Steubenville Municipal Court, Ohio Filing Timing and Cure Windows

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No collection actions may occur until after thirty (30) days from the date of the Judgment pursuant to law.

No collection actions may occur until after thirty (30) days from the date of the Judgment pursuant to law.

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The Clerk must process these reports by close of business each Friday.

These reports shall be processed by the Clerk no later than the close of business on Friday of each week.

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If a law enforcement agency rejects a submitted report, the Clerk must take necessary action to correct it within 48 hours.

In the event that any report submitted to any law entorcement agency is rejected for any reason the Clerk shall take whatever action is necessary to correct the report within 48 hours.

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Reapplication is required for limited driving privileges that have been expired for more than 30 days.

Reapplication is necessary for any privileges which have expired by more than thirty (30) days.

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The moving party must obtain a hearing date when filing the motion.

The moving party must obtain a hearing date at the date of filing.

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A status conference must be held at least seven days before the jury trial to consider settlement and pretrial issues.

C. STATUS CONFERENCE: A Status Conference shall be held at least seven (7) days before the Jury Trial date to ensure that the case cannot be settled and to address all pre-Jury Trial issues.

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Applies to

Witness testimony request

Parties who wish to provide witness testimony telephonically or by video conferencing shall submit a written request to the Court no fewer than five (5) days before the Court proceeding in which they intend to present the witness' testimony.

Parties who wish to provide witness testimony telephonically or by video conferencing shall submit a written request to the Court no fewer than five (5) days before the Court proceeding in which they intend to present the witness' testimony.

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The Clerk of Courts must report disposition information to BCI weekly for the specified felony and misdemeanor cases.

The Clerk of Courts is required to report disposition information to BCI weekly for cases involving felonies and certain misdemeanors specified in R.C. 109.572.

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Motions must meet the filing deadlines in the Ohio Rules of Criminal Procedure unless the Court orders otherwise.

Motions must be filed within the time limits established by the Ohio Rules of Criminal Procedure unless otherwise Ordered.

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For the applicable 30-day and 3-day notices, 30 full days plus three full days must elapse before filing the complaint, excluding the service date and filing date.

Likewise there must be 30 full days plus 3 full days between serving the notices and filing the complaint. (Do not count the day of service or day complaint was filed).

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If a case not set for trial has had no activity for six months, the Clerk will notify the party that it will be dismissed within 30 days unless good cause is shown.

C. If no action has been taken on a file for six (6) months and the case is not set for trial, the Clerk shall notify the party that the matter will be dismissed within thirty days unless good cause is shown.

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The opposing party has fourteen days to file a response to objections to a Magistrate's decision.

In the event that objections are filed to the decision of the Magistrate the opposing party shall have fourteen days in which to file a response.

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A Plaintiff must allow three full days between serving the notice and filing the FED complaint, excluding the service date and filing date from the computation.

The Plaintiff must have 3 full days in between serving the notice and filing the complaint with the Clerk of Court. For purposes of computation do not count the day notice is served on defendant or place of abode or the date the FED was filed.

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The Court must submit a copy of the Order and Form 95 to the Steubenville Police Department Dispatch Office within 48 hours of the Order.

(C) Filing of form upon completion of "Form 95." Within 48 hours of the Order the Court shall submit a copy of the Order and the form to the Dispatch Office of the Steubenville Police Department by hand delivery for entrance of the information into the ¿National Crime Information Center Supervised Release File" through the "Law Enforcement Automated Data Systemi pursuant to R.C. 2929.44(B) and 2945.402(E)(1).

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Ohio B.M.V. Reporting: As mandated by Ohio Revised Codes 4510.03 and 4513.37 within seven (7) days after a conviction or bail forfeiture the Clerk of Court shall prepare

Ohio B.M.V. Reporting: As mandated by Ohio Revised Codes 4510.03 and 4513.37 within seven (7) days after a conviction or bail forfeiture the Clerk of Court shall prepare

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A motion in limine must be filed at least three days before trial unless good cause is shown.

A Motion In Limine shall be filed not less than three (3) days prior to trial, except for good cause shown.

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After written notice, the case will be dismissed without prejudice after 30 days unless the plaintiff shows good cause.

the Clerk shall notify Plaintiff, in writing, that the case will be dismissed without prejudice after thirty (30) days unless good cause is shown to the contrary.

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The Judge or the prevailing party, as ordered, must file a Judgment Entry within 14 days after the hearing and serve a copy on the Plaintiff and Defendant.

The Judge or prevailing party as ordered shall file a Judgment Entry within fourteen (14) days of the hearing and cause a copy to be served on the Plaintiff and Defendant.

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After a failed test, the waiting period before applying is 15 days for a first offense unless the Court waives it, 45 days for a second offense, and 180 days for a third, with credit for any pretrial suspension.

FAILED TEST BEFORE AND AFTER CONVICTION You must wait 15 days before applying for limited driving privilege on a first offense unless waived by the Court. 45 days for a second offense and 180 days on a third offense. *Credit for any Pretrial Suspension

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The stated waiting periods for applying for limited driving privileges after an ALS refusal are 30 days for a first offense, 90 days for a second, one year for a third, and 60 days for underage OVI.

ALS FOR REFUSAL (WITHIN 10 YEARS) 1sToffense must wait 30 days 2nd offense must wait 90 days 3rd offense must wait 1 year Underage OVI-must wait 60 days

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Clerks of Courts must respond to NICS examiner research inquiries within 24 hours of an NCIC information request.

Within 24 hours of any NCIC request for information the Clerks of Courts shall respond to research inquiries by NICS examiners.

WARNING

Deadline

48 hours

Allow 48 hours of advance notice for the Court to compile and copy older records.

Since older records are not readily available, 48 hour advance notice must be allowed to compile and copy the information.

WARNING

If a promised settlement entry is not received within 30 days, the matter will be scheduled for a pretrial conference.

D. When a file has been marked "settlement entry to come" and the entry has not been received within thirty (30) days, the matter will be scheduled for pretrial conference.

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Settlement Entries may be filed at any time before trial, unless the Court orders otherwise.

SETTLEMENT ENTRIES may be filed at any time before trial or as otherwise Ordered.