{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-2305.17","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.17","heading":"Commencement of action.","body":"An action is commenced within the meaning of sections 2305.03 to 2305.22 and sections 1302.98 and 1304.35 of the Revised Code by filing a petition in the office of the clerk of the proper court together with a praecipe demanding that summons issue or an affidavit for service by publication, if service is obtained within one year.","path":["Title 23 Courts-Common Pleas","Chapter 2305 Jurisdiction; Limitation Of Actions"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2305.17","current_through":"1994-08-19 (Senate Bill 147 - 120th General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:30Z","sha256":"c46c117f584ff9b07b504bdc1f246ffbb603298130e88fa166dc17a5fe09cf5c","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-2305.16","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-2305.18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}