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Ohio Rev. Code § 2941.1411 (2026)

Offender wore or carried body armor specification

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Effective:
September 30, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 86 - 129th General Assembly
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(A) Imposition of a two-year mandatory prison term upon an offender under division (B)(1)(d) of section 2929.14 of the Revised Code is precluded unless the indictment, count in the indictment, or information charging the offense specifies that the offender wore or carried body armor while committing the offense and that the offense is an offense of violence that is a felony. The specification shall be stated at the end of the body of the indictment, count, or information and shall be stated in substantially the following form:

"SPECIFICATION (or, SPECIFICATION TO THE FIRST COUNT). The Grand Jurors (or insert the person's or the prosecuting attorney's name when appropriate) further find and specify that (set forth that the offender wore or carried body armor while committing the specified offense and that the specified offense is an offense of violence that is a felony)."

(B) As used in this section, "body armor" means any vest, helmet, shield, or similar item that is designed or specifically carried to diminish the impact of a bullet or projectile upon the offender's body.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2011–2020 · leading case: State v. Bevly, 27 N.E.3d 516 (Ohio 2015).
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State v. Bevly, 27 N.E.3d 516 (Ohio 2015). “142, using body armor, R.C. 2941.1411, or being a repeat violent offender, R.”
State v. O'Connor, 2020 Ohio 4402 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020). “14(D)(1)(d) and R.C. 2941.1411, of which O’Connor was found guilty.”
State v. Eddy, 2011 Ohio 2034 (Ohio Ct. App. 2011). “{¶ 21} The state presented the testimony of Officer Leonard Butler, who testified that based on his training and experience, he was familiar with bulletproof vests; “[he] wore one every day.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2941.1411(B) — 1 case
State v. Eddy, 2011 Ohio 2034 (Ohio Ct. App. 2011). “{¶ 21} The state presented the testimony of Officer Leonard Butler, who testified that based on his training and experience, he was familiar with bulletproof vests; “[he] wore one every day.”
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