2006 Ohio Revised Code - [5120.17.3] 5120.173.Report of abuse or neglect of child or person with mental retardation or developmental disability.

[§ 5120.17.3] § 5120.173. Report of abuse or neglect of child or person with mental retardation or developmental disability.
 

Any person who is required to report abuse or neglect of a child under eighteen years of age that is reasonably suspected or believed to have occurred or the threat of which is reasonably suspected or believed to exist pursuant to division (A) of section 2151.421 [2151.42.1] of the Revised Code, any person who is permitted to report or cause a report to be made of reasonably suspected abuse or neglect of a child under eighteen years of age pursuant to division (B) of that section, any person who is required to report suspected abuse or neglect of a person with mental retardation or a developmental disability pursuant to division (C) of section 5123.61 of the Revised Code, and any person who is permitted to report suspected abuse or neglect of a person with mental retardation or a developmental disability pursuant to division (F) of that section and who makes or causes the report to be made, shall direct that report to the state highway patrol if the child or the person with mental retardation or a developmental disability is an inmate in the custody of a state correctional institution. If the state highway patrol determines after receipt of the report that it is probable that abuse or neglect of the inmate occurred, the patrol shall report its findings to the department of rehabilitation and correction, to the court that sentenced the inmate for the offense for which the inmate is in the custody of the department, and to the chairperson and vice-chairperson of the correctional institution inspection committee established by section 103.71 of the Revised Code. 
 

HISTORY: 149 v H 510. Eff 3-31-2003; 150 v S 178, § 1, eff. 1-30-04; 151 v S 17, § 1, eff. 8-3-06.

 

Effect of Amendments

151 v S 17, effective August 3, 2006, deleted "suspected" preceding "abuse", inserted "that is reasonably suspected or believed to have occurred or the threat of which is reasonably suspected or believed to exist" and "reasonably" following "to be made of", and made gender neutral changes. 

S.B. 178, Acts 2004, effective January 30, 2004, inserted "any person who is required to report suspected abuse or neglect of a person with mental retardation ... division (F) of that section" and "or the person with mental retardation or a developmental disability".