Ohio Code § 101.43
Ohio Code § 101.43. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 101.43.
Whoever willfully fails to appear in obedience to the subpoena provided for in sections 101.41 and 101.42 of the Revised Code , or appears and refuses to answer a question pertinent to the matter of inquiry,
or declines to produce a paper or record in his possession or control, is liable to
the penalties for contempt of the authority of the general assembly if the committee
is a joint committee, or of the proper house of the general assembly if the committee
is appointed by one house, and shall be dealt with by the general assembly, or such
house, according to parliamentary rules and usages in cases of contempt. The chairman of the committee before which such person fails to appear or refuses
to answer or produce a paper or record on its order shall report the facts to the
proper house, and on like order issue a warrant for the arrest and conveyance of the
witness before that house to answer for the contempt. The sergeant at arms or sheriff to whom such warrant is directed shall forthwith
execute it. Proceedings against a witness, or his punishment by the general assembly or either
house thereof, for contempt, shall not prevent or affect his indictment and punishment
for the same offense in a court of competent jurisdiction.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 101.43
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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