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OH HB488
Bill
Status
3/20/2012
Primary Sponsor
Barbara Boyd
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AI Summary
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Imposes an additional $100 court cost for convictions of sexually oriented offenses, with funds deposited into the newly created Rape Crisis Program Trust Fund administered by the Attorney General.
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Establishes the Rape Crisis Program Trust Fund to provide at least 95% of collected funds to eligible rape crisis centers for services including hotlines, crisis intervention, therapy, advocacy, and medical intervention for sexual assault victims.
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Increases existing court costs funding the Reparations Fund from $30 to $50 for felonies and from $9 to $15 for misdemeanors.
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Adds a representative of rape crisis centers as a member of the State Victims Assistance Advisory Committee to advise on victim service needs and policies.
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Clerk offices may retain $1 per $100 collected as a service charge, with remaining funds transmitted monthly to the state treasurer for deposit into the rape crisis trust fund.
Legislative Description
To generally impose an additional court cost of $100 for a felony or misdemeanor in cases in which a person is convicted of a sexually oriented offense; to require the deposit of the additional court cost into the Rape Crisis Program Trust Fund administered by the Attorney General; to fund rape crisis centers out of the Fund; to increase to $50 for a felony and $15 for a misdemeanor the additional court cost that is charged to fund the Reparations Fund; and to add a representative of rape crisis centers as a member of the State Victims Assistance Advisory Committee.
Court costs-additional-for rape crisis centers/Reparations Fund
Last Action
To Criminal Justice
3/20/2012