Ohio Code § 2121.01
Ohio Code § 2121.01. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2121.01.
(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, a presumption of the death of
a person arises upon either of the following: (1) When the person has disappeared and been continuously absent from the person's place
of last domicile for a five-year period without being heard from during the period; (2) When the person has disappeared and been continuously absent from the person's place
of last domicile without being heard from and was at the beginning of the person's
absence exposed to a specific peril of death, even though the absence has continued
for less than a five-year period. (B) When a person who is on active duty in the armed services of the United States has
been officially determined to be absent in a status of “missing” or “missing in action,”
a presumption of death arises when the head of the federal department concerned has
made a finding of death pursuant to the “Federal Missing Persons Act,” 80 Stat. 625
(1966), 37 U.S.C.A. 551 , as amended and hereafter amended.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2121.01
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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