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Ohio Revised Code Title XXIII. Courts Common Pleas § 2317.22

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Punishment for the acts of contempt specified in section 2317.20 of the Revised Code 1 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, testifies, or gives his deposition.

1 Former RC 2317.20 repealed by 1970 H 1201, eff. 7-1-71; see now Civil Rule 45(F) for provisions analogous to former RC 2317.20.
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