Ohio § 2949.091

§ 2949.091.

(A)(1)(a) The court in which any person is convicted of or pleads guilty to any offense shall

impose one of the following sums as costs in the case in addition to any other court

costs that the court is required by law to impose upon the offender: (i) Thirty dollars if the offense is a felony; (ii) Twenty dollars if the offense is a misdemeanor other than a traffic offense that

is not a moving violation; (iii) Ten dollars if the offense is a traffic offense that is not a moving violation, excluding

parking violations. (b) All moneys collected pursuant to division (A)(1)(a) of this section during a month

shall be transmitted on or before the twentieth day of the following month by the

clerk of the court to the treasurer of state and deposited by the treasurer of state

to the credit of the indigent defense support fund established under section 120.08 of the Revised Code .  The court shall not waive the payment of the additional thirty-, twenty-, or ten-dollar

court costs, unless the court determines that the offender is indigent and waives

the payment of all court costs imposed upon the indigent offender. (2)(a) The juvenile court in which a child is found to be a delinquent child or a juvenile

traffic offender for an act that, if committed by an adult, would be an offense, shall

impose one of the following sums as costs in the case in addition to any other court

costs that the court is required or permitted by law to impose upon the delinquent

child or juvenile traffic offender: (i) Thirty dollars if the offense is a felony; (ii) Twenty dollars if the offense is a misdemeanor other than a traffic offense that

is not a moving violation; (iii) Ten dollars if the offense is a traffic offense that is not a moving violation, excluding

parking violations. (b) All moneys collected pursuant to division (A)(2)(a) of this section during a month

shall be transmitted on or before the twentieth day of the following month by the

clerk of the court to the treasurer of state and deposited by the treasurer of state

to the credit of the indigent defense support fund established under section 120.08 of the Revised Code .  The thirty-, twenty-, or ten-dollar court costs shall be collected in all cases

unless the court determines the juvenile is indigent and waives the payment of all

court costs, or enters an order on its journal stating that it has determined that

the juvenile is indigent, that no other court costs are to be taxed in the case, and

that the payment of the thirty-, twenty-, or ten-dollar court costs is waived. (B) Whenever a person is charged with any offense described in division (A)(1) of this

section, the court shall add to the amount of the bail the thirty, twenty, or ten

dollars required to be paid by division (A)(1) of this section.  The thirty, twenty, or ten dollars shall be retained by the clerk of the court until

the person is convicted, pleads guilty, forfeits bail, is found not guilty, or has

the charges dismissed.  If the person is convicted, pleads guilty, or forfeits bail, the clerk shall transmit

the thirty, twenty, or ten dollars on or before the twentieth day of the month following

the month in which the person was convicted, pleaded guilty, or forfeited bail to

the treasurer of state, who shall deposit it to the credit of the indigent defense

support fund established under section 120.08 of the Revised Code .  If the person is found not guilty or the charges are dismissed, the clerk shall

return the thirty, twenty, or ten dollars to the person. (C) No person shall be placed or held in a detention facility for failing to pay the

additional thirty-, twenty-, or ten-dollar court costs or bail that are required to

be paid by this section. (D) As used in this section: (1) “Moving violation” and “bail” have the same meanings as in section 2743.70 of the Revised Code . (2) “Detention facility” has the same meaning as in section 2921.01 of the Revised Code . (3) “Case” has the same meaning as in section 2947.23 of the Revised Code .