Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 2506.01 (2026)

Appeal from decisions of agency of political subdivisions

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(A) Except as otherwise provided in sections 2506.05 to 2506.08 of the Revised Code, and except as modified by this section and sections 2506.02 to 2506.04 of the Revised Code, every final order, adjudication, or decision of any officer, tribunal, authority, board, bureau, commission, department, or other division of any political subdivision of the state may be reviewed by the court of common pleas of the county in which the principal office of the political subdivision is located as provided in Chapter 2505. of the Revised Code.

(B) The appeal provided in this section is in addition to any other remedy of appeal provided by law.

(C) As used in this chapter, "final order, adjudication, or decision" means an order, adjudication, or decision that determines rights, duties, privileges, benefits, or legal relationships of a person, but does not include any order, adjudication, or decision from which an appeal is granted by rule, ordinance, or statute to a higher administrative authority if a right to a hearing on such appeal is provided, or any order, adjudication, or decision that is issued preliminary to or as a result of a criminal proceeding.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 600 cases (122 in the last 5 years), 1959–2026 · leading case: Olentangy Local Sch. Dist. Bd. of Edn. v. Delaware Cty. Bd. of Revision, 2024 Ohio 1564 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024).
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Olentangy Local Sch. Dist. Bd. of Edn. v. Delaware Cty. Bd. of Revision, 2024 Ohio 1564 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 25× “{¶ 6} BOE appealed these decisions to the Delaware County Common Pleas Court as an administrative appeal pursuant to R.C. 2506.01. {¶ 7} Shortly after commencing its appeals to the common pleas court, BOE moved the court to stay its appeals based on an action pending before the…”
Olentangy Local Sch. Dist. Bd. of Edn. v. Delaware Cty. Bd. of Revision, 2024 Ohio 1566 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 46× “{¶6} The Board of Education appealed these decisions to the Delaware County Common Pleas Court as an administrative appeal pursuant to R.C. §2506.01. {¶7} Shortly after commencing its appeals to the Common Pleas Court, the Board of Education moved the court to stay its appeals…”
City of Willoughby Hills v. C. C. Bar's Sahara, Inc., 64 Ohio St. 3d 24 (Ohio 1992). · cites it 17× “The issue certified for our review is whether a municipality has standing to file a direct appeal of an adverse decision of its own board of zoning appeals to the court of common pleas pursuant to R.C. 2506.01, even in the absence of a showing that the municipality was “directly…”
Olentangy Local Sch. Dist. Bd. of Edn. v. Delaware Cty. Bd. of Revision, 2024 Ohio 1563 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 46× “{¶6} The Board of Education appealed these decisions to the Delaware County Common Pleas Court as an administrative appeal pursuant to R.C. §2506.01. {¶7} Shortly after commencing its appeals to the Common Pleas Court, the Board of Education moved the court to stay its appeals…”
Hamer v. Danbury Twp. Bd. of Zoning Appeals, 2020 Ohio 3209 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 15× “Hamer opposed the Board’s motion on June 4, 2019, arguing that R.C. 2506.01 permitted her to file her appeal in any Ohio county.”
AT&T Commc'ns of Ohio, Inc. v. Lynch, 2012 Ohio 1975 (Ohio 2012). · cites it 15× “Introduction {¶ 1} The issue before the court is whether a single notice of appeal of an administrative decision under R.C. 2506.01 vests the court of common pleas with jurisdiction to review an appeal filed by a party who did not file a separate appeal.”
Sutherland-Wagner v. Brook Park Civil Serv. Comm., 512 N.E.2d 1170 (Ohio 1987). · cites it 20× “In the present action, appellant does not seek to avoid judicial review of an administrative action, but merely attempts to avail herself of the appellate procedure prescribed by R.C. 2506.01. R.C. 2506.01 provided: “Every final order, adjudication, or decision of any officer,…”
Nuspl v. City of Akron, 575 N.E.2d 447 (Ohio 1991). · cites it 21× “Appellants assert that since an appeal from a decision of a civil service commission to a court of common pleas is not expressly prohibited by R.C. 2506.01 or any other statute, an appeal of the commission’s decision is permitted.”
Bedford City Schs. Bd. of Edn. v. Cuyahoga Cty. Bd. of Revision, 2024 Ohio 1894 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 28× “In this appeal we must decide whether R.C. 2506.01 allows a board of education to appeal a board of revision’s valuation decision to a common pleas court when the board does not own the real estate at issue.”
Kyser v. Summit Cty. Child. Servs., 2024 Ohio 2898 (Ohio 2024). · cites it 38× “] Administrative law—R.C. 2506.01—A final order or decision of an agency that determines a person’s rights, duties, privileges, benefits, or legal relationships may be appealed to court of common pleas—Because an agency’s disposition finding that an allegation of child abuse is…”
West v. Bode (Slip Opinion), 2020 Ohio 5473 (Ohio 2020). · cites it 5× “It sought to challenge the board’s resolution under two statutes: R.C. 2506.01 and former R.C. 709.07, Am.S.”
Cincinnati Milacron, Inc. v. Doughman, 64 Ohio St. 3d 585 (Ohio 1992). · cites it 11× “The actual provision allowing for appeals to common pleas courts contained in R.C. 2506.01 provides: “Every final order, adjudication, or decision of any officer, tribunal, authority, board, bureau, commission, department, or other division of any political subdivision of the…”
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— Ohio Rev. Code § 2506.01(A) — 95 cases
Pennell v. Brown Twp., 2016 Ohio 2652 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016).
Shelly Materials, Inc v. Streetsboro Plan. & Zoning Comm. (Slip Opinion), 2019 Ohio 4499 (Ohio 2019).
Kyser v. Summit Cty. Child. Servs., 2024 Ohio 2898 (Ohio 2024). “] Administrative law—R.C. 2506.01—A final order or decision of an agency that determines a person’s rights, duties, privileges, benefits, or legal relationships may be appealed to court of common pleas—Because an agency’s disposition finding that an allegation of child abuse is…”
State ex rel. Cox v. Youngstown Civ. Serv. Comm. (Slip Opinion), 2021 Ohio 2799 (Ohio 2021).
Lupo v. Columbus, 2014 Ohio 2792 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2506.01(B) — 5 cases
Olentangy Local Sch. Dist. Bd. of Edn. v. Delaware Cty. Bd. of Revision, 2026 Ohio 1963 (Ohio 2026).
MacDonald v. Shaker Hts. Income Tax Bd. of Rev., 2014 Ohio 708 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014).
Brooks v. Butler Cnty. (S.D. Ohio 2021).
Northstar Towers, LLC v. Montville Twp. (N.D. Ohio 2019).
Meziane v. Munson Twp. Bd. of Trs., 2020 Ohio 5142 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2506.01(C) — 40 cases
Kyser v. Summit Cty. Child. Servs., 2024 Ohio 2898 (Ohio 2024). “] Administrative law—R.C. 2506.01—A final order or decision of an agency that determines a person’s rights, duties, privileges, benefits, or legal relationships may be appealed to court of common pleas—Because an agency’s disposition finding that an allegation of child abuse is…”
Olentangy Local Sch. Dist. Bd. of Edn. v. Delaware Cty. Bd. of Revision, 2024 Ohio 1564 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024). “{¶ 6} BOE appealed these decisions to the Delaware County Common Pleas Court as an administrative appeal pursuant to R.C. 2506.01. {¶ 7} Shortly after commencing its appeals to the common pleas court, BOE moved the court to stay its appeals based on an action pending before the…”
Olentangy Local Sch. Dist. Bd. of Edn. v. Delaware Cty. Bd. of Revision, 2024 Ohio 1566 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024). “{¶6} The Board of Education appealed these decisions to the Delaware County Common Pleas Court as an administrative appeal pursuant to R.C. §2506.01. {¶7} Shortly after commencing its appeals to the Common Pleas Court, the Board of Education moved the court to stay its appeals…”
Olentangy Local Sch. Dist. Bd. of Edn. v. Delaware Cty. Bd. of Revision, 2024 Ohio 1563 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024). “{¶6} The Board of Education appealed these decisions to the Delaware County Common Pleas Court as an administrative appeal pursuant to R.C. §2506.01. {¶7} Shortly after commencing its appeals to the Common Pleas Court, the Board of Education moved the court to stay its appeals…”
State ex rel. Cox v. Youngstown Civ. Serv. Comm. (Slip Opinion), 2021 Ohio 2799 (Ohio 2021).
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