Ohio Revised Code Chapter 1331 - Monopolies

• Section 1331.01 - Monopoly Definitions.
  As used in sections 1331.01 to 1331.14 of the Revised Code: (A) "Person" includes corporations, partnerships, and associations existing under or authorized by any...
• Section 1331.02 - Prohibition Against Issuing Or Owning Trust Certificates Or Entering Into Combination, Contract, Or Agreement.
  No person shall issue or own trust certificates, and no person shall enter into a combination, contract, or agreement, the purpose and effect of...
• Section 1331.021 - Control Acquisition Of Ohio Company Which Substantially Lessens Competition In Petroleum Products Market.
  No person, corporation, partnership, or combination shall acquire control of an Ohio corporation or its assets where the effect of such acquisition may be...
• Section 1331.03 - Forfeiture After Notice.
  Whoever violates sections 1331.01 to 1331.14 of the Revised Code, shall forfeit to the state, for the use of the general revenue fund, five...
• Section 1331.04 - Conspiracy Against Trade Prohibited.
  A violation of sections 1331.01 to 1331.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code, is a conspiracy against trade. No person shall engage in such conspiracy...
• Section 1331.05 - Prohibition Against Combination To Control Price Of Food.
  No person shall form a combination to control the price or supply, or to prevent competition in the sale of bread, butter, eggs, flour,...
• Section 1331.06 - Illegal Contract.
  A contract or agreement in violation of sections 1331.01 to 1331.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code, is void. Effective Date: 10-01-1953
• Section 1331.07 - Compliance By Foreign Corporations.
  A foreign corporation or foreign association exercising any of the powers, franchises, or functions of a corporation in this state, violating sections 1331.01 to...
• Section 1331.08 - Liability For Damages.
  In addition to the civil and criminal penalties provided in sections 1331.01 to 1331.14 of the Revised Code, the person injured in the person's...
• Section 1331.09 - Contents Of Indictment.
  In an indictment for an offense provided for in sections 1331.01 to 1331.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code, it is sufficient to state the...
• Section 1331.10 - Evidence.
  In prosecutions under sections 1331.01 to 1331.14 of the Revised Code, it is sufficient to prove that a trust or combination exists, and that...
• Section 1331.11 - Jurisdiction Of Courts.
  Courts of common pleas are invested with jurisdiction to restrain and enjoin violators of sections 1331.01 to 1331.14 of the Revised Code. For a...
• Section 1331.12 - Parties Defendant - Multiple Proceedings - Statute Of Limitations.
  (A) In any action or proceeding in quo warranto, in injunction, or otherwise brought by the attorney general or a prosecuting attorney under sections...
• Section 1331.13 - Witnesses Are Not Excused From Testifying.
  If a court of record, or a judge thereof in vacation, in which is pending a civil or criminal action or proceeding brought or...
• Section 1331.14 - Cumulative Provisions.
  Sections 1331.01 to 1331.13, inclusive, of the Revised Code are cumulative of each other and of all other laws in any manner affecting them....
• Section 1331.15 - Prohibited Acts.
  No person engaged in the business of buying milk, cream, or butter fat shall, for the purpose of creating a monopoly, or to restrain...
• Section 1331.16 - Investigative Demand For Discovery.
  (A) As used in this section, "documentary material" means the original or any copy of any writings, drawings, graphs, charts, photographs, phonorecords, and other...
• Section 1331.99 - Penalty.
  (A) Whoever violates section 1331.02 or 1331.05 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree. (B) Whoever violates section...

Last modified: October 10, 2016