Ohio House Bill 215 Summary

• Establishes the Paulding County Municipal Court in Paulding, effective January 1, 2020, with jurisdiction over all of Paulding County.

• Creates one full-time judgeship in the new municipal court, with judges nominated by petition only and elected in 2019.

• Abolishes the existing Paulding County County Court on January 1, 2020, transferring all pending cases, records, employees, and assets to the new municipal court.

• Makes the Paulding County Municipal Court a "county-operated municipal court," similar to other county-level municipal courts in Ohio.

• Designates the Paulding County prosecuting attorney to handle all state law violations arising in the county within the municipal court jurisdiction.