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OH HB648
Bill
Status
10/28/2014
Primary Sponsor
Bill Patmon
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AI Summary
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Creates two new criminal specifications: section 2941.1424 for crimes against disabled persons and section 2941.1425 for crimes against elderly persons (65 years or older), each imposing a mandatory two-year prison term
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Defines "disabled person" as someone with a physical or mental impairment substantially limiting major life activities, including physiological disorders, mental illness, or learning disabilities
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Adds a two-year mandatory commitment period to the Department of Youth Services for juvenile delinquents found to have committed felonies against disabled or elderly persons, in addition to underlying offense sentences
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Prohibits application of these enhanced penalties for certain property crimes (theft, fraud, forgery) and crimes by caretakers against functionally impaired persons under their care
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Applies to both adult offenders in regular criminal proceedings and juveniles in delinquency proceedings, with the prison/commitment terms served consecutively to other sentences
Legislative Description
To create specifications that impose an additional prison term upon an offender who commits a felony offense against a disabled person or an elderly person and increase the period of commitment to the Department of Youth Services for committing an act that would be a felony offense against a disabled person or an elderly person if committed by an adult, for felony offenses that do not delineate enhanced penalties when a disabled person or an elderly person is the victim of the violation.
Felony offense-victim disabled/elderly-enhanced penalty
Last Action
To Policy and Legislative Oversight
10/28/2014