EDITOR'S NOTE: Ohio R.C. 1905.01 provides that the Mayor of Greenhills has jurisdiction to hear and determine any prosecution for the violation of a Greenhills ordinance, and has jurisdiction in all criminal causes involving moving traffic violations occurring on State highways located within the corporate limits of Greenhills, subject to the limitations of Ohio R.C. 2937.08 and 2938.04. In keeping his docket and file, the Mayor shall be governed by the laws pertaining to county courts. Ohio R.C. 2937.08 provides that if the court in which a defendant is charged with an offense is not a court of record (the Mayor's Court), and the charge is such that a right to a jury trial exists, such matter shall not be tried before him unless the accused, by writing subscribed by him, waives a jury and consents to be tried by the magistrate. If the defendant, in such event, does not waive right to jury trial, then the magistrate shall require the accused to enter into recognizance to appear before a court of record in Hamilton County (the Hamilton County Municipal Court), and the magistrate shall thereupon certify all papers filed, together with a transcript of proceedings and accrued costs to date, and such recognizance, if given, to the court of record.
Ohio R.C. 1901.24 and 2938.04 provide that right to trial by jury shall be claimed by making demand in writing therefor and filing the same with the clerk of the court of record not less than three days prior to the date set for trial or on or before the day following receipt of notice of the date set for trial, whichever is later. Failure to claim jury trial as provided herein is a complete waiver of right thereto. Jury trial may not be had in courts not of record, but failure to waive a jury in writing where the right to a jury trial may be asserted shall require the magistrate to certify such case to a court of record as provided in Ohio R.C. 2937.08.
Ohio R.C. 2945.17 provides that an accused has a right to be tried by a jury at any trial in any court for the violation of any Ohio statute or of any Greenhills ordinance, except in cases in which the penalty involved does not exceed a fine of one hundred dollars ($100.00).
The adoption of "Rules of Practice and Procedure in Traffic Cases for all Courts Inferior to Common Pleas," which was promulgated by The Supreme Court of Ohio on December 4, 1967, and amended on January 4, 1971, was made mandatory for Mayors' Courts before March 2, 1969.
181.01 Unpaid or delinquent Court fines, fees and costs; collection fee.
CROSS REFERENCES
Clerk of Courts - see CHTR. § 5.04
Release of Court Clerk's liability for loss of funds - see Ohio R.C. 131.18 et seq.
Bond for Court Clerk required - see Ohio R.C. 1901.31(d)
Mayor's powers and duties - see Ohio R.C. 1905.20 et seq.
Trial - see Ohio R.C. Ch. 2938
Notification to Director of liquor law convictions - see Ohio
R.C. 4301.991
Record of traffic violations - see Ohio R.C . 4513.37