Welcome

Thank you for visiting the Parma Municipal Court website. The Internet provides our Court with an additional method to communicate with you and to provide information about the Court and the Clerk's Office and their operations.

We hope you will find this site to be both educational and helpful. We welcome this opportunity to make part of the Judicial Branch of your government more open and accessible to you.

We are committed to providing efficient services and improving the delivery of Court services. Please take a few moments to tour our site.

Marty Vittardi

Clerk of Courts

Coronavirus Health Alert

Parma Municipal Court will continue to monitor Ohio Department of Health, CDC and Supreme Court of Ohio recommendations regarding COVID-19 health protocols. It’s the Court’s priority to ensure Court essential functions, duties and responsibilities are maintained along with protecting the health of the public, Court staff and Court visitors’.

About Us

The Parma Municipal Court was established by legislature in 1952 under chapter 1901.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. The court district boundaries cover an area of 71.9 sq. miles. The Court serves approximately 177,964 citizens, and handles nearly 30,000 filings annually of Traffic, Criminal, Parking and Civil matters. The Parma Municipal Court is a court of record.

The Parma Municipal Court has jurisdiction over the communities of Broadview Heights, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights, Linndale, North Royalton, Parma, Parma Heights, Seven Hills, as well as the Metroparks and Ohio Turnpike located in its boundaries, and approximately 10 other State and County Agencies.

The goal of the Parma Municipal Court is to maintain a fair, impartial and speedy resolution of the matters brought before it without unnecessary delays, and to safeguard the rights of the litigants in civil or criminal actions.

It is with this goal in mind that we have developed this website for your convenience and information. Thank you for visiting.