Ohio Statutes
§ 5924.96 — Releasing prisoner without proper authority
Ohio § 5924.96
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Bluebook
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5924.96 (2026).
Text
Any person subject to this code who, without proper authority, releases any prisoner committed to the person's charge or who through neglect or design suffers any prisoner committed to the person's charge to escape shall be punished as a court-martial may direct, whether or not the prisoner was committed in strict compliance with law.
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Legislative History
Effective: September 28, 2012 | Latest Legislation: House Bill 490 - 129th General Assembly
Nearby Sections
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§ 5924.01
Code of military justice definitions§ 5924.02
Persons subject to code§ 5924.05
Territorial applicability§ 5924.07
Apprehension§ 5924.08
Authority to apprehend deserters§ 5924.09
Arrest or confinement§ 5924.10
Confinement§ 5924.103
Captured or abandoned property§ 5924.107
False official statements§ 5924.11
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