Law & Government

Federal

United States Constitution – The Constitution establishes the structure of the federal government, the rights of citizens, and the limits of government power.

United States Code – The codification of the general and permanent laws of the United States.

Bill of Rights – The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.

Federal Register– The Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents.
Code of Federal Regulations– The CFR consists of fifty titles which contain the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by executive departments and agencies of the government.
Congressional Record – The Congressional Record is a verbatim record of proceedings and debates of the U.S. Congress.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court – The official website for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
U.S. Supreme Court– Provides access to filings and rulings, case documents, and more.
Congress.gov – Search bill status, public laws, the Congressional Record, and more on this government site.

City and Village Codified Ordinances

Police

City of Mansfield Police Department
City of Mansfield Record Search – Search police records, fill out a non-emergency police report or search for a crash report
Ontario Police Department – Leave an anonymous tip, search for information about an offender’s custody status or check the ordinances for the city of Ontario
Richland County Sheriff

Forms

Gale Legal Forms – This database “provides a wide selection of state-specific legal forms across the most popular
legal areas”.
Richland County Court of Common Pleas-Division of Domestic Relations– This site offers forms for the Domestic Court.
Ohio Legal Help – Ohio Legal Help is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 2018 to help all Ohioans access the civil justice system. We provide plain language legal help information, interactive self-help tools and connections to local legal and community resources that can help people resolve their legal issues.

State

Ohio Revised Code – The Ohio Revised Code is the codification of the statutes of Ohio.
Ohio Administrative Code – The OAC contains regulations that are put into force by state agencies.
Ohio General Assembly
Ohio Legislative Service Commission
Ohio Rules of Court– Rules regulating practice and procedure before various courts

Courts, City, and County

Mansfield Municipal Court – This site allows users to search Municipal Court records by name, case number, or schedule.
Richland County Common Pleas Court – This site offers local court rules and users can use CourtView Case Tracking.
Richland County Court of Common Pleas-Division of Domestic Relations – This site offers the court rules, fees, and forms for the Domestic Court.

Law Related Sites

Cleveland Law Library Association – The Law Library Staff prepares “Research Frequently Asked Questions” (FAQs) for the convenience of our users to provide access to a variety of sources addressing particular points of law.
FindLaw – This site offers information about the law and allows users to search for a lawyer.
Legal Information Institute
Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator – Search for a lawyer by name or area of expertise.
Ohio Legal Help
Ohio Legal Services
Ohio State Bar Association – This site offers informative publications about legal issue.
World Legal Information Institute

Elected Officials

President Donald Trump (R)
Vice President JD Vance (R)

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
Comments: 202-456-1111
Switchboard: 202-456-1414

Courts

Supreme Court of the United States
1 First Street N.E
Washington, DC 20543
Phone: 202-479-3000

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
540 Potter Stewart U.S Courthouse
Cincinnati, OH 45202-3988
Phone: 513-564-7000

United States District Court – Northern District of Ohio

United States Bankruptcy Court– Northern District of Ohio

Ohio Senators and Representatives

U.S. Senators

U.S. Senator Bernie Moreno (R)
SR-B33 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-2315 Columbus Office: 614-469-2083

U.S. Senator Jon Husted (R)
SR-198 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-3353

U.S. Representatives

Representative Jim Jordan (R)
4th District
2056 Rayburn House Washington DC 20515 Phone: 202-225-2676

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine (R)
Governor’s Office
Riffe Center, 30th Floor
77 South High St.
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-644-4357

Ohio Senator Mark Romanchuk (R)
22nd District
Senate Building
1 Capitol Square, First Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-466-7505

Ohio Representative Marilyn John (R)
76 District
77 South High St., Fourteenth Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-466-5802

Richland County Commissioners

Darrell Banks | Cliff Mears | Tony Vero

50 Park Avenue East
Mansfield, OH 44902
Phone: 419.774.5553 (Banks)
Phone: 419.774.5695 (Mears)
Phone: 419.774.5552 (Vero)

Website: https://www.richlandcountyoh.gov/

Richland County Mayors

Mayor Todd Hall
Village of Lucas
Mayor Bob Jarvis
Village of Lexington
Mayor Cassaundra Fryman
Village of Plymouth
Mayor Paul Currier
Village of Shiloh
Mayor Kriss Knap Ontario
Mayor Wesley Dingus
Village of Butler
Mayor Teri L. Brenkus Village of Bellville

Richland County Official Directory

Local Government Contact Information

State Government Contact Information

Richland County Contact Information

Richland County Websites

Richland County residents can find useful information about county government offices by visiting the Richland County website.

Forms, ordinances, and department contact information is available on most city/village websites. See what your local government has to offer by choosing your city/village link below.

Listed below are some of the county government offices websites and phone numbers.

Richland County Auditor
419-774-5501
Richland County Board of Elections
419-774-5530
Richland County Children Services
419-774-4100
Richland County Common Pleas Court
419-774-5567 or 419-774-5570
Richland County Common Pleas Court/Domestic Division
419-774-5573
Richland County Dayspring
419-774-5894

Richland County Job and Family Services
419-774-5400
Richland County Recorder
419-774-5599
Richland County Regional Solid Waste Management
419-774-5861
Richland County Sheriff
419-774-5881
Richland Public Health Department
419-774-4500

Mansfield/Richland County Public Library subject guides are assembled by our reference team. Please contact the reference department if you would like more help with this subject at 419.521.3110.
Last updated 02/13/2025

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