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Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.25 (2026)

Court order to interview and examine a child

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September 30, 2021
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House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
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(A) If a public children services agency receives a report of child abuse or neglect under section 2151.421 of the Revised Code, or a report that a child may be a dependent child, and is denied reasonable access to the child by a parent, guardian, custodian, or caregiver of the child, or to any other information necessary to determine if the child is, or at risk of becoming, an abused, neglected, or dependent child, the agency may request a juvenile court to issue an order granting the agency access to examine and interview the child, or to conduct other activities necessary to determine the risk to the child. The agency shall make the request by submitting a sworn affidavit explaining the need for the order in the juvenile court of the county in which the child has a residence or legal settlement or in which the reported abuse or neglect of the child occurred or the reported conditions exist regarding the child's dependency.

(B) The affidavit shall include the following:

(1) The particular facts of the allegation or allegations in the report that may indicate the child is an abused, neglected, or dependent child;

(2) The agency's efforts to gather additional information to determine whether or not the child may be, or at risk of becoming, an abused, neglected, or dependent child;

(3) The agency efforts to obtain consent from a parent, guardian, custodian, or caregiver to examine and interview the child, or to conduct other activities necessary to determine the risk to the child;

(4) The activities the agency deems necessary to determine the current risk to the child.

(C) The affidavit shall not identify the source of the allegation or allegations in the report that may indicate the child is an abused, neglected, or dependent child.

(D)(1) Upon receipt of request and a sworn affidavit submitted according to division (A) of this section, if the court determines that probable cause exists, the court may, without a hearing, issue an order requiring the parent, guardian, custodian, or caregiver of the child comply with the agency's investigation, including, an interview and examination of the child, and other activity the court deems necessary to determine the current risk posed to the child.

(2) The court may include within the order specific instructions on the manner and location of the interview and examination of the child, as well as detail any other necessary activities.

(E) An order issued pursuant to this section is not a final, appealable order for purposes of appeal under division (B) of section 2505.02 of the Revised Code.

Last updated September 9, 2021 at 12:13 PM

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 19 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1955–2025 · leading case: In re K.K., 2022 Ohio 3888 (Ohio 2022).
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In re K.K., 2022 Ohio 3888 (Ohio 2022). · cites it 2× “Thus, while the General Assembly granted jurisdiction to juvenile courts over complaints in which a child is alleged to be abused, neglected, or dependent in R.C. 2151.25(A)(1), it limited the courts’ jurisdiction in former R.”
Ohio v. Carder, 222 N.E.2d 620 (Ohio 1966). · cites it 4× “Reliance is placed on Section 2151.25, Revised Code, for this argument.”
State v. Wilson, 652 N.E.2d 196 (Ohio 1995). “) R.C. 2151.25 states: “When a child is arrested under any charge, complaint, affidavit, or indictment, whether for a felony or a misdemeanor, proceedings regarding such child shall be initially in the juvenile court in accordance with this chapter.”
In re Agler, 249 N.E.2d 808 (Ohio 1969). “See Sections 2151.25, and 2151.27 through 2151.”
State v. Carder, 210 N.E.2d 714 (Ohio Ct. App. 1965). · cites it 4× “Violation of Section 2151.25 is claimed since the defendant was not taken directly before the Juvenile Court, upon arrest.”
State v. Wilson, 1995 Ohio 217 (Ohio 1995). “25 states: "When a child is arrested under any charge, complaint, affidavit, or indictment, whether for a felony or a misdemeanor, proceedings regarding such child shall be initially in the juvenile court in accordance with this chapter.”
State v. Neguse, 594 N.E.2d 1116 (Ohio Ct. App. 1991). “” 1 Similarly, R.C. 2151.25 provides in its entirety: *600 “When a child is arrested under any charge, complaint, affidavit, or indictment, whether for a felony or a misdemeanor, proceedings regarding such child shall be initially in the juvenile court in accordance with this…”
Wright v. State, 591 N.E.2d 1279 (Ohio Ct. App. 1990). “29, R.C. 2151.25. In effect, there is no distinction between the three procedural devices.”
State v. Rickard, 2017 Ohio 8614 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). “2d 196 (1995) (citing rule, which was previously codified under R.C. 2151.25). {¶ 19} R.C. 2152.12(H) states: No person, either before or after reaching eighteen years of age, shall be prosecuted as an adult for an offense committed prior to becoming eighteen years of age,…”
In Re A.M., 743 N.E.2d 937 (Ohio Ct. App. 2000). “Under R.C. 2151.25, the juvenile court retains jurisdiction unless the court relinquishes jurisdiction pursuant to R.”
In re B.S., 2023 Ohio 4548 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “414(C) provides that [a] written report of the guardian ad litem of the child shall be submitted to the court prior to or at the time of the hearing held pursuant to division (A) of this section or section 2151.25 of the Revised Code but it shall not be submitted under oath.”
In re Jackson, 257 N.E.2d 74 (Ohio 1970). · cites it 2× “26, provided such juvenile is foumd to he a delinquent, the juvenile judge may order him to appear before the Court of Common Pleas.”
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— Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.25(A)(1) — 1 case
In re K.K., 2022 Ohio 3888 (Ohio 2022). “Thus, while the General Assembly granted jurisdiction to juvenile courts over complaints in which a child is alleged to be abused, neglected, or dependent in R.C. 2151.25(A)(1), it limited the courts’ jurisdiction in former R.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.25(B)(1) — 1 case
In re B.T., 2024 Ohio 432 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024).
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