Section 2953.81 | Test Results.
Effective: July 6, 2010 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 77 – 128th General Assembly If an eligible offender submits an application for DNA testing under section 2953.73 of the Revised Code and if DNA testing is performed based on that application, upon completion of the testing, all of the following apply: (A) The court or a […]
Section 2953.57 | Timing of Judgment Vacating and Setting Aside Conviction Because of DNA Testing.
Effective: July 6, 2010 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 77 – 128th General Assembly (A) A court that enters a judgment that vacates and sets aside the conviction of a person because of DNA testing that was performed under sections 2953.71 to 2953.81 of the Revised Code or under section 2953.82 of the Revised Code shall […]
Section 2953.58 | Orders to Seal Official Records.
Effective: July 6, 2010 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 77 – 128th General Assembly (A) The court shall send notice of an order to seal official records issued pursuant to section 2953.57 of the Revised Code to any public office or agency that the court knows or has reason to believe may have any record of […]
Section 2953.59 | Dissemination of Confidential Information From Sealed Records by Law Enforcement Officers or Agencies.
Effective: July 6, 2010 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 77 – 128th General Assembly (A) Except as otherwise provided in Chapter 2950. of the Revised Code, upon the issuance of an order by a court under section 2953.57 of the Revised Code directing that all official records pertaining to a case be sealed and that the […]
Section 2953.33 | [Repealed Effective 4/4/2023 by s.b. 288, 134th General Assembly] Restoration of Rights and Privileges.
Effective: September 30, 2021 Latest Legislation: House Bill 110 – 134th General Assembly (A) An order issued under section 2953.37 of the Revised Code to expunge the record of a person’s conviction or, except as provided in division (G) of section 2953.32 of the Revised Code, an order issued under that section to seal the […]
Section 2953.60 | Questioning With Respect to Sealed Records; Release or Dissemination of Information From Sealed Records by State Officer or Employee.
Effective: July 6, 2010 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 77 – 128th General Assembly (A) In any application for employment, license, or any other right or privilege, any appearance as a witness, or any other inquiry, a person may not be questioned with respect to any record that has been sealed pursuant to section 2953.57 of […]
Section 2953.34 | Sealing Record Not to Affect Appeal Rights of Eligible Offender.
Effective: September 28, 2012 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 337 – 129th General Assembly Nothing in sections 2953.31 to 2953.33 of the Revised Code precludes an eligible offender from taking an appeal or seeking any relief from the eligible offender’s conviction or from relying on it in lieu of any subsequent prosecution for the same offense.
Section 2953.61 | Multiple Charges; Sealing of Records.
Effective: July 1, 2015 Latest Legislation: House Bill 53 – 131st General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (B)(1) of this section, a person charged with two or more offenses as a result of or in connection with the same act may not apply to the court pursuant to section 2953.32 or 2953.52 of […]
Section 2953.35 | [Repealed Effective 4/4/2023 by s.b. 288, 134th General Assembly] Divulging Confidential Information.
Effective: September 19, 2014 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 143 – 130th General Assembly (A)(1) As used in divisions (A)(2) and (3) of this section, “law enforcement or justice system matter” means an arrest, complaint, indictment, trial, hearing, adjudication, conviction, or correctional supervision. (2) Except as authorized by divisions (D), (E), and (F) of section 2953.32 […]
Section 2953.71 | Post Conviction DNA Testing Definitions.
Effective: July 6, 2010 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 77 – 128th General Assembly As used in sections 2953.71 to 2953.83 of the Revised Code: (A) “Application” or “application for DNA testing” means a request through postconviction relief for the state to do DNA testing on biological material from the case in which the offender was […]