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50-State Criminal Justice Debt Reform Builder Bringing transparency to areas of significant legal complexity.
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State
Ohio
Type of enforcement mechanism
Community service
Statute
Ohio Rev. Code § 1901.44(A)(1)
Statutory language
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Revised Code, if at the time of sentencing or at any time after sentencing a municipal court finds that a person who is found guilty of an offense is unable to pay costs, the court may order the offender to perform community service in lieu of costs.
Mandatory
No
Level of offense
Traffic
Misdemeanor
Felony
Type of court
Municipal
Type of charge
Fee