{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-4549.14","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 4549.14","heading":"Incompetency of officer as witness.","body":"Any officer arresting, or participating or assisting in the arrest of, a person charged with violating the motor vehicle or traffic laws of this state, provided the offense is punishable as a misdemeanor, such officer being on duty exclusively or for the main purpose of enforcing such laws, is incompetent to testify as a witness in any prosecution against such arrested person if such officer at the time of the arrest was using a motor vehicle not marked in accordance with section 4549.13 of the Revised Code.","path":["Title 45 Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft","Chapter 4549 Motor Vehicle Crimes"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4549.14","current_through":"1953-10-01 (House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:37Z","sha256":"5fc6efa643d08131afd1c75e4f19d1821471315429a5aef4bf6f2b22ed446d5f","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-4549.13","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-4549.15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}