5924.47 Refusal to appear or testify. - Ohio Statutes

5924.47 Refusal to appear or testify.

(A) Any person not subject to this code who:

(1) Has been duly subpoenaed to appear as a witness or to produce books and records before a military court or before any military or civil officer designated to take a deposition to be read in evidence before such a court;

(2) Has been duly paid or tendered the fees and mileage of a witness at the rates provided for under section 119.094 of the Revised Code; and

(3) Willfully neglects or refuses to appear, or refuses to qualify as a witness or to testify or to produce any evidence which that person may have been legally subpoenaed to produce; is guilty of an offense against the state and may be punished in the same manner as if committed before civil courts of the state.

Effective Date: 10-10-1961; 2008 HB525 07-01-2009