Effective: October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
No person to whom a writ of habeas corpus is directed shall neglect or refuse to obey or make return of it according to the command thereof, or make a false return, or upon demand made by the prisoner, or by any person on his behalf, refuse to deliver to the person demanding, within six hours after demand therefor, a true copy of the warrant of commitment and detainer of the prisoner.
Whoever violates this section shall forfeit to the party aggrieved two hundred dollars for a first offense; for a second offense such person shall forfeit four hundred dollars, and, if an officer, shall be incapable of holding his office.
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.