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Ohio Rev. Code § 2905.31 (2026)

Definitions for sections 2905.31 to 2905.33

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March 24, 2011
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As used in sections 2905.31 to 2905.33 of the Revised Code:

(A) "Involuntary servitude" means being compelled to perform labor or services for another against one's will.

(B) "Material that is obscene, sexually oriented, or nudity oriented" and "performance that is obscene, sexually oriented, or nudity oriented" have the same meanings as in section 2929.01 of the Revised Code.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1956–2021 · leading case: State v. Logan, 2017-Ohio-8932, 101 N.E.3d 572.
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State v. Logan, 2017-Ohio-8932, 101 N.E.3d 572. · cites it 6× “01(D) provides that "involuntary servitude" has the same meaning as in R.C. 2905.31. R.C. 2905.31 defines "involuntary servitude" as "being compelled to perform labor or services for another against one's will.”
State v. Brown, 2019-Ohio-1235. · cites it 2× “1-16-28, 2017-Ohio-8932, ¶ 16 , comparing R.C. 2905.31(A) with 18 U.S.C. 1589 and 22 U.”
City of Youngstown v. Deloreto, 251 N.E.2d 491 (Ohio Ct. App. 1969). · cites it 2× “Section 2905.31, Revised Code. 5. Sodomy.”
Carmen v. Health Carousel, LLC, No. 1:20-cv-00313 (S.D. Ohio June 17, 2021). · cites it 2× “” O.R.C. § 2905.31(A). The “compulsion” element does not require an express or executed threat.”
State v. Rothschild, 163 N.E.2d 907 (Ohio Ct. App. 1958). · cites it 8× “nformation charging that “on or about the 8th day of October, 1956, in the county of Montgomery and state of Ohio, aforesaid, one Sylvan Rothschild, did unlawfully exhibit and have under his immediate control a motion picture film, to wit: Garden of Eden, from the exhibition of…”
State ex rel. Church v. Brown, 165 Ohio St. (N.S.) 31 (Ohio 1956). · cites it 6× “Respondent’s refusal to accept the articles of incorporation for filing and recording is on the ground that relators are seeking to form a nonprofit corporation to carry on activities which are, at least in part, prohibited by Section 2905.31, Revised Code, namely, the practice…”
Ohio Rev. Code § 2905.31(A): 3 cases
State v. Brown, 2019-Ohio-1235. “1-16-28, 2017-Ohio-8932, ¶ 16 , comparing R.C. 2905.31(A) with 18 U.S.C. 1589 and 22 U.”
State v. Logan, 2017-Ohio-8932, 101 N.E.3d 572. “01(D) provides that "involuntary servitude" has the same meaning as in R.C. 2905.31. R.C. 2905.31 defines "involuntary servitude" as "being compelled to perform labor or services for another against one's will.”
Carmen v. Health Carousel, LLC, No. 1:20-cv-00313 (S.D. Ohio June 17, 2021). “” O.R.C. § 2905.31(A). The “compulsion” element does not require an express or executed threat.”
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