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Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.21 (2026)

Jurisdiction in contempt

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October 1, 1953
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House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
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The juvenile court has the same jurisdiction in contempt as courts of common pleas.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1981–2026 · leading case: State ex rel. Reynolds v. Kirby, 2023-Ohio-782, 223 N.E.3d 417.
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State ex rel. Reynolds v. Kirby, 2023-Ohio-782, 223 N.E.3d 417. · cites it 2× “44 because R.C. 2151.21 affords juvenile courts the same jurisdiction in contempt as the courts of common pleas and because under the version of R.”
In re J.C., 2022-Ohio-3326. ““A juvenile court has authority to issue a contempt order for the failure to comply with a visitation order pursuant to R.C. 2151.21 and 2705.031(A).” In re J.A.”
State v. Neguse, 594 N.E.2d 1116 (Ohio Ct. App. 10th Dist. 1991). “Upon such transfer all further proceedings under the charge, complaint, information, or indictment shall be discontinued in the court of said judge of a county court, mayor, municipal judge, or judge of the court of common pleas other than a juvenile court, and the case relating…”
In re J.R.R., 2014-Ohio-3550. “According to R.C. 2151.21, "the juvenile court has the same jurisdiction in contempt as courts of common pleas.”
In re Contempt of J.A.P., 2022-Ohio-613. “A juvenile court has authority to issue a contempt order for the failure to comply with a visitation order pursuant to R.C. 2151.21 and 2705.031(A). “Contempt is ‘a disregard of, or disobedience to, an order or command of judicial authority.”
State ex rel. Cuyahoga Cnty. Dep't of Child. & Fam. Servs. v. Ferreri, 645 N.E.2d 837 (Ohio Ct. App. 8th Dist. 1994). “Pursuant to R.C. 2151.21, “[t]he juvenile court has the same jurisdiction in contempt as courts of common pleas.”
In re Poth, 442 N.E.2d 105 (Ohio Ct. App. 6th Dist. 1981). “*363 However, R.C. 2151.21 states: “The juvenile court has the same jurisdiction in contempt as courts of common pleas.”
In re Rinehart, 462 N.E.2d 448 (Ohio Ct. App. 4th Dist. 1983). “02(B), and the juvenile court’s powers of contempt under R.C. 2151.21. The flaw in appellee’s argument is that any delinquency violation arising out of R.”
In re M.W.H., 2026-Ohio-1558. “A juvenile court’s authority to impose contempt stems from R.C. 2151.21 and 2705.031(B). The moving party must establish (1) the existence of a court order, (2) that the party was aware of the order, and (3) that the party violated the order.”
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