Home Probation Services. Vision Statement The Adult Probation Department is committed to maintaining a dynamic, evidence-based organization that empowers staff, promotes diversity, values learning, and works collaboratively with the community to positively impact individuals under our supervision while protecting the citizens of Franklin County.
Mission Statement As an integral part of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas - General Division, the Adult Probation Department provides services and interventions from pretrial release through post conviction supervision. Probation Supervision. Risk Reduction Supervision. Risk Reduction. Chemical Dependency. Mental Health.
Sex Offender. Low Risk Supervision. Compact Supervision. Pre-Trial Services. Pre-Sentence Investigation. For certain types of F-4s and F-5s, it is mandatory that the court sentence the offender to community control probation if:. If you are charged with a drug offense in Columbus, you need to know that Chapter of the Ohio Revised Code identifies and defines Ohio drug crimes.
The Ohio Sentencing Commission has published a 2-page Drug Offense Sentencing Guide, which is very helpful in determining potential sentences for each offense. The potential penalties for both Drug Trafficking and Drug Possession are listed based on the quantities of narcotics that are charged in the indictment.
The Sentencing Guide can be found online here. For persons convicted in Columbus, Ohio, the general rule under Ohio law is that there is a presumption that prison terms be served concurrently meaning at the same time.
However, the court has discretion to impose consecutive sentences if he finds it necessary to protect the public or punish the offender, that consecutives sentences are not disproportionate, and finds one of the following:. Furthermore, there are circumstances where the court has no discretion and must impose consecutive sentences. For instance, firearm and other specifications carry consecutive terms that must be served before the underlying term for the offense. Community control sanctions are what used to be called conditions of probation.
Community control sanctions can include residential or non-residential sanctions. Residential sanctions care the most restrictive and can include local jail time up to 6 months , half-way house, or time at a community-based correctional facility CBCF for up to 6 months. The court can impose other conditions of community control reasonable related to the conduct involved in the criminal offense. The duration of community control can range from 1 to 5 years.
Violations of community control can result in the imposition of more restrictive sanctions, such as residential sanctions, extension of the time served under community control up to the maximum of 5 years, or imprisonment.
In Ohio, under Section Under this statute, an accused can file a motion asking the trial court to put a stop to the case and substitute a treatment plan in lieu of prosecution. If the trial court grants the motion, and the accused completes the treatment plan, then the case is dismissed.
Eligibility for treatment through Intervention In Lieu of Conviction is available for a whole host of fourth and fifth degree felonies, including theft offenses, felony nonsupport offenses, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, passing bad checks, forgery, misuse of a credit card, fourth and fifth degree felony drug possession cases, and fifth degree felony drug trafficking charges, to name a few. It also is now available to certain repeat offenders. It is not available to persons charged with first, second, and third degree felonies — unless the prosecutor is willing to reduce to charge to a lesser offense.
Nor is it available to persons charged with offenses of violence. Under this program, an offender performs community service, makes restitution to the alleged victims, and upon completion will have his or her case dismissed and the arrest and subsequent criminal proceedings will be eligible to be sealed or expunged. Look here to see if you may be eligible for diversion. In addition to prison or probation, there is also the possibility of financial sanctions.
These can include fines, court costs, pay-for-stay jail costs, cost of prosecution and investigation, and restitution. The amount of a fine depends on the level of the offense and whether there is a specific provision that would call for a specific fine to be imposed.
Inability to pay can also be grounds to avoid imposition of court costs. A sentencing hearing is required in all felony cases before the judge can impose a sentence. The court must consider those statements, the record, a pre-sentence investigation report, if any, and a victim impact statement, if any, before imposing sentence. It is important to note that a pre-sentence investigation and report PSIR is required if the person is going to be sentenced to community control or probation.
The purpose of the PSIR is to provide the sentencing judge with more information about your history and characteristics, family and social background, prior record, circumstances surrounding the offense, and a risk assessment. Even when a PSIR is not required, there can be reasons for wanting one anyway, such as when one plans to file an application for judicial release under Section Likewise, there can be many reasons not to request a PSIR, such as when more damaging information would likely be presented to the court.
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