Civil

Overview

Assistant prosecutors in the Civil Division act as legal counsel for all Stark County elected officials, the Township Boards of Trustees, and other sub-divisions of government, including the following:

• Board of County Commissioners;
• Department of Jobs & Family Services;
• County Board of Health, County Board of Education, Board of Elections;
• The Mental Health & Recovery Services Board of Stark County;
• Elected county officials and their offices, including Common Pleas Court Judges, the Stark County Common Pleas Court, Auditor, Treasurer, Sheriff, Recorder, Engineer;
• 8 library districts;
• 14 townships; and
• 12 local school districts.

General Duties:

The Civil Division provides a broad scope of legal services to county and local government, including the following:

• Health code enforcement, environmental and other administrative enforcement;
• Prosecution and defense of litigation involving workers compensation, zoning, contracts, personal injury claims, employment and civil rights; and
• Zoning advice and representation.

Tax Sub-Division

This Sub-Division serves as legal representative for the County Auditor, Treasurer and Board of Revision.  The collection of delinquent taxes and tax related matters are handled by this sub-division.  Since June, 2003, Stark County has collected approximately 60.6 million in delinquent property taxes.

Forfeiture Sub-Division

The Stark County Prosecuting Attorney's Office is responsible for seizing assets used in or obtained through criminal activity.

The forfeited assets may consist of money that is obtained through illegal activity or property such as a home, car, boat, motor-home, etc., which are an instrumental or integral part of the criminal act.  An emphasis is placed on seizing assets from drug dealers.  The money generated from the sale of the forfeited assets is used to combat crime and assist victims of crime

For general civil inquires, please use: [email protected]

The Stark County Prosecuting Attorney's Office is not an intake service. The information contained on this website is provided as a courtesy and does not constitute legal advice. If you are in need of legal advice, please contact the Stark County Bar Association at (330) 453-0685 or Community Legal Aid at  (330) 535-4191.