Ohio § 5139.35 Prior consent of committing court required for placement in less restrictive setting

Ohio Statutes

§ 5139.35 — Prior consent of committing court required for placement in less restrictive setting

Ohio § 5139.35

Title 51Public Welfare

Ch. 5139Youth Services

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5139.35 (2026).

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(A)Except as provided in division (C) of this section and division (C)(2) of section5139.06of the Revised Code, the department of youth services shall not place a child committed to it pursuant to section2152.16or divisions (A) and (B) of section2152.17of the Revised Code who has not been institutionalized or institutionalized in a secure facility for the prescribed minimum period of institutionalization in an institution with a less restrictive setting than that in which the child was originally placed, other than an institution under the management and control of the department, without first obtaining the prior consent of the committing court.

(B)Except as provided in division (C) of this section, the department of youth services shall notify the committing court, in writing, of any

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(A) Except as provided in division (C) of this section and division (C)(2) of section5139.06of the Revised Code, the department of youth services shall not place a child committed to it pursuant to section2152.16or divisions (A) and (B) of section2152.17of the Revised Code who has not been institutionalized or institutionalized in a secure facility for the prescribed minimum period of institutionalization in an institution with a less restrictive setting than that in which the child was originally placed, other than an institution under the management and control of the department, without first obtaining the prior consent of the committing court.

(B) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, the department of youth services shall notify the committing court, in writing, of any placement of a child committed to it pursuant to division (A)(1)(b), (c), (d), or (e) of section2152.16or divisions (A) and (B) of section2152.17of the Revised Code who has been institutionalized or institutionalized in a secure facility for the prescribed minimum period of institutionalization under those divisions in an institution with a less restrictive setting than that in which the child was originally placed, other than an institution under the management and control of the department, at least fifteen days before the scheduled date of placement.

(C) If, pursuant to division (C)(2) of section5139.06of the Revised Code, the department of youth services transfers a child committed to it pursuant to division (A)(1)(b), (c), (d), or (e) of section2152.16or divisions (A) and (B) of section2152.17of the Revised Code to a correctional medical center established by the department of rehabilitation and correction, the department of youth services shall send the committing court a certified copy of the transfer order.