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Part 1 — General Provisions

1 Applicability; Authority; Citation
2 Definitions
3 Designation or Election of Presiding Judge D
3.01 Powers and Duties of Presiding Judge
3.02 Presiding Judge Service as Administrative Judge
4 Designation or Election of Administrative Judge D
4.01 Powers and Duties of Administrative Judge
4.02 Modification or Vacation of Administrative Judge Actions
4.03 Administrative Judge Relief From Case or Trial Duties
4.04 Administrative Judge Service as Presiding Judge
5 Local Rules D
5.01 Local Child Restraint Rule
6 Attorney or Pro Hac Vice Registration Number
6.01 Appearance Pro Hac Vice
7 Filing of Judgment Entries D
8 Court Appointments D
9 Court Security Plans
10 Notification Regarding Criminal or Civil Protection Orders D
10.01 Standard Civil Protection Order Forms -- Domestic Relations Division D
10.02 Standard Domestic Violence Criminal Temporary Protection Order Forms D
10.03 Standard Criminal Protection Order Forms, and Standard Civil Stalking Protection Order or Civil Sexually Oriented Offense Protection Order Forms D
10.04 Standard Notice Concerning Possession or Purchase of a Firearm
10.05 Standard Civil Protection Order Forms - Juvenile Division D
10.06 Inter-Court Communication in Domestic Violence and Related Cases
11 Recording of Proceedings
12 Recording, Broadcasting, and Photographing Court Proceedings
13 Deposition Testimony and Evidence D
14 Declaration of Judicial Emergency D
14.01 Authority of Chief Justice During Judicial Emergency
14.02 Consultation with Affected Court or Division and Notification of Justices During Judicial Emergency
15 Arbitration D
16 Creation of Commission on Dispute Resolution
16.01 Duties and Authority
16.02 Membership
16.03 Terms and Vacancies D
16.04 Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson D
16.05 Secretary
16.06 Meetings
16.07 Subcommittees
16.08 Code of Ethics
16.09 Annual Report
16.10 Work Product
16.11 Budget
16.12 Compensation
16.13 Reimbursement of Expenses
16.14 Definitions
16.20 Application
16.21 Local Mediation Rule
16.22 Responsibilities of Mediator
16.23 Mediator Education and Training D
16.24 Responsibilities of Court
16.25 Public Access
16.30 Civil Stalking Protection Order Mediation
16.31 Process for Offering Mediation
16.32 General
16.40 Government Conflict Resolution Services Program
16.41 Privilege
16.42 Confidentiality. (A) General
16.43 Public Access to Information
16.50 Application
16.51 Local Neutral Evaluation Rule
16.52 Responsibilities of Evaluator
16.53 Neutral Evaluator Education and Training D
16.54 Responsibilities of Court
16.55 Public Access
16.60 Application
16.61 Local Parenting Coordination Rule
16.62 Ordering of Parenting Coordination
16.63 Responsibilities of Parenting Coordinator
16.64 Parenting Coordinator Education and Training D
16.65 Responsibilities of Court
16.66 Public Access
17 Assignment of Judges--Municipal and County Courts
18 Minor Misdemeanors: Violations Bureau--Municipal and County Courts
19 Magistrates D
19.1 Magistrates - Municipal Court
23 Complaint for Abortion without Parental Notification Pursuant to R.C. 2151.85 D
23.1 Application for Authorization to Consent to an Abortion or for Judicial Consent to an Abortion Pursuant to R.C. 2919.121 D
24 Notifying Physicians of Affidavits Alleging Abuse Pursuant to R.C. 2919.12 D
25 Procedure on Appeals Pursuant to R.C. 2151.85, 2919.121, and 2505.073 D
26 Court Records Management and Retention
26.01 Retention Schedule for the Administrative Documents of the Courts D
26.02 Courts of Appeal — Records Retention Schedule D
26.03 General, Domestic Relations, and Juvenile Divisions of the Courts of Common Pleas Records Retention Schedule D
26.04 Retention schedule for Court of Common Pleas — Probate Jurisdiction Case Files D
26.05 Municipal and County Courts — Records Retention Schedule D
26.06 Destruction of Court Records D
34 Electronic Case Management System Connectivity to the Ohio Courts Network
35 Case Management Section
36 Designation of Trial Attorney
36.01 Definitions
36.011 Individual Assignment System D
36.012 Assignment of Commercial Docket Eligible Cases
36.013 Assignment of Capital Cases
36.014 Assignment to Individual Judge or Particular Session
36.016 Case Management of Individual Judge Docket
36.017 Assignment of Refiled Cases D
36.019 Assignment of Cases Following Disqualification
36.02 Creation of Commission on Specialized Dockets
36.020 Assignment of Appellate Court Cases
36.03 Duties and Authority
36.04 Membership
36.05 Terms and Vacancies D
36.06 Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson D
36.08 Meetings
36.09 Subcommittees
36.10 Code of Ethics
36.11 Annual Report
36.12 Work Product
36.13 Budget
36.14 Compensation
36.15 Reimbursement of Expenses
36.20 Specialized Docket Certification. ( A) Procedure for certification
36.21 Submission of Certification Application
36.22 Initial Review of Certification Application D
36.23 Substantive Review of Certification Application D
36.24 Initial Certification D
36.25 Site Review D
36.26 Determination on Final Certification
36.27 Specialized Docket Title
36.28 Maintenance of Certification D
36.29 Requests for Technical Assistance
36.30 Requests for Extension of Time D
36.31 Decertification Process D
36.32 Voluntary Discontinuance of Certification
36.33 Magistrate Authority
37 Statistical Reports and Information D
37.01 Courts of Appeals Reports
37.02 Courts of Common Pleas Reports
37.03 Municipal and County Court Reports
37.04 Reporting Standards
37.06 Public Access to Submitted Reports and Information
37.07 Requests for Additional Information; Accuracy of Reports
38 Annual Case Inventory; New Judge Inventory D
39 Case Time Limits D
40 Review of Cases; Dismissal; Rulings on Motions and Submitted Cases D
41 Conflict of Trial Court Assignment Dates, Continuances and Engaged Counsel D
42 Complex Litigation--Court of Common Pleas D
43 Case Numbering--Municipal and County Court D
48 Application
48.01 Definitions D
48.02 Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem D
48.03 Responsibilities of Guardian Ad Litem
48.04 Pre-Service Education D
48.05 Continuing Education D
48.06 Guardian Ad Litem Reports D
48.07 Responsibilities of the Court
49 Definitions
49.01 Establishment of Commercial Docket
49.02 Designation or Assignment of Commercial Docket Judges D
49.03 Termination of Commercial Docket
49.04 Commercial Docket Judge Education D
49.05 Cases Eligible for the Commercial Docket
49.06 Cases Not Eligible for the Commercial Docket
49.07 Assignment of Case to the Commercial Docket D
49.08 Review of Transfer to the Commercial Docket D
49.09 Commercial Docket Judge Workload
49.10 Dispute Resolution
49.11 Rulings on Motions and Submitted Cases D
49.12 Commercial Docket Case Disposition Time Guideline D
50 Definitions
51 Standard Probate Forms
52 Specifications for Printing Probate Forms
53 Hours of the Court
54 Conduct in the Court
55 Examination of Probate Records
56 Continuances
57 Filings and Judgment Entries D
58 Deposit for Court Costs
59 Wills D
60 Application for Letters of Authority to Administer Estate and Notice of Appointment D
61 Appraisers
62 Claims Against Estate D
63 Application to Sell Personalty
64 Accounts
65 Land Sales - R.C. Chapter 2127 D
66 Guardianships
66.01 Definitions
66.02 Application of Rules. (A) General
66.03 Local Guardianship Rule
66.04 Establishment of Guardianship
66.05 Responsibilities of Court Establishing Guardianships D
66.06 Guardian Pre-Appointment Education D
66.07 Guardian Continuing Education D
66.08 General Responsibilities of Guardian D
66.09 Responsibilities of Guardian to Ward
67 Estates of Minors of Not More Than Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars D
68 Settlement of Injury Claims of Minors D
69 Settlement of Claims of or Against Adult Wards
70 Settlement of Wrongful Death and Survival Claims
71 Counsel Fees
72 Executor's and Administrator's Commissions
73 Guardian's Compensation
74 Trustee's Compensation
75 Local Rules
76 Exception to the Rules
77 Compliance
78 Probate Division of the Court of Common Pleas -- Case Management in Decedent's Estates, Guardianship, and Trusts D
79 Dispute Resolution D
79.01 Assisted Outpatient Treatment Programs
80 Definitions D
81 Supreme Court Certified Foreign Language Interpreters, and Provisionally Qualified Foreign Language Interpreters D
82 Certification for Sign Language Interpreters D
82.01 Registered Sign Language Interpreters D
83 Revocation of Supreme Court Credentials
84 Code of Professional Conduct for Court Interpreters and Translators
85 Continuing Education
86 Roster of Interpreters D
87 Use of Artificial Intelligence in Court Interpretation and Translation
88 Appointment of a Foreign Language Interpreter or Sign Language Interpreter D
89 Use of Communication Services in Ancillary Court Services
91.01 Definitions
91.02 Application of Rules
91.03 Local Custody Evaluator Rule
91.04 Custody Evaluation
91.05 Appointment of Custody Evaluator
91.06 Responsibilities and Authority of Custody Evaluator
91.07 Custody Evaluator Report D
91.08 Custody Evaluator Licensure and Pre-Appointment Education Requirements D
91.09 Custody Evaluator Continuing Education D
95 Notifying Law Enforcement Agencies of Mental Illness
96 Forms for Sealing or Expungement of or Restricting Public Access to Court Records
99 Effective Date D

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Part 1 · General Provisions

Rule 16.20. Application

Amended July 1, 2025 (current)

Sup.R.16.20 through 16.26 shall apply when a court elects to use mediation.

Source: Ohio Sup.R. 16.20 (pdf p. 233)

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