Section 181.26 | Commission duties - juveniles.
(A) In addition to its duties set forth in this chapter, the state criminal sentencing commission shall do all of the following:
(1) Review all statutes governing delinquent child, unruly child, and juvenile traffic offender dispositions in this state;
(2) Review state and local resources, including facilities and programs, used for delinquent child, unruly child, and juvenile traffic offender dispositions and the populations of youthful offenders in the facilities and programs;
(3) Develop a juvenile justice policy for the state. The policy shall be designed to:
(a) Assist in the managing of the number of persons in, operation of, and costs of the facilities, the programs, and other resources used in delinquent child, unruly child, and juvenile traffic offender dispositions;
(b) Further the purposes for disposition under section 2152.01 of the Revised Code;
(c) Provide greater certainty, proportionality, uniformity, fairness, and simplicity in delinquent child, unruly child, and juvenile traffic offender dispositions while retaining reasonable judicial discretion.
(B) The commission shall do all of the following:
(1) Assist in the implementation of statutes governing delinquent child, unruly child, and juvenile traffic offender dispositions in this state;
(2) Monitor the operation of statutes governing delinquent child, unruly child, and juvenile traffic offender dispositions in this state, periodically report to the general assembly on the statutes' operation and the statutes' impact on resources used in delinquent child, unruly child, and juvenile traffic offender dispositions, and recommend necessary changes in the statutes to the general assembly in the biennial monitoring report described in section 181.25 of the Revised Code;
(3) Review all bills that are introduced in the general assembly related to delinquent child, unruly child, and juvenile traffic offender dispositions, determine if those bills are consistent with the juvenile justice policy adopted under division (A)(3) of this section, recommend to the general assembly amendments to those bills if necessary, and assist the general assembly in making legislation consistent with the juvenile justice policy adopted under division (A)(3) of this section.
Last updated September 25, 2024 at 2:53 PM
Available Versions of this Section
- March 19, 1999 – House Bill 484 - 122nd General Assembly [ View March 19, 1999 Version ]
- October 24, 2024 – Enacted by House Bill 301 - 135th General Assembly [ View October 24, 2024 Version ]