If a general provision conflicts with a special or local provision, they shall be construed, if possible, so that effect is given to both. If the conflict between the provisions is irreconcilable, the special or local provision prevails as an exception to the general provision, unless the general provision is the later adoption and the manifest intent is that the general provision prevail.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1.51
Special or local provision prevails as exception to general provision
Known as the Revised Code
The act spans §§ 1–1 (44 sections).
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case Wingate v. Hordge (1979)
Most recently applied in Katz v. Fidelity National Title Insurance (July 2012)
Effective: January 3, 1972; Latest Legislation: House Bill 607 - 109th 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.