As used in this chapter:

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Terms Used In Ohio Code 2717.01

  • Application: means , as context requires, an application under section 2717. See Ohio Code 2717.01
  • Official identity document: means a birth record, marriage record, divorce decree, driver's license, state issued identification card, social security card with the social security number redacted, passport, or any other official government-issued document required or commonly used to verify a person's identity. See Ohio Code 2717.01
  • Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59

(A) “Application” means, as context requires, an application under section 2717.02, 2717.04, or 2717.13 of the Revised Code.

(B) “Applicant” means, as context requires, a person who makes the filing under section 2717.02 or 2717.04 of the Revised Code, or the minor on whose behalf a filing is made under section 2717.13 of the Revised Code.

(C) “Conform” means to make a person’s legal name consistent in all official identity documents by correcting a misspelling, inconsistency, or other error in an official identity document.

(D) “Official identity document” means a birth record, marriage record, divorce decree, driver’s license, state issued identification card, social security card with the social security number redacted, passport, or any other official government-issued document required or commonly used to verify a person’s identity.

(E) “Sexually oriented offense” and “child-victim oriented offense” have the same meanings as in section 2950.01 of the Revised Code.

Last updated August 17, 2021 at 4:00 AM