§ 2321.01. Definitions.  


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  • As used in Title 23 of the Columbus City Codes:

    (A)

    "Public official" means any elected or appointed officer, or employee, or agent of the state or any political subdivision whether in a temporary or permanent capacity, and including without limitation legislators, judges, and law enforcement officers.

    (B)

    "Public servant" means any of the following: (1) Any public official;

    (2)

    Any person performing ad hoc a governmental function including without limitation a juror, member of a temporary commission, master, arbitrator, advisor, or consultant;

    (3)

    A candidate for public office, whether or not he is elected or appointed to the office for which he is a candidate. A person is a candidate for purposes of this division if he has been nominated according to law for election or appointment to public office, or if he has filed a petition or petitions as required by law to have his name placed on the ballot in a primary, general, or special election, or if he campaigns as a write-in candidate in any primary, general, or special election.

    (C)

    "Party official" means any person who holds an elective or appointive post in a political party in the United States or this state, by virtue of which he directs, conducts, or participates in directing or conducting party affairs at any level of responsibility.

    (D)

    "Official proceeding" means any proceeding before a legislative, judicial, administrative, or other governmental agency or official authorized to take evidence under oath, and includes any proceeding before a referee, hearing examiner, commissioner, notary, or other person taking testimony or a deposition in connection with an official proceeding.

    (E)

    "Detention" means arrest, confinement in any vehicle subsequent to an arrest, confinement in any facility for custody of persons charged with or convicted of crime or alleged or found to be delinquent or unruly, or detention for extradition or deportation. For a person confined in a county jail who participates in a county jail industry program pursuant to Section 5147.30 of the Revised Code, "detention" includes time spent at an assigned work site and going to and from the work site. Detention does not include supervision of probation or parole, nor constraint incidental to release on bail.

    (F)

    "Detention facility" means any place used for the confinement of a person charged with or convicted of crime or alleged or found to be delinquent or unruly.

    (G)

    "Valuable thing or valuable benefit" includes, but is not limited to, a contribution. This inclusion does not indicate or imply that a contribution was not included in those terms before the effective date of this amendment, September 17, 1986.

    (H)

    "Campaign committee, contribution," "political action committee," and "political party" have the same meanings as in Section 3517.01 of the Revised Code.

    (I)

    "Provider agreement" and "medical assistance program" have the same meanings as in Section 2913.40 of the Revised Code.

(ORC 2921.01; Ord. 2535-94.)