Ohio Code § 101.42
Ohio Code § 101.42. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 101.42.
If the subpoena referred to in section 101.41 of the Revised Code is issued by a joint committee or a subcommittee thereof, it may be delivered to
the sergeant at arms of either house as the chairman determines; if it is issued
by a committee of one house, or a subcommittee of such committee, it shall be directed
to the sergeant at arms of such house; but in either case it may be directed to the
sheriff of any county. The officer to whom such subpoena is directed, or his assistant or deputy, shall
serve and return it to the chairman issuing it, as subpoenas issued by courts of record
are served and returned. The subpoena shall be substantially in the following form: The State of Ohio __________ County, ss.: To the sergeant at arms of the __________, or the sheriff of the county of __________ (as the case may be): By authority of the (insert, general assembly, senate, or house of representatives,
as the case may be) of the state of Ohio, you are hereby commanded to summon __________, of __________, to appear before the __________ committee of the said __________, at _____ on the _____ day of __________, A.D. _____, at the hours of __________; then and there to testify concerning matters of inquiry committed to such committee,
and not to depart without leave of such committee. Of this writ make due return with your proceedings in this behalf indorsed thereon. Witness my hand this _____ day of _____, A.D. ___ __________ Chairman.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 101.42
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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