Bill > HB345

This bill amends Ohio's voyeurism law (section 2907.08 of the Revised Code) to increase penalties for various forms of invasive and unauthorized recording. Specifically, the bill changes several existing misdemeanor offenses to felonies, creating a graduated penalty system based on the type of offense and whether the offender has previous convictions. For violations involving recording adults in private spaces (previously a second-degree misdemeanor), the bill now establishes this as a fifth-degree felony, with a subsequent offense becoming a fourth-degree felony. Similarly, for offenses involving recording someone's body or undergarments through clothing (previously a first-degree misdemeanor), the bill now classifies this as a fifth-degree felony, with a repeat offense becoming a fourth-degree felony. For offenses involving recording minors in private spaces, the bill upgrades the penalty from a fifth-degree to a fourth-degree felony for a first offense, and to a third-degree felony for subsequent offenses. These changes reflect a legislative intent to treat voyeurism as a more serious criminal offense, providing stricter legal consequences for invasions of privacy and unauthorized recording.

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https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb345