Ohio Code § 753.19
Ohio Code § 753.19. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 753.19.
(A) If a person who was convicted of or pleaded guilty to an offense or was indicted
or otherwise charged with the commission of an offense escapes from a jail or workhouse
of a municipal corporation or otherwise escapes from the custody of a municipal corporation,
the chief of police or other chief law enforcement officer of that municipal corporation
immediately after the escape shall report the escape, by telephone and in writing,
to all local law enforcement agencies with jurisdiction over the place where the person
escaped from custody, to the state highway patrol, to the department of rehabilitation
and correction if the escaped person is a prisoner under the custody of the department
who is in the jail or workhouse, to the prosecuting attorney of the county, and to
a newspaper of general circulation in the municipal corporation in a newspaper of
general circulation in each county in which part of the municipal corporation is located. The written notice may be by either facsimile transmission, electronic mail, or
mail. A failure to comply with this requirement is a violation of section 2921.22 of the Revised Code . (B) Upon the apprehension of the escaped person, the chief law enforcement officer shall
give notice of the apprehension of the escaped person by telephone and in writing
to the persons notified under division (A) of this section.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 753.19
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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