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Ohio Rev. Code § 2933.27 (2026)

Keeping of seized property until trial

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Effective:
October 1, 1953
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House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
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If, upon examination, the judge or magistrate is satisfied that the offense charged with reference to the things seized under a search warrant has been committed, he shall keep such things or deliver them to the sheriff of the county, to be kept until the accused is tried or the claimant's right is otherwise ascertained.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2017–2026 · leading case: State v. Pitts, 2020-Ohio-2655.
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State v. Pitts, 2020-Ohio-2655. · cites it 5× “{¶ 5} Before the trial, appellant filed several motions, including a motion pursuant to R.C. 2933.27 to have certain seized items returned, a motion for disclosure of confidential informants, a motion for an order requiring the alleged informant to submit to an “in camera”…”
State v. Pitts, 2023-Ohio-2005, 217 N.E.3d 933. · cites it 2× “CR17-2414, Pitts filed a “Motion Invoking Revised Code of Ohio § 2933.27,” in which he sought, inter alia, the return of certain seized items.”
State v. Moreno, 2017-Ohio-479, 85 N.E.3d 238. “26 (property seized -7- to be kept by court) and R.C. 2933.27 (disposition of seized property before trial).”
State v. Pitts, 2026-Ohio-292. “Pitts opposed the motion claiming that in this court’s 2020 decision, we misstated that he requested the return of his property under R.C. 2933.27 and that the trial court’s bias towards the detectives in the case evidence failures at both the appellate and trial court level and…”
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