Ohio § 2935.31 Hearing before magistrate in county of arrest

Ohio Statutes

§ 2935.31 — Hearing before magistrate in county of arrest

Ohio § 2935.31

Title 29Crimes-Procedure

Ch. 2935Arrest, Citation, and Disposition Alternatives

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2935.31 (2026).

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If an arrest is made in this state by an officer of another state under section2935.30of 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 await for a reasonable time the issuance of an extradition warrant by the governor of this state, or admit him to bail for such purposes. If the magistrate determines that the arrest was unlawful he shall discharge the person arrested.

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If an arrest is made in this state by an officer of another state under section2935.30of 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 await for a reasonable time the issuance of an extradition warrant by the governor of this state, or admit him to bail for such purposes. If the magistrate determines that the arrest was unlawful he shall discharge the person arrested.