Ohio Code 2930.121 – Victims rights on dismissed counts
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If a prosecutor dismisses a count or counts of a complaint, information, or indictment involving the victim as a result of a negotiated plea agreement, the victim and victim’s representative, on request, may exercise all of the applicable rights specified in the victim’s bill of rights under Ohio Constitution, Article I, Section 10a, including the right to restitution if exercising the right to restitution is agreed to as part of the negotiated plea agreement.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 2930.121
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
- Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
- Plea agreement: An arrangement between the prosecutor, the defense attorney, and the defendant in which the defendant agrees to plead guilty in exchange for special considerations. Source:
- Prosecutor: means one of the following:
(1) With respect to a criminal case, it has the same meaning as in section 2935. See Ohio Code 2930.01
- Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
Last updated March 10, 2023 at 10:16 AM