Ohio Code § 2963.12
Ohio Code § 2963.12. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2963.12.
An arrest may be made by any peace officer or a private person without a warrant upon
reasonable information that the accused stands charged in the courts of any state
with a crime punishable by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding one year. When so arrested the accused must be taken before a judge or magistrate with all
practicable speed and complaint must be made against him under oath setting forth
the ground for the arrest, as provided in section 2963.11 of the Revised Code . Thereafter his answer shall be heard as if he had been arrested on a warrant.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2963.12
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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