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Ohio Rev. Code § 2905.02 (2026)

Abduction

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September 30, 2011
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House Bill 86 - 129th General Assembly
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(A) No person, without privilege to do so, shall knowingly do any of the following:

(1) By force or threat, remove another from the place where the other person is found;

(2) By force or threat, restrain the liberty of another person under circumstances that create a risk of physical harm to the victim or place the other person in fear;

(3) Hold another in a condition of involuntary servitude.

(B) No person, with a sexual motivation, shall violate division (A) of this section.

(C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of abduction. A violation of division (A)(1) or (2) of this section or a violation of division (B) of this section involving conduct of the type described in division (A)(1) or (2) of this section is a felony of the third degree. A violation of division (A)(3) of this section or a violation of division (B) of this section involving conduct of the type described in division (A)(3) of this section is a felony of the second degree. If the offender in any case also is convicted of or pleads guilty to a specification as described in section 2941.1422 of the Revised Code that was included in the indictment, count in the indictment, or information charging the offense, the court shall sentence the offender to a mandatory prison term as provided in division (B)(7) of section 2929.14 of the Revised Code and shall order the offender to make restitution as provided in division (B)(8) of section 2929.18 of the Revised Code.

(D) As used in this section:

(1) "Involuntary servitude" has the same meaning as in section 2905.31 of the Revised Code.

(2) "Sexual motivation" has the same meaning as in section 2971.01 of the Revised Code.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 468 cases (186 in the last 5 years), 1956–2026 · leading case: State v. Plott, 2017 Ohio 38 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017).
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State v. Plott, 2017 Ohio 38 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 4× “13-15-39, 13-15-40 R.C. 2905.02 - Abduction {¶67} R.C. 2905.”
State v. Haynes, 2022 Ohio 4473 (Ohio 2022). · cites it 5× “Haynes is indicted and convicted {¶ 31} Haynes was indicted on abduction charges under R.C. 2905.02. These charges stemmed from Haynes taking his three grandchildren to his home in the midst of a custody dispute with the children’s father.”
State v. Haller, 2012 Ohio 5233 (Ohio Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 3× “1-11-34 III, complicity to commit abduction in violation of R.C. 2905.02(A)(2) and R.C. 2923.03(A)(2), a felony of the third degree with a firearm specification under R.”
State v. Andrews, 2020 Ohio 2703 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 8× “Andrews was convicted of two counts of abduction under two separate subdivisions of R.C. 2905.02. Those two subdivisions prohibit any person from knowingly, and without privilege to do so, using force or the threat of force to (1) “remove another from the place where the other…”
State v. Thacker, 2021 Ohio 2726 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 4× “{¶29} Thacker’s abduction conviction under R.C. 2905.02(A)(1) and (B) required the state to show the following elements: “(A) No person, without privilege to do so, shall knowingly do any of the following: (1) By force or threat, remove another from the place where the other…”
State v. Steele, 2013 Ohio 2470 (Ohio 2013). · cites it 4× “” Pursuant to the agreed-upon jury instructions, the trial court provided the jury with definitions for “privilege,” “arrest,” “probable cause,” and “reasonable grounds,” as they are used in R.C. 2905.02, 2901.01(A)(12), and 2935.03.”
State v. Turner, 2024 Ohio 684 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 10× “{¶ 71} In this case, evidence presented at trial established that Turner committed abduction (restrain/sexual motivation) by grabbing H.”
State v. Maurer, 473 N.E.2d 768 (Ohio 1984). · cites it 2× “One of the primary differences between kidnapping and abduction involves the offender’s mental culpability.”
State v. Mole (Slip Opinion), 2016 Ohio 5124 (Ohio 2016). · cites it 2× “02(A)(1)(b) (prohibiting sexual conduct with a nonspouse who is “less than thirteen years of age, whether or not the offender knows the age of the other person”) with former R.C. 2905.02 (1953 H.B. No. 1) (prohibiting sexual 3 Former R.”
Hinton v. South Carolina Dep't of Prob., Parole & Pardon Servs., 592 S.E.2d 335 (S.C. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 5× “Ohio Rev.Code Ann. § 2905.02 (West 2003).”
State v. West, 2017 Ohio 4055 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 4× “11(A)(1) and (D)(1)(a), a felony of the second degree; Count Three: Abduction, in violation of R.C. §2905.02(A)(2) and (C), a felony of the third degree; and Count Four: Domestic Violence, in violation of R.”
State v. Morgan, 2020 Ohio 3955 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 4× “01 of the Revised Code or a violation of section 2905.02 of the Revised Code that is a felony of the second degree; (b) Any attempt to commit, conspiracy to commit, or complicity in committing any offense listed in division (A)(1)(a) of this section.”
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— Ohio Rev. Code § 2905.02(A) — 21 cases
State v. Steele, 2013 Ohio 2470 (Ohio 2013). “” Pursuant to the agreed-upon jury instructions, the trial court provided the jury with definitions for “privilege,” “arrest,” “probable cause,” and “reasonable grounds,” as they are used in R.C. 2905.02, 2901.01(A)(12), and 2935.03.”
State v. Quinn, 2017 Ohio 8107 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017).
State v. Franco, 2023 Ohio 4653 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023).
State v. Merz, 2021 Ohio 2093 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021).
State v. Simmons, 2011 Ohio 6074 (Ohio Ct. App. 2011).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2905.02(A)(1) — 80 cases
State v. Haynes, 2022 Ohio 4473 (Ohio 2022). “Haynes is indicted and convicted {¶ 31} Haynes was indicted on abduction charges under R.C. 2905.02. These charges stemmed from Haynes taking his three grandchildren to his home in the midst of a custody dispute with the children’s father.”
State v. Thacker, 2021 Ohio 2726 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021). “{¶29} Thacker’s abduction conviction under R.C. 2905.02(A)(1) and (B) required the state to show the following elements: “(A) No person, without privilege to do so, shall knowingly do any of the following: (1) By force or threat, remove another from the place where the other…”
State v. Plott, 2017 Ohio 38 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). “13-15-39, 13-15-40 R.C. 2905.02 - Abduction {¶67} R.C. 2905.”
State v. Andrews, 2020 Ohio 2703 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020). “Andrews was convicted of two counts of abduction under two separate subdivisions of R.C. 2905.02. Those two subdivisions prohibit any person from knowingly, and without privilege to do so, using force or the threat of force to (1) “remove another from the place where the other…”
State v. Barnes, 2020 Ohio 4150 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2905.02(A)(1)(B) — 1 case
State v. Krupa, 2010 Ohio 6268 (Ohio Ct. App. 2010).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2905.02(A)(1)(C) — 3 cases
State v. Krupa, 2010 Ohio 6268 (Ohio Ct. App. 2010).
State v. Sheridan, 2022 Ohio 679 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022).
State v. Lowe, 2022 Ohio 4469 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2905.02(A)(1)(b) — 2 cases
State v. Thacker, 2021 Ohio 2726 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021). “{¶29} Thacker’s abduction conviction under R.C. 2905.02(A)(1) and (B) required the state to show the following elements: “(A) No person, without privilege to do so, shall knowingly do any of the following: (1) By force or threat, remove another from the place where the other…”
State v. Ellison, 2022 Ohio 4518 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2905.02(A)(2) — 283 cases
State v. Haller, 2012 Ohio 5233 (Ohio Ct. App. 2012). “1-11-34 III, complicity to commit abduction in violation of R.C. 2905.02(A)(2) and R.C. 2923.03(A)(2), a felony of the third degree with a firearm specification under R.”
State v. Plott, 2017 Ohio 38 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). “13-15-39, 13-15-40 R.C. 2905.02 - Abduction {¶67} R.C. 2905.”
State v. West, 2017 Ohio 4055 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). “11(A)(1) and (D)(1)(a), a felony of the second degree; Count Three: Abduction, in violation of R.C. §2905.02(A)(2) and (C), a felony of the third degree; and Count Four: Domestic Violence, in violation of R.”
State v. Williams, 2024 Ohio 5578 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024).
State v. Bryant, 2022 Ohio 1878 (Ohio 2022).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2905.02(A)(2)(C) — 4 cases
State v. Petefish, 2011 Ohio 6367 (Ohio Ct. App. 2011).
State v. Tawney, 2019 Ohio 3238 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019).
State v. Cruz, 2023 Ohio 833 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023).
State v. Petefish, 2012 Ohio 2723 (Ohio Ct. App. 2012).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2905.02(A)(2)(b) — 1 case
State v. Hunter, 2022 Ohio 4257 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2905.02(A)(3) — 5 cases
State v. Edmonds, 2017 Ohio 745 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017).
In Re Goodman, 829 N.E.2d 1219 (Ohio Ct. App. 2005).
State v. Potts, 2023 Ohio 954 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023).
State v. Johnson, 2013 Ohio 1961 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013).
McVay v. Aultman Hosp., 2015 Ohio 4050 (Ohio Ct. App. 2015).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2905.02(B) — 22 cases
State v. Turner, 2024 Ohio 684 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024). “{¶ 71} In this case, evidence presented at trial established that Turner committed abduction (restrain/sexual motivation) by grabbing H.”
State v. Merz, 2021 Ohio 2093 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021).
State v. Newman Paul Powih, 2017 Ohio 7208 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017).
State v. Heatherington, 2022 Ohio 1375 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022).
State v. White, 2021 Ohio 1644 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2905.02(B)(1) — 1 case
State v. Railey, 2024 Ohio 5502 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2905.02(B)(2) — 1 case
State v. Merz, 2023 Ohio 582 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2905.02(B)(4) — 1 case
McVay v. Aultman Hosp., 2015 Ohio 4050 (Ohio Ct. App. 2015).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2905.02(B)(4)(a) — 1 case
Sexton v. Healthcare Facility Mgt., L.L.C., 2022 Ohio 963 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2905.02(C) — 3 cases
State v. McClain, 2014 Ohio 93 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014).
State v. Singh, 2015 Ohio 4130 (Ohio Ct. App. 2015).
State v. Cleavenger, 2022 Ohio 2942 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022).
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