When a fine is the whole or part of a sentence, the mayor's court may order the person sentenced to remain confined in the county jail, workhouse, or prison of the municipal corporation, until the fine is paid or secured to be paid, or the offender is legally discharged.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1905.30
Offender may be confined until fine paid
Effective: September 3, 1970; Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 460 - 108th 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.