Ohio Revised Code Chapter 2981 - Forfeiture

• Section 2981.01 - Purposes Of Forfeiture.
  (A) Forfeitures under this chapter shall be governed by all of the following purposes: (1) To provide economic disincentives and remedies to deter and...
• Section 2981.02 - Property Subject To Forfeiture.
  (A) The following property is subject to forfeiture to the state or a political subdivision under either the criminal or delinquency process in section...
• Section 2981.03 - Provisional Title To Property Subject To Forfeiture.
  (A) (1) The state or political subdivision acquires provisional title to property subject to forfeiture under this chapter upon a person's commission of an...
• Section 2981.04 - Charging Instrument - Forfeiture Order - Amendment.
  (A) (1) Property described in division (A) of section 2981.02 of the Revised Code may be forfeited under this section only if the complaint,...
• Section 2981.05 - Civil Forfeiture Action - Pretrial Hardship Release.
  (A) The prosecutor of the political subdivision in which property described in division (A) of section 2981.02 of the Revised Code is located may...
• Section 2981.06 - Seizure Of Forfeited Or Other Property - Disposition.
  (A) Upon the entry of a forfeiture order under section 2981.04 or 2981.05 of the Revised Code, if necessary, the court shall order an...
• Section 2981.07 - Interference With Or Diminishing Forfeitable Property.
  (A) No person shall destroy, damage, remove, or transfer property that is subject to forfeiture or otherwise take any action in regard to property...
• Section 2981.08 - Right To Trial By Jury.
  Parties to a forfeiture action under this chapter have a right to trial by jury as follows: (A) In a criminal forfeiture action, the...
• Section 2981.09 - Forfeiture Of Property As Instrumentality Where Value Disproportionate.
  (A) Property may not be forfeited as an instrumentality under this chapter to the extent that the amount or value of the property is...
• Section 2981.11 - Care Of Property In Law Enforcement Custody.
  (A) (1) Any property that has been lost, abandoned, stolen, seized pursuant to a search warrant, or otherwise lawfully seized or forfeited and that...
• Section 2981.12 - Disposal Of Unclaimed Or Forfeited Property.
  (A) Unclaimed or forfeited property in the custody of a law enforcement agency, other than property described in division (A)(2) of section 2981.11 of...
• Section 2981.13 - Sale Of Forfeited Property - Application Of Proceeds - Forfeiture Funds.
  (A) Except as otherwise provided in this section, property ordered forfeited as contraband, proceeds, or an instrumentality pursuant to this chapter shall be disposed...
• Section 2981.14 - Forfeiture Under Federal Law; Disposition Of Proceeds.
  (A) Nothing in this chapter precludes the head of a law enforcement agency that seizes property from seeking forfeiture under federal law. If the...

Last modified: October 10, 2016