Ohio Code § 2901.02
Ohio Code § 2901.02. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2901.02.
As used in the Revised Code: (A) Offenses include aggravated murder, murder, felonies of the first, second, third,
fourth, and fifth degree, misdemeanors of the first, second, third, and fourth degree,
minor misdemeanors, and offenses not specifically classified. (B) Aggravated murder when the indictment or the count in the indictment charging aggravated
murder contains one or more specifications of aggravating circumstances listed in division (A) of section 2929.04 of Revised Code , and any other offense for which death may be imposed as a penalty, is a capital
offense. (C) Aggravated murder and murder are felonies. (D) Regardless of the penalty that may be imposed, any offense specifically classified
as a felony is a felony, and any offense specifically classified as a misdemeanor
is a misdemeanor. (E) Any offense not specifically classified is a felony if imprisonment for more than
one year may be imposed as a penalty. (F) Any offense not specifically classified is a misdemeanor if imprisonment for not
more than one year may be imposed as a penalty. (G) Any offense not specifically classified is a minor misdemeanor if the only penalty
that may be imposed is one of the following: (1) For an offense committed prior to January 1, 2004, a fine not exceeding one hundred
dollars; (2) For an offense committed on or after January 1, 2004, a fine not exceeding one hundred
fifty dollars, community service under division (D) of section 2929.27 of the Revised Code , or a financial sanction other than a fine under section 2929.28 of the Revised Code .
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2901.02
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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