H.B. No. 322
Summary: This bill aims to amend certain sections of the law in the state of Ohio regarding childhood sexual abuse. It proposes changes such as imposing civil penalties instead of criminal penalties for failure to register with the childhood sexual abuse civil registry, eliminating residence restrictions, creating the offense of grooming, and extending the time limit for prosecuting violations of child abuse reporting laws.
Section 1: This section lists the sections of the law that will be amended and the new section that will be enacted.
Section 2: This section repeals existing sections of the law that are being amended in Section 1.
Section 3: This section repeals a specific section of the law that is no longer needed.
Section 4: This section presents the current section of the law as a composite of previous amendments, clarifying that it is the version in effect prior to the changes proposed in this bill.