Ohio Rev. Code § 1901.24 : — COURTS-MUNICIPAL-MAYOR'S-COUNTYMUNICIPAL COURT — Demand for jury trial - number of jurors - verdict TEXT PDF (A) A jury trial in a municipal court shall be demanded in the manner prescribed in the Rules of Civil Procedure or the Rules of Criminal Procedure. The number of persons composing a jury and the verdicts of jurors shall be governed by those rules. (B) The right of a person to a jury trial in a municipal court is waived under the circumstances prescribed in the Rules of Civil Procedure or the Rules of Criminal Procedure. R.C. § 1901.24 Effective Date: 3/19/1987 .