Ohio Rev. Code § 2945.391

Current with legislation from 2024 received as of March 20, 2024.
Section 2945.391 - Not guilty by reason of insanity finding

For purposes of sections 2945.371, 2945.40, 2945.401, and 2945.402 and Chapters 5122. and 5123. of the Revised Code, a person is "not guilty by reason of insanity" relative to a charge of an offense only as described in division (A)(14) of section 2901.01 of the Revised Code. Proof that a person's reason, at the time of the commission of an offense, was so impaired that the person did not have the ability to refrain from doing the person's act or acts, does not constitute a defense.

R.C. §2945.391

Effective Date: 7/1/1997.