Greene County
Located in the southwestern part of Ohio, Greene County has a total land area of 414 square miles. It was created in 1803 and named after General Nathanael Greene, an officer of the US Revolutionary War. As of the 2020 census, 167,966 people live in Greene County. Xenia is its county seat, while Beavercreek is its largest city.
The court system in Greene County comprises the following:
- Greene County municipal courts handle preliminary hearings for felonies, township resolution infractions, some misdemeanors, and civil disputes involving less than $15,000. Fairborn and Xenia Municipal Courts are the two municipal courts in the county
- Yellow Springs Mayor's Court is the only mayor's court in Greene County. It hears municipal ordinance violations, misdemeanors, animal-related cases, and traffic offenses
- Greene County Court of Common Pleas General Division - hears criminal cases, civil suits, and administrative appeals from government agencies
- Greene County Domestic Relations Court - handles cases concerning family law, such as divorce, annulment, child support, child custody, and issuing protective orders
- Greene County Juvenile Court - handles all juvenile-related matters, including juvenile delinquency, child protection, emancipation, and admission of a minor into a mental institution
- Greene County Probate Court - deals with all probate matters
The Greene County Clerk of Courts maintains all public court records from the county Court of Common Pleas comprising the General Division, Domestic Relations, Juvenile, and Probate Courts. These records consist of court filings, court orders, writs, transcripts, legal proceedings, and rulings of the county's courts. Municipal and Mayor's court public records are maintained by their respective court clerks.
Members of the public can obtain the following court records in Greene County:
- Criminal records
- Traffic records
- Probate records
- Civil records
- Family law records
Greene County municipal and county courts provide online platforms for members of the public to access non-confidential court records originating from the county. Public court records from the county courts can be accessed on the Greene County CourtView Search page. Fairborn Municipal Court Search Court Records and Xenia CourtView Search pages provide access to public court records from Fairborn and Xenia municipal courts, respectively. Alternatively, individuals can visit the clerk of court offices in the respective courts to view and request copies of their public court records.
