Ohio Revised Code Chapter 1925 - Small Claims Divisions

• Section 1925.01 - Small Claims Division Established.
  (A) Each municipal and county court shall establish a small claims division. (B) Proceedings in the small claims division of a municipal court or...
• Section 1925.02 - Jurisdiction.
  (A) (1) Except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section, a small claims division established under section 1925.01 of the Revised Code has...
• Section 1925.03 - Voluntary Conciliation Procedures.
  The court may establish, by rule, voluntary conciliation procedures for the small claims division, except that it shall establish, by rule, voluntary conciliation procedures...
• Section 1925.04 - Commencing An Action.
  (A) An action is commenced in the small claims division when the plaintiff, or the plaintiff's attorney, states the amount and nature of the...
• Section 1925.05 - Service Of Notice Of Filing.
  (A) Notice of the filing shall be served on the defendant as provided by the Rules of Civil Procedure. The notice after setting forth...
• Section 1925.06 - Stay Of Execution To Permit Deferred Payment.
  A defendant who admits the claim but desires time in which to pay, may state that fact at the time set for trial, and...
• Section 1925.07 - No Attachment Proceedings.
  No attachment proceedings will be permitted prior to judgment in any case pending before the small claims division. Effective Date: 11-21-1967
• Section 1925.08 - [Repealed].
  Effective Date: 03-22-1999
• Section 1925.09 - Amendments - No Depositions Or Interrogatories.
  The court, before judgment or upon vacation of a judgment, may allow any claim to be amended. No deposition or interrogatories shall be taken...
• Section 1925.10 - Transferring Case.
  (A) A civil action that is duly entered on the docket of the small claims division shall be transferred to the regular docket of...
• Section 1925.11 - Subpoenas Fees And Services.
  Subpoenas for witnesses, if requested, shall be issued by the clerk, or by order of the court or referee. The court may require the...
• Section 1925.12 - Dismissal For Want Of Prosecution.
  If the plaintiff does not appear at the time set for trial, the court may dismiss the claim for want of prosecution, or enter...
• Section 1925.13 - Collecting And Enforcing Judgments.
  (A) The court, in its discretion, may order that the judgment, interest, and costs be paid at a certain date or by specified weekly...
• Section 1925.14 - Modification Or Vacation Of Judgments.
  Judgments of the small claims division may be modified or vacated in the same manner as other civil actions. Effective Date: 11-21-1967
• Section 1925.15 - Costs.
  The actual disbursements of the prevailing party for filing fees, execution fees, and other court fees may be allowed as costs. No other costs...
• Section 1925.151 - Cancellation Of Uncollectibe Debts.
  If at any time the court finds that an amount owing to the court is due and uncollectible, in whole or in part, the...
• Section 1925.16 - Applicability Of Rules Of Civil Procedure.
  Except as inconsistent procedures are provided in this chapter or in rules of court adopted in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter, all...
• Section 1925.17 - Corporation As Party.
  A corporation which is a real party in interest in any action in a small claims division may commence such an action and appear...
• Section 1925.18 - County Department Of Job And Family Services Employee.
  (A) (1) Subject to division (A)(2) of this section, a prosecuting attorney of a county may designate any employee of a county department of...

Last modified: October 10, 2016