Effective: September 29, 1995 Latest Legislation: House Bill 117 – 121st General Assembly The sheriff shall have charge of the county jail and all persons confined therein. He shall keep such persons safely, attend to the jail, and govern and regulate the jail according to the minimum standards for jails in Ohio promulgated by the […]
Effective: June 30, 1999 Latest Legislation: House Bill 283 – 123rd General Assembly (A) If a person who was convicted of or pleaded guilty to an offense or was indicted or otherwise charged with the commission of an offense escapes from a county jail or workhouse or otherwise escapes from the custody of a sheriff, […]
Effective: July 6, 1982 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 23 – 114th General Assembly The sheriff shall make the following entries in a suitable book, which shall be known as the “jail register,” kept in the office of the jailer, and delivered to the successor in office of such jailer: (A) The name of each prisoner, […]
Effective: July 6, 1982 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 23 – 114th General Assembly The sheriff shall visit the county jail and examine the condition of each prisoner, at least once during each month.
Effective: September 26, 2003 Latest Legislation: House Bill 95 – 125th General Assembly (A) The sheriff shall assign sufficient staff to ensure the safe and secure operation of the county jail, but staff shall be assigned only to the extent such staff can be provided with funds appropriated to the sheriff at the discretion of […]
Effective: July 6, 1982 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 23 – 114th General Assembly The department of rehabilitation and correction shall provide a copy of the minimum standards for jails in Ohio to the board of county commissioners, the common pleas court, and the sheriff. The sheriff shall ensure that the prisoner rules of conduct are […]
Effective: July 6, 1982 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 23 – 114th General Assembly The department of rehabilitation and correction may, by rule, revise, alter, or amend the minimum standards for jails in Ohio to reflect changes in case law or public policy. Such revised, altered, or amended standards shall be printed and distributed to the […]
Effective: July 6, 1982 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 23 – 114th General Assembly When the design of a county jail will permit, the separation of prisoners shall be as required in the minimum standards for jails in Ohio. The department of rehabilitation and correction shall, when necessary, initiate appropriate judicial proceedings for the enforcement of […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly County officers having charge of the construction of a new jail shall provide for the separate confinement of prisoners, as required by section 341.09 of the Revised Code.
Effective: October 16, 1996 Latest Legislation: House Bill 480 – 121st General Assembly Except as provided in division (C) of section 2151.311 of the Revised Code, no child taken into custody shall be held in a county, multicounty, or municipal jail or workhouse or other place for the confinement of adults convicted of crime, under […]
Effective: September 30, 2021 Latest Legislation: House Bill 110 – 134th General Assembly In a county not having a sufficient jail or staff, the sheriff shall convey any person charged with the commission of an offense, sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail, or in custody upon civil process to a jail in any county […]
Effective: April 7, 2009 Latest Legislation: House Bill 215 – 127th General Assembly The sheriff of a county in this state to which a prisoner has been removed as provided by section 341.12 of the Revised Code shall, on being furnished a copy of the process or commitment, receive the prisoner into custody. The sheriff […]
Effective: April 7, 2009 Latest Legislation: House Bill 215 – 127th General Assembly (A) The sheriff of an adjoining county in this state shall not receive prisoners as provided by section 341.12 of the Revised Code unless there is deposited weekly with the sheriff an amount equal to the actual cost of keeping and feeding […]
Effective: April 7, 2009 Latest Legislation: House Bill 215 – 127th General Assembly (A) The sheriff of a county in this state shall not transfer a prisoner to a contiguous county in an adjoining state as provided in section 341.12 of the Revised Code unless there is deposited weekly with the sheriff of the contiguous […]
Effective: April 7, 2009 Latest Legislation: House Bill 215 – 127th General Assembly At the end of each quarter of each calendar year, a sheriff in this state shall account for and pay to the county treasurer all money received by the sheriff as provided by sections 341.13 and 341.14 of the Revised Code.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The prosecuting attorney of the county from which a person charged with the commission of an offense has been removed for safekeeping, may file a praecipe with the clerk of the court of common pleas thereof, directing that a warrant be issued […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly When a writ of habeas corpus is issued for a person removed and confined in a county jail as provided by section 341.12 of the Revised Code, the county from which such person was sent shall pay all the costs of such […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The county in which a prisoner was confined as provided by sections 341.12 and 341.13 of the Revised Code, shall have a right of action against the county from which such prisoner was sent, for damages done by him to the jail […]
Effective: January 1, 2004 Latest Legislation: House Bill 490 – 124th General Assembly (A) Pursuant to section 2929.37 of the Revised Code, the board of county commissioners may require a person who was convicted of an offense and who is confined in the county jail to reimburse the county for its expenses incurred by reason […]
Effective: October 16, 1996 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 163 – 121st General Assembly (A) For each person who is confined in a county jail, the county may make a determination as to whether the person is covered under a health insurance or health care policy, contract, or plan and, if the person has such coverage, […]
