HB 533 — Revise list of vehicles that can commit vehicular homicide
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced October 21, 2025. Enacted.
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In plain language
This bill adds more vehicle types to those that can be used in vehicular homicide cases.
The bill updates the existing laws regarding vehicular homicide and assault by expanding the list of vehicles that can lead to such charges. This means that additional vehicle categories will be recognized under these serious offenses.
Summary
To amend sections 2903.06 and 2903.08 of the Revised Code to add to the list of vehicles that can be used to commit a vehicular homicide or vehicular assault.
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What changed in the latest version
400 added · 605 removedPlain-language change summary
The recent amendment to Bill HB 533 expands the definition of vehicles that can be involved in incidents of vehicular homicide and vehicular assault. Now, it explicitly includes various types of vehicles like mini-trucks, snowmobiles, and watercraft. This change matters because it broadens the scope of accountability for reckless or negligent acts that lead to serious injuries or fatalities, ensuring that more types of vehicles are covered under these laws.
As(136th PassedGeneralAssembly) by(House Bill Number 533) ANACT To amend sections 2903.06 and 2903.08 of the HouseRevised 136thCode Generalto Assemblyadd Regularto Sessionthe H.list of vehicles that can be used to commit a vehicular homicide or vehicular assault.
B.Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio:
No.SECTION 1.
533That 2025-2026sections Representative2903.06 Miller,and K.2903.08 of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows:
Cosponsors:Sec.
Representatives Abrams, Hall, T., Willis, Brennan, Brownlee, Daniels, Deeter, Dovilla, Ghanbari, Hiner, Jarrells, John, Johnson, LaRe, Manning, Mathews, A., Mathews, T., Miller, M., Ray, Robb Blasdel, Schmidt, Sigrist, Upchurch, White, E., Williams, Workman, Young To amend sections 2903.06 and 2903.08 of the 1 Revised Code to add to the list of vehicles that 2 can be used to commit a vehicular homicide or 3 vehicular assault.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1.
That sections 2903.06 and 2903.08 of the 5 Revised Code be amended to read as follows:
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(A) No person, while operating or 7 participating in the operation of a motor vehicle, motorcycle, 8 under-speed vehicle, motorized bicycle or moped, motor-driven 9 cycle or motor scooter, all-purpose vehicle, utility vehicle, 10 mini-truck, snowmobile, locomotive, watercraft, or aircraft, 11 shall cause the death of another or the unlawful termination of 12 another's pregnancy in any of the following ways:
13 (1) As the proximate result of committing an OVI offense.
14 (2) In one of the following ways:
15 (a) Recklessly;
16(b) H.As the proximate result of committing, while operating or participating in the operation of a motor vehicle, under-speed vehicle, motorized bicycle or moped, motor-driven cycle or motor scooter, all-purpose vehicle, utility vehicle, mini-truck, or motorcycle in a construction zone, a reckless operation offense, provided that this division applies only if the person whose death is caused or whose pregnancy is unlawfully terminated is in the construction zone at the time of the offender's commission of the reckless operation offense in the construction zone and does not apply as described in division (F) of this section.
(3) In one of the following ways:
(a) Negligently;
(b) As the proximate result of committing, while operating or participating in the operation of a motor vehicle, under-speed vehicle, motorized bicycle or moped, motor-driven cycle or motor scooter, all-purpose vehicle, utility vehicle, mini-truck, or motorcycle in a construction zone, a speeding offense, provided that this division applies only if the person whose death is caused or whose pregnancy is unlawfully terminated is in the construction zone at the time of the offender's commission of the speeding offense in the construction zone and does not apply as described in division (F) of this section.
(4) As the proximate result of committing a violation of any provision of any section contained in Title XLV of the Revised Code that is a minor misdemeanor or of a municipal ordinance that, regardless of the penalty set by ordinance for the violation, is substantially equivalent H.
533 Page136th 2G.A. As Passed by the House (b) As the proximate result of committing, while operating 17 or participating in the operation of a motor vehicle, under- 18 speed vehicle, motorized bicycle or moped, motor-driven cycle or 19 motor scooter, all-purpose vehicle, utility vehicle, mini-truck, 20 or motorcycle in a construction zone, a reckless operation 21 offense, provided that this division applies only if the person 22 whose death is caused or whose pregnancy is unlawfully 23 terminated is in the construction zone at the time of the 24 offender's commission of the reckless operation offense in the 25 construction zone and does not apply as described in division 26 (F) of this section.
27to (3)any Inprovision oneof any section contained in Title XLV of the followingRevised ways:Code that is a minor misdemeanor.
28(B)(1) (a)Whoever Negligently;violates division (A)(1) or (2) of this section is guilty of aggravated vehicular homicide and shall be punished as provided in divisions (B)(2) and (3) of this section.
29(2)(a) (b)Except Asas theotherwise proximateprovided resultin ofdivision committing,(B)(2)(b), while(c), operating 30 or participating(d) in the operation of athis motorsection, vehicle,aggravated under-vehicular 31homicide speedcommitted vehicle, motorized bicycle or moped, motor-driven cycle or 32 motor scooter, all-purpose vehicle, utility vehicle, mini-truck, 33 or motorcycle in aviolation constructionof zone,division a(A)(1) speedingof offense, 34 provided that this divisionsection applies only if the person whose 35 death is causeda orfelony whoseof pregnancy is unlawfully terminated is 36 in the constructionsecond zonedegree atand the timecourt ofshall theimpose offender'sa 37mandatory commissionprison ofterm theon speeding offense in the constructionoffender zone and 38 does not apply as described in division (F)(E) of this section.
39(b) (4)Except Asas theotherwise proximateprovided resultin ofdivision committing(B)(2)(c) aor violation(d) of 40this anysection, provisionaggravated ofvehicular anyhomicide sectioncommitted contained in Titleviolation XLV of thedivision 41(A)(1) Revisedof Codethis thatsection is a minorfelony misdemeanor or of athe municipalfirst 42degree, ordinanceand that,the regardlesscourt ofshall theimpose penaltya setmandatory byprison ordinanceterm foron 43 the violation,offender isas substantiallydescribed equivalentin todivision any(E) provision of 44this anysection, sectionif containedany in Title XLV of the Revisedfollowing Codeapply: that is a 45 minor misdemeanor.
46(i) H.At the time of the offense, the offender was driving under a suspension or cancellation imposed under Chapter 4510.
or any other provision of the Revised Code or was operating a motor vehicle or motorcycle, did not have a valid driver's license, commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, probationary license, or nonresident operating privilege, and was not eligible for renewal of the offender's driver's license or commercial driver's license without examination under section 4507.10 of the Revised Code.
(ii) The offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one prior OVI offense within the previous twenty years.
(iii) The offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one prior traffic- related homicide, manslaughter, or assault offense within the previous twenty years.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in division (B)(2)(d) of this section, aggravated vehicular homicide committed in violation of division (A)(1) of this section is a felony of the first degree, and the court shall sentence the offender to a mandatory prison term as provided in section 2929.142 of the Revised Code and described in division (E) of this section if any of the following apply:
(i) The offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to two prior OVI offenses within the previous twenty years.
(ii) The offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to two prior traffic- related homicide, manslaughter, or assault offenses within the previous twenty years.
(iii) The offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to two prior violations of any combination of the offenses listed in division (B)(2)(c)(i) and (ii) of this section within the previous twenty years.
(d) Aggravated vehicular homicide committed in violation of division (A)(1) of this section is a felony of the first degree, and the court shall sentence the offender to a mandatory prison term as provided in section 2929.142 of the Revised Code and described in division (E) of this section if any of the following apply:
(i) The offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to three or more prior H.
533 Page136th 3G.A. As Passed by the House (B)(1) Whoever violates division (A)(1) or (2) of this 47 section is guilty of aggravated vehicular homicide and shall be 48 punished as provided in divisions (B)(2) and (3) of this 49 section.
50OVI (2)(a)offenses Exceptwithin as otherwise provided in division (B)(2)(b), 51 (c), or (d) of this section, aggravated vehicular homicide 52 committed in violation of division (A)(1) of this section is a 53 felony of the secondprevious degreetwenty andyears. the court shall impose a 54 mandatory prison term on the offender as described in division 55 (E) of this section.
56(ii) (b)The Exceptoffender aspreviously otherwisehas providedbeen inconvicted divisionof (B)(2)(c) or 57pleaded (d)guilty ofto thisthree section,or aggravatedmore vehicularprior homicidetraffic-related committedhomicide, inmanslaughter, 58or violationassault ofoffenses divisionwithin (A)(1) of this section is a felony of the 59previous firsttwenty degree,years. and the court shall impose a mandatory prison term 60 on the offender as described in division (E) of this section, if 61 any of the following apply:
62(iii) (i)The Atoffender thepreviously timehas been convicted of theor offense,pleaded guilty to three or more prior violations of any combination of the offenderoffenses waslisted drivingin 63divisions under(B)(2)(d)(i) aand suspension(ii) orof cancellationthis imposedsection underwithin Chapterthe 4510.previous twenty years.
64(e) orIn addition to any other provisionsanctions ofimposed thepursuant Revisedto Codedivision or(B)(2)(a), was(b), operating(c), a 65 motor vehicle or motorcycle,(d) didof notthis havesection afor validaggravated driver'svehicular 66homicide license,committed commercialin driver'sviolation license,of temporarydivision instruction(A)(1) 67of permit,this probationarysection, license,the orcourt nonresidentshall operatingimpose 68upon privilege,the andoffender wasa notclass eligibleone forsuspension renewal of the offender's 69driver's license, commercial driver's licenselicense, temporary instruction permit, probationary license, or commercialnonresident driver'soperating licenseprivilege withoutas 70specified examinationin underdivision (A)(1) of section 4507.104510.02 of the Revised Code.
71Divisions (ii)(A)(1) Theto offender(3) previouslyof hassection been4510.54 convicted of orthe 72Revised pleadedCode guiltyapply to onea priorsuspension OVIimposed offenseunder withindivision the(B)(2)(e) previousof 73this twentysection. years.
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74(f) (iii)Notwithstanding Thesection offender2929.18 previouslyof hasthe beenRevised convictedCode, and in addition to any other sanctions imposed pursuant to division (B)(2) of orthis 75section H.for aggravated vehicular homicide committed in violation of division (A)(1) of this section, the court shall impose upon the offender a fine of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars.
(3) Except as otherwise provided in this division, aggravated vehicular homicide committed in violation of division (A)(2) of this section is a felony of the third degree.
Aggravated vehicular homicide committed in violation of division (A)(2) of this section is a felony of the second degree if, at the time of the offense, the offender was driving under a suspension or cancellation imposed under Chapter 4510.
or any other provision of the Revised Code or was operating a motor vehicle or motorcycle, did not have a valid driver's license, commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, probationary license, or nonresident operating privilege, and was not eligible for renewal of the offender's driver's license or commercial driver's license without examination under section 4507.10 of the Revised Code or if the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of this section or any traffic-related homicide, manslaughter, or assault offense.
The court shall impose a mandatory prison term on the offender when required by division (E) of this section.
In addition to any other sanctions imposed pursuant to this division for a violation of division (A)(2) of this section, the court shall impose upon the offender a class two suspension of the offender's driver's license, commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, probationary license, or nonresident operating privilege from the range specified in division (A)(2) of section 4510.02 of the Revised Code or, if the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a traffic-related murder, felonious assault, or attempted murder offense, a class one suspension of the offender's driver's license, commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, probationary license, or nonresident operating privilege as specified in division (A)(1) of that section.
(C) Whoever violates division (A)(3) of this section is guilty of vehicular homicide.
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533 Page136th 4G.A. As Passed by the House pleaded guilty to one prior traffic-related homicide, 76 manslaughter, or assault offense within the previous twenty 77 years.
78 (c) Except as otherwise provided in division (B)(2)(d) of 79 this section,division, aggravated vehicular homicide committed in 80 violation of division (A)(1) of this section is a felonymisdemeanor of the 81 first degree,degree. and the court shall sentence the offender to a 82 mandatory prison term as provided in section 2929.142 of the 83 Revised Code and described in division (E) of this section if 84 any of the following apply:
85Vehicular (i)homicide Thecommitted offenderin previouslyviolation hasof beendivision convicted(A)(3) of orthis 86section pleadedis guiltya tofelony twoof priorthe OVIfourth offensesdegree withinif, at the previoustime 87of twentythe years.offense, the offender was driving under a suspension or cancellation imposed under Chapter 4510.
88or (ii)any Theother provision of the Revised Code or was operating a motor vehicle or motorcycle, did not have a valid driver's license, commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, probationary license, or nonresident operating privilege, and was not eligible for renewal of the offender's driver's license or commercial driver's license without examination under section 4507.10 of the Revised Code or if the offender previously has been convicted of or 89 pleaded guilty to twoa priorviolation traffic-relatedof homicide,this 90section manslaughter, or assaultany offensestraffic-related withinhomicide, themanslaughter, previousor twentyassault 91offense. years.
92 (iii) The offendercourt previouslyshall hasimpose beena convictedmandatory ofjail term or 93a pleadedmandatory guiltyprison toterm twoon prior violations of any combination of the 94offender offenseswhen listedrequired inby division (B)(2)(c)(i)(E) and (ii) of this 95section. section within the previous twenty years.
96In (d)addition Aggravatedto vehicularany homicideother committedsanctions inimposed violationpursuant 97to ofthis divisiondivision, (A)(1)the ofcourt thisshall sectionimpose isupon the offender a felonyclass four suspension of the firstoffender's 98driver's degree,license, andcommercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, probationary license, or nonresident operating privilege from the courtrange shallspecified sentencein division (A)(4) of section 4510.02 of the Revised Code, or, if the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a mandatoryviolation 99of prisonthis termsection asor providedany intraffic-related sectionhomicide, 2929.142manslaughter, or assault offense, a class three suspension of the Revisedoffender's Codedriver's 100license, andcommercial describeddriver's license, temporary instruction permit, probationary license, or nonresident operating privilege from the range specified in division (E)(A)(3) of thisthat sectionsection, or, if anythe offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a traffic-related murder, felonious assault, or attempted murder offense, a class two suspension of the 101offender's followingdriver's apply:license, commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, probationary license, or nonresident operating privilege as specified in division (A)(2) of that section.
102(D) (i)Whoever Theviolates offenderdivision previously(A)(4) has been convicted of orthis 103section pleadedis guilty toof threevehicular ormanslaughter. more prior OVI offenses within the 104 H.
Except as otherwise provided in this division, vehicular manslaughter is a misdemeanor of the second degree.
Vehicular manslaughter is a misdemeanor of the first degree if, at the time of the offense, the offender was driving under a suspension or cancellation imposed under Chapter 4510.
or any other provision of the Revised Code or was operating a motor vehicle or motorcycle, did not have a valid driver's license, commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, probationary license, or nonresident operating privilege, and was not eligible for renewal of the offender's driver's license or commercial driver's license without examination under section 4507.10 of the Revised Code or if the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of this section or any traffic-related homicide, manslaughter, or assault offense.
In addition to any other sanctions imposed pursuant to this division, the court shall impose upon the offender a class six suspension of the offender's driver's license, commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, probationary license, or nonresident operating privilege from the range specified in division (A)(6) of section 4510.02 of the Revised Code or, if the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of this section, any traffic-related H.
533 Page136th 5G.A. As Passed by the House previous twenty years.
105homicide, (ii)manslaughter, Theor offenderassault previouslyoffense, hasor beena convictedtraffic-related ofmurder, felonious assault, or 106attempted pleadedmurder guiltyoffense, toa threeclass orfour moresuspension priorof traffic-relatedthe homicide,offender's 107driver's manslaughter,license, commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, probationary license, or assaultnonresident offensesoperating withinprivilege from the previousrange twentyspecified 108in years.division (A)(4) of that section.
109(E)(1) (iii) The offendercourt previouslyshall hasimpose beena convictedmandatory ofprison orterm 110on pleadedan guiltyoffender towho threeis orconvicted moreof prioror violationspleads ofguilty anyto 111a combinationviolation of thedivision offenses(A)(1) listed in divisions (B)(2)(d)(i) and 112 (ii) of this sectionsection. within the previous twenty years.
113Except (e)as Inotherwise additionprovided toin anythis otherdivision, sanctionsthe imposedmandatory pursuantprison toterm 114shall be a definite term from the range of prison terms provided in division (B)(2)(a),(A)(1)(b) (b),of (c),section 2929.14 of the Revised Code for a felony of the first degree or (d)from division (A)(2)(b) of thisthat section for 115a aggravatedfelony vehicularof homicidethe committedsecond indegree, whichever is applicable, except that if the violation ofis divisioncommitted 116on (A)(1)or ofafter thisMarch section,22, 2019, the court shall impose uponas the offenderminimum 117prison aterm classfor one suspension of the offender'soffense driver'sa license,mandatory 118prison commercialterm driver'sthat license,is temporaryone instructionof permit,the 119minimum probationaryterms license,prescribed orfor nonresidenta operatingfelony privilegeof asthe 120first specifieddegree in division (A)(1)(A)(1)(a) of section 4510.022929.14 of the Revised 121Code Code.or one of the terms prescribed for a felony of the second degree in division (A)(2)(a) of that section, whichever is applicable.
122If Divisionsdivision (A)(1)(B)(2)(c) toor (3)(d) of this section 4510.54applies to an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to the Revisedviolation 123of Codedivision apply(A)(1) toof athis suspensionsection, imposedthe undercourt shall impose the mandatory prison term pursuant to division (B)(2)(e)(A) or (B) of 124section this2929.142 section.of the Revised Code, as applicable.
125The (f)court Notwithstandingshall sectionimpose 2929.18a ofmandatory thejail Revisedterm Code,of 126at andleast infifteen additiondays toon anyan otheroffender sanctionswho imposedis pursuantconvicted to 127 division (B)(2) of thisor sectionpleads forguilty aggravatedto vehiculara 128misdemeanor homicide committed in violation of division (A)(1)(A)(3)(b) of this 129section section,and themay court shall impose upon the offender a finelonger ofjail notterm 130as moreauthorized thanpursuant twenty-fiveto thousandsection dollars.2929.24 of the Revised Code.
131(2) (3)The Exceptcourt asshall otherwiseimpose provideda inmandatory thisprison division,term 132on aggravatedan vehicularoffender homicidewho committedis inconvicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of division 133(A)(2) H.or (3)(a) of this section or a felony violation of division (A)(3)(b) of this section if either division (E)(2)(a) or (b) of this section applies.
The mandatory prison term shall be a definite term from the range of prison terms provided in division (A)(3)(a) of section 2929.14 of the Revised Code for a felony of the third degree or from division (A)(4) of that section for a felony of the fourth degree, whichever is applicable.
The court shall impose a mandatory prison term on an offender in a category described in this division if either of the following applies:
(a) The offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of this section or section 2903.08 of the Revised Code.
(b) At the time of the offense, the offender was driving under suspension or cancellation under Chapter 4510.
or any other provision of the Revised Code or was operating a motor vehicle or motorcycle, did not have a valid driver's license, commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, probationary license, or nonresident operating privilege, and was not eligible for renewal of the offender's driver's license or commercial driver's license without examination under section 4507.10 of the Revised Code.
(F) Divisions (A)(2)(b) and (3)(b) of this section do not apply in a particular construction zone unless signs of the type described in section 2903.081 of the Revised Code are erected in that construction zone in accordance with the guidelines and design specifications established by the H.
533 Page136th 6G.A. As Passed by the House (A)(2) of this section is a felony of the third degree.
134director Aggravated vehicular homicide committed in violation of divisiontransportation 135under (A)(2) of this section is5501.27 a felony of the secondRevised degreeCode. if, at 136 the time of the offense, the offender was driving under a 137 suspension or cancellation imposed under Chapter 4510.
orThe anyfailure 138to othererect provisionsigns of the Revisedtype Codedescribed orin wassection operating2903.081 aof motorthe 139Revised vehicleCode orin motorcycle, did not have a validparticular driver'sconstruction license,zone 140in commercialaccordance driver'swith license,those temporaryguidelines instructionand permit,design 141specifications probationarydoes license,not limit or nonresidentaffect operatingthe privilege,application and 142 was not eligible for renewal of thedivision offender's(A)(1), driver's(A)(2)(a), license(A)(3)(a), 143 or commercial(A)(4) driver'sof licensethis without examination under section 144in 4507.10that ofconstruction thezone Revised Code or if the offenderprosecution previously has 145 been convicted of orany pleadedperson guiltywho toviolates aany violation of thisthose 146divisions sectionin orthat anyconstruction traffic-relatedzone. homicide, manslaughter, or 147 assault offense.
The(G)(1) courtAs shallused imposein a mandatory prison term 148 on the offender when required by division (E) of this section.section:
149(a) In"Mandatory additionprison toterm" anyand other"mandatory sanctionsjail imposedterm" pursuanthave to 150 this division for a violation of division (A)(2) of this 151 section, the courtsame shallmeanings imposeas upon the offender a class two 152 suspension of the offender's driver's license, commercial 153 driver's license, temporary instruction permit, probationary 154 license, or nonresident operating privilege from the range 155 specified in division (A)(2) of section 4510.022929.01 of the Revised 156Code. Code or, if the offender previously has been convicted of or 157 pleaded guilty to a traffic-related murder, felonious assault, 158 or attempted murder offense, a class one suspension of the 159 offender's driver's license, commercial driver's license, 160 temporary instruction permit, probationary license, or 161 nonresident operating privilege as specified in division (A)(1) 162 of that section.
163(b) (C)"Traffic-related Whoeverhomicide, violatesmanslaughter, or assault offense" means a violation of section 2903.04 of the Revised Code in circumstances in which division (A)(3)(D) of thisthat section isapplies, 164a H.violation of section 2903.06 or 2903.08 of the Revised Code, or a violation of section 2903.06, 2903.07, or 2903.08 of the Revised Code as they existed prior to March 23, 2000.
B.(c) "Construction zone" has the same meaning as in section 5501.27 of the Revised Code.
No.(d) "Reckless operation offense" means a violation of section 4511.20 of the Revised Code or a municipal ordinance substantially equivalent to section 4511.20 of the Revised Code.
533(e) Page"Speeding 7offense" Asmeans Passeda byviolation theof Housesection guilty4511.21 of vehicularthe homicide.Revised Code or a municipal ordinance pertaining to speed.
Except(f) "Traffic-related murder, felonious assault, or attempted murder offense" means a violation of section 2903.01 or 2903.02 of the Revised Code in circumstances in which the offender used a motor vehicle as otherwisethe providedmeans to commit the violation, a violation of division (A)(2) of section 2903.11 of the Revised Code in 165circumstances thisin division,which vehicularthe homicidedeadly weapon used in the commission of the violation is a misdemeanormotor vehicle, or an attempt to commit aggravated murder or murder in violation of section 2923.02 of the firstRevised 166Code degree.in circumstances in which the offender used a motor vehicle as the means to attempt to commit the aggravated murder or murder.
Vehicular(g) homicide"Motor committedvehicle," in"mini-truck," violation"under-speed ofvehicle," division"motorized 167bicycle (A)(3)or ofmoped," this"motor-driven sectioncycle isor amotor felonyscooter," ofand the"utility fourthvehicle" degreehave if,the atsame 168meanings theas timein ofsection the4501.01 offense,of the offenderRevised wasCode. driving under a 169 suspension or cancellation imposed under Chapter 4510.
or(h) any"All-purpose 170vehicle" otherhas provision of the Revisedsame Codemeaning oras wasin operating a motor 171 vehicle or motorcycle, did not have a valid driver's license, 172 commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, 173 probationary license, or nonresident operating privilege, and 174 was not eligible for renewal of the offender's driver's license 175 or commercial driver's license without examination under section 1764519.01 4507.10 of the Revised CodeCode. or if the offender previously has 177 been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of this 178 section or any traffic-related homicide, manslaughter, or 179 assault offense.
The(i) court"OVI shalloffense" imposemeans a mandatoryviolation jailof termdivision or(A) 180of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code, a mandatoryviolation prisonof termdivision on(A) of section 1547.11 of the offenderRevised whenCode, requireda byviolation 181of division (E)(A)(3) of thissection section.4561.15 of the Revised Code, or a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance.
182(2) InFor additionthe topurposes anyof other sanctions imposed pursuant to 183 this division,section, thewhen court shall impose upon the offender a classpenalty 184or four suspension ofis theenhanced offender'sbecause driver'sof license,a commercialprior 185or driver'scurrent license,violation temporaryof instructiona permit,specified probationarylaw 186 license, or nonresidenta operatingprior privilegeor fromcurrent the range 187 specified inoffense, divisionthe (A)(4)reference ofto sectionthe 4510.02violation of the Revisedspecified 188law Code,or or, if the offenderspecified previouslyoffense hasincludes beenany convictedviolation of orany 189substantially pleadedequivalent guiltymunicipal toordinance, aformer violationlaw of this sectionstate, or anycurrent traffic- 190 related homicide, manslaughter, or assaultformer offense,law a class 191 three suspension of theanother offender'sstate driver's license, commercial 192 driver's license, temporary instruction permit, probationary 193 license, or nonresident operating privilege from the rangeUnited 194States. specified in division (A)(3) of that section, or, if the 195 H.
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533 Page 8 As Passed by the House offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a 196 traffic-related murder, felonious assault, or attempted murder 197 offense, a class two suspension of the offender's driver's 198 license, commercial driver's license, temporary instruction 199 permit, probationary license, or nonresident operating privilege 200 as specified in division (A)(2) of that section.
201 (D) Whoever violates division (A)(4) of this section is 202 guilty of vehicular manslaughter.
Except as otherwise provided 203 in this division, vehicular manslaughter is a misdemeanor of the 204 second degree.
Vehicular manslaughter is a misdemeanor of the 205 first degree if, at the time of the offense, the offender was 206 driving under a suspension or cancellation imposed under Chapter 207 4510.
or any other provision of the Revised Code or was 208 operating a motor vehicle or motorcycle, did not have a valid 209 driver's license, commercial driver's license, temporary 210 instruction permit, probationary license, or nonresident 211 operating privilege, and was not eligible for renewal of the 212 offender's driver's license or commercial driver's license 213 without examination under section 4507.10 of the Revised Code or 214 if the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded 215 guilty to a violation of this section or any traffic-related 216 homicide, manslaughter, or assault offense.
217 In addition to any other sanctions imposed pursuant to 218 this division, the court shall impose upon the offender a class 219 six suspension of the offender's driver's license, commercial 220 driver's license, temporary instruction permit, probationary 221 license, or nonresident operating privilege from the range 222 specified in division (A)(6) of section 4510.02 of the Revised 223 Code or, if the offender previously has been convicted of or 224 pleaded guilty to a violation of this section, any traffic- 225 related homicide, manslaughter, or assault offense, or a 226 H.
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533 Page 9 As Passed by the House traffic-related murder, felonious assault, or attempted murder 227 offense, a class four suspension of the offender's driver's 228 license, commercial driver's license, temporary instruction 229 permit, probationary license, or nonresident operating privilege 230 from the range specified in division (A)(4) of that section.
231 (E)(1) The court shall impose a mandatory prison term on 232 an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation 233 of division (A)(1) of this section.
Except as otherwise provided 234 in this division, the mandatory prison term shall be a definite 235 term from the range of prison terms provided in division (A)(1) 236 (b) of section 2929.14 of the Revised Code for a felony of the 237 first degree or from division (A)(2)(b) of that section for a 238 felony of the second degree, whichever is applicable, except 239 that if the violation is committed on or after March 22, 2019, 240 the court shall impose as the minimum prison term for the 241 offense a mandatory prison term that is one of the minimum terms 242 prescribed for a felony of the first degree in division (A)(1) 243 (a) of section 2929.14 of the Revised Code or one of the terms 244 prescribed for a felony of the second degree in division (A)(2) 245 (a) of that section, whichever is applicable.
If division (B)(2) 246 (c) or (d) of this section applies to an offender who is 247 convicted of or pleads guilty to the violation of division (A) 248 (1) of this section, the court shall impose the mandatory prison 249 term pursuant to division (A) or (B) of section 2929.142 of the 250 Revised Code, as applicable.
The court shall impose a mandatory 251 jail term of at least fifteen days on an offender who is 252 convicted of or pleads guilty to a misdemeanor violation of 253 division (A)(3)(b) of this section and may impose upon the 254 offender a longer jail term as authorized pursuant to section 255 2929.24 of the Revised Code.
256 (2) The court shall impose a mandatory prison term on an 257 H.
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533 Page 10 As Passed by the House offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of 258 division (A)(2) or (3)(a) of this section or a felony violation 259 of division (A)(3)(b) of this section if either division (E)(2) 260 (a) or (b) of this section applies.
The mandatory prison term 261 shall be a definite term from the range of prison terms provided 262 in division (A)(3)(a) of section 2929.14 of the Revised Code for 263 a felony of the third degree or from division (A)(4) of that 264 section for a felony of the fourth degree, whichever is 265 applicable.
The court shall impose a mandatory prison term on an 266 offender in a category described in this division if either of 267 the following applies:
268 (a) The offender previously has been convicted of or 269 pleaded guilty to a violation of this section or section 2903.08 270 of the Revised Code.
271 (b) At the time of the offense, the offender was driving 272 under suspension or cancellation under Chapter 4510.
or any 273 other provision of the Revised Code or was operating a motor 274 vehicle or motorcycle, did not have a valid driver's license, 275 commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, 276 probationary license, or nonresident operating privilege, and 277 was not eligible for renewal of the offender's driver's license 278 or commercial driver's license without examination under section 279 4507.10 of the Revised Code.
280 (F) Divisions (A)(2)(b) and (3)(b) of this section do not 281 apply in a particular construction zone unless signs of the type 282 described in section 2903.081 of the Revised Code are erected in 283 that construction zone in accordance with the guidelines and 284 design specifications established by the director of 285 transportation under section 5501.27 of the Revised Code.
The 286 failure to erect signs of the type described in section 2903.081 287 H.
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533 Page 11 As Passed by the House of the Revised Code in a particular construction zone in 288 accordance with those guidelines and design specifications does 289 not limit or affect the application of division (A)(1), (A)(2) 290 (a), (A)(3)(a), or (A)(4) of this section in that construction 291 zone or the prosecution of any person who violates any of those 292 divisions in that construction zone.
293 (G)(1) As used in this section:
294 (a) "Mandatory prison term" and "mandatory jail term" have 295 the same meanings as in section 2929.01 of the Revised Code.
296 (b) "Traffic-related homicide, manslaughter, or assault 297 offense" means a violation of section 2903.04 of the Revised 298 Code in circumstances in which division (D) of that section 299 applies, a violation of section 2903.06 or 2903.08 of the 300 Revised Code, or a violation of section 2903.06, 2903.07, or 301 2903.08 of the Revised Code as they existed prior to March 23, 302 2000.
303 (c) "Construction zone" has the same meaning as in section 304 5501.27 of the Revised Code.
305 (d) "Reckless operation offense" means a violation of 306 section 4511.20 of the Revised Code or a municipal ordinance 307 substantially equivalent to section 4511.20 of the Revised Code.
308 (e) "Speeding offense" means a violation of section 309 4511.21 of the Revised Code or a municipal ordinance pertaining 310 to speed.
311 (f) "Traffic-related murder, felonious assault, or 312 attempted murder offense" means a violation of section 2903.01 313 or 2903.02 of the Revised Code in circumstances in which the 314 offender used a motor vehicle as the means to commit the 315 violation, a violation of division (A)(2) of section 2903.11 of 316 H.
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533 Page 12 As Passed by the House the Revised Code in circumstances in which the deadly weapon 317 used in the commission of the violation is a motor vehicle, or 318 an attempt to commit aggravated murder or murder in violation of 319 section 2923.02 of the Revised Code in circumstances in which 320 the offender used a motor vehicle as the means to attempt to 321 commit the aggravated murder or murder.
322 (g) "Motor vehicle," "mini-truck," "under-speed vehicle," 323 "motorized bicycle or moped," "motor-driven cycle or motor 324 scooter," and "utility vehicle" have the same meanings as in 325 section 4501.01 of the Revised Code.
326 (h) "All-purpose vehicle" has the same meaning as in 327 section 4519.01 of the Revised Code.
328 (i) "OVI offense" means a violation of division (A) of 329 section 4511.19 of the Revised Code, a violation of division (A) 330 of section 1547.11 of the Revised Code, a violation of division 331 (A)(3) of section 4561.15 of the Revised Code, or a 332 substantially equivalent municipal ordinance.
333 (2) For the purposes of this section, when a penalty or 334 suspension is enhanced because of a prior or current violation 335 of a specified law or a prior or current specified offense, the 336 reference to the violation of the specified law or the specified 337 offense includes any violation of any substantially equivalent 338 municipal ordinance, former law of this state, or current or 339 former law of another state or the United States.
340 Sec.
(A) No person, while operating or 341 participating in the operation of a motor vehicle, motorcycle, 342 under-speed vehicle, motorized bicycle or moped, motor-driven 343 cycle or motor scooter, all-purpose vehicle, utility vehicle, 344 mini-truck, snowmobile, locomotive, watercraft, or aircraft, 345 H.
533 Page136th 13G.A. As Passed by the House shall cause serious physical harm to another person or another's 346 unborn in any of the following ways:
347scooter, (1)(a)all-purpose Asvehicle, theutility proximatevehicle, resultmini-truck, ofsnowmobile, committinglocomotive, awatercraft, violationor 348aircraft, ofshall divisioncause (A)serious ofphysical sectionharm 4511.19to ofanother theperson Revised Code or ofanother's aunborn 349in substantiallyany equivalentof municipalthe ordinance;following ways:
350(1)(a) (b) As the proximate result of committing a violation of 351 division (A) of section 1547.114511.19 of the Revised Code or of a 352 substantially equivalent municipal ordinance;
353(b) (c) As the proximate result of committing a violation of 354 division (A)(3)(A) of section 4561.151547.11 of the Revised Code or of a 355 substantially equivalent municipal ordinance.ordinance;
356(c) (2)As Inthe oneproximate result of committing a violation of division (A)(3) of section 4561.15 of the followingRevised ways:Code or of a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance.
357(2) (a)In Asone the proximate result of committing, while operating 358 or participating in the operationfollowing ofways: a motor vehicle, under- 359 speed vehicle, motorized bicycle or moped, motor-driven cycle or 360 motor scooter, all-purpose vehicle, utility vehicle, mini-truck, 361 or motorcycle in a construction zone, a reckless operation 362 offense, provided that this division applies only if the person 363 to whom the serious physical harm is caused or to whose unborn 364 the serious physical harm is caused is in the construction zone 365 at the time of the offender's commission of the reckless 366 operation offense in the construction zone and does not apply as 367 described in division (E) of this section;
368(a) (b)As Recklessly.the proximate result of committing, while operating or participating in the operation of a motor vehicle, under-speed vehicle, motorized bicycle or moped, motor-driven cycle or motor scooter, all-purpose vehicle, utility vehicle, mini-truck, or motorcycle in a construction zone, a reckless operation offense, provided that this division applies only if the person to whom the serious physical harm is caused or to whose unborn the serious physical harm is caused is in the construction zone at the time of the offender's commission of the reckless operation offense in the construction zone and does not apply as described in division (E) of this section;
369(b) (3)Recklessly. As the proximate result of committing, while operating 370 or participating in the operation of a motor vehicle, under- 371 speed vehicle, motorized bicycle or moped, motor-driven cycle or 372 motor scooter, all-purpose vehicle, utility vehicle, mini-truck, 373 or motorcycle in a construction zone, a speeding offense, 374 H.
(3) As the proximate result of committing, while operating or participating in the operation of a motor vehicle, under-speed vehicle, motorized bicycle or moped, motor-driven cycle or motor scooter, all-purpose vehicle, utility vehicle, mini-truck, or motorcycle in a construction zone, a speeding offense, provided that this division applies only if the person to whom the serious physical harm is caused or to whose unborn the serious physical harm is caused is in the construction zone at the time of the offender's commission of the speeding offense in the construction zone and does not apply as described in division (E) of this section.
(B)(1) Whoever violates division (A)(1) of this section is guilty of aggravated vehicular assault.
Except as otherwise provided in this division, aggravated vehicular assault is a felony of the third degree.
Aggravated vehicular assault is a felony of the second degree if any of the following apply:
(a) At the time of the offense, the offender was driving under a suspension imposed under Chapter 4510.
or any other provision of the Revised Code.
(b) The offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of this section.
(c) The offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any traffic-related homicide, manslaughter, or assault offense.
(d) The offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to three or more prior violations of division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance within the previous ten years.
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533 Page136th 14G.A. As Passed by the House provided that this division applies only if the person to whom 375 the serious physical harm is caused or to whose unborn the 376 serious physical harm is caused is in the construction zone at 377 the time of the offender's commission of the speeding offense in 378 the construction zone and does not apply as described in 379 division (E) of this section.
380(e) (B)(1)The Whoeveroffender violatespreviously divisionhas (A)(1)been convicted of thisor pleaded guilty to three or more prior violations of division (A) of section is1547.11 381of guiltythe Revised Code or of aggravateda vehicularsubstantially assault.equivalent municipal ordinance within the previous ten years.
Except(f) asThe otherwiseoffender 382previously providedhas inbeen thisconvicted division,of aggravatedor vehicularpleaded assaultguilty isto athree 383or felonymore prior violations of division (A)(3) of section 4561.15 of the thirdRevised degree.Code or of a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance within the previous ten years.
Aggravated(g) vehicularThe assaultoffender ispreviously ahas 384been felonyconvicted of theor secondpleaded degreeguilty ifto three or more prior violations of any combination of the followingoffenses apply:listed in division (B)(1)(d), (e), or (f) of this section.
385(h) (a)The Atoffender thepreviously timehas been convicted of theor offense,pleaded theguilty offenderto wasa drivingsecond 386or undersubsequent afelony suspensionviolation imposedof underdivision Chapter(A) 4510.of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code.
or(2) In addition to any other 387sanctions provisionimposed pursuant to division (B)(1) of this section, except as otherwise provided in this division, the court shall impose upon the offender a class three suspension of the offender's driver's license, commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, probationary license, or nonresident operating privilege from the range specified in division (A)(3) of section 4510.02 of the Revised Code.
388If (b)the The offender previously has been convicted of or 389 pleaded guilty to a violation of this section, any traffic-related homicide, manslaughter, or assault offense, or any traffic-related murder, felonious assault, or attempted murder offense, the court shall impose either a class two suspension of the offender's driver's license, commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, probationary license, or nonresident operating privilege from the range specified in division (A)(2) of that section or a class one suspension as specified in division (A)(1) of that section.
390(C)(1) (c)Whoever Theviolates offenderdivision previously(A)(2) hasor been(3) convicted of orthis 391section pleadedis guilty toof anyvehicular traffic-relatedassault homicide,and manslaughter,shall orbe 392punished assaultas offense.provided in divisions (C)(2) and (3) of this section.
393(2) (d)Except Theas offenderotherwise previouslyprovided hasin beenthis convicteddivision, ofvehicular orassault 394committed pleadedin guiltyviolation to three or more prior violations of division (A)(A)(2) 395 of this section 4511.19is of the Revised Code or a substantiallyfelony 396of equivalent municipal ordinance within the previousfourth tendegree. years.
397Vehicular (e)assault Thecommitted offenderin previouslyviolation hasof beendivision convicted(A)(2) of orthis 398section pleadedis guiltya tofelony threeof orthe morethird priordegree violationsif, ofat divisionthe (A)time 399 of sectionthe 1547.11offense, of the Revisedoffender Codewas ordriving ofunder a substantiallysuspension 400imposed equivalentunder municipalChapter ordinance4510. within the previous ten years.
401or (f)any Theother provision of the Revised Code, if the offender previously has been convicted of or 402 pleaded guilty to threea violation of this section or moreany priortraffic-related violationshomicide, manslaughter, or assault offense, or if, in the same course of conduct that resulted in the violation of division (A)(A)(2) 403of H.this section, the offender also violated section 4549.02, 4549.021, or 4549.03 of the Revised Code.
In addition to any other sanctions imposed, the court shall impose upon the offender a class four suspension of the offender's driver's license, commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, probationary license, or nonresident operating privilege from the range specified in division (A)(4) of section 4510.02 of the Revised Code or, if the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of this section, any traffic-related homicide, manslaughter, or assault offense, or any traffic-related murder, felonious assault, or attempted murder offense, a class three suspension of the offender's driver's license, commercial driver's license, temporary instruction H.
533 Page136th 15G.A. As Passed by the House (3) of section 4561.15 of the Revised Code or of a substantially 404 equivalent municipal ordinance within the previous ten years.
405permit, (g)probationary Thelicense, offender previously has been convicted of or 406nonresident pleadedoperating guiltyprivilege tofrom three or more prior violations of any 407 combination of the offensesrange listedspecified in division (B)(1)(d),(A)(3) (e), 408 or (f) of thisthat section.
409(3) (h)Except Theas offenderotherwise previouslyprovided hasin beenthis convicteddivision, ofvehicular orassault 410committed pleadedin guilty to a second or subsequent felony violation of 411 division (A)(A)(3) of this section 4511.19is a misdemeanor of the Revisedfirst Code.degree.
412Vehicular (2)assault Incommitted additionin toviolation anyof other sanctions imposed pursuant to 413 division (B)(1)(A)(3) of this section,section exceptis asa otherwisefelony providedof in 414 this division, the courtfourth shalldegree imposeif, uponat the offendertime a class 415 three suspension of the offender'soffense, driver's license, commercial 416 driver's license, temporary instruction permit, probationary 417 license, or nonresident operating privilege from the rangeoffender 418was specifieddriving inunder divisiona (A)(3)suspension ofimposed sectionunder 4510.02Chapter of4510. the Revised 419 Code.
Ifor any other provision of the Revised Code or if the offender previously has been convicted of or 420 pleaded guilty to a violation of this section,section or any traffic-traffic-related 421 related homicide, manslaughter, or assault offense,offense. or any 422 traffic-related murder, felonious assault, or attempted murder 423 offense, the court shall impose either a class two suspension of 424 the offender's driver's license, commercial driver's license, 425 temporary instruction permit, probationary license, or 426 nonresident operating privilege from the range specified in 427 division (A)(2) of that section or a class one suspension as 428 specified in division (A)(1) of that section.
429In (C)(1)addition Whoeverto violatesany divisionother (A)(2)sanctions orimposed, (3)the court shall impose upon the offender a class four suspension of thisthe 430offender's driver's license, commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, probationary license, or nonresident operating privilege from the range specified in division (A)(4) of section is4510.02 of the Revised Code or, if the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of vehicularthis section, any traffic-related homicide, manslaughter, or assault andoffense, shallor beany punishedtraffic-related asmurder, 431felonious providedassault, or attempted murder offense, a class three suspension of the offender's driver's license, commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, probationary license, or nonresident operating privilege from the range specified in divisionsdivision (C)(2)(A)(3) andof (3)section 4510.02 of thisthe section.Revised Code.
432(D)(1) H.The court shall impose a mandatory prison term, as described in division (D)(4) of this section, on an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of division (A)(1) of this section.
(2) The court shall impose a mandatory prison term, as described in division (D)(4) of this section, on an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of division (A)(2) of this section or a felony violation of division (A)(3) of this section if either of the following applies:
(a) The offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of this section or section 2903.06 of the Revised Code.
(b) At the time of the offense, the offender was driving under suspension under Chapter 4510.
or any other provision of the Revised Code.
(3) The court shall impose a mandatory jail term of at least seven days on an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a misdemeanor violation of division (A)(3) of this section and may impose upon the offender a longer jail term as authorized pursuant to section 2929.24 of the Revised Code.
(4) A mandatory prison term required under division (D)(1) or (2) of this section shall be a definite term from the range of prison terms provided in division (A)(2)(b) of section 2929.14 of the Revised Code for a felony of the second degree, from division (A)(3)(a) of that section for a felony of the third degree, or from division (A)(4) of that section for a felony of the fourth degree, whichever is applicable, except that if the violation is a felony of the second degree committed on or after March 22, 2019, the court shall impose as the minimum prison term for the offense a mandatory prison term that is one of the minimum terms prescribed for a felony of the second H.
533 Page136th 16G.A. As Passed by the House (2) Except as otherwise provided in this division, 433 vehicular assault committed in violation of division (A)(2) of 434 this section is a felony of the fourth degree.
Vehiculardegree assault 435 committed in violation of division (A)(2)(A)(2)(a) of this section is2929.14 a 436 felony of the thirdRevised degreeCode. if, at the time of the offense, the 437 offender was driving under a suspension imposed under Chapter 438 4510.
or(E) anyDivisions other(A)(2)(a) provisionand (3) of thethis Revisedsection Code,do ifnot theapply 439in offendera previouslyparticular hasconstruction beenzone convictedunless signs of orthe pleadedtype guiltydescribed toin asection 4402903.081 violation of thisthe sectionRevised orCode anyare traffic-relatederected homicide,in 441that manslaughter,construction orzone assaultin offense,accordance orwith if, in the sameguidelines courseand ofdesign 442specifications conductestablished thatby resulted in the violationdirector of divisiontransportation (A)(2)under of 443 this section, the offender also violated section 4549.02,5501.27 444 4549.021, or 4549.03 of the Revised Code.
445The Infailure addition to anyerect othersigns sanctionsof imposed, the courttype 446described shallin imposesection upon2903.081 the offender a class four suspension of the 447Revised offender'sCode driver'sin license,a commercialparticular driver'sconstruction license,zone 448 temporary instruction permit, probationary license, or 449 nonresident operating privilege from the range specified in 450accordance divisionwith (A)(4)those ofguidelines sectionand 4510.02design ofspecifications thedoes Revisednot Codelimit or,or ifaffect 451 the offenderapplication previouslyof hasdivision been(A)(1) convicted of or pleaded(2)(b) guilty 452 to a violation of this section,section anyin traffic-relatedthat homicide,construction 453zone manslaughter, or assaultthe offense,prosecution orof any traffic-relatedperson murder,who 454violates feloniouseither assault, or attempted murder offense, a class three 455 suspension of thethose offender'sdivisions driver's license, commercial 456 driver's license, temporary instruction permit, probationary 457 license, or nonresident operating privilege from the range 458 specified in division (A)(3) of that section.construction zone.
459(F) (3)As Exceptused as otherwise provided in this division,section: 460 vehicular assault committed in violation of division (A)(3) of 461 this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree.
Vehicular(1) 462"Mandatory assaultprison committedterm" inand violation"mandatory ofjail divisionterm" (A)(3)have the same meanings as in section 2929.01 of thisthe 463Revised H.Code.
(2) "Traffic-related homicide, manslaughter, or assault offense" and "traffic-related murder, felonious assault, or attempted murder offense" have the same meanings as in section 2903.06 of the Revised Code.
(3) "Construction zone" has the same meaning as in section 5501.27 of the Revised Code.
(4) "Reckless operation offense" and "speeding offense" have the same meanings as in section 2903.06 of the Revised Code.
(5) "Motor vehicle," "mini-truck," "under-speed vehicle," "motorized bicycle or moped," "motor-driven cycle or motor scooter," and "utility vehicle" have the same meanings as in section 4501.01 of the Revised Code.
(6) "All-purpose vehicle" has the same meaning as in section 4519.01 of the Revised Code.
(G) For the purposes of this section, when a penalty or suspension is enhanced because of a prior or current violation of a specified law or a prior or current specified offense, the reference to the violation of the specified law or the specified offense includes any violation of any substantially equivalent municipal ordinance, former law of this state, or current or former law of another state or the United States.
SECTION 2.
That existing sections 2903.06 and 2903.08 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.
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533 Page136th 17G.A. As Passed by the House section is a felony of the fourth degree if, at the time of the 464 offense, the offender was driving under a suspension imposed 465 under Chapter 4510.
orSpeaker any___________________ other provision of the RevisedHouse Code 466 or if the offender previously has been convicted of orRepresentatives. pleaded 467 guilty to a violation of this section or any traffic-related 468 homicide, manslaughter, or assault offense.
469President In___________________ addition to any other sanctions imposed, the court 470 shall impose upon the offender a class four suspension of the 471Senate. offender's driver's license, commercial driver's license, 472 temporary instruction permit, probationary license, or 473 nonresident operating privilege from the range specified in 474 division (A)(4) of section 4510.02 of the Revised Code or, if 475 the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty 476 to a violation of this section, any traffic-related homicide, 477 manslaughter, or assault offense, or any traffic-related murder, 478 felonious assault, or attempted murder offense, a class three 479 suspension of the offender's driver's license, commercial 480 driver's license, temporary instruction permit, probationary 481 license, or nonresident operating privilege from the range 482 specified in division (A)(3) of section 4510.02 of the Revised 483 Code.
484Passed (D)(1)________________________, The20____ courtApproved shall________________________, impose20____ aGovernor. mandatory prison term, as 485 described in division (D)(4) of this section, on an offender who 486 is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of division (A) 487 (1) of this section.
488H. (2) The court shall impose a mandatory prison term, as 489 described in division (D)(4) of this section, on an offender who 490 is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of division (A) 491 (2) of this section or a felony violation of division (A)(3) of 492 this section if either of the following applies:
493 H.
533 Page136th 18G.A. As Passed by the House (a) The offender previously has been convicted of or 494 pleaded guilty to a violation of this section or section 2903.06 495 of the Revised Code.
496The (b)section Atnumbering theof timelaw of thea offense,general theand offenderpermanent wasnature drivingis 497complete underand suspensionin underconformity Chapterwith 4510.the Revised Code.
orDirector, anyLegislative otherService provisionCommission. of 498 the Revised Code.
499Filed (3)in Thethe courtoffice shallof imposethe aSecretary mandatory jail term of State at 500Columbus, leastOhio, seven days on an offender who is convicted of or pleads 501 guilty to a misdemeanor violation of division (A)(3) of this 502 section and may impose upon the offender____ aday longer jail term as 503 authorized pursuant to section 2929.24 of the___________,A. Revised Code.
504D. (4) A mandatory prison term required under division (D)(1) 505 or (2) of this section shall be a definite term from the range 506 of prison terms provided in division (A)(2)(b) of section 507 2929.14 of the Revised Code for a felony of the second degree, 508 from division (A)(3)(a) of that section for a felony of the 509 third degree, or from division (A)(4) of that section for a 510 felony of the fourth degree, whichever is applicable, except 511 that if the violation is a felony of the second degree committed 512 on or after March 22, 2019, the court shall impose as the 513 minimum prison term for the offense a mandatory prison term that 514 is one of the minimum terms prescribed for a felony of the 515 second degree in division (A)(2)(a) of section 2929.14 of the 516 Revised Code.
51720____. (E) Divisions (A)(2)(a) and (3) of this section do not 518 apply in a particular construction zone unless signs of the type 519 described in section 2903.081 of the Revised Code are erected in 520 that construction zone in accordance with the guidelines and 521 design specifications established by the director of 522 transportation under section 5501.27 of the Revised Code.
TheSecretary 523of H.State.
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533 Page 19 As Passed by the House failure to erect signs of the type described in section 2903.081 524 of the Revised Code in a particular construction zone in 525 accordance with those guidelines and design specifications does 526 not limit or affect the application of division (A)(1) or (2)(b) 527 of this section in that construction zone or the prosecution of 528 any person who violates either of those divisions in that 529 construction zone.
530 (F) As used in this section:
531 (1) "Mandatory prison term" and "mandatory jail term" have 532 the same meanings as in section 2929.01 of the Revised Code.
533 (2) "Traffic-related homicide, manslaughter, or assault 534 offense" and "traffic-related murder, felonious assault, or 535 attempted murder offense" have the same meanings as in section 536 2903.06 of the Revised Code.
537 (3) "Construction zone" has the same meaning as in section 538 5501.27 of the Revised Code.
539 (4) "Reckless operation offense" and "speeding offense" 540 have the same meanings as in section 2903.06 of the Revised 541 Code.
542 (5) "Motor vehicle," "mini-truck," "under-speed vehicle," 543 "motorized bicycle or moped," "motor-driven cycle or motor 544 scooter," and "utility vehicle" have the same meanings as in 545 section 4501.01 of the Revised Code.
546 (6) "All-purpose vehicle" has the same meaning as in 547 section 4519.01 of the Revised Code.
548 (G) For the purposes of this section, when a penalty or 549 suspension is enhanced because of a prior or current violation 550 of a specified law or a prior or current specified offense, the 551 H.
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533 Page 20 As Passed by the House reference to the violation of the specified law or the specified 552 offense includes any violation of any substantially equivalent 553 municipal ordinance, former law of this state, or current or 554 former law of another state or the United States.
555 Section 2.
That existing sections 2903.06 and 2903.08 of 556 the Revised Code are hereby repealed.
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Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (12)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Cecil Thomas | Democratic | Yea |
| Darnell T. Brewer | Democratic | Yea |
| Juanita O. Brent | Democratic | Yea |
| Latyna M. Humphrey | Democratic | Yea |
| Bernard Willis | Republican | Yea |
| Cindy Abrams | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff LaRe | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin D. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Kishman | Republican | Yea |
| Phil Plummer | Republican | Yea |
| Rodney Creech | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (33)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Beth Liston | Democratic | Yea |
| Casey Weinstein | Democratic | Yea |
| Catherine D. Ingram | Democratic | Yea |
| Hearcel F. Craig | Democratic | Yea |
| Kent Smith | Democratic | Yea |
| Nickie J. Antonio | Democratic | Yea |
| Paula Hicks-Hudson | Democratic | Yea |
| William P. DeMora | Democratic | Yea |
| Willis E. Blackshear, Jr. | Democratic | Yea |
| Al Cutrona | Republican | Yea |
| Al Landis | Republican | Yea |
| Andrew O. Brenner | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Reineke | Republican | Yea |
| Brian M. Chavez | Republican | Yea |
| George F. Lang | Republican | Yea |
| Jane M. Timken | Republican | Yea |
| Jerry C. Cirino | Republican | Yea |
| Kristina D. Roegner | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Koehler | Republican | Yea |
| Louis W. Blessing, III | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Romanchuk | Republican | Yea |
| Michele Reynolds | Republican | Yea |
| Nathan H. Manning | Republican | Yea |
| Rob McColley | Republican | Yea |
| Sandra O'Brien | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Wilkin | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen A. Huffman | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Wilson | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Manchester | Republican | Yea |
| Terry Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Theresa Gavarone | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas F. Patton | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Schaffer | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (6)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Casey Weinstein | Democratic | Yea |
| Hearcel F. Craig | Democratic | Yea |
| Steve Wilson | Republican | Yea |
| Terry Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas F. Patton | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Schaffer | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (6)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Casey Weinstein | Democratic | Yea |
| Hearcel F. Craig | Democratic | Yea |
| Steve Wilson | Republican | Yea |
| Terry Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas F. Patton | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Schaffer | Republican | Yea |
Roll call published as PDF — view source.
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (97)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Anita Somani | Democratic | Yea |
| Ashley Bryant Bailey | Democratic | Yea |
| Beryl Brown Piccolantonio | Democratic | Yea |
| Bride Rose Sweeney | Democratic | Yea |
| C. Allison Russo | Democratic | Yea |
| Cecil Thomas | Democratic | Yea |
| Chris Glassburn | Democratic | Yea |
| Christine Cockley | Democratic | Yea |
| Crystal Lett | Democratic | Yea |
| Dani Isaacsohn | Democratic | Yea |
| Daniel P. Troy | Democratic | Yea |
| Derrick Hall | Democratic | Yea |
| Desiree Tims | Democratic | Yea |
| Dontavius L. Jarrells | Democratic | Yea |
| Elgin Rogers, Jr. | Democratic | Yea |
| Eric Synenberg | Democratic | Yea |
| Erika White | Democratic | Yea |
| Ismail Mohamed | Democratic | Yea |
| Joseph A. Miller, III | Democratic | Yea |
| Juanita O. Brent | Democratic | Yea |
| Karen Brownlee | Democratic | Yea |
| Latyna M. Humphrey | Democratic | Yea |
| Mark Sigrist | Democratic | Yea |
| Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe | Democratic | Yea |
| Michele Grim | Democratic | Yea |
| Munira Abdullahi | Democratic | Yea |
| Phillip M. Robinson, Jr. | Democratic | Yea |
| Rachel B. Baker | Democratic | Yea |
| Sean P. Brennan | Democratic | Yea |
| Terrence Upchurch | Democratic | Yea |
| Tristan Rader | Democratic | Yea |
| Veronica R. Sims | Democratic | Yea |
| Adam C. Bird | Republican | Yea |
| Adam Holmes | Republican | Yea |
| Adam Mathews | Republican | Yea |
| Andrea White | Republican | Yea |
| Angela N. King | Republican | Yea |
| Bernard Willis | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Lear | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Roemer | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Peterson | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Lampton | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Lorenz | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Stewart | Republican | Yea |
| Cindy Abrams | Republican | Yea |
| D. J. Swearingen | Republican | Yea |
| David Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| Diane Mullins | Republican | Yea |
| Gary Click | Republican | Yea |
| Gayle Manning | Republican | Yea |
| Haraz N. Ghanbari | Republican | Yea |
| Heidi Workman | Republican | Yea |
| Jack K. Daniels | Republican | Yea |
| James M. Hoops | Republican | Yea |
| Jamie Callender | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Jean Schmidt | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff LaRe | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer Gross | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| Jodi Salvo | Republican | Yea |
| Johnathan Newman | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Williams | Republican | Yea |
| Justin Pizzulli | Republican | Yea |
| Kellie Deeter | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin D. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Ritter | Republican | Yea |
| Levi Dean | Republican | Yea |
| Marilyn John | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Hiner | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Huffman | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Kishman | Republican | Yea |
| Melanie Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Meredith Craig | Republican | Yea |
| Michael D. Dovilla | Republican | Yea |
| Michelle Teska | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Odioso | Republican | Yea |
| Monica Robb Blasdel | Republican | Yea |
| Nick Santucci | Republican | Yea |
| Phil Plummer | Republican | Yea |
| Riordan T. McClain | Republican | Yea |
| Rodney Creech | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Ferguson | Republican | Yea |
| Roy Klopfenstein | Republican | Yea |
| Sarah Fowler Arthur | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Oelslager | Republican | Yea |
| Sharon A. Ray | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Demetriou | Republican | Yea |
| Tex Fischer | Republican | Yea |
| Thaddeus J. Claggett | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Barhorst | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Young | Republican | Yea |
| Tracy M. Richardson | Republican | Yea |
| Ty D. Mathews | Republican | Yea |
| Ty Moore | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (12)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Cecil Thomas | Democratic | Yea |
| Darnell T. Brewer | Democratic | Yea |
| Juanita O. Brent | Democratic | Yea |
| Latyna M. Humphrey | Democratic | Yea |
| Bernard Willis | Republican | Yea |
| Cindy Abrams | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff LaRe | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin D. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Kishman | Republican | Yea |
| Phil Plummer | Republican | Yea |
| Rodney Creech | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Hall | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 533 do?
- To amend sections 2903.06 and 2903.08 of the Revised Code to add to the list of vehicles that can be used to commit a vehicular homicide or vehicular assault.
- Who sponsors HB 533?
- HB 533 is sponsored by Kevin D. Miller (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 533?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced October 21, 2025. Enacted.
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