Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure
Cited as Ohio R. Civ. P. · 90 active rules
The Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure govern how civil cases proceed in Ohio's courts of common pleas, municipal courts, and county courts. Browse the full set below, organized by Title. Plain-English summaries, FAQs, and full rule text are being added rule by rule.
Source: Supreme Court of Ohio ·
Prescribed by the Supreme Court of Ohio (Ohio Constitution, Art. IV, § 5(B)) ·
Current through July 1, 2025 ·
Official source
Title I. Scope of Rules—One Form of Action
Title II. Commencement of Action and Venue; Service of Process; Service and Filing of Pleadings and Other Papers Subsequent to the Original Complaint; Time
- Rule 3 Commencement of Action; Venue
- Rule 4 Process: Summons
- Rule 4.1 Process: Methods of Service
- Rule 4.2 Process: Who May Be Served
- Rule 4.3 Process: Out-of-State Service
- Rule 4.4 Process: Service by Publication
- Rule 4.5 Process: Alternative Provisions for Service in a Foreign Country
- Rule 4.6 Process: Limits; Amendment; Service Refused; Service Unclaimed
- Rule 4.7 Process: Waiving Service
- Rule 5 Service and Filing of Pleadings and Other Papers Subsequent to the Original Complaint
- Rule 6 Time
Title III. Pleadings and Motions
- Rule 7 Pleadings and Motions
- Rule 8 General Rules of Pleading
- Rule 9 Pleading Special Matters
- Rule 10 Form of Pleadings
- Rule 11 Signing of Pleadings, Motions, or Other Documents
- Rule 12 Defenses and Objections—When and How Presented—by Pleading or Motion—Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings
- Rule 13 Counterclaim and Cross-Claim
- Rule 14 Third Party Practice
- Rule 15 Amended and Supplemental Pleadings
- Rule 16 Pretrial Procedure
Title IV. Parties
- Rule 17 Parties Plaintiff and Defendant; Capacity
- Rule 18 Joinder of Claims and Remedies
- Rule 19 Joinder of Persons Needed for Just Adjudication
- Rule 19.1 Compulsory Joinder
- Rule 20 Permissive Joinder of Parties
- Rule 21 Misjoinder and Nonjoinder of Parties
- Rule 22 Interpleader
- Rule 23 Class Actions
- Rule 23.1 Derivative Actions by Shareholders
- Rule 24 Intervention
- Rule 25 Substitution of Parties
Title V. Discovery
- Rule 26 General Provisions Governing Discovery
- Rule 27 Perpetuation of Testimony—Depositions Before Action or Pending Appeal
- Rule 28 Persons Before Whom Depositions May Be Taken
- Rule 29 Stipulations Regarding Discovery Procedure
- Rule 30 Depositions Upon Oral Examination
- Rule 31 Depositions of Witnesses Upon Written Questions
- Rule 32 Use of Depositions in Court Proceedings
- Rule 33 Interrogatories to Parties
- Rule 34 Producing Documents, Electronically Stored Information, and Tangible Things, or Entering Onto Land, for Inspection and Other Purposes
- Rule 35 Physical and Mental Examination of Persons
- Rule 36 Requests for Admission
- Rule 37 Failure to Make Discovery, Disclosures, or Participate in Discovery-Related Obligations; Sanctions
Title VI. Trials
- Rule 38 Jury Trial of Right
- Rule 39 Trial by Jury or by the Court
- Rule 40 Pre-Recorded Testimony
- Rule 41 Dismissal of Actions
- Rule 42 Consolidation; Separate Trials
- Rule 43 Taking Testimony
- Rule 44 Proof of Official Record
- Rule 44.1 Judicial Notice of Certain Law; Determination of Foreign Law
- Rule 45 Subpoena
- Rule 46 Exceptions Unnecessary
- Rule 47 Jurors
- Rule 48 Juries: Majority Verdict; Stipulation of Number of Jurors
- Rule 49 Verdicts; Interrogatories
- Rule 50 Motion for a Directed Verdict, for Judgment, or for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict or in Lieu of Verdict
- Rule 51 Instructions to the Jury; Objection
- Rule 52 Findings by the Court
- Rule 53 Magistrates
Title VII. Judgment
Title VIII. Provisional and Final Remedies
- Rule 64 Seizure of Person or Property
- Rule 65 Injunctions
- Rule 65.1 Civil Protection Orders
- Rule 66 Receivers
- Rule 67 [Reserved] Reserved
- Rule 68 Offer of Judgment
- Rule 69 Execution
- Rule 70 Judgment for Specific Acts; Vesting Title
- Rule 71 Process in Behalf of and Against Persons Not Parties
- Rule 72 [Reserved] Reserved
Title IX. Probate, Juvenile, and Domestic Relations Proceedings
- Rule 73 Probate Division of the Court of Common Pleas
- Rule 74 [Reserved] Reserved
- Rule 75 Divorce, Annulment, and Legal Separation Actions
- Rule 76 [Reserved] Reserved
- Rule 77 [Reserved] Reserved
- Rule 78 [Reserved] Reserved
- Rule 79 [Reserved] Reserved
- Rule 80 [Reserved] Reserved
- Rule 81 References to Ohio Revised Code
Title X. General Provisions
Ohio numbers its rules 1 through 86, with decimal rules added over time (for example 4.1 through 4.7, 19.1, 23.1, 44.1, and 65.1). Rules 67, 72, 74, 76, and 77 through 80 are reserved in the official compilation; they are shown here for completeness and carry no rule text.