Ohio Code § 2929.11
Ohio Code § 2929.11. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2929.11.
(A) A court that sentences an offender for a felony shall be guided by the overriding
purposes of felony sentencing. The overriding purposes of felony sentencing are to protect the public from future
crime by the offender and others, to punish the offender, and to promote the effective
rehabilitation of the offender using the minimum sanctions that the court determines
accomplish those purposes without imposing an unnecessary burden on state or local
government resources. To achieve those purposes, the sentencing court shall consider the need for incapacitating
the offender, deterring the offender and others from future crime, rehabilitating
the offender, and making restitution to the victim of the offense, the public, or
both. (B) A sentence imposed for a felony shall be reasonably calculated to achieve the three
overriding purposes of felony sentencing set forth in division (A) of this section,
commensurate with and not demeaning to the seriousness of the offender's conduct and
its impact upon the victim, and consistent with sentences imposed for similar crimes
committed by similar offenders. (C) A court that imposes a sentence upon an offender for a felony shall not base the
sentence upon the race, ethnic background, gender, or religion of the offender.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2929.11
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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