Ohio § 2981.02
Full text of Ohio Ohio Revised Code § 2981.02, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2981.02.
(A)(1) The following property is subject to forfeiture to the state or a political subdivision
under either the criminal or delinquency process in section 2981.04 of the Revised Code or the civil process in section 2981.05 of the Revised Code : (a) Contraband involved in an offense; (b) Proceeds derived from or acquired through the commission of an offense; (c) An instrumentality that is used in or intended to be used in the commission or facilitation
of any of the following offenses when the use or intended use, consistent with division
(B) of this section, is sufficient to warrant forfeiture under this chapter: (i) A felony; (ii) A misdemeanor, when forfeiture is specifically authorized by a section of the Revised
Code or by a municipal ordinance that creates the offense or sets forth its penalties; (iii) An attempt to commit, complicity in committing, or a conspiracy to commit an offense
of the type described in divisions (A)(3)(a) and (b) of this section. (2) In determining whether an alleged instrumentality was used in or was intended to
be used in the commission or facilitation of an offense or an attempt, complicity,
or conspiracy to commit an offense in a manner sufficient to warrant its forfeiture,
the trier of fact shall consider the following factors the trier of fact determines
are relevant: (a) Whether the offense could not have been committed or attempted but for the presence
of the instrumentality; (b) Whether the primary purpose in using the instrumentality was to commit or attempt
to commit the offense; (c) The extent to which the instrumentality furthered the commission of, or attempt to
commit, the offense. (B) The property described in division (H)(4) of section 2917.211 of the Revised Code is subject to forfeiture under the criminal or delinquency process in section 2981.04 of the Revised Code , if the forfeiture is ordered by the court imposing sentence or an order of disposition. (C) This chapter does not apply to or limit forfeitures under Title XLV of the Revised
Code, including forfeitures relating to section 2903.06 or 2903.08 of the Revised Code .
Frequently Asked Questions About Ohio § 2981.02
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