An affidavit in the form following is sufficient:"The State of Ohio,____________________ County, ss:Before me, A.B., personally came C.D., who being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that on or about the ________________ day of ___________________, ____ at the county of ____________________, one E.F. (here describe the offense committed as nearly according to the nature thereof as the case will admit, in ordinary and concise language.)Sworn to and subscribed before me, this _________ day of ________________________, _____A.B., Judge"
Form of affidavit
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2935.19, under Chapter 2935 | Arrest, Citation, and Disposition Alternatives.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2935.19