As Introduced

127th General Assembly
Regular Session
2007-2008
H. B. No. 418


Representatives Combs, Williams, B. 

Cosponsors: Representatives Evans, Lundy, Setzer, Fende, DeBose, Domenick, Brown, Yuko, Stebelton, Hughes, Harwood, Heard 



A BILL
To amend sections 959.99, 2152.19, 2903.213, 1
2903.214, 2919.26, 3113.31, 4732.141, and 4757.33 2
and to enact section 4731.284 of the Revised 3
Code to revise the penalties and sentencing 4
provisions regarding violations of the cruelty to 5
animals statutes and to include the protection of 6
companion animals in temporary protection orders, 7
domestic violence protection orders, 8
anti-stalking protection orders, and related 9
protection orders, and to amend the version of 10
section 2152.19 of the Revised Code that is 11
scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2008, to 12
continue the provisions of this act on and after 13
that effective date.14


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

       Section 1. That sections 959.99, 2152.19, 2903.213, 2903.214, 15
2919.26, 3113.31, 4732.141, and 4757.33 be amended and section 16
4731.284 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:17

       Sec. 959.99.  (A) Whoever violates section 959.18 or 959.19 18
of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.19

       (B) Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever20
violates section 959.02 of the Revised Code is guilty of a21
misdemeanor of the second degree. If the value of the animal22
killed or the injury done amounts to three hundred dollars or23
more, whoever violates section 959.02 of the Revised Code is24
guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.25

       (C) Whoever violates section 959.03, 959.06, 959.12, 959.15,26
or 959.17 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the27
fourth degree.28

       (D) Whoever violates division (A) of section 959.13 of the29
Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree on a 30
first offense and a misdemeanor of the first degree on each 31
subsequent offense. In addition, the court may order the offender 32
to forfeit the animal or livestock and may provide for its 33
disposition, including, but not limited to, the sale of the 34
animal or livestock. If an animal or livestock is forfeited and 35
sold pursuant to this division, the proceeds from the sale first 36
shall be applied to pay the expenses incurred with regard to the 37
care of the animal from the time it was taken from the custody of 38
the former owner. The balance of the proceeds from the sale, if 39
any, shall be paid to the former owner of the animal.40

       (E)(1)(a) Whoever violates division (B) of section 959.131 of41
the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree on42
a first offense and a felony of the fifth degree on each43
subsequent offense. In addition to any other sanction imposed for 44
a felony violation of division (B) of section 959.131 of the 45
Revised Code, a court shall impose a term of basic probation 46
supervision or a term of intensive probation supervision.47

        (b) As used in division (E)(1)(a) of this section, "basic 48
probation supervision" and "intensive probation supervision" have 49
the same meanings as in section 2929.01 of the Revised Code.50

       (2) Whoever violates section 959.01 of the Revised Code or51
division (C) of section 959.131 of the Revised Code is guilty of a52
misdemeanor of the second degree on a first offense and a53
misdemeanor of the first degree on each subsequent offense.54

       (3)(a) A court may order a person who is convicted of or55
pleads guilty to a violation of section 959.131 of the Revised56
Code to forfeit to an impounding agency, as defined in section57
959.132 of the Revised Code, any or all of the companion animals58
in that person's ownership or care. The court also may prohibit or 59
place limitations on the person's ability to own or care for any60
companion animals for a specified or indefinite period of time.61

       (b) A court may order a person who is convicted of or pleads 62
guilty to a violation of section 959.131 of the Revised Code to 63
reimburse an impounding agency for the reasonably necessary costs 64
incurred by the agency for the care of a companion animal that the 65
agency impounded as a result of the investigation or prosecution 66
of the violation, provided that the costs were not otherwise paid 67
under section 959.132 of the Revised Code.68

       (4) If(a) Except as otherwise provided in division (E)(4)(b) 69
of this section, if a court has reason to believe that a person 70
who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of section 71
959.131 of the Revised Code suffers from a mental or emotional72
disorder that contributed to the violation, the court may impose73
as a community control sanction or as a condition of probation a74
requirement that the offender undergo psychological evaluation or75
counseling. The court shall order the offender to pay the costs of 76
the evaluation or counseling.77

       (b) The court shall require a child under eighteen years of 78
age who is adjudicated a delinquent child under Chapter 2152. of 79
the Revised Code for a violation of division (B) of section 80
959.131 of the Revised Code to undergo psychological evaluation 81
and counseling in accordance with division (F) of section 2152.19 82
of the Revised Code.83

       (F) Whoever violates section 959.14 of the Revised Code is84
guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree on a first offense85
and a misdemeanor of the first degree on each subsequent offense.86

       (G) Whoever violates section 959.05 or 959.20 of the Revised 87
Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.88

       (H) Whoever violates section 959.16 of the Revised Code is89
guilty of a felony of the fourth degree foron a first offense and90
a felony of the third degree on each subsequent offense.91

       Sec. 2152.19.  (A) If a child is adjudicated a delinquent92
child, the court may make any of the following orders of93
disposition, in addition to any other disposition authorized or94
required by this chapter:95

       (1) Any order that is authorized by section 2151.353 of the96
Revised Code for the care and protection of an abused, neglected,97
or dependent child;98

       (2) Commit the child to the temporary custody of any school,99
camp, institution, or other facility operated for the care of100
delinquent children by the county, by a district organized under101
section 2152.41 or 2151.65 or 2152.41 of the Revised Code, or by a 102
private agency or organization, within or without the state, that 103
is authorized and qualified to provide the care, treatment, or104
placement required, including, but not limited to, a school, camp,105
or facility operated under section 2151.65 of the Revised Code;106

       (3) Place the child in a detention facility or district107
detention facility operated under section 2152.41 of the Revised108
Code, for up to ninety days;109

       (4) Place the child on community control under any sanctions,110
services, and conditions that the court prescribes. As a condition 111
of community control in every case and in addition to any other112
condition that it imposes upon the child, the court shall require 113
the child to abide by the law during the period of community 114
control. As referred to in this division, community control 115
includes, but is not limited to, the following sanctions and 116
conditions:117

       (a) A period of basic probation supervision in which the118
child is required to maintain contact with a person appointed to119
supervise the child in accordance with sanctions imposed by the120
court;121

       (b) A period of intensive probation supervision in which the122
child is required to maintain frequent contact with a person123
appointed by the court to supervise the child while the child is124
seeking or maintaining employment and participating in training,125
education, and treatment programs as the order of disposition;126

       (c) A period of day reporting in which the child is required127
each day to report to and leave a center or another approved128
reporting location at specified times in order to participate in129
work, education or training, treatment, and other approved130
programs at the center or outside the center;131

       (d) A period of community service of up to five hundred hours 132
for an act that would be a felony or a misdemeanor of the first 133
degree if committed by an adult, up to two hundred hours for an 134
act that would be a misdemeanor of the second, third, or fourth135
degree if committed by an adult, or up to thirty hours for an act136
that would be a minor misdemeanor if committed by an adult;137

       (e) A requirement that the child obtain a high school138
diploma, a certificate of high school equivalence, vocational139
training, or employment;140

       (f) A period of drug and alcohol use monitoring;141

       (g) A requirement of alcohol or drug assessment or142
counseling, or a period in an alcohol or drug treatment program143
with a level of security for the child as determined necessary by144
the court;145

       (h) A period in which the court orders the child to observe a 146
curfew that may involve daytime or evening hours;147

       (i) A requirement that the child serve monitored time;148

       (j) A period of house arrest without electronic monitoring or 149
continuous alcohol monitoring;150

       (k) A period of electronic monitoring or continuous alcohol 151
monitoring without house arrest, or house arrest with electronic 152
monitoring or continuous alcohol monitoring or both electronic 153
monitoring and continuous alcohol monitoring, that does not exceed 154
the maximum sentence of imprisonment that could be imposed upon an155
adult who commits the same act.156

       A period of house arrest with electronic monitoring or 157
continuous alcohol monitoring or both electronic monitoring and 158
continuous alcohol monitoring, imposed under this division shall 159
not extend beyond the child's twenty-first birthday. If a court160
imposes a period of house arrest with electronic monitoring or 161
continuous alcohol monitoring or both electronic monitoring and 162
continuous alcohol monitoring, upon a child under this division, 163
it shall require the child: to remain in the child's home or other 164
specified premises for the entire period of house arrest with 165
electronic monitoring or continuous alcohol monitoring or both 166
except when the court permits the child to leave those premises to 167
go to school or to other specified premises. Regarding electronic 168
monitoring, the court also shall require the child to be monitored 169
by a central system that can determine the child's location at 170
designated times; to report periodically to a person designated by 171
the court; and to enter into a written contract with the court 172
agreeing to comply with all requirements imposed by the court, 173
agreeing to pay any fee imposed by the court for the costs of the 174
house arrest with electronic monitoring, and agreeing to waive the 175
right to receive credit for any time served on house arrest with 176
electronic monitoring toward the period of any other dispositional 177
order imposed upon the child if the child violates any of the 178
requirements of the dispositional order of house arrest with 179
electronic monitoring. The court also may impose other reasonable 180
requirements upon the child.181

       Unless ordered by the court, a child shall not receive credit182
for any time served on house arrest with electronic monitoring or 183
continuous alcohol monitoring or both toward any other 184
dispositional order imposed upon the child for the act for which 185
was imposed the dispositional order of house arrest with 186
electronic monitoring or continuous alcohol monitoring. As used in 187
this division and division (A)(4)(l)(j) of this section, 188
"continuous alcohol monitoring" has the same meaning as in section 189
2929.01 of the Revised Code.190

       (l) A suspension of the driver's license, probationary191
driver's license, or temporary instruction permit issued to the192
child for a period of time prescribed by the court, or a193
suspension of the registration of all motor vehicles registered in194
the name of the child for a period of time prescribed by the195
court. A child whose license or permit is so suspended is196
ineligible for issuance of a license or permit during the period197
of suspension. At the end of the period of suspension, the child198
shall not be reissued a license or permit until the child has paid199
any applicable reinstatement fee and complied with all200
requirements governing license reinstatement.201

       (5) Commit the child to the custody of the court;202

       (6) Require the child to not be absent without legitimate203
excuse from the public school the child is supposed to attend for204
five or more consecutive days, seven or more school days in one205
school month, or twelve or more school days in a school year;206

       (7)(a) If a child is adjudicated a delinquent child for being 207
a chronic truant or a habitual truant who previously has been 208
adjudicated an unruly child for being a habitual truant, do either 209
or both of the following:210

       (i) Require the child to participate in a truancy prevention211
mediation program;212

       (ii) Make any order of disposition as authorized by this213
section, except that the court shall not commit the child to a214
facility described in division (A)(2) or (3) of this section215
unless the court determines that the child violated a lawful court216
order made pursuant to division (C)(1)(e) of section 2151.354 of217
the Revised Code or division (A)(6) of this section.218

       (b) If a child is adjudicated a delinquent child for being a219
chronic truant or a habitual truant who previously has been220
adjudicated an unruly child for being a habitual truant and the221
court determines that the parent, guardian, or other person having222
care of the child has failed to cause the child's attendance at223
school in violation of section 3321.38 of the Revised Code, do224
either or both of the following:225

       (i) Require the parent, guardian, or other person having care 226
of the child to participate in a truancy prevention mediation227
program;228

       (ii) Require the parent, guardian, or other person having229
care of the child to participate in any community service program,230
preferably a community service program that requires the231
involvement of the parent, guardian, or other person having care232
of the child in the school attended by the child.233

       (8) Make any further disposition that the court finds proper,234
except that the child shall not be placed in any of the following:235

       (a) A state correctional institution, a county, multicounty,236
or municipal jail or workhouse, or another place in which an adult237
convicted of a crime, under arrest, or charged with a crime is238
held;239

       (b) A community corrections facility, if the child would be240
covered by the definition of public safety beds for purposes of241
sections 5139.41 to 5139.43 of the Revised Code if the court242
exercised its authority to commit the child to the legal custody243
of the department of youth services for institutionalization or244
institutionalization in a secure facility pursuant to this245
chapter.246

       (B) If a child is adjudicated a delinquent child, in addition 247
to any order of disposition made under division (A) of this 248
section, the court, in the following situations and for the249
specified periods of time, shall suspend the child's temporary250
instruction permit, restricted license, probationary driver's251
license, or nonresident operating privilege, or suspend the252
child's ability to obtain such a permit:253

       (1) If the child is adjudicated a delinquent child for254
violating section 2923.122 of the Revised Code, impose a class255
four suspension of the child's license, permit, or privilege from256
the range specified in division (A)(4) of section 4510.02 of the257
Revised Code or deny the child the issuance of a license or permit258
in accordance with division (F)(1) of section 2923.122 of the259
Revised Code.260

       (2) If the child is adjudicated a delinquent child for261
committing an act that if committed by an adult would be a drug262
abuse offense or for violating division (B) of section 2917.11 of263
the Revised Code, suspend the child's license, permit, or264
privilege for a period of time prescribed by the court. The court,265
in its discretion, may terminate the suspension if the child266
attends and satisfactorily completes a drug abuse or alcohol abuse267
education, intervention, or treatment program specified by the268
court. During the time the child is attending a program described 269
in this division, the court shall retain the child's temporary 270
instruction permit, probationary driver's license, or driver's271
license, and the court shall return the permit or license if it 272
terminates the suspension as described in this division.273

       (C) The court may establish a victim-offender mediation274
program in which victims and their offenders meet to discuss the275
offense and suggest possible restitution. If the court obtains the276
assent of the victim of the delinquent act committed by the child,277
the court may require the child to participate in the program.278

       (D)(1) If a child is adjudicated a delinquent child for279
committing an act that would be a felony if committed by an adult280
and if the child caused, attempted to cause, threatened to cause,281
or created a risk of physical harm to the victim of the act, the282
court, prior to issuing an order of disposition under this283
section, shall order the preparation of a victim impact statement284
by the probation department of the county in which the victim of285
the act resides, by the court's own probation department, or by a286
victim assistance program that is operated by the state, a county,287
a municipal corporation, or another governmental entity. The court288
shall consider the victim impact statement in determining the289
order of disposition to issue for the child.290

       (2) Each victim impact statement shall identify the victim of 291
the act for which the child was adjudicated a delinquent child,292
itemize any economic loss suffered by the victim as a result of293
the act, identify any physical injury suffered by the victim as a294
result of the act and the seriousness and permanence of the295
injury, identify any change in the victim's personal welfare or296
familial relationships as a result of the act and any297
psychological impact experienced by the victim or the victim's298
family as a result of the act, and contain any other information299
related to the impact of the act upon the victim that the court300
requires.301

       (3) A victim impact statement shall be kept confidential and302
is not a public record. However, the court may furnish copies of303
the statement to the department of youth services if the304
delinquent child is committed to the department or to both the305
adjudicated delinquent child or the adjudicated delinquent child's306
counsel and the prosecuting attorney. The copy of a victim impact307
statement furnished by the court to the department pursuant to308
this section shall be kept confidential and is not a public309
record. If an officer is preparing pursuant to section 2947.06 or310
2951.03 of the Revised Code or Criminal Rule 32.2 a presentence311
investigation report pertaining to a person, the court shall make312
available to the officer, for use in preparing the report, a copy313
of any victim impact statement regarding that person. The copies314
of a victim impact statement that are made available to the315
adjudicated delinquent child or the adjudicated delinquent child's316
counsel and the prosecuting attorney pursuant to this division317
shall be returned to the court by the person to whom they were318
made available immediately following the imposition of an order of319
disposition for the child under this chapter.320

       The copy of a victim impact statement that is made available321
pursuant to this division to an officer preparing a criminal322
presentence investigation report shall be returned to the court by323
the officer immediately following its use in preparing the report.324

       (4) The department of youth services shall work with local325
probation departments and victim assistance programs to develop a326
standard victim impact statement.327

       (E) If a child is adjudicated a delinquent child for being a328
chronic truant or a habitual truant who previously has been329
adjudicated an unruly child for being a habitual truant and the330
court determines that the parent, guardian, or other person having331
care of the child has failed to cause the child's attendance at332
school in violation of section 3321.38 of the Revised Code, in333
addition to any order of disposition it makes under this section,334
the court shall warn the parent, guardian, or other person having335
care of the child that any subsequent adjudication of the child as336
an unruly or delinquent child for being a habitual or chronic337
truant may result in a criminal charge against the parent,338
guardian, or other person having care of the child for a violation339
of division (C) of section 2919.21 or section 2919.24 of the340
Revised Code.341

       (F) If a child under eighteen years of age is adjudicated a 342
delinquent child for a violation of division (B) of section 343
959.131 of the Revised Code, the court, in addition to any other 344
disposition that it makes under this section, shall require the 345
child to undergo psychological evaluation and individual or family 346
counseling for a period of not less than six months. The person 347
conducting the individual or family counseling shall have 348
completed continuing education that is approved or included under 349
section 4731.284, 4732.141, or 4757.33 of the Revised Code, as 350
applicable, with regard to the counseling of individuals who abuse 351
animals. The court may order the parent, guardian, or other 352
person having care of the child to pay the costs of the 353
evaluation, the counseling, or both.354

        (G)(1) During the period of a delinquent child's community355
control granted under this section, authorized probation officers356
who are engaged within the scope of their supervisory duties or357
responsibilities may search, with or without a warrant, the person358
of the delinquent child, the place of residence of the delinquent359
child, and a motor vehicle, another item of tangible or intangible360
personal property, or other real property in which the delinquent361
child has a right, title, or interest or for which the delinquent362
child has the express or implied permission of a person with a363
right, title, or interest to use, occupy, or possess if the364
probation officers have reasonable grounds to believe that the365
delinquent child is not abiding by the law or otherwise is not366
complying with the conditions of the delinquent child's community367
control. The court that places a delinquent child on community368
control under this section shall provide the delinquent child with369
a written notice that informs the delinquent child that authorized370
probation officers who are engaged within the scope of their371
supervisory duties or responsibilities may conduct those types of372
searches during the period of community control if they have373
reasonable grounds to believe that the delinquent child is not374
abiding by the law or otherwise is not complying with the375
conditions of the delinquent child's community control. The court376
also shall provide the written notice described in division377
(E)(G)(2) of this section to each parent, guardian, or custodian 378
of the delinquent child who is described in that division.379

       (2) The court that places a child on community control under380
this section shall provide the child's parent, guardian, or other381
custodian with a written notice that informs them that authorized382
probation officers may conduct searches pursuant to division383
(E)(G)(1) of this section. The notice shall specifically state 384
that a permissible search might extend to a motor vehicle, another 385
item of tangible or intangible personal property, or a place of386
residence or other real property in which a notified parent,387
guardian, or custodian has a right, title, or interest and that388
the parent, guardian, or custodian expressly or impliedly permits389
the child to use, occupy, or possess.390

       (G)(H) If a juvenile court commits a delinquent child to the391
custody of any person, organization, or entity pursuant to this392
section and if the delinquent act for which the child is so393
committed is a sexually oriented offense that is not a 394
registration-exempt sexually oriented offense or is a child-victim 395
oriented offense, the court in the order of disposition shall do 396
one of the following:397

       (1) Require that the child be provided treatment as described 398
in division (A)(2) of section 5139.13 of the Revised Code;399

       (2) Inform the person, organization, or entity that it is the400
preferred course of action in this state that the child be401
provided treatment as described in division (A)(2) of section402
5139.13 of the Revised Code and encourage the person,403
organization, or entity to provide that treatment.404

       Sec. 2903.213.  (A) Except when the complaint involves a405
person who is a family or household member as defined in section406
2919.25 of the Revised Code, upon the filing of a complaint that407
alleges a violation of section 2903.11, 2903.12, 2903.13, 2903.21,408
2903.211, 2903.22, or 2911.211 of the Revised Code, a violation of 409
a municipal ordinance substantially similar to section 2903.13,410
2903.21, 2903.211, 2903.22, or 2911.211 of the Revised Code, or 411
the commission of a sexually oriented offense, the complainant, 412
the alleged victim, or a family or household member of an alleged 413
victim may file a motion that requests the issuance of a 414
protection order as a pretrial condition of release of the alleged 415
offender, in addition to any bail set under Criminal Rule 46. The 416
motion shall be filed with the clerk of the court that has 417
jurisdiction of the case at any time after the filing of the418
complaint. If the complaint involves a person who is a family or419
household member, the complainant, the alleged victim, or the420
family or household member may file a motion for a temporary421
protection order pursuant to section 2919.26 of the Revised Code.422

       (B) A motion for a protection order under this section shall423
be prepared on a form that is provided by the clerk of the court,424
and the form shall be substantially as follows:425

"Motion for Protection Order
426

............................
427

Name and address of court
428

State of Ohio429

v. No. .......... 430

.............................431

Name of Defendant432

(Name of person), moves the court to issue a protection order433
containing terms designed to ensure the safety and protection of434
the complainant or the alleged victim in the above-captioned case 435
and any companion animal that is in the complainant's or alleged 436
victim's residence, in relation to the named defendant, pursuant 437
to its authority to issue a protection order under section438
2903.213 of the Revised Code.439

       A complaint, a copy of which has been attached to this440
motion, has been filed in this court charging the named defendant441
with a violation of section 2903.11, 2903.12, 2903.13, 2903.21,442
2903.211, 2903.22, or 2911.211 of the Revised Code, a violation of 443
a municipal ordinance substantially similar to section 2903.13,444
2903.21, 2903.211, 2903.22, or 2911.211 of the Revised Code, or 445
the commission of a sexually oriented offense.446

       I understand that I must appear before the court, at a time447
set by the court not later than the next day that the court is in448
session after the filing of this motion, for a hearing on the449
motion, and that any protection order granted pursuant to this450
motion is a pretrial condition of release and is effective only451
until the disposition of the criminal proceeding arising out of452
the attached complaint or until the issuance under section453
2903.214 of the Revised Code of a protection order arising out of454
the same activities as those that were the basis of the attached455
complaint.456

.....................................457

Signature of person458

.....................................459

Address of person"460

       (C)(1) As soon as possible after the filing of a motion that461
requests the issuance of a protection order under this section,462
but not later than the next day that the court is in session after463
the filing of the motion, the court shall conduct a hearing to464
determine whether to issue the order. The person who requested the 465
order shall appear before the court and provide the court with the466
information that it requests concerning the basis of the motion.467
If the court finds that the safety and protection of the468
complainant or, the alleged victim, or any companion animal that 469
is in the complainant's or alleged victim's residence may be 470
impaired by the continued presence of the alleged offender, the 471
court may issue a protection order under this section, as a 472
pretrial condition of release, that contains terms designed to 473
ensure the safety and protection of the complainant or, the474
alleged victim, or companion animal, including a requirement that475
the alleged offender refrain from entering the residence, school,476
business, or place of employment of the complainant or the alleged477
victim.478

       (2)(a) If the court issues a protection order under this479
section that includes a requirement that the alleged offender480
refrain from entering the residence, school, business, or place of481
employment of the complainant or the alleged victim, the order482
shall clearly state that the order cannot be waived or nullified483
by an invitation to the alleged offender from the complainant, the484
alleged victim, or a family or household member to enter the485
residence, school, business, or place of employment or by the486
alleged offender's entry into one of those places otherwise upon487
the consent of the complainant, the alleged victim, or a family or488
household member.489

       (b) Division (C)(2)(a) of this section does not limit any490
discretion of a court to determine that an alleged offender491
charged with a violation of section 2919.27 of the Revised Code,492
with a violation of a municipal ordinance substantially equivalent493
to that section, or with contempt of court, which charge is based494
on an alleged violation of a protection order issued under this495
section, did not commit the violation or was not in contempt of496
court.497

       (D)(1) Except when the complaint involves a person who is a498
family or household member as defined in section 2919.25 of the499
Revised Code, upon the filing of a complaint that alleges a500
violation specified in division (A) of this section, the court,501
upon its own motion, may issue a protection order under this502
section as a pretrial condition of release of the alleged offender503
if it finds that the safety and protection of the complainant or,504
the alleged victim, or any companion animal that is in the 505
complainant's or alleged victim's residence may be impaired by the 506
continued presence of the alleged offender.507

       (2) If the court issues a protection order under this section 508
as an ex parte order, it shall conduct, as soon as possible after 509
the issuance of the order but not later than the next day that the 510
court is in session after its issuance, a hearing to determine 511
whether the order should remain in effect, be modified, or be 512
revoked. The hearing shall be conducted under the standards set 513
forth in division (C) of this section.514

       (3) If a municipal court or a county court issues a515
protection order under this section and if, subsequent to the516
issuance of the order, the alleged offender who is the subject of517
the order is bound over to the court of common pleas for518
prosecution of a felony arising out of the same activities as519
those that were the basis of the complaint upon which the order is520
based, notwithstanding the fact that the order was issued by a521
municipal court or county court, the order shall remain in effect,522
as though it were an order of the court of common pleas, while the523
charges against the alleged offender are pending in the court of524
common pleas, for the period of time described in division (E)(2)525
of this section, and the court of common pleas has exclusive526
jurisdiction to modify the order issued by the municipal court or527
county court. This division applies when the alleged offender is528
bound over to the court of common pleas as a result of the person529
waiving a preliminary hearing on the felony charge, as a result of530
the municipal court or county court having determined at a531
preliminary hearing that there is probable cause to believe that532
the felony has been committed and that the alleged offender533
committed it, as a result of the alleged offender having been534
indicted for the felony, or in any other manner.535

       (E) A protection order that is issued as a pretrial condition 536
of release under this section:537

       (1) Is in addition to, but shall not be construed as a part538
of, any bail set under Criminal Rule 46;539

       (2) Is effective only until the disposition, by the court540
that issued the order or, in the circumstances described in541
division (D)(3) of this section, by the court of common pleas to542
which the alleged offender is bound over for prosecution, of the543
criminal proceeding arising out of the complaint upon which the544
order is based or until the issuance under section 2903.214 of the545
Revised Code of a protection order arising out of the same546
activities as those that were the basis of the complaint filed547
under this section;548

       (3) Shall not be construed as a finding that the alleged549
offender committed the alleged offense and shall not be introduced550
as evidence of the commission of the offense at the trial of the551
alleged offender on the complaint upon which the order is based.552

       (F) A person who meets the criteria for bail under Criminal553
Rule 46 and who, if required to do so pursuant to that rule,554
executes or posts bond or deposits cash or securities as bail,555
shall not be held in custody pending a hearing before the court on556
a motion requesting a protection order under this section.557

       (G)(1) A copy of a protection order that is issued under this 558
section shall be issued by the court to the complainant, to the 559
alleged victim, to the person who requested the order, to the560
defendant, and to all law enforcement agencies that have561
jurisdiction to enforce the order. The court shall direct that a562
copy of the order be delivered to the defendant on the same day563
that the order is entered. If a municipal court or a county court564
issues a protection order under this section and if, subsequent to565
the issuance of the order, the defendant who is the subject of the566
order is bound over to the court of common pleas for prosecution567
as described in division (D)(3) of this section, the municipal568
court or county court shall direct that a copy of the order be569
delivered to the court of common pleas to which the defendant is570
bound over.571

       (2) All law enforcement agencies shall establish and maintain 572
an index for the protection orders delivered to the agencies 573
pursuant to division (G)(1) of this section. With respect to each 574
order delivered, each agency shall note on the index the date and 575
time of the agency's receipt of the order.576

       (3) Regardless of whether the petitioner has registered the577
protection order in the county in which the officer's agency has578
jurisdiction, any officer of a law enforcement agency shall579
enforce a protection order issued pursuant to this section in580
accordance with the provisions of the order.581

       (H) Upon a violation of a protection order issued pursuant to 582
this section, the court may issue another protection order under583
this section, as a pretrial condition of release, that modifies 584
the terms of the order that was violated.585

       (I) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary and586
regardless of whether a protection order is issued or a consent587
agreement is approved by a court of another county or by a court588
of another state, no court or unit of state or local government589
shall charge any fee, cost, deposit, or money in connection with 590
the filing of a motion pursuant to this section, in connection 591
with the filing, issuance, registration, or service of a 592
protection order or consent agreement, or for obtaining certified 593
copies of a protection order or consent agreement.594

       (J) As used in this section, "sexually:595

       (1) "Sexually oriented offense" has the same meaning as in 596
section 2950.01 of the Revised Code.597

       (2) "Companion animal" has the same meaning as in section 598
959.131 of the Revised Code.599

       Sec. 2903.214.  (A) As used in this section:600

       (1) "Court" means the court of common pleas of the county in601
which the person to be protected by the protection order resides.602

       (2) "Victim advocate" means a person who provides support and 603
assistance for a person who files a petition under this section.604

       (3) "Family or household member" has the same meaning as in605
section 3113.31 of the Revised Code.606

       (4) "Protection order issued by a court of another state" has 607
the same meaning as in section 2919.27 of the Revised Code.608

       (5) "Sexually oriented offense" has the same meaning as in 609
section 2950.01 of the Revised Code.610

       (6) "Companion animal" has the same meaning as in section 611
959.131 of the Revised Code.612

       (B) The court has jurisdiction over all proceedings under613
this section.614

       (C) A person may seek relief under this section for the615
person, or any parent or adult household member may seek relief616
under this section on behalf of any other family or household617
member, by filing a petition with the court. The petition shall618
contain or state both of the following:619

       (1) An allegation that the respondent engaged in a violation620
of section 2903.211 of the Revised Code against the person to be621
protected by the protection order or committed a sexually oriented 622
offense against the person to be protected by the protection 623
order, including a description of the nature and extent of the 624
violation;625

       (2) A request for relief under this section.626

       (D)(1) If a person who files a petition pursuant to this627
section requests an ex parte order, the court shall hold an ex628
parte hearing as soon as possible after the petition is filed, but629
not later than the next day that the court is in session after the630
petition is filed. The court, for good cause shown at the ex631
parte hearing, may enter any temporary orders, with or without632
bond, that the court finds necessary for the safety and protection633
of the person to be protected by the order. Immediate and present634
danger to the person to be protected by the protection order635
constitutes good cause for purposes of this section. Immediate and636
present danger includes, but is not limited to, situations in637
which the respondent has threatened the person to be protected by638
the protection order with bodily harm or in which the respondent639
previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation640
of section 2903.211 of the Revised Code or a sexually oriented 641
offense against the person to be protected by the protection 642
order.643

       (2)(a) If the court, after an ex parte hearing, issues a644
protection order described in division (E) of this section, the645
court shall schedule a full hearing for a date that is within ten646
court days after the ex parte hearing. The court shall give the647
respondent notice of, and an opportunity to be heard at, the full648
hearing. The court shall hold the full hearing on the date649
scheduled under this division unless the court grants a650
continuance of the hearing in accordance with this division. Under 651
any of the following circumstances or for any of the following 652
reasons, the court may grant a continuance of the full hearing to 653
a reasonable time determined by the court:654

       (i) Prior to the date scheduled for the full hearing under655
this division, the respondent has not been served with the656
petition filed pursuant to this section and notice of the full657
hearing.658

       (ii) The parties consent to the continuance.659

       (iii) The continuance is needed to allow a party to obtain660
counsel.661

       (iv) The continuance is needed for other good cause.662

       (b) An ex parte order issued under this section does not663
expire because of a failure to serve notice of the full hearing664
upon the respondent before the date set for the full hearing under665
division (D)(2)(a) of this section or because the court grants a666
continuance under that division.667

       (3) If a person who files a petition pursuant to this section668
does not request an ex parte order, or if a person requests an ex669
parte order but the court does not issue an ex parte order after670
an ex parte hearing, the court shall proceed as in a normal civil671
action and grant a full hearing on the matter.672

       (E)(1) After an ex parte or full hearing, the court may issue 673
any protection order, with or without bond, that contains terms 674
designed to ensure the safety and protection of the person to be 675
protected by the protection order and any companion animal that is 676
in the person's residence, including, but not limited to, a677
requirement that the respondent refrain from entering the678
residence, school, business, or place of employment of the679
petitioner or family or household member. If the court includes a 680
requirement that the respondent refrain from entering the 681
residence, school, business, or place of employment of the682
petitioner or family or household member in the order, it also683
shall include in the order provisions of the type described in684
division (E)(5) of this section.685

       (2)(a) Any protection order issued pursuant to this section686
shall be valid until a date certain but not later than five years687
from the date of its issuance.688

       (b) Any protection order issued pursuant to this section may689
be renewed in the same manner as the original order was issued.690

       (3) A court may not issue a protection order that requires a691
petitioner to do or to refrain from doing an act that the court692
may require a respondent to do or to refrain from doing under693
division (E)(1) of this section unless all of the following apply:694

       (a) The respondent files a separate petition for a protection695
order in accordance with this section.696

       (b) The petitioner is served with notice of the respondent's697
petition at least forty-eight hours before the court holds a698
hearing with respect to the respondent's petition, or the699
petitioner waives the right to receive this notice.700

       (c) If the petitioner has requested an ex parte order701
pursuant to division (D) of this section, the court does not delay702
any hearing required by that division beyond the time specified in703
that division in order to consolidate the hearing with a hearing704
on the petition filed by the respondent.705

       (d) After a full hearing at which the respondent presents706
evidence in support of the request for a protection order and the707
petitioner is afforded an opportunity to defend against that708
evidence, the court determines that the petitioner has committed a709
violation of section 2903.211 of the Revised Code against the710
person to be protected by the protection order issued pursuant to711
this section, has committed a sexually oriented offense against 712
the person to be protected by the protection order, or has 713
violated a protection order issued pursuant to section 2903.213 of 714
the Revised Code relative to the person to be protected by the 715
protection order issued pursuant to this section.716

       (4) No protection order issued pursuant to this section shall 717
in any manner affect title to any real property.718

       (5)(a) If the court issues a protection order under this719
section that includes a requirement that the alleged offender720
refrain from entering the residence, school, business, or place of721
employment of the petitioner or a family or household member, the722
order shall clearly state that the order cannot be waived or723
nullified by an invitation to the alleged offender from the724
complainant to enter the residence, school, business, or place of725
employment or by the alleged offender's entry into one of those726
places otherwise upon the consent of the petitioner or family or727
household member.728

       (b) Division (E)(5)(a) of this section does not limit any729
discretion of a court to determine that an alleged offender730
charged with a violation of section 2919.27 of the Revised Code,731
with a violation of a municipal ordinance substantially equivalent732
to that section, or with contempt of court, which charge is based733
on an alleged violation of a protection order issued under this734
section, did not commit the violation or was not in contempt of735
court.736

       (F)(1) The court shall cause the delivery of a copy of any737
protection order that is issued under this section to the738
petitioner, to the respondent, and to all law enforcement agencies739
that have jurisdiction to enforce the order. The court shall740
direct that a copy of the order be delivered to the respondent on741
the same day that the order is entered.742

       (2) All law enforcement agencies shall establish and maintain 743
an index for the protection orders delivered to the agencies 744
pursuant to division (F)(1) of this section. With respect to each 745
order delivered, each agency shall note on the index the date and 746
time that it received the order.747

       (3) Regardless of whether the petitioner has registered the748
protection order in the county in which the officer's agency has749
jurisdiction pursuant to division (M) of this section, any officer750
of a law enforcement agency shall enforce a protection order751
issued pursuant to this section by any court in this state in752
accordance with the provisions of the order, including removing753
the respondent from the premises, if appropriate.754

       (G) Any proceeding under this section shall be conducted in755
accordance with the Rules of Civil Procedure, except that a756
protection order may be obtained under this section with or757
without bond. An order issued under this section, other than an758
ex parte order, that grants a protection order, or that refuses to759
grant a protection order, is a final, appealable order. The760
remedies and procedures provided in this section are in addition761
to, and not in lieu of, any other available civil or criminal762
remedies.763

       (H) The filing of proceedings under this section does not764
excuse a person from filing any report or giving any notice765
required by section 2151.421 of the Revised Code or by any other766
law.767

       (I) Any law enforcement agency that investigates an alleged768
violation of section 2903.211 of the Revised Code or an alleged 769
commission of a sexually oriented offense shall provide770
information to the victim and the family or household members of771
the victim regarding the relief available under this section and772
section 2903.213 of the Revised Code.773

       (J) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary and774
regardless of whether a protection order is issued or a consent775
agreement is approved by a court of another county or by a court776
of another state, no court or unit of state or local government777
shall charge any fee, cost, deposit, or money in connection with 778
the filing of a petition pursuant to this section, in connection 779
with the filing, issuance, registration, or service of a 780
protection order or consent agreement, or for obtaining a781
certified copy of a protection order or consent agreement.782

       (K)(1) A person who violates a protection order issued under783
this section is subject to the following sanctions:784

       (a) Criminal prosecution for a violation of section 2919.27785
of the Revised Code, if the violation of the protection order786
constitutes a violation of that section;787

       (b) Punishment for contempt of court.788

       (2) The punishment of a person for contempt of court for789
violation of a protection order issued under this section does not790
bar criminal prosecution of the person for a violation of section791
2919.27 of the Revised Code. However, a person punished for792
contempt of court is entitled to credit for the punishment imposed793
upon conviction of a violation of that section, and a person794
convicted of a violation of that section shall not subsequently be795
punished for contempt of court arising out of the same activity.796

       (L) In all stages of a proceeding under this section, a797
petitioner may be accompanied by a victim advocate.798

       (M)(1) A petitioner who obtains a protection order under this 799
section or a protection order under section 2903.213 of the800
Revised Code may provide notice of the issuance or approval of the801
order to the judicial and law enforcement officials in any county802
other than the county in which the order is issued by registering803
that order in the other county pursuant to division (M)(2) of this804
section and filing a copy of the registered order with a law805
enforcement agency in the other county in accordance with that806
division. A person who obtains a protection order issued by a807
court of another state may provide notice of the issuance of the808
order to the judicial and law enforcement officials in any county809
of this state by registering the order in that county pursuant to810
section 2919.272 of the Revised Code and filing a copy of the811
registered order with a law enforcement agency in that county.812

       (2) A petitioner may register a protection order issued813
pursuant to this section or section 2903.213 of the Revised Code814
in a county other than the county in which the court that issued815
the order is located in the following manner:816

       (a) The petitioner shall obtain a certified copy of the order817
from the clerk of the court that issued the order and present that 818
certified copy to the clerk of the court of common pleas or the 819
clerk of a municipal court or county court in the county in which 820
the order is to be registered.821

       (b) Upon accepting the certified copy of the order for822
registration, the clerk of the court of common pleas, municipal823
court, or county court shall place an endorsement of registration824
on the order and give the petitioner a copy of the order that825
bears that proof of registration.826

       (3) The clerk of each court of common pleas, municipal court, 827
or county court shall maintain a registry of certified copies of828
protection orders that have been issued by courts in other 829
counties pursuant to this section or section 2903.213 of the830
Revised Code and that have been registered with the clerk.831

       Sec. 2919.26.  (A)(1) Upon the filing of a complaint that832
alleges a violation of section 2909.06, 2909.07, 2911.12, or833
2911.211 of the Revised Code if the alleged victim of the 834
violation was a family or household member at the time of the 835
violation, a violation of a municipal ordinance that is 836
substantially similar to any of those sections if the alleged 837
victim of the violation was a family or household member at the 838
time of the violation, any offense of violence if the alleged 839
victim of the offense was a family or household member at the time 840
of the commission of the offense, or any sexually oriented offense 841
if the alleged victim of the offense was a family or household 842
member at the time of the commission of the offense, the843
complainant, the alleged victim, or a family or household member 844
of an alleged victim may file, or, if in an emergency the alleged 845
victim is unable to file, a person who made an arrest for the 846
alleged violation or offense under section 2935.03 of the Revised 847
Code may file on behalf of the alleged victim, a motion that 848
requests the issuance of a temporary protection order as a 849
pretrial condition of release of the alleged offender, in addition 850
to any bail set under Criminal Rule 46. The motion shall be filed 851
with the clerk of the court that has jurisdiction of the case at 852
any time after the filing of the complaint.853

       (2) For purposes of section 2930.09 of the Revised Code, all854
stages of a proceeding arising out of a complaint alleging the 855
commission of a violation, offense of violence, or sexually 856
oriented offense described in division (A)(1) of this section, 857
including all proceedings on a motion for a temporary protection858
order, are critical stages of the case, and a victim may be 859
accompanied by a victim advocate or another person to provide 860
support to the victim as provided in that section.861

       (B) The motion shall be prepared on a form that is provided862
by the clerk of the court, which form shall be substantially as863
follows:864

"MOTION FOR TEMPORARY PROTECTION ORDER
865

.......................... Court
866

Name and address of court
867

State of Ohio868

v. No. .......... 869

.................870

Name of Defendant871

(name of person), moves the court to issue a temporary protection872
order containing terms designed to ensure the safety and873
protection of the complainant, alleged victim, and other family or874
household members, and any companion animal that is in the 875
complainant's or alleged victim's residence, in relation to the 876
named defendant, pursuant to its authority to issue such an order 877
under section 2919.26 of the Revised Code.878

       A complaint, a copy of which has been attached to this879
motion, has been filed in this court charging the named defendant880
with .......................... (name of the specified violation, 881
the offense of violence, or sexually oriented offense charged) in 882
circumstances in which the victim was a family or household member 883
in violation of (section of the Revised Code designating the 884
specified violation, offense of violence, or sexually oriented 885
offense charged), or charging the named defendant with a violation 886
of a municipal ordinance that is substantially similar to 887
........................ (section of the Revised Code designating 888
the specified violation, offense of violence, or sexually oriented 889
offense charged) involving a family or household member.890

       I understand that I must appear before the court, at a time891
set by the court within twenty-four hours after the filing of this892
motion, for a hearing on the motion or that, if I am unable to893
appear because of hospitalization or a medical condition resulting894
from the offense alleged in the complaint, a person who can895
provide information about my need for a temporary protection order896
must appear before the court in lieu of my appearing in court. I897
understand that any temporary protection order granted pursuant to898
this motion is a pretrial condition of release and is effective899
only until the disposition of the criminal proceeding arising out900
of the attached complaint, or the issuance of a civil protection901
order or the approval of a consent agreement, arising out of the902
same activities as those that were the basis of the complaint,903
under section 3113.31 of the Revised Code.904

..........................................905

Signature of person906

(or signature of the arresting officer who filed the motion on907
behalf of the alleged victim)908

..........................................909

Address of person (or office address of the arresting officer who910
filed the motion on behalf of the alleged victim)"911

       (C)(1) As soon as possible after the filing of a motion that912
requests the issuance of a temporary protection order, but not913
later than twenty-four hours after the filing of the motion, the914
court shall conduct a hearing to determine whether to issue the915
order. The person who requested the order shall appear before the916
court and provide the court with the information that it requests917
concerning the basis of the motion. If the person who requested918
the order is unable to appear and if the court finds that the919
failure to appear is because of the person's hospitalization or920
medical condition resulting from the offense alleged in the921
complaint, another person who is able to provide the court with922
the information it requests may appear in lieu of the person who923
requested the order. If the court finds that the safety and924
protection of the complainant, alleged victim, or any other family925
or household member of the alleged victim, or any companion animal 926
that is in the complainant's or alleged victim's residence may be 927
impaired by the continued presence of the alleged offender, the 928
court may issue a temporary protection order, as a pretrial 929
condition of release, that contains terms designed to ensure the 930
safety and protection of the complainant, alleged victim, or the931
family or household member, or companion animal, including a 932
requirement that the alleged offender refrain from entering the 933
residence, school, business, or place of employment of the 934
complainant, alleged victim, or the family or household member.935

       (2)(a) If the court issues a temporary protection order that936
includes a requirement that the alleged offender refrain from937
entering the residence, school, business, or place of employment938
of the complainant, the alleged victim, or the family or household939
member, the order shall state clearly that the order cannot be940
waived or nullified by an invitation to the alleged offender from941
the complainant, alleged victim, or family or household member to942
enter the residence, school, business, or place of employment or943
by the alleged offender's entry into one of those places otherwise944
upon the consent of the complainant, alleged victim, or family or945
household member.946

       (b) Division (C)(2)(a) of this section does not limit any947
discretion of a court to determine that an alleged offender948
charged with a violation of section 2919.27 of the Revised Code,949
with a violation of a municipal ordinance substantially equivalent950
to that section, or with contempt of court, which charge is based951
on an alleged violation of a temporary protection order issued952
under this section, did not commit the violation or was not in953
contempt of court.954

       (D)(1) Upon the filing of a complaint that alleges a 955
violation of section 2909.06, 2909.07, 2911.12, or 2911.211 of the 956
Revised Code if the alleged victim of the violation was a family 957
or household member at the time of the violation, a violation of a 958
municipal ordinance that is substantially similar to any of those 959
sections if the alleged victim of the violation was a family or 960
household member at the time of the violation, any offense of 961
violence if the alleged victim of the offense was a family or 962
household member at the time of the commission of the offense, or 963
any sexually oriented offense if the alleged victim of the offense 964
was a family or household member at the time of the commission of 965
the offense, the court, upon its own motion, may issue a temporary 966
protection order as a pretrial condition of release if it finds 967
that the safety and protection of the complainant, alleged victim, 968
or other family or household member of the alleged offender, or 969
any companion animal that is in the complainant's or alleged 970
victim's residence may be impaired by the continued presence of 971
the alleged offender.972

       (2) If the court issues a temporary protection order under973
this section as an ex parte order, it shall conduct, as soon as974
possible after the issuance of the order, a hearing in the975
presence of the alleged offender not later than the next day on976
which the court is scheduled to conduct business after the day on977
which the alleged offender was arrested or at the time of the978
appearance of the alleged offender pursuant to summons to979
determine whether the order should remain in effect, be modified,980
or be revoked. The hearing shall be conducted under the standards981
set forth in division (C) of this section.982

       (3) An order issued under this section shall contain only983
those terms authorized in orders issued under division (C) of this984
section.985

       (4) If a municipal court or a county court issues a temporary 986
protection order under this section and if, subsequent to the 987
issuance of the order, the alleged offender who is the subject of 988
the order is bound over to the court of common pleas for 989
prosecution of a felony arising out of the same activities as990
those that were the basis of the complaint upon which the order is991
based, notwithstanding the fact that the order was issued by a992
municipal court or county court, the order shall remain in effect,993
as though it were an order of the court of common pleas, while the994
charges against the alleged offender are pending in the court of995
common pleas, for the period of time described in division (E)(2)996
of this section, and the court of common pleas has exclusive997
jurisdiction to modify the order issued by the municipal court or998
county court. This division applies when the alleged offender is999
bound over to the court of common pleas as a result of the person1000
waiving a preliminary hearing on the felony charge, as a result of1001
the municipal court or county court having determined at a1002
preliminary hearing that there is probable cause to believe that1003
the felony has been committed and that the alleged offender1004
committed it, as a result of the alleged offender having been1005
indicted for the felony, or in any other manner.1006

       (E) A temporary protection order that is issued as a pretrial 1007
condition of release under this section:1008

       (1) Is in addition to, but shall not be construed as a part1009
of, any bail set under Criminal Rule 46;1010

       (2) Is effective only until the occurrence of either of the1011
following:1012

       (a) The disposition, by the court that issued the order or,1013
in the circumstances described in division (D)(4) of this section,1014
by the court of common pleas to which the alleged offender is1015
bound over for prosecution, of the criminal proceeding arising out1016
of the complaint upon which the order is based;1017

       (b) The issuance of a protection order or the approval of a1018
consent agreement, arising out of the same activities as those1019
that were the basis of the complaint upon which the order is1020
based, under section 3113.31 of the Revised Code;1021

       (3) Shall not be construed as a finding that the alleged1022
offender committed the alleged offense, and shall not be1023
introduced as evidence of the commission of the offense at the1024
trial of the alleged offender on the complaint upon which the1025
order is based.1026

       (F) A person who meets the criteria for bail under Criminal1027
Rule 46 and who, if required to do so pursuant to that rule,1028
executes or posts bond or deposits cash or securities as bail,1029
shall not be held in custody pending a hearing before the court on1030
a motion requesting a temporary protection order.1031

       (G)(1) A copy of any temporary protection order that is1032
issued under this section shall be issued by the court to the1033
complainant, to the alleged victim, to the person who requested1034
the order, to the defendant, and to all law enforcement agencies1035
that have jurisdiction to enforce the order. The court shall1036
direct that a copy of the order be delivered to the defendant on1037
the same day that the order is entered. If a municipal court or a1038
county court issues a temporary protection order under this1039
section and if, subsequent to the issuance of the order, the1040
defendant who is the subject of the order is bound over to the1041
court of common pleas for prosecution as described in division1042
(D)(4) of this section, the municipal court or county court shall1043
direct that a copy of the order be delivered to the court of1044
common pleas to which the defendant is bound over.1045

       (2) All law enforcement agencies shall establish and maintain 1046
an index for the temporary protection orders delivered to the 1047
agencies pursuant to division (G)(1) of this section. With1048
respect to each order delivered, each agency shall note on the1049
index, the date and time of the receipt of the order by the1050
agency.1051

       (3) A complainant, alleged victim, or other person who1052
obtains a temporary protection order under this section may1053
provide notice of the issuance of the temporary protection order1054
to the judicial and law enforcement officials in any county other1055
than the county in which the order is issued by registering that1056
order in the other county in accordance with division (N) of1057
section 3113.31 of the Revised Code and filing a copy of the1058
registered protection order with a law enforcement agency in the1059
other county in accordance with that division.1060

       (4) Any officer of a law enforcement agency shall enforce a1061
temporary protection order issued by any court in this state in1062
accordance with the provisions of the order, including removing1063
the defendant from the premises, regardless of whether the order1064
is registered in the county in which the officer's agency has1065
jurisdiction as authorized by division (G)(3) of this section.1066

       (H) Upon a violation of a temporary protection order, the1067
court may issue another temporary protection order, as a pretrial1068
condition of release, that modifies the terms of the order that1069
was violated.1070

       (I)(1) As used in divisions (I)(1) and (2) of this section,1071
"defendant" means a person who is alleged in a complaint to have1072
committed a violation, offense of violence, or sexually oriented 1073
offense of the type described in division (A) of this section.1074

       (2) If a complaint is filed that alleges that a person1075
committed a violation, offense of violence, or sexually oriented 1076
offense of the type described in division (A) of this section, the 1077
court may not issue a temporary protection order under this 1078
section that requires the complainant, the alleged victim, or 1079
another family or household member of the defendant to do or1080
refrain from doing an act that the court may require the defendant 1081
to do or refrain from doing under a temporary protection order 1082
unless both of the following apply:1083

       (a) The defendant has filed a separate complaint that alleges 1084
that the complainant, alleged victim, or other family or household 1085
member in question who would be required under the order to do or 1086
refrain from doing the act committed a violation or offense of 1087
violence of the type described in division (A) of this section.1088

       (b) The court determines that both the complainant, alleged1089
victim, or other family or household member in question who would1090
be required under the order to do or refrain from doing the act1091
and the defendant acted primarily as aggressors, that neither the1092
complainant, alleged victim, or other family or household member1093
in question who would be required under the order to do or refrain1094
from doing the act nor the defendant acted primarily in1095
self-defense, and, in accordance with the standards and criteria1096
of this section as applied in relation to the separate complaint1097
filed by the defendant, that it should issue the order to require1098
the complainant, alleged victim, or other family or household1099
member in question to do or refrain from doing the act.1100

       (J) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary and1101
regardless of whether a protection order is issued or a consent1102
agreement is approved by a court of another county or a court of1103
another state, no court or unit of state or local government shall1104
charge any fee, cost, deposit, or money in connection with the 1105
filing of a motion pursuant to this section, in connection with 1106
the filing, issuance, registration, or service of a protection 1107
order or consent agreement, or for obtaining a certified copy of a 1108
protection order or consent agreement.1109

       (K) As used in this section:1110

       (1) "Companion animal" has the same meaning as in section 1111
959.131 of the Revised Code.1112

        (2) "Sexually oriented offense" has the same meaning as in 1113
section 2950.01 of the Revised Code.1114

       (2)(3) "Victim advocate" means a person who provides support 1115
and assistance for a victim of an offense during court 1116
proceedings.1117

       Sec. 3113.31.  (A) As used in this section:1118

       (1) "Domestic violence" means the occurrence of one or more1119
of the following acts against a family or household member:1120

       (a) Attempting to cause or recklessly causing bodily injury;1121

       (b) Placing another person by the threat of force in fear of1122
imminent serious physical harm or committing a violation of1123
section 2903.211 or 2911.211 of the Revised Code;1124

       (c) Committing any act with respect to a child that would1125
result in the child being an abused child, as defined in section1126
2151.031 of the Revised Code;1127

       (d) Committing a sexually oriented offense.1128

       (2) "Court" means the domestic relations division of the1129
court of common pleas in counties that have a domestic relations1130
division, and the court of common pleas in counties that do not1131
have a domestic relations division.1132

       (3) "Family or household member" means any of the following:1133

       (a) Any of the following who is residing with or has resided1134
with the respondent:1135

       (i) A spouse, a person living as a spouse, or a former spouse 1136
of the respondent;1137

       (ii) A parent or a child of the respondent, or another person 1138
related by consanguinity or affinity to the respondent;1139

       (iii) A parent or a child of a spouse, person living as a1140
spouse, or former spouse of the respondent, or another person1141
related by consanguinity or affinity to a spouse, person living as1142
a spouse, or former spouse of the respondent.1143

       (b) The natural parent of any child of whom the respondent is 1144
the other natural parent or is the putative other natural parent.1145

       (4) "Person living as a spouse" means a person who is living1146
or has lived with the respondent in a common law marital1147
relationship, who otherwise is cohabiting with the respondent, or1148
who otherwise has cohabited with the respondent within five years1149
prior to the date of the alleged occurrence of the act in1150
question.1151

       (5) "Victim advocate" means a person who provides support and 1152
assistance for a person who files a petition under this section.1153

       (6) "Sexually oriented offense" has the same meaning as in 1154
section 2950.01 of the Revised Code.1155

       (7) "Companion animal" has the same meaning as in section 1156
959.131 of the Revised Code.1157

       (B) The court has jurisdiction over all proceedings under1158
this section. The petitioner's right to relief under this section1159
is not affected by the petitioner's leaving the residence or1160
household to avoid further domestic violence.1161

       (C) A person may seek relief under this section on the1162
person's own behalf, or any parent or adult household member may1163
seek relief under this section on behalf of any other family or1164
household member, by filing a petition with the court. The1165
petition shall contain or state:1166

       (1) An allegation that the respondent engaged in domestic1167
violence against a family or household member of the respondent,1168
including a description of the nature and extent of the domestic1169
violence;1170

       (2) The relationship of the respondent to the petitioner, and 1171
to the victim if other than the petitioner;1172

       (3) A request for relief under this section.1173

       (D)(1) If a person who files a petition pursuant to this1174
section requests an ex parte order, the court shall hold an ex1175
parte hearing on the same day that the petition is filed. The1176
court, for good cause shown at the ex parte hearing, may enter any1177
temporary orders, with or without bond, including, but not limited1178
to, an order described in division (E)(1)(a), (b), or (c) of this1179
section, that the court finds necessary to protect the family or1180
household member from domestic violence. Immediate and present1181
danger of domestic violence to the family or household member 1182
constitutes good cause for purposes of this section. Immediate and1183
present danger includes, but is not limited to, situations in1184
which the respondent has threatened the family or household member1185
with bodily harm, in which the respondent has threatened the 1186
family or household member with a sexually oriented offense, or in 1187
which the respondent previously has been convicted of or pleaded 1188
guilty to an offense that constitutes domestic violence against 1189
the family or household member.1190

       (2)(a) If the court, after an ex parte hearing, issues an1191
order described in division (E)(1)(b) or (c) of this section, the1192
court shall schedule a full hearing for a date that is within1193
seven court days after the ex parte hearing. If any other type of1194
protection order that is authorized under division (E) of this1195
section is issued by the court after an ex parte hearing, the1196
court shall schedule a full hearing for a date that is within ten1197
court days after the ex parte hearing. The court shall give the1198
respondent notice of, and an opportunity to be heard at, the full1199
hearing. The court shall hold the full hearing on the date1200
scheduled under this division unless the court grants a1201
continuance of the hearing in accordance with this division. Under1202
any of the following circumstances or for any of the following1203
reasons, the court may grant a continuance of the full hearing to1204
a reasonable time determined by the court:1205

       (i) Prior to the date scheduled for the full hearing under1206
this division, the respondent has not been served with the1207
petition filed pursuant to this section and notice of the full1208
hearing.1209

       (ii) The parties consent to the continuance.1210

       (iii) The continuance is needed to allow a party to obtain1211
counsel.1212

       (iv) The continuance is needed for other good cause.1213

       (b) An ex parte order issued under this section does not1214
expire because of a failure to serve notice of the full hearing1215
upon the respondent before the date set for the full hearing under1216
division (D)(2)(a) of this section or because the court grants a1217
continuance under that division.1218

       (3) If a person who files a petition pursuant to this section1219
does not request an ex parte order, or if a person requests an ex1220
parte order but the court does not issue an ex parte order after1221
an ex parte hearing, the court shall proceed as in a normal civil1222
action and grant a full hearing on the matter.1223

       (E)(1) After an ex parte or full hearing, the court may grant 1224
any protection order, with or without bond, or approve any consent 1225
agreement to bring about a cessation of domestic violence against 1226
the family or household members. The order or agreement may:1227

       (a) Direct the respondent to refrain from abusing or from 1228
committing sexually oriented offenses against the family or 1229
household members;1230

       (b) Grant possession of the residence or household to the1231
petitioner or other family or household member, to the exclusion1232
of the respondent, by evicting the respondent, when the residence1233
or household is owned or leased solely by the petitioner or other1234
family or household member, or by ordering the respondent to1235
vacate the premises, when the residence or household is jointly1236
owned or leased by the respondent, and the petitioner or other1237
family or household member;1238

       (c) When the respondent has a duty to support the petitioner1239
or other family or household member living in the residence or1240
household and the respondent is the sole owner or lessee of the1241
residence or household, grant possession of the residence or1242
household to the petitioner or other family or household member,1243
to the exclusion of the respondent, by ordering the respondent to1244
vacate the premises, or, in the case of a consent agreement, allow1245
the respondent to provide suitable, alternative housing;1246

       (d) Temporarily allocate parental rights and responsibilities 1247
for the care of, or establish temporary parenting time rights with 1248
regard to, minor children, if no other court has determined, or is 1249
determining, the allocation of parental rights and1250
responsibilities for the minor children or parenting time rights;1251

       (e) Require the respondent to maintain support, if the1252
respondent customarily provides for or contributes to the support1253
of the family or household member, or if the respondent has a duty1254
to support the petitioner or family or household member;1255

       (f) Require the respondent, petitioner, victim of domestic1256
violence, or any combination of those persons, to seek counseling;1257

       (g) Require the respondent to refrain from entering the1258
residence, school, business, or place of employment of the1259
petitioner or family or household member;1260

       (h) Grant other relief that the court considers equitable and 1261
fair, including, but not limited to, ordering the respondent to 1262
permit the use of a motor vehicle by the petitioner or other1263
family or household member and the apportionment of household and1264
family personal property.1265

       The court shall include in a protection order issued or 1266
consent agreement approved under this section any companion animal 1267
that is in the petitioner's residence.1268

       (2) If a protection order has been issued pursuant to this1269
section in a prior action involving the respondent and the1270
petitioner or one or more of the family or household members or 1271
victims, the court may include in a protection order that it 1272
issues a prohibition against the respondent returning to the 1273
residence or household. If it includes a prohibition against the1274
respondent returning to the residence or household in the order, 1275
it also shall include in the order provisions of the type 1276
described in division (E)(7) of this section. This division does 1277
not preclude the court from including in a protection order or 1278
consent agreement, in circumstances other than those described in 1279
this division, a requirement that the respondent be evicted from 1280
or vacate the residence or household or refrain from entering the1281
residence, school, business, or place of employment of the1282
petitioner or a family or household member, and, if the court1283
includes any requirement of that type in an order or agreement,1284
the court also shall include in the order provisions of the type1285
described in division (E)(7) of this section.1286

       (3)(a) Any protection order issued or consent agreement1287
approved under this section shall be valid until a date certain,1288
but not later than five years from the date of its issuance or1289
approval unless modified or terminated as provided in division 1290
(E)(8) of this section.1291

       (b) Subject to the limitation on the duration of an order or1292
agreement set forth in division (E)(3)(a) of this section, any1293
order under division (E)(1)(d) of this section shall terminate on1294
the date that a court in an action for divorce, dissolution of1295
marriage, or legal separation brought by the petitioner or1296
respondent issues an order allocating parental rights and1297
responsibilities for the care of children or on the date that a1298
juvenile court in an action brought by the petitioner or1299
respondent issues an order awarding legal custody of minor1300
children. Subject to the limitation on the duration of an order or1301
agreement set forth in division (E)(3)(a) of this section, any1302
order under division (E)(1)(e) of this section shall terminate on1303
the date that a court in an action for divorce, dissolution of1304
marriage, or legal separation brought by the petitioner or1305
respondent issues a support order or on the date that a juvenile1306
court in an action brought by the petitioner or respondent issues1307
a support order.1308

       (c) Any protection order issued or consent agreement approved 1309
pursuant to this section may be renewed in the same manner as the 1310
original order or agreement was issued or approved.1311

       (4) A court may not issue a protection order that requires a1312
petitioner to do or to refrain from doing an act that the court1313
may require a respondent to do or to refrain from doing under1314
division (E)(1)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g), or (h) of this1315
section unless all of the following apply:1316

       (a) The respondent files a separate petition for a protection 1317
order in accordance with this section.1318

       (b) The petitioner is served notice of the respondent's1319
petition at least forty-eight hours before the court holds a1320
hearing with respect to the respondent's petition, or the1321
petitioner waives the right to receive this notice.1322

       (c) If the petitioner has requested an ex parte order1323
pursuant to division (D) of this section, the court does not delay1324
any hearing required by that division beyond the time specified in1325
that division in order to consolidate the hearing with a hearing1326
on the petition filed by the respondent.1327

       (d) After a full hearing at which the respondent presents1328
evidence in support of the request for a protection order and the1329
petitioner is afforded an opportunity to defend against that1330
evidence, the court determines that the petitioner has committed1331
an act of domestic violence or has violated a temporary protection1332
order issued pursuant to section 2919.26 of the Revised Code, that1333
both the petitioner and the respondent acted primarily as1334
aggressors, and that neither the petitioner nor the respondent1335
acted primarily in self-defense.1336

       (5) No protection order issued or consent agreement approved1337
under this section shall in any manner affect title to any real1338
property.1339

       (6)(a) If a petitioner, or the child of a petitioner, who1340
obtains a protection order or consent agreement pursuant to1341
division (E)(1) of this section or a temporary protection order1342
pursuant to section 2919.26 of the Revised Code and is the subject1343
of a parenting time order issued pursuant to section 3109.051 or1344
3109.12 of the Revised Code or a visitation or companionship order1345
issued pursuant to section 3109.051, 3109.11, or 3109.12 of the1346
Revised Code or division (E)(1)(d) of this section granting1347
parenting time rights to the respondent, the court may require the1348
public children services agency of the county in which the court1349
is located to provide supervision of the respondent's exercise of1350
parenting time or visitation or companionship rights with respect1351
to the child for a period not to exceed nine months, if the court1352
makes the following findings of fact:1353

       (i) The child is in danger from the respondent;1354

       (ii) No other person or agency is available to provide the1355
supervision.1356

       (b) A court that requires an agency to provide supervision1357
pursuant to division (E)(6)(a) of this section shall order the1358
respondent to reimburse the agency for the cost of providing the1359
supervision, if it determines that the respondent has sufficient1360
income or resources to pay that cost.1361

       (7)(a) If a protection order issued or consent agreement1362
approved under this section includes a requirement that the1363
respondent be evicted from or vacate the residence or household or1364
refrain from entering the residence, school, business, or place of1365
employment of the petitioner or a family or household member, the1366
order or agreement shall state clearly that the order or agreement1367
cannot be waived or nullified by an invitation to the respondent1368
from the petitioner or other family or household member to enter1369
the residence, school, business, or place of employment or by the1370
respondent's entry into one of those places otherwise upon the1371
consent of the petitioner or other family or household member.1372

       (b) Division (E)(7)(a) of this section does not limit any1373
discretion of a court to determine that a respondent charged with1374
a violation of section 2919.27 of the Revised Code, with a1375
violation of a municipal ordinance substantially equivalent to1376
that section, or with contempt of court, which charge is based on1377
an alleged violation of a protection order issued or consent1378
agreement approved under this section, did not commit the1379
violation or was not in contempt of court.1380

       (8)(a) The court may modify or terminate as provided in 1381
division (E)(8) of this section a protection order or consent 1382
agreement that was issued after a full hearing under this section. 1383
The court that issued the protection order or approved the consent 1384
agreement shall hear a motion for modification or termination of 1385
the protection order or consent agreement pursuant to division 1386
(E)(8) of this section.1387

       (b) Either the petitioner or the respondent of the original 1388
protection order or consent agreement may bring a motion for 1389
modification or termination of a protection order or consent 1390
agreement that was issued or approved after a full hearing. The 1391
court shall require notice of the motion to be made as provided by 1392
the Rules of Civil Procedure. If the petitioner for the original 1393
protection order or consent agreement has requested that the 1394
petitioner's address be kept confidential, the court shall not 1395
disclose the address to the respondent of the original protection 1396
order or consent agreement or any other person, except as 1397
otherwise required by law. The moving party has the burden of 1398
proof to show, by a preponderance of the evidence, that 1399
modification or termination of the protection order or consent 1400
agreement is appropriate because either the protection order or 1401
consent agreement is no longer needed or because the terms of the 1402
original protection order or consent agreement are no longer 1403
appropriate.1404

       (c) In considering whether to modify or terminate a 1405
protection order or consent agreement issued or approved under 1406
this section, the court shall consider all relevant factors, 1407
including, but not limited to, the following:1408

       (i) Whether the petitioner consents to modification or 1409
termination of the protection order or consent agreement;1410

       (ii) Whether the petitioner fears the respondent;1411

       (iii) The current nature of the relationship between the 1412
petitioner and the respondent;1413

       (iv) The circumstances of the petitioner and respondent, 1414
including the relative proximity of the petitioner's and 1415
respondent's workplaces and residences and whether the petitioner 1416
and respondent have minor children together;1417

       (v) Whether the respondent has complied with the terms and 1418
conditions of the original protection order or consent agreement;1419

       (vi) Whether the respondent has a continuing involvement with 1420
illegal drugs or alcohol;1421

       (vii) Whether the respondent has been convicted of or pleaded 1422
guilty to an offense of violence since the issuance of the 1423
protection order or approval of the consent agreement;1424

       (viii) Whether any other protection orders, consent 1425
agreements, restraining orders, or no contact orders have been 1426
issued against the respondent pursuant to this section, section 1427
2919.26 of the Revised Code, any other provision of state law, or 1428
the law of any other state;1429

       (ix) Whether the respondent has participated in any domestic 1430
violence treatment, intervention program, or other counseling 1431
addressing domestic violence and whether the respondent has 1432
completed the treatment, program, or counseling;1433

       (x) The time that has elapsed since the protection order was 1434
issued or since the consent agreement was approved;1435

       (xi) The age and health of the respondent;1436

       (xii) When the last incident of abuse, threat of harm, or 1437
commission of a sexually oriented offense occurred or other 1438
relevant information concerning the safety and protection of the 1439
petitioner or other protected parties.1440

       (d) If a protection order or consent agreement is modified or 1441
terminated as provided in division (E)(8) of this section, the 1442
court shall issue copies of the modified or terminated order or 1443
agreement as provided in division (F) of this section. A 1444
petitioner may also provide notice of the modification or 1445
termination to the judicial and law enforcement officials in any 1446
county other than the county in which the order or agreement is 1447
modified or terminated as provided in division (N) of this 1448
section.1449

       (e) If the respondent moves for modification or termination 1450
of a protection order or consent agreement pursuant to this 1451
section, the court may assess costs against the respondent for the 1452
filing of the motion.1453

       (F)(1) A copy of any protection order, or consent agreement,1454
that is issued, approved, modified, or terminated under this 1455
section shall be issued by the court to the petitioner, to the 1456
respondent, and to all law enforcement agencies that have 1457
jurisdiction to enforce the order or agreement. The court shall 1458
direct that a copy of an order be delivered to the respondent on 1459
the same day that the order is entered.1460

       (2) All law enforcement agencies shall establish and maintain 1461
an index for the protection orders and the approved consent 1462
agreements delivered to the agencies pursuant to division (F)(1) 1463
of this section. With respect to each order and consent agreement 1464
delivered, each agency shall note on the index the date and time 1465
that it received the order or consent agreement.1466

       (3) Regardless of whether the petitioner has registered the1467
order or agreement in the county in which the officer's agency has1468
jurisdiction pursuant to division (N) of this section, any officer1469
of a law enforcement agency shall enforce a protection order1470
issued or consent agreement approved by any court in this state in1471
accordance with the provisions of the order or agreement,1472
including removing the respondent from the premises, if1473
appropriate.1474

       (G) Any proceeding under this section shall be conducted in1475
accordance with the Rules of Civil Procedure, except that an order1476
under this section may be obtained with or without bond. An order1477
issued under this section, other than an ex parte order, that1478
grants a protection order or approves a consent agreement, that1479
refuses to grant a protection order or approve a consent agreement 1480
that modifies or terminates a protection order or consent 1481
agreement, or that refuses to modify or terminate a protection 1482
order or consent agreement, is a final, appealable order. The 1483
remedies and procedures provided in this section are in addition 1484
to, and not in lieu of, any other available civil or criminal 1485
remedies.1486

       (H) The filing of proceedings under this section does not1487
excuse a person from filing any report or giving any notice1488
required by section 2151.421 of the Revised Code or by any other1489
law. When a petition under this section alleges domestic violence1490
against minor children, the court shall report the fact, or cause1491
reports to be made, to a county, township, or municipal peace1492
officer under section 2151.421 of the Revised Code.1493

       (I) Any law enforcement agency that investigates a domestic1494
dispute shall provide information to the family or household1495
members involved regarding the relief available under this section1496
and section 2919.26 of the Revised Code.1497

       (J) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary and1498
regardless of whether a protection order is issued or a consent1499
agreement is approved by a court of another county or a court of1500
another state, no court or unit of state or local government shall1501
charge any fee, cost, deposit, or money in connection with the 1502
filing of a petition pursuant to this section or in connection1503
with the filing, issuance, registration, or service of a1504
protection order or consent agreement, or for obtaining a1505
certified copy of a protection order or consent agreement.1506

       (K)(1) The court shall comply with Chapters 3119., 3121.,1507
3123., and 3125. of the Revised Code when it makes or modifies an1508
order for child support under this section.1509

       (2) If any person required to pay child support under an1510
order made under this section on or after April 15, 1985, or1511
modified under this section on or after December 31, 1986, is1512
found in contempt of court for failure to make support payments1513
under the order, the court that makes the finding, in addition to1514
any other penalty or remedy imposed, shall assess all court costs1515
arising out of the contempt proceeding against the person and1516
require the person to pay any reasonable attorney's fees of any1517
adverse party, as determined by the court, that arose in relation1518
to the act of contempt.1519

       (L)(1) A person who violates a protection order issued or a1520
consent agreement approved under this section is subject to the1521
following sanctions:1522

       (a) Criminal prosecution for a violation of section 2919.271523
of the Revised Code, if the violation of the protection order or1524
consent agreement constitutes a violation of that section;1525

       (b) Punishment for contempt of court.1526

       (2) The punishment of a person for contempt of court for1527
violation of a protection order issued or a consent agreement1528
approved under this section does not bar criminal prosecution of1529
the person for a violation of section 2919.27 of the Revised Code.1530
However, a person punished for contempt of court is entitled to1531
credit for the punishment imposed upon conviction of a violation1532
of that section, and a person convicted of a violation of that1533
section shall not subsequently be punished for contempt of court1534
arising out of the same activity.1535

       (M) In all stages of a proceeding under this section, a1536
petitioner may be accompanied by a victim advocate.1537

       (N)(1) A petitioner who obtains a protection order or consent 1538
agreement under this section or a temporary protection order under 1539
section 2919.26 of the Revised Code may provide notice of the 1540
issuance or approval of the order or agreement to the judicial and 1541
law enforcement officials in any county other than the county in 1542
which the order is issued or the agreement is approved by1543
registering that order or agreement in the other county pursuant 1544
to division (N)(2) of this section and filing a copy of the 1545
registered order or registered agreement with a law enforcement 1546
agency in the other county in accordance with that division. A 1547
person who obtains a protection order issued by a court of another 1548
state may provide notice of the issuance of the order to the1549
judicial and law enforcement officials in any county of this state 1550
by registering the order in that county pursuant to section 1551
2919.272 of the Revised Code and filing a copy of the registered 1552
order with a law enforcement agency in that county.1553

       (2) A petitioner may register a temporary protection order,1554
protection order, or consent agreement in a county other than the1555
county in which the court that issued the order or approved the1556
agreement is located in the following manner:1557

       (a) The petitioner shall obtain a certified copy of the order 1558
or agreement from the clerk of the court that issued the order or 1559
approved the agreement and present that certified copy to the 1560
clerk of the court of common pleas or the clerk of a municipal1561
court or county court in the county in which the order or1562
agreement is to be registered.1563

       (b) Upon accepting the certified copy of the order or1564
agreement for registration, the clerk of the court of common1565
pleas, municipal court, or county court shall place an endorsement1566
of registration on the order or agreement and give the petitioner1567
a copy of the order or agreement that bears that proof of1568
registration.1569

       (3) The clerk of each court of common pleas, the clerk of1570
each municipal court, and the clerk of each county court shall1571
maintain a registry of certified copies of temporary protection1572
orders, protection orders, or consent agreements that have been1573
issued or approved by courts in other counties and that have been1574
registered with the clerk.1575

       Sec. 4731.284. For the purposes of division (F) of section 1576
2152.19 of the Revised Code, the state medical board shall approve 1577
one or more continuing medical education courses of study included 1578
within the programs certified by the Ohio state medical 1579
association and the Ohio osteopathic association pursuant to 1580
section 4731.281 of the Revised Code with regard to the counseling 1581
of individuals who abuse animals. Doctors of medicine and surgery 1582
and doctors of osteopathic medicine and surgery are not required 1583
to take the courses except as otherwise provided in division (F) 1584
of section 2152.19 of the Revised Code.1585

       Sec. 4732.141.  (A)(1) On or before the thirty-first day of1586
August of each even-numbered year beginning in 1998 and until the1587
requirement set forth in division (A)(2) of this section applies,1588
each person licensed under this chapter by the state board of1589
psychology shall have completed, in the preceding two-year period,1590
not less than twenty hours of continuing education in psychology1591
or the number of hours determined under division (D) of this1592
section.1593

       (2) On or before the thirty-first day of August of each1594
even-numbered year after the biennium in which this amendment1595
takes effect, each person licensed under this chapter by the state1596
board of psychology shall have completed, in the preceding1597
two-year period, not less than twenty-three hours of continuing1598
education in psychology, including not less than three hours of1599
continuing education in professional conduct and ethics, or the1600
number of hours determined under division (D) of this section.1601

       (3) Each person subject to division (A)(1) or (2) of this1602
section shall certify to the board, at the time of biennial1603
registration pursuant to section 4732.14 of the Revised Code and1604
on the registration form prescribed by the board under that1605
section, that in the preceding two years the person has completed1606
continuing psychology education in compliance with this section. 1607
The board shall adopt rules establishing the procedure for a1608
person to certify to the board and for properly recording with the1609
Ohio psychological association or the state board of education1610
completion of the continuing education.1611

       (B) Continuing psychology education may be applied to meet1612
the requirement of division (A) of this section if both of the1613
following requirements are met:1614

       (1) It is obtained through a program or course approved by1615
the state board of psychology, the Ohio psychological association,1616
the Ohio association of black psychologists, or the American1617
psychological association or, in the case of a licensed school1618
psychologist or a licensed psychologist with a school psychology1619
specialty, by the state board of education, the Ohio school1620
psychologists association, or the national association of school1621
psychologists;1622

       (2) Completion of the program or course is recorded with the1623
Ohio psychological association or the state board of education in1624
accordance with rules adopted by the state board of psychology in1625
accordance with division (A) of this section.1626

       The state board of psychology may disapprove any program or1627
course that has been approved by the Ohio psychological1628
association, Ohio association of black psychologists, American1629
psychological association, state board of education, Ohio school1630
psychologists association, or national association of school1631
psychologists. Such program or course may not be applied to meet1632
the requirement of division (A) of this section.1633

       (C) Each person licensed under this chapter shall be given a1634
sufficient choice of continuing education programs or courses in1635
psychology, including programs or courses on professional conduct1636
and ethics when required under division (A)(2) of this section, to1637
ensure that the person has had a reasonable opportunity to1638
participate in programs or courses that are relevant to the1639
person's practice in terms of subject matter and level.1640

       (D) The board shall adopt rules providing for reductions of1641
the hours of continuing psychology education required by this1642
section for persons in their first registration period.1643

       (E) Each person licensed under this chapter shall retain in1644
the person's records for at least three years the receipts,1645
vouchers, or certificates necessary to document completion of1646
continuing psychology education. Proof of continuing psychology1647
education recorded with the Ohio psychological association or the1648
state board of education in accordance with the procedures1649
established pursuant to division (A) of this section shall serve1650
as sufficient documentation of completion. With cause, the board1651
may request the documentation from the person. The board also may1652
request the documentation from persons licensed under this chapter1653
selected at random, without cause. The board may review any1654
continuing psychology education records recorded by the Ohio1655
psychological association or the state board of education.1656

       (F) The board may excuse persons licensed under this chapter, 1657
as a group or as individuals, from all or any part of the1658
requirements of this section because of an unusual circumstance,1659
emergency, or special hardship.1660

       (G) The state board of psychology shall approve one or more1661
continuing education courses of study that assist psychologists1662
and school psychologists in recognizing the signs of domestic1663
violence and its relationship to child abuse. Psychologists and1664
school psychologists are not required to take the courses.1665

       (H) For the purposes of division (F) of section 2152.19 of 1666
the Revised Code, the state board of psychology shall approve one 1667
or more continuing education courses of study with regard to the 1668
counseling of individuals who abuse animals. Psychologists and 1669
school psychologists are not required to take the courses except 1670
as otherwise provided in division (F) of section 2152.19 of the 1671
Revised Code.1672

       Sec. 4757.33.  (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this 1673
section, each person who holds a license or certificate of1674
registration issued under this chapter shall complete during the1675
period that the license or certificate is in effect not less than1676
thirty clock hours of continuing professional education as a1677
condition of receiving a renewed license or certificate. To have a 1678
lapsed license or certificate of registration restored, a person1679
shall complete the number of hours of continuing education1680
specified by the counselor, social worker, and marriage and family 1681
therapist board in rules it shall adopt in accordance with Chapter 1682
119. of the Revised Code.1683

       The professional standards committees of the counselor,1684
social worker, and marriage and family therapist board shall adopt1685
rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code1686
establishing standards and procedures to be followed by the1687
committees in conducting the continuing education approval1688
process.1689

       (B) The board may waive the continuing education requirements1690
established under this section for persons who are unable to 1691
fulfill them because of military service, illness, residence 1692
abroad, or any other reason the committee considers acceptable.1693

       In the case of a social worker licensed by virtue of1694
receiving, prior to October 10, 1992, a baccalaureate degree in a1695
program closely related to social work, as a condition of the1696
first renewal of the license, the social worker mustshall1697
complete at an accredited educational institution a minimum of1698
five semester hours of social work graduate or undergraduate 1699
credit, or their equivalent, that is acceptable to the committee 1700
and includes a course in social work theory and a course in social 1701
work methods.1702

       (C) For the purposes of division (F) of section 2152.19 of 1703
the Revised Code, the continuing professional education that is 1704
required by this section shall include a course of study with 1705
regard to the counseling of individuals who abuse animals. Persons 1706
who hold licenses or certificates of registration issued under 1707
this chapter are not required to take the courses except as 1708
otherwise provided in division (F) of section 2152.19 of the 1709
Revised Code.1710

       Section 2. That existing sections 959.99, 2152.19, 2903.213, 1711
2903.214, 2919.26, 3113.31, 4732.141, and 4757.33 of the Revised 1712
Code are hereby repealed.1713

       Section 3. That the version of section 2152.19 of the Revised 1714
Code that is scheduled to take effect January 1, 2008, be amended 1715
to read as follows:1716

       Sec. 2152.19.  (A) If a child is adjudicated a delinquent1717
child, the court may make any of the following orders of1718
disposition, in addition to any other disposition authorized or1719
required by this chapter:1720

       (1) Any order that is authorized by section 2151.353 of the1721
Revised Code for the care and protection of an abused, neglected,1722
or dependent child;1723

       (2) Commit the child to the temporary custody of any school,1724
camp, institution, or other facility operated for the care of1725
delinquent children by the county, by a district organized under1726
section 2152.41 or 2151.65 or 2152.41 of the Revised Code, or by a 1727
private agency or organization, within or without the state, that 1728
is authorized and qualified to provide the care, treatment, or1729
placement required, including, but not limited to, a school, camp,1730
or facility operated under section 2151.65 of the Revised Code;1731

       (3) Place the child in a detention facility or district1732
detention facility operated under section 2152.41 of the Revised1733
Code, for up to ninety days;1734

       (4) Place the child on community control under any sanctions,1735
services, and conditions that the court prescribes. As a condition 1736
of community control in every case and in addition to any other1737
condition that it imposes upon the child, the court shall require 1738
the child to abide by the law during the period of community 1739
control. As referred to in this division, community control 1740
includes, but is not limited to, the following sanctions and 1741
conditions:1742

       (a) A period of basic probation supervision in which the1743
child is required to maintain contact with a person appointed to1744
supervise the child in accordance with sanctions imposed by the1745
court;1746

       (b) A period of intensive probation supervision in which the1747
child is required to maintain frequent contact with a person1748
appointed by the court to supervise the child while the child is1749
seeking or maintaining employment and participating in training,1750
education, and treatment programs as the order of disposition;1751

       (c) A period of day reporting in which the child is required1752
each day to report to and leave a center or another approved1753
reporting location at specified times in order to participate in1754
work, education or training, treatment, and other approved1755
programs at the center or outside the center;1756

       (d) A period of community service of up to five hundred hours 1757
for an act that would be a felony or a misdemeanor of the first 1758
degree if committed by an adult, up to two hundred hours for an 1759
act that would be a misdemeanor of the second, third, or fourth1760
degree if committed by an adult, or up to thirty hours for an act1761
that would be a minor misdemeanor if committed by an adult;1762

       (e) A requirement that the child obtain a high school1763
diploma, a certificate of high school equivalence, vocational1764
training, or employment;1765

       (f) A period of drug and alcohol use monitoring;1766

       (g) A requirement of alcohol or drug assessment or1767
counseling, or a period in an alcohol or drug treatment program1768
with a level of security for the child as determined necessary by1769
the court;1770

       (h) A period in which the court orders the child to observe a 1771
curfew that may involve daytime or evening hours;1772

       (i) A requirement that the child serve monitored time;1773

       (j) A period of house arrest without electronic monitoring or 1774
continuous alcohol monitoring;1775

       (k) A period of electronic monitoring or continuous alcohol 1776
monitoring without house arrest, or house arrest with electronic 1777
monitoring or continuous alcohol monitoring or both electronic 1778
monitoring and continuous alcohol monitoring, that does not exceed 1779
the maximum sentence of imprisonment that could be imposed upon an1780
adult who commits the same act.1781

       A period of house arrest with electronic monitoring or 1782
continuous alcohol monitoring or both electronic monitoring and 1783
continuous alcohol monitoring, imposed under this division shall 1784
not extend beyond the child's twenty-first birthday. If a court1785
imposes a period of house arrest with electronic monitoring or 1786
continuous alcohol monitoring or both electronic monitoring and 1787
continuous alcohol monitoring, upon a child under this division, 1788
it shall require the child: to remain in the child's home or other 1789
specified premises for the entire period of house arrest with 1790
electronic monitoring or continuous alcohol monitoring or both 1791
except when the court permits the child to leave those premises to 1792
go to school or to other specified premises. Regarding electronic 1793
monitoring, the court also shall require the child to be monitored 1794
by a central system that can determine the child's location at 1795
designated times; to report periodically to a person designated by 1796
the court; and to enter into a written contract with the court 1797
agreeing to comply with all requirements imposed by the court, 1798
agreeing to pay any fee imposed by the court for the costs of the 1799
house arrest with electronic monitoring, and agreeing to waive the 1800
right to receive credit for any time served on house arrest with 1801
electronic monitoring toward the period of any other dispositional 1802
order imposed upon the child if the child violates any of the 1803
requirements of the dispositional order of house arrest with 1804
electronic monitoring. The court also may impose other reasonable 1805
requirements upon the child.1806

       Unless ordered by the court, a child shall not receive credit1807
for any time served on house arrest with electronic monitoring or 1808
continuous alcohol monitoring or both toward any other 1809
dispositional order imposed upon the child for the act for which 1810
was imposed the dispositional order of house arrest with 1811
electronic monitoring or continuous alcohol monitoring. As used in 1812
this division and division (A)(4)(l)(j) of this section, 1813
"continuous alcohol monitoring" has the same meaning as in 1814
section 2929.01 of the Revised Code.1815

       (l) A suspension of the driver's license, probationary1816
driver's license, or temporary instruction permit issued to the1817
child for a period of time prescribed by the court, or a1818
suspension of the registration of all motor vehicles registered in1819
the name of the child for a period of time prescribed by the1820
court. A child whose license or permit is so suspended is1821
ineligible for issuance of a license or permit during the period1822
of suspension. At the end of the period of suspension, the child1823
shall not be reissued a license or permit until the child has paid1824
any applicable reinstatement fee and complied with all1825
requirements governing license reinstatement.1826

       (5) Commit the child to the custody of the court;1827

       (6) Require the child to not be absent without legitimate1828
excuse from the public school the child is supposed to attend for1829
five or more consecutive days, seven or more school days in one1830
school month, or twelve or more school days in a school year;1831

       (7)(a) If a child is adjudicated a delinquent child for being 1832
a chronic truant or a habitual truant who previously has been 1833
adjudicated an unruly child for being a habitual truant, do either 1834
or both of the following:1835

       (i) Require the child to participate in a truancy prevention1836
mediation program;1837

       (ii) Make any order of disposition as authorized by this1838
section, except that the court shall not commit the child to a1839
facility described in division (A)(2) or (3) of this section1840
unless the court determines that the child violated a lawful court1841
order made pursuant to division (C)(1)(e) of section 2151.354 of1842
the Revised Code or division (A)(6) of this section.1843

       (b) If a child is adjudicated a delinquent child for being a1844
chronic truant or a habitual truant who previously has been1845
adjudicated an unruly child for being a habitual truant and the1846
court determines that the parent, guardian, or other person having1847
care of the child has failed to cause the child's attendance at1848
school in violation of section 3321.38 of the Revised Code, do1849
either or both of the following:1850

       (i) Require the parent, guardian, or other person having care 1851
of the child to participate in a truancy prevention mediation1852
program;1853

       (ii) Require the parent, guardian, or other person having1854
care of the child to participate in any community service program,1855
preferably a community service program that requires the1856
involvement of the parent, guardian, or other person having care1857
of the child in the school attended by the child.1858

       (8) Make any further disposition that the court finds proper,1859
except that the child shall not be placed in any of the following:1860

       (a) A state correctional institution, a county, multicounty,1861
or municipal jail or workhouse, or another place in which an adult1862
convicted of a crime, under arrest, or charged with a crime is1863
held;1864

       (b) A community corrections facility, if the child would be1865
covered by the definition of public safety beds for purposes of1866
sections 5139.41 to 5139.43 of the Revised Code if the court1867
exercised its authority to commit the child to the legal custody1868
of the department of youth services for institutionalization or1869
institutionalization in a secure facility pursuant to this1870
chapter.1871

       (B) If a child is adjudicated a delinquent child, in addition 1872
to any order of disposition made under division (A) of this 1873
section, the court, in the following situations and for the1874
specified periods of time, shall suspend the child's temporary1875
instruction permit, restricted license, probationary driver's1876
license, or nonresident operating privilege, or suspend the1877
child's ability to obtain such a permit:1878

       (1) If the child is adjudicated a delinquent child for1879
violating section 2923.122 of the Revised Code, impose a class1880
four suspension of the child's license, permit, or privilege from1881
the range specified in division (A)(4) of section 4510.02 of the1882
Revised Code or deny the child the issuance of a license or permit1883
in accordance with division (F)(1) of section 2923.122 of the1884
Revised Code.1885

       (2) If the child is adjudicated a delinquent child for1886
committing an act that if committed by an adult would be a drug1887
abuse offense or for violating division (B) of section 2917.11 of1888
the Revised Code, suspend the child's license, permit, or1889
privilege for a period of time prescribed by the court. The court,1890
in its discretion, may terminate the suspension if the child1891
attends and satisfactorily completes a drug abuse or alcohol abuse1892
education, intervention, or treatment program specified by the1893
court. During the time the child is attending a program described 1894
in this division, the court shall retain the child's temporary 1895
instruction permit, probationary driver's license, or driver's1896
license, and the court shall return the permit or license if it 1897
terminates the suspension as described in this division.1898

       (C) The court may establish a victim-offender mediation1899
program in which victims and their offenders meet to discuss the1900
offense and suggest possible restitution. If the court obtains the1901
assent of the victim of the delinquent act committed by the child,1902
the court may require the child to participate in the program.1903

       (D)(1) If a child is adjudicated a delinquent child for1904
committing an act that would be a felony if committed by an adult1905
and if the child caused, attempted to cause, threatened to cause,1906
or created a risk of physical harm to the victim of the act, the1907
court, prior to issuing an order of disposition under this1908
section, shall order the preparation of a victim impact statement1909
by the probation department of the county in which the victim of1910
the act resides, by the court's own probation department, or by a1911
victim assistance program that is operated by the state, a county,1912
a municipal corporation, or another governmental entity. The court1913
shall consider the victim impact statement in determining the1914
order of disposition to issue for the child.1915

       (2) Each victim impact statement shall identify the victim of 1916
the act for which the child was adjudicated a delinquent child,1917
itemize any economic loss suffered by the victim as a result of1918
the act, identify any physical injury suffered by the victim as a1919
result of the act and the seriousness and permanence of the1920
injury, identify any change in the victim's personal welfare or1921
familial relationships as a result of the act and any1922
psychological impact experienced by the victim or the victim's1923
family as a result of the act, and contain any other information1924
related to the impact of the act upon the victim that the court1925
requires.1926

       (3) A victim impact statement shall be kept confidential and1927
is not a public record. However, the court may furnish copies of1928
the statement to the department of youth services if the1929
delinquent child is committed to the department or to both the1930
adjudicated delinquent child or the adjudicated delinquent child's1931
counsel and the prosecuting attorney. The copy of a victim impact1932
statement furnished by the court to the department pursuant to1933
this section shall be kept confidential and is not a public1934
record. If an officer is preparing pursuant to section 2947.06 or1935
2951.03 of the Revised Code or Criminal Rule 32.2 a presentence1936
investigation report pertaining to a person, the court shall make1937
available to the officer, for use in preparing the report, a copy1938
of any victim impact statement regarding that person. The copies1939
of a victim impact statement that are made available to the1940
adjudicated delinquent child or the adjudicated delinquent child's1941
counsel and the prosecuting attorney pursuant to this division1942
shall be returned to the court by the person to whom they were1943
made available immediately following the imposition of an order of1944
disposition for the child under this chapter.1945

       The copy of a victim impact statement that is made available1946
pursuant to this division to an officer preparing a criminal1947
presentence investigation report shall be returned to the court by1948
the officer immediately following its use in preparing the report.1949

       (4) The department of youth services shall work with local1950
probation departments and victim assistance programs to develop a1951
standard victim impact statement.1952

       (E) If a child is adjudicated a delinquent child for being a1953
chronic truant or a habitual truant who previously has been1954
adjudicated an unruly child for being a habitual truant and the1955
court determines that the parent, guardian, or other person having1956
care of the child has failed to cause the child's attendance at1957
school in violation of section 3321.38 of the Revised Code, in1958
addition to any order of disposition it makes under this section,1959
the court shall warn the parent, guardian, or other person having1960
care of the child that any subsequent adjudication of the child as1961
an unruly or delinquent child for being a habitual or chronic1962
truant may result in a criminal charge against the parent,1963
guardian, or other person having care of the child for a violation1964
of division (C) of section 2919.21 or section 2919.24 of the1965
Revised Code.1966

       (F) If a child under eighteen years of age is adjudicated a 1967
delinquent child for a violation of division (B) of section 1968
959.131 of the Revised Code, the court, in addition to any other 1969
disposition that it makes under this section, shall require the 1970
child to undergo psychological evaluation and individual or family 1971
counseling for a period of not less than six months. The person 1972
conducting the individual or family counseling shall have 1973
completed continuing education that is approved or included under 1974
section 4731.284, 4732.141, or 4757.33 of the Revised Code, as 1975
applicable, with regard to the counseling of individuals who abuse 1976
animals. The court may order the parent, guardian, or other person 1977
having care of the child to pay the costs of the evaluation, the 1978
counseling, or both.1979

        (G)(1) During the period of a delinquent child's community1980
control granted under this section, authorized probation officers1981
who are engaged within the scope of their supervisory duties or1982
responsibilities may search, with or without a warrant, the person1983
of the delinquent child, the place of residence of the delinquent1984
child, and a motor vehicle, another item of tangible or intangible1985
personal property, or other real property in which the delinquent1986
child has a right, title, or interest or for which the delinquent1987
child has the express or implied permission of a person with a1988
right, title, or interest to use, occupy, or possess if the1989
probation officers have reasonable grounds to believe that the1990
delinquent child is not abiding by the law or otherwise is not1991
complying with the conditions of the delinquent child's community1992
control. The court that places a delinquent child on community1993
control under this section shall provide the delinquent child with1994
a written notice that informs the delinquent child that authorized1995
probation officers who are engaged within the scope of their1996
supervisory duties or responsibilities may conduct those types of1997
searches during the period of community control if they have1998
reasonable grounds to believe that the delinquent child is not1999
abiding by the law or otherwise is not complying with the2000
conditions of the delinquent child's community control. The court2001
also shall provide the written notice described in division2002
(E)(G)(2) of this section to each parent, guardian, or custodian 2003
of the delinquent child who is described in that division.2004

       (2) The court that places a child on community control under2005
this section shall provide the child's parent, guardian, or other2006
custodian with a written notice that informs them that authorized2007
probation officers may conduct searches pursuant to division2008
(E)(G)(1) of this section. The notice shall specifically state 2009
that a permissible search might extend to a motor vehicle, 2010
another item of tangible or intangible personal property, or a 2011
place of residence or other real property in which a notified 2012
parent, guardian, or custodian has a right, title, or interest and 2013
that the parent, guardian, or custodian expressly or impliedly 2014
permits the child to use, occupy, or possess.2015

       (G)(H) If a juvenile court commits a delinquent child to the2016
custody of any person, organization, or entity pursuant to this2017
section and if the delinquent act for which the child is so2018
committed is a sexually oriented offense or is a child-victim 2019
oriented offense, the court in the order of disposition shall do 2020
one of the following:2021

       (1) Require that the child be provided treatment as described 2022
in division (A)(2) of section 5139.13 of the Revised Code;2023

       (2) Inform the person, organization, or entity that it is the2024
preferred course of action in this state that the child be2025
provided treatment as described in division (A)(2) of section2026
5139.13 of the Revised Code and encourage the person,2027
organization, or entity to provide that treatment.2028

       Section 4. That the existing version of section 2152.19 of 2029
the Revised Code that is scheduled to take effect January 1, 2030
2008, is hereby repealed.2031