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...s of instruments of writing; (3) Issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses to give evidence in causes or matters pending before the judges, or for the purpose of taking depositions or perpetuating testimony; (4) Proceed against sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, and constables failing to make return, making false return, or failing to pay over money collected on execution issued by the judges; (5) Try acti...

...r to issue and sign all writs, process, subpoenas, and papers issuing out of the court, and to attach the seal of the court to them, and power to approve all bonds, sureties, recognizances, and undertakings fixed by any judge of the court or by law. The clerk shall file and safely keep all journals, records, books, and papers belonging or appertaining to the court, record its proceedings, perform all other duties tha...

...ts, you must produce them at the trial. Subpoenas for witnesses, if requested by a party, will be issued by the clerk. "If you admit the claim but desire time to pay, you may make such a request at the trial. If you believe you have a claim against the plaintiff, you must file a counterclaim with the court and must serve the plaintiff and all other parties with a copy of the counterclaim at least seven days prior t...

...If it appears that the instrument purporting to be a will is not entitled to admission to probate, the court shall enter an interlocutory order denying probate of the instrument, and shall continue the matter for further hearing. The court shall order that not less than ten days' notice of the further hearing be given by the applicant, the executor named in the instrument, the persons holding a power to nominate an e...

...(A)(1)(a) When a will has been admitted to probate by a probate court and another will of later date is presented to the same court for probate, notice of the will of later date shall be given to those persons required to be notified under section 2107.19 of the Revised Code, and to the fiduciaries and beneficiaries under the will of earlier date. The probate court may admit the will of later date to probate the same...

...The court, by order or rule, may require that any inventory filed by a guardian pursuant to section 2111.14 of the Revised Code be supported by evidence that the inventory is a true and accurate inventory of the estate of the ward of the guardian. The evidence may include, but is not limited to, prior income tax returns, bank statements, and social security records of the ward or other documents that are releva...

...(A) The probate court on its own motion may, and on motion of the executor or administrator shall, assign all claims against the estate that have been presented and any other known valid debts of the estate for hearing on a day certain. Upon the assignment, and in no case less than ten days before the date fixed for hearing or a longer period that the court may order, the executor or administrator shall cause w...

...The "interstate compact for juveniles" is hereby ratified, enacted into law, and entered into by the state of Ohio as a party to the compact with any other state that has legally joined in the compact as follows: INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR JUVENILES Article I -- Purpose The compacting states to this interstate compact for juveniles recognize that each state is responsible for the proper supervision or return of juveni...

...(A) Proceedings and records within the scope of a peer review committee of a health care entity shall be held in confidence and shall not be subject to discovery or introduction in evidence in any civil action against a health care entity or health care provider, including both individuals who provide health care and entities that provide health care, arising out of matters that are the subject of evaluation an...

...(A) Any person called as a juror for the trial of any cause shall be examined under oath or upon affirmation as to the person's qualifications. A person is qualified to serve as a juror if the person is eighteen years of age or older, is a resident of the county, and is an elector or would be an elector if the person were registered to vote, regardless of whether the person actually is registered to vote. (B)...

...Punishment for the acts of contempt specified in section 2317.20 of the Revised Code shall be as follows: When the witness fails to attend in obedience to a subpoena, the court or officer may fine him not more than fifty dollars; in other cases, not more than fifty dollars nor less than five dollars; or the court or officer may imprison such witness in the county jail, there to remain until he submits to be sworn, te...

...A fine imposed under section 2317.22 of the Revised Code by the court shall be paid into the county treasury; that imposed by an officer shall be for the use of the party for whom the witness was subpoenaed. The witness also shall be liable to the party injured for any damages occasioned by his failure to attend, or refusal to be sworn, to testify, or to give his deposition.

...A witness shall not be liable to be sued, in a county in which he does not reside, by being served with a summons in such county while going, returning or attending in obedience to a subpoena.

...In a proceeding under sections 2333.09 to 2333.27, inclusive, of the Revised Code, a party or witness may be compelled, by an order of the judge, or by a subpoena, to attend, before a judge or referee, to testify.

...The sheriff or other officer serving a writ or subpoena shall indorse thereon the number of miles to which each witness is entitled as provided by sections 2335.05 and 2335.06 of the Revised Code. Each judicial officer returning witnesses under recognizance to any court for the trial of criminal causes shall indorse on his transcript the number of miles to which each such witness is entitled.

...Each witness attending, under recognizance or subpoena issued by order of the prosecuting attorney or defendant, before the grand jury or the common pleas court, any division of the common pleas court, a county court, or a county-operated municipal court, in criminal causes, shall be allowed the same fees as provided by section 2335.06 of the Revised Code in civil causes, to be taxed in only one cause when ...

...The arbitral tribunal, or a party with the approval of the tribunal, may request from the court of common pleas assistance in taking evidence, including requests for foreign judicial assistance, and the court shall execute the request within its competence and according to its rules on taking evidence. A subpoena may be issued by the court as provided in the Rules of Civil Procedure, in which case witness compensatio...

...Except as stated in section 2743.63 of the Revised Code, the court of claims has the same powers to subpoena witnesses, require the production of evidence, and punish for contempt as the court of common pleas.

...Any witness subpoenaed or whose deposition is taken shall receive the same fees and mileage as witnesses are provided under section 119.094 of the Revised Code. The party at whose instance the witness appears or the deposition is taken shall pay the fees and mileage, except that the state may not pay the fees to its own employees.

...In addition to any applicable fees or costs set forth in sections 2746.01 and 2746.02 of the Revised Code or any other applicable provision of law, a court of common pleas shall tax as costs or otherwise require the payment of fees for the following services rendered or as compensation for the following persons or any other of the following fees that are applicable in a particular case: (A) The fees provided for in ...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Lawfully issued" means adopted, issued, or rendered in accordance with the United States constitution, the constitution of a state, and the applicable statutes, rules, regulations, and ordinances of the United States, a state, and the political subdivisions of a state. (2) "State" means a state of the United States, including without limitation, the state legislature, the highest c...

...(A) Unless the victim consents in writing, which may be executed at the time of the interview, the victim shall not be compelled to submit to an interview on any matter, including any charged criminal offense witnessed by the victim and that occurred on the same occasion as the offense against the victim or filed in the same indictment or information or consolidated for trial, that is conducted by the defendant, the ...

...(A)(1) A victim and victim's representative in a case, if applicable, have the right to be present, during any public proceeding, other than a grand jury proceeding. At any stage of the case at which the victim is present, the court shall permit the victim to be accompanied by an individual to provide support to the victim, a victim advocate and victim representative. The victim, victim's representative, and victim's...

...(A) A person whose wire, oral, or electronic communications are intercepted, disclosed, or intentionally used in violation of sections 2933.51 to 2933.66 of the Revised Code may bring a civil action to recover from the person or entity that engaged in the violation any relief that may be appropriate and that includes, but is not limited to, the following: (1) The preliminary and other equitable or declaratory relief...

...Before a witness is examined by the grand jury, an oath shall be administered to him by the foreman of the grand jury or by the judge of the court of common pleas or the clerk of the court of common pleas, truly to testify of such matters and things as may lawfully be inquired of before such jury. A certificate that the oath has been administered shall be indorsed on the subpoena of the witness or otherwise made by t...