Sec. 2935.23. After a felonycriminal offense has been | 7 |
committed, and before any arrest has been made, the prosecuting | 8 |
attorney of the county, the chief legal officer of the municipal | 9 |
corporation, or any judge or magistrate, may cause subpoenas to | 10 |
issue, returnable before any court or magistrate, for any person | 11 |
to give information concerning such felonythe criminal offense. | 12 |
The chief legal officer of a municipal corporation may cause | 13 |
subpoenas to be issued under this section only for the | 14 |
investigation of misdemeanors. The subpoenas shall require the | 15 |
witness to appear forthwith. Before suchthe witness is required | 16 |
to give any information, hethe witness must be informed of the | 17 |
purpose of the inquiry, and that hethe witness is required to | 18 |
tell the truth concerning the
samepurpose of the inquiry. HeThe | 19 |
witness shall then be sworn and be examined under oath by the | 20 |
prosecuting attorney, chief legal officer, or the court or | 21 |
magistrate, subject to the constitutional rights of the witness. | 22 |
SuchThe examination shall be taken in writing in any form, and | 23 |
shall be filed with the court or magistrate taking the testimony. | 24 |
Witness fees shall be paid to
such personsthe person as in other | 25 |
cases. | 26 |