Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 2307 | Civil Actions
Section 2307.40 | Members and Officers of the General Assembly Privileged From Answering.

Effective: September 17, 1973
Latest Legislation: House Bill 994 - 110th General Assembly
A member of the senate or house of representatives, or an officer of either branch of the general assembly, shall be privileged from answering to a suit instituted against him in a county other than the one in which he resides upon a cause of action which accrued ten days before the first day of a session of the general assembly of which he is an officer or a member. All proceedings in actions to which such a person is a party shall be stayed during such session, and the time necessarily employed in going thereto and returning therefrom.

Structure Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Revised Code

Title 23 | Courts-Common Pleas

Chapter 2307 | Civil Actions

Section 2307.01 | Action Defined.

Section 2307.011 | Civil Action Definitions.

Section 2307.06 | Suit on Bond.

Section 2307.07 | Copy of Bond.

Section 2307.09 | Married Woman May Sue and Be Sued.

Section 2307.10 | Wife's Right to Defend.

Section 2307.12 | Next Friend Liable for Costs.

Section 2307.131 | Appointment of Trustee of Interest of Person Not Yet Born - Representing Future Interest of Charitable Trust.

Section 2307.14 | Compensation and Replacement of Guardian Ad Litem or Trustee.

Section 2307.15 | Determination of Insanity of a Party.

Section 2307.16 | Partnership May Sue or Be Sued by Its Name.

Section 2307.17 | Person Claiming Property Interest May Be Made a Party.

Section 2307.18 | Officer Acting Under Process May Interplead.

Section 2307.22 | Joint and Several Tort Liability.

Section 2307.23 | Determining Percentage of Tortious Conduct Attributable to Party in Tort Action.

Section 2307.24 | Joint and Several Liability That Is Not Based in Tort.

Section 2307.25 | Right of Contribution.

Section 2307.26 | Enforcing Contribution One or More Tortfeasors.

Section 2307.27 | Satisfying Judgment - Apportioning Liability.

Section 2307.28 | Release or a Covenant Not to Sue or Not to Enforce Judgment.

Section 2307.29 | Contribution Rights Relation to Other Statutes.

Section 2307.30 | Separate Composition of Joint Debtor With Creditor.

Section 2307.34 | Cause of Action for Contribution in Favor of Primary Insurer Against Secondary Insurer.

Section 2307.381 | Long-Arm Statute Definitions.

Section 2307.382 | Personal Jurisdiction.

Section 2307.385 | Jurisdiction.

Section 2307.39 | Agreements to Be Bound by Ohio Law.

Section 2307.40 | Members and Officers of the General Assembly Privileged From Answering.

Section 2307.41 | Venue for Aircraft Negligence.

Section 2307.44 | Hazing Civil Liability.

Section 2307.45 | Reciprocity in Enforcing Tax Statutes.

Section 2307.46 | Request for Confidentiality by Woman Bringing Civil Action Based on Abortion.

Section 2307.50 | Civil Action to Recover Damages for Interference With the Parental or Guardianship Interest.

Section 2307.51 | Civil Action for Damages Related to Crime of Trafficking in Persons.

Section 2307.52 | Civil Action for Damages for Terminating or Attempting Termination of Pregnancy After Viability.

Section 2307.53 | Civil Action for Damages for Dismemberment Abortion or Partial Birth Feticide.

Section 2307.54 | Civil Action for Abortion After 20 Weeks.

Section 2307.60 | Civil Action for Damages for Criminal Act.

Section 2307.601 | No Duty to Retreat in Residence or Vehicle.

Section 2307.61 | Civil Action for Willful Damage or Theft.

Section 2307.611 | Damages in Actions for Identity Fraud.

Section 2307.62 | Civil Action for Damages by Cable Television Owner or Operator.

Section 2307.63 | Consent as Defense in Action Against Mental Health Professional Based on Sexual Conduct or Contact.

Section 2307.64 | Regulating Electronic Mail Advertisements.

Section 2307.65 | Civil Action to Recover Benefits Improperly Paid.

Section 2307.66 | Civil Action for Dissemination of Images.

Section 2307.67 | Civil Action - Critical Infrastructure Facility.

Section 2307.70 | Civil Action for Damages for Vandalism, Desecration or Ethnic Intimidation.

Section 2307.71 | Product Liability Definitions.

Section 2307.711 | Assumption of Risk as Affirmative Defense to Product Liability Claim.

Section 2307.72 | Civil Action for Product Liability Claim.

Section 2307.73 | Liability of Manufacturer - Enterprise Liability Rejected.

Section 2307.74 | Product Defective in Manufacture or Construction.

Section 2307.75 | Product Defective in Design or Formulation.

Section 2307.76 | Product Defective Due to Inadequate Warning or Instruction.

Section 2307.77 | Product Conforming to Representation Made by Manufacturer.

Section 2307.78 | Liability of Supplier.

Section 2307.79 | Compensatory Damages for Economic Loss From Manufacturer or Supplier.

Section 2307.80 | Punitive or Exemplary Damages From Manufacturer or Supplier.

Section 2307.81 | Dissemination of False Information About the Safety of Ohio's Food Supply.

Section 2307.84 | Silicosis or Mixed Dust Disease Claims - Definitions.

Section 2307.85 | Silicosis Claim - Prima Facie Showing - Evidence of Physical Impairment - Effect of Decision.

Section 2307.86 | Mixed Dust Disease Claim - Prima Facie Showing - Evidence of Physical Impairment - Effect of Decision.

Section 2307.87 | Silicosis or Mixed Dust Disease Claim - Filing of Evidence of Physical Impairment - Challenge - Administrative Dismissal.

Section 2307.88 | Silicosis or Mixed Dust Disease Claim - Tolling of Statute of Limitations - Nonmalignant and Cancer Claims Distinct.

Section 2307.89 | Silicosis or Mixed Dust Disease Claim Against Premises Owner.

Section 2307.90 | Silicosis or Mixed Dust Disease Claim - Operation of Other Laws Unaffected - Exhumation Not Required.

Section 2307.901 | Silicosis or Mixed Dust Disease Claim - Multiple Defendants - Substantial Factor Test.

Section 2307.902 | Silicosis or Mixed Dust Disease Claim - Piercing the Corporate Veil.

Section 2307.91 | Asbestos Claims - Definitions.

Section 2307.92 | Asbestos Claim - Prima Facie Showing - Evidence of Physical Impairment - Effect of Decision.

Section 2307.93 | Asbestos Claim - Filing of Evidence of Physical Impairment - Challenge - Administrative Dismissal.

Section 2307.94 | Asbestos Claim - Tolling of Statute of Limitations - Nonmalignant and Cancer Claims Distinct.

Section 2307.941 | Asbestos Claim Against Premises Owner.

Section 2307.95 | Asbestos Claim - Operation of Other Laws Unaffected.

Section 2307.951 | Definitions for Rc Sections 2307.952 to 2307.954.

Section 2307.952 | Disclosures Pertaining to Asbestos Trust Claims.

Section 2307.953 | Motion to Stay Proceedings in Asbestos Tort Action.

Section 2307.954 | Disclosure of Noncancer Asbestos Trust Claims and Cancer Asbestos Trust Claims.

Section 2307.96 | Asbestos Claim - Multiple Defendants - Substantial Factor Test.

Section 2307.97 | Cumulative Successor Asbestos-Related Liabilities of Corporation.

Section 2307.98 | Asbestos Claim - Piercing the Corporate Veil.