Ohio Revised Code|Section 2743.70 | Additional court costs and bail for reparations fund.

                                                
(A)(1) The court, in which any person is  convicted of or pleads guilty to any offense other than a traffic  offense that is not a moving violation, shall impose the following  sum as costs in the case in addition to any other court costs that  the court is required by law to impose upon the offender: 
(a) Thirty dollars, if the offense is a felony;
(b) Nine dollars, if the offense is a misdemeanor.
The court shall not waive the payment of the thirty  or nine dollars court costs, unless the court  determines that the offender is indigent and waives the payment of  all court costs imposed upon the indigent offender. All such  moneys shall be transmitted on the first business day of each  month by the clerk of the court to the treasurer of state and  deposited by the treasurer in the reparations fund. 
(2) The juvenile court in which a child is found to be a  delinquent child or a juvenile traffic offender for an act which,  if committed by an adult, would be an offense other than a traffic  offense that is not a moving violation, shall impose the following  sum as costs in the case in addition to any other court costs that  the court is required or permitted by law to impose upon the  delinquent child or juvenile traffic offender:
(a) Thirty dollars, if the act, if committed by an adult,  would be a felony;
(b) Nine dollars, if the act, if committed by an adult, would  be a misdemeanor.
The thirty or nine dollars court costs shall be collected in all cases unless the court determines  the juvenile is indigent and waives the payment of all court  costs, or enters an order on its journal stating that it has  determined that the juvenile is indigent, that no other court  costs are to be taxed in the case, and that the payment of the   thirty or nine dollars court costs is  waived. All such moneys collected during a month shall be  transmitted on or before the twentieth day of the following month  by the clerk of the court to the treasurer of state and deposited  by the treasurer in the reparations fund. 
(B) Whenever a person is charged with any offense other than  a traffic offense that is not a moving violation and posts bail  pursuant to sections 2937.22 to 2937.46 of the Revised Code,  Criminal Rule 46, or Traffic Rule 4, the court shall add to the  amount of the bail the thirty or nine dollars required to be paid  by division (A)(1) of this section. The thirty or nine dollars  shall be retained by the clerk of the court until the person is  convicted, pleads guilty, forfeits bail, is found not guilty, or  has the charges dismissed. If the person is convicted, pleads  guilty, or forfeits bail, the clerk shall transmit the thirty or  nine dollars to the treasurer of state, who shall deposit it in  the reparations fund. If the person is found not guilty or the  charges are dismissed, the clerk shall return the thirty or nine  dollars to the person.
(C) No person shall be placed or held in jail for failing to  pay the additional thirty or nine dollars  court costs or bail  that are required to be paid by this  section. 
(D) As used in this section:
(1) "Moving violation" means any violation of any statute or  ordinance, other than section 4513.263 of the Revised Code or an  ordinance that is substantially equivalent to that section, that  regulates the operation of vehicles, streetcars, or trackless  trolleys on highways or streets or that regulates size or load  limitations or fitness requirements of vehicles. "Moving  violation" does not include the violation of any statute or  ordinance that regulates pedestrians or the parking of vehicles.
(2) "Bail" means cash, a check, a money order, a credit card,  or any other form of money that is posted by or for an offender  pursuant to sections 2937.22 to 2937.46 of the Revised Code,  Criminal Rule 46, or Traffic Rule 4 to prevent the offender from  being placed or held in a detention facility, as defined in  section 2921.01 of the Revised Code.