(a) A person in violation of any of the following acts is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(1) Disobedience of, or resistance to, a lawful writ, process, order, rule, judgment or command of a court or an officer;
(2) Misbehavior of an officer of the court in the performance of his official duties, or in his official transactions;
(3) A failure to obey a subpoena duly served, or a refusal to be sworn or to answer as a witness, when lawfully required;
(4) The rescue, or attempted rescue, of a person or of property in the custody of an officer by virtue of an order or process of court held by him;
(5) A failure upon the part of a person recognized to appear as a witness in a court to appear in compliance with the terms of his recognizance.
(Ord. 53-2003. Passed 6-23-03.)
(b) No person shall fail to appear, without just cause, who has been summoned as provided in Ohio R.C. 2635.10(B) if personal service of the summons was had upon him.