Ohio § 2941.1410
Full text of Ohio Ohio Revised Code § 2941.1410, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2941.1410.
(A) Except as provided in sections 2925.03 and 2925.11 and division (E)(1) of section 2925.05 of the Revised Code , the determination by a court that an offender is a major drug offender is precluded
unless the indictment, count in the indictment, or information charging the offender
specifies that the offender is a major drug offender. The specification shall be stated at the end of the body of the indictment, count,
or information, and shall be stated in substantially the following form: “SPECIFICATION (or, SPECIFICATION TO THE FIRST COUNT). The Grand Jurors (or insert the person's or prosecuting attorney's name when appropriate)
further find and specify that (set forth that the offender is a major drug offender).” (B) Imposition of a three, four, five, six, seven, or eight-year mandatory prison term
upon an offender under division (B)(11) [FN1] of section 2929.14 of the Revised Code , pursuant to determination by a court that an offender is a major drug offender,
is precluded unless the indictment, count in the indictment, or information charging
the offender with the violation of section 2925.03 , 2925.05 , or 2925.11 of the Revised Code specifies that the offender is a major drug offender and that the drug involved in
the violation is a fentanyl-related compound or a compound, mixture, preparation,
or substance containing a fentanyl-related compound. The specification shall be stated at the end of the body of the indictment, count,
or information, and shall be stated in substantially the following form: “SPECIFICATION (or, SPECIFICATION TO THE FIRST COUNT). The Grand Jurors (or insert the person's or prosecuting attorney's name when appropriate)
further find and specify that (set forth that the offender is a major drug offender
and the drug involved in the violation is a fentanyl-related compound or a compound,
mixture, preparation, or substance containing a fentanyl-related compound).” (C) The court shall determine the issue of whether an offender is a major drug offender. (D) As used in this section, “major drug offender” has the same meaning as in section 2929.01 of the Revised Code . 1
“(B)(11)” appears as a result of harmonization of 2018 S 20, 2018 S 1, and 2017 H
63 for RC 2929.14. Prior to 2018 S 20, it appeared as “(B)(10)” as a result of harmonization
of 2018 S 1 and 2017 H 63 for RC 2929.14.
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What does Ohio Revised Code § 2941.1410 cover?
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