Cleveland Heights Municipal Court

Cleveland Heights Municipal Court Court cases in Cuyahoga County, Cleveland Heights , OH

Cleveland Heights Municipal Court is a municipal court in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. As a limited-jurisdiction trial court in Ohio's municipal court system, it handles misdemeanor criminal cases, traffic and local ordinance violations (including building and housing code matters), and conducts initial appearances and preliminary hearings in felony cases arising within its territorial jurisdiction. Its civil jurisdiction covers contract, tort, and landlord-tenant actions up to $15,000, with a Small Claims division for disputes up to $6,000, and it hears eviction/forcible entry and detainer proceedings. The court also issues warrants, sets bonds, and supervises probation in misdemeanor cases.

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Services and Case Types Handled in Cleveland Heights Municipal Court

Cleveland Heights Municipal Court serves the public as a limited-jurisdiction trial court for Cleveland Heights. It handles:

- Criminal/traffic: misdemeanors, OVI, local ordinance violations; traffic citations; warrants; bail/bond; arraignments, pretrials, trials, sentencings; probation/compliance; preliminary hearings in felony cases.
- Civil: monetary disputes up to $15,000; small claims up to $6,000; evictions/forcible entry and detainer; rent escrow; garnishments and judgment collection; trusteeship (wage earner) where available; mediation in select civil matters.
- Protective orders: criminal temporary protection orders and civil stalking/sexually oriented offense protection orders.
- Jury services: juror qualification, summons, orientation, deferrals, payment, and empaneling juries for trials.
- Public access: case filings, docket/records, certified copies, online payments, continuance requests, and applications such as record sealing/expungement.
- Court hearings: arraignments, pretrials, motion hearings, trials, and sentencings; in-person or remote as scheduled.