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Section 2725.21 | Forfeiture by Clerk for Refusal to Issue Writ.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly A clerk of a court who refuses to issue a writ of habeas corpus, after an allowance of such writ and a demand therefor, shall forfeit to the party aggrieved the sum of five hundred dollars.

Section 2725.22 | Failure to Obey Writ.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly No person to whom a writ of habeas corpus is directed shall neglect or refuse to obey or make return of it according to the command thereof, or make a false return, or upon demand made by the prisoner, or by any […]

Section 2725.23 | Persons at Large Upon Writ Not to Be Again Imprisoned.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly A person who is set at large upon a writ of habeas corpus shall not be imprisoned again for the same offense, unless by the legal order or process of the court in which he is bound by recognizance to appear, or […]

Section 2725.26 | Record of Writs.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The proceedings upon a writ of habeas corpus must be recorded by the clerk of the court in which such proceedings were had, and may be reviewed on appeal as in other cases.

Section 2725.27 | Recovery of Forfeitures – Limitations.

Effective: April 7, 2009 Latest Legislation: House Bill 215 – 127th General Assembly The forfeitures mentioned in sections 2725.21 to 2725.24 of the Revised Code may be recovered by the party aggrieved or the executors or administrators of the party aggrieved against the offender or the offender’s executors or administrators by civil action in a […]

Section 2725.28 | Fees and Costs.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The fees of officers and witnesses shall be taxed by the judge, on return of the proceedings on a writ of habeas corpus, and collected as a part of the original costs in the case. When the prisoner is discharged, the costs […]