Bill Text: OH HB80 | 2011-2012 | 129th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: To prohibit a minor, by use of a telecommunications device, from knowingly sharing, exchanging, sending, or posting a photograph, video, or other material that shows a minor in a state of nudity and to define a state of nudity for purposes of this prohibition, to limit the offense of "illegal use of a minor in a nudity-oriented material or performance" to acts committed by persons 18 years of age or older, and to prohibit a minor from committing by means other than a telecommunications device delinquent acts that would be the offense of "illegal use of a minor in a nudity-oriented material or performance" if committed by an adult.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-01 - To Criminal Justice [HB80 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2011-HB80-Introduced.html
As Introduced

129th General Assembly
Regular Session
2011-2012
H. B. No. 80


Representative Pillich 

Cosponsors: Representatives Antonio, Fende, Murray, Phillips, Yuko 



A BILL
To amend sections 2151.022, 2152.02, and 2907.323 and 1
to enact section 2907.324 of the Revised Code to 2
prohibit a minor, by use of a telecommunications 3
device, from knowingly sharing, exchanging, 4
sending, or posting a photograph, video, or other 5
material that shows a minor in a state of nudity 6
and to define a state of nudity for purposes of 7
this prohibition, to limit the offense of "illegal 8
use of a minor in a nudity-oriented material or 9
performance" to acts committed by persons 18 years 10
of age or older, and to prohibit a minor from 11
committing by means other than a 12
telecommunications device delinquent acts that 13
would be the offense of "illegal use of a minor in 14
a nudity-oriented material or performance" if 15
committed by an adult.16


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

       Section 1.  That sections 2151.022, 2152.02, and 2907.323 be 17
amended and section 2907.324 of the Revised Code be enacted to 18
read as follows:19

       Sec. 2151.022.  As used in this chapter, "unruly child" 20
includes any of the following:21

       (A) Any child who does not submit to the reasonable control 22
of the child's parents, teachers, guardian, or custodian, by 23
reason of being wayward or habitually disobedient;24

       (B) Any child who is an habitual truant from school and who 25
previously has not been adjudicated an unruly child for being an 26
habitual truant;27

       (C) Any child who behaves in a manner as to injure or 28
endanger the child's own health or morals or the health or morals 29
of others;30

       (D) Any child who violates a law, other than division 31
(A)(1)(b), (B)(2), (C), or (D)(2) of section 2907.324, division32
(C) of section 2907.39, division (A) of section 2923.211, division 33
(C)(1) or (D) of section 2925.55, or section 2151.87 of the 34
Revised Code, that is applicable only to a child.35

       Sec. 2152.02.  As used in this chapter:36

       (A) "Act charged" means the act that is identified in a 37
complaint, indictment, or information alleging that a child is a 38
delinquent child.39

       (B) "Admitted to a department of youth services facility" 40
includes admission to a facility operated, or contracted for, by 41
the department and admission to a comparable facility outside this 42
state by another state or the United States.43

       (C)(1) "Child" means a person who is under eighteen years of 44
age, except as otherwise provided in divisions (C)(2) to (7) of 45
this section.46

       (2) Subject to division (C)(3) of this section, any person 47
who violates a federal or state law or a municipal ordinance prior 48
to attaining eighteen years of age shall be deemed a "child" 49
irrespective of that person's age at the time the complaint with 50
respect to that violation is filed or the hearing on the complaint 51
is held.52

       (3) Any person who, while under eighteen years of age, 53
commits an act that would be a felony if committed by an adult and 54
who is not taken into custody or apprehended for that act until 55
after the person attains twenty-one years of age is not a child in 56
relation to that act.57

       (4) Any person whose case is transferred for criminal 58
prosecution pursuant to section 2152.12 of the Revised Code shall 59
be deemed after the transfer not to be a child in the transferred 60
case.61

       (5) Any person whose case is transferred for criminal 62
prosecution pursuant to section 2152.12 of the Revised Code and 63
who subsequently is convicted of or pleads guilty to a felony in 64
that case, and any person who is adjudicated a delinquent child 65
for the commission of an act, who has a serious youthful offender 66
dispositional sentence imposed for the act pursuant to section 67
2152.13 of the Revised Code, and whose adult portion of the 68
dispositional sentence is invoked pursuant to section 2152.14 of 69
the Revised Code, shall be deemed after the transfer or invocation 70
not to be a child in any case in which a complaint is filed 71
against the person.72

       (6) The juvenile court has jurisdiction over a person who is 73
adjudicated a delinquent child or juvenile traffic offender prior 74
to attaining eighteen years of age until the person attains 75
twenty-one years of age, and, for purposes of that jurisdiction 76
related to that adjudication, except as otherwise provided in this 77
division, a person who is so adjudicated a delinquent child or 78
juvenile traffic offender shall be deemed a "child" until the 79
person attains twenty-one years of age. If a person is so 80
adjudicated a delinquent child or juvenile traffic offender and 81
the court makes a disposition of the person under this chapter, at 82
any time after the person attains eighteen years of age, the 83
places at which the person may be held under that disposition are 84
not limited to places authorized under this chapter solely for 85
confinement of children, and the person may be confined under that 86
disposition, in accordance with division (F)(2) of section 2152.26 87
of the Revised Code, in places other than those authorized under 88
this chapter solely for confinement of children.89

       (7) Any person who, while eighteen years of age, violates 90
division (A)(1) or (2) of section 2919.27 of the Revised Code by 91
violating a protection order issued or consent agreement approved 92
under section 2151.34 or 3113.31 of the Revised Code shall be 93
considered a child for the purposes of that violation of section 94
2919.27 of the Revised Code.95

       (D) "Chronic truant" means any child of compulsory school age 96
who is absent without legitimate excuse for absence from the 97
public school the child is supposed to attend for seven or more 98
consecutive school days, ten or more school days in one school 99
month, or fifteen or more school days in a school year.100

       (E) "Community corrections facility," "public safety beds," 101
"release authority," and "supervised release" have the same 102
meanings as in section 5139.01 of the Revised Code.103

       (F) "Delinquent child" includes any of the following:104

       (1) Any child, except a juvenile traffic offender, who 105
violates any law of this state or the United States, or any 106
ordinance of a political subdivision of the state, that would be 107
an offense if committed by an adult;108

       (2) Any child who violates any lawful order of the court made 109
under this chapter or under Chapter 2151. of the Revised Code 110
other than an order issued under section 2151.87 of the Revised 111
Code;112

       (3) Any child who violates division (A)(1)(b), (B)(2), (C), 113
or (D)(2) of section 2907.324, division (C) of section 2907.39, 114
division (A) of section 2923.211, or division (C)(1) or (D) of 115
section 2925.55 of the Revised Code;116

       (4) Any child who is a habitual truant and who previously has 117
been adjudicated an unruly child for being a habitual truant;118

       (5) Any child who is a chronic truant.119

       (G) "Discretionary serious youthful offender" means a person 120
who is eligible for a discretionary SYO and who is not transferred 121
to adult court under a mandatory or discretionary transfer.122

       (H) "Discretionary SYO" means a case in which the juvenile 123
court, in the juvenile court's discretion, may impose a serious 124
youthful offender disposition under section 2152.13 of the Revised 125
Code.126

       (I) "Discretionary transfer" means that the juvenile court 127
has discretion to transfer a case for criminal prosecution under 128
division (B) of section 2152.12 of the Revised Code.129

       (J) "Drug abuse offense," "felony drug abuse offense," and 130
"minor drug possession offense" have the same meanings as in 131
section 2925.01 of the Revised Code.132

       (K) "Electronic monitoring" and "electronic monitoring 133
device" have the same meanings as in section 2929.01 of the 134
Revised Code.135

       (L) "Economic loss" means any economic detriment suffered by 136
a victim of a delinquent act or juvenile traffic offense as a 137
direct and proximate result of the delinquent act or juvenile 138
traffic offense and includes any loss of income due to lost time 139
at work because of any injury caused to the victim and any 140
property loss, medical cost, or funeral expense incurred as a 141
result of the delinquent act or juvenile traffic offense. 142
"Economic loss" does not include non-economic loss or any punitive 143
or exemplary damages.144

       (M) "Firearm" has the same meaning as in section 2923.11 of 145
the Revised Code.146

       (N) "Juvenile traffic offender" means any child who violates 147
any traffic law, traffic ordinance, or traffic regulation of this 148
state, the United States, or any political subdivision of this 149
state, other than a resolution, ordinance, or regulation of a 150
political subdivision of this state the violation of which is 151
required to be handled by a parking violations bureau or a joint 152
parking violations bureau pursuant to Chapter 4521. of the Revised 153
Code.154

       (O) A "legitimate excuse for absence from the public school 155
the child is supposed to attend" has the same meaning as in 156
section 2151.011 of the Revised Code.157

       (P) "Mandatory serious youthful offender" means a person who 158
is eligible for a mandatory SYO and who is not transferred to 159
adult court under a mandatory or discretionary transfer.160

       (Q) "Mandatory SYO" means a case in which the juvenile court 161
is required to impose a mandatory serious youthful offender 162
disposition under section 2152.13 of the Revised Code.163

       (R) "Mandatory transfer" means that a case is required to be 164
transferred for criminal prosecution under division (A) of section 165
2152.12 of the Revised Code.166

       (S) "Mental illness" has the same meaning as in section 167
5122.01 of the Revised Code.168

       (T) "Mentally retarded person" has the same meaning as in 169
section 5123.01 of the Revised Code.170

       (U) "Monitored time" and "repeat violent offender" have the 171
same meanings as in section 2929.01 of the Revised Code.172

       (V) "Of compulsory school age" has the same meaning as in 173
section 3321.01 of the Revised Code.174

       (W) "Public record" has the same meaning as in section 149.43 175
of the Revised Code.176

       (X) "Serious youthful offender" means a person who is 177
eligible for a mandatory SYO or discretionary SYO but who is not 178
transferred to adult court under a mandatory or discretionary 179
transfer.180

       (Y) "Sexually oriented offense," "juvenile offender 181
registrant," "child-victim oriented offense," "tier I sex 182
offender/child-victim offender," "tier II sex 183
offender/child-victim offender," "tier III sex 184
offender/child-victim offender," and "public registry-qualified 185
juvenile offender registrant" have the same meanings as in section 186
2950.01 of the Revised Code.187

       (Z) "Traditional juvenile" means a case that is not 188
transferred to adult court under a mandatory or discretionary 189
transfer, that is eligible for a disposition under sections 190
2152.16, 2152.17, 2152.19, and 2152.20 of the Revised Code, and 191
that is not eligible for a disposition under section 2152.13 of 192
the Revised Code.193

       (AA) "Transfer" means the transfer for criminal prosecution 194
of a case involving the alleged commission by a child of an act 195
that would be an offense if committed by an adult from the 196
juvenile court to the appropriate court that has jurisdiction of 197
the offense.198

       (BB) "Category one offense" means any of the following:199

       (1) A violation of section 2903.01 or 2903.02 of the Revised 200
Code;201

       (2) A violation of section 2923.02 of the Revised Code 202
involving an attempt to commit aggravated murder or murder.203

       (CC) "Category two offense" means any of the following:204

       (1) A violation of section 2903.03, 2905.01, 2907.02, 205
2909.02, 2911.01, or 2911.11 of the Revised Code;206

       (2) A violation of section 2903.04 of the Revised Code that 207
is a felony of the first degree;208

       (3) A violation of section 2907.12 of the Revised Code as it 209
existed prior to September 3, 1996.210

       (DD) "Non-economic loss" means nonpecuniary harm suffered by 211
a victim of a delinquent act or juvenile traffic offense as a 212
result of or related to the delinquent act or juvenile traffic 213
offense, including, but not limited to, pain and suffering; loss 214
of society, consortium, companionship, care, assistance, 215
attention, protection, advice, guidance, counsel, instruction, 216
training, or education; mental anguish; and any other intangible 217
loss.218

       Sec. 2907.323.  (A) No person who is eighteen years of age or 219
older shall do any of the following:220

       (1) Photograph any minor who is not the person's child or 221
ward in a state of nudity, or create, direct, produce, or transfer 222
any material or performance that shows the minor in a state of 223
nudity, unless both of the following apply:224

       (a) The material or performance is, or is to be, sold, 225
disseminated, displayed, possessed, controlled, brought or caused 226
to be brought into this state, or presented for a bona fide 227
artistic, medical, scientific, educational, religious, 228
governmental, judicial, or other proper purpose, by or to a 229
physician, psychologist, sociologist, scientist, teacher, person 230
pursuing bona fide studies or research, librarian, member of the 231
clergy, attorney, prosecutor, judge, or other person having a 232
proper interest in the material or performance;233

       (b) The minor's parents, guardian, or custodian consents in 234
writing to the photographing of the minor, to the use of the minor 235
in the material or performance, or to the transfer of the material 236
and to the specific manner in which the material or performance is 237
to be used.238

       (2) Consent to the photographing of the person's minor child 239
or ward, or photograph the person's minor child or ward, in a 240
state of nudity or consent to the use of the person's minor child 241
or ward in a state of nudity in any material or performance, or 242
use or transfer a material or performance of that nature, unless 243
the material or performance is sold, disseminated, displayed, 244
possessed, controlled, brought or caused to be brought into this 245
state, or presented for a bona fide artistic, medical, scientific, 246
educational, religious, governmental, judicial, or other proper 247
purpose, by or to a physician, psychologist, sociologist, 248
scientist, teacher, person pursuing bona fide studies or research, 249
librarian, member of the clergy, attorney, prosecutor, judge, or 250
other person having a proper interest in the material or 251
performance;252

       (3) Possess or view any material or performance that shows a 253
minor who is not the person's child or ward in a state of nudity, 254
unless one of the following applies:255

       (a) The material or performance is sold, disseminated, 256
displayed, possessed, controlled, brought or caused to be brought 257
into this state, or presented for a bona fide artistic, medical, 258
scientific, educational, religious, governmental, judicial, or 259
other proper purpose, by or to a physician, psychologist, 260
sociologist, scientist, teacher, person pursuing bona fide studies 261
or research, librarian, member of the clergy, attorney,262
prosecutor, judge, or other person having a proper interest in the 263
material or performance.264

       (b) The person knows that the parents, guardian, or custodian 265
has consented in writing to the photographing or use of the minor 266
in a state of nudity and to the manner in which the material or 267
performance is used or transferred.268

       (B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of illegal use of 269
a minor in a nudity-oriented material or performance. Whoever 270
violates division (A)(1) or (2) of this section is guilty of a 271
felony of the second degree. Except as otherwise provided in this 272
division, whoever violates division (A)(3) of this section is 273
guilty of a felony of the fifth degree. If the offender previously 274
has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of this 275
section or section 2907.321 or 2907.322 of the Revised Code, 276
illegal use of a minor in a nudity-oriented material or 277
performance in violation of division (A)(3) of this section is a 278
felony of the fourth degree. If the offender who violates division 279
(A)(1) or (2) of this section also is convicted of or pleads 280
guilty to a specification as described in section 2941.1422 of the 281
Revised Code that was included in the indictment, count in the 282
indictment, or information charging the offense, the court shall 283
sentence the offender to a mandatory prison term as provided in 284
division (D)(7) of section 2929.14 of the Revised Code and shall 285
order the offender to make restitution as provided in division 286
(B)(8) of section 2929.18 of the Revised Code.287

       Sec. 2907.324.  (A)(1) No minor, by use of a 288
telecommunications device, shall do either of the following:289

       (a) Knowingly send, post, exchange, or share a photograph, 290
video, or other material that shows the minor in a state of 291
nudity;292

       (b) Knowingly send, post, exchange, or share a photograph, 293
video, or other material that shows another minor in a state of 294
nudity.295

       (2) Division (A)(1) of this section does not apply to a minor 296
who sends, posts, exchanges, or shares a photograph, video, or 297
other material that shows the minor or another minor in a state of 298
nudity in connection with a criminal investigation or prosecution, 299
civil action, or other proper purpose.300

       (B)(1) No minor, by means other than the use of a 301
telecommunications device, shall knowingly photograph the minor in 302
a state of nudity or knowingly create, direct, produce, or 303
transfer any material or performance that shows the minor in a 304
state of nudity.305

       (2) No minor, by means other than the use of a 306
telecommunications device, shall knowingly photograph another 307
minor who is not the minor's child or ward in a state of nudity or 308
knowingly create, direct, produce, or transfer any material or 309
performance that shows another minor who is not the minor's child 310
or ward in a state of nudity.311

       (3) Divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this section do not apply if 312
both of the following apply:313

       (a) The material or performance is, or is to be, sold, 314
disseminated, displayed, shared, controlled, brought or caused to 315
be brought into this state, or presented for a bona fide artistic, 316
medical, scientific, educational, religious, governmental, 317
judicial, or other proper purpose, by or to a physician, 318
psychologist, sociologist, scientist, teacher, person pursuing 319
bona fide studies or research, librarian, member of the clergy, 320
attorney, prosecutor, judge, or other person having a proper 321
interest in the material or performance.322

       (b) The minor's parents, guardian, or custodian consents in 323
writing to the photographing of the minor, to the use of the minor 324
in the material or performance, or to the transfer of the material 325
and to the specific manner in which the material or performance is 326
to be used.327

       (C) No minor shall knowingly consent to the photographing of 328
the minor's minor child or ward, or photograph the minor's child 329
or ward, in a state of nudity or knowingly consent to the use of 330
the minor's child or ward in a state of nudity in any material or 331
performance, or knowingly use or transfer a material or 332
performance of that nature, unless the material or performance is 333
sold, disseminated, displayed, shared, controlled, brought or 334
caused to be brought into this state, or presented for a bona fide 335
artistic, medical, scientific, educational, religious, 336
governmental, judicial, or other proper purpose, by or to a 337
physician, psychologist, sociologist, scientist, teacher, person 338
pursuing bona fide studies or research, librarian, member of the 339
clergy, attorney, prosecutor, judge, or other person having a 340
proper interest in the material or performance.341

       (D)(1) No minor shall knowingly share or view, by means other 342
than a telecommunications device, any material or performance that 343
shows the minor in a state of nudity.344

       (2) No minor shall knowingly share or view, by means other 345
than a telecommunications device, any material or performance that 346
shows another minor who is not the minor's child or ward in a 347
state of nudity.348

        (3) Divisions (D)(1) and (2) of this section do not apply if 349
either of the following applies:350

       (a) The material or performance is sold, disseminated, 351
displayed, shared, controlled, brought or caused to be brought 352
into this state, or presented for a bona fide artistic, medical, 353
scientific, educational, religious, governmental, judicial, or 354
other proper purpose, by or to a physician, psychologist, 355
sociologist, scientist, teacher, person pursuing bona fide studies 356
or research, librarian, member of the clergy, attorney, 357
prosecutor, judge, or other person having a proper interest in the 358
material or performance.359

       (b) The minor knows that the minor's or other minor's 360
parents, guardian, or custodian has consented in writing to the 361
photographing or use of the minor in a state of nudity and to the 362
manner in which the material or performance is used or 363
transferred.364

       (E) Whoever violates division (A)(1) of this section is 365
guilty of sexting. A minor who violates division (A)(1)(a) of this 366
section shall be adjudged an unruly child, with such disposition 367
of the case as may be appropriate under Chapter 2151. of the 368
Revised Code. A violation of division (A)(1)(b) of this section is 369
a delinquent act that would be a misdemeanor of the third degree 370
on the first offense and a misdemeanor of the first degree on each 371
subsequent offense if it could be committed by an adult. Whoever 372
violates division (B), (C), or (D) of this section is guilty of 373
delinquent use of a minor in a nudity-oriented material or 374
performance. A minor who violates division (B)(1) of this section 375
shall be adjudged an unruly child, with such disposition of the 376
case as may be appropriate under Chapter 2151. of the Revised 377
Code. A violation of division (B)(2) of this section is a 378
delinquent act that would be a misdemeanor of the third degree on 379
the first offense and a misdemeanor of the first degree on each 380
subsequent offense if it could be committed by an adult. A 381
violation of division (C) of this section is a delinquent act that 382
would be a misdemeanor of the third degree if it could be 383
committed by an adult. A minor who violates division (D)(1) of 384
this section shall be adjudged an unruly child, with such 385
disposition of the case as may be appropriate under Chapter 2151. 386
of the Revised Code. A violation of division (D)(2) of this 387
section is a delinquent act that would be a misdemeanor of the 388
first degree if it could be committed by an adult.389

       (F) As used in this section:390

       (1) "State of nudity" means a state of nudity that involves a 391
lewd exhibition or graphic focus on the genitals.392

       (2) "Telecommunications device" has the same meaning as in 393
section 2913.01 of the Revised Code.394

       Section 2.  That existing sections 2151.022, 2152.02, and 395
2907.323 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.396

       Section 3.  Section 2151.022 of the Revised Code is presented 397
in this act as a composite of the section as amended by both Am. 398
Sub. H.B. 23 and Am. Sub. S.B. 53 of the 126th General Assembly. 399
The General Assembly, applying the principle stated in division 400
(B) of section 1.52 of the Revised Code that amendments are to be 401
harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation, finds 402
that the composite is the resulting version of the section in 403
effect prior to the effective date of the section as presented in 404
this act.405

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