Ohio § 2152.10
Full text of Ohio Ohio Revised Code § 2152.10, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2152.10.
(A) A child who is alleged to be a delinquent child is eligible for mandatory transfer
and the child's case shall be transferred as provided in section 2152.12 of the Revised Code in any of the following circumstances: (1) The child is charged with a category one offense and either of the following apply: (a) The child was sixteen years of age or older at the time of the act charged. (b) The child was fourteen or fifteen years of age at the time of the act charged and
previously was adjudicated a delinquent child for committing an act that is a category
one or category two offense and was committed to the legal custody of the department
of youth services upon the basis of that adjudication. (2) The child is charged with a category two offense, other than a violation of section 2905.01 of the Revised Code , the child was sixteen years of age or older at the time of the commission of the
act charged, and either or both of the following apply: (a) The child previously was adjudicated a delinquent child for committing an act that
is a category one or a category two offense and was committed to the legal custody
of the department of youth services on the basis of that adjudication. (b) The child is alleged to have had a firearm on or about the child's person or under
the child's control while committing the act charged and to have displayed the firearm,
brandished the firearm, indicated possession of the firearm, or used the firearm to
facilitate the commission of the act charged. (3) Division (A)(2) of section 2152.12 of the Revised Code applies. (B) Unless the child is subject to mandatory transfer, if a child is fourteen years of
age or older at the time of the act charged and if the child is charged with an act
that would be a felony if committed by an adult, the child is eligible for discretionary
transfer, and for transfer of the child's case, to the appropriate court for criminal
prosecution. In determining whether to transfer the child for criminal prosecution, the juvenile
court shall follow the procedures in section 2152.12 of the Revised Code . If the court does not transfer the child and if the court adjudicates the child
to be a delinquent child for the act charged, the court shall issue an order of disposition
in accordance with section 2152.11 of the Revised Code .
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