Ohio Code 2909.13 – Definitions for RC sections 2909.13 to 2909.15
As used in sections 2909.13 to 2909.15 of the Revised Code:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 2909.13
- 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. See Ohio Code 1.02
- imprisonment: means being imprisoned under a sentence imposed for an offense or serving a term of imprisonment, prison term, jail term, term of local incarceration, or other term under a sentence imposed for an offense in an institution under the control of the department of rehabilitation and correction, a county, multicounty, municipal, municipal-county, or multicounty-municipal jail or workhouse, a minimum security jail, a community-based correctional facility, or another facility described or referred to in section 2929. See Ohio Code 1.05
- 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
- United States: includes all the states. See Ohio Code 1.59
(A) “Arson-related offense” means any of the following violations or offenses committed by a person:
(1) A violation of section 2909.02 or 2909.03 of the Revised Code;
(2) Any attempt to commit, conspiracy to commit, or complicity in committing either offense listed in division (A)(1) of this section.
(B) “Arson offender” means any of the following:
(1) A person who on or after the effective date of this section is convicted of or pleads guilty to an arson-related offense;
(2) A person who on the effective date of this section has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to an arson-related offense and is confined in a jail, workhouse, state correctional institution, or other institution, serving a prison term, term of imprisonment, or other term of confinement for the offense;
(3) A person who on or after the effective date of this section is charged with committing, attempting to commit, conspiring to commit, or complicity in committing a violation of section 2909.02 or 2909.03 of the Revised Code and who pleads guilty to a violation of any provision of Chapter 2909. of the Revised Code other than section 2909.02 or 2909.03 of the Revised Code.
(C) “Community control sanction,” “jail,” and “prison” have the same meanings as in section 2929.01 of the Revised Code.
(D) “Firefighter” has the same meaning as in section 4765.01 of the Revised Code.
(E) “Out-of-state arson offender” means a person who is convicted of, pleads guilty to, has been convicted of, or has pleaded guilty to a violation of any existing or former municipal ordinance or law of another state or the United States, or any existing or former law applicable in a military court or in an Indian tribal court, that is or was substantially equivalent to a violation of section 2909.02 or 2909.03 of the Revised Code.
(F) “Post-release control sanction” and “supervised release” have the same meanings as in section 2950.01 of the Revised Code.