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OH HB211
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/31/2025
Primary Sponsor
Latyna Humphrey
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AI Summary
- Courts must consider an offender's status as primary caretaker of a child when determining eligibility for community control sanctions instead of prison for felony convictions
- Presentence investigation reports must include findings on the defendant's primary caretaker status if the defendant files a motion with supporting evidence
- Offenders seeking intervention in lieu of conviction may file a motion demonstrating primary caretaker status, which the court must consider when determining program eligibility
- Amends Ohio Revised Code sections 2929.19 (felony sentencing), 2951.03 (presentence investigation reports), and 2951.041 (intervention in lieu of conviction)
Legislative Description
Require consideration of caretaker status in criminal cases
Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Crime and Punishment
Last Action
Referred to committee: Judiciary
4/2/2025
Committee Referrals
Judiciary4/2/2025
Full Bill Text
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