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Home » US Law » 2022 Ohio Revised Code » Title 29 | Crimes-Procedure » Chapter 2903 | Homicide and Assault

Section 2903.01 | Aggravated Murder.

Effective: March 20, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 38 – 132nd General Assembly (A) No person shall purposely, and with prior calculation and design, cause the death of another or the unlawful termination of another’s pregnancy. (B) No person shall purposely cause the death of another or the unlawful termination of another’s pregnancy while committing […]

Section 2903.02 | Murder.

Effective: June 30, 1998 Latest Legislation: House Bill 5 – 122nd General Assembly (A) No person shall purposely cause the death of another or the unlawful termination of another’s pregnancy. (B) No person shall cause the death of another as a proximate result of the offender’s committing or attempting to commit an offense of violence […]

Section 2903.03 | Voluntary Manslaughter.

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, […]

Section 2903.04 | Involuntary Manslaughter.

Effective: January 1, 2004 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 123 – 124th General Assembly (A) No person shall cause the death of another or the unlawful termination of another’s pregnancy as a proximate result of the offender’s committing or attempting to commit a felony. (B) No person shall cause the death of another or the unlawful […]

Section 2903.041 | Reckless Homicide.

Effective: September 29, 1999 Latest Legislation: House Bill 37 – 123rd General Assembly (A) No person shall recklessly cause the death of another or the unlawful termination of another’s pregnancy. (B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of reckless homicide, a felony of the third degree.

Section 2903.05 | Negligent Homicide.

Effective: September 6, 1996 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 239 – 121st General Assembly (A) No person shall negligently cause the death of another or the unlawful termination of another’s pregnancy by means of a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance as defined in section 2923.11 of the Revised Code. (B) Whoever violates this section is guilty […]

Section 2903.08 | Aggravated Vehicular Assault; Vehicular Assault.

Effective: March 22, 2019 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 201 – 132nd General Assembly (A) No person, while operating or participating in the operation of a motor vehicle, motorcycle, snowmobile, locomotive, watercraft, or aircraft, shall cause serious physical harm to another person or another’s unborn in any of the following ways: (1)(a) As the proximate result […]

Section 2903.081 | Warning Signs in Construction Zones.

Effective: June 1, 2004 Latest Legislation: House Bill 52 – 125th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) “Construction zone” has the same meaning as in section 5501.27 of the Revised Code. (2) “Reckless operation offense” and “speeding offense” have the same meanings as in section 2903.06 of the Revised Code. (B) The […]

Section 2903.09 | Unlawful Termination of Another’s Pregnancy.

Effective: March 22, 2019 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 145 – 132nd General Assembly As used in sections 2903.01 to 2903.08, 2903.11 to 2903.14, 2903.21, and 2903.22 of the Revised Code: (A) “Unlawful termination of another’s pregnancy” means causing the death of an unborn member of the species homo sapiens, who is or was carried in […]

Section 2903.10 | Functionally Impaired Person, Caretaker Defined.

Effective: March 17, 1989 Latest Legislation: House Bill 642 – 117th General Assembly As used in sections 2903.13 and 2903.16 of the Revised Code: (A) “Functionally impaired person” means any person who has a physical or mental impairment that prevents him from providing for his own care or protection or whose infirmities caused by aging […]

Section 2903.11 | Felonious Assault.

Effective: March 22, 2019 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 201, Senate Bill 20 – 132nd General Assembly (A) No person shall knowingly do either of the following: (1) Cause serious physical harm to another or to another’s unborn; (2) Cause or attempt to cause physical harm to another or to another’s unborn by means of a […]

Section 2903.12 | Aggravated Assault.

Effective: March 22, 2019 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 201 – 132nd 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, […]

Section 2903.13 | Assault.

Effective: September 29, 2013 Latest Legislation: House Bill 59 – 130th General Assembly (A) No person shall knowingly cause or attempt to cause physical harm to another or to another’s unborn. (B) No person shall recklessly cause serious physical harm to another or to another’s unborn. (C)(1) Whoever violates this section is guilty of assault, […]

Section 2903.14 | Negligent Assault.

Effective: September 6, 1996 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 239 – 121st General Assembly (A) No person shall negligently, by means of a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance as defined in section 2923.11 of the Revised Code, cause physical harm to another or to another’s unborn. (B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of negligent assault, […]

Section 2903.15 | Permitting Child Abuse.

Effective: August 25, 1999 Latest Legislation: House Bill 162 – 123rd General Assembly (A) No parent, guardian, custodian, or person having custody of a child under eighteen years of age or of a mentally or physically handicapped child under twenty-one years of age shall cause serious physical harm to the child, or the death of […]

Section 2903.16 | Failing to Provide for a Functionally Impaired Person.

Effective: July 1, 1996 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 2 – 121st General Assembly (A) No caretaker shall knowingly fail to provide a functionally impaired person under the caretaker’s care with any treatment, care, goods, or service that is necessary to maintain the health or safety of the functionally impaired person when this failure results in […]

Section 2903.21 | Aggravated Menacing.

Effective: September 17, 2014 Latest Legislation: House Bill 129 – 130th General Assembly (A) No person shall knowingly cause another to believe that the offender will cause serious physical harm to the person or property of the other person, the other person’s unborn, or a member of the other person’s immediate family. In addition to […]

Section 2903.211 | Menacing by Stalking.

Effective: August 16, 2016 Latest Legislation: House Bill 151 – 131st General Assembly (A)(1) No person by engaging in a pattern of conduct shall knowingly cause another person to believe that the offender will cause physical harm to the other person or a family or household member of the other person or cause mental distress […]

Section 2903.212 | Bail for Violations of Certain Protection Orders.

Effective: January 2, 2007 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 260 – 126th General Assembly (A) Except when the complaint involves a person who is a family or household member as defined in section 2919.25 of the Revised Code, if a person is charged with a violation of section 2903.21, 2903.211, 2903.22, or 2911.211 of the Revised […]