Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 2152.01 (2026)

Purpose of juvenile dispositions

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(A) The overriding purposes for dispositions under this chapter are to provide for the care, protection, and mental and physical development of children subject to this chapter, protect the public interest and safety, hold the offender accountable for the offender's actions, restore the victim, and rehabilitate the offender. These purposes shall be achieved by a system of graduated sanctions and services.

(B) Dispositions under this chapter shall be reasonably calculated to achieve the overriding purposes set forth in this section, commensurate with and not demeaning to the seriousness of the delinquent child's or the juvenile traffic offender's conduct and its impact on the victim, and consistent with dispositions for similar acts committed by similar delinquent children and juvenile traffic offenders. The court shall not base the disposition on the race, ethnic background, gender, or religion of the delinquent child or juvenile traffic offender.

(C) To the extent they do not conflict with this chapter, the provisions of Chapter 2151. of the Revised Code apply to the proceedings under this chapter.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 94 cases (31 in the last 5 years), 2001–2026 · leading case: State v. Morgan (Slip Opinion), 2017-Ohio-7565, 103 N.E.3d 784.
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State v. Morgan (Slip Opinion), 2017-Ohio-7565, 103 N.E.3d 784. · cites it 10× “{¶ 46} The General Assembly revised these statements regarding delinquency proceedings when it enacted R.C. 2152.01 in 2000. While the “overriding purposes” for delinquency dispositions continued to be for “the care, protection, and mental and physical development of children,”…”
In re H.V., 2014-Ohio-812, 7 N.E.3d 1173. · cites it 14× “The statute further states that these purposes are to be achieved “by a system of graduated sanctions and services.”
In re C.P., 2012-Ohio-1446, 131 Ohio St. 3d 513. · cites it 8× “R.C. 2152.01 establishes the purposes of any juvenile disposition: (A) The overriding purposes for dispositions under this chapter are to provide for the care, protection, and mental and physical development of children subject to this chapter, protect the public interest and…”
State v. Smith (Slip Opinion), 2022-Ohio-274, 194 N.E.3d 297. · cites it 9× “” R.C. 2152.01(A). In contrast, the purposes of felony sentencing “are to protect the public from future crime by the offender and others and to punish the offender.”
State v. Aalim (Slip Opinion), 2017-Ohio-2956, 150 Ohio 8. · cites it 4× “” R.C. 2152.01(A). On balance, and in light of the government’s role with regard to children, I believe that a juvenile-transfer hearing cannot be “meaningful” within the requirements of procedural due process without procedures like those found in the discretionary-transfer…”
State v. Hand (Slip Opinion), 2016-Ohio-5504, 73 N.E.3d 448. · cites it 2× “” R.C. 2152.01(A). In contrast, the purposes of felony sentencing “are to protect the public from future crime by the offender and others and to punish the offender.”
State v. D.H., 901 N.E.2d 209 (Ohio 2009). · cites it 4× “13(D)(2)(a)(i) refers to R.C. 2152.01, which establishes the purposes of any juvenile disposition: {¶ 28} “(A) The overriding purposes for dispositions under this chapter are to provide for the care, protection, and mental and physical development of children subject to this…”
In re J.G., 2021-Ohio-1624. · cites it 7× “13(D)(2)(a) sets out a three-tiered process a court must follow once a minor is adjudicated delinquent under circumstances that allow, but do not require, a blended juvenile/adult SYO dispositional sentence; to wit: (1) the court must make findings that, given the circumstances…”
In re K.M.C., 2016-Ohio-5322. · cites it 7× “{¶5} R.C. 2152.01 requires that a delinquency disposition be “reasonably calculated to achieve the overriding purposes” of (1) providing for the care, protection, and mental and physical development of the delinquent child; (2) protecting the public interest and safety; (3)…”
In re J.S., 2020-Ohio-3413. · cites it 6× “{¶13} “Because the juvenile court ‘has the opportunity to see and hear the delinquent child, to assess the consequences of the child’s delinquent behavior, and to evaluate all the circumstances involved,’ [R.C. 2152.01] authorizes it to issue orders of disposition appropriate to…”
In re J.V., 2012-Ohio-4961, 979 N.E.2d 1203. · cites it 2× “” R.C. 2152.01(A). We have addressed R.C. 2152.”
In re D.H., 2022-Ohio-1972. · cites it 10× “Essentially, appellant argues that the trial court based its disposition order on its frustration with the state in agreeing to the terms of the plea agreement rather than the R.C. 2152.01 purposes of juvenile disposition.”
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Ohio Rev. Code § 2152.01(A): 77 cases
In re H.V., 2014-Ohio-812, 7 N.E.3d 1173. “The statute further states that these purposes are to be achieved “by a system of graduated sanctions and services.”
State v. Smith (Slip Opinion), 2022-Ohio-274, 194 N.E.3d 297. “” R.C. 2152.01(A). In contrast, the purposes of felony sentencing “are to protect the public from future crime by the offender and others and to punish the offender.”
State v. Aalim (Slip Opinion), 2017-Ohio-2956, 150 Ohio 8. “” R.C. 2152.01(A). On balance, and in light of the government’s role with regard to children, I believe that a juvenile-transfer hearing cannot be “meaningful” within the requirements of procedural due process without procedures like those found in the discretionary-transfer…”
State v. Morgan (Slip Opinion), 2017-Ohio-7565, 103 N.E.3d 784. “{¶ 46} The General Assembly revised these statements regarding delinquency proceedings when it enacted R.C. 2152.01 in 2000. While the “overriding purposes” for delinquency dispositions continued to be for “the care, protection, and mental and physical development of children,”…”
State v. Hand (Slip Opinion), 2016-Ohio-5504, 73 N.E.3d 448. “” R.C. 2152.01(A). In contrast, the purposes of felony sentencing “are to protect the public from future crime by the offender and others and to punish the offender.”
Ohio Rev. Code § 2152.01(B): 28 cases
State v. Morgan (Slip Opinion), 2017-Ohio-7565, 103 N.E.3d 784. “{¶ 46} The General Assembly revised these statements regarding delinquency proceedings when it enacted R.C. 2152.01 in 2000. While the “overriding purposes” for delinquency dispositions continued to be for “the care, protection, and mental and physical development of children,”…”
State v. K.W., 2016-Ohio-7365.
In re D.S., 856 N.E.2d 921 (Ohio 2006).
In re D.R., 2022-Ohio-4493, 225 N.E.3d 894.
In re K.M.C., 2016-Ohio-5322. “{¶5} R.C. 2152.01 requires that a delinquency disposition be “reasonably calculated to achieve the overriding purposes” of (1) providing for the care, protection, and mental and physical development of the delinquent child; (2) protecting the public interest and safety; (3)…”
Ohio Rev. Code § 2152.01(C): 2 cases
In re J.D., 874 N.E.2d 858 (Ohio Ct. App. 10th Dist. 2007).
In re M.O., 2011-Ohio-5141.
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