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Ohio Rev. Code § 2949.09 (2026)

Execution for fine and costs of prosecution

✓ current as of May 2026
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Effective:
September 3, 1970
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 460 - 108th General Assembly
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When a judge or magistrate renders judgment for a fine, an execution may issue for such judgment and costs of prosecution, to be levied on the property, or in default thereof, upon the body of the defendant for nonpayment of the fine. The officer holding such writ may arrest such defendant in any county and commit him to the jail of the county in which such writ issued, until such fine is paid or secured to be paid or he is otherwise legally discharged.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2014–2025 · leading case: State v. Taylor, 2017 Ohio 9270 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017).
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State v. Taylor, 2017 Ohio 9270 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “’” State v. Jones, 11th Dist. Lake No. 2015-L-030, 2015-Ohio-2906 , quoting State v.”
State v. P.J.F., 2022 Ohio 4152 (Ohio 2022). “{¶ 11} As a general legal concept, “discharge” is defined as “[a]ny method by which a legal duty is extinguished,” such as “the payment of a debt or satisfaction of some other obligation.” Black’s Law Dictionary 581 (11th Ed.”
In re D.L.M., 2025 Ohio 988 (Ohio Ct. App. 2025). “70 and R.C. 2949.09, even when it has found the juvenile to be indigent and waived all other costs.”
State v. Roby, 2017 Ohio 7331 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). “4We note that neither party raised before the trial court R.C. 2949.09 as well as R.C. 2931.01, and the trial court did not rule on the same.”
State v. Strickland, 2014 Ohio 5622 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014). “14, 1999), citing R.C. 2949.09, et seq. Accordingly, this court, along with others, has held the denial of a postconviction motion to vacate court costs does not affect a substantial right and is not a final, appealable order.”
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