Ohio Rev. Code § 1.54 : — GENERAL PROVISIONSDEFINITIONS; RULES OF CONSTRUCTION — Reenactment or amendment is continuation of prior statute TEXT PDF A statute which is reenacted or amended is intended to be a continuation of the prior statute and not a new enactment, so far as it is the same as the prior statute. R.C. §1.54 Effective Date: 1/3/1972 .