New Year Brings Several Ohio Rule Changes

   Without belaboring things too much, we want to pass on a few notes posted by the Supreme Court’s new service as we start things off for 2014, with their reminder of several new rules that took effect Wednesday, Jan.  1 judges and lawyers should take note of  including mention of the adoption of a new rule and form to implement a new statutory requirement that Ohio’s courts notify police about violent offenders with a mental illness discussed lastweek. Text and form for from that rule here available.