OH SB291

Reduces maximum community control sanction duration from five years to three years for third, fourth, and fifth degree felonies and for misdemeanors, while maintaining the five-year maximum for first and second degree felonies

Establishes a graduated response system for technical violations of community control: first violation caps jail at 15 days, second at 30 days, third at 45 days, with prison terms only permitted after a fourth or subsequent technical violation

Requires courts to terminate community control for third, fourth, or fifth degree felony offenders after two years if they have not violated conditions in the prior six months, completed all required programs, and termination would not present a serious risk of physical harm

Allows courts to extend community control beyond the standard maximum (up to five years total) only in limited circumstances: to allow completion of specialized docket programs, address willful refusal to comply with mental health treatment, complete required programming, or enforce restitution payments

Permits courts to suspend jail sanctions for technical violations if the offender agrees to comply with inpatient or outpatient mental or behavioral health treatment for 30-180 days