ANNUAL REPORT
2013
MAUMEE MUNICIPAL
COURT
GARY L. BYERS, JUDGE
ANNUAL REPORT
2013
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Page Number
Date of Establishment; Authority; Governmental Unit of Administration;
Territorial Jurisdiction; Territorial Population; Number of Open Sessions
3
Positions in the Municipal Court
4
Civil Cases Pending, Filed, Reactivated & Disposed of
5
Five Year Comparison of Civil Cases Filed with Graph
6
Mediation Cases Pending, Referrals, Successful & Unsuccessful
7
Civil Statement of Receipts and Disbursements
8
Traffic/Criminal Cases Pending, Filed, Reactivated & Disposed of
10
Five Year Comparison of Traffic/Criminal Cases Filed with Graph
12
Receipts/Refunds/Reimbursements – Criminal and Bond Accounts
13
Traffic/Criminal Receipts
14
Disbursements/Expenses
15
Traffic/Criminal Video Hearings
24
Victim Advocate
24
Probation Division, Pretrial Supervision, Kiosk Reporting, and Probation
Activities
25
Domestic Violence/Anger Management Statistics
30
Secured Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitoring (SCRAM),
Electronic Home Monitoring (EHM), and Global Positioning Satellite (GPS)
31
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MAUMEE MUNICIPAL COURT, MAUMEE, OHIO
Date of Establishment:
Authority:
January 1, 1964
Section 1901.01 of the Ohio Revised Code
Governmental Unit of Administration:
City of Maumee
Territorial Jurisdiction: All of Lucas County lying south of the northern boundary of the Ohio
Turnpike consisting of the following: City of Maumee, City of Waterville, Village of Whitehouse,
Providence and Waterville Townships, and those portions of Swanton, Monclova, and
Springfield Townships lying south of the northern boundary of the Ohio Turnpike.
Territorial Population by 2010 Federal Census: 46,011*
Number of Open Sessions Held:
247.5**
*The territorial population of the Maumee Municipal Court has been provided by the Supreme Court of Ohio.
**A deputy clerk is on duty twenty-four hours a day, three hundred and sixty-five (365) days a year.
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POSITIONS IN THE COURT
Judge
Gary L. Byers
Clerk
Full time Deputy Clerks
Part-time Deputy Clerks
Chief Bailiff
Part-time Deputy Bailiffs
Chief Supervision Officer
Supervision Officers
Part-time Supervision Officer
The court has staff on duty at the Maumee Police Division anytime the court is closed.
This includes weekends and holidays. We have two full-time deputy clerks on duty
during weekday hours and four part-time deputy clerks who work weekends and
holidays. Our after-hours staff also aids the Maumee Police Division with the public
who come into the building and need assistance after normal business hours.
Everyone, except municipal and court employees, who enters the Maumee Municipal
Building is required to pass through a magnetometer (metal detector). Packages and
purses must be inspected for contraband by going through an X-ray machine. The
court’s security bailiffs not only scan individuals coming into the municipal building, but
also help out when they see a situation which may become volatile. They are also
required to serve in court when needed.
In 2013, over 65,000 people passed through the magnetometer. In April, a total of
6,827 people passed through the magnetometer.
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CIVIL CASES PENDING, FILED, REACTIVATED &
DISPOSED OF
Number of Cases Pending 2012:
Trusteeships
Civil
Rent Escrow
Small Claims
TOTAL
2
228
0
27
257
257
Trusteeships
Civil
Rent Escrow
Small Claims
TOTAL
0
568
0
127
695
695
3
3
Number of Cases Filed in 2013:
Reactivated
Civil Cases
Total Number of Cases:
955
Breakdown of New Civil Cases Filed per
Municipality:
Maumee
Waterville
Whitehouse
Waterville Twp.
Swanton
All Other Cases
TOTAL
276
52
50
8
8
301
695
Trusteeships
Civil
Rent Escrow
Small Claims
TOTAL
0
658
0
121
779
Trusteeships
Civil
Rent Escrow
Small Claims
TOTAL
2
141
0
33
176
Number of Civil Cases Heard & Disposed of in 2013:
-779
Number of Civil Cases Pending in 2013:
Total Number of Civil Cases Pending 12/31/2013:
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176
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CIVIL CASES FILED COMPARISON FROM 2009 TO 2013
Year
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
947
910
856
852
568
251
206
135
142
127
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1,199
1,117
992
994
695
Case Type
Civil
Small
Claims
Trusteeship
Rent
Escrow
Total New
Cases Filed
Civil Cases Filed
1000
947
910
856
900
852
800
700
568
600
Civil
Small Claims
500
400
300
Trusteeship
251
100
Rent Escrow
206
200
142
135
0 1
0 1
0 1
0 0
127
0 0
0
2009
2010
2011
2012
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MEDIATION CASES
Number of Mediation Cases Pending End of 2012:
Civil
Small Claims
Criminal
TOTAL
3
16
0
19
Number of Cases Referred to Mediation:
Civil
Small Claims
Criminal
Reactivated
TOTAL
10
127
0
1
138
Number of Successful Mediations:
Civil
Small Claims
Criminal
TOTAL
5
53
0
58
Number of Unsuccessful Mediations:
Civil
Small Claims
Criminal
TOTAL
5
8
0
13
Cases in Which No Mediations Were Held:
Civil
Small Claims
Criminal
TOTAL
2
61
0
63
Number of Cases Pending:
Civil
Small Claims
Criminal
TOTAL
2
21
0
23
Total Number of Mediation Cases Pending 12/31/2013:
Mediation Statistics for 2013:
Successful Mediations:*
Unsuccessful Mediations:
23
81.69%
18.31%
*Settled at or prior to Mediation
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STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND
DISBURSEMENTS
CIVIL DIVISION
$
Cash Carried Over December 31, 2012:
Receipts:
13,979.46
442,922.61
$
456,902.07
Disbursements:
Judgment
Security for Costs
Deposits and Tenders
Other (witness fees, garnishee fees, jury deposits, etc.)
$ 340,276.49
11,216.26
0.00
0.00
$
351,492.75
351,492.75
Paid to Finance Director - City of Maumee:
Clerk and Bailiff Fees
General Special Projects Fund
City of Maumee General Fund
Clerk’s Computer Fund
Paid to Treasurer - State of Ohio
66,199.00
8,679.00
0.00
1,869.00
15,801.00
$
92,548.00
$
Total Disbursements:
92,548.00
444,040.75
-444,040.75
$
Balance as of 12/31/2013:
12,861.32
TRUSTEESHIP DIVISION
$
Cash Carried Over December 31, 2012:
Receipts:
50.00
1,850.00
1,900.00
1,900.00
Disbursements:
$
Paid to Creditors
Security
$
1,862.75
0.00
1,862.75
$
0.00
37.25
0.00
37.25
Paid to Finance Director - City of Maumee
Trusteeship Filing Fees
2% of Amount Disbursed to Creditors
Additional New Creditors
Total Disbursements
1,862.75
37.25
1,900.00
-1,900.00
$
Balance as of 12/31/2013:
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0.00
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RENT ESCROW
Cash Carried Over December 31, 2012:
0.00
$
Receipts:
Interest:
0.00
0.00
$$
0.
Total Receipts
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
0
Disbursements:
$
Paid Landlord(s)
Paid Tenants
0.00
0.00
Paid to Finance Director - City of Maumee
0.00
Other
$
0.00
Total Disbursements
$
0.00
Balance as of 12/31/2013:
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TRAFFIC/CRIMINAL CASES PENDING, FILED, REACTIVATED,
UNAVAILABLE & DISPOSED OF:
Criminal and Traffic Cases Pending from 2012:
808
Number of Criminal Cases Filed:
Felony Cases
Misdemeanor Cases
Total Criminal:
145
850
995
995
177
8,173
8,350
8,350
Number of Traffic Cases Filed:
OVI
Other Traffic
Total Traffic:
Total Cases:
10,153
Breakdown per Municipality/Other:
Maumee
Waterville
Whitehouse
Waterville Twp.
Swanton
Other
Totals:
Criminal
649
64
28
2
7
245
Traffic
1,626
540
238
166
30
5,750
Total
2,275
604
266
168
37
5,995
8,350
9,345
995
Reactivated Cases:
Criminal
545
Traffic
701
Total Number of Reactivated Cases:
1,246
Adjusted Total Cases:
1,246
11,399
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Adjusted Total Cases Brought Forward:
11,399
Unavailable Cases:
Criminal
518
Traffic
753
Total Number of Unavailable Cases:
1,271
Total Cases Pending, Filed, and Reactivated:
-1,271
10,128
Total Cases Heard and Disposed of:
Criminal
1,015
Traffic
8,308
Total Cases Heard and Disposed of:
9,323
-9,323
Number of Cases Pending:
Criminal
248
Traffic
557
805
Total Traffic/Criminal Cases Pending 12/31/2013:
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805
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TRAFFIC/CRIMINAL CASES FILED COMPARISON FROM 2009 TO 2013
YEAR
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Criminal
1,166
1,115
1,019
1,151
995
Traffic
7,587
7,665
6,745
7,949
8,350
Total New Cases
Filed
8,753
8,780
8,582
9,100
9,345
CASE TYPE
Criminal / Traffic Cases Filed
9,000
8,000
7,587
7,949
7,665
8,350
6,745
7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,166
1,115
1,019
1,151
995
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
1,000
0
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RECEIPTS/REFUNDS/REIMBURSEMENTS:
CRIMINAL ACCOUNT
Balance Brought Forward 1/1/2013:
0.00
Receipts
Distribution from Bond Account (Forfeitures)
$1,432,673.61
71,485.00
Total Receipts:
$1,504,158.61
Restitution and Refunds
Reimbursements
Cashbook Debits
Total Restitution,Refunds,and Reimbursements Paid
$
$
$1,504,158.61
50,049.06
2,178.50
1,163.00
53,390.56
-53,390.56
Sub-total:
Cashbook Credit
Total Receipts After Adjustments
$1,450,768.00
216.00
$1,450,984.05
Total Disbursed to Agencies:
-1,450,984.05
Criminal Balance 12/31/2013:
0.00
BOND ACCOUNT
Balance Brought Forward as of 1/1/2013:
$
Receipts
14,488.00
163,110.00
Total:
$
Distribution to Criminal Account for Forfeitures
Bond Refunds
$ 71,485.00
85,402.00
Total Distributions and Refunds:
$ 156,887.00
Bond Balance – 12/31/2013:
$ 156,887.00
$
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177,598.00
20,711.00
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RECEIPTS
TRAFFIC/CRIMINAL DIVISION
$
Municipal Ordinance Fines and Forfeitures
Fines and Forfeitures from State Highway Patrol Arrests
148,801.60
274,569.00
All Other Fines and Forfeitures
86,853.53
Costs for State Reparations Rotary Fund (Victims)
71,919.00
Costs for Indigent Defense Support Fund (previously called General Fund)
211,642.98
Municipal Ordinance Costs
214,720.33
Reimbursements for Witness, Juror, Mileage, Service Payments, Public Defender
7,899.73
Defendants’ Reimbursement from CCNO & Lucas County Work Release Programs
17,022.31
All Other Costs
273,487.72
Maumee Parking Violations Payments
1,580.00
Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority
0.00
Costs for Lucas County Law Library Association
2,690.47
118,311.00
General Special Projects Fund
Clerk’s Computer Fund
21,486.38
Total Receipts Disbursed to Agencies/Municipalities:
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$
1,450,984.05
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DISBURSEMENTS
Paid to the City of Maumee:
Maumee Ordinance Fines and Forfeitures
$
88,594.50
Municipal Ordinance Costs
214,720.33
All Other Costs
227,426.00
Maumee's Share of Fines and Forfeitures from State Highway Patrol
Arrests for Violations of Traffic Law Under Sections 4511-13 of the
Ohio Revised Code (1/2 of 40% of such fines and forfeitures)
31,178.65
Maumee's Share of Aforesaid Fines and Forfeitures from State Highway
Patrol Arrests for Payment to the Lucas County Law Library
(1/2 of 40% of such fines and forfeitures)
31,178.65
Maumee's Share of Fines and Forfeitures from State Highway Patrol
Arrests for Violations of State Laws other than Traffic Laws under
51,813.60
Sections 4511-13 of the Ohio Revised Code
Expungement Fees
520.00
Maumee Parking Violation Payments
1,580.00
Community Service Costs
2,383.00
Maumee's Alcohol and Drug Enforcement Education Fund
1,573.00
Indigent Driver Alcohol Treatment Fund
15,697.83
Drug Law Enforcement Trust Fund
2,301.00
Reimbursement for Costs of Incarceration
2,325.50
General Special Projects Fund
118,311.00
Municipal Court Probation Services Fee
13,883.27
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Clerk’s Computer Fund
21,486.38
Ignition Interlock Alcohol Monitoring Fund
6,027.00
Reimbursement for CCNO Work Release Program
240.00
Reimbursement for EHM & Lucas County Work Release
Total Paid to the City of Maumee:
15,125.38
$
846,365.09
$
122,097.19
Paid to State of Ohio:
Ohio's Share of Fines and Forfeitures from all State Highway Patrol
Arrests (45% of such fines and forfeitures)
Costs for State Reparations Rotary Fund (Victims)
71,919.00
Indigent Defense Support Fund
211,642.98
Expungement Fees
1,680.00
Ohio State Highway Patrol Alcohol and Drug Enforcement Education Fund
1,220.00
Drug Law Enforcement Trust Fund
2,022.00
Trauma Emergency Medical Fund
7,926.31
Total Paid to State of Ohio:
$
418,507.48
$
27,132.60
Paid to Lucas County:
Lucas County's Share of Fines and Forfeitures from all State Highway Patrol
Arrests (10% of such fines and forfeitures)
Lucas County's Share of Other Fines and Forfeitures
59,413.28
Reimbursement for Witness, Juror, Mileage, and Service Payments
144.00
Expungement Fees
500.00
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Lucas County Alcohol and Drug Enforcement Education Fund
85.00
Lucas County Drug Law Enforcement Trust Fund
70.00
Reimbursement for Costs of Incarceration
4,877.00
Reimbursement for CCNO Work Release Fees
86.00
Crime Stopper Fund
659.00
Public Defender Reimbursement
0.00
Public Defender Appointment Fees
7,749.73
Lucas County Board of Health
0.00
Total Paid to Lucas County:
$
100,716.61
$
20,291.27
Paid to the City of Waterville:
Fines and Forfeitures
Waterville Alcohol and Drug Enforcement Education Fund
514.50
Reimbursement for Costs of Incarceration
725.50
Waterville Juror Fees; Public Defender Reimbursement
6.00
CCNO Work Release Fees
0.00
Expungement Fees
20.00
Waterville Drug Law Enforcement Trust Fund
1,011.00
Reimbursement for Lucas County Work Release
0.00
Total Paid to City of Waterville:
$
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22,568.27
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Paid to Village of Whitehouse:
Fines and Forfeitures
$
8,889.50
Whitehouse Alcohol and Drug Enforcement Education Fund
365.00
Reimbursement for Costs of Incarceration
478.00
CCNO Work Release Fees
0.00
Whitehouse Juror Fees; Public Defender Reimbursement
0.00
Whitehouse Expungement Fees:
20.00
Whitehouse Drug Law Enforcement Fund
54.00
Reimbursement for Lucas County Work Release
1,230.93
Total Paid to the Village of Whitehouse:
$
11,037.43
$
3,618.25
Paid to Waterville Township:
Fines and Forfeitures
Waterville Township Alcohol and Drug Enforcement Education Fund
25.00
Waterville Township Drug Law Enforcement Fund
Total Paid to Waterville Township:
0.00
$
3,643.25
$
1,290.00
Paid to Toledo-Lucas County Metropolitan Park District:
Fines and Forfeitures
Parking Fines
0.00
Toledo-Lucas County Metropolitan Park District Alcohol and Drug Enforcement
Education Fund
0.00
Toledo-Lucas County Metropolitan Park District Drug Law Enforcement Fund
0.00
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Toledo-Lucas County Metropolitan Park District Expungement Fees
60.00
Total Paid to the Toledo-Lucas County Metropolitan Park:
District:
Paid to Village of Swanton:
$
1,350.00
Fines and Forfeitures
$
924.00
Swanton Alcohol and Drug Enforcement Education Fund
95.00
Swanton Drug Law Enforcement Fund
0.00
Swanton Expungement Fees
0.00
Swanton Juror / Witness Fees
0.00
Reimbursement Lucas County Work Release
340.00
Total Paid to the Village of Swanton:
$
1,359.00
$
0.00
Paid to Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority:
Fines and Forfeitures
Port Authority Alcohol and Drug Enforcement Education Fund
0.00
Drug Law Enforcement Fund
0.00
Total Paid to the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority:
$
0.00
$
2,150.00
Miscellaneous Disbursements:
Paid to Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Paid to Ohio Pharmacy Board
1,632.00
Paid to Ohio Liquor Board
422.50
Paid to State of Ohio Treasurer (Seat Belt Fines)
9,953.00
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Paid to Lucas County Law Library Association
2,690.47
Paid to State of Ohio Treasurer (Child Highway Safety Fund)
2,060.00
Paid to State of Ohio Treasurer (Drug/Liquor Education Fund)
26,336.45
Paid to Ohio Department of Public Highway Safety Fund
192.50
Paid to Providence Township (Fines and Forfeitures)
0.00
Paid to Monclova Township (Fines and Forfeitures)
0.00
Total Miscellaneous Disbursements:
$
45,436.92
Total Traffic/Criminal Disbursements:
$
1,450,984.05
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EXPENSES
Personnel:
Salaries
$
Health and Life Insurance
1,068,772.06
165,416.43
Medicare
11,420.80
Workers’ Compensation
13,228.16
Public Employees’ Retirement System
141,207.83
Total:
$
1,400,045.28
$
3,929.85
$
$1,400,045.28
$
7,572.48
Materials and Supplies:
Office Supplies
Reproduction/Photo
2,075.18
Computer Supplies
554.70
Training
0.00
Food
88.38
Building Maintenance Supplies
775.93
Other supplies
148.44
Total:
$
7,572.48
$
10,635.00
Services:
Rent/Office Equipment
Heat and Electricity
35,288.82
Communications
5,662.84
Travel, Training, and Memberships
4,309.42
Subscriptions
3,664.58
Consulting
41,030.93
Service Contracts
0.00
Miscellaneous Services
11,402.31
Jury and Witness Costs
197.62
Insurance (Liability & Other)
6,127.00
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Building Maintenance
20,932.35
Equipment/Machine Maintenance
8,395.97
Electrical Maintenance
1,223.28
Lucas County Law Library
29,177.20
Prisoner Maintenance
6,094.93
Inter/Intra Government Services
29,847.00
Postage
16,245.63
Mileage Reimbursement
3,494.22
Printing
3,830.44
Other Expenses
16,871.73
Total:
$
254,431.27
Total Expenses:
$
254,431.27
$
1,662,049.03
$
98,428.53
$
18,394.53
OTHER:*
General Special Projects Fund:
Computer
$
0.00
EDP Services
21,919.47
Miscellaneous Services
68,200.26
Machine Maintenance
0.00
Secured Remote Alcohol Monitoring
0.00
Transfers
0.00
Building Improvements
0.00
Furniture & Fixtures
0.00
Equipment
8,308.80
Total:
$
98,428.53
Indigent Driver Alcohol Treatment
$
18,394.53
Total:
$
18,394.53
Indigent Driver Alcohol Treatment Fund:
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Indigent Driver Interlock and Monitoring:
Total:
$
$
12,835.00
$
1,317.21
12,835.00
$
12,835.00
$
16,233.72
$
145,891.78
Probation Services Fund:
Office Supplies
Computer Supplies
1,470.09
Miscellaneous Materials
555.35
Travel
1,060.52
Miscellaneous Services
10,709.62
Machine / Equipment Services
0.00
Mileage
346.93
Equipment
774.00
Total:
$
Total Other Expenses
16,233.72
*The expenditures listed under “OTHER” are financed through funds generated from and used for specific purposes
as provided by statute. There are no additional costs to the City of Maumee for these accounts.
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TRAFFIC / CRIMINAL VIDEO HEARINGS
This year the Court heard defendants via video from the Lucas County Jail, the Court
Treatment Facility, the Corrections Commission of Northwest Ohio, and prisons in the
State of Ohio.* In 2013, the Court was able to use Skype to hear a defendant and the
hearing was stored in the system as any other video hearing.
Video hearing
technology has increased the capability of disposing of cases in a timely manner which
benefits the Court and the defendant.
LUCAS COUNTY JAIL VIDEO HEARING STATISTICS*:
Number of Defendants Heard by the Court:
Number of Defendants Interviewed by their Attorney:
Number of Defendants Interviewed by a Clerk or Supervision Officer:
646
17
106
Total Lucas County Jail Video Sessions:
769
*Statistics are not available from the other agencies.
VICTIM ADVOCATE:
Of all of the cases that a Municipal Court litigates over the course of a year, those
involving domestic violence have the greatest potential for death of a victim. Domestic
violence is an offense of control; when one person begins to lose control, violence
results. The victim advocate, as well as the prosecutors, who make time to meet with
each victim have greatly contributed to this courts success with these kinds of cases.
Key in this effort to keep victims alive is the preparation of the risk assessment tool that
gives prosecutors and the Court a sense of the risk of mortality in each individual case.
In 2013, there were 113 domestic violence cases, as well as other assaultive offenses, for a
total of 232 violent cases. To address the increasing need of victim services in the community,
the Maumee Municipal Court has been at the forefront of providing a full time Victim Advocate
for the past 16 years. This position is now funded through the Victims of Crimes Act (VOCA)
and matching funds from the cities of Maumee and Waterville and the Village of Whitehouse,
and under the auspices of the Toledo Lucas County Victim Witness Assistance Program. The
Victim Advocate provides services to the victims of specific crimes as identified in Chapter 2930
of the Ohio Revised Code as well as assisting many other types of crime victims not listed under
Chapter 2930.
The Victim Advocate works with a victim to insure that they understand their crime victim rights
and the process of court proceedings. It is the advocate’s responsibility to aid the prosecutors
and the Court by facilitating the victim to answer questions on a danger assessment form
regarding the defendant. Another form, required by statute, is given to victims to inform them
that in some cases, they may be compensated from the Victims of Crime Compensation Fund
through the State of Ohio for various expenses incurred and associated with being a victim.
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The Victim Advocate also sends victim impact statements to the victims prior to the defendant
being sentenced. This statement notifies the victims of the date and time of sentencing and
gives instructions on how to complete this form. The Victim Advocate also informs them of their
right to attend and speak at the sentencing hearing or, in the alternative; the Victim Advocate
can speak on their behalf. The victim impact statement also includes a survey required by the
VOCA grant to be completed by the victim on how they were served by the Victim Advocate and
if they were properly informed of services offered by the State of Ohio.
The Victim Advocate saves the prosecutors’ time by going over many of the preliminary
procedures with the victims before they directly speak with the prosecutor. The Victim Advocate
also calls victims to remind them of the defendant’s next hearing date and to generally inquire
as to victim’s well-being. In cases involving children the Victim Advocate reports the incident to
Children Services Board and acts as the liaison between the agency and the prosecutors. The
Victim Advocate also works closely with law enforcement agencies by providing training, if
requested, and is always available to render assistance or advice anytime. Also, the Victim
Advocate is able to offer mediation services if requested.
There are situations where a victim (and their children) may not have a place to live, and/or,
money for food or other necessities. The Victim Advocate will then work with the Maumee
Churches United to provide immediate assistance for the safety of a victim (and their children)
when necessary. The assistance provided by Maumee Churches United has included, in part,
providing a temporary safe haven, changing locks on doors, covering moving costs and
providing food and gas gift cards.
Along with the Probation Division, the Victim Advocate helps coordinate the Domestic Violence
Task Force and its monthly meetings which are held at the Maumee Police Division. The Task
Force’s primary purpose is to bring together persons and agencies who work closely with
domestic violence in an effort to better serve victims and their families within the jurisdiction of
the Maumee Municipal Court. Participants involved with the Task Force are Judges,
Prosecutors, numerous law enforcement agencies, an animal control officer, representatives
from the Maumee Churches United, Lucas County Children Services Board, Lucas County
Domestic Relations Court, YWCA Battered Woman’s Shelter, and other agencies offering
services within Lucas and Wood Counties.
PROBATION DIVISION
As instructed by the Court, the probation division provides a range of services which
promote public safety, offender accountability, and rehabilitative services/treatment.
The Court and the Probation Division promote collaboration with criminal justice
services and community stakeholders throughout Northwest Ohio. Whenever possible,
services provided by our court are open to other courts, and the Probation Division
takes advantage of programs within the community to ensure cost effectiveness.
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Services provided at the court include men’s domestic violence counseling groups and
co-ed anger management classes, which have expanded to five separate groups
conducted at various times in an effort to accommodate defendants. The Maumee
Court accepts referrals from several other courts in the surrounding area for both the
domestic violence group and the anger management group.* The participation figures
of clients from Maumee Court and other surrounding courts are included in the year-end
report for domestic violence and anger management.
The Maumee Municipal Court Women’s Life Skills Program was expanded in 2011 to
thirty hours. The program is conducted off site and accepts referrals from other courts.*
In 2013, there were seventy-six (76) referrals to the Women’s Life Skills Program.
Forty-seven (47) were referred from Maumee Court and twenty-nine (29) were from
Perrysburg Court. Of the seventy-six (76) referrals, forty-one (41) women successfully
completed the program, and twenty-one (21) are still participating in the group.
PRETRIAL SUPERVISION
The Probation Division spends an equal amount of time monitoring pretrial defendants
as it does monitoring sentenced defendants placed on probation. It is not unusual for
pretrial defendants to complete treatment (domestic violence, anger management, life
skills, and drug and alcohol education classes,) community service work, and/or pay
restitution prior to being sentenced.
In 2013, the Probation Division supervised 229 defendants placed on a Supervised Own
Recognizance Bond (SOR) and 142 defendants placed on a Monitored Own
Recognizance Bond (MOR), plus approximately seventeen (17) other individuals with
conditions on cash and Own Recognizance Bonds (OR). Defendants placed on SOR
Bonds are required to report to a Kiosk reporting machine; or if they prefer to report in
person to the Probation Division one time a week, that is also acceptable. MOR Bond
defendants are required to call the Probation Division one time a week. Many
defendants on bond are also required to submit to drug testing. This year, 208
defendants were ordered to submit to drug testing while being supervised at the pretrial
stage. Defendants reappearing before the court, where conditions have been imposed,
have a bond report completed to let the Court know if the defendant is in compliance
with the Court’s order. In 2013, one thousand, eight hundred fifteen (1,815) bond
reports were completed for the Court, the Prosecutor’s Office and the attorneys
involved; along with hundreds of record checks.
In 2010, the Probation Division, three other probation departments in Lucas County, and
the Northwest Ohio Regional Information System (NORIS) were awarded a Byrne Grant
to develop a county-wide kiosk reporting system. In forming this collaboration, it was
the hope of all organizations to benefit from a reduction of human and economic
resources currently used and needed elsewhere. Looking at what has been happening
state-wide regarding the criminal justice budget deficit, it appears that by working
together within the county, we are ahead of the curve by sharing resources.
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There are five kiosk machines placed throughout Lucas County at which defendants
can report. (See http://www.noris.org./lucaskiosk/ for locations.) Two, including the
kiosk located in the Maumee Police Division lobby, are accessible 24 hours a day,
seven days a week. The other three have hours ranging from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.,
Monday through Friday. The Probation Division began having defendants placed on
Supervised Own Recognize bonds report to kiosk machines starting in October of 2011.
In 2013, two hundred twenty-nine (229) defendants were assigned to kiosk reporting for
pretrial purposes. Instead of physically reporting into the probation office during limited
hours, defendants are now able to report at a time and a place more convenient to
them. When the defendant checks into the kiosk, the machine takes a picture that is
later reviewed by a probation officer for positive identification. The defendant is then
asked a series of standard questions and individualized questions that have been
programmed into the kiosk case management system. If he/she has paperwork to
submit, there is a scanner on the machine to scan and send information to the
Probation Division. All responses and scanned information are sent to the Maumee
Probation Division via a kiosk case management system. The defendants can also
leave messages for probation officers and vice versa.
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2013
NUMBER OF PEOPLE UNDER PROBATION SUPERVISION
DATE
WARRANT
STATUS
PROBATION
VIOLATION
PENDING
CONDITIONS
MET; RECORD
CHECK ONLY
ACTIVE
PROBATION
MONITORING
TOTAL
PROBATION
CASELOAD
AS OF
12/31/2013
AS OF
12/31/2012
567
100
352
1,273
2,292
536
71
497
1,001
2,105
AS OF
12/31/2011
AS OF
12/31/2010
AS OF
12/31/2009
659
53
628
975
2,315
529
126
763
1,076
2,494
580
72
831
1,160
2,643
COMBINED TOTALS OF ACTIVITIES/CONDITIONS ORDERED AS A CONDITION
OF PRETRIAL AND/OR AS A CONDITION OF SENTENCE FOR 2013
Total Number of People Placed on Probation in 2013
453
Anger Management Referrals
49
Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings Ordered
62
CAD Bed Referrals (Inpatient Drug and Alcohol Treatment)
4
Community Service Work Ordered
51
Domestic Violence Counseling Referrals
52
Driver’s Intervention Program Referrals
94
Drug and Alcohol Treatment Referrals
191
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Electronic Home Monitoring Ordered
208
Employment
8
GED
8
GPS Monitoring Ordered***
13
Intensive Supervision Probation Referrals
0
Mental Health Treatment Referrals
51
Number of Monitored Bonds Ordered
142
Number of Supervised Bonds Ordered
229
Number of Probation Violations Filed
326
Presentence Investigation Reports Completed
175
Restitution Ordered
54
SCRAM Participants*
103
Sex Offender Treatment Ordered
3
Urinalysis Ordered as Condition of Pretrial / Probation
208 /215
Valid Operator’s License Ordered
15
Victim Impact Panel Program Referrals
127
Women’s Life Skills Referrals
47
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YEAR END REPORT FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ANGER MANAGEMENT
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 2013
REFERRALS FROM MAUMEE COURT:
Total Referrals that completed successfully:
Total still attending group:
Total discharged unsuccessfully from group:
REFERRALS FROM PERRYSBURG COURT:
Total Referrals that completed successfully:
Total still attending group:
Total discharged unsuccessfully from group:
OTHER COURT REFERRALS:
(BOWLING GREEN, SYLVANIA,TOLEDO)
Total Referrals that completed successfully:
Total still attending group:
Total discharged unsuccessfully from group:
TOTAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE REFERRALS FOR 2013:
Total Completions:
Total Still Attending:
Total Discharged Unsuccessfully
29
18
5
52
52
13
21
9
43
43
3
3
3
9
9
45
42
17
104
104
37
4
8
49
49
34
5
9
48
48
71
9
17
97
97
ANGER MANAGEMENT 2013
REFERRALS FROM MAUMEE COURT:
Total Referrals that completed successfully:
Total still attending group:
Total discharged unsuccessfully from group:
OTHER COURTS:
(PERRYSBURG, SYLVANIA, TOLEDO, ETC.)
Total Referrals that completed successfully:
Total still attending group:
Total discharged unsuccessfully from group:
TOTAL ANGER MANAGEMENT REFERRALS FOR 2013:
Total Referrals that completed successfully:
Total still attending group:
Total discharged unsuccessfully from group:
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ELECTRONIC HOME MONITORING, GLOBAL POSITIONING SATELITE AND
SECURED CONTINUOUS REMOTE ALCOHOL MONITORING
In 2009, the Probation Division has been installing and supervising Court ordered
SCRAM* participants. One hundred three (103) defendants were monitored on SCRAM
in 2013. The total number of days in 2013 that defendants were required to wear the
SCRAM ankle bracelet was nine thousand three hundred sixty-four (9,364). During this
period of time, there were only six (6) positive readings of alcohol abuse and ten (10)
times that a defendant tampered with the equipment, and five (5) individuals who were
cited for both a positive alcohol reading and a tamper violation.
As of March 1, 2010, we began monitoring our own defendants who were placed on
EHM** and GPS.*** In 2013, two hundred eight (208) defendants were monitored on
EHM for an aggregate total of three thousand, three hundred twelve days (3,312) while
thirteen defendants were monitored on GPS for an aggregate total of nine hundred
twenty-three (923) days.
Due to the alternative sentencing options that the Court uses, defendants are required
to pay for EHM, SCRAM, or GPS unless the Court finds them indigent. These
alternative sentencing options have saved the City of Maumee approximately
$279,891.00 for EHM alone. This amount is based on the cost of bed space at CCNO,
for a total of three thousand three hundred twelve (3,312) days that the defendants
served on EHM in lieu of incarceration. The Court has also placed some defendants on
GPS for a total of nine hundred twenty-three (923) days in lieu of keeping them
incarcerated at the Lucas County Jail. By using GPS, in lieu of keeping defendants at
the Lucas County Jail, equates to a savings of $144,901.00. By using these alternative
sentencing options, the Court has saved the City of Maumee approximately
$424,792.00.
*Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitoring.
**Electronic Home Monitoring
***Global Positioning System.
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CERTIFICATION
The foregoing report of the activities of the Maumee Municipal Court, Maumee,
Ohio, for the year 2013 has been compiled in accordance with Section 1901.14
of the Ohio Revised Code, and shall be submitted to the Board of Lucas County
Commissioners, Lucas County, Ohio, and the Councils of the City of Maumee,
City of Waterville, Village of Whitehouse, Village of Swanton, and Monclova,
Providence, and Waterville Township Trustees.
/s/Sharon A. Thomasson, Clerk*
Sharon A. Thomasson, Clerk
Maumee Municipal Court
March 31, 2013
*Hard copy with original signature on file with the Court.
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