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OH SB225
Bill
Status
6/18/2025
Primary Sponsor
Susan Manchester
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AI Summary
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Expands Ohio's Address Confidentiality Program eligibility to include victims of crimes causing serious physical harm or death, and crimes involving threats with a deadly weapon, in addition to existing categories (domestic violence, stalking, human trafficking, trafficking in persons, rape, sexual battery)
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Extends program eligibility to household members of victims, not just the direct victims themselves
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Allows application assistants to serve household members of victims at agencies and organizations providing victim services
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Amends sections 111.41, 111.42, and 111.99 of the Ohio Revised Code to incorporate the expanded victim categories throughout the program's definitions, application requirements, and penalty provisions
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Maintains existing program structure where the Secretary of State provides participants with a substitute address, forwards mail, and keeps actual addresses confidential from public records
Legislative Description
Expand the Address Confidentiality Program
State and Local Government
Last Action
Referred to committee: Judiciary
6/25/2025