Institution of a Case Certifying a Question of State Law

(A) General The Supreme Court may answer a question of law certified to it by a court of the United States. This rule is invoked if the certifying court, in a proceeding before it, issues a certification order finding there is a question of Ohio law that may be determinative of the proceeding and for which there is no controlling precedent in the decisions of this Supreme Court. (B) Procedure (1) A case certifying a question of state law shall be instituted by the clerk of the certifying court filing with the Clerk of the Supreme Court a date-stamped certification order from a court of the United States as specified by Rules 9.02 and 9.03. A case certifying a question of state law may be initiated with a paper filing or (2) through the E-Filing Portal. Effective Date: June 1, 1994 Amended: April 1, 1996; July 1, 2004; January 1, 2008; January 1, 2010; January 1, 2013; January 1, 2015; January 1, 2017; April 1, 2025