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OH SB225

Bill

Status

Introduced

6/18/2025

Primary Sponsor

Susan Manchester

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Origin

Senate

136th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • 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)

  • Extends program eligibility to household members of victims, not just the direct victims themselves

  • Allows application assistants to serve household members of victims at agencies and organizations providing victim services

  • 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

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Judiciary6/25/2025

Full Bill Text

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