Sylvania Municipal Court, Ohio Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

Applies to

Document permitted to be filed by fax

A document permitted to be filed by fax is accepted as the effective original filing.

Documents that are permitted to be filed by fax shall be accepted as the effective original filing.

CRITICAL

No person may use or allow another person to use someone else’s password for electronic filing.

No person shall utilize, or allow another person to utilize, the password of another in connection with electronic filing.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Small claims complaint

Small claims complaints must comply with Ohio Revised Code 1925.04(B).

Small claims complaints shall comply with Ohio Revised Code 1925.04(B).

CRITICAL

Filers must not electronically file documents containing social security numbers, specified individual account numbers, or the listed information about a minor.

(O) No filer shall electronically file any document containing the following information: a. Social security numbers; b. Account numbers for an individual’s bank account, security account, debit card, charge card, or credit card; or c. Information concerning a minor, including the minor’s date of birth, age, or telephone number, or address.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Document requiring filing fee

Documents requiring a filing fee may not be filed by fax and will not be accepted by the Clerk.

Any document that requires a filing fee shall not be filed by fax, and will not be accepted by the Clerk.

CRITICAL

An attorney may authorize only an employee or a retained electronic-filing service provider to file electronically on the attorney’s behalf.

No attorney shall authorize anyone to electronically file on that attorney’s behalf, other than his/her employee or a service provider retained to assist in electronic filing.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Criminal complaint

Criminal complaints must comply with Ohio Criminal Rule 3.

Criminal complaints shall comply with Ohio Criminal Rule 3.

CRITICAL

The clerk must provide electronic filing service for documents in the case categories or individual cases designated by the presiding judge’s administrative order.

The clerk shall provide electronic filing service to all court users for all documents in any category of cases or any particular case as designated by an administrative order of the presiding judge.

INFO

Applies to

Ohio Uniform Traffic Ticket

Ohio Uniform Traffic Tickets may be filed electronically, subject to the stated conditions.

The following documents may be filed by electronic means with the court subject to the conditions set forth herein. a. Ohio Uniform Traffic Tickets (OUTT)

INFO

Applies to

Traffic ticket

Computer-produced or other electronically produced tickets may be used and filed electronically in the Sylvania Municipal Court.

The use and filing of a ticket that is produced by computer or other electronic means is hereby authorized in the Sylvania Municipal Court. It is also authorized for the filing of the ticket to be done electronically.

INFO

Applies to

Criminal complaint

Criminal complaints may be filed electronically subject to the stated conditions, including compliance with Ohio Criminal Rule 3.

The following documents may be filed by electronic means with the court subject to the conditions set forth herein. b. Criminal complaints shall comply with Ohio Criminal Rule 3.

INFO

In matters authorized for electronic filing, the electronic document is the official court record and any maintained paper record is a copy.

In matters where electronic filing is authorized by administrative order, the electronically filed document will be part of the official court record. Paper records, if maintained, will be considered a copy of the official court record.

INFO

Applies to

Small claims complaint

Small claims complaints may be filed electronically subject to the stated conditions, including compliance with Ohio Revised Code 1925.04(B).

The following documents may be filed by electronic means with the court subject to the conditions set forth herein. c. Small claims complaints shall comply with Ohio Revised Code 1925.04(B).