# Ohio Crim.R. 8: Rule 8. Joinder of Offenses and Defendants

> Ohio · Court rules · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_OH_CRIM_R8

## Section

- **Citation:** Ohio Crim.R. 8
- **Heading:** Rule 8. Joinder of Offenses and Defendants
- **Jurisdiction:** Ohio
- **Kind:** Court rules
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Ohio Rules of Court / Practice and Procedure / Ohio Rules of Criminal Procedure / Ohio Crim.R. 8

## Text

Joinder of Offenses and Defendants.

Joinder of offenses

Two or more offenses may be charged in the same indictment, information or complaint in
a separate count for each offense if the offenses charged, whether felonies or misdemeanors
or both, are of the same or similar character, or are based on the same act or transaction, or
are based on two or more acts or transactions connected together or constituting parts of a
common scheme or plan, or are part of a course of criminal conduct.

(B)
Joinder of defendants

Two or more defendants may be charged in the same indictment, information or complaint
if they are alleged to have participated in the same act or transaction or in the same series
of acts or transactions constituting an offense or offenses, or in the same course of criminal
conduct. Such defendants may be charged in one or more counts together or separately,
and all of the defendants need not be charged in each count.

## Nearby sections

- [Ohio Crim.R. 1 Rule 1. Scope of Rules: Applicability; Construction; Exceptions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_OH_CRIM_R1.md)
- [Ohio Crim.R. 2 Rule 2. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_OH_CRIM_R2.md)
- [Ohio Crim.R. 2.1 Rule 2.1. Victim’s Rights and Responsibilities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_OH_CRIM_R2_1.md)
- [Ohio Crim.R. 3 Rule 3. Complaint](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_OH_CRIM_R3.md)
- [Ohio Crim.R. 4 Rule 4. Warrant or Summons; Arrest](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_OH_CRIM_R4.md)
- [Ohio Crim.R. 4.1 Rule 4.1. Optional Procedure in Minor Misdemeanor Cases](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_OH_CRIM_R4_1.md)
- [Ohio Crim.R. 5 Rule 5. Initial Appearance, Preliminary Hearing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_OH_CRIM_R5.md)
- [Ohio Crim.R. 6 Rule 6. The Grand Jury](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_OH_CRIM_R6.md)
- [Ohio Crim.R. 7 Rule 7. The Indictment and the Information](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_OH_CRIM_R7.md)
- [Ohio Crim.R. 8 Rule 8. Joinder of Offenses and Defendants](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_OH_CRIM_R8.md)
- [Ohio Crim.R. 9 Rule 9. Warrant or Summons Upon Indictment or Information](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_OH_CRIM_R9.md)
- [Ohio Crim.R. 10 Rule 10. Arraignment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_OH_CRIM_R10.md)
- [Ohio Crim.R. 11 Rule 11. Pleas, Rights Upon Plea](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_OH_CRIM_R11.md)
- [Ohio Crim.R. 11.1 Rule 11.1. Standard Notice Concerning Possession or Purchase of a Firearm](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_OH_CRIM_R11_1.md)

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