Ohio Traf. R. 13.1

As amended through October 15, 2024

Rule 13.1 - Juvenile Traffic Violations Bureau

(A) By local rule of court, the juvenile division of the court of common pleas may establish a violations bureau for juvenile traffic offenders. Except as provided in division (B) of this rule, a juvenile traffic violations bureau shall function in the same manner as a violations bureau established pursuant to Traffic Rule 13.

(B) All juvenile traffic offenses may be disposed of by a violations bureau, except as follows:

(1) An offense listed in Traffic Rule 13(B)(1) to (5) and (7) to (9);

(2) A second or subsequent moving offense;

(3) An offense that involves an accident.

Ohio. Traf. R. 13.1

Traffic Rules Review Commission Commentary (February 1, 2002 Amendment)

In Section 7 of Amended Substitute Senate Bill 179 of the 123^rd General Assembly, the General Assembly recommended that the Supreme Court authorize the juvenile division of the court of common pleas "to create violations bureaus for the payment of tickets that involve first offense minor misdemeanor traffic offenses that did not result in an accident." This rule implements this recommendation by allowing juvenile violations bureaus to be created by local rule of court. The rule provides that the procedures established for adult violations bureaus under Traffic Rule 13 apply to juvenile violations bureaus and lists offenses committed by a juvenile traffic offender that cannot be disposed of by the bureau.

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