(A) If a person is charged in a complaint, indictment, or information with any crime or specified delinquent act or with any other violation of law, and if the case involves a victim that the prosecutor in the case knows is a person with a developmental disability, in addition to any other notices required under this chapter or under any other provision of law, the prosecutor in the case shall send written notice of the charges to the department of developmental disabilities. The written notice shall specifically identify the person so charged.

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Terms Used In Ohio Code 2930.061

  • Case: means a delinquency proceeding and all related activity or a criminal prosecution and all related activity. See Ohio Code 2930.01
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Delinquent act: means an alleged act committed by a child, regardless of whether the child is competent, that does any of the following and is not disposed of by the juvenile traffic violations bureau serving the court under Traffic Rule 13. See Ohio Code 2930.01
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Prosecutor: means one of the following:

    (1) With respect to a criminal case, it has the same meaning as in section 2935. See Ohio Code 2930.01

(B) As used in this section, ” developmental disability” has the same meaning as in section 5123.01 of the Revised Code.