Ohio Senate Bill 291 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Introduced on August 16 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-08-16 - To Judiciary Criminal Justice
Pending: Senate Judiciary - Criminal Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

To amend sections 2937.06, 2947.07, 2953.32, 2953.321, 2953.33, 2953.35, 2953.36, 2953.52, 2953.53, 2953.54, and 2953.61 and to enact sections 2307.43 and 2953.322 of the Revised Code, under specified circumstances, to preclude a civil action against an employer that is based on the employer's failure to do a criminal background investigation unless an investigation is required by statute; to modify the list of offenses the official records of which may not be sealed; to require a court to inform a defendant before accepting a guilty plea and before sentencing of the circumstances under which the official records in the case may be sealed; to require the sealing of the official records of a person who is found not guilty of an offense, who is the defendant named in a dismissed complaint, indictment, or information, or against whom a no bill is entered by a grand jury; to prohibit an employer from inquiring into the criminal history of a job applicant until the applicant has been selected for an interview except as otherwise required by statute; to prohibit an employer from refusing to hire a job applicant because the applicant committed an offense unrelated to the job except as otherwise provided by statute; to prohibit the release by private individuals or entities of information contained in sealed official records; and to permit certain offenders who are not first offenders to apply for an order sealing their official records.

, under specified circumstances, to preclude a civil action against an employer that is based on the employer's failure to do a criminal background investigation unless an investigation is required by statute; to modify the list of offenses the official records of which may not be sealed; to require a court to inform a defendant before accepting a guilty plea and before sentencing of the circumstances under which the official records in the case may be sealed; to require the sealing of the official records of a person who is found not guilty of an offense, who is the defendant named in a dismissed complaint, indictment, or information, or against whom a no bill is entered by a grand jury; to prohibit an employer from inquiring into the criminal history of a job applicant until the applicant has been selected for an interview except as otherwise required by statute; to prohibit an employer from refusing to hire a job applicant because the applicant committed an offense unrelated to the job except as otherwise provided by statute; to prohibit the release by private individuals or entities of information contained in sealed official records; and to permit certain offenders who are not first offenders to apply for an order sealing their official records.

Sen. Teresa Fedor [D]	Sen. Dale Miller [D]	Sen. Sue Morano [D]	Rep. William Seitz [R]
Sen. Shirley Smith [D]	Sen. Nina Turner [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-08-16		To Judiciary Criminal Justice
2010-08-16		Introduced to House

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23			New Code	See Bill Text
23	07		New Code	See Bill Text
23	07	43	New Code	See Bill Text
29			Amended Code	Citation Text
29	37		Amended Code	Citation Text
29	37	06	Amended Code	Citation Text
29	47		Amended Code	Citation Text
29	47	07	Amended Code	Citation Text
29	53		Amended Code	Citation Text
29	53	32	Amended Code	Citation Text
29	53	321	Amended Code	Citation Text
29	53	322	New Code	See Bill Text
29	53	33	Amended Code	Citation Text
29	53	35	Amended Code	Citation Text
29	53	36	Amended Code	Citation Text
29	53	52	Amended Code	Citation Text
29	53	53	Amended Code	Citation Text
29	53	54	Amended Code	Citation Text
29	53	61	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://archives.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=128_SB_291
Text	http://archives.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_SB_291_I_Y.html