Ohio Code 1531.23 – Judgment for costs and fine or forfeiture – lien – failure to pay
If the defendant in a prosecution or condemnation proceeding under a division rule or this chapter or Chapter 1533 of the Revised Code is convicted, judgment shall be rendered against him for costs in addition to the fine imposed or forfeiture declared. The judgment shall be the first lien upon the property of the person convicted, and no exemption shall be claimed or allowed against that lien. If he fails to pay the fine and costs imposed or if execution issued is returned unsatisfied, the person convicted shall be committed to the county jail or to a workhouse and there confined one day for the amount of the fine adjudged against him, determined as provided in section 2747.14 of the Revised Code. The person convicted shall not be discharged or paroled therefrom by any board or officer except upon payment of the fine remaining unpaid or upon written permission of the chief of the division of wildlife.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 1531.23
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Person: means a person as defined in section 1. See Ohio Code 1531.01
- Property: means real and personal property. See Ohio Code 1.59
- rule: means any rule adopted by the chief of the division of wildlife under section 1531. See Ohio Code 1531.01