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...The department of children and youth, in consultation with the Ohio child welfare training program steering committee, shall designate training regions in the state. The department, at times it selects, shall review the composition of the training regions. The committee, at times it selects, shall also review the training regions' composition and provide the department recommendations on changes. The department may c...

...A regional training staff's responsibilities shall include all of the following: (A) Securing facilities suitable for conducting the training provided under section 5103.30 of the Revised Code; (B) Providing administrative services and paying all administrative costs related to the conduct of the training; (C) Maintaining a database of the data contained in the individual training needs assessments for each ...

...(A) As used in sections 5103.50 to 5103.55 of the Revised Code, "private, nonprofit therapeutic wilderness camp" has the same meaning as in section 5103.02 of the Revised Code. (B) The director of children and youth shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to implement standards set forth in division (D) of this section and section 5103.54 of the Revised Code that are substantially sim...

...(A) The director of children and youth may inspect a private, nonprofit therapeutic wilderness camp at any time. (B) The director may request access to the camp's records or to the written policies adopted by the camp pursuant to section 5103.50 of the Revised Code.

...A private, nonprofit therapeutic wilderness camp shall not operate without a license issued under section 5103.50 of the Revised Code. If the director of children and youth determines that a camp is operating without a license, the director may petition the court of common pleas in the county in which the camp is located for an order enjoining its operation. The court shall grant injunctive relief upon a showing that...

...(A) The director of children and youth shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to establish the following: (1) Policies and procedures for enforcing the minimum standards of operation for private, nonprofit therapeutic wilderness camps; (2) Procedures the director shall follow if the director determines that conditions at a camp pose imminent risk to the life, health, or safety of ...

...A parent of a child attending a private, nonprofit therapeutic wilderness camp is not relieved of the parent's obligations regarding compulsory school attendance pursuant to section 3321.04 or 3321.042 of the Revised Code.

...As used in sections 5103.58 and 5103.59 of the Revised Code: (A) "Professional treatment staff" means a specialized foster home program agency employee or contractor with responsibility for any of the following: (1) Providing rehabilitative services to a child placed in a specialized foster home program or to the child's family; (2) Conducting home studies as an assessor for specialized foster homes; (3) Prov...

...(A) Professional treatment staff employed by a public children services agency who are not subject to the licensing requirements of Chapter 4757. of the Revised Code shall meet the requirements of sections 5153.112 and 5153.122 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) Professional treatment staff employed by a private child placing agency or private noncustodial agency who are not subject to the licensing requirements of Chapt...

...The department of children and youth shall work with private child placing agencies and private noncustodial agencies to establish a comprehensive, competency-based professional treatment staff training program for employees of private child placing agencies and private noncustodial agencies that meets the requirements of division (B)(1) of section 5103.58 of the Revised Code.

...As used in sections 5103.602 to 5103.6018 of the Revised Code: (A) "Infant" means a child who is less than one year of age. (B) "Residential infant care center" means a facility that has as its primary purpose the provision of residential services for infants affected by substance use and the preservation of families through infant diversion practices and programs.

...(A) A person seeking to operate a residential infant care center after June 13, 2022, shall apply to the director of children and youth to obtain a certificate for the facility. (B) A person who, on June 13, 2022, is operating a children's crisis care facility that has as its primary purpose the provision of residential services for infants affected by substance use and the preservation of families through infant ...

...The director of children and youth shall issue a certificate to a person to operate a residential infant care center as follows: (A) Pursuant to division (A) of section 5103.602 of the Revised Code if the center complies with all of the requirements under sections 5103.608 to 5103.6012 of the Revised Code and, if applicable, all of the rules adopted under section 5103.6018 of the Revised Code; (B)(1) Pursuant t...

...An infant is eligible to be placed in a residential infant care center if one of the following applies: (A) The infant was born substance exposed and requires additional care. (B) The infant's parent or caretaker requires additional education and support services regarding care for the infant. (C) A public children services agency or private child placing agency requires additional time to determine placement o...

...A residential infant care center shall do the following: (A) If using medication to treat infants, hold a terminal distributor of dangerous drugs license issued by the state board of pharmacy under section 4729.54 of the Revised Code. (B) Comply, except as otherwise provided in this section and section 5103.6011 of the Revised Code, with all requirements under rule 5101:2-9-02 of the Administrative Code; (C)...

...(A) A residential infant care center shall not be required to do the following: (1) Provide toilets or potty chairs for infants. (2) Comply with the following rules: (a) Paragraph (E) of rule 5101:2-5-09 of the Administrative Code. (b) Paragraphs (N) and (P) to (R) of rule 5101:2-9-03 of the Administrative Code. (c) Rule 5101:2-9-19 of the Administrative Code. (d) Paragraphs (A) to (H) of rule 5101:...

...A residential infant care center shall not count volunteers or interns to meet child-to-staff ratios, except for in emergency situations, including an extremely ill staff member.

...The department of children and youth may apply to the United States secretary of health and human services for a federal grant under the "Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act," 42 U.S.C. 5116, and the "Family First Prevention Services Act," 42 U.S.C. 50711, 50723, and 50741 to assist residential infant care centers certified under section 5103.603 of the Revised Code in providing temporary residential and other c...

...(A) As used in this section, "firearm" has the same meaning as in section 2923.11 of the Revised Code. (B) A residential infant care center that regularly maintains on its premises schedule II controlled substances, as defined in section 3719.01 of the Revised Code, may do both of the following: (1) Maintain firearms at the facility; (2) Permit security personnel to bear firearms while on the grounds of the fac...

...The director of children and youth may suspend or revoke a residential infant care center's certificate pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code if the center violates or fails to comply with any of the requirements under sections 5103.608 to 5103.6012 of the Revised Code and, as applicable, the rules adopted under section 5103.6018 of the Revised Code or division (H) of section 5103.13 of the Revised Code.

...The director of children and youth shall adopt rules pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for the certification of residential infant care centers.

...As used in sections 5103.61 to 5103.617 of the Revised Code, "family preservation center" means a certified children's crisis care facility or residential infant care center that has as its primary purpose the preservation of families.

...A person who holds an active license to operate a children's crisis care facility under section 5103.13 of the Revised Code or a residential infant care center under section 5103.602 of the Revised Code may apply to the director of children and youth to obtain a certificate as a family preservation center under this section.

...(A) The director of children and youth shall certify the person's family preservation center if the center complies with all of the requirements imposed under section 5103.614 of the Revised Code and all of the rules adopted under section 5103.617 of the Revised Code. (B) The director shall not issue a waiver to a person of compliance with any of the requirements imposed under this section or any of the rules adop...

...A certified family preservation center shall do the following: (A) Obtain and maintain accreditation under the commission on accreditation of rehabilitation facilities, the joint commission on accreditation of healthcare organizations, or the council on accreditation for children and family services; (B) Obtain and maintain certification by the Ohio department of mental health and addiction services ; (C) Provi...

...In any prosecution under sections 2905.21 to 2905.24 of the Revised Code, if it is shown that any of the following factors were present in connection with the extension of credit, there is probable cause to believe that the extension of credit was extortionate: (A) The extension of credit was made at a rate of interest in excess of that established for criminal usury; (B) At the time credit was extended, the debtor...

...In any prosecution under sections 2905.21 to 2905.24 of the Revised Code, for the purpose of showing an implicit threat as a means of collection, evidence may be introduced tending to show that one or more extensions of credit by the creditor were, to the knowledge of the person against whom the implicit threat is alleged to have been made, collected, or attempted to be collected by extortionate means or that the non...

...As used in sections 2905.31 to 2905.33 of the Revised Code: (A) "Involuntary servitude" means being compelled to perform labor or services for another against one's will. (B) "Material that is obscene, sexually oriented, or nudity oriented" and "performance that is obscene, sexually oriented, or nudity oriented" have the same meanings as in section 2929.01 of the Revised Code.

...(A) No person shall knowingly recruit, lure, entice, isolate, harbor, transport, provide, obtain, or maintain, or knowingly attempt to recruit, lure, entice, isolate, harbor, transport, provide, obtain, or maintain, another person if either of the following applies: (1) The offender knows that the other person will be subjected to involuntary servitude or be compelled to engage in sexual activity for hire, engage i...

...(A) No person, without privilege to do so, shall knowingly destroy, conceal, remove, confiscate, or possess any actual or purported government identification document or passport of another person in the course of a violation of, with intent to violate, or with intent to facilitate a violation of section 2905.01, 2905.02, 2905.32, 2907.21, 2907.22, 2907.32, 2907.321, 2907.322, or 2907.323 of the Revised Code. ...

...As used in sections 2907.01 to 2907.38 and 2917.211 of the Revised Code: (A) "Sexual conduct" means vaginal intercourse between a male and female; anal intercourse, fellatio, and cunnilingus between persons regardless of sex; and, without privilege to do so, the insertion, however slight, of any part of the body or any instrument, apparatus, or other object into the vaginal or anal opening of another. Penetration, ...

...(A)(1) No person shall engage in sexual conduct with another when any of the following applies: (a) For the purpose of preventing resistance, the offender substantially impairs the other person's judgment or control by administering any drug, intoxicant, or controlled substance to the other person surreptitiously or by force, threat of force, or deception. (b) The other person is less than thirteen years of age, ...

...(A) No person shall engage in sexual activity with another; cause another to engage in sexual activity with the offender; or cause two or more other persons to engage in sexual activity when any of the following apply: (1) The offender knowingly coerces the other person, or one of the other persons, to submit by any means that would prevent resistance by a person of ordinary resolution. (2) The offender knows tha...

...lawful sexual conduct with a minor is a misdemeanor of the first degree. (3) Except as otherwise provided in division (B)(4) of this section, if the offender is ten or more years older than the other person, unlawful sexual conduct with a minor is a felony of the third degree. (4) If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of section 2907.02, 2907.03, or 2907.04 of the Revis...

...(A) No person shall have sexual contact with another; cause another to have sexual contact with the offender; or cause two or more other persons to have sexual contact when any of the following applies: (1) The offender purposely compels the other person, or one of the other persons, to submit by force or threat of force. (2) For the purpose of preventing resistance, the offender substantially impairs the judgme...

...ction is guilty of sexual imposition, a misdemeanor of the third degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of this section or of section 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.04, or 2907.05, or former section 2907.12 of the Revised Code, a violation of this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to three or more...

...(A) No person shall solicit a person who is less than thirteen years of age to engage in sexual activity with the offender, whether or not the offender knows the age of such person. (B)(1) No person shall solicit another, not the spouse of the offender, to engage in sexual conduct with the offender, when the offender is eighteen years of age or older and four or more years older than the other person, and the other...

...on of division (B) of this section is a misdemeanor of the second degree. If the victim of the offense is less than thirteen years of age or if the offender supplied alcohol or a drug of abuse to the victim of the offense, a violation of division (B) of this section is a felony of the fifth degree. If the victim of the offense is less than thirteen years of age and if the offender previously has been convicted of or ...

...on of division (A) of this section is a misdemeanor of the third degree. (3) A violation of division (B) of this section is a misdemeanor of the second degree. (4) A violation of division (D) of this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree. (5) A violation of division (C) of this section is a felony of the fifth degree.

...of division (A)(1) of this section is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one violation of this section, a violation of division (A)(1) of this section is a misdemeanor of the third degree or, if any person who was likely to view and be affronted by the offender's conduct was a minor, a misdemeanor of the second degree. If the offender previously h...

...(A)(1) A peace officer, prosecutor, other public official, defendant, defendant's attorney, alleged juvenile offender, or alleged juvenile offender's attorney shall not ask or require a victim of an alleged sex offense to submit to a polygraph examination as a condition for proceeding with the investigation or prosecution of the alleged sex offense. (2) The refusal of the victim of an alleged sex offense to submit ...

...Upon the request of the victim or offender in a prosecution under any provision of sections 2907.02 to 2907.07 of the Revised Code, the judge before whom any person is brought on a charge of having committed an offense under a provision of one of those sections shall order that the names of the victim and offender and the details of the alleged offense as obtained by any law enforcement officer be suppressed until th...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Human reproductive material" means: (a) Human spermatozoa or ova; (b) A human organism at any stage of development from fertilized ovum to embryo. (2) "Assisted reproduction" means a method of causing pregnancy other than through sexual intercourse including all of the following: (a) Intrauterine insemination; (b) Human reproductive material donation; (c) In vitr...

...If a health care professional is convicted of, or pleads guilty to, fraudulent assisted reproduction under section 2907.13 of the Revised Code, the court in which the conviction or plea of guilty occurs shall notify the appropriate professional licensing board of the health care professional's conviction or guilty plea.

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Public retirement system" means the public employees retirement system, state teachers retirement system, school employees retirement system, Ohio police and fire pension fund, state highway patrol retirement system, or a municipal retirement system of a municipal corporation of this state. (2) "Government deferred compensation program" means such a program offered by the public ...

...If a mental health professional or a licensed medical professional is indicted or charged and bound over to the court of common pleas for trial for an alleged violation of division (A)(10) or (11) of section 2907.03 of the Revised Code, whichever is applicable, the prosecuting attorney handling the case shall send written notice of the indictment or the charge and bind over to the regulatory or licensing board or age...

...The failure of the prosecuting attorney to give the notice required by section 2907.17 of the Revised Code does not give rise to a claim for damages against the prosecuting attorney or the county. The failure of the prosecuting attorney to give the notice does not constitute grounds for declaring a mistrial or new trial, for setting aside a conviction or sentence, or for granting postconviction relief to a defendant.

...If a mental health professional or a licensed medical professional is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of division (A)(10) or (11) of section 2907.03 of the Revised Code, whichever is applicable, the court shall transmit a certified copy of the judgment entry of conviction to the regulatory or licensing board or agency, if any, that has the administrative authority to suspend or revoke the mental health p...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Advertisement for sexual activity for hire" or "advertisement" means any advertisement or offer in electronic or print media that includes an explicit or implicit offer for sexual activity for hire to occur in this state. (2) "Depiction" means any photograph, film, videotape, visual material, or printed material. (3) "Person" has the same meaning as in section 1.59 of the Re...

...(A) No person shall knowingly do any of the following: (1) Compel another to engage in sexual activity for hire; (2) Induce, procure, encourage, solicit, request, or otherwise facilitate either of the following: (a) A minor to engage in sexual activity for hire, whether or not the offender knows the age of the minor; (b) A person the offender believes to be a minor to engage in sexual activity for hire, whet...

...(A) Whoever violates section 1127.06, 1127.08, or 1127.11 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the third degree. (B) Whoever violates section 1127.02 or 1127.03 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the fourth degree. (C) Whoever violates section 1127.09 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree.

...(A) As used in this chapter, "internet crimes against children task force" means the Ohio internet crimes against children task force recognized by the United States department of justice's internet crimes against children task force program in this state. (B) The Ohio internet crimes against children task force shall do all of the following: (1) Consistent with its federal duties, coordinate a state network of l...

... use money appropriated to the internet crimes against children task force to support the operation of the task force including equipment, personnel, and training only and for no other purpose. The attorney general shall disburse money appropriated for the purposes of this section in the following manner: Sixty per cent to the Ohio internet crimes against children task force; Twenty per cent, in coordination wi...

...(A) As used in the Revised Code: (1) "Force" means any violence, compulsion, or constraint physically exerted by any means upon or against a person or thing. (2) "Deadly force" means any force that carries a substantial risk that it will proximately result in the death of any person. (3) "Physical harm to persons" means any injury, illness, or other physiological impairment, regardless of its gravity or dura...

...The amendments to sections 109.42, 121.22, 149.43, 2903.06, 2903.08, 2903.11, 2903.12, 2905.01, 2905.32, 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.05, 2907.07, 2919.22, 2919.25, 2921.321, 2921.36, 2923.132, 2925.01, 2925.02, 2925.03, 2925.04, 2925.041, 2925.11, 2929.01, 2929.14, 2929.142, 2929.15, 2929.19, 2929.191, 2929.20, 2929.61, 2930.16, 2943.032, 2953.08, 2967.01, 2967.021, 2967.03, 2967.13, 2967.191, 2967.193, 2967.26, 2967.28, ...

...(A) No conduct constitutes a criminal offense against the state unless it is defined as an offense in the Revised Code. (B) An offense is defined when one or more sections of the Revised Code state a positive prohibition or enjoin a specific duty, and provide a penalty for violation of such prohibition or failure to meet such duty. (C) This section does not affect any power of the general assembly under Section 8 o...

...(A) Except as otherwise provided in division (C) or (D) of this section, sections of the Revised Code defining offenses or penalties shall be strictly construed against the state, and liberally construed in favor of the accused. (B) Rules of criminal procedure and sections of the Revised Code providing for criminal procedure shall be construed so as to effect the fair, impartial, speedy, and sure administration of j...

...(A) Every person accused of an offense is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, and the burden of proof for all elements of the offense is upon the prosecution. The burden of going forward with the evidence of an affirmative defense, and the burden of proof, by a preponderance of the evidence, for an affirmative defense other than self-defense, defense of another, or defense of the accused'...

...(A) The general assembly hereby declares that it recognizes both of the following, in relation to the "battered woman syndrome:" (1) That the syndrome currently is a matter of commonly accepted scientific knowledge; (2) That the subject matter and details of the syndrome are not within the general understanding or experience of a person who is a member of the general populace and are not within the field of common ...

...leaded guilty to, or pleads guilty to a misdemeanor offense listed in division (D) of this section, who is sentenced to a term of imprisonment for that offense, and who does not provide a DNA specimen pursuant to division (B)(1) of this section, shall submit to a DNA specimen collection procedure administered by the director of rehabilitation and correction or the chief administrative officer of the jail or oth...

...(A) If a person is alleged to have committed an offense and if the person previously has been adjudicated a delinquent child or juvenile traffic offender for a violation of a law or ordinance, except as provided in division (B) of this section, the adjudication as a delinquent child or as a juvenile traffic offender is a conviction for a violation of the law or ordinance for purposes of determining the offense with w...

...(A) As used in this section, "residence" has the same meaning as in section 2901.05 of the Revised Code. (B) For purposes of any section of the Revised Code that sets forth a criminal offense, a person has no duty to retreat before using force in self-defense, defense of another, or defense of that person's residence if that person is in a place in which the person lawfully has a right to be. (C) A trier of fact ...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Charged or convicted criminal offender" means any woman to whom both of the following apply: (a) The woman is charged with a crime or, with respect to a crime, is being tried, has been convicted of or pleaded guilty, or is serving a sentence. (b) The woman is, following arrest, transportation, and routine processing and booking, in custody of any law enforcement, court, or corr...

...(A) A person is subject to criminal prosecution and punishment in this state if any of the following occur: (1) The person commits an offense under the laws of this state, any element of which takes place in this state. (2) While in this state, the person attempts to commit, or is guilty of complicity in the commission of, an offense in another jurisdiction, which offense is an offense under both the laws of this s...

...(A) The trial of a criminal case in this state shall be held in a court having jurisdiction of the subject matter, and, except in cases of emergency under section 1901.028, 1907.04, 2301.04, or 2501.20 of the Revised Code, in the territory of which the offense or any element of the offense was committed. (B) When the offense or any element of the offense was committed in an aircraft, motor vehicle, train, watercraft...

...) For a felony, six years; (b) For a misdemeanor other than a minor misdemeanor, two years; (c) For a minor misdemeanor, six months. (2) There is no period of limitation for the prosecution of a violation of section 2903.01 or 2903.02 of the Revised Code or for the prosecution of a conspiracy to commit, attempt to commit, or complicity in committing a violation of section 2903.01 or 2903.02 of the Revised Co...

...(A) Every act enacted on or after the effective date of this section that creates a new criminal offense shall specify the degree of mental culpability required for commission of the offense. A criminal offense for which no degree of mental culpability is specified that is enacted in an act in violation of this division is void. (B) Division (A) of this section does not apply to the amendment of a criminal offense ...

...(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, a person is not guilty of an offense unless both of the following apply: (1) The person's liability is based on conduct that includes either a voluntary act, or an omission to perform an act or duty that the person is capable of performing; (2) The person has the requisite degree of culpability for each element as to which a culpable mental state is specified ...

...(A) A person acts purposely when it is the person's specific intention to cause a certain result, or, when the gist of the offense is a prohibition against conduct of a certain nature, regardless of what the offender intends to accomplish thereby, it is the offender's specific intention to engage in conduct of that nature. (B) A person acts knowingly, regardless of purpose, when the person is aware that the person's...

...umstances: (1) The offense is a minor misdemeanor committed by an officer, agent, or employee of the organization acting in its behalf and within the scope of the officer's, agent's, or employee's office or employment, except that if the section defining the offense designates the officers, agents, or employees for whose conduct the organization is accountable or the circumstances under which it is accountabl...

...(A) An officer, agent, or employee of an organization as defined in section 2901.23 of the Revised Code may be prosecuted for an offense committed by such organization, if he acts with the kind of culpability required for the commission of the offense, and any of the following apply: (1) In the name of the organization or in its behalf, he engages in conduct constituting the offense, or causes another to engage in s...

...(A) As used in sections 2901.30 to 2901.32 of the Revised Code: (1) "Information" means information that can be integrated into the computer system and that relates to the physical or mental description of a minor including, but not limited to, height, weight, color of hair and eyes, use of eyeglasses or contact lenses, skin coloring, physical or mental disabilities, special medical conditions or needs, abnormalit...

...Law enforcement agencies in this state shall cooperate fully with the United States attorney general in the collection of information that would assist in the identification of unidentified deceased persons and information that would assist in the location of missing persons under the "Federal Missing Children Act of 1982," 96 Stat. 1259, 28 U.S.C.A. 534, as amended. Law enforcement agencies in this state that are i...

...f contributions for missing children, a misdemeanor of the third degree.

...(A) As used in this section and section 2901.42 of the Revised Code, "missing person" means an individual who is eighteen years of age or older, whose temporary or permanent residence is in Ohio, and who meets one of the following characteristics: (1) The individual has a physical or mental disability. (2) The individual is missing under circumstances indicating that the individual's safety may be in danger. ...