Loading chat...
OH HB301
Bill
Status
7/20/2011
Primary Sponsor
Courtney Combs
Click for details
AI Summary
-
Requires parents, legal guardians, or custodians of children under age 13 to report to law enforcement within 24 hours if the child is missing or deceased.
-
Violation of the missing child reporting requirement is a felony of the fourth degree.
-
Violation of the child death reporting requirement is a felony of the fourth degree.
-
Amends Ohio Revised Code section 2921.22 to add these new reporting obligations alongside existing requirements for reporting felonies, crimes of violence, gunshot/stab wounds, and burn injuries.
Legislative Description
To require a parent, legal guardian, or custodian of a child under the age of thirteen to report to a law enforcement agency within twenty-four hours after the child is missing or the parent, legal guardian, or custodian discovers that the child is deceased.
Parent/guardian-report missing/deceased child within 24 hours
Last Action
To Criminal Justice
7/20/2011