Sidney Municipal Court, Ohio Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

E-Filed pleadings should be formatted in accordance with Court Rules 102, 103, and 104 with additions as follows:  Typewritten or printed;  Shall not contain links to other documents or references;  Proposed Order/Entry shall be submitted in Word [.doc] format and reference the specific motion to which it applies;  Pleadings, including Original Affidavits or other notarized documents, shall be filed with the Clerk in [.pdf] form;

E-Filed pleadings should be formatted in accordance with Court Rules 102, 103, and 104 with additions as follows:  Typewritten or printed;  Shall not contain links to other documents or references;  Proposed Order/Entry shall be submitted in Word [.doc] format and reference the specific motion to which it applies;  Pleadings, including Original Affidavits or other notarized documents, shall be filed with the Clerk in [.pdf] form;

CRITICAL

A party requesting to appear by video conference must make the motion in writing.

The motion of a party to appear via video conferencing must be made in writing.

CRITICAL

The employer letter required for driving privileges must be on company letterhead and state the days and hours worked.

2. Request and receive a letter from your employer(s) on company letterhead which states the days and hours worked.

WARNING

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Format

PAPER

All documents presented to the clerk for filing should be on paper that is 8.5 by 11 inches in size, and the text of all documents should be no smaller in size than 12-point type. The margin on the top of each page should be at least one inch so that the clerk can punch holes in that margin without obscuring the document’s text.

All documents presented to the clerk for filing should be on paper that is 8.5 by 11 inches in size, and the text of all documents should be no smaller in size than 12-point type. The margin on the top of each page should be at least one inch so that the clerk can punch holes in that margin without obscuring the document’s text.

WARNING

Multi-page documents should be numbered and firmly stapled at the upper left, with enough blank space at the upper right for the clerk’s date stamp.

Every multi-page document filed with the clerk should be numbered and should be firmly stapled in the upper-left corner of the document. Also, sufficient blank space should be visible in the upper-right portion of each document, especially the first page so that the clerk can date-stamp the document without obscuring the document’s text.

WARNING

The clerk may accept handwritten documents but may reject any document that is not clearly legible.

The clerk may accept handwritten documents for filing, but the clerk may reject any document that is not clearly legible.

WARNING

but – aside from the color, weight, and binding requirements that typically apply to paper copies of traffic tickets in Ohio – any electronically- produced tickets should conform in layout and content to the Ohio Uniform Traffic Ticket form.

but – aside from the color, weight, and binding requirements that typically apply to paper copies of traffic tickets in Ohio – any electronically- produced tickets should conform in layout and content to the Ohio Uniform Traffic Ticket form.

INFO

Electronically-produced traffic tickets do not require the defendant’s signature.

The signature of the defendant is not required on those tickets,