Civil Deputy Clerk

THE CIVIL DIVISION The Civil Division of the Franklin County Municipal Court Clerk's Office is responsible foraccepting, filing, issuing service, docketing, processing and maintaining the records for all civil cases over which the Franklin County Municipal Court has jurisdiction. In addition, The Civil Division must accept, file, docket, process and maintain all records for every pleading, motion, entry and ancillary action in these cases, including all post-judgment collection proceedings and all appeals. The Franklin County Municipal Court has monetary jurisdiction in civil disputes where theamount in controversy does not exceed Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) and allenvironment all code violations and requests for injunctive relief. The Environmental Division of this court has unlimited monetary jurisdiction in civil injunctive disputes. The subject matter of these cases includes action in contracts, accounts, notes, personal injury, property damage, forcible entry and detainer (evictions), small claims, certificate of judgment transfer, jurisdictional transfers, judgments issued for the Columbus Parking Violations Bureau, foreclosures and declaratory judgments. Also, this court possess jurisdiction over appeals from determination by the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles for twelve (12) point accumulation suspensions, on compliance suspensions, the Columbus Parking Violations Bureau, photo Red Light appeals and administrative decisions involving housing and safety code issues. In order to meet its statutory responsibility, the Civil Division must perform the following tasks on a daily basis:* Accepting for filing each complaint, pleading, motion and entry.* Preparing and serving all summons by certified mail, express mail, registered mail,regular mail, publication, bailiff service, process server or sheriff service.* Scheduling hearings for all cases that are not individually assigned to a Judge.* Issuing notices for all hearings scheduled.* Issuing requested service for miscellaneous pleadings.* Issuing notices of failed service.* Issuing supplemental summons for failed service.* Issuing final court order notices to all parties not in default.* Issuing abstracts of records in cases that are appealed or transferred.* Issuing certificates of judgment.* Releasing of certificates of judgment.* Issuing certification for judgments to the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles for revocation of driving privileges.* Issuing writs of attachment, replevin, restitution and execution.* Issuing post -judgment wage garnishments.* Issuing pre-judgment and post-judgment non-wage garnishments & Subpoenaso Processing requests for books and records, motion to show cause and contempt hearings. o Processing requests for judgment debtor examinations * Processing requests for hearings on executions, replevins, attachments and garnishments. * Docketing each action that occurs in every case filed. Maintaining, storing and making available files for each case.

Created: 2025-09-23