OH HB225

Amends Ohio Revised Code section 2951.03 to eliminate the blanket requirement for presentence investigation reports before placing defendants under community control sanctions.

Requires presentence investigation reports only for defendants convicted of felony offenses of violence, felony sex offenses, or felonies involving firearms, deadly weapons, or dangerous ordnance.

For other felons not requiring a report, courts must make necessary inquiries on the record and articulate reasons for placing the defendant under community control sanction.

Maintains existing provisions allowing courts to withhold certain sensitive information from defendants, including sentencing recommendations, confidential sources, and information that could cause harm.

Preserves the use of presentence investigation reports by the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction for penological and rehabilitative purposes when prepared.