Effective: March 22, 2013
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 160 - 129th General Assembly
(A) No person, while under the influence of sudden passion or in a sudden fit of rage, either of which is brought on by serious provocation occasioned by the victim that is reasonably sufficient to incite the person into using deadly force, shall knowingly cause the death of another or the unlawful termination of another's pregnancy.
(B) No person, with a sexual motivation, shall violate division (A) of this section.
(C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of voluntary manslaughter, a felony of the first degree.
(D) As used in this section, "sexual motivation" has the same meaning as in section 2971.01 of the Revised Code.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 2903 | Homicide and Assault
Section 2903.01 | Aggravated Murder.
Section 2903.03 | Voluntary Manslaughter.
Section 2903.04 | Involuntary Manslaughter.
Section 2903.041 | Reckless Homicide.
Section 2903.05 | Negligent Homicide.
Section 2903.06 | Aggravated Vehicular Homicide - Vehicular Homicide - Vehicular Manslaughter.
Section 2903.08 | Aggravated Vehicular Assault; Vehicular Assault.
Section 2903.081 | Warning Signs in Construction Zones.
Section 2903.09 | Unlawful Termination of Another's Pregnancy.
Section 2903.10 | Functionally Impaired Person, Caretaker Defined.
Section 2903.11 | Felonious Assault.
Section 2903.12 | Aggravated Assault.
Section 2903.14 | Negligent Assault.
Section 2903.15 | Permitting Child Abuse.
Section 2903.16 | Failing to Provide for a Functionally Impaired Person.
Section 2903.21 | Aggravated Menacing.
Section 2903.211 | Menacing by Stalking.
Section 2903.212 | Bail for Violations of Certain Protection Orders.
Section 2903.213 | Motion for and Hearing on Protection Order.
Section 2903.214 | Petition for Protection Order in Menacing by Stalking Cases.
Section 2903.215 | Protection Orders on Behalf of Organization.
Section 2903.311 | Reckless Failure to Immediately Report Knowledge of Hazing.
Section 2903.32 | Female Genital Mutilation.
Section 2903.33 | Patient Abuse and Neglect in Care Facilities Definitions.
Section 2903.34 | Patient Abuse or Neglect.
Section 2903.341 | Patient Endangerment.
Section 2903.35 | Filing False Patient Abuse or Neglect Complaints.
Section 2903.36 | Whistleblower Protection.
Section 2903.37 | License Revocation Upon Conviction.
Section 2903.41 | Definitions Related to Violent Offender Database.
Section 2903.42 | Enrollment in Violent Offender Database; Presumption.
Section 2903.421 | Qualifying Out-of-State Offenders.
Section 2903.43 | Offenders Who Have Vod Duties; Enrollment.
Section 2903.44 | Out-of-State Offenders With Vod Duties; Enrollment.