Effective: March 23, 2022 Latest Legislation: House Bill 29 – 134th General Assembly As used in this chapter: (A) “Magistrate” has the same meaning as in section 2931.01 of the Revised Code. (B) “Peace officer” includes, except as provided in section 2935.081 of the Revised Code, a sheriff; deputy sheriff; marshal; deputy marshal; member of […]
Effective: August 29, 2002 Latest Legislation: House Bill 427 – 124th General Assembly If an officer or employee of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation is included as a “peace officer” under division (B) of section 2935.01 of the Revised Code, both of the following apply: (A) Division (D)(2) of section 109.541 applies to […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly 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 […]
Effective: September 14, 2016 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 293 – 131st General Assembly (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 […]
Effective: March 14, 2003 Latest Legislation: House Bill 675 – 124th General Assembly 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 […]
Effective: October 21, 1997 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 1 – 122nd General Assembly (A) Not later than 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 […]
Effective: April 14, 2006 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 9 – 126th General Assembly (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. […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly 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 […]
Effective: September 30, 2011 Latest Legislation: House Bill 86 – 129th General Assembly (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) […]
Effective: January 1, 1960 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 73 – 103rd General Assembly 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 […]
Effective: January 1, 1960 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 73 – 103rd General Assembly 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 […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly 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, […]
Effective: January 9, 1961 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 104th General Assembly 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 […]
Effective: March 23, 2018 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 33 – 132nd General Assembly (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 […]
Effective: June 30, 2006 Latest Legislation: House Bill 214 – 126th General Assembly (A) As used in this 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 […]
Effective: March 23, 1973 Latest Legislation: House Bill 511 – 109th General Assembly (A) Upon the 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 […]
Effective: January 1, 1960 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 73 – 103rd General Assembly 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 […]
Effective: November 20, 1990 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 258 – 118th General Assembly (A) When making an 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 […]
Effective: January 1, 1960 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 73 – 103rd General Assembly 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, […]
Effective: January 1, 1960 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 73 – 103rd General Assembly 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 […]
