Ohio Code § 1905.20
Ohio Code § 1905.20. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 1905.20.
(A) The mayor of a municipal corporation has, within the corporate limits, all the powers
conferred upon sheriffs to suppress disorder and keep the peace. (B) The mayor of a municipal corporation shall award and issue all writs and process
that are necessary to enforce the administration of justice throughout the municipal
corporation. The mayor shall subscribe his name and affix his official seal to all writs, process,
transcripts, and other official papers. A mayor's court magistrate, in hearing and determining prosecutions and criminal
causes that are within the scope of his authority under section 1905.05 of the Revised Code , has the same powers and duties as are granted to or imposed upon a mayor under this
division. (C) The mayor of a municipal corporation shall be disqualified in any criminal case in
which he was the arresting officer, assisted in the arrest, or was present at the
time of arrest, and shall not hear the case.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 1905.20
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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