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Ohio S.Ct.Prac.R. 12.01
Application of Rules
(A) General
(1) This section applies only to actions, other than habeas corpus, within the original
jurisdiction of the Supreme Court under Article IV, Section 2 of the Ohio Constitution.
The following Revised Code chapters also are applicable: Mandamus, R.C. Chapter 2731;
Quo Warranto, R.C. Chapter 2733.
(2) (a) In all original actions filed in the Supreme Court, except as provided in Rule
12.01(B), these rules shall govern the procedure and the form of documents filed in
the actions.
(b) The Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure shall supplement these rules unless
clearly inapplicable. Where these rules conflict with the Ohio Rules of Civil
Procedure, these rules shall control.
(B) Habeas corpus
Habeas corpus actions shall be brought and proceed in accordance with R.C. Chapter 2725.
These rules shall govern the form of documents filed in habeas corpus actions.
History
Effective Date: June 1, 1994 Amended: April 1, 1996; April 1, 2000; August 1, 2002; July 1, 2004; January 1, 2008; January 1, 2010; January 1, 2013; April 1, 2025
Provenance
- Source
- supremecourt.ohio.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-14
- Edition
- 2026-09-14
- Content hash
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