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Ohio Rev. Code § 119.01 (2026)

Administrative procedure definitions

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As used in sections 119.01 to 119.13 of the Revised Code:

(A)(1) "Agency" means, except as limited by this division, any official, board, or commission having authority to promulgate rules or make adjudications in the civil service commission, the division of liquor control, the department of taxation, the industrial commission, the bureau of workers' compensation, the functions of any administrative or executive officer, department, division, bureau, board, or commission of the government of the state specifically made subject to sections 119.01 to 119.13 of the Revised Code, and the licensing functions of any administrative or executive officer, department, division, bureau, board, or commission of the government of the state having the authority or responsibility of issuing, suspending, revoking, or canceling licenses.

Sections 119.01 to 119.13 of the Revised Code do not apply to the public utilities commission. Sections 119.01 to 119.13 of the Revised Code do not apply to the utility radiological safety board; to the controlling board; to actions of the superintendent of financial institutions and the superintendent of insurance in the taking possession of, and rehabilitation or liquidation of, the business and property of banks, savings and loan associations, savings banks, credit unions, insurance companies, associations, reciprocal fraternal benefit societies, and bond investment companies; to any action taken by the division of securities under section 1707.201 of the Revised Code; or to any action that may be taken by the superintendent of financial institutions under section 1113.03, 1121.06, 1121.10, 1125.09, 1125.12, 1125.18, 1349.33, 1733.35, 1733.361, 1733.37, or 1761.03 of the Revised Code.

Sections 119.01 to 119.13 of the Revised Code do not apply to actions of the industrial commission or the bureau of workers' compensation under sections 4123.01 to 4123.94 of the Revised Code with respect to all matters of adjudication, or to the actions of the industrial commission, bureau of workers' compensation board of directors, and bureau of workers' compensation under division (D) of section 4121.32, sections 4123.29, 4123.34, 4123.341, 4123.342, 4123.345, 4123.40, 4123.411, 4123.44, 4123.442, 4127.07, divisions (B), (C), and (E) of section 4131.04, and divisions (B), (C), and (E) of section 4131.14 of the Revised Code with respect to all matters concerning the establishment of premium, contribution, and assessment rates.

(2) "Agency" also means any official or work unit having authority to promulgate rules or make adjudications in the department of job and family services, but only with respect to both of the following:

(a) The adoption, amendment, or rescission of rules that section 5101.09 of the Revised Code requires be adopted in accordance with this chapter;

(b) The issuance, suspension, revocation, or cancellation of licenses.

(B) "License" means any license, permit, certificate, commission, or charter issued by any agency. "License" does not include any arrangement whereby a person or government entity furnishes medicaid services under a provider agreement with the department of medicaid.

(C) "Rule" means any rule, regulation, or standard, having a general and uniform operation, adopted, promulgated, and enforced by any agency under the authority of the laws governing such agency, and includes any appendix to a rule. "Rule" does not include any internal management rule of an agency unless the internal management rule affects private rights and does not include any guideline adopted pursuant to section 3301.0714 of the Revised Code.

(D) "Adjudication" means the determination by the highest or ultimate authority of an agency of the rights, duties, privileges, benefits, or legal relationships of a specified person, but does not include the issuance of a license in response to an application with respect to which no question is raised, nor other acts of a ministerial nature.

(E) "Hearing" means a public hearing by any agency in compliance with procedural safeguards afforded by sections 119.01 to 119.13 of the Revised Code.

(F) "Person" means a person, firm, corporation, association, or partnership.

(G) "Party" means the person whose interests are the subject of an adjudication by an agency.

(H) "Appeal" means the procedure by which a person, aggrieved by a finding, decision, order, or adjudication of any agency, invokes the jurisdiction of a court.

(I) "Internal management rule" means any rule, regulation, or standard governing the day-to-day staff procedures and operations within an agency.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 371 cases (33 in the last 5 years), 1954–2026 · leading case: Hamilton Cnty. Bd. of Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities v. Professionals Guild of Ohio, 545 N.E.2d 1260 (Ohio 1989).
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Hamilton Cnty. Bd. of Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities v. Professionals Guild of Ohio, 545 N.E.2d 1260 (Ohio 1989). · cites it 20× “” “Party” is defined in R.C. 119.01 (G) as “the person whose interests are the subject of an adjudication by an agency.”
Baltimore Ravens, Inc. v. Self-Insuring Employers Evaluation Bd., 764 N.E.2d 418 (Ohio 2002). · cites it 42× “01(A) provides that, as used in R.C. 119.01 to 119.13: “ ‘Agency1 means, except as limited by this division, [1] any * * * board * * * having authority to promulgate rules or make adjudications in * * * the bureau of workers’ compensation, [2] the functions of any administrative…”
Clayton v. Ohio Bd. of Nursing (Slip Opinion), 2016 Ohio 643 (Ohio 2016). · cites it 21× “09, this renders the hearing not “in accordance with” R.C. 119.06 and as a matter of law, the adjudication order is invalid.”
Baltimore Ravens, Inc. v. Self-Insuring Emp. Evaluation Bd., 2002 Ohio 1362 (Ohio 2002). · cites it 42× “01(A) provides that, as used in R.C. 119.01 to 119.13: “ ‘Agency’ means, except as limited by this division, [1] any * * * board * * * having authority to promulgate rules or make adjudications in * * * the bureau of workers’ compensation, [2] the functions of any administrative…”
State v. Delvallie, 2022 Ohio 470 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 3× “Administrative rulemaking is subject to the conditions set out in R.C. 119.01 to 119.13. Generally, these conditions require that notice be given of a public hearing to be held on a proposed rule, where persons affected thereby may comment and present evidence pertaining to the…”
Crosby-Edwards v. Ohio Bd. of Embalmers & Funeral Directors, 886 N.E.2d 251 (Ohio Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 15× “12, we must look to the statutory definitions contained in R.C. 119.01: (D) “Adjudication” means the determination by the highest or ultimate authority of an agency of the rights, duties, privileges, benefits, or legal relationships of a specified person, but does not include…”
Hageman v. Bryan City Sch. Dist., 2019 Ohio 223 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 8× “The definitions of "party" and "person" set forth in R.C. 119.01 may apply differently in that scenario.”
Dep't of Admin. Servs. v. State Emp. Relations Bd., 562 N.E.2d 125 (Ohio 1990). · cites it 8× “R.C. 119.01 provides in part: “(F) ‘Person’ means a person, firm, corporation, association, or partnership.”
O'Neal v. State, 2020 Ohio 506 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 6× “03 limits the availability of declaratory judgment actions to those cases concerning rules as defined in R.C. 119.01 and does not provide a mechanism for resolving issues pertaining to rules as defined in R.”
Plumbers & Steamfitters Jt. Apprenticeship Comm. v. Ohio Civil Rights Comm'n, 421 N.E.2d 128 (Ohio 1981). · cites it 3× “2 The second category includes “the functions of any administrative or executive officer, department, division, * * *or commission* * * specifically made subject to sections 119.01 to 119.13 of the Revised Code.”
O'Neal v. State (Slip Opinion), 2021 Ohio 3663 (Ohio 2021). · cites it 12× “Chapter 119, defines the word “rule” with similar language: “any rule, regulation, or standard, having a general and uniform operation, adopted, promulgated, and enforced by any agency under the authority of the laws governing such agency.”
Rossford Exempted Vill. Sch. Dist. v. State Bd. of Educ., 544 N.E.2d 651 (Ohio 1989). · cites it 9× “01(A): “ ‘Agency’ means * * * the functions of any administrative or executive officer, department, division, bureau, board, or commission of the government of the state specifically made subject to sections 119.01 to 119.13 of the Revised Code * * * Among the powers delegated…”
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— Ohio Rev. Code § 119.01(1) — 1 case
New Par v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 2002 Ohio 7245 (Ohio 2002).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 119.01(A) — 41 cases
Baltimore Ravens, Inc. v. Self-Insuring Employers Evaluation Bd., 764 N.E.2d 418 (Ohio 2002). “01(A) provides that, as used in R.C. 119.01 to 119.13: “ ‘Agency1 means, except as limited by this division, [1] any * * * board * * * having authority to promulgate rules or make adjudications in * * * the bureau of workers’ compensation, [2] the functions of any administrative…”
Baltimore Ravens, Inc. v. Self-Insuring Emp. Evaluation Bd., 2002 Ohio 1362 (Ohio 2002). “01(A) provides that, as used in R.C. 119.01 to 119.13: “ ‘Agency’ means, except as limited by this division, [1] any * * * board * * * having authority to promulgate rules or make adjudications in * * * the bureau of workers’ compensation, [2] the functions of any administrative…”
Cleveland Constr., Inc. v. Ohio Dep't of Admin. Servs., 700 N.E.2d 54 (Ohio Ct. App. 1997).
Dep't of Admin. Servs. v. State Emp. Relations Bd., 562 N.E.2d 125 (Ohio 1990). “R.C. 119.01 provides in part: “(F) ‘Person’ means a person, firm, corporation, association, or partnership.”
South Cmty., Inc. v. State Emp. Relations Bd., 527 N.E.2d 864 (Ohio 1988).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 119.01(A)(1) — 9 cases
Lowe v. Hamilton Cnty. Dep't of Job & Fam. Servs., 610 F.3d 321 (6th Cir. 2010).
Clayton v. Ohio Bd. of Nursing (Slip Opinion), 2016 Ohio 643 (Ohio 2016). “09, this renders the hearing not “in accordance with” R.C. 119.06 and as a matter of law, the adjudication order is invalid.”
Crawford-Cole v. Lucas Cnty. Dep't of Job & Fam. Servs., 2009 Ohio 1355 (Ohio 2009).
In re Application of Alamo Solar I, L.L.C., 2023 Ohio 3778 (Ohio 2023).
Karvo Cos., Inc. v. Dept. of Transp., 2019 Ohio 4556 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 119.01(A)(2) — 2 cases
State ex rel. Small World Early Learning Ctr. v. Ohio Dept. of Job & Fam. Servs., 2019 Ohio 4329 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019).
In re Admin. Appeal Decision Issued by Ohio Dept. of Job & Fam. Servs. Bur. of State Hearings, 2013 Ohio 2817 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 119.01(B) — 9 cases
Karvo Cos., Inc. v. Dept. of Transp., 2019 Ohio 4556 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019).
Save Ohio Parks v. Oil & Gas Land Mgt. Comm., 2025 Ohio 847 (Ohio Ct. App. 2025).
Asphalt Specialist, Inc. v. Ohio Dep't of Transp., 557 N.E.2d 1224 (Ohio Ct. App. 1988).
McAtee v. Ottawa Cnty. Dep't of Human Servs., 677 N.E.2d 395 (Ohio Ct. App. 1996).
Bayside Nursing Ctr. v. Ohio Dep't of Health, 645 N.E.2d 1314 (Ohio Ct. App. 1994).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 119.01(C) — 28 cases
State v. Delvallie, 2022 Ohio 470 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). “Administrative rulemaking is subject to the conditions set out in R.C. 119.01 to 119.13. Generally, these conditions require that notice be given of a public hearing to be held on a proposed rule, where persons affected thereby may comment and present evidence pertaining to the…”
O'Neal v. State (Slip Opinion), 2021 Ohio 3663 (Ohio 2021). “Chapter 119, defines the word “rule” with similar language: “any rule, regulation, or standard, having a general and uniform operation, adopted, promulgated, and enforced by any agency under the authority of the laws governing such agency.”
Fairfield Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners v. Nally, 34 N.E.3d 873 (Ohio 2015).
Princeton City Sch. Dist. v. Ohio State Bd. of Educ., 645 N.E.2d 773 (Ohio Ct. App. 1994).
Ohio Nurses Ass'n v. State Bd. of Nursing Educ., 540 N.E.2d 1354 (Ohio 1989).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 119.01(D) — 62 cases
Hamilton Cnty. Bd. of Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities v. Professionals Guild of Ohio, 545 N.E.2d 1260 (Ohio 1989). “” “Party” is defined in R.C. 119.01 (G) as “the person whose interests are the subject of an adjudication by an agency.”
Crosby-Edwards v. Ohio Bd. of Embalmers & Funeral Directors, 886 N.E.2d 251 (Ohio Ct. App. 2008). “12, we must look to the statutory definitions contained in R.C. 119.01: (D) “Adjudication” means the determination by the highest or ultimate authority of an agency of the rights, duties, privileges, benefits, or legal relationships of a specified person, but does not include…”
Baltimore Ravens, Inc. v. Self-Insuring Employers Evaluation Bd., 764 N.E.2d 418 (Ohio 2002). “01(A) provides that, as used in R.C. 119.01 to 119.13: “ ‘Agency1 means, except as limited by this division, [1] any * * * board * * * having authority to promulgate rules or make adjudications in * * * the bureau of workers’ compensation, [2] the functions of any administrative…”
Baltimore Ravens, Inc. v. Self-Insuring Emp. Evaluation Bd., 2002 Ohio 1362 (Ohio 2002). “01(A) provides that, as used in R.C. 119.01 to 119.13: “ ‘Agency’ means, except as limited by this division, [1] any * * * board * * * having authority to promulgate rules or make adjudications in * * * the bureau of workers’ compensation, [2] the functions of any administrative…”
State ex rel. Harris v. Williams, 480 N.E.2d 471 (Ohio 1985).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 119.01(E) — 4 cases
Baltimore Ravens, Inc. v. Self-Insuring Employers Evaluation Bd., 764 N.E.2d 418 (Ohio 2002). “01(A) provides that, as used in R.C. 119.01 to 119.13: “ ‘Agency1 means, except as limited by this division, [1] any * * * board * * * having authority to promulgate rules or make adjudications in * * * the bureau of workers’ compensation, [2] the functions of any administrative…”
Baltimore Ravens, Inc. v. Self-Insuring Emp. Evaluation Bd., 2002 Ohio 1362 (Ohio 2002). “01(A) provides that, as used in R.C. 119.01 to 119.13: “ ‘Agency’ means, except as limited by this division, [1] any * * * board * * * having authority to promulgate rules or make adjudications in * * * the bureau of workers’ compensation, [2] the functions of any administrative…”
Goldman v. State Med. Bd., 673 N.E.2d 677 (Ohio Ct. App. 1996).
State ex rel. Savage v. Caltrider, 2003 Ohio 6806 (Ohio 2003).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 119.01(F) — 17 cases
Hamilton Cnty. Bd. of Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities v. Professionals Guild of Ohio, 545 N.E.2d 1260 (Ohio 1989). “” “Party” is defined in R.C. 119.01 (G) as “the person whose interests are the subject of an adjudication by an agency.”
Hageman v. Bryan City Sch. Dist., 2019 Ohio 223 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019). “The definitions of "party" and "person" set forth in R.C. 119.01 may apply differently in that scenario.”
Dep't of Admin. Servs. v. State Emp. Relations Bd., 562 N.E.2d 125 (Ohio 1990). “R.C. 119.01 provides in part: “(F) ‘Person’ means a person, firm, corporation, association, or partnership.”
Crosby-Edwards v. Ohio Bd. of Embalmers & Funeral Directors, 886 N.E.2d 251 (Ohio Ct. App. 2008). “12, we must look to the statutory definitions contained in R.C. 119.01: (D) “Adjudication” means the determination by the highest or ultimate authority of an agency of the rights, duties, privileges, benefits, or legal relationships of a specified person, but does not include…”
Greene Cnty. Agric. Soc'y v. Liming, 733 N.E.2d 1141 (Ohio 2000).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 119.01(G) — 18 cases
Hageman v. Bryan City Sch. Dist., 2019 Ohio 223 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019). “The definitions of "party" and "person" set forth in R.C. 119.01 may apply differently in that scenario.”
Crosby-Edwards v. Ohio Bd. of Embalmers & Funeral Directors, 886 N.E.2d 251 (Ohio Ct. App. 2008). “12, we must look to the statutory definitions contained in R.C. 119.01: (D) “Adjudication” means the determination by the highest or ultimate authority of an agency of the rights, duties, privileges, benefits, or legal relationships of a specified person, but does not include…”
Hamilton Cnty. Bd. of Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities v. Professionals Guild of Ohio, 545 N.E.2d 1260 (Ohio 1989). “” “Party” is defined in R.C. 119.01 (G) as “the person whose interests are the subject of an adjudication by an agency.”
Dep't of Admin. Servs. v. State Emp. Relations Bd., 562 N.E.2d 125 (Ohio 1990). “R.C. 119.01 provides in part: “(F) ‘Person’ means a person, firm, corporation, association, or partnership.”
State ex rel. Osborn v. Jackson, 346 N.E.2d 141 (Ohio 1976).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 119.01(H) — 1 case
Everett v. Ohio Dept. of Job & Fam. Servs., 2019 Ohio 4504 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 119.01(I) — 1 case
O'Neal v. State, 2020 Ohio 506 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020). “03 limits the availability of declaratory judgment actions to those cases concerning rules as defined in R.C. 119.01 and does not provide a mechanism for resolving issues pertaining to rules as defined in R.”
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