Ohio Rev. Code § 311.16
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§ 311.16. Annual report of sheriff
Official statutory text
October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly On the first Monday in September of each year, the sheriff shall make a certified statement to the board of county commissioners of all fines and costs in criminal prosecutions collected by him, on execution or otherwise, during the year next preceding such date, and he shall also report in such statement the amount of fines and costs so collected and paid over to the clerk of the court of common pleas or to the county treasurer. If the sheriff fails to make reports at the time and in the manner required by this section, he shall forfeit and pay not less than fifty nor more than one hundred dollars, to be recovered in a civil action in the name of the board.
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