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Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.425 (2026)

Children's advocacy center - definitions

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October 12, 2016
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 158 - 131st General Assembly
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As used in sections 2151.426 to 2151.428 of the Revised Code:

(A) "Children's advocacy center" means a center operated by participating entities within a county or two or more contiguous counties to perform functions and activities and provide services, in accordance with the interagency agreement entered into under section 2151.428 of the Revised Code, regarding reports received under section 2151.421 of the Revised Code of alleged sexual abuse of a child or another type of abuse of a child that is specified in the memorandum of understanding that creates the center as being within the center's jurisdiction and regarding the children who are the subjects of the report.

(B) "Sexual abuse of a child" means unlawful sexual conduct or sexual contact, as those terms are defined in section 2907.01 of the Revised Code, with a person under eighteen years of age or a person under twenty-one years of age with a developmental disability or physical impairment.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2010–2010 · leading case: State v. Arnold, 2010-Ohio-2742, 933 N.E.2d 775.
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State v. Arnold, 2010-Ohio-2742, 933 N.E.2d 775. · cites it 2× “The CCFA is a child-advocacy center, which is defined by R.C. 2151.425(A) to mean “a center operated by participating entities * * * to perform functions and activities and provide services * * * regarding reports * * * of alleged sexual abuse of a child or another type of abuse…”
Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.425(A): 1 case
State v. Arnold, 2010-Ohio-2742, 933 N.E.2d 775. “The CCFA is a child-advocacy center, which is defined by R.C. 2151.425(A) to mean “a center operated by participating entities * * * to perform functions and activities and provide services * * * regarding reports * * * of alleged sexual abuse of a child or another type of abuse…”
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