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Ohio Rev. Code § 2947.231 (2026)

Pharmacy board investigative costs included in sentence

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If a business entity described in division (A)(2) or (3) of section 4729.541 of the Revised Code pleads guilty or no contest to or is found guilty of any criminal offense, the judge or magistrate shall include in the sentence any costs incurred by the state board of pharmacy in an investigation leading to the plea or conviction. Investigative costs include staff salaries, administrative costs, travel expenses, attorney's fees, and any other reasonable expense incurred by the board. The board shall set forth the costs the entity is required to pay in an itemized statement provided to the judge or magistrate.

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Cited in 127 cases (23 in the last 5 years), 2009–2026 · leading case: Lingo v. State, 2014 Ohio 1052 (Ohio 2014).
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Lingo v. State, 2014 Ohio 1052 (Ohio 2014). · cites it 8× “23(C), which became effective March 22, 2013, now provides: “The court retains jurisdiction to waive, suspend, or modify the payment of the costs of prosecution, including any costs under section 2947.”
State v. Copeland, 2016 Ohio 7797 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 6× “23(A)(1)(a) provides: “In all criminal cases, including violations of ordinances, the judge or magistrate shall include in the sentence the costs of prosecution, including any costs under section 2947.231 of the Revised Code, and render a judgment against the defendant for such…”
State v. Taylor, 2017 Ohio 9270 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 8× “23(A)(1)(a) (“In all criminal cases, including violations of ordinances, the judge or magistrate shall include in the sentence the costs of prosecution, including any costs under section 2947.231 of the Revised Code, and render a judgment against the defendant for such costs.”
State v. Davis (Slip Opinion), 2020 Ohio 309 (Ohio 2020). · cites it 2× “23(C) permits the trial court “to waive, suspend, or modify the payment of the costs of prosecution, including any costs under section 2947.231 of the Revised Code, at the time of sentencing or at any time thereafter.”
Dibert v. Carpenter, 2018 Ohio 1054 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 4× “{¶ 50} Subsequent amendments have not significantly altered the pertinent parts of R.”
State v. Kinley, 2020 Ohio 542 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 8× “23(A)(1)(a), which specifically states that “[i]n all criminal cases, including violations of ordinances, the judge or magistrate shall include in the sentence the costs of prosecution, including any costs under section 2947.231 of the Revised Code, and render a judgment against…”
State v. Braden (Slip Opinion), 2018 Ohio 5079 (Ohio 2018). · cites it 4× “23(C), which provides that “[t]he court retains jurisdiction to waive, suspend, or modify the payment of the costs of prosecution, including any costs under section 2947.231 of the Revised Code, at the time of sentencing or at any time thereafter.”
State v. Taylor (Slip Opinion), 2020 Ohio 3514 (Ohio 2020). · cites it 2× “23(A)(1)(a) reads: “In all criminal cases, including violations of ordinances, the judge or magistrate shall include in the sentence the costs of prosecution, including any costs under section 2947.231 of the Revised Code, and render a judgment against the defendant for such…”
State v. Rudd, 2016 Ohio 106 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “2947.23(A)(1)(a), judgment for costs and jury fees, provides “[i]n all criminal cases, including violations of ordinances, the judge or magistrate shall include in the sentence the costs of prosecution, including any costs under section 2947.”
State v. Clay, 2016 Ohio 424 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “23(A)(1)(a), which provides1: (a) In all criminal cases, including violations of ordinances, the judge or magistrate shall include in the sentence the costs of prosecution, including any costs under section 2947.231 of the Revised Code, and render a judgment against the…”
State v. Jones, 2020 Ohio 1273 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 4× “That section provides, in relevant part: In all criminal cases, including violations of ordinances, the judge or magistrate shall include in the sentence the costs of prosecution, including any costs under section 2947.”
State v. Smith, 2012 Ohio 781 (Ohio 2012). · cites it 2× “23(A)(1), which provides: *299 In all criminal cases, including violations of ordinances, the judge or magistrate shall include in the sentence the costs of prosecution, including any costs under section 2947.231 of the Revised Code, and render a judgment against the defendant…”
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