# Ohio Rev. Code § 1901.03: Municipal court definitions

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ohio Rev. Code § 1901.03
- **Heading:** Municipal court definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Ohio
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Ohio Revised Code / Title 19 / Chapter 1901 / § 1901.03

## Text

September 23, 2022 House Bill 518 - 134th General Assembly As used in this chapter: (A) "Territory" means the geographical areas within which municipal courts have jurisdiction as provided in sections 1901.01 and 1901.02 of the Revised Code. (B) "Legislative authority" means the legislative authority of the municipal corporation in which a municipal court, other than a county-operated municipal court, is located, and means the respective board of county commissioners of the county in which a county-operated municipal court is located. (C) "Chief executive" means the chief executive of the municipal corporation in which a municipal court, other than a county-operated municipal court, is located, and means the respective chairman of the board of county commissioners of the county in which a county-operated municipal court is located. (D) "City treasury" means the treasury of the municipal corporation in which a municipal court, other than a county-operated municipal court, is located. (E) "City treasurer" means the treasurer of the municipal corporation in which a municipal court, other than a county-operated municipal court, is located. (F) "County-operated municipal court" means the Auglaize county, Brown county, Carroll county, Clermont county, Columbiana county, Crawford county, Darke county, Erie county, Hamilton county, Hocking county, Holmes county, Jackson county, Lawrence county, Madison county, Miami county, Montgomery county, Morrow county, Ottawa county, Portage county, Putnam county, or Wayne county municipal court and, effective January 1, 2018, also includes the Perry county municipal court, and, effective January 1, 2020, also includes the Paulding county municipal court, and, effective January 1, 2024, also includes the Fulton county municipal court. (G) "A municipal corporation in which a municipal court is located" includes each municipal corporation named in section 1901.01 of the Revised Code, but does not include one in which a judge sits pursuant to any provision of section 1901.021 of the Revised Code except division (M) of that section. Last updated July 8, 2022 at 10:29 AM

## Nearby sections

- [Ohio Rev. Code § 1901.01 § 1901.01. Organization of municipal courts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T19_C1901_S1901.01.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 1901.02 § 1901.02. Jurisdiction of municipal courts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T19_C1901_S1901.02.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 1901.03 § 1901.03. Municipal court definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T19_C1901_S1901.03.md)
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- [Ohio Rev. Code § 1901.07 § 1901.07. Term of office of judge - nomination, election](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T19_C1901_S1901.07.md)
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