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Ohio Rev. Code § 2313.12 (2026)

Obligation to serve as juror

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Effective:
May 22, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 268 - 129th General Assembly
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It is the policy of this state that every qualified citizen has an obligation to serve on petit juries when summoned by the courts of this state unless the citizen is excused as provided in Chapter 2313. of the Revised Code.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1991–2021 · leading case: State v. Williams, 679 N.E.2d 646 (Ohio 1997).
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State v. Williams, 679 N.E.2d 646 (Ohio 1997). · cites it 2× “R.C. 2313.12 requires jury commissioners to keep a record of all proceedings before them or in their office, and of all persons exempted and the time and reasons for the exemptions.”
State v. Fulton, 566 N.E.2d 1195 (Ohio 1991). · cites it 2× “In addressing appellant’s statutory claim that potential grand jurors were improperly excluded, we find from the record that the Holmes County Jury Commissioners failed to properly maintain records of all proceedings before them, of all persons exempted, and of the time and…”
State v. Williams, 79 Ohio St. 3d 1 (1997). · cites it 2× “R.C. 2313.12 requires jury commissioners to keep a record of all proceedings before them or in their office, and of all persons exempted and the time and reasons for the exemptions.”
State v. Williams, 2021-Ohio-3491. “] The lower court clearly erred in allowing the prosecution to exercise peremptory strikes against prospective African- American jurors in violation of Appellant's rights under the Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution; Article I, Sections 1,…”
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