Ohio Code § 2941.1426

Ohio Code § 2941.1426. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ 2941.1426.

(A) Imposition of a mandatory prison term of six years upon an offender under division (B)(10) of section 2929.14 of the Revised Code is precluded unless the offender is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation

of division (A) of section 2903.11 of the Revised Code and unless the indictment, count, or information charging the offense specifies that

the victim of the offense suffered permanent disabling harm as a result of the offense

and that the victim was under ten years of age at the time of the offense, regardless

of whether the offender knew the age of the victim.  The specification shall be stated at the end of the body of the indictment, count,

or information and shall be stated in substantially the following form: “SPECIFICATION (or, SPECIFICATION TO THE FIRST COUNT).  The Grand Jurors (or insert the person's or the prosecuting attorney's name when

appropriate) further find and specify that (set forth that the victim of the offense

suffered permanent disabling harm as a result of the offense and that the victim was

under ten years of age at the time of the offense, regardless of whether the offender

knew the age of the victim).” (B) Imposition of a mandatory prison term of six years upon an offender under division (B)(10) of section 2929.14 of the Revised Code is precluded if a court imposes any other additional prison term on the offender

relative to the same offense. (C) As used in this section, “permanent disabling harm” has the same meaning as in section 2929.01 of the Revised Code .

Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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  • Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2941.1426
  • Jurisdiction: Ohio
  • Code: Ohio Revised Code
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