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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3599.37

Disobedience of subpoena concerning violation of election laws

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 795 F. Supp. 2d 677 - Cummings v. Husted (2011)

Most recently applied in 795 F. Supp. 2d 677 - Cummings v. Husted (June 2011)

Effective: September 29, 2007; Latest Legislation: House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly

(A) No person having been subpoenaed or ordered to appear before a grand jury, court, board, or officer in a proceeding or prosecution upon a complaint, information, affidavit, or indictment for an offense under an election law shall do either of the following:

(1) Fail to appear or, having appeared, refuse to answer a question pertinent to the matter under inquiry or investigation;

(2) Refuse to produce, upon reasonable notice, any material, books, papers, documents, or records in that person's possession or under that person's control.

(B) Whoever violates division (A) of this section, unless the violator personally appears before the grand jury, court, board, or officer and asserts the protection of the violator's constitutional rights, is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.

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.