Section 2929.142 | Aggravated vehicular homicide - mandatory prison term.
Notwithstanding the definite prison term specified in division (A) of section 2929.14 of the Revised Code for a felony of the first degree, if an offender is convicted of or pleads guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide in violation of division (A)(1) of section 2903.06 of the Revised Code, the court shall impose upon the offender a mandatory prison term of ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, or fifteen years if any of the following apply:
(A) The offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to three or more prior violations of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or of a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance within the previous ten years.
(B) The offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to three or more prior violations of division (A) of section 1547.11 of the Revised Code or of a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance within the previous ten years.
(C) The offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to three or more prior violations of division (A) (3) of section 4561.15 of the Revised Code or of a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance within the previous ten years.
(D) The offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to three or more prior violations of division (A) (1) of section 2903.06 of the Revised Code.
(E) The offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to three or more prior violations of division (A)(1) of section 2903.08 of the Revised Code.
(F) The offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to three or more prior violations of section 2903.04 of the Revised Code in circumstances in which division (D) of that section applied regarding the violations.
(G) The offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to three or more violations of any combination of the offenses listed in division (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), or (F) of this section.
(H) The offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a second or subsequent felony violation of division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code.
Available Versions of this Section
- April 4, 2007 – House Bill 461 - 126th General Assembly [ View April 4, 2007 Version ]
- April 6, 2017 – House Bill 388 - 131st General Assembly [ View April 6, 2017 Version ]
- March 22, 2019 – Amended by Senate Bill 201 - 132nd General Assembly [ View March 22, 2019 Version ]
- April 4, 2023 – Amended by Senate Bill 288 - 134th General Assembly [ View April 4, 2023 Version ]