HB 335 Summary

• Amends multiple Ohio Revised Code sections to require certain fees and costs collected by non-county-operated municipal courts to be transmitted to the municipal treasurer instead of the state treasurer.

• Applies to municipal courts that appoint counsel for indigent defendants in a manner other than provided in section 120.33, allowing them to use collected fees to compensate appointed counsel rather than funding the state indigent defense support fund.

• Fees affected include application fees for indigent defense (section 120.36), bail surcharges (section 2937.22), criminal case costs (sections 2949.091 and 2949.094), and driver's license reinstatement fees (sections 4507.45 and 4510.22).

• Creates separate accounts at the municipal corporation level to hold and distribute these collected fees specifically for compensating counsel appointed by the court for indigent defendants.

• Repeals existing versions of the amended code sections and implements the changes for the 128th General Assembly (2009-2010).