Ohio Code § 2725.12

Ohio Code § 2725.12. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ 2725.12.

The officer or person to whom a writ of habeas corpus is directed shall convey the

person imprisoned or detained, and named in the writ, before the judge granting the

writ, or, in case of his absence or disability, before some other judge of the same

court, on the day specified in the writ.  Said officer or person shall make due return of the writ, together with the day

and the cause of the caption and detention of such person, according to its command.

Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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  • Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2725.12
  • Jurisdiction: Ohio
  • Code: Ohio Revised Code
  • Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)

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