Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 2933.26 (2026)

Seized property to be kept by court

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When a warrant is executed by the seizure of property or things described therein, such property or things shall be kept by the judge, clerk, or magistrate to be used as evidence.

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Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1960–2024 · leading case: Miller v. Ohio State Hwy. Patrol, 2020-Ohio-3231.
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Miller v. Ohio State Hwy. Patrol, 2020-Ohio-3231. · cites it 4× “Miller asserts that R.C. 2933.26 and State v. Jacobs, 137 Ohio St.”
State v. Simpson, 2023-Ohio-3207, 224 N.E.3d 586. “Without speculating on the origin of this language in the search warrant, we note that R.C. 2933.26 requires that, “[w]hen a warrant is executed by the seizure of property or things described therein, such property or things shall be kept by the judge, clerk, or magistrate to be…”
State v. Johnson, 165 N.E.2d 814 (Ohio Ct. App. 1960). “Defendant’s third assignment of error claims the inadmissibility in evidence of exhibits one through six, inclusive, because they were in the possession of the police from the time of the respective offenses until the trial therefor, and he cites §2933.26 R. C., in support of…”
State ex rel. Gains v. Go Go Girls Cabaret, Inc., 932 N.E.2d 353 (Ohio Ct. App. 7th Dist. 2010). “See also R.C. 2933.26 (“When a warrant is executed by the seizure of property or things described therein, such property or things shall be kept by the judge, clerk, or magistrate to be used as evidence”).”
State v. Hagan, 2014-Ohio-4308. “” R.C. 2933.26. {¶17} At the preliminary hearing, the state advised the trial judge that Hagan had a pending case in the court of common pleas when she was stopped for this incident.”
State v. Moreno, 2017-Ohio-479, 85 N.E.3d 238. “41(D)(1); see also R.C. 2933.26 (property seized -7- to be kept by court) and R.”
Glass v. Delaware Cty. Sheriff's Off., 2024-Ohio-1301. “91-021, 1991 WL 576700 , Syllabus 5 (“Pursuant to R.C. 2933.26 and R.C. 2933.37, property seized by warrant shall be kept as evidence until the accused is tried or the claimant’s right to the property is otherwise ascertained by the court that issued the warrant.”
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