Effective: April 6, 2017 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 227 – 131st General Assembly As used in sections 1331.01 to 1331.14 of the Revised Code: (A) “Person” includes corporations, partnerships, and associations existing under or authorized by any state or territory of the United States, and solely for the purpose of the definition of division (C) […]
Effective: October 1, 1976 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1358 – 111th General Assembly No person shall issue or own trust certificates, and no person shall enter into a combination, contract, or agreement, the purpose and effect of which is to place the management or control of such combination, or the product or service thereof, in […]
Effective: November 17, 1981 Latest Legislation: House Bill 455 – 114th General Assembly No person, corporation, partnership, or combination shall acquire control of an Ohio corporation or its assets where the effect of such acquisition may be to substantially lessen competition in any market for petroleum products in Ohio, or to substantially lessen, directly or […]
Effective: October 1, 1976 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1358 – 111th General Assembly Whoever violates sections 1331.01 to 1331.14 of the Revised Code, shall forfeit to the state, for the use of the general revenue fund, five hundred dollars for each day that such violation is committed or continued after due notice is given by […]
Effective: April 6, 2017 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 227 – 131st General Assembly Every combination, contract, or agreement in the form of a trust is declared to be a conspiracy against trade and illegal. No person shall engage in such conspiracy or take part therein, or aid or advise in its commission, or, as principal, […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly A contract or agreement in violation of sections 1331.01 to 1331.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code, is void.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly A foreign corporation or foreign association exercising any of the powers, franchises, or functions of a corporation in this state, violating sections 1331.01 to 1331.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall not do any business in this state. The attorney general shall […]
Effective: February 20, 2002 Latest Legislation: House Bill 126 – 124th General Assembly In addition to the civil and criminal penalties provided in sections 1331.01 to 1331.14 of the Revised Code, the person injured in the person’s business or property by another person by reason of anything forbidden or declared to be unlawful in those […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly In an indictment for an offense provided for in sections 1331.01 to 1331.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code, it is sufficient to state the purpose or effects of the trust or combination, and that the accused is a member thereof, or acted […]
Effective: October 1, 1976 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1358 – 111th General Assembly In prosecutions under sections 1331.01 to 1331.14 of the Revised Code, it is sufficient to prove that a trust or combination exists, and that the defendant belonged to it, or acted for or in connection with it, without proving all the members […]
Effective: October 1, 1976 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1358 – 111th General Assembly Courts of common pleas are invested with jurisdiction to restrain and enjoin violators of sections 1331.01 to 1331.14 of the Revised Code. For a violation of such sections, the attorney general, or the prosecuting attorney of the proper county, shall institute proper […]
Effective: February 20, 2002 Latest Legislation: House Bill 126 – 124th General Assembly (A) In any action or proceeding in quo warranto, in injunction, or otherwise brought by the attorney general or a prosecuting attorney under sections 1331.01 to 1331.14 of the Revised Code, all persons that are party to or participating in the trust […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly If a court of record, or a judge thereof in vacation, in which is pending a civil or criminal action or proceeding brought or prosecuted by the attorney general or a prosecuting attorney for the violation of sections 1331.01 to 1331.14, inclusive, […]
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly Sections 1331.01 to 1331.13, inclusive, of the Revised Code are cumulative of each other and of all other laws in any manner affecting them.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly No person engaged in the business of buying milk, cream, or butter fat shall, for the purpose of creating a monopoly, or to restrain trade, or to prevent or limit competition, or to destroy the business of a competitor, discriminate between different […]
Effective: July 1, 1996 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 269 – 121st General Assembly (A) As used in this section, “documentary material” means the original or any copy of any writings, drawings, graphs, charts, photographs, phonorecords, and other data compilation from which intelligence, relevant to any investigation conducted to determine if any person is or has […]
Effective: April 6, 2017 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 227 – 131st General Assembly In carrying out official duties, the attorney general shall not disclose publicly the facts developed in an investigation conducted pursuant to this chapter unless the matter has become a matter of public record in enforcement proceedings, in public hearings, or other official […]
Effective: April 6, 2017 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 227 – 131st General Assembly (A) (1) Whoever violates section 1331.04 of the Revised Code is guilty of conspiracy against trade. Except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section, a conspiracy against trade is a felony of the fifth degree. (2) If any of the following […]
