Section 3321.20 | Warning of Legal Consequences of Truancy – Complaint.
Effective: September 4, 2000 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 181 – 123rd General Assembly When any child, in violation of section 3321.08 or 3321.09 of the Revised Code, is not attending a part-time school or class, the attendance officer shall warn the child and the child’s parent, guardian, or other person in charge of the child […]
Section 3321.21 | Notice.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly A notice under section 3321.19 or 3321.20 of the Revised Code, sent by registered mail, is a legal notice.
Section 3321.22 | Juvenile Court Proceedings.
Effective: April 6, 2017 Latest Legislation: House Bill 410 – 131st General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, if a complaint is filed against the parent, guardian, or other person in charge of a child for a failure to cause the child to attend school or a part-time school or […]
Section 3321.38 | Prohibiting Failure to Send Child to School.
Effective: April 6, 2017 Latest Legislation: House Bill 410 – 131st General Assembly (A) No parent, guardian, or other person having care of a child of compulsory school age shall violate any provision of section 3321.01, 3321.03, 3321.04, 3321.07, 3321.10, 3321.19, 3321.20, or 3331.14 of the Revised Code. The juvenile court, which has exclusive original […]
Section 3321.99 | Penalty.
Effective: September 4, 2000 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 181 – 123rd General Assembly Whoever violates division (A) of section 3321.38 of the Revised Code may be fined not more than five hundred dollars or may be ordered to perform not more than seventy hours of community service work.
Section 3321.17 | Attendance Officer and Assistants – Powers.
Effective: March 17, 1955 Latest Legislation: House Bill 26 – 101st General Assembly The attendance officer and assistants provided for by section 3321.14 or 3321.15 of the Revised Code shall be vested with police powers, may serve warrants, and may enter workshops, factories, stores, and all other places where children are employed and do whatever […]
Section 3321.18 | Enforcement Proceedings.
Effective: September 4, 2000 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 181 – 123rd General Assembly The attendance officer provided for by section 3321.14 or 3321.15 of the Revised Code shall institute proceedings against any officer, parent, guardian, or other person violating laws relating to compulsory education and the employment of minors, and otherwise discharge the duties described […]
Section 3321.19 | Examination Into Cases of Truancy – Failure of Parent, Guardian or Responsible Person to Cause Child’s Attendance at School.
Effective: April 6, 2017 Latest Legislation: House Bill 410 – 131st General Assembly (A) As used in this section and section 3321.191 of the Revised Code, “habitual truant” has the same meaning as in section 2151.011 of the Revised Code. (B) When a board of education of any city, exempted village, local, joint vocational, or […]
Section 3321.191 | Adoption of Policy Regarding Student Absences; Intervention Strategies.
Effective: October 17, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 166 – 133rd General Assembly (A) Effective beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, the board of education of each city, exempted village, local, joint vocational, and cooperative education school district and the governing board of each educational service center shall adopt a new or amended policy to […]
Section 3321.12 | Report to Treasurer of Board.
Effective: April 16, 1993 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 195 – 119th General Assembly Notwithstanding division (D) of section 3311.19 and division (D) of section 3311.52 of the Revised Code, the provisions of this section that require reporting to the treasurer of a city school district do not require reporting to the treasurer of any joint […]