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Ohio Rev. Code § 2967.193 (2026)

Earning days of credit

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October 3, 2023
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House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
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(A)(1) The provisions of this section apply until April 4, 2024, to persons confined in a state correctional institution or in the substance use disorder treatment program. On and after April 4, 2024, the provisions of section 2967.194 of the Revised Code apply to persons so confined, in the manner specified in division (G) of that section.

(2) Except as provided in division (C) of this section and subject to the maximum aggregate total specified in division (A)(4) of this section, a person confined in a state correctional institution or placed in the substance use disorder treatment program may provisionally earn one day or five days of credit, based on the category set forth in division (D)(1), (2), (3), (4), or (5) of this section in which the person is included, toward satisfaction of the person's stated prison term, as described in division (F) of this section, for each completed month during which the person, if confined in a state correctional institution, productively participates in an education program, vocational training, employment in prison industries, treatment for substance abuse, or any other constructive program developed by the department of rehabilitation and correction with specific standards for performance by prisoners or during which the person, if placed in the substance use disorder treatment program, productively participates in the program. Except as provided in division (C) of this section and subject to the maximum aggregate total specified in division (A)(4) of this section, a person so confined in a state correctional institution who successfully completes two programs or activities of that type may, in addition, provisionally earn up to five days of credit toward satisfaction of the person's stated prison term, as described in division (F) of this section, for the successful completion of the second program or activity. The person shall not be awarded any provisional days of credit for the successful completion of the first program or activity or for the successful completion of any program or activity that is completed after the second program or activity. At the end of each calendar month in which a person productively participates in a program or activity listed in this division or successfully completes a program or activity listed in this division, the department of rehabilitation and correction shall determine and record the total number of days credit that the person provisionally earned in that calendar month. If the person in a state correctional institution violates prison rules or the person in the substance use disorder treatment program violates program or department rules, the department may deny the person a credit that otherwise could have been provisionally awarded to the person or may withdraw one or more credits previously provisionally earned by the person. Days of credit provisionally earned by a person shall be finalized and awarded by the department subject to administrative review by the department of the person's conduct.

(3) Unless a person is serving a mandatory prison term or a prison term for an offense of violence or a sexually oriented offense, and notwithstanding the maximum aggregate total specified in division (A)(4) of this section, a person who successfully completes any of the following shall earn ninety days of credit toward satisfaction of the person's stated prison term or a ten per cent reduction of the person's stated prison term, whichever is less:

(a) An Ohio high school diploma or Ohio certificate of high school equivalence certified by the Ohio central school system;

(b) A therapeutic drug community program;

(c) All three phases of the department of rehabilitation and correction's intensive outpatient drug treatment program;

(d) A career technical vocational school program;

(e) A college certification program;

(f) The criteria for a certificate of achievement and employability as specified in division (A)(1) of section 2961.22 of the Revised Code.

(4)(a) Except for persons described in division (A)(3) of this section and subject to division (A)(4)(b) of this section, the aggregate days of credit provisionally earned by a person for program or activity participation and program and activity completion under this section and the aggregate days of credit finally credited to a person under this section shall not exceed eight per cent of the total number of days in the person's stated prison term.

(b) If a person is confined in a state correctional institution or in the substance use disorder treatment program after the effective date of this amendment , and if the person as of that effective date has met the eight per cent limit specified in division (A)(4)(a) of this section or the person meets that eight per cent limit between that effective date and April 3, 2024, both of the following apply with respect to the person:

(i) On and after the effective date of this amendment , the eight per cent limit specified in division (A)(4)(a) of this section no longer applies to the person;

(ii) On and after the effective date of this amendment , the aggregate days of credit provisionally earned by a person for program or activity participation and program and activity completion under this section and the aggregate days of credit finally credited to a person under this section shall not exceed fifteen per cent of the total number of days in the person's stated prison term.

(B) The department of rehabilitation and correction shall adopt rules that specify the programs or activities for which credit may be earned under this section, the criteria for determining productive participation in, or completion of, the programs or activities and the criteria for awarding credit, including criteria for awarding additional credit for successful program or activity completion, and the criteria for denying or withdrawing previously provisionally earned credit as a result of a violation of prison rules, or program or department rules, whichever is applicable.

(C) No person confined in a state correctional institution or placed in a substance use disorder treatment program to whom any of the following applies shall be awarded any days of credit under division (A) of this section:

(1) The person is serving a prison term that section 2929.13 or section 2929.14 of the Revised Code specifies cannot be reduced pursuant to this section or this chapter or is serving a sentence for which section 2967.13 or division (B) of section 2929.143 of the Revised Code specifies that the person is not entitled to any earned credit under this section.

(2) The person is sentenced to death or is serving a prison term or a term of life imprisonment for aggravated murder, murder, or a conspiracy or attempt to commit, or complicity in committing, aggravated murder or murder.

(3) The person is serving a sentence of life imprisonment without parole imposed pursuant to section 2929.03 or 2929.06 of the Revised Code, a prison term or a term of life imprisonment without parole imposed pursuant to section 2971.03 of the Revised Code, or a sentence for a sexually oriented offense that was committed on or after September 30, 2011.

(D) This division does not apply to a determination of whether a person confined in a state correctional institution or placed in a substance use disorder treatment program may earn any days of credit under division (A) of this section for successful completion of a second program or activity. The determination of whether a person confined in a state correctional institution may earn one day of credit or five days of credit under division (A) of this section for each completed month during which the person productively participates in a program or activity specified under that division shall be made in accordance with the following:

(1) The offender may earn one day of credit under division (A) of this section, except as provided in division (C) of this section, if the most serious offense for which the offender is confined is any of the following that is a felony of the first or second degree:

(a) A violation of division (A) of section 2903.04 or of section 2903.03, 2903.11, 2903.15, 2905.01, 2907.24, 2907.25, 2909.02, 2909.09, 2909.10, 2909.101, 2909.26, 2909.27, 2909.29, 2911.01, 2911.02, 2911.11, 2911.12, 2919.13, 2919.15, 2919.151, 2919.22, 2921.34, 2923.01, 2923.131, 2923.162, 2923.32, 2925.24, or 2927.24 of the Revised Code;

(b) A conspiracy or attempt to commit, or complicity in committing, any other offense for which the maximum penalty is imprisonment for life or any offense listed in division (D)(1)(a) of this section.

(2) The offender may earn one day of credit under division (A) of this section, except as provided in division (C) of this section, if the offender is serving a stated prison term that includes a prison term imposed for a sexually oriented offense that the offender committed prior to September 30, 2011.

(3) The offender may earn one day of credit under division (A) of this section, except as provided in division (C) of this section, if the offender is serving a stated prison term that includes a prison term imposed for a felony other than carrying a concealed weapon an essential element of which is any conduct or failure to act expressly involving any deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance.

(4) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, if the most serious offense for which the offender is confined is a felony of the first or second degree and divisions (D)(1), (2), and (3) of this section do not apply to the offender, the offender may earn one day of credit under division (A) of this section if the offender committed that offense prior to September 30, 2011, and the offender may earn five days of credit under division (A) of this section if the offender committed that offense on or after September 30, 2011.

(5) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, if the most serious offense for which the offender is confined is a felony of the third, fourth, or fifth degree or an unclassified felony and neither division (D)(2) nor (3) of this section applies to the offender, the offender may earn one day of credit under division (A) of this section if the offender committed that offense prior to September 30, 2011, and the offender may earn five days of credit under division (A) of this section if the offender committed that offense on or after September 30, 2011.

(E) The department annually shall seek and consider the written feedback of the Ohio prosecuting attorneys association, the Ohio judicial conference, the Ohio public defender, the Ohio association of criminal defense lawyers, and other organizations and associations that have an interest in the operation of the corrections system and the earned credits program under this section as part of its evaluation of the program and in determining whether to modify the program.

(F) Days of credit awarded under this section shall be applied toward satisfaction of a person's stated prison term as follows:

(1) Toward the definite prison term of a prisoner serving a definite prison term as a stated prison term;

(2) Toward the minimum and maximum terms of a prisoner serving an indefinite prison term imposed under division (A)(1)(a) or (2)(a) of section 2929.14 of the Revised Code for a felony of the first or second degree committed on or after March 22, 2019.

(G) As used in this section:

(1) "Sexually oriented offense" has the same meaning as in section 2950.01 of the Revised Code.

(2) "Substance use disorder treatment program" means the substance use disorder treatment program established by the department of rehabilitation and correction under section 5120.035 of the Revised Code.

Last updated October 3, 2023 at 2:14 PM

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 99 cases (37 in the last 5 years), 1998–2026 · leading case: State v. Eitzman, 2022 Ohio 574 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022).
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State v. Eitzman, 2022 Ohio 574 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 26× “Fourth Assignment of Error {¶34} Eitzman argues that the sentencing entry incorrectly states that he is not eligible for earned credit under R.C. 2967.193. -16- Case No. 7-21-03 Legal Standard {¶35} As an initial matter, we reincorporate the legal standard for appellate…”
State v. Hand (Slip Opinion), 2016 Ohio 5504 (Ohio 2016). · cites it 8× “19, section 2967.193, or any other provision of Chapter 2967.”
State v. Dean (Slip Opinion), 2015 Ohio 4347 (Ohio 2015). · cites it 4× “20, section 2967.193, or any other provision of Chapter 2967.”
State v. Peters, 2023 Ohio 4362 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 9× “13(F), a “mandatory prison term” pursuant to Ohio’s statutory framework refers not only to the fact that prison must be imposed by a trial court for the offenses or under the circumstances set forth in R.”
State v. Landers, 2017 Ohio 1194 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 9× “{¶ 3} Landers further contends that the trial court erred in overruling his motion for a lesser included offense instruction, and by telling Landers that he could earn days of jail credit under R.C. 2967.193. Finally, Landers argues that his conviction was against the manifest…”
State v. Moore (Slip Opinion), 2018 Ohio 3237 (Ohio 2018). · cites it 3× “We assume that the General Assembly meant exactly what it said in the specification provision: the prison term for a firearm specification may not be reduced based on R.C. 2967.193 or any other provision of R.”
State v. Kennedy, 2013 Ohio 4221 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 5× “14(D)(3) does not require a court to notify the defendant if, under the circumstances specified in R.C. 2967.193, he is not eligible to earn days of credit.”
State v. Brown, 2016 Ohio 310 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 8× “), challenging the trial court’s statutory authority to limit his eligibility to earn days of credit under R.C. 2967.193 as a part of its sentence. {¶5} Brown advances that assignment of error in his reopened appeal.”
State v. Delvallie, 2022 Ohio 470 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). “, R.C. 2967.193(A); R.C. 2967.13. This idea is also nothing new.”
State v. Coons, 2023 Ohio 3506 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 25× “{¶ 2} In his sole assignment of error, Coons contends the trial court erred in declaring him ineligible under R.C. 2967.193 for earned credit toward his prison sentence -2- for corrupting another with drugs.”
Woods v. Telb, 733 N.E.2d 1103 (Ohio 2000). · cites it 2× “2 R.C. 2967.193(A). Finally, the Parole Board no longer has the authority to determine how long an offender stays in prison.”
State v. Daniels, 2013 Ohio 358 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 4× “R.C. 2967.193. Former R.C. 2929.19(B)(2)(g) provided that, upon imposing a prison term, a trial court was required to “[i]nclude in the offender’s sentence a statement notifying the offender of the information described in [R.”
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— Ohio Rev. Code § 2967.193(A) — 9 cases
State v. Delvallie, 2022 Ohio 470 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). “, R.C. 2967.193(A); R.C. 2967.13. This idea is also nothing new.”
Woods v. Telb, 733 N.E.2d 1103 (Ohio 2000). “2 R.C. 2967.193(A). Finally, the Parole Board no longer has the authority to determine how long an offender stays in prison.”
Woods v. Telb, 2000 Ohio 171 (Ohio 2000).
State v. Kennedy, 2013 Ohio 4221 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013). “14(D)(3) does not require a court to notify the defendant if, under the circumstances specified in R.C. 2967.193, he is not eligible to earn days of credit.”
State v. Baldwin, 2016 Ohio 5476 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2967.193(A)(1) — 6 cases
State v. Eitzman, 2022 Ohio 574 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). “Fourth Assignment of Error {¶34} Eitzman argues that the sentencing entry incorrectly states that he is not eligible for earned credit under R.C. 2967.193. -16- Case No. 7-21-03 Legal Standard {¶35} As an initial matter, we reincorporate the legal standard for appellate…”
Hinton v. Ohio Bureau of Sentence Computation, 2018 Ohio 237 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018).
State v. Livingston, 2014 Ohio 1637 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014).
State v. Coons, 2023 Ohio 3506 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023). “{¶ 2} In his sole assignment of error, Coons contends the trial court erred in declaring him ineligible under R.C. 2967.193 for earned credit toward his prison sentence -2- for corrupting another with drugs.”
State v. Grays, 2023 Ohio 221 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2967.193(A)(2) — 6 cases
State v. Eitzman, 2022 Ohio 574 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). “Fourth Assignment of Error {¶34} Eitzman argues that the sentencing entry incorrectly states that he is not eligible for earned credit under R.C. 2967.193. -16- Case No. 7-21-03 Legal Standard {¶35} As an initial matter, we reincorporate the legal standard for appellate…”
State v. Coons, 2023 Ohio 3506 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023). “{¶ 2} In his sole assignment of error, Coons contends the trial court erred in declaring him ineligible under R.C. 2967.193 for earned credit toward his prison sentence -2- for corrupting another with drugs.”
State v. Baugh, 2018 Ohio 2452 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018).
State v. Knauff, 2025 Ohio 3046 (Ohio Ct. App. 2025).
State v. Grays, 2023 Ohio 221 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2967.193(A)(3) — 3 cases
State v. Coons, 2023 Ohio 3506 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023). “{¶ 2} In his sole assignment of error, Coons contends the trial court erred in declaring him ineligible under R.C. 2967.193 for earned credit toward his prison sentence -2- for corrupting another with drugs.”
State v. Lorraine, 2024 Ohio 1343 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024).
State v. Knauff, 2025 Ohio 3046 (Ohio Ct. App. 2025).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2967.193(C) — 8 cases
State v. Eitzman, 2022 Ohio 574 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). “Fourth Assignment of Error {¶34} Eitzman argues that the sentencing entry incorrectly states that he is not eligible for earned credit under R.C. 2967.193. -16- Case No. 7-21-03 Legal Standard {¶35} As an initial matter, we reincorporate the legal standard for appellate…”
State v. Setty, 2014 Ohio 2340 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014).
State v. Coons, 2023 Ohio 3506 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023). “{¶ 2} In his sole assignment of error, Coons contends the trial court erred in declaring him ineligible under R.C. 2967.193 for earned credit toward his prison sentence -2- for corrupting another with drugs.”
State v. Fisher, 2016 Ohio 4750 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016).
Hall v. Chambers Smith (S.D. Ohio 2024).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2967.193(C)(1) — 2 cases
State v. Daniels, 2013 Ohio 358 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013). “R.C. 2967.193. Former R.C. 2929.19(B)(2)(g) provided that, upon imposing a prison term, a trial court was required to “[i]nclude in the offender’s sentence a statement notifying the offender of the information described in [R.”
State v. Grays, 2023 Ohio 221 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2967.193(C)(2) — 1 case
State v. Morrison, 2018 Ohio 53 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2967.193(C)(3) — 1 case
State v. Coons, 2023 Ohio 3506 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023). “{¶ 2} In his sole assignment of error, Coons contends the trial court erred in declaring him ineligible under R.C. 2967.193 for earned credit toward his prison sentence -2- for corrupting another with drugs.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2967.193(D) — 1 case
State v. Eitzman, 2022 Ohio 574 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). “Fourth Assignment of Error {¶34} Eitzman argues that the sentencing entry incorrectly states that he is not eligible for earned credit under R.C. 2967.193. -16- Case No. 7-21-03 Legal Standard {¶35} As an initial matter, we reincorporate the legal standard for appellate…”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2967.193(D)(1)(a) — 1 case
State v. Eitzman, 2022 Ohio 574 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). “Fourth Assignment of Error {¶34} Eitzman argues that the sentencing entry incorrectly states that he is not eligible for earned credit under R.C. 2967.193. -16- Case No. 7-21-03 Legal Standard {¶35} As an initial matter, we reincorporate the legal standard for appellate…”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2967.193(F)(2) — 1 case
State v. Coons, 2023 Ohio 3506 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023). “{¶ 2} In his sole assignment of error, Coons contends the trial court erred in declaring him ineligible under R.C. 2967.193 for earned credit toward his prison sentence -2- for corrupting another with drugs.”
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