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Ohio Rev. Code § 117.36 (2026)

Jurisdiction of civil actions

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July 1, 1985
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House Bill 201 - 116th General Assembly
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The civil actions provided for in this chapter may be entertained, heard, and determined by any court having jurisdiction of the amount involved or having jurisdiction to afford the remedy prayed for, notwithstanding the absence of any other law authorizing such civil actions to be filed by the governor, the attorney general, or the officer receiving a report pursuant to section 117.27 of the Revised Code. In any action it is sufficient for the plaintiff to allege in the petition so much of the factual information contained in the report of the auditor of state as relates to the claim or action against the defendant therein and that the amount claimed against the defendant is unpaid. The plaintiff is not required to state separately and number in his petition any separate causes of action, or the factual findings of the report, upon whatever claims or circumstances based, since they are deemed to constitute a single cause of action; nor is he required to set forth any other or further factual matter relating to his claim or action. A certified copy of any portion of the report containing factual information is prima-facie evidence in determining the truth of the allegations of the petition.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1990–2026 · leading case: Lawless v. Lawrence Cty. Bd. of Edn., 2020-Ohio-117, 141 N.E.3d 267.
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Lawless v. Lawrence Cty. Bd. of Edn., 2020-Ohio-117, 141 N.E.3d 267. · cites it 3× “6 The Board asserts that pursuant to R.C. 117.36, the auditor’s “findings of Lawless’ financial misdeeds in office should have been accepted by the court and jury as prima-facie evidence” of the Board’s counterclaims but “were completely disregarded by the jury.”
DeWine v. Scott (In re Scott), 566 B.R. 471 (Bankr. N.D. Ohio 2017). · cites it 5× “The Attorney General is authorized to prosecute an action to recover the money or property. Id. In such an action, a certified copy of an audit report containing factual information serves as “prima facie evidence in determining the truth of the allegations[.”
State ex rel. Ministerial Day Care Ass'n v. Montgomery, 800 N.E.2d 18 (Ohio 2003). “Ministerial asserts that this remedy is inadequate because under R.C. 117.36, the report constitutes prima facie evidence in an R.”
State, Ex Rel. Holcomb v. Walton, 586 N.E.2d 176 (Ohio Ct. App. 12th Dist. 1990). “R.C. 117.36 provides that a certified copy of any portion of the state auditor's report containing factual information is prima facie evidence in determining the truth of the allegations in a petition under R.”
Sun Bldg. Ltd. P'ship v. Value Learning & Teaching Academy, Inc., 2021-Ohio-2008, 175 N.E.3d 10. “at 476 , quoting R.C. 117.36. And critically, the debtor had offered no evidence to rebut that presumption.”
State ex rel. Dept. of Edn. v. Ministerial Day Care, 2016-Ohio-8485. “Under R.C. 117.36, “[a] certified copy of any portion of the report containing factual information is prima-facie evidence in determining the truth of the allegations of the petition” seeking to reduce the finding to judgment.”
City of Norwalk v. Cochran, 670 N.E.2d 493 (Ohio Ct. App. 6th Dist. 1995). “R.C. 117.36 provides that the Auditor’s factual findings in his or her report are “prima-facie evidence in determining the allegations” of a complaint brought on such report.”
State ex rel. Attorney Gen. v. Hamm, 2026-Ohio-2304. “” R.C. 117.36. Prima facie evidence is “evidence which will support, but not require, a verdict in favor of the party offering the evidence.”
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