Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 2325.17 (2026)

Time a lien attaches when a dormant judgment is revived

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If sufficient cause is not shown to the contrary, the judgment or finding mentioned in section 2325.15 of the Revised Code shall stand revived, and thereafter may be made to operate as a lien upon the lands and tenements of each judgment debtor for the amount which the court finds to be due and unsatisfied thereon to the same extent and in the same manner as judgments or findings rendered in any other action.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 17 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1989–2026 · leading case: Auto Now Acceptance Co., L.L.C., 2020 Ohio 3447 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020).
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Auto Now Acceptance Co., L.L.C., 2020 Ohio 3447 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 5× “SCIOTO, 19CA3883 5 Additionally, R.C. 2325.17 “implies that the reviving of a judgment does not literally revive a lien but allows for the creation of a new one.”
Columbus Div. of Income Tax v. Yockey, 2020 Ohio 3290 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 3× “19AP-559 6 {¶ 17} Additionally, R.C. 2325.17 details when a judgment can be considered revived, stating: If sufficient cause is not shown to the contrary, the judgment or finding mentioned in section 2325.”
Columbus Check Cashers, Inc. v. Cary, 962 N.E.2d 812 (Ohio Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 3× “Because this matter requires our review of the trial court’s application of R.C. 2325.17, regarding reviving dormant judgments, we review the trial court’s decision de novo.”
Omni Credit Servs. v. Leston, 2013 Ohio 304 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 4× “” {¶ 23} R.C. 2325.17 “addresses the time a lien attaches when a dormant judgment is revived.”
Leroy Jenkins Evangelistic Ass'n v. Equities Diversified, Inc., 580 N.E.2d 812 (Ohio Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 2× “Clearly, R.C. 2325.17 requires the judgment debtor be granted an opportunity to show cause why the judgment should not be revived, which could only be done at a hearing before the court.”
Manitou v. Woolum, 2019 Ohio 2674 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 3× “]" {¶ 11} R.C. 2325.17 addresses when a judgment can be considered revived and the time frame in which a lien attaches to a judgment debtor's property once a dormant judgment is revived: If sufficient cause is not shown to the contrary, the judgment * * * mentioned in [R.”
Thompson v. Slone, 589 N.E.2d 118 (Ohio Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 2× “The time that the lien attaches based upon a dormant judgment which is revived is governed by R.C. 2325.17, which provides: “If sufficient cause is not shown to the contrary, the judgment or finding mentioned in section 2325.”
State v.Norris, 2018 Ohio 3482 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018). “15 and R.C. 2325.17, and could Stark County, Case No.”
State v. Moore, 2021 Ohio 1616 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021). “{¶ 10} In appellant’s second assignment of error, he argues that the trial court erred when it granted the state’s revivor motions without first conducting a hearing as required under R.C. 2325.17. This section provides: 5. If sufficient cause is not shown to the contrary, the…”
Huntington Natl. Bank v. Haas, 2019 Ohio 2556 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019). “2018CA00182 10 to be due and unsatisfied thereon to the same extent and in the same manner as judgments or findings rendered in any other action.”
Cornerstone Managed Props., L.L.C. v. Martin, 2025 Ohio 662 (Ohio Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “]” Additionally, R.C. 2325.17 details when a judgment can be considered revived, stating: If sufficient cause is not shown to the contrary, the judgment or finding mentioned in section 2325.”
Hazelwood Assn., Inc. v. Helfrich, 2025 Ohio 2968 (Ohio Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× ““If sufficient cause is not shown to the contrary, the judgment,” according to R.C. 2325.17, “shall stand revived” when a request to revive it is filed.”
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