Sidney Municipal Court, Ohio Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

Self-represented litigants may file only in paper form, in person, by U.S. Mail, or by the Court’s email address when no fee is required.

Litigants not represented by counsel (Pro Se) may only file documents in paper form with the Clerk in person, by U.S. Mail or through the Court’s email address at Court@SidneyOH.com as long as no fee is required.

CRITICAL

Each person assigned a unique e-filing identifier is responsible for its security and use.

The Court’s e-File system will assign counsel a confidential and unique electronic identifier that will be used to file, review and retrieve e-Filed pleadings, orders and other documents in the case. Each person to whom a unique identifier has been assigned shall be responsible for the security and use of such identifier.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Electronically produced traffic ticket

Computer- or electronically-produced traffic tickets may be filed with the court, but must be filed in electronic form.

Traffic tickets produced by computer or other electronic means may be filed at the court, and those electronically-produced tickets must be filed in electronic form.

CRITICAL

Documents may be filed at the Clerk’s office during regular business hours, through the Court’s e-Filing site, by email, by fax, or by mail.

The filing of a document with the court may be accomplished by presenting the document to the Clerk of the Court during the regular business hours of the clerk’s office, utilizing the Court’s e-Filing site as described in Rule 107 below, by emailing to Court@SidneyOH.com, by fax filing as described in Rule 106 below, or by mailing the document to: The Sidney Municipal Court, Attn: Clerk of Court, 110 W. Court St., Sidney, Ohio 45365.

CRITICAL

Counsel of record wishing to e-file must first call the Court to be added to its system and then register on the e-filing website.

Counsel of record that wishes to file pleadings, orders, and/or other documents through the Court’s e-File System must be registered. Before you can register on the site, you must call the Court at 937-498-8712 to be added to the system by Court staff. Once you have been added, you will be able to register at www.sidneyoh.com/463/E-Filing.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Filings requiring a fee or originality

Fax filing is not accepted for filings requiring a fee or filings that must maintain originality, such as affidavits.

The Court does not accept fax filings when a fee is required and for filings that need to maintain originality (ie. affidavits).

WARNING

Applies to

Pleadings and other papers

Pleadings and other papers may be filed with the clerk by facsimile (“fax”). The number for the clerk’s fax machine is 937-498-8179. Faxed documents intended for filing must be faxed to the clerk and not to the Judges’ chambers.

Pleadings and other papers may be filed with the clerk by facsimile (“fax”). The number for the clerk’s fax machine is 937-498-8179. Faxed documents intended for filing must be faxed to the clerk and not to the Judges’ chambers.

WARNING

The sending party bears all risks of transmitting a document to the clerk by fax.

The risks of transmitting a document by fax to the clerk must be borne entirely by the sending party.

INFO

Any filing may be e-filed with the Clerk’s Office at any time, including outside business hours.

Any filing may be e-Filed with the Clerk’s Office 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

INFO

Documents may be faxed to the clerk at any time, including when the clerk’s office is closed.

Documents may be faxed to the clerk at any time, which includes times when the clerk’s office is closed.

INFO

A fax-filed document is accepted as the effective original filing.

A document filed by fax will be accepted as the effective original filing of the document.