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Title 19, Title 19. Courts-Municipal-Mayor's-County

6 chapters · 215 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 19215 Ch 1901, Chapter 1901 | Municipal Court74 Ch 1907, Chapter 1907 | County Court - Genera…73 Ch 1905, Chapter 1905 | Mayor's Court29 Ch 1923, Chapter 1923 | Forcible Entry And De…20 Ch 1925, Chapter 1925 | Small Claims Divisions18 Ch 1909, Chapter 1909 | County Court - Jurisd…1

18 sections·Filtered byTitle 19✕Ch 1925✕

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1925.01 Small claims division established
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(A) Each municipal and county court shall establish a small claims division.(B) Proceedings in the small claims division of a municipal court or a county court may be conducted by a magistrate appointed by the court. The magistrate shall be a person admitted to the practice of la…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1925.02 Jurisdiction
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(A)(1) Except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section, a small claims division established under section 1925.01 of the Revised Code has jurisdiction in civil actions for the recovery of taxes and money only, for amounts not exceeding six thousand dollars, exclusive of int…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1925.03 Voluntary conciliation procedures
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The court may establish, by rule, voluntary conciliation procedures for the small claims division, except that it shall establish, by rule, voluntary conciliation procedures for the recovery of taxes in the small claims division.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1925.04 Commencing an action
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(A) An action is commenced in the small claims division when the plaintiff, or the plaintiff's attorney, states the amount and nature of the plaintiff's claim to the court as provided in this section. The commencement constitutes a waiver of any right of the plaintiff to trial by…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1925.05 Service of notice of filing

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(A) Notice of the filing shall be served on the defendant as provided by the Rules of Civil Procedure. The notice after setting forth the name of the court, shall read substantially as follows:"To (here insert the name of defendant or defendants). "(Here insert the name of plaint…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1925.06 Stay of execution to permit deferred payment

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A defendant who admits the claim but desires time in which to pay, may state that fact at the time set for trial, and where this is done, judgment may be entered for the plaintiff at the time set for trial, and this request may be considered by the court in determining whether th…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1925.07 No attachment proceedings

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No attachment proceedings will be permitted prior to judgment in any case pending before the small claims division.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1925.09 Amendments - no depositions or interrogatories

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The court, before judgment or upon vacation of a judgment, may allow any claim to be amended. No deposition or interrogatories shall be taken except by leave of court.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1925.10 Transferring case

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(A) A civil action that is duly entered on the docket of the small claims division shall be transferred to the regular docket of the court upon the motion of the court made at any stage of the civil action or by the filing of a counterclaim or cross-claim for more than six thousa…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1925.11 Subpoenas fees and services

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Subpoenas for witnesses, if requested, shall be issued by the clerk, or by order of the court or referee. The court may require the party requesting the issuance of a subpoena to pay a fee to cover the actual cost of issuance and service.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1925.12 Dismissal for want of prosecution

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If the plaintiff does not appear at the time set for trial, the court may dismiss the claim for want of prosecution, or enter a finding on the merits for the defendant, or make such other disposition as may be proper. The judgment of the small claims division shall be recorded in…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1925.13 Collecting and enforcing judgments

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(A) The court, in its discretion, may order that the judgment, interest, and costs be paid at a certain date or by specified weekly installments, and, during compliance with the order, the court may stay the issue of execution and other proceedings in aid of execution. The court …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1925.14 Modification or vacation of judgments

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Judgments of the small claims division may be modified or vacated in the same manner as other civil actions.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1925.15 Costs

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The actual disbursements of the prevailing party for filing fees, execution fees, and other court fees may be allowed as costs. No other costs shall be allowed either party except by special order of the court. Costs allowed under this section may be apportioned between the parti…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1925.151 Cancellation of uncollectible debts

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If at any time the court finds that an amount owing to the court is due and uncollectible, in whole or in part, the court may direct the clerk of the court to cancel all or part of the claim. The clerk shall then effect the cancellation.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1925.16 Applicability of Rules of Civil Procedure

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Except as inconsistent procedures are provided in this chapter or in rules of court adopted in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter, all proceedings in the small claims division of a municipal court are subject to the Rules of Civil Procedure, and Chapter 1901. and section…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1925.17 Corporation as party

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A corporation which is a real party in interest in any action in a small claims division may commence such an action and appear therein through an attorney at law. Such a corporation may, through any bona fide officer or salaried employee, file and present its claim or defense in…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1925.18 County department of job and family services employee

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(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 t…