OH · rules
Ohio Crim.R. 21
Transfer From Common Pleas Court for Trial
(A) When permitted
Where an indictment or information charging only misdemeanors is filed in the court of
common pleas, the court may retain the case for trial or the administrative judge, within
fourteen days after the indictment or information is filed with the clerk of th e court of
common pleas, may transfer it to the court from which the bind over to the grand jury was
made or to the court of record of the jurisdiction in which venue appears.
(B) Proceedings on transfer
When a transfer is ordered, the clerk of the court of common pleas, within three days, shall
transmit to the clerk of the court to which the case is transferred, certified copies of the
indictment, information, and all other papers in the case, and any bai l taken, and the
prosecution shall continue in that court.
History
Effective Date: July 1, 1973 Amended: July 1, 2004 Staff Note (July 1, 2004 Amendment) Rule 21 Transfer from common pleas court for trial Criminal Rule 21(B) was revised to mandate that the clerk for the court of common pleas transmit certified copies of indictments, information and all other papers in the case within three days after the transfer has been ordered. The purpose for the revision is to ensure the timely transfer of this information so that there is no delay in the prosecution of the case.
Provenance
- Source
- supremecourt.ohio.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-14
- Edition
- 2026-09-14
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