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...A surrender of a defendant to the sheriff of the county in which he was arrested, with a delivery of a certified copy of the bond of the bail, whether such surrender is made by the defendant himself or by his bail, discharges the bail. A surrender may be made before the return day of the summons in an action against the bail. The sheriff shall give to the bail a written acknowledgment of the surrender, and hold the d...

...For the purpose of surrendering the defendant, the bail may arrest him at any time or place before he is finally charged, or, by a written authority indorsed on a certified copy of the bond, may empower any person of suitable age and discretion to do so.

...The bail shall be exonerated by the death of the defendant, his imprisonment in a state prison, his legal discharge from the obligation to render himself amenable to the process of the court, or by his surrender to the sheriff of the county in which he was arrested in the execution of such process, within the time fixed in section 2713.21 of the Revised Code, or within such further time as the court in which the ac...

...If the defendant deposits money as provided by section 2713.09 of the Revised Code, on notice such as is required for giving and justifying it, bail may be given and justified any time before judgment. Thereupon the court in which the action is brought, on being satisfied that bail has been given and adjudged sufficient, shall direct that the money deposited be refunded to the defendant, and it must be refunded accor...

...Before or after judgment against the bail, if an appeal is commenced on the judgment against the principal in the suit in which their bond was taken, on motion the court may stay proceedings against such bail for a reasonable time, on their payment of all costs accrued against them. On such appeal, if the judgment against the principal is reversed, and he is discharged from such suit, the bail must be discharged from...

...A defendant who is arrested, on motion, at any time before judgment in the action, may apply to the court in which suit is brought, if in session, and, in vacation, to a judge thereof, or to any judge of a court of record of the state, to vacate the order of arrest or to reduce the amount of the bail. The court or judge shall allow him such time for preparation and the hearing of the motion as is just. Reasonable not...

...When the notice mentioned in section 2713.26 of the Revised Code is made upon affidavits on the part of the defendant, but not otherwise, the plaintiff may oppose it by affidavits or other evidence in addition to the evidence on which the order of arrest was made.

...A person who causes another to be committed to jail under sections 2713.01 to 2713.29, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall be liable in the first instance for the jail fees, and if required by the jailer must pay such fees weekly in advance. The fees so paid shall be a part of the costs of the case.

...The sheriff or jailer may discharge a person imprisoned on mesne or final process issued in a civil proceeding, when there is no money in his hands to pay for the sustenance of the prisoner, or he may detain such prisoner and hold the adverse party liable for such sustenance.

...5.091 of the Revised Code and related provisions of this chapter. (E) An attachment against the property, other than personal earnings, of a defendant that is in the possession of another person, may be accomplished after judgment has been obtained only pursuant to a garnishment proceeding under Chapter 2716. of the Revised Code.

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Probable cause to support the motion" means that it is likely that a plaintiff who files a motion for attachment pursuant to section 2715.03 of the Revised Code will obtain judgment against the defendant against whom the motion was filed that entitles the plaintiff to a money judgment that can be satisfied out of the property that is the subject of the motion. (B) "Levying officer" mea...

...A plaintiff in an action for the recovery of money, upon or at any time after the commencement of the action, may apply to the court by written motion for the attachment of property, other than personal earnings, of the defendant. The motion shall have attached to it the affidavit of the plaintiff, his agent, or attorney, which shall set forth all of the following: (A) The nature and amount of the plaintiff's claim...

...ness days after receipt of the notice provided pursuant to section 2715.041 of the Revised Code. The request may set forth the defendant's reasons for disputing the claim of the plaintiff who filed the motion for attachment of the property; however, neither the defendant's inclusion of nor his failure to include such reasons upon the request constitutes a waiver of any defense of the defendant or affects the defendan...

...The law of Ohio and the United States provides that certain benefit payments cannot be taken from you to pay a debt. Typical among the benefits that cannot be attached or executed on by a creditor are: (1) Workers' compensation benefits; (2) Unemployment compensation payments; (3) Cash assistance payments under the Ohio works first program; (4) Benefits and services under the prevention, retention, and contin...

...(A) If a motion for an order of attachment has been filed pursuant to section 2715.03 of the Revised Code, the court may issue an order of attachment without conducting a hearing if it finds all of the following: (1) The notice, motion, and affidavit have been served on the defendant against whom the motion for attachment was filed, as required by section 2715.041 of the Revised Code; (2) The defendant has not requ...

...(A) Upon the filing of the motion for an order of attachment pursuant to section 2715.03 of the Revised Code, the court shall cause the matter to be set for hearing within twenty days thereafter and the defendant shall be notified in accordance with section 2715.041 of the Revised Code. (B) If a hearing is requested in accordance with section 2715.04 of the Revised Code or if a continuance is granted in accordance w...

...An order of attachment issued by a court shall not be effective until the plaintiff that filed the motion for attachment files with the court a bond to the defendant against whom the motion was filed, executed by the plaintiff's surety, in an amount twice the approximate value of the property to be attached under the order, to the effect that, should judgment be issued against the plaintiff, the plaintiff will return...

...rve upon the defendant, in the manner provided by the Rules of Civil Procedure for service of process, a copy of the complaint and summons, if not previously served, a copy of the motion, affidavit, and order of attachment, and the following notice: "(Name and Address of the Court) (Case Caption) Case No. ________________________ NOTICE You are hereby notified that this court has issued an order in the above ...

...rder was issued in the same manner as provided in the Rules of Civil Procedure for the service of papers subsequent to original complaints.

...Orders of attachment may be issued to levying officers of different counties. Several of them, at the option of the plaintiff, may be issued at the same time or in succession. Only those which have been executed shall be taxed in the costs, unless otherwise directed by the court.

...The return day of the order of attachment shall be no later than twenty days after the order is issued.

...If there are several orders of attachment against the same defendant, they shall be executed in the order in which they were received by the levying officer.

...(A) The levying officer shall execute an order of attachment, after it has taken effect, without delay. He shall go to the place where the defendant's property is, and he or his agent shall make a true inventory and appraisement of all the property which shall be set forth in his or his agent's affidavit and returned with the order. When the property is real property, the officer shall leave a copy of the order wit...

...hat he appear in court and answer, as provided in section 2715.29 of the Revised Code. The person is the garnishee and the proceeding in relation to the garnishee is a garnishment proceeding. Any court of common pleas that issues an order of attachment has jurisdiction to serve process pursuant to this section upon a garnishee who does not reside within the jurisdiction of the court. Any county court or municipal cou...

...The levying officer shall deliver the property attached under section 2715.09 of the Revised Code to the person in whose possession it was found, upon the person's executing a bond to the plaintiff, with sufficient surety, to the effect that the parties to it are bound in the same amount as the bond filed by the plaintiff under section 2715.044 of the Revised Code, or if the plaintiff has not filed such a bond, in do...