§ 31.023 DISPOSITION OF FINES AND OTHER MONEYS.
   (A)   Except as otherwise provided in R.C. § 4511.193, all fines, forfeitures and costs in ordinance cases and all fees that are collected by the Mayor, that in any manner come into the Mayor’s hands, or that are due the Mayor or the Chief of Police or other officer of the municipality, any other fees and expenses that have been advanced out of the treasury of the municipality, and all money received by the Mayor for the use of the municipality shall be paid by the Mayor into the treasury of the municipality on the first Monday of each month. At the first regular meeting of the Legislative Authority each month, the Mayor shall submit a full statement of all money received, from whom and for what purposes received, and when paid into the treasury. Except as otherwise provided by R.C. § 307.515 or R.C. § 4511.19, all fines and forfeitures collected by the Mayor in state cases, together with all fees and expenses collected that have been advanced out of the county treasury, shall be paid by the Mayor to the county treasury on the first business day of each month. Except as otherwise provided by R.C. § 307.515 or R.C. § 4511.19, the Mayor shall pay all court costs and fees collected by the Mayor in state cases into the municipal treasury on the first business day of each month.
   (B)   This section does not apply to fines collected by the Mayor’s Court for violations of R.C. § 4513.263(B), or any substantially equivalent municipal ordinance, all of which shall be forwarded to the Treasurer of State as provided in R.C. § 4513.263(E).
(R.C. § 733.40) (Rev. 2010)