Ohio Code § 1925.01
Ohio Code § 1925.01. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 1925.01.
(A) Each municipal and county court shall establish a small claims division. (B) Proceedings in the small claims division of a municipal court or a county court may
be conducted by a magistrate appointed by the court. The magistrate shall be a person admitted to the practice of law in this state and
shall receive the annual compensation that the court prescribes. In the case of a municipal court magistrate, the compensation shall be payable from
the same sources and in the same manner as provided in section 1901.11 of the Revised Code . A part-time village solicitor or city director of law or part-time assistant village
solicitor or city director of law of any municipal corporation may be appointed as
a magistrate, serve in any case in which the municipal corporation is not an interested
party, and receive the prescribed compensation. (C) Except in the Cleveland municipal court, the court may appoint an administrative
assistant for the small claims division, who shall perform the duties that are assigned
by the court. In the Cleveland municipal court, the clerk of the court is the administrative assistant
for the small claims division and shall perform the duties in that capacity that are
assigned by the court. (D) The appearance of an attorney at law on behalf of any party is permitted but not
required. Notice to the attorney of record for a party is equivalent to notice to the party. (E) The court may establish, by rule, procedures for hearing actions in the small claims
division during evening hours on one weekday, or on Saturday. A division that has established voluntary conciliation procedures under section 1925.03 of the Revised Code may devote a portion of its evening or Saturday hours to conciliation procedures. (F) A municipal or county court that has over two hundred fifty thousand persons within
its territorial jurisdiction may establish neighborhood offices of the small claims
division and may establish, by rule, times and procedures for holding sessions of
the division at the neighborhood offices. If neighborhood offices are established, the legislative authority of the municipal
court establishing the office, as defined in section 1901.03 of the Revised Code , and the board of county commissioners of the county in which the county court establishing
the office is located may provide suitable accommodations and facilities for the neighborhood
offices, as provided in sections 1901.36 and 1907.19 of the Revised Code .
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 1925.01
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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