Ohio § 5924.505 "Not guilty by reason of insanity"

Ohio Statutes

§ 5924.505 — "Not guilty by reason of insanity"

Ohio § 5924.505

Title 59Veterans-Military Affairs

Ch. 5924Code Of Military Justice

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5924.505 (2026).

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For purposes of sections5924.502and5924.506of 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 section2901.01of 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.

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For purposes of sections5924.502and5924.506of 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 section2901.01of 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.