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Ohio Rev. Code § 2945.71 (2026)

Time for trial

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(A) Subject to division (D) of this section, a person against whom a charge is pending in a court not of record, or against whom a charge of minor misdemeanor is pending in a court of record, shall be brought to trial within thirty days after the person's arrest or the service of summons.

(B) Subject to division (D) of this section, a person against whom a charge of misdemeanor, other than a minor misdemeanor, is pending in a court of record, shall be brought to trial as follows:

(1) Within forty-five days after the person's arrest or the service of summons, if the offense charged is a misdemeanor of the third or fourth degree, or other misdemeanor for which the maximum penalty is imprisonment for not more than sixty days;

(2) Within ninety days after the person's arrest or the service of summons, if the offense charged is a misdemeanor of the first or second degree, or other misdemeanor for which the maximum penalty is imprisonment for more than sixty days.

(C) A person against whom a charge of felony is pending:

(1) Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in Criminal Rule 5(B), shall be accorded a preliminary hearing within fifteen consecutive days after the person's arrest if the accused is not held in jail in lieu of bail on the pending charge or within ten consecutive days after the person's arrest if the accused is held in jail in lieu of bail on the pending charge;

(2) Except as provided in division (C) of section 2945.73 of the Revised Code, shall be brought to trial within two hundred seventy days after the person's arrest.

(D) A person against whom one or more charges of different degrees, whether felonies, misdemeanors, or combinations of felonies and misdemeanors, all of which arose out of the same act or transaction, are pending shall be brought to trial on all of the charges within the time period required for the highest degree of offense charged, as determined under divisions (A), (B), and (C) of this section.

(E) For purposes of computing time under divisions (A), (B), (C)(2), and (D) of this section, each day during which the accused is held in jail in lieu of bail on the pending charge shall be counted as three days. This division does not apply for purposes of computing time under division (C)(1) of this section or for purposes of computing the fourteen-day period specified in section 2945.73 of the Revised Code.

(F) This section shall not be construed to modify in any way section 2941.401 or sections 2963.30 to 2963.35 of the Revised Code.

Last updated March 8, 2023 at 11:39 AM

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Cited in 1,226 cases (346 in the last 5 years), 1960–2026 · leading case: State v. Irish, 2019 Ohio 2765 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019).
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State v. Irish, 2019 Ohio 2765 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 27× “Specifically, the trial court concluded that Irish’s statutory speedy-trial rights under R.C. 2945.71 were violated because he was not brought to trial within 270 days after indictment.”
State v. Parker, 863 N.E.2d 1032 (Ohio 2007). · cites it 20× “{¶ 7} The trial court denied Parker’s motion to dismiss on speedy-trial grounds. Parker pleaded no contest on September 23, 2003.”
State v. Myers, 780 N.E.2d 186 (Ohio 2002). · cites it 12× “Speedy-Trial Issues {¶ 33} In seven separate propositions of law (6 through 12), Myers contends that his right to a speedy trial pursuant to the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, Section 10, Article I of the Ohio Constitution, and R.C. 2945.71…”
State v. Myers, 2002 Ohio 6658 (Ohio 2002). · cites it 12× “Speedy-Trial Issues {¶33} In seven separate propositions of law (6 through 12), Myers contends that his right to a speedy trial pursuant to the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, Section 10, Article I of the Ohio Constitution, and R.C. 2945.71 was…”
State v. Sanchez, 110 Ohio St. 3d 274 (Ohio 2006). · cites it 10× “Provisions setting forth time limits for bringing an accused to trial are found in R.C. 2945.71 to 2945.73. {¶ 7} Speedy-trial provisions are mandatory, and, pursuant to R.”
State v. Kist, 877 N.E.2d 747 (Ohio Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 16× “At issue is whether appellant’s constitutional and statutory rights to a speedy trial under R.C. 2945.71 et seq. were violated. We are mindful of the extremely serious nature of the crimes appellant committed against a 16-year old student entrusted to his care, of which…”
State v. Cartlidge, 2020 Ohio 3615 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 13× “R.C. 2945.71, et seq. R.C. 2941.401. Ohio’s general speedy trial statutes are located in R.”
State v. Geraldo, 468 N.E.2d 328 (Ohio Ct. App. 1983). · cites it 16× “*28 On April 22, 1983, the trial court granted defendants-appellees’ motion to dismiss the indictments herein for failure to bring appellees to trial within the time period set forth in Ohio's speedy trial statute, R.C. 2945.71 et seq. From said judgment granting appellees’…”
State v. Pilgrim, 922 N.E.2d 248 (Ohio Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 11× “{¶ 11} Four additional errors are assigned in a supplemental brief defendant filed pro se: Supplemental Assignment of Error One Appellant’s right to a speedy trial as guaranteed by RC § 2945.71 et seq., the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution, and…”
State v. Belville, 2022 Ohio 3879 (Ohio 2022). · cites it 13× “2d 231 (2009) with R.C. 2945.71. But, at no point in the proceedings below or in his briefing before this court has Belville developed an argument under the applicable standard for a constitutional violation.”
State v. Broughton, 581 N.E.2d 541 (Ohio 1991). · cites it 14× “*256 I Speedy-Trial Computation The key fact we must discern from the record in this case is how much time had run against the state pursuant to R.C. 2945.71 et seq., in order to determine whether Broughton’s speedy-trial rights were violated.”
State v. Vasquez, 2014 Ohio 224 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 18× “Ohio's speedy trial statute, R.C. 2945.71, endeavors to comply with constitutional standards by designating specific timetables for which an accused must be brought to trial.”
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— Ohio Rev. Code § 2945.71(2) — 1 case
State v. Schraishuhn, 2011 Ohio 3805 (Ohio Ct. App. 2011).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2945.71(2)(D) — 1 case
Styer v. Brichta, 591 N.E.2d 1255 (Ohio Ct. App. 1990).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2945.71(A) — 44 cases
City of Brecksville v. Cook, 661 N.E.2d 706 (Ohio 1996).
Brecksville v. Cook, 1996 Ohio 171 (Ohio 1996).
State v. Miller, 2017 Ohio 5728 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017).
City of Univ. Heights v. Dachman, 484 N.E.2d 199 (Ohio Ct. App. 1984).
Glass v. Franklin Cty. Dept. of Animal Care & Control, 2023 Ohio 4804 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2945.71(A)(2) — 1 case
State v. Large, 2017 Ohio 7104 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2945.71(A)(B) — 1 case
City of Cleveland Heights v. Wood, 669 N.E.2d 281 (Ohio Ct. App. 1995).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2945.71(B) — 40 cases
State v. Hughes, 715 N.E.2d 540 (Ohio 1999).
State v. Hughes, 1999 Ohio 118 (Ohio 1999).
State v. Squillace, 2016 Ohio 1038 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016).
City of Gahanna v. Partlow, 501 N.E.2d 51 (Ohio Ct. App. 1985).
State v. Willis, 2016 Ohio 616 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2945.71(B)(1) — 42 cases
State v. Dean, 2022 Ohio 3105 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022).
State v. Khong, 502 N.E.2d 682 (Ohio Ct. App. 1985).
State v. Kist, 877 N.E.2d 747 (Ohio Ct. App. 2007). “At issue is whether appellant’s constitutional and statutory rights to a speedy trial under R.C. 2945.71 et seq. were violated. We are mindful of the extremely serious nature of the crimes appellant committed against a 16-year old student entrusted to his care, of which…”
In Re Corcoran, 587 N.E.2d 957 (Ohio Ct. App. 1990).
State v. Gasnik, 725 N.E.2d 1162 (Ohio Ct. App. 1998).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2945.71(B)(2) — 150 cases
State v. Hull, 852 N.E.2d 706 (Ohio 2006).
State v. Kist, 877 N.E.2d 747 (Ohio Ct. App. 2007). “At issue is whether appellant’s constitutional and statutory rights to a speedy trial under R.C. 2945.71 et seq. were violated. We are mindful of the extremely serious nature of the crimes appellant committed against a 16-year old student entrusted to his care, of which…”
State v. Pierson, 777 N.E.2d 296 (Ohio Ct. App. 2002).
Cleveland Hts. v. Coleman, 2021 Ohio 846 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021).
State v. Sheets, 2025 Ohio 355 (Ohio Ct. App. 2025).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2945.71(BX2) — 1 case
State v. Doane, 7 Ohio App. Unrep. 503 (Ohio Ct. App. 1991).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2945.71(C) — 105 cases
State v. Azbell, 112 Ohio St. 3d 300 (Ohio 2006).
State v. Lewis, 591 N.E.2d 854 (Ohio Ct. App. 1990).
State v. Baker, 636 N.E.2d 363 (Ohio Ct. App. 1993).
State v. Wagner, 2021 Ohio 1671 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021).
State v. Anderson, 2016 Ohio 7252 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2945.71(C)(1) — 9 cases
State v. Tucker, 2018 Ohio 1869 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018).
State v. Lanik, 2013 Ohio 361 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013).
State v. Clark, 2016 Ohio 2705 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016).
State v. Hogya, 2024 Ohio 639 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024).
State v. Pittman, 2013 Ohio 962 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2945.71(C)(2) — 507 cases
State v. Adams (Slip Opinion), 2015 Ohio 3954 (Ohio 2015).
State v. Watkins, 2021 Ohio 163 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021).
State v. Geraldo, 468 N.E.2d 328 (Ohio Ct. App. 1983). “*28 On April 22, 1983, the trial court granted defendants-appellees’ motion to dismiss the indictments herein for failure to bring appellees to trial within the time period set forth in Ohio's speedy trial statute, R.C. 2945.71 et seq. From said judgment granting appellees’…”
State v. Myers, 780 N.E.2d 186 (Ohio 2002). “Speedy-Trial Issues {¶ 33} In seven separate propositions of law (6 through 12), Myers contends that his right to a speedy trial pursuant to the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, Section 10, Article I of the Ohio Constitution, and R.C. 2945.71…”
State v. Myers, 2002 Ohio 6658 (Ohio 2002). “Speedy-Trial Issues {¶33} In seven separate propositions of law (6 through 12), Myers contends that his right to a speedy trial pursuant to the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, Section 10, Article I of the Ohio Constitution, and R.C. 2945.71 was…”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2945.71(D) — 75 cases
State v. Hughes, 715 N.E.2d 540 (Ohio 1999).
State v. Taylor, 2016 Ohio 5912 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016).
State v. Sanchez, 110 Ohio St. 3d 274 (Ohio 2006). “Provisions setting forth time limits for bringing an accused to trial are found in R.C. 2945.71 to 2945.73. {¶ 7} Speedy-trial provisions are mandatory, and, pursuant to R.”
State v. Doane, 591 N.E.2d 735 (Ohio Ct. App. 1990).
State v. Deacey, 2017 Ohio 8102 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2945.71(D)(2) — 3 cases
State v. Cook, 2016 Ohio 2823 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016).
State v. Baugh, 2018 Ohio 857 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018).
State v. Johnson, 2017 Ohio 1043 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2945.71(E) — 515 cases
State v. Parker, 863 N.E.2d 1032 (Ohio 2007). “{¶ 7} The trial court denied Parker’s motion to dismiss on speedy-trial grounds. Parker pleaded no contest on September 23, 2003.”
State v. Sanchez, 110 Ohio St. 3d 274 (Ohio 2006). “Provisions setting forth time limits for bringing an accused to trial are found in R.C. 2945.71 to 2945.73. {¶ 7} Speedy-trial provisions are mandatory, and, pursuant to R.”
State v. Myers, 780 N.E.2d 186 (Ohio 2002). “Speedy-Trial Issues {¶ 33} In seven separate propositions of law (6 through 12), Myers contends that his right to a speedy trial pursuant to the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, Section 10, Article I of the Ohio Constitution, and R.C. 2945.71…”
State v. Myers, 2002 Ohio 6658 (Ohio 2002). “Speedy-Trial Issues {¶33} In seven separate propositions of law (6 through 12), Myers contends that his right to a speedy trial pursuant to the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, Section 10, Article I of the Ohio Constitution, and R.C. 2945.71 was…”
State v. Belville, 2022 Ohio 3879 (Ohio 2022). “2d 231 (2009) with R.C. 2945.71. But, at no point in the proceedings below or in his briefing before this court has Belville developed an argument under the applicable standard for a constitutional violation.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2945.71(F) — 14 cases
State v. Cartlidge, 2020 Ohio 3615 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020). “R.C. 2945.71, et seq. R.C. 2941.401. Ohio’s general speedy trial statutes are located in R.”
State v. Turner, 448 N.E.2d 516 (Ohio Ct. App. 1982).
State v. Irish, 2019 Ohio 2765 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019). “Specifically, the trial court concluded that Irish’s statutory speedy-trial rights under R.C. 2945.71 were violated because he was not brought to trial within 270 days after indictment.”
State v. Holloway, 2018 Ohio 4636 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018).
State v. Austin, 2019 Ohio 686 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2945.71(G) — 1 case
State v. Kelly, 335 N.E.2d 729 (Ohio Ct. App. 1974).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2945.71(H) — 5 cases
State v. Wilson, 2020 Ohio 2962 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020).
State v. Merrick, 2020 Ohio 3744 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020).
State v. Flynn, 2017 Ohio 1484 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017).
State v. Pelfrey, 2018 Ohio 2427 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018).
State v. Beavogui, 2018 Ohio 2432 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2945.71(c)(2) — 1 case
State v. Harris, 2020 Ohio 5425 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2945.71(e) — 1 case
Poindexter v. Warden Ross Corr. Inst. (S.D. Ohio 2022).
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