Effective: July 1, 1996
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 2 - 121st General Assembly
(A) No person, except a county sheriff or the deputies of a county sheriff, shall wear the badge, the standard uniform, or any distinctive part of the standard uniform prescribed for county sheriffs and their deputies by the county sheriffs' standard car-marking and uniform commission.
(B) No person, except a county sheriff or the deputies of a county sheriff, shall mark a motor vehicle in a manner similar to that prescribed for county sheriffs and their deputies by the county sheriffs' standard car-marking and uniform commission.
(C) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is guilty of a violation of section 2921.51 of the Revised Code. Whoever violates division (B) of this section is guilty of a violation of section 2913.441 of the Revised Code.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Section 311.01 | Election and Qualifications of Sheriff.
Section 311.03 | Absence, Sickness, or Other Disability.
Section 311.04 | Deputy Sheriffs.
Section 311.05 | Conduct of Deputies.
Section 311.06 | Location of Sheriff's Office.
Section 311.07 | General Powers and Duties of Sheriff.
Section 311.08 | Execution and Return of Process.
Section 311.09 | Indorsement on Writs.
Section 311.10 | Foreign Execution Docket.
Section 311.12 | Inspection of Books - Certified Copy of Entry - Fee.
Section 311.13 | Books to Be Delivered to Successor.
Section 311.14 | Moneys, Books, and Papers to Be Delivered to Successor.
Section 311.15 | Process, Goods, and Prisoners to Be Delivered to Successor.
Section 311.16 | Annual Report of Sheriff.
Section 311.171 | Fees for Sex Offender Registration and Notification.
Section 311.172 | Fees for Sexual Offender Registration.
Section 311.18 | Mileage Fees on Foreign Process.
Section 311.19 | Fees of Appraisers.
Section 311.20 | Allowance for Prisoners.
Section 311.21 | Fees in Cases Relating to Dower.
Section 311.22 | Service of Process.
Section 311.23 | Adjournment of Court.
Section 311.25 | County Sheriffs' Standard Car-Marking and Uniform Commission.
Section 311.26 | Organization of Commission.
Section 311.27 | Members Receive No Compensation.
Section 311.281 | Use of Sheriff's Uniform and Vehicle Markings Prohibited.
Section 311.29 | Contracts for Police Services.
Section 311.30 | Parking Enforcement Unit.
Section 311.31 | Voluntary Motor Vehicle Decal Registration Program.
Section 311.37 | Regulation of Transient Vendors.
Section 311.41 | Criminal Records Check and Incompetency Check of Applicant.
Section 311.42 | Sheriff's Concealed Handgun License Issuance Expense Fund.
Section 311.43 | Certification by a Chief Law Enforcement Officer.