Ohio § 2152.74

Full text of Ohio Ohio Revised Code § 2152.74, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 2152.74.

(A) As used in this section, “DNA analysis” and “DNA specimen” have the same meanings

as in section 109.573 of the Revised Code . (B)(1) A child who is adjudicated a delinquent child for committing an act listed in division

(D) of this section and who is committed to the custody of the department of youth

services, placed in a detention facility or district detention facility pursuant to division (A)(3) of section 2152.19 of the Revised Code , or placed in a school, camp, institution, or other facility for delinquent children

described in division (A)(2) of section 2152.19 of the Revised Code shall submit to a DNA specimen collection procedure administered by the director

of youth services if committed to the department or by the chief administrative officer

of the detention facility, district detention facility, school, camp, institution,

or other facility for delinquent children to which the child was committed or in which

the child was placed.  If the court commits the child to the department of youth services, the director

of youth services shall cause the DNA specimen to be collected from the child during

the intake process at an institution operated by or under the control of the department.  If the court commits the child to or places the child in a detention facility, district

detention facility, school, camp, institution, or other facility for delinquent children,

the chief administrative officer of the detention facility, district detention facility,

school, camp, institution, or facility to which the child is committed or in which

the child is placed shall cause the DNA specimen to be collected from the child during

the intake process for the detention facility, district detention facility, school,

camp, institution, or facility.  The DNA specimen shall be collected from the child in accordance with division (C)

of this section. (2) If a child is adjudicated a delinquent child for committing an act listed in division

(D) of this section, is committed to or placed in the department of youth services,

a detention facility or district detention facility, or a school, camp, institution,

or other facility for delinquent children, and does not submit to a DNA specimen collection

procedure pursuant to division (B)(1) of this section, prior to the child's release

from the custody of the department of youth services, from the custody of the detention

facility or district detention facility, or from the custody of the school, camp,

institution, or facility, the child shall submit to, and the director of youth services

or the chief administrator of the detention facility, district detention facility,

school, camp, institution, or facility to which the child is committed or in which

the child was placed shall administer, a DNA specimen collection procedure at the

institution operated by or under the control of the department of youth services or

at the detention facility, district detention facility, school, camp, institution,

or facility to which the child is committed or in which the child was placed.  The DNA specimen shall be collected in accordance with division (C) of this section. (3) If a child is adjudicated a delinquent child for committing an act listed in division

(D) of this section, is not committed to or placed in the department of youth services,

a detention facility or district detention facility, or a school, camp, institution,

or other facility for delinquent children described in division (A)(2) or (3) of section

2152.19 of the Revised Code, and does not provide a DNA specimen pursuant to division

(B)(1) or (2) of this section, the juvenile court shall order the child to report

to the county probation department immediately after disposition to submit to a DNA

specimen collection procedure administered by the chief administrative officer of

the county probation department.  The DNA specimen shall be collected from the child in accordance with division (C)

of this section. (C) If the DNA specimen is collected by withdrawing blood from the child 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 director of youth services or the chief administrative officer of the detention

facility, district detention facility, school, camp, institution, or other facility

for delinquent children to which the child is committed or in which the child was

placed 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

instruction needed for the collection and forwarding of the DNA specimen to the bureau. (D) The director of youth services and the chief administrative officer of a detention

facility, district detention facility, school, camp, institution, or other facility

for delinquent children shall cause a DNA specimen to be collected in accordance with

divisions (B) and (C) of this section from each child in its custody who is adjudicated

a delinquent child for committing any of the following acts: (1) An act that would be a felony if committed by an adult; (2) A violation of any law that would be a misdemeanor if committed by an adult and that

arose out of the same facts and circumstances and same act as did a charge against

the child of a violation of section 2903.01 , 2903.02 , 2905.01 , 2907.02 , 2907.03 , 2907.05 , or 2911.11 of the Revised Code that previously was dismissed or amended or as did a charge against the child 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 violation of section 2919.23 of the Revised Code that would be a misdemeanor if committed by an adult and that would have been a violation

of section 2905.04 of the Revised Code as it existed prior to July 1, 1996, had the violation been committed prior to that

date; (4) A violation of section 2923.03 of the Revised Code involving complicity in committing a violation of section 2907.04 of the Revised Code that would be a misdemeanor if committed by an adult.

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