Upper Sandusky Municipal Court, Ohio Service and Proof of Service Rules

Applies to

Electronically produced ticket

When an electronically produced ticket is issued at the scene, the issuing officer must serve the defendant with the paper copy as required by Ohio Traffic Rule 3(E).

If an electronically produced ticket is issued at the scene of an alleged offense, the issuing officer shall serve the defendant's paper copy of the ticket as required by Rule 3 (E) of the Ohio Traffic Rules.

Applies to

Pretrial conference notice

Counsel of record must receive notice of a pre-trial conference by mail and/or telephone at least fourteen days beforehand.

Notice of pre-trial conference shall be given to all counsel of record by mail and/or by telephone from the assignment commissioner not less than fourteen (14) days prior to the conference.

Applies to

Summons

Counsel must obtain service of summons within six months in a new case; otherwise, the Clerk will give notice of dismissal in ten days unless good cause is shown.

In all new cases, if counsel fails to obtain service of summons within six (6) months, the Clerk shall notify counsel that the case will be dismissed in ten (10) days unless good cause is shown to the contrary.

Applies to

Summons

Summons must be served in accordance with the Ohio Rules of Procedure.

Summons shall be served in accordance with the Ohio Rules of Procedure.

Applies to

Referee findings

At the conclusion of each case, the referee must serve the findings on both parties.

The referee shall, at the conclusion of each case, serve a copy of his findings upon the plaintiff and defendant and inform the parties that they may file objections to the referee’s findings within 14 days, in writing.