Effective: October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
If a person held in jail charged with an indictable offense is not indicted at the term of court at which he is held to answer, he shall be discharged unless:
(A) He was committed on such charge after the discharge of the grand jury.
(B) The transcript has not been filed.
(C) There is not sufficient time at such term of court to investigate said cause.
(D) The grand jury, for good cause, continues the hearing of said charge until the next term of court.
(E) It appears to the court of common pleas that a witness for the state has been enticed or kept away, detained, or prevented from attending court by sickness or unavoidable accident.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Section 2939.01 | Grand Jury Definitions.
Section 2939.02 | Grand Jury Selection and Composition.
Section 2939.03 | Grand Juror Drawing, Notification, Exemptions.
Section 2939.031 | Additional or Alternate Jurors.
Section 2939.04 | Compensation - Prohibition of Repeated Service in Same Term.
Section 2939.06 | Oath or Affirmation of Grand Jurors.
Section 2939.07 | Charge of Jurors by Judge.
Section 2939.08 | Grand Jury Duty After Charge.
Section 2939.09 | Clerk - Minutes.
Section 2939.10 | Prosecuting Attorney to Have Access to Grand Jury.
Section 2939.11 | Official Reporter.
Section 2939.12 | Clerk of Court to Issue Subpoenas for Witnesses.
Section 2939.121 | Employer May Not Penalize Employee for Being Subpoenaed Before Grand Jury.
Section 2939.13 | Oath of Witnesses.
Section 2939.14 | Witness Refusing to Testify.
Section 2939.15 | Contempt Proceedings Against Witness Refusing to Testify.
Section 2939.16 | Sickness, Death, Discharge, or Nonattendance of a Grand Juror.
Section 2939.17 | Summoning New Grand Jury - Immunity of Witnesses.
Section 2939.18 | Secrecy of Indictment.
Section 2939.19 | Testimony of Grand Juror.
Section 2939.20 | Concurrence by Twelve Grand Jurors for Indictment.
Section 2939.21 | Quarterly Visits to County Jail.
Section 2939.22 | Filing Indictments With Clerk of Court of Common Pleas.
Section 2939.23 | No Indictment to Be Reported.
Section 2939.24 | Discharge of Indicted Person When No Indictment Returned.
Section 2939.25 | Attendance of Witnesses at Foreign Grand Jury Proceedings Definitions.
Section 2939.26 | Compelling Witnesses to Attend by Foreign Courts.
Section 2939.27 | Certificate Specifying Number of Days Witness Will Be Required.
Section 2939.28 | Witness Not Subject to Arrest or the Service of Process.