Ohio Code § 2317.40
Ohio Code § 2317.40. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2317.40.
As used in this section “ business ” includes every kind of business, profession, occupation, calling, or operation of
institutions, whether carried on for profit or not. A record of an act, condition, or event, in so far as relevant, is competent evidence
if the custodian or the person who made such record or under whose supervision such
record was made testifies to its identity and the mode of its preparation, and if
it was made in the regular course of business, at or near the time of the act, condition,
or event, and if, in the opinion of the court, the sources of information, method,
and time of preparation were such as to justify its admission. This section shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose
to make the law of this state uniform with those states which enact similar legislation.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2317.40
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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