Ohio Code § 2945.402

Ohio Code § 2945.402. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ 2945.402.

(A) In approving a conditional release, the trial court may set any conditions on the

release with respect to the treatment, evaluation, counseling, or control of the defendant

or person that the court considers necessary to protect the public safety and the

welfare of the defendant or person.  The trial court may revoke a defendant's or person's conditional release and order

reinstatement of the previous placement or reinstitutionalization at any time the

conditions of the release have not been satisfied, provided that the revocation shall

be in accordance with this section. (B) A conditional release is a commitment.  The hearings on continued commitment as described in section 2945.401 of the Revised Code apply to a defendant or person on conditional release. (C) A person, agency, or facility that is assigned to monitor a defendant or person on

conditional release immediately shall notify the trial court on learning that the

defendant or person being monitored has violated the terms of the conditional release.  Upon learning of any violation of the terms of the conditional release, the trial

court may issue a temporary order of detention or, if necessary, an arrest warrant

for the defendant or person.  Within ten court days after the defendant's or person's detention or arrest, the

trial court shall conduct a hearing to determine whether the conditional release should

be modified or terminated.  At the hearing, the defendant or person shall have the same rights as are described

in division (C) of section 2945.40 of the Revised Code .  The trial court may order a continuance of the ten-court-day period for no longer

than ten days for good cause shown or for any period on motion of the defendant or

person.  If the trial court fails to conduct the hearing within the ten-court-day period

and does not order a continuance in accordance with this division, the defendant or

person shall be restored to the prior conditional release status. (D) The trial court shall give all parties reasonable notice of a hearing conducted under

this section.  At the hearing, the prosecutor shall present the case demonstrating that the defendant

or person violated the terms of the conditional release.  If the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant or person

violated the terms of the conditional release, the court may continue, modify, or

terminate the conditional release and shall enter its order accordingly. (E)(1) If a court approves a conditional release, the court shall report the approval and

information pertaining to the release to the local law enforcement agency.  The local law enforcement agency shall enter the approval and information into the

national crime information center supervised release file through the law enforcement

automated data system.  The information required by divisions (E)(1)(c) and (d) of this section shall be

entered into the file's miscellaneous field.  The information reported and entered shall include all of the following: (a) The name of the court providing the information; (b) The offense or offenses with which the defendant or person was charged; (c) Whether the person was found not guilty by reason of insanity or incompetent to stand

trial with no substantial probability of becoming competent even with a course of

treatment; (d) The reason for the conditional release; (e) Any other information required for the entry of information into the national crime

information center supervised release file. (2) Information entered into the national crime information center supervised release

file pursuant to this section shall remain in the file until the termination of the

conditional release or commitment. (3) If a defendant or person about whom information is entered into the national crime

information center supervised release file pursuant to division (E)(1) of this section

has contact with a law enforcement agency after the information is entered, the agency

shall report the contact to the department of mental health and addiction services

and, if the terms of the release require the defendant or person to receive mental

health treatment, to the person, office, or agency providing the treatment. (4) As used in division (E) of this section, “ local law enforcement agency ” means the police department of a municipal corporation in which the offense with

which a releasee was charged allegedly occurred or, if the offense did not allegedly

occur in a municipal corporation, the sheriff of the county in which the offense allegedly

occurred.

Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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  • Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2945.402
  • Jurisdiction: Ohio
  • Code: Ohio Revised Code
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