Ohio Rev. Code § 120.17
Current with legislation from 2024 received as of March 20, 2024.
In any county in which the county commissioners choose to establish a county public defender's office, the Ohio public defender shall not be required to defend indigent persons in that county, except as set forth in division (A) of section 120.06 of the Revised Code, or if the court finds that it is required in the interests of justice.
R.C. §120.17