Ohio Rev. Code § 135.37 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 135 / § 135.37
§ 135.37. Security for repayment of county public moneys
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) Except as provided in section 135.353 or 135.354 of the Revised Code, any institution described in section 135.32 of the Revised Code in receipt of a deposit of public moneys under section 135.33 or 135.35 of the Revised Code shall provide security for the repayment of all public moneys deposited in the public depository by selecting one of the following methods: (1) Securing all uninsured public deposits of each investing authority separately as set forth in divisions (B) to (I) of this section; (2) Securing all uninsured public deposits of every public depositor pursuant to section 135.181 or 135.182 of the Revised Code, as applicable, by establishing and pledging to the treasurer of state a single pool of collateral for the benefit of each public depositor at the public depository. (B) If a public depository elects to provide security pursuant to division (A)(1) of this section, the public depository shall pledge to the investing authority, as security for the repayment of all public moneys deposited in the public depository during the period of designation pursuant to an award made under section 135.33 of the Revised Code or pursuant to section 135.35 of the Revised Code, eligible securities of aggregate market value at all times equal to at least one hundred five per cent of the total amount of the investing authority's uninsured public deposits. Any securities listed in division (D) of section 135.18 of the Revised Code are eligible for such purpose. (C) In order for a public depository to receive public moneys under this section, the public depository and the investing authority shall first execute an agreement that sets forth the entire arrangement among the parties and that meets the requirements described in 12 U.S.C. 1823(e). In addition, the agreement shall authorize the investing authority to obtain control of the collateral pursuant to division (D) of section 1308.24 of the Revised Code. (D) An institution designated as a public depository shall designate a qualified trustee and place the eligible securities with the trustee for safekeeping. The trustee shall hold the eligible securities in an account indicating the investing authority's security interest in the securities. The trustee shall report to the investing authority information relating to the securities pledged to secure the public deposits in the manner and frequency requested by the investing authority. (E) The qualified trustee shall enter into a custodial agreement with the investing authority and public depository in which the trustee agrees to comply with entitlement orders originated by the investing authority without further consent by the public depository or, in the case of collateral held by the public depository in an account at a federal reserve bank, the investing authority shall have the investing authority's security interest marked on the books of the federal reserve bank where the account for the collateral is maintained. If the public depository fails to pay over any part of the public deposits made by the investing authority therein as provided by law, the investing authority shall give written notice of this failure to the qualified trustee holding the securities pledged against its public deposits, and at the same time shall send a copy of this notice to the public depository. Upon receipt of this notice, the trustee shall transfer to the investing authority for sale, the securities that are necessary to produce an amount equal to the public deposits made by the investing authority and not paid over, less the portion of the deposits covered by any federal deposit insurance, plus any accrued interest due on the deposits. The investing authority shall sell any of the bonds or other securities so transferred. When a sale of bonds or other securities has been so made and upon payment to the investing authority of the purchase money, the investing authority shall transfer such bonds or securities whereupon the absolute ownership of such bonds or securities shall pass to the purchasers. Any surplus after deducting the amount due the investing authority and expenses of sale shall be paid to the public depository. (F) When the public depository has placed eligible securities described in division (D)(1) of section 135.18 of the Revised Code with a trustee for safekeeping, the public depository may at any time substitute or exchange eligible securities described in division (D)(1) of section 135.18 of the Revised Code having a current market value equal to or greater than the current market value of the securities then on deposit and for which they are to be substituted or exchanged, without specific authorization from the investing authority of any such substitution or exchange. (G) When the public depository has placed eligible securities described in divisions (D)(2) to (9) of section 135.18 of the Revised Code with a trustee for safekeeping, the public depository may at any time substitute or exchange eligible securities having a current market value equal to or greater than the current market value of the securities then on deposit and for which they are to be substituted or exchanged without specific authorization from the investing authority of any such substitution or exchange only if one of the following applies: (1) The investing authority has authorized the public depository to make such substitution or exchange on a continuing basis during a specified period without prior approval of each substitution or exchange. The authorization may be effected by the investing authority sending to the trustee a written notice stating that substitution may be effected on a continuing basis during a specified period which shall not extend beyond the end of the period of designation during which the notice is given. The trustee may rely upon this notice and upon the period of authorization stated therein and upon the period of designation stated therein. (2) The public depository notifies the investing authority and the trustee of an intended substitution or exchange, and the investing authority does not object to the trustee as to the eligibility or market value of the securities being substituted within three business days after the date appearing on the notice of proposed substitution. The notice to the investing authority and to the trustee shall be given in writing and delivered electronically. The trustee may assume in any case that the notice has been delivered to the investing authority. In order for objections of the investing authority to be effective, receipt of the objections must be acknowledged in writing by the trustee. (3) The investing authority gives written authorization for a substitution or exchange of specific securities. (H) The public depository shall notify any investing authority of any substitution or exchange under division (G)(1) or (2) of this section. (I) Any federal reserve bank or branch thereof located in this state or federal home loan bank, without compliance with Chapter 1111. of the Revised Code and without becoming subject to any other law of this state relative to the exercise by corporations of trust powers generally, is qualified to act as trustee for the safekeeping of securities, under this section. Any institution mentioned in section 135.03 or 135.32 of the Revised Code that holds a certificate of qualification issued by the superintendent of financial institutions or any institution complying with sections 1111.04 , 1111.05 , and 1111.06 of the Revised Code is qualified to act as trustee for the safekeeping of securities under this section, other than those belonging to itself or to an affiliate as defined in section 1101.01 of the Revised Code. Notwithstanding the fact that a public depository is required to pledge eligible securities in certain amounts to secure deposits of public moneys, a trustee has no duty or obligation to determine the eligibility, market value, or face value of any securities deposited with the trustee by a public depository. This applies in all situations including, without limitation, a substitution or exchange of securities. Any charges or compensation of a designated trustee for acting as such under this section shall be paid by the public depository and in no event shall be chargeable to the investing authority or to any officer of the investing authority. The charges or compensation shall not be a lien or charge upon the securities deposited for safekeeping prior or superior to the rights to and interests in the securities of the investing authority. The treasurer and the treasurer's bonders or surety shall be relieved from any liability to the investing authority or to the public depository for the loss or destruction of any securities deposited with a qualified trustee pursuant to this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 147.371 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 147 / § 147.371
§ 147.371. Duplicate commission
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly (A) Upon receipt of a fee of two dollars and submission of the electronic duplicate commission request form, a duplicate commission as notary public shall be issued by the secretary of state. (B) Upon receipt of a fee of two dollars and submission of the electronic amendment form for a name change under division (B) of section 147.05 of the Revised Code, the secretary of state shall issue a duplicate commission as a notary public. (C) The secretary of state shall prescribe and make available an electronic duplicate commission request form and an electronic amendment form. Last updated February 19, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 169.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 169 / § 169.17
§ 169.17. Revocation or refusal to issue or renew certificate
Status: in_force

October 9, 2021 House Bill 263 - 133rd General Assembly (A) After notice and an opportunity for a hearing conducted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code and except as provided in division (B) of this section, the director of commerce shall revoke or refuse to issue or renew a certificate of registration if the director finds either of the following: (1) During the immediately preceding ten-year period, the person violated division (A) of section 169.16 on or after the effective date of this section, or division (C) of section 169.13 of the Revised Code, or has been convicted of, or pleaded guilty to, any felony or any offense involving moral turpitude, including theft, attempted theft, falsification, tampering with records, securing writings by deception, fraud, forgery, and perjury. (2) The person's character and general fitness do not command the confidence of the public or warrant the belief that the person's business will be conducted honestly and fairly. (B) The director shall not refuse to issue a license to a person for reasons related to the person's character. The director shall not refuse to issue a license to a person because of a conviction of or plea of guilty to an offense unless the refusal is in accordance with section 9.79 of the Revised Code. (C) The director may investigate alleged violations of division (C) of section 169.13 or division (A) of section 169.16 of the Revised Code or complaints concerning any such violation. The director may make application to the court of common pleas for an order enjoining any such violation and, upon a showing by the director that a person has committed or is about to commit such a violation, the court shall grant an injunction, restraining order, or other appropriate relief. (D) In conducting any investigation pursuant to this section, the director may compel, by subpoena, witnesses to testify in relation to any matter over which the director has jurisdiction and may require the production of any book, record, or other document pertaining to that matter. If a person fails to file any statement or report, obey any subpoena, give testimony, produce any book, record, or other document as required by a subpoena, or permit photocopying of any book, record, or other document subpoenaed, the court of common pleas of any county in this state, upon application made to it by the director, shall compel obedience by attachment proceedings for contempt, as in the case of disobedience of the requirements of a subpoena issued from the court or a refusal to testify therein. (E) If the director determines that a person is engaged in or is believed to be engaged in activities that may constitute a violation of division (C) of section 169.13 or division (A) of section 169.16 of the Revised Code, the director, after notice and a hearing conducted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, may issue a cease and desist order. Such an order shall be enforceable in the court of common pleas. Last updated October 9, 2021 at 5:22 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 173.392 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 173 / § 173.392
§ 173.392. Payment of noncertified provider
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A) In the case of a provider that the department of aging under section 173.39 of the Revised Code has not required to be certified under section 173.391 of the Revised Code, the department may pay the provider for providing services, including community-based long-term care services, under a program the department administers but only if all of the following are the case: (1) The provider has a contract with the department of aging or the department's designee to provide the services in accordance with the contract or has received a grant from the department or its designee to provide the services in accordance with a grant agreement; (2) The contract or grant agreement includes detailed conditions of participation for the provider and service standards that the provider is required to satisfy; (3) The provider complies with the contract or grant agreement; (4) The contract or grant is not for medicaid-funded services, other than services provided under the PACE program administered by the department of aging under section 173.50 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) The director of aging shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code governing both of the following: (a) Contracts and grant agreements between the department of aging or its designee and providers; (b) The department's payment for services, including community-based long-term care services, under this section. (2) The rules adopted under this section shall be consistent with section 173.381 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 5, 2021 at 1:48 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 166.27 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 166 / § 166.27
§ 166.27. Minority outreach for RC 166.25 loans
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "minority" has the same meaning as in section 184.17 of the Revised Code, except that the individual must be a resident of this state. The term also includes an economically disadvantaged individual who is a resident of this state. (B) The director of development shall conduct outreach activities in Ohio that seek to include minorities in the loan program for logistics and distribution projects established under section 166.25 of the Revised Code. The outreach activities shall include the following, when appropriate: (1) Identifying and partnering with historically black colleges and universities; (2) Working with all institutions of higher education in the state to support minority faculty and students involved in logistics and distribution fields; (3) Developing a plan to contact by telephone minority-owned businesses and entrepreneurs and other economically disadvantaged businesses to notify them of opportunities to participate in the loan program for logistics and distribution projects; (4) Identifying minority professional and technical trade associations and economic development assistance organizations and notifying them of the loan program for logistics and distribution projects; (5) Partnering with regional councils to foster local efforts to support minority-owned businesses or otherwise identify networks of minority-owned businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals operating locally; (6) Identifying minority firms and notifying them of the opportunities that exist within the investment community, including the Ohio venture capital authority created under section 150.02 of the Revised Code. (C) The director shall publish an annual report that includes all of the following: (1) Details of loans awarded for logistics and distribution projects; (2) The status of loan recipients' projects funded in previous years; (3) The amount of loans awarded for projects in economically distressed areas, and if possible to ascertain, the impact of the loans to those areas. (D) To the extent possible, outreach activities described in this section shall be conducted in conjunction with the EDGE program created in section 122.922 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 30, 2021 at 3:55 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 173.424 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 173 / § 173.424
§ 173.424. Compliance with federal law
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly If, under federal law, an individual's eligibility for the home and community-based services covered by medicaid components the department of aging administers is dependent on the conduct of an assessment or other evaluation of the individual's needs and capabilities and the development of an individualized plan of care or services, the department shall develop and implement all procedures necessary to comply with the federal law. The procedures may include the use of long-term care consultations.
Ohio Rev. Code § 128.39 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 128 / § 128.39
§ 128.39. [Former R.C. 128.27, amended and renumbered by H.B. 33, 135th General Assembly, effective 10/3/2023] Billing and collection of charges
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) As part of its normal monthly billing process, each telephone company with customers in the area served by a 9-1-1 system shall bill and collect from those customers any charge imposed under section 128.37 or 128.38 of the Revised Code. The company may list the charge as a separate entry on each bill and may indicate on the bill that the charge is made pursuant to approval of a ballot issue by county voters. Any customer billed by a company for a charge imposed under section 128.37 or 128.38 of the Revised Code is liable to the county for the amount billed. The company shall apply any partial payment of a customer's bill first to the amount the customer owes the company. The company shall keep complete records of charges it bills and collects, and such records shall be open during business hours for inspection by the county commissioners or their agents or employees. If a company fails to bill any customer for the charge, it is liable to the county for the amount that was not billed. (B) A telephone company that collects charges under this section shall remit the money to the county on a quarterly basis. The company may retain three per cent of any charge it collects as compensation for the costs of such collection. If a company collects charges under this section and fails to remit the money to the county as prescribed, it is liable to the county for any amount collected and not remitted. Last updated February 20, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 133.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 133 / § 133.10
§ 133.10. Anticipation securities
Status: in_force

June 26, 2012 Senate Bill 321 - 129th General Assembly (A) In anticipation of the collection of current property tax revenues in and for any fiscal year, the taxing authority of any subdivision may issue securities, but the aggregate principal amount of such securities shall not exceed one-half of the amount that the budget commission estimates the subdivision will receive from property taxes in that fiscal year and prior to the last day of the sixth month following the month in which the securities are issued, other than taxes to be received for the payment of debt charges or allocated to debt charges on securities issued pursuant to division (C) of this section, and less all advances. When a partial, semiannual, or final property tax settlement is delayed, securities may also be issued in anticipation of the receipt of property taxes levied or collected for debt charges to the extent necessary to meet such debt charges but not in excess of such estimated receipts, less all advances. The securities issued pursuant to this division (A) shall mature not later than the last day of the sixth month following the month in which the securities are issued and in any case not later than the last day of the fiscal year in which they are issued. (B) In anticipation of the collection of current revenues in and for any fiscal year from any source or combination of sources, including distributions of any federal or state moneys, other than the proceeds of property taxes levied by the subdivision, the taxing authority of any subdivision may issue securities, but the aggregate principal amount of such securities shall not exceed one-half of the amount estimated by the fiscal officer to be received by the subdivision from such sources during the remainder of such fiscal year, less advances and prior collections. (C) In anticipation of the collection of current property tax revenues in and for any fiscal year, the taxing authority of a county, municipal corporation, township, or school district may issue securities, but the aggregate principal amount of those securities and of any securities issued pursuant to division (A) of this section outstanding at the time of issuance shall not exceed one-half of the amount that the budget commission estimates the subdivision will receive from all property taxes that are to be distributed to the subdivision from all settlements of taxes that are to be made in the remainder of that fiscal year, other than taxes to be received for the payment of debt charges, and less all advances. (D) When the tax settlement scheduled under division (B) of section 321.24 of the Revised Code is delayed pursuant to division (E) of that section, the taxing authority of a school district may issue property tax anticipation securities against the taxes to be included in that settlement, but the aggregate principal amount of all securities outstanding against those taxes shall not exceed ninety per cent of the amount estimated to be received from that settlement by the budget commission, other than taxes to be received for the payment of debt charges, and less all advances. The securities issued pursuant to this division (D) shall mature on or before the next ensuing thirty-first day of August. (E) This division applies to all securities authorized by this section. (1) The amounts from the sources anticipated needed to pay debt charges and financing costs shall be considered appropriated for that purpose, and other appropriations from those sources by the taxing authority shall be limited to the balance available after deducting the amount to pay those debt charges and financing costs. The portions of those amounts as received and to be applied to those debt charges shall be deposited and set aside in an account for the purpose in the bond retirement fund in the amounts and at the times required to pay those debt charges as provided for by the authorizing legislation or otherwise provided by law. (2) Except as otherwise provided in division (H) of this section, the securities shall not be issued prior to the first day and, except as otherwise provided in divisions (A) and (D) of this section, shall mature not later than the last day of the fiscal year for which the revenues are anticipated. (3) The proceeds of the principal amount of the securities shall be used only for the purposes for which the amounts anticipated were levied, collected, distributed, and appropriated, and for financing costs related to those securities. (4) Property taxes include distributions from the state in payment of credits against or partial exemptions from, or reduction of, property taxes. (5) If for any reason debt charges on securities authorized by this section are not paid by the subdivision in the fiscal year when due, the taxing authority of the subdivision shall include in its next annual appropriation measure an amount sufficient to pay those debt charges, and the county auditor and county treasurer shall withhold, in a custodial account, amounts due the subdivision from the sources anticipated until such amount is accumulated by those officers and they directly pay or provide, through the paying agent or otherwise, for the payment of those debt charges. (F) The authority to issue securities under divisions (A) and (B) of this section may be exercised by any board of library trustees of a public library, or board of park commissioners of a township, to which the budget commission has allotted a share of the local government fund under section 5747.51 of the Revised Code or of the public library fund under section 5747.48 of the Revised Code. (G) The taxing authority of a school district issuing securities under division (A), (C), or (D) of this section shall in the legislation authorizing the securities affirm the levy of, or covenant to levy, the anticipated property taxes to be collected in the following year. (H) The taxing authority of a school district may issue securities authorized by this section on or after the tenth day preceding the first day of the fiscal year for which the revenues are anticipated; provided, that if the taxing authority of a school district issues securities authorized by this section prior to the first day of the fiscal year for which the revenues are anticipated: (1) None of the proceeds received by the school district from the sale of the securities shall be considered available for appropriation prior to the first day of the fiscal year for which the revenues are anticipated; and (2) None of the proceeds received by the school district from the sale of the securities shall be expended prior to the first day of the fiscal year for which the revenues are anticipated.
Ohio Rev. Code § 109.761 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 109 / § 109.761
§ 109.761. Reports of appointment to peace officer training commission
Status: in_force

October 16, 2009 House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly (A)(1) Each agency or entity that appoints or employs one or more peace officers shall report to the Ohio peace officer training commission all of the following that occur on or after February 20, 2002: (a) The appointment or employment of any person to serve the agency or entity as a peace officer in any full-time, part-time, reserve, auxiliary, or other capacity; (b) The termination, resignation, felony conviction, death, or guilty plea as specified in division (F) of section 109.77 of the Revised Code of any person who has been appointed to or employed by the agency or entity as a peace officer in any full-time, part-time, reserve, auxiliary, or other capacity and is serving the agency or entity in any of those peace officer capacities. (2) An agency or entity shall make each report required by this division not later than ten days after the occurrence of the event being reported. The agency or entity shall make the report in the manner and format prescribed by the executive director of the Ohio peace officer training commission. (B) Each agency or entity that appoints or employs one or more peace officers or state highway patrol troopers shall annually provide to the Ohio peace officer training commission a roster of all persons who have been appointed to or employed by the agency or entity as peace officers or troopers in any full-time, part-time, reserve, auxiliary, or other capacity and are serving, or during the year covered by the report have served, the agency or entity in any of those peace officer or trooper capacities. The agency or entity shall provide the roster in the manner and format, and by the date, prescribed by the executive director of the Ohio peace officer training commission. (C) The Ohio peace officer training commission shall prescribe the manner and format of making reports under division (A) of this section and providing annual rosters under division (B) of this section and shall prescribe the date by which the annual rosters must be provided.
Ohio Rev. Code § 161.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 161 / § 161.06
§ 161.06. Interim successors by officers of political subdivisions
Status: in_force

September 30, 1963 Senate Bill 199 - 105th General Assembly This section shall be applicable to officers of political subdivisions including, but not limited to, cities, villages, townships, and counties, as well as school, conservancy, and other districts, not included in section 161.01 of the Revised Code. Such officers, subject to such regulations as the executive head of the political subdivision may issue, shall designate by title or by named person, emergency interim successors and specify their order of succession. The officer shall review and revise, as necessary, designations made pursuant to sections 161.01 to 161.29 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, to insure their current status. In the event that any officer of any political subdivision, or his deputy provided for pursuant to law, is unavailable, the powers of the office shall be exercised and duties shall be discharged by his designated emergency interim successors in the order specified. The emergency interim successor shall exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office to which designated until such time as a vacancy which may exist is filled in accordance with the constitution or statutes; or until the officer or his deputy, or a preceding emergency interim successor, again becomes available to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of his office.
Ohio Rev. Code § 184.191 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 184 / § 184.191
§ 184.191. Third frontier research and development taxable bond fund
Status: in_force

March 29, 2007 House Bill 699 - 126th General Assembly The third frontier research and development taxable bond fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of the net proceeds of federally taxable obligations issued and sold by the issuing authority pursuant to sections 151.01 and 151.10 of the Revised Code. Investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund. Moneys in the fund shall be used in accordance with sections 184.10 to 184.18 and 184.20 of the Revised Code and for associated administrative expenses.
Ohio Rev. Code § 101.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 101 / § 101.21
§ 101.21. Majority required to tenth voting
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly A majority of the votes given at an election for an officer of either house shall be necessary to elect. If a choice is not made on or before the tenth voting, the person thereafter receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared elected.
Ohio Rev. Code § 122.4050 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 122 / § 122.4050
§ 122.4050. County request application solicitation
Status: in_force

May 17, 2021 House Bill 2 - 134th General Assembly Upon adoption of a resolution, a board of county commissioners may request the development services agency to solicit applications from broadband providers for program grants under the Ohio residential broadband expansion grant program for eligible projects in the municipal corporations and townships of the county. A request made by a county shall identify, to the extent possible, the residential addresses in unserved or tier one areas of the county and provide a point of contact at the county and the municipal corporations and townships in which the addresses are located. The request may include any relevant information, documents, or materials that may be helpful for an application. Last updated October 21, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 147.631 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 147 / § 147.631
§ 147.631. Online notary course fees
Status: in_force

September 20, 2019 Senate Bill 263 - 132nd General Assembly (A)(1) The secretary of state may charge a fee for the online notary course of instruction and examination to each person who is registering to be an online notary. (2) The secretary shall not charge a fee to a notary obtaining an electronic seal and signature solely for the purpose of conducting notarizations as described in section 147.591 of the Revised Code. (B) The notary public taking the online notary course of instruction and the examination shall remit the fee to the authorized entity that administered the online notary course of instruction and examination required by division (B) of section 147.63 of the Revised Code. The notary public shall remit to the secretary of state the portion of that fee specified pursuant to division (C)(2) of this section. (C) The secretary of state shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to do both of the following: (1) Establish the amount of the fee authorized by division (A) of this section, which shall not exceed four times the amount of the fee established pursuant to division (C)(1) of section 147.37 of the Revised Code; (2) Establish the portion of the fee, not to exceed twenty dollars, that the notary public is required to remit to the secretary of state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 118.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 118 / § 118.05
§ 118.05. Financial planning and supervision commission
Status: in_force

November 2, 2018 House Bill 312 - 132nd General Assembly (A) Pursuant to the powers of the general assembly and for the purposes of this chapter, upon the occurrence of a fiscal emergency in any municipal corporation, county, or township, as determined pursuant to section 118.04 of the Revised Code, there is established, with respect to that municipal corporation, county, or township, a body both corporate and politic constituting an agency and instrumentality of the state and performing essential governmental functions of the state to be known as the "financial planning and supervision commission for _______________ (name of municipal corporation, county, or township)," which, in that name, may exercise all authority vested in such a commission by this chapter. Except as otherwise provided in division (L) of this section, a separate commission is established with respect to each municipal corporation, county, or township as to which there is a fiscal emergency as determined under this chapter. (B) A commission shall consist of the following voting members: (1) Four ex officio members: the treasurer of state; the director of budget and management; in the case of a municipal corporation, the mayor of the municipal corporation and the presiding officer of the legislative authority of the municipal corporation; in the case of a county, a member of the board of county commissioners and the county auditor; in the case of a county that has adopted a charter under Article X, Ohio Constitution, and under that charter has both a county executive and a county fiscal officer, the county executive and the county fiscal officer; and in the case of a township, a member of the board of township trustees and the county auditor. The treasurer of state may designate a deputy treasurer or director within the office of the treasurer of state or any other appropriate person who is not an employee of the treasurer of state's office; the director of budget and management may designate an individual within the office of budget and management or any other appropriate person who is not an employee of the office of budget and management; the presiding officer of the legislative authority of the municipal corporation may designate any other member of the legislative authority; the board of county commissioners may designate any other member of the board or the fiscal officer of the county; the fiscal officer of a county that has adopted a charter under Article X, Ohio Constitution, may designate an individual within the county fiscal office; the county auditor may designate an individual within the county auditor's office; and the board of township trustees may designate any other member of the board or the fiscal officer of the township to attend the meetings of the commission when the ex officio member is absent or unable for any reason to attend. A designee, when present, shall be counted in determining whether a quorum is present at any meeting of the commission and may vote and participate in all proceedings and actions of the commission. The designations shall be in writing, executed by the ex officio member or entity making the designation, and filed with the secretary of the commission. The designations may be changed from time to time in like manner, but due regard shall be given to the need for continuity. (2) If a municipal corporation, county, or township has a population of at least one thousand, three additional members appointed not later than fifteen days after the auditor of state determines that a fiscal emergency exists as follows: For a municipal corporation, the governor shall appoint one member; the mayor shall appoint one member confirmed by the legislative authority of the municipal corporation; and the county auditor of the county in which the largest portion of the territory of the municipal corporation is located shall appoint one member. The county auditor may appoint the county auditor to the commission. For a county, the governor shall appoint one member and the board of county commissioners shall appoint two members. In the case of a county that has adopted a charter under Article X, Ohio Constitution, and under that charter has both a county executive and a county council, the governor shall appoint one member, the county executive shall appoint one member, and the county council shall appoint one member. A member of the board of county commissioners, a county executive, or a member of the county council is ineligible for appointment to the commission under this paragraph. For a township, the governor shall appoint one member and the board of township trustees shall appoint two members. A member of the board of township trustees is ineligible for appointment to the commission under this paragraph. Each of the three appointed members shall serve during the life of the commission, subject to removal by the appointing authority for misfeasance, nonfeasance, or malfeasance in office. In the event of the death, resignation, incapacity, removal, or ineligibility to serve of an appointed member, the appointing authority that appointed the member shall appoint a successor, except as otherwise provided in division (M) of this section. Each appointed member shall be an individual: Who has knowledge and experience in financial matters, financial management, or business organization or operations; Whose residency, office, or principal place of professional or business activity is situated within the municipal corporation, county, or township, except that a county auditor who serves on the commission of a municipal corporation is not required to reside or have an office or principal place of professional or business activity in the municipal corporation; Who shall not become a candidate for elected public office while serving as a member of the commission, except a county auditor who serves on the commission of a municipal corporation may be a candidate for reelection to the county auditor's office. (C) Immediately after appointment of the initial appointed members of the commission, the governor shall call the first meeting of the commission and shall cause written notice of the time, date, and place of the first meeting to be given to each member of the commission at least forty-eight hours in advance of the meeting. (D) The director of budget and management shall serve as chairperson of the commission. The commission shall elect one of its members to serve as vice-chairperson and may appoint a secretary and any other officers, who need not be members of the commission, it considers necessary. The chairperson may remove an appointed member if that member fails to attend three meetings. In that event, the appointing authority shall fill the vacancy in the same manner as the original appointment, except as otherwise provided in division (M) of this section. (E) The commission may adopt and alter bylaws and rules, which shall not be subject to section 111.15 or Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, for the conduct of its affairs and for the manner, subject to this chapter, in which its powers and functions shall be exercised and embodied. (F) Four members of a commission established pursuant to divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this section constitute a quorum of the commission. The affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the commission is necessary for any action taken by vote of the commission. No vacancy in the membership of the commission shall impair the rights of a quorum by such vote to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the commission. Members of the commission, and their designees, are not disqualified from voting by reason of the functions of the other office they hold and are not disqualified from exercising the functions of the other office with respect to the municipal corporation, county, or township, its officers, or the commission. (G) The auditor of state shall serve as the "financial supervisor" to the commission unless the auditor of state elects to contract for that service. As used in this chapter, "financial supervisor" means the auditor of state. (H) At the request of the commission, the auditor of state shall designate employees of the auditor of state's office to assist the commission and the financial supervisor and to coordinate the work of the auditor of state's office and the financial supervisor. Upon the determination of a fiscal emergency in any municipal corporation, county, or township, the municipal corporation, county, or township shall provide the commission with such reasonable office space in the principal building housing city, county, or township government, where feasible, as it determines is necessary to carry out its duties under this chapter. (I) The financial supervisor, the members of the commission, the auditor of state, and any person authorized to act on behalf of or assist them shall not be personally liable or subject to any suit, judgment, or claim for damages resulting from the exercise of or failure to exercise the powers, duties, and functions granted to them in regard to their functioning under this chapter, but the commission, the financial supervisor, the auditor of state, and those other persons shall be subject to mandamus proceedings to compel performance of their duties under this chapter and with respect to any debt obligations issued pursuant or subject to this chapter. (J) At the request of the commission, the administrative head of any state agency shall temporarily assign personnel skilled in accounting and budgeting procedures to assist the commission or the financial supervisor in its duties as financial supervisor. (K) The appointed members of the commission who are members of the board of township trustees or are not elected officials are not subject to section 102.02 of the Revised Code. Each appointed member of the commission shall file with the commission a signed written statement setting forth the general nature of sales of goods, property, or services or of loans to the municipal corporation, county, or township with respect to which that commission is established, in which the appointed member has a pecuniary interest or in which any member of the appointed member's immediate family, as defined in section 102.01 of the Revised Code, or any corporation, partnership, or enterprise of which the appointed member is an officer, director, or partner, or of which the appointed member or a member of the appointed member's immediate family, as so defined, owns more than a five per cent interest, has a pecuniary interest, and of which sale, loan, or interest such member has knowledge. The statement shall be supplemented from time to time to reflect changes in the general nature of any such sales or loans. (L) A commission is not established with respect to any village or township with a population of less than one thousand as of the most recent federal decennial census. Upon the occurrence of a fiscal emergency in such a village or township, the auditor of state shall serve as the financial supervisor of the village or township and shall have all the powers and responsibilities of a commission, including the powers and responsibilities described in section 118.07 of the Revised Code. (M)(1) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of division (B)(2) or (D) of this section, if one or more appointed seats on a commission that was established before October 17, 2017, are or become vacant, division (M) of this section applies concerning the commission. (2) In the case of a commission established with respect to a municipal corporation: (a) If one such vacancy exists on the commission, the county auditor of the county in which the largest portion of the territory of the municipal corporation is located shall appoint a member to fill the vacancy. The county auditor may appoint the county auditor to the commission. Of the two remaining appointed members of the commission, the mayor shall determine, not later than the fifteenth day after the effective date of this amendment or the fifteenth day after the vacancy occurs, whichever is later, which of those members shall be considered the member appointed by the mayor for purposes of divisions (B)(2) and (D) of this section, and the other appointed member shall be considered the member appointed by the governor for purposes of divisions (B)(2) and (D) of this section. (b) If two such vacancies exist on the commission, the county auditor of the county in which the largest portion of the territory of the municipal corporation is located shall appoint a member to fill one vacancy, and the mayor shall appoint a member confirmed by the legislative authority of the municipal corporation to fill the other vacancy. The county auditor may appoint the county auditor to the commission. The remaining appointed member of the commission shall be considered the member appointed by the governor for purposes of divisions (B)(2) and (D) of this section. (c) If three such vacancies exist on the commission, the members shall be appointed in accordance with division (B)(2) of this section. (3) In the case of a commission established with respect to a township: (a) If one such vacancy exists on the commission, the board of township trustees shall appoint a member to fill the vacancy, who shall not be a member of the board of township trustees. Of the two remaining appointed members of the commission, the board of township trustees shall determine, not later than the fifteenth day after the effective date of this amendment or the fifteenth day after the vacancy occurs, whichever is later, which of those members shall be considered the member appointed by the board of township trustees for purposes of divisions (B)(2) and (D) of this section, and the other appointed member shall be considered the member appointed by the governor for purposes of divisions (B)(2) and (D) of this section. (b) If two such vacancies exist on the commission, the board of township trustees shall appoint two members to fill the vacancies, who shall not be members of the board of township trustees. The remaining appointed member of the commission shall be considered the member appointed by the governor for purposes of divisions (B)(2) and (D) of this section. (c) If three such vacancies exist on the commission, the members shall be appointed in accordance with division (B)(2) of this section. (4) After one or more vacancies in appointed seats on a commission have been filled under division (M) of this section, any subsequent vacancy or vacancies shall be filled under division (B)(2) or (D) of this section, as applicable.
Ohio Rev. Code § 191.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 191 / § 191.13
§ 191.13. Application form and requirements
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Not later than sixty days after the pole replacement fund created in section 191.27 of the Revised Code receives funds for the purpose of providing program reimbursements under the Ohio broadband pole replacement and undergrounding program, the department of development shall develop and publish an application form for the program and post the form on the department web site. (B) An application shall include the following information: (1) The number, cost, and locations of pole replacements, mid-span pole installations, and undergrounding for which reimbursement is requested; (2) Documentation sufficient to establish that the pole replacements, mid-span pole installations, and undergrounding described in the application have been completed; (3) Documentation sufficient to establish how the costs for which reimbursement is requested comport with the reimbursement requirements under the program; (4) The reimbursement amount requested under the program; (5) Documentation of any broadband grant funding awarded or received for the area described in the application; (6) Accounting information that is sufficient to demonstrate that costs for which a program reimbursement is requested are eligible for a program reimbursement pursuant to division (C) of section 191.21 of the Revised Code, if the applicant has received any grant funding described in division (B)(5) of this section; (7) A notarized statement, from an officer or agent of the applicant, that the contents of the application are true and accurate and that the applicant accepts the requirements of the program as a condition of receiving a program reimbursement; (8) Any information necessary to demonstrate the applicant's compliance, and agreement to comply, with any conditions associated with the reimbursement awarded to the applicant; (9) Any other information the department considers necessary for final review and for the award and payment of program reimbursements. (C) If any federal funds are used for any awards under the program, the application form shall identify and describe any additional federal conditions required in connection with the use of the federal funds. Last updated August 29, 2023 at 4:26 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 173.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 173 / § 173.01
§ 173.01. Department of aging; powers and duties
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly The department of aging shall: (A) Be the designated state agency to administer programs of the federal government relating to the aged, requiring action within the state, that are not the specific responsibility of another state agency under federal or state statutes. The department shall be the sole state agency to administer funds granted by the federal government under the "Older Americans Act of 1965," 79 Stat. 219, 42 U.S.C. 3001, as amended. The department shall not supplant or take over for the counties or municipal corporations or from other state agencies or facilities any of the specific responsibilities borne by them on November 23, 1973. The department shall cooperate with such federal and state agencies, counties, and municipal corporations and private agencies or facilities within the state in furtherance of the purposes as set forth in this chapter. (B) Administer state funds appropriated for its use for administration and for grants and may use appropriated state funds as state match for federal grants. All federal funds received shall be reported to the director of budget and management. (C) Review all proposed plans, programs, and rules primarily affecting persons sixty years of age or older, and shall be sent a copy of all proposed and final rules, as well as proposals for plans and programs that primarily affect persons sixty years of age or older and notices of all hearings on such rules, plans, and programs. Any state agency proposing a plan, program, or rule that primarily affects persons sixty years of age or older shall submit a copy of such proposal to the department for its written comments. No such proposed plan, program, or rule shall take effect until the department's comments have been requested. The department shall review the proposal and submit a written comment on such proposal to the agency making the proposal, within thirty days from the date the department receives the proposal. If the department does not agree that the proposed plan, program, or rule shall take effect as proposed, the department shall set forth in writing its reasons and its suggestions for changes in the proposed plan, program, or rule. If the agency making the proposal does not choose to comply with the suggestions of the department, the agency making the proposal shall send the department, no later than thirty days before the proposal becomes final, written notice of its intention not to comply with such suggestions and its reason for such noncompliance. This section does not apply to plans or revisions adopted under section 5101.46 of the Revised Code. (D) Plan, initiate, coordinate, and evaluate statewide programs, services, and activities for elderly people; (E) Disseminate information concerning the problems of elderly people and establish and maintain a central clearinghouse of information on public programs at all levels of government that would be of interest or benefit to the elderly; (F) Report annually to the governor and the general assembly on the department's programs; (G) Have authority to contract with public or private groups to perform services for the department; (H) Adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to govern the operation of services and facilities for the elderly that are provided, operated, contracted for, or supported by the department, and determine that those services and facilities are operated in conformity with the rules; (I) Determine the needs of the elderly and represent their interests at all levels of government; (J) Establish and operate a state long-term care ombudsman program pursuant to sections 307 and 712 of the "Older Americans Act of 1965," 42 U.S.C. 3027 and 3058.
Ohio Rev. Code § 145.30 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 145 / § 145.30
§ 145.30. Credit for military service
Status: in_force

March 20, 2025 Senate Bill 154 - 135th General Assembly (A)(1) As used in this section and section 145.301 of the Revised Code: (a) "Armed forces" of the United States includes the following: (i) Army, navy, air force, marine corps, space force, coast guard, auxiliary corps as established by congress, red cross nurse serving with the army, navy, air force, or hospital service of the United States, army nurse corps, navy nurse corps, full-time service with the American red cross in a combat zone, and such other service as may be designated by congress as included therein; (ii) Personnel of the Ohio national guard and the reserve components of any of the armed forces enumerated in division (A)(1) of this section who are called to active duty pursuant to an executive order issued by the president of the United States or an act of congress; (iii) Persons on whom United States merchant marine veteran status has been conferred for service aboard oceangoing merchant ships in service to the United States during World War II. (b) "State retirement system" means any of the following: the Ohio police and fire pension fund, public employees retirement system, school employees retirement system, state highway patrol retirement system, or the state teachers retirement system. (2) This section applies only to service in the armed forces that occurred prior to October 13, 1994, the date on which the "Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994," 108 Stat. 3149, 38 U.S.C. 101, became a public law. (B) Except as otherwise provided in this division, upon reemployment in the public service and completion of one year of service credit as covered by a state retirement system or the Cincinnati retirement system, within two years after service in the armed forces that is terminated in a manner other than as described in section 4304 of Title 38 of the United States Code, "Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994," 108 Stat. 3149, 38 U.S.C.A. 4304, and presentation of documentation of the service and subject to rules adopted by the retirement board, any member of the public employees retirement system who was a member with not less than one year of payroll deductions before entering active duty with the armed forces and maintained membership in the public employees retirement system as provided by section 145.41 of the Revised Code, and who was or is out of active service as a public employee by reason of having become a member of the armed forces of the United States on active duty or service shall have such service, not in excess of ten years, included as prior military service. Except as otherwise provided in this division, service in the armed forces as established by documentation of the service, not in excess of ten years, shall also be included as prior military service for a person who was a public employee and who has acquired service credit for five years prior to, and within the one year preceding, the date of entering on active duty in the armed forces of the United States if such person was reemployed in the public service within one year after service in the armed forces that is terminated in a manner other than as described in section 4304 of Title 38 of the United States Code, "Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994," 38 U.S.C.A. 4304, and established total service credit as defined in section 145.01 of the Revised Code of twenty years exclusive of credit for service in the uniformed services, as defined in section 145.302 of the Revised Code. This division shall not serve to cancel any military service credit earned or granted prior to November 1, 1965. If the public employees retirement board adopts a rule requiring payment for service credit granted under this section, the credit shall be granted only if payment is made. The rule shall not require payment of more than the additional liability to the retirement system resulting from granting the credit. A member may choose to purchase only part of the credit in any one payment. (C) A member of the public employees retirement system is ineligible to receive service credit under this section for any year of military service credit used to obtain service credit pursuant to section 145.301 or 145.302 of the Revised Code. At the time such credit is requested, the member shall certify on a form supplied by the retirement board that the member does and will conform to this requirement. This division does not cancel any military service credit earned prior to March 15, 1979. Last updated January 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 126.141 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 126 / § 126.141
§ 126.141. Contingency reserve for capital appropriations
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly Any request for release of capital appropriations by the director of budget and management or the controlling board for facilities projects shall contain a contingency reserve, the amount of which shall be determined by the public authority, for payment of unanticipated project expenses. Any amount deducted from the encumbrance for a contractor's contract as an assessment for liquidated damages shall be added to the encumbrance for the contingency reserve. Contingency reserve funds shall be used to pay costs resulting from unanticipated job conditions, to comply with rulings regarding building and other codes, to pay costs related to errors, omissions, or other deficiencies in contract documents, to pay costs associated with changes in the scope of work, to pay interest due on late payments, and to pay the costs of settlements and judgments related to the project. Any funds remaining upon completion of a project may, upon approval of the controlling board, be released for the use of the agency or instrumentality to which the appropriation was made for other capital facilities projects.
Ohio Rev. Code § 103.651 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 103 / § 103.651
§ 103.651. Ohio health oversight and advisory committee powers
Status: in_force

June 23, 2021 Senate Bill 22 - 134th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "state of emergency" has the same meaning as in section 107.42 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) The Ohio health oversight and advisory committee has the power to do all of the following: (a) Oversee actions taken by the governor, the department of health, or any other agency during a state of emergency; (b) Oversee the following actions taken by the department or the director of health: (i) Actions to prevent the spread of contagious or infectious diseases under section 3701.13 of the Revised Code; (ii) Actions to investigate or make inquiry and to take prompt action to control and suppress the cause of disease or illness including contagious, infectious, epidemic, pandemic, or endemic conditions under section 3701.14 of the Revised Code ; (c) Consult with and provide advice to the governor, the department, and other agencies regarding necessary and appropriate action during a state of emergency. (2) The committee chairperson, when authorized by the committee, the president of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives, may issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum to assist the committee in performing its duties. A subpoena or subpoena duces tecum shall be issued, served, and returned, and has consequences, as specified in sections 101.41 to 101.45 of the Revised Code. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 153.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 153 / § 153.05
§ 153.05. Actions to enforce bond
Status: in_force

March 18, 1999 House Bill 850 - 122nd General Assembly The bond required by section 153.08 of the Revised Code may be enforced against the person executing such bond, by any claimant for labor or material, and suit may be brought on such bond in the name of the state on relation of the claimant within one year from the date of delivering or furnishing such labor or material, in the court of common pleas of the county wherein such labor or material was furnished or delivered. Such bond shall not be released by the execution of any additional security, notes, retentions from estimates, or other instrument on account of such claim, or for any reason, except the full payment of such claim for labor or material.
Ohio Rev. Code § 145.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 145 / § 145.21
§ 145.21. Individual accounts for each member - mortality tables
Status: in_force

September 21, 2000 House Bill 628 - 123rd General Assembly The public employees retirement board shall provide for the maintenance of an individual account with each contributor showing the amount of the contributor's contributions and the interest accumulations thereon. It shall collect and keep in convenient form such data as is necessary for the preparation of the required mortality and service tables, and for an actuarial valuation of the assets and liabilities of the various funds created by this chapter. Upon the basis of the mortality and service experience of the members, contributors, retirants, and beneficiaries of the public employees retirement system, the board shall adopt from time to time such tables as are deemed necessary for valuation purposes and for determining the amount of annuities to be allowed on the basis of the contributions.
Ohio Rev. Code § 169.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 169 / § 169.16
§ 169.16. Certificate of registration required
Status: in_force

December 29, 2023 Senate Bill 131 (GA 134), House Bill 509 (GA 134) (A) No person, on behalf of any other person, shall engage in any activity for the purpose of locating, delivering, recovering, or assisting in the recovery of unclaimed funds or contents of a safe deposit box, and receive a fee, compensation, commission, or other remuneration for such activity, without first having obtained a certificate of registration from the director of commerce in accordance with this section. (B) An application for a certificate of registration shall be in writing and in the form prescribed by the director. The application shall be accompanied by notarized reference letters from two reputable witnesses. The application shall, at a minimum, provide all of the following: (1) The applicant's full name, home address, and work address; (2) The name, address, and telephone number of the two witnesses who have provided the reference letters; (3) A statement that the applicant has not, during the five-year period immediately preceding the submission of the application, violated division (A) of this section on or after the effective date of this section, or division (C) of section 169.13 of the Revised Code; (4) A statement that the applicant has not been convicted of, or pleaded guilty to, any disqualifying offense as determined in accordance with section 9.79 of the Revised Code; (5) The notarized signature of the applicant immediately following an acknowledgment that any false or perjured statement subjects the applicant to criminal liability under section 2921.13 of the Revised Code. (C) Upon the filing of the application with the division of unclaimed funds, the division may investigate the applicant to verify the information provided in the application and to determine the applicant's eligibility for a certificate of registration under this section. False information on an application is grounds for the denial or revocation of the applicant's certificate of registration. (D)(1) Except as provided in division (D)(2) of this section, the director shall issue a certificate of registration to an applicant if the director finds that the following conditions are met: (a) The applicant has not, during the five-year period immediately preceding the submission of the application, violated division (A) of this section on or after the effective date of this section, or division (C) of section 169.13 of the Revised Code; (b) The applicant has not been convicted of, or pleaded guilty to, any disqualifying offense as determined in accordance with section 9.79 of the Revised Code. (c) The applicant's general fitness command the confidence of the public and warrant the belief that the applicant's business will be conducted honestly and fairly. (2) The director shall issue a certificate of registration in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an applicant if either of the following applies: (a) The applicant holds a license or certificate of registration in another state. (b) The applicant has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter in the same profession, occupation, or occupational activity as the profession, occupation, or occupational activity for which the certificate of registration is required in this state in a state that does not issue such a license or certificate of registration. (E) A certificate of registration may be renewed annually if the director finds that the following conditions are met: (1) The applicant submits a renewal application form prescribed by the director. (2) The applicant meets the conditions set forth in divisions (D)(1)(a) and (c) of this section. (3) The applicant has not, during the ten-year period immediately preceding the submission of the renewal application but excluding any time before the initial issuance of the certificate of registration, been convicted of, or pleaded guilty to, any felony or any offense involving moral turpitude, including theft, attempted theft, falsification, tampering with records, securing writings by deception, fraud, forgery, and perjury. (4) The applicant's certificate of registration is not subject to an order of revocation by the director. The Legislative Service Commission presents the text of this section as a composite of the section as amended by multiple acts of the General Assembly. This presentation recognizes the principle stated in R.C. 1.52(B) that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation. Last updated December 29, 2023 at 5:22 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 167.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 167 / § 167.01
§ 167.01. Regional councils of government
Status: in_force

November 17, 1967 Senate Bill 266 - 107th General Assembly That governing bodies of any two or more counties, municipal corporations, townships, special districts, school districts, or other political subdivisions may enter into an agreement with each other, or with the governing bodies of any counties, municipal corporations, townships, special districts, school districts or other political subdivisions of any other state to the extent that laws of such other state permit, for establishment of a regional council consisting of such political subdivisions.
Ohio Rev. Code § 101.84 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 101 / § 101.84
§ 101.84. Sunset review committee
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) A sunset review committee shall be convened during each general assembly. The committee shall be composed of nine members. The president of the senate shall appoint three members of the senate to the committee, not more than two of whom shall be members of the same political party. The speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint three members of the house of representatives to the committee, not more than two of whom shall be members of the same political party. The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint three members to the committee, not more than two of whom shall be members of the same political party. Members shall be appointed within forty-five days after the commencement of the first regular session of each general assembly. (B) Each member of the committee who is a member of the general assembly shall serve for the duration of the committee, or until that committee member no longer is a member of the senate or the house of representatives. Each member of the committee who is appointed by the governor shall serve for the duration of the committee, but not later than the thirty-first day of December in the second year of the general assembly. A vacancy on the committee shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. In the first year of the general assembly, the chairperson of the committee shall be a member of the house of representatives, and the vice-chairperson of the committee shall be a member of the senate. In the second year of the general assembly, the chairperson of the committee shall be a member of the senate, and the vice-chairperson of the committee shall be a member of the house of representatives. Members of the committee shall receive no compensation, but shall be reimbursed for their necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties. (C) The committee shall meet not later than ninety days after the first day of the first year of the general assembly to choose a chairperson and to commence establishment of the schedule for agency review provided for in section 101.85 of the Revised Code or perform other committee duties under sections 101.82 to 101.87 of the Revised Code. Five members of the committee constitute a quorum for the conduct of committee business. (D) The sunset review committee, after having prepared and published a report of its findings and recommendations, and furnished the report, as required under section 101.87 of the Revised Code, ceases to exist for the remainder of the biennial general assembly. Last updated July 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 145.561 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 145 / § 145.561
§ 145.561. Acquiring vested right in pension when granted
Status: in_force

January 7, 2013 Senate Bill 343 - 129th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section and section 145.363 , 145.573 , or 145.574 of the Revised Code, the granting of a retirement allowance, annuity, pension, or other benefit to any person pursuant to action of the public employees retirement board vests a right in such person, so long as the person remains the recipient of any benefit of the funds established by section 145.23 of the Revised Code, to receive such retirement allowance, annuity, pension, or other benefit at the rate fixed at the time of granting such retirement allowance, annuity, pension, or other benefit. Such right shall also be vested with equal effect in the recipient of a grant heretofore made from any of the funds named in section 145.23 of the Revised Code. (B) This section does not apply to an increase made under section 145.323 of the Revised Code for a recipient whose benefit effective date is on or after the effective date of this amendment.
Ohio Rev. Code § 188.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 188 / § 188.05
§ 188.05. Servient estate damage award limitations
Status: in_force

May 17, 2021 House Bill 2 - 134th General Assembly (A) If the owner of the servient estate of an easement described in section 188.02 of the Revised Code brings an action regarding the use, apportionment, or sublease of the easement for broadband service, the court may award damages to the owner equal to not more than the difference between the following: (1) The fair market value of the owner's interest in the property of the estate immediately before the provision of broadband service; (2) The fair market value of the owner's interest in the property of the estate immediately after the provision of broadband service. (B) Any damages awarded under division (A) of this section shall be a fixed amount that shall not continue, accumulate, or accrue. (C) The values described in division (A) of this section shall be established by the testimony of a qualified real estate appraiser. Last updated June 9, 2021 at 12:58 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 145.572 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 145 / § 145.572
§ 145.572. Forfeiture of retirement benefits under RC 2929.192
Status: in_force

May 13, 2008 Senate Bill 3 - 127th General Assembly (A)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the following shall be subject to a forfeiture ordered under division (A) or (B) of section 2929.192 of the Revised Code: (a) The right of a member to receive any payment under a pension, annuity, allowance, or other type of benefit under this chapter, other than a payment of the accumulated contributions standing to the person's credit under this chapter; (b) The right of a contributor to receive a benefit under division (B) of section 145.384 of the Revised Code, other than a payment of the person's contributions made under section 145.38 or 145.383 of the Revised Code. (2) The public employees retirement system shall comply with a forfeiture order issued under division (A) or (B) of section 2929.192 of the Revised Code at the time the member or contributor applies for payment of the person's accumulated contributions. Upon payment of the person's contributions and cancellation of any corresponding service credit, a person who is subject to the forfeiture order described in this division may not restore any canceled service credit under this chapter or the provisions of Chapter 742., 3305., 3307., 3309., or 5505. of the Revised Code. (B) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if the system receives notice pursuant to section 2901.43 of the Revised Code that a person who has accumulated contributions standing to the person's credit pursuant to this chapter is charged with any offense or violation listed or described in divisions (D)(1) to (3) of section 2929.192 of the Revised Code that is a felony in the circumstances specified in the particular division, all of the following apply: (1) No payment of those accumulated contributions or of any other amount or amounts to be paid to a person who is a contributor under this chapter upon the person's withdrawal of contributions pursuant to this chapter shall be made prior to whichever of the following is applicable: (a) If the person is convicted of or pleads guilty to the charge and forfeiture is ordered under division (A) or (B) of section 2929.192 of the Revised Code, the day on which the system receives from the court a copy of the journal entry of the offender's sentence under that section; (b) If the charge against the person is dismissed, the person is found not guilty of the charge, or the person is found not guilty by reason of insanity of the charge, the day on which the system receives notice of the final disposition of the charge. (2) The system shall not process any application for payment under this chapter from the person prior to the final disposition of the charge.
Ohio Rev. Code § 125.87 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 125 / § 125.87
§ 125.87. Service charges - fees
Status: in_force

June 30, 1997 House Bill 215 - 122nd General Assembly Transferees, recipients, and entities referred to in sections 125.84 to 125.90 of the Revised Code shall be required to pay to the department of administrative services such service charges or fees as the department may require in connection with federal property acquired, warehoused, distributed, transferred, conveyed, or reconveyed by the department and may be required to pay service charges or fees, if any, on property recaptured, reverted, or disposed of by the department when such action pertains to that property on which title is restricted by: the United States; the rules or orders of the department; the rules issued in conformance with section 5502.25 of the Revised Code; or sections 125.84 to 125.90 of the Revised Code. All service charges or fees collected by the department under this section shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the investment recovery fund created under section 125.14 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 122.83 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 122 / § 122.83
§ 122.83. Prohibiting misrepresentation
Status: in_force

September 29, 2005 House Bill 66 - 126th General Assembly Any person who intentionally misrepresents that person's self as owning, controlling, operating, or participating in a minority business enterprise for the purpose of obtaining funds, contracts, subcontracts, services, or any other benefits under sections 122.71 to 122.85 or 122.87 to 122.90 of the Revised Code is guilty of theft by deception, pursuant to section 2913.02 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 131.32 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 131 / § 131.32
§ 131.32. Classifying funds of state and custodial funds of state treasurer
Status: in_force

July 1, 1985 House Bill 201 - 116th General Assembly The director of budget and management may, for external financial reporting purposes, classify the funds of the state and the custodial funds of the treasurer of state in a manner required or permitted by generally accepted accounting principles.
Ohio Rev. Code § 169.053 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 169 / § 169.053
§ 169.053. Ohio coupon bonds
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "state of Ohio coupon bond" means property, tangible or intangible, in the form of a coupon bond and its related interest coupons issued by this state prior to 1985 and to which all of the following apply: (1) It has matured, been called and defeased, or otherwise become due and payable. (2) Either the treasurer of state or the trustee bank is the paying agent. (3) The owner has neither registered the bond or interest coupon nor claimed the bond's principal or interest. (B) Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, state of Ohio coupon bonds held by any person, business, or state or other government, political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, and all proceeds thereof, shall be presumed abandoned in this state and constitute unclaimed funds under this chapter if both of the following apply: (1) The owner of the state of Ohio coupon bond or interest coupon is unknown to the treasurer of state. (2) The state of Ohio coupon bond's principal or interest has remained unclaimed and unredeemed for three years after final maturity, call date, interest payment date, or other payment date. (C) State of Ohio coupon bonds that are presumed abandoned and constitute unclaimed funds under division (B) of this section, including bonds in the possession of the director of commerce, shall escheat to the state three years after becoming abandoned and unclaimed property. All property rights and legal title to and ownership of such bonds or interest coupons or proceeds from such bonds or interest coupons, including all rights, powers, and privileges of survivorship of any owner, co-owner, or beneficiary, shall vest solely in this state as provided in divisions (D) to (H) of this section. (D) If, within one hundred eighty days after the three-year period prescribed under division (C) of this section, no claim has been filed under this chapter for the bond, the director shall commence a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction for a determination that the bond escheats to the state. The director may postpone the commencement of an action until a sufficient number of bonds have accumulated in the director's custody to justify the expense of the proceedings. (E) Service by publication shall be made in accordance with Rule 4.4 of the Rules of Civil Procedure. (F) If no person files a claim or appears at the hearing to substantiate a claim or if the court determines that a claimant is not entitled to the property claimed, and if the court is satisfied by the evidence that the director has substantially complied with the laws of this state, the court shall enter a judgment that the bonds have escheated to the state and all property rights and legal title to and ownership of the bonds or the proceeds from the bonds, including all rights, powers, and privileges of survivorship of any owner, co-owner, or beneficiary, have vested solely in the state. (G) The director shall redeem the state of Ohio coupon bonds escheated to the state by judgment of the court. When the proceeds that have escheated have been recovered by the director, the director shall pay all costs incident to the collection and recovery of the proceeds from the redemption of the bonds and disburse the remaining balance of the proceeds in the manner provided under section 169.05 of the Revised Code for all other unclaimed funds. (H) Notwithstanding section 169.08 of the Revised Code, any person claiming a state of Ohio coupon bond that has escheated to the state under this section, or for the proceeds from the bond, may file a claim with the director. Upon providing sufficient proof of the validity of the person's claim, the director may, in the director's discretion, pay the claim less any expenses and costs incurred by the state in securing full title and ownership of the property by escheat. If payment has been made to a claimant, no action thereafter may be maintained by any other claimant against the state or any officer of the state, for or on account of the payment of the claim. Last updated August 30, 2023 at 5:12 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 145.82 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 145 / § 145.82
§ 145.82. Application of chapter to defined contribution plan
Status: in_force

March 23, 2015 Senate Bill 42 - 130th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in divisions (B) and (C) of this section, sections 145.201 to 145.70 of the Revised Code do not apply to a PERS defined contribution plan, except that a PERS defined contribution plan may incorporate provisions of those sections as specified in the plan document. (B) The following sections of Chapter 145. of the Revised Code apply to a PERS defined contribution plan: 145.01 to 145.20, 145.22, 145.221, 145.23, 145.25, 145.26, 145.27, 145.296, 145.38, 145.384, 145.391, 145.431, 145.47, 145.48, 145.483, 145.51, 145.52, 145.53, 145.54, 145.55, 145.56, 145.563, 145.57, 145.571, 145.572, 145.69, and 145.70 of the Revised Code. (C) A PERS defined contribution plan that includes definitely determinable benefits may incorporate by reference all or part of sections 145.201 to 145.79 of the Revised Code to allow a member participating in the plan to purchase service credit or to be eligible for any of the following: (1) Retirement, disability, survivor, or death benefits; (2) Health or long-term care insurance or any other type of health care benefit; (3) Additional increases under section 145.323 of the Revised Code; (4) A refund of contributions made by or on behalf of a member. With respect to the benefits described in division (C)(1) of this section, the public employees retirement board may establish eligibility requirements and benefit formulas or amounts that differ from those of members participating in the PERS defined benefit plan. With respect to the purchase of service credit by a member participating in a PERS defined contribution plan, the board may reduce the cost of the service credit to reflect the different benefit formula established for the member.
Ohio Rev. Code § 173.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 173 / § 173.04
§ 173.04. Dementia training and respite care programs
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Respite care" means short-term, temporary care or supervision provided to a person who has dementia in the absence of the person who normally provides that care or supervision. (2) "Dementia" includes Alzheimer's disease or other dementia. (B) Through the internet web site maintained by the department of aging, the director of aging shall disseminate dementia training materials for licensed physicians, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, administrators of health care programs, social workers, and other health care and social service personnel who participate or assist in the care or treatment of persons who have dementia. The training materials disseminated through the web site may be developed by the director or obtained from other sources. (C) To the extent funds are available, the director shall administer respite care programs and other supportive services for persons who have dementia and their families or care givers. Respite care programs shall be approved by the director and shall be provided for the following purposes: (1) Giving persons who normally provide care or supervision for a person who has dementia relief from the stresses and responsibilities that result from providing such care; (2) Preventing or reducing inappropriate institutional care and enabling persons who have dementia to remain at home as long as possible. (D) The director may provide services under this section to persons with dementia and their families regardless of the age of the persons with dementia. (E) The director may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code governing respite care programs and other supportive services, the distribution of funds, and the purpose for which funds may be utilized under this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 157.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 157 / § 157.08
§ 157.08. Execution of control densification and monumentation
Status: in_force

October 1, 1985 House Bill 134 - 116th General Assembly Extension of co-ordinate control by qualified surveyors for local co-ordinate control densification shall be executed in conformity with standards of accuracy and specifications for first or second-order geodetic surveys as prepared and published by the federal geodetic control committee of the United States department of commerce pursuant to section 157.07 of the Revised Code. Control monumentation for analysis of land boundaries, construction control, engineering design and planning, and photogrammetric survey control for such purposes shall be executed in conformity with the standards of accuracy and specifications for first, second, or third-order geodetic surveys as prepared and published by the federal geodetic control committee in force on the date of such survey.
Ohio Rev. Code § 145.38 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 145 / § 145.38
§ 145.38. Employment of retirant
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section and sections 145.381 and 145.384 of the Revised Code: (1) "PERS retirant" means a former member of the public employees retirement system who is receiving one of the following: (a) Age and service retirement benefits under section 145.32 , 145.33 , 145.331 , 145.332 , 145.335 , or 145.46 or former section 145.34 of the Revised Code; (b) Age and service retirement benefits paid by the public employees retirement system under section 145.37 of the Revised Code; (c) Any benefit paid under a PERS defined contribution plan. (2) "Other system retirant" means both of the following: (a) A member or former member of the Ohio police and fire pension fund, state teachers retirement system, school employees retirement system, state highway patrol retirement system, or Cincinnati retirement system who is receiving age and service or commuted age and service retirement benefits or a disability benefit from a system of which the person is a member or former member; (b) A member or former member of the public employees retirement system who is receiving age and service retirement benefits or a disability benefit under section 145.37 of the Revised Code paid by the school employees retirement system or the state teachers retirement system. (B)(1) Subject to this section and section 145.381 of the Revised Code, a PERS retirant or other system retirant may be employed by a public employer. If so employed, the PERS retirant or other system retirant shall contribute to the public employees retirement system in accordance with section 145.47 of the Revised Code, and the employer shall make contributions in accordance with section 145.48 of the Revised Code. (2) A public employer that employs a PERS retirant or other system retirant, or enters into a contract for services as an independent contractor with a PERS retirant, shall notify the retirement board of the employment or contract not later than the end of the month in which the employment or contract commences. Any overpayment of benefits to a PERS retirant by the retirement system resulting from delay or failure of the employer to give the notice shall be repaid to the retirement system by the employer. (3) On receipt of notice from a public employer that a person who is an other system retirant has been employed, the retirement system shall notify the retirement system of which the other system retirant was a member of such employment. (4)(a) A PERS retirant who has received a retirement allowance for less than two months when employment subject to this section commences shall forfeit the retirement allowance for any month the PERS retirant is employed prior to the expiration of the two-month period. Service and contributions for that period shall not be included in calculation of any benefits payable to the PERS retirant, and those contributions shall be refunded on the retirant's death or termination of the employment. (b) An other system retirant who has received a retirement allowance or disability benefit for less than two months when employment subject to this section commences shall forfeit the retirement allowance or disability benefit for any month the other system retirant is employed prior to the expiration of the two-month period. Service and contributions for that period shall not be included in the calculation of any benefits payable to the other system retirant, and those contributions shall be refunded on the retirant's death or termination of the employment. (c) Contributions made on compensation earned after the expiration of the two-month period shall be used in the calculation of the benefit or payment due under section 145.384 of the Revised Code. (5) On receipt of notice from the Ohio police and fire pension fund, school employees retirement system, or state teachers retirement system of the re-employment of a PERS retirant, the public employees retirement system shall not pay, or if paid, shall recover, the amount to be forfeited by the PERS retirant in accordance with section 742.26 , 3307.35 , or 3309.341 of the Revised Code. (6) A PERS retirant who enters into a contract to provide services as an independent contractor to the employer by which the retirant was employed at the time of retirement or, less than two months after the retirement allowance commences, begins providing services as an independent contractor pursuant to a contract with another public employer, shall forfeit the pension portion of the retirement benefit for the period beginning the first day of the month following the month in which the services begin and ending on the first day of the month following the month in which the services end. The annuity portion of the retirement allowance shall be suspended on the day services under the contract begin and shall accumulate to the credit of the retirant to be paid in a single payment after services provided under the contract terminate. A PERS retirant subject to division (B)(6) of this section shall not contribute to the retirement system and shall not become a member of the system. (7) As used in this division, "employment" includes service for which a PERS retirant or other system retirant, the retirant's employer, or both, have waived any earnable salary for the service. (C)(1) Except as provided in division (C)(3) of this section, this division applies to both of the following: (a) A PERS retirant who, prior to September 14, 2000, was subject to division (C)(1)(b) of this section as that division existed immediately prior to September 14, 2000, and has not elected pursuant to Am. Sub. S.B. 144 of the 123rd general assembly to cease to be subject to that division; (b) A PERS retirant to whom both of the following apply: (i) The retirant held elective office in this state, or in any municipal corporation, county, or other political subdivision of this state at the time of retirement under this chapter. (ii) The retirant was elected or appointed to the same office for the remainder of the term or the term immediately following the term during which the retirement occurred. (2) A PERS retirant who is subject to this division is a member of the public employees retirement system with all the rights, privileges, and obligations of membership, except that the membership does not include survivor benefits provided pursuant to section 145.45 of the Revised Code or, beginning on the ninetieth day after September 14, 2000, any amount calculated under section 145.401 of the Revised Code. The pension portion of the PERS retirant's retirement allowance shall be forfeited until the first day of the first month following termination of the employment. The annuity portion of the retirement allowance shall accumulate to the credit of the PERS retirant to be paid in a single payment after termination of the employment. The retirement allowance shall resume on the first day of the first month following termination of the employment. On termination of the employment, the PERS retirant shall elect to receive either a refund of the retirant's contributions to the retirement system during the period of employment subject to this section or a supplemental retirement allowance based on the retirant's contributions and service credit for that period of employment. (3) This division does not apply to any of the following: (a) A PERS retirant elected to office who, at the time of the election for the retirant's current term, was not retired but, not less than ninety days prior to the primary election for the term or the date on which a primary for the term would have been held, filed a written declaration of intent to retire before the end of the term with the director of the board of elections of the county in which petitions for nomination or election to the office are filed; (b) A PERS retirant elected to office who, at the time of the election for the retirant's current term, was a retirant and had been retired for not less than ninety days; (c) A PERS retirant appointed to office who, at the time of appointment to the retirant's current term, notified the person or entity making the appointment that the retirant was already retired or intended to retire before the end of the term. (D)(1) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, a PERS retirant or other system retirant subject to this section is not a member of the public employees retirement system, and, except as specified in this section does not have any of the rights, privileges, or obligations of membership. Except as specified in division (D)(2) of this section, the retirant is not eligible to receive health, medical, hospital, or surgical benefits under section 145.58 of the Revised Code for employment subject to this section. (2) A PERS retirant subject to this section shall receive primary health, medical, hospital, or surgical insurance coverage from the retirant's employer, if the employer provides coverage to other employees performing comparable work. Neither the employer nor the PERS retirant may waive the employer's coverage, except that the PERS retirant may waive the employer's coverage if the retirant has coverage comparable to that provided by the employer from a source other than the employer or the public employees retirement system. If a claim is made, the employer's coverage shall be the primary coverage and shall pay first. The benefits provided under section 145.58 of the Revised Code shall pay only those medical expenses not paid through the employer's coverage or coverage the PERS retirant receives through a source other than the retirement system. (E) If the disability benefit of an other system retirant employed under this section is terminated, the retirant shall become a member of the public employees retirement system, effective on the first day of the month next following the termination with all the rights, privileges, and obligations of membership. If such person, after the termination of the disability benefit, earns two years of service credit under this system or under the Ohio police and fire pension fund, state teachers retirement system, school employees retirement system, or state highway patrol retirement system, the person's prior contributions as an other system retirant under this section shall be included in the person's total service credit as a public employees retirement system member, and the person shall forfeit all rights and benefits of this section. Not more than one year of credit may be given for any period of twelve months. (F) This section does not affect the receipt of benefits by or eligibility for benefits of any person who on August 20, 1976, was receiving a disability benefit or service retirement pension or allowance from a state or municipal retirement system in Ohio and was a member of any other state or municipal retirement system of this state. (G) The public employees retirement board may adopt rules to carry out this section. Last updated September 18, 2023 at 10:14 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 149.305 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 149 / § 149.305
§ 149.305. Ohio African-American hall of fame
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 141 - 131st General Assembly (A) The Ohio history connection, in addition to its other public functions, shall cooperate with the Ohio African-American hall of fame governing board established in section 149.306 of the Revised Code to establish the Ohio African-American hall of fame. (B) The purpose of the hall of fame shall be to provide recognition to African-Americans who have made significant contributions to the state. The governing board shall select the persons to be inducted into the hall of fame and conduct an annual induction ceremony in the city of Columbus. (C)(1) Portraits of and biographical information regarding persons inducted into the hall of fame shall initially be housed and displayed in an appropriate space located within the Ohio historical center in Columbus, Ohio. The Ohio history connection shall consult with the governing board regarding the manner and location in which the portraits and biographical information shall be housed and displayed. (2) Central state university also shall serve as a repository of information regarding persons inducted into the hall of fame. The university shall consult with the governing board regarding the manner and location in which the information shall be housed and displayed. (D) The Ohio history connection and the governing board shall cooperate in the selection of a permanent hall of fame site. Before any real property is acquired or accepted for that purpose, they shall consult with the governing board on the design, plans, and specifications for the construction or modification of any buildings or other visitation facilities for the hall of fame. The Ohio history connection, in cooperation and consultation with the governing board, shall establish an acquisition policy for the hall of fame. (E) There is hereby created the African-American hall of fame fund, which shall be in the custody of the treasurer of state but shall not be part of the state treasury. All donations of money, grants, and other assistance received for purposes of the hall of fame shall be deposited into the fund. Money in the fund shall be used for the expenses of the Ohio history connection incurred in the performance of its duties under this section and for the expenses of the hall of fame, including the reimbursement of members of the governing board. The treasurer of state shall invest any portion of the fund not needed for immediate use in the same manner as, and subject to all provisions of law with respect to the investment of, state funds. The treasurer of state shall disburse money from the fund on order of the Ohio history connection. (F) After the Ohio history connection and governing board select a permanent site for the hall of fame, they shall establish a private, nonprofit organization that shall acquire title to, operate, and maintain the hall of fame. The Ohio history connection shall operate and maintain the hall of fame until the hall of fame and its contents are conveyed to the private, nonprofit organization. The Ohio history connection may accept donations of historical items and artifacts for placement in the hall of fame and shall house those items and artifacts at the Ohio historical center in Columbus, Ohio. After a permanent hall of fame site is selected, the Ohio history connection shall cooperate with the private, nonprofit organization to loan those items and artifacts for interpretive purposes of the hall of fame. Any historical items or artifacts donated to the private, nonprofit organization for placement in the hall of fame shall remain the property of the hall of fame as part of its permanent collection. (G) Any instrument by which real property is acquired pursuant to this section shall identify the agency of the state that has the use and benefit of the real property as specified in section 5301.012 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 122.72 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 122 / § 122.72
§ 122.72. Minority development financing advisory board
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A) There is hereby created the minority development financing advisory board to assist in carrying out the programs created pursuant to sections 122.71 to 122.83 and 122.87 to 122.89 of the Revised Code. (B) The board shall consist of ten members. The director of development or the director's designee shall be a voting member on the board. Seven members shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate and selected because of their knowledge of and experience in industrial, business, and commercial financing, suretyship, construction, and their understanding of the problems of minority business enterprises; one member also shall be a member of the senate and appointed by the president of the senate, and one member also shall be a member of the house of representatives and appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives. With respect to the board, all of the following apply: (1) Not more than four of the members of the board appointed by the governor shall be of the same political party. (2) Each member shall hold office from the date of the member's appointment until the end of the term for which the member was appointed. (3) The terms of office for the seven members appointed by the governor shall be for seven years, commencing on the first day of October and ending on the thirtieth day of September of the seventh year, except that of the original seven members, three shall be appointed for three years and two shall be appointed for five years. (4) Any member of the board is eligible for reappointment. (5) Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of the predecessor's term. (6) Any member shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of the member's term until the member's successor takes office, or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. (7) Before entering upon official duties as a member of the board, each member shall take an oath as provided by Section 7 of Article XV, Ohio Constitution. (8) The governor may, at any time, remove any member appointed by the governor pursuant to section 3.04 of the Revised Code. (9) Notwithstanding section 101.26 of the Revised Code, members shall receive their necessary and actual expenses while engaged in the business of the board and shall be paid at the per diem rate of step 1 of pay range 31 of section 124.15 of the Revised Code. (10) Six members of the board constitute a quorum and the affirmative vote of six members is necessary for any action taken by the board. (11) In the event of the absence of a member appointed by the president of the senate or by the speaker of the house of representatives, either of the following persons may serve in the member's absence: (a) The president of the senate or the speaker of the house of representatives, whoever appointed the absent member; (b) A member of the senate or of the house of representatives of the same political party as the absent member, as designated by the president of the senate or the speaker of the house of representatives, whoever appointed the absent member. (12) The board shall annually elect one of its members as chairperson and another as vice-chairperson. Last updated July 20, 2021 at 10:11 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 153.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 153 / § 153.09
§ 153.09. New proposals when necessary - change in work or materials
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly If in the opinion of the owner referred to in section 153.01 of the Revised Code, the award of a contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder is not in the best interests of the state, the owner may accept another bid so opened or reject all bids, and advertise for other bids. Such advertisement shall be for such time, in such form, and by such electronic media as the Ohio facilities construction commission directs. All contracts shall provide that such owner may make any change in work or materials on the conditions and in the manner provided in sections 153.10 and 153.11 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 31, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 122.605 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 122 / § 122.605
§ 122.605. Annual report
Status: in_force

December 13, 2001 House Bill 405 - 124th General Assembly Each participating financial institution shall submit an annual report to the department of development on or before the thirty-first day of March of each year. The report shall include or be accompanied by all of the following: (A) Information regarding the participating financial institution's outstanding capital access loans, its capital access loan losses, and other related matters that the department considers appropriate; (B) A statement of the total amount of the participating financial institution's capital access loans for which the department has made disbursements from the fund under the program; (C) A copy of the participating financial institution's most recent financial statement.
Ohio Rev. Code § 109.70 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 109 / § 109.70
§ 109.70. Prohibition against arrest and citation quotas
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 Senate Bill 114 - 136th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Law enforcement official or agency" means any of the following that has jurisdiction over the applicable local or state police officer listed in division (A)(2)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), or (g) of this section that corresponds with the respective division (A)(1)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), or (g) of this section: (a) A county sheriff; (b) A village marshal; (c) The organized police department of a municipal corporation; (d) The organized police department of a township; (e) A board of township trustees that appoints a township constable; (f) The board of a township police district or of a joint police district; (g) The state highway patrol. (2) "Local or state police officer" means any of the following who is under the jurisdiction of the applicable law enforcement official or agency listed in division (A)(1)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), or (g) of this section that corresponds with the respective division (A)(2)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), or (g) of this section: (a) A county deputy sheriff; (b) A village deputy marshal; (c) A member of the organized police department of a municipal corporation; (d) A member of the organized police department of a township; (e) A police constable appointed by a board of township trustees; (f) A member of the police force of a township police district or of a joint police district; (g) A highway patrol trooper of the state highway patrol. (3) "Quota" means a mandate of a finite number of arrests made or citations issued for any offense that a local or state police officer must meet in a specified time period. (B) No law enforcement official or agency shall do any of the following: (1) Establish or maintain, formally or informally, a plan utilizing a quota as the basis by which to evaluate, promote, compensate, transfer, or discipline a local or state police officer over whom the law enforcement official or agency has jurisdiction; (2) Require a local or state police officer described in division (B)(1) of this section, or suggest to the police officer, that the police officer is required or expected to meet a quota; (3) Offer a financial reward or other benefit to a local or state police officer described in division (B)(1) of this section that is determined by or based on the quota of that police officer. (C) This section does not prohibit a law enforcement official or agency from doing any of the following: (1) Collecting, analyzing, and applying any information concerning the number of arrests made and citations issued in order to ensure that a particular local or state police officer or group of local or state police officers does not violate an applicable legal obligation of the officer or officers; (2) Assessing the proportion of the arrests made, and citations issued, by a local or state police officer or group of local or state police officers. (D)(1) The attorney general shall establish a form that any local or state police officer may access on the web site of the attorney general for the purpose of reporting the use of quotas in violation of division (B)(1), (2), or (3) of this section by the law enforcement official or agency that has jurisdiction over the local or state police officer. Upon receiving a report, including a report submitted by an unidentified complainant, under this division, the attorney general shall investigate the alleged use of quotas in violation of any of those divisions by the law enforcement official or agency that is the subject of the report and whether any of the circumstances described in division (C) of this section apply. The investigation shall be conducted within one year after receiving the report. (2) The attorney general shall determine the procedure for the investigation conducted under division (D)(1) of this section on a case-by-case basis and shall provide the law enforcement official or agency that is the subject of the investigation an opportunity to be heard. If after the investigation the attorney general finds that the law enforcement official or agency uses quotas in violation of division (B)(1), (2), or (3) of this section, the attorney general shall order the law enforcement official or agency to cease and desist from using quotas in violation of any of those divisions. Last updated September 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 122.851 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 122 / § 122.851
§ 122.851. Certification as Ohio venture capital operating company
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Venture capital operating company" has the same meaning as in 29 C.F.R. 2510.3-101. (2) "Ohio venture capital operating company" means a venture capital operating company certified by the director of development as having met the requirements prescribed by division (B) of this section. A venture capital operating company is an Ohio venture capital operating company only for so long as the certification is valid. (3) "Ohio business" means a business that, in either the calendar year in which a capital gain from the business is recognized by the Ohio venture capital operating company or its direct or indirect investors or the calendar year in which the Ohio venture capital operating company distributes an equity interest or security in the business, has its headquarters in this state and employs more than one-half of the total number of its full-time equivalent employees in this state. For the purpose of this section, an employee is employed in this state if the business is required to withhold income tax under section 5747.06 of the Revised Code for fifty per cent or more of the compensation paid to the employee in either the calendar year in which the Ohio venture capital operating company or its direct or indirect investors recognize a capital gain from the business or the calendar year in which the Ohio venture capital operating company distributes an equity interest or security in the business, as applicable. (4) "Qualifying interest" means a direct or indirect ownership interest acquired through an investment of cash or cash equivalent made in, or the provision of services to, a venture capital operating company during the period for which it was certified as an Ohio venture capital operating company. (B)(1) A venture capital operating company may apply to the director of development for certification as an Ohio venture capital operating company if it manages, or has capital commitments of, at least fifty million dollars in active assets and at least two-thirds of its managing and general partners are residents of Ohio under division (I) of section 5747.01 of the Revised Code. The director, in consultation with the tax commissioner, shall prescribe the form and manner of the application and the information or documentation required to be submitted with the application. (2) The director shall review and make a determination with respect to each application submitted under this division within sixty days of receipt. The director shall grant certification to any applicant that meets the criteria prescribed by this division. The director shall decline certification of any applicant that does not meet such criteria. The director shall notify the applicant and the tax commissioner of the director's determination in writing. (C)(1) Certification as an Ohio venture capital operating company is valid for as long as the company continues to qualify as a venture capital operating company and meets the criteria prescribed by division (B)(1) of this section. (2) A company that no longer qualifies as a venture capital operating company or no longer meets the criteria prescribed by division (B)(1) of this section shall notify the director within thirty days of the date the company ceases to qualify. (3) Upon receiving such a notification or upon otherwise discovering that an Ohio venture capital operating company no longer qualifies for certification, the director shall issue a written notice of revocation to the venture capital operating company and the tax commissioner. The notice shall state the effective date of the revocation, which shall be the date the company ceased to qualify for certification as an Ohio venture capital operating company. (4) An Ohio venture capital operating company receiving such a notice may contest the director's decision to revoke its certification or the effective date of that revocation by submitting additional information or documentation to the director and requesting reconsideration in writing within thirty days of the notice of revocation based on that information or documentation. The director shall review and evaluate any such requests within thirty days of receipt. The director shall notify the company and tax commissioner in writing of the director's decision on the request, which shall not be subject to appeal or further review. (D)(1) On or after the first day of January and on or before the first day of February of each year, a company that is certified as an Ohio venture capital operating company shall provide the following information, on forms prescribed by the director of development, to the director and the tax commissioner: (a) The name, social security or federal employer identification number, and ownership percentage of each person with a qualifying interest in the company; (b) The amount of capital gains generated during the portion of the previous calendar year during which the company was certified as an Ohio venture capital operating company; (c) A description of the company's investments that generated the capital gains described in division (D)(1)(b) of this section, including the date of sale and whether the investment was in an Ohio business; (d) The amount of, and basis in, any equity interests or securities distributed to each investor, arranged by entity, while the company was certified as an Ohio venture capital operating company and whether the entity is an Ohio business; (e) Any other information the director, in consultation with the tax commissioner, considers relevant and necessary to administer the deduction allowed under division (A)(35) of section 5747.01 of the Revised Code. (2) The director shall review the information submitted under division (D)(1) of this section by an Ohio venture capital operating company within sixty days of receipt. If the company generated capital gains that qualify for the deduction allowed under division (A)(35) of section 5747.01 of the Revised Code or distributed equity interests or securities that, when sold, will qualify for the deduction once income is recognized from its disposition, the director shall issue a certificate to the company. The certificate shall include a unique number and the following information: (a) The total amount of capital gains generated during the portion of the year during which the company was certified as an Ohio venture capital operating company; (b) The portion of the capital gains attributable to the company's investments in Ohio businesses; and (c) The total amount of, and basis in, any equity interests or securities distributed during the portion of the year during which the company was certified as an Ohio venture capital operating company; (d) The portion of the distributed equity interests or securities attributable to the company's investments in Ohio businesses; (e) The portion of the amounts described in divisions (D)(2)(a) and (b) of this section attributable to each individual with a qualifying interest in the company; (f) Any other information the director or tax commissioner considers necessary for the administration of the deduction allowed under division (A)(35) of section 5747.01 of the Revised Code. (E) An Ohio venture capital operating company shall provide each person with a qualifying interest in the company with a copy of the certificate issued under division (D) of this section and any other documentation necessary to compute the adjustments under division (A)(35) of section 5747.01 of the Revised Code. A pass-through entity that receives a certificate issued under this division from an Ohio venture capital operating company shall provide its investors with a copy of the certificate and any other documentation necessary to compute the adjustments under division (A)(35) of section 5747.01 of the Revised Code. A taxpayer claiming a deduction under division (A)(35)(a) of section 5747.01 of the Revised Code shall provide, upon request of the tax commissioner, a copy of that certificate. The taxpayer shall retain a copy of the certificate for four years from the later of the final filing date of the return on which the deduction was claimed or the date the return on which the deduction was claimed is filed. (F) The director of development, in consultation with the tax commissioner, may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as are necessary to administer this section. Last updated September 9, 2021 at 11:49 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 122.152 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 122 / § 122.152
§ 122.152. Tax credit
Status: in_force

March 23, 2018 Senate Bill 8 - 132nd General Assembly (A) There is hereby allowed a nonrefundable tax credit for owners of tax credit certificates issued by the development services agency under division (B) of this section. The credit may be claimed against the tax imposed by section 3901.86 , 5725.18 , 5729.03 , or 5729.06 of the Revised Code. (B) On the closing date, a taxpayer that made a credit-eligible capital contribution to a rural business growth fund shall be eligible for a credit equal to the amount specified in the notice issued under division (I)(1) of section 122.151 of the Revised Code. On or before the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth anniversary dates of the closing date, the agency shall issue a tax credit certificate to the taxpayer specifying the corresponding anniversary date and a credit amount equal to one-fourth of the total credit authorized under this section. The taxpayer or its identified affiliate may claim the credit amount for the taxable year that includes the date specified on the certificate. The taxpayer making a credit-eligible capital contribution and the issuance of a tax credit certificate by the agency does not represent a verification or certification by the agency of compliance with the recapture provisions of section 122.153 of the Revised Code. The tax credit issued under this division is subject to recapture under section 122.153 of the Revised Code. (C) The credit shall be claimed in the order required under section 5725.98 or 5729.98 of the Revised Code as applicable. If the amount of the credit for a taxable year exceeds the tax otherwise due for that year, the excess may be carried forward for not more than four ensuing taxable years. A taxpayer claiming a credit under this section shall submit a copy of the tax credit certificate with the taxpayer's annual statement for each taxable year in which the credit is claimed. Last updated October 21, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 164.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 164 / § 164.14
§ 164.14. Local transportation improvement program fund
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) The local transportation improvement program fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of moneys credited to it pursuant to sections 117.16 and 5735.051 of the Revised Code, and, subject to the limitations of section 5735.05 of the Revised Code, shall be used to make grants to local subdivisions for projects that have been approved by district public works integrating committees and the Ohio public works commission in accordance with this section. The fund shall be administered by the Ohio public works commission, and shall be allocated each fiscal year on a per capita basis to district public works integrating committees in accordance with the most recent decennial census statistics. Money in the fund may be used to pay reasonable costs incurred by the commission in administering this section. Investment earnings on moneys credited to the fund shall be retained by the fund. (B) Grants awarded under this section may provide up to one hundred per cent of the estimated total cost of the project. (C) No grant shall be awarded for a project under this section unless the project is designed to have a useful life of at least seven years, except that the average useful life of all such projects for which grants are awarded in each district during a fiscal year shall be not less than twenty years. (D) For the period beginning on July 1, 1989, and ending on June 30, 1994, and for each succeeding five-year period, at least one-third of the total amount of money allocated to each district from the local transportation improvement program fund shall be awarded as follows: (1) Forty-two and eight-tenths per cent for projects of municipal corporations; (2) Thirty-seven and two-tenths per cent for projects of counties; (3) Twenty per cent for projects of townships, except that the requirement of division (D)(3) of this section shall not apply in districts where the combined population of the townships in the district is less than five per cent of the population of the district. (E) Each district public works integrating committee shall review, and approve or disapprove requests submitted to it by local subdivisions for assistance from the local transportation improvement program fund. In reviewing projects submitted to it, a district public works integrating committee shall consider the following factors: (1) Whether the project is of critical importance to the safety of the residents of the local subdivision; (2) Whether the project would alleviate serious traffic problems or hazards or would respond to needs caused by rapid growth and development; (3) Whether the project would assist the local subdivision in attaining the transportation infrastructure needed to pursue significant and specific economic development opportunities; (4) The availability of other sources of funding for the project; (5) The adequacy of the planning for the project and the readiness of the local subdivision to proceed should the project be approved; (6) The local subdivision's ability to pay for and history of investing in bridge and highway improvements; (7) The impact of the project on the multijurisdictional highway and bridge needs of the district; (8) The requirements of divisions (A), (B), (C), and (D) of this section; (9) The condition of the infrastructure system proposed for improvement; (10) Any other factors related to the safety, orderly growth, or economic development of the district or local subdivision that the district public works integrating committee considers relevant. A district public works integrating committee or its executive committee may appoint a subcommittee to assist it in carrying out its responsibilities under this section. (F) Every project approved by a district public works integrating committee shall be submitted to the Ohio public works commission for its review and approval or disapproval. The commission shall not approve any project that fails to meet the requirements of this section. (G) Grants awarded from the local transportation improvement program fund shall not be limited in their usage by divisions (D), (E), (F), and (G) of section 164.05 of the Revised Code. (H) As used in this section, "local subdivision" means a county, municipal corporation, or township. (I) The director of the Ohio public works commission shall notify the director of budget and management of the amounts allocated pursuant to this section, and the allocation information shall be entered into the state accounting system. The director of budget and management shall establish appropriation line items as needed to track these allocations. Last updated July 28, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 122.014 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 122 / § 122.014
§ 122.014. Financial assistance for gaming activities
Status: in_force

June 11, 2012 House Bill 386 - 129th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "gaming activities" means activities conducted in connection with or that include any of the following: (1) Casino gaming, as authorized and defined in Section 6(C) of Article XV, Ohio Constitution; (2) Casino gaming, as defined in division (E) of section 3772.01 of the Revised Code; or (3) The pari-mutuel system of wagering as authorized and described in Chapter 3769. of the Revised Code. (B) The department of development or any other entity that administers any program or development project established under Chapter 122., 166., or 184. of the Revised Code or in sections 149.311 , 5709.87 , or 5709.88 of the Revised Code shall not provide any financial assistance, including loans, tax credits, and grants, staffing assistance, technical support, or other assistance to businesses conducting gaming activities or for project sites on which gaming activities are or will be conducted.
Ohio Rev. Code § 155.32 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 155 / § 155.32
§ 155.32. [Former R.C. 1509.72, amended and renumbered by H.B. 110 of the 134th General Assembly, effective 9/30/2021] Notice of nominations
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly The oil and gas land management commission shall establish procedures and requirements for publishing notice on the commission's web site of each nomination received by the commission under section 155.33 of the Revised Code for a period of not less than twenty-one days prior to the commission's approval or disapproval of each nomination. The notification shall identify the formation within a parcel of land that is the subject of a nomination and include a statement that a person may submit comments to the commission concerning the nomination. The commission also shall notify the state agency that owns or controls the parcel of land for which a nomination was received identifying the parcel of land that is the subject of the nomination and including a statement that the state agency may submit comments to the commission concerning the nomination. Last updated October 19, 2021 at 5:07 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 125.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 125 / § 125.02
§ 125.02. Authority to purchase supplies and services - rules
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A) The department of administrative services shall establish contracts for supplies and services, including telephone, other telecommunications, and computer services, for the use of state agencies, and may establish such contracts for the use of any political subdivision as described in division (B) of section 125.04 of the Revised Code, except for the following: (1) The adjutant general for military supplies and services; (2) The general assembly; (3) The judicial branch; (4) State institutions of higher education; (5) State elected officials as set forth in section 125.041 of the Revised Code; (6) The capitol square review and advisory board. The entities set forth in divisions (A)(l) to (6) of this section may request the department of administrative services' assistance in the procurement of supplies and services for their respective offices and, upon the department's approval, may participate in contracts awarded by the department. (B) For purchases under division (C) of section 125.05 of the Revised Code, the department shall grant a state agency a release and permit to make the purchase if the department determines that it is not possible or advantageous for the department to make a purchase. (C) Upon request, the department may grant a blanket release and permit to a state agency for specific purchases. The department may grant the blanket release and permit for a fiscal year or for a biennium as determined by the director of administrative services. (D) The director of administrative services shall adopt rules regarding circumstances and criteria for obtaining a release and permit under this section. The director of administrative services shall prescribe uniform rules governing forms of specifications, advertisements for proposals, the opening of bids, the making of awards and contracts, and the purchase of supplies and performance of work. (E) The director may participate in cooperative purchasing with the following: (1) The entities set forth in divisions (A)(1) to (6) of this section; (2) One or more other states; (3) Groups of states; (4) The United States or any department, division, or agency of the United States; (5) Other purchasing consortia; (6) The department of transportation; or (7) Any political subdivision of this state described in division (B) of section 125.04 of the Revised Code. (F) The United States or any department, division, or agency of the United States, one or more other states, groups of states, other purchasing consortia, or any agency, commission, or authority established under an interstate compact or agreement may purchase supplies and services from contracts established by the department of administrative services. (G) Except as provided in section 125.04 of the Revised Code, the department of administrative services shall purchase any policy of insurance, including a surety or fidelity bond, covering officers or employees of a state agency, for which the annual premium is more than one thousand dollars and which the state may procure. The department shall purchase the insurance in conformity with sections 125.04 to 125.15 of the Revised Code. As used in this division, "annual premium" means the total premium for one year for one type of insurance regardless of the number of policies. Last updated August 4, 2021 at 10:51 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 153.63 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 153 / § 153.63
§ 153.63. Agreement for escrow account for contractor
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) Any money which is due from the public owner referred to in section 1311.28 of the Revised Code under a contract entered into under this chapter or entered into under other applicable sections of the Revised Code for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, enlargement, alteration, repair, painting, or decoration of a public improvement shall, on the day it is due, be paid to the contractor or deposited in an escrow account, whichever is applicable, with one or more banks or building and loan associations in the state selected by mutual agreement between the contractor and the public owner. The agreement shall contain the following provisions: (1) The money shall be deposited in a savings account or the escrow agent shall promptly invest all of the escrowed principal in obligations selected by the escrow agent, as stipulated in the agreement. (2) The escrow agent shall hold the escrowed principal and income until receipt of notice from the public owner and the contractor, or until receipt of an arbitration order or an order of the court of claims specifying the amount of the escrowed principal to be released and the person to whom it is to be released. Upon receipt of the notice or order, the agent shall promptly pay such amount of principal and a proportionate amount of the escrowed income to the person indicated. (3) The escrow agent shall be compensated for its services as agreed to by the public owner and the contractor from the income from the escrow account. The agreement may include other provisions not inconsistent with this section, including, but not limited to granting authority for the escrow agent to commingle the escrowed funds with funds held pursuant to other escrow agreements and limiting the liability of the escrow agent. (B) When the public owner, as defined in division (B) of section 2743.01 of the Revised Code, and the contractor disagree as to the conditions under which money is to be paid under this section, the parties shall apply for a decision by arbitration under the procedures of Chapter 2711. of the Revised Code. When an application is made, neither party shall initiate, and no court shall permit the maintenance of, an action in court for decision of the same issues sought to be determined in the arbitration application. The award made by the arbitrator may include the costs of arbitration. The arbitration shall be binding on all parties. (C) When the public owner, as defined in division (A) of section 2743.01 of the Revised Code, and the contractor disagree as to the conditions under which money is to be paid under this section the contractor shall file an action in the court of claims. (D) If the money required to be paid or deposited under division (A) of this section is not paid or deposited, the governmental entity shall pay to the contractor an amount equal to eight per cent annual interest compounded daily. Last updated July 31, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 117.31 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 117 / § 117.31
§ 117.31. Illegal expenditures in attorney general's office
Status: in_force

July 1, 1985 House Bill 201 - 116th General Assembly Where an audit report made of the office of the attorney general sets forth that public money has been illegally expended, or that any public money collected has not been accounted for, or that public money due, except claims certified for collection, has not been collected, or that any public property has been converted or misappropriated, a certified copy of the report shall be filed with the governor, who shall promptly retain legal counsel to institute civil action in the proper court in the name of the state for the recovery of the money or property and prosecute the action to final determination.
Ohio Rev. Code § 157.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 157 / § 157.10
§ 157.10. Ohio co-ordinate system of 1927
Status: in_force

October 1, 1985 House Bill 134 - 116th General Assembly Use of the terms "Ohio co-ordinate system of 1927, north zone," or "Ohio co-ordinate system of 1927, south zone," on any map, report of survey or other document shall be limited to co-ordinates based on the "Ohio co-ordinate system of 1927" as defined in this chapter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 135.38 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 135 / § 135.38
§ 135.38. Exemption of county officials from prohibition against interest in contract
Status: in_force

March 15, 1982 House Bill 230 - 114th General Assembly An officer, director, stockholder, employee, or owner of any interest in a public depository receiving public deposits pursuant to sections 135.31 to 135.40 of the Revised Code shall not be deemed to be interested, either directly or indirectly, as a result of such relationship, in the deposit of such public moneys for the purpose of any law of this state prohibiting an officer of any county from being interested in any contract of the county.
Ohio Rev. Code § 107.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 107 / § 107.18
§ 107.18. Qualifying state for federal programs
Status: in_force

January 8, 1979 Senate Bill 115 - 112th General Assembly (A) Except as otherwise provided in the Revised Code, the governor may, by executive order, designate or create such agency, commission, or advisory body, subject to his jurisdiction or otherwise, as a law or regulation of the United States may require to qualify the state, a department or agency thereof, or a unit of local government to participate in a federal program or activity specified in the executive order. The governor may appoint the administrator of such agency or the members of such commission or advisory body and grant to it such rank in state government and such powers as a federal law or regulation may require. Any executive order issued pursuant to this section shall specify its expiration date, which shall not be later than three years after its date of issuance, subject to earlier revocation by the governor. The governor shall transmit to the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate a copy of each such executive order upon its issuance and shall deposit the original with the secretary of state. (B) The governor may act for the state in making any application, certification, designation, identification, determination, assurance, or commitment that a law or regulation of the United States requires to be made by the governor to qualify the state, a department or agency thereof, or a unit of local government to receive complete or partial federal funding of a federal program, participation in which is authorized by Ohio law or by a governor's executive order issued pursuant to section 107.17 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 122.4041 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 122 / § 122.4041
§ 122.4041. Weighted scoring system priorities
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "passes" means the residential addresses in close proximity to a broadband provider's broadband infrastructure network to which residents at those addresses may opt to connect. (B) The scoring system required under section 122.4040 of the Revised Code shall include the factors and scoring rubric as described in divisions (C) to (J) of this section. Applications for a grant under the Ohio residential broadband expansion grant program shall be prioritized from the highest to the lowest point score under those factors and rubric. (C) Of a possible maximum score of three hundred points, the score for eligible projects for unserved and underserved areas shall be calculated as the sum of the following: (1) The point value determined by multiplying three hundred times the percentage of passes in unserved areas of the application; (2) One half of the point value determined by multiplying three hundred times the percentage of passes in underserved areas of the application. (D) Of a possible maximum score of two hundred points, the score for broadband service speed, based on a graduated scale, shall be: (1) Twenty-five points for broadband speeds that are one hundred megabits per second downstream or greater and twenty megabits per second or greater upstream, but less than two hundred fifty megabits per second downstream and fifty megabits upstream; (2) Fifty points for broadband speeds that are two hundred fifty megabits per second or greater downstream and fifty megabits or greater per second upstream, but less than five hundred megabits per second downstream and one hundred megabits per second upstream; (3) One hundred points for broadband speeds that are five hundred megabits per second or greater downstream and one hundred megabits per second or greater upstream, but less than seven hundred fifty megabits per second downstream and two hundred fifty megabits per second upstream; (4) One hundred twenty-five points for broadband speeds that are seven hundred fifty megabits per second or greater downstream and two hundred fifty megabits per second or greater upstream, but less than one gigabit per second downstream and five hundred megabits per second upstream; (5) One hundred fifty points for broadband speeds that are one gigabit per second or greater downstream and five hundred megabits per second or greater upstream, but less than one gigabit per second upstream; (6) Two hundred points for broadband speeds that are one gigabit per second or greater downstream and one gigabit per second or greater upstream. (E)(1) Of a possible maximum score of one hundred fifty points, the score for rating broadband service cost shall be the sum of divisions (E)(1)(a) and (b) of this section as follows: (a) Of a possible maximum of seventy-five points, the number of points equal to the application's grant cost percentile multiplied by seventy-five; (b) Of a possible maximum score of seventy-five points, the number of points equal to one half of the application's percentage of eligible project funding from all sources other than the Ohio residential broadband expansion grant program. (2)(a) For each application submission period, the broadband expansion program authority shall determine the grant cost percentile for each application submitted during that period. The authority shall determine the grant cost percentile by doing the following: (i) Determining, for each individual application in the state, the total grant cost per eligible address in the application by calculating the quotient of the amount of program grant funds requested for the application divided by the number of eligible addresses in the application; (ii) Ranking, from lowest to highest cost, all individual applications by total grant cost per eligible address; (iii) Assigning each individual application a percentile based on its total grant cost per eligible address relative to all other applications' total grant cost per eligible address. (b) Percentiles under division (E)(2)(a)(iii) of this section shall be assigned so that the highest percentile is assigned to the application with the lowest total grant cost per eligible address and percentiles for all other applications assigned based on each application's relative grant cost per eligible address. (F) Of a possible maximum score of one hundred points, the score for providing tier two broadband service or greater to eligible addresses located in an eligible project shall be calculated as follows: (1) Ten points for the number of eligible addresses equal to five hundred or more, but less than one thousand; (2) Twenty points for the number of eligible addresses equal to one thousand or more, but less than one thousand five hundred; (3) Thirty points for the number of eligible addresses equal to one thousand five hundred or more, but less than two thousand; (4) Forty points for the number of eligible addresses equal to two thousand or more, but less than two thousand five hundred; (5) Fifty points for the number of eligible addresses equal to two thousand five hundred or more, but less than three thousand; (6) Sixty points for the number of eligible addresses equal to three thousand or more, but less than three thousand five hundred; (7) Seventy points for the number of eligible addresses equal to three thousand five hundred or more, but less than four thousand; (8) Eighty points for the number of eligible addresses equal to four thousand or more, but less than four thousand five hundred; (9) Ninety points for the number of eligible addresses equal to four thousand five hundred or more, but less than five thousand; (10) One hundred points for the number of eligible addresses equal to five thousand or more. (G) Of a possible maximum score of fifty points, the score for local support for the application shall be calculated as follows: (1)(a) Twenty-five points if the application includes a resolution of support from the board of county commissioners in the county where the eligible project is located; or (b) If an application's eligible project spans multiple counties, of a possible maximum score of twenty-five points for resolutions adopted by boards of county commissioners, the number of points awarded on a pro rata basis based on the percentage of eligible addresses for the eligible project in each affected county for which the board of county commissioners adopted a resolution of support. (2)(a) Fifteen points if the application includes a letter of support from a board of township trustees, village, or municipal corporation; or (b) If an application's eligible project spans multiple townships, villages, and municipal corporations, of a possible maximum score of fifteen points for letters from boards of township trustees, villages, or municipal corporations, the number of points awarded on a pro rata basis according to the percentage of eligible addresses for the project in each affected village, municipal corporation, and unincorporated area of the township for which a board of township trustees, village, or municipal corporation submitted a letter of support; (c) Ten points for letters of support from a local economic development agency or a chamber of commerce that advocates for an area of the eligible project with the majority of eligible addresses in the application. (H) Of a possible maximum score of seventy-five points, the score for broadband provider general experience and technical and financial ability shall be based on the judgment of the broadband expansion program authority. The authority may award partial points for scores awarded under division (H) of this section. (I) Of a possible maximum score of seventy-five points, the score for broadband provider experience based on the number of years that the provider has been providing tier two broadband service shall be calculated as follows: (1) Ten points for four years, but less than five years of experience; (2) Twenty points for five years, but less than six years of experience; (3) Thirty points for six years, but less than seven years of experience; (4) Forty points for seven years, but less than eight years of experience; (5) Fifty points for eight years, but less than nine years of experience; (6) Sixty points for nine years, but less than ten years of experience; (7) Seventy-five points for ten or more years of experience. (J)(1) Of a possible maximum score of fifty points, the score for county median income, based on the median county per capita income of the United States as determined by the most recently available data from the United States census bureau, shall be calculated as follows: (a) Zero points for a county median income that is equal to or greater than one hundred sixty per cent of the county median income; (b) Ten points for a county median income that is equal to or greater than one hundred forty per cent, but less than one hundred sixty per cent of the county median income; (c) Twenty points for a county median income that is equal to or greater than one hundred twenty per cent, but less than one hundred forty per cent of the county median income; (d) Thirty points for a county median income that is equal to or greater than one hundred per cent, but less than one hundred twenty per cent of the county median income; (e) Forty points for a county median income that is equal to or greater than eighty per cent, but less than one hundred per cent of the county median income; (f) Fifty points for a county median income that is less than eighty per cent of the county median income. (2) If an application's eligible project spans multiple counties, the points awarded as specified in division (J)(1) of this section shall be based on the percentage of eligible addresses for the eligible project in each affected county. Last updated September 19, 2023 at 12:56 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 109.91 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 109 / § 109.91
§ 109.91. Crime victims assistance office - state victims assistance advisory council
Status: in_force

April 6, 2023 House Bill 343 - 134th General Assembly (A) There is hereby established within the office of the attorney general the crime victims assistance office. (B) There is hereby established the state victims assistance advisory council. The council shall consist of a chairperson, to be appointed by the attorney general, three ex officio members, and twenty-one members to be appointed by the attorney general as follows: one member who represents the Ohio victim-witness association; three members who represent local victim assistance programs, including one from a municipally operated program and one from a county-operated program; one member who represents the interests of elderly victims; one member who represents the interests of individuals with mental illness; one member who is a board member of any statewide or local organization that exists primarily to aid victims of domestic violence or who is an employee of, or counselor for, such an organization; one member who is a board member of any statewide or local organization that exists primarily to aid victims of sexual violence or who is an employee of or a counselor for an organization that exists primarily to aid victims of sexual violence; one member who is a board member or employee of any statewide organization that exists primarily to provide no cost legal representation to crime victims to seek enforcement of crime victims' rights during criminal proceedings; one member who is an employee of an agency that provides services to individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; one member of a victim service disability agency; one employee from a statewide forensic nursing organization; one member who is an employee or officer of a county probation department or a probation department operated by the department of rehabilitation and correction; one member who is a county prosecuting attorney; one member who is a city law director; one member who is a county sheriff; one member who is a member or officer of a township or municipal police department; one member who is a court of common pleas judge; one member who is a municipal court judge or county court judge; and two members who are private citizens and are not government employees. The council shall include the following ex officio, nonvoting members: the attorney general, one member of the senate to be designated by the president of the senate, and one member of the house of representatives to be designated by the speaker of the house. Members of the council shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for travel and other necessary expenses that are incurred in the conduct of their official duties as members of the council. The chairperson and members of the council appointed by the attorney general shall serve at the pleasure of the attorney general. The attorney general shall serve on the council until the end of the term of office that qualified the attorney general for membership on the council. The member of the senate and the member of the house of representatives shall serve at the pleasure of the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives, respectively. (C) The victims assistance advisory council shall perform all of the following duties: (1) Advise the crime victims assistance office in determining crime and delinquency victim service needs, determining crime and delinquency victim policies for the state, and improving and exercising leadership in the quality of crime and delinquency victim programs in the state; (2) Review and recommend to the crime victims assistance office the victim assistance programs that should be considered for the receipt of state financial assistance pursuant to section 109.92 of the Revised Code. The financial assistance allocation recommendations of the council shall be based on the following priorities: (a) Programs in existence on July 1, 1985, shall be given first priority; (b) Programs offering or proposing to offer the broadest range of services and referrals to the community served, including medical, psychological, financial, educational, vocational, and legal services that were not in existence on July 1, 1985, shall be given second priority; (c) Other qualified programs shall be given last priority. (3) Provide advice and counsel to the attorney general in determining the needs of victims of domestic violence and developing a policy for the attorney general in the administration of the domestic violence program fund created under section 109.46 of the Revised Code; (4) Make recommendations to the attorney general in the distribution of domestic violence program funds under section 109.46 of the Revised Code. (D) As used in this section and section 109.92 of the Revised Code, "victim assistance program" includes, but is not limited to a program that provides at least one of the following: (1) Services to victims of any offense of violence or delinquent act that would be an offense of violence if committed by an adult; (2) Financial assistance or property repair services to victims of crime or delinquent acts; (3) Assistance to victims of crime or delinquent acts in judicial proceedings; (4) Assistance to victims of crime or delinquent acts under the operation of any political subdivision of the state or a branch of the criminal justice system set forth in division (B)(1)(a), (b), or (c) of section 5502.61 of the Revised Code; (5) Technical assistance to persons or organizations that provide services to victims of crime or delinquent acts under the operation of a branch of the criminal justice system set forth in division (B)(1)(a), (b), or (c) of section 5502.61 of the Revised Code. A victim assistance program does not include the program for the reparation of crime victims established pursuant to Chapter 2743. of the Revised Code. Last updated March 9, 2023 at 3:27 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 124.387 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 124 / § 124.387
§ 124.387. Bereavement leave
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "stillborn" has the same meaning as in section 124.136 of the Revised Code. (B) Each full-time permanent and part-time permanent employee whose salary or wage is paid directly by warrant of the director of budget and management shall be granted three days of bereavement leave with pay due to the death of a member of the employee's immediate family. (C) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, an employee described in division (B) of this section may use bereavement leave under this section when the employee is the parent of a miscarried or stillborn child. An employee using bereavement leave based on a miscarriage shall provide appropriate medical documentation of the miscarriage. An employee using bereavement leave based on a stillbirth shall provide a copy of the fetal death certificate. (D) The bereavement leave described in this section begins within one of the following time periods: (1) Not more than five calendar days after the immediate family member's death; (2) Not more than five days before or five days after the date of the immediate family member's funeral. (E) An employee who takes bereavement leave granted under this section on the basis of a stillbirth is ineligible for parental leave or benefits under section 124.136 of the Revised Code based on the same stillbirth. (F) Compensation for bereavement leave shall be equal to the employee's base rate of pay. Last updated September 22, 2023 at 9:32 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 165.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 165 / § 165.04
§ 165.04. Permitted provisions in bond proceedings
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly The bond proceedings may contain provisions which shall be part of the contract with the bondholders as to: (A) Pledging the rentals, revenues, and other income, charges, and moneys therein designated for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds and all other payments required to be made by the bond proceedings; (B) Acquisition by gift or purchase, construction, reconstruction, enlargement, improvement, furnishing, equipment, operation, alteration, maintenance, insurance, and repair of the pledged facilities and the duties of the issuing authority with respect thereto; (C) Provisions regarding the purposes to which the proceeds of the bonds may be applied; (D) Terms of the bonds; (E) Maintenance, collection, use and disposition of rentals, revenues, and other income, charges, and moneys received from the lease, sale, or other disposition of the pledged facilities; (F) Terms and conditions under which additional bonds may be issued secured by a pledge of rentals, revenues, and other income, charges, and moneys received from or a mortgage on the same pledged facilities; (G) Terms of any trust agreement or indenture of mortgage securing the bonds including authorization to enter into such agreement or indenture; (H) The deposit, application, safeguarding, and investment of funds of the issuer received or held under the bond proceedings, to which Chapters 131. and 135. and sections 122.571 , 122.58 , and 321.44 of the Revised Code are not applicable. (I) Any other appropriate agreements with the bondholders with respect to the pledged facilities and the rentals, revenues, and other income, charges, and moneys received therefrom. Last updated July 28, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 164.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 164 / § 164.21
§ 164.21. Natural resources assistance councils
Status: in_force

July 26, 2001 House Bill 3 - 124th General Assembly (A) Each district public works integrating committee or, if applicable, the executive committee of the integrating committee shall appoint a natural resources assistance council consisting of eleven members. Of the eleven members, one shall be a member of the appointing integrating committee and one shall represent a soil and water conservation district that is located within the geographical jurisdiction of the appointing integrating committee. The nine other members of the council shall be appointed from the following categories of organizations, units of government, or agencies and shall include at least one member from each of those categories: (1) A county, municipal corporation, township, conservancy district, regional or joint district or unit of local government, or regional or joint political subdivision that is located within the geographical jurisdiction of the appointing integrating committee; (2) A conservation organization, an environmental advocacy organization, an organization with a primary interest in watershed protection and restoration, the department of natural resources, the environmental protection agency, or the United States natural resources conservation service; (3) A city park system or metropolitan park system or a board of park commissioners from a county that is located within the geographical jurisdiction of the appointing integrating committee, a statewide parks and recreation organization, or the United States national park service; (4) A statewide organization representing agriculture, an organization representing forestry interests, the department of agriculture, or the United States department of agriculture; (5) An organization representing business, local realtors, or a planning agency, including a port authority, located within the geographical jurisdiction of the appointing integrating committee. No organization, unit of government, or agency that is listed in divisions (A)(1) to (5) of this section shall be represented by more than one member on the council at any given time. The membership of a natural resources assistance council shall reflect the demographic and economic diversity of the population located within the geographical area represented by the council. A council shall be appointed by the appropriate integrating committee not later than ninety days after the effective date of this section. Of the initial members appointed to the council, four shall be appointed for one year, four shall be appointed for two years, and three shall be appointed for three years. Thereafter, terms of office for members of the council shall be for three years, with each term ending on the same day of the same month as did the term that it succeeds. Each member shall hold office from the date of appointment until the end of the term for which the member is appointed, except that, with respect to any member who is an elected or appointed official of a township, municipal corporation, or county, the term of office for that person on the council shall not extend beyond the member's term as an elected or appointed official. Members may be reappointed. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner provided for original appointments. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration date of the term for which the member was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of that term. A member shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of the member's term until the member's successor takes office or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. Members may be removed by the district public works integrating committee for misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance in office. (B) A natural resources assistance council shall elect a chairperson, a vice-chairperson, and other officers that the council considers appropriate. A council may adopt bylaws governing its operation, including bylaws that establish the frequency of regular meetings and any necessary procedures. All meetings of a council are subject to section 121.22 of the Revised Code. (C) Serving as a member of a natural resources assistance council under this section does not constitute holding a public office or position of employment under the laws of this state and does not confer a right to compensation from any agency of this state. A member of a natural resources assistance council does not have an unlawful interest in a public contract under section 2921.42 of the Revised Code solely by virtue of the receipt of financial assistance under sections 164.20 to 164.27 of the Revised Code by the local political subdivision of which the member is also a public official or appointee. (D) Sections 101.82 to 101.87 of the Revised Code do not apply to natural resources assistance councils.
Ohio Rev. Code § 133.38 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 133 / § 133.38
§ 133.38. Proceedings when anticipatory securities remain unsold
Status: in_force

October 30, 1989 House Bill 230 - 118th General Assembly (A) If Chapter 133. securities authorized to fund or refund anticipatory securities remain unsold after being offered at public or private sale under section 133.30 of the Revised Code, the taxing authority may, with the consent of the holder of any of the anticipatory securities, by legislation renew or extend the maturity of any of such anticipatory securities with interest at the same or a new rate or rates, for not to exceed one year, to be evidenced by notation on the anticipatory securities or by the issuance of replacement securities. The taxing authority may also exchange the securities anticipated for such anticipatory securities upon terms prescribed by legislation. Legislation passed under this division shall be certified by the fiscal officer to the county auditor of each county in which any part of the subdivision is located. (B) If Chapter 133. securities that have been authorized for the purpose of funding or refunding outstanding anticipatory securities remain unsold after being offered at public or private sale, the taxing authority may by legislation approve the exchange of the securities for any of the securities to be funded or refunded. The holder of the outstanding securities may exchange the securities held for a lesser or like amount of the new securities at not less than the principal amount of the new securities plus accrued interest. Any excess or deficiency in principal amount of the outstanding securities, new securities, or such anticipatory securities shall be paid to the other by the security holder or the subdivision, as the case may be. The fiscal officer shall determine the amount of cash and the amount of new securities to be given to such security holders, which determination shall be based upon the amount of cash in the bond retirement fund or other special fund available for such payment. The fiscal officer shall certify that determination to the taxing authority and the taxing authority shall approve the determination by legislation before any such securities are exchanged. (C) A subdivision that has issued anticipatory securities may issue securities in a principal amount greater than the cost of the permanent improvement or of the amount of unpaid special assessments levied to pay the cost of the permanent improvement and with such maximum maturities as would have been required had no special assessments matured, if the tax commissioner certifies that no other funds are available and applicable to the payment of debt charges on the anticipatory securities at maturity. The principal amount of the new securities shall not exceed the principal amount of the maturing anticipatory securities.
Ohio Rev. Code § 145.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 145 / § 145.10
§ 145.10. Legal adviser
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The attorney general shall be the legal adviser of the public employees retirement board.
Ohio Rev. Code § 122.6512 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 122 / § 122.6512
§ 122.6512. Building demolition and site revitalization program
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A)(1) There is hereby created the building demolition and site revitalization program to award grants for the demolition of commercial and residential buildings and revitalization of surrounding properties on sites that are not brownfields. The program shall be administered by the director of development pursuant to this section and rules adopted pursuant to division (A)(2) of this section. (2) The director shall adopt rules, under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, for the administration of the program. The rules shall include provisions for determining project and project sponsor eligibility, program administration, and any other provisions the director finds necessary. (3) The director shall ensure that the program is operational and accepting proposals for grants not later than ninety days after September 30, 2021. (4) To streamline funding through the program, each county shall have one lead entity designated in accordance with the following: (a) If the county has a population of less than one hundred thousand according to the most recent federal decennial census, the director shall select the lead entity from a list of recommendations made by the board of county commissioners of the county. The board shall submit a lead entity letter of intent and any other documentation required by the director in order for the director to select a lead entity for that county. (b) If the county has a population of one hundred thousand or more according to the most recent federal decennial census and the county does not have a county land reutilization corporation, the director shall select the lead entity from a list of recommendations made by the board of county commissioners of the county. The board shall submit a lead entity letter of intent and any other documentation required by the director in order for the director to select a lead entity for that county. (c) If the county has a population of one hundred thousand or more according to the most recent federal decennial census and the county has a county land reutilization corporation, the county land reutilization corporation is the lead entity for that county. (5) The lead entity of each county shall submit all grant applications for that county. The lead entity shall submit with a grant application any agreements executed between the lead entity with other recipients that will receive grant money through the lead entity, if applicable. Such recipients may include local governments, nonprofit organizations, community development corporations, regional planning commissions, county land reutilization corporations, and community action agencies. (B)(1) There is hereby created in the state treasury the building demolition and site revitalization fund. The fund shall consist of moneys appropriated to it by the general assembly. (2) The director shall reserve funds from each appropriation to the fund to each county in the state. The amount reserved shall be five hundred thousand dollars per county, or, if an appropriation is less than forty-four million dollars, a proportionate amount to each county. Amounts reserved pursuant to this section are reserved for one calendar year from the date of the appropriation. After one calendar year, the funds shall be available pursuant to division (B)(3) of this section. (3) Funds from an appropriation not reserved under division (B)(2) of this section shall be available for grants to projects located anywhere in the state. Grants awarded pursuant to this division shall be limited to seventy-five per cent of a project's total cost. Last updated July 30, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 126.505 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 126 / § 126.505
§ 126.505. Compliance with standardization and strategic sourcing policy and control-on-equipment directives
Status: in_force

October 16, 2009 House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly (A) Each state agency shall comply with any purchasing standardization and strategic sourcing policy directives issued by the director of administrative services. (B) Each state agency shall comply with any control-on-equipment directives issued by the director of budget and management. The director shall issue and revise as necessary control-on-equipment directives that apply to all furniture and equipment purchases.
Ohio Rev. Code § 109.35 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 109 / § 109.35
§ 109.35. Approval or disapproval of proposed transactions
Status: in_force

May 7, 1997 House Bill 242 - 122nd General Assembly (A) Not later than sixty days after receipt of a notice and other documents required by section 109.34 of the Revised Code, the attorney general shall approve or disapprove the proposed transaction, except that the attorney general for good cause may extend this period an additional ninety days. (B) In determining whether to approve or disapprove a proposed transaction, the attorney general shall consider: (1) Whether the proposed transaction will result in a breach of fiduciary duty, as determined by the attorney general, including conflicts of interest related to payments or benefits to officers, directors, board members, executives, and experts employed or retained by the parties; (2) Whether the nonprofit health care entity will receive full and fair market value for its charitable or social welfare assets; (3) Whether the proceeds of the proposed transaction will be used consistent with the nonprofit health care entity's original charitable purpose; (4) Any other criteria the attorney general considers necessary to determine whether the nonprofit health care entity will receive full and fair market value for its charitable or social welfare assets as required in rules adopted by the attorney general in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. (C) The attorney general may retain, at the nonprofit health care entity's expense, one or more independently qualified experts, including an investment banker, actuary, appraiser, certified public accountant, or other expert, as the attorney general considers reasonably necessary to provide assistance in making a decision under this section. The nonprofit health care entity shall promptly reimburse the attorney general for the cost of retaining experts. The cost of retaining an expert shall not exceed an amount that is reasonable and necessary to make a determination under this section. The contract to retain an expert is exempt from Chapter 125. of the Revised Code. At any time while considering a proposed transaction under this section, the attorney general may request any additional information from the nonprofit health care entity that the attorney general considers appropriate to the valuation of the entity's charitable or social welfare assets. The nonprofit health care entity shall provide the information not later than ten days after the date of the request. The attorney general for good cause may delay approval of the proposed transaction up to thirty days, in addition to the ninety-day extension authorized by division (A) of this section, following receipt of documents and other material containing the information requested. (D) The attorney general shall approve or disapprove a proposed transaction on the basis of the criteria set forth in division (B) of this section. Once a proposed transaction is approved, any substantial alteration is a new transaction subject to approval by the attorney general. The nonprofit health care entity may resubmit a notice and other documents seeking approval of a proposed transaction disapproved by the attorney general but may not submit a notice and other documents that are identical or substantially similar to the original submission. If the attorney general disapproves the proposed transaction, the nonprofit health care entity may appeal the disapproval pursuant to division (H) of this section. (E) If the attorney general approves the proposed transaction, the nonprofit health care entity shall hold a public hearing to receive comment on the proposed use of the proceeds of the transaction. The hearing shall be held in the county where the nonprofit health care entity has its principal place of business not later than forty-five days after receipt of written notice of the attorney general's approval. At least thirty days prior to the date set for the hearing, the nonprofit health care entity shall publish notice of the hearing in at least one daily newspaper of general circulation in the county where the nonprofit health care entity has its principal place of business. The notice shall include a statement that a transaction has been approved by the attorney general, the names of the parties, a description of the proposed transaction, and the date, time, and place of the hearing. (F)(1) The proceeds of an approved transaction shall be dedicated and transferred to one or more existing or new charitable organizations exempt from taxation under section 501(a) and described in section 501(c)(3) of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 501, as amended. (2) The attorney general may authorize a dedication and transfer to a person exempt from taxation under section 501(a) and described in section 501(c)(4) of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 501, as amended, if all of the following conditions are met: (a) The attorney general determines that the dedication and transfer is necessary to ensure effective management and monetization of the equity ownership, if any, in the nonprofit health care entity; (b) The person described in division (F)(2) of this section agrees to all of the following conditions: (i) The person described in division (F)(2) of this section will receive from the nonprofit health care entity only the amount of proceeds of the transaction as are necessary to fund the level of activity necessary to preserve the person's tax-exempt status; (ii) No proceeds of the transaction, or any other funds or resources controlled by the person described in division (F)(2) of this section, will be disbursed for campaign contributions, lobbying expenditures, or other political activity; (iii) The person described in division (F)(2) of this section agrees to abide by any requirements imposed on persons exempt from taxation under section 501(a) and described in section 501(c)(3) of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 501, as amended, that the attorney general determines appropriate. (G)(1) No nonprofit health care entity shall enter into a transaction subject to this section without the approval of the attorney general granted in accordance with this section. (2) No person who is an officer, director, board member, or other fiduciary of a nonprofit health care entity shall receive anything of substantial value that relates to a transaction described in this section and section 109.34 of the Revised Code and is of such a character as to manifest a substantial and improper influence on the person with respect to the person's duties. (3) The attorney general may institute and prosecute a civil or criminal action to enforce this section and section 109.34 of the Revised Code in the court of common pleas of the county in which the nonprofit health care entity has its principal place of business or the Franklin county court of common pleas. In addition to any civil remedies that exist under common law or the Revised Code, a court may rescind the transaction, grant injunctive relief, assess a civil penalty in an amount not exceeding ten million dollars, or impose any combination of these remedies. (H) A nonprofit health care entity that is a party to a proposed transaction that has been disapproved by the attorney general may appeal the disapproval only by following the procedure set forth in this division. The disapproval may be appealed to the court of common pleas of the county in which the nonprofit health entity has its principal place of business. The court of common pleas may reverse, vacate, or modify the attorney general's decision to disapprove a transaction if the court finds that the decision was unlawful or unreasonable. This appeal shall proceed as an appeal de novo. To bring an appeal under this division, a nonprofit health care entity shall file a notice of appeal with the court and the attorney general not later than fifteen days after the entity's receipt of notice of the attorney general's disapproval of the transaction. Not later than thirty days after receipt of the notice of appeal, the attorney general shall prepare and certify to the court of common pleas a complete record of all of the documents submitted by the nonprofit health care entity to the attorney general and any documents generated by consultants at the request of the attorney general or other materials produced by the attorney general as part of the attorney general's determination of whether to approve or disapprove the transaction. The judgment of the court of common pleas is final unless reversed, vacated, or modified on appeal. An appeal may be taken by either the nonprofit health care entity or the attorney general, shall proceed as in the case of appeals in civil actions, and shall be pursuant to the rules of appellate procedure and, to the extent not in conflict with those rules, Chapter 2505. of the Revised Code. (I)(1) The powers of the attorney general under this section and section 109.34 of the Revised Code are in addition to the attorney general's powers held at common law and under sections 109.23 to 109.33 of the Revised Code. This section and section 109.34 of the Revised Code do not limit or otherwise affect any of the following: (a) Any other civil or criminal right, claim, or defense that the attorney general or parties may assert under common law or the Revised Code; (b) The authority of the attorney general to institute and prosecute an action to enforce sections 109.23 to 109.33 of the Revised Code; (c) The authority of the attorney general to investigate and prosecute violations of any state or federal antitrust law. (2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to grant to the attorney general any authority of the superintendent of insurance under Title XVII or Title XXXIX of the Revised Code relating to the superintendent's review of an entity described in division (A)(2)(b) of section 109.34 of the Revised Code. (3) Nothing in this section or section 109.34 of the Revised Code shall be construed to limit the independent authority of the attorney general to protect charitable trusts and charitable assets in this state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 183.34 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 183 / § 183.34
§ 183.34. Tobacco settlement oversight, administration, and enforcement fund
Status: in_force

June 30, 2007 House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly There is hereby created in the state treasury the tobacco settlement oversight, administration, and enforcement fund, which shall consist of amounts transferred under division (I) of section 183.02 of the Revised Code prior to the repeal of that section by H.B. 119 of the 127th general assembly. The attorney general shall use the fund to pay costs incurred in the oversight, administration, and enforcement of the tobacco master settlement agreement.
Ohio Rev. Code § 122.81 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 122 / § 122.81
§ 122.81. Default on loan, guarantee, or lease
Status: in_force

June 30, 1995 House Bill 117 - 121st General Assembly In the event of a default with respect to any loan, guarantee, or lease, the director of development shall take such action as he considers proper in the circumstances to enforce and protect the rights of the director, and such actions as may be required, which may include any appropriate action at law or in equity, enforcement or waiver of any provision of any mortgage or security agreement or lease, or reinstatement of any forfeited or canceled right, title, or privilege. Any moneys received from the repayment of a loan, guarantee, or lease authorized pursuant to sections 122.77 and 122.78 of the Revised Code, and any moneys recovered in the event of a default with respect to any such loan, guarantee, or lease, shall immediately be deposited in the minority business enterprise loan fund.
Ohio Rev. Code § 118.271 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 118 / § 118.271
§ 118.271. Issuing general obligation, special obligation, or revenue bonds and notes in anticipation of bonds
Status: in_force

September 3, 1996 House Bill 462 - 121st General Assembly A municipal corporation, county, or township may issue general obligation, special obligation, or revenue bonds and notes in anticipation of the bonds for the purpose of eliminating fiscal emergency conditions set forth in section 118.03 of the Revised Code, the cost of the issuance of the bonds and notes, and the capitalization of interest for not more than three years. Bonds issued under this section shall have a maximum maturity of twenty years and notes issued in anticipation of the issuance of bonds under this section shall have a maximum maturity of five years. Provisions of the Revised Code applicable to the issuance of bonds and notes by municipal corporations, counties, and townships, except as they may be in conflict with this section, are applicable under this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 107.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 107 / § 107.13
§ 107.13. Special counsel and intervention
Status: in_force

September 29, 2023 Senate Bill 21, House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The governor, in the governor's official capacity as the supreme executive of this state, may retain legal counsel other than from the attorney general for either of the following purposes: (1) To represent, and intervene on behalf of, the governor in any judicial proceeding that involves a challenge to the constitution or laws of this state and that is an important matter of statewide concern. The governor may intervene in any such judicial proceeding at any time as a matter of right. Intervention under this division shall be in accordance with Rule 24 of the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure or with Rule 24 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, as applicable. (2) To provide advice and counsel to the governor on matters that affect the official business of the office of the governor. (B) The governor shall approve all terms of representation and authorize payment for all financial costs incurred under division (A) of this section from the office of the governor's operating expenses appropriation line item or from a separate appropriation made for those costs. The requirements of sections 125.05 and 127.16 of the Revised Code do not apply to a representation agreement entered into under division (A) of this section. (C) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, nothing in this section shall be construed to do any of the following: (1) Constitute a waiver of any executive privilege of the governor or any executive officer or staff; (2) Permit any violation of section 9.58 of the Revised Code; (3) Permit the retention of counsel, or intervention, in any criminal proceeding; (4) Limit any authority of the governor that is granted under the constitution of this state or under any other provision of law. Last updated August 28, 2023 at 4:12 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 155.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 155 / § 155.05
§ 155.05. Violating rules at prehistoric parks
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly No person shall willfully violate a reasonable rule governing the access to prehistoric parks or historic grounds made by a person, association, or company owning or having custody of such parks or grounds nor shall any person injure or mark structures, trees, or plants therein. Whoever violates this section is liable to such owners or custodians for damages.
Ohio Rev. Code § 122.012 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 122 / § 122.012
§ 122.012. Regional state agency for jobs and employment opportunities
Status: in_force

May 6, 2005 House Bill 16 - 126th General Assembly The director of development may designate any governmental entity as an agency of the state to act within a specified region of the state for the purpose of creating and preserving jobs and employment opportunities and financing projects intended to create or preserve jobs and employment opportunities. Any such designation shall be in addition to agency designations made for such purpose by, or by the director pursuant to, Section 56.09 of H.B. 298 of the 119th general assembly, the provisions of which pertaining to such designations, and the designations so made, remain in full force and effect as continuing grants of authority. Each agency designated by or pursuant to Section 56.09 of H.B. 298 of the 119th general assembly or this section may exercise any statutory powers it has under any other section of the Revised Code to accomplish the purposes of this section within the agency's specified region. The regions served by agencies shall not overlap. The director may reduce, expand, or otherwise modify the region served by, or limit the authority of, any such agency.
Ohio Rev. Code § 111.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 111 / § 111.12
§ 111.12. Publication of roster and statistics
Status: in_force

June 30, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly The secretary of state shall compile and publish biennially in a paper, book, or electronic format the election statistics of Ohio, the official roster of federal, state, and county officers, and the official roster of township and municipal officers.
Ohio Rev. Code § 102.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 102 / § 102.08
§ 102.08. Recommending legislation - advisory opinions
Status: in_force

May 12, 1994 House Bill 285, House Bill 492 - 120th General Assembly (A)(1) Subject to division (A)(2) of this section, the board of commissioners on grievances and discipline of the supreme court and the joint legislative ethics committee may recommend legislation relating to ethics, conflicts of interest, and financial disclosure and shall render advisory opinions with regard to questions concerning these matters for persons for whom it is the appropriate ethics commission. (2) The board of commissioners on grievances and discipline of the supreme court shall issue advisory opinions only in a manner consistent with Rule V of the Supreme Court Rules for the Government of the Bar of Ohio. (B) When the board of commissioners on grievances and discipline of the supreme court renders an advisory opinion relating to a special set of circumstances involving ethics, conflict of interest, or financial disclosure under Chapter 102. or section 2921.42 or 2921.43 of the Revised Code, the person to whom the opinion was directed or who was similarly situated may reasonably rely upon the opinion and shall be immune from criminal prosecutions, civil suits, or actions for removal from his office or position of employment for a violation of Chapter 102. or section 2921.42 or 2921.43 of the Revised Code based on facts and circumstances covered by the opinion, if the opinion states there is no violation of Chapter 102. or section 2921.42 or 2921.43 of the Revised Code. Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(2) of this section, the board of commissioners on grievances and discipline of the supreme court shall include in every advisory opinion it renders a statement as to whether the set of circumstances described in the opinion constitutes a violation of section 2921.42 or 2921.43 of the Revised Code. (C)(1) When the joint legislative ethics committee renders an advisory opinion that has been publicly sought and that relates to a special set of circumstances involving ethics, conflicts of interest, or financial disclosure under Chapter 102. or section 2921.42 or 2921.43 of the Revised Code, the person to whom the opinion was directed or who was similarly situated may reasonably rely upon such opinion and shall be immune from criminal prosecutions, civil suits, or actions for removal from his office or position of employment for a violation of Chapter 102. or section 2921.42 or 2921.43 of the Revised Code based on the facts and circumstances covered by the opinion, if the opinion states that there is no violation of Chapter 102. or section 2921.42 or 2921.43 of the Revised Code. The joint legislative ethics committee shall include in every advisory opinion it renders a statement as to whether the set of circumstances described in the opinion constitutes a violation of section 2921.42 or 2921.43 of the Revised Code. When the joint legislative ethics committee renders an advisory opinion that has been publicly sought, the advisory opinion is a public record available under section 149.43 of the Revised Code. (2) When the joint legislative ethics committee renders a written opinion that has been privately sought and that relates to a special set of circumstances involving ethics, conflicts of interest, or financial disclosure under Chapter 102. or section 2921.42 or 2921.43 of the Revised Code, the written opinion does not have the legal effect of an advisory opinion issued under division (C)(1) of this section. When the joint legislative ethics committee renders a written opinion that has been privately sought, the written opinion is not a public record available under section 149.43 of the Revised Code. The proceedings of the joint legislative ethics committee relating to a written opinion that has been privately sought shall be closed to the public and records relating to these proceedings are not public records available under section 149.43 of the Revised Code. The person to whom a written opinion is issued under division (C)(2) of this section may request the committee to issue the written opinion as an advisory opinion. Upon receiving such a request and with the approval of a majority of the members of the committee, the committee may issue the written opinion as an advisory opinion. If the committee issues the written opinion as an advisory opinion, the advisory opinion has the same legal effect as an advisory opinion issued under division (C)(1) of this section and is a public record available under section 149.43 of the Revised Code. (3) The joint legislative ethics committee shall issue an advisory opinion under division (C)(1) of this section or a written opinion under division (C)(2) of this section, whether it is publicly or privately sought, only at a meeting of the committee and only with the approval of a majority of the members of the committee. (D) The board of commissioners on grievances and discipline of the supreme court and the joint legislative ethics committee shall provide a continuing program of education and information concerning the provisions of Chapter 102. and sections 2921.42 and 2921.43 of the Revised Code and other provisions of law pertaining to ethics, conflicts of interest, and financial disclosure. (E) The Ohio ethics commission may recommend legislation relating to ethics, conflicts of interest, and financial disclosure and may render advice with regard to questions concerning these matters for persons for whom it is the appropriate ethics commission. When the Ohio ethics commission renders a written formal or staff advisory opinion relating to a special set of circumstances involving ethics, conflict of interest, or financial disclosure under Chapter 102. or section 2921.42 or 2921.43 of the Revised Code, the person to whom the opinion was directed or who was similarly situated may reasonably rely upon the opinion and shall be immune from criminal prosecutions, civil suits, or actions for removal from his office or position of employment for a violation of Chapter 102. or section 2921.42 or 2921.43 of the Revised Code based on facts and circumstances covered by the opinion, if the opinion states there is no violation of Chapter 102. or section 2921.42 or 2921.43 of the Revised Code. The commission shall provide a continuing program of education and information concerning the provisions of Chapter 102. and sections 2921.42 and 2921.43 of the Revised Code and other provisions of law pertaining to ethics, conflicts of interest, and financial disclosure. The Legislative Service Commission presents the text of this section as a composite of the section as amended by multiple acts of the General Assembly. This presentation recognizes the principle stated in R.C. 1.52(B) that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation.