| (C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of assault, and | 11 |
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the court shall sentence the offender as provided in this division | 12 |
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and divisions (C)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6) of this section. | 13 |
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Except as otherwise provided in division (C)(1), (2), (3), (4), or | 14 |
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(5) of this section, assault is a misdemeanor of the first degree. | 15 |
| (1) Except as otherwise provided in this division, if the | 16 |
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offense is committed by a caretaker against a functionally | 17 |
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impaired person under the caretaker's care, assault is a felony of | 18 |
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the fourth degree. If the offense is committed by a caretaker | 19 |
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against a functionally impaired person under the caretaker's care, | 20 |
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if the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty | 21 |
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to a violation of this section or section 2903.11 or 2903.16 of | 22 |
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the Revised Code, and if in relation to the previous conviction | 23 |
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the offender was a caretaker and the victim was a functionally | 24 |
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impaired person under the offender's care, assault is a felony of | 25 |
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the third degree. | 26 |
| (a) The offense occurs in or on the grounds of a state | 29 |
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correctional institution or an institution of the department of | 30 |
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youth services, the victim of the offense is an employee of the | 31 |
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department of rehabilitation and correction, the department of | 32 |
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youth services, or a probation department or is on the premises of | 33 |
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the particular institution for business purposes or as a visitor, | 34 |
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and the offense is committed by a person incarcerated in the state | 35 |
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correctional institution, by a person institutionalized in the | 36 |
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department of youth services institution pursuant to a commitment | 37 |
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to the department of youth services, by a parolee, by an offender | 38 |
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under transitional control, under a community control sanction, or | 39 |
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on an escorted visit, by a person under post-release control, or | 40 |
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by an offender under any other type of supervision by a government | 41 |
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agency. | 42 |
| (b) The offense occurs in or on the grounds of a local | 43 |
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correctional facility, the victim of the offense is an employee of | 44 |
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the local correctional facility or a probation department or is on | 45 |
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the premises of the facility for business purposes or as a | 46 |
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visitor, and the offense is committed by a person who is under | 47 |
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custody in the facility subsequent to the person's arrest for any | 48 |
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crime or delinquent act, subsequent to the person's being charged | 49 |
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with or convicted of any crime, or subsequent to the person's | 50 |
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being alleged to be or adjudicated a delinquent child. | 51 |
| (c) The offense occurs off the grounds of a state | 52 |
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correctional institution and off the grounds of an institution of | 53 |
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the department of youth services, the victim of the offense is an | 54 |
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employee of the department of rehabilitation and correction, the | 55 |
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department of youth services, or a probation department, the | 56 |
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offense occurs during the employee's official work hours and while | 57 |
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the employee is engaged in official work responsibilities, and the | 58 |
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offense is committed by a person incarcerated in a state | 59 |
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correctional institution or institutionalized in the department of | 60 |
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youth services who temporarily is outside of the institution for | 61 |
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any purpose, by a parolee, by an offender under transitional | 62 |
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control, under a community control sanction, or on an escorted | 63 |
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visit, by a person under post-release control, or by an offender | 64 |
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under any other type of supervision by a government agency. | 65 |
| (d) The offense occurs off the grounds of a local | 66 |
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correctional facility, the victim of the offense is an employee of | 67 |
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the local correctional facility or a probation department, the | 68 |
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offense occurs during the employee's official work hours and while | 69 |
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the employee is engaged in official work responsibilities, and the | 70 |
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offense is committed by a person who is under custody in the | 71 |
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facility subsequent to the person's arrest for any crime or | 72 |
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delinquent act, subsequent to the person being charged with or | 73 |
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convicted of any crime, or subsequent to the person being alleged | 74 |
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to be or adjudicated a delinquent child and who temporarily is | 75 |
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outside of the facility for any purpose or by a parolee, by an | 76 |
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offender under transitional control, under a community control | 77 |
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sanction, or on an escorted visit, by a person under post-release | 78 |
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control, or by an offender under any other type of supervision by | 79 |
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a government agency. | 80 |
| (e) The victim of the offense is a school teacher or | 81 |
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administrator or a school bus operator, and the offense occurs in | 82 |
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a school, on school premises, in a school building, on a school | 83 |
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bus, or while the victim is outside of school premises or a school | 84 |
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bus and is engaged in duties or official responsibilities | 85 |
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associated with the victim's employment or position as a school | 86 |
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teacher or administrator or a school bus operator, including, but | 87 |
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not limited to, driving, accompanying, or chaperoning students at | 88 |
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or on class or field trips, athletic events, or other school | 89 |
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extracurricular activities or functions outside of school | 90 |
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premises. | 91 |
| (f) The victim of the offense is a dog warden or deputy dog | 92 |
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warden appointed or employed under Chapter 955. of the Revised | 93 |
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Code, a humane agent appointed under Chapter 1717. of the Revised | 94 |
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Code, or an animal control officer appointed or employed by a | 95 |
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political subdivision, and the victim is engaged in duties or | 96 |
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official responsibilities associated with the victim's employment | 97 |
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or position as a dog warden, deputy dog warden, humane agent, or | 98 |
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animal control officer. | 99 |
| (4) If the victim of the offense is a peace officer or an | 105 |
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investigator of the bureau of criminal identification and | 106 |
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investigation and if the victim suffered serious physical harm as | 107 |
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a result of the commission of the offense, assault is a felony of | 108 |
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the fourth degree, and the court, pursuant to division (F) of | 109 |
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section 2929.13 of the Revised Code, shall impose as a mandatory | 110 |
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prison term one of the prison terms prescribed for a felony of the | 111 |
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fourth degree that is at least twelve months in duration. | 112 |
| (5) If the victim of the offense is an officer or employee of | 113 |
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a public children services agency or a private child placing | 114 |
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agency and the offense relates to the officer's or employee's | 115 |
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performance or anticipated performance of official | 116 |
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responsibilities or duties, assault is either a felony of the | 117 |
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fifth degree or, if the offender previously has been convicted of | 118 |
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or pleaded guilty to an offense of violence, the victim of that | 119 |
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prior offense was an officer or employee of a public children | 120 |
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services agency or private child placing agency, and that prior | 121 |
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offense related to the officer's or employee's performance or | 122 |
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anticipated performance of official responsibilities or duties, a | 123 |
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felony of the fourth degree. | 124 |
| (6) If an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to | 125 |
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assault when it is a misdemeanor also is convicted of or pleads | 126 |
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guilty to a specification as described in section 2941.1423 of the | 127 |
|
Revised Code that was included in the indictment, count in the | 128 |
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indictment, or information charging the offense, the court shall | 129 |
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sentence the offender to a mandatory jail term as provided in | 130 |
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division (G) of section 2929.24 of the Revised Code. | 131 |
| If an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to | 132 |
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assault when it is a felony also is convicted of or pleads guilty | 133 |
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to a specification as described in section 2941.1423 of the | 134 |
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Revised Code that was included in the indictment, count in the | 135 |
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indictment, or information charging the offense, except as | 136 |
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otherwise provided in division (C)(4) of this section, the court | 137 |
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shall sentence the offender to a mandatory prison term as provided | 138 |
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in division (D)(8) of section 2929.14 of the Revised Code. | 139 |
| (4) "Local correctional facility" means a county, | 147 |
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multicounty, municipal, municipal-county, or multicounty-municipal | 148 |
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jail or workhouse, a minimum security jail established under | 149 |
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section 341.23 or 753.21 of the Revised Code, or another county, | 150 |
|
multicounty, municipal, municipal-county, or multicounty-municipal | 151 |
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facility used for the custody of persons arrested for any crime or | 152 |
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delinquent act, persons charged with or convicted of any crime, or | 153 |
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persons alleged to be or adjudicated a delinquent child. | 154 |