Ohio Code § 1907.03
Ohio Code § 1907.03. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 1907.03.
(A) Under the restrictions and limitations of this chapter, county courts have exclusive
original jurisdiction in civil actions for the recovery of sums not exceeding five
hundred dollars and original jurisdiction in civil actions for the recovery of sums
not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars. (B) If a counterclaim is filed in a civil action in a county court and the counterclaim
exceeds fifteen thousand dollars, the county court shall certify the action to the
court of common pleas. (C) If a civil action is certified to the court of common pleas pursuant to division
(B) of this section, the clerk of the county court forthwith shall transmit to the
court of common pleas the original papers and pleadings in the action and a certified
transcript of the journal entries in it. The action then shall proceed in the court of common pleas as if it had been originally
commenced in that court.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 1907.03
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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