Ohio Code § 2945.57
Ohio Code § 2945.57. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2945.57.
The number of witnesses who are expected to testify upon the subject of character
or reputation, for whom subpoenas are issued, shall be designated upon the praecipe
and, except in cases of murder in the first and second degree, manslaughter, rape,
assault with intent to commit rape, or selling intoxicating liquor to a person in
the habit of becoming intoxicated, shall not exceed ten upon each side, unless a deposit
of at least one per diem and mileage fee for each of such additional witnesses is
first made with the clerk of the court of common pleas. Not more than ten witnesses upon each side shall be permitted to testify upon the
question of character or reputation in a criminal cause unless their full per diem
and mileage fees have been deposited or paid by the party in whose behalf they are
sworn, and the clerk shall not issue a certificate for compensation to be paid out
of the county treasury to a witness who has testified upon the subject of character
or reputation, except as provided in this section.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2945.57
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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