Ohio Code § 2967.29

§ 2967.29.

(A) A court of common pleas may cooperate with the department of rehabilitation and correction

in the supervision of offenders who return to the court's territorial jurisdiction

after serving a prison term.  The court, after consultation with the board of county commissioners, may enter

into an agreement with the department allowing the court and the parole board to make

joint decisions relating to parole and post-release control to the extent permitted

by section 2967.28 of the Revised Code . (B) An agreement made under this section shall include at least all of the following: (1) The categories of offenders with regard to which the court may participate in making

decisions; (2) The process by which the offenders in each category will be identified; (3) The process by which the court and the parole board will monitor offenders and make

recommendations regarding programming while the offenders are in prison; (4) The process by which the court will participate in setting appropriate sanctions

and conditions on offenders who leave prison on post-release control or parole; (5) The process by which the court may participate in reducing the duration of the period

of post-release control; (6) Guidelines for the supervision of offenders under post-release control or parole

supervision; (7) Guidelines for sanctions for violations of parole or post-release control; (8) Provisions that take into account the perspective of affected victims. (C) A court that enters into an agreement under this section shall provide the department

of rehabilitation and correction with a presentence investigation upon the offender's

admission to prison.  The department shall provide the court with a summary of an offender's progress

while in prison prior to the release of the offender.