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OH HB366
Bill
Status
Introduced
10/10/2019
Primary Sponsor
Jessica Miranda
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AI Summary
- Amends Ohio Revised Code Section 2905.05 to revise the criminal child enticement statute affecting children under 14 years of age
- Adds requirement that violation must be "for an unlawful purpose" to the general prohibition against soliciting, coaxing, enticing, or luring children
- Creates separate offense for violations committed "with a sexual motivation" and violations for other unlawful purposes not covered by the general prohibition
- Maintains affirmative defenses for bona fide emergency situations or reasonable belief that activity was necessary to preserve child's health, safety, or welfare
- Preserves penalty structure of first-degree misdemeanor for initial violations, with fifth-degree felony enhancement for offenders with prior convictions for related sex offenses or crimes against children under 17 years old
Legislative Description
Revise prohibition against criminal child enticement
Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Crime and Punishment
Last Action
Refer to Committee: Criminal Justice
10/22/2019
Committee Referrals
Criminal Justice10/22/2019
Full Bill Text
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