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Section 2305.01 | Jurisdiction in Civil Cases – Trial Transfer.

Effective: September 10, 2012 Latest Legislation: House Bill 487 – 129th General Assembly Except as otherwise provided by this section or section 2305.03 of the Revised Code, the court of common pleas has original jurisdiction in all civil cases in which the sum or matter in dispute exceeds the exclusive original jurisdiction of county courts […]

Section 2305.011 | Standing of Nature or Ecosystem.

Effective: October 17, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 166 – 133rd General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) “Nature” means the phenomena of the physical world collectively, including plants, animals, the landscape, other features and products of the earth, the natural environment or wilderness, and generally areas that are not human or human […]

Section 2305.02 | Wrongful Imprisonment Claim.

Effective: March 22, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 411 – 132nd General Assembly The court of common pleas in the county where the underlying criminal action was initiated has exclusive, original jurisdiction to hear and determine an action or proceeding that is commenced by an individual who satisfies divisions (A)(1) to (5) of section 2743.48 […]

Section 2305.03 | Lapse of Time a Bar.

Effective: June 16, 2021 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 13 – 134th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section and unless a different limitation is prescribed by statute, a civil action may be commenced only within the period prescribed in sections 2305.04 to 2305.22 of the Revised Code. If interposed by […]

Section 2305.04 | Recovery of Real Estate.

Effective: January 13, 1991 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 125 – 118th General Assembly An action to recover the title to or possession of real property shall be brought within twenty-one years after the cause of action accrued, but if a person entitled to bring the action is, at the time the cause of action accrues, […]

Section 2305.041 | Action for Breach of Oil or Gas Lease or License.

Effective: April 6, 2007 Latest Legislation: House Bill 443 – 126th General Assembly With respect to a lease or license by which a right is granted to operate or to sink or drill wells on land in this state for natural gas or petroleum and that is recorded in accordance with section 5301.09 of the […]

Section 2305.05 | Real Estate Dedicated to Public Uses.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly If a street or alley, or any part thereof, laid out and shown on the recorded plat of a municipal corporation, has not been opened to the public use and occupancy of the citizens thereof, or other persons, and has been enclosed […]

Section 2305.06 | Contract in Writing.

Effective: June 16, 2021 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 13 – 134th General Assembly Except as provided in sections 126.301, 1302.98, 1303.16, 1345.10, and 2305.04 of the Revised Code, an action upon a specialty or an agreement, contract, or promise in writing shall be brought within six years after the cause of action accrued. Last updated […]

Section 2305.08 | Partial Payment.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly If payment has been made upon any demand founded on a contract, or a written acknowledgment thereof, or a promise to pay it has been made and signed by the party to be charged, an action may be brought thereon within the […]

Section 2305.09 | Four Years – Certain Torts.

Effective: September 15, 2014 Latest Legislation: House Bill 483 – 130th General Assembly Except as provided for in division (C) of this section, an action for any of the following causes shall be brought within four years after the cause thereof accrued: (A) For trespassing upon real property; (B) For the recovery of personal property, […]

Section 2305.091 | Asbestos Actions by School Districts.

Effective: October 8, 1992 Latest Legislation: House Bill 334 – 119th General Assembly (A) An action to obtain a judgment for any of the following shall be brought by a board of education of any school district within four years after the cause of action accrues in accordance with division (B) of this section: (1) […]

Section 2305.10 | Bodily Injury or Injury to Personal Property.

Effective: August 3, 2006 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 17 – 126th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (C) or (E) of this section, an action based on a product liability claim and an action for bodily injury or injuring personal property shall be brought within two years after the cause of action accrues. […]

Section 2305.101 | Limitation of Actions Against Dalkon Shield Claimants Trust.

Effective: August 16, 1995 Latest Legislation: House Bill 371 – 121st General Assembly (A) Notwithstanding the limitations provided for in sections 2125.02 and 2305.10 of the Revised Code, a claimant who alleges bodily injury or wrongful death caused by the effects of the Dalkon Shield intrauterine device and who has filed a claim in the […]

Section 2305.11 | Time Limitations for Bringing Certain Actions.

Effective: June 16, 2021 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 13 – 134th General Assembly (A) An action for libel, slander, malicious prosecution, or false imprisonment, an action for malpractice other than an action upon a medical, dental, optometric, or chiropractic claim, an action for legal malpractice against an attorney or a law firm or legal professional […]

Section 2305.111 | Assault or Battery Actions – Childhood Sexual Abuse.

Effective: October 12, 2016 Latest Legislation: House Bill 158 – 131st General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) “Childhood sexual abuse” means any conduct that constitutes any of the violations identified in division (A)(1)(a) or (b) of this section and would constitute a criminal offense under the specified section or division of the […]

Section 2305.112 | Actions Based on Identity Fraud.

Effective: September 16, 2014 Latest Legislation: House Bill 488 – 130th General Assembly A civil action brought pursuant to division (A) of section 2307.60 of the Revised Code when the person filing the action is injured in person or property by a violation of division (B), (D), or (E) of section 2913.49 of the Revised […]

Section 2305.113 | Medical Malpractice Actions.

Effective: March 20, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 216, House Bill 7, House Bill 49 – 132nd General Assembly (A) Except as otherwise provided in this section, an action upon a medical, dental, optometric, or chiropractic claim shall be commenced within one year after the cause of action accrued. (B)(1) If prior to the expiration […]

Section 2305.114 | Partial Birth Feticide Actions.

Effective: March 22, 2019 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 145 – 132nd General Assembly A civil action pursuant to section 2307.53 of the Revised Code for partial birth feticide or dismemberment feticide shall be commenced within one year after the commission of the offense.