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Ohio Statutes, Title 51

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Title 51, Public Welfare

31 chapters · 2,012 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 512,012 Ch 5123, Department of Developmental Disabilities182 Ch 5101, Department of Job and Family Service…145 Ch 5119, Department of Behavioral Health121 Ch 5120, Department of Rehabilitation and Cor…121 Ch 5165, Medicaid Coverage of Nursing Facilit…116 Ch 5103, Placement of Children113 Ch 5164, Medicaid State Plan Services113 Ch 5126, County Boards of Developmental Disab…111 Ch 5180, Department of Children and Youth94 Ch 5124, Intermediate Care Facility for Indiv…80 Ch 5153, County Children Services72 Ch 5104, Child Day-care69 Ch 5162, Medicaid and Medicaid Funds67 Ch 5168, Hospital Care Assurance Program; Hea…66

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5119.92 Criteria for involuntary treatment
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No person shall be ordered to undergo treatment under sections 5119.90 to 5119.98 of the Revised Code unless all of the following apply to that person: (A) The person experiences alcohol and other drug abuse. (B) The person presents an imminent danger or imminent threat of danger…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5119.93 Initiation of proceedings; petition
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(A) A person may initiate proceedings for treatment for an individual experiencing alcohol and other drug abuse by filing a verified petition in the probate court. The petition and all subsequent court documents shall be entitled: "In the interest of (name of respondent)." A spou…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5119.94 Examination of petitioner; hearing; notification of respondent; disposition
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(A) Upon receipt of a petition filed under section 5119.93 of the Revised Code, the probate court shall examine the petitioner under oath as to the contents of the petition. (B) If, after reviewing the allegations contained in the petition and examining the petitioner under oath,…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5119.95 Seventy-two-hour emergency involuntary treatment

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(A) Following an examination by a qualified health professional and a certification by that professional that the person meets the criteria specified in section 5119.92 of the Revised Code, a probate court may order the person hospitalized for a period not to exceed seventy-two h…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5119.96 Issuance of summons; failure to attend examination; transportation to hospital

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When a probate court is authorized to issue an order that the respondent be transported to a hospital, the court may issue a summons. If the respondent fails to attend an examination scheduled before the hearing under section 5119.94 of the Revised Code, the court shall issue a s…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5119.97 Lists of qualified hospitals and treatment providers

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Each board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services on at least an annual basis shall submit each of the following lists to the clerk of the probate court in each county served by the board: (A) A list of all hospitals in the counties served by the board that are ab…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5119.98 Applicability of R.C. 5119.26, 5119.27 and 5119.61

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Sections 5119.26, 5119.27, and 5119.61 of the Revised Code apply to a person who is ordered to undergo treatment under sections 5119.90 to 5119.98 of the Revised Code.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5119.99 Penalties

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(A) Whoever violates section 5119.333, division (A) of section 5119.392, or division (A) of section 5119.395 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. (B) Whoever violates section 5119.27 or 5119.28, division (O) of section 5119.36, or division (A)(1) or…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5120.01 Director of rehabilitation and correction - powers and duties

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The director of rehabilitation and correction is the executive head of the department of rehabilitation and correction. All duties conferred on the various divisions and institutions of the department by law or by order of the director shall be performed under the rules and regul…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5120.011 Sanctions imposed for frivolous actions

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(A) As used in this section, "civil action or appeal against a government entity or employee," "inmate," "political subdivision," and "employee" have the same meanings as in section 2969.21 of the Revised Code. (B) The director of rehabilitation and correction may adopt rules und…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5120.02 Assistant director - powers and duties

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The assistant director of the department of rehabilitation and correction is hereby excepted from section 121.05 of the Revised Code. The assistant director shall exercise the powers and perform the duties which the director of correction may order and shall act as director in th…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5120.021 Application of chapter

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(A) The provisions of Chapter 5120. of the Revised Code, as they existed prior to July 1, 1996, and that address the duration or potential duration of incarceration or parole or other forms of supervised release, apply to all persons upon whom a court imposed a term of imprisonme…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5120.03 Designation of use of institutions

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(A) Subject to division (C) of this section, the director of rehabilitation and correction may change the purpose for which any institution or place under the control of the department of rehabilitation and correction is being used. The director may designate a new or another use…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5120.031 Pilot program of shock incarceration

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Certificate of high school equivalence" means either: (a) A statement that is issued by the department of education and workforce that indicates that its holder has achieved the equivalent of a high school education as measured by scores obtained…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5120.032 Intensive program prisons

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(A) No later than January 1, 1998, the department of rehabilitation and correction may develop and implement intensive program prisons for male and female prisoners other than prisoners described in division (B)(2) of this section. The intensive program prisons, if developed and …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5120.033 Intensive program prisons for certain OVI offenders

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(A) As used in this section, "third degree felony OVI offense" and "fourth degree felony OVI offense" have the same meanings as in section 2929.01 of the Revised Code. (B) Within eighteen months after October 17, 1996, the department of rehabilitation and correction may develop a…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5120.034 Reentry services by nonprofit faith-based organizations

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(A)(1) The department of rehabilitation and correction shall permit representatives of all nonprofit faith-based, business, professional, civic, educational, and community organizations that are registered with the department to enter institutions under the control of the departm…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5120.035 Community-based substance use disorder treatment for qualified prisoners

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Community treatment provider" means a program that provides substance use disorder assessment and treatment for persons and that satisfies all of the following: (a) It is located outside of a state correctional institution. (b) It shall provide t…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5120.036 Risk reduction programming and treatment

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(A) The department of rehabilitation and correction shall provide risk reduction programming and treatment for inmates whom a court under section 2929.143 of the Revised Code recommends serve a risk reduction sentence and who meet the eligibility criteria described in division (B…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5120.037 Substance abuse recovery prison; feasibility study

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(A) Not later than June 30, 2016, the department of rehabilitation and correction shall study the feasibility of converting an existing state correctional facility, another existing facility controlled by the department, an existing facility owned by the state or a political subd…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5120.038 GPS monitoring of offenders

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(A) As used in this section, "GPS-monitored offender" means an offender who, on or after the effective date of this section, is released from confinement in a state correctional institution under a conditional pardon, parole, other form of authorized release, or transitional cont…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5120.04 Assigning prisoner labor on public works

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The department of rehabilitation and correction, with the approval of the governor and in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to division (B) of section 5145.03 of the Revised Code, may assign prisoners who are committed or transferred to institutions under the administration …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5120.05 Maintenance and management of institutions

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The department of rehabilitation and correction may maintain, operate, manage, and govern all state institutions for the custody, control, training, and rehabilitation of persons convicted of crime and sentenced to correctional institutions. The department may designate correctio…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5120.051 Mentally ill and persons with intellectual disabilities who are incarcerated

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The department of rehabilitation and correction shall provide for the needs of persons with mental illnesses and persons with intellectual disabilities who are incarcerated in state correctional institutions. The department may designate an institution or a unit within an institu…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5120.06 Divisions of department

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(A) The following divisions are hereby established in the department of rehabilitation and correction: (1) The division of business administration; (2) The division of parole and community services. (B) The director of rehabilitation and correction may establish offices, division…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5120.07 Ex-offender reentry coalition

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(A) There is hereby created the ex-offender reentry coalition consisting of the following twenty-one members or their designees: (1) The director of rehabilitation and correction; (2) The director of aging; (3) The director of mental health and addiction services; (4) The directo…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5120.08 Bonds for employees

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The department of rehabilitation and correction shall require any of its employees and each officer and employee of every institution under its control who may be charged with custody or control of any money or property belonging to the state or who is required to give bond, to g…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5120.09 Division of business administration - powers and duties

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Under the supervision and control of the director of rehabilitation and correction, the division of business administration shall do all of the following: (A) Submit the budgets for the several divisions of the department of rehabilitation and correction, as prepared by the respe…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5120.091 Education services fund

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There is hereby created in the state treasury the education services fund. The department of rehabilitation and correction shall deposit into the fund all state revenues it receives from the Ohio department of education and workforce. Any money in the fund shall solely be used to…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5120.092 Adult and juvenile correctional facilities bond retirement fund

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There is hereby created in the state treasury the adult and juvenile correctional facilities bond retirement fund. The fund shall receive proceeds derived from the sale of state adult or juvenile correctional facilities. Investment income with respect to moneys on deposit in the …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5120.10 Jail standards

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(A)(1) Except as provided in this division, the director of rehabilitation and correction, by rule, shall promulgate minimum standards for jails in Ohio, including minimum security jails dedicated under section 341.34 or 753.21 of the Revised Code. Whenever the director files a r…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5120.102 Halfway house facility definitions

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As used in sections 5120.102 to 5120.106 of the Revised Code: (A) "Private, nonprofit organization" means a private association, organization, corporation, or other entity that is exempt from federal income taxation under section 501(a) and is described in section 501(c) of the "…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5120.103 Construction of halfway houses

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(A) To the extent that funds are available, the department of rehabilitation and correction, in accordance with this section and sections 5120.104 and 5120.105 of the Revised Code, may construct or provide for the construction of halfway house facilities for offenders whom a cour…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5120.104 Acquiring and leasing of capital facilities or sites for use as halfway house

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(A) It is hereby declared to be a public purpose and an essential governmental function of the state that the department of rehabilitation and correction, in the name of the state and for the use and benefit of the department, purchase, acquire, construct, own, lease, or sublease…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5120.105 Providing construction services for halfway houses

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(A) The Ohio facilities construction commission shall provide for the construction of a halfway house facility in conformity with Chapter 153. of the Revised Code, except that construction services may be provided by the department of rehabilitation and correction. (B) The direct…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5120.106 Halfway house verification of identity

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(A) Within a reasonable time prior to an offender who is residing within a halfway house managed by a halfway house organization successfully completing the programming at that halfway house, the halfway house organization shall attempt to verify the offender's age and identity i…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5120.11 Bureau of examination and classification

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Within the department of rehabilitation and correction, there shall be established and maintained a bureau of examination and classification. The bureau shall conduct or provide for sociological, psychological, and psychiatric examination of each inmate of the correctional instit…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5120.111 Rules and forms for community-based correctional facilities and programs

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With respect to community-based correctional facilities and programs and district community-based correctional facilities and programs authorized under section 2301.51 of the Revised Code, the department of rehabilitation and correction shall do all of the following: (A) Adopt ru…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5120.112 Application for state financial assistance to community-based correctional facilities and programs

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(A) The division of parole and community services shall accept applications for state financial assistance for the renovation, maintenance, and operation of proposed and approved community-based correctional facilities and programs and district community-based correctional facili…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5120.113 Written reentry plans

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(A) For each inmate committed to the department of rehabilitation and correction, except as provided in division (B) of this section, the department shall prepare a written reentry plan for the inmate to help guide the inmate's rehabilitation program during imprisonment, to assis…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5120.114 Single validated risk assessment tool

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(A) The department of rehabilitation and correction shall select a single validated risk assessment tool for adult offenders. This assessment tool shall be used by the following entities: (1) Municipal courts, when the particular court orders an assessment of an offender for sent…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5120.115 Authorized users; confidentiality of reports

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(A) Each authorized user of the single validated risk assessment tool described in section 5120.114 of the Revised Code shall have access to all reports generated by the risk assessment tool and all data stored in the risk assessment tool. Reports generated by the risk assessment…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5120.13 Holding funds in trust for inmates

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(A) The department of rehabilitation and correction shall accept and hold on behalf of the state, if it is for the public interest, any grant, gift, devise, or bequest of money or property made to or for the use or benefit of any institution described in section 5120.05 of the Re…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5120.131 Industrial and entertainment fund - commissary fund

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Each managing officer of an institution under the jurisdiction of the department of rehabilitation and correction as described in section 5120.05 of the Revised Code, with the approval of the director of the department of rehabilitation and correction, may establish local institu…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5120.132 Prisoner programs fund

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(A) There is hereby created in the state treasury the prisoner programs fund. The director of rehabilitation and correction shall deposit in the fund all moneys received by the department from commissions on telephone systems and services provided to prisoners in relation to elec…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5120.133 Prisoner's financial obligations and funds

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(A) The department of rehabilitation and correction, upon receipt of a certified copy of the judgment of a court of record in an action in which a prisoner was a party that orders a prisoner to pay a stated obligation, may apply toward payment of the obligation money that belongs…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5120.134 Vending commission fund

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Each managing officer of an institution under the jurisdiction of the department of rehabilitation and correction, based upon a recommendation of the institution's joint labor management committee, may establish a local institution fund that shall be designated the vending commis…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5120.14 Notice of escape and of apprehension of escapee

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(A) If a person who was convicted of or pleaded guilty to an offense escapes from a correctional institution in this state under the control of the department of rehabilitation and correction or otherwise escapes from the custody of the department, the department immediately afte…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5120.15 Admission and discharge of inmates

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The department of rehabilitation and correction shall regulate the admission and discharge of inmates in the institutions described in section 5120.05 of the Revised Code.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5120.16 Reception, examination, observation, and classification of inmates

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(A) Persons sentenced to any institution, division, or place under the control of the department of rehabilitation and correction are committed to the control, care, and custody of the department. Subject to division (C) of this section, the director of rehabilitation and correct…