HB 679

As Introduced
136th General Assembly
   Regular Session  H. B. No. 679
       2025-2026
  Representative Williams
  To amend sections 2907.231 and 2950.01 of the  1
  Revised Code to increase the penalties for  2
  engaging in prostitution.  3
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
     Section 1. That sections 2907.231 and 2950.01 of the  4
Revised Code be amended to read as follows:  5
     Sec. 2907.231. (A) As used in this section:  6
     (1) "Person with a developmental disability" has the same  7
meaning as in section 2905.32 of the Revised Code.  8
     (2) "Sexual activity for hire" means an implicit or  9
explicit agreement to provide sexual activity in exchange for  10
anything of value paid to the person engaging in such sexual  11
activity, to any person trafficking that person, or to any  12
person associated with either such person.  13
     (B) No person shall recklessly induce, entice, or procure  14
another to engage in sexual activity for hire in exchange for  15
the person giving anything of value to the other person.  16
     (C) No person shall recklessly induce, entice, or procure  17
another to engage in sexual activity for hire in exchange for  18
the person giving anything of value to the other person if the  19
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other person is a person with a developmental disability and the  20
offender knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the other  21
person is a person with a developmental disability.  22
       (D) Whoever (D)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this  23
division, whoever violates division (B) of this section is  24
guilty of engaging in prostitution, a misdemeanor of the first  25
degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of one  26
violation of this section, a violation of division (B) of this  27
section is a felony of the fourth degree. If the offender  28
previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to two or  29
more violations of this section, a violation of division (B) of  30
this section is a felony of the third degree, there is a  31
presumption that a prison term shall be imposed for the offense,  32
and the court shall issue an order at the time of sentencing  33
that classifies the offender as a tier I sex offender/child-  34
victim offender subject to registration under sections 2950.04,  35
2950.041, 2950.05, and 2950.06 of the Revised Code. Whoever  36
       (2) Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever  37
violates division (C) of this section is guilty of engaging in  38
prostitution with a person with a developmental disability, a  39
felony of the third degree. If the offender previously has been  40
convicted of one violation of this section, a violation of  41
division (C) of this section is a felony of the third degree and  42
there is a presumption that a prison term shall be imposed for  43
the offense. If the offender previously has been convicted of or  44
pleaded guilty to two or more violations of this section, a  45
violation of division (C) of this section is a felony of the  46
second degree and the court shall issue an order at the time of  47
sentencing that classifies the offender as a tier I sex  48
offender/child-victim offender subject to registration under  49
sections 2950.04, 2950.041, 2950.05, and 2950.06 of the Revised  50
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Code.  51
        (3) In sentencing an offender under this division for a  52
violation of division (B) or (C) of this section, the court  53
shall require the offender to attend an education or treatment  54
program aimed at preventing persons from inducing, enticing, or  55
procuring another to engage in sexual activity for hire in  56
exchange for the person giving anything of value to the other  57
person. The state criminal sentencing commission shall set the  58
standards required and approve the courses of education or  59
treatment programs for offenders under this division.  60
        (4) Notwithstanding the fine specified in division (A)(2)  61
(a) of section 2929.28 of the Revised Code for a misdemeanor of  62
the first degree, in sentencing an offender under this division  63
for a violation of division (B) of this section, the court may  64
shall impose upon the offender a fine of at least one thousand  65
dollars but not more than one thousand five hundred dollars.  66
Fines collected under this division shall be paid to the clerk  67
of the court of claims for deposit into the general operating  68
fund of the office of criminal justice services to be used for  69
the purpose of providing direct services for human trafficking  70
survivors.  71
        Sec. 2950.01. As used in this chapter, unless the context  72
clearly requires otherwise:  73
        (A) "Sexually oriented offense" means any of the following  74
violations or offenses committed by a person, regardless of the  75
person's age:  76
        (1) A violation of section 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.05,  77
2907.06, 2907.07, 2907.08, 2907.21, 2907.22, 2907.32, 2907.321,  78
2907.322, or 2907.323 of the Revised Code;  79
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        (2) A violation of section 2907.04 of the Revised Code  80
when the offender is less than four years older than the other  81
person with whom the offender engaged in sexual conduct, the  82
other person did not consent to the sexual conduct, and the  83
offender previously has not been convicted of or pleaded guilty  84
to a violation of section 2907.02, 2907.03, or 2907.04 of the  85
Revised Code or a violation of former section 2907.12 of the  86
Revised Code;  87
        (3) A violation of section 2907.04 of the Revised Code  88
when the offender is at least four years older than the other  89
person with whom the offender engaged in sexual conduct or when  90
the offender is less than four years older than the other person  91
with whom the offender engaged in sexual conduct and the  92
offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a  93
violation of section 2907.02, 2907.03, or 2907.04 of the Revised  94
Code or a violation of former section 2907.12 of the Revised  95
Code;  96
        (4) A violation of section 2903.01, 2903.02, or 2903.11 of  97
the Revised Code when the violation was committed with a sexual  98
motivation;  99
        (5) A violation of division (A) of section 2903.04 of the  100
Revised Code when the offender committed or attempted to commit  101
the felony that is the basis of the violation with a sexual  102
motivation;  103
        (6) A violation of division (A)(3) of section 2903.211 of  104
the Revised Code;  105
        (7) A violation of division (A)(1), (2), (3), or (5) of  106
section 2905.01 of the Revised Code when the offense is  107
committed with a sexual motivation;  108
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       (8) A violation of division (A)(4) of section 2905.01 of  109
the Revised Code;  110
       (9) A violation of division (B) of section 2905.01 of the  111
Revised Code when the victim of the offense is under eighteen  112
years of age and the offender is not a parent of the victim of  113
the offense;  114
       (10) A violation of division (B) of section 2903.03, of  115
division (B) of section 2905.02, of division (B) of section  116
2905.03, of division (B) of section 2905.05, or of division (B)  117
(5) of section 2919.22 of the Revised Code;  118
       (11) A violation of section 2905.32 of the Revised Code  119
when either of the following applies:  120
       (a) The violation is a violation of division (A)(1) of  121
that section and the offender knowingly recruited, lured,  122
enticed, isolated, harbored, transported, provided, obtained, or  123
maintained, or knowingly attempted to recruit, lure, entice,  124
isolate, harbor, transport, provide, obtain, or maintain,  125
another person knowing that the person would be compelled to  126
engage in sexual activity for hire, engage in a performance that  127
was obscene, sexually oriented, or nudity oriented, or be a  128
model or participant in the production of material that was  129
obscene, sexually oriented, or nudity oriented.  130
       (b) The violation is a violation of division (A)(2) of  131
that section and the offender knowingly recruited, lured,  132
enticed, isolated, harbored, transported, provided, obtained, or  133
maintained, or knowingly attempted to recruit, lure, entice,  134
isolate, harbor, transport, provide, obtain, or maintain a  135
person who is less than eighteen years of age or is a person  136
with a developmental disability whom the offender knows or has  137
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reasonable cause to believe is a person with a developmental  138
disability for any purpose listed in divisions (A)(2)(a) to (c)  139
of that section.  140
       (12) A violation of division (B)(4) of section 2907.09 of  141
the Revised Code if the sentencing court classifies the offender  142
as a tier I sex offender/child-victim offender relative to that  143
offense pursuant to division (D) of that section;  144
       (13) A violation of any former law of this state, any  145
existing or former municipal ordinance or law of another state  146
or the United States, any existing or former law applicable in a  147
military court or in an Indian tribal court, or any existing or  148
former law of any nation other than the United States that is or  149
was substantially equivalent to any offense listed in division  150
(A)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), or  151
(12) of this section;  152
       (14) Any attempt to commit, conspiracy to commit, or  153
complicity in committing any offense listed in division (A)(1),  154
(2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), or  155
(13) of this section.  156
       (B)(1) "Sex offender" means, subject to division (B)(2) of  157
this section, a person who is convicted of, pleads guilty to,  158
has been convicted of, has pleaded guilty to, is adjudicated a  159
delinquent child for committing, or has been adjudicated a  160
delinquent child for committing any sexually oriented offense.  161
       (2) "Sex offender" does not include a person who is  162
convicted of, pleads guilty to, has been convicted of, has  163
pleaded guilty to, is adjudicated a delinquent child for  164
committing, or has been adjudicated a delinquent child for  165
committing a sexually oriented offense if the offense involves  166
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consensual sexual conduct or consensual sexual contact and  167
either of the following applies:  168
       (a) The victim of the sexually oriented offense was  169
eighteen years of age or older and at the time of the sexually  170
oriented offense was not under the custodial authority of the  171
person who is convicted of, pleads guilty to, has been convicted  172
of, has pleaded guilty to, is adjudicated a delinquent child for  173
committing, or has been adjudicated a delinquent child for  174
committing the sexually oriented offense.  175
       (b) The victim of the offense was thirteen years of age or  176
older, and the person who is convicted of, pleads guilty to, has  177
been convicted of, has pleaded guilty to, is adjudicated a  178
delinquent child for committing, or has been adjudicated a  179
delinquent child for committing the sexually oriented offense is  180
not more than four years older than the victim.  181
       (C) "Child-victim oriented offense" means any of the  182
following violations or offenses committed by a person,  183
regardless of the person's age, when the victim is under  184
eighteen years of age and is not a child of the person who  185
commits the violation:  186
       (1) A violation of division (A)(1), (2), (3), or (5) of  187
section 2905.01 of the Revised Code when the violation is not  188
included in division (A)(7) of this section;  189
       (2) A violation of division (A) of section 2905.02,  190
division (A) of section 2905.03, or division (A) of section  191
2905.05 of the Revised Code;  192
       (3) A violation of any former law of this state, any  193
existing or former municipal ordinance or law of another state  194
or the United States, any existing or former law applicable in a  195
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military court or in an Indian tribal court, or any existing or  196
former law of any nation other than the United States that is or  197
was substantially equivalent to any offense listed in division  198
(C)(1) or (2) of this section;  199
       (4) Any attempt to commit, conspiracy to commit, or  200
complicity in committing any offense listed in division (C)(1),  201
(2), or (3) of this section.  202
       (D) "Child-victim offender" means a person who is  203
convicted of, pleads guilty to, has been convicted of, has  204
pleaded guilty to, is adjudicated a delinquent child for  205
committing, or has been adjudicated a delinquent child for  206
committing any child-victim oriented offense.  207
       (E) "Tier I sex offender/child-victim offender" means any  208
of the following:  209
       (1) A sex offender who is convicted of, pleads guilty to,  210
has been convicted of, or has pleaded guilty to any of the  211
following sexually oriented offenses:  212
       (a) A violation of section 2907.06, 2907.07, 2907.08,  213
2907.22, or 2907.32 of the Revised Code;  214
       (b) A violation of section 2907.04 of the Revised Code  215
when the offender is less than four years older than the other  216
person with whom the offender engaged in sexual conduct, the  217
other person did not consent to the sexual conduct, and the  218
offender previously has not been convicted of or pleaded guilty  219
to a violation of section 2907.02, 2907.03, or 2907.04 of the  220
Revised Code or a violation of former section 2907.12 of the  221
Revised Code;  222
       (c) A violation of division (A)(1), (2), (3), or (5) of  223
section 2907.05 of the Revised Code;  224
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       (d) A violation of division (A)(3) of section 2907.323 of  225
the Revised Code;  226
       (e) A violation of division (A)(3) of section 2903.211, of  227
division (B) of section 2905.03, or of division (B) of section  228
2905.05 of the Revised Code;  229
       (f) A violation of division (B)(4) of section 2907.09 of  230
the Revised Code if the sentencing court classifies the offender  231
as a tier I sex offender/child-victim offender relative to that  232
offense pursuant to division (D) of that section;  233
       (g) A violation of division (B) or (C) of section 2907.231  234
of the Revised Code if the sentencing court classifies the  235
offender as a tier I sex offender/child-victim offender relative  236
to that offense pursuant to division (D) of that section.  237
       (h) A violation of any former law of this state, any  238
existing or former municipal ordinance or law of another state  239
or the United States, any existing or former law applicable in a  240
military court or in an Indian tribal court, or any existing or  241
former law of any nation other than the United States, that is  242
or was substantially equivalent to any offense listed in  243
division (E)(1)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), or (f), or (g) of this  244
section;  245
       (h)(i) Any attempt to commit, conspiracy to commit, or  246
complicity in committing any offense listed in division (E)(1)  247
(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), or (g), or (h) of this section.  248
       (2) A child-victim offender who is convicted of, pleads  249
guilty to, has been convicted of, or has pleaded guilty to a  250
child-victim oriented offense and who is not within either  251
category of child-victim offender described in division (F)(2)  252
or (G)(2) of this section.  253
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       (3) A sex offender who is adjudicated a delinquent child  254
for committing or has been adjudicated a delinquent child for  255
committing any sexually oriented offense and who a juvenile  256
court, pursuant to section 2152.82, 2152.83, 2152.84, or 2152.85  257
of the Revised Code, classifies a tier I sex offender/child-  258
victim offender relative to the offense.  259
       (4) A child-victim offender who is adjudicated a  260
delinquent child for committing or has been adjudicated a  261
delinquent child for committing any child-victim oriented  262
offense and who a juvenile court, pursuant to section 2152.82,  263
2152.83, 2152.84, or 2152.85 of the Revised Code, classifies a  264
tier I sex offender/child-victim offender relative to the  265
offense.  266
       (F) "Tier II sex offender/child-victim offender" means any  267
of the following:  268
       (1) A sex offender who is convicted of, pleads guilty to,  269
has been convicted of, or has pleaded guilty to any of the  270
following sexually oriented offenses:  271
       (a) A violation of section 2907.21, 2907.321, or 2907.322  272
of the Revised Code;  273
       (b) A violation of section 2907.04 of the Revised Code  274
when the offender is at least four years older than the other  275
person with whom the offender engaged in sexual conduct, or when  276
the offender is less than four years older than the other person  277
with whom the offender engaged in sexual conduct and the  278
offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a  279
violation of section 2907.02, 2907.03, or 2907.04 of the Revised  280
Code or former section 2907.12 of the Revised Code;  281
       (c) A violation of section 2907.03 of the Revised Code if  282
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the sexual activity involved is sexual contact;  283
        (d) A violation of division (A)(4) of section 2907.05 or  284
of division (A)(1) or (2) of section 2907.323 of the Revised  285
Code;  286
        (e) A violation of division (A)(1), (2), (3), or (5) of  287
section 2905.01 of the Revised Code when the offense is  288
committed with a sexual motivation;  289
        (f) A violation of division (A)(4) of section 2905.01 of  290
the Revised Code when the victim of the offense is eighteen  291
years of age or older;  292
        (g) A violation of division (B) of section 2905.02 or of  293
division (B)(5) of section 2919.22 of the Revised Code;  294
        (h) A violation of section 2905.32 of the Revised Code  295
that is described in division (A)(11)(a) or (b) of this section;  296
        (i) A violation of any former law of this state, any  297
existing or former municipal ordinance or law of another state  298
or the United States, any existing or former law applicable in a  299
military court or in an Indian tribal court, or any existing or  300
former law of any nation other than the United States that is or  301
was substantially equivalent to any offense listed in division  302
(F)(1)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), or (h) of this section;  303
        (j) Any attempt to commit, conspiracy to commit, or  304
complicity in committing any offense listed in division (F)(1)  305
(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), or (i) of this section;  306
        (k) Any sexually oriented offense that is committed after  307
the sex offender previously has been convicted of, pleaded  308
guilty to, or has been adjudicated a delinquent child for  309
committing any sexually oriented offense or child-victim  310
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oriented offense for which the offender was classified a tier I  311
sex offender/child-victim offender.  312
       (2) A child-victim offender who is convicted of, pleads  313
guilty to, has been convicted of, or has pleaded guilty to any  314
child-victim oriented offense when the child-victim oriented  315
offense is committed after the child-victim offender previously  316
has been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or been adjudicated a  317
delinquent child for committing any sexually oriented offense or  318
child-victim oriented offense for which the offender was  319
classified a tier I sex offender/child-victim offender.  320
       (3) A sex offender who is adjudicated a delinquent child  321
for committing or has been adjudicated a delinquent child for  322
committing any sexually oriented offense and who a juvenile  323
court, pursuant to section 2152.82, 2152.83, 2152.84, or 2152.85  324
of the Revised Code, classifies a tier II sex offender/child-  325
victim offender relative to the offense.  326
       (4) A child-victim offender who is adjudicated a  327
delinquent child for committing or has been adjudicated a  328
delinquent child for committing any child-victim oriented  329
offense and whom a juvenile court, pursuant to section 2152.82,  330
2152.83, 2152.84, or 2152.85 of the Revised Code, classifies a  331
tier II sex offender/child-victim offender relative to the  332
current offense.  333
       (5) A sex offender or child-victim offender who is not in  334
any category of tier II sex offender/child-victim offender set  335
forth in division (F)(1), (2), (3), or (4) of this section, who  336
prior to January 1, 2008, was adjudicated a delinquent child for  337
committing a sexually oriented offense or child-victim oriented  338
offense, and who prior to that date was determined to be a  339
habitual sex offender or determined to be a habitual child-  340
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victim offender, unless either of the following applies:  341
       (a) The sex offender or child-victim offender is  342
reclassified pursuant to section 2950.031 or 2950.032 of the  343
Revised Code as a tier I sex offender/child-victim offender or a  344
tier III sex offender/child-victim offender relative to the  345
offense.  346
       (b) A juvenile court, pursuant to section 2152.82,  347
2152.83, 2152.84, or 2152.85 of the Revised Code, classifies the  348
child a tier I sex offender/child-victim offender or a tier III  349
sex offender/child-victim offender relative to the offense.  350
       (G) "Tier III sex offender/child-victim offender" means  351
any of the following:  352
       (1) A sex offender who is convicted of, pleads guilty to,  353
has been convicted of, or has pleaded guilty to any of the  354
following sexually oriented offenses:  355
       (a) A violation of section 2907.02 of the Revised Code or  356
a violation of section 2907.03 of the Revised Code if the sexual  357
activity involved is sexual conduct;  358
       (b) A violation of division (B) of section 2907.05 of the  359
Revised Code;  360
       (c) A violation of section 2903.01, 2903.02, or 2903.11 of  361
the Revised Code when the violation was committed with a sexual  362
motivation;  363
       (d) A violation of division (A) of section 2903.04 of the  364
Revised Code when the offender committed or attempted to commit  365
the felony that is the basis of the violation with a sexual  366
motivation;  367
       (e) A violation of division (A)(4) of section 2905.01 of  368
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the Revised Code when the victim of the offense is under  369
eighteen years of age;  370
       (f) A violation of division (B) of section 2905.01 of the  371
Revised Code when the victim of the offense is under eighteen  372
years of age and the offender is not a parent of the victim of  373
the offense;  374
       (g) A violation of division (B) of section 2903.03 of the  375
Revised Code;  376
       (h) A violation of any former law of this state, any  377
existing or former municipal ordinance or law of another state  378
or the United States, any existing or former law applicable in a  379
military court or in an Indian tribal court, or any existing or  380
former law of any nation other than the United States that is or  381
was substantially equivalent to any offense listed in division  382
(G)(1)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), or (g) of this section;  383
       (i) Any attempt to commit, conspiracy to commit, or  384
complicity in committing any offense listed in division (G)(1)  385
(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), or (h) of this section;  386
       (j) Any sexually oriented offense that is committed after  387
the sex offender previously has been convicted of, pleaded  388
guilty to, or been adjudicated a delinquent child for committing  389
any sexually oriented offense or child-victim oriented offense  390
for which the offender was classified a tier II sex  391
offender/child-victim offender or a tier III sex offender/child-  392
victim offender.  393
       (2) A child-victim offender who is convicted of, pleads  394
guilty to, has been convicted of, or has pleaded guilty to any  395
child-victim oriented offense when the child-victim oriented  396
offense is committed after the child-victim offender previously  397
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has been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or been adjudicated a  398
delinquent child for committing any sexually oriented offense or  399
child-victim oriented offense for which the offender was  400
classified a tier II sex offender/child-victim offender or a  401
tier III sex offender/child-victim offender.  402
       (3) A sex offender who is adjudicated a delinquent child  403
for committing or has been adjudicated a delinquent child for  404
committing any sexually oriented offense and who a juvenile  405
court, pursuant to section 2152.82, 2152.83, 2152.84, or 2152.85  406
of the Revised Code, classifies a tier III sex offender/child-  407
victim offender relative to the offense.  408
       (4) A child-victim offender who is adjudicated a  409
delinquent child for committing or has been adjudicated a  410
delinquent child for committing any child-victim oriented  411
offense and whom a juvenile court, pursuant to section 2152.82,  412
2152.83, 2152.84, or 2152.85 of the Revised Code, classifies a  413
tier III sex offender/child-victim offender relative to the  414
current offense.  415
       (5) A sex offender or child-victim offender who is not in  416
any category of tier III sex offender/child-victim offender set  417
forth in division (G)(1), (2), (3), or (4) of this section, who  418
prior to January 1, 2008, was convicted of or pleaded guilty to  419
a sexually oriented offense or child-victim oriented offense or  420
was adjudicated a delinquent child for committing a sexually  421
oriented offense or child-victim oriented offense and classified  422
a juvenile offender registrant, and who prior to that date was  423
adjudicated a sexual predator or adjudicated a child-victim  424
predator, unless either of the following applies:  425
       (a) The sex offender or child-victim offender is  426
reclassified pursuant to section 2950.031 or 2950.032 of the  427
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Revised Code as a tier I sex offender/child-victim offender or a  428
tier II sex offender/child-victim offender relative to the  429
offense.  430
       (b) The sex offender or child-victim offender is a  431
delinquent child, and a juvenile court, pursuant to section  432
2152.82, 2152.83, 2152.84, or 2152.85 of the Revised Code,  433
classifies the child a tier I sex offender/child-victim offender  434
or a tier II sex offender/child-victim offender relative to the  435
offense.  436
       (6) A sex offender who is convicted of, pleads guilty to,  437
was convicted of, or pleaded guilty to a sexually oriented  438
offense, if the sexually oriented offense and the circumstances  439
in which it was committed are such that division (F) of section  440
2971.03 of the Revised Code automatically classifies the  441
offender as a tier III sex offender/child-victim offender;  442
       (7) A sex offender or child-victim offender who is  443
convicted of, pleads guilty to, was convicted of, pleaded guilty  444
to, is adjudicated a delinquent child for committing, or was  445
adjudicated a delinquent child for committing a sexually  446
oriented offense or child-victim offense in another state, in a  447
federal court, military court, or Indian tribal court, or in a  448
court in any nation other than the United States if both of the  449
following apply:  450
       (a) Under the law of the jurisdiction in which the  451
offender was convicted or pleaded guilty or the delinquent child  452
was adjudicated, the offender or delinquent child is in a  453
category substantially equivalent to a category of tier III sex  454
offender/child-victim offender described in division (G)(1),  455
(2), (3), (4), (5), or (6) of this section.  456
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       (b) Subsequent to the conviction, plea of guilty, or  457
adjudication in the other jurisdiction, the offender or  458
delinquent child resides, has temporary domicile, attends school  459
or an institution of higher education, is employed, or intends  460
to reside in this state in any manner and for any period of time  461
that subjects the offender or delinquent child to a duty to  462
register or provide notice of intent to reside under section  463
2950.04 or 2950.041 of the Revised Code.  464
       (H) "Confinement" includes, but is not limited to, a  465
community residential sanction imposed pursuant to section  466
2929.16 or 2929.26 of the Revised Code.  467
       (I) "Prosecutor" has the same meaning as in section  468
2935.01 of the Revised Code.  469
       (J) "Supervised release" means a release of an offender  470
from a prison term, a term of imprisonment, or another type of  471
confinement that satisfies either of the following conditions:  472
       (1) The release is on parole, a conditional pardon, under  473
a community control sanction, under transitional control, or  474
under a post-release control sanction, and it requires the  475
person to report to or be supervised by a parole officer,  476
probation officer, field officer, or another type of supervising  477
officer.  478
       (2) The release is any type of release that is not  479
described in division (J)(1) of this section and that requires  480
the person to report to or be supervised by a probation officer,  481
a parole officer, a field officer, or another type of  482
supervising officer.  483
       (K) "Sexually violent predator specification," "sexually  484
violent predator," "sexually violent offense," "sexual  485
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motivation specification," "designated homicide, assault, or  486
kidnapping offense," and "violent sex offense" have the same  487
meanings as in section 2971.01 of the Revised Code.  488
       (L) "Post-release control sanction" and "transitional  489
control" have the same meanings as in section 2967.01 of the  490
Revised Code.  491
       (M) "Juvenile offender registrant" means a person who is  492
adjudicated a delinquent child for committing on or after  493
January 1, 2002, a sexually oriented offense or a child-victim  494
oriented offense, who is fourteen years of age or older at the  495
time of committing the offense, and who a juvenile court judge,  496
pursuant to an order issued under section 2152.82, 2152.83,  497
2152.84, 2152.85, or 2152.86 of the Revised Code, classifies a  498
juvenile offender registrant and specifies has a duty to comply  499
with sections 2950.04, 2950.041, 2950.05, and 2950.06 of the  500
Revised Code. "Juvenile offender registrant" includes a person  501
who prior to January 1, 2008, was a "juvenile offender  502
registrant" under the definition of the term in existence prior  503
to January 1, 2008, and a person who prior to July 31, 2003, was  504
a "juvenile sex offender registrant" under the former definition  505
of that former term.  506
       (N) "Public registry-qualified juvenile offender  507
registrant" means a person who is adjudicated a delinquent child  508
and on whom a juvenile court has imposed a serious youthful  509
offender dispositional sentence under section 2152.13 of the  510
Revised Code before, on, or after January 1, 2008, and to whom  511
all of the following apply:  512
       (1) The person is adjudicated a delinquent child for  513
committing, attempting to commit, conspiring to commit, or  514
complicity in committing one of the following acts:  515
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       (a) A violation of section 2907.02 of the Revised Code,  516
division (B) of section 2907.05 of the Revised Code, or section  517
2907.03 of the Revised Code if the victim of the violation was  518
less than twelve years of age;  519
       (b) A violation of section 2903.01, 2903.02, or 2905.01 of  520
the Revised Code that was committed with a purpose to gratify  521
the sexual needs or desires of the child;  522
       (c) A violation of division (B) of section 2903.03 of the  523
Revised Code.  524
       (2) The person was fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, or  525
seventeen years of age at the time of committing the act.  526
       (3) A juvenile court judge, pursuant to an order issued  527
under section 2152.86 of the Revised Code, classifies the person  528
a juvenile offender registrant, specifies the person has a duty  529
to comply with sections 2950.04, 2950.05, and 2950.06 of the  530
Revised Code, and classifies the person a public registry-  531
qualified juvenile offender registrant, and the classification  532
of the person as a public registry-qualified juvenile offender  533
registrant has not been terminated pursuant to division (D) of  534
section 2152.86 of the Revised Code.  535
       (O) "Secure facility" means any facility that is designed  536
and operated to ensure that all of its entrances and exits are  537
locked and under the exclusive control of its staff and to  538
ensure that, because of that exclusive control, no person who is  539
institutionalized or confined in the facility may leave the  540
facility without permission or supervision.  541
       (P) "Out-of-state juvenile offender registrant" means a  542
person who is adjudicated a delinquent child in a court in  543
another state, in a federal court, military court, or Indian  544
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tribal court, or in a court in any nation other than the United  545
States for committing a sexually oriented offense or a child-  546
victim oriented offense, who on or after January 1, 2002, moves  547
to and resides in this state or temporarily is domiciled in this  548
state for more than five days, and who has a duty under section  549
2950.04 or 2950.041 of the Revised Code to register in this  550
state and the duty to otherwise comply with that applicable  551
section and sections 2950.05 and 2950.06 of the Revised Code.  552
"Out-of-state juvenile offender registrant" includes a person  553
who prior to January 1, 2008, was an "out-of-state juvenile  554
offender registrant" under the definition of the term in  555
existence prior to January 1, 2008, and a person who prior to  556
July 31, 2003, was an "out-of-state juvenile sex offender  557
registrant" under the former definition of that former term.  558
       (Q) "Juvenile court judge" includes a magistrate to whom  559
the juvenile court judge confers duties pursuant to division (A)  560
(15) of section 2151.23 of the Revised Code.  561
       (R) "Adjudicated a delinquent child for committing a  562
sexually oriented offense" includes a child who receives a  563
serious youthful offender dispositional sentence under section  564
2152.13 of the Revised Code for committing a sexually oriented  565
offense.  566
       (S) "School" and "school premises" have the same meanings  567
as in section 2925.01 of the Revised Code.  568
       (T) "Residential premises" means the building in which a  569
residential unit is located and the grounds upon which that  570
building stands, extending to the perimeter of the property.  571
"Residential premises" includes any type of structure in which a  572
residential unit is located, including, but not limited to,  573
multi-unit buildings and mobile and manufactured homes.  574
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       (U) "Residential unit" means a dwelling unit for  575
residential use and occupancy, and includes the structure or  576
part of a structure that is used as a home, residence, or  577
sleeping place by one person who maintains a household or two or  578
more persons who maintain a common household. "Residential unit"  579
does not include a halfway house or a community-based  580
correctional facility.  581
       (V) "Multi-unit building" means a building in which is  582
located more than twelve residential units that have entry doors  583
that open directly into the unit from a hallway that is shared  584
with one or more other units. A residential unit is not  585
considered located in a multi-unit building if the unit does not  586
have an entry door that opens directly into the unit from a  587
hallway that is shared with one or more other units or if the  588
unit is in a building that is not a multi-unit building as  589
described in this division.  590
       (W) "Community control sanction" has the same meaning as  591
in section 2929.01 of the Revised Code.  592
       (X) "Halfway house" and "community-based correctional  593
facility" have the same meanings as in section 2929.01 of the  594
Revised Code.  595
       (Y) A person is in a "restricted offender category" if  596
both of the following apply with respect to the person:  597
       (1) The person has been convicted of, is convicted of, has  598
pleaded guilty to, or pleads guilty to a sexually oriented  599
offense where the victim was under the age of eighteen or a  600
child-victim oriented offense.  601
       (2) With respect to the offense described in division (Y)  602
(1) of this section, one of the following applies:  603
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       (a) With respect to that offense, the person is a tier II  604
sex offender/child-victim offender or is a tier III sex  605
offender/child-victim offender who is subject to the duties  606
imposed by sections 2950.04, 2950.041, 2950.05, and 2950.06 of  607
the Revised Code.  608
       (b) With respect to that offense if it was committed prior  609
to January 1, 2008, under the version of Chapter 2950. of the  610
Revised Code in effect prior to January 1, 2008, the person was  611
adjudicated a sexual predator, was adjudicated a child-victim  612
predator, was classified a habitual sex offender, or was  613
classified a habitual child-victim sex offender.  614
       (Z) "Adjudicated a sexual predator," "adjudicated a child-  615
victim predator," "habitual sex offender," and "habitual child-  616
victim offender" have the meanings of those terms that applied  617
to them under Chapter 2950. of the Revised Code prior to January  618
1, 2008.  619
       (AA) "Fixed residence address" means a permanent  620
residential address. "Fixed residence address" does not include  621
a temporary address, including a place or places that a homeless  622
person stays or intends to stay, unless that place is a shelter  623
that intends to allow the homeless person to stay for thirty or  624
more consecutive days.  625
       (BB) "Homeless" has the same meaning as in 42 U.S.C.  626
11302.  627
       Section 2. That existing sections 2907.231 and 2950.01 of  628
the Revised Code are hereby repealed.  629
       Section 3. Section 2950.01 of the Revised Code is  630
presented in this act as a composite of the section as amended  631
by both H.B. 289 and S.B. 109 of the 135th General Assembly. The  632
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General Assembly, applying the principle stated in division (B)  633
of section 1.52 of the Revised Code that amendments are to be  634
harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation,  635
finds that the composite is the resulting version of the section  636
in effect prior to the effective date of the section as  637
presented in this act.  638