Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 1907.01 (2026)

County court

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There is hereby created in each county of the state, in which the territorial jurisdiction of a municipal court or municipal courts is not coextensive with the boundaries of the county, a court to be known as the county court. The county court shall have jurisdiction throughout a county court district that shall consist of all territory within the county not subject to the territorial jurisdiction of any municipal court.

County courts are courts of record for all purposes of law.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1960–2026 · leading case: Thomas v. Corrigan, 733 N.E.2d 1213 (Ohio Ct. App. 11th Dist. 1999).
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Thomas v. Corrigan, 733 N.E.2d 1213 (Ohio Ct. App. 11th Dist. 1999). “*345 County court districts were created by R.C. 1907.01. County court districts consist of all territory within a county that is not subject to the territorial jurisdiction of any municipal court.”
City of Lima v. Rambo, 177 N.E.2d 554 (Ohio Ct. App. 3d Dist. 1960). · cites it 2× “Considering next the “practice or procedure of justice of the peace courts,” we find that the office of justice of the peace formerly established and existing under the provisions of Section 1907.01, Revised Code, was abolished by repeal of that section effective January 1,1958,…”
State v. Cayavec, 2020-Ohio-3610. “See R.C. 1907.01; R.C. 1907.02(A)(1). {¶30} Appellant contends that the conduct giving rise to his menacing by stalking conviction occurred in Poland, Ohio, and, as a consequence, Struthers Municipal Court had both subject matter and personal jurisdiction over his criminal…”
State ex rel. Bradford v. Trumbull Cnty. Court, 597 N.E.2d 116 (Ohio 1992). “01 provides: “There is hereby created in each county of the state, in which the territorial jurisdiction of a municipal court or municipal courts is not coextensive with the boundaries of the county, a court to be known as the county court.”
Mallory v. State of Ohio, 38 F. Supp. 2d 525 (S.D. Ohio 1997). · cites it 2× “Pursuant to R.C.1907.01, county courts are created in each county in which the territorial jurisdiction of a municipal court or courts is not coextensive with the geographical boundaries of the county.”
State v. Thompson, 2019-Ohio-4835. · cites it 2× “R.C. 1907.01; R.C. 1907.02(A)(1). Issues relating to subject matter jurisdiction are reviewed by this court de novo and can be raised at any time.”
State ex rel. Bradford v. Trumbull Cty. Court, 1992 Ohio 132 (Ohio 1992). “The county court shall have jurisdiction throughout a county court district that shall consist of all territory within the county not subject to the territorial jurisdiction of any municipal court.”
Bowshier v. Bowshier, 2013-Ohio-297. “This Court, citing R.C. 1907.01, noted that county courts are statutory in nature, and that “R.”
State v. Dulaney, 2013-Ohio-3985. “4 R.C. 1907.01 describes the jurisdiction of a county court as follows: There is hereby created in each county of the state, in which the territorial jurisdiction of a municipal court or municipal courts is not coextensive with the boundaries of the county, a court to be known…”
Williams v. Taylor, No. 1:22-cv-00769 (S.D. Ohio Feb. 6, 2025). · cites it 3× “23, #164); Ohio Rev. Code § 1907.01 (“The county court shall have jurisdiction throughout a county court district that shall consist of all territory within the county not subject to the territorial jurisdiction of any municipal court.”
State v. Martin, 2018-Ohio-1023. “R.C. 1907.01. Last, because Trooper Souders served appellant with all three citations and summons, the trial court had personal jurisdiction.”
Mapes v. Gibbs, 2026-Ohio-1407. “01, while County Courts are established pursuant to R.C. 1907.01. However, in defining their subject matter jurisdiction, in part, municipal courts and county courts share verbatim the following two areas of jurisdiction.”
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