Geauga County
Geauga County, Ohio, was founded in 1806 and named after the Grand River in the Seneca language. Its population of over 95,000 lives within a land area of 400 square miles. Chardon is its largest city and county seat.
Geauga County court system comprises the Court of Common Pleas, Municipal, County, and Municipal Courts. The county's highest court, the Geauga County Court of Common Pleas, is divided into two Divisions. Civil claims under $15,000 and all felonies are handled by the Geauga County Court of Common Pleas - General Division. It also hears domestic relations matters, including divorce, separation, maintenance, and annulments. The Geauga County Court of Common Pleas - Juvenile and Probate Division handles juvenile and probate matters. it hears issues marriage licenses, administers estates, admits wills, appoints guardianships, juvenile dependencies, child neglect, delinquency, child abuse, and minor traffic offenses.
Chardon Municipal Court is the only municipal court in the county, and it hears civil cases with claims under $15,000, misdemeanors, landlord/tenant relations, preliminary hearings for felonies, traffic offenses, and municipal ordinance violations.
Geauga County public court records are documents, exhibits, and files generated by the county's courts that are accessible to the public. These records consist of warrants, court filings, court orders, writs, transcripts, docket listings, legal proceedings, and rulings of the county's courts. While the clerk of the municipal court keeps their court records, the Geauga County Clerk of Courts is responsible for maintaining all public court documents from the Court of Common Pleas.
The following types of court records are typically available to the public in Geauga County:
- Criminal Records
- Family Records
- Civil Records
- Traffic Records
- Probate Records
The public can view and obtain copies of public court records by visiting the court that heard the case. Alternatively, they can use the CourtView Case Search tool to look up public court records in Geauga County.
