Ohio Code § 2903.04
Ohio Code § 2903.04. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2903.04.
(A) No person shall cause the death of another or the unlawful termination of another's
pregnancy as a proximate result of the offender's committing or attempting to commit
a felony. (B) No person shall cause the death of another or the unlawful termination of another's
pregnancy as a proximate result of the offender's committing or attempting to commit
a misdemeanor of any degree, a regulatory offense, or a minor misdemeanor other than
a violation of any section contained in Title XLV of the Revised Code that is a minor
misdemeanor and other than a violation of an ordinance of a municipal corporation
that, regardless of the penalty set by ordinance for the violation, is substantially
equivalent to any section contained in Title XLV of the Revised Code that is a minor
misdemeanor. (C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of involuntary manslaughter. Violation of division (A) of this section is a felony of the first degree. Violation of division (B) of this section is a felony of the third degree. (D) If an offender is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of division (A) or
(B) of this section and if the felony, misdemeanor, or regulatory offense that the
offender committed or attempted to commit, that proximately resulted in the death
of the other person or the unlawful termination of another's pregnancy, and that is
the basis of the offender's violation of division (A) or (B) of this section was a
violation of division (A) or (B) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or of a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance or included, as an element of
that felony, misdemeanor, or regulatory offense, the offender's operation or participation
in the operation of a snowmobile, locomotive, watercraft, or aircraft while the offender
was under the influence of alcohol, a drug of abuse, or alcohol and a drug of abuse,
both of the following apply: (1) The court shall impose a class one suspension of the offender's driver's or commercial
driver's license or permit or nonresident operating privilege as specified in division (A)(1) of section 4510.02 of the Revised Code . (2) The court shall impose a mandatory prison term for the violation of division (A)
or (B) of this section from the range of prison terms authorized for the level of
the offense under section 2929.14 of the Revised Code .
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2903.04
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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