The director of rehabilitation and correction is the executive head of the department of rehabilitation and correction. All duties conferred on the various divisions and institutions of the department by law or by order of the director shall be performed under the rules and regulations that the director prescribes and shall be under the director's control. Inmates committed to the department of rehabilitation and correction shall be under the legal custody of the director or the director's designee, and the director or the director's designee shall have power to control transfers of inmates between the several state institutions included under section 5120.05 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5120.01
Director of rehabilitation and correction - powers and duties
Known as the Laura's Law
The act spans §§ 5120–5120 (121 sections).
Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case State ex rel. Stevens v. Hoying (2024)
Most recently applied in State ex rel. Johnson v. Hoying (February 2026)
Effective: March 31, 2003; Latest Legislation: House Bill 510 - 124th General Assembly
Official source: Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules (Legislative Service Commission). Reproduced from public-domain Ohio statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.