Section 2705.02 | Acts in contempt of court.

A new version of Section 2705.02 exists that takes effect January 1, 2025View New Version

• Effective: March 22, 2001
• Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly

A person guilty of any of the following acts may be punished as for a contempt:

(A) Disobedience of, or resistance to, a lawful writ, process, order, rule, judgment, or command of a court or officer;

(B) Misbehavior of an officer of the court in the performance of official duties, or in official transactions;

(C) A failure to obey a subpoena duly served, or a refusal to be sworn or to answer as a witness, when lawfully required;

(D) The rescue, or attempted rescue, of a person or of property in the custody of an officer by virtue of an order or process of court held by the officer;

(E) A failure upon the part of a person recognized to appear as a witness in a court to appear in compliance with the terms of the person's recognizance;

(F) A failure to comply with an order issued pursuant to section 3109.19 or 3111.81 of the Revised Code;

(G) A failure to obey a subpoena issued by the department of job and family services or a child support enforcement agency pursuant to section 5101.37 of the Revised Code;

(H) A willful failure to submit to genetic testing, or a willful failure to submit a child to genetic testing, as required by an order for genetic testing issued under section 3111.41 of the Revised Code.

Last updated September 25, 2023 at 4:48 PM

Available Versions of this Section

• March 22, 2001 – Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly
• January 1, 2025 – Amended by House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly