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Ohio Rev Code § 5120.24 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5120 | Department of Rehabilitation and Correction|Section 5120.24 | Purchasing Supplies.

Effective: July 1, 1993|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 152 - 120th General Assembly|The department of administrative services shall purchase all supplies needed for the proper support and maintenance of the institutions under the control of the department of rehabilitation and correction in accordance with the competitive selection procedures of Chapter 125. of the Revised Code and such rules as the department of administrative services adopts. All bids shall be publicly opened on the day and hour and at the place specified in the advertisement.Preference shall be given to bidders in localities wherein the institution is located if the price is fair and reasonable and not greater than the usual price. Bids not meeting the specifications shall be rejected.The department of administrative services may require such security as it considers proper to accompany the bids and shall fix the security to be given by the contractor.The department of administrative services may reject any or all bids and secure new bids, if for any reason it is considered to be in the best interest of the state to do so, and it may authorize the managing officer of any institution to purchase perishable goods and supplies for use in cases of emergency, in which cases such managing officer shall certify such fact in writing and the department of administrative services shall record the reasons for such purchase.
Ohio Rev Code § 5120.25 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5120 | Department of Rehabilitation and Correction|Section 5120.25 | Books and Accounts.

Effective: July 12, 1972|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 494 - 109th General Assembly|The department of correction shall keep in its office a proper and complete set of books and accounts with each institution, which shall clearly show the nature and amount of every expenditure authorized and made at such institution, and which shall contain an account of all appropriations made by the general assembly and of all other funds, together with the disposition of such funds.The department shall prescribe the form of vouchers, records, and methods of keeping accounts at each of the institutions, which shall be as nearly uniform as possible. The department may examine the records of each institution, at any time.The department may authorize any of its bookkeepers, accountants, or employees to examine and check the records, accounts, and vouchers or take an inventory of the property of any institution, or do whatever is necessary, and pay the actual and reasonable expenses incurred in such service when an itemized account is filed and approved.
Ohio Rev Code § 5120.26 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5120 | Department of Rehabilitation and Correction|Section 5120.26 | Funds.

Effective: April 9, 1982|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 654 - 113th General Assembly|(A) The treasurer of state shall have charge of all funds under the jurisdiction of the department of rehabilitation and correction and shall pay out the funds only in accordance with this chapter.(B) The department shall cause to be furnished a contract of indemnity to cover all moneys and funds received by it or by its managing officers, employees, or agents while the moneys or funds are in the possession of the managing officers, employees, or agents. The funds are designated as follows:(1) Funds that are due and payable to the treasurer of state as provided by Chapter 131. of the Revised Code;(2) Funds that are held in trust by the managing officers, employees, or agents of the institution as local funds or accounts under the jurisdiction of the department.The contract of indemnity shall be made payable to the state and the premium for the contract of indemnity may be paid from any of the moneys received for the use of the department under this chapter and Chapters 5121., 5123., and 5125. of the Revised Code.(C) Moneys collected from various sources, such as the sale of goods, farm products, services, and all miscellaneous articles, shall be transmitted on or before Monday of each week to the treasurer of state and a detailed statement of the collections shall be made to the division of business administration by each managing officer. The receipts from manufacturing and service industries and agricultural products shall be used and accounted for as provided in section 5120.29 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 5120.27 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5120 | Department of Rehabilitation and Correction|Section 5120.27 | Industries Carried on by Institutions.

Effective: April 9, 1982|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 654 - 113th General Assembly|The department of rehabilitation and correction may assign, among the correctional and penal institutions under its control and in accordance with the rules adopted pursuant to division (B) of section 5145.03 of the Revised Code, the industries to be carried on by the institutions, having due regard to the location and convenience of the industries, other institutions to be supplied, to the machinery in the institutions, and to the number and character of prisoners employed in the industries.
Ohio Rev Code § 5120.28 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5120 | Department of Rehabilitation and Correction|Section 5120.28 | Fixing Prices for Labor and Services.

Effective: September 29, 2015|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|(A) The department of rehabilitation and correction shall fix the prices at which all labor and services performed, all agricultural products produced, and all articles manufactured in correctional and penal institutions shall be furnished to the state, the political subdivisions of the state, and the public institutions of the state and the political subdivisions, and to private persons. The prices shall be uniform to all and not higher than the usual market price for like labor, products, services, and articles.(B) Any money received by the department of rehabilitation and correction for labor and services performed shall be deposited into the institutional services fund created pursuant to division (A) of section 5120.29 of the Revised Code and shall be used and accounted for as provided in that section and division (B) of section 5145.03 of the Revised Code.(C) Any money received by the department of rehabilitation and correction for articles manufactured and agricultural products produced in penal and correctional institutions shall be deposited into the Ohio penal industries manufacturing fund created pursuant to division (B) of section 5120.29 of the Revised Code and shall be used and accounted for as provided in that section and division (B) of section 5145.03 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 5120.30 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5120 | Department of Rehabilitation and Correction|Section 5120.30 | Investigations.

Effective: July 1, 2009|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 525 - 127th General Assembly|The department of rehabilitation and correction may make any investigations that are necessary in the performance of its duties, and to that end the director of rehabilitation and correction shall have the same power as a judge of a county court to administer oaths and to enforce the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books or papers. The department shall keep a record of the investigations pursuant to the record retention schedule approved by the department of administrative services.Witnesses shall be paid the fees and mileage provided for under section 119.094 of the Revised Code, but no officer or employee of the institution under investigation is entitled to such fees.Any judge of the probate court or of the court of common pleas, upon application of the department, may compel the attendance of witnesses, the production of books or papers, and the giving of testimony before the department, by a judgment for contempt or otherwise, in the same manner as in cases before courts of common pleas.
Ohio Rev Code § 5120.31 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5120 | Department of Rehabilitation and Correction|Section 5120.31 | Appointing Special Agents and Persons.

Effective: July 12, 1972|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 494 - 109th General Assembly|The department of rehabilitation and correction may appoint and commission any competent agency or person, to serve without compensation, as a special agent, investigator, or representative to perform a designated duty for and in behalf of the department. Specific credentials shall be given by the department to each person so designated, and each credential shall state:(A) The name;(B) Agency with which such person is connected;(C) Purpose of appointment;(D) Date of expiration of appointment;(E) Such information as the department considers proper.
Ohio Rev Code § 5120.32 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5120 | Department of Rehabilitation and Correction|Section 5120.32 | Annual Report.

Effective: July 12, 1972|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 494 - 109th General Assembly|In its annual report, the department of rehabilitation and correction shall include a complete financial statement of the various institutions under its control. The report shall state, as to each such institution, whether:(A) The moneys appropriated have been economically and judiciously expended;(B) The objects of the several institutions have been accomplished;(C) The laws in relation to such institutions have been fully complied with;(D) All parts of the state are equally benefited by said institutions.Such annual report shall be accompanied by the reports of the managing officers and such other information and recommendations as the department considers proper.
Ohio Rev Code § 5120.33 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5120 | Department of Rehabilitation and Correction|Section 5120.33 | Listing Employees.

Effective: July 12, 1972|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 494 - 109th General Assembly|The annual report of the department of rehabilitation and correction shall include a list of the officers and agents employed, and the condition of the state institutions under its control. Such report may include statistics and information in regard to correctional institutions of this or other states.
Ohio Rev Code § 5120.34 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5120 | Department of Rehabilitation and Correction|Section 5120.34 | Nonpartisan Management of Institutions.

Effective: November 7, 1975|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 617 - 111th General Assembly|Sec. 5120.34. The department of rehabilitation and correction shall make rules for the nonpartisan management of the institutions under its control. Any officer or employee of the department or any officer or employee of any institution under its control, who, by solicitation or otherwise, exerts his influence, directly or indirectly, to induce any other officer or employee of any such institutions to adopt his political views or to favor any particular person, issue, or candidate for office shall be removed from his office or position, by the department in case of an officer or employee and by the governor in case of the director of rehabilitation and correction.
Ohio Rev Code § 5120.35 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5120 | Department of Rehabilitation and Correction|Section 5120.35 | Annual Report Suggestions and Recommendations.

Effective: July 12, 1972|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 494 - 109th General Assembly|In its annual report, the department of rehabilitation and correction shall make any suggestions or recommendations it considers wise for the more effectual accomplishment of the general purpose of Chapter 5120. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 5120.36 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5120 | Department of Rehabilitation and Correction|Section 5120.36 | Executive, Administrative, and Fiscal Supervision of Institutions.

Effective: July 12, 1972|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 494 - 109th General Assembly|The department of rehabilitation and correction, in addition to the powers expressly conferred, shall have all power and authority necessary for the full and efficient exercise of the executive, administrative, and fiscal supervision over the state institutions described in section 5120.05 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 5120.37 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5120 | Department of Rehabilitation and Correction|Section 5120.37 | Sharing Information With Department of Job and Family Services.

Effective: July 1, 2000|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 471 - 123rd General Assembly|The department of rehabilitation and correction shall enter into an agreement with the department of job and family services to exchange or share information monthly concerning persons under the control or supervision of the department of rehabilitation and correction.
Ohio Rev Code § 5120.39 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5120 | Department of Rehabilitation and Correction|Section 5120.39 | Superintendent of Institution - Powers and Duties.

Effective: July 12, 1972|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 494 - 109th General Assembly|Each superintendent of an institution under the control of the department of rehabilitation and correction shall be of good moral character and have skill, ability, and experience in his profession. He shall have control of the institution, and be responsible for the management thereof and for the service of all its employees. He shall appoint necessary teachers, attendants, nurses, servants, and other persons, assign their places and duties, and may discharge them, keeping a record thereof and reasons therefor.
Ohio Rev Code § 5120.40 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5120 | Department of Rehabilitation and Correction|Section 5120.40 | Qualification of Teachers.

Effective: October 29, 1996|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 230 - 121st General Assembly|All teachers employed in any institution under the jurisdiction of the department of rehabilitation and correction shall possess educator licenses or have the qualifications and approval that the superintendent of the Ohio central school system, after conference with the officers in charge of the several institutions, prescribes for the various particular types of service or service in the particular institutions.
Ohio Rev Code § 5120.41 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5120 | Department of Rehabilitation and Correction|Section 5120.41 | Courses of Study.

Effective: October 6, 1994|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 571 - 120th General Assembly|The courses of study for the instruction and training of all persons in the correctional institutions under the control of the department of rehabilitation and correction shall be subject to the approval of the superintendent of public instruction.
Ohio Rev Code § 5120.42 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5120 | Department of Rehabilitation and Correction|Section 5120.42 | Rules for Proper Execution of Powers.

Effective: July 12, 1972|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 494 - 109th General Assembly|The department of rehabilitation and correction shall make rules for the proper execution of its powers and may require the performance of additional duties by the officers of the several institutions, so as to fully meet the requirements, intents, and purposes of Chapter 5120. of the Revised Code, and particularly those relating to making estimates and furnishing proper proof of the use made of all articles furnished or produced in such institutions. In case of an apparent conflict between the powers conferred upon any managing officer and those conferred by such sections upon the department, the presumption shall be conclusive in favor of the department.
Ohio Rev Code § 5120.422 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5120 | Department of Rehabilitation and Correction|Section 5120.422 | Rules for Site Selection.

Effective: September 29, 1995|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 117 - 121st General Assembly|Sec. 5120.422. The department of rehabilitation and correction shall prescribe rules, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, that govern the department's actions whenever it has the authority to select a site for a proposed state correctional institution. The rules shall include at least procedures under which the department shall receive, review, and select proposals from persons and political subdivisions for the establishment of a proposed state correctional institution at a particular geographic location.
Ohio Rev Code § 5120.423 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5120 | Department of Rehabilitation and Correction|Section 5120.423 | Rules for Designating Equipment and Programs That Improve Fighting Skills.

Effective: October 4, 1996|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 152 - 121st General Assembly|The department of rehabilitation and correction shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that designate devices and programs that, in addition to free weight exercise equipment as defined in sections 341.41, 753.31, and 5145.30 of the Revised Code and in addition to boxing, wrestling, and martial arts programs, would enable a person who uses a designated device or participates in a designated program to increase muscle mass and physical strength or to improve fighting skills.
Ohio Rev Code § 5120.424 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5120 | Department of Rehabilitation and Correction|Section 5120.424 | Purchasing Fixed Weight Exercise Equipment.

Effective: October 4, 1996|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 152 - 121st General Assembly|Section 6. On and after the effective date of this act, no moneys in the treasury of the state, or moneys coming lawfully into the possession or custody of the Treasurer of State, except moneys donated by gift, devise, or bequest specifically for this purpose, shall be used to purchase any fixed weight exercise equipment authorized by the act, and no moneys in the treasury of any subdivision of the state, or moneys coming lawfully into the possession or custody of the treasurer of any subdivision, shall be used to purchase any fixed weight exercise equipment for use at any facility described in Section 5 of this act.
Ohio Rev Code § 5120.425 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5120 | Department of Rehabilitation and Correction|Section 5120.425 | Prisoner Access to Inflammatory and Other Materials Definitions.

Effective: November 3, 1999|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 62 - 123rd General Assembly|As used in sections 5120.425 to 5120.428 of the Revised Code:(A) "Head of a state correctional institution," "prisoner," and "state correctional institution" have the same meanings as in section 2967.01 of the Revised Code.(B) "Material" means a prerecorded magnetic audio or video tape, book, drawing, magazine, newspaper, pamphlet, poster, print, photograph, or other similar printed, written, recorded, or otherwise produced item.(C) "Prohibited inflammatory material" means a material that, in the determination of the warden or the warden's designee, is detrimental to, or poses a threat to, the rehabilitation of the inmates or the security, good order, or discipline within or on the grounds of the institution for any reason, including, but not limited to, that it is material with a sexually explicit nature.(D) "Publication review committee" means the committee created by the director of rehabilitation and correction pursuant to division (C) of section 5120.426 of the Revised Code.(E) "Warden" means the head of a state correctional institution.(F) "Warden's designee" means a person or a panel of persons designated by a warden to perform a responsibility that sections 5120.425 to 5120.428 of the Revised Code generally otherwise impose upon the warden.
Ohio Rev Code § 5120.426 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5120 | Department of Rehabilitation and Correction|Section 5120.426 | Rules Governing Access to Materials.

Effective: November 3, 1999|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 62 - 123rd General Assembly|(A) The director of rehabilitation and correction shall adopt rules, and each warden shall adopt regulations that govern the form, medium, and quantity of materials that each prisoner confined in the warden's institution is permitted to receive and retain. Those rules and regulations shall be consistent with sections 5120.425 to 5120.428 of the Revised Code. The regulations adopted by the warden shall be consistent with the rules that the director of rehabilitation and correction adopts pursuant to this division.(B) The director of rehabilitation and correction shall adopt a rule establishing a standard for determining whether material is a prohibited inflammatory material. In establishing the standard for determining whether material is a prohibited inflammatory material, the director shall consider all relevant information, including, but not limited to, the standard established for material that is harmful to juveniles in section 2907.01 of the Revised Code; in establishing the standard under this division, the director shall not be governed or limited by the standard established by section 2907.01 of the Revised Code.(C) The director of rehabilitation and correction shall appoint a publication review committee of one or more persons. The member or members of the committee shall review withholding determinations pursuant to section 5120.428 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 5120.428 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5120 | Department of Rehabilitation and Correction|Section 5120.428 | Request for Review.

Effective: November 3, 1999|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 62 - 123rd General Assembly|(A) If a prisoner confined in a state correctional institution submits a timely written review request under division (B)(3) of section 5120.427 of the Revised Code, the warden of the state correctional institution in which the prisoner is confined or the warden's designee promptly shall forward the withheld material to the publication review committee. As soon as is practicable after receipt of the withheld material, the publication review committee shall review the material to determine whether it is a prohibited inflammatory material or another type of material.(B) If the publication review committee determines that the withheld material is not a prohibited inflammatory material, the committee shall cause the withheld material to be promptly forwarded to the prisoner who requested the review.(C) If the publication review committee determines that the withheld material is a prohibited inflammatory material, the committee shall forward the material to the warden or the warden's designee for disposal in the manner considered to be most appropriate under the circumstances.
Ohio Rev Code § 5120.44 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 51 | Public Welfare|Chapter 5120 | Department of Rehabilitation and Correction|Section 5120.44 | Liberal Construction of Chapter.

Effective: July 12, 1972|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 494 - 109th General Assembly|Chapter 5120. of the Revised Code attempts:(A) To provide humane and scientific treatment and care and the highest attainable degree of individual development for the dependent wards of the state;(B) To provide for the delinquent, conditions of modern education and training that will restore the largest possible portion of them to useful citizenship;(C) To promote the study of the causes of dependency and delinquency, and of mental, moral, and physical defects, with a view to cure and ultimate prevention;(D) To secure by uniform and systematic management the highest attainable degree of economy in the administration of the state institutions.Such sections shall be liberally construed to attain such purposes.