Celina Municipal Court cases in Mercer County, Celina, OH
Celina Municipal Court in Celina, Ohio, is a municipal court that serves its statutory territorial jurisdiction under Ohio law. It handles misdemeanor criminal offenses, city and state traffic violations, and municipal ordinance cases; conducts initial appearances and preliminary hearings in felony matters; and hears civil actions up to $15,000, including small-claims cases (up to $6,000), contract and tort disputes, and landlord-tenant/eviction (forcible entry and detainer) actions. Domestic relations (divorce, custody) and juvenile matters are not within this court's jurisdiction and are handled by the Mercer County Court of Common Pleas.
Celina Municipal Court Contact and Location Information
| Court Type: | Municipal Court |
| County: | Mercer |
| Street Address: | 202 N Main St |
| City: | Celina |
| Zip Code: | 45822 |
| Phone: | 419-586-6491 |
| Fax: | 419-586-4735 |
| Hours: | 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| Website URL: | https://celinamunicipalcourt.org/ |
Services and Case Types Handled in Celina Municipal Court
Celina Municipal Court serves the public by:
- Accepting case filings and managing dockets for traffic offenses, city ordinance violations, and other misdemeanor cases within its jurisdiction.
- Scheduling and conducting arraignments, pretrials, plea hearings, trials (jury and bench), sentencing, and compliance reviews.
- Administering jury services, including juror summons, qualification, and reporting.
- Performing magistrate functions such as issuing warrants, setting bonds, and handling initial appearances.
- Issuing emergency or temporary protective orders when authorized by law.
- Processing payments, payment plans, extensions, and eligible alternative dispositions (e.g., community service), and facilitating warrant recalls and failure-to-appear resolutions.
- Providing records and information services, including public records requests, case lookups, schedules, and standard forms/motions.
- Assisting defendants, victims, witnesses, and attorneys with case status and court access.