{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-2969.27","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 2969.27","heading":"Deductions to be made before judgment for damages paid to inmate or inmate's attorney.","body":"If an inmate commences a civil action or appeal against a government entity or employee and is granted a judgment for damages in the civil action or appeal, the court shall order that the following be deducted and paid from the award on a pro rata basis before any payment is made to the inmate or the inmate's counsel:\n(A) Any fine, court costs, or court-ordered restitution imposed upon the inmate for an offense for which the inmate is confined or for any previous offense committed by the inmate;\n(B) The amount of an award of reparations made under sections 2743.51 to 2743.71 of the Revised Code to a victim of the inmate relative to the offense for which the inmate is confined or any previous offense committed by the inmate;\n(C) Any other award ordered by a court against the inmate in any other criminal or civil action or proceeding in any court in this state.","path":["Title 29 Crimes-Procedure","Chapter 2969 Recovery of Offender's Profits Fund; Crime Victims Recovery Fund"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2969.27","current_through":"1996-10-17 (House Bill 455 - 121st General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:32Z","sha256":"b256b79b73f7dfec9167848a295a166065effa0632f3c1cb700413eab7d2ebe8","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-2969.26","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-2971.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}