R.C. § 2930.17 Statement of Victim Prior to Judicial Release Or Early Release

• Library: Ohio Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current with legislation from 2024 received as of February 15, 2024.
• Year: 2023
• Citation: R.C. § 2930.17

(A) In determining whether to grant a judicial release to a defendant from a prison term pursuant to section 2929.20 of the Revised Code at a time before the defendant's stated prison term expires, [in determining whether to grant a release to an offender from a prison term pursuant to section 2967.19 of the Revised Code at a time before the offender's stated prison term expires,] or in determining whether to grant a judicial release or early release to an alleged juvenile offender from a commitment to the department of youth services pursuant to section 2151.38 of the Revised Code, the court shall permit a victim of a [crime] criminal offense or [specified] delinquent act for which the defendant or alleged juvenile offender was incarcerated or committed, and the victim's representative, if applicable, to [make a statement]be heard orally, in writing, or both, in addition to any other statement made under this chapter, concerning the effects of that [crime] criminal offense or [specified] delinquent act on the victim, the circumstances surrounding the [crime] criminal offense or [specified] delinquent act, the manner in which the [crime] criminal offense or [specified] delinquent act was perpetrated, and the victim's or victim's representative's opinion whether the defendant or alleged juvenile offender should be released. The victim and victim's representative, if applicable, may [make the statement] be heard in writing[or], orally, or both at the [court's] victim's or victim's representative's discretion. The court shall [give] allow the defendant or alleged juvenile offenderto review a copy of any written impact statement made by the victim or victim's representative under this section and shall give either the adult parole authorit...