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§ 2907.37. Injunction.
 

(A)  Where it appears that section 2907.31 or 2907.32 of the Revised Code is being or is about to be violated, the chief legal officer of the jurisdiction in which the violation is taking place or is about to take place may bring an action to enjoin the violation. The defendant, upon his request, is entitled to trial on the merits within five days after joinder of the issues, and the court shall render judgment within five days after trial is concluded. 

(B)  Premises used or occupied for repeated violations of section 2907.31 or 2907.32 of the Revised Code constitute a nuisance subject to abatement pursuant to sections 3767.01 to 3767.99 of the Revised Code. 
 

HISTORY: 134 v H 511. Eff 1-1-74.
 

Not analogous to former RC § 2907.37 (RS § 6845; S&C 421, 423; 42 v 49; 50 v 132; 71 v 66; 78 v 15; GC § 12470; Bureau of Code Revision, 10-1-53), repealed 134 v H 511, § 2, eff 1-1-74.

Analogous to former RC § 2905.37 (133 v H 84), repealed 134 v H 511, § 2, eff 1-1-74.

The effective date is set by section 4 of HB 511. 

 

19xx Committee Report or Comment.

1974 Committee Comment to H 511

This section is a simplified version of a former measure permitting county prosecutors and municipal law officers to bring suit for an injunction to halt traffic in obscenity and matter harmful to juveniles. The section also includes a new provision to allow premises persistently used for such traffic to be abated as nuisances.