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Ohio Rev. Code § 2907.241 (2026)

Loitering to engage in solicitation - solicitation after positive HIV test

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Effective:
May 30, 1996
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 40 - 121st General Assembly
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(A) No person, with purpose to solicit another to engage in sexual activity for hire and while in or near a public place, shall do any of the following:

(1) Beckon to, stop, or attempt to stop another;

(2) Engage or attempt to engage another in conversation;

(3) Stop or attempt to stop the operator of a vehicle or approach a stationary vehicle;

(4) If the offender is the operator of or a passenger in a vehicle, stop, attempt to stop, beckon to, attempt to beckon to, or entice another to approach or enter the vehicle of which the offender is the operator or in which the offender is the passenger;

(5) Interfere with the free passage of another.

(B) No person, with knowledge that the person has tested positive as a carrier of a virus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, shall engage in conduct in violation of division (A) of this section.

(C) As used in this section:

(1) "Vehicle" has the same meaning as in section 4501.01 of the Revised Code.

(2) "Public place" means any of the following:

(a) A street, road, highway, thoroughfare, bikeway, walkway, sidewalk, bridge, alley, alleyway, plaza, park, driveway, parking lot, or transportation facility;

(b) A doorway or entrance way to a building that fronts on a place described in division (C)(2)(a) of this section;

(c) A place not described in division (C)(2)(a) or (b) of this section that is open to the public.

(D)(1) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is guilty of loitering to engage in solicitation, a misdemeanor of the third degree.

(2) Whoever violates division (B) of this section is guilty of loitering to engage in solicitation after a positive HIV test. If the offender commits the violation prior to July 1, 1996, loitering to engage in solicitation after a positive HIV test is a felony of the fourth degree. If the offender commits the violation on or after July 1, 1996, loitering to engage in solicitation after a positive HIV test is a felony of the fifth degree.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2012–2025 · leading case: State v. Whitehead, 2019-Ohio-5141.
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State v. Whitehead, 2019-Ohio-5141. · cites it 4× “22(A), one count of loitering in violation of R.C. 2907.241(A)(4), and three counts of child enticement in violation of R.”
State v. Wendling, 2022-Ohio-496. · cites it 3× “24(A)(1), one count of loitering to engage in solicitation in violation of R.C. 2907.241(A)(2), and one count of loitering to engage in solicitation in violation of R.”
State v. Jali, 2020-Ohio-208. “24(A)(1), and loitering in violation of R.C. 2907.241(A)(2). Both crimes were third degree misdemeanors.”
State v. Cavalier, 2012-Ohio-1976. “” {¶ 30} Loitering to Solicit, a misdemeanor of the third degree, is proscribed by R.C. 2907.241(A), which provides, in pertinent part, as follows: (A) No person, with purpose to solicit another to engage in sexual activity for hire and while in or near a public place, shall do…”
State v. Moore, 2013-Ohio-5613. “24(A) and for loitering to engage in solicitation under R.C. 2907.241. The arrest was made as part of a “reverse prostitution sting” in which Cincinnati police officers posed as prostitutes to ensnare persons soliciting sexual activity for hire.”
State v. Givens, 2016-Ohio-4978. “A charge of loitering to engage in solicitation after a positive HIV test, in violation of R.C. 2907.241(A)(3) and (B), a fifth-degree felony, was dismissed.”
State v. Sawitke, 2025-Ohio-1089. · cites it 2× “Shortly after she spotted Sawitke in his vehicle, they had a verbal interaction that resulted in the following charges against Sawitke: one count of loitering to engage in solicitation in violation of R.C. 2907.241(A)(2), a misdemeanor of the third degree; one count of…”
State v. Green, 2013-Ohio-1197. “24(A) and loitering to engage in solicitation in violation of R.C. 2907.241. Green moved to dismiss the charges against him, arguing that the criminal statutes violated his substantive-due-process rights.”
State v. Van Pelt, 2016-Ohio-2678. · cites it 2× “{¶ 5} Appellant was later arrested and charged with loitering to engage in solicitation in violation of R.C. 2907.241(A)(2), a misdemeanor of the third degree.”
State v. Gross, 2017-Ohio-8493. · cites it 2× “{¶ 4} Gross was charged with loitering to engage in solicitation under R.C. 2907.241(A)(2) and soliciting under R.”
United States v. Jerad Tatum, Jr., No. 17-3899 (6th Cir. July 20, 2018). “” Ohio Rev. Code § 2907.241(A). And prostitution is covered by § 4A1.”
State v. Clagg, 2022-Ohio-4255. “24, and two counts of loitering to engage in solicitation after a positive HIV test, a fifth-degree felony under R.C. 2907.241. (Jan. 9, 2018 Indictment.) Ms.”
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Ohio Rev. Code § 2907.241(A): 2 cases
State v. Cavalier, 2012-Ohio-1976. “” {¶ 30} Loitering to Solicit, a misdemeanor of the third degree, is proscribed by R.C. 2907.241(A), which provides, in pertinent part, as follows: (A) No person, with purpose to solicit another to engage in sexual activity for hire and while in or near a public place, shall do…”
United States v. Jerad Tatum, Jr., No. 17-3899 (6th Cir. July 20, 2018). “” Ohio Rev. Code § 2907.241(A). And prostitution is covered by § 4A1.”
Ohio Rev. Code § 2907.241(A)(2): 5 cases
State v. Jali, 2020-Ohio-208. “24(A)(1), and loitering in violation of R.C. 2907.241(A)(2). Both crimes were third degree misdemeanors.”
State v. Wendling, 2022-Ohio-496. “24(A)(1), one count of loitering to engage in solicitation in violation of R.C. 2907.241(A)(2), and one count of loitering to engage in solicitation in violation of R.”
State v. Sawitke, 2025-Ohio-1089. “Shortly after she spotted Sawitke in his vehicle, they had a verbal interaction that resulted in the following charges against Sawitke: one count of loitering to engage in solicitation in violation of R.C. 2907.241(A)(2), a misdemeanor of the third degree; one count of…”
State v. Van Pelt, 2016-Ohio-2678. “{¶ 5} Appellant was later arrested and charged with loitering to engage in solicitation in violation of R.C. 2907.241(A)(2), a misdemeanor of the third degree.”
State v. Gross, 2017-Ohio-8493. “{¶ 4} Gross was charged with loitering to engage in solicitation under R.C. 2907.241(A)(2) and soliciting under R.”
Ohio Rev. Code § 2907.241(A)(3): 1 case
State v. Givens, 2016-Ohio-4978. “A charge of loitering to engage in solicitation after a positive HIV test, in violation of R.C. 2907.241(A)(3) and (B), a fifth-degree felony, was dismissed.”
Ohio Rev. Code § 2907.241(A)(4): 2 cases
State v. Whitehead, 2019-Ohio-5141. “22(A), one count of loitering in violation of R.C. 2907.241(A)(4), and three counts of child enticement in violation of R.”
State v. Wendling, 2022-Ohio-496. “24(A)(1), one count of loitering to engage in solicitation in violation of R.C. 2907.241(A)(2), and one count of loitering to engage in solicitation in violation of R.”
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