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"2009 Ohio Mayors Courts Summary"

This post was written by Chuck Kallendorf: "While traffic cases in Ohio municipal and county courts -- constituting 42 percent of new filings -- was at its lowest mark since 2000 with 1,259,095 filings, a 7 percent decrease from 2008, more than 300,000 new cases were filed in Ohio's 330 mayors courts in 2009 following a four-year decline in that venue. Just the opposite.

The Supreme Court's 2009 Mayors Courts Summary, released last Friday, reported "The total new filings for all case types increased by 6 percent over 2008, mainly due to a 7 percent year-over-year increase in 'Other Traffic' cases, which includes any traffic cases other than OVI (operating a vehicle while under the influence) cases..."

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Source: Hamilton County Law Library Blog, 30 August 2010. Reproduced with permission.

Full post as published by Stark County Law Library Blawg on August 31, 2010 (boomark / email).