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LIMA MUNICIPAL
COURT
2019 ANNUAL REPORT
TAMMIE K. HURSH, ADMINISTRATIVE
AND PRESIDING JUDGE
DAVID A. RODABAUGH, JUDGE
JIM LINK, CLERK OF COURT
LIMA MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE TAMMIE K. HURSH
______________________________________________________________________________________
April 30, 2020
The Board of County Commissioners
Allen County Courthouse
P.O. Box 1243
Lima, Ohio 45802
And
The Council of the City of Lima
City Municipal Building
50 Town Square
Lima, Ohio 45801
Dear Public Officials:
Pursuant to the Ohio Revised Code Section 1901.14, Paragraph (D), the Annual
Report of the Lima Municipal Court for the year 2019 is hereby submitted for your consideration.
The Annual Report is compiled from original records of the Court, which are
available for your examination.
Should you have any questions about the report, please feel free to contact my
office.
Respectfully submitted,
Tammie K. Hursh
Presiding and Administrative Judge cc: Supreme Court of Ohio
Mayor David Berger
Auditor for the City of Lima
Auditor for Allen County, Ohio
Lima City Council
Lima Municipal Court Clerk
Table of Contents
Judge’s Reflections of 2019
Lima Municipal Court Staff
Criminal and Traffic
Misdemeanor Case Activity
Criminal Financial Summary
Civil Case Activity
Civil Financial Summary
Bailiffs’ Report
Probation Department
2019 JUDGE’S
REFLECTIONS
From the desk of the Administrative/Presiding Judge
As Presiding Judge of the Lima Municipal Court, I have served this court in that capacity since 2015. Judge David A. Rodabaugh will be the Presiding Judge during 2020. I know he will do an excellent job in guiding the Lima Municipal Court. This year was the beginning stage of the Lima Smart City Initiative for the Court, Prosecutors and the Lima Police Department. The Court normalized and converted our software data to SQL in order to research a new software system. One of the Court’s top priority is to implement electronic filing and hope to do so as soon as possible when technologically and economically feasible. The Lima Municipal Court hears misdemeanor criminal and traffic charges, which arise from violations of state code and municipal ordinances throughout Allen County, Ohio. It also hears civil cases arising throughout Allen County, Ohio. Those civil cases involve breaches of both oral and written contracts, tortious activity and forcible entry and detainer (evictions) actions. The Civil Division of the Court also has a Small Claims Division that hears contract and tort cases involving damages of no more than $6,000. The Court also hears appeals and petitions from actions of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles which arise in Allen County, Ohio. As you review the Court’s statistical figures, you will see that the charge of Operating Under the Influence (OVI) figures reflect a little differently. I would like to give you a quick overview of this particular charge. Operating Under the Influence (OVI) can be a multi-faceted case. Depending on the circumstances, there can be several types of OVI charges filed against a defendant for the same OVI case. However, by law, a defendant can be sentenced only for one charge of OVI per case since it is out of the same event. Therefore, when a prosecutor is handling any OVI case their goal is to have the defendant be held responsible for the highest level OVI charge available that would sustain a conviction, based on the evidence of the case. The “other” OVI charges will normally then not be prosecuted. It is also important to note that not only do these offenses put the public at risk but many of these charges carry with them mandatory jail sentences, as do driving under an OVI suspension, and account for a substantial portion of our jail population. The numerical figures, which follow, will tell the statistical story of the Lima Municipal Court for 2019. They do not express the dedication, which the employees of this court show daily in the performance of their duties. I hope this letter can adequately convey my admiration for them.
Respectfully submitted,
Tammie K. Hursh, Administrative/Presiding Judge
2019
COURT
PERSONNEL
LIMA MUNICIPAL COURT PERSONNEL
COURTROOM NUMBER ONE
JUDGE:
DAVID A. RODABAUGH
DEPUTY BAILIFFS: ASSIGNMENT COMMISSIONER:
CRYSTAL DILBONE ELIZABETH BAILEY-Retired
BRIAN JENKINS NICOLE SPEES
COURTROOM NUMBER TWO
PRESIDING AND ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE:
TAMMIE K. HURSH
COURT ADMINISTRATOR/CHIEF BAILIFF/CHIEF SECURITY
OFFICER:
LISA DETERS
DEPUTY BAILIFF: ASSIGNMENT COMMISSIONER:
SHAWN STEPHENS BARB DECKER
MIKE SHORT
COURTROOM NUMBER THREE
MAGISTRATE:
RICHARD K. WARREN
JOHN PAYNE
DEPUTY BAILIFF:
CHERYL CALLAHAN
BAILIFFS
DEPUTY BAILIFF:
J. BRIAN MAGINNITY
DOUG VERMILLION
PART-TIME BAILIFF:
DICK SHADE
PROBATION DEPARTMENT
CHIEF PROBATION OFFICER:
MELISSA FORD
PROBATION OFFICERS:
BRANDON HOEHN
KESHA SCOTT
MITCHELL CASTLE
AMY HEATH
DRUG COURT OFFICER:
GOIA COLEMAN
DEPUTY BAILIFF:
DENISE RICHARDSON
SECURITY
SECURITY OFFICERS:
ROBERT BUTLER
BILL MEYER
H. REID FOUST-COURT OFFICER
MILES TRUEX
LIMA CITY PROSECUTORS OFFICE
CITY LAW DIRECTOR:
ANTHONY L. GEIGER
DEPUTY LAW DIRECTOR/CIVIL PROSECUTOR:
ANTHONY DIPIETRO
CHIEF PROSECUTOR
E. RICHARD EDDY
CRIMINAL PROSECUTORS:
NICOLE SMITH
PHIL GERMANN
KAIA WALDICK
DAVID OSBOURNE
DEPUTY CLERKS:
TIFFANY MAY
KENDRA MOORE
MIRANDA HATFIELD
PUBLIC DEFENDERS
CHIEF PUBLIC DEFENDER:
F. STEPHEN CHAMBERLAIN
ATTORNEYS AT LAW:
WILLIAM F. KLUGE
ROBERT A. GRZYBOWSKI
OFFICE MANAGER:
LEE ANN HINKLE
SECRETARY:
LISA RIEMAN
CLERK OF COURT’S OFFICE
CLERK OF COURT:
JIM LINK
SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR:
MATTHEW SCHMUNK
CIVIL DIVISION
CHIEF DEPUTY CLERK:
PAM WRIGHT
DEPUTY CLERKS:
KIMBERLY REX
CAROLYN FLOYD
VICTORIA CARROLL
TERRI DAWSON
CRIMINAL DIVISION
CHIEF DEPUTY CLERK:
BRENDA BENEDICT
DEPUTY CLERK/ACCOUNTANT:
BRENT RIEMESCH
COLLECTIONS MANAGER/TRAINER
TERRI HAMMER
DEPUTY CLERKS:
DIONNE SHOOK ASHLEE MATHEWSON
CARMEN MILLER LUCINDA DALEY
ANGELA CLARK KELLY MORRIS
AMANDA BASSETT JESSICA RAHRIG
2019
CRIMINAL
AND
TRAFFIC
MISDEMEANOR
CASE
ACTIVITY
2019 CRIMINAL AND TRAFFIC MISDEMEANOR
CASE ACTIVITY*
OVERALL TOTALS
Cases Pending January 1, 2019 ....................................................... 1,383
Cases Filed .................................................................................. 17,396
Total Charges Filed............................................. 22,983
Pending Cases 2020 ........................................................................ 1721
% Increase / Decrease .............................................................[+] 24.4%
CRIMINAL MISDEMEANORS
Cases Pending January 1, 2019 .......................................................... 536
Cases Filed .................................................................................... 3,539
Total Charges Filed...............................................5,135
Pending Cases 2020 .......................................................................... 681
% Increase / Decrease ............................................................ [+] 27.1%
OVI MISDEMEANORS
Cases Pending January 1, 2019 .......................................................... 427
Cases Filed .................................................................................... 1,054
Total Charges Filed...............................................3,715
Pending Cases 2020 .......................................................................... 362
% Increase / Decrease ............................................................. [-] 15.3%
ALL OTHER TRAFFIC
Cases Pending January 1, 2019 .......................................................... 420
Cases Filed .................................................................................. 12,803
Total Charges Filed............................................. 14,133
Pending Cases 2020 .......................................................................... 678
% Increase / Decrease ............................................................ [+] 61.4%
All Statistics were taken from the computer records of The Lima Municipal Court
2019 CRIMINAL AND TRAFFIC MISDEMEANORS
CASE TERMINATIONS
CRIMINAL MISDEMEANORS
By Jury Trial ........................................................................................ 8
By Trial to the Court ...........................................................................74
By Trial to the Judge ................................................. 38
By Trial to the Magistrate ......................................... 36
By Plea of Guilty / No Contest
To original charge ................................................................ 1,807
To amended charge ................................................................. 248
Dismissal by Prosecutor .................................................................... 519
Dismissal after successful completion of online course ..........................63
Dismissal for Lack of Speedy Trial ........................................................ 0
Dismissal due to Unavailability of Defendant ....................................... 216
Other Termination ............................................................................. 154
Transferred to Common Pleas Court with associated Felony ................... 0
Waiver ................................................................................................83
Total ............................................................................................. 3,172
OVI/PHYSICAL CONTROL MISDEMEANORS By Jury Trial ........................................................................................ 5
By Trial to the Court ............................................................................ 8
By Trial to the Judge ..................................................... 8
By Trial to the Magistrate ............................................. 0
By Plea of Guilty / No Contest
To original charge .................................................................... 972
To amended charge ................................................................ 432
Dismissal by Prosecutor .................................................................... 233
Dismissal for Lack of Speedy Trial ........................................................ 0
Dismissal due to Unavailability of Defendant ........................................50
Transferred to Common Pleas Court with associated Felony ................... 0
Other Termination ...............................................................................55
Total ........................................................................................... 1,755
ALL OTHER TRAFFIC MISDEMEANORS
By Jury Trial ........................................................................................ 0
By Trial to the Court ...........................................................................56
By Trial to the Judge ................................................. 15
By Trial to the Magistrate ......................................... 41
By Plea of Guilty / No Contest
To original charge ................................................................. 2,459
To amended charge.................................................................. 210
Dismissal by Prosecutor .................................................................... 511
Dismissal for Lack of Speedy Trial ........................................................ 3
Dismissal due to Unavailability of Defendant .........................................70
Other Termination ........................................................................... 1429
Transferred to Common Pleas Court with associated Felony ................... 1
Waiver ........................................................................................... 7,862
Total ........................................................................................... 12,601
OVERALL TOTALS
By Jury Trial .......................................................................................13
By Trial to the Court ......................................................................... 138
By Trial to the Judge ................................................. 61
By Trial to the Magistrate ......................................... 77
By Plea of Guilty / No Contest
To original charge .......................................................................... 5,238
To amended charge ........................................................................... 890
Dismissal by Prosecutor ................................................................. 1,263
Dismissal after successful completion of online course ..........................63
Dismissal for Lack of Speedy Trial ........................................................ 3
Dismissal due to Unavailability of Defendant ....................................... 336
Transferred to Common Pleas Court with associated Felony ................... 1
Other Termination .......................................................................... 1,638
Waiver ........................................................................................... 7,945
Total ........................................................................................... 17,528
Misdemeanors of the 1st Degree ...................................................... 3,206
Misdemeanors of the 2nd Degree ........................................................ 494
Misdemeanors of the 3rd Degree ...........................................................90
Misdemeanors of the 4th Degree ...................................................... 1,139
Minor Misdemeanors .................................................................... 16,139
Unspecified Degree ........................................................................ 1,915
Other Non-Criminal Filings ................................................................ 416
(Parking Tickets, Bonds/No charges filed, etc.)
Total .......................................................................................... 23,399*
*All charges filed
2019 MISDEMEANOR CRIMINAL AND TRAFFIC CASE
COURT ACTIVITY
Arraignments ............................................................................... 15,208
Arraignments continued .................................................................. 2,146
Pre-trial Conferences held ............................................................. 2,289
Motion to Suppress hearings waived ................................................... 494
Hearings before Judge .........................................................................23
Motion for Continuance of Court Action granted .................................. 321
Post-Conviction Failure to Comply with
Probation or Suspended Jail Sentence ....................................... 395
Post-Conviction Motions to Modify Original Sentence Hearings ........... 625
FAILURE TO APPEAR
Failure to Appear ........................................................................... 1,724
FTA / pro se .........................................................1,101
FTA / Public Defender ............................................ 521
FTA / Privately Retained Attorney ........................... 102
APPEALS FILED
Appealed Decision Overturned .............................................................. 0
Appealed Decision Upheld .................................................................... 1
Appeals Dismissed ............................................................................... 0
Appeals Pending ................................................................................... 3
Appeals Granted – Retrial ..................................................................... 0
2019 FELONY CASE ACTIVITY
Initial Appearance Bond Hearings ....................................................... 270
Preliminary Hearings Waived ............................................................. 153
Conducted by Magistrate .....................................................................78
Conducted by Judge .............................................................................. 6
Unavailability of Accused .....................................................................11
Dismissed ...........................................................................................22
Pending at end of 2018 ........................................................................12
Search Warrants Issued .......................................................................50
Extraditions Filed ................................................................................40
2019
CRIMINAL
AND
TRAFFIC
FINANCIAL
SUMMARY
2019
CIVIL
CASE
ACTIVITY
2019 CIVIL MATTERS
Total Civil Money to City for 2019 – $ 662,527.01
Total Money Paid To the State Of Ohio - $ 108,144.00
Total Civil Money Paid In On Garnishments - $ 1,947,783.71
Civil Cases Filed For 2019 ......................................................................... 4,358
Foreign Judgments (Cases Filed By Other Courts) .................................19
Employee Garnishments (Continuous Garnishments) ................. 1,714
Bank Garnishments ......................................................................................... 288
Civil Trials ........................................................................................................... 127
Proof of Damages................................................................................................... 0
Pre-Trials ............................................................................................................. 301
Motion Hearings .................................................................................................... 4
Driving Privileges Hearings-Reinstatement Fee & Points Petition
Hearings ..................................................................................................................60
Appeals Filed ........................................................................................................... 0
Bankruptcies Filed ........................................................................................... 191
Dismissals ........................................................................................................ 1,108
Satisfactions........................................................................................................ 992
Small Claims Transferred To Civil Docket .................................................. 7
Judgment Debtors Examinations ............................................................... 137
Jury Trials Scheduled ........................................................................................... 6
Forcible Detention Hearings........................................................................ 893
Writ of Restitutions Issued ................................................................................ 7
Writ of Resitution (Evicition) ..................................................................... 420
Writ of Execution Mobile Home ....................................................................19
Writ of Execution Cash Register ...................................................................... 0
Small Claims Hearings .................................................................................... 179
Marriages ................................................................................................................86
Show Cause or Dismissal Hearings ..............................................................37
Certificate of Judgments Filed ..................................................................... 686
Cases Transferred To another Court ............................................................. 6
Failure to Comply For Debtors Exam ..........................................................20
Garnishment Contempts..................................................................................... 6
New Order of Possessions Filed ...................................................................... 1
Revivor Hearings ................................................................................................... 2
2019 CIVIL CASES
Overall Totals
Cases Pending January 1, 2019 .................................................... 1,479 Cases Filed During 2019 ................................................................. 4,358 Cases Pending January 1, 2020 ..................................................... 1156 %Increase (+) Or Decrease (-) ............................................ (-) 21.8%
Personal Injury - Property Damage Cases Pending January 1, 2019 .......................................................... 53 Cases Filed During 2019 ....................................................................... 28 Cases Pending January 1, 2020 ............................................................. 9 % Increase (+) Or Decrease (-) ........................................... (-) 83.0%
Forcible Detention Cases Pending January 1, 2019 ....................................................... 215 Cases Filed During 2019 .................................................................... 934 Cases Pending January 1, 2020 ....................................................... 114 %Increase (+) Or Decrease (-) ............................................ (-) 47.0%
Small Claims Cases Pending January 1, 2019 .......................................................... 81 Cases Filed During 2019 .................................................................... 168 Cases Pending January 1, 2020 .......................................................... 55 %Increase (+) Or Decrease (-) ............................................ (-) 32.1%
Civil Contracts Cases Pending January 1, 2019 .................................................... 1,097 Cases Filed During 2019 ................................................................. 3,125 Cases Pending January 1, 2020 ....................................................... 975 % Increase (+) Or Decrease (-) ........................................... (-) 11.1%
Other Civil
Cases Pending January 1, 2019 .......................................................... 33 Cases Filed During 2019 .................................................................... 103 Cases Pending January 1, 2020 ............................................................. 3 % Increase (+) Or Decrease (-) ........................................... (-) 90.9%
2019
CIVIL
FINANCIAL
SUMMARY
Civil Division Year End Report
January - December For The Period Ended December 31, 2019
Beginning
Year
Balance
Year To Date
Actual
Receipts
Year To Date
Withdrawals
Year To Date
Adjustments
Year To Date
Balance
AOS2004 - OUTSIDE ADJ (78,468.64)$ -$ -$ -$ (78,468.64)$
INTC - CIVIL ACCT -$ 149.61$ (149.61)$ -$ -$
JFH - JH PAID IN JDG 33.38$ -$ -$ -$ 33.38$
JGW - JW PAID IN JDG 61.08$ -$ -$ -$ 61.08$
VCAP - SPEC PROJ -$ 20,028.00$ (20,037.00)$ 9.00$ -$
VCB - CLERK BAILIFF -$ 52.50$ (52.50)$ -$ -$
VCLR - COMP LGL RES -$ 20,025.00$ (20,034.00)$ 9.00$ -$
VCPA - COMP COST -$ 66,757.00$ (66,787.00)$ 30.00$ -$
VFF - FILING FEES -$ 502,712.34$ (504,847.34)$ 2,135.00$ -$
VFFR - FILING FEES RET 4,444.97$ 2,639.65$ (5,132.88)$ 65.84$ 2,017.58$
VJUD - PAID IN JDG 533,678.84$ 1,947,783.71$ (1,996,185.93)$ 19,323.36$ 504,599.98$
VMAR - MARRIAGES -$ 860.00$ (860.00)$ -$ -$
VPND - POUNDAGE -$ 39,383.06$ (39,309.56)$ (73.50)$ -$
VRES - RET SEC 67.00$ -$ -$ -$ 67.00$
VSC - SM CLAIMS -$ 10,450.00$ (10,450.00)$ -$ -$
VSCR - UNUSED COSTS 36.00$ -$ -$ -$ 36.00$
VSEC - SECURITY 42,331.36$ 8,827.89$ (15,809.22)$ (781.11)$ 34,568.92$
VSF - ST OHIO FEES -$ 108,066.00$ (108,144.00)$ 78.00$ -$
-$
TOTAL CIVIL ACCOUNT 502,183.99$ 2,727,734.76$ (2,787,799.04)$ 20,795.59$ 462,915.30$
VRE - RENTAL ESC -$ 1,425.00$ (1,425.00)$ -$ -$
TOTAL RENTAL ESC ACCOUNT -$ 1,425.00$ (1,425.00)$ -$ -$
VTTC - TRUSTEE CITY -$ 15.00$ (15.00)$ -$ -$
TOTAL TRUSTEE ACCOUNT -$ 15.00$ (15.00)$ -$ -$
2019
BAILIFFS’
REPORT
BAILIFFS’ REPORT
Executions for Mobile Homes, etc. .......................................... 2
Executions for Property .......................................................... 1
Execution for Money ............................................................... 1
Affidavit of Garnishment ......................................................... 1
Money-Property-Credits ........................................................ 0
Notice to Appear and Answer .................................................94
Small Claims Summons ............................................................ 7
Summons ...............................................................................13
Alias Summons .......................................................................20
Summons and Notice of Court Order ....................................... 5
Wage Garnishment Contempt Notice ....................................... 5
Order of Possession w/locksmith ............................................ 0
Order of Possession w/ no locksmith ....................................... 0
Subpoenas ........................................................................ 3,840
Summons Forcible Detention ............................................. 1,128
Summons Forcible Detention for Money ............................... 147
Writ of Restitution ................................................................ 876
Notice to Leave Premises ......................................................13
Total ................................................................................. 5,794
Combined mileage serving above paperwork .......... 28,114 miles
2019 PROBATION
REPORT
The Lima Municipal Court Probation Department staff is as follows:
Name Position
Melissa D. Ford Chief Probation Officer
Brandon M. Hoehn Probation Officer
Kesha M. Scott Probation Officer
Goia J. Coleman Probation Officer
Mitch A. Castle Probation Officer
Amy M. Heath Probation Officer
Denise Richardson Court Receptionist/ Probation Secretary
The following reflects current supervision totals during 2019 at year end:
Total Probation referrals from Court 852
Total active Probation cases 867
Total pending failure to comply cases 184
Total non- reporting Probation cases 67
Total active community service cases 17
Total inactive community service cases 14
The Lima Municipal Treatment Court was established by Judge Tammie K. Hursh
when she held its inaugural status hearing on July 16, 2015. Initial certification of
this docket followed relatively quickly on September 15, 2015. And final
certification was granted by the Ohio Supreme Court on December 11, 2015.
Certification has been consistently maintained with the most recent recertification
being approved September 2019. From January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019
Judge Hursh added twelve (12) new participants to the treatment court docket.
During this period she also approved the successful completion of seven (7)
participants while three (3) additional participants were unsuccessfully terminated
from the program.
On September 22, 2016 Judge David A. Rodabaugh expanded the treatment court
program at Lima Municipal Court when he held his initial status hearing. The Ohio
Supreme Court granted final certification for the additional docket on June 16,
2017. During the 2019 calendar year, Judge Rodabaugh added fifteen (15)
participants to the treatment court. Out of the twenty four (24) participants that
were involved in 2019 Judge Rodabaugh approved the successful completion of one
(1) and unsuccessfully terminated eight (8) participants.
Status hearings continue to follow treatment team meetings for their respective
dockets. At the treatment team meetings all members provide updates on the status
of participants, consider appropriate resources to meet challenges and barriers, as
well as address any issues of non-compliance or necessary areas of improvement.
In summary of both Treatment Court dockets for 2019: twenty-seven (27) new
participants began the program and 1,752 drug screens were conducted with fifty-
three (53) of those being positive. Judge Hursh ended 2019 with eighteen (18)
DRUG COURT
participants on the docket while Judge Rodabaugh maintained sixteen (16)
participants.
The Lima Municipal Court Probation Department conducts all written and oral,
post and pre-sentence investigation reports ordered by the court. Additionally the
Probation Department also completes all expungements & sealing of the record
reports for the Court’s review.
Probation releases are divided into two categories:
1. Successful completion of the Probation period.
a. If a defendant has completed all terms of supervision they may be eligible
to be released early
i. As long as they have completed at least half of their supervision
time ordered.
1. As long as they are not violent offenders, or a 3rd in 10 year
OVI offender.
2. Unsuccessful terminations
a. Failure to comply with terms of Probation.
b. Absconds from supervision.
c. Receives an extended jail or prison sentence from this or any other court.
d. Failure to complete tasks ordered by the Court during the Probation
period.
The following is a total count of Probationers released from Probation in 2019:
Successful Probation completions 334
Unsuccessful Probation terminations 382
Probation terminated due to a death 8
TOTAL RELEASES/TERMINATIONS 724
POST AND PRE-SENTENCE INVESTIGATION REPORTS
RELEASES/TERMINATIONS FROM PROBATION
Defendant may be placed on non-reporting probation for any of the following
reasons:
1. Good conduct
2. Residing out of state
3. Receiving dual supervision from another Probation department
4. Ordered to non-reporting probation at sentencing
Since December of 1997, the Lima Municipal Court has contracted with the Allen
County Court of Common Pleas for Intensive Probation services. It should be noted
that this contract was re-signed by the seated Judges from both courts in November
of 2014. The program is designed to supervise defendants classified as moderate or
higher on the Ohio Risk Assessment System-Community Supervision Tool. The
intensive Probation Officer will carry a significantly smaller caseload, allowing
more contact with offenders.
The Lima Municipal Court currently has 28 defendants being supervised through
the Allen County Common Pleas Intensive Probation Department. If the defendant
successfully completes intensive probation, they may be referred back to the Lima
Municipal Court Probation Department for traditional supervision for the balance
of their Probation period. Upon successful completion of intensive probation
defendants may also be successfully completed from probation.
The Court initiated the Ignition Interlock Program in September of 1987. The
Probation Department continues to monitor the Ignition Interlock Program to date.
Since 2011, the Probation Department also assists in supervising Court ordered
Electronically Monitored House Arrest as well as alcohol monitoring via the In-
Hom Breathalyzer Unit. In 2019, the Probation Department was able to continue
utilizing the S.M.A.R.T. Mobile device through Smart Start Ohio. This device allows
Officers to set timeframes in which the offender must take a breath test. The Officer
can request the defendant to test up to ten (10) times a day. The S.M.A.R.T Mobile
Device is the primary source of alcohol monitoring in this Court.
NON-REPORTING PROBATION
INTENSIVE PROBATION
ELECTRONIC MONITORING/IGNITION INTERLOCK
The Lima Municipal Court Probation Department continues to provide community
service opportunities for those individuals ordered to complete community service.
Community service can be ordered for the following reasons.
1. In lieu of fines
2. In lieu of jail
3. For unspecified driving offenses
The Lima Municipal Court has several agencies in the area that can be utilized for
defendants to complete community service. However it should be noted that the
most notably used agencies are the Allen County Regional Transit Authority and
the West Ohio Food Bank. There were a total of 91 people ordered by the court to
complete community service in 2019.
Successful Completions 68
Unsuccessful Terminations 23
COMMUNITY SERVICE