As Passed by the House

127th General Assembly
Regular Session
2007-2008
Am. Sub. S. B. No. 155


Senator Faber 

Cosponsors: Senators Schuler, Grendell, Spada, Kearney, Austria, Boccieri, Buehrer, Cates, Harris 

Representatives Blessing, Wagoner, Coley, Latta, Gerberry, Bacon, Batchelder, Seitz, Bolon, Brady, Budish, DeBose, Dodd, Domenick, Driehaus, Dyer, Flowers, Harwood, Hughes, Letson, Luckie, Mallory, McGregor, R., Mecklenborg, Schindel, Skindell, Strahorn, Yuko, Zehringer 



A BILL
To amend sections 1901.08, 2151.07, 2301.02, 2301.03, 1
2903.13, and 2903.21 and to enact sections 141.06 2
and 2101.025 of the Revised Code and to amend 3
Section 6 of Sub. H.B. 336 of the 126th General 4
Assembly to specify the rate of compensation of a 5
member of the current or previous General 6
Assembly who is appointed to judicial office, to 7
create a Domestic Relations-Juvenile-Probate 8
Division of the Champaign County Court of Common 9
Pleas, to designate the Champaign County Probate 10
and Juvenile Judge as a judge of that division, 11
to add a judge to that division to be elected in 12
2008, to make the Hamilton County Drug Court 13
permanent, to extend the deadline by which the 14
report of the Joint Committee to Study Court 15
Costs and Filing Fees is due, to change the status 16
of the judge of the Upper Sandusky Municipal Court 17
from part-time to full-time, to make an assault or 18
aggravated menacing committed in a courthouse a 19
felony of the fifth degree, and to declare an 20
emergency.21


BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

       Section 1. That sections 1901.08, 2151.07, 2301.02, 2301.03, 22
2903.13, and 2903.21 be amended and sections 141.06 and 2101.025 23
of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:24

       Sec. 141.06. A member of the current general assembly, or a 25
person who was a member of the current or previous general 26
assembly, who is appointed to fill the unexpired term of office of 27
the chief justice or a justice of the supreme court or of any 28
judge shall receive compensation for the balance of that unexpired 29
term at the rate that was in effect for that office on the last 30
day of the general assembly prior to the one during which the 31
person was appointed.32

       Sec. 1901.08. The number of, and the time for election of,33
judges of the following municipal courts and the beginning of34
their terms shall be as follows:35

       In the Akron municipal court, two full-time judges shall be36
elected in 1951, two full-time judges shall be elected in 1953,37
one full-time judge shall be elected in 1967, and one full-time38
judge shall be elected in 1975.39

       In the Alliance municipal court, one full-time judge shall be40
elected in 1953.41

       In the Ashland municipal court, one full-time judge shall be42
elected in 1951.43

       In the Ashtabula municipal court, one full-time judge shall44
be elected in 1953.45

       In the Athens county municipal court, one full-time judge46
shall be elected in 1967.47

       In the Auglaize county municipal court, one full-time judge48
shall be elected in 1975.49

       In the Avon Lake municipal court, one part-time judge shall50
be elected in 1957.51

       In the Barberton municipal court, one full-time judge shall52
be elected in 1969, and one full-time judge shall be elected in53
1971.54

       In the Bedford municipal court, one full-time judge shall be55
elected in 1975, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1979.56

       In the Bellefontaine municipal court, one full-time judge57
shall be elected in 1993.58

       In the Bellevue municipal court, one part-time judge shall be59
elected in 1951.60

       In the Berea municipal court, one full-time judge shall be61
elected in 2005.62

       In the Bowling Green municipal court, one full-time judge63
shall be elected in 1983.64

       In the Brown county municipal court, one full-time judge65
shall be elected in 2005. Beginning February 9, 2003, the66
part-time judge of the Brown county county court that existed67
prior to that date whose term commenced on January 2, 2001, shall68
serve as the full-time judge of the Brown county municipal court69
until December 31, 2005.70

       In the Bryan municipal court, one full-time judge shall be71
elected in 1965.72

       In the Cambridge municipal court, one full-time judge shall73
be elected in 1951.74

       In the Campbell municipal court, one part-time judge shall be75
elected in 1963.76

       In the Canton municipal court, one full-time judge shall be77
elected in 1951, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1969, and78
two full-time judges shall be elected in 1977.79

       In the Carroll county municipal court, one full-time judge 80
shall be elected in 2009. Beginning January 1, 2007, the judge 81
elected in 2006 to the part-time judgeship of the Carroll county 82
county court that existed prior to that date shall serve as the 83
full-time judge of the Carroll county municipal court until 84
December 31, 2009.85

       In the Celina municipal court, one full-time judge shall be86
elected in 1957.87

       In the Champaign county municipal court, one full-time judge88
shall be elected in 2001.89

       In the Chardon municipal court, one part-time judge shall be90
elected in 1963.91

       In the Chillicothe municipal court, one full-time judge shall92
be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in93
1977.94

       In the Circleville municipal court, one full-time judge shall95
be elected in 1953.96

       In the Clark county municipal court, one full-time judge97
shall be elected in 1989, and two full-time judges shall be98
elected in 1991. The full-time judges of the Springfield municipal 99
court who were elected in 1983 and 1985 shall serve as the judges 100
of the Clark county municipal court from January 1, 1988, until 101
the end of their respective terms.102

       In the Clermont county municipal court, two full-time judges103
shall be elected in 1991, and one full-time judge shall be elected104
in 1999.105

       In the Cleveland municipal court, six full-time judges shall106
be elected in 1975, three full-time judges shall be elected in107
1953, and four full-time judges shall be elected in 1955.108

       In the Cleveland Heights municipal court, one full-time judge109
shall be elected in 1957.110

       In the Clinton county municipal court, one full-time judge111
shall be elected in 1997. The full-time judge of the Wilmington112
municipal court who was elected in 1991 shall serve as the judge113
of the Clinton county municipal court from July 1, 1992, until the114
end of that judge's term on December 31, 1997.115

       In the Columbiana county municipal court, two full-time116
judges shall be elected in 2001.117

       In the Conneaut municipal court, one full-time judge shall be118
elected in 1953.119

       In the Coshocton municipal court, one full-time judge shall120
be elected in 1951.121

       In the Crawford county municipal court, one full-time judge122
shall be elected in 1977.123

       In the Cuyahoga Falls municipal court, one full-time judge124
shall be elected in 1953, and one full-time judge shall be elected125
in 1967. Effective December 31, 2008, the Cuyahoga Falls municipal 126
court shall cease to exist; however, the judges of the Cuyahoga 127
Falls municipal court who were elected pursuant to this section in 128
2003 and 2007 for terms beginning on January 1, 2004, and January 129
1, 2008, respectively, shall serve as full-time judges of the Stow 130
municipal court until December 31, 2009, and December 31, 2013, 131
respectively.132

       In the Darke county municipal court, one full-time judge 133
shall be elected in 2005. Beginning January 1, 2005, the part-time 134
judge of the Darke county county court that existed prior to that 135
date whose term began on January 1, 2001, shall serve as the 136
full-time judge of the Darke county municipal court until December 137
31, 2005.138

       In the Dayton municipal court, three full-time judges shall139
be elected in 1987, their terms to commence on successive days140
beginning on the first day of January next after their election,141
and two full-time judges shall be elected in 1955, their terms to142
commence on successive days beginning on the second day of January143
next after their election.144

       In the Defiance municipal court, one full-time judge shall be145
elected in 1957.146

       In the Delaware municipal court, one full-time judge shall be147
elected in 1953, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 2007.148

       In the East Cleveland municipal court, one full-time judge149
shall be elected in 1957.150

       In the East Liverpool municipal court, one full-time judge151
shall be elected in 1953.152

       In the Eaton municipal court, one full-time judge shall be153
elected in 1973.154

       In the Elyria municipal court, one full-time judge shall be155
elected in 1955, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1973.156

       In the Erie county municipal court, one full-time judge shall 157
be elected in 2007.158

       In the Euclid municipal court, one full-time judge shall be159
elected in 1951.160

       In the Fairborn municipal court, one full-time judge shall be161
elected in 1977.162

       In the Fairfield county municipal court, one full-time judge163
shall be elected in 2003, and one full-time judge shall be elected164
in 2005.165

       In the Fairfield municipal court, one full-time judge shall166
be elected in 1989.167

       In the Findlay municipal court, one full-time judge shall be168
elected in 1955, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1993.169

       In the Fostoria municipal court, one full-time judge shall be170
elected in 1975.171

       In the Franklin municipal court, one part-time judge shall be172
elected in 1951.173

       In the Franklin county municipal court, two full-time judges174
shall be elected in 1969, three full-time judges shall be elected175
in 1971, seven full-time judges shall be elected in 1967, one176
full-time judge shall be elected in 1975, one full-time judge177
shall be elected in 1991, and one full-time judge shall be elected178
in 1997.179

       In the Fremont municipal court, one full-time judge shall be180
elected in 1975.181

       In the Gallipolis municipal court, one full-time judge shall182
be elected in 1981.183

       In the Garfield Heights municipal court, one full-time judge184
shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected185
in 1981.186

       In the Girard municipal court, one full-time judge shall be187
elected in 1963.188

       In the Hamilton municipal court, one full-time judge shall be189
elected in 1953.190

       In the Hamilton county municipal court, five full-time judges191
shall be elected in 1967, five full-time judges shall be elected192
in 1971, two full-time judges shall be elected in 1981, and two193
full-time judges shall be elected in 1983. All terms of judges of194
the Hamilton county municipal court shall commence on the first195
day of January next after their election, except that the terms of196
the additional judges to be elected in 1981 shall commence on197
January 2, 1982, and January 3, 1982, and that the terms of the198
additional judges to be elected in 1983 shall commence on January199
4, 1984, and January 5, 1984.200

       In the Hardin county municipal court, one part-time judge201
shall be elected in 1989.202

       In the Hillsboro municipal court, one part-time judge shall203
be elected in 1957.204

       In the Hocking county municipal court, one full-time judge205
shall be elected in 1977.206

       In the Holmes county municipal court, one full-time judge 207
shall be elected in 2007. Beginning January 1, 2007, the part-time 208
judge of the Holmes county county court that existed prior to that 209
date whose term commenced on January 1, 2007, shall serve as the 210
full-time judge of the Holmes county municipal court until 211
December 31, 2007.212

       In the Huron municipal court, one part-time judge shall be213
elected in 1967.214

       In the Ironton municipal court, one full-time judge shall be215
elected in 1951.216

       In the Jackson county municipal court, one full-time judge217
shall be elected in 2001. On and after March 31, 1997, the218
part-time judge of the Jackson county municipal court who was219
elected in 1995 shall serve as a full-time judge of the court220
until the end of that judge's term on December 31, 2001.221

       In the Kettering municipal court, one full-time judge shall222
be elected in 1971, and one full-time judge shall be elected in223
1975.224

       In the Lakewood municipal court, one full-time judge shall be225
elected in 1955.226

       In the Lancaster municipal court, one full-time judge shall227
be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in228
1979. Beginning January 2, 2000, the full-time judges of the229
Lancaster municipal court who were elected in 1997 and 1999 shall230
serve as judges of the Fairfield county municipal court until the231
end of those judges' terms.232

       In the Lawrence county municipal court, one part-time judge233
shall be elected in 1981.234

       In the Lebanon municipal court, one part-time judge shall be235
elected in 1955.236

       In the Licking county municipal court, one full-time judge237
shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected238
in 1971.239

       In the Lima municipal court, one full-time judge shall be240
elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1967.241

       In the Lorain municipal court, one full-time judge shall be242
elected in 1953, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1973.243

       In the Lyndhurst municipal court, one part-time judge shall244
be elected in 1957.245

       In the Madison county municipal court, one full-time judge246
shall be elected in 1981.247

       In the Mansfield municipal court, one full-time judge shall248
be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in249
1969.250

       In the Marietta municipal court, one full-time judge shall be251
elected in 1957.252

       In the Marion municipal court, one full-time judge shall be253
elected in 1951.254

       In the Marysville municipal court, one full-time judge shall255
be elected in 2011. On and after January 18, 2007, the part-time 256
judge of the Marysville municipal court who was elected in 2005 257
shall serve as a full-time judge of the court until the end of 258
that judge's term on December 31, 2011.259

       In the Mason municipal court, one part-time judge shall be260
elected in 1965.261

       In the Massillon municipal court, one full-time judge shall262
be elected in 1953, and one full-time judge shall be elected in263
1971.264

       In the Maumee municipal court, one full-time judge shall be265
elected in 1963.266

       In the Medina municipal court, one full-time judge shall be267
elected in 1957.268

       In the Mentor municipal court, one full-time judge shall be269
elected in 1971.270

       In the Miami county municipal court, one full-time judge271
shall be elected in 1975, and one full-time judge shall be elected272
in 1979.273

       In the Miamisburg municipal court, one part-time judge shall274
be elected in 1951.275

       In the Middletown municipal court, one full-time judge shall276
be elected in 1953.277

       In the Morrow county municipal court, one full-time judge278
shall be elected in 2005. Beginning January 1, 2003, the part-time279
judge of the Morrow county county court that existed prior to that280
date shall serve as the full-time judge of the Morrow county281
municipal court until December 31, 2005.282

       In the Mount Vernon municipal court, one full-time judge283
shall be elected in 1951.284

       In the Napoleon municipal court, one full-time judge shall be285
elected in 2005.286

       In the New Philadelphia municipal court, one full-time judge287
shall be elected in 1975.288

       In the Newton Falls municipal court, one full-time judge289
shall be elected in 1963.290

       In the Niles municipal court, one full-time judge shall be291
elected in 1951.292

       In the Norwalk municipal court, one full-time judge shall be293
elected in 1975.294

       In the Oakwood municipal court, one part-time judge shall be295
elected in 1953.296

       In the Oberlin municipal court, one full-time judge shall be297
elected in 1989.298

       In the Oregon municipal court, one full-time judge shall be299
elected in 1963.300

       In the Ottawa county municipal court, one full-time judge301
shall be elected in 1995, and the full-time judge of the Port302
Clinton municipal court who is elected in 1989 shall serve as the303
judge of the Ottawa county municipal court from February 4, 1994,304
until the end of that judge's term.305

       In the Painesville municipal court, one full-time judge shall306
be elected in 1951.307

       In the Parma municipal court, one full-time judge shall be308
elected in 1951, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1967, and309
one full-time judge shall be elected in 1971.310

       In the Perrysburg municipal court, one full-time judge shall311
be elected in 1977.312

       In the Portage county municipal court, two full-time judges313
shall be elected in 1979, and one full-time judge shall be elected314
in 1971.315

       In the Port Clinton municipal court, one full-time judge316
shall be elected in 1953. The full-time judge of the Port Clinton317
municipal court who is elected in 1989 shall serve as the judge of318
the Ottawa county municipal court from February 4, 1994, until the319
end of that judge's term.320

       In the Portsmouth municipal court, one full-time judge shall321
be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in322
1985.323

       In the Rocky River municipal court, one full-time judge shall324
be elected in 1957, and one full-time judge shall be elected in325
1971.326

       In the Sandusky municipal court, one full-time judge shall be327
elected in 1953.328

       In the Shaker Heights municipal court, one full-time judge329
shall be elected in 1957.330

       In the Shelby municipal court, one part-time judge shall be331
elected in 1957.332

       In the Sidney municipal court, one full-time judge shall be333
elected in 1995.334

       In the South Euclid municipal court, one full-time judge335
shall be elected in 1999. The part-time judge elected in 1993,336
whose term commenced on January 1, 1994, shall serve until337
December 31, 1999, and the office of that judge is abolished on338
January 1, 2000.339

       In the Springfield municipal court, two full-time judges340
shall be elected in 1985, and one full-time judge shall be elected341
in 1983, all of whom shall serve as the judges of the Springfield342
municipal court through December 31, 1987, and as the judges of343
the Clark county municipal court from January 1, 1988, until the344
end of their respective terms.345

       In the Steubenville municipal court, one full-time judge346
shall be elected in 1953.347

       In the Stow municipal court, one full-time judge shall be 348
elected in 2009, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 2013. 349
Beginning January 1, 2009, the judge of the Cuyahoga Falls 350
municipal court that existed prior to that date whose term 351
commenced on January 1, 2008, shall serve as a full-time judge of 352
the Stow municipal court until December 31, 2013. Beginning 353
January 1, 2009, the judge of the Cuyahoga Falls municipal court 354
that existed prior to that date whose term commenced on January 1, 355
2004, shall serve as a full-time judge of the Stow municipal court 356
until December 31, 2009.357

       In the Struthers municipal court, one part-time judge shall358
be elected in 1963.359

       In the Sylvania municipal court, one full-time judge shall be360
elected in 1963.361

       In the Tiffin municipal court, one full-time judge shall be362
elected in 1953.363

       In the Toledo municipal court, two full-time judges shall be364
elected in 1971, four full-time judges shall be elected in 1975,365
and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1973.366

       In the Upper Sandusky municipal court, one part-time367
full-time judge shall be elected in 19572011. The part-time judge 368
elected in 2005, whose term commenced on January 1, 2006, shall 369
serve as a full-time judge on and after January 1, 2008, until the 370
expiration of that judge's term on December 31, 2011, and the 371
office of that judge is abolished on January 1, 2012.372

       In the Vandalia municipal court, one full-time judge shall be373
elected in 1959.374

       In the Van Wert municipal court, one full-time judge shall be375
elected in 1957.376

       In the Vermilion municipal court, one part-time judge shall377
be elected in 1965.378

       In the Wadsworth municipal court, one full-time judge shall379
be elected in 1981.380

       In the Warren municipal court, one full-time judge shall be381
elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1971.382

       In the Washington Court House municipal court, one full-time383
judge shall be elected in 1999. The part-time judge elected in384
1993, whose term commenced on January 1, 1994, shall serve until385
December 31, 1999, and the office of that judge is abolished on386
January 1, 2000.387

       In the Wayne county municipal court, one full-time judge388
shall be elected in 1975, and one full-time judge shall be elected389
in 1979.390

       In the Willoughby municipal court, one full-time judge shall391
be elected in 1951.392

       In the Wilmington municipal court, one full-time judge shall393
be elected in 1991, who shall serve as the judge of the Wilmington394
municipal court through June 30, 1992, and as the judge of the395
Clinton county municipal court from July 1, 1992, until the end of396
that judge's term on December 31, 1997.397

       In the Xenia municipal court, one full-time judge shall be398
elected in 1977.399

       In the Youngstown municipal court, one full-time judge shall400
be elected in 1951, and two full-time judges shall be elected in401
1953.402

       In the Zanesville municipal court, one full-time judge shall403
be elected in 1953.404

       Sec. 2101.025. Effective February 9, 2009, the probate judge 405
of the court of common pleas of Champaign county shall have all 406
the powers relating to the domestic relations-juvenile-probate 407
division of the court of common pleas of Champaign county, as 408
established pursuant to division (DD)(1) of section 2301.03 of the 409
Revised Code, and shall exercise concurrent jurisdiction with the 410
judges of the domestic relations-juvenile-probate division of the 411
court of common pleas of Champaign county over matters that are 412
within the jurisdiction of the domestic relations-juvenile-probate 413
division, as set forth in division (DD)(1) of section 2301.03 of 414
the Revised Code.415

       Sec. 2151.07.  The juvenile court is a court of record within416
the court of common pleas. The juvenile court has and shall417
exercise the powers and jurisdiction conferred in Chapters 2151.418
and 2152. of the Revised Code.419

       Whenever the juvenile judge of the juvenile court is sick, is420
absent from the county, or is unable to attend court, or the421
volume of cases pending in court necessitates it, upon the request422
of the administrative juvenile judge, the presiding judge of the423
court of common pleas pursuant to division (DD)(EE) of section424
2301.03 of the Revised Code shall assign a judge of any division425
of the court of common pleas of the county to act in the juvenile426
judge's place or in conjunction with the juvenile judge. If no427
judge of the court of common pleas is available for that purpose,428
the chief justice of the supreme court shall assign a judge of the429
court of common pleas, a juvenile judge, or a probate judge from a430
different county to act in the place of that juvenile judge or in431
conjunction with that juvenile judge. The assigned judge shall432
receive the compensation and expenses for so serving that is433
provided by law for judges assigned to hold court in courts of434
common pleas.435

       Sec. 2301.02.  The number of judges of the court of common436
pleas for each county, the time for the next election of the437
judges in the several counties, and the beginning of their terms438
shall be as follows:439

       (A) In Adams, Ashland, Fayette, and Pike counties, one judge, 440
elected in 1956, term to begin February 9, 1957;441

       In Brown, Crawford, Defiance, Highland, Holmes, Morgan,442
Ottawa, and Union counties, one judge, to be elected in 1954, term443
to begin February 9, 1955;444

       In Auglaize county, one judge, to be elected in 1956, term to445
begin January 9, 1957;446

       In Coshocton, Darke, Fulton, Gallia, Guernsey, Hardin,447
Jackson, Knox, Madison, Mercer, Monroe, Paulding, Vinton, and 448
Wyandot counties, one judge, to be elected in 1956, term to begin 449
January 1, 1957;450

       In Morrow county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term 451
to begin January 1, 1957, and one to be elected in 2006, term to 452
begin January 1, 2007;453

       In Logan county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term 454
to begin January 1, 1957, and one to be elected in 2004, term to 455
begin January 2, 2005;456

       In Carroll, Champaign, Clinton, Hocking, Meigs, Pickaway,457
Preble, Shelby, Van Wert, and Williams counties, one judge, to be458
elected in 1952, term to begin January 1, 1953;459

       In Champaign county, two judges, one to be elected in 1952, 460
term to begin January 1, 1953, and one to be elected in 2008, term 461
to begin February 10, 2009.462

       In Harrison and Noble counties, one judge, to be elected in463
1954, term to begin April 18, 1955;464

       In Henry county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term 465
to begin May 9, 1957, and one to be elected in 2004, term to begin 466
January 1, 2005;467

       In Putnam county, one judge, to be elected in 1956, term to 468
begin May 9, 1957;469

       In Huron county, one judge, to be elected in 1952, term to470
begin May 14, 1953;471

       In Perry county, one judge, to be elected in 1954, term to472
begin July 6, 1956;473

       In Sandusky county, two judges, one to be elected in 1954,474
term to begin February 10, 1955, and one to be elected in 1978,475
term to begin January 1, 1979;476

       (B) In Allen county, three judges, one to be elected in 1956, 477
term to begin February 9, 1957, the second to be elected in 1958, 478
term to begin January 1, 1959, and the third to be elected in 479
1992, term to begin January 1, 1993;480

       In Ashtabula county, three judges, one to be elected in 1954,481
term to begin February 9, 1955, one to be elected in 1960, term to482
begin January 1, 1961, and one to be elected in 1978, term to483
begin January 2, 1979;484

       In Athens county, two judges, one to be elected in 1954, term485
to begin February 9, 1955, and one to be elected in 1990, term to486
begin July 1, 1991;487

       In Erie county, four judges, one to be elected in 1956, term488
to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 1970, term 489
to begin January 2, 1971, the third to be elected in 2004, term to 490
begin January 2, 2005, and the fourth to be elected in 2008, term 491
to begin February 9, 2009;492

       In Fairfield county, three judges, one to be elected in 1954,493
term to begin February 9, 1955, the second to be elected in 1970,494
term to begin January 1, 1971, and the third to be elected in495
1994, term to begin January 2, 1995;496

       In Geauga county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term497
to begin January 1, 1957, and the second to be elected in 1976,498
term to begin January 6, 1977;499

       In Greene county, four judges, one to be elected in 1956,500
term to begin February 9, 1957, the second to be elected in 1960,501
term to begin January 1, 1961, the third to be elected in 1978,502
term to begin January 2, 1979, and the fourth to be elected in503
1994, term to begin January 1, 1995;504

       In Hancock county, two judges, one to be elected in 1952,505
term to begin January 1, 1953, and the second to be elected in506
1978, term to begin January 1, 1979;507

       In Lawrence county, two judges, one to be elected in 1954,508
term to begin February 9, 1955, and the second to be elected in509
1976, term to begin January 1, 1977;510

       In Marion county, three judges, one to be elected in 1952,511
term to begin January 1, 1953, the second to be elected in 1976,512
term to begin January 2, 1977, and the third to be elected in513
1998, term to begin February 9, 1999;514

       In Medina county, three judges, one to be elected in 1956,515
term to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 1966,516
term to begin January 1, 1967, and the third to be elected in517
1994, term to begin January 1, 1995;518

       In Miami county, two judges, one to be elected in 1954, term519
to begin February 9, 1955, and one to be elected in 1970, term to520
begin on January 1, 1971;521

       In Muskingum county, three judges, one to be elected in 1968,522
term to begin August 9, 1969, one to be elected in 1978, term to 523
begin January 1, 1979, and one to be elected in 2002, term to 524
begin January 2, 2003;525

       In Portage county, three judges, one to be elected in 1956,526
term to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 1960,527
term to begin January 1, 1961, and the third to be elected in528
1986, term to begin January 2, 1987;529

       In Ross county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term530
to begin February 9, 1957, and the second to be elected in 1976,531
term to begin January 1, 1977;532

       In Scioto county, three judges, one to be elected in 1954,533
term to begin February 10, 1955, the second to be elected in 1960,534
term to begin January 1, 1961, and the third to be elected in535
1994, term to begin January 2, 1995;536

       In Seneca county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term537
to begin January 1, 1957, and the second to be elected in 1986,538
term to begin January 2, 1987;539

       In Warren county, four judges, one to be elected in 1954,540
term to begin February 9, 1955, the second to be elected in 1970,541
term to begin January 1, 1971, the third to be elected in 1986, 542
term to begin January 1, 1987, and the fourth to be elected in 543
2004, term to begin January 2, 2005;544

       In Washington county, two judges, one to be elected in 1952,545
term to begin January 1, 1953, and one to be elected in 1986, term546
to begin January 1, 1987;547

       In Wood county, three judges, one to be elected in 1968, term548
beginning January 1, 1969, the second to be elected in 1970, term549
to begin January 2, 1971, and the third to be elected in 1990,550
term to begin January 1, 1991;551

       In Belmont and Jefferson counties, two judges, to be elected552
in 1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955,553
respectively;554

       In Clark county, four judges, one to be elected in 1952, term555
to begin January 1, 1953, the second to be elected in 1956, term556
to begin January 2, 1957, the third to be elected in 1986, term to557
begin January 3, 1987, and the fourth to be elected in 1994, term558
to begin January 2, 1995.559

       In Clermont county, five judges, one to be elected in 1956,560
term to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 1964,561
term to begin January 1, 1965, the third to be elected in 1982,562
term to begin January 2, 1983, the fourth to be elected in 1986, 563
term to begin January 2, 1987; and the fifth to be elected in 564
2006, term to begin January 3, 2007;565

       In Columbiana county, two judges, one to be elected in 1952,566
term to begin January 1, 1953, and the second to be elected in567
1956, term to begin January 1, 1957;568

       In Delaware county, two judges, one to be elected in 1990,569
term to begin February 9, 1991, the second to be elected in 1994,570
term to begin January 1, 1995;571

       In Lake county, six judges, one to be elected in 1958, term572
to begin January 1, 1959, the second to be elected in 1960, term573
to begin January 2, 1961, the third to be elected in 1964, term to574
begin January 3, 1965, the fourth and fifth to be elected in 1978,575
terms to begin January 4, 1979, and January 5, 1979, respectively,576
and the sixth to be elected in 2000, term to begin January 6,577
2001;578

       In Licking county, four judges, one to be elected in 1954,579
term to begin February 9, 1955, one to be elected in 1964, term to580
begin January 1, 1965, one to be elected in 1990, term to begin 581
January 1, 1991, and one to be elected in 2004, term to begin 582
January 1, 2005;583

       In Lorain county, ten judges, two to be elected in 1952,584
terms to begin January 1, 1953, and January 2, 1953, respectively,585
one to be elected in 1958, term to begin January 3, 1959, one to586
be elected in 1968, term to begin January 1, 1969, two to be587
elected in 1988, terms to begin January 4, 1989, and January 5,588
1989, respectively, two to be elected in 1998, terms to begin589
January 2, 1999, and January 3, 1999, respectively; one to be 590
elected in 2006, term to begin January 6, 2007; and one to be 591
elected in 2008, term to begin February 9, 2009, as described in 592
division (C)(1)(c) of section 2301.03 of the Revised Code;593

       In Butler county, eleven judges, one to be elected in 1956,594
term to begin January 1, 1957; two to be elected in 1954, terms to595
begin January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955, respectively; one to596
be elected in 1968, term to begin January 2, 1969; one to be597
elected in 1986, term to begin January 3, 1987; two to be elected598
in 1988, terms to begin January 1, 1989, and January 2, 1989,599
respectively; one to be elected in 1992, term to begin January 4,600
1993; two to be elected in 2002, terms to begin January 2, 2003, 601
and January 3, 2003, respectively; and one to be elected in 2006, 602
term to begin January 3, 2007;603

       In Richland county, four judges, one to be elected in 1956,604
term to begin January 1, 1957, the second to be elected in 1960,605
term to begin February 9, 1961, the third to be elected in 1968, 606
term to begin January 2, 1969, and the fourth to be elected in 607
2004, term to begin January 3, 2005;608

       In Tuscarawas county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956,609
term to begin January 1, 1957, and the second to be elected in610
1960, term to begin January 2, 1961;611

       In Wayne county, two judges, one to be elected in 1956, term612
beginning January 1, 1957, and one to be elected in 1968, term to613
begin January 2, 1969;614

       In Trumbull county, six judges, one to be elected in 1952,615
term to begin January 1, 1953, the second to be elected in 1954,616
term to begin January 1, 1955, the third to be elected in 1956,617
term to begin January 1, 1957, the fourth to be elected in 1964,618
term to begin January 1, 1965, the fifth to be elected in 1976,619
term to begin January 2, 1977, and the sixth to be elected in620
1994, term to begin January 3, 1995;621

       (C) In Cuyahoga county, thirty-nine judges; eight to be622
elected in 1954, terms to begin on successive days beginning from623
January 1, 1955, to January 7, 1955, and February 9, 1955,624
respectively; eight to be elected in 1956, terms to begin on625
successive days beginning from January 1, 1957, to January 8,626
1957; three to be elected in 1952, terms to begin from January 1,627
1953, to January 3, 1953; two to be elected in 1960, terms to628
begin on January 8, 1961, and January 9, 1961, respectively; two629
to be elected in 1964, terms to begin January 4, 1965, and January630
5, 1965, respectively; one to be elected in 1966, term to begin on631
January 10, 1967; four to be elected in 1968, terms to begin on632
successive days beginning from January 9, 1969, to January 12,633
1969; two to be elected in 1974, terms to begin on January 18,634
1975, and January 19, 1975, respectively; five to be elected in635
1976, terms to begin on successive days beginning January 6, 1977,636
to January 10, 1977; two to be elected in 1982, terms to begin637
January 11, 1983, and January 12, 1983, respectively; and two to638
be elected in 1986, terms to begin January 13, 1987, and January639
14, 1987, respectively;640

       In Franklin county, twenty-two judges; two to be elected in641
1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955,642
respectively; four to be elected in 1956, terms to begin January643
1, 1957, to January 4, 1957; four to be elected in 1958, terms to644
begin January 1, 1959, to January 4, 1959; three to be elected in645
1968, terms to begin January 5, 1969, to January 7, 1969; three to646
be elected in 1976, terms to begin on successive days beginning647
January 5, 1977, to January 7, 1977; one to be elected in 1982,648
term to begin January 8, 1983; one to be elected in 1986, term to649
begin January 9, 1987; two to be elected in 1990, terms to begin650
July 1, 1991, and July 2, 1991, respectively; one to be elected in 651
1996, term to begin January 2, 1997; and one to be elected in 652
2004, term to begin July 1, 2005;653

       In Hamilton county, twenty-one judges; eight to be elected in654
1966, terms to begin January 1, 1967, January 2, 1967, and from655
February 9, 1967, to February 14, 1967, respectively; five to be656
elected in 1956, terms to begin from January 1, 1957, to January657
5, 1957; one to be elected in 1964, term to begin January 1, 1965;658
one to be elected in 1974, term to begin January 15, 1975; one to659
be elected in 1980, term to begin January 16, 1981; two to be660
elected at large in the general election in 1982, terms to begin661
April 1, 1983; one to be elected in 1990, term to begin July 1,662
1991; and two to be elected in 1996, terms to begin January 3,663
1997, and January 4, 1997, respectively;664

       In Lucas county, fourteen judges; two to be elected in 1954,665
terms to begin January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955,666
respectively; two to be elected in 1956, terms to begin January 1,667
1957, and October 29, 1957, respectively; two to be elected in668
1952, terms to begin January 1, 1953, and January 2, 1953,669
respectively; one to be elected in 1964, term to begin January 3,670
1965; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January 4, 1969;671
two to be elected in 1976, terms to begin January 4, 1977, and672
January 5, 1977, respectively; one to be elected in 1982, term to673
begin January 6, 1983; one to be elected in 1988, term to begin674
January 7, 1989; one to be elected in 1990, term to begin January675
2, 1991; and one to be elected in 1992, term to begin January 2,676
1993;677

       In Mahoning county, seven judges; three to be elected in678
1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, January 2, 1955, and679
February 9, 1955, respectively; one to be elected in 1956, term to680
begin January 1, 1957; one to be elected in 1952, term to begin681
January 1, 1953; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January682
2, 1969; and one to be elected in 1990, term to begin July 1,683
1991;684

       In Montgomery county, fifteen judges; three to be elected in685
1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, January 2, 1955, and January686
3, 1955, respectively; four to be elected in 1952, terms to begin687
January 1, 1953, January 2, 1953, July 1, 1953, and July 2, 1953,688
respectively; one to be elected in 1964, term to begin January 3,689
1965; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January 3, 1969;690
three to be elected in 1976, terms to begin on successive days691
beginning January 4, 1977, to January 6, 1977; two to be elected692
in 1990, terms to begin July 1, 1991, and July 2, 1991,693
respectively; and one to be elected in 1992, term to begin January694
1, 1993.695

       In Stark county, eight judges; one to be elected in 1958,696
term to begin on January 2, 1959; two to be elected in 1954, terms697
to begin on January 1, 1955, and February 9, 1955, respectively;698
two to be elected in 1952, terms to begin January 1, 1953, and699
April 16, 1953, respectively; one to be elected in 1966, term to700
begin on January 4, 1967; and two to be elected in 1992, terms to701
begin January 1, 1993, and January 2, 1993, respectively;702

       In Summit county, thirteen judges; four to be elected in703
1954, terms to begin January 1, 1955, January 2, 1955, January 3,704
1955, and February 9, 1955, respectively; three to be elected in705
1958, terms to begin January 1, 1959, January 2, 1959, and May 17, 706
1959, respectively; one to be elected in 1966, term to begin707
January 4, 1967; one to be elected in 1968, term to begin January708
5, 1969; one to be elected in 1990, term to begin May 1, 1991; one 709
to be elected in 1992, term to begin January 6, 1993; and two to 710
be elected in 2008, terms to begin January 5, 2009, and January 6, 711
2009, respectively.712

       Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, in any county713
having two or more judges of the court of common pleas, in which714
more than one-third of the judges plus one were previously elected715
at the same election, if the office of one of those judges so716
elected becomes vacant more than forty days prior to the second717
general election preceding the expiration of that judge's term,718
the office that that judge had filled shall be abolished as of the719
date of the next general election, and a new office of judge of720
the court of common pleas shall be created. The judge who is to721
fill that new office shall be elected for a six-year term at the722
next general election, and the term of that judge shall commence723
on the first day of the year following that general election, on724
which day no other judge's term begins, so that the number of725
judges that the county shall elect shall not be reduced.726

       Judges of the probate division of the court of common pleas727
are judges of the court of common pleas but shall be elected728
pursuant to sections 2101.02 and 2101.021 of the Revised Code,729
except in Adams, Harrison, Henry, Morgan, Noble, and Wyandot 730
counties in which the judge of the court of common pleas elected 731
pursuant to this section also shall serve as judge of the probate 732
division, except in Lorain county in which the judges of the 733
domestic relations division of the Lorain county court of common 734
pleas elected pursuant to this section also shall perform the 735
duties and functions of the judge of the probate division, and 736
except in Morrow county in which the judges of the court of common 737
pleas elected pursuant to this section also shall perform the 738
duties and functions of the judge of the probate division.739

       Sec. 2301.03.  (A) In Franklin county, the judges of the740
court of common pleas whose terms begin on January 1, 1953,741
January 2, 1953, January 5, 1969, January 5, 1977, and January 2,742
1997, and successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise743
the same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same744
compensation as other judges of the court of common pleas of745
Franklin county and shall be elected and designated as judges of746
the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations. They747
shall have all the powers relating to juvenile courts, and all748
cases under Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, all749
parentage proceedings under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code over750
which the juvenile court has jurisdiction, and all divorce,751
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases752
shall be assigned to them. In addition to the judge's regular753
duties, the judge who is senior in point of service shall serve on754
the children services board and the county advisory board and755
shall be the administrator of the domestic relations division and756
its subdivisions and departments.757

       (B) In Hamilton county:758

       (1) The judge of the court of common pleas, whose term begins 759
on January 1, 1957, and successors, and the judge of the court of 760
common pleas, whose term begins on February 14, 1967, and761
successors, shall be the juvenile judges as provided in Chapters762
2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, with the powers and763
jurisdiction conferred by those chapters.764

       (2) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin 765
on January 5, 1957, January 16, 1981, and July 1, 1991, and766
successors, shall be elected and designated as judges of the court767
of common pleas, division of domestic relations, and shall have768
assigned to them all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal769
separation, and annulment cases coming before the court. On or770
after the first day of July and before the first day of August of771
1991 and each year thereafter, a majority of the judges of the772
division of domestic relations shall elect one of the judges of773
the division as administrative judge of that division. If a774
majority of the judges of the division of domestic relations are775
unable for any reason to elect an administrative judge for the776
division before the first day of August, a majority of the judges777
of the Hamilton county court of common pleas, as soon as possible778
after that date, shall elect one of the judges of the division of779
domestic relations as administrative judge of that division. The780
term of the administrative judge shall begin on the earlier of the781
first day of August of the year in which the administrative judge782
is elected or the date on which the administrative judge is783
elected by a majority of the judges of the Hamilton county court784
of common pleas and shall terminate on the date on which the785
administrative judge's successor is elected in the following year.786

       In addition to the judge's regular duties, the administrative787
judge of the division of domestic relations shall be the788
administrator of the domestic relations division and its789
subdivisions and departments and shall have charge of the790
employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of the791
division engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating divorce,792
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases,793
including any referees considered necessary by the judges in the794
discharge of their various duties.795

       The administrative judge of the division of domestic796
relations also shall designate the title, compensation, expense797
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the798
personnel of the division, and shall fix the duties of its799
personnel. The duties of the personnel, in addition to those800
provided for in other sections of the Revised Code, shall include801
the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution802
of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and counseling803
and conciliation services that may be made available to persons804
requesting them, whether or not the persons are parties to an805
action pending in the division.806

       The board of county commissioners shall appropriate the sum807
of money each year as will meet all the administrative expenses of808
the division of domestic relations, including reasonable expenses809
of the domestic relations judges and the division counselors and810
other employees designated to conduct the handling, servicing, and811
investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal812
separation, and annulment cases, conciliation and counseling, and813
all matters relating to those cases and counseling, and the814
expenses involved in the attendance of division personnel at815
domestic relations and welfare conferences designated by the816
division, and the further sum each year as will provide for the817
adequate operation of the division of domestic relations.818

       The compensation and expenses of all employees and the salary819
and expenses of the judges shall be paid by the county treasurer820
from the money appropriated for the operation of the division,821
upon the warrant of the county auditor, certified to by the822
administrative judge of the division of domestic relations.823

       The summonses, warrants, citations, subpoenas, and other824
writs of the division may issue to a bailiff, constable, or staff825
investigator of the division or to the sheriff of any county or826
any marshal, constable, or police officer, and the provisions of827
law relating to the subpoenaing of witnesses in other cases shall828
apply insofar as they are applicable. When a summons, warrant,829
citation, subpoena, or other writ is issued to an officer, other830
than a bailiff, constable, or staff investigator of the division,831
the expense of serving it shall be assessed as a part of the costs832
in the case involved.833

       (3) The judge of the court of common pleas of Hamilton county 834
whose term begins on January 3, 1997, and the successorsuccessors835
to that judge whose term begins on January 3, 2003, shall each be836
elected and designated for one term only as the drug court judge837
of the court of common pleas of Hamilton county. The successors 838
to the judge whose term begins on January 3, 2003, shall be 839
elected and designated as judges of the general division of the 840
court of common pleas of Hamilton county and shall not have the841
authority granted by division (B)(3) of this section. The drug842
court judge may accept or reject any case referred to the drug843
court judge under division (B)(3) of this section. After the drug844
court judge accepts a referred case, the drug court judge has845
full authority over the case, including the authority to conduct846
arraignment, accept pleas, enter findings and dispositions,847
conduct trials, order treatment, and if treatment is not848
successfully completed pronounce and enter sentence.849

       A judge of the general division of the court of common pleas850
of Hamilton county and a judge of the Hamilton county municipal851
court may refer to the drug court judge any case, and any852
companion cases, the judge determines meet the criteria described853
under divisions (B)(3)(a) and (b) of this section. If the drug854
court judge accepts referral of a referred case, the case, and any855
companion cases, shall be transferred to the drug court judge. A856
judge may refer a case meeting the criteria described in divisions857
(B)(3)(a) and (b) of this section that involves a violation of a858
condition of a community control sanction to the drug court judge, 859
and, if the drug court judge accepts the referral, the referring 860
judge and the drug court judge have concurrent jurisdiction over 861
the case.862

       A judge of the general division of the court of common pleas863
of Hamilton county and a judge of the Hamilton county municipal864
court may refer a case to the drug court judge under division865
(B)(3) of this section if the judge determines that both of the866
following apply:867

       (a) One of the following applies:868

       (i) The case involves a drug abuse offense, as defined in869
section 2925.01 of the Revised Code, that is a felony of the third870
or fourth degree if the offense is committed prior to July 1,871
1996, a felony of the third, fourth, or fifth degree if the872
offense is committed on or after July 1, 1996, or a misdemeanor.873

       (ii) The case involves a theft offense, as defined in section874
2913.01 of the Revised Code, that is a felony of the third or 875
fourth degree if the offense is committed prior to July 1, 1996, a 876
felony of the third, fourth, or fifth degree if the offense is 877
committed on or after July 1, 1996, or a misdemeanor, and the 878
defendant is drug or alcohol dependent or in danger of becoming 879
drug or alcohol dependent and would benefit from treatment.880

       (b) All of the following apply:881

       (i) The case involves an offense for which a community 882
control sanction may be imposed or is a case in which a mandatory 883
prison term or a mandatory jail term is not required to be 884
imposed.885

       (ii) The defendant has no history of violent behavior.886

       (iii) The defendant has no history of mental illness.887

       (iv) The defendant's current or past behavior, or both, is888
drug or alcohol driven.889

       (v) The defendant demonstrates a sincere willingness to890
participate in a fifteen-month treatment process.891

       (vi) The defendant has no acute health condition.892

       (vii) If the defendant is incarcerated, the county prosecutor893
approves of the referral.894

       (4) If the administrative judge of the court of common pleas895
of Hamilton county determines that the volume of cases pending896
before the drug court judge does not constitute a sufficient897
caseload for the drug court judge, the administrative judge, in898
accordance with the Rules of Superintendence for Courts of Common899
Pleas, shall assign individual cases to the drug court judge from900
the general docket of the court. If the assignments so occur, the901
administrative judge shall cease the assignments when the902
administrative judge determines that the volume of cases pending903
before the drug court judge constitutes a sufficient caseload for904
the drug court judge.905

       (5) As used in division (B) of this section, "community 906
control sanction," "mandatory prison term," and "mandatory jail 907
term" have the same meanings as in section 2929.01 of the Revised 908
Code.909

       (C)(1) In Lorain county:910

       (a) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin 911
on January 3, 1959, January 4, 1989, January 2, 1999, and 912
February 9, 2009, and successors, shall have the same913
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and914
receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of915
common pleas of Lorain county and shall be elected and designated916
as the judges of the court of common pleas, division of domestic917
relations. They shall have all of the powers relating to juvenile918
courts, and all cases under Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the919
Revised Code, all parentage proceedings over which the juvenile920
court has jurisdiction, and all divorce, dissolution of marriage,921
legal separation, and annulment cases shall be assigned to them,922
except cases that for some special reason are assigned to some923
other judge of the court of common pleas.924

       (b) On and after January 1, 2006, the judges of the court of 925
common pleas, division of domestic relations, in addition to the 926
powers and jurisdiction set forth in division (C)(1)(a) of this 927
section, shall have jurisdiction over matters that are within the 928
jurisdiction of the probate court under Chapter 2101. and other 929
provisions of the Revised Code. From January 1, 2006, through 930
February 8, 2009, the judges of the court of common pleas, 931
division of domestic relations, shall exercise probate 932
jurisdiction concurrently with the probate judge.933

        (c) The judge of the court of common pleas, division of 934
domestic relations, whose term begins on February 9, 2009, is the 935
successor to the probate judge who was elected in 2002 for a term 936
that began on February 9, 2003.937

        (2)(a) From January 1, 2006, through February 8, 2009, with 938
respect to Lorain county, all references in law to the probate 939
court shall be construed as references to both the probate court 940
and the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations, and 941
all references in law to the probate judge shall be construed as 942
references to both the probate judge and the judges of the court 943
of common pleas, division of domestic relations. On and after 944
February 9, 2009, with respect to Lorain county, all references in 945
law to the probate court shall be construed as references to the 946
court of common pleas, division of domestic relations, and all 947
references to the probate judge shall be construed as references 948
to the judges of the court of common pleas, division of domestic 949
relations.950

        (b) On and after February 9, 2009, with respect to Lorain 951
county, all references in law to the clerk of the probate court 952
shall be construed as references to the judge who is serving 953
pursuant to Rule 4 of the Rules of Superintendence for the Courts 954
of Ohio as the administrative judge of the court of common pleas, 955
division of domestic relations.956

       (D) In Lucas county:957

       (1) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin 958
on January 1, 1955, and January 3, 1965, and successors, shall 959
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and960
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of961
the court of common pleas of Lucas county and shall be elected and962
designated as judges of the court of common pleas, division of963
domestic relations. All divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal964
separation, and annulment cases shall be assigned to them.965

       The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in966
point of service, shall be considered as the presiding judge of967
the court of common pleas, division of domestic relations, and968
shall be charged exclusively with the assignment and division of969
the work of the division and the employment and supervision of all970
other personnel of the domestic relations division.971

       (2) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin 972
on January 5, 1977, and January 2, 1991, and successors shall have 973
the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and974
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of975
the court of common pleas of Lucas county, shall be elected and976
designated as judges of the court of common pleas, juvenile977
division, and shall be the juvenile judges as provided in Chapters 978
2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code with the powers and979
jurisdictions conferred by those chapters. In addition to the980
judge's regular duties, the judge of the court of common pleas,981
juvenile division, senior in point of service, shall be the982
administrator of the juvenile division and its subdivisions and983
departments and shall have charge of the employment, assignment,984
and supervision of the personnel of the division engaged in985
handling, servicing, or investigating juvenile cases, including986
any referees considered necessary by the judges of the division in987
the discharge of their various duties.988

       The judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division,989
senior in point of service, also shall designate the title,990
compensation, expense allowance, hours, leaves of absence, and991
vacation of the personnel of the division and shall fix the duties992
of the personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in993
addition to other statutory duties include the handling,994
servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and counseling and995
conciliation services that may be made available to persons996
requesting them, whether or not the persons are parties to an997
action pending in the division.998

       (3) If one of the judges of the court of common pleas,999
division of domestic relations, or one of the judges of the1000
juvenile division is sick, absent, or unable to perform that1001
judge's judicial duties or the volume of cases pending in that1002
judge's division necessitates it, the duties shall be performed by1003
the judges of the other of those divisions.1004

       (E) In Mahoning county:1005

       (1) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term began1006
on January 1, 1955, and successors, shall have the same1007
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and1008
receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of1009
common pleas of Mahoning county, shall be elected and designated1010
as judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic1011
relations, and shall be assigned all the divorce, dissolution of1012
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases coming before the1013
court. In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge of the 1014
court of common pleas, division of domestic relations, shall be 1015
the administrator of the domestic relations division and its1016
subdivisions and departments and shall have charge of the1017
employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of the1018
division engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating divorce,1019
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases,1020
including any referees considered necessary in the discharge of1021
the various duties of the judge's office.1022

       The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,1023
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the1024
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the1025
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in1026
addition to other statutory duties, include the handling,1027
servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage,1028
legal separation, and annulment cases and counseling and1029
conciliation services that may be made available to persons1030
requesting them, whether or not the persons are parties to an1031
action pending in the division.1032

       (2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term began1033
on January 2, 1969, and successors, shall have the same1034
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and1035
receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of1036
common pleas of Mahoning county, shall be elected and designated1037
as judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and1038
shall be the juvenile judge as provided in Chapters 2151. and1039
2152. of the Revised Code, with the powers and jurisdictions1040
conferred by those chapters. In addition to the judge's regular1041
duties, the judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division,1042
shall be the administrator of the juvenile division and its1043
subdivisions and departments and shall have charge of the1044
employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of the1045
division engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating juvenile1046
cases, including any referees considered necessary by the judge in1047
the discharge of the judge's various duties.1048

       The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,1049
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacation of the1050
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the1051
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in1052
addition to other statutory duties, include the handling,1053
servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and counseling and1054
conciliation services that may be made available to persons1055
requesting them, whether or not the persons are parties to an1056
action pending in the division.1057

       (3) If a judge of the court of common pleas, division of1058
domestic relations or juvenile division, is sick, absent, or1059
unable to perform that judge's judicial duties, or the volume of1060
cases pending in that judge's division necessitates it, that1061
judge's duties shall be performed by another judge of the court of1062
common pleas.1063

       (F) In Montgomery county:1064

       (1) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin 1065
on January 2, 1953, and January 4, 1977, and successors, shall 1066
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and1067
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of1068
the court of common pleas of Montgomery county and shall be1069
elected and designated as judges of the court of common pleas,1070
division of domestic relations. These judges shall have assigned1071
to them all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation,1072
and annulment cases.1073

       The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in1074
point of service, shall be charged exclusively with the assignment1075
and division of the work of the division and shall have charge of1076
the employment and supervision of the personnel of the division1077
engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating divorce,1078
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases,1079
including any necessary referees, except those employees who may1080
be appointed by the judge, junior in point of service, under this1081
section and sections 2301.12, 2301.18, and 2301.19 of the Revised1082
Code. The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in1083
point of service, also shall designate the title, compensation,1084
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacation of the1085
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties.1086

       (2) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin 1087
on January 1, 1953, and January 1, 1993, and successors, shall 1088
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and1089
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of1090
the court of common pleas of Montgomery county, shall be elected1091
and designated as judges of the court of common pleas, juvenile1092
division, and shall be, and have the powers and jurisdiction of,1093
the juvenile judge as provided in Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the1094
Revised Code.1095

       In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge of the1096
court of common pleas, juvenile division, senior in point of1097
service, shall be the administrator of the juvenile division and1098
its subdivisions and departments and shall have charge of the1099
employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of the1100
juvenile division, including any necessary referees, who are1101
engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating juvenile cases.1102
The judge, senior in point of service, also shall designate the1103
title, compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence,1104
and vacation of the personnel of the division and shall fix their1105
duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to other1106
statutory duties, shall include the handling, servicing, and1107
investigation of juvenile cases and of any counseling and1108
conciliation services that are available upon request to persons,1109
whether or not they are parties to an action pending in the1110
division.1111

       If one of the judges of the court of common pleas, division1112
of domestic relations, or one of the judges of the court of common1113
pleas, juvenile division, is sick, absent, or unable to perform1114
that judge's duties or the volume of cases pending in that judge's1115
division necessitates it, the duties of that judge may be1116
performed by the judge or judges of the other of those divisions.1117

       (G) In Richland county:1118

       (1) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins 1119
on January 1, 1957, and successors, shall have the same 1120
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and 1121
receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of 1122
common pleas of Richland county and shall be elected and 1123
designated as judge of the court of common pleas, division of 1124
domestic relations. That judge shall be assigned and hear all 1125
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment 1126
cases, all domestic violence cases arising under section 3113.31 1127
of the Revised Code, and all post-decree proceedings arising from 1128
any case pertaining to any of those matters. The division of 1129
domestic relations has concurrent jurisdiction with the juvenile 1130
division of the court of common pleas of Richland county to 1131
determine the care, custody, or control of any child not a ward of 1132
another court of this state, and to hear and determine a request 1133
for an order for the support of any child if the request is not 1134
ancillary to an action for divorce, dissolution of marriage, 1135
annulment, or legal separation, a criminal or civil action 1136
involving an allegation of domestic violence, or an action for 1137
support brought under Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code. Except in 1138
cases that are subject to the exclusive original jurisdiction of 1139
the juvenile court, the judge of the division of domestic 1140
relations shall be assigned and hear all cases pertaining to 1141
paternity or parentage, the care, custody, or control of children, 1142
parenting time or visitation, child support, or the allocation of 1143
parental rights and responsibilities for the care of children, all 1144
proceedings arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, all 1145
proceedings arising under the uniform interstate family support 1146
act contained in Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code, and all 1147
post-decree proceedings arising from any case pertaining to any of 1148
those matters.1149

       In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge of the 1150
court of common pleas, division of domestic relations, shall be 1151
the administrator of the domestic relations division and its 1152
subdivisions and departments. The judge shall have charge of the 1153
employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of the 1154
domestic relations division, including any magistrates the judge 1155
considers necessary for the discharge of the judge's duties. The 1156
judge shall also designate the title, compensation, expense 1157
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, vacation, and other 1158
employment-related matters of the personnel of the division and 1159
shall fix their duties.1160

        (2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins 1161
on January 3, 2005, and successors, shall have the same 1162
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and 1163
receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of 1164
common pleas of Richland county, shall be elected and designated 1165
as judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and 1166
shall be, and have the powers and jurisdiction of, the juvenile 1167
judge as provided in Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code. 1168
Except in cases that are subject to the exclusive original 1169
jurisdiction of the juvenile court, the judge of the juvenile 1170
division shall not have jurisdiction or the power to hear, and 1171
shall not be assigned, any case pertaining to paternity or 1172
parentage, the care, custody, or control of children, parenting 1173
time or visitation, child support, or the allocation of parental 1174
rights and responsibilities for the care of children or any 1175
post-decree proceeding arising from any case pertaining to any of 1176
those matters. The judge of the juvenile division shall not have 1177
jurisdiction or the power to hear, and shall not be assigned, any 1178
proceeding under the uniform interstate family support act 1179
contained in Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code.1180

       In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge of the 1181
juvenile division shall be the administrator of the juvenile 1182
division and its subdivisions and departments. The judge shall 1183
have charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision of the 1184
personnel of the juvenile division who are engaged in handling, 1185
servicing, or investigating juvenile cases, including any 1186
magistrates whom the judge considers necessary for the discharge 1187
of the judge's various duties.1188

       The judge of the juvenile division also shall designate the 1189
title, compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, 1190
and vacation of the personnel of the division and shall fix their 1191
duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to other 1192
statutory duties, include the handling, servicing, and 1193
investigation of juvenile cases and providing any counseling, 1194
conciliation, and mediation services that the court makes 1195
available to persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an 1196
action pending in the court, who request the services.1197

       (H) In Stark county, the judges of the court of common pleas1198
whose terms begin on January 1, 1953, January 2, 1959, and January1199
1, 1993, and successors, shall have the same qualifications,1200
exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same1201
compensation as other judges of the court of common pleas of Stark1202
county and shall be elected and designated as judges of the court1203
of common pleas, division of domestic relations. They shall have1204
all the powers relating to juvenile courts, and all cases under1205
Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, all parentage1206
proceedings over which the juvenile court has jurisdiction, and1207
all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and1208
annulment cases, except cases that are assigned to some other1209
judge of the court of common pleas for some special reason, shall1210
be assigned to the judges.1211

       The judge of the division of domestic relations, second most1212
senior in point of service, shall have charge of the employment1213
and supervision of the personnel of the division engaged in1214
handling, servicing, or investigating divorce, dissolution of1215
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, and necessary1216
referees required for the judge's respective court.1217

       The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in1218
point of service, shall be charged exclusively with the1219
administration of sections 2151.13, 2151.16, 2151.17, and 2152.711220
of the Revised Code and with the assignment and division of the1221
work of the division and the employment and supervision of all1222
other personnel of the division, including, but not limited to,1223
that judge's necessary referees, but excepting those employees who1224
may be appointed by the judge second most senior in point of1225
service. The senior judge further shall serve in every other1226
position in which the statutes permit or require a juvenile judge1227
to serve.1228

       (I) In Summit county:1229

       (1) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin 1230
on January 4, 1967, and January 6, 1993, and successors, shall 1231
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and1232
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of1233
the court of common pleas of Summit county and shall be elected1234
and designated as judges of the court of common pleas, division of1235
domestic relations. The judges of the division of domestic1236
relations shall have assigned to them and hear all divorce,1237
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases1238
that come before the court. Except in cases that are subject to1239
the exclusive original jurisdiction of the juvenile court, the1240
judges of the division of domestic relations shall have assigned1241
to them and hear all cases pertaining to paternity, custody,1242
visitation, child support, or the allocation of parental rights1243
and responsibilities for the care of children and all post-decree1244
proceedings arising from any case pertaining to any of those1245
matters. The judges of the division of domestic relations shall1246
have assigned to them and hear all proceedings under the uniform1247
interstate family support act contained in Chapter 3115. of the1248
Revised Code.1249

       The judge of the division of domestic relations, senior in1250
point of service, shall be the administrator of the domestic1251
relations division and its subdivisions and departments and shall1252
have charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision of the1253
personnel of the division, including any necessary referees, who1254
are engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating divorce,1255
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases.1256
That judge also shall designate the title, compensation, expense1257
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the1258
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties1259
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall1260
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce,1261
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and1262
of any counseling and conciliation services that are available1263
upon request to all persons, whether or not they are parties to an1264
action pending in the division.1265

       (2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins1266
on January 1, 1955, and successors, shall have the same1267
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and1268
receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of1269
common pleas of Summit county, shall be elected and designated as1270
judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and shall1271
be, and have the powers and jurisdiction of, the juvenile judge as1272
provided in Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code. Except1273
in cases that are subject to the exclusive original jurisdiction1274
of the juvenile court, the judge of the juvenile division shall1275
not have jurisdiction or the power to hear, and shall not be1276
assigned, any case pertaining to paternity, custody, visitation,1277
child support, or the allocation of parental rights and1278
responsibilities for the care of children or any post-decree1279
proceeding arising from any case pertaining to any of those1280
matters. The judge of the juvenile division shall not have1281
jurisdiction or the power to hear, and shall not be assigned, any1282
proceeding under the uniform interstate family support act1283
contained in Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code.1284

       The juvenile judge shall be the administrator of the juvenile1285
division and its subdivisions and departments and shall have1286
charge of the employment, assignment, and supervision of the1287
personnel of the juvenile division, including any necessary1288
referees, who are engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating1289
juvenile cases. The judge also shall designate the title,1290
compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and1291
vacation of the personnel of the division and shall fix their1292
duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to other1293
statutory duties, shall include the handling, servicing, and1294
investigation of juvenile cases and of any counseling and1295
conciliation services that are available upon request to persons,1296
whether or not they are parties to an action pending in the1297
division.1298

       (J) In Trumbull county, the judges of the court of common1299
pleas whose terms begin on January 1, 1953, and January 2, 1977,1300
and successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the1301
same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as1302
other judges of the court of common pleas of Trumbull county and1303
shall be elected and designated as judges of the court of common1304
pleas, division of domestic relations. They shall have all the1305
powers relating to juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapters1306
2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, all parentage proceedings1307
over which the juvenile court has jurisdiction, and all divorce,1308
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases1309
shall be assigned to them, except cases that for some special1310
reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of common1311
pleas.1312

       (K) In Butler county:1313

       (1) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin 1314
on January 1, 1957, and January 4, 1993, and successors, shall 1315
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and1316
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of1317
the court of common pleas of Butler county and shall be elected1318
and designated as judges of the court of common pleas, division of1319
domestic relations. The judges of the division of domestic1320
relations shall have assigned to them all divorce, dissolution of1321
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases coming before the1322
court, except in cases that for some special reason are assigned1323
to some other judge of the court of common pleas. The judge senior 1324
in point of service shall be charged with the assignment and 1325
division of the work of the division and with the employment and 1326
supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations1327
division.1328

       The judge senior in point of service also shall designate the1329
title, compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence,1330
and vacations of the personnel of the division and shall fix their1331
duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to other1332
statutory duties, shall include the handling, servicing, and1333
investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal1334
separation, and annulment cases and providing any counseling and1335
conciliation services that the division makes available to1336
persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an action1337
pending in the division, who request the services.1338

       (2) The judges of the court of common pleas whose terms begin1339
on January 3, 1987, and January 2, 2003, and successors, shall 1340
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and1341
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of1342
the court of common pleas of Butler county, shall be elected and1343
designated as judges of the court of common pleas, juvenile1344
division, and shall be the juvenile judges as provided in Chapters1345
2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, with the powers and1346
jurisdictions conferred by those chapters. The judge of the court1347
of common pleas, juvenile division, who is senior in point of1348
service, shall be the administrator of the juvenile division and1349
its subdivisions and departments. The judge, senior in point of1350
service, shall have charge of the employment, assignment, and1351
supervision of the personnel of the juvenile division who are1352
engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating juvenile cases,1353
including any referees whom the judge considers necessary for the1354
discharge of the judge's various duties.1355

       The judge, senior in point of service, also shall designate1356
the title, compensation, expense allowances, hours, leaves of1357
absence, and vacation of the personnel of the division and shall1358
fix their duties. The duties of the personnel, in addition to1359
other statutory duties, include the handling, servicing, and1360
investigation of juvenile cases and providing any counseling and1361
conciliation services that the division makes available to1362
persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an action1363
pending in the division, who request the services.1364

       (3) If a judge of the court of common pleas, division of1365
domestic relations or juvenile division, is sick, absent, or1366
unable to perform that judge's judicial duties or the volume of1367
cases pending in the judge's division necessitates it, the duties1368
of that judge shall be performed by the other judges of the1369
domestic relations and juvenile divisions.1370

       (L)(1) In Cuyahoga county, the judges of the court of common1371
pleas whose terms begin on January 8, 1961, January 9, 1961,1372
January 18, 1975, January 19, 1975, and January 13, 1987, and1373
successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same1374
powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as1375
other judges of the court of common pleas of Cuyahoga county and1376
shall be elected and designated as judges of the court of common1377
pleas, division of domestic relations. They shall have all the1378
powers relating to all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal1379
separation, and annulment cases, except in cases that are assigned1380
to some other judge of the court of common pleas for some special1381
reason.1382

       (2) The administrative judge is administrator of the domestic 1383
relations division and its subdivisions and departments and has 1384
the following powers concerning division personnel:1385

       (a) Full charge of the employment, assignment, and1386
supervision;1387

       (b) Sole determination of compensation, duties, expenses,1388
allowances, hours, leaves, and vacations.1389

       (3) "Division personnel" include persons employed or referees1390
engaged in hearing, servicing, investigating, counseling, or1391
conciliating divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation1392
and annulment matters.1393

       (M) In Lake county:1394

       (1) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins1395
on January 2, 1961, and successors, shall have the same1396
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and1397
receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of1398
common pleas of Lake county and shall be elected and designated as1399
judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic1400
relations. The judge shall be assigned all the divorce,1401
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases1402
coming before the court, except in cases that for some special1403
reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of common1404
pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and division 1405
of the work of the division and with the employment and1406
supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations1407
division.1408

       The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,1409
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the1410
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties1411
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall1412
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce,1413
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and1414
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the1415
division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons1416
are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the1417
services.1418

       (2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins1419
on January 4, 1979, and successors, shall have the same1420
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and1421
receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of1422
common pleas of Lake county, shall be elected and designated as1423
judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and shall1424
be the juvenile judge as provided in Chapters 2151. and 2152. of1425
the Revised Code, with the powers and jurisdictions conferred by1426
those chapters. The judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile1427
division, shall be the administrator of the juvenile division and1428
its subdivisions and departments. The judge shall have charge of1429
the employment, assignment, and supervision of the personnel of1430
the juvenile division who are engaged in handling, servicing, or1431
investigating juvenile cases, including any referees whom the1432
judge considers necessary for the discharge of the judge's various1433
duties.1434

       The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,1435
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacation of the1436
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties1437
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, include1438
the handling, servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and1439
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the1440
division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons1441
are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the1442
services.1443

       (3) If a judge of the court of common pleas, division of1444
domestic relations or juvenile division, is sick, absent, or1445
unable to perform that judge's judicial duties or the volume of1446
cases pending in the judge's division necessitates it, the duties1447
of that judge shall be performed by the other judges of the1448
domestic relations and juvenile divisions.1449

       (N) In Erie county:1450

       (1) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins 1451
on January 2, 1971, and the successors to that judge whose terms 1452
begin before January 2, 2007, shall have the same qualifications, 1453
exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same 1454
compensation as the other judge of the court of common pleas of 1455
Erie county and shall be elected and designated as judge of the 1456
court of common pleas, division of domestic relations. The judge 1457
shall have all the powers relating to juvenile courts, and shall 1458
be assigned all cases under Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the1459
Revised Code, parentage proceedings over which the juvenile court 1460
has jurisdiction, and divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal 1461
separation, and annulment cases, except cases that for some 1462
special reason are assigned to some other judge.1463

        On or after January 2, 2007, the judge of the court of common 1464
pleas who is elected in 2006 shall be the successor to the judge 1465
of the domestic relations division whose term expires on January 1466
1, 2007, shall be designated as judge of the court of common 1467
pleas, juvenile division, and shall be the juvenile judge as 1468
provided in Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code with the 1469
powers and jurisdictions conferred by those chapters.1470

        (2) The judge of the court of common pleas, general division, 1471
whose term begins on January 1, 2005, and successors, the judge of 1472
the court of common pleas, general division whose term begins on 1473
January 2, 2005, and successors, and the judge of the court of 1474
common pleas, general division, whose term begins February 9, 1475
2009, and successors, shall have assigned to them, in addition to 1476
all matters that are within the jurisdiction of the general 1477
division of the court of common pleas, all divorce, dissolution of 1478
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases coming before the 1479
court, and all matters that are within the jurisdiction of the 1480
probate court under Chapter 2101., and other provisions, of the 1481
Revised Code.1482

       (O) In Greene county:1483

       (1) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins1484
on January 1, 1961, and successors, shall have the same1485
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and1486
receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of1487
common pleas of Greene county and shall be elected and designated1488
as the judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic1489
relations. The judge shall be assigned all divorce, dissolution of 1490
marriage, legal separation, annulment, uniform reciprocal support 1491
enforcement, and domestic violence cases and all other cases 1492
related to domestic relations, except cases that for some special 1493
reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of common 1494
pleas.1495

       The judge shall be charged with the assignment and division1496
of the work of the division and with the employment and1497
supervision of all other personnel of the division. The judge also 1498
shall designate the title, compensation, hours, leaves of absence, 1499
and vacations of the personnel of the division and shall fix their 1500
duties. The duties of the personnel of the division, in addition 1501
to other statutory duties, shall include the handling, servicing, 1502
and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal 1503
separation, and annulment cases and the provision of counseling 1504
and conciliation services that the division considers necessary 1505
and makes available to persons who request the services, whether 1506
or not the persons are parties in an action pending in the1507
division. The compensation for the personnel shall be paid from1508
the overall court budget and shall be included in the1509
appropriations for the existing judges of the general division of1510
the court of common pleas.1511

       (2) The judge of the court of common pleas whose term begins1512
on January 1, 1995, and successors, shall have the same1513
qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and1514
receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court of1515
common pleas of Greene county, shall be elected and designated as1516
judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile division, and, on or1517
after January 1, 1995, shall be the juvenile judge as provided in1518
Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code with the powers and1519
jurisdiction conferred by those chapters. The judge of the court1520
of common pleas, juvenile division, shall be the administrator of1521
the juvenile division and its subdivisions and departments. The1522
judge shall have charge of the employment, assignment, and1523
supervision of the personnel of the juvenile division who are1524
engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating juvenile cases,1525
including any referees whom the judge considers necessary for the1526
discharge of the judge's various duties.1527

       The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,1528
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacation of the1529
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties1530
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, include1531
the handling, servicing, and investigation of juvenile cases and1532
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the court1533
makes available to persons, whether or not the persons are parties1534
to an action pending in the court, who request the services.1535

       (3) If one of the judges of the court of common pleas,1536
general division, is sick, absent, or unable to perform that 1537
judge's judicial duties or the volume of cases pending in the1538
general division necessitates it, the duties of that judge of the1539
general division shall be performed by the judge of the division1540
of domestic relations and the judge of the juvenile division.1541

       (P) In Portage county, the judge of the court of common1542
pleas, whose term begins January 2, 1987, and successors, shall1543
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and1544
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other1545
judges of the court of common pleas of Portage county and shall be1546
elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas,1547
division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all1548
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment1549
cases coming before the court, except in cases that for some1550
special reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of1551
common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and1552
division of the work of the division and with the employment and1553
supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations1554
division.1555

       The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,1556
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the1557
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties1558
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall1559
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce,1560
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and1561
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the1562
division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons1563
are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the1564
services.1565

       (Q) In Clermont county, the judge of the court of common1566
pleas, whose term begins January 2, 1987, and successors, shall1567
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and1568
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other1569
judges of the court of common pleas of Clermont county and shall1570
be elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas,1571
division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all1572
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment1573
cases coming before the court, except in cases that for some1574
special reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of1575
common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and1576
division of the work of the division and with the employment and1577
supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations1578
division.1579

       The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,1580
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the1581
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties1582
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall1583
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce,1584
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and1585
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the1586
division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons1587
are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the1588
services.1589

       (R) In Warren county, the judge of the court of common pleas, 1590
whose term begins January 1, 1987, and successors, shall have the 1591
same qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, 1592
and receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court 1593
of common pleas of Warren county and shall be elected and 1594
designated as judge of the court of common pleas, division of 1595
domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all divorce, 1596
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases 1597
coming before the court, except in cases that for some special 1598
reason are assigned to some other judge of the court of common 1599
pleas. The judge shall be charged with the assignment and division 1600
of the work of the division and with the employment and1601
supervision of all other personnel of the domestic relations1602
division.1603

       The judge also shall designate the title, compensation,1604
expense allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the1605
personnel of the division and shall fix their duties. The duties1606
of the personnel, in addition to other statutory duties, shall1607
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce,1608
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases and1609
providing any counseling and conciliation services that the1610
division makes available to persons, whether or not the persons1611
are parties to an action pending in the division, who request the1612
services.1613

       (S) In Licking county, the judges of the court of common1614
pleas, whose terms begin on January 1, 1991, and January 1, 2005, 1615
and successors, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the 1616
same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as 1617
the other judges of the court of common pleas of Licking county 1618
and shall be elected and designated as judges of the court of 1619
common pleas, division of domestic relations. The judges shall be1620
assigned all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation,1621
and annulment cases, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the1622
Revised Code, all proceedings involving child support, the1623
allocation of parental rights and responsibilities for the care of 1624
children and the designation for the children of a place of1625
residence and legal custodian, parenting time, and visitation, and 1626
all post-decree proceedings and matters arising from those cases 1627
and proceedings, except in cases that for some special reason are1628
assigned to another judge of the court of common pleas. The 1629
administrative judge of the division of domestic relations shall 1630
be charged with the assignment and division of the work of the1631
division and with the employment and supervision of the personnel1632
of the division.1633

       The administrative judge of the division of domestic 1634
relations shall designate the title, compensation, expense1635
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the1636
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the1637
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel of the1638
division, in addition to other statutory duties, shall include the1639
handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of1640
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising1641
under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving1642
child support, the allocation of parental rights and1643
responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for1644
the children of a place of residence and legal custodian,1645
parenting time, and visitation and providing any counseling and1646
conciliation services that the division makes available to1647
persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an action1648
pending in the division, who request the services.1649

       (T) In Allen county, the judge of the court of common pleas,1650
whose term begins January 1, 1993, and successors, shall have the1651
same qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction,1652
and receive the same compensation as the other judges of the court1653
of common pleas of Allen county and shall be elected and1654
designated as judge of the court of common pleas, division of1655
domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all divorce,1656
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases,1657
all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, all1658
proceedings involving child support, the allocation of parental1659
rights and responsibilities for the care of children and the1660
designation for the children of a place of residence and legal1661
custodian, parenting time, and visitation, and all post-decree1662
proceedings and matters arising from those cases and proceedings,1663
except in cases that for some special reason are assigned to1664
another judge of the court of common pleas. The judge shall be1665
charged with the assignment and division of the work of the1666
division and with the employment and supervision of the personnel1667
of the division.1668

       The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense1669
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the1670
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the1671
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel of the1672
division, in addition to other statutory duties, shall include the1673
handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of1674
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising1675
under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving1676
child support, the allocation of parental rights and1677
responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for1678
the children of a place of residence and legal custodian,1679
parenting time, and visitation, and providing any counseling and1680
conciliation services that the division makes available to1681
persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an action1682
pending in the division, who request the services.1683

       (U) In Medina county, the judge of the court of common pleas1684
whose term begins January 1, 1995, and successors, shall have the1685
same qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction,1686
and receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of1687
common pleas of Medina county and shall be elected and designated1688
as judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic1689
relations. The judge shall be assigned all divorce, dissolution of 1690
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, all cases arising 1691
under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, all proceedings involving 1692
child support, the allocation of parental rights and1693
responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for1694
the children of a place of residence and legal custodian,1695
parenting time, and visitation, and all post-decree proceedings1696
and matters arising from those cases and proceedings, except in1697
cases that for some special reason are assigned to another judge1698
of the court of common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the1699
assignment and division of the work of the division and with the1700
employment and supervision of the personnel of the division.1701

       The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense1702
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the1703
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the1704
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in1705
addition to other statutory duties, include the handling,1706
servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage,1707
legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising under Chapter1708
3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving child1709
support, the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities1710
for the care of children and the designation for the children of a1711
place of residence and legal custodian, parenting time, and1712
visitation, and providing counseling and conciliation services1713
that the division makes available to persons, whether or not the1714
persons are parties to an action pending in the division, who1715
request the services.1716

       (V) In Fairfield county, the judge of the court of common1717
pleas whose term begins January 2, 1995, and successors, shall1718
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and1719
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other1720
judges of the court of common pleas of Fairfield county and shall1721
be elected and designated as judge of the court of common pleas,1722
division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned all1723
divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment1724
cases, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code,1725
all proceedings involving child support, the allocation of1726
parental rights and responsibilities for the care of children and1727
the designation for the children of a place of residence and legal1728
custodian, parenting time, and visitation, and all post-decree1729
proceedings and matters arising from those cases and proceedings,1730
except in cases that for some special reason are assigned to1731
another judge of the court of common pleas. The judge also has1732
concurrent jurisdiction with the probate-juvenile division of the1733
court of common pleas of Fairfield county with respect to and may1734
hear cases to determine the custody of a child, as defined in1735
section 2151.011 of the Revised Code, who is not the ward of1736
another court of this state, cases that are commenced by a parent,1737
guardian, or custodian of a child, as defined in section 2151.0111738
of the Revised Code, to obtain an order requiring a parent of the1739
child to pay child support for that child when the request for1740
that order is not ancillary to an action for divorce, dissolution1741
of marriage, annulment, or legal separation, a criminal or civil1742
action involving an allegation of domestic violence, an action for1743
support under Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code, or an action that1744
is within the exclusive original jurisdiction of the1745
probate-juvenile division of the court of common pleas of1746
Fairfield county and that involves an allegation that the child is1747
an abused, neglected, or dependent child, and post-decree1748
proceedings and matters arising from those types of cases.1749

       The judge of the domestic relations division shall be charged1750
with the assignment and division of the work of the division and1751
with the employment and supervision of the personnel of the1752
division.1753

       The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense1754
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the1755
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the1756
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel of the1757
division, in addition to other statutory duties, shall include the1758
handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of1759
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising1760
under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving1761
child support, the allocation of parental rights and1762
responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for1763
the children of a place of residence and legal custodian,1764
parenting time, and visitation, and providing any counseling and1765
conciliation services that the division makes available to1766
persons, regardless of whether the persons are parties to an1767
action pending in the division, who request the services. When the 1768
judge hears a case to determine the custody of a child, as defined1769
in section 2151.011 of the Revised Code, who is not the ward of 1770
another court of this state or a case that is commenced by a 1771
parent, guardian, or custodian of a child, as defined in section1772
2151.011 of the Revised Code, to obtain an order requiring a1773
parent of the child to pay child support for that child when the1774
request for that order is not ancillary to an action for divorce,1775
dissolution of marriage, annulment, or legal separation, a1776
criminal or civil action involving an allegation of domestic1777
violence, an action for support under Chapter 3115. of the Revised1778
Code, or an action that is within the exclusive original1779
jurisdiction of the probate-juvenile division of the court of1780
common pleas of Fairfield county and that involves an allegation1781
that the child is an abused, neglected, or dependent child, the1782
duties of the personnel of the domestic relations division also1783
include the handling, servicing, and investigation of those types1784
of cases.1785

       (W)(1) In Clark county, the judge of the court of common1786
pleas whose term begins on January 2, 1995, and successors, shall1787
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and1788
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as other judges of1789
the court of common pleas of Clark county and shall be elected and1790
designated as judge of the court of common pleas, domestic1791
relations division. The judge shall have all the powers relating1792
to juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapters 2151. and 2152.1793
of the Revised Code and all parentage proceedings under Chapter1794
3111. of the Revised Code over which the juvenile court has1795
jurisdiction shall be assigned to the judge of the division of1796
domestic relations. All divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal1797
separation, annulment, uniform reciprocal support enforcement, and1798
other cases related to domestic relations shall be assigned to the1799
domestic relations division, and the presiding judge of the court1800
of common pleas shall assign the cases to the judge of the1801
domestic relations division and the judges of the general1802
division.1803

       (2) In addition to the judge's regular duties, the judge of1804
the division of domestic relations shall serve on the children1805
services board and the county advisory board.1806

       (3) If the judge of the court of common pleas of Clark1807
county, division of domestic relations, is sick, absent, or unable1808
to perform that judge's judicial duties or if the presiding judge1809
of the court of common pleas of Clark county determines that the1810
volume of cases pending in the division of domestic relations1811
necessitates it, the duties of the judge of the division of1812
domestic relations shall be performed by the judges of the general1813
division or probate division of the court of common pleas of Clark1814
county, as assigned for that purpose by the presiding judge of1815
that court, and the judges so assigned shall act in conjunction1816
with the judge of the division of domestic relations of that1817
court.1818

       (X) In Scioto county, the judge of the court of common pleas1819
whose term begins January 2, 1995, and successors, shall have the1820
same qualifications, exercise the same powers and jurisdiction,1821
and receive the same compensation as other judges of the court of1822
common pleas of Scioto county and shall be elected and designated1823
as judge of the court of common pleas, division of domestic1824
relations. The judge shall be assigned all divorce, dissolution of 1825
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, all cases arising 1826
under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, all proceedings involving 1827
child support, the allocation of parental rights and1828
responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for1829
the children of a place of residence and legal custodian,1830
parenting time, visitation, and all post-decree proceedings and1831
matters arising from those cases and proceedings, except in cases1832
that for some special reason are assigned to another judge of the1833
court of common pleas. The judge shall be charged with the1834
assignment and division of the work of the division and with the1835
employment and supervision of the personnel of the division.1836

       The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense1837
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the1838
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the1839
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel, in1840
addition to other statutory duties, include the handling,1841
servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of marriage,1842
legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising under Chapter1843
3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving child1844
support, the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities1845
for the care of children and the designation for the children of a1846
place of residence and legal custodian, parenting time, and1847
visitation, and providing counseling and conciliation services1848
that the division makes available to persons, whether or not the1849
persons are parties to an action pending in the division, who1850
request the services.1851

       (Y) In Auglaize county, the judge of the probate and juvenile 1852
divisions of the Auglaize county court of common pleas also shall 1853
be the administrative judge of the domestic relations division of 1854
the court and shall be assigned all divorce, dissolution of 1855
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases coming before the 1856
court. The judge shall have all powers as administrator of the 1857
domestic relations division and shall have charge of the personnel 1858
engaged in handling, servicing, or investigating divorce, 1859
dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, 1860
including any referees considered necessary for the discharge of 1861
the judge's various duties.1862

       (Z)(1) In Marion county, the judge of the court of common1863
pleas whose term begins on February 9, 1999, and the successors to1864
that judge, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same1865
powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the1866
other judges of the court of common pleas of Marion county and1867
shall be elected and designated as judge of the court of common1868
pleas, domestic relations-juvenile-probate division. Except as1869
otherwise specified in this division, that judge, and the1870
successors to that judge, shall have all the powers relating to1871
juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapters 2151. and 2152. of1872
the Revised Code, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the1873
Revised Code, all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal1874
separation, and annulment cases, all proceedings involving child1875
support, the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities1876
for the care of children and the designation for the children of a1877
place of residence and legal custodian, parenting time, and1878
visitation, and all post-decree proceedings and matters arising1879
from those cases and proceedings shall be assigned to that judge1880
and the successors to that judge. Except as provided in division1881
(Z)(2) of this section and notwithstanding any other provision of1882
any section of the Revised Code, on and after February 9, 2003,1883
the judge of the court of common pleas of Marion county whose term1884
begins on February 9, 1999, and the successors to that judge,1885
shall have all the powers relating to the probate division of the1886
court of common pleas of Marion county in addition to the powers1887
previously specified in this division, and shall exercise1888
concurrent jurisdiction with the judge of the probate division of1889
that court over all matters that are within the jurisdiction of1890
the probate division of that court under Chapter 2101., and other1891
provisions, of the Revised Code in addition to the jurisdiction of1892
the domestic relations-juvenile-probate division of that court1893
otherwise specified in division (Z)(1) of this section.1894

       (2) The judge of the domestic relations-juvenile-probate1895
division of the court of common pleas of Marion county or the1896
judge of the probate division of the court of common pleas of1897
Marion county, whichever of those judges is senior in total length1898
of service on the court of common pleas of Marion county,1899
regardless of the division or divisions of service, shall serve as1900
the clerk of the probate division of the court of common pleas of1901
Marion county.1902

       (3) On and after February 9, 2003, all references in law to1903
"the probate court," "the probate judge," "the juvenile court," or1904
"the judge of the juvenile court" shall be construed, with respect1905
to Marion county, as being references to both "the probate1906
division" and "the domestic relations-juvenile-probate division"1907
and as being references to both "the judge of the probate1908
division" and "the judge of the domestic relations-1909
juvenile-probate division." On and after February 9, 2003, all1910
references in law to "the clerk of the probate court" shall be1911
construed, with respect to Marion county, as being references to1912
the judge who is serving pursuant to division (Z)(2) of this1913
section as the clerk of the probate division of the court of1914
common pleas of Marion county.1915

       (AA) In Muskingum county, the judge of the court of common1916
pleas whose term begins on January 2, 2003, and successors, shall1917
have the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and1918
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other1919
judges of the court of common pleas of Muskingum county and shall1920
be elected and designated as the judge of the court of common1921
pleas, division of domestic relations. The judge shall be assigned 1922
all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal separation, and 1923
annulment cases, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the 1924
Revised Code, all proceedings involving child support, the1925
allocation of parental rights and responsibilities for the care of1926
children and the designation for the children of a place of 1927
residence and legal custodian, parenting time, and visitation, and 1928
all post-decree proceedings and matters arising from those cases 1929
and proceedings, except in cases that for some special reason are 1930
assigned to another judge of the court of common pleas. The judge 1931
shall be charged with the assignment and division of the work of 1932
the division and with the employment and supervision of the 1933
personnel of the division.1934

       The judge shall designate the title, compensation, expense 1935
allowances, hours, leaves of absence, and vacations of the 1936
personnel of the division and shall fix the duties of the 1937
personnel of the division. The duties of the personnel of the 1938
division, in addition to other statutory duties, shall include the 1939
handling, servicing, and investigation of divorce, dissolution of 1940
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, cases arising 1941
under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, and proceedings involving 1942
child support, the allocation of parental rights and 1943
responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for 1944
the children of a place of residence and legal custodian, 1945
parenting time, and visitation and providing any counseling and 1946
conciliation services that the division makes available to 1947
persons, whether or not the persons are parties to an action 1948
pending in the division, who request the services.1949

       (BB) In Henry county, the judge of the court of common pleas 1950
whose term begins on January 1, 2005, and successors, shall have 1951
the same qualifications, exercise the same powers and 1952
jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the other judge 1953
of the court of common pleas of Henry county and shall be elected 1954
and designated as the judge of the court of common pleas, division 1955
of domestic relations. The judge shall have all of the powers 1956
relating to juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapter 2151. or 1957
2152. of the Revised Code, all parentage proceedings arising under 1958
Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code over which the juvenile court 1959
has jurisdiction, all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal 1960
separation, and annulment cases, all proceedings involving child 1961
support, the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities 1962
for the care of children and the designation for the children of a 1963
place of residence and legal custodian, parenting time, and 1964
visitation, and all post-decree proceedings and matters arising 1965
from those cases and proceedings shall be assigned to that judge, 1966
except in cases that for some special reason are assigned to the 1967
other judge of the court of common pleas.1968

       (CC)(1) In Logan county, the judge of the court of common 1969
pleas whose term begins January 2, 2005, and the successors to 1970
that judge, shall have the same qualifications, exercise the same 1971
powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same compensation as the 1972
other judges of the court of common pleas of Logan county and 1973
shall be elected and designated as judge of the court of common 1974
pleas, domestic relations-juvenile-probate division. Except as 1975
otherwise specified in this division, that judge, and the 1976
successors to that judge, shall have all the powers relating to 1977
juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapters 2151. and 2152. of 1978
the Revised Code, all cases arising under Chapter 3111. of the 1979
Revised Code, all divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal 1980
separation, and annulment cases, all proceedings involving child 1981
support, the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities 1982
for the care of children and designation for the children of a 1983
place of residence and legal custodian, parenting time, and 1984
visitation, and all post-decree proceedings and matters arising 1985
from those cases and proceedings shall be assigned to that judge 1986
and the successors to that judge. Notwithstanding any other 1987
provision of any section of the Revised Code, on and after January 1988
2, 2005, the judge of the court of common pleas of Logan county 1989
whose term begins on January 2, 2005, and the successors to that 1990
judge, shall have all the powers relating to the probate division 1991
of the court of common pleas of Logan county in addition to the 1992
powers previously specified in this division and shall exercise 1993
concurrent jurisdiction with the judge of the probate division of 1994
that court over all matters that are within the jurisdiction of 1995
the probate division of that court under Chapter 2101., and other 1996
provisions, of the Revised Code in addition to the jurisdiction of 1997
the domestic relations-juvenile-probate division of that court 1998
otherwise specified in division (CC)(1) of this section.1999

        (2) The judge of the domestic relations-juvenile-probate 2000
division of the court of common pleas of Logan county or the 2001
probate judge of the court of common pleas of Logan county who is 2002
elected as the administrative judge of the probate division of the 2003
court of common pleas of Logan county pursuant to Rule 4 of the 2004
Rules of Superintendence shall be the clerk of the probate 2005
division and juvenile division of the court of common pleas of 2006
Logan county. The clerk of the court of common pleas who is 2007
elected pursuant to section 2303.01 of the Revised Code shall keep 2008
all of the journals, records, books, papers, and files pertaining 2009
to the domestic relations cases.2010

        (3) On and after January 2, 2005, all references in law to 2011
"the probate court," "the probate judge," "the juvenile court," or 2012
"the judge of the juvenile court" shall be construed, with respect 2013
to Logan county, as being references to both "the probate 2014
division" and the "domestic relations-juvenile-probate division" 2015
and as being references to both "the judge of the probate 2016
division" and the "judge of the domestic 2017
relations-juvenile-probate division." On and after January 2, 2018
2005, all references in law to "the clerk of the probate court" 2019
shall be construed, with respect to Logan county, as being 2020
references to the judge who is serving pursuant to division 2021
(CC)(2) of this section as the clerk of the probate division of 2022
the court of common pleas of Logan county.2023

       (DD)(1) In Champaign county, the judge of the court of common 2024
pleas whose term begins February 9, 2003, and the judge of the 2025
court of common pleas whose term begins February 10, 2009, and the 2026
successors to those judges, shall have the same qualifications, 2027
exercise the same powers and jurisdiction, and receive the same 2028
compensation as the other judges of the court of common pleas of 2029
Champaign county and shall be elected and designated as judges of 2030
the court of common pleas, domestic relations-juvenile-probate 2031
division. Except as otherwise specified in this division, those 2032
judges, and the successors to those judges, shall have all the 2033
powers relating to juvenile courts, and all cases under Chapters 2034
2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, all cases arising under 2035
Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, all divorce, dissolution of 2036
marriage, legal separation, and annulment cases, all proceedings 2037
involving child support, the allocation of parental rights and 2038
responsibilities for the care of children and the designation for 2039
the children of a place of residence and legal custodian, 2040
parenting time, and visitation, and all post-decree proceedings 2041
and matters arising from those cases and proceedings shall be 2042
assigned to those judges and the successors to those judges. 2043
Notwithstanding any other provision of any section of the Revised 2044
Code, on and after February 9, 2009, the judges designated by this 2045
division as judges of the court of common pleas of Champaign 2046
county, domestic relations-juvenile-probate division, and the 2047
successors to those judges, shall have all the powers relating to 2048
probate courts in addition to the powers previously specified in 2049
this division and shall exercise jurisdiction over all matters 2050
that are within the jurisdiction of probate courts under Chapter 2051
2101., and other provisions, of the Revised Code in addition to 2052
the jurisdiction of the domestic relations-juvenile-probate 2053
division otherwise specified in division (DD)(1) of this section.2054

       (2) On and after February 9, 2009, all references in law to 2055
"the probate court," "the probate judge," "the juvenile court," or 2056
"the judge of the juvenile court" shall be construed with respect 2057
to Champaign county as being references to the "domestic 2058
relations-juvenile-probate division" and as being references to 2059
the "judge of the domestic relations-juvenile-probate division." 2060
On and after February 9, 2009, all references in law to "the clerk 2061
of the probate court" shall be construed with respect to Champaign 2062
county as being references to the judge who is serving pursuant to 2063
Rule 4 of the Rules of Superintendence for the Courts of Ohio as 2064
the administrative judge of the court of common pleas, domestic 2065
relations-juvenile-probate division.2066

       (EE) If a judge of the court of common pleas, division of2067
domestic relations, or juvenile judge, of any of the counties2068
mentioned in this section is sick, absent, or unable to perform2069
that judge's judicial duties or the volume of cases pending in the2070
judge's division necessitates it, the duties of that judge shall2071
be performed by another judge of the court of common pleas of that2072
county, assigned for that purpose by the presiding judge of the2073
court of common pleas of that county to act in place of or in2074
conjunction with that judge, as the case may require.2075

       Sec. 2903.13.  (A) No person shall knowingly cause or attempt 2076
to cause physical harm to another or to another's unborn.2077

       (B) No person shall recklessly cause serious physical harm to 2078
another or to another's unborn.2079

       (C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of assault. 2080
Except as otherwise provided in division (C)(1), (2), (3), (4), or 2081
(5) of this section, assault is a misdemeanor of the first degree.2082

       (1) Except as otherwise provided in this division, if the2083
offense is committed by a caretaker against a functionally2084
impaired person under the caretaker's care, assault is a felony of2085
the fourth degree. If the offense is committed by a caretaker2086
against a functionally impaired person under the caretaker's care,2087
if the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty2088
to a violation of this section or section 2903.11 or 2903.16 of2089
the Revised Code, and if in relation to the previous conviction2090
the offender was a caretaker and the victim was a functionally2091
impaired person under the offender's care, assault is a felony of2092
the third degree.2093

       (2) If the offense is committed in any of the following2094
circumstances, assault is a felony of the fifth degree:2095

       (a) The offense occurs in or on the grounds of a state2096
correctional institution or an institution of the department of2097
youth services, the victim of the offense is an employee of the2098
department of rehabilitation and correction, the department of2099
youth services, or a probation department or is on the premises of2100
the particular institution for business purposes or as a visitor,2101
and the offense is committed by a person incarcerated in the state2102
correctional institution, by a person institutionalized in the2103
department of youth services institution pursuant to a commitment2104
to the department of youth services, by a parolee, by an offender 2105
under transitional control, under a community control sanction, or 2106
on an escorted visit, by a person under post-release control, or 2107
by an offender under any other type of supervision by a government 2108
agency.2109

       (b) The offense occurs in or on the grounds of a local2110
correctional facility, the victim of the offense is an employee of2111
the local correctional facility or a probation department or is on2112
the premises of the facility for business purposes or as a2113
visitor, and the offense is committed by a person who is under2114
custody in the facility subsequent to the person's arrest for any2115
crime or delinquent act, subsequent to the person's being charged2116
with or convicted of any crime, or subsequent to the person's2117
being alleged to be or adjudicated a delinquent child.2118

       (c) The offense occurs off the grounds of a state2119
correctional institution and off the grounds of an institution of2120
the department of youth services, the victim of the offense is an2121
employee of the department of rehabilitation and correction, the2122
department of youth services, or a probation department, the2123
offense occurs during the employee's official work hours and while2124
the employee is engaged in official work responsibilities, and the2125
offense is committed by a person incarcerated in a state2126
correctional institution or institutionalized in the department of2127
youth services who temporarily is outside of the institution for2128
any purpose, by a parolee, by an offender under transitional 2129
control, under a community control sanction, or on an escorted 2130
visit, by a person under post-release control, or by an offender 2131
under any other type of supervision by a government agency.2132

       (d) The offense occurs off the grounds of a local2133
correctional facility, the victim of the offense is an employee of2134
the local correctional facility or a probation department, the2135
offense occurs during the employee's official work hours and while2136
the employee is engaged in official work responsibilities, and the2137
offense is committed by a person who is under custody in the2138
facility subsequent to the person's arrest for any crime or2139
delinquent act, subsequent to the person being charged with or2140
convicted of any crime, or subsequent to the person being alleged2141
to be or adjudicated a delinquent child and who temporarily is2142
outside of the facility for any purpose or by a parolee, by an 2143
offender under transitional control, under a community control 2144
sanction, or on an escorted visit, by a person under post-release2145
control, or by an offender under any other type of supervision by 2146
a government agency.2147

       (e) The victim of the offense is a school teacher or2148
administrator or a school bus operator, and the offense occurs in2149
a school, on school premises, in a school building, on a school2150
bus, or while the victim is outside of school premises or a school2151
bus and is engaged in duties or official responsibilities2152
associated with the victim's employment or position as a school2153
teacher or administrator or a school bus operator, including, but2154
not limited to, driving, accompanying, or chaperoning students at2155
or on class or field trips, athletic events, or other school2156
extracurricular activities or functions outside of school2157
premises.2158

       (f) The offense occurs in a courthouse or another building or 2159
structure in which a courtroom is located.2160

       (3) If the victim of the offense is a peace officer or an 2161
investigator of the bureau of criminal identification and 2162
investigation, a firefighter, or a person performing emergency2163
medical service, while in the performance of their official 2164
duties, assault is a felony of the fourth degree.2165

       (4) If the victim of the offense is a peace officer or an 2166
investigator of the bureau of criminal identification and 2167
investigation and if the victim suffered serious physical harm as 2168
a result of the commission of the offense, assault is a felony of 2169
the fourth degree, and the court, pursuant to division (F) of 2170
section 2929.13 of the Revised Code, shall impose as a mandatory 2171
prison term one of the prison terms prescribed for a felony of the 2172
fourth degree that is at least twelve months in duration.2173

       (5) If the victim of the offense is an officer or employee of 2174
a public children services agency or a private child placing2175
agency and the offense relates to the officer's or employee's2176
performance or anticipated performance of official2177
responsibilities or duties, assault is either a felony of the2178
fifth degree or, if the offender previously has been convicted of2179
or pleaded guilty to an offense of violence, the victim of that2180
prior offense was an officer or employee of a public children2181
services agency or private child placing agency, and that prior2182
offense related to the officer's or employee's performance or2183
anticipated performance of official responsibilities or duties, a2184
felony of the fourth degree.2185

       (D) As used in this section:2186

       (1) "Peace officer" has the same meaning as in section2187
2935.01 of the Revised Code.2188

       (2) "Firefighter" has the same meaning as in section 3937.412189
of the Revised Code.2190

       (3) "Emergency medical service" has the same meaning as in2191
section 4765.01 of the Revised Code.2192

       (4) "Local correctional facility" means a county,2193
multicounty, municipal, municipal-county, or multicounty-municipal2194
jail or workhouse, a minimum security jail established under2195
section 341.23 or 753.21 of the Revised Code, or another county,2196
multicounty, municipal, municipal-county, or multicounty-municipal2197
facility used for the custody of persons arrested for any crime or2198
delinquent act, persons charged with or convicted of any crime, or2199
persons alleged to be or adjudicated a delinquent child.2200

       (5) "Employee of a local correctional facility" means a2201
person who is an employee of the political subdivision or of one2202
or more of the affiliated political subdivisions that operates the2203
local correctional facility and who operates or assists in the2204
operation of the facility.2205

       (6) "School teacher or administrator" means either of the2206
following:2207

       (a) A person who is employed in the public schools of the2208
state under a contract described in section 3319.08 of the Revised2209
Code in a position in which the person is required to have a2210
certificate issued pursuant to sections 3319.22 to 3319.311 of the2211
Revised Code.2212

       (b) A person who is employed by a nonpublic school for which2213
the state board of education prescribes minimum standards under2214
section 3301.07 of the Revised Code and who is certificated in2215
accordance with section 3301.071 of the Revised Code.2216

       (7) "Community control sanction" has the same meaning as in2217
section 2929.01 of the Revised Code.2218

       (8) "Escorted visit" means an escorted visit granted under2219
section 2967.27 of the Revised Code.2220

       (9) "Post-release control" and "transitional control" have2221
the same meanings as in section 2967.01 of the Revised Code.2222

       (10) "Investigator of the bureau of criminal identification 2223
and investigation" has the same meaning as in section 2903.11 of 2224
the Revised Code.2225

       Sec. 2903.21.  (A) No person shall knowingly cause another to 2226
believe that the offender will cause serious physical harm to the 2227
person or property of the other person, the other person's unborn, 2228
or a member of the other person's immediate family.2229

       (B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of aggravated2230
menacing. Except as otherwise provided in this division,2231
aggravated menacing is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the2232
victim of the offense is an officer or employee of a public2233
children services agency or a private child placing agency and the2234
offense relates to the officer's or employee's performance or2235
anticipated performance of official responsibilities or duties,2236
aggravated menacing is a felony of the fifth degree or, if the2237
offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to an2238
offense of violence, the victim of that prior offense was an2239
officer or employee of a public children services agency or2240
private child placing agency, and that prior offense related to2241
the officer's or employee's performance or anticipated performance2242
of official responsibilities or duties, a felony of the fourth2243
degree. If the offense occurs in a courthouse or another building 2244
or structure in which a courtroom is located, aggravated menacing 2245
is a felony of the fifth degree.2246

       Section 2. That existing sections 1901.08, 2151.07, 2301.02, 2247
2301.03, 2903.13, and 2903.21 of the Revised Code are hereby 2248
repealed.2249

       Section 3. That Section 6 of Sub. H.B. 336 of the 126th 2250
General Assembly be amended to read as follows:2251

       Sec. 6. (A) There is hereby created the Joint Committee to 2252
Study Court Costs and Filing Fees consisting of the following 2253
seventeen members:2254

        (1) Three members of the House of Representatives appointed 2255
by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, two of the members 2256
representing the House Majority Caucus and one member representing 2257
the House Minority Caucus;2258

        (2) Three members of the Senate appointed by the President of 2259
the Senate, two members representing the Senate Majority Caucus 2260
and one member representing the Senate Minority Caucus;2261

       (3) One judge of a court of common pleas and one municipal 2262
court judge each appointed by the Chief Justice of the Ohio 2263
Supreme Court;2264

       (4) Two clerks of court appointed by the Chief Justice of the 2265
Ohio Supreme Court;2266

       (5) Two court administrators appointed by the Chief Justice 2267
of the Ohio Supreme Court;2268

       (6) The Administrative Director of the Ohio Supreme Court;2269

       (7) One member of a state or county bar association appointed 2270
by the Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court;2271

       (8) One county commissioner and one member of the Ohio 2272
Municipal League each jointly appointed by the Speaker of the 2273
House of Representatives and the President of the Senate;2274

       (9) One individual to represent the public jointly appointed 2275
by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President 2276
of the Senate.2277

        (B)(1) The appointments to the Committee shall be made not 2278
later than ninety days after the effective date of this act. 2279
Vacancies on the Committee shall be filled in the manner provided 2280
for the original appointments.2281

        (2) Two members of the Committee shall be designated to serve 2282
as co-chairpersons. The Speaker of the House of Representatives 2283
and the President of the Senate shall jointly designate one 2284
co-chairperson. The Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court shall 2285
designate one co-chairperson.2286

       (3) The Committee shall meet as often as necessary to carry 2287
out the Committee's official duties. The members of the Committee 2288
shall serve without compensation. The staff of the Legislative 2289
Service Commission and the employees of the Ohio Supreme Court 2290
shall provide staff support for the Committee.2291

        (C) The Committee shall study the determination, assessment, 2292
collection, and allocation of court costs and filing fees in 2293
criminal actions and in civil actions and proceedings in this 2294
state, including the amount of court costs and filing fees paid by 2295
the parties to civil actions and proceedings or by defendants in 2296
criminal actions. The Committee also shall review and study where 2297
the money collected is deposited. Based on the Committee's 2298
findings, the Committee shall prepare recommendations for any 2299
changes that the Committee believes need to be made to the current 2300
system for court costs and filing fees.2301

        (D) The Committee shall submit written findings and 2302
recommendations not later than one year and six months after the 2303
effective date of this act to the justices and Chief Justice of 2304
the Ohio Supreme Court, the General Assembly, and the Governor. 2305
On the Committee's submission of its written findings and 2306
recommendations, the Committee shall cease to exist.2307

       (E) All meetings of the Committee are public meetings and 2308
shall be open to the public at all times. A member of the 2309
Committee shall be present in person at a meeting that is open to 2310
the public in order to be considered present or to vote at the 2311
meeting and for the purposes of determining whether a quorum is 2312
present. The chairs of the Committee shall promptly prepare and 2313
maintain the minutes of the meetings, and the minutes shall be 2314
public records pursuant to section 149.43 of the Revised Code. The 2315
committee shall give reasonable notice of the Committee's meetings 2316
so that any person may determine the time and place of all 2317
scheduled meetings. The Committee shall not hold a meeting unless 2318
the Committee gives at least twenty-four hours advance notice to 2319
the news media organizations that have requested notification of 2320
the Committee's meetings.2321

       Section 4. That existing Section 6 of Sub. H.B. 336 of the 2322
126th General Assembly is hereby repealed.2323

       Section 5. On and after January 1, 2008, the part-time judge 2324
of the Upper Sandusky Municipal Court shall serve as the 2325
full-time judge of the Upper Sandusky Municipal Court until the 2326
end of the judge's term, shall receive the salary specified in 2327
the Revised Code for the full-time judge of a municipal court, 2328
and shall be subject to any restriction specified in the Revised 2329
Code for the full-time judge of a municipal court.2330

       Section 6. This act is hereby declared to be an emergency 2331
measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public 2332
peace, health, and safety. The reason for such necessity is that 2333
enactment into law at the earliest possible time is necessary to 2334
provide sufficient time for candidates for the new judgeship of 2335
the Champaign County Court of Common Pleas to file declarations of 2336
candidacy and nominating petitions. Therefore, this act shall go 2337
into immediate effect.2338