Effective: September 13, 2016
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 204 - 131st General Assembly
(A) Except for lawful research, clinical, medical, dental, or veterinary purposes, no person, with purpose to induce intoxication or similar physiological effects, shall obtain, possess, or use a harmful intoxicant.
(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of abusing harmful intoxicants, a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of a drug abuse offense, abusing harmful intoxicants is a felony of the fifth degree.
(C)(1) In addition to any other sanction imposed upon an offender for a violation of this section, the court may suspend for not more than five years the offender's driver's or commercial driver's license or permit. However, if the offender pleaded guilty to or was convicted of a violation of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or a substantially similar municipal ordinance or the law of another state or the United States arising out of the same set of circumstances as the violation, the court shall suspend the offender's driver's or commercial driver's license or permit for not more than five years. If the offender is a professionally licensed person, in addition to any other sanction imposed for a violation of this section, the court immediately shall comply with section 2925.38 of the Revised Code.
(2) Any offender who received a mandatory suspension of the offender's driver's or commercial driver's license or permit under this section prior to the effective date of this amendment may file a motion with the sentencing court requesting the termination of the suspension. However, an offender who pleaded guilty to or was convicted of a violation of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or a substantially similar municipal ordinance or law of another state or the United States that arose out of the same set of circumstances as the violation for which the offender's license or permit was suspended under this section shall not file such a motion.
Upon the filing of a motion under division (C)(2) of this section, the sentencing court, in its discretion, may terminate the suspension.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Section 2925.01 | Drug Offense Definitions.
Section 2925.02 | Corrupting Another With Drugs.
Section 2925.03 | Trafficking, Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs.
Section 2925.041 | Illegal Assembly or Possession of Chemicals for Manufacture of Drugs.
Section 2925.05 | Funding, Aggravated Funding of Drug or Marihuana Trafficking.
Section 2925.06 | Illegal Administration or Distribution of Anabolic Steroids.
Section 2925.09 | Unapproved Drugs - Dangerous Drug Offenses Involving Livestock.
Section 2925.11 | Possession of Controlled Substances.
Section 2925.12 | Possessing Drug Abuse Instruments.
Section 2925.13 | Permitting Drug Abuse.
Section 2925.14 | Illegal Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
Section 2925.141 | Illegal Use or Possession of Marihuana Drug Paraphernalia.
Section 2925.22 | Deception to Obtain a Dangerous Drug.
Section 2925.23 | Illegal Processing of Drug Documents.
Section 2925.24 | Tampering With Drugs.
Section 2925.31 | Abusing Harmful Intoxicants.
Section 2925.33 | Possessing Nitrous Oxide in Motor Vehicle.
Section 2925.34 | Sale of Pure Caffeine Product.
Section 2925.36 | Illegal Dispensing of Drug Samples.
Section 2925.37 | Counterfeit Controlled Substance Offenses.
Section 2925.42 | Criminal Forfeiture of Property Relating to Felony Drug Abuse Offense.
Section 2925.51 | Evidence in Drug Offense Cases.
Section 2925.511 | Reimbursement for Costs of Positive Drug Tests.
Section 2925.52 | Motion for Destruction of Chemicals for Methamphetamine Production.
Section 2925.55 | Unlawful Purchase of Pseudoephedrine or Ephedrine Product.
Section 2925.56 | Unlawful Sale of Pseudoephedrine or Ephedrine Product.
Section 2925.57 | Illegal Pseudoephedrine or Ephedrine Product Transaction Scan.
Section 2925.58 | Unlawful Sale of Pseudoephedrine Product to Minor - Affirmative Defense.
Section 2925.61 | Lawful Administration of Overdose Reversal Drug.