Ohio Code § 3.09
Ohio Code § 3.09. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 3.09.
The decision of the court of common pleas in all cases for the removal of officers
may be reviewed on appeal on questions of law by the court of appeals. The transcript of the record and the notice of appeal shall be filed in the court
of appeals in not more than thirty days after the decision is rendered and the journal
entry made by the court of common pleas. Such notice of appeal may be filed only after leave has been granted by the court
of appeals for good cause shown at a hearing of which the attorneys for both the officer
and the prosecution have been notified. The court of appeals has jurisdiction to hear such case at any place in the judicial
district in which such court may be sitting, and such court shall hear such case in
not more than thirty court days after the filing of the notice of appeal. The decision of the court of appeals in refusing to allow a notice of appeal to
be filed, or in the passing upon the merits of the case in the appellate proceedings,
shall be final. If the court of appeals reviews the proceedings provided for in section 3.08 of the Revised Code in any county within its judicial district other than the county where the officer
complained against resides, said court of appeals shall transmit its findings with
the reasons therefor to the clerk of the court of common pleas of the county where
the officer complained against resides, with instructions to said clerk to make the
findings of said court a matter of record upon the journal of said court in the county
where the officer complained against resides. In all cases involving the removal of an officer against whom a complaint has been
filed in the court of appeals, the officer has the right of review or appeal to the
supreme court on leave first obtained, and such court shall hear such case in not
more than thirty court days after leave has been granted. In other respects such hearing shall follow the regular procedure in appealable
cases which originate in the court of appeals. If any officer is removed and the law provides no means for filling the vacancy, the
board of elections in the county where the removed officer resides shall order a special
election to fill such vacancy in the unit of government in which such officer was
elected.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 3.09
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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