Ohio Code 2505.01 – Procedure on appeal definitions
(A) As used in the Revised Code, unless the context requires a different meaning:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 2505.01
- Another: when used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property. See Ohio Code 1.02
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
(1) “Appeal” means all proceedings in which a court reviews or retries a cause determined by another court, or by an administrative officer, agency, board, department, tribunal, commission, or other instrumentality.
(2) “Appeal on questions of law” means a review of a cause upon questions of law, including the weight and sufficiency of the evidence.
(3) “Appeal on questions of law and fact” or “appeal on questions of fact” means a rehearing and retrial of a cause upon the law and the facts.
(B) As used in this chapter, “administrative-related appeal” means an appeal to a court of the final order of an administrative officer, agency, board, department, tribunal, commission, or other instrumentality.