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...(A)(1) The court that adjudicates a child a delinquent child shall issue as part of the dispositional order or, if the court commits the child for the delinquent act to the custody of a secure facility, shall issue at the time of the child's release from the secure facility an order that classifies the child a juvenile offender registrant and specifies that the child has a duty to comply with sections 2950.04, 2950....

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Case document" means any document, or information in any document, that is submitted to a court or filed with a clerk of court in a court action or proceeding, including any exhibit, pleading, motion, order, or judgment, or any documentation prepared by the court or clerk in the action or proceeding, including journals, dockets, and indices. "Case document" does not include any o...

...(A) Except as provided in division (C) or (E) of this section, an action based on a product liability claim and an action for bodily injury or injuring personal property shall be brought within two years after the cause of action accrues. Except as provided in divisions (B)(1), (2), (3), (4), and (5) of this section, a cause of action accrues under this division when the injury or loss to person or property occurs. ...

...(A) An action for libel, slander, malicious prosecution, or false imprisonment, an action for malpractice other than an action upon a medical, dental, optometric, or chiropractic claim, an action for legal malpractice against an attorney or a law firm or legal professional association, or an action upon a statute for a penalty or forfeiture shall be commenced within one year after the cause of action accrued, provide...

...(A) Except as otherwise provided in this section, an action upon a medical, dental, optometric, or chiropractic claim shall be commenced within one year after the cause of action accrued. (B)(1) If prior to the expiration of the one-year period specified in division (A) of this section, a claimant who allegedly possesses a medical, dental, optometric, or chiropractic claim gives to the person who is the subject of...

...As used in this section and sections 2305.251 to 2305.253 of the Revised Code: (A)(1) "Health care entity" means an entity, whether acting on its own behalf or on behalf of or in affiliation with other health care entities, that conducts as part of its regular business activities professional credentialing or quality review activities involving the competence of, professional conduct of, or quality of care pr...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Possessor of real property" means the owner, lessee, renter, or other occupant of real property. (2) "Tort action" means a civil action for damages for injury, death, or loss to person other than a civil action for damages for a breach of contract or another agreement between persons. (3) "Trespasser" means an individual who, without express or implied authorization, invitat...

...(A)(1) As used in this section: (a) "Civil Rights" has the same meaning as in section 5122.301 of the Revised Code. (b) "Mental health client or patient" means an individual who is receiving mental health services from a mental health professional or organization. (c) "Mental health organization" means an organization that engages one or more mental health professionals to provide mental health services to one...

...(A) As used in this section, "frivolous conduct" has the same meaning as in section 2323.51 of the Revised Code. (B) A woman upon whom an abortion is purposely performed or induced or purposely attempted to be performed or induced, or the father of the unborn child who was the subject of such an abortion, in violation of division (E) of section 2919.201 of the Revised Code, has and may commence a civil action for c...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Advertisement" has the same meaning as in section 4931.10 of the Revised Code. (2) "Computer," "computer network," "computer program," "computer services," and "telecommunications device" have the same meanings as in section 2913.01 of the Revised Code. (3) "Electronic mail" means an electronic message that is transmitted between two or more telecommunications devices or ele...

...(A) Subject to divisions (D), (E), and (F) of this section, a product is defective in design or formulation if, at the time it left the control of its manufacturer, the foreseeable risks associated with its design or formulation as determined pursuant to division (B) of this section exceeded the benefits associated with that design or formulation as determined pursuant to division (C) of this section. (B) The...

...(A) The general assembly finds that the production of agricultural and aquacultural food products constitutes an important and significant portion of the economy of this state. Further, the general assembly finds that the dissemination in this state of false information about the safety of Ohio's food supply would be extremely detrimental to Ohio's economy, the welfare of the consuming public, and the producers of ag...

...(A) Physical impairment of the exposed person, to which the person's exposure to silica is a substantial contributing factor, shall be an essential element of a silicosis claim in any tort action. (B) No person shall bring or maintain a tort action alleging a silicosis claim based on a nonmalignant condition in the absence of a prima-facie showing, in the manner described in division (A) of section 2307.87 of the Re...

...(A) Physical impairment of the exposed person, to which the person's exposure to mixed dust is a substantial contributing factor, shall be an essential element of a mixed dust disease claim in any tort action. (B) No person shall bring or maintain a tort action alleging a mixed dust disease claim based on a nonmalignant condition in the absence of a prima-facie showing, in the manner described in division (A) of sec...

...(A) For purposes of section 2305.10 and sections 2307.92 to 2307.95 of the Revised Code, "bodily injury caused by exposure to asbestos" means physical impairment of the exposed person, to which the person's exposure to asbestos is a substantial contributing factor. (B) No person shall bring or maintain a tort action alleging an asbestos claim based on a nonmalignant condition in the absence of a prima-facie showing,...

...(A) The plaintiff in any tort action who alleges an asbestos claim shall, within sixty days after filing any complaint, provide all parties with a sworn statement specifying the basis for each asbestos claim against each defendant, including the following: (1) The name, address, date of birth, marital status, occupation, smoking history, current and past worksites, and current and past employers of the exposed pers...

...(A) The following apply to all tort actions for asbestos claims brought against a premises owner to recover damages or other relief for exposure to asbestos on the premises owner's property: (1) A premises owner is not liable for any injury to any individual resulting from asbestos exposure unless that individual's alleged exposure occurred while the individual was at the premises owner's property. (2) If exposure ...

...As used in this section and sections 2307.952 to 2307.954 of the Revised Code: (A) "Asbestos," "asbestos claim," and "tort action" have the same meanings as in section 2307.91 of the Revised Code. (B) "Asbestos tort action" means a tort action based on an asbestos claim. (C) Except as otherwise provided in division (E) of section 2307.954 of the Revised Code, "asbestos trust" means and encompasses all trust ...

...(A) A noncancer asbestos trust claim and a cancer asbestos trust claim are based on distinct injuries caused by a person's exposure to asbestos. A noncancer asbestos trust claim that is subject to disclosure under section 2307.952 or 2307.953 of the Revised Code or is identified in this section means the noncancer asbestos claim that is the subject of the asbestos tort action in which the defendant seeks discov...

...(A) The commissioners of jurors may send to a juror whose name is drawn a printed notice informing the juror that the juror has been drawn for jury duty and will be summoned by the sheriff or commissioners of jurors. The notice may contain copies of the portions of Chapter 2313. of the Revised Code that the commissioners consider advisable. (B) The commissioners of jurors may establish an electronic notificat...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Tort action" means a civil action for damages for injury or loss to person or property. (a) "Tort action" includes all of the following: (i) A product liability claim for damages for injury or loss to person or property that is subject to sections 2307.71 to 2307.80 of the Revised Code; (ii) A civil action based on an unlawful discriminatory practice relating to employment br...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Economic loss" means any of the following types of pecuniary harm: (a) All wages, salaries, or other compensation lost as a result of an injury, death, or loss to person or property that is a subject of a civil action upon a medical, dental, optometric, or chiropractic claim; (b) All expenditures for medical care or treatment, rehabilitation services, or other care, treatment, ser...

...As used in this section and sections 2323.581 to 2323.587 of the Revised Code: (A) "Annuity issuer" means an insurer that has issued a contract that is used to fund periodic payments under a structured settlement. (B) "Assignee" means a party acquiring or proposing to acquire structured settlement payment rights from a transferee of those rights. (C) "Dependent" includes a spouse of a payee, a minor child of a pay...

...(A) When a judgment creditor files a praecipe for a writ of execution with a clerk of a common pleas court pursuant to section 2303.11 of the Revised Code, or with a clerk of a municipal court pursuant to section 1901.23 of the Revised Code, or with a clerk of the county court pursuant to section 1907.47 of the Revised Code, the clerk shall issue a writ of execution to the levying officer and cause a notice and a hea...

...(A) Any voluntarily retired judge, or any judge who is retired under Section 6 of Article IV, Ohio Constitution, may register with the clerk of any court of common pleas, municipal court, or county court for the purpose of receiving referrals for adjudication of civil actions or proceedings, and submissions for determination of specific issues or questions of fact or law in any civil action or proceeding, pending in ...