Ohio Code 2950.17 – Possession of photograph of minor child during confinement
(A) Regardless of when the sexually oriented offense or child-victim oriented offense was committed, a person who is convicted of, pleads guilty to, has been convicted of, or has pleaded guilty to a sexually oriented offense or a child-victim oriented offense or a person who is or has been adjudicated a delinquent child for committing a sexually oriented offense or a child-victim oriented offense shall not possess a photograph of the victim of the sexually oriented offense or child-victim oriented offense while the person is serving any prison term, jail term, community residential sanction, or other term of confinement imposed on the offender for the offense.
Attorney's Note
Under the Ohio Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:| Class | Prison | Fine |
|---|---|---|
| Misdemeanor of the first degree | up to 180 days | up to $1,000 |
Terms Used In Ohio Code 2950.17
- Child: includes child by adoption. See Ohio Code 1.59
- Child-victim oriented offense: means any of the following violations or offenses committed by a person, regardless of the person's age, when the victim is under eighteen years of age and is not a child of the person who commits the violation:
(1) A violation of division (A)(1), (2), (3), or (5) of section 2905. See Ohio Code 2950.01
- Confinement: includes , but is not limited to, a community residential sanction imposed pursuant to section 2929. See Ohio Code 2950.01
- Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
- Sexually oriented offense: means any of the following violations or offenses committed by a person, regardless of the person's age:
(1) A violation of section 2907. See Ohio Code 2950.01
- Whoever: includes all persons, natural and artificial; partners; principals, agents, and employees; and all officials, public or private. See Ohio Code 1.02
(B) Regardless of when the child-victim oriented offense was committed, a person who is convicted of, pleads guilty to, has been convicted of, or has pleaded guilty to a child-victim oriented offense or a person who is or has been adjudicated a delinquent child for committing a child-victim oriented offense shall not possess a photograph of any minor child while the person is serving any prison term, jail term, community residential sanction, or other term of confinement imposed on the offender for the offense.
(C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of illegal possession of a prohibited photograph, a misdemeanor of the first degree.