§ 4973.01 Relief association prohibited
§ 4973.02 Unlawful for railroad to limit liability as employer
§ 4973.03 Unlawful for company to compel employee to join any company or association
§ 4973.04 Companies prohibited from demanding or receiving waivers
§ 4973.05 Agreements void
§ 4973.06 Defective machinery prima-facie evidence of negligence
§ 4973.07 Employee definitions
§ 4973.08 Presumptive evidence
§ 4973.09 Slight contributory negligence no bar to recovery
§ 4973.10 Engineers addicted to drink not to be employed
§ 4973.11 Hours of service of certain railroad employees
§ 4973.12 Seats for conductor and motorman
§ 4973.13 Sale of railroad scrap metal
§ 4973.14 Evidence of title of scrap
§ 4973.15 Company may replevy scrap
§ 4973.16 Liability of company or receiver
§ 4973.17 Commissions for special police officers – term of office – training
§ 4973.171 Felony conviction precludes or terminates employment
§ 4973.18 Oath of office and commission – powers – liabilities
§ 4973.19 Power of police to enforce regulations and make arrests
§ 4973.20 When police to wear badges
§ 4973.21 Compensation
§ 4973.22 Notice terminating services filed with secretary of state
§ 4973.23 Detention upon probable cause by conductor or ticket agent
§ 4973.24 Conductor may eject passenger
§ 4973.25 Liability for conductor’s conduct
§ 4973.26 Negligence of official duty
§ 4973.99 Penalty
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Terms Used In Ohio Code > Chapter 4973 - Employees; Police Officers

  • Acquittal:
    1. Judgement that a criminal defendant has not been proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
    2. A verdict of "not guilty."
     
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • 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.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • 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.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Oath: includes affirmation, and "swear" includes affirm. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Plea agreement: An arrangement between the prosecutor, the defense attorney, and the defendant in which the defendant agrees to plead guilty in exchange for special considerations. Source:
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • United States: includes all the states. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Whoever: includes all persons, natural and artificial; partners; principals, agents, and employees; and all officials, public or private. See Ohio Code 1.02
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.