Conneaut Municipal Court

Conneaut Municipal Court cases in Ashtabula County, Conneaut, OH

Conneaut Municipal Court is a municipal court of limited jurisdiction serving the City of Conneaut, Ohio. It handles misdemeanor criminal and city-ordinance cases, traffic violations (including OVI), civil lawsuits up to $15,000, small-claims cases up to $6,000, and forcible entry and detainer (evictions), arising within its territorial jurisdiction. The court also conducts initial appearances and preliminary hearings in felony matters before transfer to the Ashtabula County Court of Common Pleas. It does not hear domestic relations, probate, juvenile, or felony trials, which fall under other courts' jurisdiction.

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Services and Case Types Handled in Conneaut Municipal Court

Conneaut Municipal Court serves the public by:

- Criminal and traffic: adjudicating misdemeanors (including OVI and city ordinance violations) and traffic offenses; conducting first appearances, bond, and preliminary hearings in felony cases.
- Civil: hearing general civil cases up to $15,000; small claims up to $6,000; landlord-tenant/evictions; garnishments and judgment collection.
- Case filings and records: accepting criminal complaints, traffic citations, civil and small-claims filings; maintaining public dockets; issuing subpoenas and warrants; processing bonds, fines, fees, and payment plans.
- Protective orders: issuing criminal temporary protection orders in qualifying domestic-violence, stalking, or related cases pending before the court.
- Court hearings: scheduling arraignments, pretrials, bench and jury trials, probation-violation and contempt hearings.
- Jury services: summoning, qualifying, and managing jurors for misdemeanor and eligible civil trials.
- Post-judgment/supervision: probation (community control) oversight and record sealing for eligible misdemeanor cases.