As Introduced                            1            

123rd General Assembly                                             4            

   Regular Session                                 H.B. No. 37     5            

      1999-2000                                                    6            


    REPRESENTATIVES TAYLOR-MOTTLEY-METELSKY-WINKLER-GRENDELL-      8            

   THOMAS-ROMAN-EVANS-CORBIN-PATTON-ALLEN-HARTNETT-VAN VYVEN-      9            

            FLANNERY-YOUNG-TERWILLEGER-DePIERO-BENDER              10           


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                           A   B I L L                                          

             To enact section 2903.041 of the Revised Code to      13           

                create the offense of reckless homicide.           14           




BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:        16           

      Section 1.  That section 2903.041 of the Revised Code be     18           

enacted to read as follows:                                        19           

      Sec. 2903.041.  (A)  NO PERSON SHALL RECKLESSLY CAUSE THE    21           

DEATH OF ANOTHER.                                                  22           

      (B)  WHOEVER VIOLATES THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF RECKLESS     24           

HOMICIDE, A FELONY OF THE THIRD DEGREE.                            25