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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile › Chapter 2151 | Juvenile Court › Section 2151.12 | Clerk - Bond - Judge as Clerk.

Effective:
March 20, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 291 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) Except as otherwise provided in this division, whenever a court of common pleas, division of domestic relations, exercises the powers and jurisdictions conferred in Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, the judge or judges of that division or, if applicable, the judge of that division who specifically is designated by section 2301.03 of the Revised Code as being responsible for administering sections 2151.13, 2151.16, 2151.17, 2151.18, and 2152.71 of the Revised Code shall be the clerk of the court for all records filed with the court pursuant to Chapter 2151. or 2152. of the Revised Code or pursuant to any other section of the Revised Code that requires documents to be filed with a juvenile judge or a juvenile court. If, in a division of domestic relations of a court of common pleas that exercises the powers and jurisdiction conferred in Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code, the judge of the division, both judges in a two-judge division, or a majority of the judges in a division with three or more judges and the clerk of the court of common pleas agree in an agreement that is signed by the agreeing judge or judges and the clerk and entered into formally in the journal of the court, the clerk of courts of common pleas shall keep the records filed with the court pursuant to Chapter 2151. or 2152. of the Revised Code or pursuant to any other section of the Revised Code that requires documents to be filed with a juvenile judge or a juvenile court.
Whenever the juvenile judge, or a majority of the juvenile judges of a multi-judge juvenile division, of a court of common pleas, juvenile division, and the clerk of the court of common pleas agree in an agreement that is signed by the judge and the clerk and entered formally in the journal of the court, the clerks of courts of common pleas shall keep the records of those courts. In all other cases, the juvenile judge shall be the clerk of the judge's own court.
(B) In counties in which the juvenile judge is clerk of the judge's own court, except as otherwise provided in section 3.061 of the Revised Code, before entering upon the duties of office as the clerk, the judge shall execute and file with the county treasurer a bond in a sum to be determined by the board of county commissioners, with sufficient surety to be approved by the board, conditioned for the faithful performance of duties as clerk. The bond shall be given for the benefit of the county, the state, or any person who may suffer loss by reason of a default in any of the conditions of the bond.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile › Chapter 2151 | Juvenile Court › Section 2151.13 | Employees - Compensation - Bond.

Effective:
January 13, 2012
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly
The juvenile judge may appoint such bailiffs, probation officers, and other employees as are necessary and may designate their titles and fix their duties, compensation, and expense allowances. The juvenile court may by entry on its journal authorize any deputy clerk to administer oaths when necessary in the discharge of the deputy clerk's duties. Such employees shall serve during the pleasure of the judge.
The compensation and expenses of all employees and the salary and expenses of the judge shall be paid in semimonthly installments by the county treasurer from the money appropriated for the operation of the court, upon the warrant of the county auditor, certified to by the judge.
The judge may require any employee to give bond in the sum of not less than one thousand dollars, conditioned for the honest and faithful performance of the employee's duties. The sureties on such bonds shall be approved in the manner provided by section 2151.12 of the Revised Code. The judge shall not be personally liable for the default, misfeasance, or nonfeasance of any employee.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile › Chapter 2151 | Juvenile Court › Section 2151.15 | Powers and Duties Vested in County Department of Probation.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
When a county department of probation has been established in the county and the juvenile judge does not establish a probation department within the juvenile court as provided in section 2151.14 of the Revised Code, all powers and duties of the probation department provided for in sections 2151.01 to 2151.54, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall vest in and be imposed upon such county department of probation.
In counties in which a county department of probation has been or is hereafter established the judge may transfer to such department all or any part of the powers and duties of his own probation department; provided that all juvenile cases shall be handled within a county department of probation exclusively by an officer or division separate and distinct from the officers or division handling adult cases.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile › Chapter 2151 | Juvenile Court › Section 2151.151 | Contract for Supervisory and Other Services for Children on Probation.

Effective:
November 23, 1981
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 440 - 114th General Assembly
(A) The juvenile judge may contract with any agency, association, or organization, which may be of a public or private, or profit or nonprofit nature, or with any individual for the provision of supervisory or other services to children placed on probation who are under the custody and supervision of the juvenile court.
(B) The juvenile judges of two or more adjoining or neighboring counties may join together for purposes of contracting with any agency, association, or organization, which may be of a public or private, or profit or nonprofit nature, or with any individual for the provision of supervisory or other services to children placed on probation who are under the custody and supervision of the juvenile court of any of the counties that joins together.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile › Chapter 2151 | Juvenile Court › Section 2151.152 | Reimbursement of Court From Department of Job and Family Services for Costs of Children in Custody of Court.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
The juvenile judge may enter into an agreement with the department of job and family services pursuant to section 5101.11 of the Revised Code for the purpose of reimbursing the court for foster care maintenance costs, associated administrative and training costs, and prevention services costs under the "Family First Prevention Services Act," Public Law 115-123, incurred on behalf of a child who is any of the following:
(A) Eligible for payments under Title IV-E of the "Social Security Act," 94 Stat. 501 (1980), 42 U.S.C.A. 670, and who is in the temporary or permanent custody of the court or subject to a disposition issued under division (A)(5) of section 2151.354 or division (A)(7)(a)(ii) or (A)(8) of section 2152.19 of the Revised Code;
(B) Determined to be at serious risk of removal from the home and for whom the court has undertaken a plan of reasonable efforts to prevent such removal;
(C) At imminent risk of removal from the home and is a sibling of a child in the temporary or permanent custody of the court.
The agreement shall govern the responsibilities and duties the court shall perform in providing services to the child.
Last updated July 26, 2023 at 9:08 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile › Chapter 2151 | Juvenile Court › Section 2151.16 | Referees - Powers and Duties.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The juvenile judge may appoint and fix the compensation of referees who shall have the usual power of masters in chancery cases, provided, in all such cases submitted to them by the juvenile court, they shall hear the testimony of witnesses and certify to the judge their findings upon the case submitted to them, together with their recommendation as to the judgment or order to be made in the case in question. The court, after notice to the parties in the case of the presentation of such findings and recommendation, may make the order recommended by the referee, or any other order in the judgment of the court required by the findings of the referee, or may hear additional testimony, or may set aside said findings and hear the case anew. In appointing a referee for the trial of females, a female referee shall be appointed where possible.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile › Chapter 2151 | Juvenile Court › Section 2151.17 | Rules of Juvenile Court.

Effective:
November 19, 1969
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 320 - 108th General Assembly
Except as otherwise provided by rules promulgated by the supreme court, the juvenile court may prescribe rules regulating the docketing and hearing of causes, motions, and demurrers, and such other matters as are necessary for the orderly conduct of its business and the prevention of delay, and for the government of its officers and employees, including their conduct, duties, hours, expenses, leaves of absence, and vacations.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile › Chapter 2151 | Juvenile Court › Section 2151.18 | Court Records - Annual Report - Copies for Distribution.

Effective:
April 6, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 410 - 131st General Assembly
(A) The juvenile court shall maintain records of all official cases brought before it, including, but not limited to, an appearance docket, a journal, and records of the type required by division (A)(2) of section 2151.35 of the Revised Code. The parents, guardian, or other custodian of any child affected, if living, or the nearest of kin of the child, if the parents would be entitled to inspect the records but are deceased, may inspect these records, either in person or by counsel, during the hours in which the court is open.
(B) Not later than June of each year, the court shall prepare an annual report covering the preceding calendar year showing the number and kinds of cases that have come before it, the disposition of the cases, and any other data pertaining to the work of the court that the juvenile judge directs. The report shall specify the number of children placed in alternatives to adjudication under division (G) of section 2151.27 of the Revised Code, the number who successfully completed alternatives to adjudication, and the number who failed to complete alternatives to adjudication and were adjudicated unruly. The court shall file copies of the report with the board of county commissioners and the supreme court. With the approval of the board, the court may print or cause to be printed copies of the report for distribution to persons and agencies interested in the court or community program for dependent, neglected, abused, or delinquent children and juvenile traffic offenders. The court shall include the number of copies ordered printed and the estimated cost of each printed copy on each copy of the report printed for distribution.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile › Chapter 2151 | Juvenile Court › Section 2151.19 | Summons - Expense.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The summons, warrants, citations, subpoenas, and other writs of the juvenile court may issue to a probation officer of any such court or to the sheriff of any county or any marshal, constable, or police officer, and the provisions of law relating to the subpoenaing of witnesses in other cases shall apply in so far as they are applicable.
When a summons, warrant, citation, subpoena, or other writ is issued to any such officer, other than a probation officer, the expense in serving the same shall be paid by the county, township, or municipal corporation in the manner prescribed for the payment of sheriffs, deputies, assistants, and other employees.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile › Chapter 2151 | Juvenile Court › Section 2151.20 | Seal of Court - Dimensions.

Effective:
December 15, 1967
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 164 - 107th General Assembly
Juvenile courts within the probate court shall have a seal which shall consist of the coat of arms of the state within a circle one and one-fourth inches in diameter and shall be surrounded by the words "juvenile court ___________ county."
The seal of other courts exercising the powers and jurisdiction conferred in sections 2151.01 to 2151.54, inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall be attached to all writs and processes.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile › Chapter 2151 | Juvenile Court › Section 2151.211 | Employer May Not Penalize Employee for Being Subpoenaed Before Juvenile Court.

Effective:
January 1, 2002
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 179 - 123rd General Assembly
No employer shall discharge or terminate from employment, threaten to discharge or terminate from employment, or otherwise punish or penalize any employee because of time lost from regular employment as a result of the employee's attendance at any proceeding pursuant to a subpoena under this chapter or Chapter 2152. of the Revised Code. This section generally does not require and shall not be construed to require an employer to pay an employee for time lost as a result of attendance at any proceeding under either chapter. However, if an employee is subpoenaed to appear at a proceeding under either chapter and the proceeding pertains to an offense against the employer or an offense involving the employee during the course of the employee's employment, the employer shall not decrease or withhold the employee's pay for any time lost as a result of compliance with the subpoena. Any employer who knowingly violates this section is in contempt of court.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile › Chapter 2151 | Juvenile Court › Section 2151.22 | Terms of Court - Sessions.

Effective:
August 6, 1976
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 390 - 111th General Assembly
The term of any juvenile or domestic relations court, whether a division of the court of common pleas or an independent court, is one calendar year. All actions and other business pending at the expiration of any term of court is automatically continued without further order. The judge may adjourn court or continue any case whenever, in his opinion, such continuance is warranted.
Sessions of the court may be held at such places throughout the county as the judge shall from time to time determine.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile › Chapter 2151 | Juvenile Court › Section 2151.231 | Order Requiring Support of Child Without Regard to Marital Status of Child's Parents.

Effective:
December 13, 2002
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 657 - 124th General Assembly
The parent, guardian, or custodian of a child, the person with whom a child resides, or the child support enforcement agency of the county in which the child, parent, guardian, or custodian of the child resides may bring an action in a juvenile court or other court with jurisdiction under section 2101.022 or 2301.03 of the Revised Code under this section requesting the court to issue an order requiring a parent of the child to pay an amount for the support of the child without regard to the marital status of the child's parents. No action may be brought under this section against a person presumed to be the parent of a child based on an acknowledgment of paternity that has not yet become final under former section 3111.211 or 5101.314 or section 2151.232, 3111.25, or 3111.821 of the Revised Code.
The parties to an action under this section may raise the issue of the existence or nonexistence of a parent-child relationship, unless a final and enforceable determination of the issue has been made with respect to the parties pursuant to Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code or an acknowledgment of paternity signed by the child's parents has become final pursuant to former section 3111.211 or 5101.314 or section 2151.232, 3111.25, or 3111.821 of the Revised Code. If a complaint is filed under this section and an issue concerning the existence or nonexistence of a parent-child relationship is raised, the court shall treat the action as an action pursuant to sections 3111.01 to 3111.18 of the Revised Code. An order issued in an action under this section does not preclude a party to the action from bringing a subsequent action pursuant to sections 3111.01 to 3111.18 of the Revised Code if the issue concerning the existence or nonexistence of the parent-child relationship was not determined with respect to the party pursuant to a proceeding under this section, a proceeding under Chapter 3111. of the Revised Code, or an acknowledgment of paternity that has become final under former section 3111.211 or 5101.314 or section 2151.232, 3111.25, or 3111.821 of the Revised Code. An order issued pursuant to this section shall remain effective until an order is issued pursuant to sections 3111.01 to 3111.18 of the Revised Code that a parent-child relationship does not exist between the alleged father of the child and the child or until the occurrence of an event described in section 3119.88 of the Revised Code that would require the order to terminate.
The court, in accordance with sections 3119.29 to 3119.56 of the Revised Code, shall include in each support order made under this section the requirement that one or both of the parents provide for the health care needs of the child to the satisfaction of the court.
Last updated September 19, 2023 at 4:02 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile › Chapter 2151 | Juvenile Court › Section 2151.232 | Order Requiring Support of Child Where Acknowledgment of Parentage Is Not Yet Final.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly
If an acknowledgment has been filed and entered into the birth registry pursuant to section 3111.24 of the Revised Code but has not yet become final, either parent who signed the acknowledgment may bring an action in the juvenile court or other court with jurisdiction under section 2101.022 or 2301.03 of the Revised Code under this section requesting that the court issue an order requiring a parent of the child to pay an amount for the support of the child in accordance with Chapters 3119., 3121., 3123., and 3125. of the Revised Code.
The parties to an action under this section may raise the issue of the existence or nonexistence of a parent-child relationship. If an action is commenced pursuant to this section and the issue of the existence or nonexistence of a parent-child relationship is raised, the court shall treat the action as an action commenced pursuant to sections 3111.01 to 3111.18 of the Revised Code. If the issue is raised, the court shall promptly notify the office of child support in the department of job and family services that it is conducting proceedings in compliance with sections 3111.01 to 3111.18 of the Revised Code. On receipt of the notice by the office, the acknowledgment of paternity signed by the parties and filed pursuant to section 3111.23 of the Revised Code shall be considered rescinded.
If the parties do not raise the issue of the existence or nonexistence of a parent-child relationship in the action and an order is issued pursuant to this section prior to the date the acknowledgment filed and entered on the birth registry becomes final, the acknowledgment shall be considered final as of the date of the issuance of the order. An order issued pursuant to this section shall not affect an acknowledgment that becomes final pursuant to section 3111.25 of the Revised Code prior to the issuance of the order.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile › Chapter 2151 | Juvenile Court › Section 2151.233 | Jurisdiction of Juvenile Court.

Effective:
October 17, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the juvenile court shall not exercise jurisdiction under division (A)(2), (A)(11), or (B)(4) of section 2151.23 of the Revised Code or section 2151.231 of the Revised Code and the domestic relations court shall have jurisdiction to determine custody or support regarding a child if any of the following apply:
(1) The child's parents are married to each other.
(2) The child's parents were married to each other but no longer are married to each other and there is an existing order for custody or support regarding the child or another child of the same parents over which the juvenile court does not have jurisdiction.
(3) The determination is ancillary to the parents' pending or prior action for divorce, dissolution of marriage, annulment, or legal separation.
(B) Division (A) of this section does not apply to any case or proceeding brought under Chapter 3115. of the Revised Code, or to any case or proceeding initiated or originating outside of this state.
(C) This section shall apply to all cases and proceedings initiated on or after March 22, 2019.
(D) As used in this section and sections 2151.234 to 2151.236 of the Revised Code, "domestic relations court" means the division of a court of common pleas that has domestic relations jurisdiction.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile › Chapter 2151 | Juvenile Court › Section 2151.234 | Construction of r.c. 2151.233.

Effective:
October 17, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly
Section 2151.233 of the Revised Code shall not affect the authority of the juvenile court to issue a custody or support order under division (A)(1) of section 2151.23 of the Revised Code or when granting custody of the child to a relative or placing a child under a kinship care agreement.
Last updated May 25, 2022 at 2:37 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile › Chapter 2151 | Juvenile Court › Section 2151.236 | Orders Affecting Child Subject to Support Order by Common Pleas Court.

Effective:
October 17, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly
If a child is subject to a support order issued by a common pleas court with domestic relations jurisdiction and if a juvenile court adjudicates the child to be delinquent, unruly, abused, neglected, or dependent and grants custody of the child to an individual or entity other than as set forth in the order issued by the common pleas court with domestic relations jurisdiction, the juvenile court shall notify the common pleas court with domestic relations jurisdiction and the child support enforcement agency serving the county of that court. The child support enforcement agency shall review the child support order and take appropriate action. Any objection to an administrative order issued as an appropriate action taken under this section shall be filed in the domestic relations court.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile › Chapter 2151 | Juvenile Court › Section 2151.24 | Separate Room for Hearings.

Effective:
January 1, 2002
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 179 - 123rd General Assembly
(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the board of county commissioners shall provide a special room not used for the trial of criminal or adult cases, when available, for the hearing of the cases of dependent, neglected, abused, and delinquent children.
(B) Division (A) of this section does not apply to the case of an alleged delinquent child when the case is one in which the prosecuting attorney seeks a serious youthful offender disposition under section 2152.13 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile › Chapter 2151 | Juvenile Court › Section 2151.25 | Court Order to Interview and Examine a Child.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
(A) If a public children services agency receives a report of child abuse or neglect under section 2151.421 of the Revised Code, or a report that a child may be a dependent child, and is denied reasonable access to the child by a parent, guardian, custodian, or caregiver of the child, or to any other information necessary to determine if the child is, or at risk of becoming, an abused, neglected, or dependent child, the agency may request a juvenile court to issue an order granting the agency access to examine and interview the child, or to conduct other activities necessary to determine the risk to the child. The agency shall make the request by submitting a sworn affidavit explaining the need for the order in the juvenile court of the county in which the child has a residence or legal settlement or in which the reported abuse or neglect of the child occurred or the reported conditions exist regarding the child's dependency.
(B) The affidavit shall include the following:
(1) The particular facts of the allegation or allegations in the report that may indicate the child is an abused, neglected, or dependent child;
(2) The agency's efforts to gather additional information to determine whether or not the child may be, or at risk of becoming, an abused, neglected, or dependent child;
(3) The agency efforts to obtain consent from a parent, guardian, custodian, or caregiver to examine and interview the child, or to conduct other activities necessary to determine the risk to the child;
(4) The activities the agency deems necessary to determine the current risk to the child.
(C) The affidavit shall not identify the source of the allegation or allegations in the report that may indicate the child is an abused, neglected, or dependent child.
(D)(1) Upon receipt of request and a sworn affidavit submitted according to division (A) of this section, if the court determines that probable cause exists, the court may, without a hearing, issue an order requiring the parent, guardian, custodian, or caregiver of the child comply with the agency's investigation, including, an interview and examination of the child, and other activity the court deems necessary to determine the current risk posed to the child.
(2) The court may include within the order specific instructions on the manner and location of the interview and examination of the child, as well as detail any other necessary activities.
(E) An order issued pursuant to this section is not a final, appealable order for purposes of appeal under division (B) of section 2505.02 of the Revised Code.
Last updated September 9, 2021 at 12:13 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile › Chapter 2151 | Juvenile Court › Section 2151.26 | Complaint Regarding Drug Use by Expectant Mother.

Effective:
April 6, 2017
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 319 - 131st General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Addiction services" and "alcohol and drug addiction services" have the same meanings as in section 5119.01 of the Revised Code.
(2) "Controlled substance" has the same meaning as in section 3719.01 of the Revised Code.
(3) "Newborn" means a child who is less than thirty days old.
(B) A public children services agency shall not file a complaint pursuant to section 2151.27 of the Revised Code regarding a newborn solely because the newborn's mother used a controlled substance while pregnant if the mother did all of the following:
(1) Before the end of the twentieth week of pregnancy, enrolled in a drug treatment program provided by a provider of addiction services or alcohol and drug addiction services;
(2) Successfully completed the program or is in the process of completing the program and is in compliance with the program's terms and conditions as determined by the program;
(3) Maintained her regularly scheduled appointments and prenatal care recommended by her health care provider for the remaining duration of her pregnancy.
(C) If a pregnant woman enrolled in a drug treatment program after the end of the twentieth week of pregnancy, the court, in its discretion, may do either of the following in lieu of considering a complaint filed pursuant to section 2151.27 of the Revised Code based solely on the newborn's mother's use of a controlled substance while pregnant:
(1) Hold the complaint in abeyance if the court finds that the woman is in the process of completing the program and maintained her regularly scheduled appointments and prenatal care recommended by her health care provider for the remaining duration of her pregnancy;
(2) Dismiss the complaint if the court finds that the woman successfully completed the program and maintained her regularly scheduled appointments and prenatal care recommended by her health care provider for the remaining duration of her pregnancy.
(D) This section does not prevent a public children services agency from filing a complaint pursuant to section 2151.27 of the Revised Code if the public children services agency determines that the newborn's mother, or any other adult caring for the newborn, is unable to provide adequate parental care.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile › Chapter 2151 | Juvenile Court › Section 2151.271 | Transfer to Juvenile Court of Child's Residence.

Effective:
January 1, 2002
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 179 - 123rd General Assembly
Except in a case in which the child is alleged to be a serious youthful offender under section 2152.13 of the Revised Code, if the child resides in a county of the state and the proceeding is commenced in a juvenile court of another county, that court, on its own motion or a motion of a party, may transfer the proceeding to the county of the child's residence upon the filing of the complaint or after the adjudicatory, or dispositional hearing, for such further proceeding as required. The court of the child's residence shall then proceed as if the original complaint had been filed in that court. Transfer may also be made if the residence of the child changes. The proceeding shall be so transferred if other proceedings involving the child are pending in the juvenile court of the county of the child's residence.
Whenever a case is transferred to the county of the child's residence and it appears to the court of that county that the interests of justice and the convenience of the parties requires that the adjudicatory hearing be had in the county in which the complaint was filed, the court may return the proceeding to the county in which the complaint was filed for the purpose of the adjudicatory hearing. The court may thereafter proceed as to the transfer to the county of the child's legal residence as provided in this section.
Certified copies of all legal and social records pertaining to the case shall accompany the transfer.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile › Chapter 2151 | Juvenile Court › Section 2151.272 | Release or Transfer of Records for Child Who Is Alleged or Adjudicated an Abused, Neglected, or Dependent Child.

Effective:
October 11, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 14 - 130th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "IEP" has the same meaning as in section 3323.01 of the Revised Code.
(2) "504 plan" means a plan based on an evaluation conducted in accordance with section 504 of the "Rehabilitation Act of 1973," 29 U.S.C. 794, as amended.
(B) Upon the filing of a complaint, under section 2151.27 of the Revised Code, alleging that a child is an abused, neglected, or dependent child, the judge of the court in which the complaint is filed may order the board of education of the school district in which the child was enrolled immediately prior to the filing of the complaint to release the child's grades, credits, official transcripts, IEPs, and 504 plans to any district or school in which the child enrolls after the complaint is filed.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile › Chapter 2151 | Juvenile Court › Section 2151.29 | Service of Summons, Notices, and Subpoenas - Publication of Summons.

Effective:
January 1, 2002
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 179 - 123rd General Assembly
Service of summons, notices, and subpoenas, prescribed by section 2151.28 of the Revised Code, shall be made by delivering a copy to the person summoned, notified, or subpoenaed, or by leaving a copy at the person's usual place of residence. If the juvenile judge is satisfied that such service is impracticable, the juvenile judge may order service by registered or certified mail. If the person to be served is without the state but the person can be found or the person's address is known, or the person's whereabouts or address can with reasonable diligence be ascertained, service of the summons may be made by delivering a copy to the person personally or mailing a copy to the person by registered or certified mail.
Whenever it appears by affidavit that after reasonable effort the person to be served with summons cannot be found or the person's post-office address ascertained, whether the person is within or without a state, the clerk shall publish such summons once in a newspaper of general circulation throughout the county. The summons shall state the substance and the time and place of the hearing, which shall be held at least one week later than the date of the publication. A copy of the summons and the complaint, indictment, or information shall be sent by registered or certified mail to the last known address of the person summoned unless it is shown by affidavit that a reasonable effort has been made, without success, to obtain such address.
A copy of the advertisement, the summons, and the complaint, indictment, or information, accompanied by the certificate of the clerk that such publication has been made and that the summons and the complaint, indictment, or information have been mailed as required by this section, is sufficient evidence of publication and mailing. When a period of one week from the time of publication has elapsed, the juvenile court shall have full jurisdiction to deal with such child as provided by sections 2151.01 to 2151.99 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile › Chapter 2151 | Juvenile Court › Section 2151.30 | Issuance of Warrant.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
In any case when it is made to appear to the juvenile judge that the service of a citation under section 2151.29 of the Revised Code will be ineffectual or the welfare of the child requires that he be brought forthwith into the custody of the juvenile court, a warrant may be issued against the parent, custodian, or guardian, or against the child himself.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile › Chapter 2151 | Juvenile Court › Section 2151.312 | Facilities for Holding Unruly, Neglected, Abused or Dependent Child.

Effective:
June 30, 2011
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 122 - 129th General Assembly
(A) A child alleged to be or adjudicated an unruly child may be held only in the following places:
(1) A certified family foster home or a home approved by the court;
(2) A facility operated by a certified child welfare agency;
(3) Any other suitable place designated by the court.
(B)(1) Except as provided under division (C)(1) of section 2151.311 of the Revised Code, a child alleged to be or adjudicated a neglected child, an abused child, a dependent child, or an unruly child may not be held in any of the following facilities:
(a) A state correctional institution, county, multicounty, or municipal jail or workhouse, or other place in which an adult convicted of a crime, under arrest, or charged with a crime is held;
(b) A secure correctional facility.
(2) Except as provided under sections 2151.27 to 2151.59 of the Revised Code and division (B)(3) of this section and except when a case is transferred under section 2152.12 of the Revised Code, a child alleged to be or adjudicated an unruly child may not be held for more than twenty-four hours in a detention facility. A child alleged to be or adjudicated a neglected child, an abused child, or a dependent child shall not be held in a detention facility.
(3) A child who is alleged to be or adjudicated an unruly child and who is taken into custody on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, as listed in section 1.14 of the Revised Code, may be held in a detention facility until the next succeeding day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile › Chapter 2151 | Juvenile Court › Section 2151.315 | Participation in Extracurricular, Enrichment, and Social Activities.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Age-appropriate" means activities or items that are generally accepted as suitable for children of the same chronological age or level of maturity. Age appropriateness is based on the development of cognitive, emotional, physical, and behavioral capacity that is typical for an age or age group.
(2) "Resource caregiver" has the same meaning as in section 5103.02 of the Revised Code.
(B) A child who is placed with a resource caregiver or who is subject to out-of-home care for alleged or adjudicated abused, neglected, or dependent children is entitled to participate in age-appropriate extracurricular, enrichment, and social activities.
(C) A resource caregiver or a person or facility that is providing out-of-home care for an alleged or adjudicated abused, neglected, or dependent child shall consider all of the following when determining whether to give permission for that child to participate in extracurricular, enrichment, or social activities:
(1) The child's age, maturity, and developmental level to maintain the overall health and safety of the child;
(2) The potential risk factors and the appropriateness of the extracurricular, enrichment, or social activity;
(3) The best interest of the child based on information known by the resource caregiver or a person or facility providing out-of-home care for the child;
(4) The importance of encouraging the child's emotional and developmental growth;
(5) The importance of providing the child with the most family-like living experience possible;
(6) The behavioral history of the child and the child's ability to safely participate in the extracurricular, enrichment, or social activity.
(D) A resource caregiver or person or facility that provides out-of-home care to an alleged or adjudicated abused, neglected, or dependent child shall be immune from liability in a civil action to recover damages for injury, death, or loss to person or property caused to the child who participates in an extracurricular, enrichment, or social activity approved by the resource caregiver, person, or facility provided that the resource caregiver, person, or facility considered the factors described in division (C) of this section.
Last updated September 20, 2023 at 2:09 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile › Chapter 2151 | Juvenile Court › Section 2151.316 | Foster Youth Bill of Rights.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
(A) The department of job and family services shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to establish and enforce a foster youth bill of rights for individuals who are in the temporary or permanent custody of a public children services agency or a planned permanent living arrangement or in the Title IV-E eligible care and placement responsibility of a juvenile court or other governmental agency that provides Title IV-E reimbursable placement services and who are subject to out-of-home care or placed with a kinship caregiver as defined in section 5101.85 of the Revised Code.
(B) If the rights of an individual, as established under division (A) of this section, conflict with the rights of a resource family or resource caregiver, as established in section 5103.163 of the Revised Code, the rights of the individual shall preempt the rights of the resource family or resource caregiver.
(C) The rights established by rules under this section shall not create grounds for a civil action against the department, the recommending agency, or the custodial agency.
Last updated September 25, 2023 at 3:49 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile › Chapter 2151 | Juvenile Court › Section 2151.32 | Selection of Custodian.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
In placing a child under any guardianship or custody other than that of its parent, the juvenile court shall, when practicable, select a person or an institution or agency governed by persons of like religious faith as that of the parents of such child, or in case of a difference in the religious faith of the parents, then of the religious faith of the child, or if the religious faith of the child is not ascertained, then of either of the parents.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile › Chapter 2151 | Juvenile Court › Section 2151.331 | Options for Placement of Alleged or Adjudicated Abused, Neglected, Dependent or Unruly Child.

Effective:
October 5, 2000
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 448 - 123rd General Assembly
A child alleged to be or adjudicated an abused, neglected, dependent, or unruly child or a juvenile traffic offender may be detained after a complaint is filed in a certified foster home for a period not exceeding sixty days or until the final disposition of the case, whichever comes first. The court also may arrange with a public children services agency or private child placing agency to receive, or with a private noncustodial agency for temporary care of, the child within the jurisdiction of the court. A child alleged to be or adjudicated an unruly child also may be assigned to an alternative diversion program established by the court for a period not exceeding sixty days after a complaint is filed or until final disposition of the case, whichever comes first.
If the court arranges for the board of a child temporarily detained in a certified foster home or arranges for the board of a child through a private child placing agency, the board of county commissioners shall pay a reasonable sum, which the court shall fix, for the board of the child. In order to have certified foster homes available for service, an agreed monthly subsidy may be paid in addition to a fixed rate per day for care of a child actually residing in the certified foster home.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile › Chapter 2151 | Juvenile Court › Section 2151.352 | Right to Counsel.

Effective:
September 29, 2005
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 66 - 126th General Assembly
A child, the child's parents or custodian, or any other person in loco parentis of the child is entitled to representation by legal counsel at all stages of the proceedings under this chapter or Chapter 2152. of the Revised Code. If, as an indigent person, a party is unable to employ counsel, the party is entitled to have counsel provided for the person pursuant to Chapter 120. of the Revised Code except in civil matters in which the juvenile court is exercising jurisdiction pursuant to division (A)(2), (3), (9), (10), (11), (12), or (13); (B)(2), (3), (4), (5), or (6); (C); (D); or (F)(1) or (2) of section 2151.23 of the Revised Code. If a party appears without counsel, the court shall ascertain whether the party knows of the party's right to counsel and of the party's right to be provided with counsel if the party is an indigent person. The court may continue the case to enable a party to obtain counsel, to be represented by the county public defender or the joint county public defender, or to be appointed counsel upon request pursuant to Chapter 120. of the Revised Code. Counsel must be provided for a child not represented by the child's parent, guardian, or custodian. If the interests of two or more such parties conflict, separate counsel shall be provided for each of them.
Section 2935.14 of the Revised Code applies to any child taken into custody. The parents, custodian, or guardian of such child, and any attorney at law representing them or the child, shall be entitled to visit such child at any reasonable time, be present at any hearing involving the child, and be given reasonable notice of such hearing.
Any report or part thereof concerning such child, which is used in the hearing and is pertinent thereto, shall for good cause shown be made available to any attorney at law representing such child and to any attorney at law representing the parents, custodian, or guardian of such child, upon written request prior to any hearing involving such child.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile › Chapter 2151 | Juvenile Court › Section 2151.355 | Sealing of Juvenile Court Records - Definitions.

Effective:
October 9, 2006
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 137 - 126th General Assembly
As used in sections 2151.356 to 2151.358 of the Revised Code:
(A) "Expunge" means to destroy, delete, and erase a record, as appropriate for the record's physical or electronic form or characteristic, so that the record is permanently irretrievable.
(B) "Seal a record" means to remove a record from the main file of similar records and to secure it in a separate file that contains only sealed records accessible only to the juvenile court.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile › Chapter 2151 | Juvenile Court › Section 2151.359 | Order Restraining or Controlling Conduct of Parent, Guardian, or Custodian.

Effective:
April 3, 2003
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 400 - 124th General Assembly
(A)(1) In any proceeding in which a child has been adjudicated an unruly, abused, neglected, or dependent child, on the application of a party, or on the court's own motion, the court may make an order restraining or otherwise controlling the conduct of any parent, guardian, or other custodian in the relationship of that individual to the child if the court finds that an order of that type is necessary to do either of the following:
(a) Control any conduct or relationship that will be detrimental or harmful to the child.
(b) Control any conduct or relationship that will tend to defeat the execution of the order of disposition made or to be made.
(2) The court shall give due notice of the application or motion under division (A) of this section, the grounds for the application or motion, and an opportunity to be heard to the person against whom an order under this division is directed. The order may include a requirement that the child's parent, guardian, or other custodian enter into a recognizance with sufficient surety, conditioned upon the faithful discharge of any conditions or control required by the court.
(B) The authority to make an order under division (A) of this section and any order made under that authority is in addition to the authority to make an order pursuant to division (C)(2) of section 2151.354 or division (A)(7)(b) of section 2152.19 of the Revised Code and to any order made under either division.
(C) A person's failure to comply with any order made by the court under this section is contempt of court under Chapter 2705. of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile › Chapter 2151 | Juvenile Court › Section 2151.3510 | Notice to Public Children Services Agency of Intended Commitment Order.

Effective:
January 1, 2002
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 179 - 123rd General Assembly
Before a juvenile court issues an order of disposition pursuant to division (A)(1) of section 2151.354 or 2152.19 of the Revised Code committing an unruly or delinquent child to the custody of a public children services agency, it shall give the agency notice in the manner prescribed by the Juvenile Rules of the intended dispositional order.