Effective: October 12, 2016
Latest Legislation: House Bill 158 - 131st General Assembly
As used in the Revised Code, unless the context otherwise requires:
(A) "Whoever" includes all persons, natural and artificial; partners; principals, agents, and employees; and all officials, public or private.
(B) "Another," when used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property.
(C) "Of unsound mind" includes all forms of derangement or intellectual disability.
(D) "Bond" includes an undertaking.
(E) "Undertaking" includes a bond.
(F) "And" may be read "or," and "or" may be read "and" if the sense requires it.
(G) "Registered mail" includes certified mail and "certified mail" includes registered mail.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 1 | Definitions; Rules of Construction
Section 1.01 | Revised Code - Citation and Designation - General Code.
Section 1.02 | Definitions in Revised Code.
Section 1.03 | Anything of Value Defined.
Section 1.05 | Imprisoned or Imprisonment Defined.
Section 1.07 | Value of Evidence of Debt or Written Instrument.
Section 1.08 | Blighted Area Defined - Excluded Considerations.
Section 1.11 | Remedial Laws Liberally Construed.
Section 1.12 | Special Provision Shall Govern Unless It Appears That Provisions Are Cumulative.
Section 1.14 | Excluding First and Including Last Day - Legal Holidays.
Section 1.15 | Effective Date of Acts - Priority of Legal Rights.
Section 1.23 | Construction of Cross-References.
Section 1.30 | Legislation Correcting Nonsubstantive Errors in the Revised Code.
Section 1.301 | Intent of h.b. 339 of the 133rd General Assembly.
Section 1.31 | Gender Specific and Gender Neutral Language.
Section 1.41 | Applicability of Rules of Construction.
Section 1.42 | Common, Technical or Particular Terms.
Section 1.43 | Singular - Plural - Gender - Tense.
Section 1.45 | Time Computation.
Section 1.46 | Conflict Between Figures and Words in Expressing Number.
Section 1.47 | Presumptions in Enactment of Statutes.
Section 1.471 | Effective Date of Act Containing Appropriation for Current Expenses.
Section 1.48 | Presumption That Statute Is Prospective.
Section 1.49 | Determining Legislative Intent.
Section 1.51 | Special or Local Provision Prevails as Exception to General Provision.
Section 1.52 | Irreconcilable Statutes or Amendments - Harmonization.
Section 1.53 | Language and Any Designated Section Number of Enrolled Act Prevails.
Section 1.54 | Reenactment or Amendment Is Continuation of Prior Statute.
Section 1.55 | Reference to Any Portion Applies to All Reenactments or Amendments.
Section 1.56 | Reference to Series of Numbers or Letters.
Section 1.57 | Repeal of Repealing Statute.
Section 1.58 | Reenactment, Amendment, or Repeal of Statute.
Section 1.59 | Statutory Definitions.
Section 1.60 | State Agency Defined.
Section 1.601 | Fire Marshal Defined.
Section 1.61 | Agriculture Defined.
Section 1.611 | Osu Extension Defined.
Section 1.63 | Pre-Emption by State of Certain Business Practices.