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Ohio Rev. Code § 2909.13 (2026)

Definitions for RC sections 2909.13 to 2909.15

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As used in sections 2909.13 to 2909.15 of the Revised Code:

(A) "Arson-related offense" means any of the following violations or offenses committed by a person:

(1) A violation of section 2909.02 or 2909.03 of the Revised Code;

(2) Any attempt to commit, conspiracy to commit, or complicity in committing either offense listed in division (A)(1) of this section.

(B) "Arson offender" means any of the following:

(1) A person who on or after the effective date of this section is convicted of or pleads guilty to an arson-related offense;

(2) A person who on the effective date of this section has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to an arson-related offense and is confined in a jail, workhouse, state correctional institution, or other institution, serving a prison term, term of imprisonment, or other term of confinement for the offense;

(3) A person who on or after the effective date of this section is charged with committing, attempting to commit, conspiring to commit, or complicity in committing a violation of section 2909.02 or 2909.03 of the Revised Code and who pleads guilty to a violation of any provision of Chapter 2909. of the Revised Code other than section 2909.02 or 2909.03 of the Revised Code.

(C) "Community control sanction," "jail," and "prison" have the same meanings as in section 2929.01 of the Revised Code.

(D) "Firefighter" has the same meaning as in section 4765.01 of the Revised Code.

(E) "Out-of-state arson offender" means a person who is convicted of, pleads guilty to, has been convicted of, or has pleaded guilty to a violation of any existing or former municipal ordinance or law of another state or the United States, or any existing or former law applicable in a military court or in an Indian tribal court, that is or was substantially equivalent to a violation of section 2909.02 or 2909.03 of the Revised Code.

(F) "Post-release control sanction" and "supervised release" have the same meanings as in section 2950.01 of the Revised Code.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 20 cases (10 in the last 5 years), 2014–2024 · leading case: State v. Caldwell, 2014-Ohio-3566.
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State v. Caldwell, 2014-Ohio-3566. · cites it 6× “The Statutory Provisions Governing Registration {¶6} The arson-offender registration scheme is contained in R.C. 2909.13, 2909.14, and 2909.15. Those sections list the registration requirements and the persons subject to those requirements, provide guidelines for notifying…”
State v. Perdue, 2022-Ohio-722, 185 N.E.3d 683. · cites it 3× “Guilty Plea {¶ 8} Perdue assigns the following as his sole assignment of error: THE TRIAL COURT ERRED TO THE PREJUDICE OF THE APPELLANT BY ACCEPTING A GUILTY PLEA WHICH WAS NOT KNOWING, INTELLIGENT, AND VOLUNTARY IN VIOLATION OF APPELLANT’S DUE PROCESS RIGHTS UNDER THE FIFTH AND…”
State v. Mullins, 2015-Ohio-3250. · cites it 58× “1 At the sentencing, the state requested the trial court to notify Mullins of his duty to register as an arson offender under Ohio's arson-offender registration scheme, R.C. 2909.13 to 2909.15, which became effective July 1, 2013, almost one year after Mullins entered his guilty…”
State v. Daniel, 2023-Ohio-4035, 229 N.E.3d 81. · cites it 3× “{¶ 83} The term “arson offender” includes a person who is convicted of or pleads guilty to an arson-related offense or who was confined in a jail, workhouse, state correctional institution, or other institution for an arson-related offense on or after the effective date of R.C.…”
State v. Galloway, 2015-Ohio-4949, 50 N.E.3d 1001. · cites it 5× “2 Ohio's arson offender registry is found in R.C. 2909.13, 2909.14, and 2909.15. These statutes became effective on July 1, 2013.”
State v. Hubbard, 2020-Ohio-856, 146 N.E.3d 593. “{¶ 37} Given the many differences between the sex-offender registration statutes and the violent-offender enrollment statutes, we find that the violent-offender enrollment requirements are not so punitive that they impose a new burden in the constitutional sense, as contemplated…”
State v. Jones, 2017-Ohio-413. “R.C. 2909.13(B)(3) defines an “arson offender” as “a person who * * * is charged with committing * * * a violation of [R.”
State v. Jarvis, 2020-Ohio-1127, 152 N.E.3d 1225. “Rather, we find that the violent-offender enrollment requirements are more akin to the arson-offender registration requirements set forth in R.C. 2909.13, 2909.14, and 2909.15, which the First District found were remedial in nature.”
State v. Brooks, 2024-Ohio-420. · cites it 2× “13(B)(1), and R.C. 2909.13(A). Moreover, pursuant to R.”
State v. Beard, 2021-Ohio-2512, 177 N.E.3d 591. “R.C. 2909.15(D). And, similar to the VOD enrollment requirements, arson offenders must provide (1) the offender’s name and any aliases; (2) the offender’s residential address; (3) the offender’s social security number; (4) the offender’s driver’s license number or state…”
State v. Lamb, 2021-Ohio-87. “Rather, we find that the violent-offender enrollment requirements are more akin to the arson-offender registration requirements set forth in R.C. 2909.13, 2909.14, and 2909.15, which the First District found were remedial in nature.”
State v. Zambrano, 2021-Ohio-1906. “The trial court also determined appellant to be an arson offender, subject to the life-time, annual registration requirement set forth in R.C. 2909.13 to R.C. 2909.15. {¶ 5} Appellant filed a timely appeal.”
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Ohio Rev. Code § 2909.13(A): 4 cases
State v. Perdue, 2022-Ohio-722, 185 N.E.3d 683. “Guilty Plea {¶ 8} Perdue assigns the following as his sole assignment of error: THE TRIAL COURT ERRED TO THE PREJUDICE OF THE APPELLANT BY ACCEPTING A GUILTY PLEA WHICH WAS NOT KNOWING, INTELLIGENT, AND VOLUNTARY IN VIOLATION OF APPELLANT’S DUE PROCESS RIGHTS UNDER THE FIFTH AND…”
State v. Daniel, 2023-Ohio-4035, 229 N.E.3d 81. “{¶ 83} The term “arson offender” includes a person who is convicted of or pleads guilty to an arson-related offense or who was confined in a jail, workhouse, state correctional institution, or other institution for an arson-related offense on or after the effective date of R.C.…”
State v. Caldwell, 2014-Ohio-3566. “The Statutory Provisions Governing Registration {¶6} The arson-offender registration scheme is contained in R.C. 2909.13, 2909.14, and 2909.15. Those sections list the registration requirements and the persons subject to those requirements, provide guidelines for notifying…”
State v. Brooks, 2024-Ohio-420. “13(B)(1), and R.C. 2909.13(A). Moreover, pursuant to R.”
Ohio Rev. Code § 2909.13(A)(1): 3 cases
State v. Dingus, 2017-Ohio-2619, 81 N.E.3d 513.
State v. Mullins, 2015-Ohio-3250. “1 At the sentencing, the state requested the trial court to notify Mullins of his duty to register as an arson offender under Ohio's arson-offender registration scheme, R.C. 2909.13 to 2909.15, which became effective July 1, 2013, almost one year after Mullins entered his guilty…”
State v. Kamal, 2019-Ohio-3928.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2909.13(A)(2): 2 cases
State v. Galloway, 2015-Ohio-4949, 50 N.E.3d 1001. “2 Ohio's arson offender registry is found in R.C. 2909.13, 2909.14, and 2909.15. These statutes became effective on July 1, 2013.”
State v. Lake, 2023-Ohio-1619, 218 N.E.3d 185.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2909.13(B): 3 cases
State v. Caldwell, 2014-Ohio-3566. “The Statutory Provisions Governing Registration {¶6} The arson-offender registration scheme is contained in R.C. 2909.13, 2909.14, and 2909.15. Those sections list the registration requirements and the persons subject to those requirements, provide guidelines for notifying…”
State v. Mullins, 2015-Ohio-3250. “1 At the sentencing, the state requested the trial court to notify Mullins of his duty to register as an arson offender under Ohio's arson-offender registration scheme, R.C. 2909.13 to 2909.15, which became effective July 1, 2013, almost one year after Mullins entered his guilty…”
State v. Carlisle, 2019-Ohio-4651, 136 N.E.3d 570.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2909.13(B)(1): 10 cases
State v. Caldwell, 2014-Ohio-3566. “The Statutory Provisions Governing Registration {¶6} The arson-offender registration scheme is contained in R.C. 2909.13, 2909.14, and 2909.15. Those sections list the registration requirements and the persons subject to those requirements, provide guidelines for notifying…”
State v. Perdue, 2022-Ohio-722, 185 N.E.3d 683. “Guilty Plea {¶ 8} Perdue assigns the following as his sole assignment of error: THE TRIAL COURT ERRED TO THE PREJUDICE OF THE APPELLANT BY ACCEPTING A GUILTY PLEA WHICH WAS NOT KNOWING, INTELLIGENT, AND VOLUNTARY IN VIOLATION OF APPELLANT’S DUE PROCESS RIGHTS UNDER THE FIFTH AND…”
State v. Mullins, 2015-Ohio-3250. “1 At the sentencing, the state requested the trial court to notify Mullins of his duty to register as an arson offender under Ohio's arson-offender registration scheme, R.C. 2909.13 to 2909.15, which became effective July 1, 2013, almost one year after Mullins entered his guilty…”
State v. Daniel, 2023-Ohio-4035, 229 N.E.3d 81. “{¶ 83} The term “arson offender” includes a person who is convicted of or pleads guilty to an arson-related offense or who was confined in a jail, workhouse, state correctional institution, or other institution for an arson-related offense on or after the effective date of R.C.…”
State v. Galloway, 2015-Ohio-4949, 50 N.E.3d 1001. “2 Ohio's arson offender registry is found in R.C. 2909.13, 2909.14, and 2909.15. These statutes became effective on July 1, 2013.”
Ohio Rev. Code § 2909.13(B)(2): 3 cases
State v. Caldwell, 2014-Ohio-3566. “The Statutory Provisions Governing Registration {¶6} The arson-offender registration scheme is contained in R.C. 2909.13, 2909.14, and 2909.15. Those sections list the registration requirements and the persons subject to those requirements, provide guidelines for notifying…”
State v. Mullins, 2015-Ohio-3250. “1 At the sentencing, the state requested the trial court to notify Mullins of his duty to register as an arson offender under Ohio's arson-offender registration scheme, R.C. 2909.13 to 2909.15, which became effective July 1, 2013, almost one year after Mullins entered his guilty…”
State v. Quickle, 2020-Ohio-4262.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2909.13(B)(3): 2 cases
State v. Jones, 2017-Ohio-413. “R.C. 2909.13(B)(3) defines an “arson offender” as “a person who * * * is charged with committing * * * a violation of [R.”
State v. Mullins, 2015-Ohio-3250. “1 At the sentencing, the state requested the trial court to notify Mullins of his duty to register as an arson offender under Ohio's arson-offender registration scheme, R.C. 2909.13 to 2909.15, which became effective July 1, 2013, almost one year after Mullins entered his guilty…”
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