Highland County Court, Ohio Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

Applies to

Traffic ticket

Ticket paper must be sufficiently durable to preserve the court record copy unchanged for the applicable retention period.

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 prescribed in Rule 26.05 of the Ohio Rules of Superintendence.

CRITICAL

Garnishment papers must follow the form required by R.C. 2716.03 and be properly completed, including the date.

All garnishment proceedings shall be in the form required by R.C. 2716.03, and the garnishment papers will be properly filled out, including date.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Electronically produced traffic complaint

An electronically produced complaint must conform in all substantive respects to the Ohio Uniform Traffic Ticket.

The electronically produced complaint shall conform in all substantive respects to the Ohio Uniform Traffic Ticket.

CRITICAL

The Small Claims Petition must use the form provided by the clerk.

A small claims action is commenced by filing a Small Claims Petition, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 1925.04 on the form provided by the clerk of this court.

WARNING

Pleadings, motions, and other documents must be prepared on 8½ x 11 inch paper.

All pleadings, motions, and other documents shall be prepared on 8½ x 11 inch paper.

INFO

Applies to

Electronically produced traffic ticket

Ohio Traffic Rule 3(B)’s requirements concerning color, weight, paper size, and binding do not apply to electronically produced tickets.

The Provisions of Ohio Traffic Rule 3(B) relative to the color, weight, paper sixe, and method of binding shall not be applicable to a ticket that is produced by computer or other electronic means

INFO

Applies to

Electronically produced traffic complaint

An officer filing an electronically produced traffic complaint may sign it electronically, and that signature is treated as certification with the same rights, responsibilities, and liabilities as other tickets.

Any law enforcement officer that files a traffic complaint that is produced by computer or other electronic means may affix his signature thereto electronically. Such electronically affixed signature shall be considered by the court to be a certification of the ticket and shall have the same rights, responsibilities and liabilities as with all other tickets issued pursuant to these Rules and theOhio Traffic Rules.

INFO

Applies to

Traffic complaint

Traffic complaints may use the Uniform Traffic Ticket or another form allowed under the Rules.

Traffic complaints may be made on the Uniform Traffic Ticket or as otherwise allowed under these Rules.