As used in the Revised Code, unless the context otherwise requires:

Terms Used In Ohio Code 1.02

  • Bond: includes an undertaking. See Ohio Code 1.02
  • Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Registered mail: includes certified mail and "certified mail" includes registered mail. See Ohio Code 1.02
  • Undertaking: includes a bond. See Ohio Code 1.02

(A) “Whoever” includes all persons, natural and artificial; partners; principals, agents, and employees; and all officials, public or private.

(B) “Another,” when used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property.

(C) “Of unsound mind” means that the person lacks the relevant mental capacity.

(D) “Bond” includes an undertaking.

(E) “Undertaking” includes a bond.

(F) “And” may be read “or,” and “or” may be read “and” if the sense requires it.

(G) “Registered mail” includes certified mail and “certified mail” includes registered mail.

Last updated March 10, 2023 at 10:52 AM