Ohio Gov. Bar. R. 2

As amended through July 25, 2024
Section 2 - Active Attorney Registration
(A)Registration fee

Except as provided in Section 3 of this rule, each attorney admitted to the practice of law in Ohio shall register with the Office of Attorney Services of the Supreme Court on or before the first day of September in each odd-numbered year by completing the registration process established by the office and, except as provided in Section 8(J) of this rule, paying a registration fee. Beginning with the 2023 to 2025 registration biennium, the registration fee shall be four hundred dollars. Beginning with the 2025 to 2027 registration biennium and in each subsequent biennium, the registration fee shall be four hundred fifty dollars. An attorney who registers and pays the fee shall be granted active status.

(B)Civil legal aid services fee

The of registration process shall provide for a voluntary fee of fifty dollars for deposit into the Attorney Services Fund and use to fund civil legal aid services for low-income or disadvantaged populations in Ohio.

Ohio. Gov. Bar. R. 2

Amended effective 7/1/2016; effective 9/15/2016; amended February 9, 2023, effective 7/1/2023.