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...(A)(1) Upon the written application of the director of administrative services or of at least three freeholders of the territory, a municipal judge may appoint one or more electors who are residents of the county as special constables, but only if either of the following applies: (a) The territory within the jurisdiction of the municipal court served by the municipal court judge is contiguous to territory within the...

...(A)(1) The municipal court has jurisdiction to hear misdemeanor cases committed within its territory and has jurisdiction over the violation of any ordinance of any municipal corporation within its territory, including exclusive jurisdiction over every civil action concerning a violation of a state traffic law or a municipal traffic ordinance. The municipal court does not have jurisdiction over a violation that is re...

...(A)(1) A municipal court may provide by rule the manner in which jurors shall be chosen, and may provide that jurors to be used in the court may be chosen and summoned by the jury commissioners of the county as provided in Chapter 2313. of the Revised Code. Selection shall be made from residents within the territory and those appearing to reside outside the territory shall be returned to the annual jury list. (2) I...

...of execution shall not be allowed on: (1) Judgments against sureties or bail for the stay of execution; (2) Judgments rendered in favor of sureties or bail who have been compelled by judgment to pay money on account of their principal; (3) Judgments rendered against a surety on a bond or undertaking given in any action or proceeding in any court; (4) Judgments for an amount not exceeding one hundred dollars rende...

...age" has the same meaning as in section 1901.111 of the Revised Code. (B) The legislative authority, after consultation with the clerk and deputy clerks of the municipal court, shall negotiate and contract for, purchase, or otherwise procure group health care coverage for the clerk and deputy clerks and their spouses and dependents from insurance companies authorized to engage in the business of insurance in this st...

...r format or in electronic format. (B)(1) The clerk shall determine whether the filing of pleadings or documents in electronic format may be accomplished either by electronic mail or through the use of an online platform. (2) The fee for filing pleadings or documents in electronic format may be paid after the filing. The clerk shall not require that any fee for the filing of pleadings or documents in electronic fo...

...tion program in accordance with section 109.801 of the Revised Code. (D) The judge or judges of a municipal court in which the clerk of the court is elected as provided in division (A)(1)(a) or (d) or (A)(2)(b) of section 1901.31 of the Revised Code may appoint an administrative assistant. The administrative assistant shall have charge of personnel related matters of the court and shall perform any other administrat...

...orne in either of the following ways: (1) In the same manner as the costs, premiums, or charges of health care coverage are borne for the clerk of the municipal court in section 1901.312 of the Revised Code; (2) In accordance with the terms and conditions of any agreement entered into by the county or municipal corporations within the territory of the municipal court.

...(A)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Revised Code, if at the time of sentencing or at any time after sentencing a municipal court finds that a person who is found guilty of an offense is unable to pay costs, the court may order the offender to perform community service in lieu of costs. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Revised Code, if at the time of sentencing or at any time after sente...

...(A)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Revised Code, if at the time of sentencing or at any time after sentencing a mayor's court finds that a person who is found guilty of an offense is unable to pay costs, the court may order the offender to perform community service in lieu of costs. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Revised Code, if at the time of sentencing or at any time after sentenc...

...(A)(1) In addition to other jurisdiction granted a county court in the Revised Code, a county court has jurisdiction of all misdemeanor cases. A county court has jurisdiction to conduct preliminary hearings in felony cases, to bind over alleged felons to the court of common pleas, and to take other action in felony cases as authorized by Criminal Rule 5. (2) A judge of a county court does not have the authority to d...

...dge may be assigned pursuant to section 1907.15 of the Revised Code. Every county court judge shall have been admitted to the practice of law in this state for at least one year preceding the judge's appointment or the commencement of the judge's term and, except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, for a total of at least six years preceding the judge's appointment or the commencement of the judge'...

...(A)(1) In counties having more than one county court judge, the presiding judge of the county court may divide the county court district into areas of separate jurisdiction and may designate the location at which each judge shall hold court. Except in county court districts exceeding one hundred twenty thousand population, each area of separate jurisdiction shall be made up of one or more townships. In assigning area...

...(A) Beginning July 1, 1997, judges of a county court shall receive as compensation thirty-five thousand five hundred dollars each year in addition to the compensation payable under division (A)(6) of section 141.04 of the Revised Code. (B) The compensation of judges of a county court may be paid in either biweekly installments or semimonthly installments, as determined by the payroll administrator, and shall be pai...

...r format or in electronic format. (B)(1) The clerk shall determine whether the filing of pleadings or documents in electronic format may be accomplished either by electronic mail or through the use of an online platform. (2) The fee for filing pleadings or documents in electronic format may be paid after the filing. The clerk shall not require that any fee for the filing of pleadings or documents in electronic fo...

...(A)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Revised Code, if at the time of sentencing or at any time after sentencing a county court finds that a person who is found guilty of an offense is unable to pay costs, the court may order the offender to perform community service in lieu of costs. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Revised Code, if at the time of sentencing or at any time after sentenci...

...ram, if any of the following apply: (1) The broadband infrastructure deployed is used only for the provision of wholesale broadband service and is not used by the applicant to provide qualifying broadband service directly to residences or businesses. (2) A provider, other than the applicant, is meeting the terms of a legally binding commitment to a governmental entity to deploy qualifying broadband service in t...

...ole replacement fund created in section 191.27 of the Revised Code receives funds for the purpose of providing program reimbursements under the Ohio broadband pole replacement and undergrounding program, the department of development shall develop and publish an application form for the program and post the form on the department web site. (B) An application shall include the following information: (1) The numb...

...bed in divisions (A) and (B) of section 191.21 of the Revised Code after reviewing the application, and establishing the applicant's eligibility for reimbursement under the Ohio broadband pole replacement and undergrounding program. (B) For pole replacement or mid-span pole installation costs described under division (A) of section 191.21 of the Revised Code, reimbursements shall be in an amount equal to the lesse...

...es. (C) As used in this chapter: (1) "Tenant" means a person who is entitled under a rental agreement to the use or occupancy of premises, other than premises located in a manufactured home park, to the exclusion of others, except that as used in division (A)(6) of section 1923.02 and section 1923.051 of the Revised Code, "tenant" includes a manufactured home park resident. (2) "Landlord" means the owner, le...

...service of notice pursuant to section 5313.06 of the Revised Code constitutes compliance with the notice requirement of division (A) of this section. The service of the notice required by division (C) of section 5321.17 of the Revised Code constitutes compliance with the notice requirement of division (A) of this section. (C) If the adverse party in an action under this chapter is a deceased resident of a manu...

...ted by the deployment on active duty: (1) Stay the proceedings for a period of ninety days, unless, in the opinion of the court, justice and equity require a longer or shorter period of time; (2) Adjust the obligation under the rental agreement to preserve the interest of all parties to it. (B) If a stay is granted under division (A) of this section, the court may grant the landlord or park operator such relief as...

...ribed in division (A) or (B) of section 1923.13 of the Revised Code, the sheriff, police officer, constable, or bailiff shall execute it by restoring the plaintiff to the possession of the premises, and shall levy and collect reasonable costs, not to exceed the standard motion fee, and make return, as upon other executions. If an appeal from the judgment of restitution is filed and if, following the filing of the app...

...ney, shall pay both of the following: (1) A filing fee as determined by the court; (2) The sum required by division (C) of section 1901.26 or division (C) of section 1907.24 of the Revised Code. (B) The plaintiff, or the plaintiff's attorney, shall state to the administrative assistant or other official designated by the court, the plaintiff's and the defendant's place of residence, the military status of the defe...

...(A)(1) Subject to division (A)(2) of this section, a prosecuting attorney of a county may designate any employee of a county department of job and family services to act as the prosecuting attorney's representative in the commencement and prosecution or defense of any action in the small claims division of a municipal or county court on behalf of the department. (2)(a) If the prosecuting attorney designates as the p...