Remedial laws and all proceedings under them shall be liberally construed in order to promote their object and assist the parties in obtaining justice. The rule of the common law that statutes in derogation of the common law must be strictly construed has no application to remedial laws; but this section does not require a liberal construction of laws affecting personal liberty, relating to amercement, or of a penal nature.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1.11
Remedial laws liberally construed
Known as the Revised Code
The act spans §§ 1–1 (44 sections).
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Sims Buick-GMC Truck, Inc. v. General Motors LLC (2017)
Most recently applied in Masters v. Ohio Dept. of Medicaid (September 2022)
Effective: October 1, 1953; Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
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Official source: Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules (Legislative Service Commission). Reproduced from public-domain Ohio statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.