As Introduced

127th General Assembly
Regular Session
2007-2008
S. B. No. 348


Senator Kearney 

Cosponsors: Senators Morano, Fedor, Cafaro 



A BILL
To amend sections 2152.17, 2152.72, 2929.14, and 1
5103.0319 and to enact section 2941.1421 of the 2
Revised Code to require the imposition of a 3
ten-year prison term upon a person who discharges 4
a firearm while committing an offense and causes 5
injury or death to a child.6


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

       Section 1. That sections 2152.17, 2152.72, 2929.14, and 7
5103.0319 be amended and section 2941.1421 of the Revised Code be 8
enacted to read as follows:9

       Sec. 2152.17.  (A) Subject to division (D) of this section,10
if a child is adjudicated a delinquent child for committing an11
act, other than a violation of section 2923.12 of the Revised12
Code, that would be a felony if committed by an adult and if the13
court determines that, if the child was an adult, the child would14
be guilty of a specification of the type set forth in section15
2941.141, 2941.144, 2941.145, 2941.146, 2941.1412, 2941.1414, or16
2941.1415, or 2941.1421 of the Revised Code, in addition to any 17
commitment or other disposition the court imposes for the 18
underlying delinquent act, all of the following apply:19

       (1) If the court determines that the child would be guilty of 20
a specification of the type set forth in section 2941.141 of the 21
Revised Code, the court may commit the child to the department of 22
youth services for the specification for a definite period of up 23
to one year.24

       (2) If the court determines that the child would be guilty of 25
a specification of the type set forth in section 2941.145 of the 26
Revised Code or if the delinquent act is a violation of division 27
(A)(1) or (2) of section 2903.06 of the Revised Code and the court 28
determines that the child would be guilty of a specification of 29
the type set forth in section 2941.1415 of the Revised Code, the 30
court shall commit the child to the department of youth services 31
for the specification for a definite period of not less than one 32
and not more than three years, and the court also shall commit the 33
child to the department for the underlying delinquent act under 34
sections 2152.11 to 2152.16 of the Revised Code.35

       (3) If the court determines that the child would be guilty of 36
a specification of the type set forth in section 2941.144,37
2941.146, or 2941.1412, or 2941.1421 of the Revised Code or if the 38
delinquent act is a violation of division (A)(1) or (2) of section 39
2903.06 of the Revised Code and the court determines that the 40
child would be guilty of a specification of the type set forth in 41
section 2941.1414 of the Revised Code, the court shall commit the 42
child to the department of youth services for the specification 43
for a definite period of not less than one and not more than five 44
years, and the court also shall commit the child to the department 45
for the underlying delinquent act under sections 2152.11 to 46
2152.16 of the Revised Code.47

       (B) Division (A) of this section also applies to a child who48
is an accomplice to the same extent the firearm specifications49
would apply to an adult accomplice in a criminal proceeding.50

       (C) If a child is adjudicated a delinquent child for51
committing an act that would be aggravated murder, murder, or a52
first, second, or third degree felony offense of violence if53
committed by an adult and if the court determines that, if the54
child was an adult, the child would be guilty of a specification55
of the type set forth in section 2941.142 of the Revised Code in56
relation to the act for which the child was adjudicated a57
delinquent child, the court shall commit the child for the58
specification to the legal custody of the department of youth59
services for institutionalization in a secure facility for a60
definite period of not less than one and not more than three61
years, subject to division (D)(2) of this section, and the court62
also shall commit the child to the department for the underlying63
delinquent act.64

       (D)(1) If the child is adjudicated a delinquent child for65
committing an act that would be an offense of violence that is a66
felony if committed by an adult and is committed to the legal67
custody of the department of youth services pursuant to division68
(A)(1) of section 2152.16 of the Revised Code and if the court69
determines that the child, if the child was an adult, would be70
guilty of a specification of the type set forth in section71
2941.1411 of the Revised Code in relation to the act for which the72
child was adjudicated a delinquent child, the court may commit the73
child to the custody of the department of youth services for74
institutionalization in a secure facility for up to two years,75
subject to division (D)(2) of this section.76

       (2) A court that imposes a period of commitment under77
division (A) of this section is not precluded from imposing an78
additional period of commitment under division (C) or (D)(1) of79
this section, a court that imposes a period of commitment under80
division (C) of this section is not precluded from imposing an81
additional period of commitment under division (A) or (D)(1) of82
this section, and a court that imposes a period of commitment83
under division (D)(1) of this section is not precluded from84
imposing an additional period of commitment under division (A) or85
(C) of this section.86

       (E) The court shall not commit a child to the legal custody87
of the department of youth services for a specification pursuant88
to this section for a period that exceeds five years for any one89
delinquent act. Any commitment imposed pursuant to division (A),90
(B), (C), or (D)(1) of this section shall be in addition to, and91
shall be served consecutively with and prior to, a period of92
commitment ordered under this chapter for the underlying93
delinquent act, and each commitment imposed pursuant to division94
(A), (B), (C), or (D)(1) of this section shall be in addition to,95
and shall be served consecutively with, any other period of96
commitment imposed under those divisions. If a commitment is97
imposed under division (A) or (B) of this section and a commitment98
also is imposed under division (C) of this section, the period99
imposed under division (A) or (B) of this section shall be served100
prior to the period imposed under division (C) of this section.101

       In each case in which a court makes a disposition under this102
section, the court retains control over the commitment for the103
entire period of the commitment.104

       The total of all the periods of commitment imposed for any105
specification under this section and for the underlying offense106
shall not exceed the child's attainment of twenty-one years of107
age.108

       (F) If a child is adjudicated a delinquent child for109
committing two or more acts that would be felonies if committed by110
an adult and if the court entering the delinquent child111
adjudication orders the commitment of the child for two or more of112
those acts to the legal custody of the department of youth113
services for institutionalization in a secure facility pursuant to114
section 2152.13 or 2152.16 of the Revised Code, the court may115
order that all of the periods of commitment imposed under those116
sections for those acts be served consecutively in the legal117
custody of the department of youth services, provided that those118
periods of commitment shall be in addition to and commence119
immediately following the expiration of a period of commitment120
that the court imposes pursuant to division (A), (B), (C), or121
(D)(1) of this section. A court shall not commit a delinquent122
child to the legal custody of the department of youth services123
under this division for a period that exceeds the child's124
attainment of twenty-one years of age.125

       Sec. 2152.72.  (A) This section applies only to a child who126
is or previously has been adjudicated a delinquent child for an127
act to which any of the following applies:128

       (1) The act is a violation of section 2903.01, 2903.02,129
2903.03, 2903.04, 2903.11, 2903.12, 2903.13, 2907.02, 2907.03, or130
2907.05 of the Revised Code.131

       (2) The act is a violation of section 2923.01 of the Revised132
Code and involved an attempt to commit aggravated murder or133
murder.134

       (3) The act would be a felony if committed by an adult, and135
the court determined that the child, if an adult, would be guilty136
of a specification found in section 2941.141, 2941.144, or137
2941.145, or 2941.1421 of the Revised Code or in another section 138
of the Revised Code that relates to the possession or use of a139
firearm during the commission of the act for which the child was 140
adjudicated a delinquent child.141

       (4) The act would be an offense of violence that is a felony142
if committed by an adult, and the court determined that the child,143
if an adult, would be guilty of a specification found in section144
2941.1411 of the Revised Code or in another section of the Revised145
Code that relates to the wearing or carrying of body armor during146
the commission of the act for which the child was adjudicated a147
delinquent child.148

       (B)(1) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, a149
public children services agency, private child placing agency,150
private noncustodial agency, or court, the department of youth151
services, or another private or government entity shall not place152
a child in a certified foster home or for adoption until it153
provides the foster caregivers or prospective adoptive parents154
with all of the following:155

       (a) A written report describing the child's social history;156

       (b) A written report describing all the acts committed by the157
child the entity knows of that resulted in the child being158
adjudicated a delinquent child and the disposition made by the159
court, unless the records pertaining to the acts have been sealed160
pursuant to section 2151.356 of the Revised Code;161

       (c) A written report describing any other violent act162
committed by the child of which the entity is aware;163

       (d) The substantial and material conclusions and164
recommendations of any psychiatric or psychological examination165
conducted on the child or, if no psychological or psychiatric166
examination of the child is available, the substantial and167
material conclusions and recommendations of an examination to168
detect mental and emotional disorders conducted in compliance with169
the requirements of Chapter 4757. of the Revised Code by an170
independent social worker, social worker, professional clinical171
counselor, or professional counselor licensed under that chapter.172
The entity shall not provide any part of a psychological,173
psychiatric, or mental and emotional disorder examination to the174
foster caregivers or prospective adoptive parents other than the175
substantial and material conclusions.176

       (2) Notwithstanding sections 2151.356 to 2151.358 of the 177
Revised Code, if records of an adjudication that a child is a 178
delinquent child have been sealed pursuant to those sections and 179
an entity knows the records have been sealed, the entity shall 180
provide the foster caregivers or prospective adoptive parents a181
written statement that the records of a prior adjudication have 182
been sealed.183

       (C)(1) The entity that places the child in a certified foster184
home or for adoption shall conduct a psychological examination of185
the child unless either of the following applies:186

       (a) An entity is not required to conduct the examination if187
an examination was conducted no more than one year prior to the188
child's placement, and division (C)(1)(b) of this section does not189
apply.190

       (b) An entity is not required to conduct the examination if a191
foster caregiver seeks to adopt the foster caregiver's foster192
child, and an examination was conducted no more than two years193
prior to the date the foster caregiver seeks to adopt the child.194

       (2) No later than sixty days after placing the child, the195
entity shall provide the foster caregiver or prospective adoptive196
parents a written report detailing the substantial and material197
conclusions and recommendations of the examination conducted198
pursuant to this division.199

       (D)(1) Except as provided in divisions (D)(2) and (3) of this200
section, the expenses of conducting the examinations and preparing 201
the reports and assessment required by division (B) or (C) of this202
section shall be paid by the entity that places the child in the203
certified foster home or for adoption.204

       (2) When a juvenile court grants temporary or permanent205
custody of a child pursuant to any section of the Revised Code,206
including section 2151.33, 2151.353, 2151.354, or 2152.19 of the207
Revised Code, to a public children services agency or private208
child placing agency, the court shall provide the agency the209
information described in division (B) of this section, pay the210
expenses of preparing that information, and, if a new examination211
is required to be conducted, pay the expenses of conducting the212
examination described in division (C) of this section. On receipt213
of the information described in division (B) of this section, the214
agency shall provide to the court written acknowledgment that the215
agency received the information. The court shall keep the216
acknowledgment and provide a copy to the agency. On the motion of217
the agency, the court may terminate the order granting temporary218
or permanent custody of the child to that agency, if the court219
does not provide the information described in division (B) of this220
section.221

       (3) If one of the following entities is placing a child in a222
certified foster home or for adoption with the assistance of or by223
contracting with a public children services agency, private child224
placing agency, or a private noncustodial agency, the entity shall225
provide the agency with the information described in division (B)226
of this section, pay the expenses of preparing that information,227
and, if a new examination is required to be conducted, pay the228
expenses of conducting the examination described in division (C)229
of this section:230

       (a) The department of youth services if the placement is231
pursuant to any section of the Revised Code including section232
2152.22, 5139.06, 5139.07, 5139.38, or 5139.39 of the Revised233
Code;234

       (b) A juvenile court with temporary or permanent custody of a235
child pursuant to section 2151.354 or 2152.19 of the Revised Code;236

       (c) A public children services agency or private child237
placing agency with temporary or permanent custody of the child.238

       The agency receiving the information described in division239
(B) of this section shall provide the entity described in division240
(D)(3)(a) to (c) of this section that sent the information written241
acknowledgment that the agency received the information and242
provided it to the foster caregivers or prospective adoptive243
parents. The entity shall keep the acknowledgment and provide a244
copy to the agency. An entity that places a child in a certified245
foster home or for adoption with the assistance of or by246
contracting with an agency remains responsible to provide the247
information described in division (B) of this section to the248
foster caregivers or prospective adoptive parents unless the249
entity receives written acknowledgment that the agency provided250
the information.251

       (E) If a child is placed in a certified foster home as a252
result of an emergency removal of the child from home pursuant to253
division (D) of section 2151.31 of the Revised Code, an emergency254
change in the child's case plan pursuant to division (E)(3) of255
section 2151.412 of the Revised Code, or an emergency placement by256
the department of youth services pursuant to this chapter or257
Chapter 5139. of the Revised Code, the entity that places the258
child in the certified foster home shall provide the information259
described in division (B) of this section no later than ninety-six260
hours after the child is placed in the certified foster home.261

       (F) On receipt of the information described in divisions (B)262
and (C) of this section, the foster caregiver or prospective263
adoptive parents shall provide to the entity that places the child264
in the foster caregiver's or prospective adoptive parents' home a265
written acknowledgment that the foster caregiver or prospective266
adoptive parents received the information. The entity shall keep267
the acknowledgment and provide a copy to the foster caregiver or268
prospective adoptive parents.269

       (G) No person employed by an entity subject to this section270
and made responsible by that entity for the child's placement in a271
certified foster home or for adoption shall fail to provide the272
foster caregivers or prospective adoptive parents with the273
information required by divisions (B) and (C) of this section.274

       (H) It is not a violation of any duty of confidentiality275
provided for in the Revised Code or a code of professional276
responsibility for a person or government entity to provide the277
substantial and material conclusions and recommendations of a278
psychiatric or psychological examination, or an examination to279
detect mental and emotional disorders, in accordance with division280
(B)(1)(d) or (C) of this section.281

       (I) As used in this section:282

       (1) "Body armor" has the same meaning as in section 2941.1411 283
of the Revised Code.284

       (2) "Firearm" has the same meaning as in section 2923.11 of285
the Revised Code.286

       Sec. 2929.14.  (A) Except as provided in division (C),287
(D)(1), (D)(2), (D)(3), (D)(4), (D)(5), (D)(6), (D)(7), (G), or 288
(L) of this section and except in relation to an offense for 289
which a sentence of death or life imprisonment is to be imposed, 290
if the court imposing a sentence upon an offender for a felony 291
elects or is required to impose a prison term on the offender 292
pursuant to this chapter, the court shall impose a definite 293
prison term that shall be one of the following:294

       (1) For a felony of the first degree, the prison term shall295
be three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, or ten years.296

       (2) For a felony of the second degree, the prison term shall297
be two, three, four, five, six, seven, or eight years.298

       (3) For a felony of the third degree, the prison term shall299
be one, two, three, four, or five years.300

       (4) For a felony of the fourth degree, the prison term shall301
be six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen,302
fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, or eighteen months.303

       (5) For a felony of the fifth degree, the prison term shall304
be six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, or twelve months.305

       (B) Except as provided in division (C), (D)(1), (D)(2),306
(D)(3), (D)(5), (D)(6), (D)(7), (G), or (L) of this section, in 307
section 2907.02 or 2907.05 of the Revised Code, or in Chapter308
2925. of the Revised Code, if the court imposing a sentence upon 309
an offender for a felony elects or is required to impose a prison 310
term on the offender, the court shall impose the shortest prison 311
term authorized for the offense pursuant to division (A) of this 312
section, unless one or more of the following applies:313

       (1) The offender was serving a prison term at the time of the 314
offense, or the offender previously had served a prison term.315

       (2) The court finds on the record that the shortest prison316
term will demean the seriousness of the offender's conduct or will317
not adequately protect the public from future crime by the318
offender or others.319

       (C) Except as provided in division (G) or (L) of this section 320
or in Chapter 2925. of the Revised Code, the court imposing a 321
sentence upon an offender for a felony may impose the longest 322
prison term authorized for the offense pursuant to division (A) of323
this section only upon offenders who committed the worst forms of324
the offense, upon offenders who pose the greatest likelihood of325
committing future crimes, upon certain major drug offenders under326
division (D)(3) of this section, and upon certain repeat violent327
offenders in accordance with division (D)(2) of this section.328

       (D)(1)(a) Except as provided in division (D)(1)(e) of this329
section, if an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a330
felony also is convicted of or pleads guilty to a specification of331
the type described in section 2941.141, 2941.144, or 2941.145 of332
the Revised Code, the court shall impose on the offender one of333
the following prison terms:334

       (i) A prison term of six years if the specification is of the335
type described in section 2941.144 of the Revised Code that336
charges the offender with having a firearm that is an automatic337
firearm or that was equipped with a firearm muffler or silencer on338
or about the offender's person or under the offender's control339
while committing the felony;340

       (ii) A prison term of three years if the specification is of341
the type described in section 2941.145 of the Revised Code that342
charges the offender with having a firearm on or about the343
offender's person or under the offender's control while committing344
the offense and displaying the firearm, brandishing the firearm,345
indicating that the offender possessed the firearm, or using it to346
facilitate the offense;347

       (iii) A prison term of one year if the specification is of348
the type described in section 2941.141 of the Revised Code that349
charges the offender with having a firearm on or about the350
offender's person or under the offender's control while committing351
the felony.352

       (b) If a court imposes a prison term on an offender under353
division (D)(1)(a) of this section, the prison term shall not be354
reduced pursuant to section 2929.20, section 2967.193, or any355
other provision of Chapter 2967. or Chapter 5120. of the Revised356
Code. A court shall not impose more than one prison term on an357
offender under division (D)(1)(a) of this section for felonies358
committed as part of the same act or transaction.359

       (c) Except as provided in division (D)(1)(e) of this section, 360
if an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation 361
of section 2923.161 of the Revised Code or to a felony that 362
includes, as an essential element, purposely or knowingly causing 363
or attempting to cause the death of or physical harm to another,364
also is convicted of or pleads guilty to a specification of the365
type described in section 2941.146 of the Revised Code that366
charges the offender with committing the offense by discharging a367
firearm from a motor vehicle other than a manufactured home, the368
court, after imposing a prison term on the offender for the369
violation of section 2923.161 of the Revised Code or for the other370
felony offense under division (A), (D)(2), or (D)(3) of this371
section, shall impose an additional prison term of five years upon372
the offender that shall not be reduced pursuant to section373
2929.20, section 2967.193, or any other provision of Chapter 2967.374
or Chapter 5120. of the Revised Code. A court shall not impose375
more than one additional prison term on an offender under division376
(D)(1)(c) of this section for felonies committed as part of the377
same act or transaction. If a court imposes an additional prison378
term on an offender under division (D)(1)(c) of this section379
relative to an offense, the court also shall impose a prison term380
under division (D)(1)(a) of this section relative to the same381
offense, provided the criteria specified in that division for382
imposing an additional prison term are satisfied relative to the383
offender and the offense.384

       (d) If an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to385
an offense of violence that is a felony also is convicted of or386
pleads guilty to a specification of the type described in section387
2941.1411 of the Revised Code that charges the offender with388
wearing or carrying body armor while committing the felony offense389
of violence, the court shall impose on the offender a prison term390
of two years. The prison term so imposed shall not be reduced391
pursuant to section 2929.20, section 2967.193, or any other392
provision of Chapter 2967. or Chapter 5120. of the Revised Code. A 393
court shall not impose more than one prison term on an offender394
under division (D)(1)(d) of this section for felonies committed as395
part of the same act or transaction. If a court imposes an396
additional prison term under division (D)(1)(a) or (c) of this397
section, the court is not precluded from imposing an additional398
prison term under division (D)(1)(d) of this section.399

       (e) The court shall not impose any of the prison terms400
described in division (D)(1)(a) of this section or any of the401
additional prison terms described in division (D)(1)(c) of this402
section upon an offender for a violation of section 2923.12 or403
2923.123 of the Revised Code. The court shall not impose any of404
the prison terms described in division (D)(1)(a) of this section405
or any of the additional prison terms described in division406
(D)(1)(c) of this section upon an offender for a violation of407
section 2923.13 of the Revised Code unless all of the following408
apply:409

       (i) The offender previously has been convicted of aggravated410
murder, murder, or any felony of the first or second degree.411

       (ii) Less than five years have passed since the offender was412
released from prison or post-release control, whichever is later,413
for the prior offense.414

        (f) If an offender is convicted of or pleads guilty to a 415
felony that includes, as an essential element, causing or 416
attempting to cause the death of or physical harm to another and 417
also is convicted of or pleads guilty to a specification of the 418
type described in section 2941.1412 of the Revised Code that 419
charges the offender with committing the offense by discharging a 420
firearm at a peace officer as defined in section 2935.01 of the 421
Revised Code or a corrections officer, as defined in section422
2941.1412 of the Revised Code, the court, after imposing a prison423
term on the offender for the felony offense under division (A),424
(D)(2), or (D)(3) of this section, shall impose an additional425
prison term of seven years upon the offender that shall not be426
reduced pursuant to section 2929.20, section 2967.193, or any427
other provision of Chapter 2967. or Chapter 5120. of the Revised428
Code. A court shall not impose more than one additional prison429
term on an offender under division (D)(1)(f) of this section for430
felonies committed as part of the same act or transaction. If a431
court imposes an additional prison term on an offender under432
division (D)(1)(f) of this section relative to an offense, the433
court shall not impose a prison term under division (D)(1)(a) or434
(c) of this section relative to the same offense.435

       (2)(a) If division (D)(2)(b) of this section does not apply, 436
the court may impose on an offender, in addition to the longest 437
prison term authorized or required for the offense, an additional 438
definite prison term of one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, 439
eight, nine, or ten years if all of the following criteria are 440
met:441

       (i) The offender is convicted of or pleads guilty to a 442
specification of the type described in section 2941.149 of the 443
Revised Code that the offender is a repeat violent offender.444

       (ii) The offense of which the offender currently is convicted 445
or to which the offender currently pleads guilty is aggravated 446
murder and the court does not impose a sentence of death or life 447
imprisonment without parole, murder, terrorism and the court does 448
not impose a sentence of life imprisonment without parole, any 449
felony of the first degree that is an offense of violence and the 450
court does not impose a sentence of life imprisonment without 451
parole, or any felony of the second degree that is an offense of 452
violence and the trier of fact finds that the offense involved an 453
attempt to cause or a threat to cause serious physical harm to a 454
person or resulted in serious physical harm to a person.455

       (iii) The court imposes the longest prison term for the 456
offense that is not life imprisonment without parole.457

       (iv) The court finds that the prison terms imposed pursuant 458
to division (D)(2)(a)(iii) of this section and, if applicable, 459
division (D)(1) or (3) of this section are inadequate to punish 460
the offender and protect the public from future crime, because the461
applicable factors under section 2929.12 of the Revised Code462
indicating a greater likelihood of recidivism outweigh the463
applicable factors under that section indicating a lesser464
likelihood of recidivism.465

       (v) The court finds that the prison terms imposed pursuant to 466
division (D)(2)(a)(iii) of this section and, if applicable, 467
division (D)(1) or (3) of this section are demeaning to the468
seriousness of the offense, because one or more of the factors469
under section 2929.12 of the Revised Code indicating that the 470
offender's conduct is more serious than conduct normally471
constituting the offense are present, and they outweigh the 472
applicable factors under that section indicating that the 473
offender's conduct is less serious than conduct normally 474
constituting the offense.475

       (b) The court shall impose on an offender the longest prison 476
term authorized or required for the offense and shall impose on 477
the offender an additional definite prison term of one, two, 478
three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, or ten years if all of 479
the following criteria are met:480

       (i) The offender is convicted of or pleads guilty to a 481
specification of the type described in section 2941.149 of the 482
Revised Code that the offender is a repeat violent offender.483

       (ii) The offender within the preceding twenty years has been 484
convicted of or pleaded guilty to three or more offenses described 485
in division (DD)(1) of section 2929.01 of the Revised Code, 486
including all offenses described in that division of which the 487
offender is convicted or to which the offender pleads guilty in 488
the current prosecution and all offenses described in that 489
division of which the offender previously has been convicted or to 490
which the offender previously pleaded guilty, whether prosecuted 491
together or separately.492

       (iii) The offense or offenses of which the offender currently 493
is convicted or to which the offender currently pleads guilty is 494
aggravated murder and the court does not impose a sentence of 495
death or life imprisonment without parole, murder, terrorism and 496
the court does not impose a sentence of life imprisonment without 497
parole, any felony of the first degree that is an offense of 498
violence and the court does not impose a sentence of life 499
imprisonment without parole, or any felony of the second degree 500
that is an offense of violence and the trier of fact finds that 501
the offense involved an attempt to cause or a threat to cause 502
serious physical harm to a person or resulted in serious physical 503
harm to a person.504

       (c) For purposes of division (D)(2)(b) of this section, two 505
or more offenses committed at the same time or as part of the same 506
act or event shall be considered one offense, and that one offense 507
shall be the offense with the greatest penalty.508

       (d) A sentence imposed under division (D)(2)(a) or (b) of 509
this section shall not be reduced pursuant to section 2929.20 or 510
section 2967.193, or any other provision of Chapter 2967. or 511
Chapter 5120. of the Revised Code. The offender shall serve an 512
additional prison term imposed under this section consecutively to 513
and prior to the prison term imposed for the underlying offense.514

       (e) When imposing a sentence pursuant to division (D)(2)(a) 515
or (b) of this section, the court shall state its findings 516
explaining the imposed sentence.517

       (3)(a) Except when an offender commits a violation of section 518
2903.01 or 2907.02 of the Revised Code and the penalty imposed for 519
the violation is life imprisonment or commits a violation of 520
section 2903.02 of the Revised Code, if the offender commits a 521
violation of section 2925.03 or 2925.11 of the Revised Code and 522
that section classifies the offender as a major drug offender and 523
requires the imposition of a ten-year prison term on the offender, 524
if the offender commits a felony violation of section 2925.02,525
2925.04, 2925.05, 2925.36, 3719.07, 3719.08, 3719.16, 3719.161, 526
4729.37, or 4729.61, division (C) or (D) of section 3719.172, 527
division (C) of section 4729.51, or division (J) of section 528
4729.54 of the Revised Code that includes the sale, offer to sell,529
or possession of a schedule I or II controlled substance, with the 530
exception of marihuana, and the court imposing sentence upon the 531
offender finds that the offender is guilty of a specification of 532
the type described in section 2941.1410 of the Revised Code 533
charging that the offender is a major drug offender, if the court 534
imposing sentence upon an offender for a felony finds that the 535
offender is guilty of corrupt activity with the most serious 536
offense in the pattern of corrupt activity being a felony of the 537
first degree, or if the offender is guilty of an attempted538
violation of section 2907.02 of the Revised Code and, had the539
offender completed the violation of section 2907.02 of the Revised540
Code that was attempted, the offender would have been subject to a541
sentence of life imprisonment or life imprisonment without parole542
for the violation of section 2907.02 of the Revised Code, the543
court shall impose upon the offender for the felony violation a544
ten-year prison term that cannot be reduced pursuant to section545
2929.20 or Chapter 2967. or 5120. of the Revised Code.546

       (b) The court imposing a prison term on an offender under547
division (D)(3)(a) of this section may impose an additional prison548
term of one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, or549
ten years, if the court, with respect to the term imposed under550
division (D)(3)(a) of this section and, if applicable, divisions551
(D)(1) and (2) of this section, makes both of the findings set552
forth in divisions (D)(2)(a)(iv) and (v) of this section.553

       (4) If the offender is being sentenced for a third or fourth554
degree felony OVI offense under division (G)(2) of section 2929.13555
of the Revised Code, the sentencing court shall impose upon the556
offender a mandatory prison term in accordance with that division.557
In addition to the mandatory prison term, if the offender is being558
sentenced for a fourth degree felony OVI offense, the court,559
notwithstanding division (A)(4) of this section, may sentence the560
offender to a definite prison term of not less than six months and561
not more than thirty months, and if the offender is being562
sentenced for a third degree felony OVI offense, the sentencing563
court may sentence the offender to an additional prison term of564
any duration specified in division (A)(3) of this section. In565
either case, the additional prison term imposed shall be reduced566
by the sixty or one hundred twenty days imposed upon the offender567
as the mandatory prison term. The total of the additional prison568
term imposed under division (D)(4) of this section plus the sixty569
or one hundred twenty days imposed as the mandatory prison term570
shall equal a definite term in the range of six months to thirty571
months for a fourth degree felony OVI offense and shall equal one572
of the authorized prison terms specified in division (A)(3) of573
this section for a third degree felony OVI offense. If the court574
imposes an additional prison term under division (D)(4) of this575
section, the offender shall serve the additional prison term after576
the offender has served the mandatory prison term required for the577
offense. In addition to the mandatory prison term or mandatory and 578
additional prison term imposed as described in division (D)(4) of 579
this section, the court also may sentence the offender to a 580
community control sanction under section 2929.16 or 2929.17 of the 581
Revised Code, but the offender shall serve all of the prison terms 582
so imposed prior to serving the community control sanction.583

        If the offender is being sentenced for a fourth degree felony 584
OVI offense under division (G)(1) of section 2929.13 of the 585
Revised Code and the court imposes a mandatory term of local 586
incarceration, the court may impose a prison term as described in 587
division (A)(1) of that section.588

       (5) If an offender is convicted of or pleads guilty to a589
violation of division (A)(1) or (2) of section 2903.06 of the590
Revised Code and also is convicted of or pleads guilty to a591
specification of the type described in section 2941.1414 of the592
Revised Code that charges that the victim of the offense is a593
peace officer, as defined in section 2935.01 of the Revised Code, 594
or an investigator of the bureau of criminal identification and 595
investigation, as defined in section 2903.11 of the Revised Code,596
the court shall impose on the offender a prison term of five597
years. If a court imposes a prison term on an offender under598
division (D)(5) of this section, the prison term shall not be599
reduced pursuant to section 2929.20, section 2967.193, or any600
other provision of Chapter 2967. or Chapter 5120. of the Revised601
Code. A court shall not impose more than one prison term on an602
offender under division (D)(5) of this section for felonies603
committed as part of the same act.604

        (6) If an offender is convicted of or pleads guilty to a605
violation of division (A)(1) or (2) of section 2903.06 of the606
Revised Code and also is convicted of or pleads guilty to a607
specification of the type described in section 2941.1415 of the608
Revised Code that charges that the offender previously has been609
convicted of or pleaded guilty to three or more violations of 610
division (A) or (B) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or an 611
equivalent offense, as defined in section 2941.1415 of the Revised 612
Code, or three or more violations of any combination of those 613
divisions and offenses, the court shall impose on the offender a 614
prison term of three years. If a court imposes a prison term on an 615
offender under division (D)(6) of this section, the prison term 616
shall not be reduced pursuant to section 2929.20, section 617
2967.193, or any other provision of Chapter 2967. or Chapter 5120. 618
of the Revised Code. A court shall not impose more than one prison 619
term on an offender under division (D)(6) of this section for 620
felonies committed as part of the same act.621

       (7) If an offender is convicted of or pleads guilty to a 622
felony and also is convicted of or pleads guilty to a 623
specification of the type described in section 2941.1421 of the 624
Revised Code that charges that the offender discharged a firearm 625
while committing the offense and that the discharge of the firearm 626
caused injury or death to a child who was under the age of 627
eighteen years at the time of the commission of the offense, the 628
court shall impose on the offender a prison term of ten years. If 629
a court imposes a prison term on an offender under division (D)(7) 630
of this section, the prison term shall not be reduced pursuant to 631
section 2929.20, section 2967.193, or any other provision of 632
Chapter 2967. or Chapter 5120. of the Revised Code. A court shall 633
not impose more than one prison term on an offender under division 634
(D)(7) of this section for felonies committed as part of the same 635
act.636

       (E)(1)(a) Subject to division (E)(1)(b) of this section, if a 637
mandatory prison term is imposed upon an offender pursuant to638
division (D)(1)(a) of this section for having a firearm on or639
about the offender's person or under the offender's control while640
committing a felony, if a mandatory prison term is imposed upon an641
offender pursuant to division (D)(1)(c) of this section for642
committing a felony specified in that division by discharging a643
firearm from a motor vehicle, or if both types of mandatory prison644
terms are imposed, the offender shall serve any mandatory prison645
term imposed under either division consecutively to any other646
mandatory prison term imposed under either division or under647
division (D)(1)(d) of this section, consecutively to and prior to648
any prison term imposed for the underlying felony pursuant to649
division (A), (D)(2), or (D)(3) of this section or any other650
section of the Revised Code, and consecutively to any other prison651
term or mandatory prison term previously or subsequently imposed652
upon the offender.653

       (b) If a mandatory prison term is imposed upon an offender654
pursuant to division (D)(1)(d) of this section for wearing or655
carrying body armor while committing an offense of violence that656
is a felony, the offender shall serve the mandatory term so657
imposed consecutively to any other mandatory prison term imposed658
under that division or under division (D)(1)(a) or (c) of this659
section, consecutively to and prior to any prison term imposed for660
the underlying felony under division (A), (D)(2), or (D)(3) of661
this section or any other section of the Revised Code, and662
consecutively to any other prison term or mandatory prison term663
previously or subsequently imposed upon the offender.664

       (c) If a mandatory prison term is imposed upon an offender665
pursuant to division (D)(1)(f) of this section, the offender shall666
serve the mandatory prison term so imposed consecutively to and667
prior to any prison term imposed for the underlying felony under668
division (A), (D)(2), or (D)(3) of this section or any other669
section of the Revised Code, and consecutively to any other prison670
term or mandatory prison term previously or subsequently imposed671
upon the offender.672

       (2) If an offender who is an inmate in a jail, prison, or673
other residential detention facility violates section 2917.02,674
2917.03, 2921.34, or 2921.35 of the Revised Code, if an offender675
who is under detention at a detention facility commits a felony676
violation of section 2923.131 of the Revised Code, or if an677
offender who is an inmate in a jail, prison, or other residential678
detention facility or is under detention at a detention facility679
commits another felony while the offender is an escapee in680
violation of section 2921.34 of the Revised Code, any prison term681
imposed upon the offender for one of those violations shall be682
served by the offender consecutively to the prison term or term of683
imprisonment the offender was serving when the offender committed684
that offense and to any other prison term previously or685
subsequently imposed upon the offender.686

       (3) If a prison term is imposed for a violation of division687
(B) of section 2911.01 of the Revised Code, a violation of 688
division (A) of section 2913.02 of the Revised Code in which the 689
stolen property is a firearm or dangerous ordnance, or a felony 690
violation of division (B) of section 2921.331 of the Revised Code, 691
the offender shall serve that prison term consecutively to any692
other prison term or mandatory prison term previously or 693
subsequently imposed upon the offender.694

       (4) If multiple prison terms are imposed on an offender for695
convictions of multiple offenses, the court may require the696
offender to serve the prison terms consecutively if the court697
finds that the consecutive service is necessary to protect the698
public from future crime or to punish the offender and that699
consecutive sentences are not disproportionate to the seriousness700
of the offender's conduct and to the danger the offender poses to701
the public, and if the court also finds any of the following:702

       (a) The offender committed one or more of the multiple703
offenses while the offender was awaiting trial or sentencing, was704
under a sanction imposed pursuant to section 2929.16, 2929.17, or705
2929.18 of the Revised Code, or was under post-release control for706
a prior offense.707

       (b) At least two of the multiple offenses were committed as708
part of one or more courses of conduct, and the harm caused by two709
or more of the multiple offenses so committed was so great or710
unusual that no single prison term for any of the offenses711
committed as part of any of the courses of conduct adequately712
reflects the seriousness of the offender's conduct.713

       (c) The offender's history of criminal conduct demonstrates714
that consecutive sentences are necessary to protect the public715
from future crime by the offender.716

       (5) If a mandatory prison term is imposed upon an offender717
pursuant to division (D)(5) or (6) of this section, the offender718
shall serve the mandatory prison term consecutively to and prior719
to any prison term imposed for the underlying violation of720
division (A)(1) or (2) of section 2903.06 of the Revised Code721
pursuant to division (A) of this section or section 2929.142 of 722
the Revised Code. If a mandatory prison term is imposed upon an 723
offender pursuant to division (D)(5) of this section, and if a 724
mandatory prison term also is imposed upon the offender pursuant 725
to division (D)(6) of this section in relation to the same 726
violation, the offender shall serve the mandatory prison term 727
imposed pursuant to division (D)(5) of this section consecutively 728
to and prior to the mandatory prison term imposed pursuant to 729
division (D)(6) of this section and consecutively to and prior to 730
any prison term imposed for the underlying violation of division 731
(A)(1) or (2) of section 2903.06 of the Revised Code pursuant to 732
division (A) of this section or section 2929.142 of the Revised 733
Code.734

       (6) If a mandatory prison term is imposed upon an offender 735
pursuant to division (D)(7) of this section, the offender shall 736
serve the mandatory prison term consecutively to and prior to any 737
prison term imposed for the underlying offense.738

       (7) When consecutive prison terms are imposed pursuant to739
division (E)(1), (2), (3), (4), or (5), or (6) of this section, 740
the term to be served is the aggregate of all of the terms so741
imposed.742

       (F)(1) If a court imposes a prison term for a felony of the 743
first degree, for a felony of the second degree, for a felony sex 744
offense, or for a felony of the third degree that is not a felony 745
sex offense and in the commission of which the offender caused or 746
threatened to cause physical harm to a person, it shall include in 747
the sentence a requirement that the offender be subject to a 748
period of post-release control after the offender's release from 749
imprisonment, in accordance with that division. If a court imposes 750
a sentence including a prison term of a type described in this 751
division on or after July 11, 2006, the failure of a court to 752
include a post-release control requirement in the sentence 753
pursuant to this division does not negate, limit, or otherwise 754
affect the mandatory period of post-release control that is 755
required for the offender under division (B) of section 2967.28 of 756
the Revised Code. Section 2929.191 of the Revised Code applies if, 757
prior to July 11, 2006, a court imposed a sentence including a 758
prison term of a type described in this division and failed to 759
include in the sentence pursuant to this division a statement 760
regarding post-release control.761

       (2) If a court imposes a prison term for a felony of the 762
third, fourth, or fifth degree that is not subject to division 763
(F)(1) of this section, it shall include in the sentence a 764
requirement that the offender be subject to a period of 765
post-release control after the offender's release from 766
imprisonment, in accordance with that division, if the parole 767
board determines that a period of post-release control is768
necessary. Section 2929.191 of the Revised Code applies if, prior 769
to July 11, 2006, a court imposed a sentence including a prison 770
term of a type described in this division and failed to include in 771
the sentence pursuant to this division a statement regarding 772
post-release control.773

       (G) The court shall impose sentence upon the offender in 774
accordance with section 2971.03 of the Revised Code, and Chapter 775
2971. of the Revised Code applies regarding the prison term or 776
term of life imprisonment without parole imposed upon the offender 777
and the service of that term of imprisonment if any of the 778
following apply:779

       (1) A person is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violent 780
sex offense or a designated homicide, assault, or kidnapping 781
offense, and, in relation to that offense, the offender is 782
adjudicated a sexually violent predator.783

       (2) A person is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation 784
of division (A)(1)(b) of section 2907.02 of the Revised Code 785
committed on or after January 2, 2007, and either the court does 786
not impose a sentence of life without parole when authorized 787
pursuant to division (B) of section 2907.02 of the Revised Code, 788
or division (B) of section 2907.02 of the Revised Code provides 789
that the court shall not sentence the offender pursuant to 790
section 2971.03 of the Revised Code.791

       (3) A person is convicted of or pleads guilty to attempted 792
rape committed on or after January 2, 2007, and a specification 793
of the type described in section 2941.1418, 2941.1419, or 794
2941.1420 of the Revised Code.795

       (4) A person is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation 796
of section 2905.01 of the Revised Code committed on or after the 797
effective date of this amendmentJanuary 1, 2008, and that section 798
requires the court to sentence the offender pursuant to section 799
2971.03 of the Revised Code.800

        (5) A person is convicted of or pleads guilty to aggravated 801
murder committed on or after the effective date of this amendment802
January 1, 2008, and division (A)(2)(b)(ii) of section 2929.022, 803
division (A)(1)(e), (C)(1)(a)(v), (C)(2)(a)(ii), (D)(2)(b), 804
(D)(3)(a)(iv), or (E)(1)(d) of section 2929.03, or division (A) 805
or (B) of section 2929.06 of the Revised Code requires the court 806
to sentence the offender pursuant to division (B)(3) of section 807
2971.03 of the Revised Code.808

        (6) A person is convicted of or pleads guilty to murder 809
committed on or after the effective date of this amendmentJanuary 810
1, 2008, and division (B)(2) of section 2929.02 of the Revised 811
Code requires the court to sentence the offender pursuant to 812
section 2971.03 of the Revised Code.813

       (H) If a person who has been convicted of or pleaded guilty814
to a felony is sentenced to a prison term or term of imprisonment815
under this section, sections 2929.02 to 2929.06 of the Revised816
Code, section 2929.142 of the Revised Code, section 2971.03 of the817
Revised Code, or any other provision of law, section 5120.163 of 818
the Revised Code applies regarding the person while the person is 819
confined in a state correctional institution.820

       (I) If an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a821
felony that is an offense of violence also is convicted of or822
pleads guilty to a specification of the type described in section823
2941.142 of the Revised Code that charges the offender with having824
committed the felony while participating in a criminal gang, the825
court shall impose upon the offender an additional prison term of826
one, two, or three years.827

       (J) If an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to828
aggravated murder, murder, or a felony of the first, second, or829
third degree that is an offense of violence also is convicted of830
or pleads guilty to a specification of the type described in831
section 2941.143 of the Revised Code that charges the offender832
with having committed the offense in a school safety zone or833
towards a person in a school safety zone, the court shall impose834
upon the offender an additional prison term of two years. The835
offender shall serve the additional two years consecutively to and836
prior to the prison term imposed for the underlying offense.837

       (K) At the time of sentencing, the court may recommend the838
offender for placement in a program of shock incarceration under839
section 5120.031 of the Revised Code or for placement in an840
intensive program prison under section 5120.032 of the Revised841
Code, disapprove placement of the offender in a program of shock842
incarceration or an intensive program prison of that nature, or843
make no recommendation on placement of the offender. In no case844
shall the department of rehabilitation and correction place the845
offender in a program or prison of that nature unless the846
department determines as specified in section 5120.031 or 5120.032847
of the Revised Code, whichever is applicable, that the offender is848
eligible for the placement.849

       If the court disapproves placement of the offender in a850
program or prison of that nature, the department of rehabilitation851
and correction shall not place the offender in any program of852
shock incarceration or intensive program prison.853

       If the court recommends placement of the offender in a854
program of shock incarceration or in an intensive program prison, 855
and if the offender is subsequently placed in the recommended856
program or prison, the department shall notify the court of the857
placement and shall include with the notice a brief description of858
the placement.859

       If the court recommends placement of the offender in a860
program of shock incarceration or in an intensive program prison861
and the department does not subsequently place the offender in the862
recommended program or prison, the department shall send a notice863
to the court indicating why the offender was not placed in the864
recommended program or prison.865

       If the court does not make a recommendation under this866
division with respect to an offender and if the department867
determines as specified in section 5120.031 or 5120.032 of the868
Revised Code, whichever is applicable, that the offender is869
eligible for placement in a program or prison of that nature, the870
department shall screen the offender and determine if there is an871
available program of shock incarceration or an intensive program872
prison for which the offender is suited. If there is an available873
program of shock incarceration or an intensive program prison for874
which the offender is suited, the department shall notify the875
court of the proposed placement of the offender as specified in876
section 5120.031 or 5120.032 of the Revised Code and shall include877
with the notice a brief description of the placement. The court878
shall have ten days from receipt of the notice to disapprove the879
placement.880

       (L) If a person is convicted of or pleads guilty to 881
aggravated vehicular homicide in violation of division (A)(1) of 882
section 2903.06 of the Revised Code and division (B)(2)(c) of that 883
section applies, the person shall be sentenced pursuant to section 884
2929.142 of the Revised Code.885

       Sec. 2941.1421.  (A) Imposition of a ten-year mandatory 886
prison term upon an offender under division (D)(7) of section 887
2929.14 of the Revised Code is precluded unless the indictment, 888
count in the indictment, or information charging the offense 889
specifies that the offender discharged a firearm while committing 890
the offense and the discharge of the firearm caused injury or 891
death to a child who was under the age of eighteen years at the 892
time of the commission of the offense. The specification shall be 893
stated at the end of the body of the indictment, count, or 894
information and shall be in substantially the following form:895

       "SPECIFICATION (or, SPECIFICATION OF THE FIRST COUNT).896

       The Grand Jurors (or insert the person's or the prosecuting 897
attorney's name when appropriate) further find and specify that 898
(set forth that the offender discharged a firearm while committing 899
the offense and the discharge of the firearm caused injury or 900
death to a child who was under the age of eighteen years at the 901
time of the commission of the offense)."902

       (B) The specification described in division (A) of this 903
section may be used in a delinquent child proceeding in the manner 904
and for the purpose described in section 2152.17 of the Revised 905
Code.906

       (C) As used in this section, "firearm" has the same meaning 907
as in section 2923.11 of the Revised Code.908

       Sec. 5103.0319.  (A) No foster caregiver or prospective 909
foster caregiver shall fail to notify the recommending agency that 910
recommended or is recommending the foster caregiver or prospective 911
foster caregiver for certification in writing if a person at least 912
twelve years of age but less than eighteen years of age residing 913
with the foster caregiver or prospective foster caregiver has been 914
convicted of or pleaded guilty to any of the following or has been 915
adjudicated to be a delinquent child for committing an act that if 916
committed by an adult would have constituted such a violation:917

       (1) A violation of section 2903.01, 2903.02, 2903.03, 918
2903.04, 2903.11, 2903.12, 2903.13, 2903.16, 2903.21, 2903.34, 919
2905.01, 2905.02, 2905.05, 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.04, 2907.05, 920
2907.06, 2907.07, 2907.08, 2907.09, 2907.21, 2907.22, 2907.23, 921
2907.25, 2907.31, 2907.32, 2907.321, 2907.322, 2907.323, 2909.02, 922
2909.03, 2911.01, 2911.02, 2911.11, 2911.12, 2919.12, 2919.22, 923
2919.24, 2919.25, 2923.12, 2923,13, 2923.161, 2925.02, 2925.03, 924
2925.04, 2925.05, 2925.06, or 3716.11 of the Revised Code, a 925
violation of section 2905.04 of the Revised Code as it existed 926
prior to July 1, 1996, a violation of section 2919.23 of the 927
Revised Code that would have been a violation of section 2905.04 928
of the Revised Code as it existed prior to July 1, 1996, had the 929
violation been committed prior to that date, a violation of 930
section 2925.11 of the Revised Code that is not a minor drug 931
possession offense, a violation of section 2923.01 of the Revised 932
Code that involved an attempt to commit aggravated murder or 933
murder, or felonious sexual penetration in violation of former 934
section 2907.12 of the Revised Code;935

       (2) An offense that would be a felony if committed by an 936
adult and the court determined that the child, if an adult, would 937
be guilty of a specification found in section 2941.141, 2941.144, 938
or 2941.145, or 2941.1421 of the Revised Code or in another 939
section of the Revised Code that relates to the possession or use 940
of a firearm, as defined in section 2923.11 of the Revised Code, 941
during the commission of the act for which the child was 942
adjudicated a delinquent child;943

       (3) A violation of an existing or former law of this state, 944
any other state, or the United States that is substantially 945
equivalent to any of the offenses described in division (A)(1) or 946
(2) of this section.947

       (B) If a recommending agency learns that a foster caregiver 948
has failed to comply with division (A) of this section, it shall949
notify the department of job and family services and the 950
department shall revoke the foster caregiver's foster home 951
certificate.952

       Section 2. That existing sections 2152.17, 2152.72, 2929.14, 953
and 5103.0319 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.954