Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 2505.04 (2026)

Perfecting an appeal

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An appeal is perfected when a written notice of appeal is filed, in the case of an appeal of a final order, judgment, or decree of a court, in accordance with the Rules of Appellate Procedure or the Rules of Practice of the Supreme Court, or, in the case of an administrative-related appeal, with the administrative officer, agency, board, department, tribunal, commission, or other instrumentality involved. If a leave to appeal from a court first must be obtained, a notice of appeal also shall be filed in the appellate court. After being perfected, an appeal shall not be dismissed without notice to the appellant, and no step required to be taken subsequent to the perfection of the appeal is jurisdictional.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 158 cases (30 in the last 5 years), 1954–2026 · leading case: Welsh Dev. Co. v. Warren Cnty. Reg'l Plan. Comm'n, 2011 Ohio 1604 (Ohio 2011).
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Welsh Dev. Co. v. Warren Cnty. Reg'l Plan. Comm'n, 2011 Ohio 1604 (Ohio 2011). · cites it 31× “{¶ 1} In this appeal, we are asked to decide whether a service of summons by a clerk of courts upon an administrative agency, together with a copy of a notice of appeal filed in the common pleas court, is sufficient to perfect an administrative appeal pursuant to R.C. 2505.04 if…”
Hanson v. City of Shaker Heights, 786 N.E.2d 487 (Ohio Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 14× “The appellees have not argued that the Hansons failed to file the notice with the city — they argue only that they failed to file the “original” notice of appeal with the city and, therefore, failed to perfect their appeal under R.C. 2505.04. This argument is based on the…”
AT&T Commc'ns of Ohio, Inc. v. Lynch, 2012 Ohio 1975 (Ohio 2012). · cites it 8× “Each Party Seeking to Reverse an Administrative Decision Must Perfect an Appeal {¶ 16} Even though we have determined that in the appeal of an administrative decision, a court of common pleas operates more like a court of appeals than a trial court, our analysis is not yet…”
Welsh Dev. Co. v. Warren Cnty. Reg'l Plan. Comm'n, 926 N.E.2d 357 (Ohio Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 57× “{¶ 7} The WCRPC moved to dismiss the consolidated administrative appeals, arguing that the common pleas court lacked subject matter jurisdiction based on Welsh’s failure to perfect the appeals pursuant to R.C. 2505.04. The WCRPC also raised in its answer to the civil actions the…”
Digonno v. Hamilton, 2019 Ohio 2273 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 12× “Appellant then argues, in his second assignment of error, that the trial court erred when it found that his appeal had not been perfected until April 25, 2018, the date the Board received the notice of appeal by certified mail. Appellant contends filing his appeal in the court…”
Brunswick Ltd. P'ship v. Brunswick, 2024 Ohio 3351 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 9× “The City moved to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, asserting that BLP failed to perfect the appeal as required by R.C. 2505.04 and R.C. 2505.07; specifically, that BLP did not file a written notice of appeal with the proper administrative entity, the BZA.”
Homeless Charity v. Akron, 2019 Ohio 5330 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 12× “The motion argued that because a notice of the appeal was not filed with Akron City Council pursuant to R.C. 2505.04, the administrative appeal was not perfected and the trial court did not have jurisdiction.”
Highland Square Mgt., Inc. v. Akron, 2015 Ohio 401 (Ohio Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 8× “{¶4} Following consolidation, the Planning Commission and City Council moved to dismiss the administrative appeal, arguing that HSM had failed to perfect the appeal by serving the City Council as required by R.C. 2505.04. Mr. Nemer and Lebo also moved to dismiss the complaint…”
State ex rel. Ware v. Galonski, 2024 Ohio 1064 (Ohio 2024). · cites it 4× “See R.C. 2505.04 (an administrative appeal is perfected when a notice of appeal is filed with the administrative officer or agency).”
Slusser v. Celina, 2015 Ohio 3721 (Ohio Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 17× “In the motion, Slusser cited to R.C. 2505.04 as the governing statute in perfecting his administrative appeal, which reads, An appeal is perfected when a written notice of appeal is filed, in the case of an appeal of a final order, judgment, or decree of a court, in accordance…”
John Roberts Mgmt. Co. v. Vill. of Obetz, 935 N.E.2d 493 (Ohio Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 6× “R.C 2505.04 establishes the requirements for the perfection of an R.”
Krickler v. City of Brooklyn, 776 N.E.2d 119 (Ohio Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 5× “{¶ 5} The judge dismissed the fifth count sua sponte, stating that he lacked subject matter jurisdiction because Krickler failed to perfect her appeal under R.C. 2505.04. She appealed the order (Cuyahoga App.”
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— Ohio Rev. Code § 2505.04(B)(4) — 7 cases
Bennett v. Martin, 928 N.E.2d 763 (Ohio Ct. App. 2009).
DMS Constr. Ents., L.L.C. v. Homick, 2020 Ohio 4919 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020).
In re Guardianship of Igah, 2015 Ohio 4511 (Ohio Ct. App. 2015).
In re Guardianship of Mull, 2015 Ohio 5440 (Ohio Ct. App. 2015).
State v. Barnes, 2018 Ohio 3273 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2505.04(B)(4)(a) — 1 case
Lockard v. Lockard, 886 N.E.2d 276 (Ohio Ct. App. 2008).
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