Within forty days after filing a notice of appeal in relation to a final order, adjudication, or decision covered by division (A) of section 2506.01 of the Revised Code, the officer or body from which the appeal is taken, upon the filing of a praecipe by the appellant, shall prepare and file in the court to which the appeal is taken, a complete transcript of all the original papers, testimony, and evidence offered, heard, and taken into consideration in issuing the final order, adjudication, or decision. The costs of the transcript shall be taxed as a part of the costs of the appeal.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2506.02
Notice of appeal - filing transcript
Applied in 37 court decisions — leading case 172 Ohio App. 3d 620 - Shields v. City of Englewood (2007)
Most recently applied in Jones v. Montgomery Cty. Educational Serv. Ctr. Bd. of Edn. (October 2025)
Effective: August 17, 2006; Latest Legislation: House Bill 23 - 126th General Assembly
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Official source: Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules (Legislative Service Commission). Reproduced from public-domain Ohio statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.