Putnam County Municipal Court, Ohio Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICAL

A dispatcher must check the defendant's CCH background and driving status and enter the document into LEADS/NCIC within one to twelve hours.

A dispatcher will run a CCH background through LEADS/NCIC on the Defendant as well as a driving status. The Dispatcher will enter the document into our LEADS/NCIC system within one (1) to twelve (12) hours.

WARNING

The attorney must use a Clerk-specified phone number or email address, and transmission ordinarily should occur during normal business hours.

(D) The Attorney must transmit the item to a phone number or email address specified by the Clerk. Such time will ordinarily be within the normal business hours.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Trial brief

Plaintiff’s counsel must file civil jury trial briefs at least 14 days before trial.

In any civil jury case, counsel for the plaintiff shall file trial briefs with the Clerk of Courts not later than fourteen (14) days before the date of trial.

CRITICAL

In a contested matter where the prevailing party is unrepresented, objections to the Court-prepared judgment entry must be filed within five business days.

Said objections shall be filed with the Court within five (5) business days.

CRITICAL

Dispositions must be reported to the required agencies within three business days or within the different timeframe mandated by applicable law.

All dispositions, including dismissals, bond forfeitures, and failure to appear, with corresponding issuance of bench warrant, shall be reported to required agencies as mandated by Rule or Statute, within three (3) business days, or within the time mandated by applicable Rule or Statute.

CRITICAL

One month without account activity results in dismissal, and the debtor cannot file a new trusteeship for six months.

If there is no activity on the defendant's account for one month, the trusteeship will be dismissed by the court and the debtor cannot file a new trusteeship for another six (6) months.

CRITICAL

Both proposed entries must be presented to the Judge forthwith.

Both entries shall be presented to the Judge forthwith, who will thereupon approve one of such tendered entries or prepare an entry to the Judge's satisfaction, duly noting exceptions, and file same with the Clerk of Courts with copies to counsel.

CRITICAL

Transfer the required case documents and information within the applicable mandated timeframe, or as soon as practicable if no timeframe is specified.

All required documentation and information shall be transferred to the receiving Court as required by all applicable Rule or Statute in the time frame mandated, as soon as practicable as if not mandated.

CRITICAL

Law enforcement must file citation documentation within 72 hours after issuance of the citation, unless good cause is shown.

Law Enforcement shall file citation documentation within seventy-two (72) hours of issuance of citation unless good cause is shown

CRITICAL

Weekly the certified abstract is created in a case management system, results are transmitted to BMV via electronic transmission.

Weekly the certified abstract is created in a case management system, results are transmitted to BMV via electronic transmission.

CRITICAL

Counsel must submit an itemized statement for services and expenses within 30 days after the last date of service to the defendant.

Within thirty (30) days following the last date of service to the defendant, counsel shall submit an itemized statement in duplicate, for services rendered and expenses incurred.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Reply brief

Reply briefs must be filed at least 10 days before trial, and copies must be certified to opposing counsel or unrepresented parties.

Reply briefs shall be filed with the Clerk not later than ten (10) days before the date of trial, with copies certified to all opposing counsel or unrepresented parties.

CRITICAL

The dispatcher must enter the document into the LEADS/NCIC system within one to twelve hours.

The Dispatcher will enter the document into our LEADS/NCIC system within one (I) to twelve (12) hours.

CRITICAL

A county action to collect legal fees must be brought within two years after the last date legal representation was provided.

Any action filed by the county to collect legal fees hereunder must be brought within two years from the last date legal representation was provided.

CRITICAL

After a default-judgment motion is properly filed, the Court waits 14 days during which a party in default may request a hearing.

Upon a motion for default judgment being properly filed with the Court, the Court shall wait a period of fourteen (14) days within which any party(s) in default may request a hearing.

CRITICAL

Deadline

1 hours

Traffic cases to be designated with a TRD case number must be filed at least one hour before the defendant’s scheduled appearance.

All traffic cases to be designed with a TRD case number must be filed a minimum of one (1) hour before the defendant's scheduled appearance date and time.

CRITICAL

Opposing counsel must approve or reject the proposed entry within five days after receipt and, if rejecting it, prepare an entry within that same period.

Opposing counsel shall approve or reject proposed entry within five (5) days after receipt and if he/she rejects, he/she shall within the same five (5) days prepare an entry.

CRITICAL

In represented civil cases, prevailing counsel must prepare and submit a judgment entry to opposing counsel within seven days after the decision is announced.

In all cases in which parties are represented by counsel and a decision is made by the Court or jury on any issue, prevailing counsel shall, within seven (7) days after announcement of decision, prepare a judgment entry giving effect to such decision and submit the same to opposing counsel.

WARNING

A party or counsel who fails to respond to a court request within 15 days may face dismissal or contempt sanctions.

Failure of a party or counsel to respond to a court request within fifteen (15) days may result in dismissal or contempt of court sanctions.