Ohio Code § 2941.05
Ohio Code § 2941.05. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2941.05.
In an indictment or information charging an offense, each count shall contain, and
is sufficient if it contains in substance, a statement that the accused has committed
some public offense therein specified. Such statement may be made in ordinary and concise language without any technical
averments or any allegations not essential to be proved. It may be in the words of the section of the Revised Code describing the offense
or declaring the matter charged to be a public offense, or in any words sufficient
to give the accused notice of the offense of which he is charged.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2941.05
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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