Ohio Code § 1776.02

§ 1776.02.

(A) A person knows a fact if the person has actual knowledge of the fact. (B) A person has notice of a fact if the person knows of it, has received a notification

of the fact, or has reason to know the fact exists from all of the facts known to

the person at the time in question. (C) A person notifies or gives notification to another person by taking steps reasonably

required to inform the other person in ordinary course, whether or not the other person

learns of that notification. (D) A person receives a notification when the notification comes to the person's attention

or is delivered at the person's place of business or at any other place the person

holds out as a place for receiving communications. (E)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (F) of this section, a person other than

an individual knows, has notice, or receives a notification of a fact for purposes

of a particular transaction when the individual conducting the transaction knows,

has notice, or receives a notification of the fact, or in any event, when the fact

would have been brought to the individual's attention if the person had exercised

reasonable diligence. (2) A person exercises reasonable diligence if the person maintains reasonable routines

for communicating significant information to the individual conducting the transaction

and there is reasonable compliance with the routines.  Reasonable diligence does not require an individual acting for the person to communicate

information unless the communication is part of the individual's regular duties or

the individual has reason to know of the transaction and that the transaction would

be materially affected by the information. (F) A partner's knowledge, notice, or receipt of a notification of a fact relating to

the partnership is effective immediately as knowledge by, notice to, or receipt of

a notification by the partnership, except in the case of a fraud on the partnership

committed by or with the consent of that partner.