House Bill 461
Apply same human trafficking offense to all victims under 18
To amend sections 2152.021, 2905.32, and 2929.01 of the Revised Code to require a juvenile court to hold a delinquency complaint in abeyance if the court has reason to believe that the act charged might be prostitution related or that the child might be a victim of human trafficking and to provide that the same elements for the offense of trafficking in persons that apply to a victim under the age of sixteen also apply to a victim who is age sixteen or seventeen.
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Introduced In House
In House Committee
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Introduced In Senate
In Senate Committee
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Sent To The Governor
Subjects
Committees
House Criminal Justice Committee
Primary Sponsors
Teresa Fedor
Tavia Galonski
Cosponsors
Representatives
Marlene Anielski
Nickie J. Antonio
John Barnes, Jr.
John A. Boccieri
Kristin Boggs
Janine R. Boyd
Jim Butler
Rick Carfagna
Nicholas Celebrezze
Jack Cera
Kathleen Clyde
Hearcel F. Craig
Robert R. Cupp
Dave Greenspan
Stephen D. Hambley
Glenn W. Holmes
James M. Hoops
Stephanie D. Howse
Jim Hughes
Catherine D. Ingram
Brigid Kelly
Bernadine Kennedy Kent
David Leland
Michele Lepore-Hagan
Nathan H. Manning
Adam C. Miller
Michael J. O'Brien
John Patterson
Thomas F. Patton
Daniel Ramos
Craig S. Riedel
John M. Rogers
Mark J. Romanchuk
Gary Scherer
Michael Sheehy
Kent Smith
Robert Cole Sprague
Fred Strahorn
Martin J. Sweeney
Bride Rose Sweeney
Emilia Strong Sykes
Thomas West
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