Ohio § 2925.02

§ 2925.02.

(A) No person shall knowingly do any of the following: (1) By force, threat, or deception, administer to another or induce or cause another

to use a controlled substance; (2) By any means, administer or furnish to another or induce or cause another to use

a controlled substance with purpose to cause serious physical harm to the other person,

or with purpose to cause the other person to become a person with drug dependency; (3) By any means, administer or furnish to another or induce or cause another to use

a controlled substance, and thereby cause serious physical harm to the other person,

or cause the other person to become a person with drug dependency; (4) By any means, do any of the following: (a) Furnish or administer a controlled substance to a juvenile who is at least two years

the offender's junior, when the offender knows the age of the juvenile or is reckless

in that regard; (b) Induce or cause a juvenile who is at least two years the offender's junior to use

a controlled substance, when the offender knows the age of the juvenile or is reckless

in that regard; (c) Induce or cause a juvenile who is at least two years the offender's junior to commit

a felony drug abuse offense, when the offender knows the age of the juvenile or is

reckless in that regard; (d) Use a juvenile, whether or not the offender knows the age of the juvenile, to perform

any surveillance activity that is intended to prevent the detection of the offender

or any other person in the commission of a felony drug abuse offense or to prevent

the arrest of the offender or any other person for the commission of a felony drug

abuse offense. (5) By any means, furnish or administer a controlled substance to a pregnant woman or

induce or cause a pregnant woman to use a controlled substance, when the offender

knows that the woman is pregnant or is reckless in that regard. (B) Division (A)(1), (3), (4), or (5) of this section does not apply to manufacturers,

wholesalers, licensed health professionals authorized to prescribe drugs, pharmacists,

owners of pharmacies, and other persons whose conduct is in accordance with Chapters

3719., 4715., 4723., 4729., 4730., 4731., 4741., and 4772. of the Revised Code. (C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of corrupting another with drugs.  The penalty for the offense shall be determined as follows: (1) If the offense is a violation of division (A)(1), (2), (3), or (4) of this section

and the drug involved is any compound, mixture, preparation, or substance included

in schedule I or II, with the exception of marihuana, 1-Pentyl-3-(1-naphthoyl)indole,

1-Butyl-3-(1-naphthoyl)indole, 1-[2-(4-morpholinyl)ethyl]-3-(1-naphthoyl)indole, 5-(1,1-dimethylheptyl)-2-[(1R,3S)-3-hydroxycyclohexyl]-phenol,

and 5-(1,1-dimethyloctyl)-2-[(1R,3S)-3-hydroxycyclohexyl]-phenol, the offender shall

be punished as follows: (a) Except as otherwise provided in division (C)(1)(b) of this section, corrupting another

with drugs committed in those circumstances is a felony of the second degree and,

subject to division (E) of this section, the court shall impose as a mandatory prison

term a second degree felony mandatory prison term. (b) If the offense was committed in the vicinity of a school, corrupting another with

drugs committed in those circumstances is a felony of the first degree, and, subject

to division (E) of this section, the court shall impose as a mandatory prison term

a first degree felony mandatory prison term. (2) If the offense is a violation of division (A)(1), (2), (3), or (4) of this section

and the drug involved is any compound, mixture, preparation, or substance included

in schedule III, IV, or V, the offender shall be punished as follows: (a) Except as otherwise provided in division (C)(2)(b) of this section, corrupting another

with drugs committed in those circumstances is a felony of the second degree and there

is a presumption for a prison term for the offense. (b) If the offense was committed in the vicinity of a school, corrupting another with

drugs committed in those circumstances is a felony of the second degree and the court

shall impose as a mandatory prison term a second degree felony mandatory prison term. (3) If the offense is a violation of division (A)(1), (2), (3), or (4) of this section

and the drug involved is marihuana, 1-Pentyl-3-(1-naphthoyl)indole, 1-Butyl-3-(1-naphthoyl)indole,

1-[2-(4-morpholinyl)ethyl]-3-(1-naphthoyl)indole, 5-(1,1-dimethylheptyl)-2-[(1R,3S)-3-hydroxycyclohexyl]-phenol,

or 5-(1,1-dimethyloctyl)-2-[(1R,3S)-3-hydroxycyclohexyl]-phenol, the offender shall

be punished as follows: (a) Except as otherwise provided in division (C)(3)(b) of this section, corrupting another

with drugs committed in those circumstances is a felony of the fourth degree and division (C) of section 2929.13 of the Revised Code applies in determining whether to impose a prison term on the offender. (b) If the offense was committed in the vicinity of a school, corrupting another with

drugs committed in those circumstances is a felony of the third degree and division (C) of section 2929.13 of the Revised Code applies in determining whether to impose a prison term on the offender. (4) If the offense is a violation of division (A)(5) of this section and the drug involved

is any compound, mixture, preparation, or substance included in schedule I or II,

with the exception of marihuana, 1-Pentyl-3-(1-naphthoyl)indole, 1-Butyl-3-(1-naphthoyl)indole,

1-[2-(4-morpholinyl)ethyl]-3-(1-naphthoyl)indole, 5-(1,1-dimethylheptyl)-2-[(1R,3S)-3-hydroxycyclohexyl]-phenol,

and 5-(1,1-dimethyloctyl)-2-[(1R,3S)-3-hydroxycyclohexyl]-phenol, corrupting another

with drugs is a felony of the first degree and, subject to division (E) of this section,

the court shall impose as a mandatory prison term a first degree felony mandatory

prison term. (5) If the offense is a violation of division (A)(5) of this section and the drug involved

is any compound, mixture, preparation, or substance included in schedule III, IV,

or V, corrupting another with drugs is a felony of the second degree and the court

shall impose as a mandatory prison term a second degree felony mandatory prison term. (6) If the offense is a violation of division (A)(5) of this section and the drug involved

is marihuana, 1-Pentyl-3-(1-naphthoyl)indole, 1-Butyl-3-(1-naphthoyl)indole, 1-[2-(4-morpholinyl)ethyl]-3-(1-naphthoyl)indole,

5-(1,1-dimethylheptyl)-2-[(1R,3S)-3-hydroxycyclohexyl]-phenol, or 5-(1,1-dimethyloctyl)-2-[(1R,3S)-3-hydroxycyclohexyl]-phenol,

corrupting another with drugs is a felony of the third degree and division (C) of section 2929.13 of the Revised Code applies in determining whether to impose a prison term on the offender. (D) In addition to any prison term authorized or required by division (C) or (E) of this

section and sections 2929.13 and 2929.14 of the Revised Code and in addition to any other sanction imposed for the offense under this section

or sections 2929.11 to 2929.18 of the Revised Code , the court that sentences an offender who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation

of division (A) of this section shall do all of the following that are applicable

regarding the offender: (1)(a) If the violation is a felony of the first, second, or third degree, the court shall

impose upon the offender the mandatory fine specified for the offense under division (B)(1) of section 2929.18 of the Revised Code unless, as specified in that division, the court determines that the offender is

indigent. (b) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of section 3719.21 of the Revised Code , any mandatory fine imposed pursuant to division (D)(1)(a) of this section and any

fine imposed for a violation of this section pursuant to division (A) of section 2929.18 of the Revised Code shall be paid by the clerk of the court in accordance with and subject to the requirements

of, and shall be used as specified in, division (F) of section 2925.03 of the Revised Code . (c) If a person is charged with any violation of this section that is a felony of the

first, second, or third degree, posts bail, and forfeits the bail, the forfeited bail

shall be paid by the clerk of the court pursuant to division (D)(1)(b) of this section

as if it were a fine imposed for a violation of this section. (2) If the offender is a professionally licensed person, in addition to any other sanction

imposed for a violation of this section, the court immediately shall comply with section 2925.38 of the Revised Code . (3) If the offender has a driver's or commercial driver's license or permit, section 2929.33 of the Revised Code applies. (E) Notwithstanding the prison term otherwise authorized or required for the offense

under division (C) of this section and sections 2929.13 and 2929.14 of the Revised Code , if the violation of division (A) of this section involves the sale, offer to sell,

or possession of a schedule I or II controlled substance, with the exception of marihuana,

1-Pentyl-3-(1-naphthoyl)indole, 1-Butyl-3-(1-naphthoyl)indole, 1-[2-(4-morpholinyl)ethyl]-3-(1-naphthoyl)indole,

5-(1,1-dimethylheptyl)-2-[(1R,3S)-3-hydroxycyclohexyl]-phenol, and 5-(1,1-dimethyloctyl)-2-[(1R,3S)-3-hydroxycyclohexyl]-phenol,

and if the court imposing sentence upon the offender finds that the offender as a

result of the violation is a major drug offender and is guilty of a specification

of the type described in division (A) of section 2941.1410 of the Revised Code , the court, in lieu of the prison term that otherwise is authorized or required,

shall impose upon the offender the mandatory prison term specified in division (B)(3)(a) of section 2929.14 of the Revised Code . (F) Any offender who received a mandatory suspension of the offender's driver's or commercial

driver's license or permit under this section prior to September 13, 2016, may file

a motion with the sentencing court requesting the termination of the suspension.  However, an offender who pleaded guilty to or was convicted of a violation of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or a substantially similar municipal ordinance or law of another state or the United

States that arose out of the same set of circumstances as the violation for which

the offender's license or permit was suspended under this section shall not file such

a motion. Upon the filing of a motion under division (F) of this section, the sentencing court,

in its discretion, may terminate the suspension.