Ohio Code § 2705.02
Ohio Code § 2705.02. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2705.02.
A person guilty of any of the following acts may be punished as for a contempt: (A) Disobedience of, or resistance to, a lawful writ, process, order, rule, judgment,
or command of a court or officer; (B) Misbehavior of an officer of the court in the performance of official duties, or
in official transactions; (C) A failure to obey a subpoena duly served, or a refusal to be sworn or to answer as
a witness, when lawfully required; (D) The rescue, or attempted rescue, of a person or of property in the custody of an
officer by virtue of an order or process of court held by the officer; (E) A failure upon the part of a person recognized to appear as a witness in a court
to appear in compliance with the terms of the person's recognizance; (F) A failure to comply with an order issued pursuant to section 3109.19 or 3111.81 of the Revised Code ; (G) A failure to obey a subpoena issued by the department of job and family services,
the department of children and youth, or a child support enforcement agency pursuant
to section 5101.37 of the Revised Code ; (H) A willful failure to submit to genetic testing, or a willful failure to submit a
child to genetic testing, as required by an order for genetic testing issued under section 3111.41 of the Revised Code .
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2705.02
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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