As Introduced

127th General Assembly Regular Session 2007-2008

S. B. No. 56

Senator Coughlin 

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A BILL

To amend sections 2929.14, 2929.24, 2950.99, and

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4511.203 and to enact sections 2941.1421, 2950.15,

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and 4503.237 of the Revised Code to create a SORN

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Law license plate; to provide mandatory prison

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terms and jail terms for persons convicted of a

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sexually oriented or child-victim oriented offense

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who are subject to a SORN Law license plate order

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and use a motor vehicle without such license

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plates in committing the offense, to arrive at the

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location where it was committed, or to flee

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immediately after committing it; and to expand the

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offense of "wrongful entrustment of a motor

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vehicle" to apply to a person who in specified

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circumstances permits a person subject to a SORN

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Law license plate order to drive the offender's

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motor vehicle without such license plates.

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

Section 1. That sections 2929.14, 2929.24, 2950.99, and	17
4511.203 be amended and sections 2941.1421, 2950.15, and 4503.237	18
of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:	19

Sec. 2929.14.  (A) Except as provided in division (C),	20
(D)(1), (D)(2), (D)(3), (D)(4), (D)(5), (D)(6), (D)(7), or (G) of	21
this section and except in relation to an offense for which a	22
sentence of death or life imprisonment is to be imposed, if the	23
court imposing a sentence upon an offender for a felony elects or	24
is required to impose a prison term on the offender pursuant to	25
this chapter, the court shall impose a definite prison term that	26
shall be one of the following:	27

(1) For a felony of the first degree, the prison term shall	28
be three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, or ten years.	29

(2) For a felony of the second degree, the prison term shall	30
be two, three, four, five, six, seven, or eight years.	31

(3) For a felony of the third degree, the prison term shall	32
be one, two, three, four, or five years.	33

(4) For a felony of the fourth degree, the prison term shall	34
be six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen,	35
fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, or eighteen months.	36

(5) For a felony of the fifth degree, the prison term shall	37
be six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, or twelve months.	38

(B) Except as provided in division (C), (D)(1), (D)(2),	39
(D)(3), (D)(5), (D)(6), (D)(7), or (G) of this section, in section	40
2907.02 or 2907.05 of the Revised Code, or in Chapter 2925. of the	41
Revised Code, if the court imposing a sentence upon an offender	42
for a felony elects or is required to impose a prison term on the	43
offender, the court shall impose the shortest prison term	44
authorized for the offense pursuant to division (A) of this	45
section, unless one or more of the following applies:	46

(1) The offender was serving a prison term at the time of the	47
offense, or the offender previously had served a prison term.	48

(2) The court finds on the record that the shortest prison	49
term will demean the seriousness of the offender's conduct or will	50
not adequately protect the public from future crime by the	51
offender or others.	52

(C) Except as provided in division (G) of this section or in	53
Chapter 2925. of the Revised Code, the court imposing a sentence	54
upon an offender for a felony may impose the longest prison term	55
authorized for the offense pursuant to division (A) of this	56
section only upon offenders who committed the worst forms of the	57
offense, upon offenders who pose the greatest likelihood of	58
committing future crimes, upon certain major drug offenders under	59
division (D)(3) of this section, and upon certain repeat violent	60
offenders in accordance with division (D)(2) of this section.	61

(D)(1)(a) Except as provided in division (D)(1)(e) of this	62
section, if an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a	63
felony also is convicted of or pleads guilty to a specification of	64
the type described in section 2941.141, 2941.144, or 2941.145 of	65
the Revised Code, the court shall impose on the offender one of	66
the following prison terms:	67

(i) A prison term of six years if the specification is of the	68
type described in section 2941.144 of the Revised Code that	69
charges the offender with having a firearm that is an automatic	70
firearm or that was equipped with a firearm muffler or silencer on	71
or about the offender's person or under the offender's control	72
while committing the felony;	73

(ii) A prison term of three years if the specification is of	74
the type described in section 2941.145 of the Revised Code that	75
charges the offender with having a firearm on or about the	76
offender's person or under the offender's control while committing	77
the offense and displaying the firearm, brandishing the firearm,	78
indicating that the offender possessed the firearm, or using it to	79
facilitate the offense;	80

(iii) A prison term of one year if the specification is of	81
the type described in section 2941.141 of the Revised Code that	82
charges the offender with having a firearm on or about the	83
offender's person or under the offender's control while committing	84
the felony.	85

(b) If a court imposes a prison term on an offender under	86
division (D)(1)(a) of this section, the prison term shall not be	87
reduced pursuant to section 2929.20, section 2967.193, or any	88
other provision of Chapter 2967. or Chapter 5120. of the Revised	89
Code. A court shall not impose more than one prison term on an	90
offender under division (D)(1)(a) of this section for felonies	91
committed as part of the same act or transaction.	92

(c) Except as provided in division (D)(1)(e) of this section,	93
if an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation	94
of section 2923.161 of the Revised Code or to a felony that	95
includes, as an essential element, purposely or knowingly causing	96
or attempting to cause the death of or physical harm to another,	97
also is convicted of or pleads guilty to a specification of the	98
type described in section 2941.146 of the Revised Code that	99
charges the offender with committing the offense by discharging a	100
firearm from a motor vehicle other than a manufactured home, the	101
court, after imposing a prison term on the offender for the	102
violation of section 2923.161 of the Revised Code or for the other	103
felony offense under division (A), (D)(2), or (D)(3) of this	104
section, shall impose an additional prison term of five years upon	105
the offender that shall not be reduced pursuant to section	106
2929.20, section 2967.193, or any other provision of Chapter 2967.	107
or Chapter 5120. of the Revised Code. A court shall not impose	108
more than one additional prison term on an offender under division	109
(D)(1)(c) of this section for felonies committed as part of the	110
same act or transaction. If a court imposes an additional prison	111
term on an offender under division (D)(1)(c) of this section	112
relative to an offense, the court also shall impose a prison term	113
under division (D)(1)(a) of this section relative to the same	114
offense, provided the criteria specified in that division for	115
imposing an additional prison term are satisfied relative to the	116
offender and the offense.	117

(d) If an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to	118
an offense of violence that is a felony also is convicted of or	119
pleads guilty to a specification of the type described in section	120
2941.1411 of the Revised Code that charges the offender with	121
wearing or carrying body armor while committing the felony offense	122
of violence, the court shall impose on the offender a prison term	123
of two years. The prison term so imposed shall not be reduced	124
pursuant to section 2929.20, section 2967.193, or any other	125
provision of Chapter 2967. or Chapter 5120. of the Revised Code. A	126
court shall not impose more than one prison term on an offender	127
under division (D)(1)(d) of this section for felonies committed as	128
part of the same act or transaction. If a court imposes an	129
additional prison term under division (D)(1)(a) or (c) of this	130
section, the court is not precluded from imposing an additional	131
prison term under division (D)(1)(d) of this section.	132

(e) The court shall not impose any of the prison terms	133
described in division (D)(1)(a) of this section or any of the	134
additional prison terms described in division (D)(1)(c) of this	135
section upon an offender for a violation of section 2923.12 or	136
2923.123 of the Revised Code. The court shall not impose any of	137
the prison terms described in division (D)(1)(a) of this section	138
or any of the additional prison terms described in division	139
(D)(1)(c) of this section upon an offender for a violation of	140
section 2923.13 of the Revised Code unless all of the following	141
apply:	142

(i) The offender previously has been convicted of aggravated	143
murder, murder, or any felony of the first or second degree.	144

(ii) Less than five years have passed since the offender was	145
released from prison or post-release control, whichever is later,	146
for the prior offense.	147

(f) If an offender is convicted of or pleads guilty to a	148
felony that includes, as an essential element, causing or	149
attempting to cause the death of or physical harm to another and	150
also is convicted of or pleads guilty to a specification of the	151
type described in section 2941.1412 of the Revised Code that	152
charges the offender with committing the offense by discharging a	153
firearm at a peace officer as defined in section 2935.01 of the	154
Revised Code or a corrections officer as defined in section	155
2941.1412 of the Revised Code, the court, after imposing a prison	156
term on the offender for the felony offense under division (A),	157
(D)(2), or (D)(3) of this section, shall impose an additional	158
prison term of seven years upon the offender that shall not be	159
reduced pursuant to section 2929.20, section 2967.193, or any	160
other provision of Chapter 2967. or Chapter 5120. of the Revised	161
Code. A court shall not impose more than one additional prison	162
term on an offender under division (D)(1)(f) of this section for	163
felonies committed as part of the same act or transaction. If a	164
court imposes an additional prison term on an offender under	165
division (D)(1)(f) of this section relative to an offense, the	166
court shall not impose a prison term under division (D)(1)(a) or	167
(c) of this section relative to the same offense.	168

(2)(a) If division (D)(2)(b) of this section does not apply,	169
the court may impose on an offender, in addition to the longest	170
prison term authorized or required for the offense, an additional	171
definite prison term of one, two, three, four, five, six, seven,	172
eight, nine, or ten years if all of the following criteria are	173
met:	174

(i) The offender is convicted of or pleads guilty to a	175
specification of the type described in section 2941.149 of the	176
Revised Code that the offender is a repeat violent offender.	177

(ii) The offense of which the offender currently is convicted	178
or to which the offender currently pleads guilty is aggravated	179
murder and the court does not impose a sentence of death or life	180
imprisonment without parole, murder, terrorism and the court does	181
not impose a sentence of life imprisonment without parole, any	182
felony of the first degree that is an offense of violence and the	183
court does not impose a sentence of life imprisonment without	184
parole, or any felony of the second degree that is an offense of	185
violence and the trier of fact finds that the offense involved an	186
attempt to cause or a threat to cause serious physical harm to a	187
person or resulted in serious physical harm to a person.	188

(iii) The court imposes the longest prison term for the	189
offense that is not life imprisonment without parole.	190

(iv) The court finds that the prison terms imposed pursuant	191
to division (D)(2)(a)(iii) of this section and, if applicable,	192
division (D)(1) or (3) of this section are inadequate to punish	193
the offender and protect the public from future crime, because the	194
applicable factors under section 2929.12 of the Revised Code	195
indicating a greater likelihood of recidivism outweigh the	196
applicable factors under that section indicating a lesser	197
likelihood of recidivism.	198

(v) The court finds that the prison terms imposed pursuant to	199
division (D)(2)(a)(iii) of this section and, if applicable,	200
division (D)(1) or (3) of this section are demeaning to the	201
seriousness of the offense, because one or more of the factors	202
under section 2929.12 of the Revised Code indicating that the	203
offender's conduct is more serious than conduct normally	204
constituting the offense are present, and they outweigh the	205
applicable factors under that section indicating that the	206
offender's conduct is less serious than conduct normally	207
constituting the offense.	208

(b) The court shall impose on an offender the longest prison	209
term authorized or required for the offense and shall impose on	210
the offender an additional definite prison term of one, two,	211
three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, or ten years if all of	212
the following criteria are met:	213

(i) The offender is convicted of or pleads guilty to a	214
specification of the type described in section 2941.149 of the	215
Revised Code that the offender is a repeat violent offender.	216

(ii) The offender within the preceding twenty years has been	217
convicted of or pleaded guilty to three or more offenses described	218
in division (DD)(1) of section 2929.01 of the Revised Code,	219
including all offenses described in that division of which the	220
offender is convicted or to which the offender pleads guilty in	221
the current prosecution and all offenses described in that	222
division of which the offender previously has been convicted or to	223
which the offender previously pleaded guilty, whether prosecuted	224
together or separately.	225

(iii) The offense or offenses of which the offender currently	226
is convicted or to which the offender currently pleads guilty is	227
aggravated murder and the court does not impose a sentence of	228
death or life imprisonment without parole, murder, terrorism and	229
the court does not impose a sentence of life imprisonment without	230
parole, any felony of the first degree that is an offense of	231
violence and the court does not impose a sentence of life	232
imprisonment without parole, or any felony of the second degree	233
that is an offense of violence and the trier of fact finds that	234
the offense involved an attempt to cause or a threat to cause	235
serious physical harm to a person or resulted in serious physical	236
harm to a person.	237

(c) For purposes of division (D)(2)(b) of this section, two	238
or more offenses committed at the same time or as part of the same	239
act or event shall be considered one offense, and that one offense	240
shall be the offense with the greatest penalty.	241

(d) A sentence imposed under division (D)(2)(a) or (b) of	242
this section shall not be reduced pursuant to section 2929.20 or	243
section 2967.193, or any other provision of Chapter 2967. or	244
Chapter 5120. of the Revised Code. The offender shall serve an	245
additional prison term imposed under this section consecutively to	246
and prior to the prison term imposed for the underlying offense.	247

(e) When imposing a sentence pursuant to division (D)(2)(a)	248
or (b) of this section, the court shall state its findings	249
explaining the imposed sentence.	250

(3)(a) Except when an offender commits a violation of section	251
2903.01 or 2907.02 of the Revised Code and the penalty imposed for	252
the violation is life imprisonment or commits a violation of	253
section 2903.02 of the Revised Code, if the offender commits a	254
violation of section 2925.03 or 2925.11 of the Revised Code and	255
that section classifies the offender as a major drug offender and	256
requires the imposition of a ten-year prison term on the offender,	257
if the offender commits a felony violation of section 2925.02,	258
2925.04, 2925.05, 2925.36, 3719.07, 3719.08, 3719.16, 3719.161,	259
4729.37, or 4729.61, division (C) or (D) of section 3719.172,	260
division (C) of section 4729.51, or division (J) of section	261
4729.54 of the Revised Code that includes the sale, offer to sell,	262
or possession of a schedule I or II controlled substance, with the	263
exception of marihuana, and the court imposing sentence upon the	264
offender finds that the offender is guilty of a specification of	265
the type described in section 2941.1410 of the Revised Code	266
charging that the offender is a major drug offender, if the court	267
imposing sentence upon an offender for a felony finds that the	268
offender is guilty of corrupt activity with the most serious	269
offense in the pattern of corrupt activity being a felony of the	270
first degree, or if the offender is guilty of an attempted	271
violation of section 2907.02 of the Revised Code and, had the	272
offender completed the violation of section 2907.02 of the Revised	273
Code that was attempted, the offender would have been subject to a	274
sentence of life imprisonment or life imprisonment without parole	275
for the violation of section 2907.02 of the Revised Code, the	276
court shall impose upon the offender for the felony violation a	277
ten-year prison term that cannot be reduced pursuant to section	278
2929.20 or Chapter 2967. or 5120. of the Revised Code.	279

(b) The court imposing a prison term on an offender under	280
division (D)(3)(a) of this section may impose an additional prison	281
term of one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, or	282
ten years, if the court, with respect to the term imposed under	283
division (D)(3)(a) of this section and, if applicable, divisions	284
(D)(1) and (2) of this section, makes both of the findings set	285
forth in divisions (D)(2)(a)(iv) and (v) of this section.	286

(4) If the offender is being sentenced for a third or fourth	287
degree felony OVI offense under division (G)(2) of section 2929.13	288
of the Revised Code, the sentencing court shall impose upon the	289
offender a mandatory prison term in accordance with that division.	290
In addition to the mandatory prison term, if the offender is being	291
sentenced for a fourth degree felony OVI offense, the court,	292
notwithstanding division (A)(4) of this section, may sentence the	293
offender to a definite prison term of not less than six months and	294
not more than thirty months, and if the offender is being	295
sentenced for a third degree felony OVI offense, the sentencing	296
court may sentence the offender to an additional prison term of	297
any duration specified in division (A)(3) of this section. In	298
either case, the additional prison term imposed shall be reduced	299
by the sixty or one hundred twenty days imposed upon the offender	300
as the mandatory prison term. The total of the additional prison	301
term imposed under division (D)(4) of this section plus the sixty	302
or one hundred twenty days imposed as the mandatory prison term	303
shall equal a definite term in the range of six months to thirty	304
months for a fourth degree felony OVI offense and shall equal one	305
of the authorized prison terms specified in division (A)(3) of	306
this section for a third degree felony OVI offense. If the court	307
imposes an additional prison term under division (D)(4) of this	308
section, the offender shall serve the additional prison term after	309
the offender has served the mandatory prison term required for the	310
offense. In addition to the mandatory prison term or mandatory and	311
additional prison term imposed as described in division (D)(4) of	312
this section, the court also may sentence the offender to a	313
community control sanction under section 2929.16 or 2929.17 of the	314
Revised Code, but the offender shall serve all of the prison terms	315
so imposed prior to serving the community control sanction.	316

If the offender is being sentenced for a fourth degree felony	317
OVI offense under division (G)(1) of section 2929.13 of the	318
Revised Code and the court imposes a mandatory term of local	319
incarceration, the court may impose a prison term as described in	320
division (A)(1) of that section.	321

(5) If an offender is convicted of or pleads guilty to a	322
violation of division (A)(1) or (2) of section 2903.06 of the	323
Revised Code and also is convicted of or pleads guilty to a	324
specification of the type described in section 2941.1414 of the	325
Revised Code that charges that the victim of the offense is a	326
peace officer, as defined in section 2935.01 of the Revised Code,	327
the court shall impose on the offender a prison term of five	328
years. If a court imposes a prison term on an offender under	329
division (D)(5) of this section, the prison term shall not be	330
reduced pursuant to section 2929.20, section 2967.193, or any	331
other provision of Chapter 2967. or Chapter 5120. of the Revised	332
Code. A court shall not impose more than one prison term on an	333
offender under division (D)(5) of this section for felonies	334
committed as part of the same act.	335

(6) If an offender is convicted of or pleads guilty to a	336
violation of division (A)(1) or (2) of section 2903.06 of the	337
Revised Code and also is convicted of or pleads guilty to a	338
specification of the type described in section 2941.1415 of the	339
Revised Code that charges that the offender previously has been	340
convicted of or pleaded guilty to three or more violations of	341
division (A) or (B) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or an	342
equivalent offense, as defined in section 2941.1415 of the Revised	343
Code, or three or more violations of any combination of those	344
divisions and offenses, the court shall impose on the offender a	345
prison term of three years. If a court imposes a prison term on an	346
offender under division (D)(6) of this section, the prison term	347
shall not be reduced pursuant to section 2929.20, section	348
2967.193, or any other provision of Chapter 2967. or Chapter 5120.	349
of the Revised Code. A court shall not impose more than one prison	350
term on an offender under division (D)(6) of this section for	351
felonies committed as part of the same act.	352

(7) If an offender is convicted of or pleads guilty to a	353
sexually oriented offense or a child-victim oriented offense that	354
is a felony and also is convicted of or pleads guilty to a	355
specification of the type described in section 2941.1417 of the	356
Revised Code, the court shall impose on the offender a prison term	357
of five years. This division applies regardless of whether the	358
motor vehicle used in committing the offense, to arrive at the	359
location at which the offense was committed, or to flee	360
immediately after committing the offense as set forth in the	361
specification is owned by the offender or another person or is	362
rented or leased.	363

(E)(1)(a) Subject to division (E)(1)(b) of this section, if a	364
mandatory prison term is imposed upon an offender pursuant to	365
division (D)(1)(a) of this section for having a firearm on or	366
about the offender's person or under the offender's control while	367
committing a felony, if a mandatory prison term is imposed upon an	368
offender pursuant to division (D)(1)(c) of this section for	369
committing a felony specified in that division by discharging a	370
firearm from a motor vehicle, or if both types of mandatory prison	371
terms are imposed, the offender shall serve any mandatory prison	372
term imposed under either division consecutively to any other	373
mandatory prison term imposed under either division or under	374
division (D)(1)(d) of this section, consecutively to and prior to	375
any prison term imposed for the underlying felony pursuant to	376
division (A), (D)(2), or (D)(3) of this section or any other	377
section of the Revised Code, and consecutively to any other prison	378
term or mandatory prison term previously or subsequently imposed	379
upon the offender.	380

(b) If a mandatory prison term is imposed upon an offender	381
pursuant to division (D)(1)(d) of this section for wearing or	382
carrying body armor while committing an offense of violence that	383
is a felony, the offender shall serve the mandatory term so	384
imposed consecutively to any other mandatory prison term imposed	385
under that division or under division (D)(1)(a) or (c) of this	386
section, consecutively to and prior to any prison term imposed for	387
the underlying felony under division (A), (D)(2), or (D)(3) of	388
this section or any other section of the Revised Code, and	389
consecutively to any other prison term or mandatory prison term	390
previously or subsequently imposed upon the offender.	391

(c) If a mandatory prison term is imposed upon an offender	392
pursuant to division (D)(1)(f) of this section, the offender shall	393
serve the mandatory prison term so imposed consecutively to and	394
prior to any prison term imposed for the underlying felony under	395
division (A), (D)(2), or (D)(3) of this section or any other	396
section of the Revised Code, and consecutively to any other prison	397
term or mandatory prison term previously or subsequently imposed	398
upon the offender.	399

(2) If an offender who is an inmate in a jail, prison, or	400
other residential detention facility violates section 2917.02,	401
2917.03, 2921.34, or 2921.35 of the Revised Code, if an offender	402
who is under detention at a detention facility commits a felony	403
violation of section 2923.131 of the Revised Code, or if an	404
offender who is an inmate in a jail, prison, or other residential	405
detention facility or is under detention at a detention facility	406
commits another felony while the offender is an escapee in	407
violation of section 2921.34 of the Revised Code, any prison term	408
imposed upon the offender for one of those violations shall be	409
served by the offender consecutively to the prison term or term of	410
imprisonment the offender was serving when the offender committed	411
that offense and to any other prison term previously or	412
subsequently imposed upon the offender.	413

(3) If a prison term is imposed for a violation of division	414
(B) of section 2911.01 of the Revised Code, a violation of	415
division (A) of section 2913.02 of the Revised Code in which the	416
stolen property is a firearm or dangerous ordnance, or a felony	417
violation of division (B) of section 2921.331 of the Revised Code,	418
the offender shall serve that prison term consecutively to any	419
other prison term or mandatory prison term previously or	420
subsequently imposed upon the offender.	421

(4) If multiple prison terms are imposed on an offender for	422
convictions of multiple offenses, the court may require the	423
offender to serve the prison terms consecutively if the court	424
finds that the consecutive service is necessary to protect the	425
public from future crime or to punish the offender and that	426
consecutive sentences are not disproportionate to the seriousness	427
of the offender's conduct and to the danger the offender poses to	428
the public, and if the court also finds any of the following:	429

(a) The offender committed one or more of the multiple	430
offenses while the offender was awaiting trial or sentencing, was	431
under a sanction imposed pursuant to section 2929.16, 2929.17, or	432
2929.18 of the Revised Code, or was under post-release control for	433
a prior offense.	434

(b) At least two of the multiple offenses were committed as	435
part of one or more courses of conduct, and the harm caused by two	436
or more of the multiple offenses so committed was so great or	437
unusual that no single prison term for any of the offenses	438
committed as part of any of the courses of conduct adequately	439
reflects the seriousness of the offender's conduct.	440

(c) The offender's history of criminal conduct demonstrates	441
that consecutive sentences are necessary to protect the public	442
from future crime by the offender.	443

(5) If a mandatory prison term is imposed upon an offender	444
pursuant to division (D)(5) or (6) of this section, the offender	445
shall serve the mandatory prison term consecutively to and prior	446
to any prison term imposed for the underlying violation of	447
division (A)(1) or (2) of section 2903.06 of the Revised Code	448
pursuant to division (A) of this section. If a mandatory prison	449
term is imposed upon an offender pursuant to division (D)(5) of	450
this section, and if a mandatory prison term also is imposed upon	451
the offender pursuant to division (D)(6) of this section in	452
relation to the same violation, the offender shall serve the	453
mandatory prison term imposed pursuant to division (D)(5) of this	454
section consecutively to and prior to the mandatory prison term	455
imposed pursuant to division (D)(6) of this section and	456
consecutively to and prior to any prison term imposed for the	457
underlying violation of division (A)(1) or (2) of section 2903.06	458
of the Revised Code pursuant to division (A) of this section.	459

(6) If a mandatory prison term is imposed upon an offender	460
pursuant to division (D)(7) of this section, the offender shall	461
serve the mandatory prison term consecutively to and prior to any	462
prison term imposed for the underlying sexually oriented offense	463
or child-victim oriented offense.	464

(7) When consecutive prison terms are imposed pursuant to	465
division (E)(1), (2), (3), (4), or (5), or (6) of this section,	466
the term to be served is the aggregate of all of the terms so	467
imposed.	468

(F)(1) If a court imposes a prison term for a felony of the	469
first degree, for a felony of the second degree, for a felony sex	470
offense, or for a felony of the third degree that is not a felony	471
sex offense and in the commission of which the offender caused or	472
threatened to cause physical harm to a person, it shall include in	473
the sentence a requirement that the offender be subject to a	474
period of post-release control after the offender's release from	475
imprisonment, in accordance with that division. If a court imposes	476
a sentence including a prison term of a type described in this	477
division on or after the effective date of this amendmentJuly 11,	478
2006, the failure of a court to include a post-release control	479
requirement in the sentence pursuant to this division does not	480
negate, limit, or otherwise affect the mandatory period of	481
post-release control that is required for the offender under	482
division (B) of section 2967.28 of the Revised Code. Section	483
2929.191 of the Revised Code applies if, prior to the effective	484
date of this amendmentJuly 11, 2006, a court imposed a sentence	485
including a prison term of a type described in this division and	486
failed to include in the sentence pursuant to this division a	487
statement regarding post-release control.	488

(2) If a court imposes a prison term for a felony of the	489
third, fourth, or fifth degree that is not subject to division	490
(F)(1) of this section, it shall include in the sentence a	491
requirement that the offender be subject to a period of	492
post-release control after the offender's release from	493
imprisonment, in accordance with that division, if the parole	494
board determines that a period of post-release control is	495
necessary. Section 2929.191 of the Revised Code applies if, prior	496
to the effective date of this amendmentJuly 11, 2006, a court	497
imposed a sentence including a prison term of a type described in	498
this division and failed to include in the sentence pursuant to	499
this division a statement regarding post-release control.	500

(G) If a person is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violent	501
sex offense or a designated homicide, assault, or kidnapping	502
offense and, in relation to that offense, the offender is	503
adjudicated a sexually violent predator, the court shall impose	504
sentence upon the offender in accordance with section 2971.03 of	505
the Revised Code, and Chapter 2971. of the Revised Code applies	506
regarding the prison term or term of life imprisonment without	507
parole imposed upon the offender and the service of that term of	508
imprisonment.	509

(H) If a person who has been convicted of or pleaded guilty	510
to a felony is sentenced to a prison term or term of imprisonment	511
under this section, sections 2929.02 to 2929.06 of the Revised	512
Code, section 2971.03 of the Revised Code, or any other provision	513
of law, section 5120.163 of the Revised Code applies regarding the	514
person while the person is confined in a state correctional	515
institution.	516

(I) If an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a	517
felony that is an offense of violence also is convicted of or	518
pleads guilty to a specification of the type described in section	519
2941.142 of the Revised Code that charges the offender with having	520
committed the felony while participating in a criminal gang, the	521
court shall impose upon the offender an additional prison term of	522
one, two, or three years.	523

(J) If an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to	524
aggravated murder, murder, or a felony of the first, second, or	525
third degree that is an offense of violence also is convicted of	526
or pleads guilty to a specification of the type described in	527
section 2941.143 of the Revised Code that charges the offender	528
with having committed the offense in a school safety zone or	529
towards a person in a school safety zone, the court shall impose	530
upon the offender an additional prison term of two years. The	531
offender shall serve the additional two years consecutively to and	532
prior to the prison term imposed for the underlying offense.	533

(K) At the time of sentencing, the court may recommend the	534
offender for placement in a program of shock incarceration under	535
section 5120.031 of the Revised Code or for placement in an	536
intensive program prison under section 5120.032 of the Revised	537
Code, disapprove placement of the offender in a program of shock	538
incarceration or an intensive program prison of that nature, or	539
make no recommendation on placement of the offender. In no case	540
shall the department of rehabilitation and correction place the	541
offender in a program or prison of that nature unless the	542
department determines as specified in section 5120.031 or 5120.032	543
of the Revised Code, whichever is applicable, that the offender is	544
eligible for the placement.	545

If the court disapproves placement of the offender in a	546
program or prison of that nature, the department of rehabilitation	547
and correction shall not place the offender in any program of	548
shock incarceration or intensive program prison.	549

If the court recommends placement of the offender in a	550
program of shock incarceration or in an intensive program prison,	551
and if the offender is subsequently placed in the recommended	552
program or prison, the department shall notify the court of the	553
placement and shall include with the notice a brief description of	554
the placement.	555

If the court recommends placement of the offender in a	556
program of shock incarceration or in an intensive program prison	557
and the department does not subsequently place the offender in the	558
recommended program or prison, the department shall send a notice	559
to the court indicating why the offender was not placed in the	560
recommended program or prison.	561

If the court does not make a recommendation under this	562
division with respect to an offender and if the department	563
determines as specified in section 5120.031 or 5120.032 of the	564
Revised Code, whichever is applicable, that the offender is	565
eligible for placement in a program or prison of that nature, the	566
department shall screen the offender and determine if there is an	567
available program of shock incarceration or an intensive program	568
prison for which the offender is suited. If there is an available	569
program of shock incarceration or an intensive program prison for	570
which the offender is suited, the department shall notify the	571
court of the proposed placement of the offender as specified in	572
section 5120.031 or 5120.032 of the Revised Code and shall include	573
with the notice a brief description of the placement. The court	574
shall have ten days from receipt of the notice to disapprove the	575
placement.	576

Sec. 2929.24.  (A) Except as provided in section 2929.22 or	577
2929.23 of the Revised Code and unless another term is required or	578
authorized pursuant to law, if the sentencing court imposing a	579
sentence upon an offender for a misdemeanor elects or is required	580
to impose a jail term on the offender pursuant to this chapter,	581
the court shall impose a definite jail term that shall be one of	582
the following:	583

(1) For a misdemeanor of the first degree, not more than one	584
hundred eighty days;	585

(2) For a misdemeanor of the second degree, not more than	586
ninety days;	587

(3) For a misdemeanor of the third degree, not more than	588
sixty days;	589

(4) For a misdemeanor of the fourth degree, not more than	590
thirty days.	591

(B) A court that sentences an offender to a jail term under	592
this section may permit the offender to serve the sentence in	593
intermittent confinement or may authorize a limited release of the	594
offender as provided in division (B) of section 2929.26 of the	595
Revised Code.	596

(C) If a court sentences an offender to a jail term under	597
this section and the court assigns the offender to a county jail	598
that has established a county jail industry program pursuant to	599
section 5147.30 of the Revised Code, the court shall specify, as	600
part of the sentence, whether the offender may be considered for	601
participation in the program. During the offender's term in the	602
county jail, the court retains jurisdiction to modify its	603
specification regarding the offender's participation in the county	604
jail industry program.	605

(D) If a person is sentenced to a jail term pursuant to this	606
section, the court may impose as part of the sentence pursuant to	607
section 2929.28 of the Revised Code a reimbursement sanction, and,	608
if the local detention facility in which the term is to be served	609
is covered by a policy adopted pursuant to section 307.93, 341.14,	610
341.19, 341.21, 341.23, 753.02, 753.04, 753.16, 2301.56, or	611
2947.19 of the Revised Code and section 2929.37 of the Revised	612
Code, both of the following apply:	613

(1) The court shall specify both of the following as part of	614
the sentence:	615

(a) If the person is presented with an itemized bill pursuant	616
to section 2929.37 of the Revised Code for payment of the costs of	617
confinement, the person is required to pay the bill in accordance	618
with that section.	619

(b) If the person does not dispute the bill described in	620
division (D)(1)(a) of this section and does not pay the bill by	621
the times specified in section 2929.37 of the Revised Code, the	622
clerk of the court may issue a certificate of judgment against the	623
person as described in that section.	624

(2) The sentence automatically includes any certificate of	625
judgment issued as described in division (D)(1)(b) of this	626
section.	627

(E)(1) If an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to	628
a violation of division (B) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code	629
also is convicted of or also pleads guilty to a specification of	630
the type described in section 2941.1416 of the Revised Code and if	631
the court imposes a jail term on the offender for the underlying	632
offense, the court shall impose upon the offender an additional	633
definite jail term of not more than six months. The additional	634
jail term shall not be reduced pursuant to any provision of the	635
Revised Code. The offender shall serve the additional jail term	636
consecutively to and prior to the jail term imposed for the	637
underlying offense and consecutively to any other mandatory term	638
imposed in relation to the offense.	639

(2) If an offender is convicted of or pleads guilty to a	640
sexually oriented offense or a child-victim oriented offense that	641
is a misdemeanor and also is convicted of or pleads guilty to a	642
specification of the type described in section 2941.1417 of the	643
Revised Code, the court shall impose on the offender a mandatory	644
jail term of one year. The mandatory jail term shall not be	645
reduced pursuant to any provision of the Revised Code. The	646
offender shall serve the mandatory jail term consecutively to and	647
prior to any jail term imposed for the underlying sexually	648
oriented offense or child-victim oriented offense and	649
consecutively to any other mandatory term imposed in relation to	650
that offense. This division applies regardless of whether the	651
motor vehicle used in committing the offense, to arrive at the	652
location at which the offense was committed, or to flee	653
immediately after committing the offense as specified in the	654
specification is owned by the offender or another person or is	655
rented or leased.	656

Sec. 2941.1421.  (A) Imposition of a five-year mandatory	657
prison term upon an offender under division (D)(7) of section	658
2929.14 of the Revised Code and imposition of a one-year mandatory	659
jail term upon an offender under division (E)(2) of section	660
2929.24 of the Revised Code is precluded unless the offender is	661
convicted of or pleads guilty to committing a sexually oriented	662
offense or a child-victim oriented offense and unless the	663
indictment, count in the indictment, or information charging the	664
offense specifies that at the time the offender committed the	665
offense an order issued under division (A) of section 2950.15 of	666
the Revised Code applied to the offender, that the offender used a	667
motor vehicle in committing the offense, to arrive at the location	668
at which the offense was committed, or to flee immediately after	669
committing the offense, and that the motor vehicle so used did not	670
display SORN law license plates described in section 4503.237 of	671
the Revised Code. The specification shall be stated at the end of	672
the body of the indictment, count, or information and shall be	673
stated in substantially the following form:	674

"SPECIFICATION (or, SPECIFICATION TO THE FIRST COUNT). The	675
Grand Jurors (or insert the person's or the prosecuting attorney's	676
name when appropriate) further find and specify that (set forth	677
that, at the time the offender committed the offense, an order	678
issued under division (A) of section 2950.15 of the Revised Code	679
applied to the offender, that the offender used a motor vehicle in	680
committing the offense, to arrive at the location at which the	681
offense was committed, or to flee immediately after committing the	682
offense, and that the motor vehicle so used did not display SORN	683
law license plates described in section 4503.237 of the Revised	684
Code).	685

(B) As used in this section, sexually oriented offense and a	686
child-victim oriented offense have the same meanings as in section	687
2950.01 of the Revised Code.	688

Sec. 2950.15.  (A)(1) In any case in which an offender who is	689
sentenced on or after the effective date of this section for a	690
sexually oriented offense is required to register a residence	691
address pursuant to section 2950.04 of the Revised Code based on	692
that offense, the court shall issue an order prohibiting the	693
offender from operating a motor vehicle upon the public roads and	694
highways or upon any public or private property used by the public	695
for purposes of vehicular travel or parking unless, subject to	696
division (C) of this section, the vehicle the offender is	697
operating displays the sex offender registration and notification	698
law (SORN law) license plates described in section 4503.237 of the	699
Revised Code. The court shall give a copy of the order to the	700
offender. Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the	701
order shall remain in effect for the same period of time	702
prescribed by section 2950.07 of the Revised Code that the	703
offender is required to register a residence address.	704

A separate order shall be issued under this division for each	705
sexually oriented offense for which an offender is sentenced on or	706
after the effective date of this section and for which the	707
offender is required to register a residence address based on that	708
offense. If the offender is required to register a residence	709
address pursuant to section 2950.04 of the Revised Code based on	710
the conviction of or plea of guilty to more than one sexually	711
oriented offense for which sentence is imposed on or after the	712
effective date of this section, the period of time for which the	713
orders issued under this division remain in effect shall be	714
separately calculated for each of the sexually oriented offenses,	715
and the separately calculated periods of time shall be complied	716
with independently.	717

(2) If an offender is convicted of or pleads guilty to any	718
registration-exempt sexually oriented offense and is sentenced,	719
for the offense on or after the effective date of this section,	720
the court that is imposing sentence on the offender may issue the	721
order described in division (A)(1) of this section and shall	722
include in the order the duration of the order.	723

(B) Not sooner than five years after the imposition of an	724
order under division (A) of this section, an offender who is	725
subject to the order may file a petition in the court that issued	726
the order requesting the termination of the order. The court may	727
deny the petition without a hearing but may conduct a hearing on	728
the matter. In making a determination to terminate the order, the	729
court shall consider all relevant factors, including public	730
safety, the interests of justice, and the determinations,	731
findings, and declarations of the general assembly regarding sex	732
offenders and child-victim offenders that are set forth in section	733
2950.02 of the Revised Code. No court shall terminate the order if	734
the person, within the duration of the order, has been convicted	735
of or pleaded guilty to any sexually oriented offense, including	736
any presumptive registration-exempt sexually oriented offense, or	737
any child-victim oriented offense.	738

If more than one order issued under division (A) of this	739
section applies to an offender, the five-year period prescribed in	740
this division shall be applied separately for each of those	741
orders. If more than one order issued under division (A) of this	742
section applies to an offender, the termination of one of those	743
orders under this division does not terminate or affect any of the	744
other orders that apply to the offender.	745

(C)(1) If a court issues an order under division (A) of this	746
section, the offender to whom the order applies may operate a	747
motor vehicle that is owned by the offender's employer only if the	748
offender is required to operate that motor vehicle in the course	749
and scope of the offender's employment. An offender to whom an	750
order issued under division (A) of this section applies and who is	751
required to operate a motor vehicle owned by the offender's	752
employer in the course and scope of the offender's employment may	753
operate that vehicle without displaying on that vehicle SORN law	754
license plates described in section 4503.237 of the Revised Code	755
if the employer has been notified that the offender is subject to	756
the order issued under division (A) of this section and of the	757
nature of and basis for the order and if the offender has proof of	758
the offender's notification in the offender's possession while	759
operating the employer's vehicle for normal business duties. A	760
motor vehicle owned by a business that is partly or entirely owned	761
or controlled by an offender to whom an order issued under	762
division (A) of this section applies is not a motor vehicle owned	763
by an employer for purposes of this division.	764

(2) If a court issues an order under division (A) of this	765
section and if the motor vehicle to be operated by the offender to	766
whom the order applies is registered in a state other thanthis	767
state, the offender may operate that vehicle without displaying on	768
that vehicle SORN law license plates described in section 4503.237	769
of the Revised Code if, instead of the SORN law license plates,	770
the offender displays on that vehicle a decal, as prescribed by	771
the registrar of motor vehicles, that states that the offender is	772
subject to the order issued under division (A) of this section and	773
of the nature of and basis for the order. The decal shall be	774
displayed on the bottom left corner of the back window of the	775
vehicle or, if there is no back window, on the bottom left corner	776
of the windshield of the vehicle. The bureau of motor vehicles	777
shall adopt rulesproviding for the decentralization of the	778
issuance of decals described in this division, and the rules shall	779
provide for the issuance of the decals by at least one agency in	780
each county.	781

(3) If a court issues an order under division (A) of this	782
section, if the motor vehicle to be operated by the offender to	783
whom the order applies was purchased within the preceding thirty	784
days by the offender or by another person, and if a temporary	785
license placard or windshield sticker has been issued to the	786
purchaser under section 4503.182 and division (A)(2) of section	787
4503.237 of the Revised Code, the offender may operate that	788
vehicle without displaying on that vehicle SORN law license plates	789
described in section 4503.237 of the Revised Code if, instead of	790
the SORN law license plates, the temporary license placard or	791
windshield sticker is displayed on the motor vehicle in accordance	792
with section 4503.182 of the Revised Code, and the motor vehicle	793
is operated in accordance with that section. The offender may	794
operate the motor vehicle under authority of this division until	795
the applicant is provided the SORN law license plates or until the	796
expiration of the thirty-day period described in section 4503.182	797
of the Revised Code, whichever is earlier.	798

(D) No person to whom an order issued under division (A) of	799
this section applies shall operate a motor vehicle in violation of	800
the order. A person to whom an order issued under division (A) of	801
this section applies and who operates a motor vehicle under	802
authority of division (C) of this section without displaying on	803
that vehicle SORN law license plates described in section 4503.237	804
of the Revised Code is not in violation of the order issued under	805
division (A) of this section while so operating the motor vehicle.	806

Sec. 2950.99.  (A)(1)(a) Except as otherwise provided in	807
division (A)(1)(b) of this section, whoever violates a prohibition	808
in section 2950.04, 2950.041, 2950.05, or 2950.06 of the Revised	809
Code shall be punished as follows:	810

(i) If the most serious sexually oriented offense or	811
child-victim oriented offense that was the basis of the	812
registration, notice of intent to reside, change of address	813
notification, or address verification requirement that was	814
violated under the prohibition is aggravated murder, murder, or a	815
felony of the first, second, or third degree if committed by an	816
adult or a comparable category of offense committed in another	817
jurisdiction, the offender is guilty of a felony of the third	818
degree.	819

(ii) If the most serious sexually oriented offense or	820
child-victim oriented offense that was the basis of the	821
registration, notice of intent to reside, change of address	822
notification, or address verification requirement that was	823
violated under the prohibition is a felony of the fourth or fifth	824
degree if committed by an adult or a comparable category of	825
offense committed in another jurisdiction, or if the most serious	826
sexually oriented offense or child-victim oriented offense that	827
was the basis of the registration, notice of intent to reside,	828
change of address notification, or address verification	829
requirement that was violated under the prohibition is a	830
misdemeanor if committed by an adult or a comparable category of	831
offense committed in another jurisdiction, the offender is guilty	832
of a felony of the same degree or a misdemeanor of the same degree	833
as the most serious sexually oriented offense or child-victim	834
oriented offense that was the basis of the registration, notice of	835
intent to reside, change of address, or address verification	836
requirement that was violated under the prohibition or, if the	837
most serious sexually oriented offense or child-victim oriented	838
offense that was the basis of the registration, notice of intent	839
to reside, change of address, or address verification requirement	840
that was violated under the prohibition was a comparable category	841
of offense committed in another jurisdiction, the offender is	842
guilty of a felony of the same degree or a misdemeanor of the same	843
degree as that offense committed in the other jurisdiction would	844
constitute or would have constituted if it had been committed in	845
this state.	846

(b) If the offender previously has been convicted of or	847
pleaded guilty to, or previously has been adjudicated a delinquent	848
child for committing, a violation of a prohibition in section	849
2950.04, 2950.041, 2950.05, or 2950.06 of the Revised Code,	850
whoever violates a prohibition in section 2950.04, 2950.041,	851
2950.05, or 2950.06 of the Revised Code shall be punished as	852
follows:	853

(i) If the most serious sexually oriented offense or	854
child-victim oriented offense that was the basis of the	855
registration, notice of intent to reside, change of address	856
notification, or address verification requirement that was	857
violated under the prohibition is aggravated murder, murder, or a	858
felony of the first, second, third, or fourth degree if committed	859
by an adult or a comparable category of offense committed in	860
another jurisdiction, the offender is guilty of a felony of the	861
third degree.	862

(ii) If the most serious sexually oriented offense or	863
child-victim oriented offense that was the basis of the	864
registration, notice of intent to reside, change of address	865
notification, or address verification requirement that was	866
violated under the prohibition is a felony of the fifth degree if	867
committed by an adult or a comparable category of offense	868
committed in another jurisdiction, the offender is guilty of a	869
felony of the fourth degree.	870

(iii) If the most serious sexually oriented offense or	871
child-victim oriented offense that was the basis of the	872
registration, notice of intent to reside, change of address	873
notification, or address verification requirement that was	874
violated under the prohibition is a misdemeanor of the first	875
degree if committed by an adult or a comparable category of	876
offense committed in another jurisdiction, the offender is guilty	877
of a felony of the fifth degree.	878

(iv) If the most serious sexually oriented offense or	879
child-victim oriented offense that was the basis of the	880
registration, notice of intent to reside, change of address	881
notification, or address verification requirement that was	882
violated under the prohibition is a misdemeanor other than a	883
misdemeanor of the first degree if committed by an adult or a	884
comparable category of offense committed in another jurisdiction,	885
the offender is guilty of a misdemeanor that is one degree higher	886
than the most serious sexually oriented offense or child-victim	887
oriented offense that was the basis of the registration, change of	888
address, or address verification requirement that was violated	889
under the prohibition or, if the most serious sexually oriented	890
offense or child-victim oriented offense that was the basis of the	891
registration, notice of intent to reside, change of address, or	892
address verification requirement that was violated under the	893
prohibition was a comparable category of offense committed in	894
another jurisdiction, the offender is guilty of a misdemeanor that	895
is one degree higher than the most serious sexually oriented	896
offense or child-victim oriented offense committed in the other	897
jurisdiction would constitute or would have constituted if it had	898
been committed in this state.	899

(2) In addition to any penalty or sanction imposed under	900
division (A)(1) of this section or any other provision of law for	901
a violation of a prohibition in section 2950.04, 2950.041,	902
2950.05, or 2950.06 of the Revised Code, if the offender or	903
delinquent child is subject to a community control sanction, is on	904
parole, is subject to one or more post-release control sanctions,	905
or is subject to any other type of supervised release at the time	906
of the violation, the violation shall constitute a violation of	907
the terms and conditions of the community control sanction,	908
parole, post-release control sanction, or other type of supervised	909
release.	910

(3) As used in division (A)(1) of this section, "comparable	911
category of offense committed in another jurisdiction" means a	912
sexually oriented offense or child-victim oriented offense that	913
was the basis of the registration, notice of intent to reside,	914
change of address notification, or address verification	915
requirement that was violated, that is a violation of an existing	916
or former law of another state or the United States, an existing	917
or former law applicable in a military court or in an Indian	918
tribal court, or an existing or former law of any nation other	919
than the United States, and that, if it had been committed in this	920
state, would constitute or would have constituted aggravated	921
murder, murder, or a felony of the first, second, or third degree	922
for purposes of division (A)(1)(a)(i) of this section, a felony of	923
the fourth or fifth degree or a misdemeanor for purposes of	924
division (A)(1)(a)(ii) of this section, aggravated murder, murder,	925
or a felony of the first, second, third, or fourth degree for	926
purposes of division (A)(1)(b)(i) of this section, a felony of the	927
fifth degree for purposes of division (A)(1)(b)(ii) of this	928
section, a misdemeanor of the first degree for purposes of	929
division (A)(1)(b)(iii) of this section, or a misdemeanor other	930
than a misdemeanor of the first degree for purposes of division	931
(A)(1)(b)(iv) of this section.	932

(B) If a person violates a prohibition in section 2950.04,	933
2950.041, 2950.05, or 2950.06 of the Revised Code that applies to	934
the person as a result of the person being adjudicated a	935
delinquent child and being classified a juvenile offender	936
registrant or as an out-of-state juvenile offender registrant,	937
both of the following apply:	938

(1) If the violation occurs while the person is under	939
eighteen years of age, the person is subject to proceedings under	940
Chapter 2152. of the Revised Code based on the violation.	941

(2) If the violation occurs while the person is eighteen	942
years of age or older, the person is subject to criminal	943
prosecution based on the violation.	944

(C) Whoever violates division (C) of section 2950.13 of the	945
Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.	946

(D) Whoever violates division (D) of section 2950.15 of the	947
Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.	948

Sec. 4503.237.  (A)(1) Upon presentation of an order issued	949
under section 2950.15 of the Revised Code and compliance with all	950
applicable laws relating to the registration of motor vehicles,	951
the registrar shall issue to the applicant sex offender	952
registration and notification law (SORN law) license plates. SORN	953
law license plates may be issued for any vehicle registered in the	954
name of the person named in the order or for any vehicle the	955
person named in the order intends to operate.	956

SORN law license plates shall have a distinctive fluorescent	957
green background color and carry a special serial number that is	958
readily identified by law enforcement officers. The registrar of	959
motor vehicles shall designate the distinctive fluorescent green	960
color and serial number to be used on SORN law license plates,	961
which shall remain the same from year to year and shall not be	962
displayed on any other motor vehicles.	963

The bureau of motor vehicles shall adopt rules providing for	964
the decentralization of the issuance of SORN law license plates	965
under this section. The rules shall provide for the issuance of	966
the SORN law license plates by at least one agency in each county.	967

(2) If a person to whom an order issued under section 2950.15	968
of the Revised Code applies purchases a motor vehicle or if	969
another person purchases a motor vehicle that a person to whom	970
such an order applies will operate, and if the purchaser presents	971
the order as described in division (A)(1) of this section, the	972
purchaser may be issued a temporary license placard or windshield	973
sticker in accordance with section 4503.182 of the Revised Code.	974
If a temporary license placard or windshield sticker is issued to	975
the purchaser under this division in accordance with section	976
4503.182 of the Revised Code, the person to whom the order issued	977
under section 2950.15 of the Revised Code applies may operate the	978
motor vehicle in accordance with division (C)(3) of section	979
2950.15 of the Revised Code without displaying on that vehicle	980
SORN law license plates. The person may operate the motor vehicle	981
in accordance with that division until the person is provided the	982
SORN law license plates or until the expiration of the thirty-day	983
period described in section 4503.182 of the Revised Code,	984
whichever is earlier.	985

(B) No person operating a motor vehicle displaying SORN law	986
license plates as described in this division shall knowingly	987
disguise or obscure the color of the SORN law license plate.	988

(C) Whoever violates division (B) of this section is guilty	989
of a minor misdemeanor.	990

Sec. 4511.203.  (A) No person shall permit a motor vehicle	991
owned by the person or under the person's control to be driven by	992
another if any of the following apply:	993

(1) The offender knows or has reasonable cause to believe	994
that the other person does not have a valid driver's or commercial	995
driver's license or permit or valid nonresident driving	996
privileges.	997

(2) The offender knows or has reasonable cause to believe	998
that the other person's driver's or commercial driver's license or	999
permit or nonresident operating privileges have been suspended or	1000
canceled under Chapter 4510. or any other provision of the Revised	1001
Code.	1002

(3) The offender knows or has reasonable cause to believe	1003
that the other person's act of driving the motor vehicle would	1004
violate any prohibition contained in Chapter 4509. of the Revised	1005
Code.	1006

(4) The offender knows or has reasonable cause to believe	1007
that the other person's act of driving would violate section	1008
4511.19 of the Revised Code or any substantially equivalent	1009
municipal ordinance.	1010

(5) The offender knows or has reasonable cause to believe	1011
that a court order issued under division (A) of section 2950.15 of	1012
the Revised Code applies to the person, the motor vehicle does not	1013
display SORN law license plates as described in section 4503.237	1014
of the Revised Code, and the offender is not authorized by	1015
division (C) of that section to operate that vehicle without	1016
displaying on that vehicle SORN law license plates.	1017

(B) Without limiting or precluding the consideration of any	1018
other evidence in determining whether a violation of division	1019
(A)(1), (2), (3), or (4) of this section has occurred, it shall be	1020
prima-facie evidence that the offender knows or has reasonable	1021
cause to believe that the operator of the motor vehicle owned by	1022
the offender or under the offender's control is in a category	1023
described in division (A)(1), (2), (3), or (4) of this section if	1024
any of the following applies:	1025

(1) Regarding an operator allegedly in the category described	1026
in division (A)(1) or (3) of this section, the offender and the	1027
operator of the motor vehicle reside in the same household and are	1028
related by consanguinity or affinity.	1029

(2) Regarding an operator allegedly in the category described	1030
in division (A)(2) of this section, the offender and the operator	1031
of the motor vehicle reside in the same household, and the	1032
offender knows or has reasonable cause to believe that the	1033
operator has been charged with or convicted of any violation of	1034
law or ordinance, or has committed any other act or omission, that	1035
would or could result in the suspension or cancellation of the	1036
operator's license, permit, or privilege.	1037

(3) Regarding an operator allegedly in the category described	1038
in division (A)(4) of this section, the offender and the operator	1039
of the motor vehicle occupied the motor vehicle together at the	1040
time of the offense.	1041

(C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of wrongful	1042
entrustment of a motor vehicle, a misdemeanor of the first degree.	1043
In addition to the penalties imposed under Chapter 2929. of the	1044
Revised Code, the court shall impose a class seven suspension of	1045
the offender's driver's license, commercial driver's license,	1046
temporary instruction permit, probationary license, or nonresident	1047
operating privilege from the range specified in division (A)(7) of	1048
section 4510.02 of the Revised Code, and, if the vehicle involved	1049
in the offense is registered in the name of the offender, the	1050
court shall order one of the following:	1051

(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (C)(2) or (3) of	1052
this section, the court shall order, for thirty days, the	1053
immobilization of the vehicle involved in the offense and the	1054
impoundment of that vehicle's license plates. The order shall be	1055
issued and enforced under section 4503.233 of the Revised Code.	1056

(2) If the offender previously has been convicted of or	1057
pleaded guilty to one violation of this section or a substantially	1058
equivalent municipal ordinance, the court shall order, for sixty	1059
days, the immobilization of the vehicle involved in the offense	1060
and the impoundment of that vehicle's license plates. The order	1061
shall be issued and enforced under section 4503.233 of the Revised	1062
Code.	1063

(3) If the offender previously has been convicted of or	1064
pleaded guilty to two or more violations of this section or a	1065
substantially equivalent municipal ordinance, the court shall	1066
order the criminal forfeiture to the state of the vehicle involved	1067
in the offense. The order shall be issued and enforced under	1068
section 4503.234 of the Revised Code.	1069

If title to a motor vehicle that is subject to an order for	1070
criminal forfeiture under this division is assigned or transferred	1071
and division (B)(2) or (3) of section 4503.234 of the Revised Code	1072
applies, in addition to or independent of any other penalty	1073
established by law, the court may fine the offender the value of	1074
the vehicle as determined by publications of the national auto	1075
dealer's association. The proceeds from any fine imposed under	1076
this division shall be distributed in accordance with division	1077
(C)(2) of section 4503.234 of the Revised Code.	1078

(D) If a court orders the immobilization of a vehicle under	1079
division (C) of this section, the court shall not release the	1080
vehicle from the immobilization before the termination of the	1081
period of immobilization ordered unless the court is presented	1082
with current proof of financial responsibility with respect to	1083
that vehicle.	1084

(E) If a court orders the criminal forfeiture of a vehicle	1085
under division (C) of this section, upon receipt of the order from	1086
the court, neither the registrar of motor vehicles nor any deputy	1087
registrar shall accept any application for the registration or	1088
transfer of registration of any motor vehicle owned or leased by	1089
the person named in the order. The period of denial shall be five	1090
years after the date the order is issued, unless, during that	1091
five-year period, the court with jurisdiction of the offense that	1092
resulted in the order terminates the forfeiture and notifies the	1093
registrar of the termination. If the court terminates the	1094
forfeiture and notifies the registrar, the registrar shall take	1095
all necessary measures to permit the person to register a vehicle	1096
owned or leased by the person or to transfer the registration of	1097
the vehicle.	1098

(F) This section does not apply to motor vehicle rental	1099
dealers or motor vehicle leasing dealers, as defined in section	1100
4549.65 of the Revised Code.	1101

(G) Evidence of a conviction of, plea of guilty to, or	1102
adjudication as a delinquent child for a violation of this section	1103
or a substantially similar municipal ordinance shall not be	1104
admissible as evidence in any civil action that involves the	1105
offender or delinquent child who is the subject of the conviction,	1106
plea, or adjudication and that arises from the wrongful	1107
entrustment of a motor vehicle.	1108

(H) As used in this section, a vehicle is owned by a person	1109
if, at the time of a violation of this section, the vehicle is	1110
registered in the person's name.	1111

Section 2. That existing sections 2929.14, 2929.24, 2950.99,	1112
and 4511.203 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.	1113