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Ohio Rev. Code § 2907.08 (2026)

Voyeurism

✓ current as of May 2026 Cite as: Ohio Rev. Code § 2907.08 (2026)
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(A) No person, for the purpose of sexually arousing or gratifying the person's self, shall commit trespass or otherwise surreptitiously invade the privacy of another, to spy or eavesdrop upon another.

(B) No person shall knowingly commit trespass or otherwise secretly or surreptitiously videotape, film, photograph, broadcast, stream, or otherwise record another person, in a place where a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy, for the purpose of viewing the private areas of that person.

(C) No person shall knowingly commit trespass or otherwise secretly or surreptitiously videotape, film, photograph, broadcast, stream, or otherwise record a minor, in a place where a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy, for the purpose of viewing the private areas of the minor.

(D) No person shall secretly or surreptitiously videotape, film, photograph, or otherwise record another person above, under, or through the clothing being worn by that other person for the purpose of viewing the body of, or the undergarments worn by, that other person.

(E)(1) Whoever violates this section is guilty of voyeurism.

(2) A violation of division (A) of this section is a misdemeanor of the third degree.

(3) A violation of division (B) of this section is a misdemeanor of the second degree.

(4) A violation of division (D) of this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree.

(5) A violation of division (C) of this section is a felony of the fifth degree.

Last updated February 13, 2023 at 9:32 AM

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 77 cases (34 in the last 5 years), 1971–2026 · leading case: State v. Sipple
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State v. Sipple (2021) ohioctapp · cites it 14× “{¶10} Because “surreptitious” is not defined in R.C. 2907.08, we must look to other sources for a definition.”
State v. Huffman (2006) ohioctapp · cites it 9× “08(C); two counts of voyeurism, in violation of R.C. 2907.08(B); 20 counts of pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor, in violation of R.”
State v. Goldblum (2014) ohioctapp · cites it 5× “, in violation of R.C. 2907.08(C); one count of Voyeurism relating to R.”
Dardinger v. Dardinger (In re Dardinger) (2017) ohsb · cites it 4× “R.C. § 2907.08 — Voyeurism—provides in pertinent part as follows: “(B) No person, for the purpose of sexually arousing or gratifying the person’s self, shall .”
State v. Armstead (2021) ohioctapp · cites it 5× “R.C. 2907.08 does not specifically authorize forfeiture for violations under that section.”
State v. J.A.C. (2018) ohioctapp · cites it 4× “Specifically, appellant asserted that the affidavit was defective because it merely averred that appellant had "used his cellphone to take pictures or video of a girl while walking up the stairs in Kings High School" and did not aver that appellant had done so "under or through…”
State v. Schneider (2021) ohioctapp · cites it 8× “08(C), the statute on voyeurism, states: “No person, for the purpose of sexually arousing or gratifying the person’s self, shall * * * surreptitiously invade the privacy of another to videotape, film, photograph, otherwise record, or spy or eavesdrop upon the other person in a…”
State v. Zimmerer (2020) ohioctapp · cites it 8× “Facts and Procedural History {¶ 2} On September 24, 2018, a detective with the West Chester Police Department Butler CA2019-10-176 filed a complaint charging Zimmerer with voyeurism in violation of R.C. 2907.08(D), a first- degree misdemeanor.”
State v. Wilson (2011) ohioctapp · cites it 4× “08(D)(1) and (E)(4), and one count of voyeurism, a misdemeanor of the third degree in violation of R.C. 2907.08(A) and (E)(2). {¶ 3} The matter proceeded to a bench trial.”
State v. Webb (2023) ohioctapp · cites it 4× “22-CR-153 on one count of voyeurism in violation of R.C. 2907.08(A), a third-degree misdemeanor, alleged to have occurred on or about February 17, 2022, and one count of tampering with evidence in violation of R.”
State v. Powell (2010) ohioctapp · cites it 4× “It lists specifically that Section 2907.08, which is the Voyeurism. Have you discussed that with your client at all? {¶ 9} “MR.”
Gosden v. Louis (1996) ohioctapp “Voyeurism is a violation of R.C. 2907.08. ' Defendants have argued that, to the extent the letter contained an accusation of criminal behavior, that accusation did not render it libelous per se because the alleged crime was not a crime of moral turpitude.”
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— Ohio Rev. Code § 2907.08(A) — 14 cases
State v. Sipple (2021) ohioctapp “{¶10} Because “surreptitious” is not defined in R.C. 2907.08, we must look to other sources for a definition.”
State v. Wilson (2011) ohioctapp “08(D)(1) and (E)(4), and one count of voyeurism, a misdemeanor of the third degree in violation of R.C. 2907.08(A) and (E)(2). {¶ 3} The matter proceeded to a bench trial.”
State v. Webb (2023) ohioctapp “22-CR-153 on one count of voyeurism in violation of R.C. 2907.08(A), a third-degree misdemeanor, alleged to have occurred on or about February 17, 2022, and one count of tampering with evidence in violation of R.”
State v. Powell (2010) ohioctapp “It lists specifically that Section 2907.08, which is the Voyeurism. Have you discussed that with your client at all? {¶ 9} “MR.”
State v. Corradetti (2022) ohioctapp
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2907.08(A)(5) — 1 case
Lowe v. Swanson (2009) ohnd
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2907.08(B) — 14 cases
State v. Huffman (2006) ohioctapp “08(C); two counts of voyeurism, in violation of R.C. 2907.08(B); 20 counts of pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor, in violation of R.”
State v. Armstead (2021) ohioctapp “R.C. 2907.08 does not specifically authorize forfeiture for violations under that section.”
State v. McDaniel (2021) ohioctapp
Cleveland v. Imrie (2021) ohioctapp
State v. Martin (2014) ohioctapp
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2907.08(C) — 23 cases
State v. Goldblum (2014) ohioctapp “, in violation of R.C. 2907.08(C); one count of Voyeurism relating to R.”
State v. Schneider (2021) ohioctapp “08(C), the statute on voyeurism, states: “No person, for the purpose of sexually arousing or gratifying the person’s self, shall * * * surreptitiously invade the privacy of another to videotape, film, photograph, otherwise record, or spy or eavesdrop upon the other person in a…”
State v. Bruce (2023) ohioctapp
State v. Huffman (2006) ohioctapp “08(C); two counts of voyeurism, in violation of R.C. 2907.08(B); 20 counts of pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor, in violation of R.”
State v. Oliver (2021) ohioctapp
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2907.08(D) — 11 cases
State v. Sipple (2021) ohioctapp “{¶10} Because “surreptitious” is not defined in R.C. 2907.08, we must look to other sources for a definition.”
State v. Zimmerer (2020) ohioctapp “Facts and Procedural History {¶ 2} On September 24, 2018, a detective with the West Chester Police Department Butler CA2019-10-176 filed a complaint charging Zimmerer with voyeurism in violation of R.C. 2907.08(D), a first- degree misdemeanor.”
State v. J.A.C. (2018) ohioctapp “Specifically, appellant asserted that the affidavit was defective because it merely averred that appellant had "used his cellphone to take pictures or video of a girl while walking up the stairs in Kings High School" and did not aver that appellant had done so "under or through…”
State v. Webb (2023) ohioctapp “22-CR-153 on one count of voyeurism in violation of R.C. 2907.08(A), a third-degree misdemeanor, alleged to have occurred on or about February 17, 2022, and one count of tampering with evidence in violation of R.”
State v. Wilson (2011) ohioctapp “08(D)(1) and (E)(4), and one count of voyeurism, a misdemeanor of the third degree in violation of R.C. 2907.08(A) and (E)(2). {¶ 3} The matter proceeded to a bench trial.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2907.08(D)(1) — 3 cases
Enyart v. Coleman (2014) ohnd
State v. Wilson (2011) ohioctapp “08(D)(1) and (E)(4), and one count of voyeurism, a misdemeanor of the third degree in violation of R.C. 2907.08(A) and (E)(2). {¶ 3} The matter proceeded to a bench trial.”
State v. Moreland (2015) ohioctapp
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2907.08(E) — 1 case
State v. Huffman (2006) ohioctapp “08(C); two counts of voyeurism, in violation of R.C. 2907.08(B); 20 counts of pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor, in violation of R.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2907.08(E)(1)(3) — 1 case
State v. Armstead (2021) ohioctapp “R.C. 2907.08 does not specifically authorize forfeiture for violations under that section.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2907.08(E)(3) — 1 case
State v. J.M. (2021) ohioctapp
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2907.08(E)(A) — 1 case
State v. Briggs (2024) ohioctapp
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