Effective: March 22, 2019
Latest Legislation: House Bill 96 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) No person shall have sexual contact with another, not the spouse of the offender; cause another, not the spouse of the offender, to have sexual contact with the offender; or cause two or more other persons to have sexual contact when any of the following applies:
(1) The offender knows that the sexual contact is offensive to the other person, or one of the other persons, or is reckless in that regard.
(2) The offender knows that the other person's, or one of the other person's, ability to appraise the nature of or control the offender's or touching person's conduct is substantially impaired.
(3) The offender knows that the other person, or one of the other persons, submits because of being unaware of the sexual contact.
(4) The other person, or one of the other persons, is thirteen years of age or older but less than sixteen years of age, whether or not the offender knows the age of such person, and the offender is at least eighteen years of age and four or more years older than such other person.
(5) The offender is a mental health professional, the other person or one of the other persons is a mental health client or patient of the offender, and the offender induces the other person who is the client or patient to submit by falsely representing to the other person who is the client or patient that the sexual contact is necessary for mental health treatment purposes.
(B) No person shall be convicted of a violation of this section solely upon the victim's testimony unsupported by other evidence.
(C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of sexual imposition, a misdemeanor of the third degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of this section or of section 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.04, or 2907.05, or former section 2907.12 of the Revised Code, a violation of this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to three or more violations of this section or section 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.04, or 2907.05, or former section 2907.12 of the Revised Code, or of any combination of those sections, a violation of this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree and, notwithstanding the range of jail terms prescribed in section 2929.24 of the Revised Code, the court may impose on the offender a definite jail term of not more than one year.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Section 2907.01 | Sex Offenses General Definitions.
Section 2907.03 | Sexual Battery.
Section 2907.04 | Unlawful Sexual Conduct With Minor.
Section 2907.05 | Gross Sexual Imposition.
Section 2907.06 | Sexual Imposition.
Section 2907.07 | Importuning.
Section 2907.09 | Public Indecency.
Section 2907.10 | Preliminary Polygraph Test of Sex Offense Victim.
Section 2907.11 | Suppression of Names of Victim and Offender and Details of the Alleged Offense.
Section 2907.171 | Prosecutor's Failure to Give Notice.
Section 2907.19 | Commercial Sexual Exploitation of a Minor.
Section 2907.21 | Compelling Prostitution.
Section 2907.22 | Promoting Prostitution.
Section 2907.231 | Engaging in Prostitution.
Section 2907.24 | Soliciting; Solicitation After a Positive HIV Test.
Section 2907.241 | Loitering to Engage in Solicitation - Solicitation After Positive HIV Test.
Section 2907.25 | Prostitution - After Positive HIV Test.
Section 2907.26 | Rules of Evidence in Brothel and Prostitution Cases.
Section 2907.27 | Testing and Treatment for Venereal Diseases and Hiv.
Section 2907.28 | Payment for Medical Examination and Test of Any Victim or Accused.
Section 2907.29 | Hospital Emergency Services for Victims of Sexual Offenses.
Section 2907.30 | Interview of Victim by Crisis Intervention Trained Officer.
Section 2907.31 | Disseminating Matter Harmful to Juveniles.
Section 2907.311 | Displaying Matter Harmful to Juveniles.
Section 2907.32 | Pandering Obscenity.
Section 2907.321 | Pandering Obscenity Involving a Minor or Impaired Person.
Section 2907.322 | Pandering Sexually Oriented Matter Involving a Minor or Impaired Person.
Section 2907.33 | Deception to Obtain Matter Harmful to Juveniles.
Section 2907.34 | Compelling Acceptance of Objectionable Materials.
Section 2907.35 | Presumptions in Obscenity Cases.
Section 2907.36 | Declaratory Judgment Action.
Section 2907.37 | Injunction - Nuisance.
Section 2907.38 | Permitting Unlawful Operation of Viewing Booths Depicting Sexual Conduct.
Section 2907.40 | Illegally Operating Sexually Oriented Business.
Section 2907.41 | Person Charged With Subsequent Sexual Offense - Setting of Bail.