Putnam County Municipal Court, Ohio Service and Proof of Service Rules

CRITICAL

Applies to

Fax or email document

The sending party must provide the Clerk copies for service within three business days after transmission, and the Clerk is not responsible for making them.

A fax or email document will be accepted as original and the signature accepted as original consistent with Civil Rule 5(E) except in the filing of a new case. The sending party must supply the Clerk with appropriate copies with a notation of "Previously Faxed or Emailed Document" prescribed by these rules for service on parties within three business days from the date of the transmission. It shall not be the responsibility of the Clerk to make copies of the fax or email transmission for service on interested parties.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Trial brief

Copies of civil jury trial briefs must be certified to opposing counsel or unrepresented parties.

Copies of such trial briefs shall be certified to all opposing counsel or parties unrepresented by counsel.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Proof of service

The serving Deputy must complete proof of service recording when and where the respondent or defendant was served.

The serving Deputy completes the proof of service document, which records the date, time, and location of respondent/Defendant was served.

CRITICAL

Once signed by the judge, the Protection Order and Brady Form must be sent by email or fax to the specified Sheriff's Office recipient.

Once signed by the residing Judge, the Protection Order and Brady Form are emailed or faxed to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office to the attention of the Administrative Clerk/Deputy.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Default judgment motion

Service

Mail to opposing party

A party moving for default judgment in a civil matter must serve the motion by regular mail on the party in default.

Upon application by a party for a default judgment in a civil matter, the party so moving shall serve a copy of the motion by regular mail upon the partys) in default.

CRITICAL

When a case is transferred to another court, required documentation and information must be transferred within the mandated timeframe or, if none is mandated, as soon as practicable.

5. Process for reporting fingerprints and dispositions when cases are transferred to another court (e.g., municipal court to general division, juvenile court to general division, or a transfer to a court in another county): 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

The summons must be served on the defendant in accordance with the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure and applicable statute.

Service of summons on the defendant shall be according to the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure and statute.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Reply brief

Copies of reply briefs 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 certified abstract must be created weekly in the case management system and transmitted electronically to the BMV.

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

CRITICAL

The serving Deputy must complete proof of service recording the date, time, and location of service.

Submit Proof of Service: The serving Deputy completes the proof of service document, which records the date, time, and location of respondent/Defendant was served.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Report of convictions form

A completed report of convictions form for a vehicular homicide conviction must be transmitted to the BMV.

Convictions involving vehicular homicide have a report of convictions form filled out and transmitted to BMV.

WARNING

For a nonresident defendant, the court may institute proceedings; it must send notice to the defendant and may send license-forfeiture papers to the BMV if there is no response.

E. The court may institute appropriate proceedings under Interstate Non-Resident Compact Act administered through the Bureau of Motor Vehicles if the defendant is a non-resident of Ohio. Notice must be sent to the defendant and if no response is obtained, appropriate license forfeiture papers may be sent to the BMV.