Crime and Traffic
Offenses of violence
In Ohio, having a conviction for an offense of violence can limit your eligibility for criminal record sealing. Read the list below to find out if your conviction is considered an offense of violence.
In order to determine whether you qualify to have your record sealed, you must determine whether you have a conviction for an offense of violence. In Ohio, offenses of violence include:
- Abduction. (R.C. 2905.02)
- Aggravated arson. (R.C. 2909.02)
- Aggravated assault. (R.C. 2903.12)
- Aggravated burglary. (R.C. 2911.11)
- Aggravated menacing. (R.C. 2903.21)
- Aggravated murder. (R.C. 2903.01)
- Aggravated riot. (R.C. 2917.02)
- Aggravated robbery. (R.C. 2911.01)
- Arson. (R.C. 2909.03).
- Assault. (R.C. 2903.13).
- Burglary. (R.C. 2911.12(A)(1), (2), or (3))
- Domestic violence. (R.C. 2919.25)
- Endangering children. (R.C. 2919.22(B)(1), (2), (3), or (4))
- Escape. (R.C. 2921.34)
- Extortion. (R.C. 2905.11)
- Felonious assault. (R.C. 2903.11)
- (former) Felonious sexual penetration. (2907.12)
- Gross sexual imposition. (R.C. 2907.05)
- Improperly discharging firearm. (R.C. 2923.161)
- Inciting to violence. (R.C. 2917.01)
- Inducing panic. (R.C. 2917.31)
- Intimidation. (R.C. 2921.03)
- Intimidation of attorney, victim or witness. (R.C. 2921.04)
- Involuntary manslaughter. (R.C. 2903.04)
- Kidnapping. (R.C. 2905.01)
- Menacing. (R.C. 2903.22)
- Menacing by stalking. (R.C. 2903.211)
- Murder. (R.C. 2903.02)
- Patient abuse or neglect. (R.C. 2903.34(A)(1))
- Permitting child abuse. (R.C. 2903.15)
- Rape. (R.C. 2907.02)
- Riot. (R.C. 2917.03)
- Robbery. (R.C. 2911.02)
- Sexual battery. (R.C. 2907.03)
- Terrorism. (R.C. 2909.24)
- Trafficking in persons. (R.C. 2905.32)
- Voluntary manslaughter. (R.C. 2903.03)