Ohio Code 2301.271 – Minimum standards for the training of adult probation officers
(A) The adult parole authority of the department of rehabilitation and correction shall develop minimum standards for the training of adult probation officers as provided by section 2301.27 of the Revised Code. The adult parole authority shall consult and collaborate with the supreme court in developing the standards. The department of youth services shall develop minimum standards for the training of probation officers who supervise juvenile offenders.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 2301.271
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- Probation officers: Screen applicants for pretrial release and monitor convicted offenders released under court supervision.
(B) Within six months after September 30, 2011, the department of rehabilitation and correction and, within six months after the effective date of this amendment, the department of youth services shall make available a copy of the minimum standards developed by the department, as applicable, to the following entities:
(1) Every municipal court, county court, and court of common pleas;
(2) Every probation department.
The Legislative Service Commission presents the text of this section as a composite of the section as amended by multiple acts of the General Assembly. This presentation recognizes the principle stated in R.C. 1.52(B) that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation.