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Ohio Revised Code » Title [29] XXIX CRIMES - PROCEDURE
2935.01 Arrest, citation, and disposition alternatives definitions.As used in this
"Magistrate" has the same meaning as in section
2931.01 of the Revised
officer" includes, except as provided in section
2935.081 of the Revised Code, a
sheriff; deputy sheriff; marshal; deputy marshal; member of the organized
police department of any municipal corporation, including a member of the
organized police department of a municipal corporation in an adjoining state
serving in Ohio under a contract pursuant to section
737.04 of the Revised Code; member
of a police force employed by a metropolitan housing authority under division
(D) of section
3735.31 of the Revised Code;
member of a police force employed by a regional transit authority under
division (Y) of section
306.05 of the Revised Code; state
university law enforcement officer appointed under section
3345.04 of the Revised Code;
enforcement agent of the department of public safety designated under section
5502.14 of the Revised Code;
employee of the department of taxation to whom investigation powers have been
delegated under section
5743.45 of the Revised Code;
employee of the department of natural resources who is a natural resources law
enforcement staff officer designated pursuant to section
1501.013 of the Revised Code, a
forest officer designated pursuant to section
1503.29 of the Revised Code, a
preserve officer designated pursuant to section
1517.10 of the Revised Code, a
wildlife officer designated pursuant to section
1531.13 of the Revised Code, a
park officer designated pursuant to section
1541.10 of the Revised Code, or a
state watercraft officer designated pursuant to section
1547.521 of the Revised Code;
individual designated to perform law enforcement duties under section
511.232 ,
1545.13 , or
6101.75 of the Revised Code;
veterans' home police officer appointed under section
5907.02 of the Revised Code;
special police officer employed by a port authority under section
4582.04 or
4582.28 of the Revised Code;
police constable of any township; police officer of a township or joint police
district; a special police officer employed by a municipal corporation at a
municipal airport, or other municipal air navigation facility, that has
scheduled operations, as defined in section 119.3 of Title 14 of the Code of
Federal Regulations, 14
C.F.R. 119.3 , as amended, and that is
required to be under a security program and is governed by aviation security
rules of the transportation security administration of the United States
department of transportation as provided in Parts 1542. and 1544. of Title 49
of the Code of Federal Regulations, as amended; the house of representatives
sergeant at arms if the house of representatives sergeant at arms has arrest
authority pursuant to division (E)(1) of section
101.311 of the Revised Code;
an assistant house of representatives
sergeant at arms; the senate sergeant at arms; an
assistant senate sergeant at arms; officer or employee of the bureau of
criminal identification and investigation established pursuant to section
109.51 of the Revised Code who has
been awarded a certificate by the executive director of the Ohio peace officer
training commission attesting to the officer's or employee's satisfactory
completion of an approved state, county, municipal, or department of natural
resources peace officer basic training program and who is providing assistance
upon request to a law enforcement officer or emergency assistance to a peace
officer pursuant to section
109.54 or
109.541 of the Revised Code; a
state fire marshal law enforcement officer described in division (A)(23) of
section 109.71 of the Revised Code; and,
for the purpose of arrests within those areas, for the purposes of Chapter
5503. of the Revised Code, and the filing of and service of process relating to
those offenses witnessed or investigated by them, the superintendent and
troopers of the state highway patrol.
"Prosecutor" includes the county prosecuting attorney and any assistant
prosecutor designated to assist the county prosecuting attorney, and, in the
case of courts inferior to courts of common pleas, includes the village
solicitor, city director of law, or similar chief legal officer of a municipal
corporation, any such officer's assistants, or any attorney designated by the
prosecuting attorney of the county to appear for the prosecution of a given
"Offense," except where the context specifically indicates otherwise, includes
felonies, misdemeanors, and violations of ordinances of municipal corporations
and other public bodies authorized by law to adopt penal regulations.
Cite as R.C. § 2935.01
03-19-2003; 2008 HB562 09-22-2008 2935.011 Officer or employee of bureau of criminal identification and investigation included as peace officer.If an officer or employee of the bureau of criminal
identification and investigation is included as a "peace officer" under
2935.01 of the Revised Code, both
of the following apply: (A)
(D)(2) of section
109.541 applies to the officer or
employee while so included. (B)
The officer or employee is not, as a result of the inclusion, a member of a
police department for purposes of Chapter 742. of the Revised Code or a law
enforcement officer or peace officer for purposes of any state or local
retirement system. Cite as R.C. § 2935.011
Effective Date: 08-29-2002
2935.02 Accused may be arrested in any county.If an accused person flees from justice, or is not found in the
county where a warrant for his arrest was issued, the officer holding the same
may pursue and arrest him in any county in this state, and convey him before
the magistrate or court of the county having cognizance of the case. If such warrant directs the removal of the accused to the
county in which the offense was committed, the officer holding the warrant
shall deliver the accused to a court or magistrate of such county. The necessary expense of such removal and reasonable
compensation for his time and trouble, shall be paid to such officer out of the
treasury of such county, upon the allowance and order of the county auditor.
Cite as R.C. § 2935.02
2935.03 Authority to arrest without warrant - pursuit outside jurisdiction.(A)(1)
A sheriff, deputy sheriff, marshal, deputy marshal, municipal police officer,
township constable, police officer of a township or joint police district,
member of a police force employed by a metropolitan housing authority under
division (D) of section 3735.31 of the Revised Code, member of a police force
employed by a regional transit authority under division (Y) of section 306.35
of the Revised Code, state university law enforcement officer appointed under
section 3345.04 of the Revised Code, veterans' home police officer appointed
under section 5907.02 of the Revised Code, special police officer employed by a
port authority under section 4582.04 or 4582.28 of the Revised Code, or a
special police officer employed by a municipal corporation at a municipal
airport, or other municipal air navigation facility, that has scheduled
operations, as defined in section 119.3 of Title 14 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, 14 C.F.R. 119.3, as amended, and that is required to be under a
security program and is governed by aviation security rules of the
transportation security administration of the United States department of
transportation as provided in Parts 1542. and 1544. of Title 49 of the Code of
Federal Regulations, as amended, shall arrest and detain, until a warrant can
be obtained, a person found violating, within the limits of the political
subdivision, metropolitan housing authority housing project, regional transit
authority facilities or areas of a municipal corporation that have been agreed
to by a regional transit authority and a municipal corporation located within
its territorial jurisdiction, college, university, veterans' home operated
under Chapter 5907. of the Revised Code, port authority, or municipal airport
or other municipal air navigation facility, in which the peace officer is
appointed, employed, or elected, a law of this state, an ordinance of a
municipal corporation, or a resolution of a township.
A peace officer of the department of natural resources, a state fire marshal
law enforcement officer described in division (A)(23) of section 109.71 of the
Revised Code, or an individual designated to perform law enforcement duties
under section 511.232, 1545.13, or 6101.75 of the Revised Code shall arrest and
detain, until a warrant can be obtained, a person found violating, within the
limits of the peace officer's, state fire marshal law enforcement officer's, or
individual's territorial jurisdiction, a law of this state.
The house sergeant at arms, if the house sergeant at arms has arrest authority
pursuant to division (E)(1) of section 101.311 of the Revised Code, and an
assistant house sergeant at arms shall arrest and detain, until a warrant can
be obtained, a person found violating, within the limits of the sergeant at
arms's or assistant sergeant at arms's territorial jurisdiction specified in
division (D)(1)(a) of section 101.311 of the Revised Code or while providing
security pursuant to division (D)(1)(f) of section 101.311 of the Revised Code,
a law of this state, an ordinance of a municipal corporation, or a resolution
of a township.
senate sergeant at arms and an assistant senate sergeant at arms shall arrest
and detain, until a warrant can be obtained, a person found violating, within
the limits of the sergeant at arms's or assistant sergeant at arms's
territorial jurisdiction specified in division (B) of section 101.312 of the
Revised Code, a law of this state, an ordinance of a municipal corporation, or
a resolution of a township.
When there is reasonable ground to believe that an offense of violence, the
offense of criminal child enticement as defined in section 2905.05 of the
Revised Code, the offense of public indecency as defined in section 2907.09 of
the Revised Code, the offense of domestic violence as defined in section
2919.25 of the Revised Code, the offense of violating a protection order as
defined in section 2919.27 of the Revised Code, the offense of menacing by
stalking as defined in section 2903.211 of the Revised Code, the offense of
aggravated trespass as defined in section 2911.211 of the Revised Code, a theft
offense as defined in section 2913.01 of the Revised Code, or a felony drug
abuse offense as defined in section 2925.01 of the Revised Code, has been
committed within the limits of the political subdivision, metropolitan housing
authority housing project, regional transit authority facilities or those areas
of a municipal corporation that have been agreed to by a regional transit
authority and a municipal corporation located within its territorial
jurisdiction, college, university, veterans' home operated under Chapter 5907.
of the Revised Code, port authority, or municipal airport or other municipal
air navigation facility, in which the peace officer is appointed, employed, or
elected or within the limits of the territorial jurisdiction of the peace
officer, a peace officer described in division (A) of this section may arrest
and detain until a warrant can be obtained any person who the peace officer has
reasonable cause to believe is guilty of the violation.
For purposes of division (B)(1) of this section, the execution of any of the
following constitutes reasonable ground to believe that the offense alleged in
the statement was committed and reasonable cause to believe that the person
alleged in the statement to have committed the offense is guilty of the
violation:(a)
statement by a person alleging that an alleged offender has committed the
offense of menacing by stalking or aggravated trespass;
A written statement by the administrator of the interstate compact on mental
health appointed under section 5119.71 of the Revised Code alleging that a
person who had been hospitalized, institutionalized, or confined in any
facility under an order made pursuant to or under authority of section 2945.37,
2945.371, 2945.38, 2945.39, 2945.40, 2945.401, or 2945.402 of the Revised Code
has escaped from the facility, from confinement in a vehicle for transportation
to or from the facility, or from supervision by an employee of the facility
that is incidental to hospitalization, institutionalization, or confinement in
the facility and that occurs outside of the facility, in violation of section
2921.34 of the Revised Code;
A written statement by the administrator of any facility in which a person has
been hospitalized, institutionalized, or confined under an order made pursuant
to or under authority of section 2945.37, 2945.371, 2945.38, 2945.39, 2945.40,
2945.401, or 2945.402 of the Revised Code alleging that the person has escaped
from the facility, from confinement in a vehicle for transportation to or from
the facility, or from supervision by an employee of the facility that is
incidental to hospitalization, institutionalization, or confinement in the
facility and that occurs outside of the facility, in violation of section
2921.34 of the Revised Code.
For purposes of division (B)(1) of this section, a peace officer described in
division (A) of this section has reasonable grounds to believe that the offense
of domestic violence or the offense of violating a protection order has been
committed and reasonable cause to believe that a particular person is guilty of
committing the offense if any of the following occurs:(i)
A person executes a written statement alleging that the person in question has
committed the offense of domestic violence or the offense of violating a
protection order against the person who executes the statement or against a
child of the person who executes the statement.
No written statement of the type described in division (B)(3)(a)(i) of this
section is executed, but the peace officer, based upon the peace officer's own
knowledge and observation of the facts and circumstances of the alleged
incident of the offense of domestic violence or the alleged incident of the
offense of violating a protection order or based upon any other information,
including, but not limited to, any reasonably trustworthy information given to
the peace officer by the alleged victim of the alleged incident of the offense
or any witness of the alleged incident of the offense, concludes that there are
reasonable grounds to believe that the offense of domestic violence or the
offense of violating a protection order has been committed and reasonable cause
to believe that the person in question is guilty of committing the
written statement of the type described in division (B)(3)(a)(i) of this
section is executed, but the peace officer witnessed the person in question
commit the offense of domestic violence or the offense of violating a
If pursuant to division (B)(3)(a) of this section a peace officer has
to believe that a particular person is guilty of committing the offense, it is
the preferred course of action in this state that the officer arrest and detain
that person pursuant to division (B)(1) of this section until a warrant can be
obtained.If pursuant to
division (B)(3)(a) of this section a peace officer has reasonable grounds to
believe that the offense of domestic violence or the offense of violating a
protection order has been committed and reasonable cause to believe that family
or household members have committed the offense against each other, it is the
preferred course of action in this state that the officer, pursuant to division
(B)(1) of this section, arrest and detain until a warrant can be obtained the
family or household member who committed the offense and whom the officer has
reasonable cause to believe is the primary physical aggressor. There is no
preferred course of action in this state regarding any other family or
household member who committed the offense and whom the officer does not have
reasonable cause to believe is the primary physical aggressor, but, pursuant to
division (B)(1) of this section, the peace officer may arrest and detain until
a warrant can be obtained any other family or household member who committed
the offense and whom the officer does not have reasonable cause to believe is
the primary physical aggressor.
If a peace officer described in division (A) of this section does not arrest
and detain a person whom the officer has reasonable cause to believe committed
the offense of domestic violence or the offense of violating a protection order
when it is the preferred course of action in this state pursuant to division
(B)(3)(b) of this section that the officer arrest that person, the officer
shall articulate in the written report of the incident required by section
2935.032 of the Revised Code a clear statement of the officer's reasons for not
arresting and detaining that person until a warrant can be obtained.
In determining for purposes of division (B)(3)(b) of this section which family
or household member is the primary physical aggressor in a situation in which
family or household members have committed the offense of domestic violence or
the offense of violating a protection order against each other, a peace officer
described in division (A) of this section, in addition to any other relevant
circumstances, should consider all of the following:(i)
Any history of domestic violence or of any other violent acts by either person
involved in the alleged offense that the officer reasonably can
ascertain;
violence is alleged, whether the alleged violence was caused by a person acting
person's fear of physical harm, if any, resulting from the other person's
threatened use of force against any person or resulting from the other person's
use or history of the use of force against any person, and the reasonableness
of that fear;
comparative severity of any injuries suffered by the persons involved in the
A peace officer described in division (A) of this section shall not require, as
a prerequisite to arresting or charging a person who has committed the offense
of domestic violence or the offense of violating a protection order, that the
victim of the offense specifically consent to the filing of charges against the
person who has committed the offense or sign a complaint against the person who
has committed the offense.
If a person is arrested for or charged with committing the offense of domestic
violence or the offense of violating a protection order and if the victim of
the offense does not cooperate with the involved law enforcement or prosecuting
authorities in the prosecution of the offense or, subsequent to the arrest or
the filing of the charges, informs the involved law enforcement or prosecuting
authorities that the victim does not wish the prosecution of the offense to
continue or wishes to drop charges against the alleged offender relative to the
offense, the involved prosecuting authorities, in determining whether to
continue with the prosecution of the offense or whether to dismiss charges
against the alleged offender relative to the offense and notwithstanding the
victim's failure to cooperate or the victim's wishes, shall consider all facts
and circumstances that are relevant to the offense, including, but not limited
to, the statements and observations of the peace officers who responded to the
incident that resulted in the arrest or filing of the charges and of all
witnesses to that incident.
In determining pursuant to divisions (B)(3)(a) to (g) of this section whether
to arrest a person pursuant to division (B)(1) of this section, a peace officer
described in division (A) of this section shall not consider as a factor any
possible shortage of cell space at the detention facility to which the person
will be taken subsequent to the person's arrest or any possibility that the
person's arrest might cause, contribute to, or exacerbate overcrowding at that
detention facility or at any other detention facility.
If a peace officer described in division (A) of this section intends pursuant
to divisions (B)(3)(a) to (g) of this section to arrest a person pursuant to
division (B)(1) of this section and if the officer is unable to do so because
the person is not present, the officer promptly shall seek a warrant for the
arrest of the person.
If a peace officer described in division (A) of this section responds to a
report of an alleged incident of the offense of domestic violence or an alleged
incident of the offense of violating a protection order and if the
circumstances of the incident involved the use or threatened use of a deadly
weapon or any person involved in the incident brandished a deadly weapon during
or in relation to the incident, the deadly weapon that was used, threatened to
be used, or brandished constitutes contraband, and, to the extent possible, the
officer shall seize the deadly weapon as contraband pursuant to Chapter 2981.
of the Revised Code. Upon the seizure of a deadly weapon pursuant to division
(B)(3)(h) of this section, section 2981.12 of the Revised Code shall apply
regarding the treatment and disposition of the deadly weapon. For purposes of
that section, the "underlying criminal offense" that was the basis of the
seizure of a deadly weapon under division (B)(3)(h) of this section and to
which the deadly weapon had a relationship is any of the following that is
applicable:(i)
alleged incident of the offense of domestic violence or the alleged incident of
the offense of violating a protection order to which the officer who seized the
deadly weapon responded;
Any offense that arose out of the same facts and circumstances as the report of
the alleged incident of the offense of domestic violence or the alleged
incident of the offense of violating a protection order to which the officer
who seized the deadly weapon responded.
If, in the circumstances described in divisions (B)(3)(a) to (g) of this
section, a peace officer described in division (A) of this section arrests and
detains a person pursuant to division (B)(1) of this section, or if, pursuant
to division (B)(3)(h) of this section, a peace officer described in division
(A) of this section seizes a deadly weapon, the officer, to the extent
described in and in accordance with section 9.86 or 2744.03 of the Revised
Code, is immune in any civil action for damages for injury, death, or loss to
person or property that arises from or is related to the arrest and detention
or the seizure.
When there is reasonable ground to believe that a violation of division (A)(1),
(2), (3), (4), or (5) of section 4506.15 or a violation of section 4511.19 of
the Revised Code has been committed by a person operating a motor vehicle
subject to regulation by the public utilities commission of Ohio under Title
XLIX of the Revised Code, a peace officer with authority to enforce that
provision of law may stop or detain the person whom the officer has reasonable
cause to believe was operating the motor vehicle in violation of the division
or section and, after investigating the circumstances surrounding the operation
of the vehicle, may arrest and detain the person.
If a sheriff, deputy sheriff, marshal, deputy marshal, municipal police
officer, member of a police force employed by a metropolitan housing authority
under division (D) of section 3735.31 of the Revised Code, member of a police
force employed by a regional transit authority under division (Y) of section
306.35 of the Revised Code, special police officer employed by a port authority
under section 4582.04 or 4582.28 of the Revised Code, special police officer
employed by a municipal corporation at a municipal airport or other municipal
air navigation facility described in division (A) of this section, township
constable, police officer of a township or joint police district, state
university law enforcement officer appointed under section 3345.04 of the
Revised Code, peace officer of the department of natural resources, individual
designated to perform law enforcement duties under section 511.232, 1545.13, or
6101.75 of the Revised Code, the house sergeant at arms if the house sergeant
at arms has arrest authority pursuant to division (E)(1) of section 101.311 of
the Revised Code, or an assistant house sergeant at arms is authorized by
division (A) or (B) of this section to arrest and detain, within the limits of
the political subdivision, metropolitan housing authority housing project,
regional transit authority facilities or those areas of a municipal corporation
that have been agreed to by a regional transit authority and a municipal
corporation located within its territorial jurisdiction, port authority,
municipal airport or other municipal air navigation facility, college, or
university in which the officer is appointed, employed, or elected or within
the limits of the territorial jurisdiction of the peace officer, a person until
a warrant can be obtained, the peace officer, outside the limits of that
territory, may pursue, arrest, and detain that person until a warrant can be
obtained if all of the following apply:(1)
The pursuit takes place without unreasonable delay after the offense is
pursuit is initiated within the limits of the political subdivision,
metropolitan housing authority housing project, regional transit authority
facilities or those areas of a municipal corporation that have been agreed to
by a regional transit authority and a municipal corporation located within its
territorial jurisdiction, port authority, municipal airport or other municipal
air navigation facility, college, or university in which the peace officer is
appointed, employed, or elected or within the limits of the territorial
jurisdiction of the peace officer;
The offense involved is a felony, a misdemeanor of the first degree or a
substantially equivalent municipal ordinance, a misdemeanor of the second
degree or a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance, or any offense for
which points are chargeable pursuant to section 4510.036 of the Revised
addition to the authority granted under division (A) or (B) of this section:(1)
A sheriff or deputy sheriff may arrest and detain, until a warrant can be
obtained, any person found violating section 4503.11, 4503.21, or 4549.01,
sections 4549.08 to 4549.12, section 4549.62, or Chapter 4511. or 4513. of the
Revised Code on the portion of any street or highway that is located
immediately adjacent to the boundaries of the county in which the sheriff or
deputy sheriff is elected or appointed.
A member of the police force of a township police district created under
section 505.48 of the Revised Code, a member of the police force of a joint
police district created under section 505.482 of the Revised Code, or a
township constable appointed in accordance with section 509.01 of the Revised
Code, who has received a certificate from the Ohio peace officer training
commission under section 109.75 of the Revised Code, may arrest and detain,
until a warrant can be obtained, any person found violating any section or
chapter of the Revised Code listed in division (E)(1) of this section, other
than sections 4513.33 and 4513.34 of the Revised Code, on the portion of any
street or highway that is located immediately adjacent to the boundaries of the
township police district or joint police district, in the case of a member of a
township police district or joint police district police force, or the
unincorporated territory of the township, in the case of a township constable.
However, if the population of the township that created the township police
district served by the member's police force, or the townships and municipal
corporations that created the joint police district served by the member's
police force, or the township that is served by the township constable, is
sixty thousand or less, the member of the township police district or joint
police district police force or the township constable may not make an arrest
under division (E)(2) of this section on a state highway that is included as
part of the interstate system.
A police officer or village marshal appointed, elected, or employed by a
municipal corporation may arrest and detain, until a warrant can be obtained,
any person found violating any section or chapter of the Revised Code listed in
division (E)(1) of this section on the portion of any street or highway that is
located immediately adjacent to the boundaries of the municipal corporation in
which the police officer or village marshal is appointed, elected, or
officer of the department of natural resources, a state fire marshal law
enforcement officer described in division (A)(23) of section 109.71 of the
under section 511.232, 1545.13, or 6101.75 of the Revised Code may arrest and
detain, until a warrant can be obtained, any person found violating any section
or chapter of the Revised Code listed in division (E)(1) of this section, other
lands and waters that constitute the territorial jurisdiction of the peace
officer or state fire marshal law enforcement officer.
A department of mental health and addiction services special
police officer or a department of developmental disabilities special police
officer may arrest without a warrant and detain until a warrant can be obtained
any person found committing on the premises of any institution under the
jurisdiction of the particular department a misdemeanor under a law of the
state.A department of
mental health and addiction services special police
officer or a department of developmental disabilities special police officer
may arrest without a warrant and detain until a warrant can be obtained any
person who has been hospitalized, institutionalized, or confined in an
institution under the jurisdiction of the particular department pursuant to or
under authority of section 2945.37, 2945.371, 2945.38, 2945.39, 2945.40,
2945.401, or 2945.402 of the Revised Code and who is found committing on the
premises of any institution under the jurisdiction of the particular department
a violation of section 2921.34 of the Revised Code that involves an escape from
the premises of the institution.
If a department of mental health and addiction services special
officer finds any person who has been hospitalized, institutionalized, or
confined in an institution under the jurisdiction of the particular department
pursuant to or under authority of section 2945.37, 2945.371, 2945.38, 2945.39,
2945.40, 2945.401, or 2945.402 of the Revised Code committing a violation of
section 2921.34 of the Revised Code that involves an escape from the premises
of the institution, or if there is reasonable ground to believe that a
violation of section 2921.34 of the Revised Code has been committed that
involves an escape from the premises of an institution under the jurisdiction
of the department of mental health and addiction services or the
department of developmental disabilities and if a department of
has reasonable cause to believe that a particular person who has been
hospitalized, institutionalized, or confined in the institution pursuant to or
2945.401, or 2945.402 of the Revised Code is guilty of the violation, the
special police officer, outside of the premises of the institution, may pursue,
arrest, and detain that person for that violation of section 2921.34 of the
Revised Code, until a warrant can be obtained, if both of the following apply:(i)
pursuit is initiated within the premises of the institution from which the
violation of section 2921.34 of the Revised Code occurred.
For purposes of division (F)(2)(a) of this section, the execution of a written
statement by the administrator of the institution in which a person had been
hospitalized, institutionalized, or confined pursuant to or under authority of
section 2945.37, 2945.371, 2945.38, 2945.39, 2945.40, 2945.401, or 2945.402 of
the Revised Code alleging that the person has escaped from the premises of the
institution in violation of section 2921.34 of the Revised Code constitutes
reasonable ground to believe that the violation was committed and reasonable
cause to believe that the person alleged in the statement to have committed the
offense is guilty of the violation.
"department of mental health and addiction services special
police officer" means a special police officer of the department of
mental health and addiction services designated under
section 5119.08 of the Revised Code who is certified by the
Ohio peace officer training commission under section 109.77 of the Revised Code
as having successfully completed an approved peace officer basic training
"department of developmental disabilities special police officer" means a
special police officer of the department of developmental disabilities
designated under section 5123.13 of the Revised Code who is certified by the
Ohio peace officer training council under section 109.77 of the Revised Code as
having successfully completed an approved peace officer basic training
weapon" has the same meaning as in section 2923.11 of the Revised
or household member" has the same meaning as in section 2919.25 of the Revised
or "highway" has the same meaning as in section 4511.01 of the Revised
"Interstate system" has the same meaning as in section 5516.01 of the Revised
officer of the department of natural resources" means an employee of the
department of natural resources who is a natural resources law enforcement
staff officer designated pursuant to section 1501.013 of the Revised Code, a
forest officer designated pursuant to section 1503.29 of the Revised Code, a
preserve officer designated pursuant to section 1517.10 of the Revised Code, a
wildlife officer designated pursuant to section 1531.13 of the Revised Code, a
park officer designated pursuant to section 1541.10 of the Revised Code, or a
state watercraft officer designated pursuant to section 1547.521 of the Revised
"Portion
of any street or highway" means all lanes of the street or highway irrespective
of direction of travel, including designated turn lanes, and any berm, median,
Cite as R.C. § 2935.03
128th General
Assemblych.28, SB
10/6/2009. Effective Date:
01-01-2004; 05-17-2006; 07-01-2007; 2007 HB119 09-29-2007; 2008 HB562
09-22-2008 2935.031 Motor vehicle pursuit policy.Any agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision of the
state that employs a sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, marshal, deputy
marshal, police officer, member of a metropolitan housing authority police
force, state university law enforcement officer, or veterans' home police
officer with arrest authority under section
2935.03 of the Revised Code or
that employs other persons with arrest authority under the Revised Code, shall
adopt a policy for the pursuit in a motor vehicle of any person who violates a
law of this state or an ordinance of a municipal corporation. The chief law
enforcement officer or other chief official of the agency, instrumentality, or
political subdivision shall formally advise each peace officer or other person
with arrest authority it employs of the pursuit policy adopted by that agency,
instrumentality, or political subdivision pursuant to this section.
Cite as R.C. § 2935.031
2935.032 Written policy and procedure for responding to domestic violence incidents or protection order violations.(A)
ninety days after the effective date of this amendment, each agency,
instrumentality, or political subdivision that is served by any peace officer
described in division (B)(1) of section
2935.03 of the Revised Code shall
adopt, in accordance with division (E) of this section, written policies,
written procedures implementing the policies, and other written procedures for
the peace officers who serve it to follow in implementing division (B)(3) of
section 2935.03 of the Revised Code and
for their appropriate response to each report of an alleged incident of the
offense of domestic violence or an alleged incident of the offense of violating
a protection order. The policies and procedures shall conform to and be
consistent with the provisions of divisions (B)(1) and (B)(3) of section
2935.03 of the Revised Code and
divisions (B) to (D) of this section. Each policy adopted under this division
shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(1)
Provisions specifying that, if a peace
officer who serves the agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision
responds to an alleged incident of the offense of domestic violence, an alleged
incident of the offense of violating a protection order, or an alleged incident
of any other offense, both of the following apply:(a)
If the officer determines that there are
reasonable grounds to believe that a person knowingly caused serious physical
harm to another or to another's unborn or knowingly caused or attempted to
cause physical harm to another or to another's unborn by means of a deadly
weapon or dangerous ordnance, then, regardless of whether the victim of the
offense was a family or household member of the offender, the officer shall
treat the incident as felonious assault, shall consider the offender to have
committed and the victim to have been the victim of felonious assault, shall
consider the offense that was committed to have been felonious assault in
determining the manner in which the offender should be treated, and shall
comply with whichever of the following is applicable:(i)
Unless the officer has reasonable cause
to believe that, during the incident, the offender who committed the felonious
assault and one or more other persons committed offenses against each other,
the officer shall arrest the offender who committed the felonious assault
shall detain that offender pursuant to that section until a warrant can be
obtained, and the arrest shall be for felonious assault. (ii)
If the officer has reasonable cause to
believe that, during the incident, the offender who committed the felonious
the officer shall determine in accordance with division (B)(3)(d) of section
2935.03 of the Revised Code which
of those persons is the primary physical aggressor. If the offender who
committed the felonious assault is the primary physical aggressor, the officer
shall arrest that offender for felonious assault pursuant to section
obtained, and the officer is not required to arrest but may arrest pursuant to
section 2935.03 of the Revised Code any
other person who committed an offense but who is not the primary physical
aggressor. If the offender who committed the felonious assault is not the
primary physical aggressor, the officer is not required to arrest that offender
or any other person who committed an offense during the incident but may arrest
any of them pursuant to section
detain them pursuant to that section until a warrant can be obtained.
If the officer
determines that there are reasonable grounds to believe that a person, while
under the influence of sudden passion or in a sudden fit of rage, either of
which is brought on by serious provocation occasioned by the victim that is
reasonably sufficient to incite the person into using deadly force, knowingly
caused serious physical harm to another or to another's unborn or knowingly
caused or attempted to cause physical harm to another or to another's unborn by
means of a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance, then, regardless of whether the
victim of the offense was a family or household member of the offender, the
officer shall treat the incident as aggravated assault, shall consider the
offender to have committed and the victim to have been the victim of aggravated
assault, shall consider the offense that was committed to have been aggravated
assault in determining the manner in which the offender should be treated, and
shall comply with whichever of the following is applicable:(i)
to believe that, during the incident, the offender who committed the aggravated
the officer shall arrest the offender who committed the aggravated assault
obtained, and the arrest shall be for aggravated assault. (ii)
believe that, during the incident, the offender who committed the aggravated
committed the aggravated assault is the primary physical aggressor, the officer
shall arrest that offender for aggravated assault pursuant to section
aggressor. If the offender who committed the aggravated assault is not the
Provisions requiring the peace officers who serve the agency, instrumentality,
or political subdivision to do all of the following:(a)
Respond without undue delay to a report
of an alleged incident of the offense of domestic violence or the offense of
violating a protection order; (b)
If the alleged offender has been granted pretrial release from custody on a
prior charge of the offense of domestic violence or the offense of violating a
protection order and has violated one or more conditions of that pretrial
release, document the facts and circumstances of the violation in the report to
the law enforcement agency that the peace officer makes pursuant to division
(D) of this section; (c)
the victim of the offense of domestic violence or the offense of violating a
protection order and the alleged offender, conduct separate interviews with the
victim and the alleged offender in separate locations, and take a written
statement from the victim that indicates the frequency and severity of any
prior incidents of physical abuse of the victim by the alleged offender, the
number of times the victim has called peace officers for assistance, and the
disposition of those calls, if known; (d)
Comply with divisions (B)(1) and (B)(3)
with divisions (B), (C), and (D) of this section. (3)
Sanctions to be imposed upon a peace
officer who serves the agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision and
who fails to comply with any provision in the policy or with division (B)(1) or
(B)(3) of section
division (B), (C), or (D) of this section. (4)
Examples of reasons that a peace officer
may consider for not arresting and detaining until a warrant can be obtained a
person who allegedly committed the offense of domestic violence or the offense
of violating a protection order when it is the preferred course of action in
this state that the officer arrest the alleged offender, as described in
division (B)(3)(b) of section
2935.03 of the Revised Code.
Nothing in this section or in division
(B)(1) or (B)(3) of section
2935.03 of the Revised Code
precludes an agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision that is served
by any peace officer described in division (B)(1) of section
2935.03 of the Revised Code from
including in the policy it adopts under division (A) of this section either of
the following types of provisions:(a)
provision that requires the peace officers who serve it, if they have
offense of violating a protection order has been committed within the limits of
the jurisdiction of the agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision and
reasonable cause to believe that a particular person committed the offense, to
arrest the alleged offender; (b)
provision that does not require the peace officers who serve it, if they have
arrest the alleged offender, but that grants the officers less discretion in
those circumstances in deciding whether to arrest the alleged offender than
peace officers are granted by divisions (B)(1) and (B)(3) of section
If an agency,
includes in the policy it adopts under division (A) of this section a provision
of the type described in division (B)(1)(a) or (b) of this section, the peace
officers who serve the agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision shall
comply with the provision in making arrests authorized under division (B)(1) of
section 2935.03 of the Revised Code.
When a peace
officer described in division (B)(1) of section
investigates a report of an alleged incident of the offense of domestic
violence or an alleged incident of the offense of violating a protection order,
the officer shall do all of the following:(1)
Complete a domestic violence report in
accordance with division (D) of this section; (2)
Advise the victim of the availability of
a temporary protection order pursuant to section
2919.26 of the Revised Code or a
protection order or consent agreement pursuant to section
3113.31 of the Revised Code;
Give the victim the officer's
name, the officer's badge number if the officer has a badge and the badge has a
number, the report number for the incident if a report number is available at
the time of the officer's investigation, a telephone number that the victim can
call for information about the case, the telephone number of a domestic
violence shelter in the area, and information on any local victim advocate
program. (D)
officer who investigates a report of an alleged incident of the offense of
domestic violence or an alleged incident of the offense of violating a
protection order shall make a written report of the incident whether or not an
arrest is made. The report shall document the officer's observations of the
victim and the alleged offender, any visible injuries of the victim or alleged
offender, any weapons at the scene, the actions of the alleged offender, any
statements made by the victim or witnesses, and any other significant facts or
circumstances. If the officer does not arrest and detain until a warrant can be
obtained a person who allegedly committed the offense of domestic violence or
the offense of violating a protection order when it is the preferred course of
action in this state pursuant to division (B)(3)(b) of section
2935.03 of the Revised Code that
the alleged offender be arrested, the officer must articulate in the report a
clear statement of the officer's reasons for not arresting and detaining that
alleged offender until a warrant can be obtained. The officer shall submit the
written report to the law enforcement agency to which the officer has been
appointed, employed, or elected. (E)
Each agency, instrumentality, or
political subdivision that is required to adopt policies and procedures under
division (A) of this section shall adopt those policies and procedures in
conjunction and consultation with shelters in the community for victims of
domestic violence and private organizations, law enforcement agencies, and
other public agencies in the community that have expertise in the recognition
and handling of domestic violence cases. (F)
To the extent described in and in
9.86 or
2744.03 of the Revised Code, a
peace officer who arrests an offender for the offense of violating a protection
order with respect to a protection order or consent agreement of this state or
another state that on its face is valid is immune from liability in a civil
action for damages for injury, death, or loss to person or property that
allegedly was caused by or related to the arrest. (G)
political subdivision described in division (A) of this section that arrests an
offender for an alleged incident of the offense of domestic violence or an
alleged incident of the offense of violating a protection order shall consider
referring the case to federal authorities for prosecution under
2261 if the incident constitutes a violation
of federal law. (H)
this section:(1)
"Another's unborn" has the
2903.09 of the Revised Code.
"Dangerous ordnance" and
"deadly weapon" have the same meanings as in section
2923.11 of the Revised Code.
"The offense of violating a
protection order" includes the former offense of violating a protection order
or consent agreement or anti-stalking protection order as set forth in section
2919.27 of the Revised Code as it
existed prior to the effective date of this amendment. Cite as R.C. § 2935.032
Effective Date: 10-21-1997
2935.033 Peace officer may assist federal officer under Patriot Act.(A)
Any peace officer may render assistance
to any federal law enforcement officer who has arrest authority under the
"Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to
Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA Patriot Act) Act of 2001," Pub. L. No.
107-056 , 115 Stat. 272, as amended, if both of the following apply:(1)
There is a threat of imminent physical
danger to the federal law enforcement officer, a threat of physical harm to
another person, or any other serious emergency situation present. (2)
Either the federal law enforcement
officer requests emergency assistance or it appears that the federal law
enforcement officer is unable to request assistance, and the circumstances
reasonably indicate that assistance is appropriate. (B)
"Federal law enforcement officer" has the
9.88 of the
Revised Code. Cite as R.C. § 2935.033
2935.04 When any person may arrest.When a felony has been committed, or there is reasonable ground
to believe that a felony has been committed, any person without a warrant may
arrest another whom he has reasonable cause to believe is guilty of the
offense, and detain him until a warrant can be obtained. Cite as R.C. § 2935.04
2935.041 Detention and arrest of shoplifters - detention of persons in library, museum, or archival institution.(A)
A merchant, or
an employee or agent of a merchant, who has probable cause to believe that
items offered for sale by a mercantile establishment have been unlawfully taken
by a person, may, for the purposes set forth in division (C) of this section,
detain the person in a reasonable manner for a reasonable length of time within
the mercantile establishment or its immediate vicinity.
officer, employee, or agent of a library, museum, or archival institution may,
for the purposes set forth in division (C) of this section or for the purpose
of conducting a reasonable investigation of a belief that the person has acted
in a manner described in divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this section, detain a
person in a reasonable manner for a reasonable length of time within, or in the
immediate vicinity of, the library, museum, or archival institution, if the
officer, employee, or agent has probable cause to believe that the person has
either:(1)
privilege to do so, knowingly moved, defaced, damaged, destroyed, or otherwise
improperly tampered with property owned by or in the custody
of the library, museum, or archival institution; or
purpose to deprive the library, museum, or archival institution of property
owned by it or in its custody, knowingly obtained or exerted control over the
property without the consent of the owner or person authorized to give consent,
beyond the scope of the express or implied consent of the owner or person
authorized to give consent, by deception, or by threat.
officer, agent, or employee of a library, museum, or archival institution
pursuant to division (B) of this section or a merchant or employee or agent of
a merchant pursuant to division (A) of this section may detain another person
for any of the following purposes:(1)
property that is the subject of the unlawful taking, criminal mischief, or
To cause an
arrest to be made by a peace officer;
obtain a warrant of arrest;
person, if the person is suspected of the unlawful taking, criminal mischief,
or theft and notwithstanding any other provision of the Revised Code, an
opportunity to complete a pretrial diversion program and to inform the person
of the other legal remedies available to the library, museum, archival
institution, or merchant.
owner or lessee of a facility in which a motion picture is being shown, or the
owner's or lessee's employee or agent, who has probable cause to believe that a
person is or has been operating an audiovisual recording function of a device
2913.07 of the Revised Code may,
for the purpose of causing an arrest to be made by a peace officer or of
obtaining an arrest warrant, detain the person in a reasonable manner for a
reasonable length of time within the facility or its immediate
agent, or employee of the library, museum, or archival institution, the
merchant or employee or agent of a merchant, or the owner, lessee, employee, or
agent of the facility acting under division (A), (B), or (D) of this section
shall not search the person detained, search or seize any property belonging to
the person detained without the person's consent, or use undue restraint upon
the person detained.
officer may arrest without a warrant any person that the officer has probable
cause to believe has committed any act described in division (B)(1) or (2) of
this section, that the officer has probable cause to believe has committed an
unlawful taking in a mercantile establishment, or that the officer has
reasonable cause to believe has committed an act prohibited by section
2913.07 of the Revised Code. An
arrest under this division shall be made within a reasonable time after the
commission of the act or unlawful taking.
used in this section:(1)
"Archival
institution" means any public or private building, structure, or shelter in
which are stored historical documents, devices, records, manuscripts, or items
of public interest, which historical materials are stored to preserve the
materials or the information in the materials, to disseminate the information
contained in the materials, or to make the materials available for public
inspection or for inspection by certain persons who have a particular interest
in, use for, or knowledge concerning the materials.
"Museum" means any public or private nonprofit institution that is permanently
organized for primarily educational or aesthetic purposes, owns or borrows
objects or items of public interest, and cares for and exhibits to the public
the objects or items.
"Audiovisual
recording function" and "facility" have the same meaning as in section
2913.07 of the Revised
"Pretrial
diversion program" means a rehabilitative, educational program designed to
reduce recidivism and promote personal responsibility that is at least four
hours in length and that has been approved by any court in this
Cite as R.C. § 2935.041
No.29, HB 86,
Effective Date: 03-09-2004
2935.05 Filing affidavit where arrest without warrant.When a person named in section
2935.03 of the Revised Code has
arrested a person without a warrant, he shall, without unnecessary delay, take
the person arrested before a court or magistrate having jurisdiction of the
offense, and shall file or cause to be filed an affidavit describing the
offense for which the person was arrested. Such affidavit shall be filed either
with the court or magistrate, or with the prosecuting attorney or other
attorney charged by law with prosecution of crimes before such court or
magistrate and if filed with such attorney he shall forthwith file with such
court or magistrate a complaint, based on such affidavit. Cite as R.C. § 2935.05
Effective Date: 01-01-1960
2935.06 Private person making arrest.A private person who has made an arrest pursuant to section
2935.04 of the Revised Code or
detention pursuant to section
2935.041 of the Revised Code shall
forthwith take the person arrested before the most convenient judge or clerk of
a court of record or before a magistrate, or deliver such person to an officer
authorized to execute criminal warrants who shall, without unnecessary delay,
take such person before the court or magistrate having jurisdiction of the
offense. The officer may, but if he does not, the private person shall file or
cause to be filed in such court or before such magistrate an affidavit stating
the offense for which the person was arrested. Cite as R.C. § 2935.06
2935.07 Person arrested without warrant shall be informed of cause of arrest.When an arrest is made without a warrant by an officer, he
shall inform the person arrested of such officer's authority to make the arrest
and the cause of the arrest. When an arrest is made by a private person, he shall, before
making the arrest, inform the person to be arrested of the intention to arrest
him and the cause of the arrest. When a person is engaged in the commission of a criminal
offense, it is not necessary to inform him of the cause of his arrest.
Cite as R.C. § 2935.07
2935.08 Issuance of warrant.Upon the filing of an affidavit or complaint as provided in
sections 2935.05 or
2935.06 of the Revised Code such
judge, clerk, or magistrate shall forthwith issue a warrant to the peace
officer making the arrest, or if made by a private person, to the most
convenient peace officer who shall receive custody of the person arrested. All
further detention and further proceedings shall be pursuant to such affidavit
or complaint and warrant. Cite as R.C. § 2935.08
Effective Date: 01-10-1961
2935.081 Peace officer to administer oath or take acknowledgment.(A)
As used in this section, "peace officer"
has the same meaning as in section
2935.01 of the Revised Code,
except that "peace officer" does not include, for any purpose, the
superintendent or any trooper of the state highway patrol. (B)
A peace officer who has completed a
course of in-service training that includes training in the administration of
oaths and the acknowledgment of documents and that is approved by the chief
legal officer of the political subdivision in which the peace officer is
elected or of the political subdivision or other entity in which or by which
the peace officer is appointed or employed may administer oaths and acknowledge
criminal and juvenile court complaints, summonses, affidavits, and returns of
court orders in matters related to the peace officer's official duties.
Except as authorized by
division (B) of this section, no peace officer who has completed a course of
in-service training of a type described in division (B) of this section shall
knowingly perform any act that is specifically required of a notary public
unless the peace officer has complied with Chapter 147. of the Revised Code.
Cite as R.C. § 2935.081
Effective Date: 03-18-1997
2935.09 Person having knowledge of offense to file affidavit - official review before complaint filed.(A)
section, "reviewing official" means a judge of a court of record, the
prosecuting attorney or attorney charged by law with the prosecution of
offenses in a court or before a magistrate, or a magistrate. (B)
In all cases not provided by sections
2935.02 to
2935.08 of the Revised Code, in
order to cause the arrest or prosecution of a person charged with committing an
offense in this state, a peace officer or a private citizen having knowledge of
the facts shall comply with this section. (C)
A peace officer who seeks to cause an
arrest or prosecution under this section may file with a reviewing official or
the clerk of a court of record an affidavit charging the offense committed.
A private citizen having
knowledge of the facts who seeks to cause an arrest or prosecution under this
section may file an affidavit charging the offense committed with a reviewing
official for the purpose of review to determine if a complaint should be filed
by the prosecuting attorney or attorney charged by law with the prosecution of
offenses in the court or before the magistrate. A private citizen may file an
affidavit charging the offense committed with the clerk of a court of record
before or after the normal business hours of the reviewing officials if the
clerk's office is open at those times. A clerk who receives an affidavit before
or after the normal business hours of the reviewing officials shall forward it
to a reviewing official when the reviewing official's normal business hours
resume. Cite as R.C. § 2935.09
01-01-1960; 06-30-2006 2935.10 Filing of affidavit or complaint procedure.(A)
filing of an affidavit or complaint as provided by section
2935.09 of the Revised Code, if it
charges the commission of a felony, such judge, clerk, or magistrate, unless he
has reason to believe that it was not filed in good faith, or the claim is not
meritorious, shall forthwith issue a warrant for the arrest of the person
charged in the affidavit, and directed to a peace officer; otherwise he shall
forthwith refer the matter to the prosecuting attorney or other attorney
charged by law with prosecution for investigation prior to the issuance of
warrant. (B)
If the offense
charged is a misdemeanor or violation of a municipal ordinance, such judge,
clerk, or magistrate may:(1)
for the arrest of such person, directed to any officer named in section
2935.03 of the Revised Code but in
cases of ordinance violation only to a police officer or marshal or deputy
marshal of the municipal corporation; (2)
Issue summons, to be served by a peace
officer, bailiff, or court constable, commanding the person against whom the
affidavit or complaint was filed to appear forthwith, or at a fixed time in the
future, before such court or magistrate. Such summons shall be served in the
same manner as in civil cases. (C)
If the affidavit is filed by, or the
complaint is filed pursuant to an affidavit executed by, a peace officer who
has, at his discretion, at the time of commission of the alleged offense,
notified the person to appear before the court or magistrate at a specific time
set by such officer, no process need be issued unless the defendant fails to
appear at the scheduled time. (D)
Any person charged with a misdemeanor or violation of a municipal ordinance may
give bail as provided in sections
2937.22 to
2937.46 of the Revised Code, for
his appearance, regardless of whether a warrant, summons, or notice to appear
has been issued. (E)
Any warrant,
summons, or any notice issued by the peace officer shall state the substance of
the charge against the person arrested or directed to appear. (F)
When the offense charged is a
misdemeanor, and the warrant or summons issued pursuant to this section is not
served within two years of the date of issue, a judge or magistrate may order
such warrant or summons withdrawn and the case closed, when it does not appear
that the ends of justice require keeping the case open. Cite as R.C. § 2935.10
Effective Date: 03-23-1973
2935.11 Failure to appear in response to summons.If the person summoned to appear as provided in division (B) of
section 2935.10 of the Revised Code fails
to appear without just cause and personal service of the summons was had upon
him, he may be found guilty of contempt of court, and may be fined not to
exceed twenty dollars for such contempt. Upon failure to appear the court or
magistrate may forthwith issue a warrant for his arrest. Cite as R.C. § 2935.11
2935.12 Nonconsensual, forcible entry.(A)
arrest or executing an arrest warrant or summons in lieu of an arrest warrant,
or when executing a search warrant, the peace officer, law enforcement officer,
or other authorized individual making the arrest or executing the warrant or
summons may break down an outer or inner door or window of a dwelling house or
other building, if, after notice of his intention to make the arrest or to
execute the warrant or summons, he is refused admittance, but the law
enforcement officer or other authorized individual executing a search warrant
shall not enter a house or building not described in the warrant. (B)
The precondition for nonconsensual,
forcible entry established by division (A) of this section is subject to
waiver, as it applies to the execution of a search warrant, in accordance with
section 2933.231 of the Revised Code.
Cite as R.C. § 2935.12
Effective Date: 11-20-1990
2935.13 Proceedings upon arrest pursuant to warrant.Upon the arrest of any person pursuant to warrant, he shall
forthwith be taken before the court or magistrate issuing the same, if such
court be in session or such magistrate available, and proceedings had as
provided in sections
2937.01 to
2937.46 , inclusive, of the Revised
Code. If such court be not in session and a misdemeanor or ordinance violation
is charged, he shall be taken before the clerk or deputy clerk of the court and
let to bail, as provided in sections
Code, if the magistrate be not available, or if the defendant is arrested in a
county other than that of the issuing court or magistrate he shall forthwith be
taken before the most convenient magistrate, clerk, or deputy clerk of a court
of record, and there let to bail for his appearance before the issuing court or
magistrate within a reasonable time to be set by such clerk. Cite as R.C. § 2935.13
2935.14 Right to communicate with counsel.If the person arrested is unable to offer sufficient bail or,
if the offense charged be a felony, he shall, prior to being confined or
removed from the county of arrest, as the case may be, be speedily permitted
facilities to communicate with an attorney at law of his own choice, or to
communicate with at least one relative or other person for the purpose of
obtaining counsel (or in cases of misdemeanors or ordinance violation for the
purpose of arranging bail). He shall not thereafter be confined or removed from
the county or from the situs of initial detention until such attorney has had
reasonable opportunity to confer with him privately, or other person to arrange
bail, under such security measures as may be necessary under the circumstances.
Whoever, being a police officer in charge of a prisoner, or the
custodian of any jail or place of confinement, violates this section shall be
fined not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars or
imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both. Cite as R.C. § 2935.14
2935.15 Bail amount.Amount of bail, and nature of security therefor in misdemeanor
cases may be set by a schedule fixed by the court or magistrate, or it may be
endorsed on the warrant by the magistrate or clerk of the issuing court. If the
amount be not endorsed on the warrant, the schedule set by the court or
magistrate before whom bail is taken shall prevail. All recognizances taken, or
cash received shall be promptly transmitted to the court issuing the warrant,
and further proceedings thereon shall be the same as if taken by the issuing
court. Cite as R.C. § 2935.15
2935.16 Prisoner held without process.When it comes to the attention of any judge or magistrate that
a prisoner is being held in any jail or place of custody in his jurisdiction
without commitment from a court or magistrate, he shall forthwith, by summary
process, require the officer or person in charge of such jail or place of
custody to disclose to such court or magistrate, in writing, whether or not he
holds the person described or identified in the process and the court under
whose process the prisoner is being held. If it appears from the disclosure
that the prisoner is held solely under warrant of arrest from any court or
magistrate, the judge or magistrate shall order the custodian to produce the
prisoner forthwith before the court or magistrate issuing the warrant and if
such be impossible for any reason, to produce him before the inquiring judge or
magistrate. If it appears from the disclosure that the prisoner is held without
process, such judge or magistrate shall require the custodian to produce the
prisoner forthwith before him, there to be charged as provided in section
2935.06 of the Revised Code.
Whoever, being the person in temporary or permanent charge of
any jail or place of confinement, violates this section shall be fined not less
than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than
ninety days, or both. Cite as R.C. § 2935.16
2935.17 Form of affidavit.(A)
An affidavit in
either of the following forms is sufficient:(1)
"State of Ohio,. . . . . . . . . . . . County, ss: Before me, A.B., personally came C.D., who being duly sworn
according to law deposes and says that on or about the day of ..........,
....., at the county of ........... one E.F. (here describe the offense as
nearly according to the nature thereof as the case will admit, in ordinary
concise language) C.D. Sworn to and subscribed before me this ..... day of ..........,
..... A.B., County Judge Clerk of ................. Court" (2)
according to law says that on or about the ........ day of ........, ....., one
E.F. did: (here listing several common offenses, plainly but tersely described
as: fail to stop at stop sign, pass at crest of grade, etc., with a ruled box
before each, and then showing an X or distinctive mark in front of the offense
claimed to be committed). C.D. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence this ........
day of ........, .....[.] A.B., County Judge Clerk of ................. Court" (B)
A complaint in the following form is
sufficient:"State of Ohio, . . . . . . . . . County, ss: The undersigned (assistant) prosecuting attorney of
................... County complains that on or about the ....... day of
........., ....., one E.F. did (here describing the offense committed as above)
based on affidavit of ............. filed with me. .......................... Prosecuting Attorney/City Director of Law" Provided, that the supreme court of Ohio, may, by rule, provide
for the uniform type and language to be used in any affidavit or complaint to
be filed in any court inferior to the court of common pleas for violations of
the motor vehicle and traffic acts and related ordinances and in any notice to
violator to appear in such courts, and may require that such forms and no
other, shall be received in such courts, and issued to violators.
Cite as R.C. § 2935.17
2935.18 Form of warrant, summons or notice.
A warrant, summons, or notice of a peace
officer shall either contain a copy of the affidavit or recite the substance of
the accusation. A warrant shall be directed to a specific officer or to a
department designated by its chief, and shall command such officer or member of
department to take the accused and bring the accused forthwith before the
magistrate or court issuing such warrant to be dealt with according to law. A
summons shall be directed to the officer or department, and shall command the
officer or department to notify the accused by serving a copy of such summons
upon the accused. The following form of warrant is sufficient:"The State of Ohio, . . . . . . . . . .County, ss: To the Sheriff (other Officer): Greetings: Whereas there has been filed with me an affidavit of which the
following is a copy (here copy) or the substance, (here set forth the
substance, omitting formal parts). These are therefore to command you to take
the said E.F., if E.F. is found in your county, or if E.F. is not found in your
county, that you pursue after E.F. in any other county in this state and take
and safely keep the said E.F. so that you have E.F. forthwith before me or some
other magistrate of said county to answer the said complaint and be further
dealt with according to law. Given under my hand this ....... day of ........, ..... A.B., Judge of................Court Clerk of.........................Court" The following form of summons is sufficient:"The State of Ohio, . . . . . . . . . . . . County, ss: To the Bailiff or . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Constable:
Whereas there has been filed before me an Affidavit (Complaint)
of which the following is a copy (here copy) or the substance (here set forth
the substance, omitting formal parts). You are commanded to summon one said
E.F. to appear before me on the ...... day of ......, ....., at ...... o'clock,
.... M., at ...... Building, ....., Ohio, to answer to said charge. You will make due return of this summons forthwith upon
service. A.B., Judge of................Court Clerk of.........................Court" Cite as R.C. § 2935.18
2935.19 Form of affidavit.
An affidavit in the form following is
sufficient:"The State of Ohio, . . . . . . . . . . . . County, ss: Before me, A. B., personally came C. D., who being duly sworn
according to law, deposes and says that on or about the ...... day of ........,
.... at the county of ..... ., one E. F. (here describe the offense committed
as nearly according to the nature thereof as the case will admit, in ordinary
and concise language.) Sworn to and subscribed before me, this ..... day of .....,
.... A.B., Judge" Cite as R.C. § 2935.19
2935.20 Right to counsel.After the arrest, detention, or any other taking into custody
of a person, with or without a warrant, such person shall be permitted
forthwith facilities to communicate with an attorney at law of his choice who
is entitled to practice in the courts of this state, or to communicate with any
other person of his choice for the purpose of obtaining counsel. Such
communication may be made by a reasonable number of telephone calls or in any
other reasonable manner. Such person shall have a right to be visited
immediately by any attorney at law so obtained who is entitled to practice in
the courts of this state, and to consult with him privately. No officer or any
other agent of this state shall prevent, attempt to prevent, or advise such
person against the communication, visit, or consultation provided for by this
section. Whoever violates this section shall be fined not less than
twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than
thirty days, or both. Cite as R.C. § 2935.20
Effective Date: 11-01-1965
2935.21 Security for costs.When the offense charged is a misdemeanor, the magistrate or
court, before issuing the warrant, may require the complainant, or if the
magistrate considers the complainant irresponsible, may require that said
complainant procure a person to be liable for the costs if the complaint is
dismissed, and the complainant or other person shall acknowledge himself so
liable, and such court or magistrate shall enter such acknowledgment on his
docket. Such bond shall not be required of an officer authorized to make
arrests when in the discharge of his official duty, or other person or officer
authorized to assist the prosecuting attorney in the prosecution of offenders.
Cite as R.C. § 2935.21
2935.22 [Repealed].
Cite as R.C. § 2935.22
2935.23 Witnesses in felony investigations.After a felony has been committed, and before any arrest has
been made, the prosecuting attorney of the county, or any judge or magistrate,
may cause subpoenas to issue, returnable before any court or magistrate, for
any person to give information concerning such felony. The subpoenas shall
require the witness to appear forthwith. Before such witness is required to
give any information, he must be informed of the purpose of the inquiry, and
that he is required to tell the truth concerning the same. He shall then be
sworn and be examined under oath by the prosecuting attorney, or the court or
magistrate, subject to the constitutional rights of the witness. Such
examination shall be taken in writing in any form, and shall be filed with the
court or magistrate taking the testimony. Witness fees shall be paid to such
persons as in other cases. Cite as R.C. § 2935.23
2935.24 Service of arrest warrant by electronic means.A judge of a court of record may, by an endorsement under his
hand upon a warrant of arrest, authorize the service thereof by telegraph,
teletype, wire photo, or other means whereby a written or facsimile copy may be
transmitted, and thereafter a copy of such warrant may be sent by any such
means to any law enforcement officer. Such copy is effectual in the hands of
any law enforcement officer and he shall proceed in the same manner under it as
though he held the original warrant issued by the court making the endorsement,
except that a state university law enforcement officer shall not arrest for a
minor misdemeanor on the basis of a written or facsimile copy of a warrant of
arrest. Every officer causing copies of warrants to be sent pursuant to this
section, shall certify as correct and file in the office from which such
warrant was sent, a copy of such warrant and endorsement thereon, and shall
return the original with a statement of his action thereunder.
Cite as R.C. § 2935.24
Effective Date: 06-19-1978
2935.25 Power of arrest.Sections
2935.24 , inclusive, of the Revised
Code do not affect or modify the power of arrest vested by law in other persons
or officers than those named in section
Cite as R.C. § 2935.25
2935.26 Minor misdemeanor citation.(A)
any other provision of the Revised Code, when a law enforcement officer is
otherwise authorized to arrest a person for the commission of a minor
misdemeanor, the officer shall not arrest the person, but shall issue a
citation, unless one of the following applies:(1)
The offender requires medical care or is
unable to provide for his own safety. (2)
The offender cannot or will not offer
satisfactory evidence of his identity. (3)
The offender refuses to sign the
citation. (4)
The offender has
previously been issued a citation for the commission of that misdemeanor and
has failed to do one of the following:(a)
Appear at the time and place stated in the citation; (b)
Comply with division (C) of this section.
citation shall contain all of the following:(1)
The name and address of the offender;
and the numerical designation of the applicable statute or ordinance;
The name of the person issuing
the citation; (4)
An order for the
offender to appear at a stated time and place; (5)
A notice that the offender may comply
with division (C) of this section in lieu of appearing at the stated time and
place; (6)
A notice that the
offender is required to do one of the following and that he may be arrested if
he fails to do one of them:(a)
time and place stated in the citation; (b)
of appearing at the time and place stated in the citation, the offender may,
within seven days after the date of issuance of the citation, do either of the
Appear in person at the office
of the clerk of the court stated in the citation, sign a plea of guilty and a
waiver of trial provision that is on the citation, and pay the total amount of
the fine and costs; (2)
guilty plea and waiver of trial provision of the citation, and mail the
citation and a check or money order for the total amount of the fine and costs
to the office of the clerk of the court stated in the citation.Remittance by mail of the fine and costs to the office of the
clerk of the court stated in the citation constitutes a guilty plea and waiver
of trial whether or not the guilty plea and waiver of trial provision of the
citation are signed by the defendant. (D)
A law enforcement officer who issues a
citation shall complete and sign the citation form, serve a copy of the
completed form upon the offender and, without unnecessary delay, file the
original citation with the court having jurisdiction over the offense.
Each court shall establish a
fine schedule that shall list the fine for each minor misdemeanor, and state
the court costs. The fine schedule shall be prominently posted in the place
where minor misdemeanor fines are paid. (F)
If an offender fails to appear and does
not comply with division (C) of this section, the court may issue a
supplemental citation, or a summons or warrant for the arrest of the offender
pursuant to the Criminal Rules. Supplemental citations shall be in the form
prescribed by division (B) of this section, but shall be issued and signed by
the clerk of the court at which the citation directed the offender to appear
and shall be served in the same manner as a summons. Cite as R.C. § 2935.26
Effective Date: 10-25-1978
2935.27 Procedure after issuance of minor misdemeanor citation.(A)(1)
a law enforcement officer issues a citation to a person pursuant to section
2935.26 of the Revised Code and if
the minor misdemeanor offense for which the citation is issued is an act
prohibited by Chapter 4511., 4513., or 4549. of the Revised Code or an act
prohibited by any municipal ordinance that is substantially similar to any
section contained in Chapter 4511., 4513., or 4549. of the Revised Code, the
officer shall inform the person, if the person has a current valid Ohio
driver's or commercial driver's license, of the possible consequences of the
person's actions as required under division (E) of this section, and also shall
inform the person that the person is required either to appear at the time and
place stated in the citation or to comply with division (C) of section
2935.26 of the Revised Code.
If the person is an Ohio
resident but does not have a current valid Ohio driver's or commercial driver's
license or if the person is a resident of a state that is not a member of the
nonresident violator compact of which this state is a member pursuant to
section 4510.71 of the Revised Code, and
if the court, by local rule, has prescribed a procedure for the setting of a
reasonable security pursuant to division (F) of this section, security shall be
set in accordance with that local rule and that division.A court by local rule may prescribe a procedure for the setting
of reasonable security as described in this division. As an alternative to this
procedure, a court by local rule may prescribe a procedure for the setting of a
reasonable security by the person without the person appearing before the
court. (B)
person who has security set under division (A)(2) of this section shall be
given a receipt or other evidence of the deposit of the security by the court.
Upon compliance with division
(C) of section
2935.26 of the Revised Code by a
person who was issued a citation, the clerk of the court shall notify the
court. The court shall immediately return any sum of money, license, or other
security deposited in relation to the citation to the person, or to any other
person who deposited the security. (D)
If a person who has a current valid Ohio
driver's or commercial driver's license and who was issued a citation fails to
appear at the time and place specified on the citation, fails to comply with
2935.26 of the Revised Code, or
fails to comply with or satisfy any judgment of the court within the time
allowed by the court, the court shall declare the forfeiture of the person's
license. Thirty days after the declaration of forfeiture, the court shall enter
information relative to the forfeiture on a form approved and furnished by the
registrar of motor vehicles, and forward the form to the registrar. The
registrar shall suspend the person's driver's or commercial driver's license,
send written notification of the suspension to the person at the person's last
known address, and order the person to surrender the person's driver's or
commercial driver's license to the registrar within forty-eight hours. No valid
driver's or commercial driver's license shall be granted to the person until
the court having jurisdiction of the offense that led to the forfeiture orders
that the forfeiture be terminated. The court shall so order if the person,
after having failed to appear in court at the required time and place to answer
the charge or after having pleaded guilty to or been found guilty of the
violation and having failed within the time allowed by the court to pay the
fine imposed by the court, thereafter appears to answer the charge and pays any
fine imposed by the court or pays the fine originally imposed by the court. The
court shall inform the registrar of the termination of the forfeiture by
entering information relative to the termination on a form approved and
furnished by the registrar and sending the form to the registrar as provided in
this division. The person shall pay to the bureau of motor vehicles a
fifteen-dollar reinstatement fee to cover the costs of the bureau in
administering this section. The registrar shall deposit the fees so paid into
the state bureau of motor vehicles fund created by section
4501.25 of the Revised Code.In addition, upon receipt of the copy of the declaration of
forfeiture from the court, neither the registrar nor any deputy registrar shall
accept any application for the registration or transfer of registration of any
motor vehicle owned or leased by the person named in the declaration of
forfeiture until the court having jurisdiction of the offense that led to the
forfeiture orders that the forfeiture be terminated. However, for a motor
vehicle leased by a person named in a declaration of forfeiture, the registrar
shall not implement the preceding sentence until the registrar adopts
procedures for that implementation under section
4503.39 of the Revised Code. Upon
receipt by the registrar of an order terminating the forfeiture, the registrar
shall take such measures as may be necessary to permit the person to register a
motor vehicle owned or leased by the person or to transfer the registration of
such a motor vehicle, if the person later makes application to take such action
and the person otherwise is eligible to register the motor vehicle or to
transfer the registration of it. The registrar is not required to give effect to any declaration
of forfeiture or order terminating a forfeiture unless the order is transmitted
to the registrar by means of an electronic transfer system. The registrar shall
not restore the person's driving or vehicle registration privileges until the
person pays the reinstatement fee as provided in this division. If the person who was issued the citation fails to appear at
the time and place specified on the citation and fails to comply with division
2935.26 of the Revised Code and
the person has deposited a sum of money or other security in relation to the
citation under division (A)(2) of this section, the deposit immediately shall
be forfeited to the court. This section does not preclude further action as authorized by
division (F) of section
officer who issues a person a minor misdemeanor citation for an act prohibited
by Chapter 4511., 4513., or 4549. of the Revised Code or an act prohibited by a
municipal ordinance that is substantially similar to any section contained in
Chapter 4511., 4513., or 4549. of the Revised Code shall inform the person that
if the person does not appear at the time and place stated on the citation or
does not comply with division (C) of section
2935.26 of the Revised Code, the
person's driver's or commercial driver's license will be suspended, the person
will not be eligible for the reissuance of the license or the issuance of a new
license or the issuance of a certificate of registration for a motor vehicle
owned or leased by the person, until the person appears and complies with all
orders of the court. The person also is subject to any applicable criminal
penalties. (F)
A court setting
security under division (A)(2) of this section shall do so in conformity with
sections 2937.22 and
2937.23 of the Revised Code and
the Rules of Criminal Procedure. Cite as R.C. § 2935.27
01-01-2004; 09-16-2004 2935.28 Names of traffic law violators damaging real property to be provided to owner.(A)
section, "motor vehicle" has the same meaning as in section
4501.01 of the Revised Code.
If damage is caused to real
property by the operation of a motor vehicle in, or during the violation of any
section of the Revised Code or of any municipal ordinance, the law enforcement
agency that investigates the case, upon request of the real property owner,
shall provide the owner with the names of the persons who are charged with the
commission of the offense. If a request for the names is made, the agency shall
provide the names as soon as possible after the persons are charged with the
offense. (C)
The personnel of law
enforcement agencies who act pursuant to division (B) of this section in good
faith are not liable in damages in a civil action allegedly arising from their
actions taken pursuant to that division. Political subdivisions and the state
are not liable in damages in a civil action allegedly arising from the actions
of personnel of their law enforcement agencies if the personnel have immunity
under this division. Cite as R.C. § 2935.28
Effective Date: 03-14-1985
2935.29 Definition of fresh pursuit and state.As used in sections
2935.30 and
2935.31 of the Revised Code:
"Fresh pursuit" includes fresh
pursuit as defined by the common law, and also the pursuit of a person who has
committed a felony or who is reasonably suspected of having committed a felony.
It includes the pursuit of a person suspected of having committed a supposed
felony, though no felony has actually been committed, if there is reasonable
ground for believing that a felony has been committed. Fresh pursuit does not
necessarily imply instant pursuit, but pursuit without unreasonable delay.
"State" includes the District
of Columbia. Cite as R.C. § 2935.29
2935.30 Authority of foreign police.Any member of an organized state, county, or municipal peace
unit of another state of the United States who enters this state in fresh
pursuit, and continues within this state in such fresh pursuit, of a person in
order to arrest him on the ground that he is believed to have committed a
felony in such other state has the same authority to arrest and hold such
person in custody as has any member of any organized state, county, or
municipal peace unit of this state to arrest and hold in custody a person on
the ground that he is believed to have committed a felony in this state.
This section does not make unlawful any arrest in this state
which would otherwise be lawful. Cite as R.C. § 2935.30
2935.31 Hearing before magistrate in county of arrest.If an arrest is made in this state by an officer of another
state under section
2935.30 of the Revised Code, he
shall without unnecessary delay take the person arrested before a magistrate of
the county in which the arrest was made, who shall conduct a hearing for the
purpose of determining the lawfulness of the arrest. If the magistrate
determines that the arrest was lawful he shall commit the person arrested to
await for a reasonable time the issuance of an extradition warrant by the
governor of this state, or admit him to bail for such purposes. If the
magistrate determines that the arrest was unlawful he shall discharge the
person arrested. Cite as R.C. § 2935.31
2935.32 Broadcasting information of crime.The board of county commissioners or the prosecuting attorney
of any county, with the consent of the court of common pleas, may contract with
any company engaged in broadcasting by radio, for the purpose of immediate
broadcasting of information concerning any violent felony, when the perpetrator
thereof has escaped. The sheriff and heads of police departments, immediately
upon the commission of any such felony and the escape of such perpetrator,
shall furnish all information concerning said crime and the perpetrator
thereof, to said company with which such contract may be made, for the purpose
of broadcasting. The reasonable cost of such broadcasting shall be paid by the
county, out of the county treasury, on the order of the board.
Cite as R.C. § 2935.32
2935.33 Inpatient care and treatment of alcoholics and drug addicted persons.(A)
If a person charged with a misdemeanor is taken before a judge of a court of
record and if it appears to the judge that the person is an alcoholic or is
suffering from acute alcohol intoxication and that the person would benefit
from services provided by a community addiction
provider certified under Chapter 5119. of the
Revised Code, the judge may place the person temporarily in a
provider certified under that chapter in the area in which the court has
jurisdiction for inpatient care and treatment for an indefinite period not
exceeding five days. The commitment does not limit the right to release on
bail. The judge may dismiss a charge of a violation of division (B) of section
2917.11 of the Revised Code or of a municipal ordinance substantially
equivalent to that division if the defendant complies with all the conditions
of treatment ordered by the court.The court may order
that any fines or court costs collected by the court from defendants who have
received inpatient care from a community addiction
provider be paid, for the benefit of the program, to the board of
alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services of the alcohol, drug
addiction, and mental health service district in which the
provider is located or to the director of mental health and addiction services.
person is being sentenced for a violation of division (B) of section 2917.11 or
section 4511.19 of the Revised Code, a misdemeanor violation of section 2919.25
of the Revised Code, a misdemeanor violation of section 2919.27 of the Revised
Code involving a protection order issued or consent agreement approved pursuant
to section 2919.26 or 3113.31 of the Revised Code, or a violation of a
municipal ordinance substantially equivalent to that division or any of those
sections and if it appears to the judge at the time of sentencing that the
person is an alcoholic or is suffering from acute alcohol intoxication and
that, in lieu of imprisonment, the person would benefit from services provided
by a community addiction services
Revised Code, the court may commit the person to close supervision in any
facility in the area in which the court has jurisdiction that is, or is
operated by, such a services provider. Such close supervision may
include outpatient services and part-time release, except that a person
convicted of a violation of division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code
shall be confined to the facility for at least three days and except that a
person convicted of a misdemeanor violation of section 2919.25 of the Revised
Code, a misdemeanor violation of section 2919.27 of the Revised Code involving
a protection order issued or consent agreement approved pursuant to section
2919.26 or 3113.31 of the Revised Code, or a violation of a substantially
equivalent municipal ordinance shall be confined to the facility in accordance
with the order of commitment. A commitment of a person to a facility for
purposes of close supervision shall not exceed the maximum term for which the
person could be imprisoned.
A law enforcement officer who finds a person subject to prosecution for
violation of division (B) of section 2917.11 of the Revised Code or a municipal
ordinance substantially equivalent to that division and who has reasonable
cause to believe that the person is an alcoholic or is suffering from acute
alcohol intoxication and would benefit from immediate treatment immediately may
place the person in a community addiction services
Revised Code in the area in which the person is found, for emergency treatment,
in lieu of other arrest procedures, for a maximum period of forty-eight hours.
During that time, if the person desires to leave such custody, the person shall
be released forthwith.
"Alcoholic" has the same meaning as in section 5119.01 of
"Acute
alcohol intoxication" means a heavy consumption of alcohol over a relatively
short period of time, resulting in dysfunction of the brain centers controlling
behavior, speech, and memory and causing characteristic withdrawal
Cite as R.C. § 2935.33
2935.36 Pre-trial diversion programs.(A)
prosecuting attorney may establish pre-trial diversion programs for adults who
are accused of committing criminal offenses and whom the prosecuting attorney
believes probably will not offend again. The prosecuting attorney may require,
as a condition of an accused's participation in the program, the accused to pay
a reasonable fee for supervision services that include, but are not limited to,
monitoring and drug testing. The programs shall be operated pursuant to written
standards approved by journal entry by the presiding judge or, in courts with
only one judge, the judge of the court of common pleas and shall not be
applicable to any of the following:(1)
Repeat offenders or dangerous offenders;
Persons accused of an offense of violence, of a violation of section
2903.06 ,
2907.04 ,
2907.05 ,
2907.21 ,
2907.22 ,
2907.31 ,
2907.32 ,
2907.34 ,
2911.31 ,
2919.12 ,
2919.13 ,
2919.22 ,
2921.02 ,
2921.11 ,
2921.12 ,
2921.32 , or
2923.20 of the Revised Code, or of
2905.01 ,
2905.02 , or
2919.23 of the Revised Code that,
had it occurred prior to July 1, 1996, would have been a violation of section
2905.04 of the Revised Code as it
existed prior to that date, with the exception that the prosecuting attorney
may permit persons accused of any such offense to enter a pre-trial diversion
program, if the prosecuting attorney finds any of the following:(a)
accused did not cause, threaten, or intend serious physical harm to any
was the result of circumstances not likely to recur;
accused has no history of prior delinquency or criminal activity;
accused has led a law-abiding life for a substantial time before commission of
the alleged offense;
grounds tending to excuse or justify the alleged offense.
Persons accused of a violation of Chapter 2925. or 3719. of the Revised
accused of a violation of section
4511.19 of the Revised Code or a
violation of any substantially similar municipal ordinance;
are accused of an offense while operating a commercial motor vehicle or persons
who hold a commercial driver's license and are accused of any offense, if
conviction of the offense would disqualify the person from operating a
commercial motor vehicle under Chapter 4506. of the Revised Code or would
subject the person to any other sanction under that chapter;
division (A)(5) of this section, "commercial driver's license" and "commercial
motor vehicle" have the same meanings as in section
4506.01 of the Revised
accused who enters a diversion program shall do all of the following:(1)
Waive, in writing and contingent upon the accused's successful completion of
the program, the accused's right to a speedy trial, the preliminary hearing,
the time period within which the grand jury may consider an indictment against
the accused, and arraignment, unless the hearing, indictment, or arraignment
has already occurred;
Agree, in
writing, to the tolling while in the program of all periods of limitation
established by statutes or rules of court, that are applicable to the offense
with which the accused is charged and to the conditions of the diversion
program established by the prosecuting attorney;
Agree, in writing, to pay any reasonable fee for supervision services
established by the prosecuting attorney.
trial court, upon the application of the prosecuting attorney, shall order the
release from confinement of any accused who has agreed to enter a pre-trial
diversion program and shall discharge and release any existing bail and release
any sureties on recognizances and shall release the accused on a recognizance
bond conditioned upon the accused's compliance with the terms of the diversion
program. The prosecuting attorney shall notify every victim of the crime and
the arresting officers of the prosecuting attorney's intent to permit the
accused to enter a pre-trial diversion program. The victim of the crime and the
arresting officers shall have the opportunity to file written objections with
the prosecuting attorney prior to the commencement of the pre-trial diversion
accused satisfactorily completes the diversion program, the prosecuting
attorney shall recommend to the trial court that the charges against the
accused be dismissed, and the court, upon the recommendation of the prosecuting
attorney, shall dismiss the charges. If the accused chooses not to enter the
prosecuting attorney's diversion program, or if the accused violates the
conditions of the agreement pursuant to which the accused has been released,
the accused may be brought to trial upon the charges in the manner provided by
law, and the waiver executed pursuant to division (B)(1) of this section shall
be void on the date the accused is removed from the program for the
offender" means a person who has a history of persistent criminal activity and
whose character and condition reveal a substantial risk that the person will
commit another offense. It is prima-facie evidence that a person is a repeat
offender if any of the following applies:(a)
Having been convicted of one or more offenses of violence and having been
imprisoned pursuant to sentence for any such offense, the person commits a
subsequent offense of violence;
Having been convicted of one or more sexually oriented offenses or child-victim
oriented offenses, both as defined in section
2950.01 of the Revised Code, and
having been imprisoned pursuant to sentence for one or more of those offenses,
the person commits a subsequent sexually oriented offense or child-victim
oriented offense;
convicted of one or more theft offenses as defined in section
2913.01 of the Revised Code and
having been imprisoned pursuant to sentence for one or more of those theft
offenses, the person commits a subsequent theft offense;
Having been convicted of one or more felony drug abuse offenses as defined in
section 2925.01 of the Revised Code and
having been imprisoned pursuant to sentence for one or more of those felony
drug abuse offenses, the person commits a subsequent felony drug abuse
convicted of two or more felonies and having been imprisoned pursuant to
sentence for one or more felonies, the person commits a subsequent
convicted of three or more offenses of any type or degree other than traffic
offenses, alcoholic intoxication offenses, or minor misdemeanors and having
been imprisoned pursuant to sentence for any such offense, the person commits a
"Dangerous offender" means a person who has committed an offense, whose
history, character, and condition reveal a substantial risk that the person
will be a danger to others, and whose conduct has been characterized by a
pattern of repetitive, compulsive, or aggressive behavior with heedless
indifference to the consequences.
Cite as R.C. § 2935.36
No.71, HB 337,
09-26-2003; 2008 HB130 04-07-2009 Go To:
2935.01 Arrest, citation, and disposition alternatives definitions.2935.011 Officer or employee of bureau of criminal identification and investigation included as peace officer.2935.02 Accused may be arrested in any county.2935.03 Authority to arrest without warrant - pursuit outside jurisdiction.2935.031 Motor vehicle pursuit policy.2935.032 Written policy and procedure for responding to domestic violence incidents or protection order violations.2935.033 Peace officer may assist federal officer under Patriot Act.2935.04 When any person may arrest.2935.041 Detention and arrest of shoplifters - detention of persons in library, museum, or archival institution.2935.05 Filing affidavit where arrest without warrant.2935.06 Private person making arrest.2935.07 Person arrested without warrant shall be informed of cause of arrest.2935.08 Issuance of warrant.2935.081 Peace officer to administer oath or take acknowledgment.2935.09 Person having knowledge of offense to file affidavit - official review before complaint filed.2935.10 Filing of affidavit or complaint procedure.2935.11 Failure to appear in response to summons.2935.12 Nonconsensual, forcible entry.2935.13 Proceedings upon arrest pursuant to warrant.2935.14 Right to communicate with counsel.2935.15 Bail amount.2935.16 Prisoner held without process.2935.17 Form of affidavit.2935.18 Form of warrant, summons or notice.2935.19 Form of affidavit.2935.20 Right to counsel.2935.21 Security for costs.2935.22 [Repealed].2935.23 Witnesses in felony investigations.2935.24 Service of arrest warrant by electronic means.2935.25 Power of arrest.2935.26 Minor misdemeanor citation.2935.27 Procedure after issuance of minor misdemeanor citation.2935.28 Names of traffic law violators damaging real property to be provided to owner.2935.29 Definition of fresh pursuit and state.2935.30 Authority of foreign police.2935.31 Hearing before magistrate in county of arrest.2935.32 Broadcasting information of crime.2935.33 Inpatient care and treatment of alcoholics and drug addicted persons.2935.36 Pre-trial diversion programs.