Ohio Revised Code
SECTION                    DUTY

3.06  Clerks and deputies, their term and bond

3.08  Clerk shall cause service on public office holder of removal complaint (Effective 10/1/84)

3.11  Clerk of Courts may hold one county office

7.01  Process shall be signed by the Clerk

131.11  Clerk shall deposit security required for funds (Effective 12/23/86)

147.05  Clerk shall record notary public commissions

147.06  Clerk shall make certified copy of notary public commission, if requested to do so

147.08  Fees to be charged by Clerk for notarization/certification

147.51  Clerk may perform notarial act

149.08  Secretary of State shall send to Clerk copies of each new law

149.38  Clerk shall serve as member of County Records Commission (Effective 8/19/92)

149.43  Availability of public records

153.36  Plans for building or improvement of courthouse or jail must be submitted to Clerk

163.15  Clerk shall transmit to county auditor certified copy of order in appropriations case

163.18  Clerk shall give notice by ordinary mail of payment to counsel of record

305.02  Filling vacancy of Clerk's position

307.33  Clerk shall make record of county engineer's return of survey

311.04  Clerk shall enter on journal appointments of deputy sheriffs

311.16  Sheriff shall make report of fines and costs collected and paid to Clerk

324.06  Clerk shall enter judgment on utilities service tax

325.08  Compensation of Clerk of Court of Common Pleas

325.17  Hiring employees; manner of paying compensation; bond; consultants

325.27  Fees, costs and percentages collected by Clerk shall be for use of county

325.28  Clerk shall charge and collect fees, costs, etc, and give receipts

325.31  Clerk shall pay all fees, etc. at end of month to the county treasury (Effective 8/19/92)

707.12  Clerk shall receive papers of incorporation from county recorder

709.07  Clerk shall file and docket petition for injunction in annexation proceeding

709.08  Clerk shall send certified copy of final entry in annexation injunction proceeding

709.09  Clerk shall send certified copy of entry enjoining report in annexation proceeding (Effective 3/2/92)

711.18  Application for vacating or altering a plat shall be filed with the Clerk

711.20  Clerk shall record the proceedings in the records of the court under 711.17-.19

711.22  Clerk is entitled to the fees for services provided under 711.17-.21

733.16  Clerk shall record certificates of election of every officer of municipal corporation (Effective 1/1/93)

981.02  Clerk shall record timber dealers trademark

981.08  Clerk shall receive money on sale of drift timber

1157.02  Notice of possession of a building and loan association shall be filed with Clerk (Effective 9/9/88)

1157.06  Copy of the inventory of liabilities of building and loan shall be filed with Clerk

1157.14  Certificate of appointment of Assistant Superintendent of Banks shall be filed w/ Clerk

1157.17  Report of expenditures of Superintendent of Banks shall be filed with Clerk

1157.21  Clerk shall hold all books, etc. of liquidated building and loan association

1157.26  Notice of Transfer of Liquidation shall be filed with Clerk

1321.07  Clerk shall issue subpoena on behalf of the Division of Securities

1515.26  Clerk shall certify the assessment of petition of referendum to Board of Elections (Effective 8/22/95)

1523.10  Clerk shall distribute and pay monies received by him pursuant to this section

1531.10  Chief of the Division of Wildlife shall file rules with the Clerk (Effective 10/29/94)

1531.19  Clerk shall enter pleas of officers of a corporation of violations of Chapter 15 (Effective 10/20/94)

1533.101  Clerk shall issue reissued hunting or fishing license or permit (Effective 10/20/94)

1533.13  Clerk shall issue hunting, fishing, deer, wild turkey and trapping licenses/permits (Effective 10/29/94)

1547.62  Rules and regulations of Division of Watercraft must be filed with Clerk

1548.02  Duties of Clerk as to duplicate certificate of titles to watercraft

1548.06  Clerk shall issue certificate of title to watercraft

1548.08  Requirements as to certificates of title for watercraft

1548.18

1548.20  Clerk shall record security interest in watercraft as lien against title

1701.90  Clerk shall take satisfactory bond of receiver of a corporation

1702.51  Clerk shall take satisfactory bond of receiver of non-profit corporation

1707.24  Clerk shall issue subpoena after a petition by Division of Securities

1713.29  Certain charitable corporations shall file an annual account with Clerk

1715.07  Ecclesiastical society's transfer of property must be filed with Clerk

1901.22  Certification of municipal court civil case to the Clerk of Common Pleas

1901.30  Clerk of municipal court shall transmit record on appeal to appellate clerk (Effective 4/19/88)

1905.24  Appellate Clerk shall file and docket appeal from mayor's court

2101.30  Clerk shall make and certify a list of jurors drawn for probate court duty

2101.38  Papers of a probate case in which probate judge has interest filed with Clerk

2109.54  Clerk shall issue execution on certificates of judgment issued from probate court

2109.60  Clerk shall file record of case transferred from probate court

2151.12  Clerk of Common Pleas to act as clerk of other courts upon agreement with judge

2151.26  Clerk shall accept for filing case of delinquent child certified to stand trial as adult (Effective 10/10/91)

2301.04  Clerk shall receive and file court's annual report

2301.05  Court shall file w/ Clerk an order fixing the commencement of each term of court

2301.21  Clerk shall quarterly pay fees collected for court reporters (Effective 1/1/93)

2301.24  Clerk shall tax as costs the cost of making transcripts and copies

2301.27  Clerk shall certify copy of journal entry establishing a probation department (Effective 11/11/94)

2303.01   There shall be elected quadrennially in each county a Clerk of Common Pleas Court

2303.02  Clerk of Court shall give a bond signed by a bonding or surety company

2303.03  Clerk is also Clerk of the Court of Appeals (Effective 7/14/89)

2303.05  Clerk may appoint one or more deputies

2303.06  Commissioners shall furnish Clerk w/all things necessary for discharge of duties

2303.07  Clerk may administer oaths and take and certify affidavit and depositions

2303.08  General duties of the Clerk

2303.09  Clerk shall file and preserve all papers delivered to the Clerk's office

2303.10  Clerk shall indorse on every paper filed with the Clerk the date of filing thereof

2303.11  Clerk shall issue writs and orders for provisional remedies

2303.12  Books to be kept by the Clerk

2303.13  Clerk shall enter on the appearance docket names of parties and attorneys

2303.14  Clerk shall keep all journals, records, books and papers pertaining to court

2303.15  Clerk shall enter all orders made out of court in the journal

2303.16  Clerk shall indorse a foreign execution upon payment of a party

2303.17  Clerk shall make a complete record of a case when ordered to do so

2303.18  Clerk shall make an alphabetical index of all parties to suits

2303.19  Clerk shall index all suits at the time of the filing of the complaint

2303.20  Clerk shall charge fees in the amounts set by law

2303.201  Clerk may charge additional fees for computer services, legal aid societies and domestic violence shelters (Effective 3/24/93)

2303.21  Clerk may tax expense of transcript or exemplification as costs

2303.22  Clerk shall receive and pay over all fees taxed as costs on a writ

2303.26  Clerk shall exercise the powers conferred and perform duties enjoined by statute

2303.27  Clerk shall not charge for oaths/certificates made for U.S. government pensioners

2303.28  Clerk shall file itemized bill of costs immediately upon rendition of judgment

2303.29  Clerk may request appropriation to administer certificate of title law

2305.01  Clerk shall cause an entire case file to be removed to the proper municipal court

2305.17  An action is commenced by filing a petition in the office of Clerk

2311.05  Clerk shall make a trial docket at least 12 days before the first day of each term

2311.06  Clerk shall not place certain cases on trial docket

2311.42  Clerk of an adjacent court shall draw jurors in certain cases

2313.01  Clerk shall enter on journal the court appointed jury commissioner

2313.02  Clerk shall enter on journal the court appointed employees of jury commissioner

2313.03  Clerk shall file the jury commissioner's oath of office

2313.08  Clerk shall receive from the jury commissioners and file an annual jury list

2313.14  Clerk shall maintain a book with the name of each juror who is excused

2313.19  Clerk shall receive and file the order of the court fixing the number of jurors drawn

2313.20  Clerk shall attend the drawing of jurors

2313.21  Clerk shall make venire for drawn jurors

2313.25  Clerk shall deliver to the sheriff venire of jurors drawn

2313.32  Clerk shall return to jury commissioners ballots of jurors at close of term of service

2313.34  Court may order Clerk to regularly bring up and record judicial acts

2323.261  Record of extra county action may be filed in office of Clerk Effective (1/1/93)

2323.27  Court may direct Clerk to transcribe any book in his office into a new volume

2323.28  Clerk shall make complete record of dismissed action upon being paid by party

2323.29  Clerk shall keep index to judgments

2323.30  Clerk shall approve surety of costs to be secured by plaintiff

2323.31  Clerk shall receive cash deposits as security for the filing of civil actions

2329.02  Clerk shall receive, file and record certificates of judgment

2329.022  Clerk shall receive, file and record foreign certificates of judgment

2329.023  Clerk shall receive and file affidavit from judgment creditor in foreign judgments (Effective 7/29/83)

2329.04  Clerk shall receive, file and record judgments of inferior courts (Effective 7/29/83)

2329.05  Clerk shall receive, file and record judgments of supreme court

2329.07  Certificates of judgment filed in Clerk's office may become dormant after five years

2329.08  Clerk shall receive, file and record waiver of judgment rendered

2329.091  Clerk shall upon file of praecipe, issue writ of execution to judgment debtor (Effective 8/19/94)

2329.18  Copy of appraisement shall be deposited with Clerk

2329.28  Clerk shall record endorsement on the writ of execution filed by sheriff

2329.31  Clerk shall make an entry on the journal of confirmation and order for deed

2329.33  Clerk shall receive and account for money received in redemption of sale

2329.44  Clerk shall send to judgment debtor notice of excess of proceeds from sale (Effective 7/16/86)

2329.54  Clerk shall issue execution on judgment against principal and surety

2329.59  Clerk shall enter on execution docket names of parties to which execution issues

2329.60  Clerk shall keep an index to the execution docket

2329.61  Clerk shall enter on execution docket order of sale issued when not on trial docket

2331.11  Clerks privileged from arrest while going to, attending or returning from court

2333.02  Clerk shall when a praecipe is filed issue a writ of execution (railroad)

2333.25  Clerk shall receive, file and enter on execution docket mandatory orders

2333.26  Clerk shall receive $5.00 for services required by Sections 2333.09 to 21333.27

2333.27  Clerk shall be allowed to charge for services and tax such as costs in the case

2335.08  Clerk shall certify witness fees to the county auditor

2335.09  Clerk shall certify interpreter fees to county auditor

2335.11  Clerk shall disburse fees, when collected, to various officers of the court

2335.19  Clerk shall enter costs on judgment and on record

2335.20  Clerk shall indorse on execution costs of party condemned

2335.21  Clerk shall, for his own benefit, issue special execution for unpaid costs

2335.22  Clerk may collect costs on amendments, continuance or under special rule

2335.23  Clerk of Common Pleas Court shall certify costs to Court of Appeals

2335.25  Clerk shall enter in a journal or cashbook an accurate account of all moneys collected

2335.26  Court may require Clerk to give additional bond

2335.27  Prosecutor shall file with Clerk certified report of all costs collected by him (Effective 10/6/94)

2335.28  Clerk shall tax as costs jury fees

2335.30  Clerk shall post in a conspicuous place a table of fees

2335.32  Clerk shall, when demanded, provide itemized bill of costs

2335.33  Sheriff shall pay to Clerk all costs collected by him or his deputies

2335.34  Clerk shall make certified list of unclaimed costs

2335.35  Clerk shall pay unclaimed fees and costs to county treasurer

2335.36  Clerk shall, upon demand, pay to person monies paid pursuant to 2335.35

2335.37  Clerk shall pay costs in criminal cases to county treasury

2335.38  Clerk shall keep record of all monies paid into county treasury

2501.13  Clerk shall enter on docket affidavit of disqualification of judge

2505.08  Clerk shall tax as costs of appeal transcripts prepared for administrative appeal (Effective 3/17/87)

2505.11  Clerk shall receive and file a supersedeas bond or an ordered substitute (Effective 3/17/87)

2505.13  Clerk shall issue a certificate that sets forth the fact that bond has been filed as lien (Effective 3/17/87)

2701.03  Clerk shall enter on trial docket disqualification of judge

2701.06  Clerk shall transmit judge's commission to appropriate judge

2701.10  All retired judges shall register with Clerk of Courts; clerk to make index available

2701.17  Mistake, neglect or omission of Clerk not ground of error, etc. (Effective 3/17/87)

2703.29  Clerk shall make service of process on cross petition at address listed by plaintiff

2705.03  Charge in writing shall be filed with Clerk of Courts in cases under Sec. 2705.02

2705.09  Clerk shall approve supersedeas bond on contempt cases

2711.14  Clerk shall receive and file arbitration papers

2713.02  Clerk shall order arrest of defendant in civil case when proper affidavit filed

2713.03  Clerk shall not issue order until plaintiff's bond is executed to Clerk's satisfaction

2713.13  Bond shall be returned to the Clerk's office and defendant discharged

2713.15  Notice of justification may be executed before Clerk

2713.16  Officer shall indorse his allowance on bail and file with Clerk

2713.21  Clerk shall enter on the bond an execution of bail

2715.041  Clerk shall issue to defendant notice of proceeding for attachment, etc. (Effective 7/26/91)

2715.044  Plaintiff may deposit w/Clerk cash in amount equal to twice value of property (Effective 3/13/86)

2715.13  Clerk shall receive and file answer of garnishee

2715.14  Clerk shall transmit answer to proper court

2715.26  Defendant may deposit w/Clerk cash equal to approximate value of property

2715.28  Bond shall be returned to Clerk of Court for filing

2715.48  Clerk shall receive and file appeals bond on appeal from attachment case

2716.13  Clerk shall issue three copies of the order of garnishment of property to debtor

2716.21  Answer shall be made before Clerk in county in which garnishee resides

2725.07  Clerk shall issue writ of habeas corpus upon order of the court

2725.26  Clerk must record proceeding of a writ of habeas corpus

2729.10  Clerk shall certify approval of court pertaining to lost road records

2731.02  Clerk shall issue writ of mandamus upon order of the court

2737.05  Upon filing of praecipe Clerk shall issue to respondent a notice of proceeding

2737.10  Movant may deposit cash w/ Clerk equal to twice amount of value of property

2737.11  Respondent may deposit cash w/Clerk equal to amount of value of property

2743.03  Clerk shall forward all papers to the Court of Claims when case removed thereto

2931.29  Clerk shall make certified copy of transcript of case for change of venue

2931.30  Warrant shall be issued by Clerk when prisoner is transferred for change of venue

2935.13  Clerk shall take bond of person arrested on warrant when court not in session

2937.22  Clerk shall receive all bail and give receipts therefor, except for recognizance

2937.25  Clerk shall send recorder notice of lien upon filing of property bond

2937.26  Clerk shall send recorder notice of discharge upon canceling of property bond

2937.33  Clerk shall enter receipt of transcript on recognizance on appearance docket

3109.14  Clerk shall charge additional fee upon filing of divorce/dissolution fee for CTFB

3113.31  Responsibilities of court/clerk relating to civil protective orders

3115.15  State info. agency shall deposit 3 copies of complaint and certificate w/Clerk (Effective 10/5/87)

3115.16  Clerk shall docket cause and notify prosecutor of receipt of copies above (Effective 12/23/86)

3115.17  Clerk shall transfer documents to proper court when defendant not in county

3115.22  Payments to be made to the Clerk of court of responding state (Effective 12/31/93)

3115.24  Cost of genetic tests may be taxed as costs (Effective 7/15/92)

3115.23-.32  Clerk's duties on payment ordered by Section 3115.22 (Effective 12/23/86)

3117.05  Clerk shall make available, without charge, conciliation petitions (Effective 1/1/91)

3319.16  Clerk shall receive and file papers of school board order of termination (Effective 7/19/94)

3375.52  Clerk shall pay monthly all fines, etc. to law library (Effective 5/6/86)

3501.08  Clerk shall file oaths of newly elected members of county board of elections

3505.32  Clerk or designate shall attend tallying of an election (Effective 12/29/93)

3767.03  Clerk shall receive and file a performance bond in a nuisance lawsuit

3767.08  Clerk shall certify imposition of nuisance tax to county auditor (Effective 6/1/92)

3901.18  Clerk shall receive for deposit bond of foreign insurance company

3913.03  Clerk shall receive and file the appraiser's report of fair market value of stock (Effective 3/17/87)

4107.33  Clerk shall receive and file appeal and transcript of Dept. of Industrial Relations

4123.37  Clerk shall enter judgment for State of Ohio in Workers' Comp. assessment (Effective (11/1/89)

4123.519  Clerk shall serve each party by certified mail appeal from Industrial Commission (Effective 11/3/89)

4301.74  Clerk shall receive and file contempt order in injunction of Liquor Control Board

4305.13  Clerk shall receive and file entry of Tax Commissioner (Effective 10/5/87)

4503.031  Clerk shall be given opportunity to rent space at office of deputy registrar (Effective 11/28/88)

4503.10  Owner of a motor vehicle must have filed original title with the Clerk

4505.02  Clerk shall conform to the regulations of Registrar of Motor Vehicles

4505.031  Clerk shall not be liable in any civil action for minors disposing of motor vehicle (Effective 4/17/90)

4505.06  Application for certificate of title shall be filed with the Clerk

4505.061  Clerk shall process physical inspection certificates (Effective 10/29/88)

4505.07  Form of the certificate of title

4505.071  Clerk shall receive and retain power of attorney used to transfer title

4505.08  Clerk of courts shall issue certificates of title in duplicate and maintain indexes

4505.09  Clerk shall charge titling fees as provided by Section 4505.09

4505.10  Ownership of motor vehicle changed by operation of law

4505.101  Clerk shall issue title on unclaimed vehicle

4505.11  Clerk shall upon surrender of title, cancel title to a destroyed motor vehicle

4505.12  Clerk shall issue duplicates and memorandum of titles

4505.13  Clerk shall enter notation of lien on a certificate of title

4505.14  Clerk shall furnish information on any title without charge to law enforcement

4505.15  Clerk shall receive and maintain list containing names and signatures of authorized agents for manufacturers and importers

4505.16  Clerk may give oaths for applications or affidavits

4507.163  Clerk shall certify to the Registrar of Motor Vehicles the facts of minor's purchase of liquor w/false driver's license

4507.165  Clerk shall forthwith forward license to BMV w/notice of action of court; suspension for passing a stopped school bus

4507.166  Clerk shall forthwith forward license to BMV w/notice of action of court; causing a death while fleeing a police officer (Effective 7/1/89)

4507.18  Clerk shall retain license until appeal is perfected (Effective 7/1/89)

4509.28  Clerk shall receive amount of judgment up to limits of accepted surety bond

4513.61  Clerk shall w/o charge issue a salvage certificate of title to sheriff or police (Effective 8/8/91)

4513.63  Clerk shall file and retain affidavit of abandoned junk motor vehicle (Effective 4/16/93)

4583.03  Clerk shall issue ferryboat license

4583.17  Clerk shall make accurate account of fines received and send account to auditor

4585.04  Clerk shall issue summons and warrant for seizure of watercraft (Effective 5/2/86)

4705.02  Clerk shall send copies of an attorney's suspension or removal to Supreme Court

4725.09  Clerk shall keep an optometrist certificate register book (Effective 5/19/92)

4733.10  Clerk shall keep a roster of registered professional engineers (Effective 9/29/95)

4735.04  Clerk shall issue a subpoena on behalf of the Ohio Real Estate Commission

4907.57  Public Utilities Commission shall certify their findings to Clerk

4907.58  Clerk shall after 30 days enter judgment against a railroad

4921.32  Clerk shall report conviction of a violation of Chapter 4921 to PUCO

4923.17  Same as section 4921.32

4961.34  Clerk shall receive and deposit a stock award

4971.09  Clerk shall receive and file a notice of railroad foreclosure

5123.90  Clerk shall give notice of habeas corpus writ to Ohio Attorney General

5301.01  Clerk may sign acknowledgment of deeds, mortgages, land contracts, leases, etc.

5301.24  Service of summons in acquisition of property by state to be made by Clerk

5301.39  Clerk shall upon order enter a release and satisfaction of mortgage in foreclosures

5301.40  Clerk shall enter memorandum of void or satisfied mortgage on recorder's record

5309.04  Clerk shall receive bond of title examiners and transmit it to county treasurer

5309.08  Clerk shall transmit to county recorder a memorandum stating that an application to register land has been filed

5309.13  Clerk shall transmit to recorder memorandum of disposition of Chapter 5309 case

5309.14  Clerk shall give notice of title examiner's report

5309.15  Clerk shall cause notice of application to be published

5309.16  Clerk's duties RE: registered land

5309.20  Clerk shall mail notice of survey

5309.24  Clerk shall sign decree of registration

5309.25  Clerk shall send certified copy of registration decree to recorder

5309.27  Clerk shall accept a subdivision plan for filing

5309.46  Clerk shall give notice to persons in interest in a Section 5309.46 proceeding

5309.53  Clerk's certificate of judgment on registered land must be filed with recorder

5309.54  Clerk shall issue a certificate of judgment in registered land matters

5309.58  Clerk shall issue a certificate of pendency or dismissal in registered land matters

5309.66  Clerk shall give notice to persons in interest of registered land matters

5309.81  Clerk shall make service upon post office address as shown on the register

5309.83  Clerk shall issue certified copy of the order of court to county recorder

5310.05  Clerk shall be paid .1% of assessed value of an assurance fund upon registration

5310.06  Clerk shall pay Section 5310.05 funds to Treasurer of State of Ohio monthly

5310.15  Clerk shall charge fees as provided by Section 5310.15 (Effective 9/8/88)

5555.42  Application to common pleas court if equitable assessment cannot be made when commissioners desire to build county road

5719.082  Clerk's duties when county treasurer unable to collect taxes by distress (Effective 7/2/84)

5915.25  Court of common pleas shall hear appeal in modification of civil defense certificate

5917.06  Citizen shall file proof with Clerk of Court of sickness or absence

6101.66  Annual report by board of directors of the conservancy district to be filed with Clerk (Effective 7/1/85)

6131.26  Owner of land shall file an appeal bond w/surety to be approved by Clerk

6131.27  Transcript filed with Clerk by clerk of commissioners

6131.31  County engineer shall file his surveys with Clerk in appeal

6131.34  Costs of appeal including jury shall be taxed as costs

6131.36  Clerk shall make transcript and certify and transmit it to clerk of board of commissioners within 21 days of final judgment