Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 2943.032 (2026)

Court to advise defendant as to possible extension of prison term

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(A) Prior to accepting a guilty plea or a plea of no contest to an indictment, information, or complaint that charges a felony, the court shall inform the defendant personally that, if the defendant pleads guilty or no contest to the felony so charged or any other felony, if the court imposes a prison term upon the defendant for the felony, and if the offender violates the conditions of a post-release control sanction imposed by the parole board upon the completion of the stated prison term, the parole board may impose upon the offender a residential sanction that includes a new prison term of up to nine months, subject to a maximum cumulative prison term for all violations that does not exceed one-half of the definite prison term that is the stated prison term originally imposed upon the offender or, with respect to a non-life felony indefinite prison term, one-half of the minimum prison term included as part of the stated non-life felony indefinite prison term originally imposed on the offender.

(B) As used in this section, "non-life felony indefinite prison term" has the same meaning as in section 2929.01 of the Revised Code.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 63 cases (11 in the last 5 years), 1999–2025 · leading case: State v. Fabian, 2020 Ohio 3926 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020).
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State v. Fabian, 2020 Ohio 3926 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 5× “{¶ 11} As further explained by the General Assembly in R.C. 2943.032: Prior to accepting a guilty plea or a plea of no contest to an indictment, information, or complaint that charges a felony, the court shall inform the defendant personally that, if the defendant pleads guilty…”
State v. Boswell, 2009 Ohio 1577 (Ohio 2009). · cites it 4× “11(C)(2)(a) and R.C. 2943.032 at the sentencing hearing, because it did not advise Boswell of the maximum penalty for his crimes before he entered his guilty plea.”
State v. Jones, 2013 Ohio 119 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 6× “Post-release Control Violation Notice {¶ 4} The first assignment of error alleges that the trial court failed to comply with R.C. 2943.032 by not informing Jones that if he violates a condition of his mandatorily imposed post-release control sanction, he could be sent back to…”
State v. Gales, 721 N.E.2d 497 (Ohio Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 6× “Pursuant to R.C. 2943.032, the court is required to inform a defendant pleading to a felony about the following provisions: “(A) The parole board may extend the stated prison term if the defendant commits any criminal offense under the law of this state or the United States…”
State v. Shields, 2023 Ohio 1971 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 8× “It is from this order that Shields appeals raising the following two assignments of error: The appellant’s guilty plea was not knowing and voluntary because the trial court, prior to taking the plea, failed to advise appellant that he was subject to “bad time” under O.R.C.…”
State v. Gannon, 2016 Ohio 1007 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 4× “032 provides that “[p]rior to accepting a guilty plea * * * to an indictment * * * that charges a felony, the court shall inform the defendant personally that, if the defendant pleads guilty * * * to the felony so charged or any other felony, if the court imposes a prison term…”
State v. Howard, 2017 Ohio 8020 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 4× “{¶23} R.C. 2943.032 is analogous to Crim.R. 11(C)(2)(a), and provides as follows: Prior to accepting a guilty plea or a plea of no contest to an indictment, information, or complaint that charges a felony, the court shall inform the defendant personally, that, if the defendant…”
State v. Bankston, 2013 Ohio 4346 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 4× “{¶ 16} With respect to post-release control, appellant contends the trial court failed to notify him in accordance with former R.C. 2943.032, which provided: Prior to accepting a guilty plea or a plea of no contest to an indictment, information, or complaint that charges a…”
State v. Bowling, 2025 Ohio 2272 (Ohio Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 8× “In support, Bowling cites R.C. 2943.032, which provides: (A) Prior to accepting a guilty plea or a plea of no contest to an indictment, information, or complaint that charges a felony, the court shall inform the defendant personally that, if the defendant pleads guilty or no…”
State v. McClendon, 2022 Ohio 2830 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 5× “2015 CA 00151, 2016-Ohio-1317, ¶ 17 (noting that R.C. 2943.032[A] "applies to issues of plea colloquies, not issues of improperly imposed post-release control" at sentencing).”
State v. Savage, 2022 Ohio 3653 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 3× “11(C)(2)(c), it failed to abide by R.C. 2943.032. The trial court did not inform 6 OHIO FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS Savage that, under R.”
State ex rel. Bray v. Russell, 729 N.E.2d 359 (Ohio 2000). “19(B)(3)(b) requires the original sentencing judge to notify the offender at the sentencing hearing that “as part of the sentence, the Parole Board may extend the stated prison term for certain violations of prison rules.”
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— Ohio Rev. Code § 2943.032(A) — 8 cases
State v. McClendon, 2022 Ohio 2830 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). “2015 CA 00151, 2016-Ohio-1317, ¶ 17 (noting that R.C. 2943.032[A] "applies to issues of plea colloquies, not issues of improperly imposed post-release control" at sentencing).”
State v. Gales, 721 N.E.2d 497 (Ohio Ct. App. 1999). “Pursuant to R.C. 2943.032, the court is required to inform a defendant pleading to a felony about the following provisions: “(A) The parole board may extend the stated prison term if the defendant commits any criminal offense under the law of this state or the United States…”
State v. Savage, 2022 Ohio 3653 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). “11(C)(2)(c), it failed to abide by R.C. 2943.032. The trial court did not inform 6 OHIO FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS Savage that, under R.”
State v. Taylor-Hollingsworth, 2020 Ohio 278 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020).
State v. Lasure, 2022 Ohio 650 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2943.032(B) — 1 case
State v. Gales, 721 N.E.2d 497 (Ohio Ct. App. 1999). “Pursuant to R.C. 2943.032, the court is required to inform a defendant pleading to a felony about the following provisions: “(A) The parole board may extend the stated prison term if the defendant commits any criminal offense under the law of this state or the United States…”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2943.032(D) — 2 cases
State v. Lababidi, 2012 Ohio 267 (Ohio Ct. App. 2012).
State v. Velazquez, 2011 Ohio 4818 (Ohio Ct. App. 2011).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2943.032(E) — 19 cases
State v. Bankston, 2013 Ohio 4346 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013). “{¶ 16} With respect to post-release control, appellant contends the trial court failed to notify him in accordance with former R.C. 2943.032, which provided: Prior to accepting a guilty plea or a plea of no contest to an indictment, information, or complaint that charges a…”
State v. McCallister, 2013 Ohio 5559 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013).
State v. King, 920 N.E.2d 399 (Ohio Ct. App. 2009).
State v. Gannon, 2016 Ohio 1007 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016). “032 provides that “[p]rior to accepting a guilty plea * * * to an indictment * * * that charges a felony, the court shall inform the defendant personally that, if the defendant pleads guilty * * * to the felony so charged or any other felony, if the court imposes a prison term…”
State v. Jones, 2013 Ohio 119 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013). “Post-release Control Violation Notice {¶ 4} The first assignment of error alleges that the trial court failed to comply with R.C. 2943.032 by not informing Jones that if he violates a condition of his mandatorily imposed post-release control sanction, he could be sent back to…”
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