Section 2151.3527 | [Amended and renumbered as R.C. 2151.3530 by S.B. 332, 131st General Assembly, effective 4/6/2017] Activities prohibited to person taking possession of deserted child.
(A) No person described in section 2151.3516 of the Revised Code shall do the following with respect to a parent who voluntarily delivers a child under that section:
(1) Coerce or otherwise try to force the parent into revealing the identity of the child's parents;
(2) Pursue or follow the parent after the parent leaves the place at which the child was delivered;
(3) Coerce or otherwise try to force the parent not to desert the child;
(4) Coerce or otherwise try to force the parent to complete all or any part of the medical information forms received under division (A)(3) of section 2151.3517 of the Revised Code;
(5) Coerce or otherwise try to force the parent to accept the materials made available under division (A)(4) of section 2151.3517 of the Revised Code.
(B) Divisions (A)(1) and (2) of this section do not apply to a person who delivers or attempts to deliver a child who has suffered any physical or mental wound, injury, disability, or condition of a nature that reasonably indicates abuse or neglect of the child.
Last updated September 12, 2023 at 5:57 PM
Available Versions of this Section
- April 9, 2001 – House Bill 660 - 123rd General Assembly [ View April 9, 2001 Version ]
- October 3, 2023 – House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly [ View October 3, 2023 Version ]
- January 1, 2025 – Amended by House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly [ View January 1, 2025 Version ]