Ohio HB457 creates new aggravated murder offenses for political motivation and political victims, mandates a prison term for politically motivated.

Ohio HB457 amends the Revised Code to create new aggravated murder offenses for political motivation and political victims, to create a mandatory prison term for politically motivated offenses of violence, and to add political motivation to sentencing factors for felonies and misdemeanors. The bill specifies that a felony offense of violence is politically motivated if the motivation is the victim's political affiliation, association, belief, or ideology.

Ohio HB457 creates new aggravated murder offenses for political motivation and political victims, mandates a prison term for politically motivated.

Ohio HB457 amends the Revised Code to create new aggravated murder offenses for political motivation and political victims, to create a mandatory prison term for politically motivated offenses of violence, and to add political motivation to sentencing factors for felonies and misdemeanors. The bill specifies that a felony offense of violence is politically motivated if the motivation is the victim's political affiliation, association, belief, or ideology.