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Gallia County
Court of Common Pleas,
Probate/Juvenile
Division
Local Rules of
Court
Rule I
Hours of Operation
The Court and its offices shall be open for the transaction
of business from the hours of 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., Monday through Friday.
The Court shall be closed on weekends and legal holidays. The court maybe
closed on other days as ordered by the Judge.
Rule II
Conduct and Dress
Code.
- Proper decorum in the court is necessary to the
operation of the court. Any conduct that interferes with the operation of
the court is prohibited.
- No radio, television transmission, cell phones,
pagers or recording devices other than ones operated by the court are
prohibited.
- Proper dress is required by all individuals that come
to the court or court offices. The dress code shall be shirts with sleeves,
shoes, no hats in court, and no shorts.
Rule III
Criminal
Investigation
- Probation officers are not criminal investigators
except as necessary for back ground checks, violation of probation
investigations and other investigations as designated by the judge.
- Law enforcement may contact the juvenile court for
assistance on matters concerning juvenile rights and procedural matters.
Rule IV
Examination of
Juvenile Records
- All juvenile cases shall be considered confidential
and are not subject to public inspection without the permission of the
judge.
- Court records cannot be removed from the court offices
without the permission of the judge.
- Violations of the confidentiality rule and
dissemination of information without the consent of the judge may result in
the filing of contempt charges.
Rule V
Appointment of
Counsel
- Any youth whose family is indigent has the right to
court appointed counsel in all cases except juvenile traffic.
- The court shall decide which attorney to appoint on an
individual case.
- Any family found not to be indigent shall have the
attorney fees added to the court costs associated with the case.
- A $25.00 indigent appointment fee shall be charged
unless waived by the court.
Rule VI
Closed Hearings
- All hearings in the juvenile court shall be deemed
closed hearings.
- The judge may make exceptions to any rule as needed.
Rule VII
Juvenile Court
Costs and Fines
- Court costs shall be imposed on all cases brought
before the court.
Minimum total costs are $102.00
Additional cost can be added for
other legal fees.
- The costs are determined by the Ohio Revised Code and
shall be charged accordingly.
- The judge has the right to suspend part or all of the
court costs and/or fines.
- Fines and costs may be met by completing community
serve at the rate of $5.00 per hour.
- A $25.00 fee shall be imposed for each hearing that is
recorded.
Probate Court Costs
- Deposits
Estates $200.00
Guardianships $200.00
Trusts $200.00
Adoptions
$300.00
Change of Name
$101.00
Marriage License
$52.00
Rule VIII
Pretrials
All pretrials shall be scheduled at the time of arraignment
and shall be within two weeks of the arraignment on a Monday afternoon unless
scheduled at a different time by the court.
Rule IX
Other Rules
All other rules of court shall follow the Ohio Revised Code
and the Ohio Supreme Court Rules of Superintendence.
Rule X
Local Rule of
Court Pertaining to Bank Deposits
The Probate/Juvenile Court adopts this policy pertaining to
bank deposits. Deposits shall be made daily or the maximum of every 3-business
days if the deposit amount is less than $1000.00 for each division. If the
deposit amount exceeds $1000.00 the deposit shall be made on the next business
day.
Rule XI
Sealing and
Expungement
ORC 2151.356-.358
Most juvenile records may be sealed and expunged upon
application to the court. Records may be sealed two years after successful
completion of all court orders. The Court may, on its own motion, have records
sealed or expunged. Certain records may not be expunged including all felony
level 1 and 2 and any sexually oriented offenses.
Thomas
S. Moulton, Jr., Judge
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