The Ohio Revised Code (ORC) contains all current statutes of the Ohio General Assembly of a permanent and general nature, consolidated into provisions, titles, chapters and sections. However, the only official publication of the enactments of the General Assembly is the Laws of Ohio; the Ohio Revised Code is only a reference.

The Ohio Revised Code is not officially printed, but there are several unofficial but certified (by the Ohio Secretary of State) commercial publications: Baldwin's Ohio Revised Code Annotated and Page's Ohio Revised Code Annotated are annotated, while Anderson's Ohio Revised Code Unannotated is not. Baldwin's is available online from Westlaw and Page's is available online from LexisNexis. The state also publishes the full contents of the ORC online. Users can request a real-time, certified download of any particular page: a PDF generates with a seal certifying its authenticity.

History The Ohio Revised Code replaced the Ohio General Code in 1953.http://www.lexisnexis.com/infopro/zimmerman/disp.aspx?z=1794. URL accessed 15 September 2006. However the current organization and form of the Ohio Revised Code Title 29 (Crimes) was completely re-written and issued into law by the General Assembly in 1974.

Ohio law

The Constitution of Ohio is the foremost source of state law. Legislation is enacted by the Ohio General Assembly, published in the Laws of Ohio, and codified in the Ohio Revised Code. State agencies promulgate rules and regulations (sometimes called administrative law) in the Register of Ohio, which are in turn codified in the Ohio Administrative Code (OAC). Ohio's legal system is based on common law, which is interpreted by case law through the decisions of the Ohio Supreme Court, Ohio District Courts of Appeals, and trial courts, which are published in the Ohio Official Reports. Counties, townships, and municipalities may also promulgate local ordinances or resolutions.

Organization OHIO REVISED CODE GENERAL PROVISIONS TITLE I STATE GOVERNMENT TITLE III COUNTIES TITLE V TOWNSHIPS TITLE VII MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS TITLE IX AGRICULTURE - ANIMALS - FENCES TITLE XI FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TITLE XIII COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS - OHIO UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE TITLE XV CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES TITLE XVII CORPORATIONS - PARTNERSHIPS TITLE XIX COURTS - MUNICIPAL - MAYOR'S - COUNTY TITLE XXI COURTS - PROBATE - JUVENILE TITLE XXIII COURTS - COMMON PLEAS TITLE XXV COURTS - APPELLATE TITLE XXVII COURTS - GENERAL PROVISIONS - SPECIAL REMEDIES TITLE XXIX CRIMES - PROCEDURE TITLE XXXI DOMESTIC RELATIONS - CHILDREN TITLE XXXIII EDUCATION - LIBRARIES TITLE XXXV ELECTIONS TITLE XXXVII HEALTH - SAFETY - MORALS TITLE XXXIX INSURANCE TITLE XLI LABOR AND INDUSTRY TITLE XLIII LIQUOR TITLE XLV MOTOR VEHICLES - AERONAUTICS - WATERCRAFT TITLE XLVII OCCUPATIONS - PROFESSIONS TITLE XLIX PUBLIC UTILITIES TITLE LI PUBLIC WELFARE TITLE LIII REAL PROPERTY TITLE LV ROADS - HIGHWAYS - BRIDGES TITLE LVII TAXATION TITLE LIX VETERANS - MILITARY AFFAIRS TITLE LXI WATER SUPPLY - SANITATION - DITCHES TITLE LXIII WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

See also United States Code

References

External links Ohio Revised Code from LAWriter Ohio Revised Code from FindLaw