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(123rd General Assembly)(Amended Substitute Senate Bill Number 89)
AN ACT
To amend sections 159.03, 159.04, 1901.02, 1901.08, 1901.09, 1901.183, and
1907.131 of the
Revised Code to
clarify the jurisdiction of the environmental division of a municipal court in
foreclosure actions, to provide that the
presiding judge and administrative judge in multi-judge municipal courts and
county courts are to be determined as provided in the Rules of Superintendence
for the Courts of Ohio, to rename the Lancaster Municipal Court as the
F0irfield County Municipal Court, effective January 2, 2000, to revise the
consent Ohio gives to the United States for acquisition of property for sites
for public buildings and other purposes of government and the jurisdiction of
Ohio and the United States over those sites, and to declare an
emergency.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio:
SECTION 1 . That sections 159.03, 159.04, 1901.02, 1901.08, 1901.09, 1901.183,
and 1907.131 of
the Revised Code be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 159.03. The consent of the state is given, in
accordance with clause 17, Section 8, Article I, United States
Constitution, to the acquisition, between after May 6, 1902,
and
the effective date of this amendment, by the United States, by purchase,
condemnation, lease, or otherwise, of any land in this state
required
for sites for custom houses, courthouses, correctional
institutions, post-offices,
arsenals, or other public buildings whatever, or for any other
purposes of the government. On and after the effective date
of this amendment, the
consent of the state is given, in accordance with clause 17,
Section 8, Article I, United States Constitution, to the
acquisition by the United States by purchase, condemnation, or
otherwise, of any land in this state required for sites for
national parks, national monuments, or national recreational
areas provided acquisition of such land commenced prior to the
effective date of this amendment. Sec. 159.04. (A) Exclusive or concurrent jurisdiction in and over any
land acquired by the United States under section 159.03 of the
Revised Code is hereby ceded to the United States, for all
purposes except the service upon such sites of all civil and
criminal process of the courts of this state. The jurisdiction
so ceded shall continue no longer than the said United States
owns or holds legal interest in such lands. (B) The governor may accept, on behalf of the state,
retrocession of full or partial jurisdiction over any roads,
highways, or other lands in federal enclaves where the
appropriate federal authority offers the retrocession. The
governor shall deliver the documents executed by the federal
authority and the governor concurring in the retrocession, for
recording, to the office of the recorder of the county in which
the lands are located. (C) The granting of exclusive or concurrent jurisdiction to the
United States pursuant to
division (A) of this section shall take effect only upon
the granting of either form of jurisdiction by the governor to the
United States and the acceptance of either form of
jurisdiction
by the United States. (D) Nothing in this section is intended to modify, revoke, or in
any way affect any prior grant of jurisdiction by the state to the
United States that was made prior to the effective date of
this amendment. Sec. 1901.02. (A) The municipal courts established by
section 1901.01 of the Revised Code have jurisdiction within the
corporate limits of their respective municipal corporations, or, for
the Clermont county municipal court, within the municipal corporation
or unincorporated territory in which it is established, and
are courts of record. Each of the courts shall be styled
".................................. municipal court," inserting
the name of the municipal corporation, except the following
courts, which shall be styled as set forth below: (1) The municipal court established in Chesapeake that
shall be styled and known as the "Lawrence county municipal
court"; (2) The municipal court established in Cincinnati that
shall be styled and known as the "Hamilton county municipal
court"; (3) The municipal court established in Ravenna that shall
be styled and known as the "Portage county municipal court"; (4) The municipal court established in Athens that shall
be styled and known as the "Athens county municipal court"; (5) The municipal court established in Columbus that shall
be styled and known as the "Franklin county municipal court"; (6) The municipal court established in London that shall
be styled and known as the "Madison county municipal court"; (7) The municipal court established in Newark that shall
be styled and known as the "Licking county municipal court"; (8) The municipal court established in Wooster that shall
be styled and known as the "Wayne county municipal court"; (9) The municipal court established in Wapakoneta that
shall be styled and known as the "Auglaize county municipal
court"; (10) The municipal court established in Troy that shall be
styled and known as the "Miami county municipal court"; (11) The municipal court established in Bucyrus that shall
be styled and known as the "Crawford county municipal court"; (12) The municipal court established in Logan that shall
be styled and known as the "Hocking county municipal court"; (13) The municipal court established in Urbana that shall
be styled and known as the "Champaign county municipal court"; (14) The municipal court established in Jackson that shall
be styled and known as the "Jackson county municipal court"; (15) The municipal court established in Springfield that
shall be styled and known as the "Clark county municipal court"; (16) The municipal court established in Kenton that shall
be styled and known as the "Hardin county municipal court"; (17) The municipal court established within Clermont county
in Batavia or in any other municipal corporation or unincorporated
territory within Clermont county that is selected by the legislative
authority of that court that shall
be styled and known as the "Clermont county municipal court"; (18) The municipal court established in Wilmington that,
beginning July 1, 1992, shall be styled and known as the "Clinton
county municipal court"; (19) The municipal court established in Port Clinton that
shall be styled and known as "the Ottawa county municipal court"; (20) The municipal court established in Lancaster that, beginning
January 2, 2000, shall be
styled and known as the "Fairfield county municipal court." (B) In addition to the jurisdiction set forth in division
(A) of this section, the municipal courts established by section
1901.01 of the Revised Code have jurisdiction as follows: The Akron municipal court has jurisdiction within Bath,
Northampton, Richfield, and Springfield townships, and within the
municipal corporations of Fairlawn, Lakemore, and Mogadore, in
Summit county. The Alliance municipal court has jurisdiction within
Lexington, Marlboro, Paris, and Washington townships in Stark
county. The Ashland municipal court has jurisdiction within Ashland
county. The Ashtabula municipal court has jurisdiction within
Ashtabula, Plymouth, and Saybrook townships in Ashtabula county. The Athens county municipal court has jurisdiction within
Athens county. The Auglaize county municipal court has jurisdiction within
Auglaize county. The Avon Lake municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporations of Avon and Sheffield in Lorain county. The Barberton municipal court has jurisdiction within
Coventry, Franklin, and Green townships, within all of Copley
township except within the municipal corporation of Fairlawn, and
within the municipal corporations of Clinton and Norton, in
Summit county. The Bedford municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporations of Bedford Heights, Oakwood, Glenwillow,
Solon, Bentleyville, Chagrin Falls, Moreland Hills, Orange,
Warrensville Heights, North Randall, and Woodmere, and within
Warrensville and Chagrin Falls townships, in Cuyahoga county. The Bellefontaine municipal court has jurisdiction within
Logan county. The Bellevue municipal court has jurisdiction within Lyme
and Sherman townships in Huron county and within York township in
Sandusky county. The Berea municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporations of Strongsville, Middleburgh Heights,
Brook Park, Westview, and Olmsted Falls, and within Olmsted
township, in Cuyahoga county. The Bowling Green municipal court has jurisdiction within
the municipal corporations of Bairdstown, Bloomdale, Bradner,
Custar, Cygnet, Grand Rapids, Haskins, Hoytville, Jerry City,
Milton Center, North Baltimore, Pemberville, Portage, Rising Sun,
Tontogany, Wayne, and Weston, and within Bloom, Center, Freedom,
Grand Rapids, Henry, Jackson, Liberty, Middleton, Milton,
Montgomery, Plain, Portage, Washington, Webster, and Weston
townships in Wood county. The Bryan municipal court has jurisdiction within Williams
county. The Cambridge municipal court has jurisdiction within
Guernsey county. The Campbell municipal court has jurisdiction within
Coitsville township in Mahoning county. The Canton municipal court has jurisdiction within Canton,
Lake, Nimishillen, Osnaburg, Pike, Plain, and Sandy townships in
Stark county. The Celina municipal court has jurisdiction within Mercer
county. The Champaign county municipal court has jurisdiction
within Champaign county. The Chardon municipal court has jurisdiction within Geauga
county. The Chillicothe municipal court has jurisdiction within
Ross county. The Circleville municipal court has jurisdiction within
Pickaway county. The Clark county municipal court has jurisdiction within
Clark county. The Clermont county municipal court has jurisdiction within
Clermont county. The Cleveland municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporation of Bratenahl in Cuyahoga county. Beginning July 1, 1992, the Clinton county municipal court
has jurisdiction within Clinton county. The Coshocton municipal court has jurisdiction within
Coshocton county. The Crawford county municipal court has jurisdiction within
Crawford county. The Cuyahoga Falls municipal court has jurisdiction within
Boston, Hudson, Northfield Center, Sagamore Hills, and Twinsburg
townships, and within the municipal corporations of Boston
Heights, Hudson, Munroe Falls, Northfield, Peninsula,
Reminderville, Silver Lake, Stow, Tallmadge, Twinsburg, and
Macedonia, in Summit county. The Defiance municipal court has jurisdiction within
Defiance county. The Delaware municipal court has jurisdiction within
Delaware county. The East Liverpool municipal court has jurisdiction within
Liverpool and St. Clair townships in Columbiana county. The Eaton municipal court has jurisdiction within Preble
county. The Elyria municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporations of Grafton, LaGrange, and North
Ridgeville, and within Elyria, Carlisle, Eaton, Columbia,
Grafton, and LaGrange townships, in Lorain county. The Fairborn municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporation of Beavercreek and within Bath and
Beavercreek townships in Greene county. Beginning January 2, 2000, the Fairfield county municipal
court has jurisdiction within Fairfield county. The Findlay municipal court has jurisdiction within all of
Hancock county except within Washington township. The Fostoria municipal court has jurisdiction within Loudon
and Jackson townships in Seneca county, within Washington
township in Hancock county, and within Perry township in Wood
county. The Franklin municipal court has jurisdiction within
Franklin township in Warren county. The Franklin county municipal court has jurisdiction within
Franklin county. The Fremont municipal court has jurisdiction within
Ballville and Sandusky townships in Sandusky county. The Gallipolis municipal court has jurisdiction within
Gallia county. The Garfield Heights municipal court has jurisdiction
within the municipal corporations of Maple Heights, Walton Hills,
Valley View, Cuyahoga Heights, Newburgh Heights, Independence,
and Brecksville in Cuyahoga county. The Girard municipal court has jurisdiction within Liberty,
Vienna, and Hubbard townships in Trumbull county. The Hamilton municipal court has jurisdiction within Ross
and St. Clair townships in Butler county. The Hamilton county municipal court has jurisdiction within
Hamilton county. The Hardin county municipal court has jurisdiction within
Hardin county. The Hillsboro municipal court has jurisdiction within all
of Highland county except within Madison township. The Hocking county municipal court has jurisdiction within
Hocking county. The Huron municipal court has jurisdiction within all of
Huron township in Erie county except within the municipal
corporation of Sandusky. The Ironton municipal court has jurisdiction within Aid,
Decatur, Elizabeth, Hamilton, Lawrence, Upper, and Washington
townships in Lawrence county. The Jackson county municipal court has jurisdiction within
Jackson county. The Kettering municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporations of Centerville and Moraine, and within
Washington township, in Montgomery county. The Until January 2, 2000, the Lancaster municipal
court has jurisdiction within
Fairfield county.
The Lawrence county municipal court has jurisdiction within
the townships of Fayette, Mason, Perry, Rome, Symmes, Union, and
Windsor in Lawrence county. The Lebanon municipal court has jurisdiction within
Turtlecreek township in Warren county. The Licking county municipal court has jurisdiction within
Licking county. The Lima municipal court has jurisdiction within Allen
county. The Lorain municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporation of Sheffield Lake, and within Sheffield
township, in Lorain county. The Lyndhurst municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporations of Mayfield Heights, Gates Mills,
Mayfield, Highland Heights, and Richmond Heights in Cuyahoga
county. The Madison county municipal court has jurisdiction within
Madison county. The Mansfield municipal court has jurisdiction within
Madison, Springfield, Sandusky, Franklin, Weller, Mifflin, Troy,
Washington, Monroe, Perry, Jefferson, and Worthington townships,
and within sections 35-36-31 and 32 of Butler township, in
Richland county. The Marietta municipal court has jurisdiction within
Washington county. The Marion municipal court has jurisdiction within Marion
county. The Marysville municipal court has jurisdiction within
Union county. The Mason municipal court has jurisdiction within Deerfield
township in Warren county. The Massillon municipal court has jurisdiction within
Bethlehem, Perry, Sugar Creek, Tuscarawas, Lawrence, and Jackson
townships in Stark county. The Maumee municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporations of Waterville and Whitehouse, within
Waterville and Providence townships, and within those portions of
Springfield, Monclova, and Swanton townships lying south of the
northerly boundary line of the Ohio turnpike, in Lucas county. The Medina municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporations of Briarwood Beach, Brunswick,
Chippewa-on-the-Lake, and Spencer and within the townships of
Brunswick Hills, Chatham, Granger, Hinckley, Lafayette,
Litchfield, Liverpool, Medina, Montville, Spencer, and York
townships, in Medina county. The Mentor municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporation of Mentor-on-the-Lake in Lake county. The Miami county municipal court has jurisdiction within
Miami county and within the part of the municipal corporation of
Bradford that is located in Darke county. The Miamisburg municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporations of Germantown and West Carrollton, and
within German and Miami townships in Montgomery county. The Middletown municipal court has jurisdiction within
Madison township, and within all of Lemon township, except within
the municipal corporation of Monroe, in Butler county. The Mount Vernon municipal court has jurisdiction within
Knox county. The Napoleon municipal court has jurisdiction within Henry
county. The New Philadelphia municipal court has jurisdiction
within the municipal corporation of Dover, and within Auburn,
Bucks, Fairfield, Goshen, Jefferson, Warren, York, Dover,
Franklin, Lawrence, Sandy, Sugarcreek, and Wayne townships in
Tuscarawas county. The Newton Falls municipal court has jurisdiction within
Bristol, Bloomfield, Lordstown, Newton, Braceville, Southington,
Farmington, and Mesopotamia townships in Trumbull county. The Niles municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporation of McDonald, and within Weathersfield
township in Trumbull county. The Norwalk municipal court has jurisdiction within all of
Huron county except within the municipal corporation of Bellevue
and except within Lyme and Sherman townships. The Oberlin municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporations of Amherst, Kipton, Rochester, South
Amherst, and Wellington, and within Henrietta, Russia, Camden,
Pittsfield, Brighton, Wellington, Penfield, Rochester, and
Huntington townships, and within all of Amherst township except
within the municipal corporation of Lorain, in Lorain county. The Oregon municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporation of Harbor View, and within Jerusalem
township, in Lucas county, and north within Maumee Bay and Lake
Erie to the boundary line between Ohio and Michigan between the
easterly boundary of the court and the easterly boundary of the
Toledo municipal court. The Ottawa county municipal court has jurisdiction within
Ottawa county. The Painesville municipal court has jurisdiction within
Painesville, Perry, Leroy, Concord, and Madison townships in Lake
county. The Parma municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporations of Parma Heights, Brooklyn, Linndale,
North Royalton, Broadview Heights, Seven Hills, and Brooklyn
Heights in Cuyahoga county. The Perrysburg municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporations of Luckey, Millbury, Northwood, Rossford,
and Walbridge, and within Perrysburg, Lake, and Troy townships,
in Wood county. The Portage county municipal court has jurisdiction within
Portage county. The Portsmouth municipal court has jurisdiction within
Scioto county. The Rocky River municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporations of Bay Village, Westlake, Fairview Park,
and North Olmsted, and within Riveredge township, in Cuyahoga
county. The Sandusky municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporations of Castalia and Bay View, and within
Perkins township, in Erie county. The Shaker Heights municipal court has jurisdiction within
the municipal corporations of University Heights, Beachwood,
Pepper Pike, and Hunting Valley in Cuyahoga county. The Shelby municipal court has jurisdiction within Sharon,
Jackson, Cass, Plymouth, and Blooming Grove townships, and within
all of Butler township except sections 35-36-31 and 32, in
Richland county. The Sidney municipal court has jurisdiction within Shelby
county. The Struthers municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporations of Lowellville, New Middleton, and Poland,
and within Poland and Springfield townships in Mahoning county. The Sylvania municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporations of Berkey and Holland, and within
Sylvania, Richfield, Spencer, and Harding townships, and within
those portions of Swanton, Monclova, and Springfield townships
lying north of the northerly boundary line of the Ohio turnpike,
in Lucas county. The Tiffin municipal court has jurisdiction within Adams,
Big Spring, Bloom, Clinton, Eden, Hopewell, Liberty, Pleasant,
Reed, Scipio, Seneca, Thompson, and Venice townships in Seneca
county. The Toledo municipal court has jurisdiction within
Washington township, and within the municipal corporation of
Ottawa Hills, in Lucas county. The Upper Sandusky municipal court has jurisdiction within
Wyandot county. The Vandalia municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporations of Clayton, Englewood, and Union, and
within Butler, Harrison, and Randolph townships, in Montgomery
county. The Van Wert municipal court has jurisdiction within Van
Wert county. The Vermilion municipal court has jurisdiction within the
townships of Vermilion and Florence in Erie county and within all
of Brownhelm township except within the municipal corporation of
Lorain, in Lorain county. The Wadsworth municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporations of Gloria Glens Park, Lodi, Seville, and
Westfield Center, and within Guilford, Harrisville, Homer,
Sharon, Wadsworth, and Westfield townships in Medina county. The Warren municipal court has jurisdiction within Warren
and Champion townships, and within all of Howland township except
within the municipal corporation of Niles, in Trumbull county. The Washington Court House municipal court has jurisdiction
within Fayette county. The Wayne county municipal court has jurisdiction within
Wayne county. The Willoughby municipal court has jurisdiction within the
municipal corporations of Eastlake, Wickliffe, Willowick,
Willoughby Hills, Kirtland, Kirtland Hills, Waite Hill,
Timberlake, and Lakeline, and within Kirtland township, in Lake
county. Through June 30, 1992, the Wilmington municipal court has
jurisdiction within Clinton county. The Xenia municipal court has jurisdiction within
Caesarcreek, Cedarville, Jefferson, Miami, New Jasper, Ross,
Silvercreek, Spring Valley, Sugarcreek, and Xenia townships in
Greene county. (C) As used in this section: (1) "Within a township" includes all land, including, but
not limited to, any part of any municipal corporation, that is
physically located within the territorial boundaries of that
township, whether or not that land or municipal corporation is
governmentally a part of the township. (2) "Within a municipal corporation" includes all land
within the territorial boundaries of the municipal corporation
and any townships that are coextensive with the municipal
corporation. Sec. 1901.08. The number of, and the time for election of,
judges of the following municipal courts and the beginning of
their terms shall be as follows: In the Akron municipal court, two full-time judges shall be
elected in 1951, two full-time judges shall be elected in 1953,
one full-time judge shall be elected in 1967, and one full-time
judge shall be elected in 1975. In the Alliance municipal court, one full-time judge shall
be elected in 1953. In the Ashland municipal court, one full-time judge shall
be elected in 1951. In the Ashtabula municipal court, one full-time judge shall
be elected in 1953. In the Athens county municipal court, one full-time judge
shall be elected in 1967. In the Auglaize county municipal court, one full-time judge
shall be elected in 1975. In the Avon Lake municipal court, one part-time judge shall
be elected in 1957. In the Barberton municipal court, one full-time judge shall
be elected in 1969, and one full-time judge shall be elected in
1971. In the Bedford municipal court, one full-time judge shall
be elected in 1975, and one full-time judge shall be elected in
1979. In the Bellefontaine municipal court, one full-time judge
shall be elected in 1993. In the Bellevue municipal court, one part-time judge shall
be elected in 1951. In the Berea municipal court, one part-time judge shall be
elected in 1957, term to commence on the first day of January
next after election, and one part-time judge shall be elected
in 1981, term to commence on the second day of January next
after election. The part-time judge elected in 1987 whose
term commenced on January 1, 1988, shall serve until December 31,
1993, and the office of that judge is abolished, effective on the
earlier of December 31, 1993, or the date on which that judge
resigns, retires, or otherwise vacates judicial office. In the Bowling Green municipal court, one full-time judge
shall be elected in 1983. In the Bryan municipal court, one full-time judge shall be
elected in 1965. In the Cambridge municipal court, one full-time judge shall
be elected in 1951. In the Campbell municipal court, one part-time judge shall
be elected in 1963. In the Canton municipal court, one full-time judge shall be
elected in 1951, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1969,
and two full-time judges shall be elected in 1977. In the Celina municipal court, one full-time judge shall be
elected in 1957. In the Champaign county municipal court, one part-time
judge shall be elected in 1983. In the Chardon municipal court, one part-time judge shall
be elected in 1963. In the Chillicothe municipal court, one full-time judge
shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be
elected in 1977. In the Circleville municipal court, one full-time judge
shall be elected in 1953. In the Clark county municipal court, one full-time judge
shall be elected in 1989, and two full-time judges shall be
elected in 1991. The full-time judges of the Springfield
municipal court who were elected in 1983 and 1985 shall serve as
the judges of the Clark county municipal court from January 1,
1988, until the end of their respective terms. In the Clermont county municipal court, two full-time
judges shall be elected in 1991, and one full-time judge shall be
elected in 1999. In the Cleveland municipal court, six full-time judges
shall be elected in 1975, three full-time judges shall be elected
in 1953, and four full-time judges shall be elected in 1955. In the Cleveland Heights municipal court, one full-time
judge shall be elected in 1957. In the Clinton county municipal court, one full-time judge
shall be elected in 1997. The full-time judge of the Wilmington
municipal court who was elected in 1991 shall serve as the judge
of the Clinton county municipal court from July 1, 1992, until
the end of that judge's term on December 31, 1997. In the Conneaut municipal court, one full-time judge shall
be elected in 1953. In the Coshocton municipal court, one full-time judge shall
be elected in 1951. In the Crawford county municipal court, one full-time judge
shall be elected in 1977. In the Cuyahoga Falls municipal court, one full-time judge
shall be elected in 1953, and one full-time judge shall be
elected in 1967. In the Dayton municipal court, three full-time judges shall
be elected in 1987, their terms to commence on successive days
beginning on the first day of January next after their election,
and two full-time judges shall be elected in 1955, their terms to
commence on successive days beginning on the second day of
January next after their election. In the Defiance municipal court, one full-time judge shall
be elected in 1957. In the Delaware municipal court, one full-time judge shall
be elected in 1953. In the East Cleveland municipal court, one full-time judge
shall be elected in 1957. In the East Liverpool municipal court, one full-time judge
shall be elected in 1953. In the Eaton municipal court, one full-time judge shall be
elected in 1973. In the Elyria municipal court, one full-time judge shall be
elected in 1955, and one full-time judge shall be elected in
1973. In the Euclid municipal court, one full-time judge shall be
elected in 1951. In the Fairborn municipal court, one full-time judge shall
be elected in 1977. In the Fairfield county municipal court, one full-time judge shall
be elected in 2003, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 2005. In the Fairfield municipal court, one full-time judge shall
be elected in 1989. In the Findlay municipal court, one full-time judge shall
be elected in 1955, and one full-time judge shall be elected in
1993. In the Fostoria municipal court, one full-time judge shall
be elected in 1975. In the Franklin municipal court, one part-time judge shall
be elected in 1951. In the Franklin county municipal court, two full-time
judges shall be elected in 1969, three full-time judges shall be
elected in 1971, seven full-time judges shall be elected in 1967,
one full-time judge shall be elected in 1975, one full-time
judge shall be elected in 1991, and one full-time judge shall be
elected in 1997. In the Fremont municipal court, one full-time judge shall
be elected in 1975. In the Gallipolis municipal court, one full-time judge
shall be elected in 1981. In the Garfield Heights municipal court, one full-time
judge shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be
elected in 1981. In the Girard municipal court, one full-time judge shall be
elected in 1963. In the Hamilton municipal court, one full-time judge shall
be elected in 1953. In the Hamilton county municipal court, five full-time
judges shall be elected in 1967, five full-time judges shall be
elected in 1971, two full-time judges shall be elected in 1981,
and two full-time judges shall be elected in 1983. All terms of
judges of the Hamilton county municipal court shall commence on
the first day of January next after their election, except that
the terms of the additional judges to be elected in 1981 shall
commence on January 2, 1982, and January 3, 1982, and that the
terms of the additional judges to be elected in 1983 shall
commence on January 4, 1984, and January 5, 1984. In the Hardin county municipal court, one part-time judge
shall be elected in 1989. In the Hillsboro municipal court, one part-time judge shall
be elected in 1957. In the Hocking county municipal court, one full-time judge
shall be elected in 1977. In the Huron municipal court, one part-time judge shall be
elected in 1967. In the Ironton municipal court, one full-time judge shall
be elected in 1951. In the Jackson county municipal court, one full-time judge
shall be elected in 2001. On and after March 31, 1997,
the part-time judge of
the Jackson county municipal court who was elected in 1995 shall serve as a
full-time judge of the court until the end of that judge's term on December
31, 2001. In the Kettering municipal court, one full-time judge shall
be elected in 1971, and one full-time judge shall be elected in
1975. In the Lakewood municipal court, one full-time judge shall
be elected in 1955. In the Lancaster municipal court, one full-time judge shall
be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in
1979. Beginning January 2, 2000, the full-time judges of the
Lancaster municipal court who
were elected in 1997 and 1999 shall serve as judges of the Fairfield
county municipal court until the end
of those judges' terms. In the Lawrence county municipal court, one part-time judge
shall be elected in 1981. In the Lebanon municipal court, one part-time judge shall
be elected in 1955. In the Licking county municipal court, one full-time judge
shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be
elected in 1971. In the Lima municipal court, one full-time judge shall be
elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in
1967. In the Lorain municipal court, one full-time judge shall be
elected in 1953, and one full-time judge shall be elected in
1973. In the Lyndhurst municipal court, one part-time judge shall
be elected in 1957. In the Madison county municipal court, one full-time judge
shall be elected in 1981. In the Mansfield municipal court, one full-time judge shall
be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in
1969. In the Marietta municipal court, one full-time judge shall
be elected in 1957. In the Marion municipal court, one full-time judge shall be
elected in 1951. In the Marysville municipal court, one part-time judge
shall be elected in 1963. In the Mason municipal court, one part-time judge shall be
elected in 1965. In the Massillon municipal court, one full-time judge shall
be elected in 1953, and one full-time judge shall be elected in
1971. In the Maumee municipal court, one full-time judge shall be
elected in 1963. In the Medina municipal court, one full-time judge shall be
elected in 1957. In the Mentor municipal court, one full-time judge shall be
elected in 1971. In the Miami county municipal court, one full-time judge
shall be elected in 1975, and one full-time judge shall be
elected in 1979. In the Miamisburg municipal court, one part-time judge
shall be elected in 1951. In the Middletown municipal court, one full-time judge
shall be elected in 1953. In the Mount Vernon municipal court, one full-time judge
shall be elected in 1951. In the Napoleon municipal court, one part-time judge shall
be elected in 1963. In the New Philadelphia municipal court, one full-time
judge shall be elected in 1975. In the Newton Falls municipal court, one full-time judge
shall be elected in 1963. In the Niles municipal court, one full-time judge shall be
elected in 1951. In the Norwalk municipal court, one full-time judge shall
be elected in 1975. In the Oakwood municipal court, one part-time judge shall
be elected in 1953. In the Oberlin municipal court, one full-time judge shall
be elected in 1989. In the Oregon municipal court, one full-time judge shall be
elected in 1963. In the Ottawa county municipal court, one full-time judge shall be elected in
1995, and the full-time judge of the Port Clinton municipal court who is
elected in 1989 shall serve as the judge of the Ottawa county municipal court
from February 4, 1994, until the end of that judge's term. In the Painesville municipal court, one full-time judge
shall be elected in 1951. In the Parma municipal court, one full-time judge shall be
elected in 1951, one full-time judge shall be elected in 1967,
and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1971. In the Perrysburg municipal court, one full-time judge
shall be elected in 1977. In the Portage county municipal court, two full-time judges
shall be elected in 1979, and one full-time judge shall be
elected in 1971. In the Port Clinton municipal court, one full-time judge
shall be elected in 1953. The full-time judge of the Port Clinton municipal
court who is elected in 1989 shall serve as the judge of the Ottawa county
municipal court from February 4, 1994, until the end of that
judge's term. In the Portsmouth municipal court, one full-time judge
shall be elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be
elected in 1985. In the Rocky River municipal court, one full-time judge
shall be elected in 1957, and one full-time judge shall be
elected in 1971. In the Sandusky municipal court, one full-time judge shall
be elected in 1953. In the Shaker Heights municipal court, one full-time judge
shall be elected in 1957. In the Shelby municipal court, one part-time judge shall be
elected in 1957. In the Sidney municipal court, one full-time judge shall be
elected in 1995. In the South Euclid municipal court, one full-time judge
shall be elected in 1999. The part-time judge elected in 1993, whose term
commenced on January 1, 1994, shall serve until December 31, 1999, and the
office of that judge is abolished on January 1, 2000. In the Springfield municipal court, two full-time judges
shall be elected in 1985, and one full-time judge shall be
elected in 1983, all of whom shall serve as the judges of the
Springfield municipal court through December 31, 1987, and as the
judges of the Clark county municipal court from January 1, 1988,
until the end of their respective terms. In the Steubenville municipal court, one full-time judge
shall be elected in 1953. In the Struthers municipal court, one part-time judge shall
be elected in 1963. In the Sylvania municipal court, one full-time judge shall
be elected in 1963. In the Tiffin municipal court, one full-time judge shall be
elected in 1953. In the Toledo municipal court, two full-time judges shall
be elected in 1971, four full-time judges shall be elected in
1975, and one full-time judge shall be elected in 1973. In the Upper Sandusky municipal court, one part-time judge
shall be elected in 1957. In the Vandalia municipal court, one full-time judge shall
be elected in 1959. In the Van Wert municipal court, one full-time judge shall
be elected in 1957. In the Vermilion municipal court, one part-time judge shall
be elected in 1965. In the Wadsworth municipal court, one full-time judge shall
be elected in 1981. In the Warren municipal court, one full-time judge shall be
elected in 1951, and one full-time judge shall be elected in
1971. In the Washington Court House municipal court, one
full-time judge shall be elected in 1999. The part-time judge elected in
1993, whose term commenced on January 1, 1994, shall serve until December 31,
1999, and the office of that judge is abolished on January 1, 2000. In the Wayne county municipal court, one full-time judge
shall be elected in 1975, and one full-time judge shall be
elected in 1979. In the Willoughby municipal court, one full-time judge
shall be elected in 1951. In the Wilmington municipal court, one full-time judge
shall be elected in 1991, who shall serve as the judge of the
Wilmington municipal court through June 30, 1992, and as the
judge of the Clinton county municipal court from July 1, 1992,
until the end of that judge's term on December 31, 1997. In the Xenia municipal court, one full-time judge shall be
elected in 1977. In the Youngstown municipal court, one full-time judge
shall be elected in 1951, and two full-time judges shall be
elected in 1953. In the Zanesville municipal court, one full-time judge
shall be elected in 1953. Sec. 1901.09. (A) In a municipal court having only one judge, that judge
shall be designated as both the presiding judge and the administrative judge. (B) In a municipal court having two or more judges, the judge whose
term next expires shall be designated as the presiding and
administrative judge. (C) In a municipal court having three or more judges, the
judges of the court shall select the presiding judge
on the second
Monday in January of the even-numbered years shall be elected or
designated as provided in the Rules of Superintendence for
the Courts of Ohio.
Sec. 1901.183. In addition to jurisdiction
otherwise granted in this chapter, the environmental division of
a municipal court shall have jurisdiction within its territory
in all of the following actions or proceedings and to perform
all of the following functions: (A) Notwithstanding
any monetary limitations in section 1901.17 of the
Revised Code, in all actions and
proceedings for the sale of real or personal property under lien
of a judgment of the environmental division of the municipal
court, or a lien for machinery, material, fuel furnished, or
labor performed, irrespective of amount, and, in those cases,
the environmental division may proceed to foreclose and marshal
all liens and all vested or contingent rights, to appoint a
receiver, and to render personal judgment irrespective of amount
in favor of any party; (B) In When in aid of execution of a judgment of the environmental
division of the municipal court, in all actions for the foreclosure of a
mortgage on real property given to
secure the payment of money, or the enforcement of a specific lien
for money or other encumbrance or charge on real property, when
the real property is situated within the territory, and, in those
cases, the environmental division of the municipal court may
proceed to foreclose all liens and all vested and contingent
rights and proceed to render judgments, and make findings and
orders, between the parties, in the same manner and to the same
extent as in similar cases in the court of common pleas; (C) In When in aid of execution of a judgment of the environmental
division of the municipal court, in all actions
for the recovery of real property situated within the territory
to the same extent as courts of common pleas have
jurisdiction; (D) In all actions
for injunction to prevent or terminate violations of the
ordinances and regulations of any municipal corporation within
its territory enacted or promulgated under the police power of
that municipal corporation pursuant to Section 3 of Article
XVIII, Ohio Constitution, over which the
court of common pleas has or may have jurisdiction, and, in
those cases, the environmental division of the municipal court
may proceed to render judgments, and make findings and orders, in
the same manner and to the same extent as in similar cases in
the court of common pleas; (E) In all actions for injunction to prevent or terminate
violations of the resolutions and regulations of any political subdivision
within its territory enacted or promulgated under the power of that political
subdivision pursuant to Article X of the Ohio
Constitution, over which the court of common pleas has or may have
jurisdiction, and, in those cases, the environmental division of the municipal
court may proceed to render judgments, and make findings and orders, in the
same manner and to the same extent as in similar cases in the court of common
pleas; (F) In any civil
action to enforce any provision of Chapter 3704., 3714., 3734.,
3737., 3767., or 6111. of the
Revised
Code over which the court of
common pleas has or may have jurisdiction, and, in those actions,
the environmental division of the municipal court may proceed to
render judgments, and make findings and orders, in the same
manner and to the same extent as in similar actions in the court
of common pleas; (G) In all actions and
proceedings in the nature of creditors' bills, and in aid of
execution to subject the interests of a judgment debtor in real
or personal property to the payment of a judgment of the
division, and, in those actions and proceedings, the environmental
division may proceed to marshal and foreclose all liens on the
property irrespective of the amount of the lien, and all vested
or contingent rights in the property; (H) Concurrent
jurisdiction with the court of common pleas of all criminal actions or
proceedings related to
the pollution of the air, ground, or water within the territory
of the environmental division of the municipal court, for which
a sentence of death cannot be imposed under Chapter 2903. of the
Revised Code; (I) In any review or appeal of any final order of any
administrative officer, agency, board, department, tribunal, commission, or
other instrumentality that relates to a local building, housing, air
pollution, sanitation, health, fire, zoning, or safety code, ordinance, or
regulation, in the same manner and to the same extent as in similar appeals in
the court of common pleas. Sec. 1907.131. (A) In a county court
district having only one judge, that judge shall be the presiding
and administrative judge for that district. (B) In a county court district having two
or more judges, the judge having the longest tenure as a judge of
that
county court district shall be designated as the presiding and
administrative judge for that district unless otherwise agreed by
the judges. (C) In a county court district having three or
more judges, the judges of the court shall select the presiding and
administrative judge
on the second Monday
in January of the odd-numbered years shall be elected or designated as
provided in the Rules of Superintendence for the
Courts of Ohio.
SECTION 2 . That existing sections 159.03, 159.04, 1901.02, 1901.08, 1901.09,
1901.183, and
1907.131 of the
Revised Code are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3 . The Lancaster Municipal Court
shall continue in operation until January 2, 2000,
at which time the Lancaster Municipal
Court shall cease operations, and its existence shall terminate.
The Fairfield County Municipal Court shall begin operations on
January 2, 2000.
SECTION 4 . All employees of the Lancaster Municipal Court shall
be transferred to and shall become employees of the Fairfield
County Municipal Court on January 2, 2000.
SECTION 5 . All causes, executions, and other proceedings pending
in the Lancaster Municipal Court on January 1, 2000,
shall be transferred to and proceed in the
Fairfield County Municipal Court on January 2, 2000,
as if originally instituted in the Fairfield County Municipal
Court.
SECTION 6 . On January 2, 2000, the clerk of the Lancaster Municipal Court
shall be known as the clerk of the Fairfield County Municipal Court, and all
employees of the clerk of the Lancaster Municipal Court shall be transferred
to and become employees of the clerk of the Fairfield County Municipal Court.
SECTION 7 . This act is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary
for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety. The
reason for such necessity is that the change is urgently needed to properly
define the jurisdiction of the environmental court to facilitate the
administration of justice. Therefore, this act shall go into immediate
effect.
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