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JANUARY 2022 NEWSLETTER
Inside this issue:

  • New website for Stark County Government and the Law Library

  • Governmental Law Seminar in Februrary

  • Articles about timely topics such as powers of attorney, spousal lifetime access trusts, human error and inadvertent disclosure of personally identifying information
New Stark County Government and Law Library Website
Try out the newly reorganized Stark County website. It can still be viewed at: https://www.starkcountyohio.gov It is now compatible with mobile devices.
 
Links to the courts, clerk of courts,  and the law library are now under “Government,” then go to the “Legal & Judicial” heading.

On the law library's new page, you will see prominent links to the “Subscriber Research Area,” and “Search Library Items.” The Legal Findings Blog is under the “News” heading, along with past issues of the library’s newsletter and articles that have appeared in the Stark County Bar Journal.


Cheetah Is Now Vital Law
Cheetah (formerly CCH Intelliconnect) is now known as Vital Law. It is accessible to library subscribers to use on their devices from the subscriber research page.

It contains primary and secondary sources related to:

  • Elder Law
  • Labor and Employment Law
  • Cybersecurity Law
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • Health Care Law
  • Tax Law
  • Social Security Law
 
Content includes:     
  • Forms
  • Treatises
  • Case Law
  • Regulations
  • Newsletters
  • Smart Charts
 
To request your login information, email inform@starkcountyohio.gov or call (330) 453-0685

New Veterans Benefits Manual and
Ohio Veterans Treatment Court App

Available to check out in both print and e-book formats is Veterans Benefits Manual, 2021-2022 edition
  • Includes a discussion of BVA policy and procedure changes due to COVID-19 pandemic
  • Section about BVA virtual hearings                       
  • Update about compensation for Agent-Orange related diseases
  • Tips for appealing BVA decisions 



The new Ohio Veterans Treatment Court Statewide App is a tool for use by treatment teams involved in Veterans Courts to network, train, and offer peer support. It can be downloaded from both the Apple and Google app stores. Features include:
  •  Library of educational materials related to veteran issues
  • Calendar of trainings and roundtable discussions
  •  Contact information for program coordinator
 Read more about the OH VTC App on the Ohio Court News site.

 
Ohio Board of Professional Conduct Issues Two New Opinions
Opinion 2021-11
Issued December 10, 2021
It indicates that judges are permitted to teach courses, teach continuing legal education courses, and accept compensation for and reimbursement of expenses for teaching. It also states that judges can accept a request to speak and reimbursement for expenses related to the speaking engagement, but cannot accept compensation for that activity because it would be considered an honorarium under Ohio ethics law.
 
Opinion 2021-12
Issued December 10, 2021
It indicates a judge can provide a letter of recommendation for an individual as long as it is based on the judge’s personal knowledge of the individual.

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 Stark County Prosecutor’s Office
Governmental Law Seminar
Saturday, February 26
9:00 am—2:00 pm
 
 
The seminar will have various sessions including:
  • Sanitary Sewers and ARP Funding—Keynote Address
  • Sunshine Law
  • Public Contracts
  • Basics of Zoning
  • Land Bank Update
  • Nuisance Abatement
  • Drainage Complaints
  • GIS Usage for Communities
  • RPC & Health Department Grants
  • Public Records and Records Retention
 
For further information, contact the Prosecutor’s Office at (330) 451-7897.
 
Thanks to the many subscribers who have already renewed for 2022. If you are in private practice, you should have received your renewal invoice in the mail.

A reminder that the basic $45 subscription benefits include:
  • 24/7 remote access to select legal databases and more than 80 e-books
  • Ability to borrow materials from our extensive print collection
  • Use of Westlaw, Lexis, and other research tools in the law library
  • 20 documents sent at no charge via e-mail

The library also offers the enhanced subscriber option at $75 that includes:
  • 100 complimentary documents emailed by library staff
  • Unlimited no fee use of the library conference room (subject to availability)
  • 200 complimentary printouts (computer black/white, copies, faxes)
  • Membership to the Tuscarawas County Law Library

Learn about the different levels of membership here. To renew, contact us at (330) 451-7380 or inform@starkcountyohio.gov.

PRINT BOOKS
Is It Admissible
Ohio Board of Revision Practice Handbook
Ohio Criminal Law Handbook
Ohio Domestic Violence Law
Ohio Driving Under the Influence Law
Ohio Landlord Tenant Law
                 
E-BOOKS
Evidence in a Nutshell (West Academic)
Public Health Law in a Nutshell (West Academic)
Repossessions (NCLC)
Simple Will in Ohio (Lexis)
Sixth Circuit Criminal Handbook (Lexis)
Social Security Law in a Nutshell (West Academic)
White Collar Crime in a Nutshell (West Academic)

Access these and other e-titles here:
 

Business of Law
“You’ve Been Hacked! Now Who’s Liable?” Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal

Criminal Law
“Ohio Supreme Court Weighs in on Reliability of Anonymous Tips as the Basis for a Traffic Stop” Vindicator
 
“Potential for Record Sealing: Using Ohio’s Expanded Eligibility Provisions to Help Our Clients Move Beyond Their Criminal Records” Vindicator
 
Domestic Relations
“Family Support in the Military Case: Discovery, Documents and Questions” Ohio Domestic Relations Journal
 
Ethics
“Why Simple Human Error May Result in Complicated Consequences: The Inadvertent Disclosure of Confidential and/or Personally-Identifying Information” Vindicator 

Probate Law

“Uses and Abuses of Powers of Attorney" Probate Law Journal of Ohio
 
Real Estate Law
“The Exurban Winery and the One-Vine Rule” Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal 30 (October 2021) 
The Library will be Closed
Monday, January 17, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Lexis & ABA E-Books

Library subscribers can access e-books remotely for FREE from any device with an internet connection. Borrow up to 5 titles at once. View a list of available titles here.

How to Access E-Books

2. Click "Lexis and ABA E-books"
3. Type in your username (last name) & 4-digit passcode
4. If prompted, enter the code "cocll"
5. Search for books in the top search bar
6. Click "Read" to borrow a title
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