State v. Bogadi

Is prosecution for a traffic offense viable only by use of an Ohio Uniform Traffic Ticket, or may such prosecution be triggered by the filing of an affidavit and an acknowledged complaint executed before a deputy clerk upon which summons is issued by the court?

The defendant-appellant was charged with reckless operation of a motor vehicle, R.C. 4511.20, upon a complaint filed in the Licking County Municipal Court by a private citizen. A summons was served upon the defendant-apppellant and his motion to dismiss for the reason that the case was not initiated by use of a Uniform Traffic Ticket…