East Liverpool Municipal Court

East Liverpool Municipal Court cases in Columbiana County, East Liverpool, OH

East Liverpool Municipal Court is a municipal trial court of limited jurisdiction in East Liverpool, Ohio. It handles misdemeanor criminal cases, city and state traffic offenses, and local ordinance/code violations arising within its territorial jurisdiction. The court conducts arraignments, bond hearings, and preliminary hearings in felony matters before transfer to the Columbiana County Court of Common Pleas. Its civil jurisdiction includes general civil actions up to $15,000, landlord‑tenant/forcible entry and detainer (evictions), and a small claims division for monetary disputes up to $6,000. The court also manages related case processing functions such as fines, costs, and compliance orders.

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Services and Case Types Handled in East Liverpool Municipal Court

East Liverpool Municipal Court serves the public by:

- Criminal/traffic: misdemeanors, city ordinance violations, traffic citations; initial appearances, bonds, and preliminary hearings in felony cases.
- Civil: general civil actions up to $15,000, small claims (up to $6,000), evictions/landlord-tenant, garnishments, and judgment enforcement.
- Case filings: criminal complaints, traffic tickets, civil complaints, small claims, eviction filings; records requests and certified copies.
- Protective orders: temporary protection orders in qualifying criminal cases and civil stalking/sexually oriented offense protection orders, where authorized by law.
- Court hearings: arraignments, pretrials, trials (bench and jury), sentencing, probation review, and specialty dockets as available.
- Jury services: summoning and managing jurors for criminal and civil trials.
- Public services: payment of fines/costs, payment plans, online case access, warrants and bonds, probation/supervision, and mediation where offered.