Ohio Code § 2938.13
Ohio Code § 2938.13. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2938.13.
In any case prosecuted for violation of a municipal ordinance the village solicitor
or city director of law, and for a statute, he or the prosecuting attorney, shall
present the case for the municipal corporation and the state respectively, but either
may delegate the responsibility to some other attorney in a proper case, or, if the
defendant be unrepresented by counsel may with leave of court, withdraw from the case. But the magistrate or judge shall not permit prosecution of any criminal case by
private attorney employed or retained by a complaining witness.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2938.13
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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