Ohio Code 3115.801 – Grounds for rendition
(A) For purposes of sections 3115.801 to 3115.802 of the Revised Code, “governor” includes an individual performing the functions of governor or the executive authority of a state covered by this chapter.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 3115.801
- Another: when used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property. See Ohio Code 1.02
- Extradition: The formal process of delivering an accused or convicted person from authorities in one state to authorities in another state.
- Obligee: means any of the following:
(1) An individual to whom a duty of support is or is alleged to be owed or in whose favor a support order or a judgment determining parentage of a child has been issued;
(2) A foreign country, state, or political subdivision of a state to which the rights under a duty of support or support order have been assigned or that has independent claims based on financial assistance provided to an individual obligee in place of child support;
(3) An individual seeking a judgment determining parentage of the individual's child;
(4) A person that is a creditor in a proceeding under sections 3115. See Ohio Code 3115.102
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession under the jurisdiction of the United States. See Ohio Code 3115.102
(B) The governor of this state may do either of the following:
(1) Demand that the governor of another state surrender an individual found in the other state who is charged criminally in this state with having failed to provide for the support of an obligee;
(2) On the demand of the governor of another state, surrender an individual found in this state who is charged criminally in the other state with having failed to provide for the support of an obligee.
(C) A provision for extradition of individuals not inconsistent with this chapter applies to the demand even if the individual whose surrender is demanded was not in the demanding state when the crime was allegedly committed and has not fled therefrom.