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Ohio Revised Code Title XXIX. Crimes Procedure § 2969.01

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

As used in sections 2969.01 to 2969.06 of the Revised Code:

(A) “Offender” means a person who pleads guilty to, is convicted of, or is found not guilty by reason of insanity of an offense in this state or a person against whom a complaint or information has been filed or an indictment has been returned in this state.

(B) “Victim” means a person who suffers personal injury, death, or property loss as a result of any of the following, or the beneficiaries of an action for the wrongful death of any person killed as a result of any of the following:

(1) An offense;

(2) The good faith effort of a person to prevent an offense;

(3) The good faith effort of any person to apprehend a person suspected of engaging in an offense.

(C) “Member of the family of an offender” means an individual who is related by consanguinity or affinity to an offender.

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