Courts-Municipal_Court-Captions.xml
Courts-Municipal_Court-Captions.xml
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<p begin="00:00:00.25" end="00:00:05.50">This is your legal minute, brought to you by the Ohio State Bar Foundation.</p>
<p begin="00:00:05.60" end="00:00:13.50">Most counties are served by three State courts: the county municipal court, the common pleas court, and the probate/juvenile court.</p>
<p begin="00:00:13.60" end="00:00:16.60">Today, we will take a look at the municipal court.</p>
<p begin="00:00:16.70" end="00:00:22.50">This court has authority over the entire county, and it handles both criminal and civil cases.</p>
<p begin="00:00:22.60" end="00:00:29.40">In the criminal law area, the court processes all traffic cases, minor criminal offenses (called “misdemeanors”),</p>
<p begin="00:00:29.50" end="00:00:34.20">and, sometimes, the beginning stages of serious criminal matters called “felonies.”</p>
<p begin="00:00:34.30" end="00:00:37.80">In the civil area, the court hears small claims matters.</p>
<p begin="00:00:37.90" end="00:00:41.50">These are cases where the dollar amount and controversy is small.</p>
<p begin="00:00:41.60" end="00:00:48.70">It also hears other civil cases where the damages requested do not exceed $15,000.</p>
<p begin="00:00:48.80" end="00:00:53.00">The court may also handle disputes between landlords and tenants.</p>
<p begin="00:00:53.10" end="00:00:57.90">This legal minute is brought to you by the Ohio State Bar Foundation.</p>
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