2019 Ohio Revised Code
Title [19] XIX COURTS - MUNICIPAL - MAYOR'S - COUNTY
Chapter 1907 - COUNTY COURT - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 1907.143 - Payment of per diem compensation.

(A)

(1) Subject to reimbursement under division (B) of this section, the treasurer of the county in which a county court is located shall pay the per diem compensation to which an acting judge appointed pursuant to division (A)(2)(b), (B)(1), or (C)(1) of section 1907.141 of the Revised Code is entitled pursuant to division (A) of section 1907.142 of the Revised Code.

(2) Subject to reimbursement under division (C) of this section, the supreme court shall pay the per diem compensation to which an assigned judge assigned pursuant to division (A)(1), (A)(2)(b), (B)(2), or (C)(2) of section 1907.141 of the Revised Code is entitled pursuant to division (B) of section 1907.142 of the Revised Code.

(B) The treasurer of a county that, pursuant to division (A)(1) of this section, is required to pay any compensation to which an acting judge is entitled under division (A)(5) or (6) of section 141.04 of the Revised Code, shall submit to the administrative director of the supreme court quarterly requests for reimbursements of the per diem amounts so paid. The requests shall include verifications of the payment of those amounts and an affidavit from the acting judge stating the days and hours worked. The administrative director shall cause reimbursements of those amounts to be issued to the county if the administrative director verifies that those amounts were, in fact, so paid.

(C) The supreme court, pursuant to division (A)(2) of this section, is required to pay any compensation to which an assigned judge is entitled under division (A)(5) or (6) of section 141.04 of the Revised Code. Annually, on the first day of August, the administrative director of the supreme court shall issue a billing to the county treasurer of any county to which such a judge was assigned to a county court for reimbursement of the county portion of the compensation previously paid by the state for the twelve-month period preceding the last day of June. The county portion of the compensation shall be that part of each per diem paid by the state which is proportional to the county shares of the total compensation of a resident judge of such court. The county treasurer shall forward the payment within thirty days. After forwarding the payment, the county treasurer shall seek reimbursement from the applicable local municipalities as appropriate.

Amended by 133rd General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 166, §101.01, eff. 10/17/2019.

Added by 130th General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 261, §1, eff. 7/10/2014.