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hb345_02_PH
As Passed by the House
136th
General Assembly
Regular
Session
Am. H. B. No. 345
2025-2026
Representative LaRe
Cosponsors: Representatives Miller,
K., Gross, Robb Blasdel, Stephens, Mathews, A., Abrams, Barhorst,
Bird, Brennan, Click, Daniels, Deeter, Fischer, Hall, D., Hiner,
Johnson, Lorenz, Mullins, Newman, Oelslager, Peterson, Plummer,
Richardson, Rogers, Schmidt, Swearingen, Synenberg, Thomas, C.,
White, A., Williams, Willis, Workman
To
amend section 2907.08 of the Revised Code
to
increase the penalties for voyeurism.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section
1.
That
section 2907.08 of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows:
Sec.
2907.08.
(A)
No person, for the purpose of sexually arousing or gratifying the
person's self, shall commit trespass or otherwise surreptitiously
invade the privacy of another, to spy or eavesdrop upon another.
(B)
No person shall knowingly commit trespass or otherwise secretly or
surreptitiously videotape, film, photograph, broadcast, stream, or
otherwise record another person, in a place where a person has a
reasonable expectation of privacy, for the purpose of viewing the
private areas of that person.
(C)
No person shall knowingly commit trespass or otherwise secretly or
surreptitiously videotape, film, photograph, broadcast, stream, or
otherwise record a minor, in a place where a person has a reasonable
expectation of privacy, for the purpose of viewing the private areas
of the minor.
(D)
No person shall secretly or surreptitiously videotape, film,
photograph, or otherwise record another person above, under, or
through the clothing being worn by that other person for the purpose
of viewing the body of, or the undergarments worn by, that other
person.
(E)(1)
Whoever violates this section is guilty of voyeurism.
(2)
A violation of division (A) of this section is a misdemeanor of the
third degree.
(3)
A
Except
as otherwise provided in this division, a
violation
of division (B) of this section is a
misdemeanor
felony
of the
second
fifth
degree.
If
the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a
violation of division (B)
,
(C), or (D)
of
this section, a violation of division (B) of this section is a felony
of the fourth degree.
(4)
A
Except
as otherwise provided in this division, a
violation
of division (D) of this section is a
misdemeanor
felony
of the
first
fifth
degree.
If
the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a
violation of division
(B),
(C), or
(D)
of this section, a violation of division (D) of this section is a
felony of the fourth degree.
(5)
A
Except
as otherwise provided in this division, a
violation
of division (C) of this section is a felony of the
fifth
fourth
degree.
If
the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a
violation of division
(B),
(C)
,
or (D)
of
this section, a violation of division (C) of this section is a felony
of the third degree.
Section
2.
That
existing section 2907.08 of the Revised Code is hereby repealed.