Legal Research

"Ohio Court Rule Revisions"

Posted by Chuck Kallendorf: "The Ohio Supreme Court and lawyers practicing in this state also have a number of Court Rules going into effect on July 1st., among them Rules of Appellate, Civil, Criminal, Juvenile Procedure, and Rules of Evidence as follows:

Appellate Rules 22 & 43; Crim 10, 24, 43 & 59; Civ 4, 16, 26, 33, 36 & 37, 45 and 86

Civil Rules 10 & 86; Evidence 104, 106, 404, 411, 602-604, 606, 610-612, 701, 703, 801, 803, 902, 1004, 1007 & 1102

Civil Rules 30, 47, 53 & 86; Crim 19, 24, 46 & 59; Evidence Rules 706 and 803; Juv 40 & 47

Rules of Superintendence 44-47 on public access to court records, which were originally slated to go into effect on May 1 but were rescheduled to allow more time for judges, court staff, and members of the public & the media become familiar with them, also now become effective on July 1st..(Here) The Court has a portal at the lower right-hand corner of its website with more information and a historical perspective on public records & open government.

Additionally, there are eleven "temporary rules of superintendence" governing the administration of the five common pleas commercial court dockets in the state."

The active links are available at the source site listed below.

Source: Cincinnati Law Library Blog, 20 May 2009

Full post as published by Stark County Law Library Blawg on May 21, 2009 (boomark / email).