{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-4549.16","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 4549.16","heading":"Arresting 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 not wearing a distinctive uniform in accordance with section 4549.15 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-4549.16","current_through":"1953-10-01 (House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:37Z","sha256":"0fb096fdfa73e97314e0f081373133ae010a2a1bc05174903680234c513e635b","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-4549.15","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-4549.17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}