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OH HB235
Bill
Status
6/23/2009
Primary Sponsor
Barbara Boyd
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AI Summary
HB 235 Summary
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Amends Ohio law regarding the transfer of juvenile cases for criminal prosecution, replacing mandatory transfer provisions with discretionary transfer standards that require courts to conduct hearings and consider specific factors before deciding whether to transfer cases to adult court.
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Modifies eligibility requirements for serious youthful offender (SYO) dispositions, limiting them to children adjudicated delinquent for felony offenses of violence who were at least fourteen years old at the time of the act and were not transferred to adult court.
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Changes commitment provisions to the Department of Youth Services by removing automatic commitments based on firearm specifications or certain aggravated vehicular homicide specifications, giving courts discretion in imposing these sentences.
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Expands judicial release options for delinquent children committed to the Department of Youth Services, allowing release to court supervision or department supervision after serving specified minimum periods rather than only at the department's discretion.
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Repeals section 2152.11 and makes these changes applicable only to acts committed on or after the bill's effective date, with prior law continuing to apply to acts committed before the effective date.
Legislative Description
Regarding the transfer for criminal prosecution of an alleged delinquent child, the eligibility for imposition of a serious youthful offender dispositional sentence, the commitment of a delinquent child to the Department of Youth Services based on a firearm specification or certain aggravated vehicular homicide specifications, and the granting of a judicial release to a delinquent child.
Deliquent child-transfer to adult court/disposition/judicial release
Last Action
To Criminal Justice
6/23/2009