Ohio § 5503.04
Full text of Ohio Ohio Revised Code § 5503.04, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5503.04.
Forty-five per cent of the fines collected from or moneys arising from bail forfeited
by persons apprehended or arrested by state highway patrol troopers shall be paid
into the state treasury to be credited to the general revenue fund, five per cent
shall be paid into the state treasury to be credited to the trauma and emergency medical
services fund created by section 4513.263 of the Revised Code , and fifty per cent shall be paid into the treasury of the municipal corporation
where the case is prosecuted, if in a mayor's court. If the prosecution is in a trial court outside a municipal corporation, or outside
the territorial jurisdiction of a municipal court, the fifty per cent of the fines
and moneys that is not paid into the state treasury shall be paid into the treasury
of the county where the case is prosecuted. The fines and moneys paid into a county treasury and the fines and moneys paid into
the treasury of a municipal corporation shall be deposited one-half to the same fund
and expended in the same manner as is the revenue received from the registration of
motor vehicles, and one-half to the general fund of such county or municipal corporation. If the prosecution is in a municipal court, forty-five per cent of the fines and moneys
shall be paid into the state treasury to be credited to the general revenue fund,
five per cent shall be paid into the state treasury to be credited to the trauma and
emergency medical services fund created by division (E) of section 4513.263 of the Revised Code , ten per cent shall be paid into the county treasury to be credited to the general
fund of the county, and forty per cent shall be paid into the municipal treasury to
be credited to the general fund of the municipal corporation. In the Auglaize county, Clermont county, Crawford county, Hocking county, Jackson
county, Lawrence county, Madison county, Miami county, Ottawa county, Portage county,
and Wayne county municipal courts, that portion of money otherwise paid into the municipal
treasury shall be paid into the county treasury. The trial court shall make remittance of the fines and moneys as prescribed in this
section, and at the same time as the remittance is made of the state's portion to
the state treasury, the trial court shall notify the superintendent of the state highway
patrol of the case and the amount covered by the remittance. This section does not apply to fines for violations of division (B) of section 4513.263 of the Revised Code , or for violations of any municipal ordinance that is substantively comparable to
that division, all of which shall be delivered to the treasurer of state as provided
in division (E) of section 4513.263 of the Revised Code .
Frequently Asked Questions About Ohio § 5503.04
What does Ohio Revised Code § 5503.04 cover?
Section 5503.04 is part of the Ohio Revised Code, the codified statutory law of Ohio. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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