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Ohio Sup.R. 2.00
Definitions
As used in these rules:
(A) “Appear,” “appearance,” “attendance,” and “in person” mean the physical or
remote presence of an individual.
(B) “Case” means a notice of appeal, petition, or complaint filed in the court of appeals
and any of the following when filed in the court of common pleas, municipal court,
and county court:
(1) A civil complaint, petition, or administrative appeal;
(2) A criminal indictment, complaint, or other charging instrument that
charges a defendant with one or more violations of the law arising
from the same act, transaction, or series of acts or transactions;
(3) A petition, complaint, or other instrument alleging that a child is
delinquent, unruly, or a juvenile traffic offender based on conduct
arising out of the same act, transaction, or series of acts or
transactions or a petition alleging that a child is depende nt,
neglected, or abused.
(C) “Court” means a court of appeals, court of common pleas, municipal court, or
county court.
(D) “Division” means the general, domestic relations, juvenile, or probate division of
the court of common pleas, any combination of the general, domestic relations,
juvenile, or probate divisions of the court of common pleas, or the environmental
or housing divisions of the municipal court.
(E) “Open court” means a live proceeding of a court or division that the public may
attend either in person or by remote presence.
(F) “Remote,” “remotely,” and “remote presence” mean the presence of an individual
who is using live two-way video or audio technology.
History
Effective Date: July 1, 1997 Amended: July 1, 2009, July 1, 2022; July 1, 2026 Commentary (July 1, 1997) This rule contains definitions of several terms used throughout the Rules of Superintendence. Because the Rules of Superintendence relate primarily to the internal operation of Ohio courts, these definitions are not intended to apply to questions of statutory interpretation. For example, the definition of “case” is designed as a benchmark for statistical reporting purposes that will allow for some uniform measure of the workload of the courts. The definition is not designed to address statutory issues such as the proper assessment of court costs or filing fees in civil and criminal cases. Commentary (July 1, 2026) Rule 2 was renumbered to Rule 2.00 as part of the 2026 restructuring of the Rules of Superintendence.
Provenance
- Source
- supremecourt.ohio.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-14
- Edition
- 2026-09-14
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