{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-305.26","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 305.26","heading":"May release or compound claims.","body":"The board of county commissioners may compound or release, in whole or in part, a debt, judgment, fine, or amercement due the county and for the use thereof, except where it or any of its members is personally interested. In such case the board shall enter upon its journal a statement of the facts in the case and the reasons for such release or composition.","path":["Title 3 Counties","Chapter 305 Board of County Commissioners - Generally"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-305.26","current_through":"1953-10-01 (House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:26Z","sha256":"ddaafd4b5419c2777a7c690122663d78da3ec28a7d9cf9701321289b03d42b2c","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-305.25","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-305.27"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}