2006 Ohio Revised Code - [2151.31.2] 2151.312.Places where neglected, abused, dependent or unruly child may or may not be held.

[§ 2151.31.2] § 2151.312. Places where neglected, abused, dependent or unruly child may or may not be held.
 

(A)  A child alleged to be or adjudicated an unruly child may be held only in the following places: 

(1) A certified family foster home or a home approved by the court; 

(2) A facility operated by a certified child welfare agency; 

(3) Any other suitable place designated by the court. 

(B) (1)  Except as provided under division (C)(1) of section 2151.311 [2151.31.1] of the Revised Code, a child alleged to be or adjudicated a neglected child, an abused child, a dependent child, or an unruly child may not be held in any of the following facilities: 

(a) A state correctional institution, county, multicounty, or municipal jail or workhouse, or other place in which an adult convicted of a crime, under arrest, or charged with a crime is held; 

(b) A secure correctional facility. 

(2) Except as provided under sections 2151.26 to 2151.61 of the Revised Code and division (B)(3) of this section, a child alleged to be or adjudicated an unruly child may not be held for more than twenty-four hours in a detention facility. A child alleged to be or adjudicated a neglected child, an abused child, or a dependent child shall not be held in a detention facility. 

(3) A child who is alleged to be or adjudicated an unruly child and who is taken into custody on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, as listed in section 1.14 of the Revised Code, may be held in a detention facility until the next succeeding day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. 
 

HISTORY: 148 v S 179, § 3. Eff 1-1-2002.
 

Not analogous to former RC § 2151.31.2, amended and renumbered RC § 2152.26 in 148 v S 179, eff 1-1-2002.

The effective date is set by section 5 of SB 179. 

The provisions of § 11 of SB 179 (148 v  - ) read, in part, as follows: 

SECTION 11. * * * Section 2151.312 of the Revised Code is presented in this act as a composite of the section as amended by Sub. H.B. 332, Sub. H.B. 448, and Am. Sub. S.B. 181, all of the 123rd General Assembly, with the new language of none of the acts shown in capital letters. * * * This is in recognition of the principle stated in division (B) of section 1.52 of the Revised Code that such amendments are to be harmonized where not substantively irreconcilable and constitutes a legislative finding that such is the resulting version in effect prior to the effective date of this act.