OH HB593

Amends Section 2905.05 of the Revised Code to require that a person act with sexual motivation or unlawful purpose to commit the offense of criminal child enticement, changing the offense from requiring lack of parental permission to requiring one of these two specific motivations.

Changes criminal child enticement from a misdemeanor of the first degree to a felony of the fifth degree if the offender has been previously convicted of the same offense or certain related sexual offenses involving victims under seventeen years of age.

Creates separate divisions establishing that a person with sexual motivation violates the statute, and that a person engaging in the activity for any unlawful purpose other than those already proscribed also violates the statute.

Maintains affirmative defenses for emergency situations or when the actor reasonably believes the activity was necessary to preserve the health, safety, or welfare of the child.

Amends Section 2950.01 to update sex offender registration definitions to reflect the changes to Section 2905.05 regarding criminal child enticement.