(A) As used in this section, "Ohio river valley facility" means the former Ohio river valley juvenile correctional facility in Franklin Furnace, Scioto county, that formerly was operated by the department of youth services.

(B) The board of county commissioners of Lawrence county and the director of administrative services may enter into an agreement pursuant to which the sheriff of Lawrence county may use a specified portion of the Ohio river valley facility as a jail for Lawrence county. The agreement shall not provide for transfer of ownership of any portion of the Ohio river valley facility to Lawrence county. If the board and the department enter into an agreement of this nature, on and after the effective date of the agreement, all of the following apply:

(1) The sheriff of Lawrence county may use the specified portion of the Ohio river valley facility for the confinement of persons charged with a violation of a law or municipal ordinance, sentenced or ordered to confinement for such a violation in a jail, or in custody upon civil process, if the violation occurred or the person was taken into custody under the civil process within Lawrence county or within another county that has entered into an agreement with the sheriff pursuant to division (B)(2) of section 341.12 of the Revised Code for the confinement of such persons;

(2) Any use of the specified portion of the Ohio river valley facility for the confinement of a juvenile who is alleged to be or is adjudicated a delinquent child or juvenile traffic offender shall be in accordance with Chapter 2152. of the Revised Code;

(3) If the sheriff of Lawrence county uses the specified portion of the Ohio river valley facility for one or more of the purposes listed in division (B)(1) of this section and division (B)(2) of section 341.12 of the Revised Code, all of the following apply during that use of that portion of the facility and during the period covered by the agreement entered into pursuant to division (B) of this section:

(a) The sheriff has charge of the specified portion of the facility pursuant to that agreement and all persons confined in it, and shall keep those persons safely, attend to that portion of the facility, and regulate that portion of the facility according to the minimum standards for jails in Ohio promulgated pursuant to section 5120.10 of the Revised Code;

(b) The sheriff has all responsibilities and duties regarding the operation and management of the specified portion of the facility, including, but not limited to, safe and secure operation of and staffing for the jail facility, food services, medical services, and other programs, services, and treatment of persons confined in it, and conveyance to and from that portion of the facility of persons who are to be or who have been confined in it, in the same manner as if that facility was a Lawrence county jail;

(c) The sheriff may enter into one or more shared service agreements with any other entity leasing buildings at the Ohio river valley facility regarding any of the responsibilities and duties described in division (B)(3)(b) of this section or regarding any other service related to the operation of the facility;

(d) All provisions of Chapter 341. of the Revised Code, except for sections 341.13 to 341.18 of the Revised Code, apply with respect to the specified portion of the Ohio river valley facility and to the sheriff in the same manner as if that portion of the facility was a Lawrence county jail, and sections 341.13 to 341.18 of the Revised Code apply with respect to that portion of the facility and the sheriff if that portion of the facility is used for confinement of persons from a county other than Lawrence county pursuant to an agreement as described in division (B)(2) of section 341.12 of the Revised Code;

(e) Lawrence county has all responsibility for the costs of operation of the specified portion of the facility, and for all potential liability related to the use or operation of that portion of the facility and damages to it, in the same manner as if that facility was a Lawrence county jail;

(f) The sheriff has all responsibility for investigating crimes and quelling disturbances that occur in the specified portion of the facility, and for assisting in the prosecution of such crimes, and the prosecuting attorney of Lawrence county and prosecutors of municipal corporations located in Lawrence county have responsibility for prosecution of such crimes, in the same manner as if that facility was a Lawrence county jail;

(g) The sheriff's use of the specified portion of the facility shall be in accordance with the terms of the agreement, to the extent that the terms are not in conflict with divisions (B)(1), (2), and (3) of this section.

(4) If the sheriff of Lawrence county uses the specified portion of the Ohio river valley facility for one or more of the purposes listed in division (B)(1) of this section and division (B)(2) of section 341.12 of the Revised Code and subsequently ceases to use the specified portion of the facility for those purposes, the sheriff shall vacate the facility and control of the specified portion of the facility immediately shall revert to the state.

(C) If, prior to the effective date of this amendment, the board of county commissioners of Lawrence county and the director of administrative services entered into an agreement under division (B) of this section for the use by the sheriff of Lawrence county of a specified portion of the Ohio river valley facility as a jail for the county and if, as of that effective date, either party has failed to comply with the terms of the agreement, both of the following apply:

(1) On the effective date of this amendment, control of the specified portion of the facility immediately shall revert to the state.

(2) On and after the effective date of this amendment, the sheriff has no authority to use the specified portion of the facility as a jail for Lawrence county.

Amended by 132nd General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 49, §101.01, eff. 9/29/2017.

Added by 130th General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 483, §101.01, eff. 9/15/2014.