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2025 Ohio Revised Code
Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure
Chapter 2921 | Offenses Against Justice and Public Administration
Section 2921.23 | Failure to Aid a Law Enforcement Officer.

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OH Rev Code § 2921.23 (2025)
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Effective: January 1, 1974

Latest Legislation: House Bill 511 - 109th General Assembly

(A) No person shall negligently fail or refuse to aid a law enforcement officer, when called upon for assistance in preventing or halting the commission of an offense, or in apprehending or detaining an offender, when such aid can be given without a substantial risk of physical harm to the person giving it.

(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of failure to aid a law enforcement officer, a minor misdemeanor.

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