House Bill 6

General Assembly: 131

Short Title: Extends limitation period for certain sex crimes [ Show Long Title ]

Long Title: To amend section 2901.13 of the Revised Code to increase the period of limitations for prosecution of rape or sexual battery, to extend that period of limitations when a DNA record made in connection with the investigation of the offense matches another DNA record of an identifiable person, and to declare an emergency.

Primary Sponsor: Representative LaTourette, Representative Kunze

Version: As Enrolled

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Co-Sponsors	Rep. Amstutz, Rep. Antani, Rep. Antonio, Rep. Baker, Rep. Barnes, Rep. Brenner, Rep. Brown, Rep. Buchy, Rep. Burkley, Rep. Butler, Rep. Conditt, Rep. Cupp, Rep. Derickson, Rep. Dever, Rep. Driehaus, Rep. Duffey, Rep. Gerberry, Rep. Ginter, Rep. Gonzales, Rep. Green, Rep. Grossman, Rep. Hackett, Rep. Hagan, Rep. Hambley, Rep. Henne, Rep. Hill, Rep. Johnson, Rep. Koehler, Rep. Kraus, Rep. Landis, Rep. Maag, Rep. Manning, Rep. McClain, Rep. O'Brien, Rep. O'Brien, Rep. Patterson, Rep. Perales, Rep. Phillips, Rep. Rezabek, Rep. Roegner, Rep. Rogers, Rep. Ruhl, Rep. Schaffer, Rep. Schuring, Rep. Sears, Rep. Sheehy, Rep. Slaby, Rep. Smith, Rep. Smith, Rep. Sprague, Rep. Strahorn, Rep. Terhar, Rep. Young, Rep. Zeltwanger, Speaker Rosenberger, Sen. Obhof, Sen. Bacon, Sen. Balderson, Sen. Beagle, Sen. Brown, Sen. Burke, Sen. Coley, Sen. Eklund, Sen. Faber, Sen. Gardner, Sen. Hite, Sen. Hottinger, Sen. Hughes, Sen. Jones, Sen. Jordan, Sen. LaRose, Sen. Lehner, Sen. Manning, Sen. Oelslager, Sen. Peterson, Sen. Sawyer, Sen. Schiavoni, Sen. Tavares, Sen. Thomas, Sen. Uecker, Sen. Widener, Sen. Williams, Sen. Yuko
Subjects	Courts and Civil Law : Courts, Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Crime and Punishment, Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Law Enforcement
Committees	Senate Criminal Justice, House Judiciary
Effective Date	July 16, 2015

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