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...If the person arrested is unable to offer sufficient bail or, if the offense charged be a felony, he shall, prior to being confined or removed from the county of arrest, as the case may be, be speedily permitted facilities to communicate with an attorney at law of his own choice, or to communicate with at least one relative or other person for the purpose of obtaining counsel (or in cases of misdemeanors or ordinance...

...Amount of bail, and nature of security therefor in misdemeanor cases may be set by a schedule fixed by the court or magistrate, or it may be endorsed on the warrant by the magistrate or clerk of the issuing court. If the amount be not endorsed on the warrant, the schedule set by the court or magistrate before whom bail is taken shall prevail. All recognizances taken, or cash received shall be promptly transmitted to ...

...When it comes to the attention of any judge or magistrate that a prisoner is being held in any jail or place of custody in his jurisdiction without commitment from a court or magistrate, he shall forthwith, by summary process, require the officer or person in charge of such jail or place of custody to disclose to such court or magistrate, in writing, whether or not he holds the person described or identified in the ...

... (A) An affidavit in either of the following forms is sufficient: (1) "State of Ohio, ___________________________ County, ss: Before me, A.B., personally came C.D., who being duly sworn according to law deposes and says that on or about the day of ___________, _____, at the county of __________ one E.F. (here describe the offense as nearly according to the nature thereof as the case will admit, in ordinary conc...

... A warrant, summons, or notice of a peace officer shall either contain a copy of the affidavit or recite the substance of the accusation. A warrant shall be directed to a specific officer or to a department designated by its chief, and shall command such officer or member of department to take the accused and bring the accused forthwith before the magistrate or court issuing such warrant to be dealt with according to...

...An affidavit in the form following is sufficient: "The State of Ohio, ____________________ County, ss: Before me, A.B., personally came C.D., who being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that on or about the ________________ day of ___________________, ____ at the county of ____________________, one E.F. (here describe the offense committed as nearly according to the nature thereof as the case will admi...

...After the arrest, detention, or any other taking into custody of a person, with or without a warrant, such person shall be permitted forthwith facilities to communicate with an attorney at law of his choice who is entitled to practice in the courts of this state, or to communicate with any other person of his choice for the purpose of obtaining counsel. Such communication may be made by a reasonable number of telepho...

...When the offense charged is a misdemeanor, the magistrate or court, before issuing the warrant, may require the complainant, or if the magistrate considers the complainant irresponsible, may require that said complainant procure a person to be liable for the costs if the complaint is dismissed, and the complainant or other person shall acknowledge himself so liable, and such court or magistrate shall enter such ackno...

...After a felony has been committed, and before any arrest has been made, the prosecuting attorney of the county, or any judge or magistrate, may cause subpoenas to issue, returnable before any court or magistrate, for any person to give information concerning such felony. The subpoenas shall require the witness to appear forthwith. Before such witness is required to give any information, he must be informed of the pur...

...A judge of a court of record may, by an endorsement under his hand upon a warrant of arrest, authorize the service thereof by telegraph, teletype, wire photo, or other means whereby a written or facsimile copy may be transmitted, and thereafter a copy of such warrant may be sent by any such means to any law enforcement officer. Such copy is effectual in the hands of any law enforcement officer and he shall proceed in...

...Sections 2935.02 to 2935.24, inclusive, of the Revised Code do not affect or modify the power of arrest vested by law in other persons or officers than those named in section 2935.03 of the Revised Code.

... (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Revised Code, when a law enforcement officer is otherwise authorized to arrest a person for the commission of a minor misdemeanor, the officer shall not arrest the person, but shall issue a citation, unless one of the following applies: (1) The offender requires medical care or is unable to provide for the offender's own safety. (2) The offender cannot or will not o...

... (A)(1) If a law enforcement officer issues a citation to a person pursuant to section 2935.26 of the Revised Code and if the minor misdemeanor offense for which the citation is issued is an act prohibited by Chapter 4511., 4513., or 4549. of the Revised Code or an act prohibited by any municipal ordinance that is substantially similar to any section contained in Chapter 4511., 4513., or 4549. of the Revised Code, th...

...(A) As used in this section, "motor vehicle" has the same meaning as in section 4501.01 of the Revised Code. (B) If damage is caused to real property by the operation of a motor vehicle in, or during the, violation of any section of the Revised Code or of any municipal ordinance, the law enforcement agency that investigates the case, upon request of the real property owner, shall provide the owner with the names of ...

...As used in sections 2935.30 and 2935.31 of the Revised Code: (A) "Fresh pursuit" includes fresh pursuit as defined by the common law, and also the pursuit of a person who has committed a felony or who is reasonably suspected of having committed a felony. It includes the pursuit of a person suspected of having committed a supposed felony, though no felony has actually been committed, if there is reasonable ground for...

...Any member of an organized state, county, or municipal peace unit of another state of the United States who enters this state in fresh pursuit, and continues within this state in such fresh pursuit, of a person in order to arrest him on the ground that he is believed to have committed a felony in such other state has the same authority to arrest and hold such person in custody as has any member of any organized state...

...If an arrest is made in this state by an officer of another state under section 2935.30 of the Revised Code, he shall without unnecessary delay take the person arrested before a magistrate of the county in which the arrest was made, who shall conduct a hearing for the purpose of determining the lawfulness of the arrest. If the magistrate determines that the arrest was lawful be shall commit the person arrested to awa...

...The board of county commissioners or the prosecuting attorney of any county, with the consent of the court of common pleas, may contract with any company engaged in broadcasting by radio, for the purpose of immediate broadcasting of information concerning any violent felony, when the perpetrator thereof has escaped. The sheriff and heads of police departments, immediately upon the commission of any such felony and th...

... (A) If a person charged with a misdemeanor is taken before a judge of a court of record and if it appears to the judge that the person has alcoholism or is experiencing acute alcohol intoxication and that the person would benefit from services provided by a community addiction services provider, the judge may place the person temporarily with a community addiction services provider in the area in which the court has...

... (A) The prosecuting attorney may establish pre-trial diversion programs for adults who are accused of committing criminal offenses and whom the prosecuting attorney believes probably will not offend again. The prosecuting attorney may require, as a condition of an accused's participation in the program, the accused to pay a reasonable fee for supervision services that include, but are not limited to, monitoring and ...

...The definition of "magistrate" set forth in section 2931.01 of the Revised Code, and the definitions of "peace officer," "prosecutor," and "offense" set forth in section 2935.01 of the Revised Code apply to Chapter 2937. of the Revised Code.

... (A) Unless the court orders the defendant detained pursuant to section 2937.222 of the Revised Code or other applicable law, the court shall release the defendant on the least restrictive conditions that, in the discretion of the court, will reasonably assure the defendant's appearance in court, the protection or safety of any person or the community, and that the defendant will not obstruct the criminal justice pro...

... (A) When, after arrest, the accused is taken before a court or magistrate, or when the accused appears pursuant to terms of summons or notice, the affidavit or complaint being first filed, the court or magistrate shall, before proceeding further: (1) Inform the accused of the nature of the charge and the identity of the complainant and permit the accused or counsel for the accused to see and read the affidavit or ...

...After the announcement, as provided by section 2937.02 of the Revised Code, the accused shall be arraigned by the magistrate, clerk, or prosecutor of the court reading the affidavit or complaint, or reading its substance, omitting purely formal parts, to the accused unless the reading of the affidavit or complaint is waived. The judge or magistrate shall then inquire of the accused whether the accused understands th...

...If accused does not desire counsel or, having engaged counsel, appears at the end of granted continuance, he may then raise, by motion to dismiss the affidavit or complaint, any exception thereto which could be asserted against an indictment or information by motion to quash, plea in abatement, or demurrer. Such motion may be made orally and ruled upon by the court or magistrate at the time of presentation, with minu...

...(A) A mutual state bank's articles of incorporation shall contain all of the following: (1) The name of the bank; (2) The place in this state where the bank's principal place of business is to be located; (3) The purpose or purposes for which the bank is formed. (B) The articles of incorporation may also set forth any lawful provision for the purpose of defining, limiting, or regulating the exercise of the author...

...(A)(1) The code of regulations of a mutual state bank may provide for the amendment of its articles of incorporation or code of regulations, or the adoption of amended articles of incorporation or code of regulations, at any meeting of the members for which notice has been properly given in accordance with section 1114.12 of the Revised Code. The amendment or amended articles of incorporation or code of regulations s...

... (A) As used in this section: (1) "Acquire" or "acquisition" means any of the following transactions or actions: (a) A merger or consolidation with, or purchase of assets from, a bank holding company that has acquired an Ohio bank; (b) The acquisition of the direct or indirect ownership or control of voting shares of an Ohio bank if, after the acquisition, the acquiring bank holding company will directly or ind...

...(A) Any person, singly or jointly with others, may, with the approval of the superintendent of financial institutions, incorporate an interim bank for the purpose of facilitating the creation of a bank holding company, the acquisition of or transaction with an existing bank, savings association, or savings bank, or any other transaction the superintendent may approve. Prior to commencing business, an interim bank sha...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Applicant" means the person or persons seeking a shelf charter under this section. (2) "Control" has the same meaning as in section 1115.06 of the Revised Code and any rules adopted under that section. (3) "Shelf charter" means the preliminary conditional approval of a charter. (B) The superintendent of financial institutions may, at the superintendent's sole discretion, grant a ...

...(A) A mutual state bank may, with the approval of the superintendent of financial institutions, reorganize to become a mutual holding company, in one of the following manners: (1) By organizing one or more subsidiary stock state banks, one or more of which may be an interim stock state bank, the ownership of which shall be evidenced by shares of stock to be owned by the reorganizing mutual state bank and by transfer...

...Subject to all necessary regulatory notices or approvals, a mutual holding company organized under this chapter may do all of the following: (A) Acquire a bank organized in mutual or stock form by merger of such bank with the subsidiary stock state bank, interim subsidiary stock bank, or subsidiary stock holding company of the mutual holding company; (B) Merge with or acquire another holding company provided that s...

...(A) A bank with its principal place of business in this state proposing to establish a banking office shall submit an application to the superintendent of financial institutions. The superintendent shall determine whether to accept an application for processing within ten business days after receiving the application. The superintendent shall approve or disapprove the application within sixty days after accepting it ...

...(A)(1) Except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section, each foreign bank licensed to operate a representative office, agency, or branch in this state shall do all of the following: (a) Maintain in this state all of each licensed representative office's, agency's, or branch's records. (b) Segregate each licensed representative office's, agency's, or branch's records from all of the foreign bank's and its affi...

...(A) Each foreign bank licensed under this chapter shall file with the superintendent of financial institutions any reports the superintendent may prescribe in the form and manner and containing the information the superintendent prescribes. (B) When the superintendent requires banks and trust companies to report their income and condition in accordance with section 1121.21 of the Revised Code, the superintendent sha...

...(A) Notwithstanding any provisions of the Revised Code, except as provided in division (E) of this section, the superintendent of financial institutions shall, by rule, grant state banks and trust companies doing business under authority granted by the superintendent any right, power, privilege, or benefit possessed, by virtue of statute, rule, regulation, interpretation, or judicial decision, by any of the following...

...(A) The superintendent of financial institutions may prescribe the manner and form of keeping the books and accounts of state banks, so the books and accounts may be as nearly uniform as circumstances permit. (B) Any person that, by contract or otherwise, performs services for a state bank or trust company or a representative office, agency, or branch licensed under Chapter 1119. of the Revised Code, whether on or o...

...Each bank and trust company shall report its condition and income to the division of financial institutions at the times, in the form, and including the information the superintendent of financial institutions prescribes.

...(A) If a state bank is undercapitalized, the superintendent of financial institutions shall notify the bank of the fact of the undercapitalization. The superintendent may require the bank to submit a written capital restoration plan to the superintendent within forty-five days after the bank receives that notice, unless the superintendent authorizes in writing a longer period of time. (B) A capital restoration plan ...

...There is hereby created the treasurer of state's contingent fund, which shall not be a part of the state treasury. Money received by the treasurer of state that is provisional in nature or the disposition of which cannot be determined immediately shall, in accordance with rules adopted by the treasurer of state, be credited to this fund until a determination is made as to the final disposition of the money. The treas...

... No money shall be paid out of the state treasury or transferred elsewhere except as ordered by the director of budget and management. No money shall be paid out of a custodial fund of the treasurer of state except as ordered by the officer authorized by law to pay money out of the fund. The treasurer of state shall adopt rules prescribing the form and manner in which money may be paid out of the state treasury or...

... (A) A designated beneficiary, or a trustee or guardian of a designated beneficiary who lacks capacity to enter into an agreement, may apply, on forms prescribed by the treasurer of state, to open a program account. A beneficiary may have only one ABLE account. The treasurer of state may impose a nonrefundable application fee. The application shall require the applicant to provide the following information: (1) The...

...As used in sections 113.70 to 113.77 of the Revised Code: (A) "Expenditure" means a payment, distribution, loan, advance, reimbursement, deposit, or gift of money from a state entity to any supplier. (B) "Political subdivision" means a county, city, village, public library, township, park district, school district, regional water and sewer district, or regional transit authority. (C) "Public library" means a li...

... (A) The auditor of state shall audit all public offices as provided in this chapter. The auditor of state also may audit the specific funds or accounts of private institutions, associations, boards, and corporations into which has been placed or deposited public money from a public office and may require of them annual reports in such form as the auditor of state prescribes. The auditor of state may audit some or al...

... (A)(1) The auditor of state shall establish and maintain a system for the reporting of fraud, including misuse and misappropriation of public money, by any public office or public official. The system shall allow Ohio residents and the employees of any public office to make anonymous complaints through a toll-free telephone number, the auditor of state's web site, or the United States mail to the auditor of state's ...

...If the department of transportation, a county, a township, or a municipal corporation proposes a joint force account project with one or more other entities, the controlling force account limit shall be the higher limit that applies between the participating entities. The participating entities shall not aggregate their respective force account limits, and the share of each participating entity shall not exceed its r...

...Before the head of a state agency leaves office, he shall prepare, in the form prescribed by the auditor of state, a letter of representation for his successor in office. The letter shall contain an inventory of all properties, supplies, furniture, credits, and moneys, and any other thing belonging to the state, which it is the duty of such official to turn over to his successor in office or pay into the state treasu...

... (A) Before a county treasurer or fiscal officer leaves office, the county treasurer or fiscal officer shall prepare a certificate of transition, in the form and substance prescribed by the auditor of state, for the successor county treasurer or fiscal officer. For a county auditor, the certificate shall contain an inventory of items delivered in accordance with section 319.27 of the Revised Code and other informatio...

...A municipal corporation, county, or township may undergo a fiscal watch review to determine whether it is approaching a state of fiscal emergency. A fiscal watch review shall be initiated by a written request to the auditor of state from the mayor of the municipal corporation, or the presiding officer of the legislative authority of the municipal corporation when authorized by a majority of the members of the legisla...

...(A)(1) Within one hundred twenty days after the first meeting of the commission, the mayor of the municipal corporation or the board of county commissioners or board of township trustees shall submit to the commission a detailed financial plan, as approved or amended and approved by ordinance or resolution of the legislative authority, containing the following: (a) Actions to be taken by the municipal corporation, c...