{"id":4398,"date":"2016-02-09T19:10:25","date_gmt":"2016-02-09T19:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/?page_id=4398"},"modified":"2025-09-26T15:54:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T15:54:08","slug":"municipal-civil-rules","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hamiltoncountycourts.org\/index.php\/municipal-civil-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Municipal Civil Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Local) Rules of Civil Procedure*
\nTable of Contents<\/h1>\n

Introduction<\/a><\/h2>\n

RULE I Case Numbered<\/a>
\nRULE II Sessions of Court<\/a>
\nRULE III Docket and Records<\/a>
\nRULE IV Assignment of Cases for Disposition<\/a>
\nRULE V\u00a0Motions<\/a>
\nRULE VI Jury Demand<\/a>
\nRULE VII Selection of Jurors<\/a>
\nRULE VIII\u00a0Hearing in Banc<\/a>
\nRULE IX Attorney or Court Officer as Surety<\/a>
\nRULE X\u00a0Court Index<\/a>
\nRULE XI Cognovit Note Procedure and Confession of Judgment<\/a>
\nRULE XII\u00a0Appearance and Withdrawal of Counsel<\/a>
\nRULE XIII Custody of Papers<\/a>
\nRULE XIV Trusteeship<\/a>
\nRULE XV\u00a0Small Claims Division<\/a>
\nRULE XVI Discovery<\/a>
\nRULE XVII Replevins<\/a>
\nRULE XVIII\u00a0Filing Fees (Civil Division)**<\/a>
\nRULE XIX Accuracy And Procedure<\/a>
\nRULE XX\u00a0Fair Debt Collection Practices<\/a>
\nRULE XXI Evictions<\/a>
\nRULE XXII Rent Escrow<\/a>
\nRULE XXIII Garnishments<\/a>
\nRULE XXIV\u00a0Procedure for Appeal of Eviction by Magistrate<\/a>
\nRULE XXV Process Servers\u00a0<\/a>
\nRULE XXVI Case Management in Civil Cases<\/a>
\nRULE XXVII Rent Escrow and Small Claims Mediation<\/a>
\nRULE XXVIII Electronic Transmission Filings<\/a><\/p>\n

Link to Civil Forms on Clerk's Web Site<\/a><\/p>\n

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* These rules usually are updated the same day changes are made and may be considered the latest version of the Municipal Court's local rules.<\/p>\n

**In accordance with R.C. 1901.26(A)(1) the court may waive the requirement for advance deposit [of filing fees] upon affidavit or other evidence that a party is unable to make the required deposit. An affidavit of indigency may be found HERE.<\/p>\n

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Link to Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure<\/a>
\nLink to Ohio Revised Code<\/a>
\nLink to (Local) Administrative Rules of Procedure<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n