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Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.315 (2026)

Participation in extracurricular, enrichment, and social activities

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October 3, 2023
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House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
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(A) As used in this section:

(1) "Age-appropriate" means activities or items that are generally accepted as suitable for children of the same chronological age or level of maturity. Age appropriateness is based on the development of cognitive, emotional, physical, and behavioral capacity that is typical for an age or age group.

(2) "Resource caregiver" has the same meaning as in section 5103.02 of the Revised Code.

(B) A child who is placed with a resource caregiver or who is subject to out-of-home care for alleged or adjudicated abused, neglected, or dependent children is entitled to participate in age-appropriate extracurricular, enrichment, and social activities.

(C) A resource caregiver or a person or facility that is providing out-of-home care for an alleged or adjudicated abused, neglected, or dependent child shall consider all of the following when determining whether to give permission for that child to participate in extracurricular, enrichment, or social activities:

(1) The child's age, maturity, and developmental level to maintain the overall health and safety of the child;

(2) The potential risk factors and the appropriateness of the extracurricular, enrichment, or social activity;

(3) The best interest of the child based on information known by the resource caregiver or a person or facility providing out-of-home care for the child;

(4) The importance of encouraging the child's emotional and developmental growth;

(5) The importance of providing the child with the most family-like living experience possible;

(6) The behavioral history of the child and the child's ability to safely participate in the extracurricular, enrichment, or social activity.

(D) A resource caregiver or person or facility that provides out-of-home care to an alleged or adjudicated abused, neglected, or dependent child shall be immune from liability in a civil action to recover damages for injury, death, or loss to person or property caused to the child who participates in an extracurricular, enrichment, or social activity approved by the resource caregiver, person, or facility provided that the resource caregiver, person, or facility considered the factors described in division (C) of this section.

Last updated September 20, 2023 at 2:09 PM

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1999–2010 · leading case: In Re Nicholson, 724 N.E.2d 1217 (Ohio Ct. App. 1999).
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In Re Nicholson, 724 N.E.2d 1217 (Ohio Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 15× “315(B)(1); and (3) that R.C. 2151.315 violated appellee’s right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures provided by the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution.”
State v. Steele, 802 N.E.2d 1127 (Ohio Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 3× “Former R.C. 2151.315 (now R.C. 2152.74) permitted the collection of DNA samples from juveniles adjudicated delinquent for cbmmitting certain offenses without any individualized suspicion.”
In Re the Welfare of M.L.M., 781 N.W.2d 381 (Minn. Ct. App. 2010). “315 (West 1998) as applied to juveniles, holding that minimal intrusion is outweighed by state’s interest in recording offenders’ identity and in deterring juveniles from committing future crimes); see also Ariz.Rev.Stat. Ann. § 13-610 (2009) (authorizing DNA collection from…”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.315(B)(1) — 1 case
In Re Nicholson, 724 N.E.2d 1217 (Ohio Ct. App. 1999). “315(B)(1); and (3) that R.C. 2151.315 violated appellee’s right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures provided by the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.315(B)(2) — 1 case
In Re Nicholson, 724 N.E.2d 1217 (Ohio Ct. App. 1999). “315(B)(1); and (3) that R.C. 2151.315 violated appellee’s right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures provided by the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution.”
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