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Ohio S.Ct.Prac.R. 9.01
Institution of a Case Certifying a Question of State Law
(A) General
The Supreme Court may answer a question of law certified to it by a court of the United
States. This rule is invoked if the certifying court, in a proceeding before it, issues a
certification order finding there is a question of Ohio law that may be determinative of the
proceeding and for which there is no controlling precedent in the decisions of this Supreme
Court.
(B) Procedure
(1) A case certifying a question of state law shall be instituted by the clerk of the
certifying court filing with the Clerk of the Supreme Court a date-stamped certification
order from a court of the United States as specified by Rules 9.02 and 9.03.
(2) A case certifying a question of state law may be initiated with a paper filing or
through the E-Filing Portal.
History
Effective Date: June 1, 1994 Amended: April 1, 1996; July 1, 2004; January 1, 2008; January 1, 2010; January 1, 2013; January 1, 2015; January 1, 2017; April 1, 2025
Provenance
- Source
- supremecourt.ohio.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-14
- Edition
- 2026-09-14
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