Sub. H.B. 181

127th General Assembly

(S. Judiciary – Criminal Justice)

The Senate Committee added provisions that do the following:

(1) Require a court to impose an additional court cost of $10 for a moving violation to provide funds for certain costs of drug task forces, certain costs of alcohol monitoring provided to indigent offenders, and certain indigent defense costs, create the Drug Law Enforcement Fund to be administered by the Division of Criminal Justice Services of the Department of Public Safety for the provision of the funds for drug task forces, create the Indigent Defense Support Fund to be administered by the State Public Defender for the provision of the funds for indigent defense, and provide the funds for the costs of alcohol monitoring of indigent defendants out of the Indigent Drivers Alcohol Treatment Fund (R.C. 120.08, 2949.092, 2949.094, 4511.181, 4511.191, and 5502.68).

(2) Expand the authorized uses of moneys that currently comprise the Indigent Drivers Alcohol Treatment Fund (R.C. 4511.191).

(3) Define "continuous alcohol monitoring," which currently is used in R.C. 4511.19 but is not defined (R.C. 4511.181).

(4) Provide that, in any review hearing that pertains to a permanency plan for a child who will not be returned to the parent, the court must consider in-state and out-of-state placement options and must determine whether the in-state or the out-of-state placement continues to be appropriate and in the best interests of the child and that in any review hearing that pertains to a permanency plan, the court or a court-appointed citizens board must consult in an age-appropriate manner with the child regarding the proposed permanency plan for the child (R.C. 2151.417).

(5) In provisions that govern certain reviews or hearings regarding foster care placement of a child, custody of a child with a relative other than a parent, or adoption of a child, specify that the foster caregiver, relative, or prospective adoptive parent has the right to (instead of may) present evidence (R.C. 2151.424).

(6) Declare an emergency (Section 3).

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