Rule 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 dependent,

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.

Commentary (July 1, 1997)

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.

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

SECTION 3.

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