Kettering Municipal Court

Kettering Municipal Court cases in Montgomery County, Kettering, OH

Kettering Municipal Court in Kettering, Ohio, is a municipal trial court within Montgomery County's local judicial system. It exercises jurisdiction over cases arising within its territorial limits and handles misdemeanor criminal offenses, city and township ordinance violations, and traffic matters; conducts arraignments and preliminary hearings in felony cases; and hears civil actions within the municipal court's statutory monetary limits, including small claims, contract and tort disputes, and landlord‑tenant/eviction cases. Felony trials, divorces, custody, probate, and other major civil matters fall under the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas.

Kettering Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Kettering Municipal Court

Kettering Municipal Court serves the public by processing and adjudicating:
- Traffic and parking violations, misdemeanor criminal offenses, city ordinance violations, and initial appearances for felony charges.
- Civil actions up to $15,000 (contract/tort), small claims up to $6,000, and landlord-tenant matters such as evictions and rent escrow.

Key services include case filings and docketing; issuing protective orders (civil stalking/sexually oriented offense protection orders and temporary protection orders in related criminal cases); scheduling and conducting arraignments, pretrials, plea hearings, bench and jury trials, and sentencing/compliance hearings. The court manages jury services (summons, orientation, scheduling), accepts bonds and payments, oversees probation/community control for misdemeanor cases, and provides public access to records, forms, and calendars.