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Ohio Rev. Code § 2941.1415 (2026)

Multiple OVI violations specification

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April 4, 2023
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Senate Bill 288 - 134th General Assembly
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(A) Imposition of a three-year mandatory prison term upon an offender under division (B)(6) of section 2929.14 of the Revised Code is precluded unless the offender is convicted of or pleads guilty to violating division (A)(1) or (2) of section 2903.06 of the Revised Code and unless the indictment, count in the indictment, or information charging the offense specifies that the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to three or more violations of division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or an equivalent offense, or three or more violations of any combination of those offenses. 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 previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to three or more violations of division (A) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or an equivalent offense, or three or more violations of any combination of those offenses)."

(B) The specification described in division (A) of this section may be used in a delinquent child proceeding in the manner and for the purpose described in section 2152.17 of the Revised Code.

(C) As used in this section, "equivalent offense" has the same meaning as in section 4511.181 of the Revised Code.

Last updated March 8, 2023 at 11:37 AM

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2013–2024 · leading case: State v. Edwards, 2022 Ohio 3534 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022).
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State v. Edwards, 2022 Ohio 3534 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 3× “The indictment also contained a multiple-OVI specification pursuant to R.C. 2941.1415(A). Appellant entered pleas of not guilty and filed a motion to suppress evidence of his stop, arrest, and urine screen.”
In re L.W., 2013 Ohio 5735 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “145 of the Revised Code * * * and the court determines that the child would be guilty of a specification of the type set forth in section 2941.1415 of the Revised Code, the court shall commit the child to the department of youth services for the specification for a definite…”
State v. Schultz, 2013 Ohio 2218 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “The bill of information also charged a specification under R.C. 2941.1415, alleging appellant had been convicted or had pleaded guilty to three or more violations of division (A) or (B) of R.”
State v. Holbrook, 2024 Ohio 2837 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 6× “Counts 1 and 2 also contained a specification for multiple OVI violations under R.C. 2941.1415(A). {¶ 3} The charges in this case were the result of an incident on October 5, 2022 in Huron County.”
State v. Kraft, 2013 Ohio 4658 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013). “On Count 1, three or more prior OVIs subjected appellant to a minimum mandatory term of three years [R.C. 2941.1415 and 2929.14(B)(6)]. On Count 7, three or four prior OVIs within six years or five or more prior OVIs within twenty years elevated the charge to a fourth degree…”
Ohio Rev. Code § 2941.1415(A): 2 cases
State v. Edwards, 2022 Ohio 3534 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). “The indictment also contained a multiple-OVI specification pursuant to R.C. 2941.1415(A). Appellant entered pleas of not guilty and filed a motion to suppress evidence of his stop, arrest, and urine screen.”
State v. Holbrook, 2024 Ohio 2837 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024). “Counts 1 and 2 also contained a specification for multiple OVI violations under R.C. 2941.1415(A). {¶ 3} The charges in this case were the result of an incident on October 5, 2022 in Huron County.”
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