terms to 874
commence on successive days beginning on the second day of 875
January next after their election. 876
In the Defiance municipal court, one full-time judge shall 878
be elected in 1957. 879
In the Delaware municipal court, one full-time judge shall 881
be elected in 1953. 882
In the East Cleveland municipal court, one full-time judge 884
shall be elected in 1957. 885
In the East Liverpool municipal court, one full-time judge 887
shall be elected in 1953. 888
In the Eaton municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 890
elected in 1973. 891
20
In the Elyria municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 893
elected in 1955, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 894
1973. 895
In the Euclid municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 897
elected in 1951. 898
In the Fairborn municipal court, one full-time judge shall 900
be elected in 1977. 901
In the Fairfield county municipal court, one full-time 903
judge shall be elected in 2003, and one full-time judge shall be 904
elected in 2005.
In the Fairfield municipal court, one full-time judge shall 906
be elected in 1989. 907
In the Findlay municipal court, one full-time judge shall 909
be elected in 1955, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 910
1993. 911
In the Fostoria municipal court, one full-time judge shall 913
be elected in 1975. 914
In the Franklin municipal court, one part-time judge shall 916
be elected in 1951. 917
In the Franklin county municipal court, two full-time 919
judges shall be elected in 1969, three full-time judges shall be 920
elected in 1971, seven full-time judges shall be elected in 1967, 921
one full-time judge shall be elected in 1975, one full-time judge 923
shall be elected in 1991, and one full-time judge shall be
elected in 1997. 924
In the Fremont municipal court, one full-time judge shall 926
be elected in 1975. 927
In the Gallipolis municipal court, one full-time judge 929
shall be elected in 1981. 930
In the Garfield Heights municipal court, one full-time 932
judge shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be 933
elected in 1981. 934
In the Girard municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 936
elected in 1963. 937
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In the Hamilton municipal court, one full-time judge shall 939
be elected in 1953. 940
In the Hamilton county municipal court, five full-time 942
judges shall be elected in 1967, five full-time judges shall be 943
elected in 1971, two full-time judges shall be elected in 1981, 944
and two full-time judges shall be elected in 1983. All terms of 945
judges of the Hamilton county municipal court shall commence on 946
the first day of January next after their election, except that 947
the terms of the additional judges to be elected in 1981 shall 948
commence on January 2, 1982, and January 3, 1982, and that the 949
terms of the additional judges to be elected in 1983 shall 950
commence on January 4, 1984, and January 5, 1984. 951
In the Hardin county municipal court, one part-time judge 953
shall be elected in 1989. 954
In the Hillsboro municipal court, one part-time judge shall 956
be elected in 1957. 957
In the Hocking county municipal court, one full-time judge 959
shall be elected in 1977. 960
In the Huron municipal court, one part-time judge shall be 962
elected in 1967. 963
In the Ironton municipal court, one full-time judge shall 965
be elected in 1951. 966
In the Jackson county municipal court, one full-time judge 968
shall be elected in 2001. On and after March 31, 1997, the 970
part-time judge of the Jackson county municipal court who was 971
elected in 1995 shall serve as a full-time judge of the court 972
until the end of that judge's term on December 31, 2001. 973
In the Kettering municipal court, one full-time judge shall 975
be elected in 1971, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 976
1975. 977
In the Lakewood municipal court, one full-time judge shall 979
be elected in 1955. 980
In the Lancaster municipal court, one full-time judge shall 982
be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 983
22
1979. Beginning January 2, 2000, the full-time judges of the 984
Lancaster municipal court who were elected in 1997 and 1999 shall 986
serve as judges of the Fairfield county municipal court until the 987
end of those judges' terms. 988
In the Lawrence county municipal court, one part-time judge 990
shall be elected in 1981. 991
In the Lebanon municipal court, one part-time judge shall 993
be elected in 1955. 994
In the Licking county municipal court, one full-time judge 996
shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be 997
elected in 1971. 998
In the Lima municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 1,000
elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1,001
1967. 1,002
In the Lorain municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 1,004
elected in 1953, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1,005
1973. 1,006
In the Lyndhurst municipal court, one part-time judge shall 1,008
be elected in 1957. 1,009
In the Madison county municipal court, one full-time judge 1,011
shall be elected in 1981. 1,012
In the Mansfield municipal court, one full-time judge shall 1,014
be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1,015
1969. 1,016
In the Marietta municipal court, one full-time judge shall 1,018
be elected in 1957. 1,019
In the Marion municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 1,021
elected in 1951. 1,022
In the Marysville municipal court, one part-time judge 1,024
shall be elected in 1963. 1,025
In the Mason municipal court, one part-time judge shall be 1,027
elected in 1965. 1,028
In the Massillon municipal court, one full-time judge shall 1,030
be elected in 1953, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1,031
23
1971. 1,032
In the Maumee municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 1,034
elected in 1963. 1,035
In the Medina municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 1,037
elected in 1957. 1,038
In the Mentor municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 1,040
elected in 1971. 1,041
In the Miami county municipal court, one full-time judge 1,043
shall be elected in 1975, and one full-time judge shall be 1,044
elected in 1979. 1,045
In the Miamisburg municipal court, one part-time judge 1,047
shall be elected in 1951. 1,048
In the Middletown municipal court, one full-time judge 1,050
shall be elected in 1953. 1,051
In the Mount Vernon municipal court, one full-time judge 1,053
shall be elected in 1951. 1,054
In the Napoleon municipal court, one part-time judge shall 1,056
be elected in 1963. 1,057
In the New Philadelphia municipal court, one full-time 1,059
judge shall be elected in 1975. 1,060
In the Newton Falls municipal court, one full-time judge 1,062
shall be elected in 1963. 1,063
In the Niles municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 1,065
elected in 1951. 1,066
In the Norwalk municipal court, one full-time judge shall 1,068
be elected in 1975. 1,069
In the Oakwood municipal court, one part-time judge shall 1,071
be elected in 1953. 1,072
In the Oberlin municipal court, one full-time judge shall 1,074
be elected in 1989. 1,075
In the Oregon municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 1,077
elected in 1963. 1,078
In the Ottawa county municipal court, one full-time judge 1,080
shall be elected in 1995, and the full-time judge of the Port 1,081
24
Clinton municipal court who is elected in 1989 shall serve as the 1,082
judge of the Ottawa county municipal court from February 4, 1994, 1,083
until the end of that judge's term.
In the Painesville municipal court, one full-time judge 1,085
shall be elected in 1951. 1,086
In the Parma municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 1,088
elected in 1951, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1967, 1,089
and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1971. 1,090
In the Perrysburg municipal court, one full-time judge 1,092
shall be elected in 1977. 1,093
In the Portage county municipal court, two full-time judges 1,095
shall be elected in 1979, and one full-time judge shall be 1,096
elected in 1971. 1,097
In the Port Clinton municipal court, one full-time judge 1,099
shall be elected in 1953. The full-time judge of the Port 1,100
Clinton municipal court who is elected in 1989 shall serve as the 1,101
judge of the Ottawa county municipal court from February 4, 1994, 1,102
until the end of that judge's term. 1,103
In the Portsmouth municipal court, one full-time judge 1,105
shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be 1,106
elected in 1985. 1,107
In the Rocky River municipal court, one full-time judge 1,109
shall be elected in 1957, and one full-time judge shall be 1,110
elected in 1971. 1,111
In the Sandusky municipal court, one full-time judge shall 1,113
be elected in 1953. 1,114
In the Shaker Heights municipal court, one full-time judge 1,116
shall be elected in 1957. 1,117
In the Shelby municipal court, one part-time judge shall be 1,119
elected in 1957. 1,120
In the Sidney municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 1,122
elected in 1995. 1,123
In the South Euclid municipal court, one full-time judge 1,125
shall be elected in 1999. The part-time judge elected in 1993, 1,126
25
whose term commenced on January 1, 1994, shall serve until 1,127
December 31, 1999, and the office of that judge is abolished on 1,128
January 1, 2000.
In the Springfield municipal court, two full-time judges 1,130
shall be elected in 1985, and one full-time judge shall be 1,131
elected in 1983, all of whom shall serve as the judges of the 1,132
Springfield municipal court through December 31, 1987, and as the 1,133
judges of the Clark county municipal court from January 1, 1988, 1,134
until the end of their respective terms. 1,135
In the Steubenville municipal court, one full-time judge 1,137
shall be elected in 1953. 1,138
In the Struthers municipal court, one part-time judge shall 1,140
be elected in 1963. 1,141
In the Sylvania municipal court, one full-time judge shall 1,143
be elected in 1963. 1,144
In the Tiffin municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 1,146
elected in 1953. 1,147
In the Toledo municipal court, two full-time judges shall 1,149
be elected in 1971, four full-time judges shall be elected in 1,150
1975, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1973. 1,151
In the Upper Sandusky municipal court, one part-time judge 1,153
shall be elected in 1957. 1,154
In the Vandalia municipal court, one full-time judge shall 1,156
be elected in 1959. 1,157
In the Van Wert municipal court, one full-time judge shall 1,159
be elected in 1957. 1,160
In the Vermilion municipal court, one part-time judge shall 1,162
be elected in 1965. 1,163
In the Wadsworth municipal court, one full-time judge shall 1,165
be elected in 1981. 1,166
In the Warren municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 1,168
elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1,169
1971. 1,170
In the Washington Court House municipal court, one 1,172
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full-time judge shall be elected in 1999. The part-time judge 1,173
elected in 1993, whose term commenced on January 1, 1994, shall 1,174
serve until December 31, 1999, and the office of that judge is 1,175
abolished on January 1, 2000.
In the Wayne county municipal court, one full-time judge 1,177
shall be elected in 1975, and one full-time judge shall be 1,178
elected in 1979. 1,179
In the Willoughby municipal court, one full-time judge 1,181
shall be elected in 1951. 1,182
In the Wilmington municipal court, one full-time judge 1,184
shall be elected in 1991, who shall serve as the judge of the 1,185
Wilmington municipal court through June 30, 1992, and as the 1,186
judge of the Clinton county municipal court from July 1, 1992, 1,187
until the end of that judge's term on December 31, 1997. 1,188
In the Xenia municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 1,190
elected in 1977. 1,191
In the Youngstown municipal court, one full-time judge 1,193
shall be elected in 1951, and two full-time judges shall be 1,194
elected in 1953. 1,195
In the Zanesville municipal court, one full-time judge 1,197
shall be elected in 1953. 1,198
Sec. 1901.31. The clerk and deputy clerks of a municipal 1,207
court shall be selected, be compensated, give bond, and have 1,208
powers and duties as follows: 1,209
(A) There shall be a clerk of the court who is appointed 1,211
or elected as follows: 1,212
(1)(a) Except in the Akron, Medina, Clermont county, 1,214
Hamilton county, Portage county, and Wayne county municipal 1,216
courts, if the population of the territory equals or exceeds one 1,217
hundred thousand at the regular municipal election immediately 1,218
preceding the expiration of the term of the present clerk, the 1,219
clerk shall be nominated and elected by the qualified electors of 1,220
the territory in the manner that is provided for the nomination 1,221
and election of judges in section 1901.07 of the Revised Code. 1,222
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The clerk so elected shall hold office for a term of six 1,224
years, which term shall commence on the first day of January 1,225
following the clerk's election and continue until the clerk's 1,226
successor is elected and qualified. 1,227
(b) In the Hamilton county municipal court, the clerk of 1,229
courts of Hamilton county shall be the clerk of the municipal 1,230
court and may appoint an assistant clerk who shall receive the 1,231
compensation, payable out of the treasury of Hamilton county in 1,232
semimonthly installments, that the board of county commissioners 1,233
prescribes. The clerk of courts of Hamilton county, acting as 1,234
the clerk of the Hamilton county municipal court and assuming the 1,235
duties of that office, shall receive compensation at one-fourth 1,236
the rate that is prescribed for the clerks of courts of common 1,237
pleas as determined in accordance with the population of the 1,238
county and the rates set forth in sections 325.08 and 325.18 of 1,239
the Revised Code. This compensation shall be paid from the 1,240
county treasury in semimonthly installments and is in addition to 1,241
the annual compensation that is received for the performance of 1,242
the duties of the clerk of courts of Hamilton county, as provided 1,243
in sections 325.08 and 325.18 of the Revised Code. 1,244
(c) In the Portage county and Wayne county municipal 1,246
courts, the clerks of courts of Portage county and Wayne county 1,247
shall be the clerks, respectively, of the Portage county and 1,248
Wayne county municipal courts and may appoint a chief deputy 1,249
clerk for each branch that is established pursuant to section 1,250
1901.311 of the Revised Code and assistant clerks as the judges 1,251
of the municipal court determine are necessary, all of whom shall 1,252
receive the compensation that the legislative authority 1,253
prescribes. The clerks of courts of Portage county and Wayne 1,254
county, acting as the clerks of the Portage county and Wayne 1,255
county municipal courts and assuming the duties of these offices, 1,256
shall receive compensation payable from the county treasury in 1,257
semimonthly installments at one-fourth the rate that is 1,258
prescribed for the clerks of courts of common pleas as determined 1,259
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in accordance with the population of the county and the rates set 1,260
forth in sections 325.08 and 325.18 of the Revised Code. 1,261
(d) Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(1)(d) of 1,263
this section, in the Akron municipal court, candidates for 1,264
election to the office of clerk of the court shall be nominated 1,265
by primary election. The primary election shall be held on the 1,266
day specified in the charter of the city of Akron for the 1,267
nomination of municipal officers. Notwithstanding section 1,268
3513.257 of the Revised Code, the nominating petitions of 1,269
independent candidates shall be signed by at least two hundred 1,270
fifty qualified electors of the territory of the court. 1,271
The candidates shall file a declaration of candidacy and 1,273
petition, or a nominating petition, whichever is applicable, not 1,274
later than four p.m. of the seventy-fifth day before the day of 1,275
the primary election, in the form prescribed by section 3513.07 1,276
or 3513.261 of the Revised Code. The declaration of candidacy 1,277
and petition, or the nominating petition, shall conform to the 1,278
applicable requirements of section 3513.05 or 3513.257 of the 1,279
Revised Code. 1,280
If no valid declaration of candidacy and petition is filed 1,282
by any person for nomination as a candidate of a particular 1,283
political party for election to the office of clerk of the Akron 1,284
municipal court, a primary election shall not be held for the 1,285
purpose of nominating a candidate of that party for election to 1,286
that office. If only one person files a valid declaration of 1,287
candidacy and petition for nomination as a candidate of a 1,288
particular political party for election to that office, a primary 1,289
election shall not be held for the purpose of nominating a 1,290
candidate of that party for election to that office, and the 1,291
candidate shall be issued a certificate of nomination in the 1,292
manner set forth in section 3513.02 of the Revised Code. 1,293
Declarations of candidacy and petitions, nominating 1,295
petitions, and certificates of nomination for the office of clerk 1,296
of the Akron municipal court shall contain a designation of the 1,297
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term for which the candidate seeks election. At the following 1,298
regular municipal election, all candidates for the office shall 1,299
be submitted to the qualified electors of the territory of the 1,300
court in the manner that is provided in section 1901.07 of the 1,301
Revised Code for the election of the judges of the court. The 1,302
clerk so elected shall hold office for a term of six years, which 1,303
term shall commence on the first day of January following the 1,304
clerk's election and continue until the clerk's successor is 1,305
elected and qualified. 1,306
(e) In the Clermont county municipal court, the clerk of 1,308
courts of Clermont county shall be the clerk of the municipal 1,309
court. The clerk of courts of Clermont county, acting as the 1,310
clerk of the Clermont county municipal court and assuming the 1,311
duties of that office, shall receive compensation at one-fourth 1,312
the rate that is prescribed for the clerks of courts of common 1,313
pleas as determined in accordance with the population of the 1,314
county and the rates set forth in sections 325.08 and 325.18 of 1,315
the Revised Code. This compensation shall be paid from the 1,316
county treasury in semimonthly installments and is in addition to 1,317
the annual compensation that is received for the performance of 1,318
the duties of the clerk of courts of Clermont county, as provided 1,319
in sections 325.08 and 325.18 of the Revised Code. 1,320
(f) Irrespective of the population of the territory of the 1,322
Medina municipal court, the clerk of that court shall be 1,323
appointed pursuant to division (A)(2)(a) of this section by the 1,324
judges of that court, shall hold office until the clerk's 1,325
successor is similarly appointed and qualified, and shall receive 1,326
pursuant to division (C) of this section the annual compensation 1,327
that the legislative authority prescribes and that is payable in 1,328
semimonthly installments from the same sources and in the same 1,329
manner as provided in section 1901.11 of the Revised Code. 1,330
(2)(a) Except for the Alliance, Auglaize county, 1,332
COLUMBIANA COUNTY, Lorain, Massillon, and Youngstown municipal 1,333
courts, in a municipal court for which the population of the 1,336
30
territory is less than one hundred thousand and in the Medina
municipal court, the clerk shall be appointed by the court, and 1,338
the clerk shall hold office until the clerk's successor is 1,339
appointed and qualified.
(b) In the Alliance, Lorain, Massillon, and Youngstown 1,341
municipal courts, the clerk shall be elected for a term of office 1,342
as described in division (A)(1)(a) of this section. 1,343
(c) In the Auglaize county municipal court, the clerk of 1,345
courts of Auglaize county shall be the clerk of the municipal 1,346
court and may appoint a chief deputy clerk for each branch that 1,347
is established pursuant to section 1901.311 of the Revised Code, 1,348
and assistant clerks as the judge of the court determines are 1,349
necessary, all of whom shall receive the compensation that the 1,350
legislative authority prescribes. The clerk of courts of 1,351
Auglaize county, acting as the clerk of the Auglaize county 1,352
municipal court and assuming the duties of that office, shall 1,353
receive compensation payable from the county treasury in 1,354
semimonthly installments at one-fourth the rate that is 1,355
prescribed for the clerks of courts of common pleas as determined 1,356
in accordance with the population of the county and the rates set 1,357
forth in sections 325.08 and 325.18 of the Revised Code. 1,358
(d) IN THE COLUMBIANA COUNTY MUNICIPAL COURT, THE CLERK OF 1,362
COURTS OF COLUMBIANA COUNTY SHALL BE THE CLERK OF THE MUNICIPAL 1,364
COURT, MAY APPOINT A CHIEF DEPUTY CLERK FOR EACH BRANCH OFFICE 1,365
THAT IS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION 1901.311 OF THE REVISED 1,367
CODE, AND MAY APPOINT ANY ASSISTANT CLERKS THAT THE JUDGES OF THE 1,368
COURT DETERMINE ARE NECESSARY. ALL OF THE CHIEF DEPUTY CLERKS 1,369
AND ASSISTANT CLERKS SHALL RECEIVE THE COMPENSATION THAT THE
LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY PRESCRIBES. THE CLERK OF COURTS OF 1,371
COLUMBIANA COUNTY, ACTING AS THE CLERK OF THE COLUMBIANA COUNTY 1,373
MUNICIPAL COURT AND ASSUMING THE DUTIES OF THAT OFFICE, SHALL 1,374
RECEIVE COMPENSATION PAYABLE FROM THE COUNTY TREASURY IN
SEMIMONTHLY INSTALLMENTS AT ONE-FOURTH THE RATE THAT IS 1,375
PRESCRIBED FOR THE CLERKS OF COURTS OF COMMON PLEAS AS DETERMINED 1,377
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IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POPULATION OF THE COUNTY AND THE RATES SET 1,378
FORTH IN SECTIONS 325.08 AND 325.18 OF THE REVISED CODE. 1,379
(3) During the temporary absence of the clerk due to 1,381
illness, vacation, or other proper cause, the court may appoint a 1,382
temporary clerk, who shall be paid the same compensation, have 1,384
the same authority, and perform the same duties as the clerk. 1,385
(B) Except in the Clermont county, Hamilton county, 1,387
Medina, Portage county, and Wayne county municipal courts, if a 1,388
vacancy occurs in the office of the clerk of the Alliance, 1,389
Lorain, Massillon, or Youngstown municipal court or occurs in the 1,390
office of the clerk of a municipal court for which the population 1,391
of the territory equals or exceeds one hundred thousand because 1,392
the clerk ceases to hold the office before the end of the clerk's 1,393
term or because a clerk-elect fails to take office, the vacancy 1,394
shall be filled, until a successor is elected and qualified, by a 1,395
person chosen by the residents of the territory of the court who 1,396
are members of the county central committee of the political 1,397
party by which the last occupant of that office or the 1,398
clerk-elect was nominated. Not less than five nor more than 1,399
fifteen days after a vacancy occurs, those members of that county 1,400
central committee shall meet to make an appointment to fill the 1,401
vacancy. At least four days before the date of the meeting, the 1,402
chairperson or a secretary of the county central committee shall 1,403
notify each such member of that county central committee by first 1,404
class mail of the date, time, and place of the meeting and its 1,406
purpose. A majority of all such members of that county central 1,407
committee constitutes a quorum, and a majority of the quorum is 1,408
required to make the appointment. If the office so vacated was 1,409
occupied or was to be occupied by a person not nominated at a 1,410
primary election, or if the appointment was not made by the 1,411
committee members in accordance with this division, the court 1,412
shall make an appointment to fill the vacancy. A successor shall 1,413
be elected to fill the office for the unexpired term at the first 1,414
municipal election that is held more than one hundred twenty days 1,415
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after the vacancy occurred. 1,416
(C) In a municipal court, other than the Auglaize county 1,418
OR COLUMBIANA COUNTY municipal court, for which the population of 1,420
the territory is less than one hundred thousand and in the Medina 1,421
municipal court, the clerk of a municipal court shall receive the 1,423
annual compensation that the legislative authority prescribes. 1,424
In a municipal court, other than the Clermont county, Hamilton 1,425
county, Medina, Portage county, and Wayne county municipal 1,427
courts, for which the population of the territory is one hundred 1,428
thousand or more, the clerk of a municipal court shall receive 1,429
annual compensation in a sum equal to eighty-five per cent of the 1,430
salary of a judge of the court. The compensation is payable in 1,431
semimonthly installments from the same sources and in the same 1,432
manner as provided in section 1901.11 of the Revised Code. 1,433
(D) Before entering upon the duties of the clerk's office, 1,435
the clerk of a municipal court shall give bond of not less than 1,436
six thousand dollars to be determined by the judges of the court, 1,437
conditioned upon the faithful performance of the clerk's duties. 1,438
(E) The clerk of a municipal court may do all of the 1,440
following: administer oaths, take affidavits, and issue 1,441
executions upon any judgment rendered in the court, including a 1,442
judgment for unpaid costs; issue, sign, and attach the seal of 1,443
the court to all writs, process, subpoenas, and papers issuing 1,444
out of the court; and approve all bonds, sureties, recognizances, 1,445
and undertakings fixed by any judge of the court or by law. The 1,446
clerk may refuse to accept for filing any pleading or paper 1,447
submitted for filing by a person who has been found to be a 1,448
vexatious litigator under section 2323.52 of the Revised Code and 1,449
who has failed to obtain leave to proceed under that section. 1,450
The clerk shall do all of the following: file and safely keep 1,451
all journals, records, books, and papers belonging or 1,452
appertaining to the court; record the proceedings of the court; 1,453
perform all other duties that the judges of the court may 1,454
prescribe; and keep a book showing all receipts and 1,455
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disbursements, which book shall be open for public inspection at 1,456
all times.
The clerk shall prepare and maintain a general index, a 1,458
docket, and other records that the court, by rule, requires, all 1,459
of which shall be the public records of the court. In the 1,460
docket, the clerk shall enter, at the time of the commencement of 1,461
an action, the names of the parties in full, the names of the 1,462
counsel, and the nature of the proceedings. Under proper dates, 1,463
the clerk shall note the filing of the complaint, issuing of 1,464
summons or other process, returns, and any subsequent pleadings. 1,465
The clerk also shall enter all reports, verdicts, orders, 1,466
judgments, and proceedings of the court, clearly specifying the 1,467
relief granted or orders made in each action. The court may 1,468
order an extended record of any of the above to be made and 1,469
entered, under the proper action heading, upon the docket at the 1,470
request of any party to the case, the expense of which record may 1,471
be taxed as costs in the case or may be required to be prepaid by 1,472
the party demanding the record, upon order of the court. 1,473
(F) The clerk of a municipal court shall receive, collect, 1,475
and issue receipts for all costs, fees, fines, bail, and other 1,476
moneys payable to the office or to any officer of the court. The 1,477
clerk shall each month disburse to the proper persons or 1,478
officers, and take receipts for, all costs, fees, fines, bail, 1,479
and other moneys that the clerk collects. Subject to sections 1,480
3375.50 and 4511.193 of the Revised Code and to any other section 1,482
of the Revised Code that requires a specific manner of 1,483
disbursement of any moneys received by a municipal court and 1,484
except for the Hamilton county, Lawrence county, and Ottawa 1,485
county municipal courts, the clerk shall pay all fines received 1,486
for violation of municipal ordinances into the treasury of the 1,487
municipal corporation the ordinance of which was violated and 1,488
shall pay all fines received for violation of township 1,489
resolutions adopted pursuant to Chapter 504. of the Revised Code 1,490
into the treasury of the township the resolution of which was 1,491
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violated. Subject to sections 1901.024 and 4511.193 of the 1,492
Revised Code, in the Hamilton county, Lawrence county, and Ottawa
county municipal courts, the clerk shall pay fifty per cent of 1,493
the fines received for violation of municipal ordinances and 1,494
fifty per cent of the fines received for violation of township 1,495
resolutions adopted pursuant to Chapter 504. of the Revised Code 1,496
into the treasury of the county. Subject to sections 3375.50, 1,497
3375.53, 4511.99, and 5503.04 of the Revised Code and to any 1,498
other section of the Revised Code that requires a specific manner 1,499
of disbursement of any moneys received by a municipal court, the 1,500
clerk shall pay all fines collected for the violation of state 1,501
laws into the county treasury. Except in a county-operated 1,502
municipal court, the clerk shall pay all costs and fees the 1,503
disbursement of which is not otherwise provided for in the 1,504
Revised Code into the city treasury. The clerk of a 1,505
county-operated municipal court shall pay the costs and fees the 1,506
disbursement of which is not otherwise provided for in the 1,507
Revised Code into the county treasury. Moneys deposited as 1,508
security for costs shall be retained pending the litigation. The 1,509
clerk shall keep a separate account of all receipts and 1,510
disbursements in civil and criminal cases, which shall be a 1,511
permanent public record of the office. On the expiration of the 1,512
term of the clerk, the clerk shall deliver the records to the 1,513
clerk's successor. The clerk shall have other powers and duties 1,514
as are prescribed by rule or order of the court. 1,515
(G) All moneys paid into a municipal court shall be noted 1,517
on the record of the case in which they are paid and shall be 1,518
deposited in a state or national bank, or a domestic savings and 1,519
loan association, as defined in section 1151.01 of the Revised 1,520
Code, that is selected by the clerk. Any interest received upon 1,521
the deposits shall be paid into the city treasury, except that, 1,522
in a county-operated municipal court, the interest shall be paid 1,523
into the treasury of the county in which the court is located. 1,524
On the first Monday in January of each year, the clerk 1,526
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shall make a list of the titles of all cases in the court that 1,527
were finally determined more than one year past in which there 1,528
remains unclaimed in the possession of the clerk any funds, or 1,529
any part of a deposit for security of costs not consumed by the 1,530
costs in the case. The clerk shall give notice of the moneys to 1,531
the parties who are entitled to the moneys or to their attorneys 1,532
of record. All the moneys remaining unclaimed on the first day 1,533
of April of each year shall be paid by the clerk to the city 1,534
treasurer, except that, in a county-operated municipal court, the 1,535
moneys shall be paid to the treasurer of the county in which the 1,536
court is located. The treasurer shall pay any part of the moneys 1,538
at any time to the person who has the right to the moneys upon 1,539
proper certification of the clerk.
(H) Deputy clerks may be appointed by the clerk and shall 1,541
receive the compensation, payable in semimonthly installments out 1,542
of the city treasury, that the clerk may prescribe, except that 1,543
the compensation of any deputy clerk of a county-operated 1,544
municipal court shall be paid out of the treasury of the county 1,545
in which the court is located. Each deputy clerk shall take an 1,546
oath of office before entering upon the duties of the deputy 1,547
clerk's office and, when so qualified, may perform the duties 1,548
appertaining to the office of the clerk. The clerk may require 1,549
any of the deputy clerks to give bond of not less than three 1,550
thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of the 1,551
deputy clerk's duties.
(I) For the purposes of this section, whenever the 1,553
population of the territory of a municipal court falls below one 1,554
hundred thousand but not below ninety thousand, and the 1,555
population of the territory prior to the most recent regular 1,556
federal census exceeded one hundred thousand, the legislative 1,557
authority of the municipal corporation may declare, by 1,558
resolution, that the territory shall be considered to have a 1,559
population of at least one hundred thousand. 1,560
(J) The clerk or a deputy clerk shall be in attendance at 1,562
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all sessions of the municipal court, although not necessarily in 1,563
the courtroom, and may administer oaths to witnesses and jurors 1,564
and receive verdicts. 1,565
Sec. 1901.34. (A) Except as provided in divisions (B) and 1,574
(D) of this section, the village solicitor, city director of law, 1,575
or similar chief legal officer for each municipal corporation 1,576
within the territory of a municipal court shall prosecute all 1,577
cases brought before the municipal court for criminal offenses 1,578
occurring within the municipal corporation for which he THAT 1,579
PERSON is the solicitor, director of law, or similar chief legal 1,581
officer. Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the 1,582
village solicitor, city director of law, or similar chief legal 1,583
officer of the municipal corporation in which a municipal court 1,584
is located shall prosecute all criminal cases brought before the 1,585
court arising in the unincorporated areas within the territory of 1,586
the municipal court. 1,587
(B) The Auglaize county, Clermont county, Hocking county, 1,589
Jackson county, Ottawa county, and Portage county prosecuting 1,590
attorneys shall prosecute in municipal court all violations of 1,591
state law arising in their respective counties. The Crawford 1,592
county, Hamilton county, Madison county, and Wayne county 1,593
prosecuting attorneys shall prosecute all violations of state law 1,594
arising within the unincorporated areas of their respective 1,595
counties. THE COLUMBIANA COUNTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY SHALL 1,596
PROSECUTE IN THE COLUMBIANA COUNTY MUNICIPAL COURT ALL VIOLATIONS 1,597
OF STATE LAW ARISING IN THE COUNTY, EXCEPT FOR VIOLATIONS ARISING 1,598
IN THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF EAST LIVERPOOL, LIVERPOOL 1,599
TOWNSHIP, OR ST. CLAIR TOWNSHIP. 1,600
The prosecuting attorney of any county given the duty of 1,602
prosecuting in municipal court violations of state law shall 1,603
receive no additional compensation for assuming these additional 1,604
duties, except that the prosecuting attorney of Hamilton, 1,605
Portage, and Wayne counties shall receive compensation at the 1,606
rate of four thousand eight hundred dollars per year, and the 1,607
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prosecuting attorney of Auglaize county shall receive 1,608
compensation at the rate of one thousand eight hundred dollars 1,609
per year, each payable from the county treasury of the respective 1,610
counties in semimonthly installments. 1,611
(C) The village solicitor, city director of law, or 1,613
similar chief legal officer shall perform the same duties, 1,614
insofar as they are applicable to him THE VILLAGE SOLICITOR, CITY 1,615
DIRECTOR OF LAW, OR SIMILAR CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER, as are required 1,616
of the prosecuting attorney of the county. He THE VILLAGE 1,617
SOLICITOR, CITY DIRECTOR OF LAW, SIMILAR CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER or 1,618
his ANY assistants whom he WHO may appoint BE APPOINTED shall 1,620
receive for such services additional compensation to be paid from 1,621
the treasury of the county as the board of county commissioners 1,622
prescribes.
(D) The prosecuting attorney of any county, other than 1,624
Auglaize, Clermont, Hocking, Jackson, Ottawa, or Portage county, 1,625
may enter into an agreement with any municipal corporation in the 1,626
county in which he THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY serves pursuant to 1,627
which the prosecuting attorney prosecutes all criminal cases 1,629
brought before the municipal court that has territorial 1,630
jurisdiction over that municipal corporation for criminal 1,631
offenses occurring within the municipal corporation. The 1,632
prosecuting attorney of Auglaize, Clermont, Hocking, Jackson, 1,633
Ottawa, or Portage county may enter into an agreement with any 1,634
municipal corporation in the county in which he THE PROSECUTING 1,635
ATTORNEY serves pursuant to which the respective prosecuting 1,636
attorney prosecutes all cases brought before the Auglaize, 1,637
Clermont, Hocking, Jackson, Ottawa, or Portage county municipal 1,638
court for violations of the ordinances of the municipal 1,639
corporation or for criminal offenses other than violations of 1,640
state law occurring within the municipal corporation. For 1,641
prosecuting these cases, the prosecuting attorney and the 1,642
municipal corporation may agree upon a fee to be paid by the 1,643
municipal corporation, which fee shall be paid into the county 1,644
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treasury, to be used to cover expenses of the office of the 1,645
prosecuting attorney. 1,646
Sec. 1907.011. In addition to the territorial jurisdiction 1,655
conferred by section 1907.01 of the Revised Code, the county 1,656
courts of Adams, Belmont, Brown, Columbiana, Jefferson, Meigs, 1,657
and Monroe counties have jurisdiction beyond the north or 1,659
northwest shore of the Ohio river extending to the opposite shore 1,660
line, between the boundary lines of any adjacent municipal courts 1,661
or adjacent county courts. Each of the county courts that is
given jurisdiction on the Ohio river by this section has 1,662
concurrent jurisdiction on the Ohio river with any adjacent 1,663
municipal courts or adjacent county courts that border on that 1,664
river and with any court of Kentucky or of West Virginia that 1,665
borders on the Ohio river and that has jurisdiction on the Ohio
river under the law of Kentucky or the law of West Virginia, 1,666
whichever is applicable, or under federal law. 1,667
Sec. 1907.11. (A) Each county court district shall have 1,677
the following county court judges, to be elected as follows: 1,678
In the Adams county county court, one part-time judge shall 1,680
be elected in 1982. 1,681
In the Ashtabula county county court, one part-time judge 1,683
shall be elected in 1980, and one part-time judge shall be 1,684
elected in 1982. 1,685
In the Belmont county county court, one part-time judge 1,687
shall be elected in 1992, term to commence on January 1, 1993, 1,688
and two part-time judges shall be elected in 1994, terms to 1,689
commence on January 1, 1995, and January 2, 1995, respectively. 1,690
In the Brown county county court, two part-time judges 1,692
shall be elected in 1994, terms to commence on January 1, 1995, 1,693
and January 2, 1995, respectively. 1,694
In the Butler county county court, one part-time judge 1,696
shall be elected in 1992, term to commence on January 1, 1993, 1,697
and two part-time judges shall be elected in 1994, terms to 1,698
commence on January 1, 1995, and January 2, 1995, respectively. 1,699
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In the Carroll county county court, one part-time judge 1,701
shall be elected in 1982. 1,702
In the Columbiana county county court, one part-time judge 1,704
shall be elected in 1992, term to commence on January 1, 1993, 1,705
and two part-time judges shall be elected in 1994, terms to 1,706
commence on January 1, 1995, and January 2, 1995, respectively. 1,707
In the Darke county county court, one part-time judge shall 1,709
be elected in 1980, and one part-time judge shall be elected in 1,710
1982. 1,711
In the Erie county county court, one part-time judge shall 1,713
be elected in 1982. 1,714
In the Fulton county county court, one part-time judge 1,716
shall be elected in 1980, and one part-time judge shall be 1,717
elected in 1982. 1,718
In the Harrison county county court, one part-time judge 1,720
shall be elected in 1982. 1,721
In the Highland county county court, one part-time judge 1,723
shall be elected in 1982. 1,724
In the Holmes county county court, one part-time judge 1,726
shall be elected in 1982. 1,727
In the Jefferson county county court, one part-time judge 1,729
shall be elected in 1992, term to commence on January 1, 1993, 1,730
and two part-time judges shall be elected in 1994, terms to 1,731
commence on January 1, 1995, and January 2, 1995, respectively. 1,732
In the Mahoning county county court, one part-time judge 1,734
shall be elected in 1992, term to commence on January 1, 1993, 1,735
and three part-time judges shall be elected in 1994, terms to 1,736
commence on January 1, 1995, January 2, 1995, and January 3, 1,737
1995, respectively. 1,738
In the Meigs county county court, one part-time judge shall 1,740
be elected in 1982. 1,741
In the Monroe county county court, one part-time judge 1,743
shall be elected in 1982. 1,744
In the Montgomery county county court, three-time judge 1,746
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PART-TIME JUDGES shall be elected in 1998, term TERMS to commence 1,747
on January 1, 1999, January 2, 1999, and January 3, 1999, 1,749
respectively, and two part-time judges shall be elected in 1994, 1,750
terms to commence on January 1, 1995, and January 2, 1995, 1,751
respectively.
In the Morgan county county court, one part-time judge 1,753
shall be elected in 1982. 1,754
In the Morrow county county court, one part-time judge 1,756
shall be elected in 1982. 1,757
In the Muskingum county county court, one part-time judge 1,759
shall be elected in 1980, and one part-time judge shall be 1,760
elected in 1982. 1,761
In the Noble county county court, one part-time judge shall 1,763
be elected in 1982. 1,764
In the Paulding county county court, one part-time judge 1,766
shall be elected in 1982. 1,767
In the Perry county county court, one part-time judge shall 1,769
be elected in 1982. 1,770
In the Pike county county court, one part-time judge shall 1,772
be elected in 1982. 1,773
In the Putnam county county court, one part-time judge 1,775
shall be elected in 1980, and one part-time judge shall be 1,776
elected in 1982. 1,777
In the Sandusky county county court, two part-time judges 1,779
shall be elected in 1994, terms to commence on January 1, 1995, 1,780
and January 2, 1995, respectively. 1,781
In the Trumbull county county court, one part-time judge 1,783
shall be elected in 1992, and one part-time judge shall be 1,784
elected in 1994. 1,785
In the Tuscarawas county county court, one part-time judge 1,787
shall be elected in 1982. 1,788
In the Vinton county county court, one part-time judge 1,790
shall be elected in 1982. 1,791
In the Warren county county court, one part-time judge 1,793
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shall be elected in 1980, and one part-time judge shall be 1,794
elected in 1982. 1,795
(B)(1) Additional judges shall be elected at the next 1,797
regular election for a county court judge as provided in section 1,798
1907.13 of the Revised Code. 1,799
(2) Vacancies caused by the death or the resignation from, 1,801
forfeiture of, or removal from office of a judge shall be filled 1,802
in accordance with section 107.08 of the Revised Code, except as 1,803
provided in section 1907.15 of the Revised Code. 1,804
Section 2. That existing sections 1901.01, 1901.02, 1,806
1901.021, 1901.027, 1901.03, 1901.08, 1901.31, 1901.34, 1907.011, 1,807
and 1907.11 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed. 1,808
Section 3. Sections 1 and 2 of this act, except for 1,810
section 1901.08 of the Revised Code, shall take effect on January 1,811
1, 2002. Section 1901.08 of the Revised Code, as amended by this 1,812
act, shall take effect at the earliest time permitted by law. 1,813
Section 4. Effective January 1, 2002, the Columbiana 1,815
County County Court is abolished. All causes, judgments, 1,816
executions, and other proceedings pending in the Columbiana 1,817
County County Court at the close of business as of December 31, 1,818
2001, shall be transferred to and proceed in the Columbiana 1,819
County Municipal Court as if originally instituted in the 1,820
Columbiana County Municipal Court. Parties to those causes, 1,821
judgments, executions, and proceedings may make any amendments to 1,822
their pleadings that are required to conform them to the rules of 1,823
the Columbiana County Municipal Court. The Clerk of the 1,824
Columbiana County County Court or other custodian shall transfer 1,825
to the Columbiana County Municipal Court all pleadings, orders, 1,826
entries, dockets, bonds, papers, records, books, exhibits, files, 1,828
moneys, property, and persons that belong to, are in the
possession of, or are subject to the jurisdiction of the 1,829
Columbiana County County Court, or any officer of that court, at 1,830
the close of business on December 31, 2001, and that pertain to 1,831
those causes, judgments, executions, and proceedings. 1,832
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Effective January 1, 2002, the three part-time judgeships 1,834
in the Columbiana County County Court are abolished. 1,835