Ohio Code § 2905.05
Ohio Code § 2905.05. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2905.05.
(A) No person, by any means and without privilege to do so, shall knowingly solicit,
coax, entice, or lure any child under fourteen years of age to accompany the person
in any manner, including entering into any vehicle or onto any vessel, whether or
not the offender knows the age of the child, if both of the following apply: (1) The actor does not have the express or implied permission of the parent, guardian,
or other legal custodian of the child in undertaking the activity. (2) The actor is not a law enforcement officer, medic, firefighter, or other person who
regularly provides emergency services, and is not an employee or agent of, or a volunteer
acting under the direction of, any board of education, or the actor is any of such
persons, but, at the time the actor undertakes the activity, the actor is not acting
within the scope of the actor's lawful duties in that capacity. (B) No person, with a sexual motivation, shall violate division (A) of this section. (C) No person, for any unlawful purpose other than, or in addition to, that proscribed
by division (A) of this section, shall engage in any activity described in division
(A) of this section. (D) It is an affirmative defense to a charge under division (A) of this section that
the actor undertook the activity in response to a bona fide emergency situation or
that the actor undertook the activity in a reasonable belief that it was necessary
to preserve the health, safety, or welfare of the child. (E) Whoever violates division (A), (B), or (C) of this section is guilty of criminal
child enticement, a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of a violation of this section, section
2907.02 or 2907.03 or former section 2907.12 of the Revised Code, or section 2905.01 or 2907.05 of the Revised Code when the victim of that prior offense was under seventeen years of age at the time
of the offense, criminal child enticement is a felony of the fifth degree. (F) As used in this section: (1) “Sexual motivation” has the same meaning as in section 2971.01 of the Revised Code . (2) “Vehicle” has the same meaning as in section 4501.01 of the Revised Code . (3) “Vessel” has the same meaning as in section 1546.01 of the Revised Code .
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2905.05
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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