Effective: October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
In case of confinement, imprisonment, or detention by a person not an officer, the writ of habeas corpus shall be in the following form:
The State of Ohio,___________________County, ss.:
To the sheriff of our several counties, greeting:
We command you that the body of ______________ of _______________, by _______________, of _______________, imprisoned and restrained of his liberty, as it is said, you take and have before ______________, a judge of our _________________court, or, in case of his absence or disability, before some other judge of the same court, at ______________, forthwith to do and receive what our said judge shall then and there consider __________ concerning him in his behalf; and summon the said _________________ then and there to appear before our said judge, to show the cause of the taking and detention of the said _________________________
(Seal) Witness ______________, at _____________, this __________day of ________________, in the year ___________
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.