I would like to know how to find the exact text of a law that was passed in Montgomery County, or the City of Dayton, Ohio or the State of Ohio. I don't know which. I know the law was passed in 1996. It's called the Vickie West Law. It's about a prostitue who has been HIV positive since 1993 and has been arrested over 60 times for prostitution since she has tested positive and she refuses to use condoms or inform her johns that she is HIV positive and has been jailed several tines over the years for this. They actually passed a law with her name because it is like intentional murder. But I've researched and I can't find the right sight to find it the law. By the way, she was just arrested again yesterday in Dayton, Ohio for prosititution after getting out of prison again. I want to know the law so that I can write to whomever is responsible for allowing her be out. You can read about it in
Dayton Daily News | Dayton, Ohio, News and Information (http://www.daytondailynews.com)

This is outrageous and I'm going to make sure that someone is held accountable for this.

Lawriter - ORC (http://codes.ohio.gov/orc) maybe this site will help you.

Dayton Prostitute Back In Jail Tuesday Night - News Story - WHIO Dayton (http://www.whiotv.com/news/15647638/detail.html?rss=day&psp=news) it's called the Vickie West Law, maybe they need to tattoo it on her forehead HIV positive. The prisoners in one prison tattooed child molester on a sexual predator last year.

I know about that. I read that article in the paper today. But it just refers to the law. It doesn't give the specifics of the law. I used to live in Dayton, and I knew this woman is deliberately infecting as many men as she can as she had stated it many times when she was arrested. That's why they passed the law, but I can't find the law. Last time I had heard about her was that she had been sentenced for like 20 years or something like that. So I want to know why or who is responsible for her being out of prison. That's why I want to find the law. Not the news article I read about it this morning.

Probably some dimwitted bureaucrat let her out of jail.

http://www.municode.com/resources/gateway.asp?pid=13723&sid=35 here is a list of daytons laws& ordinances and here is daytons website. Official Site of The City of Dayton, OH (http://www.cityofdayton.org/Pages/default.aspx)

IWhen I first started to read this article this morning, I thought" Oh it couldn't be Vickie West. Surelly they have sentenced her to life in prison by now." I was shocked when I found out it was HER!! This woman is deliberately infecting people hoping that they get infected. She's evil. Pure evil.
Thanks for leading me in the right direction. I'm going to be writing to the Legislators there to try to make that a harsher felony. I'm also going to check to see if there is a law like this in my state of Texas.


Found out the sites and the codes Code Rev Code Ann 2903.11
Lawriter - ORC - 2903.11 Felonious assault. (http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/2903.11)
It is a felony class 2

The punishment is
Criminal Sentencing in Ohio | Ohio Sentencing | Felony Punishments (http://www.jdrlaw.com/ohiocriminalattorney/criminal-sentencing-in-ohio.html)
It is punishable by 2-8years depending on how many times she gets caught. In the meantime, they keep letting her out and she keeps spreading the disease.

I wonder if other states have similar legistation.

Offender Details (http://www.drc.state.oh.us/offendersearch/Details.aspx?id=W058780) looks like she served all of her time that she was charged on, the site does not have any info on early release nor is hse on probation.

IWhen I first started to read this article this morning, I thought" Oh it couldn't be Vickie West. Surelly they have sentenced her to life in prison by now." I was shocked when I found out it was HER!!! This woman is deliberately infecting people hoping that they get infected. She's evil. Pure evil.
Thanks for leading me in the right direction. I'm going to be writing to the Legislators there to try to make that a harsher felony. I'm also going to check to see if there is a law like this in my state of Texas.


found out the sites and the codes Code Rev Code Ann 2903.11
Lawriter - ORC - 2903.11 Felonious assault. (http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/2903.11)
It is a felony class 2

The punishment is
Criminal Sentencing in Ohio | Ohio Sentencing | Felony Punishments (http://www.jdrlaw.com/ohiocriminalattorney/criminal-sentencing-in-ohio.html)
It is punishable by 2-8years depending on how many times she gets caught. In the meantime, they keep letting her out and she keeps spreading the disease.

I wonder if other states have similar legistation.


Yes, NY does.

FYI.. I did the proponent testimoney for the law you described in 1994 before Ohio General Assembly. Ohio Rep. Marilyn Reid introduced the bill, which included ORC 2907.25-Loitering to Solicit Prostitution, which paralled a similar City of Dayton (OH) ordinance:
http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/2907.241

The "Vicki West Law" is included in ORC. 2907.24 (B) (Soliting Prostitution) 2907.241(B)-(Loitering) and 2907.25(B)- Prostitution.

Prior to this law being passed, Ohio had no higher penalty than a 3rd Degree Misd to deal with the increasing amounts of HIV Prostitutes. Ohio Rep. Marilyn Reid and I worked to introduce legislation making it a Felony to engage in Sexual Relations for Hire knowing you were HIV positive. We then created a mechanism that required HIV testing for those CONVICTED of the misd. Prostitution offenses, and tracking of the HIV Prostitutes. This process took a little more than a year to be passed through the entire Ohio Assembly and became law in 1995. Ironically, West was not the first prostitutes arrested under this law, it was another Dayton Prostitute arrested on Keowee St a few weeks after bill was signed into law. The law has resulted in hundreds of arrests of HIV Prostitutes being arrested after testing positive.

I hope this helps

Sgt. Kraig F. Kirves, Dayton Ohio PD (Retired)

She was arrested yet again. http://fox45now.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/wrgt_vid_17673.shtml