# Ohio Rev. Code § 5149.02: Adult parole authority

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T51_C5149_S5149.02

## Section

- **Citation:** Ohio Rev. Code § 5149.02
- **Heading:** Adult parole authority
- **Jurisdiction:** Ohio
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Ohio Revised Code / Title 51 / Chapter 5149 / § 5149.02

## Text

March 31, 2003 House Bill 510 - 124th General Assembly There is hereby created in the division of parole and community services of the department of rehabilitation and correction at bureau level an adult parole authority. The adult parole authority consists of its chief, a field services section, and a parole board. The director of rehabilitation and correction shall appoint the chief of the adult parole authority, one or more superintendents of the field services section, and the chairperson of the parole board, all of whom shall serve at the pleasure of the director and shall be in the unclassified civil service. The authority is a regular administrative unit of the department of rehabilitation and correction and shall operate under rules adopted by the director. The chief of the division of parole and community services may adopt supplemental rules governing operation of the authority, assigning specific powers and duties to the chief of the authority, and assigning specific functions to sections within the authority. No person shall be appointed as chief of the adult parole authority who is not qualified by education or experience in correctional work, including law enforcement, probation, or parole, in law, in social work, or in a combination of the three categories.

## Nearby sections

- [Ohio Rev. Code § 5149.01 § 5149.01. Adult parole authority definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T51_C5149_S5149.01.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 5149.02 § 5149.02. Adult parole authority](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T51_C5149_S5149.02.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 5149.03 § 5149.03. Duties of adult parole authority](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T51_C5149_S5149.03.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 5149.04 § 5149.04. Field services section](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T51_C5149_S5149.04.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 5149.05 § 5149.05. Training requirements for permission to carry firearm](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T51_C5149_S5149.05.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 5149.06 § 5149.06. Duties of field services section](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T51_C5149_S5149.06.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 5149.07 § 5149.07. Maintenance of files and records](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T51_C5149_S5149.07.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 5149.08 § 5149.08. Attorney general duties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T51_C5149_S5149.08.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 5149.09 § 5149.09. Appointing officers and employees](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T51_C5149_S5149.09.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 5149.10 § 5149.10. Parole board](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T51_C5149_S5149.10.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 5149.11 § 5149.11. Oaths - subpoenas - witnesses](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T51_C5149_S5149.11.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 5149.12 § 5149.12. General supervision of probation and parole](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T51_C5149_S5149.12.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 5149.18 § 5149.18. Interstate compact for supervision of parolees and probationers definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T51_C5149_S5149.18.md)
- [Ohio Rev. Code § 5149.21 § 5149.21. Interstate compact for adult offender supervision](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OH_T51_C5149_S5149.21.md)

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