Effective: March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly
A person guilty of any of the following acts may be punished as for a contempt:
(A) Disobedience of, or resistance to, a lawful writ, process, order, rule, judgment, or command of a court or officer;
(B) Misbehavior of an officer of the court in the performance of official duties, or in official transactions;
(C) A failure to obey a subpoena duly served, or a refusal to be sworn or to answer as a witness, when lawfully required;
(D) The rescue, or attempted rescue, of a person or of property in the custody of an officer by virtue of an order or process of court held by the officer;
(E) A failure upon the part of a person recognized to appear as a witness in a court to appear in compliance with the terms of the person's recognizance;
(F) A failure to comply with an order issued pursuant to section 3109.19 or 3111.81 of the Revised Code;
(G) A failure to obey a subpoena issued by the department of job and family services or a child support enforcement agency pursuant to section 5101.37 of the Revised Code;
(H) A willful failure to submit to genetic testing, or a willful failure to submit a child to genetic testing, as required by an order for genetic testing issued under section 3111.41 of the Revised Code.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 27 | Courts-General Provisions-Special Remedies
Chapter 2705 | Contempt of Court
Section 2705.01 | Summary Punishment for Contempt.
Section 2705.02 | Acts in Contempt of Court.
Section 2705.04 | Right of Accused to Bail.
Section 2705.05 | Hearings for Contempt Proceedings.
Section 2705.06 | Imprisonment Until Order Obeyed.
Section 2705.07 | Proceedings When Party Released on Bail Fails to Appear.
Section 2705.08 | Release of Prisoner Committed for Contempt.