Ohio Code § 2937.44
Ohio Code § 2937.44. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2937.44.
Recognizances substantially in the forms following are sufficient: The State of Ohio, __________ County, ss: Be it remembered, that on the _____ day of __________, in the year _____ E.F. and G.H. personally appeared before me, and jointly and severally acknowledged
themselves to owe the state of Ohio, the sum of __________ dollars, to be levied on their goods, chattels, lands, and tenements, if default
is made in the condition following, to wit: The condition of this recognizance is such that if the above bound E.F. personally
appears before the court of common pleas on the first day of the next term thereof,
then and there to answer a charge of (here name the offense with which the accused
is charged) and abide the judgment of the court and not depart without leave, then
this recognizance shall be void; otherwise it shall be and remain in full force and
virtue in law. Taken and acknowledged before me, on the day and year above written. The State of Ohio, __________ County, ss: Be it remembered, that on the __________ day of __________, in the year _____ E.F. and G.H. personally appeared before me and jointly and severally acknowledged
themselves to owe the state of Ohio, the sum of __________ dollars, to be levied on their goods, chattels, lands, and tenements, if default
is made in the condition following, to wit: The condition of this recognizance is such that if the above bound E.F. personally
appears before the court of common pleas on the first day of the next term thereof
then and there to give evidence on behalf of the state, touching such matters as shall
then and there be required of him, and not depart the court without leave, then this
recognizance shall be void, otherwise it shall remain in full force and virtue in
law. Taken and acknowledged before me, on the day and year above written. The State of Ohio, __________ County, ss: Be it remembered, that on the __________ day of __________, in the year of _____ E.F., and G.H. personally appeared before me, and jointly and severally acknowledged
themselves to owe the state of Ohio, the sum of __________ dollars, to be levied on their goods, chattels, lands, and tenements, if default
is made in the condition following, to wit: The condition of this recognizance is such that if the above bound E.F. personally
appears before the court of common pleas, on the first day of the next term thereof,
then and there to answer unto a complaint of C.D. that he has reason to fear, and
does fear, that the said E.F. will (here state the charge in the complaint), and abide
the order of the court thereon, and in the meantime to keep the peace and be of good
behavior toward the citizens of the state generally, and especially toward the said
C.D., then this recognizance shall be void; otherwise it shall be and remain in full
force and virtue in law. Taken and acknowledged before me, on the day and year above written.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2937.44
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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