Fiscal Note & Local Impact Statement
127 th General Assembly of Ohio
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The
bill's definitional clarification appears unlikely to have any direct and
immediate fiscal impact on state government because it will not noticeably
affect the number of persons who are arrested and successfully prosecuted for
violating the state's Sex Offenses Law.
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The
bill's definitional clarification appears unlikely to have any direct and
immediate fiscal impact on local governments because it will not noticeably
affect the number of persons who are arrested and successfully prosecuted for
violating the state's Sex Offenses Law.
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Based
on LSC fiscal staff's research to date, it does not appear that the current
definition of harmful to juveniles has impaired the ability of local law
enforcement and prosecutors to arrest, charge, and successfully prosecute
individuals for violating the state's Sex Offenses Law, in particular for
violating the prohibitions against disseminating or displaying matter harmful
to juveniles. Assuming that were true,
then it seems unlikely that the bill's definitional clarification will have any
direct and immediate fiscal impact on the state or local governments because it
will not noticeably affect the number of persons who are arrested and
successfully prosecuted. In fact, it is
possible that the bill may clarify any ambiguities in the law that may have
previously been a source of contention between the prosecution and defense, and
by doing so, potentially expedite the resolution of certain sex offense cases.
LSC fiscal staff: Jamie L. Doskocil, Senior Budget Analyst