Terms Used In Ohio Code > Chapter 4105 - Elevators

• Another: when used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property. See Ohio Code 1.02
• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Elevator: includes dumb-waiters other than hand-powered dumb-waiters, escalators, manlifts, moving walks, of the endless belt type, other lifting or lowering apparatus permanently installed on or between rails or guides, and all equipment, machinery, and construction related to any elevator; but does not include construction hoists and other similar temporary lifting or lowering apparatuses, ski lifts, chairlifts installed in a private residence, a lifting device installed in a showroom for demonstration purposes only, traveling, portable amusement rides or devices that are not affixed to a permanent foundation, or nonportable amusement rides or devices that are affixed to a permanent foundation. See Ohio Code 4105.01
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Freight elevator: means an elevator normally used for carrying freight and on which only the operator and employees in the pursuit of their duties, by the permission of the employer, are allowed to ride. See Ohio Code 4105.01
• General inspector: means a state inspector examined and hired to inspect elevators and lifting apparatus for that state. See Ohio Code 4105.01
• in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures; this provision does not affect any law relating to signatures. See Ohio Code 1.59
• Inspector: means either a general or special inspector. See Ohio Code 4105.01
• Passenger elevator: means an elevator that is designed to carry persons to its contract capacity. See Ohio Code 4105.01
• Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
• Private residence: means a distinct building or a unit in a multiple dwelling building that is occupied by members of a single-family unit. See Ohio Code 4105.01
• Rule: includes regulation. See Ohio Code 1.59
• Special inspector: means an inspector examined and commissioned by the superintendent of industrial compliance to inspect elevators and lifting apparatus in the state. See Ohio Code 4105.01
• state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.