RULE No. 29 – DISPOSITION OF FILES, RECORDS RETENTION, DESTRUCTION AND FILE MAINTENANCE

(A) RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION

The Clerk of the Stow Municipal Court shall use the Rules of Superintendence for the Courts of Ohio and the Ohio Revised Code as guidelines for all record retention and destruction limitations.

(B) COURT FILES

Court files may be examined at the office of the Clerk of Courts under the supervision of the clerk or deputy clerk.  Upon request, copies of documents will be provided at a cost per a schedule to be established by the Clerk of Courts.

(C) DOCUMENT REMOVAL

No document may be removed from a court file.

(D) FILE REMOVAL

No file may be removed from the clerk’s office without the consent of the judge or clerk. Files must be promptly returned to the clerk’s office and may not be removed from the court building.

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