Sub. H.B. No. 30 Summary

• Requires an additional mandatory 6-year prison term for offenders convicted of felonious assault under section 2903.11 of the Revised Code if the victim suffered permanent disabling harm and was under 10 years of age at the time of the offense.

• Defines "permanent disabling harm" as serious physical harm resulting in permanent injury to intellectual, physical, or sensory functions that substantially and permanently impairs a person's ability to meet ordinary demands of life.

• Establishes new specification requirement (section 2941.1426) allowing courts to impose the enhanced sentence only when the indictment specifies the victim suffered permanent disabling harm and was under 10 years old, regardless of offender's knowledge of victim's age.

• Enacts multiple amendments to sections 2903.11, 2929.01, 2929.13, and 2929.14 regarding sentencing procedures and mandatory prison terms for various felony offenses.

• Known as "Destiny's Law," the legislation designates the 6-year mandatory term under division (B)(10) of section 2929.14 as an additional sentence imposed consecutively to and prior to the underlying felonious assault conviction.