As Introduced

129th General Assembly
Regular Session
2011-2012
H. B. No. 323


Representatives Dovilla, Anielski 

Cosponsors: Representatives Baker, Henne, Newbold, Boose 

A BILL
To amend sections 145.572, 145.573, 742.463, 742.464, 1
2901.43, 2929.192, 2929.193, 3305.11, 3305.12, 2
3307.372, 3307.373, 3309.672, 3309.673, 5505.262, 3
and 5505.263 of the Revised Code to add extortion 4
and perjury to the felonies committed by a public 5
retirement system member while serving in a 6
position of honor, trust, or profit under the law 7
governing the forfeiture of retirement system 8
benefits and the termination of retirement system 9
disability benefits.10


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

       Section 1.  That sections 145.572, 145.573, 742.463, 742.464, 11
2901.43, 2929.192, 2929.193, 3305.11, 3305.12, 3307.372, 3307.373, 12
3309.672, 3309.673, 5505.262, and 5505.263 of the Revised Code be 13
amended to read as follows:14

       Sec. 145.572. (A)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of 15
this chapter, the following shall be subject to a forfeiture 16
ordered under division (A) or (B) of section 2929.192 of the 17
Revised Code:18

       (a) The right of a member to receive any payment under a 19
pension, annuity, allowance, or other type of benefit under this 20
chapter, other than a payment of the accumulated contributions 21
standing to the person's credit under this chapter;22

        (b) The right of a contributor to receive a benefit under 23
division (B) of section 145.384 of the Revised Code, other than a 24
payment of the person's contributions made under section 145.38 or 25
145.383 of the Revised Code.26

        (2) The public employees retirement system shall comply with 27
a forfeiture order issued under division (A) or (B) of section 28
2929.192 of the Revised Code at the time the member or contributor 29
applies for payment of the person's accumulated contributions. 30
Upon payment of the person's contributions and cancellation of any 31
corresponding service credit, a person who is subject to the 32
forfeiture order described in this division may not restore any 33
canceled service credit under this chapter or the provisions of 34
Chapter 742., 3305., 3307., 3309., or 5505. of the Revised Code.35

       (B) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if 36
the system receives notice pursuant to section 2901.43 of the 37
Revised Code that a person who has accumulated contributions 38
standing to the person's credit pursuant to this chapter is 39
charged with any offense or violation listed or described in 40
divisionsdivision (D)(1) to (3) of section 2929.192 of the 41
Revised Code that is a felony inunder the circumstances specified 42
in the particular divisionthat section, all of the following 43
apply:44

       (1) No payment of those accumulated contributions or of any 45
other amount or amounts to be paid to a person who is a 46
contributor under this chapter upon the person's withdrawal of 47
contributions pursuant to this chapter shall be made prior to 48
whichever of the following is applicable:49

       (a) If the person is convicted of or pleads guilty to the 50
charge and forfeiture is ordered under division (A) or (B) of 51
section 2929.192 of the Revised Code, the day on which the system 52
receives from the court a copy of the journal entry of the 53
offender's sentence under that section;54

       (b) If the charge against the person is dismissed, the person 55
is found not guilty of the charge, or the person is found not 56
guilty by reason of insanity of the charge, the day on which the 57
system receives notice of the final disposition of the charge.58

       (2) The system shall not process any application for payment 59
under this chapter from the person prior to the final disposition 60
of the charge.61

       Sec. 145.573.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this 62
chapter, a disability benefit granted under this chapter is 63
subject to an order issued under section 2929.193 of the Revised 64
Code. The public employees retirement board shall comply with the 65
order.66

       On receipt of notice under section 2901.43 of the Revised 67
Code that a public employees retirement system member is charged 68
with an offense listed in division (D) of section 2929.192 of the 69
Revised Code under the circumstances specified in that division70
section, the system shall determine whether the member has been 71
granted a disability benefit. If so, the system shall send written 72
notice to the prosecutor assigned to the case that the member has 73
been granted a disability benefit under this chapter and may be 74
subject to section 2929.193 of the Revised Code.75

       Sec. 742.463.  (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of 76
this chapter, any payment of accumulated contributions standing to 77
a person's credit under this chapter and any other amount or 78
amounts to be paid to a person who is a contributor under this 79
chapter upon the person's withdrawal of contributions pursuant to 80
this chapter shall be subject to any forfeiture ordered under 81
division (A) or (B) of section 2929.192 of the Revised Code, and 82
the Ohio police and fire pension fund shall comply with that order 83
in making the payment. Upon payment of the person's accumulated 84
contributions and cancellation of the corresponding service 85
credit, a person who is subject to the forfeiture described in 86
this division may not restore the canceled service credit under 87
this chapter or under Chapter 145., 3305., 3307., 3309., or 5505. 88
of the Revised Code.89

       (B) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if 90
the fund receives notice pursuant to section 2901.43 of the 91
Revised Code that a person who has accumulated contributions 92
standing to the person's credit pursuant to this chapter is 93
charged with any offense or violation listed or described in 94
divisionsdivision (D)(1) to (3) of section 2929.192 of the 95
Revised Code that is a felony inunder the circumstances specified 96
in the particular divisionthat section, all of the following 97
apply:98

       (1) No payment of those accumulated contributions or of any 99
other amount or amounts to be paid to a person who is a 100
contributor under this chapter upon the person's withdrawal of 101
contributions pursuant to this chapter shall be made prior to 102
whichever of the following is applicable:103

       (a) If the person is convicted of or pleads guilty to the 104
charge and forfeiture is ordered under division (A) or (B) of 105
section 2929.192 of the Revised Code, the day on which the fund 106
receives from the court a copy of the journal entry of the 107
offender's sentence under that section;108

       (b) If the charge against the person is dismissed, the person 109
is found not guilty of the charge, or the person is found not 110
guilty by reason of insanity of the charge, the day on which the 111
fund receives notice of the final disposition of the charge.112

       (2) The fund shall not process any application for payment 113
under this chapter from the person prior to the final disposition 114
of the charge.115

       Sec. 742.464.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this 116
chapter, a disability benefit granted under this chapter is 117
subject to an order issued under section 2929.193 of the Revised 118
Code. The board of trustees of the Ohio police and fire pension 119
fund shall comply with the order.120

       On receipt of notice under section 2901.43 of the Revised 121
Code that an Ohio police and fire pension fund member is charged 122
with an offense listed in division (D) of section 2929.192 of the 123
Revised Code under the circumstances specified in that division124
section, the fund shall determine whether the member has been 125
granted a disability benefit. If so, the fund shall send written 126
notice to the prosecutor assigned to the case that the member has 127
been granted a disability benefit under this chapter and may be 128
subject to section 2929.193 of the Revised Code.129

       Sec. 2901.43. (A)(1) As used in this section:130

       (a) "Public retirement system," "alternative retirement 131
plan," and "prosecutor" have the same meanings as in section 132
2907.15 of the Revised Code.133

       (b) "Position of honor, trust, or profit" has the same 134
meaning as in section 2929.192 of the Revised Code.135

       (2) For purposes of divisions (B) and (C) of this section, a136
both of the following apply:137

       (a) A violation of section 2923.32 of the Revised Code or any 138
other violation or offense that includes as an element a course of 139
conduct or the occurrence of multiple acts is "committed on or 140
after the effective date of this sectionMay 13, 2008," if the 141
course of conduct continues, one or more of the multiple acts 142
occurs, or the subject person's accountability for the course of 143
conduct or for one or more of the multiple acts continues, on or 144
after the effective date of this sectionMay 13, 2008;145

       (b) A violation of section 2923.32 of the Revised Code or any 146
other violation or offense that includes as an element a course of 147
conduct or the occurrence of multiple acts is "committed on or 148
after the effective date of this amendment" if the course of 149
conduct continues, one or more of the multiple acts occurs, or the 150
offender's accountability for the course of conduct or for one or 151
more of the multiple acts continues on or after the effective date 152
of this amendment.153

       (B) This section applies to a person to whom all of the 154
following apply:155

       (1) The person is charged with an offense described in 156
division (D) of section 2929.192 of the Revised Code that was 157
allegedly committed on or after the appropriate date specified in 158
that division.159

       (2) The offense was allegedly committed while the person was 160
serving in a position of honor, trust, or profit.161

       (3) At the time of the alleged offense, the person was one of 162
the following:163

       (a) A member of a public retirement system; 164

       (b) A contributor to a public retirement system receiving or 165
eligible to receive a benefit under section 145.384, 742.26, 166
3307.352, or 3309.344 of the Revised Code;167

       (c) A participant in an alternative retirement plan.168

       (C) Upon the filing of charges against a person alleging that 169
the person committed on or after the effective date of this 170
section any violation or offense specified in division (C) of this 171
section, if the person allegedly committed the violation or 172
offense while serving in a position of honor, trust, or profit and 173
if the person is an electing employee participating in an 174
alternative retirement plan or a member of a public retirement 175
systemsubject to this section, the prosecutor who is assigned the 176
case shall send written notice that those charges have been filed 177
against that person to the alternative retirement plan in which 178
the person is a participant or the public retirement system in 179
which the person is a member or contributor, whichever is 180
applicable. The written notice shall specifically identify the 181
person charged.182

       (C) Division (B) of this section applies when a person is 183
charged with committing on or after the effective date of this 184
section any offense or violation listed or described in divisions 185
(D)(1) to (3) of section 2929.192 of the Revised Code that is a 186
felony, in the circumstances specified in the particular division.187

       Sec. 2929.192. (A) If an offender is being sentenced for any 188
felony offense listed in division (D) of this section that was 189
committed on or after May 13, 2008, if the offender committed the 190
offense while serving in a position of honor, trust, or profit, 191
and if the offender, at the time of the commission of the offense, 192
was a member of any public retirement system or a participant in 193
an alternative retirement plan, inIn addition to any other 194
sanction ita court imposes under section 2929.14, 2929.15, 195
2929.16, 2929.17, or 2929.18 of the Revised Code but subject to 196
division (B) of this section, the court shall order the forfeiture 197
to the public retirement system or alternative retirement plan in 198
which the offender was a member, contributor, or participant of 199
the offender's right to a retirement allowance, pension, 200
disability benefit, or other right or benefit, other than payment 201
of the offender's accumulated contributions, earned by reason of 202
the offender's being a member of the public retirement system or 203
alternative retirement plan. Aif all of the following apply:204

       (1) The offender is being sentenced for an offense described 205
in division (D) of this section that was committed on or after the 206
appropriate date specified in that division.207

       (2) The offense was committed while the offender was serving 208
in a position of honor, trust, or profit.209

       (3) At the time of the offense, the offender was one of the 210
following:211

       (a) A member of a public retirement system; 212

       (b) A contributor to a public retirement system receiving or 213
eligible to receive a benefit under section 145.384, 742.26, 214
3307.352, or 3309.344 of the Revised Code;215

       (c) A participant in an alternative retirement plan.216

       A forfeiture ordered under this division is part of, and 217
shall be included in, the sentence of the offender. The court 218
shall send a copy of the journal entry imposing sentence on the 219
offender to the appropriate public retirement system or 220
alternative retirement plan in which the offender was a member, 221
contributor, or participant.222

       (B) In any case in which a sentencing court is required to 223
order forfeiture of an offender's right to a retirement allowance, 224
pension, disability benefit, or other right or benefit under 225
division (A) of this section, the offender may request a hearing 226
regarding the forfeiture by delivering to the court prior to 227
sentencing a written request for a hearing. If a request for a 228
hearing is made by the offender prior to sentencing, the court 229
shall conduct the hearing before sentencing. The court shall 230
notify the offender, the prosecutor who handled the case in which 231
the offender was convicted of or pleaded guilty to the offense for 232
which the forfeiture order was imposed, and the appropriate public 233
retirement system, or alternative retirement plan provider, 234
whichever is applicable, or, if more than one is specified in the 235
motion, the applicable combination of these, of the hearing. A 236
hearing scheduled under this division shall be limited to a 237
consideration of whether there is good cause based on evidence 238
presented by the offender for the forfeiture order not to be 239
issued. If the court determines based on evidence presented by the 240
offender that there is good cause for the forfeiture order not to 241
be issued, the court shall not issue the forfeiture order. If the 242
offender does not request a hearing prior to sentencing or if the 243
court conducts a hearing but does not determine based on evidence 244
presented by the offender that there is good cause for the 245
forfeiture order not to be issued, the court shall order the 246
forfeiture described in division (A) of this section in accordance 247
with that division and shall send a copy of the journal entry 248
imposing sentence on the offender to the appropriate public 249
retirement system or alternative retirement plan in which the 250
offender was a member, contributor, or participant.251

       (C) Upon receipt of a copy of the journal entry imposing 252
sentence on an offender under division (A) or (B) of this section 253
that contains an order of forfeiture of a type described in that 254
division, the public retirement system or alternative retirement 255
plan in which the offender was a member, contributor, or 256
participant shall comply with the forfeiture order on application 257
for a refund of the accumulated contributions of the member, 258
contributor, or participant.259

       (D)(1) Division (A) of this section applies regardingto an 260
offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to any of the 261
following offenses committed on or after May 13, 2008, that is a 262
felony and who committed the offense while serving in a position 263
of honor, trust, or profit:264

       (1)(a) A violation of section 2921.02 or 2923.32 of the 265
Revised Code that is a felony or a violation of section 2921.41 of 266
the Revised Code that is a felony of the third degree;267

       (2)(b) A violation of an existing or former municipal 268
ordinance or law of this or any other state or the United States 269
that is substantially equivalent to any violation listeddescribed270
in division (D)(1)(a) of this section;271

       (3)(c) A conspiracy to commit, attempt to commit, or 272
complicity in committing any violation listeddescribed in 273
division (D)(1)(a) or described in division (D)(2)(b) of this 274
section.275

       (2) Division (A) of this section applies to an offender who 276
is convicted of or pleads guilty to any of the following offenses 277
committed on or after the effective date of this amendment:278

       (a) A violation of section 2905.11 or 2921.11 of the Revised 279
Code that is a felony;280

       (b) A violation of an existing or former municipal ordinance 281
or law of this or any other state or the United States that is 282
substantially equivalent to any violation described in division 283
(D)(2)(a) of this section;284

       (c) A conspiracy to commit, attempt to commit, or complicity 285
in committing any violation described in division (D)(2)(a) or (b) 286
of this section.287

       (E) For purposes of divisions (A) anddivision (D) of this 288
section, aboth of the following apply:289

       (1) A violation of section 2923.32 of the Revised Code or any 290
other violation or offense that includes as an element a course of 291
conduct or the occurrence of multiple acts is "committed on or 292
after May 13, 2008," if the course of conduct continues, one or 293
more of the multiple acts occurs, or the subject person's294
offender's accountability for the course of conduct or for one or 295
more of the multiple acts continues, on or after May 13, 2008;296

       (2) A violation of section 2923.32 of the Revised Code or any 297
other violation or offense that includes as an element a course of 298
conduct or the occurrence of multiple acts is "committed on or 299
after the effective date of this amendment" if the course of 300
conduct continues, one or more of the multiple acts occurs, or the 301
offender's accountability for the course of conduct or for one or 302
more of the multiple acts continues on or after the effective date 303
of this amendment.304

       (F) As used in this section:305

       (1)(a) For the period beginning May 13, 2008, and ending the 306
day before the effective date of this amendmentJuly 29, 2011, 307
"position of honor, trust, or profit" means any of the following:308

       (i) An elective office of the state or any political 309
subdivision of the state;310

       (ii) A position on any board or commission of the state that 311
is appointed by the governor or the attorney general;312

       (iii) A position as a public official or employee, as defined 313
in section 102.01 of the Revised Code, who is required to file a 314
disclosure statement under section 102.02 of the Revised Code;315

       (iv) A position as a prosecutor, as defined in section 316
2935.01 of the Revised Code;317

       (v) A position as a peace officer, as defined in section 318
2935.01 of the Revised Code, or as the superintendent or a trooper 319
of the state highway patrol.320

       (b) On and after the effective date of this amendmentJuly 321
29, 2011, "position of honor, trust, or profit" has the same 322
meaning as in division (F)(1)(a) of this section, except that it 323
also includes a position in which, in the course of public 324
employment, an employee has control over the expenditure of public 325
funds of one hundred thousand dollars or more annually.326

       (2) "Public retirement system" and "alternative retirement 327
plan" have the same meanings as in section 2907.15 of the Revised 328
Code.329

       (3) "Accumulated contributions" means whichever of the 330
following is applicable:331

       (a) Regarding an offender who is a member of, or contributor 332
to, the public employees retirement system, except as otherwise 333
provided in division (F)(3)(a) of this section, "accumulated 334
contributions" has the same meaning as in section 145.01 of the 335
Revised Code. For a member participating in a PERS defined 336
contribution plan, "accumulated contributions" means the 337
contributions made under section 145.85 of the Revised Code and 338
any earnings on those contributions. For a member participating in 339
a PERS defined contribution plan that includes definitely 340
determinable benefits, "accumulated contributions" means the 341
contributions made under section 145.85 of the Revised Code, any 342
earnings on those contributions, and additionally any amounts paid 343
by the member to purchase service credits.344

       (b) Regarding an offender who is or was a member of, or 345
contributor to, the Ohio police and fire pension fund, 346
"accumulated contributions" means the amount payable to a member 347
under division (G) of section 742.37 of the Revised Code.348

       (c) Regarding an offender who is a member of, or contributor 349
to, the state teachers retirement system, except as otherwise 350
provided in division (F)(3)(c) of this section, "accumulated 351
contributions" has the same meaning as in section 3307.50 of the 352
Revised Code. For a member participating in an STRS defined 353
contribution plan, "accumulated contributions" means the 354
contributions made under section 3307.26 of the Revised Code to 355
participate in a plan established under section 3307.81 of the 356
Revised Code and any earnings on those contributions. For a member 357
participating in a STRS defined contribution plan that includes 358
definitely determinable benefits, "accumulated contributions" 359
means the contributions made under section 3307.26 of the Revised 360
Code to participate in a plan established under section 3307.81 of 361
the Revised Code, any earnings on those contributions, and 362
additionally any amounts paid by the member to purchase service 363
credits.364

       (d) Regarding an offender who is or was a member of, or 365
contributor to, the school employees retirement system, 366
"accumulated contributions" has the same meaning as in section 367
3309.01 of the Revised Code and also includes employee 368
contributions made under section 3309.85 of the Revised Code and 369
any earnings on those contributions.370

       (e) Regarding an offender who is or was a member of the state 371
highway patrol retirement system, "accumulated contributions" has 372
the same meaning as in section 5505.01 of the Revised Code.373

       (f) Regarding an offender who is or was participating in an 374
alternative retirement plan, "accumulated contributions" means the 375
amounts contributed to an alternative retirement plan 376
participant's account by the plan participant pursuant to section 377
3305.06 of the Revised Code and any earnings on those 378
contributions.379

       Sec. 2929.193.  (A) As used in this section:380

       (1) "Position of honor, trust, or profit" has the same 381
meaning as in division (F)(1)(b) of section 2929.192 of the 382
Revised Code.383

       (2) "Public retirement system," "alternative retirement 384
plan," and "prosecutor" have the same meanings as in section 385
2907.15 of the Revised Code.386

       (B) This section applies to an offender to whom all of the 387
following apply:388

       (1) The offender is being sentenced for aneither of the 389
following:390

       (a) An offense listeddescribed in division (D)(1) of section 391
2929.192 of the Revised Code that is a felony and was committed on 392
or after the effective date of this sectionJuly 29, 2011;393

       (b) An offense described in division (D)(2) of section 394
2929.192 of the Revised Code that was committed on or after the 395
effective date of this amendment.396

       (2) The offense was committed while the offender was serving 397
in a position of honor, trust, or profit.398

       (3) At the time of the offense, the offender was one of the 399
following:400

       (a) A member of a public retirement system;401

       (b) A contributor to a public retirement system receiving or 402
eligible to receive a benefit under section 145.384, 742.26, 403
3307.352, or 3309.344 of the Revised Code;404

       (c) A participant in an alternative retirement plan.405

       (4) Prior to the final disposition of the case, the offender 406
was granted a disability benefit by a public retirement system or 407
an alternative retirement plan provider.408

       (C)(1) Prior to sentencing an offender subject to this 409
section, the court shall hold a hearing regarding the condition 410
for which the offender was granted a disability benefit. Not later 411
than ten days prior to the scheduled date of the hearing, the 412
court shall give written notice of the hearing to the offender, 413
the prosecutor who handled the case, and the appropriate public 414
retirement system, alternative retirement plan provider, or, if 415
more than one is providing a disability benefit, the applicable 416
combination of these. The hearing shall be limited to a 417
consideration of whether the offender's disabling condition arose 418
out of the commission of the offense the offender was convicted of 419
or pleaded guilty to.420

       The system or provider shall submit to the court the 421
offender's medical reports and recommendations, and the offender's 422
disability application. If the court determines based on those 423
documents that the disabling condition arose out of the commission 424
of the offense the offender was convicted of or pleaded guilty to, 425
the court shall order the system or provider to terminate the 426
disability benefit.427

       (2) Any disability benefit paid the offender prior to its 428
termination may be recovered in accordance with section 145.563, 429
742.64, 3305.22, 3307.47, 3309.70, or 5505.34 of the Revised Code.430

       (D) For purposes of this section, aboth of the following 431
apply:432

       (1) A violation of section 2923.32 of the Revised Code or any 433
other violation or offense that includes as an element a course of 434
conduct or the occurrence of multiple acts is "committed on or 435
after the effective date of this sectionJuly 29, 2011," if the 436
course of conduct continues, one or more of the multiple acts 437
occurs, or the offender's accountability for the course of conduct 438
or for one or more of the multiple acts continues on or after the 439
effective date of this sectionJuly 29, 2011;440

       (2) A violation of section 2923.32 of the Revised Code or any 441
other violation or offense that includes as an element a course of 442
conduct or the occurrence of multiple acts is "committed on or 443
after the effective date of this amendment" if the course of 444
conduct continues, one or more of the multiple acts occurs, or the 445
offender's accountability for the course of conduct or for one or 446
more of the multiple acts continues on or after the effective date 447
of this amendment.448

       Sec. 3305.11.  (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of 449
this chapter, any payment of accumulated contributions standing to 450
a person's credit under this chapter and any other amount or 451
amounts to be paid to a person who is a contributor under this 452
chapter upon the person's withdrawal of contributions pursuant to 453
this chapter shall be subject to any forfeiture ordered under 454
division (A) or (B) of section 2929.192 of the Revised Code, and 455
the provider of an alternative retirement plan shall comply with 456
that order in making the payment. Upon payment of the person's 457
accumulated contributions and cancellation of the corresponding 458
service credit, a person who is subject to the forfeiture 459
described in this division may not restore the canceled service 460
credit under this chapter or under Chapter 145., 742., 3307., 461
3309., or 5505. of the Revised Code.462

       (B) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if 463
the provider of an alternative retirement plan receives notice 464
pursuant to section 2901.43 of the Revised Code that a person who 465
has accumulated contributions standing to the person's credit 466
pursuant to this chapter is charged with any offense or violation 467
listed or described in divisionsdivision (D)(1) to (3) of section 468
2929.192 of the Revised Code that is a felony inunder the 469
circumstances specified in the particular divisionthat section, 470
all of the following apply:471

       (1) No payment of those accumulated contributions or of any 472
other amount or amounts to be paid to a person who is a 473
contributor under this chapter upon the person's withdrawal of 474
contributions pursuant to this chapter shall be made prior to 475
whichever of the following is applicable:476

       (a) If the person is convicted of or pleads guilty to the 477
charge and forfeiture is ordered under division (A) or (B) of 478
section 2929.192 of the Revised Code, the day on which the 479
provider receives from the court a copy of the journal entry of 480
the offender's sentence under that section;481

       (b) If the charge against the person is dismissed, the person 482
is found not guilty of the charge, or the person is found not 483
guilty by reason of insanity of the charge, the day on which the 484
provider receives notice of the final disposition of the charge.485

       (2) The provider of an alternative retirement plan shall not 486
process any application for payment under this chapter from the 487
person prior to the final disposition of the charge.488

       Sec. 3305.12.  Notwithstanding any other provision of an 489
alternative retirement plan provided under this chapter, a 490
disability benefit granted under the alternative retirement plan 491
is subject to an order issued under section 2929.193 of the 492
Revised Code. The entity providing the alternative retirement plan 493
shall comply with the order.494

       On receipt of notice under section 2901.43 of the Revised 495
Code that an alternative retirement plan participant is charged 496
with an offense listed in division (D) of section 2929.192 of the 497
Revised Code under the circumstances specified in that division498
section, the entity shall determine whether the participant has 499
been granted a disability benefit. If so, the entity shall send 500
written notice to the prosecutor assigned to the case that the 501
participant has been granted a disability benefit under an 502
alternative retirement plan and may be subject to section 2929.193 503
of the Revised Code.504

       Sec. 3307.372.  (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of 505
this chapter, any payment of accumulated contributions standing to 506
a person's credit under this chapter and any other amount or 507
amounts to be paid to a person who is a contributor under this 508
chapter upon the person's withdrawal of contributions pursuant to 509
this chapter shall be subject to any forfeiture ordered under 510
division (A) or (B) of section 2929.192 of the Revised Code, and 511
the state teachers retirement system shall comply with that order 512
in making the payment. Upon payment of the person's accumulated 513
contributions and cancellation of the corresponding service 514
credit, a person who is subject to the forfeiture described in 515
this division may not restore the canceled service credit under 516
this chapter or under Chapter 145., 742., 3305., 3309., or 5505. 517
of the Revised Code.518

       (B) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if 519
the system receives notice pursuant to section 2901.43 of the 520
Revised Code that a person who has accumulated contributions 521
standing to the person's credit pursuant to this chapter is 522
charged with any offense or violation listed or described in 523
divisionsdivision (D)(1) to (3) of section 2929.192 of the 524
Revised Code that is a felony inunder the circumstances specified 525
in the particular divisionthat section, all of the following 526
apply:527

       (1) No payment of those accumulated contributions or of any 528
other amount or amounts to be paid to a person who is a 529
contributor under this chapter upon the person's withdrawal of 530
contributions pursuant to this chapter shall be made prior to 531
whichever of the following is applicable:532

       (a) If the person is convicted of or pleads guilty to the 533
charge and forfeiture is ordered under division (A) or (B) of 534
section 2929.192 of the Revised Code, the day on which the system 535
receives from the court a copy of the journal entry of the 536
offender's sentence under that section;537

       (b) If the charge against the person is dismissed, the person 538
is found not guilty of the charge, or the person is found not 539
guilty by reason of insanity of the charge, the day on which the 540
system receives notice of the final disposition of the charge.541

       (2) The system shall not process any application for payment 542
under this chapter from the person prior to the final disposition 543
of the charge.544

       Sec. 3307.373.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this 545
chapter, a disability benefit granted under this chapter is 546
subject to an order issued under section 2929.193 of the Revised 547
Code. The state teachers retirement board shall comply with the 548
order.549

       On receipt of notice under section 2901.43 of the Revised 550
Code that a state teachers retirement system member is charged 551
with an offense listed in division (D) of section 2929.192 of the 552
Revised Code under the circumstances specified in that division553
section, the system shall determine whether the member has been 554
granted a disability benefit. If so, the system shall send written 555
notice to the prosecutor assigned to the case that the member has 556
been granted a disability benefit under this chapter and may be 557
subject to section 2929.193 of the Revised Code. 558

       Sec. 3309.672.  (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of 559
this chapter, any payment of accumulated contributions standing to 560
a person's credit under this chapter and any other amount or 561
amounts to be paid to a person who is a contributor under this 562
chapter upon the person's withdrawal of contributions pursuant to 563
this chapter shall be subject to any forfeiture ordered under 564
division (A) or (B) of section 2929.192 of the Revised Code, and 565
the school employees retirement system shall comply with that 566
order in making the payment. Upon payment of the person's 567
accumulated contributions and cancellation of the corresponding 568
service credit, a person who is subject to the forfeiture 569
described in this division may not restore the canceled service 570
credit under this chapter or under Chapter 145., 742., 3305., 571
3307., or 5505. of the Revised Code.572

       (B) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if 573
the system receives notice pursuant to section 2901.43 of the 574
Revised Code that a person who has accumulated contributions 575
standing to the person's credit pursuant to this chapter is 576
charged with any offense or violation listed or described in 577
divisionsdivision (D)(1) to (3) of section 2929.192 of the 578
Revised Code that is a felony inunder the circumstances specified 579
in the particular divisionthat section, all of the following 580
apply:581

       (1) No payment of those accumulated contributions or of any 582
other amount or amounts to be paid to a person who is a 583
contributor under this chapter upon the person's withdrawal of 584
contributions pursuant to this chapter shall be made prior to 585
whichever of the following is applicable:586

       (a) If the person is convicted of or pleads guilty to the 587
charge and forfeiture is ordered under division (A) or (B) of 588
section 2929.192 of the Revised Code, the day on which the system 589
receives from the court a copy of the journal entry of the 590
offender's sentence under that section;591

       (b) If the charge against the person is dismissed, the person 592
is found not guilty of the charge, or the person is found not 593
guilty by reason of insanity of the charge, the day on which the 594
system receives notice of the final disposition of the charge.595

       (2) The system shall not process any application for payment 596
under this chapter from the person prior to the final disposition 597
of the charge.598

       Sec. 3309.673.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this 599
chapter, a disability benefit granted under this chapter is 600
subject to an order issued under section 2929.193 of the Revised 601
Code. The school employees retirement board shall comply with the 602
order.603

       On receipt of notice under section 2901.43 of the Revised 604
Code that a school employees retirement system member is charged 605
with an offense listed in division (D) of section 2929.192 of the 606
Revised Code under the circumstances specified in that division607
section, the system shall determine whether the member has been 608
granted a disability benefit. If so, the system shall send written 609
notice to the prosecutor assigned to the case that the member has 610
been granted a disability benefit under this chapter and may be 611
subject to section 2929.193 of the Revised Code. 612

       Sec. 5505.262.  (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of 613
this chapter, any payment of accumulated contributions standing to 614
a person's credit under this chapter and any other amount or 615
amounts to be paid to a person who is a contributor under this 616
chapter upon the person's withdrawal of contributions pursuant to 617
this chapter shall be subject to any forfeiture ordered under 618
division (A) or (B) of section 2929.192 of the Revised Code, and 619
the state highway patrol retirement system shall comply with that 620
order in making the payment. Upon payment of the person's 621
accumulated contributions and cancellation of the corresponding 622
service credit, a person who is subject to the forfeiture 623
described in this division may not restore the canceled service 624
credit under this chapter or under Chapter 145., 742., 3305., 625
3307., or 3309. of the Revised Code.626

       (B) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if 627
the system receives notice pursuant to section 2901.43 of the 628
Revised Code that a person who has accumulated contributions 629
standing to the person's credit pursuant to this chapter is 630
charged with any offense or violation listed or described in 631
divisionsdivision (D)(1) to (3) of section 2929.192 of the 632
Revised Code that is a felony inunder the circumstances specified 633
in the particular divisionthat section, all of the following 634
apply:635

       (1) No payment of those accumulated contributions or of any 636
other amount or amounts to be paid to a person who is a 637
contributor under this chapter upon the person's withdrawal of 638
contributions pursuant to this chapter shall be made prior to 639
whichever of the following is applicable:640

       (a) If the person is convicted of or pleads guilty to the 641
charge and forfeiture is ordered under division (A) or (B) of 642
section 2929.192 of the Revised Code, the day on which the system 643
receives from the court a copy of the journal entry of the 644
offender's sentence under that section;645

       (b) If the charge against the person is dismissed, the person 646
is found not guilty of the charge, or the person is found not 647
guilty by reason of insanity of the charge, the day on which the 648
system receives notice of the final disposition of the charge.649

       (2) The system shall not process any application for payment 650
under this chapter from the person prior to the final disposition 651
of the charge.652

       Sec. 5505.263.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this 653
chapter, a disability benefit granted under this chapter is 654
subject to an order issued under section 2929.193 of the Revised 655
Code. The state highway patrol retirement board shall comply with 656
the order.657

       On receipt of notice under section 2901.43 of the Revised 658
Code that a state highway patrol retirement system member is 659
charged with an offense listed in division (D) of section 2929.192 660
of the Revised Code under the circumstances specified in that 661
divisionsection, the system shall determine whether the member 662
has been granted a disability benefit. If so, the system shall 663
send written notice to the prosecutor assigned to the case that 664
the member has been granted a disability benefit under this 665
chapter and may be subject to section 2929.193 of the Revised 666
Code.667

       Section 2.  That existing sections 145.572, 145.573, 742.463, 668
742.464, 2901.43, 2929.192, 2929.193, 3305.11, 3305.12, 3307.372, 669
3307.373, 3309.672, 3309.673, 5505.262, and 5505.263 of the 670
Revised Code are hereby repealed.671