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Sub. H. B. No. 259 As Passed by the House
As Passed by the House
126th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2005-2006 |
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Representatives Wagner, McGregor, J., Martin, Evans, C., Fende, Bubp, Wagoner, Seaver, Evans, D., Setzer, Hagan, Harwood, Gilb, Wolpert, Distel, Willamowski, Collier, Latta, Faber, Brown, Aslanides, Uecker, Allen, Perry, Mason, Hughes, Blessing, Daniels, DeBose, DeGeeter, Domenick, Fessler, Flowers, Gibbs, Law, Oelslager, Otterman, Patton, T., Reidelbach, Schaffer, Schlichter, Schneider, Smith, G., Stewart, J., Taylor, Williams
A BILL
To amend section 2921.38 of the Revised Code to prohibit a person, with intent to harass, annoy, threaten, or alarm a law enforcement officer, from causing or attempting to cause the law enforcement officer to come into contact with a bodily substance and to prohibit any person from engaging in the same action with respect to any person when the person is a knowing carrier of certain viruses or bacteria.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1.
That section 2921.38 of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2921.38. (A) No person who is confined in a detention facility, with
intent to harass, annoy, threaten, or alarm another person,
shall cause or attempt to cause the other person to come into contact
with blood, semen, urine, feces, or another bodily substance by throwing the
bodily substance at the other person, by expelling the bodily substance upon
the other person, or in any other manner. (B) No person, with intent to harass, annoy, threaten, or alarm a law enforcement officer, shall cause or attempt to cause the law enforcement officer to come into contact with blood, semen, urine, feces, or another bodily substance by throwing the bodily substance at the law enforcement officer, by expelling the bodily substance upon the law enforcement officer, or in any other manner. (C) No person who is confined in a detention facility, with knowledge that
the person is a carrier of the virus that causes acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome, is a carrier of a hepatitis virus, or is infected with tuberculosis
and with intent to harass, annoy, threaten, or alarm another person, shall
cause or attempt to cause the other person to come into contact with blood,
semen, urine, feces, or another bodily substance by throwing the bodily
substance at the other person, by expelling the bodily substance upon the
other person, or in any other manner. (C)(D) Whoever violates this section is guilty of harassment
by an inmate with a bodily substance. A violation of division (A) or (B) of this section is a felony of the
fifth degree. A violation of division (B)(C) of this section is a felony of the
third degree.
(D)(E)(1) The court, on request of the prosecutor, or the law
enforcement authority responsible for the investigation of the violation,
shall cause a person who allegedly has committed a violation of this section
to submit to one or more appropriate tests to determine if the person is a
carrier of the virus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, is a
carrier of a hepatitis virus, or is infected with tuberculosis.
(2) The court shall charge the offender with the costs of the test or
tests ordered under division (D)(E)(1) of this section unless the court
determines that the accused is unable to pay, in which case the costs shall be
charged to the entity that operates the detention facility in which the
alleged offense occurred. (E)(F) This section does not apply to a person who is hospitalized,
institutionalized, or confined in a facility operated by the department of
mental health or the department of mental retardation and developmental
disabilities.
Section 2. That existing section 2921.38 of the Revised Code is hereby repealed.
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