Ohio Code § 2950.17
Ohio Code § 2950.17. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2950.17.
(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. (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.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2950.17
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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