# Ohio Sup.R. 3.04: Rule 3.04. Reporting-to-Law-Enforcement-and-Compliance Plan

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_OH_SUPER_R3_04

## Section

- **Citation:** Ohio Sup.R. 3.04
- **Heading:** Rule 3.04. Reporting-to-Law-Enforcement-and-Compliance Plan
- **Jurisdiction:** Ohio
- **Kind:** Court rules
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Ohio Rules of Court / Superintendence / Rules of Superintendence for the Courts of Ohio / Ohio Sup.R. 3.04

## Text

In addition to local rules of practice and any other Rule of Superintendence, each court or
division of a court, as applicable, shall adopt by local rule a reporting-to-law-enforcementand-compliance plan for the purpose of ensuring complete, accurate, and timely submission
of information into the state’s computerized criminal history repository at the Bureau of
Criminal Investigation, the Ohio Law Enforcement Automated Data System, and other law
enforcement databases. The plan shall be developed with the clerk of the court or division
and applicable justice system partners and do all of the following:

(1)
Establish procedures and timelines for obtaining and submitting fingerprints
and reporting information pursuant to the Revised Code and Supreme Court
rules, including R.C. 109.57(A)(2), 109.60(A), 2151.311, 2151.313,
2152.71(A)(2), 2923.14, 2929.44(B), 2945.402(E)(1), and 5122.311(A),
Crim.R. 39(C), and Crim.R. 9(A);

(2)
Establish procedures and timelines for reporting information regarding
protection orders pursuant to the Revised Code and Supreme Court rules,
including R.C. 2151.34, 2903.213, 2903.214, 2919.26, and 3113.31, Civ.R.
65.1(H) and Crim.R. 38(A);

(3)
Establish procedures and timelines for reporting information to the Bureau
of Motor Vehicles, Ohio Department of Public Safety pursuant to R.C.
4510.03, 4513.37, 5502.10, and Supreme Court rules;

(4)
Establish procedures to ensure completeness and accuracy of records in
accordance with the statutes and rules listed in divisions (A)(1) and (2) of
this rule, 18 U.S.C. 922(g), and R.C. 2923.13 in the event of an audit by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Criminal Investigation, or
state or local auditors;
nt to R.C.
4510.03, 4513.37, 5502.10, and Supreme Court rules;

(4)
Establish procedures to ensure completeness and accuracy of records in
accordance with the statutes and rules listed in divisions (A)(1) and (2) of
this rule, 18 U.S.C. 922(g), and R.C. 2923.13 in the event of an audit by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Criminal Investigation, or
state or local auditors;

(5)
Establish procedures and timelines for reporting sealed or expunged records
into the state’s computerized criminal history repository at the Bureau of
Criminal Investigation, the Ohio Law Enforcement Automated Data
System, and other law enforcement databases pursuant to the Revised Code,
including R.C. Ch. 2151 and 2953, and R.C. 2930.171 and 3113.31.

(B)
The court or division of the court shall adopt the initial reporting to law enforcement and
compliance plan by July 1, 2026. The court or division shall update the plan at least once
every three years.

Commentary (July 1, 2026)

Division (F) of Rule 5 was renumbered to Rule 3.04 as part of the 2026 restructuring of the Rules
of Superintendence.

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