{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-1345.90","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 1345.90","heading":"Defective assistive device definitions.","body":"As used in sections 1345.90 to 1345.95 of the Revised Code:\n(A) \"Assistive device\" means a product designed and intended to be used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of an individual with a disability in seeing, hearing, speaking, walking, breathing, performing manual tasks, learning, working, or self-care. \"Assistive device\" includes a wheelchair, motorized scooter, assistive listening device, voice synthesized computer module, optical scanner, talking software, braille printer, environmental control, adaptive transportation aid, communication board, or any device that has a function similar to that of any of the foregoing devices. \"Assistive device\" does not include an invasive or noninvasive medical device that attempts to treat a medical condition or a hearing aid as defined in section 4747.01 of the Revised Code.\n(B) \"Consumer\" means a person, other than a manufacturer or supplier, who purchases, leases, or otherwise acquires a new assistive device or a person who acquires an assistive device while the warranty required by section 1345.91 of the Revised Code is in effect.\n(C) \"Consumer transaction\" means a sale, lease, or other transfer of an assistive device to a consumer for consideration of five hundred dollars or more.\n(D) \"Defect\" means a condition that substantially impairs the use, value, or safety of an assistive device. \"Defect\" does not include a condition resulting from abuse, misuse for the ordinary purpose or particular purpose, or unauthorized modification or alteration of an assistive device by a consumer.\n(E) \"Manufacturer\" means a person who manufactures, assembles, imports, or distributes assistive devices, including an agent of a manufacturer. \"Manufacturer\" does not include a supplier.\n(F) \"Supplier\" means a seller, lessor, assignor, franchiser, or other person, other than a manufacturer, engaged in the business of effecting consumer transactions, whether or not the person deals directly with the consumer.","path":["Title 13 Commercial Transactions","Chapter 1345 Consumer Sales Practices"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-1345.90","current_through":"1996-10-31 (House Bill 39 - 121st General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:29Z","sha256":"1d6438eb06f811ee63bd39579f8d0223ac15d185d59461e5cd2409bd9c8b213c","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-1345.81","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-1345.91"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}