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...(A) As used in the Revised Code: (1) "Force" means any violence, compulsion, or constraint physically exerted by any means upon or against a person or thing. (2) "Deadly force" means any force that carries a substantial risk that it will proximately result in the death of any person. (3) "Physical harm to persons" means any injury, illness, or other physiological impairment, regardless of its gravity or dura...

...s defined in division (A)(5) of section 2901.01 of the Revised Code or serious physical harm to property as defined in division (A)(6) of section 2901.01 of the Revised Code while the pupil is at school, on any other property owned or controlled by the board, or at an interscholastic competition, an extracurricular event, or any other school program or activity. Any expulsion under this division shall extend, as nece...

...ense of violence, as defined in section 2901.01 of the Revised Code, a sex offense under Chapter 2907. of the Revised Code, a violation of section 2925.03 of the Revised Code, or any offense for which a mandatory prison term is required. (ii) The person previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any felony offense of violence, as defined in section 2901.01 of the Revised Code, unless the felony of the f...

...ed is contraband, as defined in section 2901.01 of the Revised Code, or property that is otherwise necessary for evidentiary purposes. (b) A complete inventory of all property confiscated from the premises shall be given to the permit holder or the permit holder's agent or employee by the confiscating agent or officer at the conclusion of the inspection. At that time, the inventory shall be signed by the confiscat...

...nce" has the same meaning as in section 2901.01 of the Revised Code. (F) "Physical harm" and "serious physical harm" have the same meanings as in section 2901.01 of the Revised Code. (G) "Prescribed medication" has the same meaning as in section 5123.41 of the Revised Code. (H) "Sexual abuse" means unlawful sexual conduct or sexual contact. (I) "Specialized services" means any program or service designed and oper...

...ed is contraband, as defined in section 2901.01 of the Revised Code, or property that is otherwise necessary for evidentiary purposes. (B) A complete inventory of all property confiscated from the premises shall be given to the permit holder or the permit holder's agent or employee by the confiscating enforcement agent or peace officer at the conclusion of the inspection. At that time, the inventory shall be signed ...

...fense of violence as defined in section 2901.01 of the Revised Code; (2) A felony that is a felony drug abuse offense as defined in section 2925.01 of the Revised Code; (3) A felony under the laws of this or any other state or the United States that is a crime of moral turpitude; (4) A felony involving dishonesty, fraud, or theft; (5) A felony that is a violation of section 2921.05, 2921.32, or 2921.42 of the...

...d Code. (YY) Notwithstanding section 2901.01 of the Revised Code, "PERS law enforcement officer" means a sheriff or any of the following whose primary duties are to preserve the peace, protect life and property, and enforce the laws of this state: a deputy sheriff, township constable or police officer in a township police department or district, drug agent, department of public safety enforcement agent, natural re...

...orcement officer, as defined in section 2901.01 of the Revised Code, in the course of an official investigation, subpoenaed by court order, or surrendered at the direction of the secretary of state. (2) Notwithstanding division (H)(1) of this section, an attorney authorized to conduct online notarizations may object to the examination, or copying, of the attorney's journal pursuant to division (H)(1) of this sectio...

...rcement officers, as defined in section 2901.01 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) The sheriff of a county, chief of police of a municipal corporation, township, township police district, or joint police district, or other chief of a law enforcement agency, within the sheriff's or chief's respective territorial jurisdiction, upon complaint of any person adversely affected, may order into storage any vessel or outboard mot...

...rcement officers, as defined in section 2901.01 of the Revised Code. (B) The sheriff of a county, chief of police of a municipal corporation, township, township police district, or joint police district, or other chief of a law enforcement agency, within the sheriff's or chief's respective territorial jurisdiction, or a state highway patrol trooper, upon notification to the sheriff or chief of such action, shall ord...

...nce" has the same meaning as in section 2901.01 of the Revised Code. (3) "Informant" means a person who is assisting a law enforcement agency in a criminal investigation by purchasing controlled substances from others in return for compensation from the law enforcement agency. (B) In addition to all other jurisdictions granted a municipal court in this chapter, except as provided in division (C) of this section, ...

...forcement officer as defined in section 2901.01 of the Revised Code; (2) A member of a fire department as defined in section 4117.01 of the Revised Code; (3) A first responder, emergency medical technician-basic, emergency medical technician-intermediate, or emergency medical technician-paramedic, as those terms are defined in section 4765.01 of the Revised Code. (B) If a document of gift or refusal to make ...

...orcement officer, as defined in section 2901.01 of the Revised Code, prior to the person's confinement in the correctional facility. (D) Notwithstanding any contrary provision in this section or section 2929.18, 2929.21, 2929.26, or 2929.37 of the Revised Code, the facility governing board may establish a policy that complies with section 2929.38 of the Revised Code and that requires any person who is not indigent a...

...cer" has the same meaning as in section 2901.01 of the Revised Code and also includes employees of the department of rehabilitation and correction who are authorized to carry weapons within the course and scope of their duties.

...ble" has the same meaning as in section 2901.01 of the Revised Code. (B) When the fetus that is the subject of the procedure is viable, no person shall knowingly perform a partial birth procedure on a pregnant woman when the procedure is not necessary, in reasonable medical judgment, to preserve the life or health of the mother as a result of the mother's life or health being endangered by a serious risk of the subs...

...on of "privilege" set forth in section 2901.01 of the Revised Code. (C) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is guilty of unlawful collection of a bodily substance. Except as otherwise provided in this division, unlawful collection of a bodily substance is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of division (A) of this sectio...

...eason of insanity as defined in section 2901.01 of the Revised Code or the standard to be found incompetent to stand trial as described in division (G) of section 2945.37 of the Revised Code, nevertheless significantly impaired the person's capacity to exercise rational judgment in relation to the person's conduct with respect to either of the following: (i) Conforming the person's conduct to the requirements of la...

...ce" has the same meaning as in section 2901.01 of the Revised Code. (B) If a court orders a person who pleads guilty to or who is convicted of an offense of violence to receive a mental health evaluation or treatment for a mental illness, the court shall report the conviction and required evaluation or treatment to the local law enforcement agency. The local law enforcement agency shall enter the conviction an...

...cer" has the same meaning as in section 2901.01 of the Revised Code and in Criminal Rule 2. (2) "Prosecutor" has the same meaning as in section 2935.01 of the Revised Code, and includes any prosecuting attorney as defined in Criminal Rule 2. (3) "Statutory precondition for nonconsensual entry" means the precondition specified in section 2935.12 of the Revised Code that requires a law enforcement officer or other au...

...divisions (A)(11)(a) and (b) of section 2901.01 of the Revised Code; (3) An attorney authorized by law to prosecute or participate in the prosecution of a designated offense; (4) A secret service officer appointed pursuant to section 309.07 of the Revised Code; (5) An officer of the United States, a state, or a political subdivision of a state who is authorized to conduct investigations pursuant to the "Electro...

...escribed in division (A)(14) of section 2901.01 of the Revised Code. Proof that a person's reason, at the time of the commission of an offense, was so impaired that the person did not have the ability to refrain from doing the person's act or acts, does not constitute a defense.

...orcement officer, as defined in section 2901.01 of the Revised Code, prior to the person's confinement in the workhouse.

... means "property" as defined in section 2901.01 of the Revised Code and any benefit, privilege, claim, position, interest in an enterprise, or right derived, directly or indirectly, from the offense. (13) "Property subject to forfeiture" includes contraband and proceeds and may include instrumentalities as provided in this chapter. (14) "Prosecutor" has the same meaning as in section 2935.01 of the Revised Code. Wh...

...orcement officer, as defined in section 2901.01 of the Revised Code, prior to the person's confinement in the correctional center.