Ohio Code § 2317.47
Ohio Code § 2317.47. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2317.47.
Whenever it is relevant in a civil or criminal action or proceeding to determine the
paternity or identity of any person, the trial court on motion shall order any party
to the action and any person involved in the controversy or proceeding to submit to
one or more blood-grouping tests, to be made by qualified physicians, clinical nurse
specialists, or certified nurse practitioners or other qualified persons, not to exceed
three, to be selected by the court and under such restrictions or directions as the
court or judge deems proper. In cases where exclusion is established, the results of the tests together with
the findings of the experts of the fact of nonpaternity are receivable in evidence. Such experts shall be subject to cross-examination by both parties after the court
has caused them to disclose their findings to the court or to the court and jury. Whenever the court orders such blood-grouping tests to be taken and one of the parties
refuses to submit to such test, such fact shall be disclosed upon the trial unless
good cause is shown to the contrary. The court shall determine how and by whom the costs of such examination shall be
paid.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2317.47
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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