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Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.43 (2026)

Charges against adults; defendant bound over to grand jury

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December 31, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
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In cases against an adult under sections 2151.01 to 2151.54 of the Revised Code, any person may file an affidavit with the clerk of the juvenile court setting forth briefly, in plain and ordinary language, the charges against the accused who shall be tried thereon. When the child is a recipient of aid pursuant to Chapter 5107. of the Revised Code, the county department of job and family services shall file charges against any person who fails to provide support to a child in violation of section 2919.21 of the Revised Code, unless the department files charges under section 3113.06 of the Revised Code, or unless charges of nonsupport are filed by a relative or guardian of the child, or unless action to enforce support is brought under Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code.

In such prosecution an indictment by the grand jury or information by the prosecuting attorney shall not be required. The clerk shall issue a warrant for the arrest of the accused, who, when arrested, shall be taken before the juvenile judge and tried according to such sections.

The affidavit may be amended at any time before or during the trial.

The judge may bind such adult over to the grand jury, where the act complained of constitutes a felony.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1959–2024 · leading case: In re K.L., 2021 Ohio 3080 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021).
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In re K.L., 2021 Ohio 3080 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021). “) The Court considered all relevant factors of R.C. 2151.43 in determining best interest of K.”
State v. Walker, 161 N.E.2d 521 (Ohio Ct. App. 1959). · cites it 4× “12, Revised Code, in the chapter on general criminal procedure has no application to the criminal procedure for trial of accused under Section 2151.43 et seq., Revised Code, in the chapter on Juvenile Court (Procedure in Adult Cases).”
Anderson v. Anderson, 212 N.E.2d 643 (Ohio Ct. App. 1965). · cites it 2× “# * # Section 2151.43 of the Revised Code provides in part: “In cases against an adult * * * any person may file an affidavit with the clerk * * * setting forth * * * the charges against the accused who shall be tried thereon.”
In re Crim. Complaint & Application for Arrest Warrant (Conn. 2024). “Code § 11-16 - 06 (2012) (permitting party to file affidavit in district court alleging that prosecutor refused or neglected to perform duties to bring prosecution); Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2151.43 (West Supp.”
In re Crim. Complaint & Application for Arrest Warrant, 350 Conn. 633 (Conn. 2024). “Code § 11-16 - 06 (2012) (permitting party to file affidavit in district court alleging that prosecutor refused or neglected to perform duties to bring prosecution); Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2151.43 (West Supp.”
In re K.L., 2021 Ohio 3079 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021). “) The Court considered all relevant factors of R.C. 2151.43 in determining best interest of K.”
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