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Ohio Rev. Code § 2921.01 (2026)

Offenses against justice and public administration general definitions

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September 29, 2013
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House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
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As used in sections 2921.01 to 2921.45 of the Revised Code:

(A) "Public official" means any elected or appointed officer, or employee, or agent of the state or any political subdivision, whether in a temporary or permanent capacity, and includes, but is not limited to, legislators, judges, and law enforcement officers. "Public official" does not include an employee, officer, or governor-appointed member of the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation formed under section 187.01 of the Revised Code.

(B) "Public servant" means any of the following:

(1) Any public official;

(2) Any person performing ad hoc a governmental function, including, but not limited to, a juror, member of a temporary commission, master, arbitrator, advisor, or consultant;

(3) A person who is a candidate for public office, whether or not the person is elected or appointed to the office for which the person is a candidate. A person is a candidate for purposes of this division if the person has been nominated according to law for election or appointment to public office, or if the person has filed a petition or petitions as required by law to have the person's name placed on the ballot in a primary, general, or special election, or if the person campaigns as a write-in candidate in any primary, general, or special election.

"Public servant" does not include an employee, officer, or governor-appointed member of the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation formed under section 187.01 of the Revised Code.

(C) "Party official" means any person who holds an elective or appointive post in a political party in the United States or this state, by virtue of which the person directs, conducts, or participates in directing or conducting party affairs at any level of responsibility.

(D) "Official proceeding" means any proceeding before a legislative, judicial, administrative, or other governmental agency or official authorized to take evidence under oath, and includes any proceeding before a referee, hearing examiner, commissioner, notary, or other person taking testimony or a deposition in connection with an official proceeding.

(E) "Detention" means arrest; confinement in any vehicle subsequent to an arrest; confinement in any public or private facility for custody of persons charged with or convicted of crime in this state or another state or under the laws of the United States or alleged or found to be a delinquent child or unruly child in this state or another state or under the laws of the United States; hospitalization, institutionalization, or confinement in any public or private facility that is ordered pursuant to or under the authority of section 2945.37, 2945.371, 2945.38, 2945.39, 2945.40, 2945.401, or 2945.402 of the Revised Code; confinement in any vehicle for transportation to or from any facility of any of those natures; detention for extradition or deportation; except as provided in this division, supervision by any employee of any facility of any of those natures that is incidental to hospitalization, institutionalization, or confinement in the facility but that occurs outside the facility; supervision by an employee of the department of rehabilitation and correction of a person on any type of release from a state correctional institution; or confinement in any vehicle, airplane, or place while being returned from outside of this state into this state by a private person or entity pursuant to a contract entered into under division (E) of section 311.29 of the Revised Code or division (B) of section 5149.03 of the Revised Code. For a person confined in a county jail who participates in a county jail industry program pursuant to section 5147.30 of the Revised Code, "detention" includes time spent at an assigned work site and going to and from the work site.

(F) "Detention facility" means any public or private place used for the confinement of a person charged with or convicted of any crime in this state or another state or under the laws of the United States or alleged or found to be a delinquent child or unruly child in this state or another state or under the laws of the United States.

(G) "Valuable thing or valuable benefit" includes, but is not limited to, a contribution. This inclusion does not indicate or imply that a contribution was not included in those terms before September 17, 1986.

(H) "Campaign committee," "contribution," "political action committee," "legislative campaign fund," "political party," and "political contributing entity" have the same meanings as in section 3517.01 of the Revised Code.

(I) "Provider agreement" has the same meaning as in section 5164.01 of the Revised Code.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 195 cases (37 in the last 5 years), 1976–2026 · leading case: State v. Gapen, 819 N.E.2d 1047 (Ohio 2004).
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State v. Gapen, 819 N.E.2d 1047 (Ohio 2004). · cites it 9× “As used in division (A)(4) of this section, ‘detention’ has the same meaning as in section 2921.01 of the Revised Code * * {¶ 63} R.”
State v. Conyers, 87 Ohio St. 3d 246 (1999). · cites it 14× “34(A)(1) for leaving a halfway house without *248 permission in view of the conflict as it then existed between R.C. 2921.01(E) and former 2967.15(C)(2).”
State v. Reed (Slip Opinion), 2020-Ohio-4255, 166 N.E.3d 1106. · cites it 7× “For this reason, the state maintains that the court of appeals improperly relied on its precedent holding that postconviction house arrest is detention for the purpose of awarding jail-time credit.”
State v. Billiter, 2012-Ohio-5144, 980 N.E.2d 960. · cites it 4× “34(A)(1) provides: No person, knowing the person is under detention, other than supervised release detention, or being reckless in that regard, shall purposely break or attempt to break the detention, or purposely fail to return to detention, either following temporary leave…”
State v. Thompson, 809 N.E.2d 1134 (Ohio 2004). · cites it 6× “” {¶ 6} The definition of “detention” is contained in R.C. 2921.01(E). Before October 4,1996, R.”
State v. Cepec (Slip Opinion), 2016-Ohio-8076, 75 N.E.3d 1185. · cites it 2× “04(A)(4) {¶ 136} Finally, there is sufficient evidence to support Cepec’s conviction of aggravated murder while under detention or having broken detention.”
State v. Davis, 2017-Ohio-5613, 94 N.E.3d 194. · cites it 4× “13 proscribes falsification as follows: “(A) No person shall knowingly make a false statement, or knowingly swear or affirm the truth of a false statement previously made, when any of the following applies: * * * (3) The statement is made with purpose to mislead a public…”
State v. Lozano, 740 N.E.2d 273 (Ohio 2001). · cites it 6× “” R.C. 2921.01(A). Defendant asserts that R.”
State v. Conyers, 87 Ohio St. 3d 246 (1999). · cites it 16× “The term “detention,” as defined in R.C. 2921.01(E), includes parolees as individuals considered to be in “detention.”
State v. Jordan, 2010-Ohio-281, 922 N.E.2d 951. · cites it 8× “01(E) defines “detention” as “supervision by an employee of the department of rehabilitation and correction of a person on any type of release from a state correctional institution”; and the “supervision” required by R.”
Fabrey v. McDonald Vill. Police Dep't, 639 N.E.2d 31 (Ohio 1994). · cites it 2× “rsons or property that is caused by the negligence of their employees and that occurs within or on the grounds of buildings that are used in connection with the performance of a governmental function, including, but not limited to, office buildings and courthouses, but not…”
Cater v. City of Cleveland, 697 N.E.2d 610 (Ohio 1998). · cites it 2× “rsons or property that is caused by the negligence of their employees and that occurs within or on the grounds of buildings that are used in connection with the performance of a governmental function, including, but not limited to, office buildings and courthouses, but not…”
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Ohio Rev. Code § 2921.01(A): 35 cases
State v. Lozano, 740 N.E.2d 273 (Ohio 2001). “” R.C. 2921.01(A). Defendant asserts that R.”
State v. Davis, 2017-Ohio-5613, 94 N.E.3d 194. “13 proscribes falsification as follows: “(A) No person shall knowingly make a false statement, or knowingly swear or affirm the truth of a false statement previously made, when any of the following applies: * * * (3) The statement is made with purpose to mislead a public…”
State v. Singh, 2018-Ohio-3473.
State v. Ross, 2012-Ohio-536.
State v. Moss, 2018-Ohio-4747.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2921.01(A)(5)(b): 1 case
State v. Carpenter, 2019-Ohio-58, 128 N.E.3d 857.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2921.01(B): 5 cases
State v. Martello, 780 N.E.2d 250 (Ohio 2002).
State v. Sakr, 655 N.E.2d 760 (Ohio Ct. App. 1st Dist. 1995).
State v. Knight, 749 N.E.2d 761 (Ohio Ct. App. 1st Dist. 2000).
State v. Smith, 2012-Ohio-2956.
State v. Shay, 784 N.E.2d 1186 (Ohio Ct. App. 8th Dist. 2003).
Ohio Rev. Code § 2921.01(B)(1): 4 cases
State v. Sakr, 655 N.E.2d 760 (Ohio Ct. App. 1st Dist. 1995).
State v. Merriman, 2021-Ohio-1403.
State v. Yambrisak, 2013-Ohio-1406.
State v. Howard, 2012-Ohio-3523.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2921.01(B)(1)(a): 1 case
State v. Fox, 2016-Ohio-2745.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2921.01(B)(3): 1 case
State v. Renchen, 2014-Ohio-1580.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2921.01(D): 6 cases
State v. Shepherd, 2020-Ohio-3915.
State v. Klafczynski, 2020-Ohio-3221.
State v. A.L.M., 2017-Ohio-2772.
State v. Tauch, 2013-Ohio-5796.
In re Application for the Sealing of the Records of A.H., 2016-Ohio-5530.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2921.01(E): 63 cases
State v. Gapen, 819 N.E.2d 1047 (Ohio 2004). “As used in division (A)(4) of this section, ‘detention’ has the same meaning as in section 2921.01 of the Revised Code * * {¶ 63} R.”
State v. Conyers, 87 Ohio St. 3d 246 (1999). “34(A)(1) for leaving a halfway house without *248 permission in view of the conflict as it then existed between R.C. 2921.01(E) and former 2967.15(C)(2).”
State v. Reed (Slip Opinion), 2020-Ohio-4255, 166 N.E.3d 1106. “For this reason, the state maintains that the court of appeals improperly relied on its precedent holding that postconviction house arrest is detention for the purpose of awarding jail-time credit.”
State v. Billiter, 2012-Ohio-5144, 980 N.E.2d 960. “34(A)(1) provides: No person, knowing the person is under detention, other than supervised release detention, or being reckless in that regard, shall purposely break or attempt to break the detention, or purposely fail to return to detention, either following temporary leave…”
State v. Thompson, 809 N.E.2d 1134 (Ohio 2004). “” {¶ 6} The definition of “detention” is contained in R.C. 2921.01(E). Before October 4,1996, R.”
Ohio Rev. Code § 2921.01(F): 12 cases
Peart v. Seneca Cnty., 808 F. Supp. 2d 1028 (N.D. Ohio 2011).
State v. Snowder, 87 Ohio St. 3d 335 (1999).
In re Thomas, 796 N.E.2d 908 (Ohio 2003).
Kennerly v. Montgomery Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners, 814 N.E.2d 1252 (Ohio Ct. App. 2d Dist. 2004).
In re E.B., 2017-Ohio-1232.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2921.01(e): 1 case
Michael Anderson v. State of Iowa, 801 N.W.2d 1 (Iowa 2011).
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