Rule 2.1 - Notice Of Appeal(A) Whenever a notice of appeal is filed with the clerk of the trial court electronically in accordance with the trial court's electronic filing procedures or on paper, a copy of the notice of appeal and a copy of the order or judgment being appealed from shall be forwarded by the party filing the appeal to the Court of Appeals, 41 North Perry Street, Room 515, Dayton, OH 45422, within three days of the date on which the notice of appeal is filed. The failure to forward a copy of the notice and the order appealed from to the Court of Appeals either by mail or hand within three days may result in assessing the appellant such court costs as may be attributable to the failure to comply with this rule. (1) "Electronic Filing" is defined for the purpose of this rule as the electronic transmission, acceptance, and processing of a filing. A submission consists of data, one or more documents, and images. This definition of electronic filing does not apply to facsimile or email.(B) If a trial court has an electronic filing system, an appeal to the Second District Court of Appeals shall be taken by filing a notice of appeal electronically with the clerk of the trial court in accordance with the trial court's electronic filing procedures, except as provided otherwise by this rule or statute. The notice of appeal shall be in a digitized format specified by the clerk of the trial court pursuant to the court's electronic filing procedure. (1) Signatures. Any signature on an electronically transmitted notice of appeal shall be considered the signature of the attorney or party it purports to be for all purposes and shall be deemed to constitute a signature on the notice of appeal for the purposes of the signature requirements of the Ohio Rules of Superintendence, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rules of Appellate Procedure and/or any other law. If it is established that the notice of appeal was transmitted without authority, the court shall order the notice of appeal stricken.(2) Submission and Receipt. An electronically filed notice of appeal will be received by the clerk of the trial court twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week. An electronically filed notice of appeal received after 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time shall be deemed to have been received on the next day. The timeframes set forth in this section do not modify computations of any period of time prescribed or allowed by the Rules of Civil Procedure and the Rules of Appellate Procedure.(3) Date and Time of Electronic Filing. A notice of appeal filed electronically shall be considered filed with the trial court when the transmission to the court's authorized electronic filing system is complete.(4) Collection of Filing Deposit and Fees. A notice of appeal filed electronically that requires a filing fee may be rejected by the clerk of court unless the filer has complied with the mechanism established by the court for the payment of filing fees.(5) Pro Se Litigants. Parties not represented by counsel are permitted to file a notice of appeal in paper form. Pro se litigants who choose to file a notice of appeal in paper form shall present a paper version of the notice of appeal to the clerk of the trial court. The clerk of the trial court shall scan the paper document and return the paper version to the pro se litigant.Effective 12/9/1988; amended effective 7/1/2021.