Serving the City of Sandusky, Perkins Township, and the Villages of Bayview and Castalia
Probation Department

The Probation Department supervises offenders on community service, diversion, electronic monitoring and probation, completes presentence investigations, collects restitution and provides drug testing for the Court. The department receives a grant funded by the State of Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction that allows us to operate the Community Service and Electronic Monitoring programs at no cost to the local taxpayer.

 
Staff and Contact Information
Barbara J. Garrett
Secretary
(419) 627-5949
bgarrett@ci.sandusky.oh.us
Lisa L. Kias
Senior Probation Officer
(419) 627-5923
lkias@ci.sandusky.oh.us
   
Adam J. Lieb
Program Director/
Probation Officer
(419) 627-5727
alieb@ci.sandusky.oh.us
Sandusky Municipal Court
Probation Department
222 Meigs Street
Sandusky, OH 44870
Fax #: (419) 627-5950
 
Office Hours

Operating hours are Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Night Court is held on the 2 nd and 4 th Wednesday of each month with hours being 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
(only one Night Court per month is held during the months of November and December).

 
Probation Department Fees
Community Service $10 Probation Fee
$7/hour credit
Diversion/Probation
Monthly Reporting Fee
up to $50/month
amount determined by Judge
Drug Testing $10/test
Electronic Monitoring  
ELMO Unit $8/day, plus $70 hook-up fee
SMART Unit $11.50/day, plus $70 hook-up fee
Presentence Investigation Fee up to $50
amount determined by Judge
 
Conditions/Contracts

Conditions of Diversion

Conditions of Probation

Electronic Monitoring:
Requirements and Limitations
ELMO Unit Conditions
SMART Unit Conditions

Community Service:
Information Sheet
Contract

 
Statistics
During 2006, 157 offenders participated in the Community Service Program. These offenders worked a total of 2,524 hours at various work sites throughout Sandusky. This program saved our taxpayers a total of $57,530 which otherwise would have been spent housing these individuals in jail for 1,046 days.

Our Electronic Monitoring Program helps alleviate jail overcrowding, while providing 24-hour supervision. This saves jail costs and allows low risk offenders to still work and provide for their families as well as pay fines and restitution. This program admitted 52 low risk offenders in 2006. This saved a total of 1,153 jail days, saving the taxpayers $63,415.

In total, the Sandusky Municipal Court Probation Department saved the taxpayers $120,945 in 2006.

Restitution
(money dispersed to victims)
2004
$71,906.45
2005
$119,231.49
2006
$121,181.50