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Ohio Rev. Code § 2951.05 (2026)

Offender on probation control and supervision

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Effective:
January 1, 2004
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 490 - 124th General Assembly
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(A)(1) A county department of probation, a multicounty department of probation, or the adult parole authority that has general control and supervision of offenders who are required to submit to random drug testing under division (A)(1)(a) of section 2929.25 of the Revised Code or who are subject to a nonresidential sanction that includes random drug testing under section 2929.17 or 2929.27 of the Revised Code, may cause each offender to submit to random drug testing performed by a laboratory or entity that has entered into a contract with any of the governmental entities or officers authorized to enter into a contract with that laboratory or entity under section 341.26, 753.33, or 5120.63 of the Revised Code.

(2) If no laboratory or entity described in division (A)(1) of this section has entered into a contract as specified in that division, the county department of probation, the multicounty department of probation, or the adult parole authority, as appropriate, that has general control and supervision of offenders shall cause the offender to submit to random drug testing performed by a reputable public laboratory to determine whether the individual who is the subject of the drug test ingested or was injected with a drug of abuse.

(3) A laboratory or entity that has entered into a contract as specified in division (A)(1) of this section shall perform the random drug testing in accordance with the applicable standards that are included in the terms of that contract. A public laboratory shall perform the random drug tests in accordance with the standards set forth in the policies and procedures established by the department of rehabilitation and correction pursuant to section 5120.63 of the Revised Code. An offender who is subject to a nonresidential sanction that includes random drug testing under section 2929.17 or 2929.27 of the Revised Code shall pay the fee for the drug test if the test results indicate that the offender ingested or was injected with a drug of abuse and if the county department of probation, the multicounty department of probation, or the adult parole authority that has general control and supervision of the offender requires payment of a fee. A laboratory or entity that performs the random drug testing on an offender shall transmit the results of the drug test to the appropriate county probation department, multicounty probation department, or adult parole authority that has general control and supervision of the offender.

(B) As used in this section:

(1) "Multicounty department of probation" means a probation department established under section 2301.27 of the Revised Code to serve more than one county.

(2) "Random drug testing" has the same meaning as in section 5120.63 of the Revised Code.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1990–2000 · leading case: State v. Shoaf, 746 N.E.2d 674 (Ohio Ct. App. 10th Dist. 2000).
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State v. Shoaf, 746 N.E.2d 674 (Ohio Ct. App. 10th Dist. 2000). · cites it 2× ““At any time and for any appropriate reason, the offender, the offender’s probation officer, the authority or department that has the duty to control and supervise the offender as provided for in section 2951.05 of the Revised Code, or the facility or program may petition the…”
State v. Bleasdale, 590 N.E.2d 43 (Ohio Ct. App. 11th Dist. 1990). · cites it 2× “However, that section of the code immediately goes on to say that: "*** At any time and for any appropriate reason, the offender, his probation officer, the authority or department that has the duty to control and supervise the offender as provided for in section 2951.05 of the…”
State v. Hayes, 619 N.E.2d 1188 (Ohio Ct. App. 1st Dist. 1993). · cites it 2× “R.C. 2951.05 provides for the transfer of control and supervision of a defendant on probation, and states that the trial judge maintains jurisdiction over the person of the defendant, but again no authority is given to the trial judge to modify the conditions of probation upon…”
State v. Ibarra, 1 Ohio App. Unrep. 305 (Ohio Ct. App. 8th Dist. 1990). “Such probation would be served at the prison under the supervision of the governmental agencies mentioned in R.C. 2951.05. Assignment affirmed. ASSIGNMENT OF ERROR NO.”
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