As Passed by the Senate

129th General Assembly
Regular Session
2011-2012
Am. Sub. H. B. No. 197


Representative Slesnick 

Cosponsors: Representatives Fende, Letson, Murray, O'Brien, Patmon, Yuko, Blair, Combs, Johnson, Milkovich, Terhar Speaker Batchelder 

Senators Wagoner, Bacon, Beagle, Coley, Eklund, Jordan, Kearney, LaRose, Lehner, Manning, Obhof, Patton, Sawyer, Schaffer, Schiavoni, Seitz, Tavares 

A BILL
To amend sections 1901.261, 1901.31, 1907.20, 1
1907.26, 1907.261, 2303.201, 2929.12, 2929.22, and 2
4503.39 and to enact sections 1901.44, 1905.202, 3
1907.25, and 2947.09 of the Revised Code to 4
require that all moneys collected by the clerk of 5
a municipal or county court be paid to the 6
appropriate person, fund, or entity on or before 7
the twentieth day of the month following the month 8
in which they are collected; to authorize a 9
municipal, mayor's, or county court to require 10
community service in lieu of costs if at the time 11
of sentencing or any time after sentencing the 12
court finds that the offender cannot pay costs; to 13
authorize a municipal, mayor's, or county court to 14
allow payment of costs in installments if at the 15
time of sentencing or at any time after sentencing 16
the court finds that the offender will not be able 17
to pay costs in full when due; to raise the 18
ceilings on the optional additional fees that a 19
court of common pleas may charge to fund court 20
computerization or computerization of the court 21
clerk's office; to authorize use of the additional 22
clerk's fees to fund technological advances in the 23
clerk's office; to authorize new fees to fund 24
computerization of or technological advances in 25
the clerk's office; to ensure that after notice to 26
the debtor and an opportunity to enter into an 27
installment payment or community service agreement 28
with the court neither the Registrar of Motor 29
Vehicles nor any deputy registrar accepts any 30
application for the registration or transfer of 31
registration of a motor vehicle of a person who 32
fails to pay any fine or costs imposed for 33
offenses by a common pleas, municipal, mayor's, or 34
county court; and to require a court in 35
determining the sentence for a criminal offense to 36
consider emotional, mental, or physical conditions 37
traceable to an offender's military service that 38
contributed to the offender's commission of the 39
offense and to consider the offender's military 40
service record.41


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

       Section 1. That sections 1901.261, 1901.31, 1907.20, 1907.26, 42
1907.261, 2303.201, 2929.12, 2929.22, and 4503.39 be amended and 43
sections 1901.44, 1905.202, 1907.25, and 2947.09 of the Revised 44
Code be enacted to read as follows:45

       Sec. 1901.261.  (A)(1) A municipal court may determine that 46
for the efficient operation of the court additional funds are 47
required to computerize the court, to make available computerized 48
legal research services, or to do both. Upon making a 49
determination that additional funds are required for either or 50
both of those purposes, the court shall include in its schedule of 51
fees and costs under section 1901.26 of the Revised Code one 52
additional fee not to exceed three dollars on the filing of each 53
cause of action or appeal equivalent to one described in division 54
(A), (Q), or (U) of section 2303.20 of the Revised Code and shall 55
direct the clerk of the court to charge the fee.56

       (2) All fees collected under this section shall be paid on or 57
before the twentieth day of the month following the month in which 58
they are collected to the county treasurer if the court is a 59
county-operated municipal court or to the city treasurer if the 60
court is not a county-operated municipal court. The treasurer 61
shall place the funds from the fees in a separate fund to be 62
disbursed upon an order of the court, subject to an appropriation 63
by the board of county commissioners if the court is a 64
county-operated municipal court or by the legislative authority of 65
the municipal corporation if the court is not a county-operated 66
municipal court, or upon an order of the court, subject to the 67
court making an annual report available to the public listing the 68
use of all such funds, in an amount not greater than the actual 69
cost to the court of computerizing the court, procuring and 70
maintaining computerized legal research services, or both.71

       (3) If the court determines that the funds in the fund 72
described in division (A)(2) of this section are more than 73
sufficient to satisfy the purpose for which the additional fee 74
described in division (A)(1) of this section was imposed, the 75
court may declare a surplus in the fund and, subject to an 76
appropriation by the board of county commissioners if the court is 77
a county-operated municipal court or by the legislative authority 78
of the municipal corporation if the court is not a county-operated 79
municipal court, expend those surplus funds, or upon an order of 80
the court, subject to the court making an annual report available 81
to the public listing the use of all such funds, expend those 82
surplus funds, for other appropriate technological expenses of the 83
court.84

       (B)(1) A municipal court may determine that, for the 85
efficient operation of the court, additional funds are required to 86
computerize the office of the clerk of the court and, upon that 87
determination, may include in its schedule of fees and costs under 88
section 1901.26 of the Revised Code an additional fee not to 89
exceed ten dollars on the filing of each cause of action or 90
appeal, on the filing, docketing, and endorsing of each 91
certificate of judgment, or on the docketing and indexing of each 92
aid in execution or petition to vacate, revive, or modify a 93
judgment that is equivalent to one described in division (A), (P), 94
(Q), (T), or (U) of section 2303.20 of the Revised Code. Subject 95
to division (B)(2) of this section, all moneys collected under 96
division (B)(1) of this section shall be paid on or before the 97
twentieth day of the month following the month in which they are 98
collected to the county treasurer if the court is a 99
county-operated municipal court or to the city treasurer if the 100
court is not a county-operated municipal court. The treasurer 101
shall place the funds from the fees in a separate fund to be 102
disbursed, upon an order of the municipal court and subject to an 103
appropriation by the board of county commissioners if the court is 104
a county-operated municipal court or by the legislative authority 105
of the municipal corporation if the court is not a county-operated 106
municipal court, in an amount no greater than the actual cost to 107
the court of procuring and maintaining computer systems for the 108
office of the clerk of the municipal court.109

       (2) If a municipal court makes the determination described in 110
division (B)(1) of this section, the board of county commissioners 111
of the county if the court is a county-operated municipal court or 112
the legislative authority of the municipal corporation if the 113
court is not a county-operated municipal court, may issue one or 114
more general obligation bonds for the purpose of procuring and 115
maintaining the computer systems for the office of the clerk of 116
the municipal court. In addition to the purposes stated in 117
division (B)(1) of this section for which the moneys collected 118
under that division may be expended, the moneys additionally may 119
be expended to pay debt charges and financing costs related to any 120
general obligation bonds issued pursuant to division (B)(2) of 121
this section as they become due. General obligation bonds issued 122
pursuant to division (B)(2) of this section are Chapter 133. 123
securities.124

       Sec. 1901.31.  The clerk and deputy clerks of a municipal 125
court shall be selected, be compensated, give bond, and have 126
powers and duties as follows:127

       (A) There shall be a clerk of the court who is appointed or 128
elected as follows:129

       (1)(a) Except in the Akron, Barberton, Toledo, Hamilton 130
county, Miami county, Montgomery county, Portage county, and Wayne 131
county municipal courts and through December 31, 2008, the 132
Cuyahoga Falls municipal court, if the population of the territory 133
equals or exceeds one hundred thousand at the regular municipal 134
election immediately preceding the expiration of the term of the 135
present clerk, the clerk shall be nominated and elected by the 136
qualified electors of the territory in the manner that is provided 137
for the nomination and election of judges in section 1901.07 of 138
the Revised Code.139

       The clerk so elected shall hold office for a term of six 140
years, which term shall commence on the first day of January 141
following the clerk's election and continue until the clerk's 142
successor is elected and qualified.143

       (b) In the Hamilton county municipal court, the clerk of 144
courts of Hamilton county shall be the clerk of the municipal 145
court and may appoint an assistant clerk who shall receive the 146
compensation, payable out of the treasury of Hamilton county in 147
semimonthly installments, that the board of county commissioners 148
prescribes. The clerk of courts of Hamilton county, acting as the 149
clerk of the Hamilton county municipal court and assuming the 150
duties of that office, shall receive compensation at one-fourth 151
the rate that is prescribed for the clerks of courts of common 152
pleas as determined in accordance with the population of the 153
county and the rates set forth in sections 325.08 and 325.18 of 154
the Revised Code. This compensation shall be paid from the county 155
treasury in semimonthly installments and is in addition to the 156
annual compensation that is received for the performance of the 157
duties of the clerk of courts of Hamilton county, as provided in 158
sections 325.08 and 325.18 of the Revised Code.159

       (c) In the Portage county and Wayne county municipal courts, 160
the clerks of courts of Portage county and Wayne county shall be 161
the clerks, respectively, of the Portage county and Wayne county 162
municipal courts and may appoint a chief deputy clerk for each 163
branch that is established pursuant to section 1901.311 of the 164
Revised Code and assistant clerks as the judges of the municipal 165
court determine are necessary, all of whom shall receive the 166
compensation that the legislative authority prescribes. The clerks 167
of courts of Portage county and Wayne county, acting as the clerks 168
of the Portage county and Wayne county municipal courts and 169
assuming the duties of these offices, shall receive compensation 170
payable from the county treasury in semimonthly installments at 171
one-fourth the rate that is prescribed for the clerks of courts of 172
common pleas as determined in accordance with the population of 173
the county and the rates set forth in sections 325.08 and 325.18 174
of the Revised Code.175

       (d) In the Montgomery county and Miami county municipal 176
courts, the clerks of courts of Montgomery county and Miami county 177
shall be the clerks, respectively, of the Montgomery county and 178
Miami county municipal courts. The clerks of courts of Montgomery 179
county and Miami county, acting as the clerks of the Montgomery 180
county and Miami county municipal courts and assuming the duties 181
of these offices, shall receive compensation at one-fourth the 182
rate that is prescribed for the clerks of courts of common pleas 183
as determined in accordance with the population of the county and 184
the rates set forth in sections 325.08 and 325.18 of the Revised 185
Code. This compensation shall be paid from the county treasury in 186
semimonthly installments and is in addition to the annual 187
compensation that is received for the performance of the duties of 188
the clerks of courts of Montgomery county and Miami county, as 189
provided in sections 325.08 and 325.18 of the Revised Code. 190

       (e) Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(1)(e) of 191
this section, in the Akron municipal court, candidates for 192
election to the office of clerk of the court shall be nominated by 193
primary election. The primary election shall be held on the day 194
specified in the charter of the city of Akron for the nomination 195
of municipal officers. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of 196
section 3513.05 or 3513.257 of the Revised Code, the declarations 197
of candidacy and petitions of partisan candidates and the 198
nominating petitions of independent candidates for the office of 199
clerk of the Akron municipal court shall be signed by at least 200
fifty qualified electors of the territory of the court.201

       The candidates shall file a declaration of candidacy and 202
petition, or a nominating petition, whichever is applicable, not 203
later than four p.m. of the ninetieth day before the day of the 204
primary election, in the form prescribed by section 3513.07 or 205
3513.261 of the Revised Code. The declaration of candidacy and 206
petition, or the nominating petition, shall conform to the 207
applicable requirements of section 3513.05 or 3513.257 of the 208
Revised Code.209

       If no valid declaration of candidacy and petition is filed by 210
any person for nomination as a candidate of a particular political 211
party for election to the office of clerk of the Akron municipal 212
court, a primary election shall not be held for the purpose of 213
nominating a candidate of that party for election to that office. 214
If only one person files a valid declaration of candidacy and 215
petition for nomination as a candidate of a particular political 216
party for election to that office, a primary election shall not be 217
held for the purpose of nominating a candidate of that party for 218
election to that office, and the candidate shall be issued a 219
certificate of nomination in the manner set forth in section 220
3513.02 of the Revised Code.221

       Declarations of candidacy and petitions, nominating 222
petitions, and certificates of nomination for the office of clerk 223
of the Akron municipal court shall contain a designation of the 224
term for which the candidate seeks election. At the following 225
regular municipal election, all candidates for the office shall be 226
submitted to the qualified electors of the territory of the court 227
in the manner that is provided in section 1901.07 of the Revised 228
Code for the election of the judges of the court. The clerk so 229
elected shall hold office for a term of six years, which term 230
shall commence on the first day of January following the clerk's 231
election and continue until the clerk's successor is elected and 232
qualified.233

        (f) Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(1)(f) of 234
this section, in the Barberton municipal court, candidates for 235
election to the office of clerk of the court shall be nominated by 236
primary election. The primary election shall be held on the day 237
specified in the charter of the city of Barberton for the 238
nomination of municipal officers. Notwithstanding any contrary 239
provision of section 3513.05 or 3513.257 of the Revised Code, the 240
declarations of candidacy and petitions of partisan candidates and 241
the nominating petitions of independent candidates for the office 242
of clerk of the Barberton municipal court shall be signed by at 243
least fifty qualified electors of the territory of the court.244

       The candidates shall file a declaration of candidacy and 245
petition, or a nominating petition, whichever is applicable, not 246
later than four p.m. of the ninetieth day before the day of the 247
primary election, in the form prescribed by section 3513.07 or 248
3513.261 of the Revised Code. The declaration of candidacy and 249
petition, or the nominating petition, shall conform to the 250
applicable requirements of section 3513.05 or 3513.257 of the 251
Revised Code.252

       If no valid declaration of candidacy and petition is filed by 253
any person for nomination as a candidate of a particular political 254
party for election to the office of clerk of the Barberton 255
municipal court, a primary election shall not be held for the 256
purpose of nominating a candidate of that party for election to 257
that office. If only one person files a valid declaration of 258
candidacy and petition for nomination as a candidate of a 259
particular political party for election to that office, a primary 260
election shall not be held for the purpose of nominating a 261
candidate of that party for election to that office, and the 262
candidate shall be issued a certificate of nomination in the 263
manner set forth in section 3513.02 of the Revised Code.264

       Declarations of candidacy and petitions, nominating 265
petitions, and certificates of nomination for the office of clerk 266
of the Barberton municipal court shall contain a designation of 267
the term for which the candidate seeks election. At the following 268
regular municipal election, all candidates for the office shall be 269
submitted to the qualified electors of the territory of the court 270
in the manner that is provided in section 1901.07 of the Revised 271
Code for the election of the judges of the court. The clerk so 272
elected shall hold office for a term of six years, which term 273
shall commence on the first day of January following the clerk's 274
election and continue until the clerk's successor is elected and 275
qualified.276

       (g)(i) Through December 31, 2008, except as otherwise 277
provided in division (A)(1)(g)(i) of this section, in the Cuyahoga 278
Falls municipal court, candidates for election to the office of 279
clerk of the court shall be nominated by primary election. The 280
primary election shall be held on the day specified in the charter 281
of the city of Cuyahoga Falls for the nomination of municipal 282
officers. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of section 283
3513.05 or 3513.257 of the Revised Code, the declarations of 284
candidacy and petitions of partisan candidates and the nominating 285
petitions of independent candidates for the office of clerk of the 286
Cuyahoga Falls municipal court shall be signed by at least fifty 287
qualified electors of the territory of the court.288

       The candidates shall file a declaration of candidacy and 289
petition, or a nominating petition, whichever is applicable, not 290
later than four p.m. of the ninetieth day before the day of the 291
primary election, in the form prescribed by section 3513.07 or 292
3513.261 of the Revised Code. The declaration of candidacy and 293
petition, or the nominating petition, shall conform to the 294
applicable requirements of section 3513.05 or 3513.257 of the 295
Revised Code.296

       If no valid declaration of candidacy and petition is filed by 297
any person for nomination as a candidate of a particular political 298
party for election to the office of clerk of the Cuyahoga Falls 299
municipal court, a primary election shall not be held for the 300
purpose of nominating a candidate of that party for election to 301
that office. If only one person files a valid declaration of 302
candidacy and petition for nomination as a candidate of a 303
particular political party for election to that office, a primary 304
election shall not be held for the purpose of nominating a 305
candidate of that party for election to that office, and the 306
candidate shall be issued a certificate of nomination in the 307
manner set forth in section 3513.02 of the Revised Code.308

       Declarations of candidacy and petitions, nominating 309
petitions, and certificates of nomination for the office of clerk 310
of the Cuyahoga Falls municipal court shall contain a designation 311
of the term for which the candidate seeks election. At the 312
following regular municipal election, all candidates for the 313
office shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the 314
territory of the court in the manner that is provided in section 315
1901.07 of the Revised Code for the election of the judges of the 316
court. The clerk so elected shall hold office for a term of six 317
years, which term shall commence on the first day of January 318
following the clerk's election and continue until the clerk's 319
successor is elected and qualified.320

       (ii) Division (A)(1)(g)(i) of this section shall have no 321
effect after December 31, 2008.322

       (h) Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(1)(h) of 323
this section, in the Toledo municipal court, candidates for 324
election to the office of clerk of the court shall be nominated by 325
primary election. The primary election shall be held on the day 326
specified in the charter of the city of Toledo for the nomination 327
of municipal officers. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of 328
section 3513.05 or 3513.257 of the Revised Code, the declarations 329
of candidacy and petitions of partisan candidates and the 330
nominating petitions of independent candidates for the office of 331
clerk of the Toledo municipal court shall be signed by at least 332
fifty qualified electors of the territory of the court.333

       The candidates shall file a declaration of candidacy and 334
petition, or a nominating petition, whichever is applicable, not 335
later than four p.m. of the ninetieth day before the day of the 336
primary election, in the form prescribed by section 3513.07 or 337
3513.261 of the Revised Code. The declaration of candidacy and 338
petition, or the nominating petition, shall conform to the 339
applicable requirements of section 3513.05 or 3513.257 of the 340
Revised Code.341

       If no valid declaration of candidacy and petition is filed by 342
any person for nomination as a candidate of a particular political 343
party for election to the office of clerk of the Toledo municipal 344
court, a primary election shall not be held for the purpose of 345
nominating a candidate of that party for election to that office. 346
If only one person files a valid declaration of candidacy and 347
petition for nomination as a candidate of a particular political 348
party for election to that office, a primary election shall not be 349
held for the purpose of nominating a candidate of that party for 350
election to that office, and the candidate shall be issued a 351
certificate of nomination in the manner set forth in section 352
3513.02 of the Revised Code.353

       Declarations of candidacy and petitions, nominating 354
petitions, and certificates of nomination for the office of clerk 355
of the Toledo municipal court shall contain a designation of the 356
term for which the candidate seeks election. At the following 357
regular municipal election, all candidates for the office shall be 358
submitted to the qualified electors of the territory of the court 359
in the manner that is provided in section 1901.07 of the Revised 360
Code for the election of the judges of the court. The clerk so 361
elected shall hold office for a term of six years, which term 362
shall commence on the first day of January following the clerk's 363
election and continue until the clerk's successor is elected and 364
qualified.365

       (2)(a) Except for the Alliance, Auglaize county, Brown 366
county, Columbiana county, Holmes county, Putnam county, Sandusky 367
county, Lorain, Massillon, and Youngstown municipal courts, in a 368
municipal court for which the population of the territory is less 369
than one hundred thousand, the clerk shall be appointed by the 370
court, and the clerk shall hold office until the clerk's successor 371
is appointed and qualified.372

       (b) In the Alliance, Lorain, Massillon, and Youngstown 373
municipal courts, the clerk shall be elected for a term of office 374
as described in division (A)(1)(a) of this section.375

       (c) In the Auglaize county, Brown county, Holmes county, 376
Putnam county, and Sandusky county municipal courts, the clerks of 377
courts of Auglaize county, Brown county, Holmes county, Putnam 378
county, and Sandusky county shall be the clerks, respectively, of 379
the Auglaize county, Brown county, Holmes county, Putnam county, 380
and Sandusky county municipal courts and may appoint a chief 381
deputy clerk for each branch office that is established pursuant 382
to section 1901.311 of the Revised Code, and assistant clerks as 383
the judge of the court determines are necessary, all of whom shall 384
receive the compensation that the legislative authority 385
prescribes. The clerks of courts of Auglaize county, Brown county, 386
Holmes county, Putnam county, and Sandusky county, acting as the 387
clerks of the Auglaize county, Brown county, Holmes county, Putnam 388
county, and Sandusky county municipal courts and assuming the 389
duties of these offices, shall receive compensation payable from 390
the county treasury in semimonthly installments at one-fourth the 391
rate that is prescribed for the clerks of courts of common pleas 392
as determined in accordance with the population of the county and 393
the rates set forth in sections 325.08 and 325.18 of the Revised 394
Code.395

       (d) In the Columbiana county municipal court, the clerk of 396
courts of Columbiana county shall be the clerk of the municipal 397
court, may appoint a chief deputy clerk for each branch office 398
that is established pursuant to section 1901.311 of the Revised 399
Code, and may appoint any assistant clerks that the judges of the 400
court determine are necessary. All of the chief deputy clerks and 401
assistant clerks shall receive the compensation that the 402
legislative authority prescribes. The clerk of courts of 403
Columbiana county, acting as the clerk of the Columbiana county 404
municipal court and assuming the duties of that office, shall 405
receive in either biweekly installments or semimonthly 406
installments, as determined by the payroll administrator, 407
compensation payable from the county treasury at one-fourth the 408
rate that is prescribed for the clerks of courts of common pleas 409
as determined in accordance with the population of the county and 410
the rates set forth in sections 325.08 and 325.18 of the Revised 411
Code.412

       (3) During the temporary absence of the clerk due to illness, 413
vacation, or other proper cause, the court may appoint a temporary 414
clerk, who shall be paid the same compensation, have the same 415
authority, and perform the same duties as the clerk.416

       (B) Except in the Hamilton county, Montgomery county, Miami 417
county, Portage county, and Wayne county municipal courts, if a 418
vacancy occurs in the office of the clerk of the Alliance, Lorain, 419
Massillon, or Youngstown municipal court or occurs in the office 420
of the clerk of a municipal court for which the population of the 421
territory equals or exceeds one hundred thousand because the clerk 422
ceases to hold the office before the end of the clerk's term or 423
because a clerk-elect fails to take office, the vacancy shall be 424
filled, until a successor is elected and qualified, by a person 425
chosen by the residents of the territory of the court who are 426
members of the county central committee of the political party by 427
which the last occupant of that office or the clerk-elect was 428
nominated. Not less than five nor more than fifteen days after a 429
vacancy occurs, those members of that county central committee 430
shall meet to make an appointment to fill the vacancy. At least 431
four days before the date of the meeting, the chairperson or a 432
secretary of the county central committee shall notify each such 433
member of that county central committee by first class mail of the 434
date, time, and place of the meeting and its purpose. A majority 435
of all such members of that county central committee constitutes a 436
quorum, and a majority of the quorum is required to make the 437
appointment. If the office so vacated was occupied or was to be 438
occupied by a person not nominated at a primary election, or if 439
the appointment was not made by the committee members in 440
accordance with this division, the court shall make an appointment 441
to fill the vacancy. A successor shall be elected to fill the 442
office for the unexpired term at the first municipal election that 443
is held more than one hundred thirty-five days after the vacancy 444
occurred.445

       (C)(1) In a municipal court, other than the Auglaize county, 446
the Brown county, the Columbiana county, the Holmes county, the 447
Putnam county, the Sandusky county, and the Lorain municipal 448
courts, for which the population of the territory is less than one 449
hundred thousand, the clerk of the municipal court shall receive 450
the annual compensation that the presiding judge of the court 451
prescribes, if the revenue of the court for the preceding calendar 452
year, as certified by the auditor or chief fiscal officer of the 453
municipal corporation in which the court is located or, in the 454
case of a county-operated municipal court, the county auditor, is 455
equal to or greater than the expenditures, including any debt 456
charges, for the operation of the court payable under this chapter 457
from the city treasury or, in the case of a county-operated 458
municipal court, the county treasury for that calendar year, as 459
also certified by the auditor or chief fiscal officer. If the 460
revenue of a municipal court, other than the Auglaize county, the 461
Brown county, the Columbiana county, the Putnam county, the 462
Sandusky county, and the Lorain municipal courts, for which the 463
population of the territory is less than one hundred thousand for 464
the preceding calendar year as so certified is not equal to or 465
greater than those expenditures for the operation of the court for 466
that calendar year as so certified, the clerk of a municipal court 467
shall receive the annual compensation that the legislative 468
authority prescribes. As used in this division, "revenue" means 469
the total of all costs and fees that are collected and paid to the 470
city treasury or, in a county-operated municipal court, the county 471
treasury by the clerk of the municipal court under division (F) of 472
this section and all interest received and paid to the city 473
treasury or, in a county-operated municipal court, the county 474
treasury in relation to the costs and fees under division (G) of 475
this section.476

       (2) In a municipal court, other than the Hamilton county, 477
Montgomery county, Miami county, Portage county, and Wayne county 478
municipal courts, for which the population of the territory is one 479
hundred thousand or more, and in the Lorain municipal court, the 480
clerk of the municipal court shall receive annual compensation in 481
a sum equal to eighty-five per cent of the salary of a judge of 482
the court.483

       (3) The compensation of a clerk described in division (C)(1) 484
or (2) of this section and of the clerk of the Columbiana county 485
municipal court is payable in either semimonthly installments or 486
biweekly installments, as determined by the payroll administrator, 487
from the same sources and in the same manner as provided in 488
section 1901.11 of the Revised Code, except that the compensation 489
of the clerk of the Carroll county municipal court is payable in 490
biweekly installments.491

       (D) Before entering upon the duties of the clerk's office, 492
the clerk of a municipal court shall give bond of not less than 493
six thousand dollars to be determined by the judges of the court, 494
conditioned upon the faithful performance of the clerk's duties.495

       (E) The clerk of a municipal court may do all of the 496
following: administer oaths, take affidavits, and issue executions 497
upon any judgment rendered in the court, including a judgment for 498
unpaid costs; issue, sign, and attach the seal of the court to all 499
writs, process, subpoenas, and papers issuing out of the court; 500
and approve all bonds, sureties, recognizances, and undertakings 501
fixed by any judge of the court or by law. The clerk may refuse to 502
accept for filing any pleading or paper submitted for filing by a 503
person who has been found to be a vexatious litigator under 504
section 2323.52 of the Revised Code and who has failed to obtain 505
leave to proceed under that section. The clerk shall do all of the 506
following: file and safely keep all journals, records, books, and 507
papers belonging or appertaining to the court; record the 508
proceedings of the court; perform all other duties that the judges 509
of the court may prescribe; and keep a book showing all receipts 510
and disbursements, which book shall be open for public inspection 511
at all times.512

       The clerk shall prepare and maintain a general index, a 513
docket, and other records that the court, by rule, requires, all 514
of which shall be the public records of the court. In the docket, 515
the clerk shall enter, at the time of the commencement of an 516
action, the names of the parties in full, the names of the 517
counsel, and the nature of the proceedings. Under proper dates, 518
the clerk shall note the filing of the complaint, issuing of 519
summons or other process, returns, and any subsequent pleadings. 520
The clerk also shall enter all reports, verdicts, orders, 521
judgments, and proceedings of the court, clearly specifying the 522
relief granted or orders made in each action. The court may order 523
an extended record of any of the above to be made and entered, 524
under the proper action heading, upon the docket at the request of 525
any party to the case, the expense of which record may be taxed as 526
costs in the case or may be required to be prepaid by the party 527
demanding the record, upon order of the court.528

       (F) The clerk of a municipal court shall receive, collect, 529
and issue receipts for all costs, fees, fines, bail, and other 530
moneys payable to the office or to any officer of the court. The 531
clerk shall eachon or before the twentieth day of the month 532
following the month in which they are collected disburse to the 533
proper persons or officers, and take receipts for, all costs, 534
fees, fines, bail, and other moneys that the clerk collects. 535
Subject to sections 307.515 and 4511.193 of the Revised Code and 536
to any other section of the Revised Code that requires a specific 537
manner of disbursement of any moneys received by a municipal court 538
and except for the Hamilton county, Lawrence county, and Ottawa 539
county municipal courts, the clerk shall pay all fines received 540
for violation of municipal ordinances into the treasury of the 541
municipal corporation the ordinance of which was violated and 542
shall pay all fines received for violation of township resolutions 543
adopted pursuant to section 503.52 or 503.53 or Chapter 504. of 544
the Revised Code into the treasury of the township the resolution 545
of which was violated. Subject to sections 1901.024 and 4511.193 546
of the Revised Code, in the Hamilton county, Lawrence county, and 547
Ottawa county municipal courts, the clerk shall pay fifty per cent 548
of the fines received for violation of municipal ordinances and 549
fifty per cent of the fines received for violation of township 550
resolutions adopted pursuant to section 503.52 or 503.53 or 551
Chapter 504. of the Revised Code into the treasury of the county. 552
Subject to sections 307.515, 4511.19, and 5503.04 of the Revised 553
Code and to any other section of the Revised Code that requires a 554
specific manner of disbursement of any moneys received by a 555
municipal court, the clerk shall pay all fines collected for the 556
violation of state laws into the county treasury. Except in a 557
county-operated municipal court, the clerk shall pay all costs and 558
fees the disbursement of which is not otherwise provided for in 559
the Revised Code into the city treasury. The clerk of a 560
county-operated municipal court shall pay the costs and fees the 561
disbursement of which is not otherwise provided for in the Revised 562
Code into the county treasury. Moneys deposited as security for 563
costs shall be retained pending the litigation. The clerk shall 564
keep a separate account of all receipts and disbursements in civil 565
and criminal cases, which shall be a permanent public record of 566
the office. On the expiration of the term of the clerk, the clerk 567
shall deliver the records to the clerk's successor. The clerk 568
shall have other powers and duties as are prescribed by rule or 569
order of the court.570

       (G) All moneys paid into a municipal court shall be noted on 571
the record of the case in which they are paid and shall be 572
deposited in a state or national bank, or a domestic savings and 573
loan association, as defined in section 1151.01 of the Revised 574
Code, that is selected by the clerk. Any interest received upon 575
the deposits shall be paid into the city treasury, except that, in 576
a county-operated municipal court, the interest shall be paid into 577
the treasury of the county in which the court is located.578

       On the first Monday in January of each year, the clerk shall 579
make a list of the titles of all cases in the court that were 580
finally determined more than one year past in which there remains 581
unclaimed in the possession of the clerk any funds, or any part of 582
a deposit for security of costs not consumed by the costs in the 583
case. The clerk shall give notice of the moneys to the parties who 584
are entitled to the moneys or to their attorneys of record. All 585
the moneys remaining unclaimed on the first day of April of each 586
year shall be paid by the clerk to the city treasurer, except 587
that, in a county-operated municipal court, the moneys shall be 588
paid to the treasurer of the county in which the court is located. 589
The treasurer shall pay any part of the moneys at any time to the 590
person who has the right to the moneys upon proper certification 591
of the clerk.592

       (H) Deputy clerks of a municipal court other than the Carroll 593
county municipal court may be appointed by the clerk and shall 594
receive the compensation, payable in either biweekly installments 595
or semimonthly installments, as determined by the payroll 596
administrator, out of the city treasury, that the clerk may 597
prescribe, except that the compensation of any deputy clerk of a 598
county-operated municipal court shall be paid out of the treasury 599
of the county in which the court is located. The judge of the 600
Carroll county municipal court may appoint deputy clerks for the 601
court, and the deputy clerks shall receive the compensation, 602
payable in biweekly installments out of the county treasury, that 603
the judge may prescribe. Each deputy clerk shall take an oath of 604
office before entering upon the duties of the deputy clerk's 605
office and, when so qualified, may perform the duties appertaining 606
to the office of the clerk. The clerk may require any of the 607
deputy clerks to give bond of not less than three thousand 608
dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of the deputy 609
clerk's duties.610

       (I) For the purposes of this section, whenever the population 611
of the territory of a municipal court falls below one hundred 612
thousand but not below ninety thousand, and the population of the 613
territory prior to the most recent regular federal census exceeded 614
one hundred thousand, the legislative authority of the municipal 615
corporation may declare, by resolution, that the territory shall 616
be considered to have a population of at least one hundred 617
thousand.618

       (J) The clerk or a deputy clerk shall be in attendance at all 619
sessions of the municipal court, although not necessarily in the 620
courtroom, and may administer oaths to witnesses and jurors and 621
receive verdicts.622

       Sec. 1901.44.  (A)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of 623
the Revised Code, if at the time of sentencing or at any time 624
after sentencing a municipal court finds that a person who is 625
found guilty of an offense is unable to pay costs, the court may 626
order the offender to perform community service in lieu of costs. 627

       (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Revised Code, 628
if at the time of sentencing or at any time after sentencing a 629
municipal court finds that a person who is found guilty of an 630
offense will not be able to pay costs in full when they are due, 631
the court may order the offender to pay the costs in installments 632
according to a schedule set by the court.633

       (B) If a person is charged with an offense in municipal court 634
and either fails to appear in court at the required time and place 635
to answer the charge or pleads guilty to or is found guilty of the 636
offense and fails within the time allowed by the court to pay any 637
fine or costs imposed by the court, unless the court previously 638
has given written notice to the person, the court shall send the 639
person a notice by ordinary mail at the person's last known 640
address stating that there is a balance due, specifying the amount 641
of the balance due, and directing the person to contact the court 642
clerk's office within ten days of the date of the notice. The 643
notice shall include the sentence: "WARNING: Failure to timely 644
respond to this notice may result in the blocking of your motor 645
vehicle registration or transfer of registration!" To avoid a 646
block on the person's motor vehicle registration or transfer of 647
registration, the person may enter into a written agreement with 648
the court to pay the balance due in installments or to perform 649
community service in lieu of payment. The agreement shall include 650
the sentence: "WARNING: Failure to comply with the payment 651
schedule or to complete your community service requirement may 652
result in the blocking of your motor vehicle registration or 653
transfer of registration!" 654

       If a person does not enter into an agreement under this 655
division or if a person fails to comply with an agreement entered 656
into under this division, the court may enter information relative 657
to the person's failure to pay any outstanding amount of the fine 658
or costs on a form prescribed or approved by the registrar 659
pursuant to division (C) of this section and send the form to the 660
registrar. Upon receipt of the form, the registrar shall take any 661
measures necessary to ensure that neither the registrar nor any 662
deputy registrar accepts any application for the registration or 663
transfer of registration of any motor vehicle owned or leased by 664
the person. However, for a motor vehicle leased by the person, the 665
registrar shall not implement this requirement until the registrar 666
adopts procedures for that implementation under section 4503.39 of 667
the Revised Code.668

       The period of denial relating to the issuance or transfer of 669
a certificate of registration for a motor vehicle imposed under 670
this section remains in effect until the person pays any fine or 671
costs imposed by the court relative to the offense. When the fine 672
or costs have been paid in full, the court shall inform the 673
registrar of the payment by entering information relative to the 674
payment on a notice of payment form prescribed or approved by the 675
registrar pursuant to division (C) of this section and sending the 676
form to the registrar. 677

       (C) The registrar shall prescribe and make available to 678
municipal courts forms to be used for a notice to the registrar of 679
failure to pay fines or costs and a notice to the registrar of 680
payment of fines or costs under division (B) of this section. The 681
registrar may approve the use of other forms for these purposes.682

       The registrar may require that any of the forms prescribed or 683
approved pursuant to this section be transmitted to the registrar 684
electronically. If the registrar requires electronic transmission, 685
the registrar shall not be required to give effect to any form 686
that is not transmitted electronically.687

       Sec. 1905.202.  (A)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of 688
the Revised Code, if at the time of sentencing or at any time 689
after sentencing a mayor's court finds that a person who is found 690
guilty of an offense is unable to pay costs, the court may order 691
the offender to perform community service in lieu of costs.692

       (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Revised Code, 693
if at the time of sentencing or at any time after sentencing a 694
mayor's court finds that a person who is found guilty of an 695
offense will not be able to pay costs in full when they are due, 696
the court may order the offender to pay the costs in installments 697
according to a schedule set by the court. 698

       (B) If a person is charged with an offense in mayor's court 699
and either fails to appear in court at the required time and place 700
to answer the charge or pleads guilty to or is found guilty of the 701
offense and fails within the time allowed by the court to pay any 702
fine or costs imposed by the court, unless the court previously 703
has given written notice to the person, the court shall send the 704
person a notice by ordinary mail at the person's last known 705
address stating that there is a balance due, specifying the amount 706
of the balance due, and directing the person to contact the court 707
clerk's office within ten days of the date of the notice. The 708
notice shall include the sentence: "WARNING: Failure to timely 709
respond to this notice may result in the blocking of your motor 710
vehicle registration or transfer of registration!" To avoid a 711
block on the person's motor vehicle registration or transfer of 712
registration, the person may enter into a written agreement with 713
the court to pay the balance due in installments or to perform 714
community service in lieu of payment. The agreement shall include 715
the sentence: "WARNING: Failure to comply with the payment 716
schedule or to complete your community service requirement may 717
result in the blocking of your motor vehicle registration or 718
transfer of registration!"719

       If a person does not enter into an agreement under this 720
division or if a person fails to comply with an agreement entered 721
into under this division, the court may enter information relative 722
to the person's failure to pay any outstanding amount of the fine 723
or costs on a form prescribed or approved by the registrar 724
pursuant to division (C) of this section and send the form to the 725
registrar. Upon receipt of the form, the registrar shall take any 726
measures necessary to ensure that neither the registrar nor any 727
deputy registrar accepts any application for the registration or 728
transfer of registration of any motor vehicle owned or leased by 729
the person. However, for a motor vehicle leased by the person, the 730
registrar shall not implement this requirement until the registrar 731
adopts procedures for that implementation under section 4503.39 of 732
the Revised Code.733

       The period of denial relating to the issuance or transfer of 734
a certificate of registration for a motor vehicle imposed under 735
this section remains in effect until the person pays any fine or 736
costs imposed by the court relative to the offense. When the fine 737
or costs have been paid in full, the court shall inform the 738
registrar of the payment by entering information relative to the 739
payment on a notice of payment form prescribed or approved by the 740
registrar pursuant to division (C) of this section and sending the 741
form to the registrar. 742

       (C) The registrar shall prescribe and make available to 743
mayor's courts forms to be used for a notice to the registrar of 744
failure to pay fines or costs and a notice to the registrar of 745
payment of fines or costs under division (B) of this section. The 746
registrar may approve the use of other forms for these purposes.747

       The registrar may require that any of the forms prescribed or 748
approved pursuant to this section be transmitted to the registrar 749
electronically. If the registrar requires electronic transmission, 750
the registrar shall not be required to give effect to any form 751
that is not transmitted electronically.752

       Sec. 1907.20.  (A) The clerk of courts shall be the clerk of 753
the county court, except that the board of county commissioners, 754
with the concurrence of the county court judges, may appoint a 755
clerk for each county court judge, who shall serve at the pleasure 756
of the board and shall receive compensation as set by the board, 757
payable in semimonthly installments from the treasury of the 758
county. An appointed clerk, before entering upon the duties of the 759
office, shall give bond of not less than five thousand dollars, as 760
determined by the board of county commissioners, conditioned upon 761
the faithful performance of the clerk's duties.762

       The clerks of courts of common pleas, when acting as the 763
clerks of county courts, and upon assuming their county court 764
duties, shall receive compensation at one-fourth the rate 765
prescribed for the clerks of courts of common pleas as determined 766
in accordance with the population of the county and the rates set 767
forth in sections 325.08 and 325.18 of the Revised Code. This 768
compensation shall be paid from the county treasury in semimonthly 769
installments and is in addition to the annual compensation 770
received for the performance of the duties of the clerk of a court 771
of common pleas as provided in sections 325.08 and 325.18 of the 772
Revised Code.773

       (B) The clerk of a county court shall have general powers to 774
administer oaths, take affidavits, and issue executions upon any 775
judgment rendered in the county court, including a judgment for 776
unpaid costs, power to issue and sign all writs, process, 777
subpoenas, and papers issuing out of the court, and to attach the 778
seal of the court to them, and power to approve all bonds, 779
sureties, recognizances, and undertakings fixed by any judge of 780
the court or by law. The clerk shall file and safely keep all 781
journals, records, books, and papers belonging or appertaining to 782
the court, record its proceedings, perform all other duties that 783
the judges of the court may prescribe, and keep a book showing all 784
receipts and disbursements, which shall be open for public 785
inspection at all times. The clerk may refuse to accept for filing 786
any pleading or paper submitted for filing by a person who has 787
been found to be a vexatious litigator under section 2323.52 of 788
the Revised Code and who has failed to obtain leave to proceed 789
under that section.790

       The clerk shall prepare and maintain a general index, a 791
docket as prescribed by the court, which shall be furnished by the 792
board of county commissioners, and such other records as the 793
court, by rule, requires, all of which shall be the public records 794
of the court. In the docket, the clerk shall enter at times of the 795
commencement of an action, the names of the parties in full, the 796
names of the counsel, and the nature of the proceedings. Under 797
proper dates, the clerk shall note the filing of the complaint, 798
issuing of summons or other process, returns, and pleadings 799
subsequent thereto. The clerk also shall enter all reports, 800
verdicts, orders, judgments, and proceedings of the court, clearly 801
specifying the relief granted or orders made in each action. The 802
court may order an extended record of any of the above to be made 803
and entered, under the proper action heading, upon the docket at 804
the request of any party to the case, the expense of which may be 805
taxed as costs in the case or may be required to be prepaid by the 806
party demanding the extended record, upon order of the court.807

       (C) The clerk of a county court shall receive and collect all 808
costs, fees, fines, penalties, bail, and other moneys payable to 809
the office or to any officer of the court and issue receipts 810
therefor, and shall eachon or before the twentieth day of the811
month following the month in which they are collected disburse the 812
costs, fees, fines, penalties, bail, and other moneys to the 813
proper persons or officers and take receipts therefor. Subject to 814
sections 307.515, 4511.19, 4511.193, and 5503.04 of the Revised 815
Code and all other statutes that require a different distribution 816
of fines, fines received for violations of municipal ordinances 817
shall be paid into the treasury of the municipal corporation whose 818
ordinance was violated, fines received for violations of township 819
resolutions adopted pursuant to section 503.52 or 503.53 or 820
Chapter 504. of the Revised Code shall be paid into the treasury 821
of the township whose resolution was violated, and fines collected 822
for the violation of state laws shall be paid into the county 823
treasury. Moneys deposited as security for costs shall be retained 824
pending the litigation.825

       The clerk shall keep a separate account of all receipts and 826
disbursements in civil and criminal cases. The separate account 827
shall be a permanent public record of the office. On the 828
expiration of a clerk's term, those records shall be delivered to 829
the clerk's successor.830

       The clerk shall have such other powers and duties as are 831
prescribed by rule or order of the court.832

       (D) All moneys paid into a county court shall be noted on the 833
record of the case in which they are paid and shall be deposited 834
in a state or national bank selected by the clerk. On the first 835
Monday in January of each year, the clerk shall make a list of the 836
titles of all cases in the county court that were finally 837
determined more than one year past in which there remains 838
unclaimed in the possession of the clerk any funds, or any part of 839
a deposit for security of costs not consumed by the costs in the 840
case. The clerk shall give notice of the moneys to the parties 841
entitled to them or to their attorneys of record. All the moneys 842
remaining unclaimed on the first day of April of each year shall 843
be paid by the clerk to the county treasurer. Any part of the 844
moneys shall be paid by the county treasurer at any time to the 845
person having the right to them, upon proper certification of the 846
clerk.847

       (E)(1) In county court districts having appointed clerks, 848
deputy clerks may be appointed by the board of county 849
commissioners. Clerks and deputy clerks shall receive such 850
compensation payable in semimonthly installments out of the county 851
treasury as the board may prescribe. Each deputy clerk shall take 852
an oath of office before entering upon the duties of the deputy 853
clerk's office and, when so qualified, may perform the duties 854
appertaining to the office of the clerk. The clerk may require any 855
of the deputy clerks to give bond of not less than three thousand 856
dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of the deputy 857
clerk's duties.858

       (2) A clerk of courts acting as clerk of the county court may 859
appoint deputy clerks to perform the duties pertaining to the 860
office of clerk of the county court. Each deputy clerk shall take 861
an oath of office before entering upon the deputy clerk's duties, 862
and the clerk of courts may require the deputy clerk to give bond 863
of not less than three thousand dollars, conditioned for the 864
faithful performance of the deputy clerk's duties.865

       (3) The clerk or a deputy clerk of a county court shall be in 866
attendance at all sessions of the court, although not necessarily 867
in the courtroom, and may administer oaths to witnesses and jurors 868
and receive verdicts.869

       (F)(1) In county court districts having appointed clerks, the 870
board of county commissioners may order the establishment of one 871
or more branch offices of the clerk and, with the concurrence of 872
the county judges, may appoint a special deputy clerk to 873
administer each branch office. Each special deputy clerk shall 874
take an oath of office before entering upon the duties of the 875
deputy clerk's office and, when so qualified, may perform any one 876
or more of the duties appertaining to the office of clerk, as the 877
board prescribes. Special deputy clerks shall receive such 878
compensation payable in semimonthly installments out of the county 879
treasury as the board may prescribe. The board may require any of 880
the special deputy clerks to give bond of not less than three 881
thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of the 882
deputy clerk's duties.883

       The board of county commissioners may authorize the clerk of 884
the county court to operate one or more branch offices, to divide 885
the clerk's time between the offices, and to perform duties 886
appertaining to the office of clerk in locations that the board 887
prescribes.888

       (2) A clerk of courts acting as clerk of the county court may 889
establish one or more branch offices for the clerk's duties as 890
clerk of the county court and, with the concurrence of the county 891
court judges, may appoint a special deputy clerk to administer 892
each branch office. Each special deputy clerk shall take an oath 893
of office before entering upon the deputy clerk's duties and, when 894
so qualified, may perform any of the duties pertaining to the 895
office of clerk, as the clerk of courts prescribes. The clerk of 896
courts may require any of the special deputy clerks to give bond 897
of not less than three thousand dollars, conditioned for the 898
faithful performance of the deputy clerk's duties.899

       (G) The clerk of courts of the county shall fix the 900
compensation of deputy clerks and special deputy clerks appointed 901
by the clerk pursuant to this section. Those personnel shall be 902
paid and be subject to the same requirements as other employees of 903
the clerk under the provisions of section 325.17 of the Revised 904
Code insofar as that section is applicable.905

       Sec. 1907.25.  (A)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of 906
the Revised Code, if at the time of sentencing or at any time 907
after sentencing a county court finds that a person who is found 908
guilty of an offense is unable to pay costs, the court may order 909
the offender to perform community service in lieu of costs.910

       (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Revised Code, 911
if at the time of sentencing or at any time after sentencing a 912
county court finds that a person who is found guilty of an offense 913
will not be able to pay costs in full when they are due, the court 914
may order the offender to pay the costs in installments according 915
to a schedule set by the court. 916

        (B) If a person is charged with an offense in county court 917
and either fails to appear in court at the required time and place 918
to answer the charge or pleads guilty to or is found guilty of the 919
offense and fails within the time allowed by the court to pay any 920
fine or costs imposed by the court, unless the court previously 921
has given written notice to the person, the court shall send the 922
person a notice by ordinary mail at the person's last known 923
address stating that there is a balance due, specifying the amount 924
of the balance due, and directing the person to contact the court 925
clerk's office within ten days of the date of the notice. The 926
notice shall include the sentence: "WARNING: Failure to timely 927
respond to this notice may result in the blocking of your motor 928
vehicle registration or transfer of registration!" To avoid a 929
block on the person's motor vehicle registration or transfer of 930
registration, the person may enter into a written agreement with 931
the court to pay the balance due in installments or to perform 932
community service in lieu of payment. The agreement shall include 933
the sentence: "WARNING: Failure to comply with the payment 934
schedule or to complete your community service requirement may 935
result in the blocking of your motor vehicle registration or 936
transfer of registration!"937

       If a person does not enter into an agreement under this 938
division or if a person fails to comply with an agreement entered 939
into under this division, the court may enter information relative 940
to the person's failure to pay any outstanding amount of the fine 941
or costs on a form prescribed or approved by the registrar 942
pursuant to division (C) of this section and send the form to the 943
registrar. Upon receipt of the form, the registrar shall take any 944
measures necessary to ensure that neither the registrar nor any 945
deputy registrar accepts any application for the registration or 946
transfer of registration of any motor vehicle owned or leased by 947
the person. However, for a motor vehicle leased by the person, the 948
registrar shall not implement this requirement until the registrar 949
adopts procedures for that implementation under section 4503.39 of 950
the Revised Code.951

       The period of denial relating to the issuance or transfer of 952
a certificate of registration for a motor vehicle imposed under 953
this section remains in effect until the person pays any fine or 954
costs imposed by the court relative to the offense. When the fine 955
or costs have been paid in full, the court shall inform the 956
registrar of the payment by entering information relative to the 957
payment on a notice of payment form prescribed or approved by the 958
registrar pursuant to division (C) of this section and sending the 959
form to the registrar. 960

       (C) The registrar shall prescribe and make available to 961
county courts forms to be used for a notice to the registrar of 962
failure to pay fines or costs and a notice to the registrar of 963
payment of fines or costs under division (B) of this section. The 964
registrar may approve the use of other forms for these purposes.965

       The registrar may require that any of the forms prescribed or 966
approved pursuant to this section be transmitted to the registrar 967
electronically. If the registrar requires electronic transmission, 968
the registrar shall not be required to give effect to any form 969
that is not transmitted electronically.970

       Sec. 1907.26.  Judges of a county court shall not retain any 971
of the costs or fees specified in the schedules adopted pursuant 972
to section 1907.24 of the Revised Code nor shall they retain a fee 973
for performing a marriage ceremony. Those costs and fees that 974
cannot be retained shall be transmitted to the general fund of the 975
county on or before the first businesstwentieth day of eachthe976
month following the month in which they are collected.977

       Sec. 1907.261.  (A)(1) A county court may determine that for 978
the efficient operation of the court additional funds are required 979
to computerize the court, to make available computerized legal 980
research services, or to do both. Upon making a determination that 981
additional funds are required for either or both of those 982
purposes, the court shall include in its schedule of fees and 983
costs under section 1907.24 of the Revised Code one additional fee 984
not to exceed three dollars on the filing of each cause of action 985
or appeal equivalent to one described in division (A), (Q), or (U) 986
of section 2303.20 of the Revised Code and shall direct the clerk 987
of the court to charge the fee.988

       (2) All fees collected under this section shall be paid on or 989
before the twentieth day of the month following the month in which 990
they are collected to the county treasurer. The treasurer shall 991
place the funds from the fees in a separate fund to be disbursed 992
either upon an order of the court, subject to an appropriation by 993
the board of county commissioners, or upon an order of the court, 994
subject to the court making an annual report available to the 995
public listing the use of all such funds, in an amount not greater 996
than the actual cost to the court of computerizing the court, 997
procuring and maintaining computerized legal research services, or 998
both.999

       (3) If the court determines that the funds in the fund 1000
described in division (A)(2) of this section are more than 1001
sufficient to satisfy the purpose for which the additional fee 1002
described in division (A)(1) of this section was imposed, the 1003
court may declare a surplus in the fund and, subject to an 1004
appropriation by the board of county commissioners, expend those 1005
surplus funds, or upon an order of the court, subject to the court 1006
making an annual report available to the public listing the use of 1007
all such funds, expend those surplus funds, for other appropriate 1008
technological expenses of the court.1009

       (B)(1) A county court may determine that, for the efficient 1010
operation of the court, additional funds are required to 1011
computerize the office of the clerk of the court and, upon that 1012
determination, may include in its schedule of fees and costs under 1013
section 1907.24 of the Revised Code an additional fee not to 1014
exceed ten dollars on the filing of each cause of action or 1015
appeal, on the filing, docketing, and endorsing of each 1016
certificate of judgment, or on the docketing and indexing of each 1017
aid in execution or petition to vacate, revive, or modify a 1018
judgment that is equivalent to one described in division (A), (P), 1019
(Q), (T), or (U) of section 2303.20 of the Revised Code. Subject 1020
to division (B)(2) of this section, all moneys collected under 1021
division (B)(1) of this section shall be paid on or before the 1022
twentieth day of the month following the month in which they are 1023
collected to the county treasurer. The treasurer shall place the 1024
funds from the fees in a separate fund to be disbursed, upon an 1025
order of the county court and subject to an appropriation by the 1026
board of county commissioners, in an amount no greater than the 1027
actual cost to the court of procuring and maintaining computer 1028
systems for the office of the clerk of the county court.1029

       (2) If a county court makes the determination described in 1030
division (B)(1) of this section, the board of county commissioners 1031
of that county may issue one or more general obligation bonds for 1032
the purpose of procuring and maintaining the computer systems for 1033
the office of the clerk of the county court. In addition to the 1034
purposes stated in division (B)(1) of this section for which the 1035
moneys collected under that division may be expended, the moneys 1036
additionally may be expended to pay debt charges and financing 1037
costs related to any general obligation bonds issued pursuant to 1038
division (B)(2) of this section as they become due. General 1039
obligation bonds issued pursuant to division (B)(2) of this 1040
section are Chapter 133. securities.1041

       Sec. 2303.201.  (A)(1) The court of common pleas of any 1042
county may determine that for the efficient operation of the court 1043
additional funds are required to computerize the court, to make 1044
available computerized legal research services, or to do both. 1045
Upon making a determination that additional funds are required for 1046
either or both of those purposes, the court shall authorize and 1047
direct the clerk of the court of common pleas to charge one 1048
additional fee, not to exceed threesix dollars, on the filing of 1049
each cause of action or appeal under divisions (A), (Q), and (U) 1050
of section 2303.20 of the Revised Code.1051

       (2) All fees collected under division (A)(1) of this section 1052
shall be paid to the county treasurer. The treasurer shall place 1053
the funds from the fees in a separate fund to be disbursed either 1054
upon an order of the court, subject to an appropriation by the 1055
board of county commissioners, or upon an order of the court, 1056
subject to the court making an annual report available to the 1057
public listing the use of all such funds, in an amount not greater 1058
than the actual cost to the court of procuring and maintaining 1059
computerization of the court, computerized legal research 1060
services, or both.1061

       (3) If the court determines that the funds in the fund 1062
described in division (A)(2) of this section are more than 1063
sufficient to satisfy the purpose for which the additional fee 1064
described in division (A)(1) of this section was imposed, the 1065
court may declare a surplus in the fund and, subject to an 1066
appropriation by the board of county commissioners, expend those 1067
surplus funds, or upon an order of the court, subject to the court 1068
making an annual report available to the public listing the use of 1069
all such funds, expend those surplus funds, for other appropriate 1070
technological expenses of the court.1071

       (B)(1) The court of common pleas of any county may determine 1072
that, for the efficient operation of the court, additional funds 1073
are required to make technological advances in or to computerize 1074
the office of the clerk of the court of common pleas and, upon 1075
that determination, authorize and direct the clerk of the court of 1076
common pleas to charge an additional fee, not to exceed tentwenty1077
dollars, on the filing of each cause of action or appeal, on the 1078
filing, docketing, and endorsing of each certificate of judgment, 1079
or on the docketing and indexing of each aid in execution or 1080
petition to vacate, revive, or modify a judgment under divisions 1081
(A), (P), (Q), (T), and (U) of section 2303.20 of the Revised Code 1082
and not to exceed one dollar each for the services described in 1083
divisions (B), (C), (D), (F), (H), and (L) of section 2303.20 of 1084
the Revised Code. Subject to division (B)(2) of this section, all 1085
moneys collected under division (B)(1) of this section shall be 1086
paid to the county treasurer to be disbursed, upon an order of the 1087
court of common pleas and subject to appropriation by the board of 1088
county commissioners, in an amount no greater than the actual cost 1089
to the court of procuring and maintaining technology and computer 1090
systems for the office of the clerk of the court of common pleas.1091

       (2) If the court of common pleas of a county makes the 1092
determination described in division (B)(1) of this section, the 1093
board of county commissioners of that county may issue one or more 1094
general obligation bonds for the purpose of procuring and 1095
maintaining the technology and computer systems for the office of 1096
the clerk of the court of common pleas. In addition to the 1097
purposes stated in division (B)(1) of this section for which the 1098
moneys collected under that division may be expended, the moneys 1099
additionally may be expended to pay debt charges on and financing 1100
costs related to any general obligation bonds issued pursuant to 1101
division (B)(2) of this section as they become due. General 1102
obligation bonds issued pursuant to division (B)(2) of this 1103
section are Chapter 133. securities.1104

       (C) The court of common pleas shall collect the sum of 1105
twenty-six dollars as additional filing fees in each new civil 1106
action or proceeding for the charitable public purpose of 1107
providing financial assistance to legal aid societies that operate 1108
within the state and to support the office of the state public 1109
defender. This division does not apply to proceedings concerning 1110
annulments, dissolutions of marriage, divorces, legal separation, 1111
spousal support, marital property or separate property 1112
distribution, support, or other domestic relations matters; to a 1113
juvenile division of a court of common pleas; to a probate 1114
division of a court of common pleas, except that the additional 1115
filing fees shall apply to name change, guardianship, adoption, 1116
and decedents' estate proceedings; or to an execution on a 1117
judgment, proceeding in aid of execution, or other post-judgment 1118
proceeding arising out of a civil action. The filing fees required 1119
to be collected under this division shall be in addition to any 1120
other filing fees imposed in the action or proceeding and shall be 1121
collected at the time of the filing of the action or proceeding. 1122
The court shall not waive the payment of the additional filing 1123
fees in a new civil action or proceeding unless the court waives 1124
the advanced payment of all filing fees in the action or 1125
proceeding. All such moneys collected during a month except for an 1126
amount equal to up to one per cent of those moneys retained to 1127
cover administrative costs shall be transmitted on or before the 1128
twentieth day of the following month by the clerk of the court to 1129
the treasurer of state in a manner prescribed by the treasurer of 1130
state or by the Ohio legal assistance foundation. The treasurer of 1131
state shall deposit four per cent of the funds collected under 1132
this division to the credit of the civil case filing fee fund 1133
established under section 120.07 of the Revised Code and 1134
ninety-six per cent of the funds collected under this division to 1135
the credit of the legal aid fund established under section 120.52 1136
of the Revised Code.1137

       The court may retain up to one per cent of the moneys it 1138
collects under this division to cover administrative costs, 1139
including the hiring of any additional personnel necessary to 1140
implement this division. If the court fails to transmit to the 1141
treasurer of state the moneys the court collects under this 1142
division in a manner prescribed by the treasurer of state or by 1143
the Ohio legal assistance foundation, the court shall forfeit the 1144
moneys the court retains under this division to cover 1145
administrative costs, including the hiring of any additional 1146
personnel necessary to implement this division, and shall transmit 1147
to the treasurer of state all moneys collected under this 1148
division, including the forfeited amount retained for 1149
administrative costs, for deposit in the legal aid fund.1150

       (D) On and after the thirtieth day after December 9, 1994, 1151
the court of common pleas shall collect the sum of thirty-two 1152
dollars as additional filing fees in each new action or proceeding 1153
for annulment, divorce, or dissolution of marriage for the purpose 1154
of funding shelters for victims of domestic violence pursuant to 1155
sections 3113.35 to 3113.39 of the Revised Code. The filing fees 1156
required to be collected under this division shall be in addition 1157
to any other filing fees imposed in the action or proceeding and 1158
shall be collected at the time of the filing of the action or 1159
proceeding. The court shall not waive the payment of the 1160
additional filing fees in a new action or proceeding for 1161
annulment, divorce, or dissolution of marriage unless the court 1162
waives the advanced payment of all filing fees in the action or 1163
proceeding. On or before the twentieth day of each month, all 1164
moneys collected during the immediately preceding month pursuant 1165
to this division shall be deposited by the clerk of the court into 1166
the county treasury in the special fund used for deposit of 1167
additional marriage license fees as described in section 3113.34 1168
of the Revised Code. Upon their deposit into the fund, the moneys 1169
shall be retained in the fund and expended only as described in 1170
section 3113.34 of the Revised Code.1171

       (E)(1) The court of common pleas may determine that, for the 1172
efficient operation of the court, additional funds are necessary 1173
to acquire and pay for special projects of the court, including, 1174
but not limited to, the acquisition of additional facilities or 1175
the rehabilitation of existing facilities, the acquisition of 1176
equipment, the hiring and training of staff, community service 1177
programs, mediation or dispute resolution services, the employment 1178
of magistrates, the training and education of judges, acting 1179
judges, and magistrates, and other related services. Upon that 1180
determination, the court by rule may charge a fee, in addition to 1181
all other court costs, on the filing of each criminal cause, civil 1182
action or proceeding, or judgment by confession.1183

       If the court of common pleas offers a special program or 1184
service in cases of a specific type, the court by rule may assess 1185
an additional charge in a case of that type, over and above court 1186
costs, to cover the special program or service. The court shall 1187
adjust the special assessment periodically, but not retroactively, 1188
so that the amount assessed in those cases does not exceed the 1189
actual cost of providing the service or program.1190

       All moneys collected under division (E) of this section shall 1191
be paid to the county treasurer for deposit into either a general 1192
special projects fund or a fund established for a specific special 1193
project. Moneys from a fund of that nature shall be disbursed upon 1194
an order of the court, subject to an appropriation by the board of 1195
county commissioners, in an amount no greater than the actual cost 1196
to the court of a project. If a specific fund is terminated 1197
because of the discontinuance of a program or service established 1198
under division (E) of this section, the court may order, subject 1199
to an appropriation by the board of county commissioners, that 1200
moneys remaining in the fund be transferred to an account 1201
established under this division for a similar purpose.1202

       (2) As used in division (E) of this section:1203

       (a) "Criminal cause" means a charge alleging the violation of 1204
a statute or ordinance, or subsection of a statute or ordinance, 1205
that requires a separate finding of fact or a separate plea before 1206
disposition and of which the defendant may be found guilty, 1207
whether filed as part of a multiple charge on a single summons, 1208
citation, or complaint or as a separate charge on a single 1209
summons, citation, or complaint. "Criminal cause" does not include 1210
separate violations of the same statute or ordinance, or 1211
subsection of the same statute or ordinance, unless each charge is 1212
filed on a separate summons, citation, or complaint.1213

       (b) "Civil action or proceeding" means any civil litigation 1214
that must be determined by judgment entry.1215

       Sec. 2929.12.  (A) Unless otherwise required by section 1216
2929.13 or 2929.14 of the Revised Code, a court that imposes a 1217
sentence under this chapter upon an offender for a felony has 1218
discretion to determine the most effective way to comply with the 1219
purposes and principles of sentencing set forth in section 2929.11 1220
of the Revised Code. In exercising that discretion, the court 1221
shall consider the factors set forth in divisions (B) and (C) of 1222
this section relating to the seriousness of the conduct and, the 1223
factors provided in divisions (D) and (E) of this section relating 1224
to the likelihood of the offender's recidivism, and the factors 1225
set forth in division (F) of this section pertaining to the 1226
offender's service in the armed forces of the United States and, 1227
in addition, may consider any other factors that are relevant to 1228
achieving those purposes and principles of sentencing.1229

       (B) The sentencing court shall consider all of the following 1230
that apply regarding the offender, the offense, or the victim, and 1231
any other relevant factors, as indicating that the offender's 1232
conduct is more serious than conduct normally constituting the 1233
offense:1234

       (1) The physical or mental injury suffered by the victim of 1235
the offense due to the conduct of the offender was exacerbated 1236
because of the physical or mental condition or age of the victim.1237

       (2) The victim of the offense suffered serious physical, 1238
psychological, or economic harm as a result of the offense.1239

       (3) The offender held a public office or position of trust in 1240
the community, and the offense related to that office or position.1241

       (4) The offender's occupation, elected office, or profession 1242
obliged the offender to prevent the offense or bring others 1243
committing it to justice.1244

       (5) The offender's professional reputation or occupation, 1245
elected office, or profession was used to facilitate the offense 1246
or is likely to influence the future conduct of others.1247

       (6) The offender's relationship with the victim facilitated 1248
the offense.1249

       (7) The offender committed the offense for hire or as a part 1250
of an organized criminal activity.1251

       (8) In committing the offense, the offender was motivated by 1252
prejudice based on race, ethnic background, gender, sexual 1253
orientation, or religion.1254

       (9) If the offense is a violation of section 2919.25 or a 1255
violation of section 2903.11, 2903.12, or 2903.13 of the Revised 1256
Code involving a person who was a family or household member at 1257
the time of the violation, the offender committed the offense in 1258
the vicinity of one or more children who are not victims of the 1259
offense, and the offender or the victim of the offense is a 1260
parent, guardian, custodian, or person in loco parentis of one or 1261
more of those children.1262

       (C) The sentencing court shall consider all of the following 1263
that apply regarding the offender, the offense, or the victim, and 1264
any other relevant factors, as indicating that the offender's 1265
conduct is less serious than conduct normally constituting the 1266
offense:1267

       (1) The victim induced or facilitated the offense.1268

       (2) In committing the offense, the offender acted under 1269
strong provocation.1270

       (3) In committing the offense, the offender did not cause or 1271
expect to cause physical harm to any person or property.1272

       (4) There are substantial grounds to mitigate the offender's 1273
conduct, although the grounds are not enough to constitute a 1274
defense.1275

       (D) The sentencing court shall consider all of the following 1276
that apply regarding the offender, and any other relevant factors, 1277
as factors indicating that the offender is likely to commit future 1278
crimes:1279

       (1) At the time of committing the offense, the offender was 1280
under release from confinement before trial or sentencing, under a 1281
sanction imposed pursuant to section 2929.16, 2929.17, or 2929.18 1282
of the Revised Code, or under post-release control pursuant to 1283
section 2967.28 or any other provision of the Revised Code for an 1284
earlier offense or had been unfavorably terminated from 1285
post-release control for a prior offense pursuant to division (B) 1286
of section 2967.16 or section 2929.141 of the Revised Code.1287

       (2) The offender previously was adjudicated a delinquent 1288
child pursuant to Chapter 2151. of the Revised Code prior to 1289
January 1, 2002, or pursuant to Chapter 2152. of the Revised Code, 1290
or the offender has a history of criminal convictions.1291

       (3) The offender has not been rehabilitated to a satisfactory 1292
degree after previously being adjudicated a delinquent child 1293
pursuant to Chapter 2151. of the Revised Code prior to January 1, 1294
2002, or pursuant to Chapter 2152. of the Revised Code, or the 1295
offender has not responded favorably to sanctions previously 1296
imposed for criminal convictions.1297

       (4) The offender has demonstrated a pattern of drug or 1298
alcohol abuse that is related to the offense, and the offender 1299
refuses to acknowledge that the offender has demonstrated that 1300
pattern, or the offender refuses treatment for the drug or alcohol 1301
abuse.1302

       (5) The offender shows no genuine remorse for the offense.1303

       (E) The sentencing court shall consider all of the following 1304
that apply regarding the offender, and any other relevant factors, 1305
as factors indicating that the offender is not likely to commit 1306
future crimes:1307

       (1) Prior to committing the offense, the offender had not 1308
been adjudicated a delinquent child.1309

       (2) Prior to committing the offense, the offender had not 1310
been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a criminal offense.1311

       (3) Prior to committing the offense, the offender had led a 1312
law-abiding life for a significant number of years.1313

       (4) The offense was committed under circumstances not likely 1314
to recur.1315

       (5) The offender shows genuine remorse for the offense.1316

       (F) The sentencing court shall consider the offender's 1317
military service record and whether the offender has an emotional, 1318
mental, or physical condition that is traceable to the offender's 1319
service in the armed forces of the United States and that was a 1320
contributing factor in the offender's commission of the offense or 1321
offenses.1322

       Sec. 2929.22.  (A) Unless a mandatory jail term is required 1323
to be imposed by division (G) of section 1547.99, division (B) of 1324
section 4510.14, division (G) of section 4511.19 of the Revised 1325
Code, or any other provision of the Revised Code a court that 1326
imposes a sentence under this chapter upon an offender for a 1327
misdemeanor or minor misdemeanor has discretion to determine the 1328
most effective way to achieve the purposes and principles of 1329
sentencing set forth in section 2929.21 of the Revised Code.1330

       Unless a specific sanction is required to be imposed or is 1331
precluded from being imposed by the section setting forth an 1332
offense or the penalty for an offense or by any provision of 1333
sections 2929.23 to 2929.28 of the Revised Code, a court that 1334
imposes a sentence upon an offender for a misdemeanor may impose 1335
on the offender any sanction or combination of sanctions under 1336
sections 2929.24 to 2929.28 of the Revised Code. The court shall 1337
not impose a sentence that imposes an unnecessary burden on local 1338
government resources.1339

       (B)(1) In determining the appropriate sentence for a 1340
misdemeanor, the court shall consider all of the following 1341
factors:1342

       (a) The nature and circumstances of the offense or offenses;1343

       (b) Whether the circumstances regarding the offender and the 1344
offense or offenses indicate that the offender has a history of 1345
persistent criminal activity and that the offender's character and 1346
condition reveal a substantial risk that the offender will commit 1347
another offense;1348

       (c) Whether the circumstances regarding the offender and the 1349
offense or offenses indicate that the offender's history, 1350
character, and condition reveal a substantial risk that the 1351
offender will be a danger to others and that the offender's 1352
conduct has been characterized by a pattern of repetitive, 1353
compulsive, or aggressive behavior with heedless indifference to 1354
the consequences;1355

       (d) Whether the victim's youth, age, disability, or other 1356
factor made the victim particularly vulnerable to the offense or 1357
made the impact of the offense more serious;1358

       (e) Whether the offender is likely to commit future crimes in 1359
general, in addition to the circumstances described in divisions 1360
(B)(1)(b) and (c) of this section;1361

       (f) Whether the offender has an emotional, mental, or 1362
physical condition that is traceable to the offender's service in 1363
the armed forces of the United States and that was a contributing 1364
factor in the offender's commission of the offense or offenses;1365

        (g) The offender's military service record.1366

       (2) In determining the appropriate sentence for a 1367
misdemeanor, in addition to complying with division (B)(1) of this 1368
section, the court may consider any other factors that are 1369
relevant to achieving the purposes and principles of sentencing 1370
set forth in section 2929.21 of the Revised Code.1371

       (C) Before imposing a jail term as a sentence for a 1372
misdemeanor, a court shall consider the appropriateness of 1373
imposing a community control sanction or a combination of 1374
community control sanctions under sections 2929.25, 2929.26, 1375
2929.27, and 2929.28 of the Revised Code. A court may impose the 1376
longest jail term authorized under section 2929.24 of the Revised 1377
Code only upon offenders who commit the worst forms of the offense 1378
or upon offenders whose conduct and response to prior sanctions 1379
for prior offenses demonstrate that the imposition of the longest 1380
jail term is necessary to deter the offender from committing a 1381
future crime.1382

       (D)(1) A sentencing court shall consider any relevant oral or 1383
written statement made by the victim, the defendant, the defense 1384
attorney, or the prosecuting authority regarding sentencing for a 1385
misdemeanor. This division does not create any rights to notice 1386
other than those rights authorized by Chapter 2930. of the Revised 1387
Code.1388

       (2) At the time of sentencing for a misdemeanor or as soon as 1389
possible after sentencing, the court shall notify the victim of 1390
the offense of the victim's right to file an application for an 1391
award of reparations pursuant to sections 2743.51 to 2743.72 of 1392
the Revised Code.1393

       Sec. 2947.09.  (A) If a person is charged with an offense in 1394
a court of common pleas and either fails to appear in court at the 1395
required time and place to answer the charge or pleads guilty to 1396
or is found guilty of the offense and fails within the time 1397
allowed by the court to pay any fine or costs imposed by the 1398
court, unless the court previously has given written notice to the 1399
person, the court shall send the person a notice by ordinary mail 1400
at the person's last known address stating that there is a balance 1401
due, specifying the amount of the balance due, and directing the 1402
person to contact the court clerk's office within ten days of the 1403
date of the notice. The notice shall include the sentence: 1404
"WARNING: Failure to timely respond to this notice may result in 1405
the blocking of your motor vehicle registration or transfer of 1406
registration!" To avoid a block on the person's motor vehicle 1407
registration or transfer of registration, the person may enter 1408
into a written agreement with the court to pay the balance due in 1409
installments or to perform community service in lieu of payment. 1410
The agreement shall include the sentence: "WARNING: Failure to 1411
comply with the payment schedule or to complete your community 1412
service requirement may result in the blocking of your motor 1413
vehicle registration or transfer of registration!" 1414

       If a person does not enter into an agreement under this 1415
division or if a person fails to comply with an agreement entered 1416
into under this division, the court may enter information relative 1417
to the person's failure to pay any outstanding amount of the fine 1418
or costs on a form prescribed or approved by the registrar 1419
pursuant to division (B) of this section and send the form to the 1420
registrar. Upon receipt of the form, the registrar shall take any 1421
measures necessary to ensure that neither the registrar nor any 1422
deputy registrar accepts any application for the registration or 1423
transfer of registration of any motor vehicle owned or leased by 1424
the person. However, for a motor vehicle leased by the person, the 1425
registrar shall not implement this requirement until the registrar 1426
adopts procedures for that implementation under section 4503.39 of 1427
the Revised Code.1428

       The period of denial relating to the issuance or transfer of 1429
a certificate of registration for a motor vehicle imposed under 1430
this section remains in effect until the person pays any fine or 1431
costs imposed by the court relative to the offense. When the fine 1432
or costs have been paid in full, the court shall inform the 1433
registrar of the payment by entering information relative to the 1434
payment on a notice of payment form prescribed or approved by the 1435
registrar pursuant to division (B) of this section and sending the 1436
form to the registrar.1437

       (B) The registrar shall prescribe and make available to 1438
courts of common pleas forms to be used for a notice to the 1439
registrar of failure to pay fines or costs and a notice to the 1440
registrar of payment of fines or costs under division (A) of this 1441
section. The registrar may approve the use of other forms for 1442
these purposes.1443

       The registrar may require that any of the forms prescribed or 1444
approved pursuant to this section be transmitted to the registrar 1445
electronically. If the registrar requires electronic transmission, 1446
the registrar shall not be required to give effect to any form 1447
that is not transmitted electronically.1448

       Sec. 4503.39.  With regard to a motor vehicle leased by or in 1449
the name of a person named in a suspension order or who is 1450
precluded from registering or transferring registration of a motor 1451
vehicle because of a failure to pay a fine or court costs, the 1452
registrar of motor vehicles shall adopt procedures as indicated in 1453
division (B) of section 1901.44, division (B) of section 1905.202, 1454
division (B) of section 1907.25, division (D) of section 2935.27, 1455
division (A) of section 2937.221, division (A) of section 2947.09,1456
and division (B) of section 4510.22 of the Revised Code. The 1457
procedures shall prescribe the information and methodology 1458
necessary to implement those divisions.1459

       Section 2.  That existing sections 1901.261, 1901.31, 1460
1907.20, 1907.26, 1907.261, 2303.201, 2929.12, 2929.22, and 1461
4503.39 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.1462