The attorney general may prosecute an action, information, or other proceeding in behalf of the state, or in which the state is interested, except prosecutions by indictment, in the proper court of Franklin county, or of any other county in which one or more of the defendants reside or may be found. No civil action, unless elsewhere specially provided, shall be commenced in Franklin county, if one or more of the defendants do not reside or cannot be found therein, unless the attorney general certifies on the writ that he believes the amount in controversy exceeds five hundred dollars.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.16
Suits may be brought in Franklin county
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 139 Ill. 2d 24 - Williams v. Illinois State Scholarship Commission (1990)
Most recently applied in 139 Ill. 2d 24 - Williams v. Illinois State Scholarship Commission (October 1990)
Effective: October 1, 1953; Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Official source: Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules (Legislative Service Commission). Reproduced from public-domain Ohio statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.