2905.03 Unlawful restraint. - Ohio Statutes

2905.03 Unlawful restraint.

(A) No person, without privilege to do so, shall knowingly restrain another of the other person’s liberty.

(B) No person, without privilege to do so and with a sexual motivation, shall knowingly restrain another of the other person’s liberty.

(C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of unlawful restraint, a misdemeanor of the third degree.

(D) As used in this section, “sexual motivation” has the same meaning as in section 2971.01 of the Revised Code.

Effective Date: 01-01-1974; 2007 SB10 01-01-2008