A person who has not previously been identified as a victim by law enforcement, including a person claiming to be directly or proximately harmed as a result of the criminal offense or delinquent act, shall affirmatively identify the person’s self to law enforcement, the prosecutor, and the courts in order to receive the information and exercise the rights described in this chapter.

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Terms Used In Ohio Code 2930.044

  • Criminal offense: means an alleged act or omission committed by a person that is punishable by incarceration and is not eligible to be disposed of by the traffic violations bureau. See Ohio Code 2930.01
  • Delinquent act: means an alleged act committed by a child, regardless of whether the child is competent, that does any of the following and is not disposed of by the juvenile traffic violations bureau serving the court under Traffic Rule 13. See Ohio Code 2930.01
  • Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Prosecutor: means one of the following:

    (1) With respect to a criminal case, it has the same meaning as in section 2935. See Ohio Code 2930.01

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