Ohio Code § 2949.15

Ohio Code § 2949.15. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ 2949.15.

If a nonindigent person convicted of a felony fails to pay the costs of prosecution

pursuant to section 2949.14 of the Revised Code , the clerk of the court of common pleas shall forthwith issue to the sheriff of the

county in which the indictment was found, and to the sheriff of any other county in

which the person has property, executions against his property for fines and the costs

of prosecution, which shall be served and returned within ten days, with the proceedings

of such sheriff or the certification that there is no property upon which to levy,

indorsed thereon. When a levy is made upon property under such execution, a writ shall forthwith be

issued by the clerk for the sale thereof, and such sheriff shall sell the property

and make return thereof, and after paying the costs of conviction, execution, and

sale, pay the balance to the person authorized to receive it.

Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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  • Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2949.15
  • Jurisdiction: Ohio
  • Code: Ohio Revised Code
  • Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)

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