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Ohio Rev. Code § 2505.03 (2026)

Appeal of final order, judgment, or decree

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(A) Every final order, judgment, or decree of a court and, when provided by law, the final order of any administrative officer, agency, board, department, tribunal, commission, or other instrumentality may be reviewed on appeal by a court of common pleas, a court of appeals, or the supreme court, whichever has jurisdiction.

(B) Unless, in the case of an administrative-related appeal, Chapter 119. or other sections of the Revised Code apply, such an appeal is governed by this chapter and, to the extent this chapter does not contain a relevant provision, the Rules of Appellate Procedure. When an administrative-related appeal is so governed, if it is necessary in applying the Rules of Appellate Procedure to such an appeal, the administrative officer, agency, board, department, tribunal, commission, or other instrumentality shall be treated as if it were a trial court whose final order, judgment, or decree is the subject of an appeal to a court of appeals or as if it were a clerk of such a trial court.

(C) An appeal of a final order, judgment, or decree of a court shall be governed by the Rules of Appellate Procedure or by the Rules of Practice of the Supreme Court, whichever are applicable, and, to the extent not in conflict with those rules, this chapter.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 326 cases (63 in the last 5 years), 1954–2026 · leading case: State v. Marcum (Slip Opinion), 2016 Ohio 1002 (Ohio 2016).
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State v. Marcum (Slip Opinion), 2016 Ohio 1002 (Ohio 2016). · cites it 3× “” In essence, this section provides the constitutional underpinning of R.C. 2505.03; it says nothing about the standard of review.”
State v. Noling (Slip Opinion), 2016 Ohio 8252 (Ohio 2016). · cites it 8× “03(A), which provides, “Every final order, judgment, or decree of a court * * * may be reviewed on appeal by a court of common pleas, a court of appeals, or the supreme court, whichever has jurisdiction.”
State v. Patrick (Slip Opinion), 2020 Ohio 6803 (Ohio 2020). · cites it 5× “But Patrick distinguishes his appeal as a constitutional challenge to the sentencing process and, he argues, this court can review such challenges under R.C. 2505.03 and 2953.02. Finally, Patrick argues that if we accept the state’s argument that R.”
State v. Jones, 2024 Ohio 2719 (Ohio 2024). · cites it 27× “9 SUPREME COURT OF OHIO I write separately to rebut the majority’s suggestion that this court’s appellate jurisdiction depends on and may be modified by statutes such as R.C. 2505.03. Our jurisdiction in this case is established by the Ohio Constitution, not by statute.”
Crown Servs., Inc. v. Miami Valley Paper Tube Co. (Slip Opinion), 2020 Ohio 4409 (Ohio 2020). · cites it 4× “The dissenting opinion further asserts that when there is a forum-selection clause in a contract, dismissing the action without prejudice based upon the doctrine of forum non conveniens prevents a judgment in the plaintiffs’ favor and determines the action by terminating the…”
Holden v. Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehs., 587 N.E.2d 880 (Ohio Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 8× “»«* * $ «* R.C. 2505.03 provides for an appeal from every final order, judgment or decree of a court: "(A) Every final order, judgment, or decree of a court and when provided by law, the final order of any administrative officer, agency, board, department, tribunal, commission,…”
Elec. Classroom of Tomorrow v. State Bd. of Edn. (Slip Opinion), 2021 Ohio 3445 (Ohio 2021). · cites it 7× “And Ohio has retained finality as a requirement for appealability in Article IV, Section 3(B)(2) of the Ohio Constitution and in statutes such as R.C. 2505.03, which establishes the general rule that all final orders—from judicial and administrative bodies alike—may be appealed…”
State v. Matthews, 691 N.E.2d 1041 (Ohio 1998). · cites it 3× “) Further, R.C. 2505.03 provides: “(A) Every final order, judgment, or decree of a court * * * may be reviewed on appeal by a court of common pleas, a court of appeals, or the supreme court, whichever has jurisdiction.”
State v. Noling (Slip Opinion), 2018 Ohio 795 (Ohio 2018). · cites it 2× “The dissent, by excising (A)(8) and (A)(9), and therefore implicitly seating the appellate right in R.C. 2505.03, would broadly expand the rights of offenders to appeal any final order or judgment of the court in relation to their application for postconviction DNA testing and…”
State ex rel. Sawicki v. Court of Common Pleas of Lucas Cty., 2009 Ohio 1523 (Ohio 2009). · cites it 2× ““R.C. 2505.03 restricts the appellate jurisdiction of this court to the review of final orders, judgments, or decrees.”
Harkai v. Scherba Indus., Inc., 736 N.E.2d 101 (Ohio Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 2× “02, as further defined by case law; (2) issued by a “court of record;” that is, signed by the court and journalized; and (3) appealable pursuant to R.C. 2505.03 and the Appellate Rules of Procedure.”
In Re Namey, 659 N.E.2d 372 (Ohio Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 5× “or other sections of the Revised Code apply, such an appeal is governed by this chapter and, to the extent this chapter does not contain a relevant provision, the Rules of Appellate Procedure.”
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— Ohio Rev. Code § 2505.03(A) — 140 cases
State v. Marcum (Slip Opinion), 2016 Ohio 1002 (Ohio 2016). “” In essence, this section provides the constitutional underpinning of R.C. 2505.03; it says nothing about the standard of review.”
State v. Jones, 2024 Ohio 2719 (Ohio 2024). “9 SUPREME COURT OF OHIO I write separately to rebut the majority’s suggestion that this court’s appellate jurisdiction depends on and may be modified by statutes such as R.C. 2505.03. Our jurisdiction in this case is established by the Ohio Constitution, not by statute.”
State v. Patrick (Slip Opinion), 2020 Ohio 6803 (Ohio 2020). “But Patrick distinguishes his appeal as a constitutional challenge to the sentencing process and, he argues, this court can review such challenges under R.C. 2505.03 and 2953.02. Finally, Patrick argues that if we accept the state’s argument that R.”
State v. Noling (Slip Opinion), 2016 Ohio 8252 (Ohio 2016). “03(A), which provides, “Every final order, judgment, or decree of a court * * * may be reviewed on appeal by a court of common pleas, a court of appeals, or the supreme court, whichever has jurisdiction.”
Elec. Classroom of Tomorrow v. State Bd. of Edn. (Slip Opinion), 2021 Ohio 3445 (Ohio 2021). “And Ohio has retained finality as a requirement for appealability in Article IV, Section 3(B)(2) of the Ohio Constitution and in statutes such as R.C. 2505.03, which establishes the general rule that all final orders—from judicial and administrative bodies alike—may be appealed…”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2505.03(B) — 26 cases
Southside Cmty. Dev. Corp. v. Levin, 878 N.E.2d 1048 (Ohio 2007).
Kertes Enter., Inc. v. Plan. Zoning Comm'n, 593 N.E.2d 306 (Ohio Ct. App. 1990).
Notice Violation v. LMD Integrated Logistic Servs., Inc. (In Re LMD Integrated Logistic Servs., Inc.), 2018 Ohio 3859 (Ohio 2018).
In Re Namey, 659 N.E.2d 372 (Ohio Ct. App. 1995). “or other sections of the Revised Code apply, such an appeal is governed by this chapter and, to the extent this chapter does not contain a relevant provision, the Rules of Appellate Procedure.”
Cleveland Bd. of Zoning Appeals v. Abrams, 929 N.E.2d 509 (Ohio Ct. App. 2010).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2505.03(B)(3) — 1 case
State v. Arroyo-Garcia, 2025 Ohio 913 (Ohio Ct. App. 2025).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2505.03(C) — 8 cases
Harkai v. Scherba Indus., Inc., 736 N.E.2d 101 (Ohio Ct. App. 2000). “02, as further defined by case law; (2) issued by a “court of record;” that is, signed by the court and journalized; and (3) appealable pursuant to R.C. 2505.03 and the Appellate Rules of Procedure.”
State v. Gibbs, 2014 Ohio 5772 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014).
State v. Grant, 2014 Ohio 5378 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014).
Dunn v. Westlake, 573 N.E.2d 84 (Ohio 1991).
State ex rel. Pheils v. Pietrykowski, 755 N.E.2d 893 (Ohio 2001).
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