Ohio Code § 1901.313
Ohio Code § 1901.313. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 1901.313.
(A) Beginning not later than two hundred seventy days after the effective date of this
section, pleadings or documents may be filed with the clerk of court either in paper
format or in electronic format. (B)(1) The clerk shall determine whether the filing of pleadings or documents in electronic
format may be accomplished either by electronic mail or through the use of an online
platform. (2) The fee for filing pleadings or documents in electronic format may be paid after
the filing. The clerk shall not require that any fee for the filing of pleadings or documents
in electronic format be paid before the filing, unless the clerk has provided for
an electronic payment system for such filing. (3) The clerk shall not require a fee for the filing of pleadings or documents in electronic
format that is greater than the applicable fee for the filing of pleadings or documents
in paper format. (C) Pleadings and documents filed in paper format may be converted to an electronic format. Documents created by the clerk of court in the exercise of the clerk's duties may
be created in an electronic format. (D) When pleadings or documents are received or created in, or converted to, an electronic
format as provided in this section, the pleadings or documents in that format shall
be considered the official version of the record.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 1901.313
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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