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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
As used in sections 2151.426 to 2151.428 of the Revised Code:
(A) “Children's advocacy center” means a center operated by participating entities within a county or two or more contiguous counties to perform functions and activities and provide services, in accordance with the interagency agreement entered into under section 2151.428 of the Revised Code, regarding reports received under section 2151.421 of the Revised Code of alleged sexual abuse of a child or another type of abuse of a child that is specified in the memorandum of understanding that creates the center as being within the center's jurisdiction and regarding the children who are the subjects of the report.
(B) “Sexual abuse of a child” means unlawful sexual conduct or sexual contact, as those terms are defined in section 2907.01 of the Revised Code, with a person under eighteen years of age or a person under twenty-one years of age with a developmental disability or physical impairment.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Ohio Revised Code Title XXI. Courts Probate Juvenile § 2151.425 - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/oh/title-xxi-courts-probate-juvenile/oh-rev-code-sect-2151-425/
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