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Checked against the record · Ohio 9th District 2026

Did Derek Merrin pass the Theft Victims' Restitution Act?

Matches stated record claim. He sponsored the bill, House Bill 66, and it became law on October 1, 2020.

Derek Merrin

Crime: restitution for theft victims

Matches stated record claim

What they say

His campaign says his Theft Victims' Restitution Act made it easier for theft victims to recover the accounting costs of working out what they lost.

“his Theft Victims’ Restitution Act (HB 66) made it easier for victims of theft to recover restitution for accounting costs incurred when determining their financial losses”

What the record shows · Oct 1, 2020

The Ohio General Assembly records him as the sponsor of H.B. 66 of the 133rd General Assembly, "Enact Theft Victims' Restitution Act". It was signed on October 1, 2020 and took effect the same day.

Limit: The record shows sponsorship and enactment. It does not measure how often the law has been used or what it has recovered for anyone.

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  1. Campaign home page, including the About sectionhttps://derekmerrin.com/

    Derek Merrin for Congress · Reviewed Sep 20, 2026

    Campaign-controlled source and the whole of the campaign's site: it is one page whose only internal link is a privacy policy. Positions and record claims are attributed, not independently verified facts. The domain merrinforcongress.com is a registrar parking page and is not the campaign's site.

    candidate statement

    For: Did Derek Merrin pass the Theft Victims' Restitution Act?

  2. H.B. 66, 133rd General Assemblyhttps://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/133/hb66

    Ohio General Assembly · Reviewed Sep 20, 2026

    Sponsor, versions, signature and effective dates as published by the legislature.

    official legislative record

    For: Did Derek Merrin pass the Theft Victims' Restitution Act?

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