Ohio Traffic Rules - Supreme Court

RULE 13.1. Juvenile Traffic Violations Bureau(A) By local rule of court, the juvenile division of the court of common pleas mayestablish a violations bureau for juvenile traffic offenders. Except as provided in division (B) ofthis rule, a juvenile traffic violations bureau shall function in the same manner as a violationsbureau established pursuant to Traffic Rule 13.(B)follows:All juvenile traffic offenses may be disposed of by a violations bureau, except as(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.Traffic Rules Review CommissionCommentary (February 1, 2002 Amendment)In Section 7 of Amended Substitute Senate Bill 179 of the 123 rd General Assembly, theGeneral Assembly recommended that the Supreme Court authorize the juvenile division of thecourt of common pleas “to create violations bureaus for the payment of tickets that involve firstoffense minor misdemeanor traffic offenses that did not result in an accident.” This ruleimplements this recommendation by allowing juvenile violations bureaus to be created by localrule of court. The rule provides that the procedures established for adult violations bureaus underTraffic Rule 13 apply to juvenile violations bureaus and lists offenses committed by a juveniletraffic offender that cannot be disposed of by the bureau.