As Introduced
135th General Assembly
Regular Session H. B. No. 168
2023-2024
Representatives Callender, Weinstein
Cosponsors: Representatives Grim, Humphrey, Brent, Galonski, Miranda, Forhan,
Brewer, Upchurch, Brown, Isaacsohn
A BILL
To amend sections 109.572, 2925.02, 2925.03, 1
2925.04, 2925.11, 2925.12, 2925.14, 2925.36, 2
2925.38, 3796.01, 3796.02, 3796.03, 3796.032, 3
3796.05, 3796.06, 3796.061, 3796.07, 3796.08, 4
3796.09, 3796.10, 3796.11, 3796.12, 3796.13, 5
3796.14, 3796.15, 3796.16, 3796.17, 3796.18, 6
3796.19, 3796.20, 3796.21, 3796.22, 3796.23, 7
3796.24, 3796.27, 3796.28, 3796.29, 3796.30, 8
4123.34, 4510.17, 4729.24, 4729.75, 4729.772, 9
4729.80, 4729.84, 4729.85, 4729.86, 4731.30, 10
4731.301, 4776.01, 5739.01, 5739.02, 5739.021, 11
5739.023, 5739.026, 5739.21, 5741.01, 5741.02, 12
5741.021, 5741.022, 5741.023, and 5741.03; to 13
enact sections 2953.40, 3796.32, 3796.35, 14
3796.99, 4743.11, and 5739.214; and to repeal 15
sections 2925.141, 3796.021, 3796.031, 3796.04, 16
4729.771, and 4731.302 of the Revised Code to 17
enact the Ohio Adult Use Act and to levy a tax. 18
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
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Section 1. That sections 109.572, 2925.02, 2925.03, 19
2925.04, 2925.11, 2925.12, 2925.14, 2925.36, 2925.38, 3796.01, 20
3796.02, 3796.03, 3796.032, 3796.05, 3796.06, 3796.061, 3796.07, 21
3796.08, 3796.09, 3796.10, 3796.11, 3796.12, 3796.13, 3796.14, 22
3796.15, 3796.16, 3796.17, 3796.18, 3796.19, 3796.20, 3796.21, 23
3796.22, 3796.23, 3796.24, 3796.27, 3796.28, 3796.29, 3796.30, 24
4123.34, 4510.17, 4729.24, 4729.75, 4729.772, 4729.80, 4729.84, 25
4729.85, 4729.86, 4731.30, 4731.301, 4776.01, 5739.01, 5739.02, 26
5739.021, 5739.023, 5739.026, 5739.21, 5741.01, 5741.02, 27
5741.021, 5741.022, 5741.023, and 5741.03 be amended and 28
sections 2953.40, 3796.32, 3796.35, 3796.99, 4743.11, and 29
5739.214 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: 30
Sec. 109.572. (A)(1) Upon receipt of a request pursuant to 31
section 121.08, 3301.32, 3301.541, or 3319.39 of the Revised 32
Code, a completed form prescribed pursuant to division (C)(1) of 33
this section, and a set of fingerprint impressions obtained in 34
the manner described in division (C)(2) of this section, the 35
superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and 36
investigation shall conduct a criminal records check in the 37
manner described in division (B) of this section to determine 38
whether any information exists that indicates that the person 39
who is the subject of the request previously has been convicted 40
of or pleaded guilty to any of the following: 41
(a) A violation of section 2903.01, 2903.02, 2903.03, 42
2903.04, 2903.041, 2903.06, 2903.08, 2903.11, 2903.12, 2903.13, 43
2903.16, 2903.21, 2903.34, 2905.01, 2905.02, 2905.05, 2905.11, 44
2905.32, 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.04, 2907.05, 2907.06, 2907.07, 45
2907.08, 2907.09, 2907.19, 2907.21, 2907.22, 2907.23, 2907.25, 46
2907.31, 2907.32, 2907.321, 2907.322, 2907.323, 2911.01, 47
2911.02, 2911.11, 2911.12, 2919.12, 2919.22, 2919.24, 2919.25, 48
2923.12, 2923.13, 2923.161, 2923.17, 2923.21, 2923.42, 2925.02, 49
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2925.03, 2925.04, 2925.041, 2925.05, 2925.06, 2925.13, 2925.22, 50
2925.23, 2925.24, 2925.31, 2925.32, 2925.36, 2925.37, or 3716.11 51
of the Revised Code, felonious sexual penetration in violation 52
of former section 2907.12 of the Revised Code, a violation of 53
section 2905.04 of the Revised Code as it existed prior to July 54
1, 1996, a violation of section 2919.23 of the Revised Code that 55
would have been a violation of section 2905.04 of the Revised 56
Code as it existed prior to July 1, 1996, had the violation been 57
committed prior to that date, or a violation of section 2925.11 58
of the Revised Code that is not a minor drug possession offense; 59
(b) A violation of an existing or former law of this 60
state, any other state, or the United States that is 61
substantially equivalent to any of the offenses listed in 62
division (A)(1)(a) of this section; 63
(c) If the request is made pursuant to section 3319.39 of 64
the Revised Code for an applicant who is a teacher, any offense 65
specified under section 9.79 of the Revised Code or in section 66
3319.31 of the Revised Code. 67
(2) On receipt of a request pursuant to section 3712.09 or 68
3721.121 of the Revised Code, a completed form prescribed 69
pursuant to division (C)(1) of this section, and a set of 70
fingerprint impressions obtained in the manner described in 71
division (C)(2) of this section, the superintendent of the 72
bureau of criminal identification and investigation shall 73
conduct a criminal records check with respect to any person who 74
has applied for employment in a position for which a criminal 75
records check is required by those sections. The superintendent 76
shall conduct the criminal records check in the manner described 77
in division (B) of this section to determine whether any 78
information exists that indicates that the person who is the 79
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subject of the request previously has been convicted of or 80
pleaded guilty to any of the following: 81
(a) A violation of section 2903.01, 2903.02, 2903.03, 82
2903.04, 2903.11, 2903.12, 2903.13, 2903.16, 2903.21, 2903.34, 83
2905.01, 2905.02, 2905.11, 2905.12, 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.05, 84
2907.06, 2907.07, 2907.08, 2907.09, 2907.12, 2907.25, 2907.31, 85
2907.32, 2907.321, 2907.322, 2907.323, 2911.01, 2911.02, 86
2911.11, 2911.12, 2911.13, 2913.02, 2913.03, 2913.04, 2913.11, 87
2913.21, 2913.31, 2913.40, 2913.43, 2913.47, 2913.51, 2919.25, 88
2921.36, 2923.12, 2923.13, 2923.161, 2925.02, 2925.03, 2925.11, 89
2925.13, 2925.22, 2925.23, or 3716.11 of the Revised Code; 90
(b) An existing or former law of this state, any other 91
state, or the United States that is substantially equivalent to 92
any of the offenses listed in division (A)(2)(a) of this 93
section. 94
(3) On receipt of a request pursuant to section 173.27, 95
173.38, 173.381, 3740.11, 5119.34, 5164.34, 5164.341, 5164.342, 96
5123.081, or 5123.169 of the Revised Code, a completed form 97
prescribed pursuant to division (C)(1) of this section, and a 98
set of fingerprint impressions obtained in the manner described 99
in division (C)(2) of this section, the superintendent of the 100
bureau of criminal identification and investigation shall 101
conduct a criminal records check of the person for whom the 102
request is made. The superintendent shall conduct the criminal 103
records check in the manner described in division (B) of this 104
section to determine whether any information exists that 105
indicates that the person who is the subject of the request 106
previously has been convicted of, has pleaded guilty to, or 107
(except in the case of a request pursuant to section 5164.34, 108
5164.341, or 5164.342 of the Revised Code) has been found 109
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eligible for intervention in lieu of conviction for any of the 110
following, regardless of the date of the conviction, the date of 111
entry of the guilty plea, or (except in the case of a request 112
pursuant to section 5164.34, 5164.341, or 5164.342 of the 113
Revised Code) the date the person was found eligible for 114
intervention in lieu of conviction: 115
(a) A violation of section 959.13, 959.131, 2903.01, 116
2903.02, 2903.03, 2903.04, 2903.041, 2903.11, 2903.12, 2903.13, 117
2903.15, 2903.16, 2903.21, 2903.211, 2903.22, 2903.34, 2903.341, 118
2905.01, 2905.02, 2905.05, 2905.11, 2905.12, 2905.32, 2905.33, 119
2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.04, 2907.05, 2907.06, 2907.07, 2907.08, 120
2907.09, 2907.21, 2907.22, 2907.23, 2907.24, 2907.25, 2907.31, 121
2907.32, 2907.321, 2907.322, 2907.323, 2907.33, 2909.02, 122
2909.03, 2909.04, 2909.22, 2909.23, 2909.24, 2911.01, 2911.02, 123
2911.11, 2911.12, 2911.13, 2913.02, 2913.03, 2913.04, 2913.05, 124
2913.11, 2913.21, 2913.31, 2913.32, 2913.40, 2913.41, 2913.42, 125
2913.43, 2913.44, 2913.441, 2913.45, 2913.46, 2913.47, 2913.48, 126
2913.49, 2913.51, 2917.01, 2917.02, 2917.03, 2917.31, 2919.12, 127
2919.121, 2919.123, 2919.124, 2919.22, 2919.23, 2919.24, 128
2919.25, 2921.03, 2921.11, 2921.12, 2921.13, 2921.21, 2921.24, 129
2921.32, 2921.321, 2921.34, 2921.35, 2921.36, 2921.51, 2923.12, 130
2923.122, 2923.123, 2923.13, 2923.161, 2923.162, 2923.21, 131
2923.32, 2923.42, 2925.02, 2925.03, 2925.04, 2925.041, 2925.05, 132
2925.06, 2925.09, 2925.11, 2925.13, 2925.14, 2925.22, 2925.23, 133
2925.24, 2925.36, 2925.55, 2925.56, 2927.12, or 3716.11 of the 134
Revised Code; 135
(b) Felonious sexual penetration in violation of former 136
section 2907.12 of the Revised Code; 137
(c) A violation of section 2905.04 of the Revised Code as 138
it existed prior to July 1, 1996; 139
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(d) A violation of section 2923.01, 2923.02, or 2923.03 of 140
the Revised Code when the underlying offense that is the object 141
of the conspiracy, attempt, or complicity is one of the offenses 142
listed in divisions (A)(3)(a) to (c) of this section; 143
(e) A violation of an existing or former municipal 144
ordinance or law of this state, any other state, or the United 145
States that is substantially equivalent to any of the offenses 146
listed in divisions (A)(3)(a) to (d) of this section. 147
(4) On receipt of a request pursuant to section 2151.86 or 148
2151.904 of the Revised Code, a completed form prescribed 149
pursuant to division (C)(1) of this section, and a set of 150
fingerprint impressions obtained in the manner described in 151
division (C)(2) of this section, the superintendent of the 152
bureau of criminal identification and investigation shall 153
conduct a criminal records check in the manner described in 154
division (B) of this section to determine whether any 155
information exists that indicates that the person who is the 156
subject of the request previously has been convicted of or 157
pleaded guilty to any of the following: 158
(a) A violation of section 959.13, 2903.01, 2903.02, 159
2903.03, 2903.04, 2903.11, 2903.12, 2903.13, 2903.15, 2903.16, 160
2903.21, 2903.211, 2903.22, 2903.34, 2905.01, 2905.02, 2905.05, 161
2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.04, 2907.05, 2907.06, 2907.07, 2907.08, 162
2907.09, 2907.21, 2907.22, 2907.23, 2907.25, 2907.31, 2907.32, 163
2907.321, 2907.322, 2907.323, 2909.02, 2909.03, 2909.22, 164
2909.23, 2909.24, 2911.01, 2911.02, 2911.11, 2911.12, 2913.49, 165
2917.01, 2917.02, 2919.12, 2919.22, 2919.24, 2919.25, 2923.12, 166
2923.13, 2923.161, 2925.02, 2925.03, 2925.04, 2925.05, 2925.06, 167
2927.12, or 3716.11 of the Revised Code, a violation of section 168
2905.04 of the Revised Code as it existed prior to July 1, 1996, 169
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a violation of section 2919.23 of the Revised Code that would 170
have been a violation of section 2905.04 of the Revised Code as 171
it existed prior to July 1, 1996, had the violation been 172
committed prior to that date, a violation of section 2925.11 of 173
the Revised Code that is not a minor drug possession offense, 174
two or more OVI or OVUAC violations committed within the three 175
years immediately preceding the submission of the application or 176
petition that is the basis of the request, or felonious sexual 177
penetration in violation of former section 2907.12 of the 178
Revised Code; 179
(b) A violation of an existing or former law of this 180
state, any other state, or the United States that is 181
substantially equivalent to any of the offenses listed in 182
division (A)(4)(a) of this section. 183
(5) Upon receipt of a request pursuant to section 5104.013 184
of the Revised Code, a completed form prescribed pursuant to 185
division (C)(1) of this section, and a set of fingerprint 186
impressions obtained in the manner described in division (C)(2) 187
of this section, the superintendent of the bureau of criminal 188
identification and investigation shall conduct a criminal 189
records check in the manner described in division (B) of this 190
section to determine whether any information exists that 191
indicates that the person who is the subject of the request has 192
been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any of the following: 193
(a) A violation of section 2151.421, 2903.01, 2903.02, 194
2903.03, 2903.04, 2903.11, 2903.12, 2903.13, 2903.16, 2903.21, 195
2903.22, 2903.34, 2905.01, 2905.02, 2905.05, 2905.11, 2905.32, 196
2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.04, 2907.05, 2907.06, 2907.07, 2907.08, 197
2907.09, 2907.19, 2907.21, 2907.22, 2907.23, 2907.24, 2907.25, 198
2907.31, 2907.32, 2907.321, 2907.322, 2907.323, 2909.02, 199
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2909.03, 2909.04, 2909.05, 2911.01, 2911.02, 2911.11, 2911.12, 200
2913.02, 2913.03, 2913.04, 2913.041, 2913.05, 2913.06, 2913.11, 201
2913.21, 2913.31, 2913.32, 2913.33, 2913.34, 2913.40, 2913.41, 202
2913.42, 2913.43, 2913.44, 2913.441, 2913.45, 2913.46, 2913.47, 203
2913.48, 2913.49, 2917.01, 2917.02, 2917.03, 2917.31, 2919.12, 204
2919.22, 2919.224, 2919.225, 2919.24, 2919.25, 2921.03, 2921.11, 205
2921.13, 2921.14, 2921.34, 2921.35, 2923.01, 2923.12, 2923.13, 206
2923.161, 2925.02, 2925.03, 2925.04, 2925.05, 2925.06, or 207
3716.11 of the Revised Code, felonious sexual penetration in 208
violation of former section 2907.12 of the Revised Code, a 209
violation of section 2905.04 of the Revised Code as it existed 210
prior to July 1, 1996, a violation of section 2919.23 of the 211
Revised Code that would have been a violation of section 2905.04 212
of the Revised Code as it existed prior to July 1, 1996, had the 213
violation been committed prior to that date, a violation of 214
section 2925.11 of the Revised Code that is not a minor drug 215
possession offense, a violation of section 2923.02 or 2923.03 of 216
the Revised Code that relates to a crime specified in this 217
division, or a second violation of section 4511.19 o