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Ohio Const. art. I, § 5

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Constitution of Ohio
Text as of
October 2026

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The right of trial by jury shall be inviolate, except that, in civil cases, laws may be passed to authorize the rendering of a verdict by the concurrence of not less than three-fourths of the jury. Effective: January 1, 1913

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