537.001 Definitions.
537.01 Negligent homicide.
537.02 Assault.
537.03 Negligent assault.
537.04 Aggravated menacing.
537.045 Menacing by stalking.
537.05 Menacing.
537.06 Unlawful restraint.
537.07 Child stealing. (Repealed)
537.08 Criminal child enticement.
537.09 Coercion.
537.10 Nonsupport of dependents.
537.11 Endangering children.
537.12 Interference with custody.
537.13 Contributing to the unruliness or delinquency of a child.
537.14 Party lines to be yielded in emergencies.
537.15 Threatening or harassing telecommunications.
537.16 Placing harmful substance or objects in food or confection.
537.17 Domestic violence.
537.18 Safety of crowds attending live entertainment performances.
537.19 Hazing.
537.20 Illegal distribution of cigarettes or other tobacco products; transaction scans.
537.205 Purchase, use or possession of alternative nicotine product, cigarettes or tobacco products by minors.
537.21 Ethnic intimidation.
537.22 Intimidation in connection with housing. (Repealed)
537.23 Failing to provide for a functionally impaired person.
537.24 Disrupting school activities; assault and battery.
537.25 Residential picketing.
CROSS REFERENCES
See section histories for similar State law
Juvenile Court - see Ohio R.C. Ch. 2151
Parents’ liability for destructive acts of their children - see Ohio R.C. 3109.09
Shelters for victims of domestic violence - see Ohio R.C. 3113.33 et seq.
Vehicular homicide and vehicular manslaughter - see TRAF. 333.08
Definitions generally - see GEN. OFF. 501.01
"Physical harm to persons" defined - see GEN. OFF. 501.01
"Serious physical harm to persons" defined - see GEN. OFF. 501.01
Personal accountability for organizational conduct - see GEN. OFF. 501.09
False report of child abuse or neglect - see GEN. OFF. 501.107
Drug offenses - see GEN. OFF. Ch. 513
Disorderly conduct - see GEN. OFF. 545.04
Truancy - see GEN. OFF. 545.15
Sex related offenses - see GEN. OFF. Ch. 563
Improperly furnishing firearms to a minor - see GEN. OFF. 571.08
(a) As used in this chapter and any other provision of these Codified Ordinances:
(1) "Another’s unborn" or "other person’s unborn." A member of the species Homo sapiens who is or was carried in the womb of another during a period that begins with fertilization and that continues unless and until live birth occurs.
(2) "Unlawful termination of another’s pregnancy." Causing the death of an unborn member of the species Homo sapiens who is or was carried in the womb of another, as a result of injuries inflicted during the period that begins with fertilization and that continues unless and until live birth occurs.
(b) Notwithstanding division (a) of this section, in no case shall the definitions of the terms "another’s unborn," "other person’s unborn" and "unlawful termination of another’s pregnancy" that are set forth in division (a) of this section be applied or construed in any of the following manners:
(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (b)(1) of this section, in a manner so that the offense prohibits or is construed as prohibiting any pregnant woman or her physician from performing an abortion with the consent of the pregnant woman, with the consent of the pregnant woman implied by law in a medical emergency, or with the approval of one otherwise authorized by law to consent to medical treatment on behalf of the pregnant woman. An abortion that violates the conditions described in the immediately preceding sentence may be punished as any violation of Ohio R.C. 2903.01, 2903.02, 2903.03, 2903.04, 2903.05, 2903.06, 2903.08, 2903.11, 2903.12, 2903.13, 2903.14, 2903.21 or 2903.22, or a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance, as applicable. An abortion that does not violate the conditions described in the second immediately preceding sentence but that does violate Ohio R.C. 2919.12, 2919.13(B), 2919.151, 2919.17 or 2919.18, or a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance, may be punished as a violation of such section, as applicable.
(2) In a manner so that the offense is applied or is construed as applying to a woman based on an act or omission of the woman that occurs while she is or was pregnant and that results in any of the following:
A. Her delivery of a stillborn baby.
B. Her causing, in any other manner, the death in utero of a viable, unborn human that she is carrying.
C. Her causing the death of her child who is born alive but who dies from one or more injuries that are sustained while the child is a viable, unborn human.
D. Her causing her child who is born alive to sustain one or more injuries while the child is a viable, unborn human.
E. Her causing, threatening to cause, or attempting to cause, in any other manner, an injury, illness, or other psychological illness or condition, regardless of its duration or gravity, to a viable, unborn human that she is carrying.
(ORC 2903.09)
(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 Ohio R.C. 2923.11.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of negligent homicide, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(ORC 2903.05)
Statutory reference:
Reckless homicide, felony offense, see Ohio R.C. 2903.041
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