Lawrence County Court of Common Pleas, Ohio Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

The Court does not accept filings by email unless it expressly authorizes email filing in an individual circumstance.

The Court does not presently accept any filings by email unless expressly authorized by the Court in individual circumstances.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Traffic ticket

Computer-generated or electronic traffic tickets may be filed instead of the Ohio Uniform Traffic Ticket if they conform to it in all substantive respects, including layout and content.

Traffic tickets produced by computer or other electronic means may be filed in lieu of the Ohio Uniform Traffic Ticket, provided the computer generated or electronic ticket conforms in all substantive respects, including layout and content to the Ohio Uniform Traffic Ticket.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Traffic ticket

A law enforcement officer who files a ticket electronically is considered to have certified it and has the same rights, responsibilities, and liabilities as for other tickets under the Ohio Traffic Rules.

A law enforcement officer who files a ticket electronically 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 the Ohio Traffic Rules.

CRITICAL

Applies to

New case filing

A new case may not be initiated by fax filing.

The Court will not accept filings to create a new case by fax.

WARNING

Applies to

Subsequent filing

Subsequent filings may be made by fax only in emergency or time-critical circumstances.

Any subsequent filings may be made by fax only in emergency or time critical circumstances.

WARNING

Filers should make every effort to file in person or by mail; fax filings should be reserved for emergencies and not used routinely.

Every effort should be made to file documents in person or by mail. Fax filings should only be used in emergency situations, but not as a routine practice.

INFO

Filings may be submitted by mail or private delivery service.

The Court will accept filings by mail or other private delivery service.

INFO

Filings may be presented in person to the Deputy Clerks during normal business hours.

Filings may be made in person to the Court’s Deputy Clerks during the Court’s normal business hours. (See Rule 53.1).