513.01 DEFINITIONS.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning. Words, terms and phrases and their derivatives used in this chapter which are not defined in this section shall have the meanings given to them in the Ohio Revised Code.
(a) “Administer.” Has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 3719.01.
(b) “Adulterate.” To cause a drug to be adulterated as described in Ohio R.C. 3715.63.
(c) “Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services”. Has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 5119.01.
(d) “Bulk amount.” Of a controlled substance, means any of the following:
(1) For any compound, mixture, preparation, or substance included in Schedule I, Schedule II, or Schedule III, with the exception of any controlled substance analog, marihuana, cocaine, L.S.D., heroin, any fentanyl-related compound, and hashish and except as provided in subsection (c)(2), (5), or (6) of this definition, whichever of the following is applicable:
A. An amount equal to or exceeding ten grams or twenty-five unit doses of a compound, mixture, preparation or substance that is or contains any amount of a Schedule I opiate or opium derivative;
B. An amount equal to or exceeding ten grams of a compound, mixture, preparation or substance that is or contains any amount of raw or gum opium;
C. An amount equal to or exceeding thirty grams or ten unit doses of a compound, mixture, preparation or substance that is or contains any amount of a Schedule I hallucinogen other than tetrahydrocannabinol or lysergic acid amide, or a Schedule I stimulant or depressant;
D. An amount equal to or exceeding twenty grams or five times the maximum daily dose in the usual dose range specified in a standard pharmaceutical reference manual of a compound, mixture, preparation or substance that is or contains any amount of a Schedule II opiate or opium derivative;
E. An amount equal to or exceeding five grams or ten unit doses of a compound, mixture, preparation or substance that is or contains any amount of phencyclidine;
F. An amount equal to or exceeding 120 grams or thirty times the maximum daily dose in the usual dose range specified in a standard pharmaceutical reference manual of a compound, mixture, preparation or substance that is or contains any amount of a Schedule II stimulant that is in a final dosage form manufactured by a person authorized by the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq., as amended) and the federal drug abuse control laws, as defined in this section, that is or contains any amount of a Schedule II depressant substance or a Schedule II hallucinogenic substance;
G. An amount equal to or exceeding three grams of a compound, mixture, preparation, or substance that is or contains any amount of a Schedule II stimulant, or any of its salts or isomers, that is not in a final dosage form manufactured by a person authorized by the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq., as amended) and the federal drug abuse control laws;
(2) An amount equal to or exceeding 120 grams or thirty times the maximum daily dose in the usual dose range specified in a standard pharmaceutical reference manual of a compound, mixture, preparation or substance that is or contains any amount of a Schedule III or IV substance other than an anabolic steroid or a Schedule III opiate or opium derivative;
(3) An amount equal to or exceeding twenty grams or five times the maximum daily dose in the usual dose range specified in a standard pharmaceutical reference manual of a compound, mixture, preparation or substance that is or contains any amount of a Schedule III opiate or opium derivative;
(4) An amount equal to or exceeding 250 milliliters or 250 grams of a compound, mixture, preparation or substance that is or contains any amount of a Schedule V substance;
(5) An amount equal to or exceeding 200 solid dosage units, sixteen grams, or sixteen milliliters of a compound, mixture, preparation or substance that is or contains any amount of a Schedule III anabolic steroid;
(6) For any compound, mixture, preparation, or substance that is a combination of a fentanyl-related compound and any other compound, mixture, preparation, or substance included in Schedule III, Schedule IV, or Schedule V, if the defendant is charged with a violation of Ohio R.C. 2925.11 and the sentencing provisions set forth in Ohio R.C. 2925.11(C)(10)(b) and (C)(11) will not apply regarding the defendant and the violation, the bulk amount of the controlled substance for purposes of the violation is the amount specified in division (1), (2), (3), (4), or (5) of this definition for the other Schedule III, Schedule IV, or Schedule V controlled substance that is combined with the fentanyl-related compound.
(e) “Certified grievance committee.” A duly constituted and organized committee of the Ohio State Bar Association or of one or more local bar associations of the state that complies with the criteria set forth in Rule V, Section 6 of the Rules for the Government of the Bar of Ohio.
(f) “Cocaine.” Any of the following:
(1) A cocaine salt, isomer or derivative, a salt of a cocaine isomer or derivative, or the base form of cocaine.
(2) Coca leaves or a salt, compound, derivative or preparation of coca leaves, including ecgonine, a salt, isomer or derivative of ecgonine, or a salt of an isomer or derivative of ecgonine.
(3) A salt, compound, derivative or preparation of a substance identified in subsection (e)(1) or (2) of this definition that is chemically equivalent to or identical with any of those substances, except that the substances shall not include decocainized coca leaves or extraction of coca leaves if the extractions do not contain cocaine or ecgonine.
(g) “Committed in the vicinity of a juvenile.” An offense is “committed in the vicinity of a juvenile” if the offender commits the offense within 100 feet of a juvenile or within the view of a juvenile, regardless of whether the offender knows the age of the juvenile, whether the offender knows the offense is being committed within 100 feet of or within view of the juvenile, or whether the juvenile actually views the commission of the offense.
(h) “Committed in the vicinity of a school.” An offense is “committed in the vicinity of a school” if the offender commits the offense on school premises, in a school building, or within 1,000 feet of the boundaries of any school premises, regardless of whether the offender knows the offense is being committed on school premises, in a school building, or within 1,000 feet of the boundaries of any school premises.
(i) “Committed in the vicinity of a substance addiction services provider or a recovering addict”. An offense is “committed in the vicinity of a substance addiction services provider or a recovering addict” if either of the following apply:
(1) The offender commits the offense on the premises of a substance addiction services provider’s facility, including a facility licensed prior to June 29, 2019, under Ohio R.C. 5119.391 to provide methadone treatment or an opioid treatment program licensed on or after that date under Ohio R.C. 5119.37, or within 500 feet of the premises of a substance addiction services provider’s facility and the offender knows or should know that the offense is being committed within the vicinity of the substance addiction services provider’s facility.
(2) The offender sells, offers to sell, delivers, or distributes the controlled substance or controlled substance analog to a person who is receiving treatment at the time of the commission of the offense, or received treatment within 30 days prior to the commission of the offense, from a substance addiction services provider and the offender knows that the person is receiving or received that treatment.
(j) “Controlled substance.” Has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 3719.01.
(k) “Controlled substance analog.” Has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 3719.01.
(l) “Counterfeit controlled substance.” Any of the following:
(1) Any drug that bears, or whose container or label bears, a trademark, trade name or other identifying mark used without authorization of the owner of rights to the trademark, trade name or identifying mark.
(2) Any unmarked or unlabeled substance that is represented to be a controlled substance manufactured, processed, packed or distributed by a person other than the person that manufactured, processed, packed or distributed it.
(3) Any substance that is represented to be a controlled substance but is not a controlled substance or is a different controlled substance.
(4) Any substance other than a controlled substance that a reasonable person would believe to be a controlled substance because of its similarity in shape, size and color, or its markings, labeling, packaging, distribution or the price for which it is sold or offered for sale.
(m) “Cultivate.” Includes planting, watering, fertilizing or tilling.
(n) “Dangerous drug.” Has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 4729.01.
(o) “Deception.” Has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 2913.01.
(p) “Disciplinary counsel.” The disciplinary counsel appointed by the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline of the Ohio Supreme Court under the Rules for the Government of the Bar of Ohio.
(q) “Dispense.” Has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 3719.01.
(r) “Distribute.” Has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 3719.01.
(s) “Drug.” Has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 4729.01.
(t) “Drug abuse offense.” Any of the following:
(1) A violation of Ohio R.C. 2913.02(A) that constitutes theft of drugs, or any violation of Ohio R.C. 2925.02, 2925.03, 2925.04, 2925.041, 2925.05, 2925.06, 2925.11, 2925.12, 2925.13, 2925.22, 2925.23, 2925.24, 2925.31, 2925.32, 2925.36 or 2925.37.
(2) A violation of an existing or former law of any municipality, state or of the United States, that is substantially equivalent to any section listed in subsection (r)(1) of this definition.
(3) An offense under an existing or former law of any municipality, state or of the United States, of which planting, cultivating, harvesting, processing, making, manufacturing, producing, shipping, transporting, delivering, acquiring, possessing, storing, distributing, dispensing, selling, inducing another to use, administering to another, using or otherwise dealing with a controlled substance is an element.
(4) A conspiracy to commit, attempt to commit, or complicity in committing or attempting to commit, any offense under subsection (r)(1), (2) or (3) of this definition.
(u) “Drug of abuse.” Has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 3719.011.
(v) “Felony drug abuse offense.” Any drug abuse offense that would constitute a felony under the laws of this state, any other state or the United States.
(w) “Fentanyl-related compound.” Any of the following:
(1) Fentanyl;
(2) Alpha-methylfentanyl (N-[1-(alpha-methyl-beta-phenyl)ethyl-4-piperidyl] propionanilide; 1-(1-methyl-2-phenylethyl)-4-(N-propanilido) piperidine);
(3) Alpha-methylthiofentanyl (N-[1-methyl-2-(2-thienyl)ethyl-4-piperidinyl]-N-phenylpropanamide);
(4) Beta-hydroxyfentanyl (N-[1-(2-hydroxy-2-phenethyl-4-piperidinyl]-N-phenylpropanamide);
(5) Beta-hydroxy-3-methylfentanyl (other name: N-[1-(2-hydroxy-2-phenethyl)-3-methyl-4-piperidinyl]-N-phenylpropanamide);
(6) 3-methylfentanyl (N-[3-methyl-1-(2-phenylethyl)-4-piperidyl]-N-phenylpropanamide);
(7) 3-methylthiofentanyl (N-[3-methyl-1-[2-(thienyl)ethyl]-4-piperidinyl]-– phenylpropanamide);
(8) Para-fluorofentanyl (N-(4-fluorophenyl)-N-[1-(2-phenethyl)-4-piperidinyl]propanamide;
(9) Thiofentanyl (N-phenyl-N-[1-(2-thienyl)ethyl-4-piperidinyl]-propanamide;
(10) Alfentanil;
(11) Carfentanil;
(12) Remifentanil;
(13) Sufentanil;
(14) Acetyl-alpha-methylfentanyl (N-[1-(1-methyl-2-phenethyl)-4-piperidinyl]-N-phenylacetamide); and
(15) Any compound that meets all of the following fentanyl pharmacophore requirements to bind at the mu receptor, as identified by a report from an established forensic laboratory, including acetylfentanyl, furanylfentanyl, valerylfentanyl, butyrylfentanyl, isobutyrylfentanyl, 4-methoxybutyrylfentanyl, para-fluorobutyrylfentanyl, acrylfentanyl, and ortho-fluorofentanyl:
A. A chemical scaffold consisting of both of the following:
1. A five, six, or seven member ring structure containing a nitrogen, whether or not further substituted;
2. An attached nitrogen to the ring, whether or not that nitrogen is enclosed in a ring structure, including an attached aromatic ring or other lipophilic group to that nitrogen.
B. A polar functional group attached to the chemical scaffold, including but not limited to a hydroxyl, ketone, amide, or ester;
C. An alkyl or aryl substitution off the ring nitrogen of the chemical scaffold; and
D. The compound has not been approved for medical use by the United States food and drug administration.
(x) “Harmful intoxicant.” Does not include beer or intoxicating liquor, but means any of the following:
(1) Any compound, mixture, preparation or substance the gas, fumes or vapor of which when inhaled can induce intoxication, excitement, giddiness, irrational behavior, depression, stupefaction, paralysis, unconsciousness, asphyxiation or other harmful physiological effects, and includes but is not limited to any of the following:
A. Any volatile organic solvent, plastic cement, model cement, fingernail polish remover, lacquer thinner, cleaning fluid, gasoline or other preparation containing a volatile organic solvent.
B. Any aerosol propellant.
C. Any fluorocarbon refrigerant.
D. Any anesthetic gas.
(2) Gamma Butyrolactone;
(3) 1,4 Butanediol.
(y) “Hashish”.
(1) A resin or a preparation of a resin to which both of the following apply:
A. It is contained in or derived from any part of the plant of the genus cannabis, whether in solid form or in a liquid concentrate, liquid extract, or liquid distillate form.
B. It has a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of more than 0.3%.
(2) The term does not include a hemp byproduct in the possession of a licensed hemp processor under Ohio R.C. Chapter 928, provided that the hemp byproduct is being produced, stored, and disposed of in accordance with rules adopted under Ohio R.C. 928.03.
(z) “Hypodermic.” Has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 3719.01.
(aa) “Juvenile.” A person under eighteen years of age.
(bb) “Licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs.” Has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 4729.01.
(cc) “L.S.D.” Lysergic acid diethylamide.
(dd) “Major drug offender.” Has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 2929.01.
(ee) “Mandatory prison term.” Has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 2929.01.
(ff) “Manufacture.” To plant, cultivate, harvest, process, make, prepare or otherwise engage in any part of the production of a drug, by propagation, extraction, chemical synthesis or compounding, or any combination of the same, and includes packaging, repackaging, labeling and other activities incident to production.
(gg) “Manufacturer.” Has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 3719.01.
(hh) “Marihuana.” Has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 3719.01, except that it does not include hashish.
(ii) “Methamphetamine.” Methamphetamine, any salt, isomer or salt of an isomer of methamphetamine, or any compound, mixture, preparation or substance containing methamphetamine or any salt, isomer or salt of an isomer of methamphetamine.
(jj) “Minor drug possession offense.” Either of the following:
(1) A violation of Ohio R.C. 2925.11, as it existed prior to July 1, 1996, or a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance.
(2) A violation of Ohio R.C. 2925.11, as it exists on and after July 1, 1996, or a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance, that is a misdemeanor or a felony of the fifth degree.
(kk) “Official written order.” Has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 3719.01.
(ll) “Person.” Has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 3719.01.
(mm) “Person with a drug dependency” has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 3719.011.
(nn) “Pharmacist.” Has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 3719.01.
(oo) “Pharmacy.” Has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 3719.01.
(pp) “Possess” or “possession.” Having control over a thing or substance but may not be inferred solely from mere access to the thing or substance through ownership or occupation of the premises upon which the thing or substance is found.
(qq) “Premises of a substance addiction services provider’s facility”. Means the parcel of real property on which any substance addiction service provider’s facility is situated.
(rr) “Prescription.” Has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 4729.01.
(ss) “Presumption for a prison term” or “presumption that a prison term shall be imposed.” A presumption as described in Ohio R.C. 2929.13(D) that a prison term is a necessary sanction for a felony in order to comply with the purposes and principles of sentencing under Ohio R.C. 2929.11.
(tt) “Professional license.” Any license, permit, certificate, registration, qualification, admission, temporary license, temporary permit, temporary certificate or temporary registration that is described in Ohio R.C. 2925.01(W)(1) to (W)(37) and that qualifies a person as a professionally licensed person.
(uu) “Professionally licensed person.” Any of the following:
(1) A person who has received a certificate or temporary certificate as a certified public accountant or who has registered as a public accountant under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4701 and who holds an Ohio permit issued under that chapter;
(2) A person who holds a certificate of qualification to practice architecture issued or renewed and registered under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4703;
(3) A person who is registered as a landscape architect under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4703 or who holds a permit as a landscape architect issued under that chapter;
(4) A person licensed under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4707;
(5) A person who has been issued a certificate of registration as a registered barber under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4709;
(6) A person licensed and regulated to engage in the business of a debt pooling company by a legislative authority, under authority of Ohio R.C. Chapter 4710;
(7) A person who has been issued a cosmetologist’s license, hair designer’s license, manicurist’s license, esthetician’s license, natural hair stylist’s license, advanced cosmetologist’s license, advanced hair designer’s license, advanced manicurist’s license, advanced esthetician’s license, advanced natural hair stylist’s license, cosmetology instructor’s license, hair design instructor’s license, manicurist instructor’s license, esthetics instructor’s license, natural hair style instructor’s license, independent contractor’s license, or tanning facility permit under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4713;
(8) A person who has been issued a license to practice dentistry, a general anesthesia permit, a conscious sedation permit, a limited resident’s license, a limited teaching license, a dental hygienist’s license or a dental hygienist’s teacher’s certificate under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4715;
(9) A person who has been issued an embalmer’s license, a funeral director’s license, a funeral home license or a crematory license, or who has been registered for an embalmer’s or funeral director’s apprenticeship under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4717;
(10) A person who has been licensed as a registered nurse or practical nurse, or who has been issued a certificate for the practice of nurse-midwifery under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4723;
(11) A person who has been licensed to practice optometry or to engage in optical dispensing under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4725;
(12) A person licensed to act as a pawnbroker under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4727;
(13) A person licensed to act as a precious metals dealer under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4728;
(14) A person licensed under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4729 as a pharmacist or pharmacy intern or registered under that chapter as a registered pharmacy technician, certified pharmacy technician, or pharmacy technician trainee;
(15) A person licensed under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4729 as a manufacturer of dangerous drugs, outsourcing facility, third-party logistics provider, repackager of dangerous drugs, wholesale distributor of dangerous drugs, or terminal distributor of dangerous drugs;
(16) A person who is authorized to practice as a physician assistant under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4730;
(17) A person who has been issued a license to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or podiatric medicine and surgery under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4731 or has been issued a certificate to practice a limited branch of medicine under that chapter;
(18) A person licensed as a psychologist, independent school psychologist, or school psychologist under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4732;
(19) A person registered to practice the profession of engineering or surveying under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4733;
(20) A person who has been issued a license to practice chiropractic under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4734;
(21) A person licensed to act as a real estate broker or real estate salesperson under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4735;
(22) A person registered as a registered environmental health specialist under Ohio R.C. Chapter 3776;
(23) A person licensed to operate or maintain a junkyard under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4737;
(24) A person who has been issued a motor vehicle salvage dealer’s license under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4738;
(25) A person who has been licensed to act as a steam engineer under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4739;
(26) A person who has been issued a license or temporary permit to practice veterinary medicine or any of its branches, or who is registered as a graduate animal technician under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4741;
(27) A person who has been issued a hearing aid dealer’s or fitter’s license or trainee permit under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4747;
(28) A person who has been issued a class A, class B or class C license or who has been registered as an investigator or security guard employee under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4749;
(29) A person licensed to practice as a nursing home administrator under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4751;
(30) A person licensed to practice as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4753;
(31) A person issued a license as an occupational therapist or physical therapist under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4755;
(32) A person who is licensed as a licensed professional clinical counselor, licensed professional counselor, social worker, independent social worker, independent marriage and family therapist, or marriage and family therapist, or registered as a social work assistant under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4757;
(33) A person issued a license to practice dietetics under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4759;
(34) A person who has been issued a license or limited permit to practice respiratory therapy under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4761;
(35) A person who has been issued a real estate appraiser certificate under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4763;
(36) A person who has been issued a home inspector license under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4764;
(37) A person who has been admitted to the bar by order of the Ohio Supreme Court in compliance with its prescribed and published rules.
(vv) “Public premises.” Any hotel, restaurant, tavern, store, arena, hall or other place of public accommodation, business, amusement or resort.
(ww) “Sale.” Has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 3719.01.
(xx) “Sample drug.” A drug or pharmaceutical preparation that would be hazardous to health or safety if used without the supervision of a licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs, or a drug of abuse, and that, at one time, had been placed in a container plainly marked as a sample by a manufacturer.
(yy) “Schedule I”, “Schedule II”, “Schedule III”, “Schedule IV” or “Schedule V.” Have the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 3719.01.
(zz) “School.” Any school operated by a board of education, any community school established under Ohio R.C. Chapter 3314, or any nonpublic school for which the Director of Education and Workforce prescribes minimum standards under Ohio R.C. 3301.07, whether or not any instruction, extracurricular activities or training provided by the school is being conducted at the time a criminal offense is committed.
(aaa) “School building.” Any building in which any of the instruction, extracurricular activities or training provided by a school is conducted, whether or not any instruction, extracurricular activities or training provided by the school is being conducted in the school building at the time a criminal offense is committed.
(bbb) “School premises.” Either of the following:
(1) The parcel of real property on which any school is situated, whether or not any instruction, extracurricular activities, or training provided by the school is being conducted on the premises at the time a criminal offense is committed.
(2) Any other parcel of real property that is owned or leased by a board of education of a school, the governing authority of a community school established under Ohio R.C. Chapter 3314, or the governing body of a nonpublic school for which the Director of Education and Workforce prescribes minimum standards under Ohio R.C. 3301.07 and on which some of the instruction, extracurricular activities or training of the school is conducted, whether or not any instruction, extracurricular activities, or training provided by the school is being conducted on the parcel of real property at the time a criminal offense is committed.
(ccc) “Standard Pharmaceutical Reference Manual.” The current edition, with cumulative changes if any, of references that are approved by the State Board of Pharmacy.
(ddd) “Substance Addiction Services Provider”. Means an agency, association, corporation or other legal entity, individual, or program that provides one or more of the following at a facility:
(1) Either alcohol addiction services, or drug addiction services, or both such services that are certified by the Ohio Director of Mental Health and Addiction Services under Ohio R.C. 5119.36;
(2) Recovery supports that are related to either alcohol addiction services, or drug addiction services, or both such services and paid for with federal, state, or local funds administered by the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services or a board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services.
(eee) “Unit dose.” An amount or unit or a compound, mixture or preparation containing a controlled substance that is separately identifiable and in a form that indicates that it is the amount or unit by which the controlled substance is separately administered to or taken by an individual.
(fff) “Wholesaler.” Has the same meaning as in Ohio R.C. 3719.01. (ORC 2925.01)