Effective: March 12, 2020
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 5 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) No person shall knowingly:
(1) Establish, maintain, operate, manage, supervise, control, or have an interest in a brothel or any other enterprise a purpose of which is to facilitate engagement in sexual activity for hire;
(2) Supervise, manage, or control the activities of a prostitute in engaging in sexual activity for hire;
(3) Transport another, or cause another to be transported, in order to facilitate the other person's engaging in sexual activity for hire;
(4) For the purpose of violating or facilitating a violation of this section, induce or procure another to engage in sexual activity for hire.
(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of promoting prostitution, and the court shall sentence the offender as follows:
(1) Except as provided in division (B)(2) or (3) of this section, promoting prostitution is a felony of the fourth degree.
(2) Except as provided in division (B)(3) of this section, promoting prostitution is a felony of the third degree if any of the following apply:
(a) A prostitute in the brothel involved in the offense, or the prostitute whose activities are supervised, managed, or controlled by the offender, or the person transported, induced, or procured by the offender to engage in sexual activity for hire, is a minor, whether or not the offender knows the age of the minor.
(b) The offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of this section or a substantially similar violation of a law of another state or the United States.
(c) The offender also is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of section 2925.03 of the Revised Code.
(3) If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to two or more violations of this section or two or more substantially similar violations of a law of another state or the United States, promoting prostitution is a felony of the second degree.
(4) If the offender in any case also is convicted of or pleads guilty to a specification as described in section 2941.1422 of the Revised Code that was included in the indictment, count in the indictment, or information charging the offense, the court shall sentence the offender to a mandatory prison term as provided in division (B)(7) of section 2929.14 of the Revised Code and shall order the offender to make restitution as provided in division (B)(8) of section 2929.18 of the Revised Code.
(5) If the offender in any case also is convicted of or pleads guilty to a firearm specification of the type described in section 2941.141, 2941.144, or 2941.145 of the Revised Code that was included in the indictment, count in the indictment, or information charging the offense, the court shall sentence the offender to a mandatory prison term as provided in division (B)(1)(a) of section 2929.14 of the Revised Code.
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.