Ohio Rev. Code § 2111.30 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2111 / § 2111.30
§ 2111.30. Duties of appraisers
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly When a guardian applies for authority to lease the real property of a ward, the duties of the appraisers shall be the same as in proceedings to sell real property belonging to the ward under sections 2127.22 and 2127.23 of the Revised Code, except that they shall appraise not only the value of the real property but also the value of the annual rental upon the terms, covenants, conditions, and stipulations of the proposed lease. If the proposed lease is for the mining or removal of mineral or other substances, the appraisers shall report in writing to the probate court their opinion as to the probability of the lands containing those substances, the probable quantity of the substances, and the terms upon which it would be advantageous to the ward to lease the lands for mining or removing the substances. In their report the appraisers shall state whether in their opinion, the proposed lease will be for the best interests of the ward, those whom the ward is required by law to support, or the estate. They may also suggest any change in the terms, covenants, and stipulations proposed in the petition. The report of the appraisers shall be returned on or before the day named in the order for the final hearing of the case. On the return of the appraisement, the guardian need not give an additional bond, but in case of sale under the terms of the lease, the guardian shall give the additional bond before the confirmation of the sale.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2123.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2123 / § 2123.03
§ 2123.03. Service of summons
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly Upon the filing of the complaint mentioned in section 2123.02 of the Revised Code, the same proceedings, pleadings, and rule days as in civil actions in the court of common pleas shall apply. All parties defendant who are known to be residents of the state and whose places of residence are known shall be served with summons, as provided for the service of summons in civil actions in that court.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2105.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2105 / § 2105.15
§ 2105.15. Designation of heir at law
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly A person of sound mind and memory may appear before the probate judge of the person's county and in the presence of the judge and two disinterested persons of that person's acquaintance, file a written declaration declaring that, as the person's free and voluntary act, the person did designate and appoint another, stating the name and place of residence of the other person specifically, to stand toward the person in the relation of an heir at law in the event of the person's death. The declaration shall be attested by the two disinterested persons and subscribed by the declarant. If satisfied that the declarant is of sound mind and memory and free from restraint, the judge shall enter that fact upon the judge's journal and make a complete record of the proceedings. From then on the person designated will stand in the same relation, for all purposes, to the declarant as the person designated could if a child born in lawful wedlock. The rules of inheritance will be the same between the person designated and the relations by blood of the declarant, as if so born. A certified copy of the record will be prima-facie evidence of the fact stated in the record, and conclusive evidence, unless impeached for actual fraud or undue influence. After a lapse of one year from the date of the designation, the declarant may have the designation vacated or changed by filing in that probate court an application to vacate or change the designation of heir; provided that there is compliance with the procedure, conditions, and prerequisites required in the making of the original declaration.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2107.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2107 / § 2107.02
§ 2107.02. Who may make will
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly A person who is eighteen years of age or older, of sound mind and memory, and not under restraint may make a will.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2113.65 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2113 / § 2113.65
§ 2113.65. Disposition of investment
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The person investing unclaimed money under section 2113.64 of the Revised Code shall file in the probate court a memorandum thereof, with the original certificates or evidences of title representing such investment, which shall be allowed as a sufficient voucher for such payment under the order or decree. If the amount is unclaimed at the end of the period of such investment, it shall be turned into the county treasury and credited to the general fund, without liability for interest thereon. The receipt of the county treasurer taken for it and filed is a sufficient voucher.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2101.37 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2101 / § 2101.37
§ 2101.37. Judge of court of common pleas to act as probate judge - compensation
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly When the probate judge of any county is absent, or is unable to attend court, or the volume of work in the judge's office necessitates it, the judge may call upon a judge of the court of common pleas having jurisdiction in that county to act in the probate judge's place or in conjunction with the probate judge, or the probate judge may call upon the chief justice of the supreme court, who shall designate a judge of the court of common pleas or a probate judge to act in the place of the absent or incapacitated probate judge or in conjunction with the absent or incapacitated probate judge. If the probate judge of any county dies or resigns during the judge's term of office, a judge of the court of common pleas of that county shall act in the place of the probate judge until a successor is appointed and qualified. When a judge of the court of common pleas or a probate judge so designated resides outside the county in which the designated judge is called upon to act, the designated judge shall receive the compensation that is provided for judges of the court of common pleas designated by the chief justice to hold court outside their respective counties. The record of the cases shall be made and preserved in the proper records of the probate court by the deputy clerk of the probate court.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2101.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2101 / § 2101.18
§ 2101.18. Fees for other services
Status: in_force

April 11, 1991 House Bill 211 - 118th General Assembly For services for which compensation is not provided but subject to section 2101.27 of the Revised Code insofar as the probate judge solemnizes marriages, the probate judge shall be allowed the same fees as are allowed the clerk of the court of common pleas for similar services. The probate judge shall administer oaths and make certificates in pension and bounty cases without compensation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.4225 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2151 / § 2151.4225
§ 2151.4225. [Recodified from R.C. 2151.4215] Memorandum of understanding biennial review, approval by county commissioners
Status: in_force

May 30, 2022 House Bill 4 - 134th General Assembly (A) On receipt of a county's memorandum of understanding submitted to the board of county commissioners in accordance with section 2151.4222 of the Revised Code, the board shall review and evaluate if the memorandum meets the requirements under sections 2151.4220 to 2151.4222 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) If the board determines the memorandum meets those requirements, it shall adopt a resolution to approve the memorandum. (2) If the board determines the memorandum does not meet those requirements, it shall notify the responsible public children services agency that the memorandum does not meet requirements and the memorandum shall be reviewed in accordance with section 2151.4222 of the Revised Code. Last updated May 25, 2022 at 2:22 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.426 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2151 / § 2151.426
§ 2151.426. Children's advocacy center - memorandum of understanding
Status: in_force

May 6, 2005 Senate Bill 66 - 125th General Assembly (A)(1) A children's advocacy center may be established to serve a single county by execution of a memorandum of understanding regarding the participation in the operation of the center by any of the following entities in the county to be served by the center: (a) The public children services agency; (b) Representatives of any county or municipal law enforcement agencies serving the county that investigate any of the types of abuse specified in the memorandum of understanding creating the center as being within the center's jurisdiction; (c) The prosecuting attorney of the county or a village solicitor, city director of law, or similar chief legal officer of a municipal corporation in the county who prosecutes any of the types of abuse specified in the memorandum of understanding creating the center as being within the center's jurisdiction in the area to be served by the center; (d) Any other entity considered appropriate by all of the other entities executing the memorandum. (2) A children's advocacy center may be established to serve two or more contiguous counties if a memorandum of understanding regarding the participation in the operation of the center is executed by any of the entities described in division (A)(1) of this section in each county to be served by the center. (3) Any memorandum of understanding executed under this section may include a provision that specifies types of abuse of a child, in addition to sexual abuse of a child, that are to be within the jurisdiction of the children's advocacy center created as a result of the execution of the memorandum. If a memorandum of understanding executed under this section does not include any provision of that nature, the children's advocacy center created as a result of the execution of the memorandum has jurisdiction only in relation to reports of alleged sexual abuse of a child. (B) Each entity that participates in the execution of a memorandum of understanding under this section shall cooperate in all of the following: (1) Developing a multidisciplinary team pursuant to section 2151.427 of the Revised Code to perform the functions and activities and provide the services specified in the interagency agreement entered into under section 2151.428 of the Revised Code, regarding reports received under section 2151.421 of the Revised Code of alleged sexual abuse of a child and reports of allegations of another type of abuse of a child that is specified in the memorandum of understanding that creates the center as being within the center's jurisdiction, and regarding the children who are the subjects of the reports; (2) Participating in the operation of the center in compliance with standards for full membership established by the national children's alliance; (3) Employing the center's staff. (C) A center shall do both of the following: (1) Operate in accordance with sections 2151.427 and 2151.428 of the Revised Code, the interagency agreement entered into under section 2151.428 of the Revised Code relative to the center, and the standards for full membership established by the national children's alliance; (2) Register annually with the attorney general.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.46 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2151 / § 2151.46
§ 2151.46. Foster children in residential facilities - definitions
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly As used in sections 2151.46 to 2151.4610 of the Revised Code: (A) "Community organization" means an organization that provides services, including recreation, mental health care, and academic support, for a child placed in foster care. (B) "Emergency department" includes a hospital emergency department and freestanding emergency department. (C) "Freestanding emergency department" has the same meaning as in section 3727.49 of the Revised Code. (D) "First responder" means an EMT, EMT-basic, AEMT, EMT-I, paramedic, firefighter, or volunteer firefighter. (E) "Law enforcement officer" means a sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, police officer of a township or joint police district, marshal, deputy marshal, municipal police officer, or state highway patrol trooper. (F) "Residential facility" has the same meaning as in section 5103.05 of the Revised Code, except that it applies only to a residential facility that is operated by a public children services agency, private child placing agency, private noncustodial agency, or superintendent of a county or district children's home for the placement of foster children. (G) "Volunteer firefighter" has the same meaning as in section 146.01 of the Revised Code. Last updated February 21, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 2106.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2106 / § 2106.05
§ 2106.05. Election to take under the will - effect
Status: in_force

May 31, 1990 House Bill 346 - 118th General Assembly If a surviving spouse elects to take under the will, the surviving spouse shall be barred of all right to an intestate share of the property passing under the will and shall take under the will alone, unless it plainly appears from the will that the provision for the surviving spouse was intended to be in addition to an intestate share. An election to take under the will does not bar the right of the surviving spouse to an intestate share of that portion of the estate as to which the decedent dies intestate. Unless the will expressly otherwise directs, an election to take under the will does not bar the right of the surviving spouse to remain in the mansion house, and does not bar the right of the surviving spouse to receive the allowance for the support provided by section 2106.13 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2101.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2101 / § 2101.08
§ 2101.08. Appointment of court reporters
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly The probate judge may appoint court reporters and fix their compensation in the manner provided for the court of common pleas in sections 2301.18 to 2301.26 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2127.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2127 / § 2127.21
§ 2127.21. Complaint of guardian to have land laid out in town lots
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly If a guardian's complaint in an action to obtain authority to sell real property seeks to have real property laid out in town lots, and the court finds it to the advantage of the ward, it shall authorize the survey and platting of the real property as provided by law. Upon subsequent return of the survey and plat, the court, if it approves it, shall authorize the guardian on behalf of the guardian's ward to sign, seal, and acknowledge the plat in that behalf for record.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2111.52 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2111 / § 2111.52
§ 2111.52. County probate court guardianship services fund; multicounty probate court guardianship services fund
Status: in_force

March 22, 2019 House Bill 595 - 132nd General Assembly (A) A probate court may accept funds or other program assistance from, or charge fees for services described in division (C) of this section rendered to, individuals, corporations, agencies, or organizations, including, but not limited to, a county board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services or a county board of developmental disabilities, unless a county board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services or a county board of developmental disabilities does not agree to the payment of those fees. Any funds or fees received by the probate court under this division shall be paid into the county treasury and credited to a fund to be known as the county probate court guardianship services fund. (B) The probate courts of two or more counties may accept funds or other program assistance from, or charge fees for services described in division (C) of this section rendered to, individuals, corporations, agencies, or organizations, including, but not limited to, a county board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services or a county board of developmental disabilities, unless a county board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services or a county board of developmental disabilities does not agree to the payment of those fees. Any funds or fees received by the probate courts of two or more counties under this division shall be paid into the county treasury of one or more of the counties and credited to a fund to be known as the multicounty probate court guardianship services fund. (C) The moneys in a county or multicounty probate court guardianship services fund shall be used for services to help ensure the treatment of any person who is under the care of a county board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services or a county board of developmental disabilities, or any other guardianships. These services include, but are not limited to, involuntary commitment proceedings and the establishment and management of adult guardianships, including all associated expenses, for wards who are under the care of a county board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services, a county board of developmental disabilities, or any other guardianships. (D) If a judge of a probate court determines that some of the moneys in the county or multicounty probate court guardianship services fund are needed for the efficient operation of the county or multicounty guardianship service board created under division (F) of this section, the moneys may be used for the acquisition of equipment, the hiring and training of staff, community services programs, volunteer guardianship training services, the employment of magistrates, and any other services necessary for the fulfillment of the duties of the county or multicounty guardianship service board. (E) The moneys in the county or multicounty probate court guardianship services fund that may be used in part for the establishment and management of adult guardianships under division (C) of this section may be utilized to establish a county or multicounty guardianship service. (F)(1) A county or multicounty guardianship service under division (E) of this section is established by creating a county or multicounty guardianship service board. The judge of the probate court shall appoint one member. The board of directors of a participating county board of developmental disabilities shall appoint one member. The board of directors of a participating county board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services shall appoint one member. Additional members of the guardianship service board may be added if the member or members of a guardianship service board unanimously agree. If neither the county board of developmental disabilities nor the county board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services chooses to participate in the guardianship service board, the probate court may appoint additional members to the guardianship service board. The term of appointment of each member is four years. (2) The county or multicounty guardianship services board may appoint a director of the board. The board shall determine the compensation of the director based on the availability of funds contained in the county or multi county probate court guardianship services fund. (3) The county or multicounty guardianship services board may receive appointments from one or more county probate courts to serve as guardians of both the person and estate of wards. The director or any designee of a county or multicounty guardianship services board may act on behalf of the board in relation to all guardianship matters. (4) The director of a county or multicounty guardianship services board may hire employees subject to available funds in the county or multi county probate court guardianship services fund. (5) The county or multicounty guardianship services board may charge a reasonable fee for services provided to wards. A probate judge shall approve any fees charged by the board under division (F)(5) of this section. (6) The county or multicounty guardianship services board that is created under division (F)(1) of this section shall promulgate all rules and regulations necessary for the efficient operation of the board and the county or multicounty guardianship services. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 2133.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2133 / § 2133.04
§ 2133.04. Revocation of declaration
Status: in_force

March 20, 2014 House Bill 126 - 130th General Assembly (A) A declarant may revoke a declaration at any time and in any manner. The revocation shall be effective when the declarant expresses an intention to revoke the declaration, except that, if the declarant made the declarant's attending physician aware of the declaration, the revocation shall be effective upon its communication to the attending physician of the declarant by the declarant, a witness to the revocation, or other health care personnel to whom the revocation is communicated by that witness. Absent actual knowledge to the contrary, the attending physician of a declarant and other health care personnel who are informed of the revocation of a declaration by an alleged witness may rely on the information and act in accordance with the revocation. (B) Upon the communication as described in division (A) of this section to the attending physician of a declarant of the fact that the declaration has been revoked, the attending physician or other health care personnel acting under the direction of the attending physician shall make the fact a part of the declarant's medical record. (C) Unless a declaration provides otherwise, a declaration is revoked by a subsequent declaration.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2101.40 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2101 / § 2101.40
§ 2101.40. Dealing in assets of estate
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly A probate judge shall not in any way deal in property or securities involved in probate court cases. This section applies to all appointees of the probate court.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2127.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2127 / § 2127.04
§ 2127.04. Action for authority to sell real property
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly (A) With the consent of all persons entitled to share in an estate upon distribution, the executor, administrator, or administrator with the will annexed may, and upon the request of these persons shall, commence an action in the probate court for authority to sell any part or all of the decedent's real property, even though the real property is not required to be sold to pay debts or legacies. A guardian may make a request under this division, or give consent, on behalf of the guardian's ward. (B) An executor, administrator, or administrator with the will annexed may commence an action in the probate court, on the executor or administrator's own motion, to sell any part or all of the decedent's real property, even though the real property is not required to be sold to pay debts or legacies. The court shall not issue an order of sale in the action unless one of the categories specified in divisions (B)(1)(a), (b), and (c), (B)(2)(a), (b), and (c), and (B)(3) of this section applies: (1)(a) At least fifty per cent of all the persons interested in the real property proposed to be sold have consented to the sale. (b) Prior to the issuance of the order, no written objection is filed with the court by any person or persons who hold aggregate interests in the interest of the decedent in the real property proposed to be sold, that total in excess of twenty-five per cent. (c) The court determines that the sale is in the best interest of the decedent's estate. (2)(a) No person's interest in the interest of the decedent in the real property proposed to be sold exceeds ten per cent. (b) Prior to the issuance of the order, no written objection is filed with the court by any person or persons who hold aggregate interests in the interest of the decedent in the real property proposed to be sold, that total in excess of twenty-five per cent. (c) The court determines that the sale is in the best interest of the decedent's estate. (3) The real property proposed to be sold escheats to the state under division (K) of section 2105.06 of the Revised Code. (C) Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code, an executor, administrator, or administrator with the will annexed shall commence an action in the probate court to sell any part or all of the decedent's real property if any person who is entitled to inherit all or part of the real property cannot be found after a due and diligent search. The court shall not issue an order of sale in the action unless the sale is in the best interest of the person who cannot be found and in the best interest of the decedent's estate. If a sale is ordered under this division, the costs of its administration shall be taken from the proceeds of the sale. (D) A surviving spouse who is an executor or administrator of the decedent spouse's estate is not disqualified, by reason of being executor or administrator, as a person to whom a parcel of real property may be sold pursuant to this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.907 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2151 / § 2151.907
§ 2151.907. Confidentiality of records check
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly The report of any criminal records check conducted pursuant to a request made under section 2151.904 of the Revised Code is not a public record for the purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code and shall not be made available to any person other than the following: (A) The person who is the subject of the criminal records check or the person's representative; (B) The administrative director of the qualified organization or the director's representative; (C) Any court, hearing officer, or other necessary individual involved in a case regarding a qualified organization's decision not to authorize hosting with the host family to which either of the following apply: (1) The host family was subject to the criminal records check. (2) The host family resided with the person subject to the criminal records check.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2107.54 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2107 / § 2107.54
§ 2107.54. Contribution - exception
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly (A) When real or personal property, devised or bequeathed, is taken from the devisee or legatee for the payment of a debt of the testator, the other devisees and legatees shall contribute their respective proportions of the loss to the person from whom the payment was taken so that the loss will fall equally on all the devisees and legatees according to the value of the property received by each of them. If, by making a specific devise or bequest, the testator has exempted a devisee or legatee from liability to contribute to the payment of debts, or if the will makes a different provision for the payment of debts than the one prescribed in this section, the estate shall be applied in conformity with the will. (B) A devisee or legatee shall not be prejudiced by the fact that the holder of a claim secured by lien on the property devised or bequeathed failed to present the claim to the executor or administrator for allowance within the time allowed by sections 2117.06 and 2117.07 of the Revised Code, and the devisee or legatee shall be restored by right of contribution, exoneration, or subrogation, to the position the devisee or legatee would have occupied if the claim had been presented and allowed for the sum that is justly owing on it. (C) A devisee of real property that is subject to a mortgage lien that exists on the date of the testator's death, who does not have a right of exoneration that extends to that lien because of the operation of division (B) of section 2113.52 of the Revised Code, has a duty to contribute under this section to devisees and legatees who are burdened if the claim secured by the lien is presented and allowed pursuant to Chapter 2117. of the Revised Code. (D) This section does not affect the liability of the whole estate of the testator for the payment of the testator's debts. This section applies only to the marshaling of the assets as between those who hold or claim under the will.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2111.45 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2111 / § 2111.45
§ 2111.45. Marriage of ward
Status: in_force

January 1, 1990 Senate Bill 46 - 118th General Assembly The marriage of a ward shall terminate the guardianship as to the person, but not as to the estate, of the ward.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2121.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2121 / § 2121.07
§ 2121.07. Bond required for distribution of estate
Status: in_force

September 30, 1974 Senate Bill 349 - 110th General Assembly (A) Before any distribution of personal property is made from the estate of a presumed decedent, the persons entitled to receive such property may in the discretion of the court and as a condition of distribution be required to give bond in the form and amount, with or without sureties, as the court orders, with the condition that if within a three-year period after the decree is entered by the court it is established that the presumed decedent is alive, the distributee will upon subsequent order of the court refund or return the property to the presumed decedent, or the fair market value of property if the same shall have been sold or otherwise disposed of in the interim. (B) Nothing in this section shall preclude a distributee from selling, encumbering, or otherwise disposing of any property so distributed and any purchaser, transferee, or mortgagee acquires good title to such property free and clear of any claim of the presumed decedent.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2153.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2153 / § 2153.07
§ 2153.07. Accommodations for court
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The board of county commissioners of Cuyahoga county shall provide suitable accommodations, facilities, and equipment for the juvenile court, its officers, and employees. The expense of maintaining and operating the court shall be paid out of the treasury of Cuyahoga county.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2113.56 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2113 / § 2113.56
§ 2113.56. Executor or administrator not liable
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly An executor or administrator is not liable for any distribution made in compliance with sections 2113.53 , 2113.54 , and 2113.55 of the Revised Code, except that an order of distribution made pursuant to any of such sections may be vacated as provided in section 2109.35 of the Revised Code relating to accounts.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2109.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2109 / § 2109.15
§ 2109.15. Informality of bond
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly No bond executed by a fiduciary shall be void or held invalid because of any informality in such bond or because of informality or illegality in the appointment of such fiduciary. Such bond shall have the same effect as if the appointment had been legally made and the bond executed in proper form.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2101.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2101 / § 2101.99
§ 2101.99. Penalty
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly (A) Whoever violates section 2101.09 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars. (B) Whoever violates section 2101.15 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than ten nor more than two hundred dollars. (C) Whoever violates section 2101.41 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than fifty dollars. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 2152.811 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2152 / § 2152.811
§ 2152.811. Taking testimony of a victim with a developmental disability
Status: in_force

July 7, 2023 Senate Bill 16 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Developmental disability" has the same meaning as in section 5123.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Victim with a developmental disability" includes any of the following persons: (a) A person with a developmental disability who was a victim of a violation identified in division (B)(1) of this section or an act that would be an offense of violence if committed by an adult; (b) A person with a developmental disability against whom was directed any conduct that constitutes, or that is an element of, a violation identified in division (B)(1) of this section or an act that would be an offense of violence if committed by an adult. (B)(1)(a) In any proceeding in juvenile court involving a complaint, indictment, or information in which a child is charged with a violation of section 2903.16 , 2903.34 , 2903.341 , 2907.02 , 2907.03 , 2907.05 , 2907.21 , 2907.23 , 2907.24 , 2907.32 , 2907.321 , 2907.322 , or 2907.323 of the Revised Code or an act that would be an offense of violence if committed by an adult and in which an alleged victim of the violation or act was a person with a developmental disability, the juvenile judge, upon motion of the prosecution, victim, or victim's attorney, if applicable, shall order that the testimony of the victim with a developmental disability be taken by deposition. The prosecution, victim, or victim's attorney, if applicable, also may request that the deposition be recorded in accordance with division (B)(2) of this section. (b) In any proceeding that is not otherwise eligible for the protections provided for in division (B)(1)(a) of this section and in which an alleged victim of the violation or act was a person with a developmental disability, upon motion of the prosecution, the victim, or the victim's attorney, if applicable, and a showing by a preponderance of the evidence that the victim will suffer serious emotional trauma if required to provide live trial testimony, the juvenile judge shall order that the testimony of the victim with a developmental disability be taken by deposition. The prosecution, the victim, or the victim's attorney, if applicable, also may request that the deposition be recorded in accordance with division (B)(2) of this section. (c) The judge shall notify the victim with a developmental disability whose deposition is to be taken, the prosecution, the victim's attorney, if applicable, and the attorney for the child who is charged with the violation or act of the date, time, and place for taking the deposition. The notice shall identify the victim with a developmental disability, in a manner consistent with section 2930.07 of the Revised Code, who is to be examined and shall indicate whether a request that the deposition be recorded has been made. The child who is charged with the violation or act shall have the right to attend the deposition and the right to be represented by counsel. Depositions shall be taken in the manner provided in civil cases, except that the judge in the proceeding shall preside at the taking of the deposition and shall rule at that time on any objections of the prosecution or the attorney for the child charged with the violation or act. The prosecution and the attorney for the child charged with the violation or act shall have the right, as at an adjudication hearing, to full examination and cross-examination of the victim with a developmental disability whose deposition is to be taken. If a deposition taken under this division is intended to be offered as evidence in the proceeding, it shall be filed in the juvenile court in which the action is pending and is admissible in the manner described in division (C) of this section. If a deposition of a victim with a developmental disability taken under this division is admitted as evidence at the proceeding under division (C) of this section, the victim with a developmental disability shall not be required to testify in person at the proceeding. At any time before the conclusion of the proceeding, the attorney for the child charged with the violation or act may file a motion with the judge requesting that another deposition of the victim with a developmental disability be taken because new evidence material to the defense of the child charged has been discovered that the attorney for the child charged could not with reasonable diligence have discovered prior to the taking of the admitted deposition. Any motion requesting another deposition shall be accompanied by supporting affidavits. Upon the filing of the motion and affidavits, the court may order that additional testimony of the victim with a developmental disability relative to the new evidence be taken by another deposition. If the court orders the taking of another deposition under this provision, the deposition shall be taken in accordance with this division. If the admitted deposition was a recorded deposition taken in accordance with division (B)(2) of this section, the new deposition also shall be recorded in accordance with that division. In other cases, the new deposition may be recorded in accordance with that division. (2) If the prosecution, victim, or victim's attorney, if applicable, requests that a deposition to be taken under division (B)(1) of this section be recorded, the juvenile judge shall order that the deposition be recorded in accordance with this division. If a juvenile judge issues an order to record the deposition, the judge shall exclude from the room in which the deposition is to be taken every person except the victim with a developmental disability giving the testimony, the judge, one or more interpreters if needed, the attorneys for the prosecution and the child who is charged with the violation or act, the victim's attorney, if applicable, any person needed to operate the equipment to be used, one person chosen by the victim with a developmental disability giving the deposition, the victim's representative, if applicable, and any person whose presence the judge determines would contribute to the welfare and well-being of the victim with a developmental disability giving the deposition. The person chosen by the victim with a developmental disability shall not be a witness in the proceeding and, both before and during the deposition, shall not discuss the testimony of the victim with any other witness in the proceeding. To the extent feasible, any person operating the recording equipment shall be restricted to a room adjacent to the room in which the deposition is being taken, or to a location in the room in which the deposition is being taken that is behind a screen or mirror so that the person operating the recording equipment can see and hear, but cannot be seen or heard by, the victim with a developmental disability giving the deposition during the deposition. The child who is charged with the violation or act shall be permitted to observe and hear the testimony of the victim with a developmental disability giving the deposition on a monitor, shall be provided with an electronic means of immediate communication with the attorney of the child who is charged with the violation or act during the testimony, and shall be restricted to a location from which the child who is charged with the violation or act cannot be seen or heard by the victim with a developmental disability giving the deposition, except on a monitor provided for that purpose. The victim with a developmental disability giving the deposition shall be provided with a monitor on which the victim with a developmental disability can observe, while giving testimony, the child who is charged with the violation or act. The judge, at the judge's discretion, may preside at the deposition by electronic means from outside the room in which the deposition is to be taken; if the judge presides by electronic means, the judge shall be provided with monitors on which the judge can see each person in the room in which the deposition is to be taken and with an electronic means of communication with each person in that room, and each person in the room shall be provided with a monitor on which that person can see the judge and with an electronic means of communication with the judge. A deposition that is recorded under this division shall be taken and filed in the manner described in division (B)(1) of this section and is admissible in the manner described in this division and division (C) of this section. If a deposition that is recorded under this division is admitted as evidence at the proceeding, the victim with a developmental disability shall not be required to testify in person at the proceeding. No deposition recorded under this division shall be admitted as evidence at any proceeding unless division (C) of this section is satisfied relative to the deposition and all of the following apply relative to the recording: (a) The recording is both aural and visual and is recorded on film or videotape, or by other electronic means. (b) The recording is authenticated under the Rules of Evidence and the Rules of Criminal Procedure as a fair and accurate representation of what occurred, and the recording is not altered other than at the direction and under the supervision of the judge in the proceeding. (c) Each voice on the recording that is material to the testimony on the recording or the making of the recording, as determined by the judge, is identified. (d) The prosecution, victim, or victim's attorney, if applicable, and the child who is charged with the violation or act are afforded an opportunity to view the recording before it is shown in the proceeding. (C)(1) At any proceeding in relation to which a deposition was taken under division (B) of this section, the deposition or a part of it is admissible in evidence upon motion of the prosecution if the testimony in the deposition or the part to be admitted is not excluded by the hearsay rule and if the deposition or the part to be admitted otherwise is admissible under the Rules of Evidence. For purposes of this division, testimony is not excluded by the hearsay rule if the testimony is not hearsay under Evidence Rule 801; the testimony is within an exception to the hearsay rule set forth in Evidence Rule 803; the victim with a developmental disability who gave the testimony is unavailable as a witness, as defined in Evidence Rule 804, and the testimony is admissible under that rule; or both of the following apply: (a) The child who is charged with the violation or act had an opportunity and similar motive at the time of the taking of the deposition to develop the testimony by direct, cross, or redirect examination. (b) The judge determines that there is reasonable cause to believe that, if the victim with a developmental disability who gave the testimony in the deposition were to testify in person at the proceeding, the victim with a developmental disability would experience serious emotional trauma as a result of the participation of the victim with a developmental disability at the proceeding. (2) Objections to receiving in evidence a deposition or a part of it under division (C) of this section shall be made as provided in civil actions. (3) The provisions of divisions (B) and (C) of this section are in addition to any other provisions of the Revised Code, the Rules of Juvenile Procedure, the Rules of Criminal Procedure, or the Rules of Evidence that pertain to the taking or admission of depositions in a juvenile court proceeding and do not limit the admissibility under any of those other provisions of any deposition taken under division (B) of this section or otherwise taken. (D)(1)(a) In any proceeding in juvenile court involving a complaint, indictment, or information in which a child is charged with a violation listed in division (B)(1) of this section or an act that would be an offense of violence if committed by an adult and in which an alleged victim of the violation or offense was a person with a developmental disability, the juvenile judge, upon motion of the prosecution, victim, or victim's attorney, shall order the testimony of the victim with a developmental disability to be taken in a room other than the room in which the proceeding is being conducted and be broadcast into the room in which the proceeding is being conducted to be viewed by the child who is charged with the violation or act and any other persons who are not permitted in the room in which the testimony is to be taken but who would have been present during the testimony of the victim with a developmental disability had it been given in the room in which the proceeding is being conducted. (b) In any proceeding that is not otherwise eligible for the protections provided for in division (D)(1)(a) of this section and in which an alleged victim of the violation or act was a person with a developmental disability, upon motion of the prosecution, the victim, or the victim's attorney, if applicable, and a showing by a preponderance of the evidence that the victim will suffer serious emotional trauma if required to provide live trial testimony, the juvenile judge shall order the testimony be taken in a room other than the room in which the proceeding is being conducted and be broadcast into the room in which the proceeding is being conducted to be viewed by the jury, if applicable, the defendant, and any other persons who are not permitted in the room in which the testimony is to be taken but who would have been present during the testimony of the victim with a developmental disability had it been given in the room in which the proceeding is being conducted. (2) Except for good cause shown, the prosecution, victim, or victim's attorney, if applicable, shall file a motion under this division at least seven days before the date of the proceeding. The juvenile judge may issue the order upon the motion of the prosecution filed under this division, if the judge determines that the victim with a developmental disability is unavailable to testify in the room in which the proceeding is being conducted in the physical presence of the child charged with the violation or act for one or more of the reasons set forth in division (F) of this section. If a juvenile judge issues an order of that nature, the judge shall exclude from the room in which the testimony is to be taken every person except a person described in division (B)(2) of this section. The judge, at the judge's discretion, may preside during the giving of the testimony by electronic means from outside the room in which it is being given, subject to the limitations set forth in division (B)(2) of this section. To the extent feasible, any person operating the televising equipment shall be hidden from the sight and hearing of the victim with a developmental disability giving the testimony, in a manner similar to that described in division (B)(2) of this section. The child who is charged with the violation or act shall be permitted to observe and hear the testimony of the victim with a developmental disability giving the testimony on a monitor, shall be provided with an electronic means of immediate communication with the attorney of the child who is charged with the violation or act during the testimony, and shall be restricted to a location from which the child who is charged with the violation or act cannot be seen or heard by the victim with a developmental disability giving the testimony, except on a monitor provided for that purpose. The victim with a developmental disability giving the testimony shall be provided with a monitor on which the victim with a developmental disability can observe, while giving testimony, the child who is charged with the violation or act. (E)(1)(a) In any proceeding in juvenile court involving a complaint, indictment, or information in which a child is charged with a violation listed in division (B)(1) of this section or an act that would be an offense of violence if committed by an adult and in which an alleged victim of the violation or offense was a person with a developmental disability, the juvenile judge, upon motion of the prosecution, victim, or victim's attorney, shall order the testimony of the victim with a developmental disability to be taken outside of the room in which the proceeding is being conducted and be recorded for showing in the room in which the proceeding is being conducted before the judge, the child who is charged with the violation or act, and any other persons who would have been present during the testimony of the victim with a developmental disability had it been given in the room in which the proceeding is being conducted. (b) In any proceeding that is not otherwise eligible for the protections provided for in division (E)(1)(a) of this section and in which an alleged victim of the violation or act was a person with a developmental disability, upon motion of the prosecution, the victim, or the victim's attorney, if applicable, and a showing by a preponderance of the evidence that the victim will suffer serious emotional trauma if required to provide live trial testimony, the juvenile judge shall order the testimony be taken outside of the room in which the proceeding is being conducted and be recorded for showing in the room in which the proceeding is being conducted before the judge, the child who is charged with the violation or act, and any other persons who would have been present during the testimony of the victim with a developmental disability had it been given in the room in which the proceeding is being conducted. (2) Except for good cause shown, the prosecution, victim, or victim's attorney, if applicable, shall file a motion under this division at least seven days before the date of the proceeding. The juvenile judge may issue the order upon the motion of the prosecution, victim, or victim's attorney, if applicable, filed under this division, if the judge determines that the victim with a developmental disability is unavailable to testify in the room in which the proceeding is being conducted in the physical presence of the child charged with the violation or act, due to one or more of the reasons set forth in division (F) of this section. If a juvenile judge issues an order of that nature, the judge shall exclude from the room in which the testimony is to be taken every person except a person described in division (B)(2) of this section. To the extent feasible, any person operating the recording equipment shall be hidden from the sight and hearing of the victim with a developmental disability giving the testimony, in a manner similar to that described in division (B)(2) of this section. The child who is charged with the violation or act shall be permitted to observe and hear the testimony of the victim with a developmental disability giving the testimony on a monitor, shall be provided with an electronic means of immediate communication with the attorney of the child who is charged with the violation or act during the testimony, and shall be restricted to a location from which the child who is charged with the violation or act cannot be seen or heard by the victim with a developmental disability giving the testimony, except on a monitor provided for that purpose. The victim with a developmental disability giving the testimony shall be provided with a monitor on which the victim with a developmental disability can observe, while giving testimony, the child who is charged with the violation or act. No order for the taking of testimony by recording shall be issued under this division unless the provisions set forth in divisions (B)(2)(a), (b), (c), and (d) of this section apply to the recording of the testimony. (F) For purposes of divisions (D) and (E) of this section, a juvenile judge may order the testimony of a victim with a developmental disability to be taken outside of the room in which a proceeding is being conducted if the judge determines that the victim with a developmental disability is unavailable to testify in the room in the physical presence of the child charged with the violation or act due to one or more of the following circumstances: (1) The persistent refusal of the victim with a developmental disability to testify despite judicial requests to do so; (2) The inability of the victim with a developmental disability to communicate about the alleged violation or offense because of extreme fear, failure of memory, or another similar reason; (3) The substantial likelihood that the victim with a developmental disability will suffer serious emotional trauma from so testifying. (G)(1) If a juvenile judge issues an order pursuant to division (D) or (E) of this section that requires the testimony of a victim with a developmental disability in a juvenile court proceeding to be taken outside of the room in which the proceeding is being conducted, the order shall specifically identify the victim with a developmental disability, in a manner consistent with section 2930.07 of the Revised Code, to whose testimony it applies, the order applies only during the testimony of the specified victim with a developmental disability, and the victim with a developmental disability giving the testimony shall not be required to testify at the proceeding other than in accordance with the order. The authority of a judge to close the taking of a deposition under division (B)(2) of this section or a proceeding under division (D) or (E) of this section is in addition to the authority of a judge to close a hearing pursuant to section 2151.35 of the Revised Code. (2) A juvenile judge who makes any determination regarding the admissibility of a deposition under divisions (B) and (C) of this section, the recording of a deposition under division (B)(2) of this section, or the taking of testimony outside of the room in which a proceeding is being conducted under division (D) or (E) of this section shall enter the determination and findings on the record in the proceeding. Last updated September 7, 2023 at 12:40 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 2113.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2113 / § 2113.17
§ 2113.17. Creditor's claims before Special Administrator
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly A creditor's claim may be presented in accordance with section 2117.06 of the Revised Code to a special administration appointed under section 2113.15 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2113.39 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2113 / § 2113.39
§ 2113.39. Sale of property under authority of will
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly If a qualified executor, administrator, or testamentary trustee is authorized by will or devise to sell any class of personal property or real property, no order shall be required from the probate court for the executor, administrator, or testamentary trustee to proceed with the sale. A power to sell authorizes a sale for any purpose considered by the executor, administrator, or testamentary trustee to be for the best interest of the estate, unless the power is expressly limited by the will or devise.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2111.25 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2111 / § 2111.25
§ 2111.25. Lease for not more than three years
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly A guardian of the person and estate or of the estate only, without application to the probate court, may lease the possession or use of any real property of the ward for a term not exceeding three years, provided the term does not extend beyond the minority, if the ward is a minor. If the lease extends beyond the death of the ward or beyond the removal of the disability of a ward other than a minor, the lease shall terminate on that death or removal of disability, unless confirmed by the ward or the ward's legal representatives. In the event of such determination, the tenant shall have a lien on the premises for any sum expended by the tenant in pursuance of the lease in making improvements for which compensation was not made in rent or otherwise.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2113.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2113 / § 2113.18
§ 2113.18. Removal of executor or administrator
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly (A) The probate court may remove any executor or administrator if there are unsettled claims existing between the executor or administrator and the estate that the court thinks may be the subject of controversy or litigation between the executor or administrator and the estate or persons interested in the estate. (B) The probate court may remove any executor or administrator upon motion of the surviving spouse, children, or other next of kin of the deceased person whose estate is administered by the executor or administrator if both of the following apply: (1) The executor or administrator refuses to bring an action for wrongful death in the name of the deceased person. (2) The court determines that a prima-facie case for a wrongful death action can be made from the information available to the executor or administrator.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2137.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2137 / § 2137.02
§ 2137.02. Applicability
Status: in_force

April 6, 2017 House Bill 432 - 131st General Assembly (A) This chapter applies to all of the following: (1) An agent acting under a power of attorney executed before, on, or after the effective date of this section ; (2) A personal representative acting for a decedent who died before, on, or after the effective date of this section ; (3) A guardianship proceeding commenced before, on, or after the effective date of this section ; (4) A trustee acting under a trust created before, on, or after the effective date of this section ; (5) A custodian, if the user resides in this state or resided in this state at the time of the user's death. (B) This chapter does not apply to a digital asset of an employer used by an employee in the ordinary course of the employer's business.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2107.53 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2107 / § 2107.53
§ 2107.53. Undevised real property applied to debts
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly When part of the real property of a testator descends to the testator's heirs because it was not disposed of by the testator's will, and the testator's personal property is insufficient to pay the testator's debts, the undevised real property shall be chargeable first with the debts, as far as it will go, in exoneration of the real property that is devised, unless it appears from the will that a different arrangement of assets was made for the payment of the testator's debts, in which case the assets shall be applied for that purpose in conformity with the will.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2101.44 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2101 / § 2101.44
§ 2101.44. Conduct of election - form of ballot - returns and canvass
Status: in_force

February 25, 2014 Senate Bill 109 - 130th General Assembly The election upon the question of combining the probate court and the court of common pleas shall be conducted as provided for the election of county officers. The board of elections shall provide separate ballots, tally sheets, blanks, stationery, and all such other supplies as may be necessary in the conduct of such election. Ballots shall be printed with an affirmative and negative statement thereon, as follows: The probate court and the court of common pleas shall be combined. The probate court and the court of common pleas shall not be combined. Returns of said election shall be made and canvassed at the same time and in the same manner as an election for county officers. The board shall certify the result of said election to the secretary of state, to the probate judge of said county, and to the judge of the court of common pleas, and such result shall be spread upon the journal of the probate court and of the court of common pleas. If a majority of the votes cast at such an election are in favor of combining said courts, such courts shall stand combined upon determination of the fact that a majority of the persons voting upon the question of the combination of such courts voted in favor of such combination.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2105.061 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2105 / § 2105.061
§ 2105.061. Real property subject to monetary charge of surviving spouse
Status: in_force

March 22, 2001 Senate Bill 152 - 123rd General Assembly Except any real property that a surviving spouse elects to receive under section 2106.10 of the Revised Code, the title to real property in an intestate estate shall descend and pass in parcenary to those persons entitled to it under division (B), (C), or (D) of section 2105.06 of the Revised Code, subject to the monetary charge of the surviving spouse. The administrator or executor shall file an application for a certificate of transfer as provided in section 2113.61 of the Revised Code, and the application shall include a statement of the amount of money that remains due and payable to the surviving spouse as found by the probate court. The certificate of transfer ordered by the probate court shall recite that the title to the real property described in the certificate is subject to the monetary charge in favor of the surviving spouse and shall recite the value in dollars of the charge on the title to the real property included in the certificate.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2111.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2111 / § 2111.22
§ 2111.22. Release of ward's tax title by guardian
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly When a ward has title to real property by tax title only, the guardian, by deed of release and quitclaim, may convey the ward's interest or title to the person entitled to redeem the real property, upon receiving from that person the amount paid for the tax title with the forfeiture and interest allowed by sections 319.52 and 323.121 of the Revised Code. If the guardian tenders that deed to the person entitled to redeem the real property and the person so entitled refuses to accept and pay for it, the person entitled shall not recover costs in any proceeding thereafter instituted to redeem the real property.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2106.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2106 / § 2106.02
§ 2106.02. Citation to make election
Status: in_force

April 8, 2004 House Bill 51 - 125th General Assembly (A) The citation to make the election referred to in section 2106.01 of the Revised Code shall be served on the surviving spouse pursuant to Civil Rule 73. Notice that the citation has been issued by the court shall be given to the administrator or executor of the estate of the deceased spouse. (B) The citation shall be accompanied by a general description of the effect of the election to take under the will or under section 2105.06 of the Revised Code and the general rights of the surviving spouse under Chapter 2106. of the Revised Code. The description shall include a specific reference to the procedures available to the surviving spouse under section 2106.03 of the Revised Code and to the presumption that arises if the surviving spouse does not make the election in accordance with division (E) of section 2106.01 of the Revised Code. The description of the general rights of the surviving spouse under Chapter 2106. of the Revised Code shall include a specific reference to the presumption that arises if the surviving spouse does not exercise the rights under Chapter 2106. of the Revised Code within the time period specified by section 2106.25 of the Revised Code. The description of the effect of the election and of the general rights of the surviving spouse need not relate to the nature of any particular estate. (C) A surviving spouse electing to take under the will may manifest the election in writing within the times described in division (E) of section 2106.01 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2111.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2111 / § 2111.14
§ 2111.14. Duties of guardian of estate
Status: in_force

September 8, 2016 House Bill 166 - 131st General Assembly (A) In addition to a guardian's other duties, every guardian appointed to take care of the estate of a ward shall have the following duties: (1) To make and file within three months after the guardian's appointment a full inventory of the real and personal property of the ward, its value, and the value of the yearly rent of the real property, provided that, if the guardian fails to file the inventory for thirty days after having been notified of the expiration of the time by the probate judge, the judge shall remove the guardian and appoint a successor; (2) To manage the estate for the best interest of the ward; (3) To pay all just debts due from the ward out of the estate in the possession or under the control of the guardian, collect all debts due to the ward, compound doubtful debts, and appear for and defend, or cause to be defended, all suits against the ward; (4) To obey all orders and judgments of the courts touching the guardianship; (5) To bring suit for the ward when a suit is in the best interests of the ward; (6) To settle and adjust, when necessary or desirable, the assets that the guardian may receive in kind from an executor or administrator to the greatest advantage of the ward. Before a settlement and adjustment is valid and binding, it shall be approved by the probate court and the approval shall be entered on its journal. The guardian also shall have the approval of the probate court to hold the assets as received from the executor or administrator or to hold what may be received in the settlement and adjustment of those assets. (B) No guardian appointed to take care of the estate of a ward may open a safety deposit box held in the name of the ward until the probate court issues a release to the guardian permitting the guardian to have access to the safety deposit box, which the court shall issue upon the guardian filing a request to obtain that access.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.454 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2151 / § 2151.454
§ 2151.454. Supporting documents for court determination
Status: in_force

January 1, 2025 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly For purposes of a determination under section 2151.452 of the Revised Code, the department of children and youth or its representative may file any documents and appear before the court in relation to such filings. Nothing in this section shall prohibit an emancipated young adult from obtaining legal representation pursuant to section 2151.455 of the Revised Code. Last updated January 1, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 2152.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2152 / § 2152.02
§ 2152.02. Delinquent children - juvenile traffic offender definitions
Status: in_force

April 4, 2023 Senate Bill 288 - 134th General Assembly As used in this chapter: (A) "Act charged" means the act that is identified in a complaint, indictment, or information alleging that a child is a delinquent child. (B) "Admitted to a department of youth services facility" includes admission to a facility operated, or contracted for, by the department and admission to a comparable facility outside this state by another state or the United States. (C)(1) "Child" means a person who is under eighteen years of age, except as otherwise provided in divisions (C)(2) to (8) of this section. (2) Subject to division (C)(3) of this section, any person who violates a federal or state law or a municipal ordinance prior to attaining eighteen years of age shall be deemed a "child" irrespective of that person's age at the time the complaint with respect to that violation is filed or the hearing on the complaint is held. (3) Any person who, while under eighteen years of age, commits an act that would be a felony if committed by an adult and who is not taken into custody or apprehended for that act until after the person attains twenty-one years of age is not a child in relation to that act. (4) Except as otherwise provided in divisions (C)(5) and (7) of this section, any person whose case is transferred for criminal prosecution pursuant to section 2152.12 of the Revised Code shall be deemed after the transfer not to be a child in the transferred case. (5) Any person whose case is transferred for criminal prosecution pursuant to section 2152.12 of the Revised Code and who subsequently is convicted of or pleads guilty to a felony in that case, unless a serious youthful offender dispositional sentence is imposed on the child for that offense under division (B)(2) or (3) of section 2152.121 of the Revised Code and the adult portion of that sentence is not invoked pursuant to section 2152.14 of the Revised Code, and any person who is adjudicated a delinquent child for the commission of an act, who has a serious youthful offender dispositional sentence imposed for the act pursuant to section 2152.13 of the Revised Code, and whose adult portion of the dispositional sentence is invoked pursuant to section 2152.14 of the Revised Code, shall be deemed after the conviction, plea, or invocation not to be a child in any case in which a complaint is filed against the person. (6) The juvenile court has jurisdiction over a person who is adjudicated a delinquent child or juvenile traffic offender prior to attaining eighteen years of age until the person attains twenty-one years of age, and, for purposes of that jurisdiction related to that adjudication, except as otherwise provided in this division, a person who is so adjudicated a delinquent child or juvenile traffic offender shall be deemed a "child" until the person attains twenty-one years of age. If a person is so adjudicated a delinquent child or juvenile traffic offender and the court makes a disposition of the person under this chapter, at any time after the person attains twenty-one years of age, the places at which the person may be held under that disposition are not limited to places authorized under this chapter solely for confinement of children, and the person may be confined under that disposition, in accordance with division (F)(2) of section 2152.26 of the Revised Code, in places other than those authorized under this chapter solely for confinement of children. (7) The juvenile court has jurisdiction over any person whose case is transferred for criminal prosecution solely for the purpose of detaining the person as authorized in division (F)(1) or (4) of section 2152.26 of the Revised Code unless the person is convicted of or pleads guilty to a felony in the adult court. (8) Any person who, while eighteen years of age, violates division (A)(1) or (2) of section 2919.27 of the Revised Code by violating a protection order issued or consent agreement approved under section 2151.34 or 3113.31 of the Revised Code shall be considered a child for the purposes of that violation of section 2919.27 of the Revised Code. (D) "Community corrections facility," "public safety beds," "release authority," and "supervised release" have the same meanings as in section 5139.01 of the Revised Code. (E) "Delinquent child" includes any of the following: (1) Any child, except a juvenile traffic offender, who violates any law of this state or the United States, or any ordinance of a political subdivision of the state, that would be an offense if committed by an adult; (2) Any child who violates any lawful order of the court made under this chapter, including a child who violates a court order regarding the child's prior adjudication as an unruly child for being an habitual truant; (3) Any child who violates any lawful order of the court made under Chapter 2151. of the Revised Code other than an order issued under section 2151.87 of the Revised Code; (4) Any child who violates division (C) of section 2907.39 , division (A) of section 2923.211 , or division (C)(1) or (D) of section 2925.55 of the Revised Code. (F) "Discretionary serious youthful offender" means a person who is eligible for a discretionary SYO and who is not transferred to adult court under a mandatory or discretionary transfer. (G) "Discretionary SYO" means a case in which the juvenile court, in the juvenile court's discretion, may impose a serious youthful offender disposition under section 2152.13 of the Revised Code. (H) "Discretionary transfer" means that the juvenile court has discretion to transfer a case for criminal prosecution under division (B) of section 2152.12 of the Revised Code. (I) "Drug abuse offense," "felony drug abuse offense," and "minor drug possession offense" have the same meanings as in section 2925.01 of the Revised Code. (J) "Electronic monitoring" and "electronic monitoring device" have the same meanings as in section 2929.01 of the Revised Code. (K) "Economic loss" means any economic detriment suffered by a victim of a delinquent act or juvenile traffic offense as a direct and proximate result of the delinquent act or juvenile traffic offense and includes any loss of income due to lost time at work because of any injury caused to the victim and any property loss, medical cost, or funeral expense incurred as a result of the delinquent act or juvenile traffic offense. "Economic loss" does not include non-economic loss or any punitive or exemplary damages. (L) "Firearm" has the same meaning as in section 2923.11 of the Revised Code. (M) "Intellectual disability" has the same meaning as in section 5123.01 of the Revised Code. (N) "Juvenile traffic offender" means any child who violates any traffic law, traffic ordinance, or traffic regulation of this state, the United States, or any political subdivision of this state, other than a resolution, ordinance, or regulation of a political subdivision of this state the violation of which is required to be handled by a parking violations bureau or a joint parking violations bureau pursuant to Chapter 4521. of the Revised Code. (O) A "legitimate excuse for absence from the public school the child is supposed to attend" has the same meaning as in section 2151.011 of the Revised Code. (P) "Mandatory serious youthful offender" means a person who is eligible for a mandatory SYO and who is not transferred to adult court under a mandatory or discretionary transfer and also includes, for purposes of imposition of a mandatory serious youthful dispositional sentence under section 2152.13 of the Revised Code, a person upon whom a juvenile court is required to impose such a sentence under division (B)(3) of section 2152.121 of the Revised Code. (Q) "Mandatory SYO" means a case in which the juvenile court is required to impose a mandatory serious youthful offender disposition under section 2152.13 of the Revised Code. (R) "Mandatory transfer" means that a case is required to be transferred for criminal prosecution under division (A) of section 2152.12 of the Revised Code. (S) "Mental illness" has the same meaning as in section 5122.01 of the Revised Code. (T) "Monitored time" and "repeat violent offender" have the same meanings as in section 2929.01 of the Revised Code. (U) "Of compulsory school age" has the same meaning as in section 3321.01 of the Revised Code. (V) "Public record" has the same meaning as in section 149.43 of the Revised Code. (W) "Serious youthful offender" means a person who is eligible for a mandatory SYO or discretionary SYO but who is not transferred to adult court under a mandatory or discretionary transfer and also includes, for purposes of imposition of a mandatory serious youthful dispositional sentence under section 2152.13 of the Revised Code, a person upon whom a juvenile court is required to impose such a sentence under division (B)(3) of section 2152.121 of the Revised Code. (X) "Sexually oriented offense," "juvenile offender registrant," "child-victim oriented offense," "tier I sex offender/child-victim offender," "tier II sex offender/child-victim offender," "tier III sex offender/child-victim offender," and "public registry-qualified juvenile offender registrant" have the same meanings as in section 2950.01 of the Revised Code. (Y) "Traditional juvenile" means a case that is not transferred to adult court under a mandatory or discretionary transfer, that is eligible for a disposition under sections 2152.16 , 2152.17 , 2152.19 , and 2152.20 of the Revised Code, and that is not eligible for a disposition under section 2152.13 of the Revised Code. (Z) "Transfer" means, except with respect to a transfer from a criminal court to a juvenile court under section 2152.03 or 2152.121 of the Revised Code, the transfer for criminal prosecution of a case that includes a charge alleging that a child is a delinquent child for committing an act that would be an offense if committed by an adult from the juvenile court to the appropriate court that has jurisdiction of the offense. (AA) "Category one offense" means any of the following: (1) A violation of section 2903.01 or 2903.02 of the Revised Code; (2) A violation of section 2923.02 of the Revised Code involving an attempt to commit aggravated murder or murder. (BB) "Category two offense" means any of the following: (1) A violation of section 2903.03 , 2905.01 , 2907.02 , 2909.02 , 2911.01 , or 2911.11 of the Revised Code; (2) A violation of section 2903.04 of the Revised Code that is a felony of the first degree; (3) A violation of section 2907.12 of the Revised Code as it existed prior to September 3, 1996. (CC) "Non-economic loss" means nonpecuniary harm suffered by a victim of a delinquent act or juvenile traffic offense as a result of or related to the delinquent act or juvenile traffic offense, including, but not limited to, pain and suffering; loss of society, consortium, companionship, care, assistance, attention, protection, advice, guidance, counsel, instruction, training, or education; mental anguish; and any other intangible loss. Last updated February 14, 2023 at 8:06 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 2111.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2111 / § 2111.07
§ 2111.07. Powers of guardian of person and estate
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly Each person appointed guardian of the person and estate of a minor shall have the custody of the ward, the obligation to provide for the education of the ward as required under section 3321.01 of the Revised Code, and the management of the ward's estate during minority, unless the guardian is removed or discharged from that trust or the guardianship terminates from any of the causes specified in Chapters 2101. to 2131. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2107.55 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2107 / § 2107.55
§ 2107.55. Portion of pretermitted heir, or of witness, subject to contribution
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly When a part of the estate of a testator descends to a child born or adopted, or to an heir designated, after the execution of the will, or to a child absent and reported to be dead at the time of execution of the will but later found to be alive, or to a witness to a will who is a devisee or legatee, the estate and the advancement made to the child, heir, or witness for all the purposes mentioned in section 2107.54 of the Revised Code shall be considered as if it had been devised to that child, heir, or witness and the child, heir, or witness shall be bound to contribute with the devisees and legatees, as provided by that section, and may claim contribution from them accordingly.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2129.24 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2129 / § 2129.24
§ 2129.24. Fees
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly Probate judges, county recorders, and county auditors shall for services required by sections 2129.01 to 2129.30 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, charge and collect the same fees as for similar services in the administration of the estates of resident decedents.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2105.34 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2105 / § 2105.34
§ 2105.34. Co-owners with right of survivorship
Status: in_force

April 6, 2017 House Bill 432 - 131st General Assembly Except as provided in section 2105.36 of the Revised Code, the following shall apply: (A) If it is not established by clear and convincing evidence that one of two co-owners with right of survivorship survived the other co-owner by one hundred twenty hours, one-half of the property or account passes as if one co-owner had survived the other co-owner by one hundred twenty hours, and one-half of the property or account passes as if the other co-owner had survived the one co-owner by one hundred twenty hours. (B) If there are more than two co-owners with right of survivorship and it is not established by clear and convincing evidence that at least one of the co-owners survived the others by one hundred twenty hours, the property or account passes in the proportion that one co-owner's ownership bears to the ownership of the whole number of co-owners.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2108.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2108 / § 2108.11
§ 2108.11. Donees and purposes of anatomical gift
Status: in_force

April 7, 2009 House Bill 529 - 127th General Assembly (A) An anatomical gift may be made to any of the following persons named in the document of gift: (1) A hospital; an accredited medical school, dental school, college, or university; an organ procurement organization; or another appropriate person, for research or education; (2) Subject to division (B) of this section, an individual designated by the person making the anatomical gift if the individual is the recipient of the part; (3) An eye bank or tissue bank. (B) If an anatomical gift to an individual under division (A)(2) of this section cannot be transplanted into the individual, the part shall pass in accordance with division (G) of this section in the absence of an express, contrary indication by the person making the anatomical gift. (C) If an anatomical gift of one or more specific parts or of all parts is made in a document of gift that does not name a person described in division (A) of this section but identifies the purpose for which an anatomical gift may be used, the following rules apply: (1) If the part is an eye and the gift is for the purpose of transplantation or therapy, the gift shall pass to the appropriate eye bank. (2) If the part is tissue and the gift is for the purpose of transplantation or therapy, the gift shall pass to the appropriate tissue bank. (3) If the part is an organ and the gift is for the purpose of transplantation or therapy, the gift shall pass to the appropriate organ procurement organization as custodian of the organ. (4) If the part is an organ, an eye, or tissue and the gift is for the purpose of research or education, the gift shall pass to the appropriate procurement organization. (D) For the purpose of division (C) of this section, if there is more than one purpose of an anatomical gift set forth in the document of gift but the purposes are not set forth in any priority, the gift shall be used for transplantation or therapy, if suitable. If the gift cannot be used for transplantation or therapy, the gift may be used for research or education. (E) If an anatomical gift of one or more specific parts is made in a document of gift that does not name a person described in division (A) of this section and does not identify the purpose of the gift, the gift shall be used only for transplantation or therapy, and the gift shall pass in accordance with division (G) of this section. (F) If a document of gift specifies only a general intent to make an anatomical gift by words such as "donor," "organ donor," or "body donor," or by a symbol or statement of similar import, the gift shall be used only for transplantation or therapy, and the gift shall pass in accordance with division (G) of this section. (G) For purposes of divisions (B), (E), and (F) of this section, the following rules apply: (1) If the part is an eye, the gift shall pass to the appropriate eye bank. (2) If the part is tissue, the gift shall pass to the appropriate tissue bank. (3) If the part is an organ, the gift shall pass to the appropriate organ procurement organization as custodian of the organ. (H) An anatomical gift of an organ for transplantation or therapy, other than an anatomical gift under division (A)(2) of this section, shall pass to the organ procurement organization as custodian of the organ. (I) If an anatomical gift does not pass pursuant to divisions (A) to (H) of this section, or the decedent's body or part is not used for transplantation, therapy, research, or education, custody of the body or part shall pass to the person to whom the right of disposition for the decedent's body has been assigned pursuant to section 2108.70 of the Revised Code or who has the right of disposition for the decedent's body as described in section 2108.81 of the Revised Code. (J) A person shall not accept an anatomical gift if the person knows that the gift was not effectively made under section 2108.05 or 2108.10 of the Revised Code, or if the person knows that the decedent made a refusal under section 2108.07 of the Revised Code that was not revoked. For purposes of this division, if a person knows that an anatomical gift was made on a document of gift, the person is deemed to know of any amendment or revocation of the gift or any refusal to make an anatomical gift on the same document of gift. (K) Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(2) of this section, nothing in sections 2108.01 to 2108.29 of the Revised Code affects the allocation of organs for transplantation or therapy.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.655 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2151 / § 2151.655
§ 2151.655. Issuing general obligation securities - joint district financing agreements
Status: in_force

July 20, 2006 Senate Bill 125 - 126th General Assembly (A) The taxing authority of a county may issue general obligation securities of the county under Chapter 133. of the Revised Code to pay such county's share, either separately or as a part of a district, of the cost of acquiring schools, detention facilities, forestry camps, or other facilities, or any combination thereof, under section 2152.41 or 2151.65 of the Revised Code, or of acquiring sites for and constructing, enlarging, or otherwise improving such schools, detention facilities, forestry camps, other facilities, or combinations thereof. (B) The joint board of county commissioners, as the taxing authority of a detention facility district, or a district organized under section 2151.65 of the Revised Code, or of a combined district organized under sections 2152.41 and 2151.65 of the Revised Code, may submit to the electors of the district the question of issuing general obligation bonds of the district to pay the cost of acquiring, constructing, enlarging, or otherwise improving sites, buildings, and facilities for any purposes for which the district was organized. The election on such question shall be submitted and held under section 133.18 of the Revised Code. (C)(1) To pay the cost of permanent improvements of the district, the board of trustees of a detention facility district, of a district organized under section 2151.65 of the Revised Code, or of a combined district organized under sections 2152.41 and 2151.65 of the Revised Code may enter into an agreement with the several boards of county commissioners constituting the joint board of county commissioners. The agreement shall provide for each such board of county commissioners to pay the district a share of such costs for a stated term from the proceeds of a tax levied by the board under division (F) or (R) of section 5705.19 of the Revised Code or from funds of the county otherwise lawfully available to pay the county's share of the costs of the district's permanent improvements. County shares shall be allocated on the basis prescribed in the agreement, which may include an allocation in proportion to the taxable value of each county or in proportion to the number of children from each county who are maintained in district facilities. More than one agreement may be entered into under this division with respect to a district, and more than one agreement may exist at the same time with respect to a district. An agreement entered into under this division may be amended if the amendment is mutually agreed to by the board of trustees of the district and the several boards of county commissioners constituting the joint board of county commissioners. If a board of county commissioners withdraws from the district before the end of the term of the agreement, the board shall be required to make payments as required in the agreement until all debt charges or loan repayments for which such payments are pledged are paid in full, unless the board of trustees agrees otherwise. (2) In any such district where the board of trustees has entered into an agreement under division (C)(1) of this section, the joint board of county commissioners, as the taxing authority of a district, may issue self-supporting securities of the district under section 133.152 of the Revised Code for the purpose of paying the cost of permanent improvements of the district. If such securities are issued, the term of an agreement shall be for no fewer years than the maximum maturity of securities secured by a pledge of payments made under the agreement. (3) In any such district where the board of trustees has entered into an agreement under division (C)(1) of this section, the joint board of county commissioners, as the taxing authority of a district, may obtain loans from a financial institution to be repaid from amounts to be paid to the district under the agreement by the boards of county commissioners constituting the joint board of county commissioners.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2101.34 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2101 / § 2101.34
§ 2101.34. Judgments by confession
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly If the judges of the court of common pleas are absent from the county or are under a disability, the probate judge of the county may enter judgments by confession in cases pending in the court of common pleas of the judge's county.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2109.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2109 / § 2109.08
§ 2109.08. Bond conditions - special administrator
Status: in_force

October 1, 1996 House Bill 391 - 121st General Assembly The bond required by section 2109.04 of the Revised Code of a special administrator shall be conditioned as follows: (A) To file with the probate court within three months an inventory of the tangible and intangible personal property of the deceased that has or may come to the special administrator's possession or knowledge; (B) To account for the tangible and intangible personal property of the deceased and for the debts of the deceased that the special administrator receives as special administrator, whenever required by the court, and deliver them to the person authorized to receive them.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2115.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2115 / § 2115.03
§ 2115.03. Proceedings on refusal to file inventory
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly If an executor or administrator neglects or refuses to return an inventory as provided by section 2115.02 of the Revised Code, the probate court shall issue an order requiring the executor or administrator, at an early day specified in the order, to return an inventory. After personal service of the order by a person authorized to make the service, if the executor or administrator, by the day appointed, does not return the inventory or fails to obtain further time from the court to return it, or if the order cannot be served personally by reason of the executor or administrator absconding or concealing self, the court may remove the executor or administrator and new letters shall be granted. The letters shall supersede all former letters testamentary or of administration, deprive the former executor or administrator of all power, authority, or control over the estate of the deceased, and entitle the person appointed to take, demand, and receive the effects of the deceased wherever they are found. In every case of the revocation of letters under this section, the bond given by the former executor or administrator shall be prosecuted and a recovery had on the bond to the full extent of any injury sustained by the estate of the deceased by the former executor's or administrator's acts or omissions, and to the full value of all the property of the deceased received and not administered by the former executor or administrator.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2101.027 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2101 / § 2101.027
§ 2101.027. Hardin County court of common pleas judgeships
Status: in_force

January 9, 2021 Senate Bill 312 - 133rd General Assembly (A) From January 1, 2023, through February 8, 2027, the probate judge of the court of common pleas of Hardin county shall have all the powers relating to the general division of the court of common pleas of Hardin county, shall be the clerk of the probate court, and shall exercise jurisdiction over matters that are within the jurisdiction of the general division. (B) The judge of the court of common pleas of Hardin county who is elected in 2026, and successors, is the successor to the judge of the probate division of that court whose term expires February 8, 2027, shall be designated as a judge of the court of common pleas, general division, shall have all the powers relating to the general division of the court of common pleas of Hardin county, shall be the clerk of the probate court, and shall exercise jurisdiction over matters that are within the jurisdiction of the probate division of that court under Chapter 2101., and other provisions, of the Revised Code and all matters that are within the general division of that court, as set forth in division (FF)(2) of section 2301.03 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2107.46 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2107 / § 2107.46
§ 2107.46. Action by fiduciary
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly Any fiduciary may file an action in the probate court against creditors, legatees, distributees, or other parties, and ask the direction or judgment of the court in any matter respecting the trust, estate, or property to be administered, and the rights of the parties in interest. If any fiduciary fails for thirty days to file an action under this section after a written request from a party in interest, the party making the request may file the action.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2117.40 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2117 / § 2117.40
§ 2117.40. Estate of deceased in the hands of heirs
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly If a cause of action on a contingent claim accrues after the settlement of an estate or at such time that a claim thereon does not have to be presented to the executor or administrator, or if a contingent claim is presented to the executor or administrator as provided by section 2117.37 of the Revised Code, but the assets of the estate are insufficient for payment of the claim in full, then the heirs, next of kin, surviving spouse as next of kin, devisees, and legatees shall be liable for the payment of such claim or the unpaid balance thereof in an action in the court of common pleas as provided in sections 2117.41 and 2117.42 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2101.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2101 / § 2101.10
§ 2101.10. Liability of sheriffs, coroners, and constables for failure to pay over moneys
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly No sheriff, coroner, or constable shall refuse to pay moneys collected by that officer to the probate judge or other person, when so directed by the judge. For refusal to pay over moneys collected, the officer shall be summoned as provided in section 2101.09 of the Revised Code and amerced for the use of the parties interested, in the amount required to be collected by the process, with ten per cent on the amount to be collected. The judge may enforce the collection of the amercement by execution or other process, by imprisonment as for contempt of court, or both. The delinquent officer and the officer's sureties shall also be liable on the officer's official bond for the amount of the amercement at the suit of the person interested.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2127.27 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2127 / § 2127.27
§ 2127.27. Additional bond before sale
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly Upon the return and approval of the appraisement provided for by section 2127.22 of the Revised Code, the court shall require the executor, administrator, or guardian to execute a bond with two or more personal sureties, or one or more corporate sureties, whose qualifications shall be those provided by section 2109.17 of the Revised Code. The bond shall be payable to the state in an amount that the court considers sufficient, having regard to the amount of real property to be sold, its appraised value, the amount of the original bond given by the executor, administrator, or guardian, and the distribution to be made of the proceeds arising from the sale. The bond shall be conditioned for the faithful discharge of the executor's, administrator's, or guardian's duties and the payment of, and accounting for, all moneys arising from the sale according to law. The bond shall be additional to that given by the executor, administrator, or guardian at the time of appointment. If the court finds the amount of the original bond given by the executor, administrator, or guardian is sufficient, having regard for the amount of real property to be sold, its appraised value, and the distribution to be made of the proceeds arising from the sale, the giving of additional bond may be dispensed with by order of the court. The bond shall be given in the court from which the executor, administrator, or guardian was appointed. If the action to obtain authority to sell real property is pending in another court, the latter shall proceed no further until there is filed in that court a certificate from the court in which the executor, administrator, or guardian was appointed, under its seal, that the bond has been given or that the original bond is sufficient. This section does not prevent the court in an action to sell real property from ordering the sale of that real property without bond in cases where the testator had provided by the testator's will that the executor need not give bond.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2135.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2135 / § 2135.04
§ 2135.04. When declaration becomes operative
Status: in_force

October 29, 2003 House Bill NO72 - 125th General Assembly (A) A declaration becomes operative when both of the following apply: (1) The declaration is communicated to a mental health treatment provider of the declarant. (2) The designated physician or a psychiatrist, and one other mental health treatment provider, who examine the declarant determine that the declarant does not have the capacity to consent to mental health treatment decisions. At least one of the two persons who make this determination shall not currently be involved in the declarant's treatment at the time of the determination. If a designated physician is named in the declaration and is not one of the two persons who make this determination, then the psychiatrist who makes the determination in lieu of the designated physician shall make a good faith effort to consult with the designated physician as soon as practicable. (B) A mental health treatment provider for a declarant or a health care facility providing services to a declarant shall make a declaration part of the declarant's medical record and shall note in that record when the declaration is operative. (C) A mental health treatment provider for a declarant or a health care facility providing services to a declarant shall act in accordance with an operative declaration of the declarant consistent with reasonable medical practice, the availability of treatments requested, and applicable law. The mental health treatment provider or the health care facility shall continue to act in accordance with an operative declaration until the declarant has the capacity to consent to mental health treatment decisions. (D) An operative declaration of a declarant supersedes any general consent to treatment form signed by the declarant prior to, upon, or after the declarant's admission to a health care facility to the extent there is a conflict between the declaration and the form, even if the declarant signs the form after the execution of the declaration. To the extent that the provisions of a declarant's declaration and a general consent to treatment form signed by the declarant do not conflict, both documents shall govern the use or continuation, or the withholding or withdrawal, of mental health treatment for the declarant. This division does not apply if a declarant revokes a declaration after the declarant signs a general consent to treatment form.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.651 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2151 / § 2151.651
§ 2151.651. Application for state assistance for juvenile facilities
Status: in_force

October 12, 2016 House Bill 158 - 131st General Assembly The board of county commissioners of a county which, either separately or as part of a district, is planning to establish a school, forestry camp, or other facility under section 2151.65 of the Revised Code, to be used exclusively for the rehabilitation of children between the ages of twelve to eighteen years, other than psychotic children or children with intellectual disabilities, who are designated delinquent children, as defined in section 2152.02 of the Revised Code, or unruly children, as defined in section 2151.022 of the Revised Code, by order of a juvenile court, may make application to the department of youth services, created under section 5139.01 of the Revised Code, for financial assistance in defraying the county's share of the cost of acquisition or construction of such school, camp, or other facility, as provided in section 5139.27 of the Revised Code. Such application shall be made on forms prescribed and furnished by the department.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2107.011 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2107 / § 2107.011
§ 2107.011. Inheritance and bequest defined
Status: in_force

June 23, 1994 House Bill 208 - 120th General Assembly Except when the intent of the testator clearly is to the contrary, the following rules of construction shall apply in interpreting the terms "inheritance" and "bequest": (A) The term "inheritance," in addition to its meaning at common law or under any other section or sections of the Revised Code, includes any change of title to real property by reason of the death of the owner of that real property, regardless of whether the owner died testate or intestate. (B) The term "bequest," in addition to its meaning at common law or under any other section or sections of the Revised Code, includes any testamentary disposition of real property and any testamentary disposition of a vendor's interest in a land installment contract. (C) The terms "inheritance" and "bequest," as defined in the rules of construction set forth in divisions (A) and (B) of this section, apply to the interest in, the title to, or both the interest in and the title to, any real property to which a fiduciary succeeds by reason of the death of the prior holder of that interest, title, or interest and title, regardless of whether the prior holder died testate or intestate.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2117.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2117 / § 2117.13
§ 2117.13. Claims rejected on requisition of heir, devisee, or creditor
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly If a devisee, legatee, heir, creditor, or other interested party files in the probate court a written requisition on the executor or administrator to reject a claim presented for allowance against the estate the executor or administrator represents, whether the claim has been allowed or not, but which claim has not been paid in full, and enters into a sufficient bond running to the executor or administrator, the amount, terms, and surety of which are to be approved by the probate judge, the claim shall be rejected by the executor or administrator. The notice of rejection shall inform the claimant of the filing of the requisition and of the name of the party filing the same. The condition of the bond shall be to pay all costs and expenses of contesting the claim, including any reasonable fee that the court allows to the attorney for the executor or administrator, in case the claim finally is allowed in whole, and if the claim is allowed only in part, to pay that part of the expenses that the court may determine, including any reasonable fee that the court may allow to the attorney for the executor or administrator.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2107.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2107 / § 2107.22
§ 2107.22. Probate of will of later date
Status: in_force

March 22, 2019 House Bill 595 - 132nd General Assembly (A)(1)(a) When a will has been admitted to probate by a probate court and another will of later date is presented to the same court for probate, notice of the will of later date shall be given to those persons required to be notified under section 2107.19 of the Revised Code, and to the fiduciaries and beneficiaries under the will of earlier date. The probate court may admit the will of later date to probate the same as if no earlier will had been so admitted if it appears from the face of the will of later date, or if an interested person makes a demand as described in division (A)(1)(b) of this section and it appears from the testimony of the witnesses to the will given in accordance with that division, that the execution of the will complies with the law in force at the time of the execution of the will in the jurisdiction in which the testator was physically present when it was executed, with the law in force in this state at the time of the death of the testator, or with the law in force in the jurisdiction in which the testator was domiciled at the time of the testator's death. (b) Upon the demand of a person interested in having a will of later date admitted to probate, the probate court shall cause at least two of the witnesses to the will of later date, and any other witnesses that the interested person desires to have appear, to come before the probate court and provide testimony. If the interested person so requests, the probate court shall issue a subpoena to compel the presence of any such witness before the probate court to provide testimony. Witnesses before the probate court pursuant to this division shall be examined, and may be cross-examined, in open court, and their testimony shall be reduced to writing and then filed in the records of the probate court pertaining to the testator's estate. (2) When an authenticated copy of a will has been admitted to record by a probate court, and an authenticated copy of a will of later date that was executed and proved as required by law, is presented to the same court for record, it shall be admitted to record in the same manner as if no authenticated copy of the will of earlier date had been so admitted. (3) If a probate court admits a will of later date to probate, or an authenticated copy of a will of later date to record, its order shall operate as a revocation of the order admitting the will of earlier date to probate, or shall operate as a revocation of the order admitting the authenticated copy of the will of earlier date to record. The probate court shall enter on the record of the earlier will a marginal note "later will admitted to probate ___" (giving the date admitted). (B) When a will that has been declared valid pursuant to division (A)(1) of section 5817.10 of the Revised Code has been admitted to probate by a probate court, and an authenticated copy of another will of later date that was executed and proved as required by law is presented to the same court for record, the will of later date shall be admitted the same as if no other will had been admitted and the proceedings shall continue as provided in this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2112.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2112 / § 2112.01
§ 2112.01. Definitions
Status: in_force

March 22, 2013 House Bill 27 - 129th General Assembly As used in this chapter: (A) "Adult" means an individual who is eighteen years of age or older. (B) "Guardian" has the same meaning as in section 2111.01 of the Revised Code. (C) "Guardian of the person" means a person appointed by the court to make decisions regarding the support, care, education, health, and welfare of a ward. "Guardian of the person" does not include a guardian ad litem. (D) "Guardian of the estate" means a person appointed by the court to administer the estate of a ward. (E) "Ward" means any adult who has been adjudicated incompetent and for whom a guardian is acting or for whom the probate court is acting pursuant to section 2111.50 of the Revised Code. (F) "Emergency" means a circumstance that makes it reasonably certain that immediate action is required to prevent significant injury to a respondent's health, safety, welfare, or property and for which the appointment of a guardian or issuance of a protective order is necessary because no other person has authority and is willing to act on the respondent's behalf. (G) "Guardianship order" means an order appointing a guardian. (H) "Guardianship proceeding" means a judicial proceeding in which an order for the appointment of a guardian is sought or has been issued. (I) "Home state" means the state in which the respondent was physically present, including any period of temporary absence, for at least six consecutive months immediately before the filing of an application for appointment of a guardian or the issuance of a protective order or, if none, the state in which the respondent was physically present, including any period of temporary absence, for at least six consecutive months ending within the six months prior to the filing of the application. (J) "Party" means the respondent, applicant, guardian, or other person allowed by the court to participate in a guardianship or protective proceeding. (K) "Person," except in the terms guardian of the person and protected person, means an individual, parent, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, government, governmental agency or instrumentality, public corporation, or other legal or commercial entity. (L) "Protected person" means an adult for whom a protective order has been issued. (M) "Protective order" means an order appointing a guardian or other order under division (B)(3) of section 2111.02 of the Revised Code related to the management of an adult's person, property, or both or an order under section 2111.022 of the Revised Code related to the management of an individual's property. (N) "Protective proceeding" means a judicial proceeding in which a protective order is sought or has been issued. (O) "Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. (P) "Respondent" means an adult for whom a protective order or the appointment of a guardian is sought. (Q) "Significant-connection state" means a state, other than the home state, with which a respondent has a significant connection other than mere physical presence and in which substantial evidence concerning the respondent is available. (R) "Incompetent" has the same meaning as in section 2111.01 of the Revised Code. (S) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. "State" includes an Indian tribe or band that is recognized by federal law or formally acknowledged by a state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2108.99 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2108 / § 2108.99
§ 2108.99. Penalty
Status: in_force

April 7, 2009 House Bill 529 - 127th General Assembly Whoever violates division (A) of section 2108.18 or section 2108.19 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the third degree. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.9011 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2151 / § 2151.9011
§ 2151.9011. Duty to report actual or threatened harm
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly A host family shall immediately report knowledge or reasonable cause to suspect based on facts that would cause a reasonable person in a similar position to suspect, that the child who is subject to the host family agreement, has suffered or faces a threat of suffering any physical or mental wound, injury, disability, or condition of a nature that reasonably indicates abuse or neglect of the child to an employee of a qualified organization.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2103.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2103 / § 2103.05
§ 2103.05. Adultery a bar to dower
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly A husband or wife who leaves the other and dwells in adultery will be barred from dower in the real property of the other, unless the offense is condoned by the injured consort.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2113.26 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2113 / § 2113.26
§ 2113.26. Examination of executor or administrator
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly The court, upon application of any interested party, may authorize the examination of the executor or administrator under oath in open court on any matter relating to the administration of the estate.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2101.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2101 / § 2101.07
§ 2101.07. Master commissioners - powers - fees
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly A special master commissioner of the probate court may administer all oaths required in the discharge of the commissioner's duties, may summon and enforce the attendance of witnesses, may compel the production of books and papers, and may grant adjournments the same as the court, and, when the court directs, the commissioner shall require the witnesses severally to subscribe the witnesses' testimony. All process and orders issued by the commissioner shall be directed to the sheriff, shall be served, and return of the process and orders shall be made as if issued by the probate judge. The court shall allow the commissioner those fees that are allowed to other officers for similar services, and the court shall tax those fees with the costs.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2101.025 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2101 / § 2101.025
§ 2101.025. Jurisdiction of Champaign county probate judge
Status: in_force

December 21, 2007 Senate Bill 155 - 127th General Assembly Effective February 9, 2009, the probate judge of the court of common pleas of Champaign county shall have all the powers relating to the domestic relations-juvenile-probate division of the court of common pleas of Champaign county, as established pursuant to division (DD)(1) of section 2301.03 of the Revised Code, and shall exercise concurrent jurisdiction with the judges of the domestic relations-juvenile-probate division of the court of common pleas of Champaign county over matters that are within the jurisdiction of the domestic relations-juvenile-probate division, as set forth in division (DD)(1) of section 2301.03 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2152.57 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2152 / § 2152.57
§ 2152.57. Extension for filing report; admission into evidence; expenses; objections
Status: in_force

September 30, 2011 House Bill 86 - 129th General Assembly (A) An evaluator appointed by the court under section 2152.53 of the Revised Code shall submit a competency assessment report to the court as soon as possible but not more than forty-five calendar days after the order appointing the evaluator is issued. The court may grant one extension for a reasonable length of time if doing so would aid the evaluator in completing the evaluation. (B) No competency assessment report obtained independently by the child may be admitted into evidence unless it is submitted to the court within the time allowed for submission of a report by a court-appointed evaluator under division (A) of this section and meets all the criteria that apply to a court-ordered report. (C) The court shall provide a copy of each competency assessment report it receives to the prosecuting attorney, the child's attorney, and the child's parents, guardian, or custodian. Counsel shall not disseminate the report except as necessary to receive clarification of the contents of the report. (D) The expenses of obtaining an evaluation ordered by the court may not be recovered from the child or the child's parents or guardians. However, expenses associated with missed appointments may be assessed to the child's parents or guardians. (E)(1) Before a hearing is held under section 2152.58 of the Revised Code, any party may object to the contents of a competency assessment report and by motion request an additional evaluation. If the court determines that an additional evaluation is appropriate and grants the motion, the evaluator shall complete an additional evaluation as soon as possible but not more than forty-five calendar days after the order allowing the additional evaluation is issued. An additional evaluation shall meet all the criteria that apply to a court-ordered evaluation. (2) An additional evaluation allowed under division (E)(1) of this section shall be made at the moving party's expense unless the child is indigent. If the child is indigent, the county shall pay the costs of the additional evaluation. However, the county shall not be required to pay costs exceeding that which the county would normally pay for a competency evaluation conducted by a provider with which the court or county has contracted to conduct competency evaluations.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2111.38 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2111 / § 2111.38
§ 2111.38. Bond and duties
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly The resident guardian of a nonresident ward shall give bond and be bound and controlled by all the statutes of this state as though the resident guardian were a guardian of a ward resident in this state, and shall have all of the authority of a guardian of a resident ward including the authority to lease or sell real property belonging to the ward. Unless removed by the probate court, a resident guardian of a nonresident minor shall hold that appointment until the minor dies or arrives at the age of majority, whether or not the minor is over fourteen years of age at the time of appointment. A resident guardian of any other nonresident ward shall hold that appointment until the death of the ward or until the court is satisfied that the necessity for the guardianship no longer exists. All moneys due to the nonresident ward while the resident guardianship continues shall be paid over to the ward's foreign guardian so far as necessary or proper for the ward's support and maintenance. If the ward dies, the moneys shall be paid to the ward's ancillary administrator or other legal representative, provided that the court that appointed the resident guardian has satisfactory proof, as provided by section 2111.39 of the Revised Code, of the authority of the foreign guardian, administrator, or other legal representative to receive the moneys or properties of the nonresident ward, that the security given by the foreign guardian, administrator, or other legal representative is sufficient to protect the ward's interest or estate, and that the court considers it best for the ward or the ward's estate.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2108.71 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2108 / § 2108.71
§ 2108.71. Vesting of assignment of right of disposition
Status: in_force

October 12, 2006 House Bill 426 - 126th General Assembly The assignment or reassignment of a right of disposition by a declarant under section 2108.70 of the Revised Code vests in a representative or a successor representative at the time of the declarant's death.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2101.32 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2101 / § 2101.32
§ 2101.32. Rules and procedure of court of common pleas to govern - power to award and tax costs
Status: in_force

January 1, 1990 Senate Bill 46 - 118th General Assembly The probate judge shall have the powers and perform the duties provided for, and shall be governed by the sections of the Revised Code and rules that apply to, the courts of common pleas and the judges of those courts. The Rules of Civil Procedure shall govern actions and proceedings in the probate court as provided in Civil Rule 73. In all actions or proceedings in the probate court, whether ex parte or adversary, costs may be awarded to, taxed against, and apportioned between the parties, whether on the same or adverse sides, including, but not limited to, costs covered by division (B) of section 2101.16 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2127.36 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2127 / § 2127.36
§ 2127.36. Security for deferred payments
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly The order for the sale of real property granted in an action by an executor, administrator, or guardian shall require that before the delivery of the deed the deferred installments of the purchase money be secured by mortgage on the real property sold, and mortgage notes bearing interest at a rate approved by the probate court. If after the sale is made, and before delivery of the deed, the purchaser offers to pay the full amount of the purchase money in cash, the court may order that it be accepted, if for the best interest of the estate or the ward, and direct its distribution. The court in that order may also direct the sale, without recourse, of any or all of the notes taken for deferred payments, if for the best interest of the estate or the ward, at not less than their face value with accrued interest, and direct the distribution of the proceeds.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2108.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2108 / § 2108.12
§ 2108.12. Search for evidence of donor intent
Status: in_force

April 7, 2009 House Bill 529 - 127th General Assembly (A) If any of the following persons, while acting in the course of the person's official duties, finds an individual and reasonably believes that the individual is dead or near death, the person shall make a reasonable search of the body of the individual for a document of gift or other information identifying the individual as a donor or as an individual who made a refusal: (1) A law enforcement officer as defined in section 2901.01 of the Revised Code; (2) A member of a fire department as defined in section 4117.01 of the Revised Code; (3) A first responder, emergency medical technician-basic, emergency medical technician-intermediate, or emergency medical technician-paramedic, as those terms are defined in section 4765.01 of the Revised Code. (B) If a document of gift or refusal to make an anatomical gift is located by the search required by division (A) of this section, and the individual or deceased individual to whom it relates is taken to a hospital, the person responsible for conducting the search shall send the document of gift or refusal to the hospital. (C) A person is not subject to criminal or civil liability for failing to discharge the duties imposed by this section but may be subject to any of the following: (1) Disciplinary action under a collective bargaining agreement, if the person is covered by a collective bargaining agreement entered into under Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code; (2) Disciplinary action under section 124.34 of the Revised Code, if the person is an officer or employee in the classified service of this state or the counties, civil service townships, cities, city health districts, general health districts, or city school districts of this state; (3) Disciplinary action by the person's employer.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2101.121 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2101 / § 2101.121
§ 2101.121. Record-keeping methods
Status: in_force

March 13, 1986 House Bill 419 - 116th General Assembly (A) A probate court may keep and maintain records that are required by section 2101.12 or another section of the Revised Code by record-keeping methods other than bound volumes of paper pages. These record-keeping methods include, but are not limited to, photography, microphotography, photostatic process, electrostatic process, facsimile reproduction, perforated tape, magnetic tape or other electromagnetic methods, electronic data processing, machine-readable media, and graphic or video display. (B) If a probate court keeps records by record-keeping methods other than bound volumes of paper pages, it shall possess, and make readily available to the public, machines or equipment necessary for an examination of the records. The machines or equipment shall present the records in a format that is readable without difficulty. (C) If a probate court keeps records by record-keeping methods other than bound volumes of paper pages, it shall keep and maintain indices to the records that permit the records to be retrieved readily.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2123.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2123 / § 2123.04
§ 2123.04. Service by publication
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly In a proceeding to determine heirship, nonresident defendants and defendants whose names or places of residence are unknown shall be served by publication as in civil actions in the court of common pleas.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.71 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2151 / § 2151.71
§ 2151.71. Operation of district facilities same as county facilities
Status: in_force

October 14, 1963 House Bill 879 - 105th General Assembly District schools, forestry camps, or other facilities created under section 2151.65 of the Revised Code shall be established, operated, maintained, and managed in the same manner, so far as applicable, as county schools, forestry camps, or other facilities.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2107.36 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2107 / § 2107.36
§ 2107.36. Effect of alteration of property
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly An act of a testator that alters but does not wholly divest the testator's interest in property previously devised or bequeathed by the testator does not revoke the devise or bequest of the property. The devise or bequest shall pass to the devisee or legatee the actual interest of the testator that would otherwise descend to the testator's heirs or pass to the testator's next of kin, unless the instrument by which the alteration is made declares the testator's intention that it shall operate as a revocation of the previous devise or bequest. If the instrument by which the alteration is made is wholly inconsistent with the previous devise or bequest, the instrument shall operate as a revocation of the devise or bequest, unless the instrument depends on a condition or contingency, and the condition is not performed or the contingency does not happen.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2113.47 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2113 / § 2113.47
§ 2113.47. Foreclosure of mortgage
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly A mortgage belonging to an estate may be foreclosed by the executor or administrator.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2107.61 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2107 / § 2107.61
§ 2107.61. Will ineffectual
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly Unless it has been admitted to probate or record, as provided in sections 2107.01 to 2107.62 or 2129.05 to 2129.07 of the Revised Code, no will is effectual to transfer real or personal property.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2152.26 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2152 / § 2152.26
§ 2152.26. Places of detention for delinquent child or juvenile traffic offender
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in divisions (B) and (F) of this section, a child alleged to be or adjudicated a delinquent child or a juvenile traffic offender may be held only in the following places: (1) A certified foster home or a home approved by the court; (2) A facility operated by a certified child welfare agency; (3) Any other suitable place designated by the court. (B) In addition to the places listed in division (A) of this section, a child alleged to be or adjudicated a delinquent child or a person described in division (C)(7) of section 2152.02 of the Revised Code may be held in a detention facility for delinquent children that is under the direction or supervision of the court or other public authority or of a private agency and approved by the court, and a child adjudicated a delinquent child may be held in accordance with division (F)(2) of this section in a facility of a type specified in that division. (C)(1) Except as provided under division (C)(1) of section 2151.311 of the Revised Code or division (A)(5) of section 2152.21 of the Revised Code, a child alleged to be or adjudicated a juvenile traffic offender may not be held in any of the following facilities: (a) A state correctional institution, county, multicounty, or municipal jail or workhouse, or other place in which an adult convicted of crime, under arrest, or charged with a crime is held. (b) A secure correctional facility. (2) Except as provided under this section, sections 2151.56 to 2151.59 , and divisions (A)(5) and (6) of section 2152.21 of the Revised Code, a child alleged to be or adjudicated a juvenile traffic offender may not be held for more than twenty-four hours in a detention facility. (D) Except as provided in division (F) of this section or in division (C) of section 2151.311 , in division (C)(2) of section 5139.06 and section 5120.162 , or in division (C) of section 5120.16 of the Revised Code, a child who is alleged to be or is adjudicated a delinquent child or a person described in division (C)(7) of section 2152.02 of the Revised Code may not be held in a state correctional institution, county, multicounty, or municipal jail or workhouse, or other place where an adult convicted of crime, under arrest, or charged with crime is held. (E) Unless the detention is pursuant to division (F) of this section or division (C) of section 2151.311 , division (C)(2) of section 5139.06 and section 5120.162 , or division (C) of section 5120.16 of the Revised Code, the official in charge of the institution, jail, workhouse, or other facility shall inform the court immediately when a person who is or appears to be under the age of eighteen years, or a person who is charged with a violation of an order of a juvenile court or a violation of probation or parole conditions imposed by a juvenile court and who is or appears to be between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one years, is received at the facility and shall deliver the person to the court upon request or transfer the person to a detention facility designated by the court. (F)(1) If a case is transferred to another court for criminal prosecution pursuant to section 2152.12 of the Revised Code and the alleged offender is a person described in division (C)(7) of section 2152.02 of the Revised Code, the person may not be transferred for detention pending the criminal prosecution in a jail or other facility except under the circumstances described in division (F)(4) of this section. Any child held in accordance with division (F)(3) of this section shall be confined in a manner that keeps the child beyond the sight and sound of all adult detainees. The child shall be supervised at all times during the detention. (2) If a person is adjudicated a delinquent child or juvenile traffic offender or is a person described in division (C)(7) of section 2152.02 of the Revised Code and the court makes a disposition of the person under this chapter, at any time after the person attains twenty-one years of age, the person may be held under that disposition or under the circumstances described in division (F)(4) of this section in places other than those specified in division (A) of this section, including, but not limited to, a county, multicounty, or municipal jail or workhouse, or other place where an adult convicted of crime, under arrest, or charged with crime is held. (3)(a) A person alleged to be a delinquent child may be held in places other than those specified in division (A) of this section, including, but not limited to, a county, multicounty, or municipal jail, if the delinquent act that the child allegedly committed would be a felony if committed by an adult, and if either of the following applies: (i) The person attains twenty-one years of age before the person is arrested or apprehended for that act. (ii) The person is arrested or apprehended for that act before the person attains twenty-one years of age, but the person attains twenty-one years of age before the court orders a disposition in the case. (b) If, pursuant to division (F)(3)(a) of this section, a person is held in a place other than a place specified in division (A) of this section, the person has the same rights to bail as an adult charged with the same offense who is confined in a jail pending trial. (4)(a) Any person whose case is transferred for criminal prosecution pursuant to section 2152.10 or 2152.12 of the Revised Code or any person who has attained the age of eighteen years but has not attained the age of twenty-one years and who is being held in a place specified in division (B) of this section may be held under that disposition or charge in places other than those specified in division (B) of this section, including a county, multicounty, or municipal jail or workhouse, or other place where an adult under arrest or charged with crime is held if the juvenile court, upon its own motion or upon motion by the prosecutor and after notice and hearing, establishes by a preponderance of the evidence and makes written findings of either of the following: (i) With respect to a person whose case is transferred for criminal prosecution pursuant to either specified section or who has attained the age of eighteen years but who has not attained the age of twenty-one years and is being so held, that the youth is a threat to the safety and security of the facility; (ii) With respect to a person who has attained the age of eighteen years but who has not attained the age of twenty-one years and is being so held, that the best interests of the youth require that the youth be held in a place other than a place specified in division (B) of this section, including a county, multicounty, or municipal jail or workhouse, or other place where an adult under arrest or charged with crime is held. (b) In determining for purposes of division (F)(4)(a)(i) of this section whether a youth is a threat to the safety and security of the facility, evidence that the youth is a threat to the safety and security of the facility may include, but is not limited to, whether the youth has done any of the following: (i) Injured or created an imminent danger to the life or health of another youth or staff member in the facility or program by violent behavior; (ii) Escaped from the facility or program in which the youth is being held on more than one occasion; (iii) Established a pattern of disruptive behavior as verified by a written record that the youth's behavior is not conducive to the established policies and procedures of the facility or program in which the youth is being held. (c) If a prosecutor submits a motion requesting that a person be held in a place other than those specified in division (B) of this section or if the court submits its own motion, the juvenile court shall hold a hearing within five days of the filing of the motion, and, in determining whether a place other than those specified in division (B) of this section is the appropriate place of confinement for the person, the court shall consider the following factors: (i) The age of the person; (ii) Whether the person would be deprived of contact with other people for a significant portion of the day or would not have access to recreational facilities or age-appropriate educational opportunities in order to provide physical separation from adults; (iii) The person's current emotional state, intelligence, and developmental maturity, including any emotional and psychological trauma, and the risk to the person in an adult facility, which may be evidenced by mental health or psychological assessments or screenings made available to the prosecuting attorney and the defense counsel; (iv) Whether detention in a juvenile facility would adequately serve the need for community protection pending the outcome of the criminal proceeding; (v) The relative ability of the available adult and juvenile detention facilities to meet the needs of the person, including the person's need for age-appropriate mental health and educational services delivered by individuals specifically trained to deal with youth; (vi) Whether the person presents an imminent risk of self-inflicted harm or an imminent risk of harm to others within a juvenile facility; (vii) Any other factors the juvenile court considers to be relevant. (d) If the juvenile court determines that a place other than those specified in division (B) of this section is the appropriate place for confinement of a person pursuant to division (F)(4)(a) of this section, the person may petition the juvenile court for a review hearing thirty days after the initial confinement decision, thirty days after any subsequent review hearing, or at any time after the initial confinement decision upon an emergency petition by the youth due to the youth facing an imminent danger from others or the youth's self. Upon receipt of the petition, the juvenile court has discretion over whether to conduct the review hearing and may set the matter for a review hearing if the youth has alleged facts or circumstances that, if true, would warrant reconsideration of the youth's placement in a place other than those specified in division (B) of this section based on the factors listed in division (F)(4)(c) of this section. (e) Upon the admission of a person described in division (F)(4)(a) of this section to a place other than those specified in division (B) of this section, the facility shall advise the person of the person's right to request a review hearing as described in division (F)(4)(d) of this section. (f) Any person transferred under division (F)(4)(a) of this section to a place other than those specified in division (B) of this section shall be confined in a manner that keeps those under eighteen years of age beyond sight and sound of all adult detainees. Those under eighteen years of age shall be supervised at all times during the detention. (G)(1) If a person who is alleged to be or has been adjudicated a delinquent child or who is in any other category of persons identified in this section or section 2151.311 of the Revised Code is confined under authority of any Revised Code section in a place other than a place specified in division (B) of this section, including a county, multicounty, or municipal jail or workhouse, or other place where an adult under arrest or charged with crime is held, subject to division (G)(2) of this section, all identifying information, other than the person's county of residence, age, gender, and race and the charges against the person, that relates to the person's admission to and confinement in that place is not a public record open for inspection or copying under section 149.43 of the Revised Code and is confidential and shall not be released to any person other than to a court, to a law enforcement agency for law enforcement purposes, or to a person specified by court order. (2) Division (G)(1) of this section does not apply with respect to a person whose case is transferred for criminal prosecution pursuant to section 2152.10 or 2152.12 of the Revised Code, who is convicted of or pleads guilty to an offense in that case, who is confined after that conviction or guilty plea in a place other than a place specified in division (B) of this section, and to whom one of the following applies: (a) The case was transferred other than pursuant to division (A)(1)(a)(i) or (A)(1)(b)(ii) of section 2152.12 of the Revised Code. (b) The case was transferred pursuant to division (A)(1)(a)(i) or (A)(1)(b)(ii) of section 2152.12 of the Revised Code, and the person is sentenced for the offense pursuant to division (B)(4) of section 2152.121 of the Revised Code. (c) The case was transferred pursuant to division (A)(1)(a)(i) or (A)(1)(b)(ii) of section 2152.12 of the Revised Code, the person is sentenced for the offense pursuant to division (B)(3) of section 2152.121 of the Revised Code by the court in which the person was convicted of or pleaded guilty to the offense, and the sentence imposed by that court is invoked pursuant to division (B)(3)(b) of section 2152.121 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 18, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 2129.23 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2129 / § 2129.23
§ 2129.23. Distribution
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly When the expense of the ancillary administration of a nonresident decedent's estate, including any attorney's fee that is allowed by the probate court, all public charges and taxes, and all claims of creditors presented as provided in section 2129.12 of the Revised Code, have been paid, any residue of the personal property and the proceeds of any real property sold for the payment of debts shall be distributed by the ancillary administrator as follows: (A) With the approval of the court, the residue may be delivered to the domiciliary administrator or executor. (B) If the court so orders, the residue shall be delivered to the persons entitled to it.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2105.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2105 / § 2105.10
§ 2105.10. Parent abandoning minor child barred from intestate succession
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Abandoned" means that a parent of a minor failed without justifiable cause to communicate with the minor, care for the minor, and provide for the minor's maintenance or support as required by law or judicial decree for a period of at least one year immediately prior to the date of the death of the minor. (2) "Minor" means a person who is less than eighteen years of age. (B) Subject to divisions (C), (D), and (E) of this section, a parent who has abandoned the parent's minor child who subsequently dies intestate as a minor shall not inherit the real or personal property of the deceased child pursuant to section 2105.06 of the Revised Code. If a parent is prohibited by this division from inheriting from the parent's deceased child, the real or personal property of the deceased child shall be distributed, or shall descend and pass in parcenary, pursuant to section 2105.06 of the Revised Code as if the parent had predeceased the deceased child. (C) Subject to divisions (D) and (E) of this section, a parent who is alleged to have abandoned a child who died as an intestate minor shall be considered as a next of kin or an heir at law of the deceased child only for the following purposes: (1) To receive any notice required to be given to the heirs at law of a decedent in connection with an application for release of an estate from administration under section 2113.03 of the Revised Code; (2) To be named as a next of kin in an application for the appointment of a person as the administrator of the estate of the deceased child, if the parent is known to the person filing the application pursuant to section 2113.07 of the Revised Code, and to receive a citation issued by the probate court pursuant to that section. (D)(1) The prohibition against inheritance set forth in division (B) of this section shall be enforceable only in accordance with a probate court adjudication rendered pursuant to this division. (2) If the administrator of the estate of an intestate minor has actual knowledge, or reasonable cause to believe, that the minor was abandoned by a parent, the administrator shall file a petition pursuant to section 2123.02 of the Revised Code to obtain an adjudication that the parent abandoned the child and that, because of the prohibition against inheritance set forth in division (B) of this section, the parent shall not be considered to be an heir at law of, and shall not be entitled to inherit the real and personal property of, the deceased child pursuant to section 2105.06 of the Revised Code. That parent shall be named as a defendant in the petition and, whether or not that parent is a resident of this state, shall be served with a summons and a copy of the petition in accordance with the Rules of Civil Procedure. In the heirship determination proceeding, the administrator has the burden of proving, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the parent abandoned the child. If, after the hearing, the probate court finds that the administrator has sustained that burden of proof, the probate court shall include in its adjudication described in section 2123.05 of the Revised Code its findings that the parent abandoned the child and, because of the prohibition against inheritance set forth in division (B) of this section, the parent shall not be considered to be an heir at law of, and shall not be entitled to inherit the real and personal property of, the deceased child pursuant to section 2105.06 of the Revised Code. If the probate court so finds, then, upon the entry of its adjudication on its journal, the administrator may make a final distribution of the estate of the deceased child in accordance with division (B) of this section. (3) An heirship determination proceeding resulting from the filing of a petition pursuant to this division shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 2123. of the Revised Code, except to the extent that a provision of this section conflicts with a provision of that chapter, in which case the provision of this section shall control. (E) If the administrator of the estate of an intestate minor has not commenced an heirship determination proceeding as described in division (D) of this section within four months from the date that the administrator receives the administrator's letters of administration, then that proceeding may not be commenced subsequently, no parent of the deceased child shall be prohibited from inheriting the real or personal property of the deceased child pursuant to division (B) of this section, and the probate of the estate of the deceased child in accordance with section 2105.06 and other relevant sections of the Revised Code shall be forever binding.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.26 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2151 / § 2151.26
§ 2151.26. Complaint regarding drug use by expectant mother
Status: in_force

April 6, 2017 Senate Bill 319 - 131st General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Addiction services" and "alcohol and drug addiction services" have the same meanings as in section 5119.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Controlled substance" has the same meaning as in section 3719.01 of the Revised Code. (3) "Newborn" means a child who is less than thirty days old. (B) A public children services agency shall not file a complaint pursuant to section 2151.27 of the Revised Code regarding a newborn solely because the newborn's mother used a controlled substance while pregnant if the mother did all of the following: (1) Before the end of the twentieth week of pregnancy, enrolled in a drug treatment program provided by a provider of addiction services or alcohol and drug addiction services; (2) Successfully completed the program or is in the process of completing the program and is in compliance with the program's terms and conditions as determined by the program; (3) Maintained her regularly scheduled appointments and prenatal care recommended by her health care provider for the remaining duration of her pregnancy. (C) If a pregnant woman enrolled in a drug treatment program after the end of the twentieth week of pregnancy, the court, in its discretion, may do either of the following in lieu of considering a complaint filed pursuant to section 2151.27 of the Revised Code based solely on the newborn's mother's use of a controlled substance while pregnant: (1) Hold the complaint in abeyance if the court finds that the woman is in the process of completing the program and maintained her regularly scheduled appointments and prenatal care recommended by her health care provider for the remaining duration of her pregnancy; (2) Dismiss the complaint if the court finds that the woman successfully completed the program and maintained her regularly scheduled appointments and prenatal care recommended by her health care provider for the remaining duration of her pregnancy. (D) This section does not prevent a public children services agency from filing a complaint pursuant to section 2151.27 of the Revised Code if the public children services agency determines that the newborn's mother, or any other adult caring for the newborn, is unable to provide adequate parental care.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2105.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2105 / § 2105.01
§ 2105.01. No distinction between ancestral and nonancestral or real and personal property
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly In intestate succession, there shall be no difference between ancestral and nonancestral property or between real and personal property.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.4122 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2151 / § 2151.4122
§ 2151.4122. Continued search to locate and engage kinship caregiver permitted
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly Nothing in sections 2151.4115 to 2151.4121 of the Revised Code shall be construed to prevent a public children services agency or private child placing agency from continuing to search or consider kinship caregivers. Last updated September 15, 2021 at 6:13 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.54 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2151 / § 2151.54
§ 2151.54. Fees and costs
Status: in_force

July 25, 1990 Senate Bill 131 - 118th General Assembly The juvenile court shall tax and collect the same fees and costs as are allowed the clerk of the court of common pleas for similar services. No fees or costs shall be taxed in cases of delinquent, unruly, dependent, abused, or neglected children except as required by section 2743.70 or 2949.091 of the Revised Code or when specifically ordered by the court. The expense of transportation of children to places to which they have been committed, and the transportation of children to and from another state by police or other officers, acting upon order of the court, shall be paid from the county treasury upon specifically itemized vouchers certified to by the judge. If a child is adjudicated to be a delinquent child or a juvenile traffic offender and the juvenile court specifically is required, by section 2743.70 or 2949.091 of the Revised Code or any other section of the Revised Code, to impose a specified sum of money as court costs in addition to any other court costs that the court is required or permitted by law to impose, the court shall not waive the payment of the specified additional court costs that the section of the Revised Code specifically requires the court to impose unless the court determines that the child is indigent and the court either waives the payment of all court costs or enters an order in its journal stating that no court costs are to be taxed in the case.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.28 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2151 / § 2151.28
§ 2151.28. Adjudicatory hearing - determining shelter care placement
Status: in_force

April 6, 2017 House Bill 410 - 131st General Assembly (A) No later than seventy-two hours after the complaint is filed, the court shall fix a time for an adjudicatory hearing. The court shall conduct the adjudicatory hearing within one of the following periods of time: (1) Subject to division (C) of section 2152.13 of the Revised Code and division (A)(3) of this section, if the complaint alleged that the child violated section 2151.87 of the Revised Code or is a delinquent or unruly child or a juvenile traffic offender, the adjudicatory hearing shall be held and may be continued in accordance with the Juvenile Rules. (2) If the complaint alleged that the child is an abused, neglected, or dependent child, the adjudicatory hearing shall be held no later than thirty days after the complaint is filed, except that, for good cause shown, the court may continue the adjudicatory hearing for either of the following periods of time: (a) For ten days beyond the thirty-day deadline to allow any party to obtain counsel; (b) For a reasonable period of time beyond the thirty-day deadline to obtain service on all parties or any necessary evaluation, except that the adjudicatory hearing shall not be held later than sixty days after the date on which the complaint was filed. (3) If the child who is the subject of the complaint is in detention and is charged with violating a section of the Revised Code that may be violated by an adult, the hearing shall be held not later than fifteen days after the filing of the complaint. Upon a showing of good cause, the adjudicatory hearing may be continued and detention extended. (B) At an adjudicatory hearing held pursuant to division (A)(2) of this section, the court, in addition to determining whether the child is an abused, neglected, or dependent child, shall determine whether the child should remain or be placed in shelter care until the dispositional hearing. When the court makes the shelter care determination, all of the following apply: (1) The court shall determine whether there are any relatives of the child who are willing to be temporary custodians of the child. If any relative is willing to be a temporary custodian, the child otherwise would remain or be placed in shelter care, and the appointment is appropriate, the court shall appoint the relative as temporary custodian of the child, unless the court appoints another relative as custodian. If it determines that the appointment of a relative as custodian would not be appropriate, it shall issue a written opinion setting forth the reasons for its determination and give a copy of the opinion to all parties and the guardian ad litem of the child. The court's consideration of a relative for appointment as a temporary custodian does not make that relative a party to the proceedings. (2) The court shall comply with section 2151.419 of the Revised Code. (3) The court shall schedule the date for the dispositional hearing to be held pursuant to section 2151.35 of the Revised Code. The parents of the child have a right to be represented by counsel; however, in no case shall the dispositional hearing be held later than ninety days after the date on which the complaint was filed. (C)(1) The court shall direct the issuance of a summons directed to the child except as provided by this section, the parents, guardian, custodian, or other person with whom the child may be, and any other persons that appear to the court to be proper or necessary parties to the proceedings, requiring them to appear before the court at the time fixed to answer the allegations of the complaint. The summons shall contain the name and telephone number of the court employee designated by the court pursuant to section 2151.314 of the Revised Code to arrange for the prompt appointment of counsel for indigent persons. A child alleged to be an abused, neglected, or dependent child shall not be summoned unless the court so directs. A summons issued for a child who is under fourteen years of age and who is alleged to be a delinquent child, unruly child, or a juvenile traffic offender shall be served on the parent, guardian, or custodian of the child in the child's behalf. If the person who has physical custody of the child, or with whom the child resides, is other than the parent or guardian, then the parents and guardian also shall be summoned. A copy of the complaint shall accompany the summons. (2) In lieu of appearing before the court at the time fixed in the summons and prior to the date fixed for appearance in the summons, a child who is alleged to have violated section 2151.87 of the Revised Code and that child's parent, guardian, or custodian may sign a waiver of appearance before the clerk of the juvenile court and pay a fine of one hundred dollars. If the child and that child's parent, guardian, or custodian do not waive the court appearance, the court shall proceed with the adjudicatory hearing as provided in this section. (D) If the complaint contains a prayer for permanent custody, temporary custody, whether as the preferred or an alternative disposition, or a planned permanent living arrangement in a case involving an alleged abused, neglected, or dependent child, the summons served on the parents shall contain as is appropriate an explanation that the granting of permanent custody permanently divests the parents of their parental rights and privileges, an explanation that an adjudication that the child is an abused, neglected, or dependent child may result in an order of temporary custody that will cause the removal of the child from their legal custody until the court terminates the order of temporary custody or permanently divests the parents of their parental rights, or an explanation that the issuance of an order for a planned permanent living arrangement will cause the removal of the child from the legal custody of the parents if any of the conditions listed in divisions (A)(5)(a) to (c) of section 2151.353 of the Revised Code are found to exist. (E)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (E)(2) of this section, the court may endorse upon the summons an order directing the parents, guardian, or other person with whom the child may be to appear personally at the hearing and directing the person having the physical custody or control of the child to bring the child to the hearing. (2) In cases in which the complaint alleges that a child is an unruly child for being an habitual truant or that a child is a delinquent child for violating a court order regarding the child's prior adjudication as an unruly child for being an habitual truant, and that the parent, guardian, or other person having care of the child has failed to cause the child's attendance at school, the court shall endorse upon the summons an order directing the parent, guardian, or other person having care of the child to appear personally at the hearing and directing the person having the physical custody or control of the child to bring the child to the hearing. (F)(1) The summons shall contain a statement advising that any party is entitled to counsel in the proceedings and that the court will appoint counsel or designate a county public defender or joint county public defender to provide legal representation if the party is indigent. (2) In cases in which the complaint alleges a child to be an abused, neglected, or dependent child and no hearing has been conducted pursuant to division (A) of section 2151.314 of the Revised Code with respect to the child or a parent, guardian, or custodian of the child does not attend the hearing, the summons also shall contain a statement advising that a case plan may be prepared for the child, the general requirements usually contained in case plans, and the possible consequences of failure to comply with a journalized case plan. (G) If it appears from an affidavit filed or from sworn testimony before the court that the conduct, condition, or surroundings of the child are endangering the child's health or welfare or those of others, that the child may abscond or be removed from the jurisdiction of the court, or that the child will not be brought to the court, notwithstanding the service of the summons, the court may endorse upon the summons an order that a law enforcement officer serve the summons and take the child into immediate custody and bring the child forthwith to the court. (H) A party, other than the child, may waive service of summons by written stipulation. (I) Before any temporary commitment is made permanent, the court shall fix a time for hearing in accordance with section 2151.414 of the Revised Code and shall cause notice by summons to be served upon the parent or guardian of the child and the guardian ad litem of the child, or published, as provided in section 2151.29 of the Revised Code. The summons shall contain an explanation that the granting of permanent custody permanently divests the parents of their parental rights and privileges. (J) Any person whose presence is considered necessary and who is not summoned may be subpoenaed to appear and testify at the hearing. Anyone summoned or subpoenaed to appear who fails to do so may be punished, as in other cases in the court of common pleas, for contempt of court. Persons subpoenaed shall be paid the same witness fees as are allowed in the court of common pleas. (K) The failure of the court to hold an adjudicatory hearing within any time period set forth in division (A)(2) of this section does not affect the ability of the court to issue any order under this chapter and does not provide any basis for attacking the jurisdiction of the court or the validity of any order of the court. (L) If the court, at an adjudicatory hearing held pursuant to division (A) of this section upon a complaint alleging that a child is an abused, neglected, dependent, delinquent, or unruly child or a juvenile traffic offender, determines that the child is a dependent child, the court shall incorporate that determination into written findings of fact and conclusions of law and enter those findings of fact and conclusions of law in the record of the case. The court shall include in those findings of fact and conclusions of law specific findings as to the existence of any danger to the child and any underlying family problems that are the basis for the court's determination that the child is a dependent child.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2153.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2153 / § 2153.14
§ 2153.14. Seal of court - form
Status: in_force

December 15, 1967 House Bill 164 - 107th General Assembly The juvenile court shall have a seal which shall consist of the coat of arms of the state within a circle one and one-fourth inches in diameter and shall be surrounded by the words, "the juvenile court of Cuyahoga county, Ohio." Such seal shall have no other words or device engraved thereon. Such seal shall be affixed to the processes of the court, which shall be attested and be in the general form and served as provided for process of the court of common pleas.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2117.41 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2117 / § 2117.41
§ 2117.41. Payment of contingent claims after settlement of estate
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly A claimant whose cause of action accrues as provided in section 2117.37 of the Revised Code may bring suit to recover on the claim against the heirs, next of kin, surviving spouse as next of kin, devisees, and legatees under the decedent's will, each of whom shall be liable to the claimant in an amount not exceeding the value of the real and personal property that the person received under the will or on distribution of the estate. If, by the will of the deceased, any part of the estate or any one or more of the devisees and legatees is made exclusively liable for the debt, in exoneration of the residue of the estate or of the other devisees or legatees, the terms of the will shall be complied with in that respect and the persons and estate so exempt by the will shall be liable for only so much of the debt that cannot be recovered from those first chargeable with the debt. No suit shall be maintained under this section unless commenced within six months next after the time when the cause of action first accrues, except in case the suit is for the balance due after a payment by the executor or administrator, in which case suit shall be brought within two months after the final payment by the executor or administrator. If the person entitled to bring the suit is under legal disability, the person may bring the action within one year after the person's disability is removed. If any of those heirs, next of kin, surviving spouse as next of kin, devisees, or legatees dies without having paid the person's just proportion of the debt, the executors or administrators of that deceased person's estate shall be liable for that proportion to the extent the deceased person would have been if living.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2101.024 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2101 / § 2101.024
§ 2101.024. Family court division of the Logan County court of common pleas
Status: in_force

April 5, 2019 House Bill 341 - 132nd General Assembly Effective January 2, 2005, the probate judge of the court of common pleas of Logan county shall have all the powers relating to the family court division of the court of common pleas of Logan county, as established pursuant to division (CC)(1) of section 2301.03 of the Revised Code, and shall exercise concurrent jurisdiction with the judge of the family court division of the court of common pleas of Logan county over matters that are within the jurisdiction of the family court division, as set forth in division (CC)(1) of section 2301.03 of the Revised Code. Last updated May 4, 2021 at 5:46 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 2109.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2109 / § 2109.10
§ 2109.10. Bond when executor or administrator is sole residuary legatee or distributee
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly If an executor or administrator is sole residuary legatee or distributee and if division (A) of section 2109.07 or division (A) of section 2109.09 of the Revised Code does not apply, instead of giving the bond prescribed by section 2109.04 of the Revised Code, the executor or administrator may give a bond to the satisfaction of the probate court conditioned as follows: (A) To pay the costs of administration and all the debts and legacies of the decedent to the extent of the assets of the estate; (B) If there is a will, to pay over the testator's estate to the person entitled to the testator's estate if the will is set aside; (C) If there is no will offered at the opening of the estate, to pay over the testator's estate to the person entitled to the testator's estate if a will is probated after the administrator's initial appointment. The giving of that bond shall not discharge the lien on the decedent's real property for the payment of the decedent's debts, except that part that has been lawfully sold by the executor or administrator.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2152.43 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2152 / § 2152.43
§ 2152.43. Application for assistance to department of youth services
Status: in_force

September 29, 2005 House Bill 66 - 126th General Assembly (A) A board of county commissioners that provides a detention facility and the board of trustees of a district detention facility may apply to the department of youth services under section 5139.281 of the Revised Code for assistance in defraying the cost of operating and maintaining the facility. The application shall be made on forms prescribed and furnished by the department. The board of county commissioners of each county that participates in a district detention facility may apply to the department of youth services for assistance in defraying the county's share of the cost of acquisition or construction of the facility, as provided in section 5139.271 of the Revised Code. Application shall be made in accordance with rules adopted by the department. No county shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the acquisition or construction of a district detention facility that serves a district having a population of less than one hundred thousand. (B)(1) The joint boards of county commissioners of district detention facilities shall defray all necessary expenses of the facility not paid from funds made available under section 5139.281 of the Revised Code, through annual assessments of taxes, through gifts, or through other means. If any county withdraws from a district under division (D) of section 2152.41 of the Revised Code, it shall continue to have levied against its tax duplicate any tax levied by the district during the period in which the county was a member of the district for current operating expenses, permanent improvements, or the retirement of bonded indebtedness. The levy shall continue to be a levy against the tax duplicate of the county until the time that it expires or is renewed. (2) The current expenses of maintaining the facility not paid from funds made available under section 5139.281 of the Revised Code or division (C) of this section, and the cost of ordinary repairs to the facility, shall be paid by each county in accordance with one of the following methods as approved by the joint board of county commissioners: (a) In proportion to the number of children from that county who are maintained in the facility during the year; (b) By a levy submitted by the joint board of county commissioners under division (A) of section 5705.19 of the Revised Code and approved by the electors of the district; (c) In proportion to the taxable property of each county, as shown by its tax duplicate; (d) In any other method agreed upon by unanimous vote of the joint board of county commissioners. (C) When any person donates or bequeaths any real or personal property to a county or district detention facility, the juvenile court or the trustees of the facility may accept and use the gift, consistent with the best interest of the institution and the conditions of the gift.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2113.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2113 / § 2113.14
§ 2113.14. Executor of an executor not to administer
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly The executor of an executor has no authority, as such, to administer the estate of the first testator. On the death of the sole or surviving executor of a will, administration of that part of the estate of the first testator not already administered may be granted, with the will annexed, to the person that the probate court appoints.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2108.269 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2108 / § 2108.269
§ 2108.269. Documentation of condition of recovered part
Status: in_force

April 7, 2009 House Bill 529 - 127th General Assembly If the coroner or the coroner's designee allows recovery of a part under section 2108.263 , 2108.264 , 2108.265 , or 2108.266 of the Revised Code, the procurement organization shall, on the coroner's request, cooperate with the coroner in any documentation of injuries and the preservation and collection of evidence prior to and during the recovery of the part and shall provide the coroner with a record describing the condition of the part, a biopsy, a photograph, and any other information and observations that would assist in the post-mortem examination.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2117.27 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2117 / § 2117.27
§ 2117.27. Vendor's lien not preferred
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly A vendor's lien not disclosed of record shall not, after the death of the vendee, have priority as against general creditors of the deceased.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2137.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2137 / § 2137.18
§ 2137.18. Severability
Status: in_force

April 6, 2017 House Bill 432 - 131st General Assembly If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 2107.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2107 / § 2107.15
§ 2107.15. Witness a devisee or legatee
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly If a devise or bequest is made to a person who is one of only two witnesses to a will, the devise or bequest is void. The witness shall then be competent to testify to the execution of the will, as if the devise or bequest had not been made. If the witness would have been entitled to a share of the testator's estate in case the will was not established, the witness takes so much of that share that does not exceed the bequest or devise to the witness. The devisees and legatees shall contribute for that purpose as for an absent or afterborn child under section 2107.34 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2129.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2129 / § 2129.20
§ 2129.20. Payments to ancillary administrator
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly Any person indebted to the estate of a nonresident decedent or holding property belonging thereto may pay such indebtedness or deliver such property to the ancillary administrator when appointed, and shall thereupon be discharged from further liability to said estate.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2111.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2111 / § 2111.05
§ 2111.05. Termination of guardianship based on value of ward's estate
Status: in_force

March 24, 2010 Senate Bill 106 - 128th General Assembly When the whole estate of a ward does not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars in value, the guardian may apply to the probate court for an order to terminate the guardianship. Upon proof that it would be for the best interest of the ward to terminate the guardianship, the court may order the guardianship terminated, and direct the guardian, if the ward is a minor, to deposit the assets of the guardianship in a depository authorized to receive fiduciary funds, payable to the ward when the ward attains majority, or the court may authorize the delivery of the assets to the natural guardian of the minor, to the person by whom the minor is maintained, to the executive director of children services in the county, or to the minor's own self. If the ward is an incompetent, and the court orders the guardianship terminated, the court may authorize the deposit of the assets of the guardianship in a depository authorized to receive fiduciary funds in the name of a suitable person to be designated by the court, or if the assets do not consist of money, the court may authorize delivery to a suitable person to be designated by the court. The person receiving the assets shall hold and dispose of them in the manner the court directs. If the court refuses to grant the application to terminate the guardianship, or if no such application is presented to the court, the guardian only shall be required to render account upon the termination of the guardianship, upon order of the probate court made upon its own motion, or upon the order of the court made on the motion of a person interested in the wards or their property, for good cause shown, and set forth upon the journal of the court. If the estate is twenty-five thousand dollars or less and the ward is a minor, the court, without the appointment of a guardian by the court, or the giving of bond, may authorize the deposit in a depository authorized to receive fiduciary funds, payable to the guardian when appointed, or to the ward when the ward attains majority, or the court may authorize delivery to the natural guardian of the minor, to the person by whom the minor is maintained, to the executive director who is responsible for the administration of children services in the county, or to the minor's own self. If the whole estate of a person over eighteen years of age, who has been adjudged incompetent, does not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars in value, the court, without the appointment of a guardian by the court or the giving of bond, may authorize the deposit of the estate in a depository authorized to receive fiduciary funds in the name of a suitable person to be designated by the court, or if the assets do not consist of money, the court may authorize delivery to a suitable person to be designated by the court. The person receiving the assets shall hold and dispose of them in the manner the court directs.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.39 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2151 / § 2151.39
§ 2151.39. Placement of children from other states
Status: in_force

January 1, 2025 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly No person, association or agency, public or private, of another state, incorporated or otherwise, shall place a child in a family home or with an agency or institution within the boundaries of this state, either for temporary or permanent care or custody or for adoption, unless such person or association has furnished the department of children and youth with a medical and social history of the child, pertinent information about the family, agency, association, or institution in this state with whom the sending party desires to place the child, and any other information or financial guaranty required by the department to determine whether the proposed placement will meet the needs of the child. The department may require the party desiring the placement to agree to promptly receive and remove from the state a child brought into the state whose placement has not proven satisfactorily responsive to the needs of the child at any time until the child is adopted, reaches majority, becomes self-supporting or is discharged with the concurrence of the department. All placements proposed to be made in this state by a party located in a state which is a party to the interstate compact for the placement of children shall be made according to the provisions of sections 5103.20 to 5103.22 of the Revised Code, or, if the interstate compact on the placement of children is in effect in this state, all placements proposed to be made in this state by a party located in a state that is a party to that compact shall be made according to the provisions of sections 5103.23 to 5103.237 of the Revised Code. Last updated January 1, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 2129.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2129 / § 2129.18
§ 2129.18. Determination of heirship
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly Whenever property of a nonresident decedent as to whose estate ancillary administration proceedings are being had in this state passes by the laws of intestate succession or under a will to a beneficiary not named in the will, proceedings may be had to determine the persons entitled to that property in the same manner as in the estates of resident decedents under sections 2123.01 to 2123.07 of the Revised Code. The ancillary administrator shall file a certified copy of the finding in the probate court in every county in this state in which real property of the decedent is located. The administrator shall procure and file in the court for the information of the court a certified copy of any determination of heirship relative to the decedent's estate made in the state of the domiciliary administration.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2129.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2129 / § 2129.17
§ 2129.17. Transcript to be filed
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly An ancillary administrator shall file in the probate court of every county in this state in which real property of the nonresident decedent is located a certified copy of the records in the court of the ancillary administrator's appointment that affect the title to that real property.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2127.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2127 / § 2127.14
§ 2127.14. Service of summons
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly Service of summons, actual or constructive, in an action to sell the real property of a decedent or a ward shall be had as in other civil actions, but if any competent person in interest enters appearance or consents in writing to the sale, service on that person shall not be necessary. If all parties consent in writing to the sale, an order for the sale may issue forthwith.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2113.87 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2113 / § 2113.87
§ 2113.87. Requesting court to determine apportionment of tax
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly (A) The fiduciary, or any person interested in the estate who objects to the manner of apportionment of a tax, may apply to the court that has jurisdiction of the estate and request the court to determine the apportionment of the tax. If there are no probate proceedings, the probate court of the county in which the decedent was domiciled at death, upon application by the fiduciary or any other person interested in the estate who objects to the manner of apportionment of a tax, shall determine the apportionment of the tax. (B) The fiduciary may notify any person interested in the estate of the manner of the apportionment of tax determined by the fiduciary. Upon receipt of that notice, a person interested in the estate, within thirty days after the date of receipt of the notice, may indicate the person's objection to the manner of apportionment by application to a probate court as described in division (A) of this section. If the person interested in the estate fails to make the application within the thirty-day period, the person is bound by the manner of apportionment determined by the fiduciary. The notice described in this division shall state the name and address of the probate court with jurisdiction over the apportionment and include the following statement: "If you fail to file an objection to this proposed apportionment with the probate court within thirty days of the receipt of this notice, you are bound by the proposed apportionment." (C) If a probate court finds that an assessment of penalties and interest assessed with respect to a tax is due to delay caused by the negligence of the fiduciary, the court may charge the fiduciary with the amount of the assessed penalties and interest. In any suit or judicial proceeding to recover from any person interested in the estate the amount of the tax apportioned to that person, the determination of the probate court is conclusive.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2117.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2117 / § 2117.15
§ 2117.15. Payment of debts - report of insolvency
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly An executor or administrator may proceed to pay the debts due from the estate in accordance with Chapters 2113. to 2125. of the Revised Code. If it appears at any time that the estate is insolvent, the executor or administrator may report that fact to the court, and apply for any order that the executor or administrator considers necessary because of the insolvency. In case of insolvency, a creditor who has been paid according to law shall not be required to make any refund.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2111.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2111 / § 2111.15
§ 2111.15. Duties of guardian of person and estate
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly When a person is appointed to have the custody of the person and to take charge of the estate of a ward, such person shall have all the duties required of a guardian of the estate and of a guardian of the person.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2127.31 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2127 / § 2127.31
§ 2127.31. Persons interested may give bond to prevent sale
Status: in_force

May 31, 1990 House Bill 346 - 118th General Assembly An order to sell the real property of a decedent shall not be granted in an action by an executor or administrator, if, after the action is commenced and before the order of sale is granted, any person interested in the estate gives bond to the executor or administrator in a sum with sureties approved by the probate court, conditioned to pay all debts and legacies found due from the estate, the charges of administration, and the allowance for support to the surviving spouse, minor children, or surviving spouse and minor children of the decedent as provided in section 2106.13 of the Revised Code, insofar as the personal property of the decedent is insufficient. If the bond is not given until after the order of sale is granted, and the executor or administrator in reliance on the bond abates the action, the bond shall be binding upon the obligors, and may be enforced as though given prior to the granting of the order of sale.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2117.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2117 / § 2117.14
§ 2117.14. Parties to action on claim rejected on requisition
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The devisee, legatee, heir, creditor, or other interested party filing the requisition referred to in section 2117.13 of the Revised Code, shall be made a party defendant with the executor or administrator to any action on a claim rejected on requisition and have a right to plead and make any defense thereto. Any judgment in favor of the claimant shall be against the executor or administrator only.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2108.38 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2108 / § 2108.38
§ 2108.38. Denial of coverage for covered person based on disability prohibited
Status: in_force

September 28, 2018 House Bill 332 - 132nd General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Covered person" means a policyholder, subscriber, enrollee, member, or individual covered by a health benefit plan. (2) "Health benefit plan" means a policy, contract, certificate, or agreement offered by a health plan issuer to provide, deliver, arrange for, pay for, or reimburse any of the costs of health care services, including benefit plans marketed in the individual or group market by all associations, whether bona fide or not. "Health benefit plan" also means a limited benefit plan, except as follows. "Health benefit plan" does not mean any of the following types of coverage: a policy, contract, certificate, or agreement that covers only a specified accident, accident only, credit, dental, disability income, long-term care, hospital indemnity, supplemental coverage, as described in section 3923.37 of the Revised Code, specified disease, or vision care; coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance; insurance arising out of workers' compensation or similar law; automobile medical payment insurance; or insurance under which benefits are payable with or without regard to fault and which is statutorily required to be contained in any liability insurance policy or equivalent self-insurance; a medicare supplement policy of insurance, as defined by the superintendent of insurance by rule, coverage under a plan through medicare, medicaid, or the federal employees benefit program; any coverage issued under Chapter 55 of Title 10 of the United States Code and any coverage issued as a supplement to that coverage. (3) "Health plan issuer" means an entity subject to the insurance laws and rules of this state, or subject to the jurisdiction of the superintendent of insurance, that contracts, or offers to contract to provide, deliver, arrange for, pay for, or reimburse any of the costs of health care services under a health benefit plan, including a sickness and accident insurance company, a health insuring corporation, a fraternal benefit society, a self-funded multiple employer welfare arrangement, or a nonfederal, government health plan. "Health plan issuer" includes a third-party administrator licensed under Chapter 3959. of the Revised Code to the extent that the benefits that such an entity is contracted to administer under a health benefit plan are subject to the insurance laws and rules of this state or subject to the jurisdiction of the superintendent. (B) A health plan issuer that provides coverage for anatomical gifts, transplantation, or related treatment and services shall not deny such coverage to a covered person solely on the basis of the person's disability.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2101.30 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2101 / § 2101.30
§ 2101.30. Jury - drawing
Status: in_force

May 22, 2012 House Bill 268 - 129th General Assembly Whenever a jury is required in the probate court, the probate judge shall notify the commissioners of jurors, who shall cause to be drawn from the annual jury list the names of sixteen jurors. Additional names may be drawn if required. The clerk of the court of common pleas or one of the clerk's deputies shall make a list of those names in the order drawn and certify the list to the probate court, and the court shall issue a summons commanding the persons whose names were drawn to appear on the day and at the hour set for trial. The probate court shall deliver the summons to the sheriff, who shall serve it within five days of delivery and make prompt return of the service.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2129.29 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2129 / § 2129.29
§ 2129.29. Trustee appointed by a foreign court
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly If a trustee has been appointed under a foreign will that creates a trust relating to real property situated in this state by a foreign court according to the laws of the foreign jurisdiction, the trustee may execute the trust upon giving bond as provided in section 2129.28 of the Revised Code, and after satisfying the probate court of the county in which the real property or a part of it is situated, by an authenticated record of appointment, that the person or entity has been appointed trustee to execute the trust.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2108.24 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2108 / § 2108.24
§ 2108.24. Conflict between anatomical gift and health care directive
Status: in_force

August 17, 2021 House Bill 7 - 134th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Advance health-care directive" means a durable power of attorney for health care or a record signed by a prospective donor containing the prospective donor's direction concerning a health-care decision. (2) "Health care decision" means any decision regarding the health care of the prospective donor. (B) If a prospective donor has an advance health-care directive the terms of which are in conflict with the express or implied terms of a potential anatomical gift with regard to administration of measures necessary to ensure the medical suitability of a part for transplantation or therapy and the prospective donor is capable of resolving the conflict, subject to division (G) of this section, the prospective donor's attending physician shall confer with the prospective donor to resolve the conflict. (C) If a prospective donor has an advance health-care directive the terms of which are in conflict with the express or implied terms of a potential anatomical gift with regard to administration of measures necessary to ensure the medical suitability of a part for transplantation or therapy and the prospective donor is incapable of resolving the conflict, one of the following shall apply depending on the circumstances: (1) If the prospective donor has an agent, the agent shall, subject to division (G) of this section, act for the prospective donor to resolve the conflict. (2) If the prospective donor does not have an agent, the individual or class of individuals determined in the following descending order of priority and subject to divisions (D), (E), (F), and (G) of this section shall act for the prospective donor to resolve the conflict: (a) The prospective donor's surviving spouse; (b) The prospective donor's surviving adult children; (c) The prospective donor's surviving parent or parents; (d) The prospective donor's surviving adult siblings; (e) The prospective donor's surviving adult grandchildren; (f) The prospective donor's surviving grandparent or grandparents; (g) A surviving adult who exhibited special care and concern for the prospective donor; (h) The prospective donor's guardians of the person; (i) The persons, other than those in divisions (C)(2)(a) to (h) of this section, to whom the prospective donor has assigned the right of disposition for the prospective donor's body pursuant to section 2108.70 of the Revised Code or who have the right of disposition for the prospective donor's body at the time of death as described in section 2108.81 of the Revised Code. (D) If an appropriate individual entitled to resolve a conflict between the terms of a prospective donor's advance health-care directive and the express or implied terms of a potential anatomical gift as described in division (C) of this section is not reasonably available to resolve the conflict, is incapacitated, or declines to resolve the conflict, the next priority individual or class of individuals specified in that division is authorized to resolve the conflict. (E) If at least one individual in a class of individuals entitled to resolve a conflict between the terms of a prospective donor's advance health-care directive and the express or implied terms of a potential anatomical gift is not reasonably available, is incapacitated, or declines to resolve the conflict, the conflict shall be resolved by the individual or individuals in the class who are reasonably available, not incapacitated, and willing to resolve the conflict. (F) If individuals in a class of individuals determined in accordance with division (C)(2) of this section disagree on how a conflict between the terms of a prospective donor's advance health-care directive and the express or implied terms of a potential anatomical gift should be resolved, the opinion of the majority of the individuals who are reasonably available, not incapacitated, and are willing to resolve the conflict shall prevail. (G) A conflict between the terms of a prospective donor's advance health-care directive and the express or implied terms of a potential anatomical gift with regard to the administration of measures necessary to ensure the medical suitability of a part for transplantation or therapy shall be resolved as expeditiously as possible. Information relevant to the resolution of the conflict may be obtained from the appropriate procurement organization and any other person authorized to make an anatomical gift for the prospective donor under section 2108.09 of the Revised Code. Before resolution of the conflict, measures necessary to ensure the medical suitability of the part shall not be withheld or withdrawn from the prospective donor unless withholding or withdrawing the measures is necessary for appropriate end-of-life care. Last updated May 20, 2021 at 2:09 PM