2006 Ohio Revised Code - 341.01. Sheriff to have charge of jail.
§ 341.01. Sheriff to have charge of jail.
The sheriff shall have charge of the county jail and all persons confined therein. He shall keep such persons safely, attend to the jail, and govern and regulate the jail according to the minimum standards for jails in Ohio promulgated by the department of rehabilitation and correction.
The sheriff's responsibilities under this section do not extend to a jail or workhouse that is the subject of a contract entered into under
section 9.06 of the Revised Code.
HISTORY: RS § 7368; S&S 746; S&C 1398; 29 v 112, § 4; 41 v 74, § 5; GC § 3157; Bureau of Code Revision, 10-1-53; 139 v S 23 (Eff 7-6-82); 146 v H 117. Eff 9-29-95.
The effective date is set by section 197 of HB 117.
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