Butler Municipal Courts

Butler Municipal Courts Court cases in Richland County, Butler, OH

Butler Mayor's Court is a mayor's court-a local, limited-jurisdiction court-serving the Village of Butler, Ohio. It adjudicates violations of Butler's municipal ordinances and certain state misdemeanor and traffic offenses occurring within the village limits. Functions include arraignments, accepting pleas, adjudicating minor criminal and traffic matters, and imposing fines and other statutory penalties. Common case types are traffic violations (such as speeding and equipment offenses), misdemeanor ordinance violations, and other non-felony criminal matters. The court does not handle civil lawsuits, felony charges, juvenile cases, or family law matters. Cases may be transferred on request or appealed to the appropriate municipal or county court.

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Services and Case Types Handled in Butler Municipal Courts

Butler Mayor's Court serves the public by handling minor criminal and traffic matters under local ordinances and state misdemeanors. Services include processing citations/case filings; scheduling dockets; conducting arraignments, pretrial conferences, bench trials before the mayor or magistrate, and sentencing; issuing warrants for failure to appear; accepting bonds and payments; granting continuances; monitoring compliance with fines, costs, community service, or diversion; and providing records and certificates of disposition. Typical case types include traffic violations, parking and equipment offenses, and low-level ordinance violations (e.g., disorderly conduct, nuisance, curfew, animal control). The court is not a court of record, does not hear felonies, and does not provide jury services-cases requiring a jury or appealed cases are transferred to the appropriate municipal or county court. Protective orders are not issued here and are referred to the proper court.