Effective: September 14, 1995
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 98 - 121st General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) Language is "gender neutral" if it does not expressly or implicitly refer to one sex to the real or apparent exclusion of the other and expressly or implicitly refers to both sexes without distinguishing between them.
(2) Language is "gender specific" if it expressly or implicitly refers to one sex to the real or apparent exclusion of the other or expressly or implicitly refers to both sexes and distinguishes between them.
(B)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (B)(2) of this section, in enacting an act that replaces gender specific language with gender neutral language, it is the intent of the general assembly not to make substantive changes in the statutory law in effect on the date of that enactment by the replacement of the gender specific language with the gender neutral language. The gender neutral language shall be construed as a restatement of, and substituted in a continuing way for, the corresponding statutory gender specific language existing on the date of enactment.
(2) In enacting an act with the stated purpose of making a substantive change in a statute by replacing gender specific language with gender neutral language, the rule of construction in division (B)(1) of this section does not apply.
(C) The rule of construction in division (B) of section 1.43 of the Revised Code declares that words of one gender include the other genders. The rules of construction contained in divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this section do not affect this rule of construction with respect to statutes that contain gender specific language.
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.