If a witness ordered to give recognizance fails to comply with such order, the judge or magistrate shall commit him to such custody or open or close detention as may be appropriate under the circumstances, until he complies with the order or is discharged. Commitment of the witness may be to the custody of any suitable person or public or private agency, or to an appropriate detention facility other than a jail, or to a jail, but the witness shall not be confined in association with prisoners charged with or convicted of crime. The witness, in lieu of the fee ordinarily allowed witnesses, shall be allowed twenty-five dollars for each day of custody or detention under such order, and shall be allowed mileage as provided for other witnesses, calculated on the distance from his home to the place of giving testimony and return. All proceedings in the case or cases in which the witness is held to appear shall be given priority over other cases and had with all due speed.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2937.18
Commitment of witness refusing to give recognizance
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 213 F. Supp. 2d 287 - In Re the United States for a Material Witness Warrant (2002)
Most recently applied in 213 F. Supp. 2d 287 - In Re the United States for a Material Witness Warrant (July 2002)
Effective: March 23, 1973; Latest Legislation: House Bill 511 - 109th 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.