TITLE SEVEN: JUDICIAL
Editor’s note:
The provisions of R.C. § 1901.01 established the Mason Municipal Court which, pursuant to R.C. § 1901.02, has territorial jurisdiction within the corporate limits of the municipality of Mason and within Deerfield Township in Warren County. The powers, duties and proceedings of the Court are established by R.C. Chapter 1901. R.C. § 1901.25 provides that the Municipal Court may provide by rule how jurors may be chosen. Juror’s fees in any criminal case involving the violation of a city ordinance shall be paid out of the City Treasury. The Municipal Court, pursuant to R.C. § 1901.26(A), may establish a schedule of fees and costs to be taxed in any action or proceeding, whether civil or criminal.
R.C. § 1901.31(F) provides that fines received for violation of city ordinances shall be paid into the City Treasury. Rule 13 of the Rules Governing Procedure in Traffic Cases as promulgated by the Ohio Supreme Court provides that all courts other than juvenile courts must establish a Traffic Violations Bureau and specifies certain restrictions as to the designated offenses and schedule of fines to be accepted as waiver payment in lieu of court appearance.
Section
175.01 Prosecutor
175.02 Traffic Magistrate
175.03 Mason Municipal Court staffing
Statutory reference:
Bond for Court Clerk required, see R.C. § 1901.31(D)
Juvenile Court jurisdiction; arrest of child, see R.C. §§ 2151.01, 2151.23, 2152.03
Notification to Director of liquor law convictions, see R.C. § 4301.991
Power to establish schedule of fees and costs, see R.C. § 1901.26
Record of traffic violations, see R.C. § 4513.37
Release of Court Clerk’s liability for loss of funds, see R.C. §§ 131.18 et seq.