Effective: March 22, 2019
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 201, Senate Bill 66 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) The department of rehabilitation and correction shall reduce the prison term of a prisoner, as described in division (B) of this section, by the total number of days that the prisoner was confined for any reason arising out of the offense for which the prisoner was convicted and sentenced, including confinement in lieu of bail while awaiting trial, confinement for examination to determine the prisoner's competence to stand trial or sanity, confinement while awaiting transportation to the place where the prisoner is to serve the prisoner's prison term, as determined by the sentencing court under division (B)(2)(g)(i) of section 2929.19 of the Revised Code, and confinement in a juvenile facility. The department of rehabilitation and correction also shall reduce the stated prison term of a prisoner or, if the prisoner is serving a term for which there is parole eligibility, the minimum and maximum term or the parole eligibility date of the prisoner by the total number of days, if any, that the prisoner previously served in the custody of the department of rehabilitation and correction arising out of the offense for which the prisoner was convicted and sentenced.
(B) The reductions described in division (A) of this section shall be made to the following prison terms, as applicable:
(1) The definite prison term of a prisoner serving a definite prison term as a stated prison term;
(2) The minimum and maximum term of a prisoner serving a non-life felony indefinite prison term as a stated prison term;
(3) The minimum and maximum term or the parole eligibility date of a prisoner serving a term for which there is parole eligibility.
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.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 2967 | Pardon; Parole; Probation
Section 2967.01 | Pardon - Parole - Probation Definitions.
Section 2967.02 | Administration by Adult Parole Authority.
Section 2967.021 | Application of Chapter Before and After 7-1-96.
Section 2967.03 | Duties and Powers as to Pardon, Commutation, Reprieve or Parole.
Section 2967.04 | Pardons and Commutations.
Section 2967.05 | Release as if on Parole of Dying Prisoner.
Section 2967.06 | Form of Warrants of Pardon and Commutation.
Section 2967.07 | Written Applications for Pardon, Commutation of Sentence, or Reprieve.
Section 2967.08 | Reprieve for Definite Time to Person Under Sentence of Death.
Section 2967.09 | Filing Warrant of Reprieve With Sentencing Court.
Section 2967.10 | Confinement During Reprieve.
Section 2967.12 | Notice of Pendency of Pardon, Commutation, or Parole Sent to Prosecutor and Court.
Section 2967.121 | Notice of Early Release of Certain Felons Sent to Prosecutorand Sheriff.
Section 2967.13 | Eligibility for Parole.
Section 2967.131 | Conditions of Post-Release Control.
Section 2967.132 | Parole Eligibility When Offense Is Committed by a Minor.
Section 2967.14 | Halfway Houses or Community Residential Centers.
Section 2967.141 | Violation Sanction Centers.
Section 2967.16 | Certificate of Final Release.
Section 2967.17 | Administrative Release.
Section 2967.18 | Overcrowding Emergency - Early Releases and Sentence Reductions.
Section 2967.193 | Earning Days of Credit.
Section 2967.21 | Transfer of Prisoner Does Not Affect Term.
Section 2967.26 | Transitional Control Program.
Section 2967.27 | Escorted Visits.
Section 2967.271 | Presumptions Related to Sentence to Non-Life Felony Indefinite Prison Term.
Section 2967.28 | Post-Release Controls - Failure to Notify Offender.
Section 2967.29 | Agreement for Joint Supervision of Parolee.