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OH HB122
Bill
Status
4/10/2013
Primary Sponsor
Stephanie Kunze
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AI Summary
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Amends Ohio Revised Code section 2905.05 to add a new prohibition making it illegal for any person to solicit, coax, entice, or lure a child under 14 years of age for any unlawful purpose without parental consent or legitimate authority.
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Expands criminal child enticement offense to cover unlawful purposes beyond sexual motivation, including situations where the person lacks privilege, consent, or public safety or education-related employment status.
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Creates an affirmative defense allowing individuals to engage in the prohibited conduct if undertaken in response to a bona fide emergency or reasonable belief that action was necessary to preserve the child's health, safety, or welfare.
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Establishes violation of the expanded offense as a first-degree misdemeanor, or a fifth-degree felony if the offender has a prior conviction for child enticement, sexual offenses, or kidnapping with a victim under 17 years of age.
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Declares the act an emergency measure effective immediately to protect vulnerable minors from criminal child enticement.
Legislative Description
To prohibit under the offense of criminal child enticement an offender, for an unlawful purpose and without privilege, consent, or a public safety or education-related employment, from soliciting, coaxing, enticing, or luring the child to accompany the offender and to declare an emergency.
Criminal child enticement-add element- lure child for unlawful purpose
Last Action
Committee Report - S
6/20/2013