A minor whose case is transferred for criminal prosecution pursuant to section 2152.12 of the Revised Code, who is prosecuted as an adult and is convicted of or pleads guilty to one or more offenses in that case, and who is sentenced to a prison term or term of imprisonment in a state correctional institution for one or more of those offenses shall be considered emancipated for the purpose of consenting to medical treatment while confined in the state correctional institution.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5120.172
Consent to medical treatment of minor prosecuted as adult
Known as the Laura's Law
The act spans §§ 5120–5120 (121 sections).
Effective: January 1, 2002; Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 179 - 123rd General Assembly
Official source: Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules (Legislative Service Commission). Reproduced from public-domain Ohio statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.