R.C. § 2961.21 Definitions Regarding Application For Certificate of Achievement and Employability

• Library: Ohio Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current with legislation from 2024 received as of February 15, 2024.
• Year: 2023
• Citation: R.C. § 2961.21

As used in sections 2961.21 to 2961.24 of the Revised Code:

(A)

(1) "Discretionary civil impact" means any section of the Revised Code or the Administrative Code that creates a penalty, disability, or disadvantage, however denominated, to which all of the following apply:

(a) It is triggered in whole or in part by a person's conviction of an offense, whether or not the penalty, disability, or disadvantage is included in the judgment or sentence.

(b) It is imposed on a person, licensing agency, or employer.

(c) It permits, but does not require, that the person with the conviction record have a license denied or revoked, permits an agency to deny or revoke a license or certification to the person with the conviction record or business, or permits a business to refuse to employ the person with the conviction record.

(2) "Discretionary civil impact" does not include imprisonment, probation, parole, supervised release, forfeiture, restitution, fine, assessment, or costs of prosecution.

(B) "Eligible prisoner" means any of the following:

(1) A prisoner who is serving a prison term in a state correctional institution and who satisfies all of the criteria specified in division (A)(1) of section 2961.22 of the Revised Code to be eligible to apply to the department of rehabilitation and correction or the sentencing court for a certificate of achievement and employability;

(2) A prisoner who has been released from a state correctional institution, who is under supervision on parole or under a post-release control sanction, and who satisfies all of the criteria specified in division (A)(1) of section 2961.22 of the Revised Code to be eligible to apply to the adult parole authority for a certificate of achievement and employability.