Effective: January 1, 2004 Latest Legislation: House Bill 490 – 124th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, “felony” has the same meaning as in section 109.511 of the Revised Code. (B) Subject to division (C) of this section, the board of township trustees may designate any qualified persons as police constables and may […]
Effective: March 20, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 291 – 132nd General Assembly Except as otherwise provided in section 3.061 of the Revised Code, each constable, before entering upon the discharge of official duties, shall give bond to the state in a sum of not less than five hundred nor more than two thousand dollars, […]
Effective: July 13, 1990 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 174 – 118th General Assembly (A) The board of township trustees may establish, by resolution, a parking enforcement unit within the office of a township constable, and provide for the regulation of parking enforcement officers. The board of township trustees shall appoint a police constable as executive […]
Effective: September 3, 1986 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 74 – 116th General Assembly In addition to the county sheriff, constables shall be ministerial officers of the county court in all cases in their respective townships, and in criminal cases, they shall be such officers within the county. They shall apprehend and bring to justice felons […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly Constables, marshals, chiefs of police, and other police officers, in discharging their duties, may call the sheriff or a deputy sheriff to their aid in state cases.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly Each constable shall, at the proper office and on the proper return day, make due return of all process directed and delivered to him. If the judgment upon which such constable has an execution is docketed in the court of common pleas, […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly Each constable, on the receipt of any writ or other process, except subpoenas, shall note thereon the time of receiving it. He shall also state in his return on such writ or process the time and manner of executing it.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly No constable shall make a return on any process of “not found,” as to any defendant, unless he has been to the usual place of residence of the defendant at least once, if such defendant has a residence in the county.
Effective: November 6, 1959 Latest Legislation: House Bill 571 – 103rd General Assembly Each constable shall apprehend, on view or warrant, and bring to justice, all felons, disturbers, and violators of the criminal laws of this state, and shall suppress all riots, affrays, and unlawful assemblies which come to his knowledge, and shall generally keep […]
Effective: February 14, 1967 Latest Legislation: House Bill 2 – 107th General Assembly When it becomes the duty of the constable to take a person to the county jail, such constable shall deliver to the sheriff or jailer a certified copy of the execution, commitment, or other process, whereby he holds such person in custody, […]
Effective: November 6, 1959 Latest Legislation: House Bill 571 – 103rd General Assembly A constable shall pay over to the party entitled thereto, all moneys received by such constable in his official capacity, if demand is made by such party, his agent, or attorney, at any time before the constable returns the writ upon which […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly Constable shall be liable to a ten per cent forfeiture upon the amount of damages for which judgment may be entered against them, for failing to make return, making a false return, or failing to pay over money collected or received by […]
Effective: May 22, 2012 Latest Legislation: House Bill 268 – 129th General Assembly The following fees and expenses shall be taxed as costs, collected from the judgment debtor, and paid to the general fund of the appropriate township or district as compensation due for services rendered by township constables or members of the police force […]
