(a) The Mayor’s Court may use a ticket that is produced by computer or other electronic means. A ticket produced by computer or other electronic means shall not require the signature of the defendant. A ticket produced by computer or other electronic means shall conform in all substantive respects to the “Ohio Uniform Traffic Ticket” set forth in the Ohio Traffic Rules Appendix of Forms.
(b) The provisions of the Ohio Traffic Rules relative to the color and weight of paper, size and method of binding shall not be applicable to a ticket that is produced by computer or other electronic means. The ticket paper shall be of sufficient quality to allow the court record copy to remain unchanged for the period of the retention schedule for the various traffic offenses as prescribed by Rule 26.05 of the Rules of Superintendence for the Courts of Ohio.
(c) The court record of the ticket shall be filed with the court or may be filed electronically as authorized by this rule and the Ohio Traffic Rules. If a ticket is issued at the scene of an alleged offense, the issuing officer shall serve the defendant with the defendant’s paper copy of the ticket as required by the Ohio Traffic Rules.
(d) A law enforcement officer who files a ticket pursuant to this rule and the Ohio Traffic Rules and electronically affixes the officer’s signature thereto, shall be considered to have certified the ticket and shall have the same rights, responsibilities and liabilities as with all other tickets issued pursuant to this rule and the Ohio Traffic Rules.
(Ord. 17-1151. Passed 6-5-17.)