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OH SB112
Bill
Status
4/21/2009
Primary Sponsor
Eric Kearney
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AI Summary
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Adds "disability" as a protected characteristic under Ohio's ethnic intimidation law (section 2927.12)
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Defines disability as a physical, sensory, cognitive, or mental disorder that substantially limits major life activities, including caring for oneself, manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, and working
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Expands ethnic intimidation offense to apply when violations of sections 2903.21, 2903.22, 2909.06, 2909.07, or division (A)(3), (4), or (5) of section 2917.21 are committed by reason of a victim's disability
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Ethnic intimidation remains elevated to the next higher degree of offense than the underlying violation
Legislative Description
To include in the offense of ethnic intimidation the commission of specified offenses by reason of disability of the victim.
Ethnic intimidation-include offenses by reason of disability of victim
Last Action
To Judiciary Criminal Justice
4/21/2009