Effective: October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Whoever willfully fails to appear in obedience to the subpoena provided for in sections 101.41 and 101.42 of the Revised Code, or appears and refuses to answer a question pertinent to the matter of inquiry, or declines to produce a paper or record in his possession or control, is liable to the penalties for contempt of the authority of the general assembly if the committee is a joint committee, or of the proper house of the general assembly if the committee is appointed by one house, and shall be dealt with by the general assembly, or such house, according to parliamentary rules and usages in cases of contempt. The chairman of the committee before which such person fails to appear or refuses to answer or produce a paper or record on its order shall report the facts to the proper house, and on like order issue a warrant for the arrest and conveyance of the witness before that house to answer for the contempt. The sergeant at arms or sheriff to whom such warrant is directed shall forthwith execute it. Proceedings against a witness, or his punishment by the general assembly or either house thereof, for contempt, shall not prevent or affect his indictment and punishment for the same offense in a court of competent jurisdiction.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 101 | General Assembly
Section 101.01 | Regular Session of the General Assembly.
Section 101.02 | Election of Officers of the Senate.
Section 101.12 | Presiding Officer Designated by Party Caucus.
Section 101.13 | Election of Officers of the House.
Section 101.15 | Public Committee Meetings.
Section 101.21 | Majority Required to Tenth Voting.
Section 101.22 | Evidence of Membership.
Section 101.24 | Powers of Each House Compelling Attendance.
Section 101.25 | Resignation of Member.
Section 101.26 | Members Ineligible to Certain Appointments and Employment.
Section 101.27 | Compensation of Members.
Section 101.271 | Medical Insurance for Members of General Assembly.
Section 101.272 | House Reimbursement Fund - Senate Reimbursement Fund.
Section 101.28 | Joint Conventions.
Section 101.29 | Legislative Employees.
Section 101.301 | Attorney-Client Testimonial Privilege Applies to Caucuses.
Section 101.31 | Duties of Certain Officers.
Section 101.311 | Sergeant at Arms of House and Assistants.
Section 101.312 | Authority of Senate Sergeant of Arms or Assistant Senate Sergeant of Arms.
Section 101.32 | Control of Assistants - Dismissal.
Section 101.33 | Temporary Officials.
Section 101.34 | Joint Legislative Ethics Committee - Fund.
Section 101.35 | Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review.
Section 101.351 | Goal of Rule Watch System.
Section 101.354 | Agency Inventories of Regulatory Restrictions and Report.
Section 101.355 | Regulatory Restriction Database and Website.
Section 101.36 | General Assembly Authority to Rescind Department of Health Orders or Rules.
Section 101.38 | Cystic Fibrosis Legislative Task Force.
Section 101.41 | Chairman of Committee Authorized to Subpoena Witnesses.
Section 101.43 | Punishment for Disobeying Subpoena or Refusing to Answer.
Section 101.45 | Fees of Sheriffs and Witnesses.
Section 101.46 | Chairman or Member of Committee May Administer Oaths.
Section 101.47 | Deposition on Complaint.
Section 101.51 | Printing of Legislative Document Definitions.
Section 101.52 | Responsibility for Printing.
Section 101.521 | Internal Printing.
Section 101.522 | Contracts With Private Printers.
Section 101.524 | Director of Administrative Services to Let Contract for Printing.
Section 101.53 | Format for Printing Bills.
Section 101.531 | Printing Pamphlet Laws and Session Laws Line Numbering.
Section 101.54 | Journals of General Assembly.
Section 101.541 | Appendix to House and Senate Journals.
Section 101.542 | Index of Journals and Appendix.
Section 101.543 | Printing and Binding of Daily and Final Journals.
Section 101.60 | General Assembly Identification Cards.
Section 101.62 | Expiration Date for Occupational Licensing Boards.
Section 101.63 | Review Hearings Regarding Occupational Licensing Boards.
Section 101.64 | Testimony From Common Sense Initiative Office.
Section 101.65 | Report of Findings and Recommendations.
Section 101.68 | Availability of Agency Reports.
Section 101.69 | Senate Miscellaneous Sales Fund - House Miscellaneous Sales Fund.
Section 101.691 | Excess or Surplus State Supplies Disposal by Director of Administrative Services.
Section 101.70 | Legislative Lobbying Definitions.
Section 101.71 | Prohibited Acts.
Section 101.711 | Contracts With Legislative Agents.
Section 101.72 | Contents of Initial Registration Statement.
Section 101.721 | Disqualification as Legislative Agent for Certain Offenses.
Section 101.73 | Statements of Expenditures.
Section 101.74 | Statement of Financial Transactions.
Section 101.75 | Filing Complaint With Joint Legislative Ethics Committee.
Section 101.76 | Efforts Excepted From Coverage.
Section 101.77 | Prohibition Against Contingent Fees.
Section 101.79 | Investigation of Violations.
Section 101.81 | Contempt of the General Assembly.
Section 101.82 | Sunset Review Committee Definitions.
Section 101.83 | Expiration Date of Agencies - Renewal.
Section 101.84 | Sunset Review Committee.
Section 101.85 | Schedule for Review of Agencies.
Section 101.86 | Evaluating Usefulness, Performance, and Effectiveness of Agency.
Section 101.87 | Report of Committee's Findings and Recommendations; Cooperation by Other Agencies.
Section 101.90 | Retirement System Lobbyists and Employers - Definitions.
Section 101.91 | Retirement System Lobbyists and Employers - Registration and Filing Requirements.
Section 101.92 | Retirement System Lobbyists and Employers - Registration Statements - Fee - Review.
Section 101.921 | Disqualification as Retirement System Lobbyist for Certain Offenses.
Section 101.96 | Retirement System Lobbyists and Employers - Scope of Regulations.
Section 101.97 | Retirement System Lobbyists and Employers - Conflicts of Interest.