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Provides justice for small claims, criminal, traffic and civil cases arising within the Court’s jurisdiction (including eviction proceedings). Provides records of all cases heard and jury selection where appropriate. Any waiverable citations can also be paid on site.

Holds exclusive original criminal jurisdiction of felonies and jurisdiction in all civil cases where the amount is greater than $500.

Serves as a court of original jurisdiction handling all criminal cases occurring within the boundaries of the City of Dayton.

Presides over Common Pleas Court #1 for Richland County. Hears cases that are felony criminal and civil case over $3000.

Civil and criminal traffic court; civil actions up to $15,000; jurisdiction over misdemeanors and felonies through preliminary hearings; and small claims. Serving Fairborn, Beavercreek City and Township, and Bath Township.

Holds exclusive original criminal jurisdiction of felonies and jurisdiction in all civil cases where the amount is greater than $500. Also adjudicates divorce, dissolution, support, parenting time, domestic violence and related issues.

Hears civil cases and small claim complaints.

Provides a Municipal Court for the City of Garfield Heights. Jurisdiction also includes Brecksville, Cuyahoga Heights, Independence, Maple Heights, Newburgh Heights, Walton Hills and Valley View. Small Claims Court is the division of the Garfield Heights Municipal Court that hears cases up to $6000 in value. Claims that do not involve money damages are not heard in Small Claims Court (Complaints seeking the return of property, or an order requiring a party to perform a certain act, must be filed in the Civil Division). Small Claims examples: failure to repay a loan, fix a car or appliance properly, return a security deposit, or meet the terms of a service contract -- for example, properly remodel a kitchen or install a new roof.

Handle civil cases which involve personal injury, property damage or liability, medical or dental malpractice, real estate actions, equity suits such as injunction proceedings, specific performance contract disputes, administration of trusts and foreclosure on mortgages; and, in jurisdictions where there are no specialized courts, adoptions, probate, family law and psychiatric cases.

Jurisdiction over estates and trusts; adoptions, name changes, and registration of delayed birth records, marriage licenses. Adjudicates guardianships of minors, incompetents, commitments of mentally ill and developmentally disabled persons.

Holds jurisdiction in misdemeanor criminal cases where the maximum sentence is one (1) year in jail and a fine of not more than $2,500. Oversees the initial stages of felony proceedings prior to trial. Note: In civil matters this jurisdiction is limited to cases where the monetary claim requested by either party is not more than $15,000.

Hears and decides judgment on civil matters, including housing issues (public housing and private landlords). Provides jury selection for Parma Municipal Court.

The Civil Division handles cases in which the amount of money in dispute does not exceed $15,000. Complaints involving landlord tenant disputes, rent escrows and appeals to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles are filed with this division. Also handles small claims cases, in which the amount of money in dispute is $6,000 or less. The Criminal and Traffic Division processes and maintains the entries and orders of the Court, accepts bail and bond on all offenses, and establishes and monitors defendants' payment plans. Felony charges from arrest to preliminary hearing are recorded and transmitted to Common Pleas Court.

Court for the City of Lakewood. Hears civil cases up to $15,000, small claims up to $6,000, traffic, and criminal cases. Also enforces eviction and housing violations.

The general division has original jurisdiction in all criminal felony cases. In civil cases, the general division has original jurisdiction in cases where the amount in controversy is more than $500, and exclusive original jurisdiction in cases where the amount in controversy is more than $15,000.

The General Division of the Court of Common Pleas has original jurisdiction over all adult felony cases in Crawford County as well as any civil cases in which the amount in dispute exceeds $15,000. The General Division can also issue injunctions and other forms of equitable relief, and it has appellate jurisdiction over decisions of some state and local administrative agencies and boards.

Provides traffic court both civil and criminal; original jurisdiction over any civil action within service area up to $15,000; total jurisdiction over the commission of misdemeanors within its service area; jurisdiction over felonies up to preliminary hearing stage; small claims court (citizen-filed claims under $3,000); and performance of marriages.

Processes and concludes criminal, traffic, and civic cases within the speedy trial requirements and time limits prescribed by the Ohio Supreme Court. Imposes sentences in criminal and traffic cases. Receives and collects fines and maintains all records of the court. Also supervises all individuals on community control or ordered to perform community service.

Provides an alternative method to the traditional court system for solving disputes; program includes a check resolution service to help those who receive bounced checks to recover their money without filing criminal charges; a collection mediation service to help businesses collect past debts; tenant escrow services and landlord tenant mediations.

The General Division of the Court of Common Pleas has jurisdiction to decide felony cases, criminal cases where the amount in controversy exceeds $500, and domestic relations cases involving divorce, dissolution, and legal separation occurring in the county.