Ohio Loc. App. R. 10

As amended through October 29, 2024
Rule 10 - Transmission of the record
(A) Duty of the Clerk of the Trial Court.
(1) Time for Filing the Record. Unless otherwise ordered by the court of appeals, the clerk of the trial court shall prepare, assemble and transmit the record to the clerk of the court of appeals when the record is complete. The record shall be deemed to be complete as set forth in App.R. 10(B).
(2) Exhibits. Unless otherwise directed by the court of appeals, the clerk of the trial court shall not transmit to the clerk of the court of appeals any trial exhibits consisting of weapons, ammunition, money, drugs, or valuables. The list of documents that the trial court clerk transmits with the record (App.R. 10(B)) shall designate which exhibits are not being transmitted pursuant to this rule as well as the custodian and location of the exhibits.
(3) Supplementation of the Record after the Record Has Been Filed. No additions may be made to the record after the date on which the notice of the filing of the record is mailed to the parties except upon leave of the court of appeals to supplement the record.
(B) Duty of the Clerk of the Court of Appeals. Upon receipt of the record, the clerk of the court of appeals shall file the record and immediately give written notice to all parties of the date on which the complete record was filed. The clerk shall also forward a copy of the notice to the office of the court of appeals located in Akron, Ohio, and shall indicate on the copy of the notice the date that the notice was mailed to the parties.
(C) Extensions of Time. The trial court shall not extend the time for transmitting the record, pursuant to App.R. 10(C), more than once and no such extension shall exceed 30 days. Thereafter, any request for extension of time shall be made to the court of appeals.
(D) Removal of the Record. The clerk of the court of appeals shall not permit any party or counsel to remove from its possession any part of the original papers, exhibits, or docket and journal entries unless prior permission has been given by the court of appeals to the party or counsel seeking to remove it.
(F) Failure to Cause Transmission of the Record. If the appellant fails to make reasonable arrangements to cause the record to be filed with the clerk of the court of appeals in the time provided by this rule, or as extended by the court, the court may dismiss the appeal.

Ohio. Loc. App. R. 10

Adopted eff. 7/1/1998; amended eff. 1/1/2006; amended eff. 1/1/2022.