At the commencement of and during the course of an action, all remedies providing for seizure of person or property for the purpose of securing satisfaction of the judgment ultimately to be entered in the action are available under the circumstances and in the manner provided by law. The remedies thus available include arrest, attachment, garnishment, replevin, sequestration, and other corresponding or equivalent remedies, however designated and regardless of whether the remedy is ancillary to an action or must be obtained by independent action.
Rule 64.Seizure of Person or Property
Last amended July 1, 1970 · Last verified July 1, 2026
In one sentenceRule 64 makes every remedy for seizing a person or property to secure eventual satisfaction of a judgment available in a civil action to the same extent Ohio law otherwise allows, without limiting or expanding the substantive remedies themselves.
Full Text of Rule 64
Amendment History
Effective Date: July 1, 1970
Plain-English Summary
At the commencement of and during an action, every remedy for seizing a person or property to secure satisfaction of a judgment that may ultimately be entered is available under the circumstances and in the manner that Ohio law provides. Those remedies include arrest, attachment, garnishment, replevin, sequestration, and other corresponding or equivalent remedies. This rule doesn't create any new remedy or change the substantive law governing when a remedy applies; it carries forward, as a matter of procedure, whatever seizure remedies already exist under Ohio law, whether they're obtained as part of the pending action or through an independent proceeding.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Rule 64 create new remedies for seizing property before judgment?
No. It's a rule of reference -- it makes existing Ohio remedies like attachment, garnishment, and replevin available in a civil action without creating or expanding any of them.
What kinds of seizure remedies does Rule 64 cover?
Arrest, attachment, garnishment, replevin, sequestration, and other corresponding or equivalent remedies recognized under Ohio law.
Can these remedies be obtained only as part of the pending lawsuit?
No. Rule 64 makes them available whether they're ancillary to the pending action or must be obtained through an independent action.
Source & verification. The rule text, Effective Date, Amended dates, and Staff Notes are reproduced verbatim from the
official Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure (Ohio R. Civ. P. 64). Prescribed by the Supreme Court of Ohio (Ohio Constitution, Art. IV, § 5(B)). The plain-English summary is original and written by us. Last verified July 1, 2026. ·
Official source
Also known as: attachmentgarnishmentprejudgment seizure