Sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, marshals, deputy marshals, watchmen, police officers, and coroners may arrest a convict escaping from a state correctional institution and forthwith convey him to the institution and and deliver him to the warden of the institution. They shall be allowed ten cents per mile going to and returning from the institution and additional compensation that the warden finds reasonable for the necessary expense incurred.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2941.44
Arrest of escaped convict - expense of return
Known as the Judy's Law
The act spans §§ 2941–2941 (87 sections).
Effective: October 6, 1994; Latest Legislation: House Bill 571 - 120th 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.