Ohio Rev. Code § 145.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 145 / § 145.20
§ 145.20. Elective officials may become members of system - credit for prior service
Status: in_force

January 7, 2013 Senate Bill 343 - 129th General Assembly (A) Any elective official of the state of Ohio or of any political subdivision thereof having employees in the public employees retirement system shall be considered as an employee of the state or such political subdivision, and may become a member of the system upon application to the public employees retirement board, with all the rights, privileges, and obligations of membership. An elective official who becomes a member of the system on or after January 1, 2003, shall make an election pursuant to section 145.19 of the Revised Code not later than one hundred eighty days after applying for membership in the system. The election is effective as of the date the official applies for membership and is irrevocable on receipt by the system. If a form evidencing an election is not received by the system not later than the last day of the one-hundred-eighty-day period, the official is deemed to have elected to participate in the PERS defined benefit plan. (B) Credit for service between January 1, 1935, and the date that membership is established, except service as an elective official that was subject to the tax on wages imposed by the "Federal Insurance Contributions Act," 68A Stat. 415 (1954), 26 U.S.C.A. 3101, as amended, may be secured by the elective official provided the elective official does all of the following: (1) Pays into the employees' savings fund an amount specified by the board that is equal to one hundred per cent of the additional liability resulting from the purchase of that year or portion of a year of credit as determined by an actuary employed by the board; (2) Completes one and one-half years of contributing membership in the public employees retirement system subsequent to the date membership was established; (3) Participates in the PERS defined benefit plan or a PERS defined contribution plan with definitely determinable benefits. A member may choose to purchase in any one payment only part of the credit the member is eligible to purchase, subject to board rules. The public employees retirement board shall determine the amount and manner of payment. In the event of death or withdrawal from service, the payment into the employees' savings fund for such service credit shall be considered as accumulated contributions of the member.
Ohio Rev. Code § 106.041 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 106 / § 106.041
§ 106.041. Submission to clerk
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The chairperson of the joint committee on agency rule review responsible for calling and conducting meetings under section 101.35 of the Revised Code, or another member of the joint committee designated by that chairperson, shall submit a concurrent resolution to invalidate a proposed or existing rule to the clerk of either house of the general assembly. The recommendation of invalidation and a copy of the proposed or existing rule also shall be submitted to the clerk along with the concurrent resolution. Last updated September 20, 2023 at 11:12 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 122.122 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 122 / § 122.122
§ 122.122. Sports event grant fund
Status: in_force

March 20, 2019 House Bill 531 - 132nd General Assembly There is hereby created in the state treasury the sports event grant fund, which shall consist of money appropriated to the fund. Money in the fund shall be used solely to make grants to a local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county under section 122.121 of the Revised Code. Except for amounts refunded under division (E) of section 122.121 of the Revised Code, money may not be credited or transferred to the fund if the credit or transfer would cause the balance of the fund to exceed ten million dollars.
Ohio Rev. Code § 155.28 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 155 / § 155.28
§ 155.28. War relics
Status: in_force

March 23, 2022 Senate Bill 59 - 134th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: "Ohio history connection" means the corporation described in section 149.30 of the Revised Code. "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, governmental agency, or the state or a political subdivision of the state. "Public property" means property owned or leased by the state or a political subdivision of the state. "War" means the French and Indian war, American revolutionary war, war of 1812, United States-Mexican war, American civil war 1861-1865, Spanish-American war, the Mexican border period, World War I, World War II, Korean conflict, Vietnam era, operation urgent fury (Grenada), operation El Dorado Canyon (Libya), operation just cause (Panama), operation desert shield/desert storm (Persian Gulf War I), operation enduring freedom (Afghanistan), operation Iraqi freedom (Persian Gulf War II), any subsequent declaration of war by the congress of the United States, or any subsequent armed conflict in which the United States is engaged. "War relic" means a cannon or other artillery, from the era of a war, that was used by forces of the American colonies, of the federal government of the United States of America, or of any state in support of the United States of America; or a statue, monument, memorial, or plaque that has been erected for, or named or dedicated in honor of, an individual's or group of individuals' service with those forces. (B) Except as provided in division (C) of this section: (1) No war relic that is located on public property or on the property of a cemetery association may be sold or otherwise disposed of by any person. (2) No person may purchase a war relic in violation of this section. (3) No war relic that is located on public property or on the property of a cemetery association may be destroyed, altered, or otherwise disturbed by any person, except that the person having responsibility for maintaining the war relic may relocate, remove, alter, or otherwise disturb the war relic to preserve, care for, repair, or restore it, to place it in a temporary public display, or to use it in re-enactments of a war. A person having responsibility for maintaining a war relic located on public property or on the property of a cemetery association may permanently relocate the war relic as long as it remains on public property or on the property of a cemetery association. (C) A governmental agency, the state, a political subdivision, or a cemetery association that wishes to dispossess a war relic that is located on public property or on the property of a cemetery association may give the war relic to the federal government. If the federal government does not accept the war relic, it shall be given to the Ohio history connection. If the Ohio history connection does not accept the war relic, it shall be given to the sons of union veterans of the civil war, department of Ohio, or, if the war relic is not of the civil war era, it shall be given to any congressionally chartered veterans' service organization at the discretion of the Ohio history connection. (D) This section does not apply to the state or a political subdivision of the state if it can clearly prove ownership, by written documentation, of a war relic. A governmental agency, the state, or a political subdivision of the state shall not be fined under division (E) of section 155.99 of the Revised Code for a violation. Last updated January 13, 2022 at 5:17 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 153.23 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 153 / § 153.23
§ 153.23. Expenses of building commission
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The necessary expenses for stationery, postage, correspondence, and travel out of the county required in the discharge of the duties of the building commission shall be paid from the county treasury on the order of the board of county commissioners and the warrant of the county auditor.
Ohio Rev. Code § 122.58 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 122 / § 122.58
§ 122.58. Investing funds
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly Moneys in the funds established pursuant to Chapter 122. of the Revised Code, except as otherwise provided in any proceedings authorizing revenue bonds or in any trust agreement securing such bonds, in excess of current needs, may be invested in notes, bonds, or other obligations which are direct obligations of or are guaranteed by the United States, in certificates of deposit or other withdrawable accounts of banks, trust companies, and building and loan or savings and loan associations organized under the laws of the state or the United States, or in the manner provided in any agreement entered into pursuant to section 169.05 of the Revised Code. Income from all such investments of moneys in any fund shall be credited to such funds as the director of development determines subject to the provisions of any bond issuance proceedings or trust agreement, and such investments may be sold at such time as the director shall determine, provided certificates of deposit or other withdrawable accounts may be sold only in accordance with division (B) of section 169.05 or divisions (E) and (F) of section 169.08 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 184.112 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 184 / § 184.112
§ 184.112. Competitive process for support awards
Status: in_force

January 4, 2006 Senate Bill 236 - 126th General Assembly The third frontier commission shall establish a competitive process for making awards of the support described in section 184.11 of the Revised Code that is designed to fund the research and development projects that have the most merit. The commission, on completion of that process, shall make a recommendation to the controlling board asking for approval to award support for the research and development projects selected by the commission.
Ohio Rev. Code § 125.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 125 / § 125.10
§ 125.10. Requiring performance or other surety
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The department of administrative services may require that all competitive sealed bids, competitive sealed proposals, and bids received in a reverse auction be accompanied by a performance bond or other financial assurance acceptable to the director of administrative services, in the sum and with the sureties it prescribes, payable to the state, and conditioned that the person submitting the bid or proposal, if that person's bid or proposal is accepted, will faithfully execute the terms of the contract and promptly make deliveries of the supplies purchased. (B) A sealed copy of each competitive sealed bid or competitive sealed proposal shall be filed with the department prior to the time specified in the notice for opening of the bids or proposals. All competitive sealed bids and competitive sealed proposals shall be opened in the standardized system of electronic procurement by the department at the time specified in the notice. Last updated September 28, 2023 at 4:45 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 125.211 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 125 / § 125.211
§ 125.211. Accrued leave liability fund
Status: in_force

September 13, 2018 House Bill 292 - 132nd General Assembly (A) There is hereby created in the state treasury the accrued leave liability fund, for the purpose of paying both of the following: (1) The annual cash benefit payable for all of the following: (a) Every hour of unused accrued vacation leave that is converted pursuant to section 124.134 of the Revised Code; (b) Every hour of unused sick leave credit that is converted pursuant to section 124.383 of the Revised Code ; (c) Every hour of unused personal leave credit that is converted pursuant to section 124.386 of the Revised Code; (2) Upon separation from state service, the obligation of the state to compensate its employees, including employees listed in division (B)(2) or (4) of section 124.14 of the Revised Code and employees in bargaining units who do not receive vacation leave, sick leave, or personal leave under Chapter 124. of the Revised Code, for unused vacation leave, sick leave, or personal leave credit. Any interest earned on the balances in the fund shall be credited to the fund. (B) In performing the calculations required by section 125.21 of the Revised Code, the director of administrative services shall charge to the appropriate salary account an amount sufficient to make the payments provided in division (A) of this section. (C) The director of administrative services, in consultation with the director of budget and management, shall develop the procedures to carry out this section. (D) Amounts from the accrued leave liability fund may be used to pay direct and indirect costs that are attributable to consultants or a third-party administrator and that are necessary to carry out this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 107.35 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 107 / § 107.35
§ 107.35. Evaluation of state and local workforce programs
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly The governor's office of workforce transformation, with staff support and assistance from the departments of job and family services, education, and higher education, and the opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities agency, shall establish criteria to use for evaluating the performance of state and local workforce programs using basic, aligned workforce measures related to system efficiency and effectiveness. The office shall include in the criteria a measure to determine the effectiveness of a workforce program in transitioning individuals participating in any federal, state, or local means-tested public assistance program to unsubsidized employment. The office shall develop and make available on the internet through a web site a public dashboard to display metrics regarding the state's administration of primary workforce programs, including the following programs: (A) The adult basic and literacy education program; (B) Programs administered under the federal "Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006," 120 Stat. 683, 20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq., as amended; (C) State aid and scholarships administered by the department of higher education; (D) Programs administered under title I of the federal "Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act," 29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.; (E) The state vocational rehabilitation program administered under title I of the federal "Rehabilitation Act of 1973," 29 U.S.C. 701, et seq.
Ohio Rev. Code § 118.19 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 118 / § 118.19
§ 118.19. Using special provisions for debt obligations
Status: in_force

September 3, 1996 House Bill 462 - 121st General Assembly In connection with the issuance of debt obligations by a municipal corporation, county, or township approved by the financial planning and supervision commission, the municipal corporation may utilize the special provisions of sections 717.15 and 717.16 of the Revised Code, and the municipal corporation, county, or township may utilize any of the special provisions for securing the debt obligations, deposit and application of funds, special covenants, and remedies of holders of the debt obligations, as provided for in sections 118.20 to 118.22 of the Revised Code, upon approval of such utilization by the commission, and shall utilize the provisions of division (D) of section 118.20 of the Revised Code. Such approval shall be granted if the commission determines that the utilization of the special provisions as proposed by the municipal corporation, county, or township is necessary or desirable to enhance the sale of the debt obligations and will be consistent with the financial plan.
Ohio Rev. Code § 145.65 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 145 / § 145.65
§ 145.65. Payment of deposits made by deceased contributor
Status: in_force

April 6, 2007 House Bill 272 - 126th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "child," "parent," and "surviving spouse" have the same meanings as in section 145.43 of the Revised Code. (B) Should a contributor die before commencement of a benefit under section 145.64 of the Revised Code, any deposits made under section 145.62 or the version of division (C) of section 145.23 of the Revised Code as it existed immediately prior to the effective date of this section plus earnings shall be paid to the person or persons the contributor has designated in writing duly executed on a form provided by the public employees retirement system, signed by the contributor, and filed with the system prior to the contributor's death. A contributor may designate two or more persons as beneficiaries. Subject to rules adopted by the public employees retirement board, a contributor who designates two or more persons as beneficiaries under this division shall specify the percentage of the deposits that each beneficiary is to be paid. If the contributor has not specified the percentage, the deposits shall be divided equally among the beneficiaries. The last designation of any beneficiary revokes all previous designations. The contributor's marriage, divorce, marriage dissolution, legal separation, or refund under section 145.63 of the Revised Code, or the birth of the contributor's child, or adoption of a child, shall constitute an automatic revocation of the contributor's previous designation. If the deposits of a deceased contributor are not claimed by a beneficiary or by the estate of the deceased contributor within five years, the deposits shall be transferred to the income fund and thereafter paid to the beneficiary or to the contributor's estate on application to the system. The board shall formulate and adopt the necessary rules governing all designations of beneficiaries. (C) If a contributor dies before commencement of a benefit under section 145.64 of the Revised Code and is not survived by a designated beneficiary, the following shall qualify with all attendant rights and privileges, in the following order of precedence, the contributor's: (1) Surviving spouse; (2) Children, share and share alike; (3) Parents, share and share alike; (4) Estate. If the beneficiary is deceased or is not located within ninety days, the beneficiary ceases to qualify for any benefit and the beneficiary next in order of precedence shall qualify as a beneficiary. Any payment made to a beneficiary as determined by the board shall be a full discharge and release to the board from any future claims. (D) If the validity of marriage cannot be established to the satisfaction of the board for the purpose of disbursing any amount due under section 145.63 or 145.64 of the Revised Code, the board may accept a decision rendered by a court having jurisdiction in the state in which the contributor was domiciled at the time of death that the relationship constituted a valid marriage at the time of death, or the "spouse" would have the same status as a widow or widower for purposes of sharing the distribution of the contributor's intestate personal property. (E) If the death of a contributor or any individual who would be eligible to receive a refund under section 145.63 of the Revised Code or an annuity payment under section 145.64 of the Revised Code by virtue of the death of a contributor is caused by a beneficiary, as described in division (F) of section 145.43 of the Revised Code, no amount due under section 145.63 or 145.64 of the Revised Code to that beneficiary shall be paid to that beneficiary in the absence of a court order to the contrary filed with the board. Last updated October 2, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 109.39 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 109 / § 109.39
§ 109.39. [Former R.C. 103.73, amended and renumbered as R.C. 109.39 by H.B. 96, 136th General Assembly, effective 9/30/2025] Office of correctional facility inspection services
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) There is, as a section within the office of the attorney general, an office of correctional facility inspection services. The office shall establish and maintain a continuing program of inspection of each state correctional institution used for the custody, control, training, and rehabilitation of persons convicted of crime and of each private correctional facility; any local correctional institution used for the same purposes; and any youth services facility. Each inspection shall include an evaluation of the inmate grievance procedure, compliance with meal requirements, at least one review of rehabilitative or educational programs, and any other compliance area the office determines is appropriate. Not later than the last day of January of each year, the office shall submit a report on its findings from the previous calendar year to the general assembly in accordance with section 101.68 of the Revised Code. (B) The correctional facility inspection services office may assist the attorney general and correctional facility leadership in the development and evaluation of programs to improve the condition or operation of the facilities or institutions listed in division (A) of this section. (C) The office of correctional facility inspection services shall not be required to give advance notice of, or to make prior arrangements before conducting, an inspection under division (A) of this section. (D) The attorney general shall provide adequate office space, staff, equipment, and materials to the correctional facility inspection services office. (E) The total costs of each inspection conducted under this section shall be recovered by the attorney general from the department of corrections and rehabilitation or the department of youth services. (F) As used in this section: "Local public entity," "out-of-state prisoner," and "private contractor" have the same meanings as in section 9.07 of the Revised Code. "Private correctional facility" means a correctional facility in this state that houses out-of-state prisoners and that is operated by a private contractor under a contract with a local public entity pursuant to section 9.07 of the Revised Code. "Youth services facility" means a facility operated, or contracted for, by the department of youth services that is used for the care, protection, treatment, or secure confinement of any child committed to the department's custody. Last updated August 1, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 188.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 188 / § 188.11
§ 188.11. Servient estate damage action limitations
Status: in_force

May 17, 2021 House Bill 2 - 134th General Assembly Actions described in section 188.05 of the Revised Code shall be brought within one year of any alleged damage described in that section. Any action not brought within one year will result in forfeiture of that claim. Last updated June 9, 2021 at 12:58 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 122.39 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 122 / § 122.39
§ 122.39. Definitions for R.C. 122.41 to 122.62
Status: in_force

September 28, 2012 Senate Bill 314 - 129th General Assembly As used in sections 122.39 and 122.41 to 122.62 of the Revised Code: (A) "Financial institution" means any banking corporation, trust company, insurance company, savings and loan association, building and loan association, or corporation, partnership, federal lending agency, foundation, or other institution engaged in lending or investing funds for industrial or business purposes. (B) "Project" means any real or personal property connected with or being a part of an industrial, distribution, commercial, or research facility to be acquired, constructed, reconstructed, enlarged, improved, furnished, or equipped, or any combination thereof, with aid furnished pursuant to Chapter 122. of the Revised Code, for industrial, commercial, distribution, and research development of the state. (C) "Community improvement corporation" means a corporation organized under Chapter 1724. of the Revised Code. (D) "Ohio development corporation" means a corporation organized under Chapter 1726. of the Revised Code. (E) "Mortgage" means the lien imposed on a project by a mortgage on real property, or by financing statements on personal property, or by a combination of a mortgage and financing statements when a project consists of both real and personal property. (F) "Mortgagor" means the principal user of a project or the person, corporation, partnership, or association unconditionally guaranteeing performance by such principal user of its obligations under the mortgage. Last updated June 3, 2021 at 4:10 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 145.574 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 145 / § 145.574
§ 145.574. Forfeiture
Status: in_force

January 7, 2013 Senate Bill 343 - 129th General Assembly Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any right of a member of the public employees retirement system to a disability benefit is subject to a forfeiture order issued under section 2929.194 of the Revised Code. If the retirement system receives notice under section 2901.431 of the Revised Code that felony charges have been filed against a member, the retirement system shall not grant the member a disability benefit unless it determines that the member's disability was not caused by commission of the felony. If the member has disability coverage under this chapter or was granted a disability benefit after the date on which the felony was committed, the retirement system shall notify the prosecutor who sent the notice under section 2901.431 of the Revised Code that the member may be subject to an order of forfeiture under section 2929.194 of the Revised Code. On receipt under section 2929.194 of the Revised Code of a journal entry showing an order of forfeiture of any right a member may have to a disability benefit, the retirement system shall comply with the order. If a disability benefit was granted prior to receipt of the order, the retirement system shall terminate the benefit. Any disability benefit paid to the member prior to its termination may be recovered in accordance with section 145.563 of the Revised Code. Neither this section nor section 2929.194 of the Revised Code precludes a member from withdrawing the member's accumulated contributions in accordance with section 145.40 of the Revised Code if the member is not subject to section 145.572 or 2929.193 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 122.087 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 122 / § 122.087
§ 122.087. Annual competitive process for grants under program
Status: in_force

September 29, 2007 Senate Bill 24 - 127th General Assembly The director of development shall establish an annual competitive process for making grants described in section 122.086 of the Revised Code in accordance with rules adopted under that section. At least two-thirds of the amounts that may be distributed as grants each year under the job ready site program shall be distributed under the annual competitive process.
Ohio Rev. Code § 145.053 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 145 / § 145.053
§ 145.053. Candidate campaign finance statements - donor statement of independent expenditures
Status: in_force

September 15, 2004 Senate Bill 133 - 125th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Campaign committee" means a candidate or a combination of two or more persons authorized by a candidate to receive contributions and in-kind contributions and make expenditures on behalf of the candidate. (2) "Candidate" means an individual who has been nominated pursuant to division (C) or (D) of section 145.05 of the Revised Code for election to the public employees retirement board or who is seeking to be elected to fill a vacancy on the board pursuant to section 145.06 of the Revised Code. (3) "Contribution" means a loan, gift, deposit, forgiveness of indebtedness, donation, advance, payment, transfer of funds or transfer of anything of value including a transfer of funds from an inter vivos or testamentary trust or decedent's estate, and the payment by any person other than the person to whom the services are rendered for the personal services of another person, which contribution is made, received, or used for the purpose of influencing the results of an election to the public employees retirement board under section 145.05 of the Revised Code, including a special election provided for by section 145.051 of the Revised Code, or the results of an election to fill a vacancy on the board pursuant to section 145.06 of the Revised Code. "Contribution" does not include: (a) Services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all of their time on behalf of a person; (b) Ordinary home hospitality; (c) The personal expenses of a volunteer paid for by that volunteer campaign worker. (4) "Election day" means the following, as appropriate to the situation: (a) The first Monday in October of a year for which section 145.05 of the Revised Code specifies that an election for a member of the public employees retirement board be held; (b) If, pursuant to section 145.052 of the Revised Code, no election is held, the first Monday in October of a year that the election would have been held if not for section 145.052 of the Revised Code; (c) If the election is a special election provided for by section 145.051 of the Revised Code, a day that the board shall specify that is consistent with requirements for a special election established by section 145.051 of the Revised Code. (5) "Expenditure" means the disbursement or use of a contribution for the purpose of influencing the results of an election to the public employees retirement board under section 145.05 of the Revised Code, including a special election provided for by section 145.051 of the Revised Code, or the results of an election to fill a vacancy on the board pursuant to section 145.06 of the Revised Code. (6) "Independent expenditure" means an expenditure by an individual, partnership, or other entity advocating the election or defeat of an identified candidate or candidates, that is not made with the consent of, in coordination, cooperation, or consultation with, or at the request or suggestion of any candidate or candidates or of the campaign committee or agent of the candidate or candidates. An independent expenditure shall not be construed as being a contribution. As used in division (A)(6) of this section: (a) "Advocating" means any communication containing a message advocating election or defeat. (b) "Identified candidate" means that the name of the candidate appears, a photograph or drawing of the candidate appears, or the identity of the candidate is otherwise apparent by unambiguous reference. (c) "Made in coordination, cooperation, or consultation with, or at the request or suggestion of, any candidate or the campaign committee or agent of the candidate" means made pursuant to any arrangement, coordination, or direction by the candidate, the candidate's campaign committee, or the candidate's agent prior to the publication, distribution, display, or broadcast of the communication. An expenditure is presumed to be so made when it is any of the following: (i) Based on information about the candidate's plans, projects, or needs provided to the person making the expenditure by the candidate, or by the candidate's campaign committee or agent, with a view toward having an expenditure made; (ii) Made by or through any person who is, or has been, authorized to raise or expend funds, who is, or has been, an officer of the candidate's campaign committee, or who is, or has been, receiving any form of compensation or reimbursement from the candidate or the candidate's campaign committee or agent; (iii) Made by a political party in support of a candidate, unless the expenditure is made by a political party to conduct voter registration or voter education efforts. (d) "Agent" means any person who has actual oral or written authority, either express or implied, to make or to authorize the making of expenditures on behalf of a candidate, or means any person who has been placed in a position with the candidate's campaign committee or organization such that it would reasonably appear that in the ordinary course of campaign-related activities the person may authorize expenditures. (7) "In-kind contribution" means anything of value other than money that is used to influence the results of an election to the public employees retirement board under section 145.05 of the Revised Code, including a special election provided for by section 145.051 of the Revised Code, or the results of an election to fill a vacancy on the board pursuant to section 145.06 of the Revised Code, or is transferred to or used in support of or in opposition to a candidate and that is made with the consent of, in coordination, cooperation, or consultation with, or at the request or suggestion of the benefited candidate. The financing of the dissemination, distribution, or republication, in whole or part, of any broadcast or of any written, graphic, or other form of campaign materials prepared by the candidate, the candidate's campaign committee, or their authorized agents is an in-kind contribution to the candidate and an expenditure by the candidate. (8) "Personal expenses" includes ordinary expenses for accommodations, clothing, food, personal motor vehicle or airplane, and home telephone. (B) Except as otherwise provided in division (D) of this section, each candidate who, or whose campaign committee, receives contributions or in-kind contributions totaling one thousand dollars or more or has expenditures totaling one thousand dollars or more in connection with the candidate's efforts to be elected to the public employees retirement board shall file with the secretary of state two complete, accurate, and itemized statements setting forth in detail the contributions, in-kind contributions, and expenditures. The statements shall be filed regardless of whether the election is a regular election or, pursuant to section 145.051 of the Revised Code, a special election. The statements shall also be filed regardless of whether, pursuant to section 145.052 of the Revised Code, no election is held. The statements shall be made on a form prescribed under section 111.30 of the Revised Code. Every expenditure shall be vouched for by a receipted bill, stating the purpose of the expenditures, that shall be filed with the statement; a canceled check with a notation of the purpose of the expenditure is a receipted bill for purposes of this division. The first statement shall be filed not later than four p.m. on the day that is twelve days before election day. The second statement shall be filed not sooner than the day that is eight days after election day and not later than thirty-eight days after election day. The first statement shall reflect contributions and in-kind contributions received and expenditures made to the close of business on the twentieth day before election day. The second statement shall reflect contributions and in-kind contributions received and expenditures made during the period beginning on the nineteenth day before election day and ending on the close of business on the seventh day after election day. (C) Each individual, partnership, or other entity that makes an independent expenditure in connection with the candidate's efforts to be elected to the public employees retirement board shall file with the secretary of state two complete, accurate, and itemized statements setting forth in detail the independent expenditures. The statements shall be filed regardless of whether the election is a regular election or, pursuant to section 145.051 of the Revised Code, a special election. The statements also shall be filed regardless of whether, pursuant to section 145.052 of the Revised Code, no election is held. The statements shall be made on a form prescribed under section 111.30 of the Revised Code. The first statement shall be filed not later than four p.m. on the day that is twelve days before election day. The second statement shall be filed not sooner than the day that is eight days after election day and not later than thirty-eight days after election day. The first statement shall reflect independent expenditures made to the close of business on the twentieth day before election day. The second statement shall reflect independent expenditures made during the period beginning on the nineteenth day before election day and ending on the close of business on the seventh day after election day. (D) Each candidate who, or whose campaign committee, receives a contribution or in-kind contribution or makes an expenditure in connection with the candidate's efforts to be elected to fill a vacancy in the public employees retirement board pursuant to section 145.06 of the Revised Code shall file with the secretary of state a complete, accurate, and itemized statement setting forth in detail the contributions, in-kind contributions, and expenditures. The statement shall be made on a form prescribed under section 111.30 of the Revised Code. Every expenditure shall be vouched for by a receipted bill, stating the purpose of the expenditures, that shall be filed with the statement; a canceled check with a notation of the purpose of the expenditure is a receipted bill for purposes of this division. The statement shall be filed within thirty-eight days after the day the candidate takes office. The statement shall reflect contributions and in-kind contributions received and expenditures made to the close of business on the seventh day after the day the candidate takes office.
Ohio Rev. Code § 149.52 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 149 / § 149.52
§ 149.52. Filing articles of dedication
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 141 - 131st General Assembly As used in this section, "archaeological site" means any mounds, earthworks, burial or settlement sites, or other place where evidence of prehistoric or early historic settlement or occupation lies on or below the surface of the ground. The Ohio history connection may accept articles dedicating as preserves real property upon which significant archaeological sites are located, if funds and services are available for their preservation and protection. An archaeological preserve is established when articles of dedication have been filed by or at the direction of the owner of site, or a governmental agency having ownership or control thereof, in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the site is located. Articles of dedication shall be executed by the owner of the land in the same manner and with the same effect as a deed or conveyance of an interest in real property and shall be irrevocable except as provided in this section. The county recorder may not accept articles of dedication for recording unless they have been accepted by the director of the Ohio history connection. The articles shall be recorded in the official records of the county recorder. The director may not accept articles of dedication unless they contain terms restricting the use of the property which adequately provide for its preservation and protection, for restoration where appropriate, and for archaeological research and study. Whenever possible and consistent with such purposes, the articles shall provide for public access in order that the maximum benefit be obtained. Articles of dedication may contain provisions for the management, custody, and transfer to the state or the Ohio history connection of real property or any estate, or right therein, provisions defining the rights of the owner or operating agency and of the Ohio history connection and its agents, and such other provisions as may be necessary or advisable to carry out the uses and purposes for which the property is dedicated. They may contain conditions under which the owner and the Ohio history connection may agree to rescind the articles. The attorney general, upon request of the director, may bring an action for injunction in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the terms of articles of dedication. The director may make or accept amendments of any articles of dedication upon terms and conditions that are consistent with the purposes for which the preserve is dedicated. If the fee simple interest in the property is not held by the Ohio history connection, no amendments shall be made without the written consent of the owner. Each amendment shall be recorded in the same manner as the articles of dedication. Archaeological preserves dedicated under this section shall not be taken for any other use or purpose except another public use or purpose after a finding by a court of common pleas of the existence of an imperative and unavoidable public necessity for such other public use or purpose. All departments, agencies, units, instrumentalities, and political subdivisions of the state, including counties, townships, municipal corporations, park districts, conservancy districts, universities, colleges, and school districts, may dedicate real property under their jurisdiction as archaeological preserves in accordance with this section. No person shall violate any terms or conditions of the articles of dedication of an archaeological preserve. No person shall sell, offer for sale, or possess any artifacts or skeletal remains removed without privilege to do so from an archaeological preserve dedicated under this section. Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree. Whoever violates or threatens to violate this section may be enjoined from violation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 118.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 118 / § 118.14
§ 118.14. Commission communications
Status: in_force

September 3, 1996 House Bill 462 - 121st General Assembly The financial planning and supervision commission may direct its certifications, notifications, orders, or requests to particular officers of the municipal corporation, county, township, or state, or to the municipal corporation, county, or township or county budget commission and cause the same to be mailed or delivered to appropriate officials as designated by this chapter or, where not so designated, as it may deem appropriate. Any such certification, notification, order, or request, including preparation and submission of a financial plan in accordance therewith and with this chapter, shall be effective and binding upon the officer, county budget commission, municipal corporation, county, or township, and upon officials and employees who have the responsibility to act in the matter, have within their control the authority to perform consistent therewith, or have in their possession the information required or requested; and the duty to act pursuant to any such certification, notification, order, or request is hereby established as a duty of the municipal corporation, county, township, or state, and of each such officer and employee, specifically enjoined by the law resulting from an office, trust, or station within the meaning of section 2731.01 of the Revised Code, and may be enforced by writ of mandamus petitioned for by the commission on behalf of the state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 124.231 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 124 / § 124.231
§ 124.231. Special examinations for legally blind or legally deaf persons
Status: in_force

September 10, 2012 House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "legally blind person" means any person who qualifies as being blind under any Ohio or federal statute, or any rule adopted thereunder. As used in this section, "legally deaf person" means any person who qualifies as being deaf under any Ohio or federal statute, or any rule adopted thereunder. (B) When an examination is to be administered under sections 124.01 to 124.31 of the Revised Code, the director of administrative services or the director's designee shall whenever practicable arrange for special examinations to be administered to legally blind or legally deaf persons applying for positions in the classified service of the state to ensure that the abilities of such applicants are properly assessed and that such applicants are not subject to discrimination because they are legally blind or legally deaf persons.
Ohio Rev. Code § 163.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 163 / § 163.11
§ 163.11. Infant or incompetent owner
Status: in_force

January 1, 1966 Senate Bill 94 - 106th General Assembly If it appears that any of the owners is an infant or otherwise incompetent, and has no guardian, a guardian ad litem shall be appointed in his behalf.
Ohio Rev. Code § 122.925 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 122 / § 122.925
§ 122.925. [Former R.C. 9.318, amended and renumbered by H.B. 110, 134th General Assembly, effective 9/30/2021] Veteran-friendly business procurement program
Status: in_force

March 20, 2025 Senate Bill 154 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: "Armed forces" means the armed forces of the United States, including the army, navy, air force, marine corps, space force, coast guard, or any reserve component of those forces; the national guard of any state; the commissioned corps of the United States public health service; the merchant marine service during wartime; such other service as may be designated by congress; and the Ohio organized militia when engaged in full-time national guard duty for a period of more than thirty days. "State agency" has the meaning defined in section 1.60 of the Revised Code. "Veteran" means any person who has completed service in the armed forces, including the national guard of any state, or a reserve component of the armed forces, who has been honorably discharged or discharged under honorable conditions from the armed forces or who has been transferred to the reserve with evidence of satisfactory service. "Veteran-friendly business enterprise" means a sole proprietorship, association, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or joint venture that meets veteran employment standards established by the director of development and the director of transportation under this section. (B) The director of development and the director of transportation shall establish and maintain the veteran-friendly business procurement program. The director of development shall adopt rules to administer the program for all state agencies except the department of transportation, and the director of transportation shall adopt rules to administer the program for the department of transportation. The rules shall be adopted under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The rules, as adopted separately by but with the greatest degree of consistency possible between the two directors, shall do all of the following: (1) Establish criteria, based on the percentage of an applicant's employees who are veterans, that qualifies an applicant for certification as a veteran-friendly business enterprise; (2) Establish procedures by which a sole proprietorship, association, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or joint venture may apply for certification as a veteran-friendly business enterprise; (3) Establish procedures for certifying a sole proprietorship, association, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or joint venture as a veteran-friendly business enterprise; (4) Establish standards for determining when a veteran-friendly business enterprise no longer qualifies for certification as a veteran-friendly business enterprise; (5) Establish procedures, to be used by state agencies or the department of transportation, for the evaluation and ranking of proposals, which provide preference or bonus points to each certified veteran-friendly business enterprise that submits a bid or other proposal for a contract with the state or an agency of the state other than the department of transportation, or with the department of transportation, for the rendering of services, or the supplying of materials, or for the construction, demolition, alteration, repair, or reconstruction of any public building, structure, highway, or other improvement; (6) Implement an outreach program to educate potential participants about the veteran-friendly business procurement program; and (7) Establish a process for monitoring overall performance of the veteran-friendly business procurement program. (C)(1) Any person who has been certified as a veteran-friendly business enterprise under this section may present the person's certification to a political subdivision as evidence that the person is eligible to participate in any public initiatives or strategies that the political subdivision has established to reward veteran-friendly businesses or to increase the participation, representation, or inclusion of veteran-friendly businesses in business opportunities, and in any programs the political subdivision may have that set aside a certain amount of public contracts to award to veteran-friendly business enterprises. (2) When considering this evidence, a political subdivision shall defer to the department's determination that the person meets the criteria established under division (B)(1) of this section. Last updated January 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 187.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 187 / § 187.10
§ 187.10. Bribery
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly (A) No person, with purpose to corrupt a director, officer, or employee of JobsOhio, shall promise, offer, or give any valuable thing or valuable benefit. (B) No person who is a director, officer, or employee of JobsOhio, either before or after being appointed, qualified, or employed in that capacity, shall knowingly solicit or accept for self or another person any valuable thing or valuable benefit to corrupt or improperly influence the person or another director, officer, or employee of JobsOhio with respect to the discharge of the person's or the other director's, officer's, or employee's duty. (C) Whoever violates division (A) or (B) of this section is guilty of the offense of bribery, as set forth in section 2921.02 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 163.58 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 163 / § 163.58
§ 163.58. Regulations and procedure for displacement situations
Status: in_force

March 21, 1989 House Bill 295 - 118th General Assembly (A) Except as otherwise provided in rules adopted under division (B) of this section, the head of each displacing agency is authorized to establish such regulations and procedures as he may determine to be necessary to assure: (1) That the payments and assistance authorized by sections 163.51 to 163.62 of the Revised Code shall be administered in a manner which is fair and reasonable, and as uniform as practicable; (2) That a displaced person who makes proper application for a payment authorized for such person by sections 163.51 to 163.62 of the Revised Code shall be paid promptly after a move or, in hardship cases, be paid in advance; (3) That any person aggrieved by a determination as to eligibility for a payment authorized by such sections, or the amount of a payment, may have his application reviewed by the head of the displacing agency having authority over the applicable program or project. (B) Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, the lead agency shall adopt such rules as may be necessary to implement sections 163.51 to 163.62 of the Revised Code in a manner which is as fair, reasonable, and uniform as practicable. As used in this section, "lead agency" means the state agency that the governor shall designate to carry out the duties prescribed by this division. Last updated October 2, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 109.731 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 109 / § 109.731
§ 109.731. Prescribed forms
Status: in_force

March 21, 2017 Senate Bill 199 - 131st General Assembly (A)(1) The attorney general shall prescribe, and shall make available to sheriffs an application form that is to be used under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code by a person who applies for a concealed handgun license and an application form that is to be used under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code by a person who applies for the renewal of a license of that nature. The attorney general shall design the form to enable applicants to provide the information that is required by law to be collected, and shall update the form as necessary. Burdens or restrictions to obtaining a concealed handgun license that are not expressly prescribed in law shall not be incorporated into the form. The attorney general shall post a printable version of the form on the web site of the attorney general and shall provide the address of the web site to any person who requests the form. (2) The Ohio peace officer training commission shall prescribe, and shall make available to sheriffs, all of the following: (a) A form for the concealed handgun license that is to be issued by sheriffs to persons who qualify for a concealed handgun license under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code and that conforms to the following requirements: (i) It has space for the licensee's full name, residence address, and date of birth and for a color photograph of the licensee. (ii) It has space for the date of issuance of the license, its expiration date, its county of issuance, the name of the sheriff who issues the license, and the unique combination of letters and numbers that identify the county of issuance and the license given to the licensee by the sheriff in accordance with division (A)(2)(c) of this section. (iii) It has space for the signature of the licensee and the signature or a facsimile signature of the sheriff who issues the license. (iv) It does not require the licensee to include serial numbers of handguns, other identification related to handguns, or similar data that is not pertinent or relevant to obtaining the license and that could be used as a de facto means of registration of handguns owned by the licensee. (b) A series of three-letter county codes that identify each county in this state; (c) A procedure by which a sheriff shall give each concealed handgun license, replacement concealed handgun license, or renewal concealed handgun license and each concealed handgun license on a temporary emergency basis or replacement license on a temporary emergency basis the sheriff issues under section 2923.125 or 2923.1213 of the Revised Code a unique combination of letters and numbers that identifies the county in which the license was issued and that uses the county code and a unique number for each license the sheriff of that county issues; (d) A form for a concealed handgun license on a temporary emergency basis that is to be issued by sheriffs to persons who qualify for such a license under section 2923.1213 of the Revised Code, which form shall conform to all the requirements set forth in divisions (A)(2)(a)(i) to (iv) of this section and shall additionally conspicuously specify that the license is issued on a temporary emergency basis and the date of its issuance. (B)(1) The Ohio peace officer training commission, in consultation with the attorney general, shall prepare a pamphlet that does all of the following, in everyday language: (a) Explains the firearms laws of this state; (b) Instructs the reader in dispute resolution and explains the laws of this state related to that matter; (c) Provides information to the reader regarding all aspects of the use of deadly force with a firearm, including, but not limited to, the steps that should be taken before contemplating the use of, or using, deadly force with a firearm, possible alternatives to using deadly force with a firearm, and the law governing the use of deadly force with a firearm. (2) The attorney general shall consult with and assist the commission in the preparation of the pamphlet described in division (B)(1) of this section and, as necessary, shall recommend to the commission changes in the pamphlet to reflect changes in the law that are relevant to it. The attorney general shall publish the pamphlet on the web site of the attorney general and shall provide the address of the web site to any person who requests the pamphlet. (3) The attorney general shall create and maintain a section on the attorney general's web site that provides information on firearms laws of this state specifically applicable to members of the armed forces of the United States and a link to the pamphlet described in division (B)(1) of this section. (C) The Ohio peace officer training commission shall maintain statistics with respect to the issuance, renewal, suspension, revocation, and denial of concealed handgun licenses under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code and the suspension of processing of applications for those licenses, and with respect to the issuance, suspension, revocation, and denial of concealed handgun licenses on a temporary emergency basis under section 2923.1213 of the Revised Code, as reported by the sheriffs pursuant to division (C) of section 2923.129 of the Revised Code. Not later than the first day of March in each year, the commission shall submit a statistical report to the governor, the president of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives indicating the number of concealed handgun licenses that were issued, renewed, suspended, revoked, and denied under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code in the previous calendar year, the number of applications for those licenses for which processing was suspended in accordance with division (D)(3) of that section in the previous calendar year, and the number of concealed handgun licenses on a temporary emergency basis that were issued, suspended, revoked, or denied under section 2923.1213 of the Revised Code in the previous calendar year. Nothing in the statistics or the statistical report shall identify, or enable the identification of, any individual who was issued or denied a license, for whom a license was renewed, whose license was suspended or revoked, or for whom application processing was suspended. The statistics and the statistical report are public records for the purpose of section 149.43 of the Revised Code. (D) As used in this section, "concealed handgun license" and "handgun" have the same meanings as in section 2923.11 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 197.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 197 / § 197.04
§ 197.04. Commission membership
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The Holocaust and genocide memorial and education commission shall consist of fifteen members as follows: (1) Two members shall be members of the house of representatives appointed by the governor after consultation with the speaker of the house of representatives, with one member being from the majority party and one member being from the minority party, to serve a term of the remainder of the general assembly during which the representative is appointed. (2) Two members shall be members of the senate appointed by the governor after consultation with the president of the senate, with one member being from the majority party and one member being from the minority party, to serve a term of the remainder of the general assembly during which the senator is appointed. (3) Three nonvoting ex officio members, to serve until the ex officio member ceases to hold the applicable office: (a) The director of education and workforce; (b) The chancellor of higher education; (c) The director of veterans services. (4) Eight members shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate, to serve a term of three years, as follows: (a) At least three members shall be involved in Holocaust and genocide memorial and education or have a personal connection or experience with the Holocaust or genocide. (b) At least three members shall have expertise regarding the Holocaust and investigation, analysis, or research regarding genocide. (B) Vacancies shall be filled in the manner provided under division (A) of this section. 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 that term. Any appointed member shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration of that member's term until the member's successor takes office or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. Last updated September 5, 2023 at 5:22 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 150.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 150 / § 150.06
§ 150.06. Status of authority; Construction of program administrator agreement; Executive session
Status: in_force

April 12, 2021 Senate Bill 331 - 133rd General Assembly (A) The authority is exempt from the requirements of sections 101.82 to 101.87 of the Revised Code. (B) The selection of a program administrator and the entering into an agreement under section 150.05 of the Revised Code do not constitute a purchase of services under Chapter 125. of the Revised Code. (C) Notwithstanding section 121.22 of the Revised Code, the authority may hold an executive session for either of the following purposes, but only after a majority of a quorum of the authority determines, by a roll call vote, to hold the session, and only at a regular or special meeting: (1) Presenting, reviewing, or discussing proprietary information relating to any person unless that person has consented in writing to disclosure of such information by the authority; (2) Preparing for, conducting, or reviewing negotiating sessions with any private, for-profit investment fund for the purpose of selecting a program administrator and entering into an agreement under section 150.05 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 128.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 128 / § 128.99
§ 128.99. Penalties
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Whoever violates division (F) of section 128.96 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. (B) Whoever violates division (G) or (H) of section 128.96 or division (B)(2) of section 128.60 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree on a first offense and a felony of the fifth degree on each subsequent offense. (C) If a wireless service provider, reseller, or seller violates division (A)(1)(a) of section 128.46 of the Revised Code, and does not comply with any extensions granted under division (A)(2) of that section, the tax commissioner may impose a late-filing penalty of not more than the greater of fifty dollars or five per cent of the amount required to be remitted as described in division (B)(1)(b) of that section. (D) If a wireless service provider, reseller, or seller fails to comply with division (A)(1)(b) of section 128.46 of the Revised Code, the tax commissioner may impose a late-payment penalty of not more than the greater of fifty dollars or five per cent of the wireless 9-1-1 charge required to be remitted for the reporting period minus any partial remittance made on or before the due date, including any extensions granted under division (A)(2) of section 128.46 of the Revised Code. (E) The tax commissioner may impose an assessment penalty of not more than the greater of one hundred dollars or thirty-five per cent of the wireless 9-1-1 charges due after the tax commissioner notifies the person of an audit, an examination, a delinquency, assessment, or other notice that additional wireless 9-1-1 charges are due. (F) If a wireless service provider, reseller, or seller fails to comply with either electronic requirement of division (C) of section 128.46 of the Revised Code, the tax commissioner may impose an electronic penalty, for either or both failures to comply, of not more than the lesser of the following: (1) The greater of one hundred dollars or ten per cent of the amount required to be, but not, remitted electronically; (2) Five thousand dollars. (G) Each penalty described in divisions (C) to (F) of this section is in addition to any other penalty described in those divisions. The tax commissioner may abate all or any portion of any penalty described in those divisions. (H) An operator in violation of section 128.24 of the Revised Code may be assessed a fine of up to five thousand dollars per offense. (I)(1) If a business service user fails to comply with section 128.241 of the Revised Code without being exempt under section 128.242 of the Revised Code, the 9-1-1 steering committee shall request the attorney general to bring an action to recover one of the following amounts from the user: (a) One thousand dollars for an initial failure; (b) Up to five thousand dollars for each subsequent failure within each continuing six-month period in which the user remains noncompliant. (2) Any funds recovered under division (I)(1) of this section shall be deposited into the next generation 9-1-1 fund created under section 128.54 of the Revised Code. (3) Divisions (I)(1) and (2) of this section shall not apply if they are preempted by or in conflict with federal law. Last updated September 14, 2023 at 4:40 PM Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 120.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 120 / § 120.14
§ 120.14. County public defender commission - powers and duties
Status: in_force

September 26, 1984 Senate Bill 271 - 115th General Assembly (A)(1) Except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section, the county public defender commission shall appoint the county public defender and may remove him from office only for good cause. (2) If a county public defender commission contracts with the state public defender or with one or more nonprofit organizations for the state public defender or the organizations to provide all of the services that the county public defender is required or permitted to provide by this chapter, the commission shall not appoint a county public defender. (B) The commission shall determine the qualifications and size of the supporting staff and facilities and other requirements needed to maintain and operate the office of the county public defender. (C) In administering the office of county public defender, the commission shall: (1) Recommend to the county commissioners an annual operating budget which is subject to the review, amendment, and approval of the board of county commissioners; (2)(a) Make an annual report to the county commissioners and the Ohio public defender commission on the operation of the county public defender's office, including complete and detailed information on finances and costs that separately states costs and expenses that are reimbursable under section 120.35 of the Revised Code, and any other data and information requested by the state public defender; (b) Make monthly reports relating to reimbursement and associated case data pursuant to the rules of the Ohio public defender commission to the board of county commissioners and the Ohio public defender commission on the total costs of the public defender's office. (3) Cooperate with the Ohio public defender commission in maintaining the standards established by rules of the Ohio public defender commission pursuant to divisions (B) and (C) of section 120.03 of the Revised Code, and cooperate with the state public defender in his programs providing technical aid and assistance to county systems. (D) The commission may accept the services of volunteer workers and consultants at no compensation except reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses. (E) The commission may contract with any municipal corporation, within the county served by the county public defender, for the county public defender to provide legal representation for indigent persons who are charged with a violation of the ordinances of the municipal corporation. (F) A county public defender commission, with the approval of the board of county commissioners regarding all provisions that pertain to the financing of defense counsel for indigent persons, may contract with the state public defender or with any nonprofit organization, the primary purpose of which is to provide legal representation to indigent persons, for the state public defender or the organization to provide all or any part of the services that a county public defender is required or permitted to provide by this chapter. A contract entered into pursuant to this division may provide for payment for the services provided on a per case, hourly, or fixed contract basis. The state public defender and any nonprofit organization that contracts with a county public defender commission pursuant to this division shall do all of the following: (1) Comply with all standards established by the rules of the Ohio public defender commission; (2) Comply with all standards established by the state public defender; (3) Comply with all statutory duties and other laws applicable to county public defenders.
Ohio Rev. Code § 102.031 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 102 / § 102.031
§ 102.031. Conflicts of interest of member of general assembly
Status: in_force

May 18, 2005 House Bill 181 - 125th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Business associate" means a person with whom a member of the general assembly is conducting or undertaking a financial transaction. (2) "Contribution" has the same meaning as in section 3517.01 of the Revised Code. (3) "Employee" does not include a member of the general assembly whose nonlegislative position of employment does not involve the performance of or the authority to perform administrative or supervisory functions; or whose nonlegislative position of employment, if the member is a public employee, does not involve a substantial and material exercise of administrative discretion in the formulation of public policy, expenditure of public funds, enforcement of laws and rules of the state or a county or city, or execution of other public trusts. (B) No member of the general assembly shall vote on any legislation that the member knows is then being actively advocated if the member is one of the following with respect to a legislative agent or employer that is then actively advocating on that legislation: (1) An employee; (2) A business associate; (3) A person, other than an employee, who is hired under contract to perform certain services, and that position involves a substantial and material exercise of administrative discretion in the formulation of public policy. (C) No member of the general assembly shall knowingly accept any of the following from a legislative agent or a person required to file a statement described in division (A)(2) of section 102.021 of the Revised Code: (1) The payment of any expenses for travel or lodging except as otherwise authorized by division (H) of section 102.03 of the Revised Code; (2) More than seventy-five dollars aggregated per calendar year as payment for meals and other food and beverages, other than for those meals and other food and beverages provided to the member at a meeting at which the member participates in a panel, seminar, or speaking engagement, at a meeting or convention of a national organization to which any state agency, including, but not limited to, any legislative agency or state institution of higher education as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, pays membership dues, or at a dinner, party, or function to which all members of the general assembly or all members of either house of the general assembly are invited; (3) A gift of any amount in the form of cash or the equivalent of cash, or a gift of any other thing of value whose value exceeds seventy-five dollars. As used in division (C)(3) of this section, "gift" does not include any contribution or any gifts of meals and other food and beverages or the payment of expenses incurred for travel to destinations either inside or outside this state that is received by a member of the general assembly and that is incurred in connection with the member's official duties. (D) It is not a violation of division (C)(2) of this section if, within sixty days after receiving notice from a legislative agent that the legislative agent has provided a member of the general assembly with more than seventy-five dollars aggregated in a calendar year as payment for meals and other food and beverages, the member of the general assembly returns to that legislative agent the amount received that exceeds seventy-five dollars. (E) The joint legislative ethics committee may impose a fine of not more than one thousand dollars upon a member of the general assembly who violates division (B) of this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 122.156 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 122 / § 122.156
§ 122.156. Written opinion
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly A rural business growth fund, before investing in a business, may request a written opinion from the department of development as to whether the business qualifies as a rural business concern based on the criteria prescribed by section 122.15 of the Revised Code. The request shall be submitted in a form prescribed by rule of the agency. The agency shall issue a written opinion to the fund within thirty business days of receiving such a request. Notwithstanding division (J) of section 122.15 of the Revised Code, if the agency determines that the business qualifies as a rural business concern or if the agency fails to timely issue the written opinion as required under this section, the business shall be considered a rural business concern for the purposes of sections 122.15 to 122.156 of the Revised Code. Last updated October 21, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 122.4076 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 122 / § 122.4076
§ 122.4076. Annual program report by Authority
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) The broadband expansion program authority shall complete an annual report for the Ohio residential broadband expansion grant program. The report shall evaluate the success of the program grants awarded under section 122.4043 of the Revised Code in making tier two broadband services available to unserved and tier one areas. The report shall include the following information: (1) The number of applications received; (2) The number of applications that received program grants; (3) The amount of broadband infrastructure constructed for eligible projects; (4) The number of residential addresses receiving, for that year, tier two broadband service for the first time under the program; (5) Findings and recommendations that have been agreed to by a majority of the authority members. (B) The report shall be published on the department of development's web site and shall be included as part of the department's annual report filed under section 121.18 of the Revised Code. The authority shall present the report annually to the governor and the general assembly not later than the first of December of each calendar year. Last updated September 19, 2023 at 1:00 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 133.42 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 133 / § 133.42
§ 133.42. Registration of coupon securities - transfer
Status: in_force

October 30, 1989 House Bill 230 - 118th General Assembly (A) A subdivision may register any coupon security registrable as to principal upon the request of the owner or holder. The officer in charge of the bond retirement fund or, if there is no such officer, the fiscal officer of the subdivision shall note the registration on the security. Thereafter, no transfer shall be valid unless the transfer is entered on the records of the subdivision and similarly noted on the security, and the security may be discharged from registration by being in like manner transferred to bearer and thereupon the security may be transferred by delivery. (B) Registration of a coupon security as to principal does not affect the negotiability of the appertaining coupons. A negotiable coupon is transferable by delivery whether or not the principal of the security to which it appertains is registered. (C) The responsible officers of the subdivision may charge a reasonable fee as compensation for the expense of such registration.
Ohio Rev. Code § 145.64 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 145 / § 145.64
§ 145.64. Application for benefit where refund not received
Status: in_force

March 23, 2015 Senate Bill 42 - 130th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "joint-life plan," "single-life plan," and "multiple-life plan" have the same meanings as in division (B) of section 145.46 of the Revised Code. (B) A contributor who has not received a refund of amounts deposited under section 145.62 or the version of division (C) of section 145.23 of the Revised Code as it existed immediately prior to April 6, 2007, may file an application with the public employees retirement system for a benefit under this section. Except as provided in section 145.62 of the Revised Code, the benefit shall consist of an annuity that shall be paid as described in division (B) of section 145.46 of the Revised Code. The application must be filed prior to receipt of an age and service retirement benefit from the retirement system or, in the case of a contributor under section 145.38 or 145.383 of the Revised Code, a benefit under section 145.384 of the Revised Code. A contributor who fails to file an application for a benefit under this section prior to receipt of an age and service retirement benefit or a benefit under section 145.384 of the Revised Code shall be eligible only for a refund under section 145.63 of the Revised Code. (1) Except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, a contributor who is married at the time of application for a benefit under this section shall receive the benefit as a monthly annuity under a joint-life plan. (2) A contributor may receive a benefit under this section under a plan of payment other than a joint-life plan if one of the following is the case: (a) The contributor is unmarried; (b) The benefit application is accompanied by a statement of the spouse's consent to another plan of payment or the public employees retirement board waives the requirement that the spouse consent; (c) A plan of payment providing for payment in a specified portion of the benefit continuing after the member's death to a former spouse is required by a court order issued under section 3105.171 or 3105.65 of the Revised Code or the laws of another state regarding division of marital property prior to the effective date of the contributor's benefit application. (3) If a member is subject to division (B)(2)(c) of this section and the board has received a copy of the order described in that division, the board shall accept the member's election of a plan of payment under this section only if the member complies with both of the following: (a) The member elects a plan of payment that is in accordance with the order described in division (B)(2)(c) of this section. (b) If the member is married, the member elects a multiple-life plan and designates the member's current spouse as a beneficiary under that plan unless that spouse consents in writing to not being designated a beneficiary or the board waives the requirement that the current spouse consent. (4) The contributor shall designate the beneficiary or beneficiaries under a plan of payment in writing at the time the plan is selected. (5) A plan of payment, other than a single-life plan, shall be effective only if it is certified by an actuary engaged by the board to be the actuarial equivalent of the contributor's single-life plan annuity and is approved by the board. (6) A contributor who is eligible to select a plan of payment under this section but fails to do so shall receive a monthly annuity under the plan of payment specified in rules adopted by the board. (C) An annuity shall be paid monthly and consist of an amount determined by the public employees retirement system or the actuarial equivalent of that amount paid as described in this section. Payments shall begin on whichever of the following applies: (1) Except as provided in this division, the later of the effective date of the contributor's age and service retirement allowance or the first day of the month following the latest of: (a) The last day for which compensation was paid; (b) The attainment of the member's applicable minimum age or service credit eligibility as provided in section 145.32 or 145.332 of the Revised Code; (c) The first day of the month following receipt of an application for an age and service retirement benefit. (2) The later of the effective date of a benefit under section 145.384 of the Revised Code or the first day of the month following the latest of: (a) The last day for which compensation for employment subject to section 145.38 or 145.383 of the Revised Code was paid; (b) Attainment by the contributor of age sixty-five; (c) If the contributor was previously employed as described in division (E)(3) of section 145.384 of the Revised Code, completion of a period of twelve months since the effective date of the last benefit under that section; (d) Receipt of an application for a benefit under section 145.384 of the Revised Code. (3) The effective date of disability retirement under section 145.36 of the Revised Code if the member is eligible for an age and service retirement allowance on that date. (4) The first day of the month following the last day for which a disability allowance is paid under section 145.361 of the Revised Code. (D) The consent of a spouse to a plan of payment other than a joint-life plan is valid only if it is in writing, signed, and witnessed by a notary public. The board may waive the requirement of consent if the spouse is incapacitated or cannot be located or for any other reason specified by the board. Consent or waiver is effective only with regard to the spouse who is the subject of the consent or waiver. (E)(1) The death of a spouse or any designated beneficiary shall cancel the portion of an annuity providing continuing lifetime payments to the deceased spouse or deceased designated beneficiary. The contributor shall receive the actuarial equivalent of the contributor's remaining annuity, as determined by the board, based on the number of remaining beneficiaries, with no change in the amount payable to any remaining beneficiary. If the retirement system receives notice of the death on or after January 7, 2013, the change shall be effective the month following the date of death. (2) On divorce, annulment, or marriage dissolution, a contributor receiving an annuity under a plan of payment that provides for continuation of all or part of the annuity after death for the lifetime of the contributor's surviving spouse may, with the written consent of the spouse or pursuant to an order of the court with jurisdiction over the termination of the marriage, elect to cancel the portion of the plan providing continuing lifetime payments to that spouse. The contributor shall receive the actuarial equivalent of the contributor's annuity as determined by the board based on the number of remaining beneficiaries, with no change in the amount payable to any remaining beneficiary. The election shall be made on a form provided by the board and shall be effective the month following its receipt by the board. (F)(1) Following a marriage or remarriage, both of the following apply: (a) A contributor who is receiving payments under a single-life plan may elect a new plan of payment based on the actuarial equivalent of the contributor's single-life plan annuity as determined by the board. (b) A contributor receiving an annuity under this section pursuant to a plan of payment providing for payment to a former spouse pursuant to a court order as described in division (B)(2)(c) of this section may elect a new plan of payment under a multiple-life plan based on the actuarial equivalent of the contributor's benefit as determined by the board if the new plan of payment does not reduce the payment to the former spouse. (2) An election under division (F)(1) of this section must be made not later than one year after the date of the marriage or remarriage. The plan elected shall become effective on the date of receipt by the board of an application on a form approved by the board, but any change in the amount of the annuity payment shall commence on the first day of the month following the effective date of the plan. (G) If at the time of death a contributor receiving a monthly annuity under a single-life plan has received less than the retirant's deposits under section 145.62 or the version of division (C) of section 145.23 of the Revised Code as it existed immediately prior to April 6, 2007, plus earnings on those deposits, the difference between the amount received and the amount of the contributor's deposits plus earnings shall be paid to the contributor's beneficiary under section 145.65 of the Revised Code. If any designated beneficiary receiving a monthly annuity under this section dies and at the time of the beneficiary's death the amounts paid to the contributor and the beneficiary are less than the amount of the contributor's deposits plus earnings on those deposits, the difference between the amount received by the contributor and the beneficiary and the amount of the contributor's deposits plus earnings shall be paid to the beneficiary's estate. (H) Receipt of the first month's annuity payment constitutes final acceptance of the plan of payment and may be changed only as provided in this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 121.30 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 121 / § 121.30
§ 121.30. Spanish-speaking affair definitions
Status: in_force

July 1, 1983 House Bill 291 - 115th General Assembly As used in sections 121.30 to 121.34 of the Revised Code, "Spanish-speaking people" means persons who possess any of the following characteristics: (A) Use Spanish as their primary language; (B) Regard themselves as or are regarded in their community as being of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central American, South American, Spanish, or other Spanish-speaking origin or descent.
Ohio Rev. Code § 149.24 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 149 / § 149.24
§ 149.24. Preservation and security
Status: in_force

September 28, 2018 Senate Bill 139 - 132nd General Assembly (A) An official publisher of legal material in an electronic record that is or was designated as official under section 149.22 of the Revised Code shall provide for the preservation and security of the record in an electronic or nonelectronic form, and shall do all of the following: (1) Ensure the integrity of the record; (2) Provide for backup and disaster recovery of the record; (3) Ensure the continuing usability of the material. (B) An official publisher of legal material in an electronic record that is required to be preserved under division (A) of this section shall ensure that the material is reasonably available for use by the public on a permanent basis.
Ohio Rev. Code § 139.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 139 / § 139.02
§ 139.02. Subdivisions may issue bonds to participate in federal aid - limitations - submission to electors
Status: in_force

October 30, 1989 House Bill 230 - 118th General Assembly For the purpose of enabling subdivisions to participate in federal aid provided by any act of congress, and for such purpose only, the taxing authority of any subdivision may issue bonds during the effective period of the act of congress, subject to Chapter 133., except as provided in sections 139.01 to 139.04 , of the Revised Code. No bonds shall be issued under this section for the acquisition, construction, extension, enlargement, lease, operation, or maintenance of any proprietary function of a subdivision which will compete with existing private enterprise. If the department of taxation certifies that the subdivision is unable to issue such bonds subject to the limitations prescribed by sections 133.05 , 133.06 , 133.07 , and 133.09 of the Revised Code, whether or not such bonds have been or may be voted, then such bonds may be issued to the extent required without the authority of an election and outside the limitations prescribed by those sections after exhausting the powers for the creation of net indebtedness within such limitations. The certificate as to the matters required by sections 139.01 to 139.04 of the Revised Code is final. This section does not prevent the application to such bonds of division (B)(1) of section 133.05 or division (C)(2) of section 133.07 of the Revised Code to the extent that the bonds are self-supporting securities. Such bonds shall not be subject to the limitations of sections 133.05 , 133.06 , 133.07 , and 133.09 of the Revised Code. The question of issuing such bonds may be submitted to the electors, notwithstanding the fact that approval by the proper federal authorities or their authorized representatives of the project to be financed by such bonds has not been first obtained; but no such bonds shall be issued, whether under authority of an election or otherwise, except to the extent that the project to be financed by such bonds has, prior to their issue, received the approval of the proper federal authorities or their authorized representatives, nor until an agreement has been entered into between the proper authorities of the subdivision and the proper federal authorities. When the conditional approval by the proper federal authorities or their authorized representatives has first been obtained for the project, such question may be submitted with the consent of the department to the electors. The legislation submitting the question shall make the declarations and statements required by section 133.18 of the Revised Code. The county auditor and taxing authority shall thereupon proceed as set forth in divisions (C) and (D) of that section. The first maturity of any bonds issued under this chapter, whether voted or unvoted, may be postponed to any date not later than five years after the earliest possible maturity despite the prohibition contained in section 133.21 of the Revised Code. The election on the question of issuing such bonds shall be held under divisions (E), (F), and (G) of section 133.18 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 145.011 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 145 / § 145.011
§ 145.011. Certain university and college employees included
Status: in_force

September 28, 2016 House Bill 305 - 131st General Assembly In addition to the membership of the public employees retirement system as prescribed in division (A) of section 145.01 of the Revised Code and notwithstanding Chapter 3309. of the Revised Code, there shall be included in such membership all of the following: (A) The nonteaching employees of the Cleveland state university and the northeast Ohio medical university; (B) Any person who elects to transfer from the school employees retirement system to the public employees retirement system under section 3309.312 of the Revised Code; (C) Any person who is employed full-time on or after September 16, 1998, pursuant to section 3345.04 of the Revised Code by the university of Akron as a state university law enforcement officer; (D) Any person who is employed by the university of Akron in a position not covered by the state teachers retirement system and to whom either of the following applies: (1) The person is initially employed by the university on or after the effective date of this amendment ; (2) The person is employed by the university on the effective date of this amendment , the employment terminates after that date, and the person is reemployed by the university not less than twelve months after the date of termination. Such employees are included in the definition of member as used in Chapter 145. of the Revised Code. The universities and colleges shall be subject to the obligations imposed by Chapter 145. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 122.4046 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 122 / § 122.4046
§ 122.4046. Noncompliance with requirements
Status: in_force

May 17, 2021 House Bill 2 - 134th General Assembly (A) If the development services agency determines that a broadband provider that has been awarded a program grant under the Ohio residential broadband expansion grant program has not complied with the requirements of the program, the agency shall notify the provider of the noncompliance. In accordance with rules adopted by the agency under section 122.4077 of the Revised Code, the agency shall give the provider an opportunity to explain or cure the noncompliance. (B) After reviewing the broadband provider's explanation or effort to cure the noncompliance, the following shall apply: (1) The agency may require the provider to refund an amount equal to all, or a portion of, the amount of the program grant awarded to the provider, as determined by the agency. (2) The agency may require the broadband provider to refund to the appropriate municipal corporation, township, or county the entire amount of general revenue funds or other discretionary funds that it contributed toward the broadband funding gap under division (A)(3)(c) or (d) of section 122.4020 of the Revised Code. (C) Not more than thirty days after the agency's decision requiring a refund for program noncompliance or a failure to explain or cure it, the broadband provider shall pay the refund required under division (B) of this section. Payments shall be made directly to the municipal corporation, township, or county that contributed funds toward the broadband funding gap. Last updated October 21, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 145.201 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 145 / § 145.201
§ 145.201. Additional service credit purchased by elected or appointed officials
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Subject to the limit described in division (C) of this section, any member who is or has been an elected official of the state or any political subdivision thereof or has been appointed either by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate or directly by the speaker of the house of representatives or president of the senate to serve full-time as a member of a board, commission, or other public body may at any time prior to retirement purchase additional service credit in an amount not to exceed thirty-five per cent of the service credit allowed the member for the period of service as an elected or appointed official subsequent to January 1, 1935, other than credit for military service, part-time service, and service subject to the tax on wages imposed by the "Federal Insurance Contributions Act," 68A Stat. 415 (1954), 26 U.S.C.A. 3101, as amended. For each year of additional service credit purchased under this section, the member shall pay into the employees' savings fund an amount specified by the public employees retirement board that is equal to one hundred per cent of the additional liability resulting from the purchase of that year or portion of a year of credit as determined by an actuary employed by the board. The member shall receive full credit for such additional elective service in computing an allowance or benefit under section 145.33 , 145.331 , 145.332 , 145.335 , 145.36 , 145.361 , or 145.46 of the Revised Code, notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter. The payment to the employees' savings fund, and payments made to the employers' accumulation fund prior to January 7, 2013, for such additional elective service credit shall, in the event of death or withdrawal from service, be considered as accumulated contributions of the member. The board may determine by rule what constitutes full- or part-time service for purposes of this section. (B) Notwithstanding division (A) of this section, a member who purchased service credit under this section prior to January 1, 1980, on the basis of part-time service shall be permitted to retain the credit and shall be given full credit for it in computing an allowance or benefit under section 145.33 , 145.331 , 145.332 , 145.335 , 145.36 , 145.361 , or 145.46 of the Revised Code. The public employees retirement board has no authority to cancel or rescind such credit. (C) A purchase made under this section shall not exceed the limits established by division (n) of section 415 of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 415(n), as amended. (D) Subject to rules adopted by the public employees retirement board, a member who has purchased service credit under this section is entitled to be refunded all or a portion of the actual amount the member paid for the service credit if, in computing an age and service retirement allowance under division (A) of section 145.33 or section 145.332 or 145.335 of Revised Code, the allowance exceeds a limit established by either of those sections. A refund under this division cancels the equivalent amount of service credit. Last updated August 15, 2023 at 1:29 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 127.162 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 127 / § 127.162
§ 127.162. Approval of purchase by controlling board
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly (A) Upon the request of a state agency or the director of budget and management, the controlling board may approve the making of a purchase if the agency seeking to make the purchase has met both of the following requirements: (1) The agency has utilized one of the following competitive selection or evaluation and selection processes: (a) The requirements for competitive sealed bidding under section 125.07 of the Revised Code; (b) The requirements for competitive sealed proposals under section 125.071 of the Revised Code; (c) The requirements for reverse auctions under section 125.072 of the Revised Code; (d) The evaluation and selection requirements for professional design services under section 153.69 of the Revised Code; (e) Agency released competitive opportunity that demonstrates a competitive process involving a request for proposals, request for qualifications, or request for information. (2) The agency has provided in its request to the board a detailed explanation of the competitive selection or evaluation and selection process it utilized. (B) The controlling board, by a majority vote, may disapprove or defer a request submitted under this section or request that the agency resubmit the request pursuant to section 127.16 of the Revised Code if the agency fails to demonstrate it utilized one of the competitive selection or evaluation and selection requirements described in division (A)(1) of this section. (C) Nothing in this section shall be construed to modify the cumulative purchasing thresholds established in divisions (B) and (E) of section 127.16 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 122.4053 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 122 / § 122.4053
§ 122.4053. Response application compliance
Status: in_force

May 17, 2021 House Bill 2 - 134th General Assembly An application for a program grant under the Ohio residential broadband expansion grant program made in response to a request under section 122.4050 of the Revised Code shall fully comply with all of the program requirements. Nothing in sections 122.4050 , 122.4051 , and 122.4053 of the Revised Code shall be construed as providing relief from compliance with any program requirements. Last updated June 9, 2021 at 12:36 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 147.53 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 147 / § 147.53
§ 147.53. Taking an acknowledgment
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly (A) The person taking an acknowledgment shall certify that the person acknowledging appeared before the notary public and acknowledged executing the instrument. (B) The words in an acknowledgment notarial certificate "acknowledged before me" mean that: (1) The person acknowledging appeared before the person taking the acknowledgment; (2) The person acknowledging acknowledged executing the instrument; (3) In the case of: (a) A natural person, the person executed the instrument for the purposes therein stated; (b) A corporation, the officer or agent acknowledged holding the position or title set forth in the instrument and certificate, the officer or agent signed the instrument on behalf of the corporation by proper authority, and the instrument was the act of the corporation for the purpose therein stated; (c) A limited liability company, the member, manager, or agent acknowledged signing the instrument on behalf of the limited liability company by proper authority and the member, manager, or agent executed the instrument as the act of the limited liability company for the purposes therein stated; (d) A partnership, the partner or agent acknowledged signing the instrument on behalf of the partnership by proper authority and the partner or agent executed the instrument as the act of the partnership for the purposes therein stated; (e) A person acknowledging as principal by an attorney in fact, the attorney in fact executed the instrument by proper authority as the act of the principal for the purposes therein stated; (f) A person acknowledging as a public officer, trustee, administrator, guardian, or other representative, the person signed the instrument by proper authority and the person executed the instrument in the capacity and for the purposes stated. (4) The person taking the acknowledgment either knew or had satisfactory evidence that the person acknowledging was the person named in the instrument or certificate. Last updated February 19, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 165.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 165 / § 165.10
§ 165.10. Paying installments of assessment
Status: in_force

June 26, 1967 Senate Bill 273 - 107th General Assembly When a special assessment is made on real property owned by an issuer and leased under authority of Chapter 165. or 761. of the Revised Code, the installments of the assessment shall be paid by the lessee of such real property so long as such property shall be leased and any installment thereof remaining unpaid at the termination of any such lease shall thereafter be paid by the issuer so long as such property is owned by it.
Ohio Rev. Code § 126.41 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 126 / § 126.41
§ 126.41. Cybersecurity and fraud advisory board
Status: in_force

April 9, 2025 House Bill 74 - 135th General Assembly (A)(1) The cybersecurity and fraud advisory board is created. The board shall examine and develop recommendations with regard to best practices in, shared experiences regarding, and future efforts to improve cybersecurity and fraud prevention with respect to the information technology systems and shared services used across state agencies. (2) The board shall not examine open vulnerabilities, security protocols, or legal issues with respect to the state's cybersecurity and fraud prevention measures. (B) The board shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations concerning the topics the board examines under division (A)(1) of this section to the governor, the president of the senate, the minority leader of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the minority leader of the house of representatives not later than twelve months after the date of the board's first meeting. The board is abolished following delivery of the report. (C) The board consists of the following six members, all of whom must have a background and expertise in cybersecurity or fraud prevention to be eligible for appointment: (1) One member, who is an employee in the office of the governor, appointed by the governor; (2) One member, who is an employee in the office of the attorney general, appointed by the attorney general; (3) One member, who is an employee in the office of the auditor of state, appointed by the auditor of state; (4) One member, who is an employee in the office of the secretary of state, appointed by the secretary of state; (5) One member, who is an employee in the office of the treasurer of state, appointed by the treasurer of state; (6) The chief information security officer employed under section 125.18 of the Revised Code. (D) All appointments under division (C) of this section shall be made not later than ninety days after the effective date of this section. (E) The chief information security officer serves as the chairperson of the board. The board shall meet at the call of the chairperson and shall meet at least twice, with the first meeting occurring not later than ninety days after the final appointment under division (C) of this section is made. (F) Members serve without compensation and shall not be reimbursed for expenses. Members serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments. (G) The board shall not hold an executive session pursuant to division (G) of section 121.22 of the Revised Code. Last updated April 7, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 103.41 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 103 / § 103.41
§ 103.41. Standing committee oversight of medicaid
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly The standing committees of the house of representatives and the senate that primarily consider legislation governing the medicaid program shall meet jointly during each session of the general assembly to oversee the medicaid program on a continuing basis. In odd numbered years, the standing committees shall meet jointly at the call of the chairperson of the senate committee that considers the medicaid program. In even numbered years, the standing committees shall meet jointly at the call of the chairperson of the house of representatives committee that considers the medicaid program. Last updated September 30, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 109.46 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 109 / § 109.46
§ 109.46. Domestic violence program fund
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "domestic violence program" means any of the following: (1) The nonprofit state domestic violence coalition designated by the family and youth services bureau of the United States department of health and human services; (2) A program operated by a nonprofit entity the primary purpose of which is to provide a broad range of services to victims of domestic violence that may include, but are not limited to, hotlines, emergency shelters, victim advocacy and support, justice systems advocacy, individual and group counseling for adults and children, or transitional service and education to prevent domestic violence. The program may provide some or all of the services described in this division. (B)(1) There is hereby created in the state treasury the domestic violence program fund consisting of money appropriated to the fund by the general assembly or donated to the fund. The attorney general shall administer the domestic violence program fund. The attorney general may not use more than five per cent of the moneys appropriated or deposited into the fund to pay costs associated with administering the fund, and shall use at least ninety-five per cent of the moneys appropriated or deposited into the fund for the purpose of providing funding to domestic violence programs under this section. (2) The attorney general shall adopt rules pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that shall establish procedures for domestic violence programs to apply to the attorney general for funding from the domestic violence program fund and procedures for the attorney general to distribute money out of the fund to domestic violence programs. (C)(1) Priority of funding from the domestic violence program fund shall be given to the domestic violence programs in existence on and after July 1, 2017. (2) A domestic violence program that receives funds from the domestic violence program fund shall use the funds received for the following purposes: (a) To provide training and technical assistance to service providers, if the program that receives the funds is the nonprofit state domestic violence coalition specified in division (A)(1) of this section; (b) To provide services to victims of domestic violence, including, but not limited to, education to prevent domestic violence, if the program that receives the funds is a nonprofit entity described in division (A)(2) of this section. Funds received under this division may also be used for general operating support, including capital improvements and primary prevention and risk reduction programs for the general population.
Ohio Rev. Code § 133.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 133 / § 133.20
§ 133.20. Maximum maturity
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly (A) This section applies to bonds that are general obligation Chapter 133. securities. If the bonds are payable as to principal by provision for annual installments, the period of limitations on their last maturity, referred to as their maximum maturity, shall be measured from a date twelve months prior to the first date on which provision for payment of principal is made. If the bonds are payable as to principal by provision for semiannual installments, the period of limitations on their last maturity shall be measured from a date six months prior to the first date on which provision for payment of principal is made. (B) Bonds issued for the following permanent improvements or for permanent improvements for the following purposes shall have maximum maturities not exceeding the number of years stated: (1) Fifty years: (a) The clearance and preparation of real property for redevelopment as an urban redevelopment project; (b) Acquiring, constructing, widening, relocating, enlarging, extending, and improving a publicly owned railroad or line of railway or a light or heavy rail rapid transit system, including related bridges, overpasses, underpasses, and tunnels, but not including rolling stock or equipment; (c) Pursuant to section 307.675 of the Revised Code, constructing or repairing a bridge using long life expectancy material for the bridge deck, and purchasing, installing, and maintaining any performance equipment to monitor the physical condition of a bridge so constructed or repaired. Additionally, the average maturity of the bonds shall not exceed the expected useful life of the bridge deck as determined by the county engineer under that section. (2) Forty years: (a) General waterworks or water system permanent improvements, including buildings, water mains, or other structures and facilities in connection therewith; (b) Sewers or sewage treatment or disposal works or facilities, including fireproof buildings or other structures in connection therewith; (c) Storm water drainage, surface water, and flood prevention facilities. (3) Thirty-five years: (a) An arena, a convention center, or a combination of an arena and convention center under section 307.695 of the Revised Code; (b) Sports facilities. (4) Thirty years: (a) Municipal recreation, excluding recreational equipment; (b) Urban redevelopment projects; (c) Acquisition of real property, except as provided in division (F) of this section; (d) Street or alley lighting purposes or relocating overhead wires, cables, and appurtenant equipment underground. (5) Twenty years: constructing, reconstructing, widening, opening, improving, grading, draining, paving, extending, or changing the line of roads, highways, expressways, freeways, streets, sidewalks, alleys, or curbs and gutters, and related bridges, viaducts, overpasses, underpasses, grade crossing eliminations, service and access highways, and tunnels. (6) Fifteen years: (a) Resurfacing roads, highways, streets, or alleys; (b) Alarm, telegraph, or other communications systems for police or fire departments or other emergency services; (c) Passenger buses used for mass transportation; (d) Energy conservation measures as authorized by section 133.06 of the Revised Code. (7) Ten years: (a) Water meters; (b) Fire department apparatus and equipment; (c) Road rollers and other road construction and servicing vehicles; (d) Furniture, equipment, and furnishings; (e) Landscape planting and other site improvements; (f) Playground, athletic, and recreational equipment and apparatus; (g) Energy conservation measures as authorized by section 505.264 of the Revised Code. (8) Five years: New motor vehicles other than those described in any other division of this section and those for which provision is made in other provisions of the Revised Code. (C) Bonds issued for any permanent improvements not within the categories set forth in division (B) of this section shall have maximum maturities of from five to thirty years as the fiscal officer estimates is the estimated life or period of usefulness of those permanent improvements. Bonds issued under section 133.51 of the Revised Code for purposes other than permanent improvements shall have the maturities, not to exceed forty years, that the taxing authority shall specify. Bonds issued for energy conservation measures under section 307.041 of the Revised Code shall have maximum maturities not exceeding the lesser of the average life of the energy conservation measures as detailed in the energy conservation report prepared under that section or thirty years. (D) Securities issued under section 505.265 of the Revised Code shall mature not later than December 31, 2035. (E) A securities issue for one purpose may include permanent improvements within two or more categories under divisions (B) and (C) of this section. The maximum maturity of such a bond issue shall not exceed the average number of years of life or period of usefulness of the permanent improvements as measured by the weighted average of the amounts expended or proposed to be expended for the categories of permanent improvements. (F) Securities issued by a school district or county to acquire or construct real property shall have a maximum maturity longer than thirty years, but not longer than forty years, if the fiscal officer of the school district or county estimates the real property's useful life to be longer than thirty years, and certifies that estimate to the board of education or board of county commissioners, respectively.
Ohio Rev. Code § 122.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 122 / § 122.10
§ 122.10. Cooperation and coordination with other state departments and agencies
Status: in_force

August 12, 1982 House Bill 536 - 114th General Assembly Each department, bureau, institution, agency, commission, or office of the state government, shall, upon request, furnish to the department of development any information it has available. The department of development shall cooperate with each department, bureau, institution, agency, commission, or office of the state government and shall furnish any information it has available to such departments, bureaus, institutions, agencies, commissions, or office upon their request. The department shall coordinate its services and activities with those of state departments, bureaus, agencies, commissions, and offices to the fullest extent possible in order to avoid duplication.
Ohio Rev. Code § 111.45 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 111 / § 111.45
§ 111.45. Cancellation of certification
Status: in_force

April 29, 2022 House Bill 93 - 134th General Assembly (A) The secretary of state shall cancel the certification of a program participant if any of the following are true: (1) The program participant's application contained one or more false statements. (2) The program participant has filed a written, notarized request with the secretary of state, on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, asking to cease being a program participant. (3) The program participant's certification has expired and the program participant has not renewed the certification in accordance with division (F) of section 111.42 of the Revised Code not later than the deadline specified by the secretary of state by rule to renew the certification. (B) Upon canceling a certification under division (A) of this section, the secretary of state shall, within ten business days, do both of the following: (1) Notify the director of the board of elections of the county in which the former program participant resides; (2) Notify the county recorder, auditor, treasurer, and engineer and the clerk of the court of common pleas of each county in which the former program participant has filed real property confidentiality notices under section 111.431 of the Revised Code that have not been revoked under that section. Last updated February 2, 2022 at 3:56 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 118.26 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 118 / § 118.26
§ 118.26. Debt obligations
Status: in_force

September 3, 1996 House Bill 462 - 121st General Assembly (A) Debt obligations issued by a municipal corporation, county, or township during a fiscal emergency period with the approval of the financial planning and supervision commission and for which the municipal corporation, county, or township has been paid in accordance with the contract for sale, shall in any action or proceeding involving their validity be conclusively deemed to have been issued, sold, executed, and delivered in conformity with law and shall be incontestable unless such action or proceeding is begun prior to the delivery of such bonds or notes, and all such debt obligations shall be lawful investments for banks, savings banks, societies for savings, building and loan associations, trust companies, or other financial institutions, trustees, fiduciaries, and insurance companies, including domestic for life and domestic not for life, the state, and sinking and bond retirement funds or other funds or investment accounts of municipal corporations, counties, townships, or other subdivisions of the state, notwithstanding any other provisions of the Revised Code or rule thereunder with respect to their investments and notwithstanding any prior default by the municipal corporation, county, or township. (B) During a fiscal emergency period, none of the moneys received by a municipal corporation, county, or township from advance tax payments under section 118.24 of the Revised Code or from the sale of debt obligations, and no other moneys of the municipal corporation, county, or township, may be invested in, or used to acquire, or retain, debt obligations of such municipal corporation, county, or township. The municipal corporation, county, or township may, with the approval of the commission, accept renewal bond anticipation notes in exchange for bond anticipation notes of the municipal corporation, county, or township held by the municipal corporation, county, or township at the commencement of the fiscal emergency period or any renewals thereof.
Ohio Rev. Code § 120.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 120 / § 120.07
§ 120.07. Civil case filing fee fund
Status: in_force

September 29, 2005 House Bill 66 - 126th General Assembly There is hereby created in the state treasury the civil case filing fee fund to receive all funds deposited in the fund pursuant to sections 1901.26 , 1907.24 , and 2303.201 of the Revised Code. All money credited to the fund shall be used by the state public defender for the purpose of appointing assistant state public defenders and for providing other personnel, equipment, and facilities necessary for the operation of the state public defender office.
Ohio Rev. Code § 174.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 174 / § 174.03
§ 174.03. Loan programs to provide housing and housing assistance for specifically targeted low- and moderate-income families and individuals
Status: in_force

October 16, 2009 House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly (A) The department of development and the Ohio housing finance agency shall each develop programs under which, in accordance with rules adopted under this section, they may make grants, loans, loan guarantees, and loan subsidies to counties, municipal corporations, townships, local housing authorities, and nonprofit organizations and may make loans, loan guarantees, and loan subsidies to private developers and private lenders to assist in activities that provide housing and housing assistance for specifically targeted low- and moderate-income families and individuals. There is no minimum housing project size for awards under this division for any project that is developed for a special needs population and that is supported by a social service agency where the housing project is located. Activities for which grants, loans, loan guarantees, and loan subsidies may be made under this section include all of the following: (1) Acquiring, financing, constructing, leasing, rehabilitating, remodeling, improving, and equipping publicly or privately owned housing; (2) Providing supportive services related to housing and the homeless, including housing counseling. Not more than twenty per cent of the current year appropriation authority for the low- and moderate-income housing trust fund that remains after the award of funds made pursuant to divisions (A)(1) and (A)(2) of section 174.02 of the Revised Code, shall be awarded in any fiscal year for supportive services. (3) Providing rental assistance payments or other project operating subsidies that lower tenant rents; (4) Improving the quality of life of tenants by providing education for tenants and residents of manufactured home communities regarding their rights and responsibilities, planning and implementing activities designed to improve conflict resolution and the capacity of tenants to negotiate and mediate with landlords, and developing tenant and resident councils and organizations; (5) Promoting capacity building initiatives related to the creation of county housing trust funds. (B) Grants, loans, loan guarantees, and loan subsidies may be made to counties, municipal corporations, townships, and nonprofit organizations for the additional purposes of providing technical assistance, design and finance services and consultation, and payment of pre-development and administrative costs related to any of the activities listed above. (C) In developing programs under this section, the department and the agency shall invite, accept, and consider public comment, and recommendations from the housing trust fund advisory committee created under section 174.06 of the Revised Code, on how the programs should be designed to most effectively benefit low- and moderate-income families and individuals. The programs developed under this section shall respond collectively to housing and housing assistance needs of low- and moderate-income families and individuals statewide. (D) The department and the agency, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall each adopt rules to administer programs developed under this section. The rules shall prescribe procedures and forms that counties, municipal corporations, townships, local housing authorities, and nonprofit organizations shall use in applying for grants, loans, loan guarantees, and loan subsidies and that private developers and private lenders shall use in applying for loans, loan guarantees, and loan subsidies; eligibility criteria for the receipt of funds; procedures for reviewing and granting or denying applications; procedures for paying out funds; conditions on the use of funds; procedures for monitoring the use of funds; and procedures under which a recipient shall be required to repay funds that are improperly used. The rules shall do both of the following: (1) Require each recipient of a grant or loan made from the low- and moderate-income housing trust fund for activities that provide, or assist in providing, a rental housing project, to reasonably ensure that the rental housing project will remain affordable to those families and individuals targeted for the rental housing project for the useful life of the rental housing project or for thirty years, whichever is longer; (2) Require each recipient of a grant or loan made from the low- and moderate-income housing trust fund for activities that provide, or assist in providing, a housing project to prepare and implement a plan to reasonably assist any families and individuals displaced by the housing project in obtaining decent affordable housing. (E) In prescribing eligibility criteria and conditions for the use of funds, neither the department nor the agency is limited to the criteria and conditions specified in this section and each may prescribe additional eligibility criteria and conditions that relate to the purposes for which grants, loans, loan guarantees, and loan subsidies may be made. However, the department and agency are limited by the following specifically targeted low- and moderate-income guidelines: (1) Not less than seventy-five per cent of the money granted and loaned under this section in any fiscal year shall be for activities that provide affordable housing and housing assistance to families and individuals whose incomes are equal to or less than fifty per cent of the median income for the county in which they live, as determined by the department under section 174.04 of the Revised Code. (2) Any money granted and loaned under this section in any fiscal year that is not granted or loaned pursuant to division (F)(1) of this section shall be for activities that provide affordable housing and housing assistance to families and individuals whose incomes are equal to or less than eighty per cent of the median income for the county in which they live, as determined by the department under section 174.04 of the Revised Code. (F) In making grants, loans, loan guarantees, and loan subsidies under this section, the department and the agency shall give preference to viable projects and activities that benefit those families and individuals whose incomes are equal to or less than thirty-five per cent of the median income for the county in which they live, as determined by the department under section 174.04 of the Revised Code. (G) The department and the agency shall monitor the programs developed under this section to ensure that money granted and loaned under this section is not used in a manner that violates division (H) of section 4112.02 of the Revised Code or discriminates against families with children.
Ohio Rev. Code § 125.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 125 / § 125.04
§ 125.04. Determining what supplies and services are purchased by or for state agencies
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A) Except for the requirements of division (B) of this section, section 125.092 , and division (B) of section 125.11 of the Revised Code, sections 125.04 to 125.08 and 125.09 to 125.15 of the Revised Code do not apply to or affect state institutions of higher education. (B)(1) As used in this division: (a) "Chartered nonpublic school" has the same meaning as in section 3310.01 of the Revised Code. (b) "Emergency medical service organization" has the same meaning as in section 4765.01 of the Revised Code. (c) "Governmental agency" means a political subdivision or special district in this state or any other state established by or under law, or any combination of these entities; the United States or any department, division, or agency of the United States; one or more other states or groups of states; other purchasing consortia; and any agency, commission, or authority established under an interstate compact or agreement. (d) "Political subdivision" means any county, township, municipal corporation, school district, conservancy district, township park district, park district created under Chapter 1545. of the Revised Code, regional transit authority, regional airport authority, regional water and sewer district, or port authority. "Political subdivision" also includes any other political subdivision described in the Revised Code that has been approved by the department of administrative services to participate in the department's contracts under this division. (e) "Private fire company" has the same meaning as in section 9.60 of the Revised Code. (f) "State institution of higher education" has the meaning defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code. (2) Subject to division (C) of this section, the department of administrative services may permit a state institution of higher education, governmental agency, political subdivision, private fire company, private, nonprofit emergency medical service organization, or chartered nonpublic school to participate in contracts into which the department has entered for the purchase of supplies and services. The department may charge the entity a reasonable fee to cover the administrative costs the department incurs as a result of participation by the entity in such a purchase contract. A political subdivision desiring to participate in such purchase contracts shall file with the department a certified copy of an ordinance or resolution of the legislative authority or governing board of the political subdivision. The resolution or ordinance shall request that the political subdivision be authorized to participate in such contracts and shall agree that the political subdivision will be bound by such terms and conditions as the department prescribes and that it will directly pay the vendor under each purchase contract. A private fire company, private, nonprofit emergency medical service organization, or chartered nonpublic school desiring to participate in such purchase contracts shall file with the department a written request for inclusion in the program signed by the chief officer of the company, organization, or chartered nonpublic school. A governmental agency desiring to participate in such purchase contracts shall file with the department a written request for inclusion in the program. A state institution of higher education desiring to participate in such purchase contracts shall file with the department a certified copy of resolution of the board of trustees or similar authorizing body. The resolution shall request that the state institution of higher education be authorized to participate in such contracts. A request for inclusion shall include an agreement to be bound by such terms and conditions as the department prescribes and to make direct payments to the vendor under each purchase contract. (3) The board of elections of a county that is authorized to participate in contracts under division (B)(2) of this section may participate in contracts under that division under the same terms and conditions that apply to the county. (4) The department shall include in its annual report, an estimate of the purchases made by state institutions of higher education, governmental agencies, political subdivisions, boards of elections, private fire companies, private, nonprofit emergency medical service organizations, and chartered nonpublic schools from contracts pursuant to this division. The department may require such entities to file a report with the department, as often as it finds necessary, stating how many such contracts the entities participated in within a specified period of time, and any other information the department requires. (5) Purchases made by a political subdivision or a board of elections under this division are exempt from any competitive selection procedures otherwise required by law. No political subdivision shall make any purchase under this division when bids have been received for such purchase by the subdivision, unless such purchase can be made upon the same terms, conditions, and specifications at a lower price under division (B)(2) of this section. (C) A political subdivision as defined in division (B) of this section or a board of elections may purchase supplies or services from another party, including a political subdivision, instead of through participation in contracts described in division (B) of this section if the political subdivision or board of elections can purchase those supplies or services from the other party upon equivalent terms, conditions, and specifications but at a lower price than it can through those contracts. Purchases that a political subdivision or board of elections makes under this division are exempt from any competitive selection procedures otherwise required by law. A political subdivision or board of elections that makes any purchase under this division shall maintain sufficient information regarding the purchase to verify that the political subdivision or board of elections satisfied the conditions for making a purchase under this division. Nothing in this division restricts any action taken by a county or township as authorized by division (B)(1) of section 9.48 of the Revised Code. (D) This section does not apply to supplies or services purchased by a state agency directly as provided in section 125.05 of the Revised Code, or to purchases of supplies or services for the emergency management agency or other state agencies as provided in section 125.061 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 3, 2023 at 2:45 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 150.051 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 150 / § 150.051
§ 150.051. Annual report regarding minority business enterprises
Status: in_force

October 16, 2009 House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Minority business enterprise" has the meaning defined in section 122.71 of the Revised Code. (2) "Women's business enterprise" means a business, or a partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or joint venture of any kind, that is owned and controlled by women who are United States citizens and residents of this state. (B) The Ohio venture capital authority shall submit annually to the governor and to the general assembly (under section 101.68 of the Revised Code) a report containing the following information: (1) The name of each program administrator that is a minority business enterprise or a women's business enterprise with which the authority contracts; (2) The amount of assets managed by program administrators that are minority business enterprises or women's business enterprises, expressed as a percentage of assets managed by program administrators with which the authority has contracted. (3) Efforts by the authority to increase utilization of program administrators that are minority business enterprises or women's business enterprises.
Ohio Rev. Code § 122.179 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 122 / § 122.179
§ 122.179. Industry sector partnerships
Status: in_force

April 14, 2020 House Bill 2 - 133rd General Assembly (A) As used in this section: "Charitable organization" has the same meaning as in section 1716.01 of the Revised Code. "Independent college or university" means a nonprofit institution of higher education that has a certificate of authorization under Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code. "Industry sector partnership" means a workforce collaborative that organizes key leaders and stakeholders of an industry cluster into a working group that focuses on achieving a shared goal of meeting the industry cluster's human resources needs. "Ohio technical center" has the same meaning as in section 3333.94 of the Revised Code. "Sector partnership network" means a regional or statewide workforce collaborative that organizes multiple industry sector partnerships into a working group that focuses on achieving a shared goal of meeting the human resources needs of a region or statewide. "State board" and "local board" have the same meanings as in section 6301.01 of the Revised Code. "State institution of higher education" has the same meaning as in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code. (B) A collaboration of multiple employers of an industry cluster may organize and lead an industry sector partnership by convening or acting in partnership with representatives of businesses, employers, or other institutions of an industry cluster, including small- and medium-sized employers where practicable, and a collaboration of multiple industry sector partnerships may convene or act in partnership together as a sector partnership network. An industry sector partnership may include representatives of one or more of the following: (1) A school district; (2) A state institution of higher education; (3) An Ohio technical center; (4) An independent college or university; (5) The state or a local government; (6) A state or local economic or workforce development agency; (7) A state board or local board; (8) The department of job and family services; (9) A business, trade, or industry association; (10) A charitable organization; (11) An economic development organization; (12) A nonprofit or community-based organization or intermediary; (13) The Ohio state university extension division established under section 3335.16 of the Revised Code or the central state university extension program; (14) Any other organization that the industry sector partnership considers necessary to further the shared goal of meeting the industry cluster's human resources needs. (C) The director of development services, in consultation with the governor's office of workforce transformation, shall develop a grant program to support industry sector partnerships and sector partnership networks. An industry sector partnership or sector partnership network may use a grant awarded under this section to do any of the following: (1) Hire employees to coordinate industry sector partnership or sector partnership network activities; (2) Develop curricula or other educational resources to support the industry sector partnership or sector partnership network; (3) Market the industry sector partnership or sector partnership network and opportunities the industry sector partnership or sector partnership network creates for workforce development activities; (4) Any other activity the director has approved in rules adopted under division (E) of this section. (D) The director shall do both of the following: (1) Establish a system for evaluating and scoring grant applications, which prioritizes collaborative community-based solutions, including sector partnership networks; (2) Award a grant to an industry sector partnership or a sector partnership network that submits a complete application for funding describing the activities in division (C) of this section the partnership or network will use the funds to support and meets the scoring criteria established under division (D)(1) of this section. (E) The director may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as the director considers necessary to administer the grant program. Last updated October 21, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 187.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 187 / § 187.13
§ 187.13. Use of name
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly (A) No person, except the nonprofit corporation formed under section 187.01 of the Revised Code or its designees, may use the name "JobsOhio" or "Jobs Ohio," or words of a similar meaning in another language, as any part of a designation or name under which the person conducts or may conduct business in this state, unless the person receives the written consent of JobsOhio. As used in this section, "person" has the same meaning as in section 1702.01 of the Revised Code. (B) The name of any subsidiary of JobsOhio shall include the name "JobsOhio" and an additional designation that differentiates the subsidiary from other JobsOhio corporations formed under section 187.01 of the Revised Code. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 124.87 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 124 / § 124.87
§ 124.87. State employee health benefit fund
Status: in_force

September 13, 2018 House Bill 292 - 132nd General Assembly (A) There is hereby established in the state treasury the state employee health benefit fund for the sole purpose of enabling the department of administrative services to provide state employees with any benefits specified in divisions (A) and (B) of section 124.82 of the Revised Code. (B) The fund shall be under the supervision of the department. The department shall be responsible, under approved bonds, for all moneys coming into, and paid out of, the fund in accordance with this section and shall ensure that the fund is actuarially sound. Amounts from the fund may be used to pay direct and indirect costs that are attributable to consultants or third-party administrators and that are necessary to administer this section. (C) In carrying out its duties and responsibilities, the department shall do the following: (1) Adopt rules with regard to the administration of the fund; (2) With respect to benefits specified in divisions (A) and (B) of section 124.82 of the Revised Code, enter into a contract with a health insuring corporation operating in accordance with Chapter 1751. of the Revised Code, a company authorized to do the business of sickness and accident insurance under Title XXXIX of the Revised Code, or a professional claim administrator, to serve as administrator of that portion of the fund set aside to provide those benefits. As used in this division, a "professional claim administrator" means any person that has experience in the handling of insurance claims and has been determined by the department to be fully qualified, financially sound, and capable of meeting all of the service requirements of the contract of administration under such criteria as may be established by rules adopted by the department. With respect to the benefits specified in divisions (A) and (B) of section 124.82 of the Revised Code, if the fund is the secondary payor of these benefits, the amount the professional claim administrator may pay is limited to an amount that will yield a benefit no greater than the amount that would have been paid if the fund were the primary payor of these benefits. (3) Adopt rules governing the conditions under which an employee may participate in or withdraw from the fund, and the procedure by which the employee is to contribute to the fund; (4) Adopt rules to ensure that the fund is actuarially sound; (5) Adopt rules to ensure the integrity of the fund, and to ensure that the fund be used solely for the purpose specified in division (A) of this section. The department shall adopt all rules pursuant to this section in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. (D) Amounts withheld from employees, amounts contributed by the state or from federal funds, and all amounts contributed by any state authority, shall be credited to the fund. All other income, including the income derived from any dividends and distributions, interest earned, premium rate adjustments, or other refunds, shall also be credited to the fund. Any amounts remaining in the fund after all premiums or subscription charges, and other expenses have been paid, shall be retained in the fund as a special reserve for adverse fluctuation. (E) All income derived from the investment of the fund shall accrue to the fund. (F) The department shall have prepared every year, by a competent actuary familiar with health and life insurance, a report showing a complete actuarial evaluation of the fund and the adequacy of the rates of contribution, which report shall contain recommendations the actuary considers advisable. The department at any time may request the actuary to make any studies or evaluations to determine the adequacy of the rates of contribution, and those rates may be adjusted by the department, as recommended by the actuary, effective as of the first of any fiscal year thereafter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 129.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 129 / § 129.05
§ 129.05. Composition of sinking fund
Status: in_force

July 1, 1989 House Bill 111 - 118th General Assembly The sinking fund of the state shall consist of the proceeds of sales of lands appropriated by congress for the support of schools or for ministerial purposes, except as otherwise provided by law, the proceeds of any sale of public works or of any part thereof, except as otherwise provided by law, and the moneys raised by taxation as required by Section 7 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution.
Ohio Rev. Code § 122.175 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 122 / § 122.175
§ 122.175. Tax exemption for sale, storage, use, or other consumption of computer data center equipment
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Capital investment project" means a plan of investment at a project site for the acquisition, construction, renovation, expansion, replacement, or repair of a computer data center or of computer data center equipment, but does not include any of the following: (a) Project costs paid before a date determined by the tax credit authority for each capital investment project; (b) Payments made to a related member as defined in section 5733.042 of the Revised Code or to a consolidated elected taxpayer or a combined taxpayer as defined in section 5751.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Computer data center" means a facility used or to be used primarily to house computer data center equipment used or to be used in conducting one or more computer data center businesses, as determined by the tax credit authority. (3) "Computer data center business" means, as may be further determined by the tax credit authority, a business that provides electronic information services as defined in division (Y)(1)(c) of section 5739.01 of the Revised Code, or that leases a facility to one or more such businesses. "Computer data center business" does not include providing electronic publishing as defined in that section. (4) "Computer data center equipment" means tangible personal property used or to be used for any of the following: (a) To conduct a computer data center business, including equipment cooling systems to manage the performance of computer data center equipment; (b) To generate, transform, transmit, distribute, or manage electricity necessary to operate the tangible personal property used or to be used in conducting a computer data center business; (c) As building and construction materials sold to construction contractors for incorporation into a computer data center. (5) "Eligible computer data center" means a computer data center that satisfies all of the following requirements: (a) One or more taxpayers operating a computer data center business at the project site will, in the aggregate, make payments for a capital investment project of at least one hundred million dollars at the project site during one of the following cumulative periods: (i) For projects beginning in 2013, six consecutive calendar years; (ii) For projects beginning in 2014, four consecutive calendar years; (iii) For projects beginning in or after 2015, three consecutive calendar years. (b) One or more taxpayers operating a computer data center business at the project site will, in the aggregate, pay annual compensation that is subject to the withholding obligation imposed under section 5747.06 of the Revised Code of at least one million five hundred thousand dollars to employees employed at the project site for each year of the agreement beginning on or after the first day of the twenty-fifth month after the agreement was entered into under this section. (6) "Person" has the same meaning as in section 5701.01 of the Revised Code. (7) "Project site," "related member," and "tax credit authority" have the same meanings as in sections 122.17 and 122.171 of the Revised Code. (8) "Taxpayer" means any person subject to the taxes imposed under Chapters 5739. and 5741. of the Revised Code. (B) The tax credit authority may completely or partially exempt from the taxes levied under Chapters 5739. and 5741. of the Revised Code the sale, storage, use, or other consumption of computer data center equipment used or to be used at an eligible computer data center. Any such exemption shall extend to charges for the delivery, installation, or repair of the computer data center equipment subject to the exemption under this section. (C) A taxpayer that proposes a capital improvement project for an eligible computer data center in this state may apply to the tax credit authority to enter into an agreement under this section authorizing a complete or partial exemption from the taxes imposed under Chapters 5739. and 5741. of the Revised Code on computer data center equipment purchased by the applicant or any other taxpayer that operates a computer data center business at the project site and used or to be used at the eligible computer data center. The director of development shall prescribe the form of the application. After receipt of an application, the authority shall forward copies of the application to the tax commissioner, who shall review the application to determine the economic impact that the proposed eligible computer data center would have on the state and any affected political subdivisions and submit to the authority a summary of their determinations. The authority shall also forward a copy of the application to the director of development who shall review the application to determine the economic impact that the proposed eligible computer data center would have on the state and the affected political subdivisions and shall submit a summary of their determinations and recommendations to the authority. (D) Upon review and consideration of such determinations and recommendations, the tax credit authority may enter into an agreement with the applicant and any other taxpayer that operates a computer data center business at the project site for a complete or partial exemption from the taxes imposed under Chapters 5739. and 5741. of the Revised Code on computer data center equipment used or to be used at an eligible computer data center if the authority determines all of the following: (1) The capital investment project for the eligible computer data center will increase payroll and the amount of income taxes to be withheld from employee compensation pursuant to section 5747.06 of the Revised Code. (2) The applicant is economically sound and has the ability to complete or effect the completion of the proposed capital investment project. (3) The applicant intends to and has the ability to maintain operations at the project site for the term of the agreement. (4) Receiving the exemption is a major factor in the applicant's decision to begin, continue with, or complete the capital investment project. (E) An agreement entered into under this section shall include all of the following: (1) A detailed description of the capital investment project that is the subject of the agreement, including the amount of the investment, the period over which the investment has been or is being made, the annual compensation to be paid by each taxpayer subject to the agreement to its employees at the project site, and the anticipated amount of income taxes to be withheld from employee compensation pursuant to section 5747.06 of the Revised Code. (2) The percentage of the exemption from the taxes imposed under Chapters 5739. and 5741. of the Revised Code for the computer data center equipment used or to be used at the eligible computer data center, the length of time the computer data center equipment will be exempted, and the first date on which the exemption applies. (3) A requirement that the computer data center remain an eligible computer data center during the term of the agreement and that the applicant maintain operations at the eligible computer data center during that term. An applicant does not violate the requirement described in division (E)(3) of this section if the applicant ceases operations at the eligible computer data center during the term of the agreement but resumes those operations within eighteen months after the date of cessation. The agreement shall provide that, in such a case, the applicant and any other taxpayer that operates a computer data center business at the project site shall not claim the tax exemption authorized in the agreement for any purchase of computer data center equipment made during the period in which the applicant did not maintain operations at the eligible computer data center. (4) A requirement that, for each year of the term of the agreement beginning on or after the first day of the twenty-fifth month after the date the agreement was entered into, one or more taxpayers operating a computer data center business at the project site will, in the aggregate, pay annual compensation that is subject to the withholding obligation imposed under section 5747.06 of the Revised Code of at least one million five hundred thousand dollars to employees at the eligible computer data center. (5) A requirement that each taxpayer subject to the agreement annually report to the director of development employment, tax withholding, capital investment, and other information required by the director to perform the director's duties under this section. (6) A requirement that the director of development annually review the annual reports of each taxpayer subject to the agreement to verify the information reported under division (E)(5) of this section and compliance with the agreement. Upon verification, the director shall issue a certificate to each such taxpayer stating that the information has been verified and that the taxpayer remains eligible for the exemption specified in the agreement. (7) A provision providing that the taxpayers subject to the agreement may not relocate a substantial number of employment positions from elsewhere in this state to the project site unless the director of development determines that the appropriate taxpayer notified the legislative authority of the county, township, or municipal corporation from which the employment positions would be relocated. For purposes of this paragraph, the movement of an employment position from one political subdivision to another political subdivision shall be considered a relocation of an employment position unless the movement is confined to the project site. The transfer of an employment position from one political subdivision to another political subdivision shall not be considered a relocation of an employment position if the employment position in the first political subdivision is replaced by another employment position. (8) A waiver by each taxpayer subject to the agreement of any limitations periods relating to assessments or adjustments resulting from the taxpayer's failure to comply with the agreement. (F) The term of an agreement under this section shall be determined by the tax credit authority, and the amount of the exemption shall not exceed one hundred per cent of such taxes that would otherwise be owed in respect to the exempted computer data center equipment. (G) If any taxpayer subject to an agreement under this section fails to meet or comply with any condition or requirement set forth in the agreement, the tax credit authority may amend the agreement to reduce the percentage of the exemption or term during which the exemption applies to the computer data center equipment used or to be used by the noncompliant taxpayer at an eligible computer data center. The reduction of the percentage or term may take effect in the current calendar year. (H) Financial statements and other information submitted to the department of development or the tax credit authority by an applicant for or recipient of an exemption under this section, and any information taken for any purpose from such statements or information, are not public records subject to section 149.43 of the Revised Code. However, the chairperson of the authority may make use of the statements and other information for purposes of issuing public reports or in connection with court proceedings concerning tax exemption agreements under this section. Upon the request of the tax commissioner, the chairperson of the authority shall provide to the tax commissioner any statement or other information submitted by an applicant for or recipient of an exemption under this section. The tax commissioner shall preserve the confidentiality of the statement or other information. (I) The tax commissioner shall issue a direct payment permit under section 5739.031 of the Revised Code to each taxpayer subject to an agreement under this section. Such direct payment permit shall authorize the taxpayer to pay any sales and use taxes due on purchases of computer data center equipment used or to be used in an eligible computer data center and to pay any sales and use taxes due on purchases of tangible personal property or taxable services other than computer data center equipment used or to be used in an eligible computer data center directly to the tax commissioner. Each such taxpayer shall pay pursuant to such direct payment permit all sales tax levied on such purchases under sections 5739.02 , 5739.021 , 5739.023 , and 5739.026 of the Revised Code and all use tax levied on such purchases under sections 5741.02 , 5741.021 , 5741.022 , and 5741.023 of the Revised Code, consistent with the terms of the agreement entered into under this section. During the term of an agreement under this section each taxpayer subject to the agreement shall submit to the tax commissioner a return that shows the amount of computer data center equipment purchased for use at the eligible computer data center, the amount of tangible personal property and taxable services other than computer data center equipment purchased for use at the eligible computer data center, the amount of tax under Chapter 5739. or 5741. of the Revised Code that would be due in the absence of the agreement under this section, the exemption percentage for computer data center equipment specified in the agreement, and the amount of tax due under Chapter 5739. or 5741. of the Revised Code as a result of the agreement under this section. Each such taxpayer shall pay the tax shown on the return to be due in the manner and at the times as may be further prescribed by the tax commissioner. Each such taxpayer shall include a copy of the director of development's certificate of verification issued under division (E)(6) of this section. Failure to submit a copy of the certificate with the return does not invalidate the claim for exemption if the taxpayer submits a copy of the certificate to the tax commissioner within the time prescribed by section 5703.0510 of the Revised Code. (J) If the director of development determines that one or more taxpayers received an exemption from taxes due on the purchase of computer data center equipment purchased for use at a computer data center that no longer complies with the requirement under division (E)(3) of this section, the director shall notify the tax credit authority and, if applicable, the taxpayer that applied to enter the agreement for the exemption under division (C) of this section of the noncompliance. After receiving such a notice, and after giving each taxpayer subject to the agreement an opportunity to explain the noncompliance, the authority may terminate the agreement and require each such taxpayer to pay to the state all or a portion of the taxes that would have been owed in regards to the exempt equipment in previous years, all as determined under rules adopted pursuant to division (K) of this section. In determining the portion of the taxes that would have been owed on the previously exempted equipment to be paid to this state by a taxpayer, the authority shall consider the effect of market conditions on the eligible computer data center, whether the taxpayer continues to maintain other operations in this state, and, with respect to agreements involving multiple taxpayers, the taxpayer's level of responsibility for the noncompliance. After making the determination, the authority shall certify to the tax commissioner the amount to be paid by each taxpayer subject to the agreement. The tax commissioner shall make an assessment for that amount against each such taxpayer under Chapter 5739. or 5741. of the Revised Code. The time limitations on assessments under those chapters do not apply to an assessment under this division, but the tax commissioner shall make the assessment within one year after the date the authority certifies to the tax commissioner the amount to be paid by the taxpayer. (K) The director of development, after consultation with the tax commissioner and in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section. The rules may provide for recipients of tax exemptions under this section to be charged fees to cover administrative costs incurred in the administration of this section. The fees collected shall be credited to the tax incentives operating fund created in section 122.174 of the Revised Code. At the time the director gives public notice under division (A) of section 119.03 of the Revised Code of the adoption of the rules, the director shall submit copies of the proposed rules to the chairpersons of the standing committees on economic development in the senate and the house of representatives. (L) On or before the first day of August of each year, the director of development shall submit a report to the governor, the president of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives on the tax exemption authorized under this section. The report shall include information on the number of agreements that were entered into under this section during the preceding calendar year, a description of the eligible computer data center that is the subject of each such agreement, and an update on the status of eligible computer data centers under agreements entered into before the preceding calendar year. (M) A taxpayer may be made a party to an existing agreement entered into under this section by the tax credit authority and another taxpayer or group of taxpayers. In such a case, the taxpayer shall be entitled to all benefits and bound by all obligations contained in the agreement and all requirements described in this section. When an agreement includes multiple taxpayers, each taxpayer shall be entitled to a direct payment permit as authorized in division (I) of this section. Last updated July 24, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 122.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 122 / § 122.05
§ 122.05. Offices in foreign countries
Status: in_force

October 16, 2009 House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly (A) The director of development may, to carry out the purposes of division (E) of section 122.04 of the Revised Code: (1) Establish offices in foreign countries as the director considers appropriate and enter into leases of real property, buildings, and office space that are appropriate for these offices; (2) Appoint personnel, who shall be in the unclassified civil services, necessary to operate such offices and fix their compensation. The director may enter into contracts with foreign nationals to staff the foreign offices established under this section. (3) The director may establish United States dollar and foreign currency accounts for the payment of expenses related to the operation and maintenance of the offices established under this section. The director shall establish procedures acceptable to the director of budget and management for the conversion, transfer, and control of United States dollars and foreign currency. (4) Provide export promotion assistance to Ohio businesses and organize or support missions to foreign countries to promote export of Ohio products and services and to encourage foreign direct investment in Ohio. The director may charge fees to businesses receiving export assistance and to participants in foreign missions sufficient to recover the direct costs of those activities. The director shall adopt, as an internal management rule under section 111.15 of the Revised Code, a procedure for setting the fees and a schedule of fees for services commonly provided by the department. The procedure shall require the director to annually review the established fees. (5) Do all things necessary and appropriate for the operation of the state's foreign offices. (B) All contracts entered into under division (A)(2) of this section and any payments of expenses under division (A)(3) of this section related to the operation and maintenance of foreign offices established under this section may be paid in the appropriate foreign currency and are exempt from sections 127.16 and 5147.07 and Chapters 124., 125., and 153. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 131.34 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 131 / § 131.34
§ 131.34. Transfers between funds or between state agencies
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) No moneys shall be transferred between funds or between state agencies on an intrastate transfer voucher, or by any other procedure, unless such a transfer is a payment for goods or services or a service subscription or unless such a transfer is required or authorized by law. (B)(1) Any state agency that has provided goods or services or a service subscription to another state agency may certify to the director of budget and management both of the following: (a) That the goods or services have been delivered or that the service subscription has been initiated; (b) The amount that is due for the goods and services or the service subscription. (2) A providing agency may make such certification only if it does not receive payment from the receiving agency within thirty days after: (a) Delivering the goods or services or initiating the service subscription; (b) Submitting an invoice requesting payment for the goods and services or the service subscription. (C) If the director determines that all or part of the certified amount should have been paid by the receiving agency and that the receiving agency has an unobligated balance in an appropriation for the payment, the director may transfer the amount that should have been paid from the appropriate fund of the receiving agency to the appropriate fund of the providing agency on an intrastate transfer voucher. (D) For the purposes of this section, "service subscription" means an ongoing service provided to a state agency by another state agency for which an estimated payment is made in advance and final payment due is determined based on actual use.
Ohio Rev. Code § 149.011 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 149 / § 149.011
§ 149.011. Documents, reports, and records definitions
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly As used in this chapter, except as otherwise provided: (A) "Public office" includes any state agency, public institution, political subdivision, or other organized body, office, agency, institution, or entity established by the laws of this state for the exercise of any function of government. "Public office" does not include the nonprofit corporation formed under section 187.01 of the Revised Code. (B) "State agency" includes every department, bureau, board, commission, office, or other organized body established by the constitution and laws of this state for the exercise of any function of state government, including any state-supported institution of higher education, the general assembly, any legislative agency, any court or judicial agency, or any political subdivision or agency of a political subdivision. "State agency" does not include the nonprofit corporation formed under section 187.01 of the Revised Code. (C) "Public money" includes all money received or collected by or due a public official, whether in accordance with or under authority of any law, ordinance, resolution, or order, under color of office, or otherwise. It also includes any money collected by any individual on behalf of a public office or as a purported representative or agent of the public office. (D) "Public official" includes all officers, employees, or duly authorized representatives or agents of a public office. (E) "Color of office" includes any act purported or alleged to be done under any law, ordinance, resolution, order, or other pretension to official right, power, or authority. (F) "Archive" includes any public record that is transferred to the state archives or other designated archival institutions because of the historical information contained on it. (G) "Records" includes any document, device, or item, regardless of physical form or characteristic, including an electronic record as defined in section 1306.01 of the Revised Code, created or received by or coming under the jurisdiction of any public office of the state or its political subdivisions, which serves to document the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, operations, or other activities of the office. "Records" does not include personal notes or any document, device, or item, regardless of physical form or whether an assistive device or application was used, of a public official, or of the official's attorney, employee, or agent, that is used, maintained, and accessed solely by the individual who creates it or causes its creation. Last updated July 17, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 145.037 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 145 / § 145.037
§ 145.037. Request to be classified as public employee
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly (A) As used in this section and section 145.038 of the Revised Code, "business entity" means an entity with five or more employees that is a corporation, association, firm, limited liability company, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other entity engaged in business. A contract between a public employer and a business entity shall state that all individuals employed by the business entity who provide personal services to the public employer are not public employees for purposes of this chapter. (B)(1) Except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, an individual who provided personal services to a public employer on or before January 7, 2013, but was not classified as a public employee may request from the public employees retirement board a determination of whether the individual should have been classified as a public employee for purposes of this chapter. The request shall be made on a form provided by the board. (2) Division (B)(1) of this section does not apply to an individual employed by a business entity under contract with a public employer to provide personal services to the employer. (C)(1) Not later than sixty days after the effective date of this amendment, the board shall have published in at least eight newspapers of general circulation in this state notice of the right of an individual described in division (B)(1) of this section to seek the determination described in that division. The notice also shall be posted on the web site of the public employees retirement system. (2) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, on receipt of a request for a determination on a properly completed form, the board shall determine whether the individual should have been classified as a public employee. If the board determines that the individual is not a public employee with regard to the services in question, for the purposes of this chapter, the individual shall not be considered a public employee with regard to the services in question. The board's determination is final. (3) The board shall notify the individual and the public employer of its determination. The determination shall apply to services performed before, on, or after January 7, 2013, for the same employer in the same capacity. (D)(1) Regardless of whether an individual actually receives notice under this section, the request for a determination must be made not later than August 7, 2014, unless the individual can demonstrate to the board's satisfaction through medical records that on that date the individual was physically or mentally incapacitated and unable to request a determination. (2) The board shall deny a request received after the effective date of this amendment if the board determines that the individual has had ten or more years of contributing service since the individual last performed the services that are the subject of the request.
Ohio Rev. Code § 122.132 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 122 / § 122.132
§ 122.132. Duties of director of development
Status: in_force

January 4, 2001 Senate Bill 186 - 123rd General Assembly The director of development shall do all of the following: (A) Develop, collect, and disseminate information useful to individuals and organizations throughout the state in undertaking or promoting the establishment and successful operation of employee-owned corporations; (B) Assist in the evaluation of the feasibility and economic vitality of employee-owned corporation proposals received in the employee ownership assistance program; (C) Provide technical assistance and counseling services to individuals who seek to form an employee-owned corporation; (D) Provide assistance and counseling in the operation of an employee-owned corporation; (E) Assist individuals in obtaining financing for the purchase and operation of an employee-owned corporation; (F) Promote and coordinate the efforts of local, state, federal, or private organizations to assist in the formation or operation of employee-owned corporations; (G) Recommend appropriate legislative or executive actions to enhance opportunities for employee-owned corporations in this state; (H) Prescribe all forms for assistance requests and publish materials describing the employee ownership assistance program's services; (I) Adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for the conduct of the employee ownership assistance program.
Ohio Rev. Code § 109.773 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 109 / § 109.773
§ 109.773. Rules governing the attendance of county correctional officers at peace officer training schools
Status: in_force

April 4, 2023 Senate Bill 16, Senate Bill 288 - 134th General Assembly The attorney general shall adopt, in accordance with Chapter 119. or pursuant to section 109.74 of the Revised Code, rules authorizing and governing the attendance of county correctional officers at approved peace officer training schools, including the Ohio peace officer training academy, to receive training to qualify them to carry firearms while on duty under section 109.771 of the Revised Code, and the certification of the county correctional officers upon their satisfactory completion of training programs providing that training. Last updated March 1, 2023 at 2:43 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 121.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 121 / § 121.16
§ 121.16. State agency notices
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly Not later than ten days after receiving notice from the federal government about a reduction or other modification to federal funding a state agency receives, the state agency that received the notice shall submit a copy to the president of the senate, or the president's designee, and to the speaker of the house of representatives, or the speaker's designee. Not later than ten days after receiving notice from the federal government that a state program is or may be out of compliance with federal requirements, the state agency that received the notice shall submit a copy to the president of the senate, or the president's designee, and to the speaker of the house of representatives, or the speaker's designee. Last updated August 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 163.52 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 163 / § 163.52
§ 163.52. Validity of property acquisition
Status: in_force

September 6, 2002 House Bill 426 - 124th General Assembly (A) The failure of an acquiring agency to satisfy a requirement of section 163.59 of the Revised Code does not affect the validity of any property acquisition by purchase or condemnation. (B) Nothing in sections 163.51 to 163.62 of the Revised Code shall be construed as creating, in any condemnation proceeding brought under the power of eminent domain, any element of value or damage not in existence immediately prior to June 11, 1971.
Ohio Rev. Code § 145.811 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 145 / § 145.811
§ 145.811. Qualification of plan as governmental plan for federal tax purposes
Status: in_force

October 1, 2002 Senate Bill 247 - 124th General Assembly Each PERS defined contribution plan shall qualify as a governmental plan under section 414(d) of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 414(d), as amended, and meet the requirements of section 401(a), of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 26 U.S.C.A. 401(a), as amended, applicable to governmental plans.
Ohio Rev. Code § 111.29 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 111 / § 111.29
§ 111.29. Ohio election integrity commission fund
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly The Ohio election integrity commission fund is created in the state treasury. The secretary of state shall use the money in the fund for the sole purpose of paying expenses related to the operation of the Ohio election integrity commission established under section 3517.14 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 133.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 133 / § 133.08
§ 133.08. County revenue securities
Status: in_force

September 23, 2008 House Bill 562 - 127th General Assembly (A) In addition to any power to issue securities under other provisions of the Revised Code for the purposes, a county may issue revenue securities as authorized in this section. (B) A county may issue revenue securities to fund or refund revenue securities previously issued, or for any purposes for which it could issue self-supporting securities and, without limitation, any of the following general purposes: (1) For one or more established sewer districts, any of the purposes provided in divisions (C)(2)(a) and (b) of section 133.07 of the Revised Code, including sanitary facilities, drainage facilities, and prevention or replacement facilities as defined in section 6117.01 of the Revised Code. For purposes of this chapter, those sanitary facilities, drainage facilities, and prevention or replacement facilities are hereby determined to qualify as facilities described in Section 13 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution. (2) Hospital facilities as defined in division (E) of section 140.01 of the Revised Code; (3) Facilities described in division (C)(10) of section 133.07 of the Revised Code; (4) Off-street parking facilities pursuant to section 307.02 of the Revised Code; (5) An arena, a convention center, or a combination of an arena and convention center under section 307.695 of the Revised Code. (C) The county shall establish rates or charges for the use, availability, or rental of the facilities to which the financing relates, being the improvement, enterprise, system, project, or categories of improvements or the operation or function that the facilities serve, which rates or charges shall be designed to provide revenues to the county sufficient to pay the costs of all current expenses of the facilities payable by the county and to pay the debt charges on the securities and to establish and maintain any contractually required special funds relating to the securities or the facilities. (D) Revenue securities issued under this section shall not be general obligations of the county. Revenue securities issued under this section shall be secured only by a pledge of and lien upon the revenues of the county, derived from its ownership or operation of the facilities, including those rates or charges or rents and any interest subsidies or debt charges, grants, or other payments by federal or state agencies available therefor, and the covenants of the county to maintain sufficient rentals, rates, and charges to produce revenues sufficient to pay all current expenses of the facilities payable by the county and to pay the debt charges on the securities and to establish and maintain any contractually required special funds relating to the securities or the facilities, and, if the securities are anticipatory securities, to issue the revenue securities in anticipation of the issuance of which the revenue securities are issued. Revenue securities may also be secured by a pledge of and lien on the proceeds of any securities issued to fund or refund those revenue securities. (E) The county officers authorized by the county taxing authority shall execute the necessary documents, including but not limited to trust agreements and leases, to provide for the pledge, protection, and disposition of the pledged revenues from which debt charges and any special fund deposits are to be paid. (F) As long as any of these revenue securities, in either original or refunded form, remain outstanding, except as otherwise provided in those documents, all parts of the facilities the revenues from which are pledged, shall remain under the control of the county taxing authority, whether any parts of the facilities are leased to or operated by others or are in or thereafter come within the boundaries of any municipal corporation, and the facilities shall remain subject to the power and duty of the taxing authority to fix and collect rates or charges or rents for the use of facilities. (G) The authority to issue securities of the county under this section for permanent improvements described in division (B)(2) of this section or division (C)(2)(d) of section 133.07 of the Revised Code may separately and independently be exercised by a board of county hospital trustees established under section 339.02 of the Revised Code for those permanent improvements and related operations under the control of that board. (H) Sections 9.98 to 9.983 of the Revised Code apply to securities issued under this section, notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 155.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 155 / § 155.04
§ 155.04. Approved headstones at graves of soldiers
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly (A) No trustee, association, corporation, or person in control of any cemetery or a public graveyard in this state shall make a rule or bylaw prohibiting the erection of headstones furnished or approved by the United States government or by the state for the graves of soldiers, sailors, and marines, who have served in the army or navy of the United States or of the state. Any rule or bylaw passed by any cemetery association or corporation, trustees, or persons, having control of any cemetery prohibiting the erection of such headstones is void. (B) No person shall seek or attempt to enforce any rule or bylaw referred to in division (A) of this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 145.071 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 145 / § 145.071
§ 145.071. Video conference meetings
Status: in_force

April 9, 2025 House Bill 257 - 135th General Assembly (A) Notwithstanding division (C) of section 121.22 of the Revised Code, the public employees retirement board may adopt a policy that allows a board member to attend a meeting of the board by means of video conference. The board shall include in the policy, if adopted, both of the following: (1) The number of regular meetings at which each board member shall be present in person, provided that number is not less than three-quarters of the regular meetings of the board annually; (2) All of the following requirements with respect to a meeting in which a member attends by means of video conference: (a) That a majority of the board members attending the meeting shall be present in person at the physical location where the meeting is conducted; (b) That all votes taken at the meeting shall be taken by roll call vote; (c) That a board member who intends to attend a meeting by means of video conference shall notify the chairperson of that intent not less than forty-eight hours before the meeting, except in the case of an emergency as defined in the policy. (B) Notwithstanding division (C) of section 121.22 of the Revised Code, a board member who attends a meeting by means of video conference is considered present in person at the meeting, may vote at the meeting, and is counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at the meeting. (C) At any meeting in which a board member attends by means of video conference, the board shall ensure that the public can hear and observe the discussions and deliberations of all the members of the board, whether the member is participating in person or electronically. (D) Except as provided in this section, no person shall do any of the following: (1) Limit the number of board members who may attend a meeting by means of video conference; (2) Limit the total number of meetings that the board may allow members to attend by means of video conference; (3) Limit the number of meetings at which any one board member may attend by means of video conference; (4) Impose other limits or obligations on a board member because the board member attends a meeting by means of video conference. Last updated March 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 122.051 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 122 / § 122.051
§ 122.051. International trade cooperative projects fund
Status: in_force

October 16, 2009 House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly There is hereby created in the state treasury the international trade cooperative projects fund. The fund shall consist of all of the following: (A) Moneys received from private and nonprofit organizations involved in cooperative agreements related to import/export and direct foreign investment activities; (B) Cash transfers from other state agencies or any state or local government to encourage, promote, and assist trade and commerce between this state and foreign nations, pursuant to section 122.05 and division (E) of section 122.04 of the Revised Code; and (C) Fees charged to businesses receiving export assistance and to participants in foreign missions to recover direct costs of those activities under division (A)(4) of section 122.05 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 154.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 154 / § 154.14
§ 154.14. Exemption from tax
Status: in_force

September 14, 2000 House Bill 640 - 123rd General Assembly All property, real or personal, purchased, acquired, constructed, or owned by the commission under this chapter, or financed in whole or in part by obligations issued under this chapter, and used by the commission or any governmental agency for the exercise of its powers and duties, is public property used exclusively for a public purpose, and such property and the income of the commission or issuing authority or any governmental agency therefrom is exempt from all taxation and assessment within this state, including ad valorem and excise taxes. The obligations issued under Chapter 154. of the Revised Code, the transfer thereof, and the income therefrom, including any profit made on the sale thereof, shall at all times be free from taxation within the state. The transfer of tangible personal property by lease under authority of Chapter 154. of the Revised Code is not a sale as used in Chapter 5739. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 118.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 118 / § 118.22
§ 118.22. Pledge and agreement of state with and for benefit of holders of debt obligations
Status: in_force

September 3, 1996 House Bill 462 - 121st General Assembly (A) If such pledge is included in the ordinance or resolution authorizing the debt obligations as provided in division (B) of this section, the state pledges to and agrees with the holders of debt obligations of the municipal corporation, county, or township issued pursuant to the approval of the financial planning and supervision commission or, when authorized by the commission, the financial supervisor under section 118.19 of the Revised Code that the state will not, by enacting any law or adopting any rule, repeal, revoke, repudiate, limit, alter, stay, suspend, or otherwise reduce, rescind, or impair the power or duty of the municipal corporation, county, or township to exercise, perform, carry out and fulfill its responsibilities under this chapter to the extent that the municipal corporation, county, or township incorporates in such ordinance or resolution, or in a credit agreement, covenants and agreements to so exercise, perform, carry out, and fulfill such responsibilities, or repeal, revoke, repudiate, limit, alter, stay, suspend, or otherwise reduce, rescind, or impair the rights and remedies of any such holders fully to enforce such covenants and agreements so incorporated in the ordinance, resolution, or credit agreement or to enforce the pledge and agreement of the state contained in this section or otherwise exercise any sovereign power contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of such ordinance, resolution, or credit agreement; it being hereby determined and declared that the provisions of this chapter and the powers and duties of the municipal corporation, county, or township authorized and imposed hereunder are proper, reasonable, and appropriate means by which the state can and should exercise and has exercised its duty under the constitution to prevent abuses by the municipal corporation, county, or township of its powers of taxation, borrowing money, and contracting debts, and that the provisions hereof are necessary and in the public interest and a proper means to improve market reception for the purchase of debt obligations of the municipal corporation, county, or township and to protect the safety and health of the people of the state; provided, however, the foregoing pledge and agreement shall be of no further force and effect if at any time there is on deposit in a separate trust account with the fiscal agent sufficient moneys or direct obligations of the United States or the state the principal of and interest on which will provide moneys to pay punctually when due at maturity or prior to maturity by redemption in accordance with their terms all principal of and interest and any call premium on such debt obligations, irrevocable instructions from the municipal corporation, county, or township have been given to the fiscal agent for such payment of such principal and interest and any call premium with such moneys, and notice to the holders of such debt obligations as provided in the ordinance, resolution, or credit agreement has been given, and provided further that such pledge and agreement by the state may be temporarily suspended upon the declaration or martial law in the municipal corporation, county, or township in the event of circumstances in the municipal corporation, county, or township deriving directly out of a natural disaster, such as an earthquake or major conflagration or flood but not a snowstorm, or civil disturbance, such as military invasions or civil insurrections but not strikes or crises created by financial abuses or economic events. Nothing in this section shall preclude the state from authorizing the municipal corporation, county, or township to exercise, or the municipal corporation, county, or township from exercising, subject to approval of the commission and the auditor of state, any power provided by law to seek application of laws then in effect under the bankruptcy provisions of the United States Constitution or to preclude the state from further exercise of its powers under Section 6 of Article XIII and Section 13 of Article XVIII, Ohio Constitution. (B) The municipal corporation, county, or township may, with the approval of the commission or, when authorized by the commission, the financial supervisor, include a recital of the pledge and agreement of the state set forth in this section in any ordinance or resolution authorizing the issuance of its debt obligations approved by the commission or, when authorized by the commission, the financial supervisor under section 118.15 of the Revised Code or any credit agreement with respect thereto as and for a pledge and agreement of the state with and for the benefit of the holders of all such debt obligations, and upon payment for such obligations by the original and all subsequent holders such inclusion shall be deemed conclusive evidence of valuable consideration received by the state and municipal corporation, county, or township for such pledge and agreement and of reliance upon such pledge and agreement by any such holder, and any action by the state contrary to or inconsistent with this section shall be void as applied to this section. The state hereby grants any such benefited holder the right to sue the state and enforce this covenant and agreement and waives all rights of defense based on sovereign immunity or sovereign power in such an action or suit, it being expressly determined and declared that the continued integrity of the contract of any such holder is essential to the continued right of the municipal corporation, county, or township to operate independently as a municipal corporation, county, or township of the state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 117.171 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 117 / § 117.171
§ 117.171. Certificate of transition
Status: in_force

April 12, 2021 House Bill 450 - 133rd General Assembly (A) Before a county treasurer or fiscal officer leaves office, the county treasurer or fiscal officer shall prepare a certificate of transition, in the form and substance prescribed by the auditor of state, for the successor county treasurer or fiscal officer. For a county auditor, the certificate shall contain an inventory of items delivered in accordance with section 319.27 of the Revised Code and other information prescribed by the auditor of state. For a county treasurer, the certificate shall contain an inventory of items delivered in accordance with section 321.06 of the Revised Code and any other information prescribed by the auditor of state. For a township fiscal officer, the certificate shall contain an inventory of items delivered in accordance with section 503.28 of the Revised Code and any other information prescribed by the auditor of state. For a treasurer of a board of education, the certificate shall contain an inventory of items delivered in accordance with section 3313.28 of the Revised Code and any other information prescribed by the auditor of state. For all other fiscal officers, the certificate shall contain an inventory of items, accounts, and any other information prescribed by the auditor of state. The county treasurer or fiscal officer shall sign the certificate. The certificate shall be considered certified by the county treasurer or fiscal officer and the signature of the county treasurer or fiscal officer on the certificate shall have the same effect as though made under oath. The county treasurer or fiscal officer shall retain one copy of the certificate and shall deliver one copy of the certificate to the successor county treasurer or fiscal officer. (B) The auditor of state may test the accuracy of any certificate of transition described in this section and may report discrepancies or findings as described in sections 117.28 and 117.29 of the Revised Code. (C) Before prescribing the inventory of items, accounts, and other information to be contained in the certificate of transition, the auditor of state shall solicit input from county treasurers and fiscal officers or from their affiliated groups. (D) As used in this section, "fiscal officer" has the meaning defined in division (D) of section 5705.01 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 103.144 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 103 / § 103.144
§ 103.144. Mandated benefit defined
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly As used in sections 103.144 to 103.146 of the Revised Code: (A) "Mandated benefit" means the following, when considered in the context of a sickness and accident insurance policy or a health insuring corporation policy, contract, or agreement: (1) Any required coverage for a specific medical or health-related service, treatment, medication, or practice; (2) Any required coverage for the services of specific health care providers; (3) Any requirement that an insurer or health insuring corporation offer coverage to specific individuals or groups; (4) Any requirement that an insurer or health insuring corporation offer specific medical or health-related services, treatments, medications, or practices to existing insureds or enrollees; (5) Any required expansion of, or addition to, existing coverage; (6) Any mandated reimbursement amount to specific health care providers. (B) "Mandated benefit" does not include any required coverage or offer of coverage, any required expansion of, or addition to, existing coverage, or any mandated reimbursement amount to specific providers, as described in division (A) of this section, within the context of any public health benefits arrangement, including but not limited to, the coverage of beneficiaries enrolled in medicare pursuant to a medicare risk contract or medicare cost contract, or to the coverage of beneficiaries enrolled in medicaid.
Ohio Rev. Code § 107.61 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 107 / § 107.61
§ 107.61. Common sense initiative office
Status: in_force

June 7, 2011 Senate Bill 2 - 129th General Assembly The common sense initiative office is established within the office of the governor. The governor shall organize, and as it becomes necessary or advisable may re-organize, the office. The governor shall appoint professional, technical, and clerical personnel who are necessary if the work of the office is to be carried out efficiently and successfully. The employees are in the unclassified service and serve at the pleasure of the governor. The governor shall provide the office with office space, and with furnishings, equipment, and resources, as is necessary if the work of the office is to be carried out efficiently and successfully. References in law authorizing or requiring action by the "common sense initiative office" imply action being taken by relevant personnel of the office. The governor may delegate any or all of the governor's responsibilities under this section as the governor deems appropriate.