The sheriff or jailer may discharge a person imprisoned on mesne or final process issued in a civil proceeding, when there is no money in his hands to pay for the sustenance of the prisoner, or he may detain such prisoner and hold the adverse party liable for such sustenance.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2713.29
Sheriff may discharge prisoner
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.