Ohio Code § 2939.031
Ohio Code § 2939.031. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2939.031.
When it appears to the judge impaneling a grand jury that the inquiry is likely to
be protracted, or upon direction of the judge, an additional or alternate juror shall
be selected in the same manner as the regular jurors in the inquiry are selected. The additional or alternate juror shall be sworn and seated near the jury, with
equal opportunity for seeing and hearing the proceedings, shall attend the inquiry
at all times and shall obey all orders and admonitions of the court or foreman. When the jurors are ordered kept together, the alternate juror shall be kept with
them. The additional or alternate juror shall be liable as a regular juror for failure
to attend the inquiry or to obey any order or admonition of the court or foreman. He shall receive the same compensation as other jurors, and except as provided in
this section shall be discharged upon the final submission of the bill to the foreman. If before the final submission of the bill to the jury, a juror dies or is discharged
by the judge or foreman due to incapacity, absence, or disqualification of such juror,
the additional or alternate juror, upon order of the judge or foreman, shall become
one of the jury and serve in all respects as though selected as an original juror
during the absence or incapacity of an original juror.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2939.031
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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