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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 311.01 Election and qualifications of sheriff
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(A) A sheriff shall be elected quadrennially in each county. A sheriff shall hold office for a term of four years, beginning on the first Monday of January next after the sheriff's election. (B) Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person is eligible to be a candidate…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 311.02 Bond
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Except as otherwise provided in section 3.061 of the Revised Code, the sheriff shall, within ten days after receiving the sheriff's commission and before the first Monday of January next after being elected, give a bond, signed by a bonding or surety company authorized to do busi…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 311.03 Absence, sickness, or other disability
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When the sheriff, by reason of absence, sickness, or other disability, is incapable of serving any process required to be served, or by reason of interest is incompetent to serve it, the court of common pleas, if in session, or, if not in session, a judge of such court may appoin…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 311.04 Deputy sheriffs
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(A) As used in this section, "felony" has the same meaning as in section 109.511 of the Revised Code.(B)(1) Subject to division (C) of this section, the sheriff may appoint, in writing, one or more deputies. At the time of the appointment, the sheriff shall file the writing upon …