Ohio Code § 1901.43
Ohio Code § 1901.43. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 1901.43.
(A) If a sheriff or chief of police has not taken, or caused to be taken, a person's
or child's fingerprints in accordance with division (A)(1) of section 109.60 of the Revised Code with respect to a crime or act set forth in that division by the time of the arraignment
or first appearance of the person or child with respect to that crime or act, the
municipal court shall order the person or child to appear before the sheriff or chief
of police within twenty-four hours of the arraignment or first appearance to have
the person's or child's fingerprints taken as provided in division (A)(2) of section 109.60 of the Revised Code . (B) If the municipal court has jurisdiction over a case involving a person or child
with respect to whom division (A)(1) or (2) of section 109.60 of the Revised Code
requires a sheriff or chief of police to take the person's or child's fingerprints,
the municipal court shall inquire at the time of the person's or child's sentencing
or adjudication for the crime or act for which the fingerprints were required to be
taken whether or not the person or child has been fingerprinted pursuant to division
(A)(1) or (2) of section 109.60 of the Revised Code for the original arrest or court
appearance upon which the sentence or adjudication is based. If a person or child was not fingerprinted for the original arrest or court appearance,
the municipal court shall order the person or child to appear before the sheriff or
chief of police within twenty-four hours to have the person's or child's fingerprints
taken as provided in division (A)(3) of section 109.60 of the Revised Code .
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 1901.43
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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