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Welcome to the Shelby Municipal Court

The Shelby Municipal Court serves the City of Shelby, as well as Sharon, Jackson, Cass, Plymouth, Butler (except Sections 35-36-31 and 32) and Blooming Grove Townships in Richland County.

The Shelby Municipal Court will be CLOSED on Monday, February 16, 2026, in observance of Presidents' Day.

UNCLAIMED FUNDS NOTICE

On the first Monday in January of each year, the clerk shall make a list of the titles of all cases in the court that were finally determined more than one year past in which there remains unclaimed in the possession of the clerk any funds, or any part of a deposit for security of costs not consumed by the costs in the case. The clerk shall give notice of the moneys to the parties who are entitled to the moneys or to their attorneys of record. All the moneys remaining unclaimed on the first day of April of each year shall be paid by the clerk to the city treasurer, except that, in a county-operated municipal court, the moneys shall be paid to the treasurer of the county in which the court is located. The treasurer shall pay any part of the moneys at any time to the person who has the right to the moneys upon proper certification of the clerk.

Court Staff
Judge Sheree Studer
Law Director Gordon Eyster
Clerk Shannon Small
Deputy Clerk Trisha Armstrong
Deputy Clerk Tina Griffitts
Probation Officer Mindy Dumbeck
Bailiff/Court Security Dale Humphrey

Hours

Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Location

Shelby Justice Center
29 Mack Avenue Shelby, Ohio 44875

Contact

Court: 419.342.2896
Probation: 419.342.1019