Ohio Loc. App. R. 13.3
Electronic documents may be signed by a judge or magistrate via an electronic signature as defined by R.C. 1306.01, affixed through a secure process approved by the court. An electronic signature will be represented as a digitized image of the judge's or magistrate's handwritten signature.
All documents signed in this manner shall have the same force and effect as if the judge or magistrate had affixed his or her signature to a paper copy of the document. Electronic submission of such an electronically signed document to the clerk of court by an authorized member of the court's staff shall constitute the filing of the document for all purposes, including, but not limited to, the Rules of Superintendence and the Ohio Appellate Rules.
Ohio. Loc. App. R. 13.3