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The ''Ohio Revised Code'' contains all current
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s of the Ohio General Assembly of a permanent and general nature, consolidated into provisions, titles, chapters and sections. However, the only official publication of the enactments of the General Assembly is the ''Laws of Ohio''; the ''Ohio Revised Code'' is only a reference. The ''Ohio Revised Code'' is not officially printed, but there are several unofficial but certified (by the Ohio Secretary of State) commercial publications: ''Baldwin's Ohio Revised Code Annotated'' and ''Page's Ohio Revised Code Annotated'' are
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, while ''Anderson's Ohio Revised Code Unannotated'' is not. ''Baldwin's'' is available online from
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History

The ''Ohio Revised Code'' replaced the ''Ohio General Code'' in 1953.http://www.lexisnexis.com/infopro/zimmerman/disp.aspx?z=1794. ''URL accessed 15 September 2006.'' However the current organization and form of the ''Ohio Revised Code'' Title 29 (Crimes) was completely re-written and issued into law by the General Assembly in 1974.


Ohio law

The
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is the foremost source of state law.
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is enacted by the Ohio General Assembly, published in the '' Laws of Ohio'', and codified in the ''Ohio Revised Code''. State agencies promulgate rules and regulations (sometimes called
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) in the '' Register of Ohio'', which are in turn codified in the '' Ohio Administrative Code'' (OAC). Ohio's legal system is based on
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, which is interpreted by
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through the decisions of the
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,
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, and trial courts, which are published in the '' Ohio Official Reports''. Counties, townships, and municipalities may also promulgate
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s.


Organization


See also

* '' United States Code''


References


External links


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Ohio Revised Code
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