The Village of Put-in-Bay Mayor’s Court
hears most criminal and traffic
misdemeanor offenses that occur in the
jurisdiction of the Village of Put-in-Bay,
with the exception of offenses committed
by juveniles, second offense driving under
the influence and second offense driving
under DUI suspension or FRA (Financial
Responsibility) suspension. In addition,
civil claims and domestic violence charges
are matters excluded from the Mayor’s
Court jurisdiction.
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Pursuant to ORC 1905.05 (A) A mayor of a
municipal corporation that has a mayor’s
court may appoint a person as mayor’s
court magistrate to hear and determine
prosecutions and criminal causes in the
mayor’s court that are within the
jurisdiction of the mayor’s court, as set
forth in section 1905.01 of the Revised
Code. No person shall be appointed as a
mayor’s court magistrate unless the person
has been admitted to the practice of law
in this state and, for a total of at least
three years preceding the person’s
appointment or the commencement of the
person’s service as magistrate, has been
engaged in the practice of law in this
state or served as a judge of a court of
record in any jurisdiction in the United
States, or both.
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