Crawford County
Crawford County was founded in 1826 and named in honor of William Crawford, a soldier during the American Revolutionary War. The county has a land area of 401.8 square miles and a population of over 42,000 residents. Its county seat and largest city is Bucyrus.
The Crawford County trial court system consists of a Court of Common Pleas, a Municipal Court, and a Mayor's Court. The Crawford County Common Pleas Court has four divisions with general jurisdiction over cases arising in the county. The general division handles felonies, civil claims not exceeding $5,000 in value, requests for civil protection orders, and appeals of decisions of certain administrative agencies. Meanwhile, the domestic relations division adjudicates cases relating to domestic and family relationships, such as divorce, domestic violence, and child support. The court also has a juvenile division that specializes in cases relating to delinquent children, child abuse and neglect, parental rights, and paternity. The probate division of the court handles cases on wills, guardianships, adoption, name changes, and administration of estates.
Furthermore, located in Bucyrus and Galion, the Crawford County Municipal Court has jurisdiction over traffic cases, criminal preliminary hearings, civil claims not $15,000 in value, and small claims of $6,000 or less. Additionally, the Village of Crestline is home to a mayor's court with jurisdiction over traffic cases and municipal ordinance violations.
Crawford County public court records refer to official documents generated or used during the legal proceedings of the Courts of Common Pleas, Municipal Court, and Mayor's Court. These records include case files, exhibits, petitions, warrants, judgments and orders, dockets, and pleadings. Each court in Crawford County has a clerk who is responsible for maintaining these documents and classifying them into various types of case records, including:
- Civil records
- Criminal records
- Small claims records
- Family law records
- Probate records
- Traffic records
Several Crawford County court records are accessible online. For instance, records from the Court of Common Pleas may be viewed through the Case Internet Inquiry webpage, while the Mayor's Court offers an online docket search tool. To obtain physical copies of court records, interested persons may contact the clerk's office of the court where the case was heard.
