Ohio Code § 2909.21

§ 2909.21.

As used in sections 2909.21 to 2909.31 of the Revised Code : (A) “ Act of terrorism ” means an act that is committed within or outside the territorial jurisdiction of

this state or the United States, that constitutes a specified offense if committed

in this state or constitutes an offense in any jurisdiction within or outside the

territorial jurisdiction of the United States containing all of the essential elements

of a specified offense, and that is intended to do one or more of the following: (1) Intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (2) Influence the policy of any government by intimidation or coercion; (3) Affect the conduct of any government by the act that constitutes the offense. (B) “Biological agent,” “delivery system,” “toxin,” and “vector” have the same meanings

as in section 2917.33 of the Revised Code . (C) “ Biological weapon ” means any biological agent, toxin, vector, or delivery system or combination of

any biological agent or agents, any toxin or toxins, any vector or vectors, and any

delivery system or systems. (D) “ Chemical weapon ” means any one or more of the following: (1) Any toxic chemical or precursor of a toxic chemical that is listed in Schedule 1,

Schedule 2, or Schedule 3 of the international “Convention on the Prohibition of the

Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction

(CWC),” as entered into force on April 29, 1997; (2) A device specifically designed to cause death or other harm through the toxic properties

of a toxic chemical or precursor identified in division (D)(1) of this section that

would be created or released as a result of the employment of that device; (3) Any equipment specifically designed for use directly in connection with the employment

of devices identified in division (D)(2) of this section. (E) “ Radiological or nuclear weapon ” means any device that is designed to create or release radiation or radioactivity

at a level that is dangerous to human life or in order to cause serious physical harm

to persons as a result of the radiation or radioactivity created or released. (F) “Explosive device” has the same meaning as in section 2923.11 of the Revised Code . (G) “ Key component of a binary or multicomponent chemical system ” means the precursor that plays the most important role in determining the toxic

properties of the final product and reacts rapidly with other chemicals in the binary

or multicomponent chemical system. (H)   “ Material support or resources ” means currency, payment instruments, other financial securities, funds, transfer

of funds, financial services, communications, lodging, training, safe houses, false

documentation or identification, communications equipment, facilities, weapons, lethal

substances, explosives, personnel, transportation, and other physical assets, except

medicine or religious materials. (I) “ Payment instrument ” means a check, draft, money order, traveler's check, cashier's check, teller's check,

or other instrument or order for the transmission or payment of money, regardless

of whether the item in question is negotiable. (J) “Peace officer” and “prosecutor” have the same meanings as in section 2935.01 of the Revised Code . (K) “ Precursor ” means any chemical reactant that takes part at any stage in the production by whatever

method of a toxic chemical, including any key component of a binary or multicomponent

chemical system. (L) “ Response costs ” means all costs a political subdivision incurs as a result of, or in making any

response to, a threat of a specified offense made as described in section 2909.23 of the Revised Code or a specified offense committed as described in section 2909.24 of the Revised Code , including, but not limited to, all costs so incurred by any law enforcement officers,

firefighters, rescue personnel, or emergency medical services personnel of the political

subdivision and all costs so incurred by the political subdivision that relate to

laboratory testing or hazardous material cleanup. (M) “ Specified offense ” means any of the following: (1) A felony offense of violence, a violation of section 2909.04 , 2909.081 , 2909.22 , 2909.23 , 2909.24 , 2909.26 , 2909.27 , 2909.28 , 2909.29 , or 2927.24 of the Revised Code , a felony of the first degree that is not a violation of any provision in Chapter

2925. or 3719. of the Revised Code; (2) An attempt to commit, complicity in committing, or a conspiracy to commit an offense

listed in division (M)(1) of this section. (N) “ Toxic chemical ” means any chemical that through its chemical action on life processes can cause

death or serious physical harm to persons or animals, regardless of its origin or

of its method of production and regardless of whether it is produced in facilities,

in munitions, or elsewhere. (O) “ Hazardous radioactive substance ” means any substance or item that releases or is designed to release radiation or

radioactivity at a level dangerous to human life.