Avon Lake Municipal Court, Ohio Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

A default-judgment motion must be written and state the complaint filing date, manner of service, proof of service, and answer date.

(A) Motions for default judgment shall be in writing and clearly state the date the complaint was filed, the manner in which service was perfected, proof of service and the answer date.

CRITICAL

Electronically produced tickets must conform in all substantive respects to the Ohio Uniform Traffic Ticket form.

The electronically produced ticket shall conform in all substantive respects to the “Ohio Uniform Traffic Ticket” set forth in the Ohio Traffic Rules’ Appendix of Forms.

WARNING

A document filed by fax must be legible when the Clerk receives it.

A document filed with the court by facsimile transmission must be legible when received by the clerk.

WARNING

A prosecuting attorney’s objection must be filed in writing to prevent the court from granting the petition without a hearing.

Petitions for limited driving privileges or a stay of a suspension under Administrative License Suspensions resulting from an OVI arrest will be set for hearing or may be granted by the court without hearing unless an objection to the petition has been filed in writing by the prosecuting attorney.

WARNING

The rule authorizes only electronically generated paper tickets, not e-tickets or paperless tickets.

This rule is limited to the use and filing of an electronically generated paper ticket only and is not intended to authorize an e-ticket or paperless ticket.

INFO

The Court authorizes use and filing of computer- or electronically produced tickets.

The use and filing of a ticket that is produced by computer or other electronic means is hereby authorized in the Avon Lake Municipal Court.