Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 2963.13 (2026)

Confining fugitive pending demand for extradition

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October 1, 1953

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House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly

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If from the examination before the judge or magistrate it appears that the person held under section 2963.11 or 2963.12 of the Revised Code is the person charged with having committed the crime alleged and that he has fled from justice, the judge or magistrate must, by a warrant reciting the accusation, commit him to the county jail for such a time, not to exceed thirty days and specified in the warrant, as will enable the arrest of the accused to be made under a warrant of the governor on a requisition of the executive authority of the state having jurisdiction of the offense, unless the accused furnishes bail or until he is legally discharged.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 7 cases, 1982–2016 · leading case: State v. Hirsch, 717 N.E.2d 789 (Ohio Ct. App. 1st Dist. 1998).

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State v. Hirsch, 717 N.E.2d 789 (Ohio Ct. App. 1st Dist. 1998). · cites it 2× “He claims that pursuant to R.C. 2963.13 and 2963.15, a state has ninety days to process an extradition request after arresting an accused on a fugitive warrant.”

State v. Haynes, 456 N.E.2d 1279 (Ohio Ct. App. 8th Dist. 1982). · cites it 5× “12: “An arrest may be made by any peace officer or a private person without a war *122 rant upon reasonable information that the accused stands charged in the courts of any state with a crime punishable by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding one year.”

Bonds v. Dep't of Rehab. & Corr., 687 N.E.2d 300 (Ohio Ct. App. 10th Dist. 1996). · cites it 2× “Ninth, appellant cites R.C. 2963.13 as requiring the judge to commit the fugitive to the county jail pending extradition.”

State v. Scahel, 2016-Ohio-18. “See R.C. 2963.13 and 2963.14. In releasing the accused upon a bond pending preparation of a governor’s warrant for extradition, the court must specify a time for the accused’s appearance and surrender.”

Matlock v. Ohio Dep't of Liquor Control, 665 N.E.2d 771 (Ohio Ct. Cl. 1996). “Plaintiff was arrested and charged with knowingly attempting to cause physical harm upon an investigator of the Ohio Department of Liquor Control, a violation of R.C. 2963.13. *17 In examining plaintiffs cause of action, the court will first determine whether Agent Torrens is…”

State v. Adkins, 610 N.E.2d 1143 (Ohio Ct. App. 9th Dist. 1992). “” R.C. 2963.13 states in relevant part: “If * * * it appears that the person * * * is the person charged with having committed the crime alleged and that he has fled from justice, the judge or magistrate must * * * commit him to the county jail for such a time, not to exceed…”

State v. Wallace, 8 Ohio App. Unrep. 80 (Ohio Ct. App. 2d Dist. 1990). “In early January, 1989, Adkins again contacted the authorities in Maricopa County, Arizona, but this time he was told that Wallace had been released because, pursuant to Arizona law, which was apparently similar to R.C. 2963.13 and 2963.15, there was no authority to hold Wallace…”

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