Ohio § 2901.07

§ 2901.07.

(A) As used in this section: (1) “DNA analysis” and “DNA specimen” have the same meanings as in section 109.573 of the Revised Code . (2) “Jail” and “community-based correctional facility” have the same meanings as in section 2929.01 of the Revised Code . (3) “Post-release control” has the same meaning as in section 2967.01 of the Revised Code . (4) “ Head of the arresting law enforcement agency ” means whichever of the following is applicable regarding the arrest in question: (a) If the arrest was made by a sheriff or a deputy sheriff, the sheriff who made the

arrest or who employs the deputy sheriff who made the arrest; (b) If the arrest was made by a law enforcement officer of a law enforcement agency of

a municipal corporation, the chief of police, marshal, or other chief law enforcement

officer of the agency that employs the officer who made the arrest; (c) If the arrest was made by a constable or a law enforcement officer of a township

police department or police district police force, the constable who made the arrest

or the chief law enforcement officer of the department or agency that employs the

officer who made the arrest; (d) If the arrest was made by the superintendent or a trooper of the state highway patrol,

the superintendent of the state highway patrol; (e) If the arrest was made by a law enforcement officer not identified in division (A)(4)(a),

(b), (c), or (d) of this section, the chief law enforcement officer of the law enforcement

agency that employs the officer who made the arrest. (5) “Detention facility” has the same meaning as in section 2921.01 of the Revised Code . (B)(1)(a) On and after July 1, 2011, a person who is eighteen years of age or older and who

is arrested on or after July 1, 2011, for a felony offense shall submit to a DNA specimen

collection procedure administered by the head of the arresting law enforcement agency.  The head of the arresting law enforcement agency shall cause the DNA specimen to

be collected from the person during the intake process at the jail, community-based

correctional facility, detention facility, or law enforcement agency office or station

to which the arrested person is taken after the arrest.  The head of the arresting law enforcement agency shall cause the DNA specimen to

be collected in accordance with division (C) of this section. (b) If a person who is charged with a felony on or after July 1, 2011, has not been arrested

and first appears before a court or magistrate in response to a summons, or if the

head of the arresting law enforcement agency has not administered a DNA specimen collection

procedure upon the person arrested for a felony in accordance with division (B)(1)(a)

of this section by the time of the arraignment or first appearance of the person,

the court shall order the person to appear before the sheriff or chief of police of

the county or municipal corporation within twenty-four hours to submit to a DNA specimen

collection procedure administered by the sheriff or chief of police.  The sheriff or chief of police shall cause the DNA specimen to be collected from

the person in accordance with division (C) of this section. (c) Every court with jurisdiction over a case involving a person with respect to whom

division (B)(1)(a) or (b) of this section requires the head of a law enforcement agency

or a sheriff or chief of police to administer a DNA specimen collection procedure

upon the person shall inquire at the time of the person's sentencing whether or not

the person has submitted to a DNA specimen collection procedure pursuant to division

(B)(1)(a) or (b) of this section for the original arrest or court appearance upon

which the sentence is based.  If the person has not submitted to a DNA specimen collection procedure for the original

arrest or court appearance upon which the sentence is based, the court shall order

the person to appear before the sheriff or chief of police of the county or municipal

corporation within twenty-four hours to submit to a DNA specimen collection procedure

administered by the sheriff or chief of police.  The sheriff or chief of police shall cause the DNA specimen to be collected in accordance

with division (C) of this section. (d) If a person is in the custody of a law enforcement agency or a detention facility,

if the chief law enforcement officer or chief administrative officer of the detention

facility discovers that a warrant has been issued or a bill of information has been

filed alleging the person to have committed an offense other than the offense for

which the person is in custody, and if the other alleged offense is one for which

a DNA specimen is to be collected from the person pursuant to division (B)(1)(a) or

(b) of this section, the chief law enforcement officer or chief administrative officer

shall cause a DNA specimen to be collected from the person in accordance with division

(C) of this section. (2) Regardless of when the conviction occurred or the guilty plea was entered, a person

who has been convicted of, is convicted of, has pleaded guilty to, or pleads guilty

to a felony offense, who is sentenced to a prison term or to a community residential

sanction in a jail or community-based correctional facility for that offense pursuant

to section 2929.16 of the Revised Code , and who does not provide a DNA specimen pursuant to division (B)(1) of this section,

and a person who has been convicted of, is convicted of, has pleaded guilty to, or

pleads guilty to a misdemeanor offense listed in division (D) of this section, who

is sentenced to a term of imprisonment for that offense, and who does not provide

a DNA specimen pursuant to division (B)(1) of this section, shall submit to a DNA

specimen collection procedure administered by the director of rehabilitation and correction

or the chief administrative officer of the jail or other detention facility in which

the person is serving the term of imprisonment.  If the person serves the prison term in a state correctional institution, the director

of rehabilitation and correction shall cause the DNA specimen to be collected from

the person during the intake process at the reception facility designated by the director.  If the person serves the community residential sanction or term of imprisonment

in a jail, a community-based correctional facility, or another county, multicounty,

municipal, municipal-county, or multicounty-municipal detention facility, the chief

administrative officer of the jail, community-based correctional facility, or detention

facility shall cause the DNA specimen to be collected from the person during the intake

process at the jail, community-based correctional facility, or detention facility.  The DNA specimen shall be collected in accordance with division (C) of this section. (3) Regardless of when the conviction occurred or the guilty plea was entered, if a person

has been convicted of, is convicted of, has pleaded guilty to, or pleads guilty to

a felony offense or a misdemeanor offense listed in division (D) of this section,

is serving a prison term, community residential sanction, or term of imprisonment

for that offense, and does not provide a DNA specimen pursuant to division (B)(1)

or (2) of this section, prior to the person's release from the prison term, community

residential sanction, or imprisonment, the person shall submit to, and the director

of rehabilitation and correction or the chief administrative officer of the jail,

community-based correctional facility, or detention facility in which the person is

serving the prison term, community residential sanction, or term of imprisonment shall

administer, a DNA specimen collection procedure at the state correctional institution,

jail, community-based correctional facility, or detention facility in which the person

is serving the prison term, community residential sanction, or term of imprisonment.  The DNA specimen shall be collected in accordance with division (C) of this section. (4)(a) Regardless of when the conviction occurred or the guilty plea was entered, if a person

has been convicted of, is convicted of, has pleaded guilty to, or pleads guilty to

a felony offense or a misdemeanor offense listed in division (D) of this section and

the person is on probation, released on parole, under transitional control, on community

control, on post-release control, or under any other type of supervised release under

the supervision of a probation department or the adult parole authority for that offense,

and did not provide a DNA specimen pursuant to division (B)(1), (2), or (3) of this

section, the person shall submit to a DNA specimen collection procedure administered

by the chief administrative officer of the probation department or the adult parole

authority.  The DNA specimen shall be collected in accordance with division (C) of this section.  If the person refuses to submit to a DNA specimen collection procedure as provided

in this division, the person may be subject to the provisions of section 2967.15 of the Revised Code . (b) If a person to whom division (B)(4)(a) of this section applies is sent to jail or

is returned to a jail, community-based correctional facility, or state correctional

institution for a violation of the terms and conditions of the probation, parole,

transitional control, other release, or post-release control, if the person was or

will be serving a term of imprisonment, prison term, or community residential sanction

for committing a felony offense or for committing a misdemeanor offense listed in

division (D) of this section, and if the person did not provide a DNA specimen pursuant

to division (B)(1), (2), (3), or (4)(a) of this section, the person shall submit to,

and the director of rehabilitation and correction or the chief administrative officer

of the jail or community-based correctional facility shall administer, a DNA specimen

collection procedure at the jail, community-based correctional facility, or state

correctional institution in which the person is serving the term of imprisonment,

prison term, or community residential sanction.  The DNA specimen shall be collected from the person in accordance with division

(C) of this section. (5) Regardless of when the conviction occurred or the guilty plea was entered, if a person

has been convicted of, is convicted of, has pleaded guilty to, or pleads guilty to

a felony offense or a misdemeanor offense listed in division (D) of this section,

the person is not sentenced to a prison term, a community residential sanction in

a jail or community-based correctional facility, a term of imprisonment, or any type

of supervised release under the supervision of a probation department or the adult

parole authority, and the person does not provide a DNA specimen pursuant to division

(B)(1), (2), (3), (4)(a), or (4)(b) of this section, the sentencing court shall order

the person to report to the county probation department immediately after sentencing

to submit to a DNA specimen collection procedure administered by the chief administrative

officer of the county probation office.  If the person is incarcerated at the time of sentencing, the person shall submit

to a DNA specimen collection procedure administered by the director of rehabilitation

and correction or the chief administrative officer of the jail or other detention

facility in which the person is incarcerated.  The DNA specimen shall be collected in accordance with division (C) of this section. (C) If the DNA specimen is collected by withdrawing blood from the person or a similarly

invasive procedure, a physician, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, duly

licensed clinical laboratory technician, or other qualified medical practitioner shall

collect in a medically approved manner the DNA specimen required to be collected pursuant

to division (B) of this section.  If the DNA specimen is collected by swabbing for buccal cells or a similarly noninvasive

procedure, this section does not require that the DNA specimen be collected by a qualified

medical practitioner of that nature.  No later than fifteen days after the date of the collection of the DNA specimen,

the head of the arresting law enforcement agency, the sheriff or chief of police,

the chief law enforcement officer, or the chief administrative officer of the detention

facility regarding a DNA specimen taken pursuant to division (B)(1) of this section,

the director of rehabilitation and correction or the chief administrative officer

of the detention facility regarding a DNA specimen taken pursuant to division (B)(2),

(3), or (4)(b) of this section, the chief administrative officer of the probation

department or the adult parole authority regarding a DNA specimen taken pursuant to

division (B)(4)(a) of this section, or the chief administrative officer of the county

probation office, the director of rehabilitation and correction, or the chief administrative

officer of the detention facility regarding a DNA specimen taken pursuant to division

(B)(5) of this section, whichever is applicable, shall cause the DNA specimen to be

forwarded to the bureau of criminal identification and investigation in accordance

with procedures established by the superintendent of the bureau under division (H) of section 109.573 of the Revised Code .  The bureau shall provide the specimen vials, mailing tubes, labels, postage, and

instructions needed for the collection and forwarding of the DNA specimen to the bureau. (D) The DNA specimen collection duty set forth in division (B)(1) of this section applies

to any person who is eighteen years of age or older and who on or after July 1, 2011,

is arrested for or charged with any felony offense or is in any other circumstance

described in that division.  The DNA specimen collection duties set forth in divisions (B)(2), (3), (4)(a), (4)(b),

and (5) of this section apply to any person who has been convicted of, is convicted

of, has pleaded guilty to, or pleads guilty to any felony offense or any of the following

misdemeanor offenses: (1) A misdemeanor violation, an attempt to commit a misdemeanor violation, or complicity

in committing a misdemeanor violation of section 2907.04 of the Revised Code ; (2) A misdemeanor violation of any law that arose out of the same facts and circumstances

and same act as did a charge against the person of a violation of section 2903.01 , 2903.02 , 2905.01 , 2907.02 , 2907.03 , 2907.04 , 2907.05 , or 2911.11 of the Revised Code that previously was dismissed or amended or as did a charge against the person of

a violation of section 2907.12 of the Revised Code as it existed prior to September 3, 1996, that previously was dismissed or amended; (3) A misdemeanor violation of section 2919.23 of the Revised Code that would have been a violation of section 2905.04 of the Revised Code as it existed prior to July 1, 1996, had it been committed prior to that date; (4) A sexually oriented offense or a child-victim oriented offense, both as defined in section 2950.01 of the Revised Code , that is a misdemeanor, if, in relation to that offense, the offender is a tier III

sex offender/child-victim offender, as defined in section 2950.01 of the Revised Code . (E) The director of rehabilitation and correction may prescribe rules in accordance with

Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to collect a DNA specimen, as provided in this section,

from an offender whose supervision is transferred from another state to this state

in accordance with the interstate compact for adult offender supervision described

in section 5149.21 of the Revised Code .