Ohio Code § 2506.05

Ohio Code § 2506.05. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ 2506.05.

(A)(1) Except as modified by this section and sections 2506.06 to 2506.08 of the Revised Code , every final order, adjudication, or decision of any officer, tribunal, authority,

board, bureau, commission, department, or other division of any political subdivision

of the state denying an application for, or suspending or revoking, a license or permit

to locate or operate an adult entertainment establishment, as defined in section 2907.39 of the Revised Code or as similarly defined by a political subdivision, may be reviewed by the court

of common pleas of the county in which the principal office of the political subdivision

is located as provided in Chapter 2505. of the Revised Code. (2) In addition to appeals brought pursuant to division (A)(1) of this section, a court

of common pleas may hear appeals under this section and sections 2506.06 to 2506.08 of the Revised Code in cases in which the court determines that there is a threat of restraint of expression

protected or presumptively protected under the First Amendment to the United States

Constitution or under Section 11 of Article I, Ohio Constitution . (B) An appellant seeking to have an appeal heard under this section shall designate it

as an expedited appeal by inserting the words “Expedited Appeal Requested” in conspicuous

typeface in the caption of the notice of appeal. (C) In an appeal under this section, if the political subdivision does not object to

the expedited appeal within three days after receiving notice of the filing of the

notice of appeal or if, over the objection of the political subdivision, the court

determines that there is a threat of restraint of expression protected or presumptively

protected under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution or under Section 11 of Article I of the Ohio Constitution , the court shall conduct a hearing as promptly as is practicable and render a decision

in a prompt and expeditious manner consistent with the United States Constitution

and the Ohio Constitution.  If the court denies the request for an expedited appeal, the appeal shall be heard

in accordance with sections 2506.01 to 2506.04 of the Revised Code . (D) The appeal provided in this section is in addition to any other remedy of appeal

provided by law.

Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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  • Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2506.05
  • Jurisdiction: Ohio
  • Code: Ohio Revised Code
  • Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)

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