Ohio Code § 753.16

Ohio Code § 753.16. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ 753.16.

(A) Any city or district having a workhouse may receive as inmates of the workhouse persons

sentenced or committed to it from counties other than the one in which the workhouse

is situated, upon the terms and during the length of time agreed upon by the boards

of county commissioners of those counties, or by the legislative authority of a municipal

corporation in those counties and the legislative authority of the city, or the board

of the district workhouse, or other authority having the management and control of

the workhouse.  Prisoners so received shall in all respects be and remain under the control of that

authority, and shall be subject to the rules and discipline of the workhouse to which

the other prisoners detained in the workhouse are subject. (B) Prior to the acceptance for housing into a jail or workhouse of persons who are designated

by the department of rehabilitation and correction, who plead guilty to or are convicted

of a felony of the fourth or fifth degree, and who satisfy the other requirements

listed in section 5120.161 of the Revised Code , the legislative authority of a municipal corporation having a jail or workhouse,

or the joint board managing and controlling a workhouse for the joint use of a municipal

corporation and a county shall enter into an agreement with the department of rehabilitation

and correction under section 5120.161 of the Revised Code for the housing in the jail or workhouse of persons who are designated by the department,

who plead guilty to or are convicted of a felony of the fourth or fifth degree, and

who satisfy the other requirements listed in that section, in exchange for a per diem

fee per person.  Persons incarcerated in the jail or workhouse pursuant to an agreement of that nature

shall be subject to supervision and control in the manner described in section 5120.161 of the Revised Code .  This division does not affect the authority of a court to directly sentence a person

who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a felony to the jail or workhouse in accordance

with section 2929.16 of the Revised Code . (C) Pursuant to section 2929.37 of the Revised Code , the board of county commissioners, the legislative authority of the municipal corporation,

or the board or other managing authority of the district workhouse may require a person

who was convicted of an offense and who is confined in the workhouse as provided in

division (A) of this section, to reimburse the county, municipal corporation, or district,

as the case may be, for its expenses incurred by reason of the person's confinement. (D) Notwithstanding any contrary provision in this section or section 2929.18 , 2929.28 , or 2929.37 of the Revised Code , the board of county commissioners, the legislative authority of a municipal corporation,

or the board or other managing authority of the district workhouse may establish a

policy that complies with section 2929.38 of the Revised Code and that requires any person who is not indigent and who is confined in the jail

or workhouse under division (A) or (B) of this section to pay a reception fee, a fee

for any medical treatment or service requested by and provided to that person, or

the fee for a random drug test assessed under division (E) of section 753.33 of the Revised Code . (E) If a person who has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to an offense is confined

in the workhouse as provided in division (A) of this section or is incarcerated in

the workhouse in the manner described in division (B) of this section, or if a person

who has been arrested for an offense, and who has been denied bail or has had bail

set and has not been released on bail is confined in the workhouse pending trial,

at the time of reception and at other times the person in charge of the operation

of the workhouse determines to be appropriate, the person in charge of the operation

of the workhouse may cause the convicted or accused offender to be examined and tested

for tuberculosis, HIV infection, hepatitis, including but not limited to hepatitis

A, B, and C, and other contagious diseases.  The person in charge of the operation of the workhouse may cause a convicted or

accused offender in the workhouse who refuses to be tested or treated for tuberculosis,

HIV infection, hepatitis, including but not limited to hepatitis A, B, and C, or another

contagious disease to be tested and treated involuntarily.

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

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  • Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 753.16
  • Jurisdiction: Ohio
  • Code: Ohio Revised Code
  • Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)

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