Ohio § 2151.33

Full text of Ohio Ohio Revised Code § 2151.33, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 2151.33.

(A) Pending hearing of a complaint filed under section 2151.27 of the Revised Code or a motion filed or made under division (B) of this section and the service of citations,

the juvenile court may make any temporary disposition of any child that it considers

necessary to protect the best interest of the child and that can be made pursuant

to division (B) of this section.  Upon the certificate of one or more reputable practicing physicians, certified nurse-midwives,

clinical nurse specialists, or certified nurse practitioners, the court may summarily

provide for emergency medical and surgical treatment that appears to be immediately

necessary to preserve the health and well-being of any child concerning whom a complaint

or an application for care has been filed, pending the service of a citation upon

the child's parents, guardian, or custodian.  The court may order the parents, guardian, or custodian, if the court finds the

parents, guardian, or custodian able to do so, to reimburse the court for the expense

involved in providing the emergency medical or surgical treatment.  Any person who disobeys the order for reimbursement may be adjudged in contempt

of court and punished accordingly. If the emergency medical or surgical treatment is furnished to a child who is found

at the hearing to be a nonresident of the county in which the court is located and

if the expense of the medical or surgical treatment cannot be recovered from the parents,

legal guardian, or custodian of the child, the board of county commissioners of the

county in which the child has a legal settlement shall reimburse the court for the

reasonable cost of the emergency medical or surgical treatment out of its general

fund. (B)(1) After a complaint, petition, writ, or other document initiating a case dealing with

an alleged or adjudicated abused, neglected, or dependent child is filed and upon

the filing or making of a motion pursuant to division (C) of this section, the court,

prior to the final disposition of the case, may issue any of the following temporary

orders to protect the best interest of the child: (a) An order granting temporary custody of the child to a particular party; (b) An order for the taking of the child into custody pursuant to section 2151.31 of the Revised Code pending the outcome of the adjudicatory and dispositional hearings; (c) An order granting, limiting, or eliminating parenting time or visitation rights with

respect to the child; (d) An order requiring a party to vacate a residence that will be lawfully occupied by

the child; (e) An order requiring a party to attend an appropriate counseling program that is reasonably

available to that party; (f) Any other order that restrains or otherwise controls the conduct of any party which

conduct would not be in the best interest of the child. (2) Prior to the final disposition of a case subject to division (B)(1) of this section,

the court shall do both of the following: (a) Issue an order pursuant to Chapters 3119. to 3125. of the Revised Code requiring

the parents, guardian, or person charged with the child's support to pay support for

the child. (b) Issue an order requiring the parents, guardian, or person charged with the child's

support to continue to maintain any health insurance coverage for the child that existed

at the time of the filing of the complaint, petition, writ, or other document, or

to obtain health insurance coverage in accordance with sections 3119.29 to 3119.56 of the Revised Code . (C)(1) A court may issue an order pursuant to division (B) of this section upon its own

motion or if a party files a written motion or makes an oral motion requesting the

issuance of the order and stating the reasons for it.  Any notice sent by the court as a result of a motion pursuant to this division shall

contain a notice that any party to a juvenile proceeding has the right to be represented

by counsel and to have appointed counsel if the person is indigent. (2) If a child is taken into custody pursuant to section 2151.31 of the Revised Code and placed in shelter care, the public children services agency or private child

placing agency with which the child is placed in shelter care shall file or make a

motion as described in division (C)(1) of this section before the end of the next

day immediately after the date on which the child was taken into custody and, at a

minimum, shall request an order for temporary custody under division (B)(1)(a) of

this section. (3) A court that issues an order pursuant to division (B)(1)(b) of this section shall

comply with section 2151.419 of the Revised Code . (D) The court may grant an ex parte order upon its own motion or a motion filed or made

pursuant to division (C) of this section requesting such an order if it appears to

the court that the best interest and the welfare of the child require that the court

issue the order immediately.  The court, if acting on its own motion, or the person requesting the granting of

an ex parte order, to the extent possible, shall give notice of its intent or of the

request to the parents, guardian, or custodian of the child who is the subject of

the request.  If the court issues an ex parte order, the court shall hold a hearing to review

the order within seventy-two hours after it is issued or before the end of the next

day after the day on which it is issued, whichever occurs first.  The court shall give written notice of the hearing to all parties to the action

and shall appoint a guardian ad litem for the child prior to the hearing. The written notice shall be given by all means that are reasonably likely to result

in the party receiving actual notice and shall include all of the following: (1) The date, time, and location of the hearing; (2) The issues to be addressed at the hearing; (3) A statement that every party to the hearing has a right to counsel and to court-appointed

counsel, if the party is indigent; (4) The name, telephone number, and address of the person requesting the order; (5) A copy of the order, except when it is not possible to obtain it because of the exigent

circumstances in the case. If the court does not grant an ex parte order pursuant to a motion filed or made pursuant

to division (C) of this section or its own motion, the court shall hold a shelter

care hearing on the motion within ten days after the motion is filed.  The court shall give notice of the hearing to all affected parties in the same manner

as set forth in the Juvenile Rules. (E) The court, pending the outcome of the adjudicatory and dispositional hearings, shall

not issue an order granting temporary custody of a child to a public children services

agency or private child placing agency pursuant to this section, unless the court

determines and specifically states in the order that the continued residence of the

child in the child's current home will be contrary to the child's best interest and

welfare and the court complies with section 2151.419 of the Revised Code . (F) Each public children services agency and private child placing agency that receives

temporary custody of a child pursuant to this section shall exercise due diligence

to identify and provide notice to all adult grandparents and other adult relatives

of the child, including any adult relatives suggested by the parents, within thirty

days of the child's removal from the custody of the child's parents, in accordance

with 42 U.S.C. 671(a)(29) .  The agency shall also maintain in the child's case record written documentation

that it has placed the child, to the extent that it is consistent with the best interest,

welfare, and special needs of the child, in the most family-like setting available

and in close proximity to the home of the parents, custodian, or guardian of the child. (G) For good cause shown, any court order that is issued pursuant to this section may

be reviewed by the court at any time upon motion of any party to the action or upon

the motion of the court. (H)(1) Pending the hearing of a complaint filed under section 2151.27 of the Revised Code or a motion filed or made under division (B) of this section and the service of citations,

a public children services agency may request that the superintendent of the bureau

of criminal identification and investigation conduct a criminal records check with

respect to each parent, guardian, custodian, prospective custodian, or prospective

placement whose actions resulted in a temporary disposition under division (A) of

this section.  The public children services agency may request that the superintendent obtain information

from the federal bureau of investigation as part of the criminal records check of

each parent, guardian, custodian, prospective custodian, or prospective placement. (2) Each public children services agency authorized by division (H) of this section to

request a criminal records check shall do both of the following: (a) Provide to each parent, guardian, custodian, prospective custodian, or prospective

placement for whom a criminal records check is requested a copy of the form prescribed

pursuant to division (C)(1) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code and a standard fingerprint impression sheet prescribed pursuant to division (C)(2)

of that section and obtain the completed form and impression sheet from the parent,

guardian, custodian, prospective custodian, or prospective placement; (b) Forward the completed form and impression sheet to the superintendent of the bureau

of criminal identification and investigation. (3) A parent, guardian, custodian, prospective custodian, or prospective placement who

is given a form and fingerprint impression sheet under division (H)(2)(a) of this

section and who fails to complete the form or provide fingerprint impressions may

be held in contempt of court.

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