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Ohio Rev. Code § 2919.24 (2026)

Contributing to unruliness or delinquency of a child

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April 6, 2017
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House Bill 410 - 131st General Assembly
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(A) As used in this section:

(1) "Delinquent child" has the same meaning as in section 2152.02 of the Revised Code.

(2) "Unruly child" has the same meaning as in section 2151.022 of the Revised Code.

(B) No person, including a parent, guardian, or other custodian of a child, shall do any of the following:

(1) Aid, abet, induce, cause, encourage, or contribute to a child or a ward of the juvenile court becoming an unruly child or a delinquent child;

(2) Act in a way tending to cause a child or a ward of the juvenile court to become an unruly child or a delinquent child;

(3) Act in a way that contributes to an adjudication of the child as a delinquent child based on the child's violation of a court order adjudicating the child an unruly child for being an habitual truant;

(4) If the person is the parent, guardian, or custodian of a child who has the duties under Chapters 2152. and 2950. of the Revised Code to register, register a new residence address, and periodically verify a residence address, and, if applicable, to send a notice of intent to reside, and if the child is not emancipated, as defined in section 2919.121 of the Revised Code, fail to ensure that the child complies with those duties under Chapters 2152. and 2950. of the Revised Code.

(C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of contributing to the unruliness or delinquency of a child, a misdemeanor of the first degree. Each day of violation of this section is a separate offense.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 83 cases (18 in the last 5 years), 1986–2025 · leading case: State v. Lewis, 2017 Ohio 9311 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017).
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State v. Lewis, 2017 Ohio 9311 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 60× “Second, she challenges the legal sufficiency of the evidence to sustain her conviction {¶ 3} The record reflects that a complaint was filed against Lewis alleging that she had violated R.C. 2919.24 by acting in a way that tended to cause her fifth-grade son to become delinquent…”
State v. Stiles, 2019 Ohio 3852 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 26× “For the first time on appeal, appellant also argues that R.C. 2919.24 is void for vagueness as applied to her.”
State v. Wood, 580 N.E.2d 484 (Ohio Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 24× “This matter is before the court on appeal from the January 19, 1988 judgment rendered by the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division, sentencing appellants, Kathleen Wood and James Wood, for violating R.C. 2919.24, contributing to the unruliness and delinquency of…”
State v. Anderson, 2016 Ohio 2704 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 5× “{¶1} Jon Anderson appeals his sentence in the Washington County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division, after he was convicted of contributing to the unruliness of a minor, R.C. 2919.24(A)(2), a misdemeanor of the first degree.”
State v. Shank, 2013 Ohio 5368 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 4× “04(B)(3) arising out of the May and August 2010 incidents, and two counts of contributing to the unruliness or delinquency of a minor under Section 2919.24(A)(1) arising from the June 2011 party.”
State v. Lukens, 586 N.E.2d 1099 (Ohio Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 7× “Defendant was indicted and convicted of one count in violation of R.C. 2919.24, contributing to unruliness or delinquency of a child.”
State v. Moody, 819 N.E.2d 268 (Ohio 2004). · cites it 17× “{¶ 2} Prior to trial, appellant, the state, argued that former R.C. 2919.24 was a strict criminal liability statute.”
Cleveland v. Taylor, 2021 Ohio 584 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 4× “23, or section 2919.24 of the Revised Code, provided the charge is not included in an indictment that also charges the alleged adult offender with the commission of a felony arising out of the same actions that are the basis of the alleged violation of division (C) of section…”
In re Hamblin, 2014 Ohio 3289 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 19× “Officer Fryman charged appellant with contributing to the unruliness or delinquency of a child, under R.C. 2919.24, based on his observations of appellant and the residence where she was found, appellant's claim that she resided at the residence, and his belief that appellant…”
State v. Johnson, 2010 Ohio 6301 (Ohio 2010). · cites it 2× “According to the statutory language, possession of a deadly weapon is all that is required to elevate a theft offense to robbery.”
State v. A.S., 2014 Ohio 2187 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 5× “Thereafter, on the recommendation of the prosecutor, the indictment was amended to the lesser included offense of contributing to unruliness or delinquency of a child in violation of R.C. 2919.24, to which A.S. pleaded guilty on October 25, 1995.”
State v. Vunda, 2014 Ohio 3449 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “04, and two counts of contributing to the unruliness or delinquency of a child in violation of R.C. 2919.24. {¶ 9} Prior to trial, appellant moved to suppress all incriminating statements made to Detective Mize during the investigation based on an alleged Miranda violation.”
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— Ohio Rev. Code § 2919.24(A) — 8 cases
State v. A.S., 2014 Ohio 2187 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014). “Thereafter, on the recommendation of the prosecutor, the indictment was amended to the lesser included offense of contributing to unruliness or delinquency of a child in violation of R.C. 2919.24, to which A.S. pleaded guilty on October 25, 1995.”
Off. of Disciplinary Couns. v. King, 523 N.E.2d 857 (Ohio 1988).
State v. Thompson, 647 N.E.2d 226 (Ohio Ct. App. 1994).
State v. Howard, 2017 Ohio 8119 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017).
State v. Jacks, 2022 Ohio 4374 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2919.24(A)(1) — 16 cases
State v. Lewis, 2017 Ohio 9311 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). “Second, she challenges the legal sufficiency of the evidence to sustain her conviction {¶ 3} The record reflects that a complaint was filed against Lewis alleging that she had violated R.C. 2919.24 by acting in a way that tended to cause her fifth-grade son to become delinquent…”
State v. Shank, 2013 Ohio 5368 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013). “04(B)(3) arising out of the May and August 2010 incidents, and two counts of contributing to the unruliness or delinquency of a minor under Section 2919.24(A)(1) arising from the June 2011 party.”
In re Hamblin, 2014 Ohio 3289 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014). “Officer Fryman charged appellant with contributing to the unruliness or delinquency of a child, under R.C. 2919.24, based on his observations of appellant and the residence where she was found, appellant's claim that she resided at the residence, and his belief that appellant…”
State v. Hay, 861 N.E.2d 893 (Ohio Ct. App. 2006).
State v. Armstrong, 2016 Ohio 7841 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2919.24(A)(2) — 23 cases
State v. Lewis, 2017 Ohio 9311 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). “Second, she challenges the legal sufficiency of the evidence to sustain her conviction {¶ 3} The record reflects that a complaint was filed against Lewis alleging that she had violated R.C. 2919.24 by acting in a way that tended to cause her fifth-grade son to become delinquent…”
State v. Anderson, 2016 Ohio 2704 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016). “{¶1} Jon Anderson appeals his sentence in the Washington County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division, after he was convicted of contributing to the unruliness of a minor, R.C. 2919.24(A)(2), a misdemeanor of the first degree.”
State v. Brown, 850 N.E.2d 116 (Ohio Ct. App. 2006).
State v. Conrad, 2018 Ohio 5291 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018).
State v. Andrews, 895 N.E.2d 585 (Ohio Ct. App. 2008).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2919.24(A)(2)(B) — 1 case
State v. Kleinhans, 2015 Ohio 5007 (Ohio Ct. App. 2015).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2919.24(B) — 3 cases
State v. Anderson, 2016 Ohio 2704 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016). “{¶1} Jon Anderson appeals his sentence in the Washington County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division, after he was convicted of contributing to the unruliness of a minor, R.C. 2919.24(A)(2), a misdemeanor of the first degree.”
State v. A.S., 2014 Ohio 2187 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014). “Thereafter, on the recommendation of the prosecutor, the indictment was amended to the lesser included offense of contributing to unruliness or delinquency of a child in violation of R.C. 2919.24, to which A.S. pleaded guilty on October 25, 1995.”
State v. Bare, 792 N.E.2d 732 (Ohio Ct. App. 2003).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2919.24(B)(1) — 8 cases
State v. McCormick, 2020 Ohio 3140 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020).
State v. Tanner, 2024 Ohio 988 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024).
State v. Jones, 2024 Ohio 1512 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024).
State v. Howard, 2017 Ohio 8119 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017).
State v. Beverly, 2019 Ohio 1282 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2919.24(B)(2) — 5 cases
State v. Stiles, 2019 Ohio 3852 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019). “For the first time on appeal, appellant also argues that R.C. 2919.24 is void for vagueness as applied to her.”
State v. Vertrees, 2021 Ohio 1239 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021).
State v. Panzeca, 2020 Ohio 326 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020).
State v. Ruggles, 2024 Ohio 3128 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024).
State v. Madison, 2019 Ohio 804 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2919.24(D)(4) — 1 case
State v. Myers, 2022 Ohio 3337 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2919.24(F)(2) — 1 case
State v. Baker, 2025 Ohio 1568 (Ohio Ct. App. 2025).
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