The ''Ohio Revised Code'' (ORC) contains all current
statutes 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
annotated, while ''Anderson's Ohio Revised Code Unannotated'' is not. ''Baldwin's'' is available online from
Westlaw and ''Page's'' is available online from
LexisNexis. The state also publishes the full contents of the OR
online Users can request a real-time, certified download of any particular page: a PDF generates with a seal certifying its authenticity.
History
The ''Ohio Revised Code'' replaced the ''Ohio General Code'' in 1953.
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Ohio law
The
Constitution of Ohio is the foremost source of state law.
Legislation
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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
administrative law
Administrative law is a division of law governing the activities of government agency, executive branch agencies of government. Administrative law includes executive branch rulemaking (executive branch rules are generally referred to as "regul ...
) in the ''
Register of Ohio'', which are in turn codified in the ''
Ohio Administrative Code'' (OAC). Ohio's legal system is based on
common law
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, which is interpreted by
case law through the
decisions of the
Ohio Supreme Court,
Ohio District Courts of Appeals, and trial courts, which are published in the ''
Ohio Official Reports''. Counties, townships, and municipalities may also promulgate
local ordinances or resolutions.
Organization
See also
* ''
United States Code
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References
External links
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