Grandview Heights, Ohio Mayor’s Court Information
Lawyers at BustedforDrunkDriving.com represent clients who are charged with drunk driving, OVI, DUI, as well as other criminal traffic law violations such as driving under suspended license (DUS), no operator’s license (No Ops), Hit Skip, leaving scene of an accident, and other such offenses.
Our lawyers understand the difficulties people go through when faced with an offense of drunk driving, OVI, or DUI. If you have been arrested or cited for drunk driving in Grandview Heights Mayor’s Court, you need skilled, experienced, and aggressive legal help immediately – help available with B4DD’s team of lawyers and staff at Busted4DrunkDriving.com
It’s a serious offense to get busted for drunk driving in Ohio. The law is clear that no person shall operate a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, a drug of abuse, or both. Ohio recognizes a “per se” law which makes it a crime to operate a vehicle with a blood alcohol content (BAC) level at or above the prescribed threshold level of .08. Ohio has also enacted zero tolerance laws that lower that level for underage drivers and high BAC laws that impose harsher penalties for those caught with levels of .17 and above.
The Mayor’s Court for Grandview Heights, Ohio, is located at City Hall, 1016 Grandview Avenue, Grandview Heights OH 43212, and their telephone number is (614) 481-6205. It is the usual practice of this Mayor’s Court to convene legal hearings on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month starting at 1 PM.
More in depth information about the City of Grandview Heights Mayor’s Court may be found at the link below:
http://www.grandviewheights.org/index.aspx?NID=193
Grandview Heights Mayor’s Court is held before an appointed Magistrate, who is a licensed practicing attorney and appointed by the Mayor. The Magistrate has the power to render guilty, not guilty, or no contest verdicts and also assess penalties for any verdict of guilt. Such penalties are usually in the form of fines and/or jail time, or both.
The Mayor’s Court of Grandview Heights can assign the following Maximum Penalties for offenses if you are convicted in their Mayor’s Court:
Type OffenseMax Jail TimeMax Fine
- Misdemeanor First Degree (M1) 180 Days $1000.00
- Misdemeanor Second Degree (M2) 90 Days $750.00
- Misdemeanor Third Degree (M3) 60 Days $500.00
- Misdemeanor Fourth Degree (M4) 30 Days $250.00
- Minor Misdemeanor (MM) No Jail Time $150.00
If for some reason the accused is not able to attend a scheduled court hearing, the accused must contact the Clerk of Court and request a continuance of the case. So long as the request is for a good cause, the Grandview Heights Mayor’s Court Clerk will usually re-schedule a case for a later date without assessing penalties.
However, any failure to appear for Grandview Heights Mayor’s Court on the appropriate date assigned by the Court may result in the issuance of an arrest warrant and a license block sent to the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV).
The Mayor’s Court of Grandview Heights, Ohio, is not a court of record and the mayor or magistrate cannot conduct a jury trial. While it may be of some advantage to have your case heard in Grandview Heights Mayor’s Court, there may be some disadvantages as well. B4DD’s team of lawyers and the legal staff at BustedforDrunkDriving.com can advise you about whether you should keep your drunk driving, OVI, or DUI case in the Mayor’s Court of Grandview Heights, Ohio.