Rule 2. Definitions

Definitions.

As used in these rules:

(A)

"Felony" means an offense defined by law as a felony.

(B)

"Misdemeanor" means an offense defined by law as a misdemeanor.

(C)

"Serious offense" means any felony, and any misdemeanor for which the penalty

prescribed by law includes confinement for more than six months.

(D)

"Petty offense" means a misdemeanor other than a serious offense.

(E)

"Judge" means judge of the court of common pleas, juvenile court, municipal court,

or county court, or the mayor or mayor's court magistrate of a municipal corporation

having a mayor's court.

(F)

"Magistrate" means any person appointed by a court pursuant to Crim.R. 19.

"Magistrate" does not include an official included within the definition of

magistrate contained in section 2931.01 of the Revised Code, or a mayor's court

magistrate appointed pursuant to section 1905.05 of the Revised Code.

(G)

"Prosecuting attorney" means the attorney general of this state, the prosecuting

attorney of a county, the law director, city solicitor, or other officer who prosecutes

a criminal case on behalf of the state or a city, village, township, or other political

subdivision, and the assistant or assistants of any of them. As used in Crim.R. 6,

"prosecuting attorney" means the attorney general of this state, the prosecuting

attorney of a county, and the assistant or assistants of either of them.

(H)

"State" means this state, a county, city, village, township, other political

subdivision, or any other entity of this state that may prosecute a criminal action.

(I)

"Clerk of court" means the duly elected or appointed clerk of any court of record,

or the deputy clerk, and the mayor or mayor's court magistrate of a municipal

corporation having a mayor's court.

ants of either of them.

(H)

"State" means this state, a county, city, village, township, other political

subdivision, or any other entity of this state that may prosecute a criminal action.

(I)

"Clerk of court" means the duly elected or appointed clerk of any court of record,

or the deputy clerk, and the mayor or mayor's court magistrate of a municipal

corporation having a mayor's court.

(J)

"Law enforcement officer" means a sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, municipal

police officer, marshal, deputy marshal, or state highway patrolman, and also means

any officer, agent, or employee of the state or any of its agencies, instrumentalities,

or political subdivisions, upon whom, by statute, the authority to arrest violators is

conferred, when the officer, agent, or employee is acting within the limits of

statutory authority. The definition of "law enforcement officer" contained in this

rule shall not be construed to limit, modify, or expand any statutory definition, to

the extent the statutory definition applies to matters not covered by the Rules of

Criminal Procedure.

(K)

“Appear,” “appearance,” or “in person” mean the physical or remote presence of an

individual.

(L)

“In person” means the physical or remote presence of an individual except as

provided by Crim.R. 17(D).

(M)

“Open court” includes a court proceeding open to the public in person or by remote

access to the live proceeding.

(N)

“Personally” means the physical or remote presence of an individual except as

provided by Crim.R. 4(D)(3) and (4).

(O)

“Presence” includes the physical or remote presence of an individual.

(P)

“Remote presence” means the presence of a person who is using live two-way video

and audio technology.

(Q)

“Victim” has the same meaning as provided in Chapter 2930 of the Revised Code.

For purposes of these rules, the term “victim” includes the “victim’s representative”

and “victim’s attorney,” as those terms are defined in Chapter 2930 of the Revised

Code.