# Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.01: Aggravated robbery

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.01
- **Heading:** Aggravated robbery
- **Jurisdiction:** Ohio
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Ohio Revised Code / Title 29 / Chapter 2911 / § 2911.01

## Text

September 16, 1997 House Bill 151 - 122nd General Assembly (A) No person, in attempting or committing a theft offense, as defined in section 2913.01 of the Revised Code, or in fleeing immediately after the attempt or offense, shall do any of the following: (1) Have a deadly weapon on or about the offender's person or under the offender's control and either display the weapon, brandish it, indicate that the offender possesses it, or use it; (2) Have a dangerous ordnance on or about the offender's person or under the offender's control; (3) Inflict, or attempt to inflict, serious physical harm on another. (B) No person, without privilege to do so, shall knowingly remove or attempt to remove a deadly weapon from the person of a law enforcement officer, or shall knowingly deprive or attempt to deprive a law enforcement officer of a deadly weapon, when both of the following apply: (1) The law enforcement officer, at the time of the removal, attempted removal, deprivation, or attempted deprivation, is acting within the course and scope of the officer's duties; (2) The offender knows or has reasonable cause to know that the law enforcement officer is a law enforcement officer. (C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of aggravated robbery, a felony of the first degree. (D) As used in this section: (1) "Deadly weapon" and "dangerous ordnance" have the same meanings as in section 2923.11 of the Revised Code. (2) "Law enforcement officer" has the same meaning as in section 2901.01 of the Revised Code and also includes employees of the department of rehabilitation and correction who are authorized to carry weapons within the course and scope of their duties.

## Nearby sections

- [Ohio Rev. Code § 2911.01 § 2911.01. Aggravated robbery](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T29_C2911_S2911.01.md)
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