Ohio Code § 2949.06
Ohio Code § 2949.06. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2949.06.
If a person escapes after sentence and before confinement in a state correctional
institution or jail, the clerk of the trial court, upon application of the prosecuting
attorney or by order of the court, shall issue a warrant stating the conviction and
sentence and commanding the sheriff to pursue the person into any county of this state. The sheriff shall take into custody the person so escaping and shall make return
of the warrant to the court if it is in session, and if it is not in session he shall
commit the accused to the jail of the county and bring him before the court at the
next session of the court. The court shall set aside the former sentence and again pronounce judgment upon
the verdict.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2949.06
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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