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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.

Hears and decides criminal cases. Has county wide jurisdiction in misdemeanor criminal cases where maximum sentence is one year in jail and a fine of not more than $1,000. Handles preliminary hearings of felony proceedings and selects and summons jurors.

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 and decides traffic and some criminal cases that are under the jurisdiction of the Parma Heights Mayor's Court.

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.

Hears and decides criminal cases. Has county-wide jurisdiction in misdemeanor criminal cases. Handles preliminary hearings of felony proceedings and selects and summons jurors.

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 cases involving traffic violations and other misdemeanors.

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.

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.

Provides court services in misdemeanor (maximum jail sentence is less than a year.) criminal cases brought by the state or the city of Cleveland Heights. Includes housing court and traffic court. Provides records of all cases heard and jury selection where appropriate.

Hears criminal felony cases; civil cases, with no limit on the amount that can be awarded; and appeals from the decisions of state and local administrative agencies.

Perry County Municipal Court includes all of Perry County. The Court consists of the criminal division and the civil division. The criminal division handles traffic cases and misdemeanor criminal cases. The civil division handles complaints up to $15,000, small claims up to $6,000 and eviction cases.

Handles traffic cases and first degree misdemeanor offenses.