Crawford County Municipal Court, Ohio Filing Rules

An application to record or broadcast proceedings must be made in writing to the assigned judge.

The Clerk must notify the filer if a fax cannot be filed, and a submitted document is considered filed only after the Clerk stamps it and it is properly docketed.

The original filing must note that a copy was mailed or delivered to the adverse party.

A schedule of costs and filing fees for civil, criminal, and traffic cases is available upon request at the Clerk’s office, and the Court may amend it.

A continuance must be requested by written motion and will be granted only for good cause.

The Clerk’s office is open for business weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except legal holidays, but the Court may designate other closures.

A motion capable of being decided without a hearing must be ruled on without one.

Pleadings and other papers may be filed by facsimile; fax documents and signatures are accepted as originals, and filers must retain the originals for inspection if requested.

Complaints may use statutory language, but should omit statutory or ordinance language that is not involved in the case.

Before allowing inspection or copying of filed papers, the Clerk must make any social security numbers illegible.

If no hearing or trial has been set, the clerk must set a hearing date; otherwise, the motion must be consolidated with the pending hearing or trial.