# Ohio Rev. Code § 2903.02: Murder

> Ohio · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T29_C2903_S2903.02

## Section

- **Citation:** Ohio Rev. Code § 2903.02
- **Heading:** Murder
- **Jurisdiction:** Ohio
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Ohio Revised Code / Title 29 / Chapter 2903 / § 2903.02

## Text

June 30, 1998 House Bill 5 - 122nd General Assembly (A) No person shall purposely cause the death of another or the unlawful termination of another's pregnancy. (B) No person shall cause the death of another as a proximate result of the offender's committing or attempting to commit an offense of violence that is a felony of the first or second degree and that is not a violation of section 2903.03 or 2903.04 of the Revised Code. (C) Division (B) of this section does not apply to an offense that becomes a felony of the first or second degree only if the offender previously has been convicted of that offense or another specified offense. (D) Whoever violates this section is guilty of murder, and shall be punished as provided in section 2929.02 of the Revised Code.

## Nearby sections

- [Ohio Rev. Code § 2903.01 § 2903.01. Aggravated murder](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T29_C2903_S2903.01.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 2903.02 § 2903.02. Murder](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T29_C2903_S2903.02.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 2903.03 § 2903.03. Voluntary manslaughter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T29_C2903_S2903.03.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 2903.04 § 2903.04. Involuntary manslaughter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T29_C2903_S2903.04.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 2903.05 § 2903.05. Negligent homicide](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T29_C2903_S2903.05.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 2903.06 § 2903.06. Aggravated vehicular homicide - vehicular homicide - vehicular manslaughter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T29_C2903_S2903.06.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 2903.08 § 2903.08. Aggravated vehicular assault; vehicular assault](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T29_C2903_S2903.08.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 2903.09 § 2903.09. Unlawful termination of another's pregnancy](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T29_C2903_S2903.09.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 2903.10 § 2903.10. Functionally impaired person, caretaker defined](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T29_C2903_S2903.10.md)
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- [Ohio Rev. Code § 2903.12 § 2903.12. Aggravated assault](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T29_C2903_S2903.12.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 2903.13 § 2903.13. Assault](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T29_C2903_S2903.13.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 2903.14 § 2903.14. Negligent assault](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T29_C2903_S2903.14.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 2903.15 § 2903.15. Permitting child abuse](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T29_C2903_S2903.15.md)

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