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Ohio Rev. Code § 2933.241 (2026)

Return and inventory of property

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Effective:
October 14, 1963
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 418 - 105th General Assembly
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The officer taking property under a warrant for search shall give to the person from whom or from whose premises the property was taken a copy of the warrant and a receipt for the property taken or shall leave the copy and receipt at the place from which the property was taken. The return shall be made promptly and shall be accompanied by a written inventory of any property taken. The inventory shall be made in the presence of the applicant for the warrant and the person from whose possession or premises the property was taken, if they are present, or in the presence of at least one credible person other than the applicant for the warrant or the person from whose possession or premises the property was taken and shall be verified by the officer. The judge or magistrate shall upon request deliver a copy of the inventory to the person from whom or from whose premises the property was taken and to the applicant for the warrant.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1999–2024 · leading case: City of West Covina v. Perkins, 525 U.S. 234 (1999).
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City of West Covina v. Perkins, 525 U.S. 234 (1999). · cites it 2× “1987); Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2933.241 (1997); Ohio Rule Crim.”
State v. Martre, 2022 Ohio 639 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). “Appellant filed an appeal of this 2 R.C. 2933.241 governs procedure in taking property pursuant to a search warrant and requires “[t]he officer taking property under a warrant” to provide a copy of the warrant and a written inventory of property taken.”
State ex rel. Martre v. Reed, 2024 Ohio 1624 (Ohio 2024). · cites it 2× “2 January Term, 2024 unlawfully seized in that the warrant issued to search his cellphone was void due to alleged noncompliance with inventory procedures set forth in R.C. 2933.241. {¶ 6} In April 2021, Judge Reed issued a judgment entry granting the property motion subject to…”
State v. Thompson, 2019 Ohio 4835 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 4× “] The Trial Court erred and abused its discretion because the State failed to provide Lucie Thompson with the R.C. 2933.241 Inventory of Property. {¶22} “[7.”
State v. Griffin, 2014 Ohio 5659 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014). “R.C. 2933.241 and Crim.R. 41(D) govern those procedures.”
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