Unit 2 SPO's - Legal - OPOTA
Crime - ANS-Any act that the law makes punishable
four culpable mental states - ANS-o Purposely
o Knowingly
o Recklessly
o Negligently
jurisdiction - ANS-A government's general power to exercise authority over all persons and
things within its territory
statutory law - ANS-The body of law derived from statutes rather than constitution or judicial
decisions
case law - ANS-The law found in the collection of reported cases that form all or part of the body
of law within a given jurisdiction
force - ANS-Any violence, compulsion or constraint physically exerted by any means on or
against a person or thing
deadly force - ANS-Any force which carries a substantial risk that it will proximately result in the
death of any person
serious physical harm to persons - ANS-Any mental illness or condition of such gravity as would
normally require hospitalization or prolonged psychotic treatment.
Any physical harm that involves some permanent incapacity whether partial or total or that
involves some temporary, substantial incapacity
physical harm to property - ANS-Any tangible or intangible damage to property that, in any
degree, results in loss to its value or interferes with its use or enjoyment
physical harm to persons - ANS-Any injury, illness or other physiological impairment, regardless
of its gravity or duration
serious physical harm to property - ANS-Results in substantial loss to the value of the property
or requires a substantial amount of time, effort or money to repair or replace
ORC Chapter 2903 - ANS-Homicide, Assault & Menacing
ORC Chapter 2905 - ANS-Kidnapping & Extortion
, ORC Chapter 2907 - ANS-Sexual Assault; Prostitution & Obscenity
ORC Chapter 2909 - ANS-Arson & Related Offenses
ORC Chapter 2911 - ANS-Robbery, Burglary, Trespass & Related Offenses
ORC Chapter 2913 - ANS-Theft, Fraud & Related Offenses
ORC Chapter 4301 - ANS-Liquor Control
ORC Chapter 2925 - ANS-Drug Offenses
ORC Chapter 2917 - ANS-Offenses against Public Peace
ORC Chapter 2919 - ANS-Selected offenses Against the Family
ORC Chapter 2921 - ANS-Offenses against Justice & Public Administration
ORC Chapter 2923 - ANS-Conspiracy, Attempt, & Complicity
deadly weapon - ANS-Any instrument, device, or thing capable of inflicting death, and designed
or specially adapted for use as a weapon, or possessed, carried, or used as a weapon
firearm - ANS-Any deadly weapon capable of expelling or propelling one or more projectiles by
the action of an explosive or combustible propellant
handgun - ANS-Any firearm that has a short stock and is designed to be held and fired by the
use of a single hand, or any combination of parts from which a handgun can be assembled
semi-automatic firearm - ANS-Any firearm designed or specially adapted to fire a single
cartridge and automatically chamber a succeeding cartridge ready to fire, with a single function
of the trigger
sawed-off firearm - ANS-A shotgun with a barrel less than 18 inches long, or a rifle with a barrel
less than 16 inches long, or a shotgun or rifle less than 26 inches long overall
dangerous ordnance - ANS-o Any automatic or sawed-off firearm, zip gun, or ballistic knife
o Any explosive device or incendiary device
o Any firearm, rocket launcher, mortar, artillery piece, grenade, mine, bomb, torpedo, or similar
weapon designed for military purposes
o Firearm muffler or silencer
ORC Chapter 2923 - ANS-Weapons
Crime - ANS-Any act that the law makes punishable
four culpable mental states - ANS-o Purposely
o Knowingly
o Recklessly
o Negligently
jurisdiction - ANS-A government's general power to exercise authority over all persons and
things within its territory
statutory law - ANS-The body of law derived from statutes rather than constitution or judicial
decisions
case law - ANS-The law found in the collection of reported cases that form all or part of the body
of law within a given jurisdiction
force - ANS-Any violence, compulsion or constraint physically exerted by any means on or
against a person or thing
deadly force - ANS-Any force which carries a substantial risk that it will proximately result in the
death of any person
serious physical harm to persons - ANS-Any mental illness or condition of such gravity as would
normally require hospitalization or prolonged psychotic treatment.
Any physical harm that involves some permanent incapacity whether partial or total or that
involves some temporary, substantial incapacity
physical harm to property - ANS-Any tangible or intangible damage to property that, in any
degree, results in loss to its value or interferes with its use or enjoyment
physical harm to persons - ANS-Any injury, illness or other physiological impairment, regardless
of its gravity or duration
serious physical harm to property - ANS-Results in substantial loss to the value of the property
or requires a substantial amount of time, effort or money to repair or replace
ORC Chapter 2903 - ANS-Homicide, Assault & Menacing
ORC Chapter 2905 - ANS-Kidnapping & Extortion
, ORC Chapter 2907 - ANS-Sexual Assault; Prostitution & Obscenity
ORC Chapter 2909 - ANS-Arson & Related Offenses
ORC Chapter 2911 - ANS-Robbery, Burglary, Trespass & Related Offenses
ORC Chapter 2913 - ANS-Theft, Fraud & Related Offenses
ORC Chapter 4301 - ANS-Liquor Control
ORC Chapter 2925 - ANS-Drug Offenses
ORC Chapter 2917 - ANS-Offenses against Public Peace
ORC Chapter 2919 - ANS-Selected offenses Against the Family
ORC Chapter 2921 - ANS-Offenses against Justice & Public Administration
ORC Chapter 2923 - ANS-Conspiracy, Attempt, & Complicity
deadly weapon - ANS-Any instrument, device, or thing capable of inflicting death, and designed
or specially adapted for use as a weapon, or possessed, carried, or used as a weapon
firearm - ANS-Any deadly weapon capable of expelling or propelling one or more projectiles by
the action of an explosive or combustible propellant
handgun - ANS-Any firearm that has a short stock and is designed to be held and fired by the
use of a single hand, or any combination of parts from which a handgun can be assembled
semi-automatic firearm - ANS-Any firearm designed or specially adapted to fire a single
cartridge and automatically chamber a succeeding cartridge ready to fire, with a single function
of the trigger
sawed-off firearm - ANS-A shotgun with a barrel less than 18 inches long, or a rifle with a barrel
less than 16 inches long, or a shotgun or rifle less than 26 inches long overall
dangerous ordnance - ANS-o Any automatic or sawed-off firearm, zip gun, or ballistic knife
o Any explosive device or incendiary device
o Any firearm, rocket launcher, mortar, artillery piece, grenade, mine, bomb, torpedo, or similar
weapon designed for military purposes
o Firearm muffler or silencer
ORC Chapter 2923 - ANS-Weapons
