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As Reported by the Senate Judiciary Committee
123rd General Assembly
Regular Session
1999-2000 | Sub. H. B. No. 29 |
REPRESENTATIVES GRENDELL-PRINGLE-CLANCY-SCHULER-JERSE-
TAYLOR-MOTTLEY-WILLAMOWSKI-WOMERBENJAMIN-DAMSCHRODER-
TERWILLEGER-PADGETT-AUSTRIA-ALLEN-DISTEL-KRUPINSKI-DePIERO-
HOOPS-METELSKY-EVANS-FLANNERY-HARTNETT-MAIER-SALERNO-FORD-
THOMAS-BENDER-BUEHRER-
SENATORS BLESSING-LATTA
A BILL
To amend sections 2921.331 and 2929.14 of the Revised Code to increase
the penalty
for "failure to comply with an order or signal of a police
officer" regarding
the dangerous operation of a motor
vehicle.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That sections 2921.331 and 2929.14 of the Revised Code be amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 2921.331. (A) No person shall fail to comply with
any lawful order or direction of any police officer invested with
authority to direct, control, or regulate traffic.
(B) No person shall operate a motor vehicle so as willfully
to elude or flee a police officer after receiving a
visible or audible signal from a police officer to bring his THE
PERSON'S motor vehicle to a stop.
(C)(1) Whoever violates this section is guilty of failure to
comply with an order or signal of a police officer. A
(2) A violation
of division (A) of this section is a misdemeanor of the first
degree. A
(3) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN DIVISIONS (C)(4) AND (5) OF
THIS SECTION, A violation of division (B) of this section is a
misdemeanor of the first degree, except that a.
(4) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN DIVISION (C)(5) OF THIS SECTION, A
violation of
division (B) of this section is a felony of the fourth degree if
the jury or judge as trier of fact finds any one of the following
by proof beyond a reasonable doubt:
(1) In THAT, IN committing the offense, the offender was
fleeing
immediately after the commission of a felony;
(2).
(5)(a) A VIOLATION OF DIVISION (B) OF THIS SECTION IS A
FELONY OF THE THIRD DEGREE IF THE JURY OR JUDGE AS TRIER OF FACT FINDS ANY OF
THE FOLLOWING BY PROOF BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT:
(i)
The operation of the motor vehicle by the offender was
a proximate cause of serious physical harm to persons or
property;
(3).
(ii) The operation of the motor vehicle by the offender
caused a substantial risk of serious physical harm to persons or
property.
(b) IF A POLICE OFFICER PURSUES AN OFFENDER WHO IS
VIOLATING DIVISION (B) OF THIS
SECTION AND DIVISION (C)(5)(a)
OF THIS SECTION APPLIES, THE SENTENCING COURT, IN
DETERMINING THE SERIOUSNESS OF AN OFFENDER'S CONDUCT FOR PURPOSES OF
SENTENCING THE OFFENDER FOR A VIOLATION OF DIVISION
(B) OF THIS SECTION, SHALL
CONSIDER, ALONG WITH THE FACTORS SET FORTH IN SECTIONS 2929.12
AND 2929.13 OF THE REVISED
CODE THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE CONSIDERED, ALL OF THE
FOLLOWING:
(i) THE DURATION OF THE
PURSUIT;
(ii) THE DISTANCE OF THE
PURSUIT;
(iii) THE RATE OF SPEED AT WHICH THE
OFFENDER OPERATED THE MOTOR VEHICLE DURING THE PURSUIT;
(iv) WHETHER THE OFFENDER FAILED TO
STOP FOR TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS DURING THE PURSUIT;
(v) THE NUMBER OF TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR
STOP SIGNS FOR WHICH THE OFFENDER FAILED TO STOP DURING THE PURSUIT;
(vi) WHETHER THE OFFENDER OPERATED THE
MOTOR VEHICLE DURING THE PURSUIT WITHOUT LIGHTED LIGHTS DURING A TIME WHEN
LIGHTED
LIGHTS ARE REQUIRED;
(vii) WHETHER THE OFFENDER COMMITTED
A MOVING VIOLATION DURING THE PURSUIT;
(viii) THE NUMBER OF MOVING VIOLATIONS
THE OFFENDER COMMITTED
DURING THE PURSUIT;
(ix) ANY OTHER RELEVANT FACTORS
INDICATING THAT THE OFFENDER'S CONDUCT IS MORE SERIOUS THAN
CONDUCT NORMALLY CONSTITUTING THE OFFENSE.
(D) IF AN OFFENDER IS SENTENCED PURSUANT TO DIVISION (C)(4) OR
(5) OF THIS SECTION FOR A VIOLATION OF DIVISION (B) OF THIS SECTION,
AND IF THE OFFENDER IS SENTENCED TO A PRISON TERM FOR THAT VIOLATION, THE
OFFENDER SHALL SERVE THE PRISON TERM CONSECUTIVELY TO ANY OTHER PRISON TERM OR
MANDATORY PRISON TERM IMPOSED UPON THE OFFENDER.
(E) As used in this section, "police:
(1) "MOVING VIOLATION" HAS THE SAME MEANING AS IN SECTION 2743.70 of the Revised Code.
(2) "POLICE officer" has the same
meaning as in section 4511.01 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 2929.14. (A) Except as provided in
division (C), (D)(2), (D)(3), (D)(4), or (G) of this
section and except in relation to an offense for which a sentence
of death or life imprisonment is to be imposed, if the court
imposing a sentence upon an offender for a felony elects or is
required to impose a prison term on the offender pursuant to this
chapter and is not prohibited by division (G)(1) of section 2929.13 of the
Revised Code from imposing a prison term on the offender, the court shall
impose a definite prison term that shall
be one of the following:
(1) For a felony of the first degree, the prison term
shall be three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, or ten
years.
(2) For a felony of the second degree, the prison term
shall be two, three, four, five, six, seven, or eight years.
(3) For a felony of the third degree, the prison term
shall be one, two, three, four, or five years.
(4) For a felony of the fourth degree, the prison term
shall be six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen,
fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, or eighteen months.
(5) For a felony of the fifth degree, the prison term
shall be six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven,
or twelve months.
(B) Except as provided in division (C),
(D)(2), (D)(3), or (G) of this section, in section 2907.02
of the Revised Code, or in Chapter
2925. of the Revised Code, if the court
imposing a sentence upon an offender for a felony elects or is
required to impose a prison term on the offender and if the
offender previously has not served a prison term, the court shall
impose the shortest prison term authorized for the offense
pursuant to division (A) of this section, unless the
court finds on the record that the shortest prison term will
demean the seriousness of the offender's conduct or will not
adequately protect the public from future crime by the offender
or others.
(C) Except as provided in division (G) of this section or in Chapter 2925. of
the Revised Code, the court imposing a sentence upon an
offender for a felony may impose the longest prison term
authorized for the offense pursuant to division (A) of
this section only upon offenders who committed the worst forms of
the offense, upon offenders who pose the greatest likelihood of
committing future crimes, upon certain major drug offenders under
division (D)(3) of this section, and upon certain repeat
violent offenders in accordance with division (D)(2) of
this section.
(D)(1)(a)(i) Except as provided in division (D)(1)(b) of this section, if
an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a felony also
is convicted of or pleads guilty to a specification of the type
described in section 2941.144 of the
Revised Code
that charges the offender with having a firearm that is an automatic firearm
or that was equipped with a firearm muffler or silencer on or about the
offender's person or
under the offender's control while committing the felony, a specification of
the type described in section 2941.145 of the Revised
Code that charges the offender with having a firearm on or about the
offender's person or under the offender's control while committing the offense
and displaying
the firearm, brandishing
the firearm, indicating that the offender possessed the firearm, or
using it to facilitate the offense,
or a specification of the type described in section 2941.141 of the Revised
Code
that charges the offender with having a firearm on or about the offender's
person or under the offender's control while committing the felony, the
court, after imposing a prison term on the
offender for the felony under division (A),
(D)(2), or (D)(3) of this section, shall impose
an additional prison term, determined pursuant to this division,
that shall not be reduced pursuant to section 2929.20, section 2967.193, or
any other provision of Chapter 2967. or Chapter 5120. of the
Revised
Code. If the specification is of the type described in
section 2941.144 of the Revised Code, the
additional prison term shall be six years. If the
specification
is of the type described in section 2941.145 of the
Revised Code, the
additional prison term shall be three years. If the specification is of the
type described in section 2941.141 of the Revised Code, the additional prison term shall be
one year. A court shall not
impose more than one additional prison term on an offender under
this division for felonies committed as part of
the same act or transaction. If a court imposes an additional prison
term under division (D)(1)(a)(ii) of this section, the court is not precluded
from imposing an additional prison term under this division.
(ii) Except as provided in division (D)(1)(b)
of this section, if an offender who is convicted of or pleads
guilty to a violation of section 2923.161 of the
Revised
Code or to a felony that includes,
as an essential element, purposely or knowingly causing or
attempting to cause the death of or physical harm to another,
also is convicted of or pleads guilty to a specification of the
type described in section 2941.146 of the
Revised
Code that charges the offender
with committing the offense by discharging a firearm from a
motor vehicle, as defined in section 4501.01 of the
Revised
Code, other than a manufactured
home, as defined in section 4501.01 of the
Revised
Code, the court, after imposing
a prison term on the offender for the violation of section
2923.161 of the Revised
Code or for the other felony
offense under division (A), (D)(2), or (D)(3) of this section, shall
impose an additional prison term of five years upon the offender
that shall not be reduced pursuant to section 2929.20, section 2967.193, or
any other provision of Chapter 2967. or Chapter 5120. of the Revised Code. A
court shall not impose
more than one additional prison term on an offender under this
division for felonies committed as part of the same
act or transaction. If a court imposes an additional prison term on an
offender under this division relative to an offense, the court also shall
impose an additional prison term under division (D)(1)(a)(i) of this section
relative to the same offense, provided the criteria specified in that division
for imposing an additional prison term are satisfied relative to the offender
and the offense.
(b) The court shall not impose any of the additional
prison terms described in division
(D)(1)(a)
of this section upon an offender for a violation of section
2923.12 or 2923.123 of the Revised Code. The court shall not
impose any of the additional prison terms described in that division
upon an offender for a violation of section 2923.13 of the
Revised Code unless all of the following apply:
(i) The offender previously has been convicted
of aggravated murder, murder, or any felony of the first or
second degree.
(ii) Less than five years have passed since the
offender was released from prison or post-release control,
whichever is later, for the prior offense.
(2)(a) If an offender who is
convicted of or pleads guilty to a felony also is convicted of or pleads
guilty to a
specification of the type described in section 2941.149 of the Revised Code that the
offender is a repeat
violent offender, the court shall
impose a prison term from the range of terms authorized for the offense
under division (A) of this section
that may be the longest term in the range and that shall not be reduced
pursuant to section 2929.20, section 2967.193, or
any other provision of Chapter 2967. or Chapter 5120. of the
Revised
Code. If the court finds that the
repeat violent offender, in committing the offense, caused any
physical harm that carried a substantial risk of death to a
person or that involved substantial permanent incapacity or
substantial permanent disfigurement of a person,
the court shall impose the longest prison term from the range of terms
authorized for the
offense under division (A) of this section.
(b) If the court imposing a prison term on a
repeat violent offender imposes the longest prison term
from the range of terms authorized for the offense under division
(A) of this section, the court may impose on the offender
an additional definite prison term of one, two, three, four,
five, six, seven, eight, nine, or ten years if the court finds
that both of the following apply with respect to the prison terms
imposed on the offender pursuant to division
(D)(2)(a) of this section and, if
applicable, divisions (D)(1) and (3) of this section:
(i) The terms so imposed are inadequate to
punish the offender and protect the public from future crime,
because the applicable factors
under
section 2929.12
of the Revised Code indicating a greater
likelihood of recidivism outweigh
the applicable factors under that section indicating a lesser likelihood of
recidivism.
(ii) The terms so imposed are demeaning to the
seriousness of the offense, because one or more of the factors
under section 2929.12 of the Revised Code
indicating that the offender's conduct is more serious than conduct normally
constituting the offense are present, and they outweigh the applicable
factors under that section indicating that the offender's
conduct is
less serious than conduct normally constituting the offense.
(3)(a) Except when an offender commits a
violation of section 2903.01 or 2907.02 of the
Revised Code and the penalty imposed for the
violation is life imprisonment or commits a violation of section
2903.02 of the Revised Code, if the offender
commits a violation of section 2925.03, 2925.04, or 2925.11 of
the Revised Code and that section requires the
imposition of a ten-year prison term on the offender or if a
court imposing a sentence upon an offender for a felony finds
that the offender is guilty of a specification of the type
described in section 2941.1410 of the Revised Code, that the offender is a
major drug offender, is guilty
of corrupt activity with the most serious offense in the pattern
of corrupt activity being a felony of the first degree, or is guilty of
an attempted forcible violation of section 2907.02 of the Revised Code with
the victim being under
thirteen years of age and that attempted violation is the felony
for which sentence is being imposed, the court shall impose upon
the offender for the felony violation a ten-year prison term that
cannot be reduced pursuant to section 2929.20 or Chapter
2967. or 5120. of the Revised Code.
(b) The court imposing a prison term on an
offender under division (D)(3)(a) of this
section may impose an additional prison term of one, two, three,
four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, or ten years, if the court,
with respect to the term imposed under division
(D)(3)(a) of this section and, if
applicable, divisions (D)(1) and (2) of this section,
makes both of the findings set forth in divisions
(D)(2)(b)(i) and (ii) of this section.
(4) If the offender is being sentenced for a fourth degree felony
OMVI
offense and if division (G)(2) of section 2929.13 of the Revised Code requires
the sentencing court to impose upon the offender a mandatory prison term, the
sentencing court shall impose upon the offender a mandatory prison term in
accordance with that division. In addition to the mandatory prison term, the
sentencing court may sentence the offender to an additional prison term of any
duration specified in division (A)(4) of this section minus the sixty days
imposed upon the offender as the mandatory prison term. The total of the
additional prison term imposed under division (D)(4) of this section
plus the sixty days imposed as the mandatory prison term shall equal one of
the authorized prison terms specified in division (A)(4) of this section. If
the court imposes an additional prison term under division (D)(4) of this
section, the offender shall serve the additional prison term after the
offender has served the mandatory prison term required for the offense. The
court shall not sentence the offender to a community control sanction under
section 2929.16 or 2929.17 of the Revised Code.
(E)(1) If a mandatory prison term is imposed
upon an offender pursuant to division (D)(1)(a) of this
section for having a firearm on or about the offender's person or under the
offender's
control while committing a felony or if a mandatory prison term is imposed
upon an offender pursuant to division (D)(1)(b) of
this section for committing a felony specified in that division by discharging
a firearm from a motor vehicle, the offender shall serve
the mandatory prison term consecutively to and prior to the prison term
imposed for the underlying felony pursuant to division (A),
(D)(2), or (D)(3) of this section or any other
section of the Revised Code and consecutively to any other prison term
or
mandatory prison term previously or subsequently imposed upon the
offender.
(2) If an offender who is an inmate in a jail, prison,
or other residential detention facility violates section 2917.02,
2917.03, 2921.34, or 2921.35 of the Revised Code,
if an offender who is under detention at a detention facility commits a felony
violation of section 2923.131 of the Revised Code, or if an offender who is an
inmate in a jail, prison, or other residential detention facility or is under
detention at a detention facility commits another felony while the offender is
an
escapee in violation of
section 2921.34 of the Revised Code, any prison
term imposed upon the offender for one of those violations
shall be served by the offender consecutively to the prison term or term of
imprisonment the offender
was serving when the offender committed that offense and to any other prison
term previously or subsequently imposed upon the offender. As used in this
division, "detention" and "detention facility" have the same meanings as in
section 2921.01 of the Revised Code.
(3) If a prison term is imposed for a violation of division
(B) of section 2911.01 of the Revised
Code OR IF A PRISON TERM IS IMPOSED FOR A FELONY VIOLATION OF DIVISION
(B) OF SECTION 2921.331 of the Revised Code, the offender shall serve that
prison term consecutively to any
other prison term OR MANDATORY PRISON TERM PREVIOUSLY OR SUBSEQUENTLY
IMPOSED UPON THE OFFENDER.
(4) If multiple prison terms are imposed on an offender
for convictions of multiple offenses, the court may require the
offender to serve the prison terms consecutively if the court
finds that the consecutive service is necessary to protect the
public from future crime or to punish the offender and that
consecutive sentences are not disproportionate to the seriousness of the
offender's conduct and to the danger the offender
poses to the public, and if the court also finds any
of the following:
(a) The offender committed the multiple
offenses while the offender was awaiting trial or sentencing, was
under a sanction imposed pursuant to section 2929.16, 2929.17, or
2929.18 of the Revised Code, or was under
post-release control for a prior offense.
(b) The harm caused by the multiple offenses
was so great or unusual that no single prison term for any of the
offenses committed as part of a single course of conduct
adequately reflects the seriousness of the offender's conduct.
(c) The offender's history of criminal conduct
demonstrates that consecutive sentences are necessary to protect
the public from future crime by the offender.
(5) When consecutive prison terms are imposed pursuant
to division (E)(1), (2), (3), or (4) of this
section, the term to be served is the aggregate of all of the terms so
imposed.
(F) If a court imposes a prison term of a type
described in division (B) of section 2967.28 of the
Revised Code, it shall include in the sentence a
requirement that the offender be subject to a period of
post-release control after the offender's release from imprisonment, in
accordance with that division. If a court imposes a prison term
of a type described in division (C) of that section, it
shall include in the sentence a requirement that the offender be
subject to a period of post-release control after the offender's release
from imprisonment, in accordance with that division, if the
parole board determines that a period of post-release control is
necessary.
(G) If a person is convicted of or pleads guilty to a sexually violent
offense and also is convicted of or pleads guilty to a sexually violent
predator specification that was included in the indictment, count in the
indictment, or information charging that offense, the court shall impose
sentence upon the offender in accordance with section 2971.03 of the Revised
Code, and Chapter 2971. of the Revised Code applies regarding the prison term
or term of life imprisonment without parole imposed upon the offender and the
service of that term of imprisonment.
(H) If a person who has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a felony is
sentenced to a prison term or term of imprisonment under this section,
sections 2929.02 to 2929.06 of the Revised Code, section 2971.03 of the
Revised Code, or any other provision of law, section 5120.163 of the Revised
Code applies regarding the person while the person is confined in a state
correctional institution.
(I) If an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a
felony that is an offense of violence
also is convicted of or pleads guilty to a specification of the
type described in section 2941.142 of the
Revised Code that charges the offender with having committed
the felony while participating in a criminal gang, the court shall impose upon
the offender an additional prison term of one, two, or three years.
(J) If an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to
aggravated murder, murder, or a
felony of the first, second, or third degree that is an
offense of violence also is convicted of or pleads guilty to a
specification of the type described in section 2941.143 of the
Revised
Code that charges the offender
with having committed the offense in a school safety
zone or towards a person in a school safety zone, the court shall impose
upon the offender an additional prison term of two years. The offender shall
serve the additional two years consecutively to and prior to the prison term
imposed for the underlying offense.
Section 2. That existing sections 2921.331 and 2929.14 of the Revised Code are
hereby repealed.
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