Ohio Statutes
§ 2939.15 — Contempt proceedings against witness refusing to testify
Ohio § 2939.15
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Bluebook
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2939.15 (2026).
Text
If the court of common pleas determines that a witness before a grand jury is required to answer an interrogatory and such witness persists in his refusal, he shall be brought before the court, which shall proceed in a like manner as if such witness had been interrogated and refused to answer in open court.
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Legislative History
Effective: October 1, 1953 | Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Nearby Sections
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§ 2939.01
Grand jury definitions§ 2939.02
Grand jury selection and composition§ 2939.031
Additional or alternate jurors§ 2939.06
Oath or affirmation of grand jurors§ 2939.07
Charge of jurors by judge§ 2939.08
Grand jury duty after charge§ 2939.09
Clerk - minutes§ 2939.11
Official reporter§ 2939.13
Oath of witnesses§ 2939.14
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Ohio § 2939.15, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/oh/2939.15.