CHAPTER 630
Minors
630.01   Endangering children.
630.02   Interference with custody.
630.03   Contributing to unruliness or delinquency of a child.
630.04   Minors’ curfew.
 
CROSS REFERENCES
See sectional histories for similar State law
Juvenile Court - see Ohio R.C. Ch. 2151
Parents’ liability for destructive acts of their children - see Ohio R.C. 3109.09
Sale of alcoholic beverages to minors; prohibitions and misrepresentations - see GEN. OFF. 612.02, 612.08
Child stealing - see GEN. OFF. 636.07
Nonsupport of dependents - see GEN. OFF. 636.10, 636.11
Materials or performances harmful to juveniles - see GEN. OFF. 666.01(e), 666.11, 666.13
Juvenile defined - see GEN. OFF. 666.01(i)
Corruption of a minor - see GEN. OFF. 666.02
Sexual imposition - see GEN. OFF. 666.03
Improperly furnishing firearms to a minor - see GEN. OFF. 672.10
 
630.01 ENDANGERING CHILDREN.
   EDITOR’S NOTE: See Section 636.07
630.02 INTERFERENCE WITH CUSTODY.
   (a)   No person, knowing that he or she is without privilege to do so or being reckless in that regard, shall entice, take, keep or harbor a person identified in division (a)(1), (a)(2) or (a)(3) of this section from the parent, guardian or custodian of the person identified in division (a)(1), (a)(2) or (a)(3) of this section:
      (1)   A child under the age of 18, or a child with a mental or physical disability under the age of 21;
      (2)   A person committed by law to an institution for delinquent, unruly, neglected, abused or dependent children;
      (3)   A person committed by law to an institution for persons with mental illnesses or an institution for persons with intellectual disabilities.
   (b)   No person shall aid, abet, induce, cause or encourage a child or a ward of the juvenile court who has been committed to the custody of any person, department or public or private institution to leave the custody of that person, department or institution without legal consent.
   (c)   It is an affirmative defense to a charge of enticing or taking under division (a)(1) of this section that the actor reasonably believed that his or her conduct was necessary to preserve the child’s health or safety. It is an affirmative defense to a charge of keeping or harboring under division (a) of this section that the actor in good faith gave notice to law enforcement or judicial authorities within a reasonable time after the child or committed person came under his or her shelter, protection, or influence.
   (d)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of interference with custody.
      (1)   Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, a violation of division (a)(1) above is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the child who is the subject of a violation of division (a)(1) is removed from the state or if the offender previously has been convicted of an offense under this section or a substantially equivalent state law or municipal ordinance, a violation of division (a)(1) of this section is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law. If the child who is the subject of a violation of division (a)(1) suffers physical harm as a result of the violation, a violation of division (a)(1) of this section is a felony to be prosecuted under appropriate state law.
      (2)   A violation of division (a)(2) or (a)(3) of this section is a misdemeanor of the third degree.
      (3)   A violation of division (b) of this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree. Each day of a violation of division (b) is a separate offense.
(ORC 2919.23; Ord. 1973-21. Passed 12-10-73.)
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