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Ohio Traf.R. 12
Receipt of Guilty or No Contest Plea
The pleas of guilty and no contest shall be received only by personal appearance of the defendant
in open court, except that, the plea of guilty may be received in accordance with Rule 13 at a
regularly established traffic violations bureau, or by plea in absentia presented in proper written
form with leave of court, and in open court with the prosecutor participating. Pleas in absentia
may be taken on charges involving operation of a motor vehicle in violation of section 4511.19 of
the Revised Code or any substantially similar municipal ordinance with consent of the prosecutor.
The plea in absentia shall contain a rights waiver, acknowledgement of penalties, and the
defendant’s signature.
The receipt of a plea contrary to the provisions of these rules is forbidden.
History
Effective Date: January 1, 1975 Amended: January 1, 2010
Provenance
- Source
- supremecourt.ohio.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-14
- Edition
- 2026-09-14
- Content hash
e6d6164c5ea897741497c562f41effd2ac223d3b5587935f1044d40052f3ea61
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