(A) The legislative authority of a municipal corporation in which is established a municipal court, other than a county-operated municipal court, that has a department of probation shall establish in the municipal treasury a municipal probation services fund. The fund shall contain all moneys paid to the treasurer of the municipal corporation under section 2951.021 of the Revised Code for deposit into the fund. The treasurer of the municipal corporation shall disburse the money contained in the fund at the request of the municipal court department of probation, for use only by that department for specialized staff, purchase of equipment, purchase of services, reconciliation programs for offenders and victims, other treatment programs, including community addiction services providers , determined to be appropriate by the chief probation officer, and other similar expenses related to placing offenders under a community control sanction.
(B) Any money in a municipal probation services fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the treasury of the municipal corporation but shall be retained in the fund.
(C) As used in this section:
(1) "County-operated municipal court" has the same meaning as in section 1901.03 of the Revised Code.
(2) "Community addiction services provider" has the same meaning as in section 5119.01 of the Revised Code.
(3) "Community control sanction" has the same meaning as in section 2929.01 of the Revised Code.
Amended by 131st General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 64, §101.01, eff. 9/29/2015.
Amended by 130th General Assembly File No. 25, HB 59, §101.01, eff. 9/29/2013.
Effective Date: 01-01-2004
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