Every county adopting a charter or an alternative form of government is a body politic and corporate for the purpose of enjoying and exercising the rights and privileges conveyed under it by the constitution and the laws of this state. Such county is capable of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 301.22
County declared body politic and corporate
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Mumford v. Basinski (1997)
Most recently applied in Smith v. Grady (January 2013)
Effective: October 1, 1953; Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
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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.