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Ohio Sup.R. 7.26
Participant Monitoring (Specialized Docket Standard 7)
(A) General
(1) A specialized docket shall monitor each participant’s performance and progress.
(2) Participants shall be placed under reporting supervision as soon as possible to
monitor compliance with docket requirements.
(3) A specialized docket shall maintain a current treatment plan and record of activities.
(B) Ongoing judicial interaction
(1) A specialized docket shall incorporate ongoing judicial interaction with each
participant as an essential component of the docket.
(2) A specialized docket participant shall appear at least twice monthly before the
specialized docket judge during the initial phase, no less than monthly after the
initial phase, and no less than every six weeks during the final phase to review the
participant’s progress. Frequent status review hearings establish and reinforce the
specialized docket’s policies and ensure effective supervision of the participant.
(3) A specialized docket should have a significant number of specialized docket
participants appear at a single specialized docket session in order to educate each
participant as to the benefits of docket compliance and consequences for
noncompliance.
(4) Hearings shall, as much as practicable, be before the same specialized docket judge
for the length of each participant’s time in the specialized docket.
History
Effective Date: January 1, 2013 Amended: January 1, 2021; July 10, 2025 Commentary (July 1, 2026) Appendix I, Standard 7 was renumbered to Rule 7.26 as part of the 2026 restructuring of the Rules of Superintendence.
Provenance
- Source
- supremecourt.ohio.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-14
- Edition
- 2026-09-14
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