5120:1-1-17 Responding to release violations.

(A) Pursuant to rule 5120:1-1-12 of the Administrative Code the parole board and the parole officer have significant discretion to impose conditions of release designed to protect the public and to promote the offender’s successful reintegration into the community. This rule does not limit any discretion to impose special conditions that exists under that rule.

(B) Whenever an offender under the supervision of the adult parole authority commits a violation of the conditions of release, the authority will take appropriate steps in response to the violation behavior. These steps may range from warning the releasee to refrain from future violation behavior to revocation of release. Parole officers, supervisors and hearing officers have discretion to reasonably impose various sanctions in response to violation behavior. The division of parole and community services may adopt specific procedures to carry out the purpose of this rule.

(C) Sanctions such as, but not limited to, the following may be imposed without a hearing:

(1) Community service;

(2) Office reporting;

(3) Additional supervision conditions;

(4) Upgrades in supervision levels;

(5) Mandatory employment;

(6) Structured supervision activities;

(7) Summons before a unit supervisor;

(8) Substance abuse monitoring/treatment;

(9) Residential curfew;

(10) More frequent reporting requirements;

(11) Formal written reprimand;

(12) Program placement;

(13) Summons to appear before the parole board for review of the offender’s performance on release;

(D) The following sanctions may be imposed by an adult parole authority hearing officer after a hearing:

(1) Any of the sanctions that may be imposed by the parole officer or unit supervisor;

(2) Revocation of release or prison sanction.

HISTORY: Eff 7-14-75; 4-2-89; 12-1-95 (Emer.); 8-16-96; 4-1-05

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: 5120.01, 5149.02.

Rule Amplifies: 2967.15.

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 01/12/2005 and 01/12/2010