Effective: October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Application for the writ of habeas corpus shall be by petition, signed and verified either by the party for whose relief it is intended, or by some person for him, and shall specify:
(A) That the person in whose behalf the application is made is imprisoned, or restrained of his liberty;
(B) The officer, or name of the person by whom the prisoner is so confined or restrained; or, if both are unknown or uncertain, such officer or person may be described by an assumed appellation and the person who is served with the writ is deemed the person intended;
(C) The place where the prisoner is so imprisoned or restrained, if known;
(D) A copy of the commitment or cause of detention of such person shall be exhibited, if it can be procured without impairing the efficiency of the remedy; or, if the imprisonment or detention is without legal authority, such fact must appear.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 27 | Courts-General Provisions-Special Remedies
Section 2725.01 | Persons Entitled to Writ of Habeas Corpus.
Section 2725.02 | Courts Authorized to Grant Writ.
Section 2725.03 | Jurisdiction for Production or Discharge of Inmate of Institution.
Section 2725.04 | Application for Writ.
Section 2725.05 | Writ Not Allowed.
Section 2725.06 | Writ Must Be Granted.
Section 2725.07 | Clerk Shall Issue Writ.
Section 2725.08 | Designation of Prisoner.
Section 2725.09 | Requisites of Writ.
Section 2725.10 | Form of Writ When Prisoner Not in Custody of an Officer.
Section 2725.11 | Service of Writ.
Section 2725.12 | Execution and Return of Writ.
Section 2725.13 | Return of Writ to Another Judge.
Section 2725.14 | Contents of the Return.
Section 2725.15 | Return Must Be Signed and Sworn To.
Section 2725.16 | Continuance of Cause.
Section 2725.17 | Discharge of Prisoner.
Section 2725.18 | Prisoner May Be Committed or Let to Bail.
Section 2725.19 | Mandatory Commitment for Capital Offense.
Section 2725.20 | Return as Evidence or Plea.
Section 2725.21 | Forfeiture by Clerk for Refusal to Issue Writ.
Section 2725.22 | Failure to Obey Writ.
Section 2725.23 | Persons at Large Upon Writ Not to Be Again Imprisoned.
Section 2725.24 | Prisoner Shall Not Be Removed From Custody of One Officer to Another.
Section 2725.26 | Record of Writs.