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OH HB437

Bill

Status

Introduced

9/29/2021

Primary Sponsor

Jeffrey Crossman

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Origin

House of Representatives

134th General Assembly (2021-2022)

AI Summary

  • Creates new offense of postal package theft under Ohio Revised Code section 2911.14
  • Prohibits knowingly trespassing on another's land, premises, or curtilage with intent to remove a postal package without permission
  • Classifies postal package theft as a felony of the fifth degree
  • Defines "postal package" to include letters, packages, parcels, or containers addressed to a person and left by USPS, common carrier, or delivery service, or left in a location for collection by such services
  • Allows concurrent prosecution under theft (section 2913.02) or trespass (section 2911.13) statutes, but treats offenses as allied offenses of similar import if the same conduct and victim are involved

Legislative Description

Create the offense of postal package theft

Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Crime and Punishment

Last Action

Refer to Committee: Criminal Justice

10/12/2021

Committee Referrals

Criminal Justice10/12/2021

Full Bill Text

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