RULE 16 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - GENERAL

All rules set forth above with reference to civil proceedings shall, where applicable, be enforced in criminal proceedings before this Court, in addition thereto; the following rules shall prevail.

 RULE 16.1 - CRIMINAL ACTION- FILING

The Clerk of Courts and all deputy clerks shall not accept criminal filings, other than criminal minor misdemeanor and traffic offenses, from any person except a duly authorized police officer having jurisdiction within the territorial jurisdiction of this Court unless the complaint is initialed for approval by a county or municipal court prosecutor. Private citizens may file complaints only after consulting with the Miami County Prosecutor's Office or with one of the Municipal Court Prosecutors.

RULE 16.2 - CRIMINAL ACTION - COSTS

 Refer to Traffic/Criminal Costs Schedule filed with the Clerk's Office.

 RULE 16.3 - APPOINTED COUNSEL FEES

  • A. In order to receive payment for their services, appointed counsel must, within thirty (30) days of the disposition of the case file a Motion for Payment of Fees. Such Motion shall be accompanied by the following:
    •  (1) a formal invoice detailing the time devoted to the case by the attorney, in increments of tenths of an hour; and
    •  (2) a financial disclosure/affidavit of indigency signed by the defendant on the form(s) provided by the office of the State Public Defender.
       
  •  B. The hourly rate of compensation for attorney time spent in and out of court on the case shall be as established by the Ohio Public Defender Commission. The aggregate of such compensation amount shall not normally exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00); however in cases requiring counsel to expend unusual amounts of time or effort which would exceed said amount, counsel may submit a Motion for Extraordinary Fees detailing both the time expended and the reasons therefor. Such cases shall be determined by the Court on a case-by-case basis.

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