Ohio Rev. Code § 121.65 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 121 / § 121.65
§ 121.65. Disputed expenditure or transaction
Status: in_force

May 12, 1994 House Bill 492 - 120th General Assembly If a dispute arises between an elected executive official, the director of a department created under section 121.02 of the Revised Code, an executive agency official, or any member of the staff of any public officer or employee listed in this division and an employer or executive agency lobbyist with respect to an expenditure or financial transaction alleged in a statement to be filed under section 121.63 or 121.64 of the Revised Code, the public officer or employee, employer, or executive agency lobbyist may file a complaint with the Ohio ethics commission. The commission shall proceed to investigate the complaint as though it were filed under section 102.06 of the Revised Code. The complaint shall be filed at least three days prior to the time the statement is required to be filed with the joint legislative ethics committee. The time for filing a disputed expenditure or financial transaction in any statement of expenditures or the details of a financial transaction shall be extended pending the final decision of the commission. This extension does not extend the time for filing the nondisputed portions of either type of statement. The commission shall notify the parties of its final decision by certified mail. If the commission decides that the disputed expenditure or financial transaction should be reported, the employer or executive agency lobbyist shall include the matter in an amended statement and file the amended statement not later than ten days after receiving notice of the decision of the commission by certified mail. An employer or executive agency lobbyist who files a false statement of expenditures or details of a financial transaction is liable in a civil action to any public officer or employee who sustains damage as a result of the filing or publication of the statement.
Ohio Rev. Code § 133.33 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 133 / § 133.33
§ 133.33. Furnishing of transcript of proceedings to purchaser
Status: in_force

October 30, 1989 House Bill 230 - 118th General Assembly (A) The officer having charge of the minutes of the taxing authority or other public issuer shall prepare and certify, and if requested by the original purchaser of the securities or of the fractionalized interests in its public obligations furnish to that original purchaser, a true transcript of proceedings pertaining to the securities or to the public obligations. The transcript shall include all of the following: (1) A statement of the character of the meetings of the taxing authority or other public issuer at which the proceedings were had; (2) The number of members present; (3) A statement that all such proceedings were held in compliance with the law, which statement creates a conclusive presumption that the proceedings were held and taken in compliance with all laws and all legislation and rules and any charter of the taxing authority or other public issuer, including, as applicable, section 121.22 of the Revised Code and related legislation and rules of the taxing authority or other public issuer, unless an action or proceeding challenging the validity of the securities or the public obligations is commenced prior to delivery of the securities or the fractionalized interests in public obligations as provided in division (B) of section 133.02 of the Revised Code; (4) Such other information from the records of the public issuer as is necessary to evidence or determine the regularity and validity of the authorization of the securities or public obligations, and of the issuance and sale of the securities. (B) The fiscal officer of the subdivision shall certify and include in the transcript relating to general obligation securities a true and correct statement of the indebtedness represented by outstanding general obligation securities of the subdivision and of the tax valuation of the subdivision, and such other information as will permit a determination that the issue of securities is within any net indebtedness or other direct or indirect debt limitation imposed by the Ohio Constitution or law. (C) No officer, or any of his deputies or subordinates, shall knowingly make or certify a false transcript or statement in respect to any of the matters set forth in this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 109.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 109 / § 109.07
§ 109.07. Special counsel
Status: in_force

May 1, 1992 House Bill 210 - 119th General Assembly Except under the circumstances described in division (E) of section 120.06 of the Revised Code, the attorney general may appoint special counsel to represent the state in civil actions, criminal prosecutions, or other proceedings in which the state is a party or directly interested. The special counsel shall be paid for their services from funds appropriated by the general assembly for that purpose.
Ohio Rev. Code § 109.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 109 / § 109.08
§ 109.08. Special counsel to collect claims
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly The attorney general may appoint and authorize special counsel to represent the state and any political subdivision in connection with all claims of whatsoever nature which are certified to the attorney general for collection under any law or which the attorney general is authorized to collect. Such special counsel shall be paid for their services from funds collected by them in an amount approved by the attorney general. In addition to the amount certified, the amounts paid to special counsel may be assessed as collection costs consistent with section 131.02 of the Revised Code and shall be fully recoverable from the party indebted. The amounts assessed as collection costs under this section are in addition to any amounts authorized under section 109.081 of the Revised Code. The attorney general is authorized to provide to the special counsel the official letterhead stationery of the attorney general. The attorney general may authorize the special counsel to use the letterhead stationery, but only in connection with the collection of such claims arising out of amounts certified by the state and political subdivisions. The attorney general may adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code as necessary for the implementation of this section and section 109.081 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 29, 2021 at 3:52 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 155.33 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 155 / § 155.33
§ 155.33. [Former R.C. 1509.73, amended and renumbered by H.B. 110, 134th General Assembly, effective 9/30/2021] Leasing formations; exclusion of nature preserves
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A)(1) Beginning on April 7, 2023, and ending on the effective date of the rules adopted under section 155.34 of the Revised Code, a state agency shall lease, in good faith, a formation within a parcel of land that is owned or controlled by the state agency for the exploration for and development and production of oil or natural gas. The lease shall be on terms that are just and reasonable, as determined by custom and practice in the oil and gas industry, and shall include at least the terms required under divisions (A)(1)(a) to (d) of section 155.34 of the Revised Code. The person seeking to lease the formation shall submit to the state agency the proof described in divisions (D)(5)(a) and (b) of this section before entering into the lease. On and after the effective date of the rules adopted under section 155.34 of the Revised Code, a formation within a parcel of land that is owned or controlled by a state agency may be leased for the exploration for and development and production of oil or natural gas only in accordance with divisions (A)(2) to (H) of this section and those rules. (2) On and after the effective date of rules adopted under section 155.34 of the Revised Code, any person or state agency that is interested in leasing a formation within a parcel of land that is owned or controlled by a state agency for the exploration for and the development and production of oil or natural gas may submit to the oil and gas land management commission a nomination that shall include all of the following: (a) The name of the person making the nomination and the person's address, telephone number, and email address; (b) An identification of the formation and parcel of land proposed to be leased that specifies all of the following: (i) The percentage of the interest owned or controlled by the state agency, and whether that interest is divided, undivided, or partial; (ii) The source deed by book and page numbers, including the description and acreage of the parcel and an identification of the county, section, township, and range in which the parcel is located; (iii) A plat map depicting the area in which the parcel is located. (c) If the person making the nomination is not a state agency, a nomination fee of one hundred fifty dollars; (d) The proposed lease bonus that applies to the nomination and any additional proposed gross landowner royalty that applies to the nomination that is in addition to the amount required under division (A)(1)(b) of section 155.34 of the Revised Code; (e) If the person making the nomination is not a state agency, proof of both of the following: (i) That the person has obtained the insurance and financial assurance required under section 1509.07 of the Revised Code; (ii) That the person has registered with and obtained an identification number from the division of oil and gas resources management under section 1509.31 of the Revised Code. (3) In order to encourage the submission of nominations and the responsible and reasonable development of the state's natural resources, only the information submitted under division (A)(2)(b) of this section may be disclosed to the public until a person is selected under division (F) of this section. Until a person is selected under division (F) of this section, all other information submitted under division (A)(2) of this section is confidential, shall not be disclosed by the commission, and is not a public record subject to inspection or copying under section 149.43 of the Revised Code. (4) When a nomination is not submitted by a state agency, the nomination is the opening bid for purposes of division (D) of this section. However, the person submitting the nomination may supplement or amend that bid by providing additional information in accordance with that division. (B)(1) Not less than thirty days, but not more than one hundred twenty days following the receipt of a nomination, the commission shall conduct a meeting for the purpose of determining whether to approve or disapprove the nomination for the purpose of leasing a formation within the parcel of land that is identified in the nomination. In making its decision to approve or disapprove the nomination, the commission shall consider all of the following: (a) The economic benefits, including the potential income from an oil or natural gas operation, that would result if the lease of a formation that is the subject of the nomination were approved; (b) Whether the proposed oil or gas operation is compatible with the current uses of the parcel of land that is the subject of the nomination; (c) The environmental impact that would result if the lease of a formation that is the subject of the nomination were approved; (d) Any potential adverse geological impact that would result if the lease of a formation that is the subject of the nomination were approved; (e) Any potential impact to visitors or users of a parcel of land that is the subject of the nomination; (f) Any potential impact to the operations or equipment of a state agency that is a state university or college if the lease of a formation within a parcel of land owned or controlled by the university or college that is the subject of the nomination were executed; (g) Any comments or objections to the nomination submitted to the commission by the state agency that owns or controls the parcel of land on which the proposed oil or natural gas operation would take place; (h) Any comments or objections to the nomination submitted to the commission by residents of this state or other users of the parcel of land that is the subject of the nomination; (i) Any special terms and conditions the state agency included in its comments or objections that the state agency believes are appropriate for the lease of the parcel of land because of specific conditions related to that parcel of land. (2) The commission shall approve or disapprove a nomination not later than two calendar quarters following the receipt of the nomination. The commission shall post notice of the commission's decision on the commission's web site and send notice of the decision by email and by certified mail to the person that submitted the nomination and to the state agency that owns or controls the formation within the parcel of land that is the subject of the nomination. (C) Each calendar quarter, the commission shall proceed to advertise for bids for a lease for a formation within a parcel of land that was the subject of a nomination approved during the previous calendar quarter. The commission shall publish the advertisement on its web site for a period of time established by the commission. The advertisement shall include all of the following: (1) An identification of each formation and parcel of land proposed to be leased that includes all of the information specified in division (A)(2)(b) of this section; (2) The deadline for the submission of bids; (3) A statement that each bid must contain all of the items required under division (D) of this section; (4) A statement that a standard lease form that is consistent with the practices of the oil and natural gas industries and adopted by rule by the commission will be used for the lease of a formation within the parcel of land; (5) Any special terms and conditions that may apply to the lease because of specific conditions related to the parcel of land; (6) The amount of the bid fee that is required to be submitted with a bid; (7) Any other information that the commission considers pertinent to the advertisement for bids. (D) A person interested in leasing a formation within a parcel of land owned or controlled by a state agency for the exploration for and development and production of oil or natural gas may submit a bid to the commission on a parcel by parcel basis that contains all of the following: (1) A bid fee of twenty-five dollars; (2) The name of the person making the bid and the person's address, telephone number, and email address; (3) An identification of the formation and parcel of land for which the bid is being submitted, including all of the information specified in division (A)(2)(b) of this section; (4) The proposed lease bonus that applies to the bid and any additional proposed gross landowner royalty that applies to the bid that is in addition to the amount required under division (A)(1)(b) of section 155.34 of the Revised Code; (5) Proof of both of the following: (a) That the person has obtained the insurance and financial assurance required under section 1509.07 of the Revised Code; (b) That the person has registered with and obtained an identification number from the division of oil and gas resources management under section 1509.31 of the Revised Code. (6) Any other information that the person believes is relevant to the bid. (E) In order to encourage the submission of bids and the responsible and reasonable development of the state's natural resources, the information that is contained in a bid submitted to the commission under this section is confidential, shall not be disclosed by the commission, and is not a public record subject to inspection and copying under section 149.43 of the Revised Code until a person is selected under division (F) of this section. The commission shall select the person who submits the highest and best bid, taking into account the financial responsibility of the prospective lessee and the ability of the prospective lessee to perform its obligations under the lease. After the commission selects a person, the commission shall notify the applicable state agency and send the person's bid to the agency. The state agency shall enter into a lease with the person selected by the commission. (G)(1) Except as otherwise provided in section 155.37 of the Revised Code, all money received by a state agency from signing fees, rentals, and royalty payments for leases entered into under this section shall be paid by the state agency into the state treasury to the credit of the state land royalty fund created in section 131.50 of the Revised Code. (2) All money received from nomination fees and bid fees shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the oil and gas land management commission administration fund created in section 155.35 of the Revised Code. (H) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section to the contrary, a nature preserve as defined in section 1517.01 of the Revised Code that is owned or controlled by a state agency shall not be nominated or leased under this section for the purpose of exploring for and developing and producing oil and natural gas resources. Last updated July 31, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 150.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 150 / § 150.05
§ 150.05. Selection of investment funds as program administrators
Status: in_force

April 12, 2021 Senate Bill 276 - 133rd General Assembly (A) The authority shall select, as program administrators, not more than two private, for-profit investment funds to acquire loans for the program fund and to invest money in the program fund as prescribed in the investment policy established or modified by the authority in accordance with sections 150.03 and 150.04 of the Revised Code. The authority shall give equal consideration, in selecting these program administrators, to minority owned and controlled investment funds, to funds owned and controlled by women, to ventures involving minority owned and controlled funds, and to ventures involving funds owned and controlled by women that otherwise meet the policies and criteria established by the authority. To be eligible for selection, an investment fund must be incorporated or organized under Chapter 1701., 1705., 1706., 1775., 1776., 1782., or 1783. of the Revised Code, must have an established business presence in this state, and must be capitalized in accordance with any state and federal laws applicable to the issuance or sale of securities. The authority shall select program administrators only after soliciting and evaluating requests for proposals as prescribed in this section. The authority shall publish a notice of a request for proposals in newspapers of general circulation in this state once each week for two consecutive weeks before a date specified by the authority as the date on which it will begin accepting proposals. The notices shall contain a general description of the subject of the proposed agreement and the location where the request for proposals may be obtained. The request for proposals shall include all the following: (1) Instructions and information to respondents concerning the submission of proposals, including the name and address of the office where proposals are to be submitted; (2) Instructions regarding the manner in which respondents may communicate with the authority, including the names, titles, and telephone numbers of the individuals to whom such communications shall be directed; (3) Description of the performance criteria that will be used to evaluate whether a respondent selected by the authority is satisfying the authority's investment policy; (4) Description of the factors and criteria to be considered in evaluating respondents' proposals, the relative importance of each factor or criterion, and description of the authority's evaluation procedure; (5) Description of any documents that may be incorporated by reference into the request for proposals, provided that the request specifies where such documents may be obtained and such documents are readily available to all interested parties. After the date specified for receiving proposals, the authority shall evaluate submitted proposals. The authority may discuss a respondent's proposal with that respondent to clarify or revise a proposal or the terms of the agreement. The authority shall choose for review proposals from at least three respondents the authority considers qualified to operate the program in the best interests of the investment policy adopted by the authority. If three or fewer proposals are submitted, the authority shall review each proposal. The authority may cancel a request for proposals at any time before entering into an agreement with a respondent. The authority shall provide respondents fair and equal opportunity for such discussions. The authority may terminate discussions with any respondent upon written notice to the respondent. (B) After reviewing the chosen proposals, the authority may select not more than two such respondents and enter into a written agreement with each of the selected respondents, provided that at no time shall there be agreements with more than two persons. The agreement shall do all of the following: (1) Specify that borrowing and investing by the program administrator will be budgeted to guarantee that no tax credits will be granted during the first four years of the Ohio venture capital program, and will be structured to ensure that payments of principal, interest, or interest equivalent due in any fiscal year, when added to such payments due from any other program administrator, does not exceed twenty million dollars; (2) Require investment by the program administrator or the fund manager employed by the program administrator to be in compliance with the investment policy established or modified in accordance with sections 150.03 and 150.04 of the Revised Code that is in effect at the time the investment is made, and prohibit the program administrator or fund manager from engaging in any investment activities other than activities to carry out that policy; (3) Require periodic financial reporting by the program administrator to the authority, which reporting shall include an annual audit by an independent auditor and such other financial reporting as is specified in the agreement or otherwise required by the authority for the purpose of ensuring that the program administrator is carrying out the investment policy; (4) Specify any like standards or general limitations in addition to or in furtherance of investment standards or limitations that apply pursuant to division (H) of section 150.03 of the Revised Code; (5) Require the program administrator to apply program fund revenue first to the payment of principal borrowed by the program administrator for investment under the program, then to interest related to that principal, and then to amounts necessary to cover the program administrator's pro rata share required under division (B)(9) of this section; and require the program administrator to pay the authority not less than ninety per cent of the amount by which program fund revenue attributable to investments under the program administrator's investment authority exceeds amounts so applied; (6) Specify the procedures by which the program administrator shall certify immediately to the authority the necessity for the authority to issue tax credit certificates pursuant to contracts entered into under section 150.07 of the Revised Code; (7) Specify any general limitations regarding the employment of a fund manager by the program administrator, in addition to an express limitation that the fund manager be a person with demonstrated, substantial, successful experience in the design and management of seed and venture capital investment programs and in capital formation. The fund manager may be, but need not be, an equity owner or affiliate of the program administrator. (8) Specify the terms and conditions under which the authority or the program administrator may terminate the agreement, including in the circumstance that the program administrator or fund manager violates the investment policy; (9) Require the program administrator or fund manager employed by the program administrator to provide capital in the form of a loan equal to one per cent of the amount of outstanding loans by lenders to the program fund. The loan from the program administrator or fund manager shall be on the same terms and conditions as loans from other lenders, except that the loan from the program administrator or fund manager shall not be secured by the Ohio venture capital fund or tax credits available to other lenders under division (B) of section 150.04 of the Revised Code. Such capital shall be placed at the same risk as the proceeds from such loans. The program administrator shall receive a pro rata share of the net income, including net loss, from the investment of money from the program fund, but is not entitled to the security against losses provided under section 150.04 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 109.921 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 109 / § 109.921
§ 109.921. Rape crisis program trust fund
Status: in_force

March 20, 2025 Senate Bill 196 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Rape crisis program" means any of the following: (a) The nonprofit state sexual assault coalition designated by the center for injury prevention and control of the federal centers for disease control and prevention; (b) A victim witness assistance program operated by a prosecuting attorney; (c) A program operated by a government-based or nonprofit entity that provides a full continuum of services to victims of sexual assault, including hotlines, victim advocacy, and support services from the onset of the need for services through the completion of healing, that does not provide medical services, and that may refer victims to physicians, certified nurse-midwives, clinical nurse specialists, or certified nurse practitioners for medical care but does not engage in or refer for services for which the use of genetic services funds is prohibited by section 3701.511 of the Revised Code. (2) "Sexual assault" means any of the following: (a) A violation of section 2907.02 , 2907.03 , 2907.04 , 2907.05 , or former section 2907.12 of the Revised Code; (b) A violation of an existing or former municipal ordinance or law of this or any other state or the United States that is or was substantially equivalent to any section listed in division (A)(2)(a) of this section. (B) There is hereby created in the state treasury the rape crisis program trust fund, consisting of money paid into the fund pursuant to sections 307.515 and 311.172 of the Revised Code and any money appropriated to the fund by the general assembly or donated to the fund. The attorney general shall administer the fund. The attorney general may use not more than five per cent of the money deposited or appropriated into the fund to pay costs associated with administering this section and shall use at least ninety-five per cent of the money deposited or appropriated into the fund for the purpose of providing funding to rape crisis programs under this section. (C)(1) The attorney general shall adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that establish procedures for rape crisis programs to apply to the attorney general for funding out of the rape crisis program trust fund and procedures for the attorney general to distribute money out of the fund to rape crisis programs. (2) The attorney general may decide upon an application for funding out of the rape crisis program trust fund without a hearing. A decision of the attorney general to grant or deny funding is final and not appealable under Chapter 119. or any other provision of the Revised Code. (D) A rape crisis program that receives funding out of the rape crisis program trust fund shall use the money received only for the following purposes: (1) If the program is the nonprofit state sexual assault coalition, to provide training and technical assistance to service providers; (2) If the program is a victim witness assistance program, to provide victims of sexual assault with hotlines, victim advocacy, or support services; (3) If the program is a government-based or nonprofit entity that provides a full continuum of services to victims of sexual assault, to provide those services and education to prevent sexual assault. Last updated February 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 109.804 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 109 / § 109.804
§ 109.804. Chief of police training course; equivalency; deferral
Status: in_force

February 4, 2026 House Bill 44 - 136th General Assembly (A)(1) The Ohio peace officer training commission shall develop and provide a chief of police training course lasting forty hours for newly appointed chiefs of police appointed on or after January 1, 2018. The commission shall determine the course topics, which shall include diversity training with an emphasis on historical perspectives and community-police relations, and shall establish criteria for what constitutes successful completion of the course. The commission shall conduct the course at locations determined by the commission and in a manner prescribed by the commission. The commission shall offer the course at least semiannually. (2) The executive director of the commission shall issue a certificate of completion of a training program required under this section in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to a newly appointed chief of police if either of the following applies: (a) The person holds a certificate of completion of such a program in another state. (b) The person has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter as a chief of police in a state that does not require completion of such a training program. (B) A newly appointed chief of police may request an equivalency exemption from eight hours of the forty hours of the chief of police training course, on topics approved by the executive director, by submitting to the Ohio peace officer training commission evidence of training or qualification in the subject area of the exempted topics. A request for equivalency exemption by the newly appointed chief of police shall be provided to the commission not later than fourteen calendar days before the beginning of the course. (C) Upon presentation of evidence by a newly appointed chief of police that because of a medical disability or other good cause the newly appointed chief of police is unable to complete the chief of police training course, the Ohio peace officer training commission may defer the requirement for the newly appointed chief of police to complete the chief of police training course until the disability or cause terminates. (D) A newly appointed chief of police appointed on or after January 1, 2018, shall attend a chief of police training course conducted by the Ohio peace officer training commission pursuant to division (A) of this section not later than six months after the person's appointment as a chief of police. While attending the chief of police training course, a newly appointed chief of police shall receive compensation in the same manner and amounts as if carrying out the powers and duties of the office of chief of police. The costs of conducting the chief of police training course shall be paid from state funds appropriated to the attorney general. The cost of meals, lodging, and travel of a newly appointed chief of police attending the chief of police training course shall be paid from the budget of the entity for which the newly appointed chief of police was appointed. (E) As used in this section: "Newly appointed chief of police" means a person appointed chief of police under section 505.49 , 737.05 , or 737.15 of the Revised Code or any administrative official that is responsible for the daily administration and supervision of peace officers in a law enforcement agency who has never held the full-time position of chief of police before the person was appointed chief of police. "Law enforcement agency" means a municipal or township police department, or any other entity authorized by statute to appoint peace officers to enforce criminal laws and who have the statutory power of arrest. "Law enforcement agency" does not include a county sheriff's office, the state highway patrol, or the bureau of criminal identification and investigation. Last updated December 29, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 153.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 153 / § 153.14
§ 153.14. Estimates to be filed with executive director - payment on materials delivered - payment procedure
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly For the construction of those projects, improvements, and public buildings over which the Ohio facilities construction commission has general supervision pursuant to section 123.21 of the Revised Code, the estimates referred to in section 153.13 of the Revised Code shall be filed with the executive director by the owner referred to in section 153.01 or 153.12 of the Revised Code. Upon completion of a project referred to in section 153.13 of the Revised Code or any divisible part thereof, the maintenance and repair of such project or divisible part shall be assumed by the owner referred to in section 153.01 or 153.12 of the Revised Code. In addition to all other payments on account of work performed, there shall be allowed by the owner referred to in section 153.01 or 153.12 of the Revised Code and paid to the contractor a sum at the rate of ninety-two per cent of the invoice costs, not to exceed the bid price in a unit price contract, of material delivered on the site of the work, or a railroad station, siding, or other point in the vicinity of the work, or other approved storage site, provided such materials have been inspected and found to meet the specifications. The balance of such invoiced value shall be paid when such material is incorporated into and becomes a part of such building, construction, addition, improvement, alteration, or installation. When an estimate is allowed on account of material delivered on the site of the work or in the vicinity thereof or under the possession and control of the contractor but not yet incorporated therein, such material shall become the property of the owner under the contract, but if such material is stolen, destroyed, or damaged by casualty before being used, the contractor shall be required to replace it at the contractor's own expense. When the rate of work and amounts involved are so large that it is considered advisable by the owner or contractor, estimates and payments shall be made twice each month. Payment on approved estimates filed with the owner or its representative shall be made within thirty days. Upon the failure of the owner or its representative to make such payments within thirty days, or upon an unauthorized withholding of retainage, there shall be allowed to the contractor, in addition to any other remedies allowed by law, interest on such moneys not paid within thirty days. Interest on the unauthorized withholding of retainage shall be in addition to any interest earned as described in section 153.13 of the Revised Code. The rate of such interest shall be the average of the prime rate established at the commercial banks in the city of over one hundred thousand population that is nearest the construction project. Nothing in this section shall be construed as a limitation upon the authority of the director of transportation granted in Chapter 5525. of the Revised Code. Last updated July 31, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 131.39 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 131 / § 131.39
§ 131.39. Refunds
Status: in_force

June 30, 1999 House Bill 283 - 123rd General Assembly If a state agency determines that all or a portion of a fee, fine, penalty, or other nontax payment made to the agency is not owed, the agency may refund, from the fund to which the payment was credited, the amount that is not owed. If the agency lacks sufficient unencumbered appropriations to make the refund, the agency may request the controlling board for authority to make the refund. The board may authorize the agency to make the refund upon a determination that the refund is due and that sufficient unencumbered money remains in the fund. This section does not supersede any authority to refund a payment that an agency has under any other law.
Ohio Rev. Code § 145.298 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 145 / § 145.298
§ 145.298. Retirement incentive plan - closing of or layoff at state institution
Status: in_force

April 6, 2023 House Bill 281 - 134th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "State employing unit" means an employing unit described in division (A)(2) of section 145.297 of the Revised Code, except that it does not mean an employing unit with fifty or fewer employees. (2) "State institution" means a state correctional facility, a state institution for persons with mental illnesses, or a state institution for the care, treatment, and training of persons with intellectual disabilities. (B)(1) Prior to July 17, 2009, in the event of a proposal to close a state institution or lay off, within a six-month period, a number of persons employed at an institution that equals or exceeds the lesser of fifty or ten per cent of the persons employed at the institution, the employing unit responsible for the institution's operation shall establish a retirement incentive plan for persons employed at the institution. (2) On and after July 17, 2009, in the event of a proposal to close a state institution or lay off, within a six-month period, a number of persons employed at an institution that equals or exceeds the lesser of three hundred fifty or forty per cent of the persons employed at the institution, the employing unit responsible for the institution's operation shall establish a retirement incentive plan for persons employed at the institution. (C)(1) Prior to July 17, 2009, in the event of a proposal, other than the proposals described in division (B) of this section, to lay off, within a six-month period, a number of employees of a state employing unit that equals or exceeds the lesser of fifty or ten per cent of the employing unit's employees, the employing unit shall establish a retirement incentive plan for employees of the employing unit. (2) On and after July 17, 2009, in the event of a proposal, other than the proposals described in division (B) of this section, to lay off, within a six-month period, a number of employees of a state employing unit that equals or exceeds the lesser of three hundred fifty or forty per cent of the employing unit's employees, the employing unit shall establish a retirement incentive plan for employees of the employing unit. (D)(1) A retirement incentive plan established under this section shall be consistent with the requirements of section 145.297 of the Revised Code, except that the plan shall go into effect at the time the layoffs or proposed closings are announced and shall remain in effect until the date of the layoffs or closings. (2) If the employing unit already has a retirement incentive plan in effect, the plan shall remain in effect at least until the date of the layoffs or closings. The employing unit may revise the existing plan to provide greater benefits, but if it revises the plan, it shall give written notice of the changes to all employees who have elected to participate in the original plan, and it shall provide the greater benefits to all employees who participate in the plan, whether their elections to participate were made before or after the date of the revision. Last updated March 10, 2023 at 10:55 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 128.211 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 128 / § 128.211
§ 128.211. Ohio 9-1-1 plan
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) Not later than six months after the effective date of this section , the 9-1-1 program office shall draft, submit, or update a state of Ohio 9-1-1 plan to the steering committee. The plan shall include all of the following: (1) A specific plan to address the amendments to this chapter by this act ; (2) Specific system details describing interoperability among counties, the states bordering this state, and Canada; (3) A progression plan for the system and sustainability within the funding method encompassed by sections 128.41 to 128.422 of the Revised Code. (B) Not later than six months after the plan is submitted under division (A) of this section, the steering committee shall review and may approve the plan. Last updated September 18, 2023 at 5:36 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 107.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 107 / § 107.17
§ 107.17. Authorizing one year participation in federal program
Status: in_force

January 8, 1979 Senate Bill 115 - 112th General Assembly The governor, pursuant to the constitution and laws of this state, is empowered to commit the state to participation in any federal program not authorized by existing state law, where such program in the judgment of the governor will benefit this state and its citizens through grants of money or other provision for jobs or services. Such commitment may also entail both pledge and payment of a matching contribution from this state, whether in money or in kind, if such contribution, in the judgment of the governor, is available from existing appropriations and authorizations. All commitments for money shall be subject to the approval of the controlling board, which shall not be restricted for this purpose by the provisions of section 127.17 of the Revised Code. Action authorized by this section shall be taken by executive order, which shall identify the program in which the state will participate, designate the state officer, board, commission, or other agency that will participate on behalf of the state, and identify the source of moneys or contribution in kind that will constitute the state match for the program. Any commitment so made in exercise of the power granted to the governor by this section does not extend beyond one program year subject to earlier cancellation by action of the general assembly. The governor shall transmit to the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate a copy of any such executive order upon its issuance and shall deposit the original with the secretary of state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 145.017 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 145 / § 145.017
§ 145.017. Calculation of final average salary
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) For a member eligible for a retirement allowance under division (A) or (B) of section 145.32 of the Revised Code or division (A), (B), or (E)(1), (3), or (4) of section 145.332 of the Revised Code, the number of years used in the calculation of final average salary shall be three and the sum of the earnable salary for those years shall be divided by three. (B) For a member eligible for a retirement allowance under division (C) of section 145.32 of the Revised Code or division (C) or (E)(2) or (5) of section 145.332 of the Revised Code, the number of years used in the calculation of final average salary shall be five and the sum of the earnable salary for those years shall be divided by five. (C)(1) For a member described in division (A) or (B) of section 145.32 or division (A), (B), or (E)(1), (3), or (4) of section 145.332 of the Revised Code who is eligible for a retirement allowance under section 145.331 of the Revised Code or a benefit under section 145.36 or 145.361 of the Revised Code, the number of years used in the calculation of final average salary shall be three and the sum of the earnable salary for those years shall be divided by three. (2) For a member described in division (C) of section 145.32 or division (C) or (E)(2) or (5) of section 145.332 of the Revised Code who is eligible for a retirement allowance under section 145.331 of the Revised Code or a benefit under section 145.36 or 145.361 of the Revised Code, the number of years used in the calculation of final average salary shall be five and the sum of the earnable salary for those years shall be divided by five. (D) For a benefit under section 145.45 of the Revised Code: (1) The number of years used in the calculation of the deceased member's final average salary shall be three and the sum of the earnable salary for those years shall be divided by three if the member is described in division (A) or (B) of section 145.32 of the Revised Code or division (A), (B), or (E)(1), (3), or (4) of section 145.332 of the Revised Code. (2) The number of years used in the calculation of the deceased member's final average salary shall be five and the sum of the earnable salary for those years shall be divided by five if the member is described in division (C) of section 145.32 of the Revised Code or division (C) or (E)(2) or (5) of section 145.332 of the Revised Code. (E) This section applies to a member described in section 145.196 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 15, 2023 at 1:18 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 109.572 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 109 / § 109.572
§ 109.572. Criminal records check
Status: in_force

March 20, 2026 Senate Bill 56 - 136th General Assembly (A)(1) Upon receipt of a request pursuant to section 121.08 , 3301.32 , 3301.541 , or 3319.39 of the Revised Code, a completed form prescribed pursuant to division (C)(1) of this section, and a set of fingerprint impressions obtained in the manner described in division (C)(2) of this section, the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation shall conduct a criminal records check in the manner described in division (B) of this section to determine whether any information exists that indicates that the person who is the subject of the request previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any of the following: (a) A violation of section 2903.01 , 2903.02 , 2903.03 , 2903.04 , 2903.041 , 2903.06 , 2903.08 , 2903.11 , 2903.12 , 2903.13 , 2903.16 , 2903.21 , 2903.34 , 2905.01 , 2905.02 , 2905.05 , 2905.11 , 2905.32 , 2907.02 , 2907.03 , 2907.04 , 2907.05 , 2907.06 , 2907.07 , 2907.08 , 2907.09 , 2907.19 , 2907.21 , 2907.22 , 2907.23 , 2907.25 , 2907.31 , 2907.32 , 2907.321 , 2907.322 , 2907.323 , 2911.01 , 2911.02 , 2911.11 , 2911.12 , 2919.12 , 2919.22 , 2919.24 , 2919.25 , 2923.12 , 2923.13 , 2923.161 , 2923.17 , 2923.21 , 2923.42 , 2925.02 , 2925.03 , 2925.04 , 2925.041 , 2925.05 , 2925.06 , 2925.13 , 2925.22 , 2925.23 , 2925.24 , 2925.31 , 2925.32 , 2925.36 , 2925.37 , or 3716.11 of the Revised Code, felonious sexual penetration in violation of former section 2907.12 of the Revised Code, a violation of section 2905.04 of the Revised Code as it existed prior to July 1, 1996, a violation of section 2919.23 of the Revised Code that would have been a violation of section 2905.04 of the Revised Code as it existed prior to July 1, 1996, had the violation been committed prior to that date, or a violation of section 2925.11 of the Revised Code that is not a minor drug possession offense; (b) A violation of an existing or former law of this state, any other state, or the United States that is substantially equivalent to any of the offenses listed in division (A)(1)(a) of this section; (c) If the request is made pursuant to section 3319.39 of the Revised Code for an applicant who is a teacher, any offense specified under section 9.79 of the Revised Code or in section 3319.31 of the Revised Code. (2) On receipt of a request pursuant to section 3712.09 or 3721.121 of the Revised Code, a completed form prescribed pursuant to division (C)(1) of this section, and a set of fingerprint impressions obtained in the manner described in division (C)(2) of this section, the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation shall conduct a criminal records check with respect to any person who has applied for employment in a position for which a criminal records check is required by those sections. The superintendent shall conduct the criminal records check in the manner described in division (B) of this section to determine whether any information exists that indicates that the person who is the subject of the request previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any of the following: (a) A violation of section 2903.01 , 2903.02 , 2903.03 , 2903.04 , 2903.11 , 2903.12 , 2903.13 , 2903.16 , 2903.21 , 2903.34 , 2905.01 , 2905.02 , 2905.11 , 2905.12 , 2907.02 , 2907.03 , 2907.05 , 2907.06 , 2907.07 , 2907.08 , 2907.09 , 2907.12 , 2907.25 , 2907.31 , 2907.32 , 2907.321 , 2907.322 , 2907.323 , 2911.01 , 2911.02 , 2911.11 , 2911.12 , 2911.13 , 2913.02 , 2913.03 , 2913.04 , 2913.11 , 2913.21 , 2913.31 , 2913.40 , 2913.43 , 2913.47 , 2913.51 , 2919.25 , 2921.36 , 2923.12 , 2923.13 , 2923.161 , 2925.02 , 2925.03 , 2925.11 , 2925.13 , 2925.22 , 2925.23 , or 3716.11 of the Revised Code; (b) An existing or former law of this state, any other state, or the United States that is substantially equivalent to any of the offenses listed in division (A)(2)(a) of this section. (3) On receipt of a request pursuant to section 173.27 , 173.38 , 173.381 , 3740.11 , 5119.34 , 5164.34 , 5164.341 , 5164.342 , 5123.081 , or 5123.169 of the Revised Code, a completed form prescribed pursuant to division (C)(1) of this section, and a set of fingerprint impressions obtained in the manner described in division (C)(2) of this section, the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation shall conduct a criminal records check of the person for whom the request is made. The superintendent shall conduct the criminal records check in the manner described in division (B) of this section to determine whether any information exists that indicates that the person who is the subject of the request previously has been convicted of, has pleaded guilty to, or (except in the case of a request pursuant to section 5164.34 , 5164.341 , or 5164.342 of the Revised Code) has been found eligible for intervention in lieu of conviction for any of the following, regardless of the date of the conviction, the date of entry of the guilty plea, or (except in the case of a request pursuant to section 5164.34 , 5164.341 , or 5164.342 of the Revised Code) the date the person was found eligible for intervention in lieu of conviction: (a) A violation of section 959.13 , 959.131 , 2903.01 , 2903.02 , 2903.03 , 2903.04 , 2903.041 , 2903.11 , 2903.12 , 2903.13 , 2903.15 , 2903.16 , 2903.21 , 2903.211 , 2903.22 , 2903.34 , 2903.341 , 2905.01 , 2905.02 , 2905.05 , 2905.11 , 2905.12 , 2905.32 , 2905.33 , 2907.02 , 2907.03 , 2907.04 , 2907.05 , 2907.06 , 2907.07 , 2907.08 , 2907.09 , 2907.21 , 2907.22 , 2907.23 , 2907.24 , 2907.25 , 2907.31 , 2907.32 , 2907.321 , 2907.322 , 2907.323 , 2907.33 , 2909.02 , 2909.03 , 2909.04 , 2909.22 , 2909.23 , 2909.24 , 2911.01 , 2911.02 , 2911.11 , 2911.12 , 2911.13 , 2913.02 , 2913.03 , 2913.04 , 2913.05 , 2913.11 , 2913.21 , 2913.31 , 2913.32 , 2913.40 , 2913.41 , 2913.42 , 2913.43 , 2913.44 , 2913.441 , 2913.45 , 2913.46 , 2913.47 , 2913.48 , 2913.49 , 2913.51 , 2917.01 , 2917.02 , 2917.03 , 2917.31 , 2919.12 , 2919.121 , 2919.123 , 2919.124 , 2919.22 , 2919.23 , 2919.24 , 2919.25 , 2921.03 , 2921.11 , 2921.12 , 2921.13 , 2921.21 , 2921.24 , 2921.32 , 2921.321 , 2921.34 , 2921.35 , 2921.36 , 2921.51 , 2923.12 , 2923.122 , 2923.123 , 2923.13 , 2923.161 , 2923.162 , 2923.21 , 2923.32 , 2923.42 , 2925.02 , 2925.03 , 2925.04 , 2925.041 , 2925.05 , 2925.06 , 2925.09 , 2925.11 , 2925.13 , 2925.14 , 2925.22 , 2925.23 , 2925.24 , 2925.36 , 2925.55 , 2925.56 , 2927.12 , or 3716.11 of the Revised Code; (b) Felonious sexual penetration in violation of former section 2907.12 of the Revised Code; (c) A violation of section 2905.04 of the Revised Code as it existed prior to July 1, 1996; (d) A violation of section 2923.01 , 2923.02 , or 2923.03 of the Revised Code when the underlying offense that is the object of the conspiracy, attempt, or complicity is one of the offenses listed in divisions (A)(3)(a) to (c) of this section; (e) A violation of an existing or former municipal ordinance or law of this state, any other state, or the United States that is substantially equivalent to any of the offenses listed in divisions (A)(3)(a) to (d) of this section. (4) On receipt of a request pursuant to section 2151.86 , 2151.904 , or 5103.053 of the Revised Code, a completed form prescribed pursuant to division (C)(1) of this section, and a set of fingerprint impressions obtained in the manner described in division (C)(2) of this section, the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation shall conduct a criminal records check in the manner described in division (B) of this section to determine whether any information exists that indicates that the person who is the subject of the request previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any of the following: (a) A violation of section 959.13 , 2151.421 , 2903.01 , 2903.02 , 2903.03 , 2903.04 , 2903.041 , 2903.06 , 2903.08 , 2903.11 , 2903.12 , 2903.13 , 2903.15 , 2903.16 , 2903.21 , 2903.211 , 2903.22 , 2903.32 , 2903.34 , 2905.01 , 2905.02 , 2905.05 , 2905.32 , 2907.02 , 2907.03 , 2907.04 , 2907.05 , 2907.06 , 2907.07 , 2907.08 , 2907.09 , 2907.19 , 2907.21 , 2907.22 , 2907.23 , 2907.25 , 2907.31 , 2907.32 , 2907.321 , 2907.322 , 2907.323 , 2909.02 , 2909.03 , 2909.22 , 2909.23 , 2909.24 , 2911.01 , 2911.02 , 2911.11 , 2911.12 , 2913.49 , 2917.01 , 2917.02 , 2919.12 , 2919.22 , 2919.24 , 2919.25 , 2923.12 , 2923.13 , 2923.161 , 2923.17 , 2923.21 , 2925.02 , 2925.03 , 2925.04 , 2925.041 , 2925.05 , 2925.06 , 2925.13 , 2925.22 , 2925.23 , 2925.24 , 2925.31 , 2925.32 , 2925.36 , 2925.37 , 2927.12 , or 3716.11 of the Revised Code, a violation of section 2905.04 of the Revised Code as it existed prior to July 1, 1996, a violation of section 2919.23 of the Revised Code that would have been a violation of section 2905.04 of the Revised Code as it existed prior to July 1, 1996, had the violation been committed prior to that date, a violation of section 2925.11 of the Revised Code that is not a minor drug possession offense, two or more OVI or OVUAC violations committed within the three years immediately preceding the submission of the application or petition that is the basis of the request, or felonious sexual penetration in violation of former section 2907.12 of the Revised Code, or a violation of Chapter 2919. of the Revised Code that is a felony; (b) A violation of an existing or former law of this state, any other state, or the United States that is substantially equivalent to any of the offenses listed in division (A)(4)(a) of this section. (5) Upon receipt of a request pursuant to section 5104.013 of the Revised Code, a completed form prescribed pursuant to division (C)(1) of this section, and a set of fingerprint impressions obtained in the manner described in division (C)(2) of this section, the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation shall conduct a criminal records check in the manner described in division (B) of this section to determine whether any information exists that indicates that the person who is the subject of the request has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any of the following: (a) A violation of section 2151.421 , 2903.01 , 2903.02 , 2903.03 , 2903.04 , 2903.11 , 2903.12 , 2903.13 , 2903.16 , 2903.21 , 2903.22 , 2903.34 , 2905.01 , 2905.02 , 2905.05 , 2905.11 , 2905.32 , 2907.02 , 2907.03 , 2907.04 , 2907.05 , 2907.06 , 2907.07 , 2907.08 , 2907.09 , 2907.19 , 2907.21 , 2907.22 , 2907.23 , 2907.24 , 2907.25 , 2907.31 , 2907.32 , 2907.321 , 2907.322 , 2907.323 , 2909.02 , 2909.03 , 2909.04 , 2909.05 , 2911.01 , 2911.02 , 2911.11 , 2911.12 , 2913.02 , 2913.03 , 2913.04 , 2913.041 , 2913.05 , 2913.06 , 2913.11 , 2913.21 , 2913.31 , 2913.32 , 2913.33 , 2913.34 , 2913.40 , 2913.41 , 2913.42 , 2913.43 , 2913.44 , 2913.441 , 2913.45 , 2913.46 , 2913.47 , 2913.48 , 2913.49 , 2917.01 , 2917.02 , 2917.03 , 2917.31 , 2919.12 , 2919.22 , 2919.224 , 2919.225 , 2919.24 , 2919.25 , 2921.03 , 2921.11 , 2921.13 , 2921.14 , 2921.34 , 2921.35 , 2923.01 , 2923.12 , 2923.13 , 2923.161 , 2925.02 , 2925.03 , 2925.04 , 2925.05 , 2925.06 , or 3716.11 of the Revised Code, felonious sexual penetration in violation of former section 2907.12 of the Revised Code, a violation of section 2905.04 of the Revised Code as it existed prior to July 1, 1996, a violation of section 2919.23 of the Revised Code that would have been a violation of section 2905.04 of the Revised Code as it existed prior to July 1, 1996, had the violation been committed prior to that date, a violation of section 2925.11 of the Revised Code that is not a minor drug possession offense, a violation of section 2923.02 or 2923.03 of the Revised Code that relates to a crime specified in this division, or a second violation of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code within five years of the date of application for licensure or certification. (b) A violation of an existing or former law of this state, any other state, or the United States that is substantially equivalent to any of the offenses or violations described in division (A)(5)(a) of this section. (6) Upon receipt of a request pursuant to section 5153.111 of the Revised Code, a completed form prescribed pursuant to division (C)(1) of this section, and a set of fingerprint impressions obtained in the manner described in division (C)(2) of this section, the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation shall conduct a criminal records check in the manner described in division (B) of this section to determine whether any information exists that indicates that the person who is the subject of the request previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any of the following: (a) A violation of section 2903.01 , 2903.02 , 2903.03 , 2903.04 , 2903.11 , 2903.12 , 2903.13 , 2903.16 , 2903.21 , 2903.34 , 2905.01 , 2905.02 , 2905.05 , 2907.02 , 2907.03 , 2907.04 , 2907.05 , 2907.06 , 2907.07 , 2907.08 , 2907.09 , 2907.21 , 2907.22 , 2907.23 , 2907.25 , 2907.31 , 2907.32 , 2907.321 , 2907.322 , 2907.323 , 2909.02 , 2909.03 , 2911.01 , 2911.02 , 2911.11 , 2911.12 , 2919.12 , 2919.22 , 2919.24 , 2919.25 , 2923.12 , 2923.13 , 2923.161 , 2925.02 , 2925.03 , 2925.04 , 2925.05 , 2925.06 , or 3716.11 of the Revised Code, felonious sexual penetration in violation of former section 2907.12 of the Revised Code, a violation of section 2905.04 of the Revised Code as it existed prior to July 1, 1996, a violation of section 2919.23 of the Revised Code that would have been a violation of section 2905.04 of the Revised Code as it existed prior to July 1, 1996, had the violation been committed prior to that date, or a violation of section 2925.11 of the Revised Code that is not a minor drug possession offense; (b) A violation of an existing or former law of this state, any other state, or the United States that is substantially equivalent to any of the offenses listed in division (A)(6)(a) of this section. (7) On receipt of a request for a criminal records check from an individual pursuant to section 4749.03 or 4749.06 of the Revised Code, accompanied by a completed copy of the form prescribed in division (C)(1) of this section and a set of fingerprint impressions obtained in a manner described in division (C)(2) of this section, the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation shall conduct a criminal records check in the manner described in division (B) of this section to determine whether any information exists indicating that the person who is the subject of the request has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any criminal offense in this state or in any other state. If the individual indicates that a firearm will be carried in the course of business, the superintendent shall require information from the federal bureau of investigation as described in division (B)(2) of this section. Subject to division (F) of this section, the superintendent shall report the findings of the criminal records check and any information the federal bureau of investigation provides to the director of public safety. (8) On receipt of a request pursuant to section 1321.37 , 1321.53 , or 4763.05 of the Revised Code, a completed form prescribed pursuant to division (C)(1) of this section, and a set of fingerprint impressions obtained in the manner described in division (C)(2) of this section, the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation shall conduct a criminal records check with respect to any person who has applied for a license, permit, or certification from the department of commerce or a division in the department. The superintendent shall conduct the criminal records check in the manner described in division (B) of this section to determine whether any information exists that indicates that the person who is the subject of the request previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any criminal offense in this state, any other state, or the United States. (9) On receipt of a request for a criminal records check from the treasurer of state under section 113.041 of the Revised Code or from an individual under section 928.03 , 4701.08 , 4715.101 , 4717.061 , 4725.121 , 4725.501 , 4729.071 , 4729.53 , 4729.90 , 4729.92 , 4730.101 , 4730.14 , 4730.28 , 4731.081 , 4731.15 , 4731.171 , 4731.222 , 4731.281 , 4731.531 , 4732.091 , 4734.202 , 4740.061 , 4741.10 , 4747.051 , 4751.20 , 4751.201 , 4751.21 , 4753.061 , 4755.70 , 4757.101 , 4759.061 , 4760.032 , 4760.06 , 4761.051 , 4762.031 , 4762.06 , 4774.031 , 4774.06 , 4776.021 , 4778.04 , 4778.07 , 4779.091 , or 4783.04 of the Revised Code, accompanied by a completed form prescribed under division (C)(1) of this section and a set of fingerprint impressions obtained in the manner described in division (C)(2) of this section, the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation shall conduct a criminal records check in the manner described in division (B) of this section to determine whether any information exists that indicates that the person who is the subject of the request has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any criminal offense in this state or any other state. Subject to division (F) of this section, the superintendent shall send the results of a check requested under section 113.041 of the Revised Code to the treasurer of state and shall send the results of a check requested under any of the other listed sections to the licensing board specified by the individual in the request. (10) On receipt of a request pursuant to section 124.74 , 718.131 , 1121.23 , 1315.141 , 1733.47 , or 1761.26 of the Revised Code, a completed form prescribed pursuant to division (C)(1) of this section, and a set of fingerprint impressions obtained in the manner described in division (C)(2) of this section, the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation shall conduct a criminal records check in the manner described in division (B) of this section to determine whether any information exists that indicates that the person who is the subject of the request previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any criminal offense under any existing or former law of this state, any other state, or the United States. (11) On receipt of a request for a criminal records check from an appointing or licensing authority under section 3772.07 of the Revised Code, a completed form prescribed under division (C)(1) of this section, and a set of fingerprint impressions obtained in the manner prescribed in division (C)(2) of this section, the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation shall conduct a criminal records check in the manner described in division (B) of this section to determine whether any information exists that indicates that the person who is the subject of the request previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty or no contest to any offense under any existing or former law of this state, any other state, or the United States that makes the person ineligible for appointment or retention under section 3772.07 of the Revised Code or that is a disqualifying offense as defined in that section or substantially equivalent to a disqualifying offense, as applicable. (12) On receipt of a request pursuant to section 2151.33 or 2151.412 of the Revised Code, a completed form prescribed pursuant to division (C)(1) of this section, and a set of fingerprint impressions obtained in the manner described in division (C)(2) of this section, the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation shall conduct a criminal records check with respect to any person for whom a criminal records check is required under that section. The superintendent shall conduct the criminal records check in the manner described in division (B) of this section to determine whether any information exists that indicates that the person who is the subject of the request previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any of the following: (a) A violation of section 2903.01 , 2903.02 , 2903.03 , 2903.04 , 2903.11 , 2903.12 , 2903.13 , 2903.16 , 2903.21 , 2903.34 , 2905.01 , 2905.02 , 2905.11 , 2905.12 , 2907.02 , 2907.03 , 2907.05 , 2907.06 , 2907.07 , 2907.08 , 2907.09 , 2907.12 , 2907.25 , 2907.31 , 2907.32 , 2907.321 , 2907.322 , 2907.323 , 2911.01 , 2911.02 , 2911.11 , 2911.12 , 2911.13 , 2913.02 , 2913.03 , 2913.04 , 2913.11 , 2913.21 , 2913.31 , 2913.40 , 2913.43 , 2913.47 , 2913.51 , 2919.25 , 2921.36 , 2923.12 , 2923.13 , 2923.161 , 2925.02 , 2925.03 , 2925.11 , 2925.13 , 2925.22 , 2925.23 , or 3716.11 of the Revised Code; (b) An existing or former law of this state, any other state, or the United States that is substantially equivalent to any of the offenses listed in division (A)(12)(a) of this section. (13) On receipt of a request pursuant to section 3796.12 of the Revised Code, a completed form prescribed pursuant to division (C)(1) of this section, and a set of fingerprint impressions obtained in a manner described in division (C)(2) of this section, the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation shall conduct a criminal records check in the manner described in division (B) of this section to determine whether any information exists that indicates that the person who is the subject of the request previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a disqualifying offense as specified in rules adopted under division (B)(2)(b) of section 3796.03 of the Revised Code if the person who is the subject of the request is an administrator or other person responsible for the daily operation of, or an owner or prospective owner, officer or prospective officer, or board member or prospective board member of, an entity seeking a license from the department of commerce under Chapter 3796. of the Revised Code. (14) On receipt of a request required by section 3796.13 of the Revised Code, a completed form prescribed pursuant to division (C)(1) of this section, and a set of fingerprint impressions obtained in a manner described in division (C)(2) of this section, the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation shall conduct a criminal records check in the manner described in division (B) of this section to determine whether any information exists that indicates that the person who is the subject of the request previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a disqualifying offense as specified in rules adopted under section 9.79 and division (B) of section 3796.03 of the Revised Code if the person who is the subject of the request is seeking employment with an entity licensed by the department of commerce under Chapter 3796. of the Revised Code. (15) On receipt of a request pursuant to section 4768.06 of the Revised Code, a completed form prescribed under division (C)(1) of this section, and a set of fingerprint impressions obtained in the manner described in division (C)(2) of this section, the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation shall conduct a criminal records check in the manner described in division (B) of this section to determine whether any information exists indicating that the person who is the subject of the request has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any criminal offense in this state or in any other state. (16) On receipt of a request pursuant to division (B) of section 4764.07 or division (A) of section 4735.143 of the Revised Code, a completed form prescribed under division (C)(1) of this section, and a set of fingerprint impressions obtained in the manner described in division (C)(2) of this section, the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation shall conduct a criminal records check in the manner described in division (B) of this section to determine whether any information exists indicating that the person who is the subject of the request has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any criminal offense in any state or the United States. (17) On receipt of a request for a criminal records check under section 147.022 of the Revised Code, a completed form prescribed under division (C)(1) of this section, and a set of fingerprint impressions obtained in the manner prescribed in division (C)(2) of this section, the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation shall conduct a criminal records check in the manner described in division (B) of this section to determine whether any information exists that indicates that the person who is the subject of the request previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty or no contest to any criminal offense under any existing or former law of this state, any other state, or the United States. (18) Upon receipt of a request pursuant to division (F) of section 2915.081 or division (E) of section 2915.082 of the Revised Code, a completed form prescribed under division (C)(1) of this section, and a set of fingerprint impressions obtained in the manner described in division (C)(2) of this section, the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation shall conduct a criminal records check in the manner described in division (B) of this section to determine whether any information exists indicating that the person who is the subject of the request has been convicted of or pleaded guilty or no contest to any offense that is a violation of Chapter 2915. of the Revised Code or to any offense under any existing or former law of this state, any other state, or the United States that is substantially equivalent to such an offense. (19) On receipt of a request pursuant to section 3775.03 of the Revised Code, a completed form prescribed under division (C)(1) of this section, and a set of fingerprint impressions obtained in the manner described in division (C)(2) of this section, the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation shall conduct a criminal records check in the manner described in division (B) of this section and shall request information from the federal bureau of investigation to determine whether any information exists indicating that the person who is the subject of the request has been convicted of any offense under any existing or former law of this state, any other state, or the United States that is a disqualifying offense as defined in section 3772.07 of the Revised Code. (B) Subject to division (F) of this section, the superintendent shall conduct any criminal records check to be conducted under this section as follows: (1) The superintendent shall review or cause to be reviewed any relevant information gathered and compiled by the bureau under division (A) of section 109.57 of the Revised Code that relates to the person who is the subject of the criminal records check, including, if the criminal records check was requested under section 113.041 , 121.08 , 124.74 , 173.27 , 173.38 , 173.381 , 718.131 , 928.03 , 1121.23 , 1315.141 , 1321.37 , 1321.53 , 1733.47 , 1761.26 , 2151.86 , 3301.32 , 3301.541 , 3319.39 , 3740.11 , 3712.09 , 3721.121 , 3772.07 , 3775.03 , 3796.12 , 3796.13 , 4729.071 , 4729.53 , 4729.90 , 4729.92 , 4749.03 , 4749.06 , 4763.05 , 4764.07 , 4768.06 , 5103.053 , 5104.013 , 5164.34 , 5164.341 , 5164.342 , 5123.081 , 5123.169 , or 5153.111 of the Revised Code, any relevant information contained in records that have been sealed under section 2953.32 of the Revised Code; (2) If the request received by the superintendent asks for information from the federal bureau of investigation, the superintendent shall request from the federal bureau of investigation any information it has with respect to the person who is the subject of the criminal records check, including fingerprint-based checks of national crime information databases as described in 42 U.S.C. 671 if the request is made pursuant to section 2151.86 , 5103.053 , or 5104.013 of the Revised Code or if any other Revised Code section requires fingerprint-based checks of that nature, and shall review or cause to be reviewed any information the superintendent receives from that bureau. If a request under section 3319.39 of the Revised Code asks only for information from the federal bureau of investigation, the superintendent shall not conduct the review prescribed by division (B)(1) of this section. (3) The superintendent or the superintendent's designee may request criminal history records from other states or the federal government pursuant to the national crime prevention and privacy compact set forth in section 109.571 of the Revised Code. (4) The superintendent shall include in the results of the criminal records check a list or description of the offenses listed or described in the relevant provision of division (A) of this section. The superintendent shall exclude from the results any information the dissemination of which is prohibited by federal law. (5) The superintendent shall send the results of the criminal records check to the person to whom it is to be sent not later than the following number of days after the date the superintendent receives the request for the criminal records check, the completed form prescribed under division (C)(1) of this section, and the set of fingerprint impressions obtained in the manner described in division (C)(2) of this section: (a) If the superintendent is required by division (A) of this section (other than division (A)(3) of this section) to conduct the criminal records check, thirty; (b) If the superintendent is required by division (A)(3) of this section to conduct the criminal records check, sixty. (C)(1) The superintendent shall prescribe a form to obtain the information necessary to conduct a criminal records check from any person for whom a criminal records check is to be conducted under this section. The form that the superintendent prescribes pursuant to this division may be in a tangible format, in an electronic format, or in both tangible and electronic formats. (2) The superintendent shall prescribe standard impression sheets to obtain the fingerprint impressions of any person for whom a criminal records check is to be conducted under this section. Any person for whom a records check is to be conducted under this section shall obtain the fingerprint impressions at a county sheriff's office, municipal police department, or any other entity with the ability to make fingerprint impressions on the standard impression sheets prescribed by the superintendent. The office, department, or entity may charge the person a reasonable fee for making the impressions. The standard impression sheets the superintendent prescribes pursuant to this division may be in a tangible format, in an electronic format, or in both tangible and electronic formats. (3) Subject to division (D) of this section, the superintendent shall prescribe and charge a reasonable fee for providing a criminal records check under this section. The person requesting the criminal records check shall pay the fee prescribed pursuant to this division. In the case of a request under section 1121.23 , 1155.03 , 1163.05 , 1315.141 , 1733.47 , 1761.26 , 2151.33 , 2151.412 , or 5164.34 of the Revised Code, the fee shall be paid in the manner specified in that section. (4) The superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation may prescribe methods of forwarding fingerprint impressions and information necessary to conduct a criminal records check, which methods shall include, but not be limited to, an electronic method. (D) The results of a criminal records check conducted under this section, other than a criminal records check specified in division (A)(7) of this section, are valid for the person who is the subject of the criminal records check for a period of one year from the date upon which the superintendent completes the criminal records check. If during that period the superintendent receives another request for a criminal records check to be conducted under this section for that person, the superintendent shall provide the results from the previous criminal records check of the person at a lower fee than the fee prescribed for the initial criminal records check. (E) When the superintendent receives a request for information from a registered private provider, the superintendent shall proceed as if the request was received from a school district board of education under section 3319.39 of the Revised Code. The superintendent shall apply division (A)(1)(c) of this section to any such request for an applicant who is a teacher. (F)(1) Subject to division (F)(2) of this section, all information regarding the results of a criminal records check conducted under this section that the superintendent reports or sends under division (A)(7) or (9) of this section to the director of public safety, the treasurer of state, or the person, board, or entity that made the request for the criminal records check shall relate to the conviction of the subject person, or the subject person's plea of guilty to, a criminal offense. (2) Division (F)(1) of this section does not limit, restrict, or preclude the superintendent's release of information that relates to the arrest of a person who is eighteen years of age or older, to an adjudication of a child as a delinquent child, or to a criminal conviction of a person under eighteen years of age in circumstances in which a release of that nature is authorized under division (E)(2), (3), or (4) of section 109.57 of the Revised Code pursuant to a rule adopted under division (E)(1) of that section. (G) As used in this section: (1) "Criminal records check" means any criminal records check conducted by the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation in accordance with division (B) of this section. (2) "Minor drug possession offense" has the same meaning as in section 2925.01 of the Revised Code. (3) "OVI or OVUAC violation" means a violation of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or a violation of an existing or former law of this state, any other state, or the United States that is substantially equivalent to section 4511.19 of the Revised Code. (4) "Registered private provider" means a nonpublic school or entity registered with the department of education and workforce under section 3310.41 of the Revised Code to participate in the autism scholarship program or section 3310.58 of the Revised Code to participate in the Jon Peterson special needs scholarship program. Last updated January 16, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 154.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 154 / § 154.01
§ 154.01. Financing for certain capital facilities definitions
Status: in_force

June 30, 2025 House Bill 54 - 136th General Assembly As used in this chapter: (A) "Commission" means the Ohio public facilities commission created in section 151.02 of the Revised Code. (B) "Obligations" means bonds, notes, or other evidences of obligation, including interest coupons pertaining thereto, issued pursuant to Chapter 154. of the Revised Code. (C) "Bond proceedings" means the order or orders, resolution or resolutions, trust agreement, indenture, lease, and other agreements, amendments and supplements to the foregoing, or any combination thereof, authorizing or providing for the terms and conditions applicable to, or providing for the security of, obligations issued pursuant to Chapter 154. of the Revised Code, and the provisions contained in such obligations. (D) "State agencies" means the state of Ohio and officers, boards, commissions, departments, divisions, or other units or agencies of the state. (E) "Governmental agency" means state agencies, state supported and assisted institutions of higher education, municipal corporations, counties, townships, school districts, and any other political subdivision or special district in this state established pursuant to law, and, except where otherwise indicated, also means the United States or any department, division, or agency thereof, and any agency, commission, or authority established pursuant to an interstate compact or agreement. (F) "Institutions of higher education" and "state supported or state assisted institutions of higher education" means the state universities identified in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, the northeast Ohio medical university, state universities or colleges at any time created, community college districts, university branch districts, and technical college districts at any time established or operating under Chapter 3354., 3355., or 3357. of the Revised Code, and other institutions for education, including technical education, beyond the high school, receiving state support or assistance for their expenses of operation. (G) "Governing body" means: (1) In the case of institutions of higher education, the board of trustees, board of directors, commission, or other body vested by law with the general management, conduct, and control of one or more institutions of higher education; (2) In the case of a county, the board of county commissioners or other legislative body; in the case of a municipal corporation, the council or other legislative body; in the case of a township, the board of township trustees; in the case of a school district, the board of education; (3) In the case of any other governmental agency, the officer, board, commission, authority or other body having the general management thereof or having jurisdiction or authority in the particular circumstances. (H) "Person" means any person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation. (I) "Bond service charges" means principal, including mandatory sinking fund requirements for retirement of obligations, and interest, and redemption premium, if any, required to be paid by the state on obligations. If not prohibited by the applicable bond proceedings, bond service charges may include costs relating to credit enhancement facilities that are related to and represent, or are intended to provide a source of payment of or limitation on, other bond service charges. (J) "Capital facilities" means buildings, structures, and other improvements, and equipment, real estate, and interests in real estate therefor, within the state, and any one, part of, or combination of the foregoing, to serve the general purposes for which the issuing authority is authorized to issue obligations pursuant to Chapter 154. of the Revised Code, including, but not limited to, highways, drives, roadways, parking facilities, walks, lighting, machinery, furnishings, utilities, landscaping, wharves, docks, piers, reservoirs, dams, tunnels, bridges, retaining walls, riprap, culverts, ditches, channels, watercourses, retention basins, standpipes and water storage facilities, waste treatment and disposal facilities, heating, air conditioning and communications facilities, inns, lodges, cabins, camping sites, golf courses, boat and bathing facilities, athletic and recreational facilities, and site improvements. (K) "Costs of capital facilities" means the costs of acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, rehabilitating, remodeling, renovating, enlarging, improving, equipping, or furnishing capital facilities, and the financing thereof, including the cost of clearance and preparation of the site and of any land to be used in connection with capital facilities, the cost of any indemnity and surety bonds and premiums on insurance, all related direct administrative expenses and allocable portions of direct costs of the commission or issuing authority and department of administrative services, or other designees of the commission under section 154.17 of the Revised Code, cost of engineering and architectural services, designs, plans, specifications, surveys, and estimates of cost, legal fees, fees and expenses of trustees, depositories, and paying agents for the obligations, cost of issuance of the obligations and financing charges and fees and expenses of financial advisers and consultants in connection therewith, interest on obligations, including but not limited to, interest from the date of their issuance to the time when interest is to be covered from sources other than proceeds of obligations, amounts necessary to establish reserves as required by the bond proceedings, costs of audits, the reimbursement of all moneys advanced or applied by or borrowed from any governmental agency, whether to or by the commission or others, from whatever source provided, for the payment of any item or items of cost of the capital facilities, any share of the cost undertaken by the commission pursuant to arrangements made with governmental agencies under division (H) of section 154.06 of the Revised Code, and all other expenses necessary or incident to planning or determining feasibility or practicability with respect to capital facilities, and such other expenses as may be necessary or incident to the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, remodeling, renovation, enlargement, improvement, equipment, and furnishing of capital facilities, the financing thereof and the placing of the same in use and operation, including any one, part of, or combination of such classes of costs and expenses. (L) "Public service facilities" means inns, lodges, hotels, cabins, camping sites, scenic trails, picnic sites, restaurants, commissaries, golf courses, boating and bathing facilities and other similar facilities in state parks. (M) "State parks" means: (1) State reservoirs described and identified in section 1546.11 of the Revised Code; (2) All lands or interests therein of the state identified as administered by the division of parks and watercraft in the "inventory of state owned lands administered by the department of natural resources as of June 1, 1963," as recorded in the journal of the director, which inventory was prepared by the real estate section of the department and is supported by maps now on file in said real estate section; (3) All lands or interests in lands of the state designated after June 1, 1963, as state parks in the journal of the director with the approval of the director of natural resources. State parks do not include any lands or interest in lands of the state administered jointly by two or more divisions of the department of natural resources. The designation of lands as state parks under divisions (M)(1) to (3) of this section is conclusive and such lands shall be under the control of and administered by the division of parks and watercraft. No order or proceeding designating lands as state parks or park purchase areas is subject to any appeal or review by any officer, board, commission, or court. (N) "Bond service fund" means the applicable fund created for and pledged to the payment of bond service charges under section 154.20 , 154.21 , 154.22 , or 154.23 of the Revised Code, including all moneys and investments, and earnings from investments, credited and to be credited thereto. (O) "Improvement fund" means the applicable fund created for the payment of costs of capital facilities under section 123.201 , 154.20 , 154.21 , or 154.22 of the Revised Code, including all moneys and investments, and earnings from investments, credited and to be credited thereto. (P) "Special funds" or "funds" means, except where the context does not permit, the bond service funds, the improvements funds, and any other funds for similar or different purposes created under bond proceedings, including all moneys and investments, and earnings from investments, credited and to be credited thereto. (Q) "Year" unless the context indicates a different meaning or intent, means a calendar year beginning on the first day of January and ending on the thirty-first day of December. (R) "Fiscal year" means the period of twelve months beginning on the first day of July and ending on the thirtieth day of June. (S) "Issuing authority" means the treasurer of state or the officer or employee who by law performs the functions of that office. (T) "Credit enhancement facilities" has the same meaning as in section 133.01 of the Revised Code. (U) "Ohio cultural facility" and "Ohio sports facility" have the same meanings as in section 123.28 of the Revised Code. Last updated April 30, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 145.83 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 145 / § 145.83
§ 145.83. Accumulating contributions to pay medical and insurance expenses
Status: in_force

January 7, 2013 Senate Bill 343 - 129th General Assembly A PERS defined contribution plan may include a program described in section 145.583 of the Revised Code under which a member participating in the plan is required to accumulate a portion of the amount contributed under section 145.86 of the Revised Code for the purpose of providing funds to the member for the payment of health, medical, hospital, surgical, dental, or vision care expenses, including insurance premiums, deductible amounts, or copayments as described in that section. If a PERS defined contribution plan includes a program described in this section, the public employees retirement board shall adopt rules to specify the length of time during which the member will vest in amounts accumulated on the member's behalf and may provide for a minimum annual distribution from the accumulated amount after the member terminates employment in positions subject to this chapter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 174.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 174 / § 174.05
§ 174.05. Reporting to general assembly
Status: in_force

July 1, 2005 House Bill 431 - 125th General Assembly (A) Annually, the department of development shall submit a report to the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives describing the activities of the department under sections 174.01 to 174.07 of the Revised Code during the previous state fiscal year. (B) Annually, the Ohio housing finance agency shall submit a report to the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives describing the activities of the agency under sections 174.02 , 174.03 , and 174.05 of the Revised Code during the previous state fiscal year.
Ohio Rev. Code § 149.381 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 149 / § 149.381
§ 149.381. Review of applications for disposal of records or schedules of records retention and disposition by history connection
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 141 - 131st General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "records commission" means a records commission created under section 149.39 of the Revised Code, a school district records commission and an educational service center records commission created under section 149.41 of the Revised Code, a library records commission created under section 149.411 of the Revised Code, a special taxing district records commission created under section 149.412 of the Revised Code, and a township records commission created under section 149.42 of the Revised Code. (B) When a records commission has approved an application for one-time disposal of obsolete records or any schedule of records retention and disposition, the records commission shall send that application or schedule to the Ohio history connection for its review. The Ohio history connection shall review the application or schedule within a period of not more than sixty days after its receipt of it. During the sixty-day review period, the Ohio history connection may select for its custody from the application for one-time disposal of obsolete records any records it considers to be of continuing historical value, and shall denote upon any schedule of records retention and disposition the records for which the Ohio history connection will require a certificate of records disposal prior to their disposal. (C) Upon completion of its review, the Ohio history connection shall forward the application for one-time disposal of obsolete records or the schedule of records retention and disposition to the auditor of state for the auditor of state's approval or disapproval. The auditor of state shall approve or disapprove the application or schedule within a period of not more than sixty days after receipt of it. (D) Before public records are to be disposed of pursuant to an approved schedule of records retention and disposition, the records commission shall inform the Ohio history connection of the disposal through the submission of a certificate of records disposal for only the records required by the schedule to be disposed of, and shall give the Ohio history connection the opportunity for a period of fifteen business days to select for its custody those public records, from the certificate submitted, that it considers to be of continuing historical value. (E) The Ohio history connection may not review or select for its custody any of the following: (1) Records the release of which is prohibited by section 149.432 of the Revised Code. (2) Records containing personally identifiable information concerning any pupil attending a public school other than directory information, as defined in section 3319.321 of the Revised Code, without the written consent of the parent, guardian, or custodian of each such pupil who is less than eighteen years of age, or without the written consent of each pupil who is eighteen years of age or older. (3) Records the release of which would, according to the "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974," 88 Stat. 571, 20 U.S.C. 1232g, disqualify a school or other educational institution from receiving federal funds.
Ohio Rev. Code § 147.65 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 147 / § 147.65
§ 147.65. Electronic journals
Status: in_force

September 20, 2019 Senate Bill 263 - 132nd General Assembly (A) An online notary public shall maintain one or more electronic journals in which the online notary public records, in chronological order, all online notarizations that the online notary public performs. The electronic journal shall enable access by a password or other secure means of authentication and be in a tamper-evident electronic format complying with the rules of the secretary of state adopted under section 147.62 of the Revised Code. (B) For every online notarization, the online notary public shall record the following information in the electronic journal: (1) The date and time of the notarial act; (2) The type of notarial act; (3) The title or a description of the record being notarized, if any; (4) The electronic signature of each principal; (5) The printed full name and address of each principal; (6) If identification of the principal is based on personal knowledge, a statement to that effect; (7) If identification of the principal is based on satisfactory evidence of identity pursuant to division (E)(2) of section 147.64 of the Revised Code, a description of the evidence relied upon, including the date of issuance or expiration of any identification credential presented; (8) If identification of the principal is based on a credible witness or witnesses, the name of the witness or witnesses; (9) If the notarization was not performed at the online notary public's business address, the address where the notarization was performed; (10) A description of the online notarization system used; (11) The fee, if any, charged by the notary; (12) The name of the jurisdiction in which the principal was located at the time of the online notarization; (13) The recording upon which the identification of the principal is based, as required under division (D)(3) of this section; (14) Any other information required by the secretary of state. (C) An online notary public shall not record a social security number in the electronic journal. (D) An online notary public shall do all of the following: (1) Take reasonable steps to ensure the integrity, security, and authenticity of online notarizations; (2) Take reasonable steps to ensure that the two-way, audio-video communication used in an online notarization is secure from unauthorized interception; (3) Create and maintain pursuant to this section a complete recording of the audio-video communication that is the basis for identification of a principal for each online notarization; (4) Maintain a backup for the electronic journal required by division (A) of this section and the audio-video recordings required by division (D)(3) of this section ; (5)(a) Safeguard the electronic journal and all other notarial records by doing all of the following: (i) Not allowing the electronic journal to be used by another notary; (ii) Creating the audio-video recording required under division (D)(3) of this section in a tamper-evident electronic format complying with the rules of the secretary of state adopted under section 147.62 of the Revised Code; (iii) Protecting the electronic journal and audio-video recordings from unauthorized use. (b) An online notary public may use a third party to keep and store the electronic journal. The secretary of state shall adopt, in rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, standards pertaining to the use of such a third party. (6) Surrender or destroy the electronic journal and all other notarial records only by rule of law, by court order, or at the direction of the secretary of state; (7) Not surrender the electronic journal to an employer upon termination of employment. (E)(1) An employer shall not retain the electronic journal of an employee who is an online notary public when the notary's employment ceases. (2) Notwithstanding division (E)(1) of this section, an online notary public may make an agreement with a current or former employer pursuant to division (D)(5)(b) of this section. (3) An online notary public may use any current or former employer approved as a repository by the secretary of state to meet all applicable repository requirements of this section or section 147.66 of the Revised Code and any associated rules. (F) (1) Except as provided in division (E) of section 147.66 of the Revised Code, an electronic journal required under division (A) of this section and the audio-video recordings required by division (D)(3) of this section shall be maintained by the online notary public during the term of the online notary public's authorization to perform online notarizations. (2) Upon the expiration, pursuant to division (D) of section 147.63 of the Revised Code, of the notary public's authorization to conduct online notarizations, the online notary public shall transmit the electronic journal to the secretary of state or to a repository approved by the secretary of state. The secretary of state or repository shall maintain the electronic journal for a period of ten years. If the electronic journal is transmitted to a repository, the online notary public shall inform the secretary of state where the journal is located during this period. (3) If the notary public renews the notary public's authorization to conduct online notarizations pursuant to division (D) of section 147.63 of the Revised Code, the notary public shall, beginning on the date the renewal is effective, maintain a new electronic journal in accordance with this section. (G) (1) Except as provided in divisions (G)(2) and (3) of this section, any person may inspect or request a copy of an entry or entries in the online notary public's journal, provided that all of the following are met: (a) The person specifies the month, year, type of record, and name of the principal for the notarial act, in a signed tangible or electronic request. (b) The notary does not surrender possession or control of the journal. (c) The person is shown or given a copy of only the entry or entries specified. (d) A separate new entry is made in the journal, explaining the circumstances of the request and noting any related act of copy certification by the online notary public. (2) Notwithstanding division (A)(5) of section 147.141 of the Revised Code, an online notary public may certify copies made from the online notary public's electronic journal. (3) An online notary public who has a reasonable and explainable belief that a person requesting information from the notary's journal has a criminal or other inappropriate purpose may deny access to any entry or entries. (4) An attorney authorized to conduct online notarizations shall only allow inspection, or provide copies, of an entry or entries in the attorney's journal if the requesting party was a principal in the transaction or transactions to which the journal entry or entries apply or if the requesting party is acting on a principal's behalf. An attorney may deny a request to inspect or receive copies of a journal entry based on attorney-client privilege. (5) The secretary of state, or a repository approved by the secretary of state, shall only allow inspection, or provide copies of, an entry or entries in a journal deposited with the secretary or the repository by an attorney authorized to conduct online notarizations if the requesting party was a principal in the transaction or transactions to which the journal entry or entries apply or if the requesting party is acting on a principal's behalf. (H)(1) The journal may be examined and copied without restriction by a law enforcement officer, as defined in section 2901.01 of the Revised Code, in the course of an official investigation, subpoenaed by court order, or surrendered at the direction of the secretary of state. (2) Notwithstanding division (H)(1) of this section, an attorney authorized to conduct online notarizations may object to the examination, or copying, of the attorney's journal pursuant to division (H)(1) of this section based on attorney- client privilege.
Ohio Rev. Code § 135.354 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 135 / § 135.354
§ 135.354. Redeposit of inactive moneys
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) In addition to the authority provided in section 135.35 of the Revised Code for the investment or deposit of inactive moneys, the investing authority of a county, upon the deposit of active or inactive moneys with an eligible public depository described in section 135.32 of the Revised Code and selected by the investing authority, may authorize the public depository to arrange for the redeposit of such public moneys in accordance with the following conditions: (1) The public depository, on or after the date the public moneys are received, arranges for the redeposit of the moneys into deposit accounts in one or more federally insured banks, savings banks, or savings and loan associations that are located in the United States, and acts as custodian of the moneys deposited or redeposited under this section. (2) If the amount of the public moneys deposited with and held at the close of business by the public depository exceeds the amount insured by the federal deposit insurance corporation, the excess amount is subject to the pledging requirements described in section 135.181 , 135.182 , or 135.37 of the Revised Code. (3) The full amount of the public moneys redeposited by the public depository into deposit accounts in banks, savings banks, or savings and loan associations, plus any accrued interest, is insured by the federal deposit insurance corporation. (4) On the same date the public moneys are redeposited by the public depository, the public depository may, in its sole discretion, choose whether to receive deposits, in any amount, from other banks, savings banks, or savings and loan associations. (5) The public depository provides to the investing authority an account statement at least monthly and access to daily reporting that include the amount of its funds deposited and held at each bank, savings bank, or savings and loan association for which the public depository acts as a custodian pursuant to this section. (B) Except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section, public moneys deposited in accordance with this section are not subject to the pledging requirements described in section 135.181 , 135.182 , or 135.37 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 124.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 124 / § 124.07
§ 124.07. Director of administrative services employees, services and facilities
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) The director of administrative services shall appoint examiners, inspectors, clerks, and other assistants as necessary to carry out sections 124.01 to 124.64 of the Revised Code. (B) Each state agency shall pay the cost of the services and facilities furnished to it by the department of administrative services that are necessary to provide and maintain payroll services as prescribed in section 125.21 of the Revised Code and state merit standards as prescribed in sections 124.01 to 124.64 of the Revised Code for the agency. The charges against a state agency shall be computed on a reasonable cost basis in accordance with procedures prescribed by the director of budget and management. Any moneys the department receives from a state agency under this division that are in excess of the amount necessary to pay the cost of furnishing the department's services and facilities during any fiscal year shall be either refunded to or credited for the ensuing fiscal year to the state agency. (C) All moneys received by the department as reimbursement for a merit program or other human resources services performed and facilities furnished under this section, such as competitive examinations administered, shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the human resources services fund, which is hereby created. Last updated July 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 173.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 173 / § 173.02
§ 173.02. Administrative rules
Status: in_force

June 30, 1997 House Bill 215 - 122nd General Assembly The department of aging shall adopt, and may rescind, rules as necessary to carry out the provisions of Chapter 173. of the Revised Code and may: (A) Provide technical assistance and consultation to public and private nonprofit agencies with respect to programs, services, and activities for elderly people; (B) Cooperate with federal agencies, other state agencies or departments, and organizations to conduct studies and surveys on the special problems of the aged in such matters as mental and physical health, housing, transportation, family relationships, employment, income, vocational rehabilitation, recreation, and education; make such reports as are appropriate to the governor and other federal and state agencies; and develop recommendations for administrative or legislative action to alleviate such problems; (C) Develop and strengthen the services available for the aging in the state by coordinating the existing services provided by federal, state, and local departments and agencies, and private agencies and facilities; (D) Extend and expand services for the aged through coordinating the interests and efforts of local communities in studying the problems of the aged citizens of this state; (E) Encourage, promote, and aid in the establishment of programs and services on the local level for the betterment of the living conditions of the aged by making it possible for the aged to more fully enjoy and participate in family and community life; (F) Sponsor voluntary community rehabilitation and recreational facilities for the purpose of improving the general welfare of the elderly; (G) Stimulate the training of workers in the field of aging; (H) Provide consultants to agencies, associations, or individuals providing services supported by the department; (I) Provide support which shall include, but not be limited to, financial support for the Martin Janis multipurpose senior center in Columbus; (J) Recommend methods of improving the effectiveness of state services for elderly citizens; (K) Adopt rules pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to request fees, if not prohibited by any federal or state law, from persons using services or facilities for the elderly that are provided, operated, contracted for, or supported by the department, provided that requesting the fees will not disqualify the department from receiving federal or state funds; (L) Publish a description of the organization and functions of the department so that all interested agencies and individuals may receive information about, and be better able to solicit assistance from, the department.
Ohio Rev. Code § 111.41 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 111 / § 111.41
§ 111.41. Definitions for sections 111.41 to 111.99
Status: in_force

September 8, 2016 House Bill 359 - 131st General Assembly As used in sections 111.41 to 111.99 of the Revised Code: (A) "Application assistant" means an employee or volunteer at an agency or organization that serves victims of domestic violence, menacing by stalking, human trafficking, trafficking in persons, rape, or sexual battery who has received training and certification from the secretary of state to help individuals complete applications to be program participants. (B) "Confidential address" means the address of a program participant's residence, school, institution of higher education, business, or place of employment, as specified on an application to be a program participant or on a notice of change of address filed under section 111.42 of the Revised Code. A confidential address is not a public record under section 149.43 of the Revised Code, and shall be kept confidential. (C) "Governmental entity" means the state, a political subdivision of the state, or any department, agency, board, commission, or other instrumentality of the state or a political subdivision of the state. (D) "Guardian," "incompetent," "parent," and "ward" have the same meanings as in section 2111.01 of the Revised Code. (E) "Human trafficking" has the same meaning as in section 2929.01 of the Revised Code. (F) "Process" means judicial process and all orders, demands, notices, or other papers required or permitted by law to be served on a program participant. (G) "Program participant" means a person who is certified by the secretary of state as a program participant under section 111.42 of the Revised Code. (H) "Tier I sex offender/child-victim offender," "tier II sex offender/child-victim offender," and "tier III sex offender/child-victim offender" have the same meanings as in section 2950.01 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 165.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 165 / § 165.13
§ 165.13. Prohibiting interest in public contract
Status: in_force

June 13, 1975 House Bill 1 - 111th General Assembly Sections 305.27 , 705.12 , 731.02 , 731.12 , 733.72 to 733.77 , and 2921.42 of the Revised Code apply to an officer of an issuer who is an officer, director, stockholder, employee, or owner of any interest in a proprietorship, corporation, joint enterprise, partnership, or other association which is the lessee of a project or the trustee, paying agency, or depository of funds under an indenture of mortgage or trust agreement securing bonds issued under authority of section 165.03 of the Revised Code, or a supplier of materials or a contractor or subcontractor for construction of a project.
Ohio Rev. Code § 131.37 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 131 / § 131.37
§ 131.37. Cash management improvement fund
Status: in_force

July 1, 1992 Senate Bill 351 - 119th General Assembly There is hereby created in the state treasury the cash management improvement fund. The director of budget and management shall transfer money between the fund and other state funds as provided in the plan approved under section 131.36 of the Revised Code. He shall also pay from the fund to the federal government amounts of interest and refunds due the federal government pursuant to the agreement entered into under section 131.36 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 133.24 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 133 / § 133.24
§ 133.24. Tax anticipation notes anticipating collection of proceeds of voted property tax levy
Status: in_force

October 30, 1989 House Bill 230 - 118th General Assembly (A) This section applies to tax anticipation notes authorized by the law applying to the particular levy and issued in anticipation of the collection of the proceeds of a voted property tax levy. Those notes are Chapter 133. securities. (B) After approval of the levy by the electors, the taxing authority may anticipate that portion of the proceeds of the levy and issue tax anticipation notes, either from time to time during the life of the levy or prior to the time when the first collection and distribution from the levy can be made, as provided in the law applying to that levy. The aggregate outstanding principal amount of tax anticipation notes may not exceed the amount of the levy proceeds that may be anticipated, as provided in that applicable law by a statement of percentage or by a limitation on the amount of annual maturities. Tax anticipation notes shall mature no later than the last day of December of the last year authorized by the applicable law or of the last year of collection of the anticipated tax levy, whichever is earlier. (C) As a supplemental procedure to, and unless and to the extent expressly prohibited in, the law applying to the particular levy, tax anticipation notes may be authorized, issued, and sold at public or private sale, may mature or be payable, and the proceeds shall be deposited and applied, as provided in division (A)(1) or (2)(b) of section 133.21 , division (A) of section 133.22 to the extent applicable, section 133.27 , divisions (A) and (C) of section 133.30 , and sections 133.31 and 133.33 of the Revised Code. The proceeds of the notes, if authorized in the legislation, may be applied to pay related financing costs. (D) Except for capitalized interest, debt charges on tax anticipation notes shall be payable only from the proceeds of the tax levy anticipated. The amount necessary to pay debt charges on the notes in a particular year or fiscal year shall be deemed appropriated for that purpose from the proceeds in that year of the levy anticipated, and appropriations from the proceeds of that levy by the subdivision in each fiscal year shall be limited to the balance available after deducting the amount to be applied to pay those debt charges. The amount to be applied to those debt charges shall be deposited, to an account for the purpose in the bond retirement fund, from collections and distributions of the tax levy to the taxing authority, in the amounts and at the times required to pay those debt charges as provided in the legislation authorizing the tax anticipation notes. Any amount so deposited and not needed for the purpose in the particular fiscal year may, without compliance with any other law or approval by any other agency, be transferred to the special fund established for the proceeds of the tax levy.
Ohio Rev. Code § 109.541 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 109 / § 109.541
§ 109.541. Powers and duties of bureau
Status: in_force

October 16, 1996 House Bill 480 - 121st General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Investigator" means an officer or employee of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation described in section 109.54 of the Revised Code. (2) "Peace officer" has the same meaning as in section 2935.01 of the Revised Code. (B) An investigator, while providing assistance to a law enforcement officer pursuant to division (B) of section 109.54 of the Revised Code, has the same arrest authority as a peace officer of the law enforcement agency served by the law enforcement officer requesting the assistance. The investigator may exercise this arrest authority only in connection with the investigation or activities for which the investigator's assistance was requested. (C)(1) No state official shall command, order, or direct an investigator to perform any duty or service that is not authorized by law. The power and duties conferred by this section on the bureau of criminal identification and investigation are supplementary to, and in no way a limitation on, the power and duties of sheriffs or other peace officers of the state or a political subdivision of the state. (2) An investigator, pursuant to the policy established by the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation under division (D)(1) of this section, may render emergency assistance to any peace officer who has arrest authority under section 2935.03 of the Revised Code if both of the following apply: (a) There is a threat of imminent physical harm to the peace officer, a threat of physical harm to another person, or any serious emergency situation. (b) The peace officer requests emergency assistance, or it appears to the investigator that the peace officer is unable to request emergency assistance and that the circumstances reasonably indicate that emergency assistance is appropriate. (D)(1) The superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation, not later than sixty days after the effective date of this section, shall establish a policy specifying the manner and procedures by which an investigator may render emergency assistance to a peace officer pursuant to division (C)(2) of this section. (2) An investigator who renders assistance to a law enforcement officer pursuant to division (B) of section 109.54 of the Revised Code or renders emergency assistance to any peace officer pursuant to division (C)(2) of this section and under the policy established under division (D)(1) of this section shall be considered to be engaged in the investigator's regular employment for the purpose of compensation, retirement benefits, indemnification rights, workers' compensation, and any other rights or benefits to which the investigator may be entitled incident to the investigator's regular employment. (3) An investigator who renders emergency assistance to a peace officer pursuant to division (C)(2) of this section and under the policy established under division (D)(1) of this section has the same authority as the peace officer to whom the assistance is rendered. (4) An investigator who renders emergency assistance to a peace officer pursuant to division (C)(2) of this section and under the policy established under division (D)(1) of this section retains personal immunity from liability as described in sections 9.85 to 9.87 of the Revised Code, the right to defense under sections 109.36 to 109.366 of the Revised Code, and the right to indemnification under section 9.87 of the Revised Code. This section does not affect the provisions of section 2743.02 of the Revised Code that pertain to the commencement of a civil action against a state officer or employee.
Ohio Rev. Code § 145.62 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 145 / § 145.62
§ 145.62. Additional deposits in employee savings fund
Status: in_force

March 22, 2019 House Bill 572 - 132nd General Assembly Subject to rules adopted by the public employees retirement system under section 145.09 of the Revised Code, a contributor participating in the PERS defined benefit plan or contributing under section 145.38 or 145.383 of the Revised Code may deposit additional amounts in the employees' savings fund established under section 145.23 of the Revised Code. The additional deposits may be made either directly to the retirement system or by payroll deduction under section 145.294 of the Revised Code. The contributor shall receive in return either an annuity, as provided in section 145.64 of the Revised Code, having a reserve equal to the amount deposited or a refund under section 145.63 of the Revised Code of the amount deposited, together with earnings on the amount deposited as the public employees retirement board determines appropriate. If the annuity under the plan of payment selected by the contributor under section 145.64 of the Revised Code would be less than fifty dollars per month, the contributor shall receive the refund.
Ohio Rev. Code § 149.435 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 149 / § 149.435
§ 149.435. Confidentiality of records regarding abused children
Status: in_force

June 20, 2014 House Bill 130 - 130th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Abused child" has the same meaning as in section 2151.031 of the Revised Code. (2) "Confidential law enforcement investigatory record" has the same meaning as in section 149.43 of the Revised Code. (3) "Law enforcement agency" means a municipal or township police department, the office of a sheriff, the state highway patrol, federal law enforcement, a county prosecuting attorney, the office of the United States attorney, or a state or local governmental body that enforces criminal laws and that has employees who have a statutory power of arrest. (4) "Prosecutor" has the same meaning as in section 2935.01 of the Revised Code. (5) "Routine factual report" means a police blotter, arrest log, incident report, or other record of events maintained in paper, electronic, or other form by a law enforcement agency, other than a confidential law enforcement investigatory record. (B)(1) Except as provided in division (C) of this section, a law enforcement agency or employee of a law enforcement agency shall not disclose a name or other information contained in a routine factual report that is highly likely to identify an alleged delinquent child or arrestee who is also an abused child and who is under eighteen years of age at the time the report is created. If the agency or employee does not know whether the alleged delinquent child or arrestee is an abused child, the agency or employee shall attempt to determine whether or not the alleged delinquent child or arrestee is an abused child and shall not disclose the name or other information before making the determination. (2) No person to whom information described in division (B)(1) of this section is disclosed, and no employer of that person, shall further disclose that information except as provided in division (C) of this section. (C) This section does not prohibit the disclosure of information described in division (B) of this section to any of the following: (1) An employee of a law enforcement agency or a prosecutor for the purpose of investigating or prosecuting a crime or delinquent act; (2) An employee of the department of youth services, a probation officer, a juvenile court judge, or an employee of a public children services agency or a county department of job and family services who is supervising the alleged delinquent child or arrestee who is also an abused child and who is under eighteen years of age; (3) An employee of a law enforcement agency for use in the employee's defense of a civil or administrative action arising out of the employee's involvement in the case that gave rise to the civil or administrative action; (4) An employee of the attorney general's office responsible for administering awards of reparations under section 2743.191 of the Revised Code; (5) A parent, guardian, or custodian of the alleged delinquent child or arrestee who is also an abused child and who is under eighteen years of age or an attorney for such a parent, guardian, or custodian; (6) Any other person pursuant to a court order.
Ohio Rev. Code § 173.543 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 173 / § 173.543
§ 173.543. State-funded component of assisted living program
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly The department of aging shall create and administer the state-funded component of the assisted living program. The state-funded component shall not be administered as part of the medicaid program. An individual who is eligible for the state-funded component may participate in the component for a period of time specified in rules adopted under this section. The director of aging shall adopt rules in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code to implement the state-funded component. The rules shall specify the period that an individual eligible for the state-funded component may participate in the component.
Ohio Rev. Code § 109.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 109 / § 109.18
§ 109.18. Service by publication
Status: in_force

October 7, 1977 House Bill 42 - 112th General Assembly If a writ or mesne process in proceedings in quo warranto is returned "not found" by the sheriff of the county in which the company is authorized by law to have its place of business, the clerk of the court in which the information or other proceeding is filed shall issue a notice of the filing and substance thereof, and cause it to be published once a week for six consecutive weeks in a newspaper published in and of general circulation in the county wherein such company is authorized to have its place of business. An affidavit of the publication together with a copy of the notice shall be filed in the office of the clerk. If the defendant company fails to answer or plead to such information or proceeding within thirty days from the filing of the affidavit and copy, judgment shall be given upon the default as if the writ or mesne process had been served and returned.
Ohio Rev. Code § 125.606 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 125 / § 125.606
§ 125.606. Fair market price for items on procurement list
Status: in_force

June 30, 2005 House Bill 66 - 126th General Assembly Prior to purchases by government ordering offices, the office of procurement from community rehabilitation programs shall attempt to establish for each item on the procurement list a fair market price that is representative of the range of prices that a government ordering office would expect to pay to purchase the item in the marketplace. When establishing a fair market price for an item, the office of procurement from community rehabilitation programs shall consider the costs of doing business with respect to that item, including sales, marketing, and research and development costs and agent fees. If the office of procurement from community rehabilitation programs cannot establish a fair market price for a particular supply or service, the government ordering office shall attempt to establish the fair market price pursuant to division (B) of section 125.607 of the Revised Code for each purchase of such supply or service.
Ohio Rev. Code § 167.103 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 167 / § 167.103
§ 167.103. Documents executed by qualifying council officers
Status: in_force

September 29, 2007 House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly The officers authorized by a qualifying council issuing securities under section 167.101 of the Revised Code shall execute the necessary documents to provide for the pledge, protection, and disposition of the pledged revenues from which debt charges and any special fund deposits are to be paid. Those necessary documents include the issued securities, trust agreements, leases, and other financing documents.
Ohio Rev. Code § 124.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 124 / § 124.03
§ 124.03. State personnel board of review - powers and duties
Status: in_force

July 17, 2009 House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly (A) The state personnel board of review shall exercise the following powers and perform the following duties: (1) Hear appeals, as provided by law, of employees in the classified state service from final decisions of appointing authorities or the director of administrative services relative to reduction in pay or position, job abolishments, layoff, suspension, discharge, assignment or reassignment to a new or different position classification, or refusal of the director, or anybody authorized to perform the director's functions, to reassign an employee to another classification or to reclassify the employee's position with or without a job audit under division (D) of section 124.14 of the Revised Code. As used in this division, "discharge" includes disability separations. The state personnel board of review may affirm, disaffirm, or modify the decisions of the appointing authorities or the director, as the case may be, and its decision is final. The decisions of the state personnel board of review shall be consistent with the applicable classification specifications. The state personnel board of review shall not be deprived of jurisdiction to hear any appeal due to the failure of an appointing authority to file its decision with the board. Any final decision of an appointing authority or of the director not filed in the manner provided in this chapter shall be disaffirmed. The state personnel board of review may place an exempt employee, as defined in section 124.152 of the Revised Code, into a bargaining unit classification, if the state personnel board of review determines that the bargaining unit classification is the proper classification for that employee. Notwithstanding Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code or instruments and contracts negotiated under it, such placements are at the discretion of the state personnel board of review. The mere failure of an employee's appointing authority to file a statement with the department of administrative services indicating that the employee is in the unclassified civil service, or the mere late filing of such a statement, does not prevent the state personnel board of review from determining that the employee is in the unclassified civil service. In determining whether an employee is in the unclassified civil service, the state personnel board of review shall consider the inherent nature of the duties of the employee's classification during the two-year period immediately preceding the appointing authority's appealable action relating to the employee. In any hearing before the state personnel board of review, including any hearing at which a record is taken that may be the basis of an appeal to a court, an employee may be represented by a person permitted to practice before the state personnel board of review who is not an attorney at law as long as the person does not receive any compensation from the employee for the representation. (2) Hear appeals, as provided by law, of appointing authorities from final decisions of the director relative to the classification or reclassification of any position in the classified state service under the jurisdiction of that appointing authority. The state personnel board of review may affirm, disaffirm, or modify the decisions of the director, and its decision is final. The decisions of the state personnel board of review shall be consistent with the applicable classification specifications. (3) Exercise the authority provided by section 124.40 of the Revised Code, for appointment, removal, and supervision of municipal and civil service township civil service commissions; (4) Utilize employees provided by the state employment relations board in the exercise of the powers and performance of the duties and functions of the state personnel board of review under this chapter; (5) Maintain a journal that shall be open to public inspection, in which it shall keep a record of all of its proceedings and of the vote of each of its members upon every action taken by it; (6) Adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code relating to the procedure of the state personnel board of review in administering the laws it has the authority or duty to administer and for the purpose of invoking the jurisdiction of the state personnel board of review in hearing appeals of appointing authorities and employees in matters set forth in divisions (A)(1) and (2) of this section; (7) Subpoena and require the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books, papers, public records, and other documentary evidence pertinent to any matter it has authority to investigate, inquire into, or hear in the same manner and to the same extent as provided by division (G) of section 124.09 of the Revised Code. All witness fees shall be paid in the manner set forth in that division. (B) The state personnel board of review shall exist as a separate entity within the administrative structure of the state employment relations board. (C) The state personnel board of review shall be funded by general revenue fund appropriations. All moneys received by the state personnel board of review for copies of documents, rule books, and transcriptions shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the training, publications, and grants fund created in section 4117.24 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 102.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 102 / § 102.04
§ 102.04. No compensation to elected or appointed state official other than from agency served
Status: in_force

October 20, 1980 Senate Bill 425 - 113th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, no person elected or appointed to an office of or employed by the general assembly or any department, division, institution, instrumentality, board, commission, or bureau of the state, excluding the courts, shall receive or agree to receive directly or indirectly compensation other than from the agency with which he serves for any service rendered or to be rendered by him personally in any case, proceeding, application, or other matter that is before the general assembly or any department, division, institution, instrumentality, board, commission, or bureau of the state, excluding the courts. (B) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, no person elected or appointed to an office of or employed by the general assembly or any department, division, institution, instrumentality, board, commission, or bureau of the state, excluding the courts, shall sell or agree to sell, except through competitive bidding, any goods or services to the general assembly or any department, division, institution, instrumentality, board, commission, or bureau of the state, excluding the courts. (C) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, no person who is elected or appointed to an office of or employed by a county, township, municipal corporation, or any other governmental entity, excluding the courts, shall receive or agree to receive directly or indirectly compensation other than from the agency with which he serves for any service rendered or to be rendered by him personally in any case, proceeding, application, or other matter which is before any agency, department, board, bureau, commission, or other instrumentality, excluding the courts, of the entity of which he is an officer or employee. (D) A public official who is appointed to a nonelective office or a public employee shall be exempted from division (A), (B), or (C) of this section if both of the following apply: (1) The agency to which the official or employee wants to sell the goods or services, or before which the matter that involves the rendering of his services is pending, is an agency other than the one with which he serves; (2) Prior to rendering the personal services or selling or agreeing to sell the goods or services, he files a statement with the appropriate ethics commission, with the public agency with which he serves, and with the public agency before which the matter is pending or that is purchasing or has agreed to purchase goods or services. The required statement shall contain the official's or employee's name and home address, the name and mailing address of the public agencies with which he serves and before which the matter is pending or that is purchasing or has agreed to purchase goods or services, and a brief description of the pending matter and of the personal services to be rendered or a brief description of the goods or services to be purchased. The statement shall also contain the public official's or employee's declaration that he disqualifies himself for a period of two years from any participation as such public official or employee in any matter involving any public official or employee of the agency before which the present matter is pending or to which goods or services are to be sold. The two-year period shall run from the date of the most recently filed statement regarding the agency before which the matter was pending or to which the goods or services were to be sold. No person shall be required to file statements under this division with the same public agency regarding a particular matter more than once in a calendar year. (E) No public official or employee who files a statement or is required to file a statement under division (D) of this section shall knowingly fail to disqualify himself from any participation as a public official or employee of the agency with which he serves in any matter involving any official or employee of an agency before which a matter for which he rendered personal services was pending or of a public agency that purchased or agreed to purchase goods or services. (F) This section shall not be construed to prohibit the performance of ministerial functions including, but not limited to, the filing, or amendment of tax returns, applications for permits and licenses, incorporation papers, and other documents.Whoever violates division (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), or (G) of section 102.03 of the Revised Code is guilty of a violation of the ethics laws, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
Ohio Rev. Code § 166.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 166 / § 166.21
§ 166.21. Lending moneys in research and development loan fund
Status: in_force

September 17, 2014 House Bill 492 - 130th General Assembly (A) The director of development services, with the approval of the controlling board and subject to other applicable provisions of this chapter, may lend moneys in the research and development loan fund to persons for the purpose of paying allowable costs of eligible research and development projects, if the director determines that all of the following conditions are met: (1) The project is an eligible research and development project and is economically sound; (2) The amount to be lent from the research and development loan fund will not exceed seventy-five per cent of the total costs of the eligible research and development project; (3) The repayment of the loan from the research and development loan fund will be secured by a mortgage, assignment, pledge, lien provided for under section 9.661 of the Revised Code, or other interest in property or other assets of the borrower, at such level of priority and value as the director considers necessary, provided that, in making such a determination, the director shall take into account the value of any rights granted by the borrower to the director to control the use of any assets of the borrower under the circumstances described in the loan documents. (B) The determinations of the director under division (A) of this section shall be conclusive for purposes of the validity of a loan commitment evidenced by a loan agreement signed by the director. (C) Fees, charges, rates of interest, times of payment of interest and principal, and other terms and conditions of, and security for, loans made from the research and development loan fund shall be such as the director determines to be appropriate and in furtherance of the purpose for which the loans are made. The moneys used in making loans shall be disbursed from the fund upon order of the director. Unless otherwise specified in any indenture or other instrument securing obligations under division (D) of section 166.08 of the Revised Code, any payments of principal and interest from loans made from the fund shall be paid to the fund and used for the purpose of making loans under this section. (D)(1) As used in this division, "qualified research and development loan payments" means payments of principal and interest on a loan made from the research and development loan fund. (2) Each year, the director may, upon request, issue a certificate to a borrower of moneys from the research and development loan fund indicating the amount of the qualified research and development loan payments made by or on behalf of the borrower during the calendar year immediately preceding the tax year, as defined in section 5733.04 of the Revised Code, or taxable year, as defined in section 5747.01 of the Revised Code, for which the certificate is issued. In addition to indicating the amount of qualified research and development loan payments, the certificate shall include a determination of the director that as of the thirty-first day of December of the calendar year for which the certificate is issued, the borrower is not in default under the loan agreement, lease, or other instrument governing repayment of the loan, including compliance with the job creation and retention commitments that are part of the qualified research and development project. If the director determines that a borrower is in default under the loan agreement, lease, or other instrument governing repayment of the loan, the director may reduce the amount, percentage, or term of the credit allowed under section 5733.352 , 5747.331 , or 5751.52 of the Revised Code with respect to the certificate issued to the borrower. The director shall not issue a certificate in an amount that exceeds one hundred fifty thousand dollars. (E) The director may take actions necessary or appropriate to collect or otherwise deal with any loan made under this section. (F) The director may fix service charges for the making of a loan. The charges shall be payable at such times and place and in such amounts and manner as may be prescribed by the director. (G)(1) There shall be credited to the research and development loan fund moneys received by this state from the repayment of loans, including interest thereon, made from the fund, and moneys received from the sale, lease, or other disposition of property acquired or constructed with moneys in the fund derived from the proceeds of the sale of obligations under section 166.08 of the Revised Code. Moneys in the fund shall be applied as provided in this chapter pursuant to appropriations made by the general assembly. (2) In addition to the requirements in division (G)(1) of this section, moneys referred to in that division may be deposited to the credit of separate accounts established by the director of development services within the research and development loan fund or in the bond service fund and pledged to the security of obligations, applied to the payment of bond service charges without need for appropriation, released from any such pledge and transferred to the research and development loan fund, all as and to the extent provided in the bond proceedings pursuant to written directions of the director. Accounts may be established by the director in the research and development loan fund for particular projects or otherwise. The director may withdraw from the fund or, subject to provisions of the applicable bond proceedings, from any special funds established pursuant to the bond proceedings, or from any accounts in such funds, any amounts of investment income required to be rebated and paid to the federal government in order to maintain the exemption from federal income taxation of interest on obligations issued under this chapter, which withdrawal and payment may be made without the necessity for appropriation. Last updated October 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 105.97 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 105 / § 105.97
§ 105.97. No reimbursement for continuing education fees
Status: in_force

November 15, 1981 House Bill 694 - 114th General Assembly A judge who attends any continuing education program or course offered by the Ohio judicial conference shall pay the requisite fees associated with the program or course and shall not receive reimbursement for the fees from moneys appropriated by the general assembly to the conference. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 145.31 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 145 / § 145.31
§ 145.31. Restoring service credit
Status: in_force

March 23, 2015 Senate Bill 42 - 130th General Assembly (A)(1) Except as provided in this section, a member or former member of the public employees retirement system with at least eighteen months of contributing service credit in this system, the state teachers retirement system, the school employees retirement system, the Ohio police and fire pension fund, or the state highway patrol retirement system, after the withdrawal of accumulated contributions and cancellation of service credit in this system, may restore such service credit by redepositing the amount withdrawn, with interest on such amount compounded annually at a rate to be determined by the public employees retirement board from the first day of the month of withdrawal to and including the month of redeposit. (2) The amount redeposited shall be credited as follows: (a) The amount that equals the amount, if any, included under section 145.401 of the Revised Code in the withdrawal of accumulated contributions under section 145.40 of the Revised Code shall be credited to the employers' accumulation fund. (b) The remaining amount shall be credited to the member's account in the employees' savings fund. (3) If the accumulated contributions were withdrawn under section 145.402 of the Revised Code, service credit may be restored only if the member or former member accrued eighteen months of contributing service credit after withdrawal of the accumulated contributions. (B) The member may choose to purchase only part of the credit available under this section in any one payment, subject to board rules. Except for any amount included under section 145.401 of the Revised Code in the withdrawal of accumulated contributions under section 145.40 of the Revised Code, the total payment to restore canceled service credit, plus any interest credited thereto, shall be considered as accumulated contributions of the member. If a former member is eligible to buy the service credit as a member of the Ohio police and fire pension fund, state highway patrol retirement system, or the city of Cincinnati retirement system, the former member is ineligible to restore that service credit under this section. (C) Any employee who has been refunded the employee's accumulated contributions to the public employees retirement system solely by reason of membership in a former firemen's relief and pension fund or a former police relief and pension fund may restore membership in the public employees retirement system by redepositing with the system the amount refunded, with interest on such amount compounded annually at a rate to be determined by the board from the month of refund to and including the month of redeposit. The member may choose to purchase only part of such credit in any one payment, subject to board rules. (D) In lieu of an amount required by division (A) of this section, the board may by rule require deposit of an amount specified in the rule. The amount shall not exceed the additional liability to the retirement system that results from granting the credit.
Ohio Rev. Code § 169.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 169 / § 169.08
§ 169.08. Filing claim for refund
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) Except as otherwise provided in division (I) of this section, the director of commerce shall pay to the owner or other person who has established the right to payment under this section, funds from the unclaimed funds trust fund in an amount equal to the amount of property delivered or reported to the director, or equal to the net proceeds if the securities or other property have been sold, together with interest earned by the state if required to be paid under division (D) of this section. Any person claiming a property interest in unclaimed funds delivered or reported to the state under Chapter 169. of the Revised Code, including the office of child support in the department of job and family services, pursuant to section 3123.88 of the Revised Code, may file a claim thereto on the form prescribed by the director. (B) The director shall consider matters relevant to any claim filed under division (A) of this section and shall hold a formal hearing if requested or considered necessary and receive evidence concerning such claim. A finding and decision in writing on each claim filed shall be prepared, stating the substance of any evidence received or heard and the reasons for allowance or disallowance of the claim. The evidence and decision shall be a public record. Except as otherwise provided in division (I) of this section, no statute of limitations shall bar the allowance of a claim. (C) For the purpose of conducting any hearing, the director may require the attendance of such witnesses and the production of such books, records, and papers as the director desires, and the director may take the depositions of witnesses residing within or without this state in the same manner as is prescribed by law for the taking of depositions in civil actions in the court of common pleas, and for that purpose the director may issue a subpoena for any witness or a subpoena duces tecum to compel the production of any books, records, or papers, directed to the sheriff of the county where such witness resides or is found, which shall be served and returned. The fees of the sheriff shall be the same as that allowed in the court of common pleas in criminal cases. Witnesses shall be paid the fees and mileage provided for under section 119.094 of the Revised Code. Fees and mileage shall be paid from the unclaimed funds trust fund. (D) Except as otherwise provided in division (I) of this section, interest earned by the state shall be payable to claimants of unclaimed funds held by the state in accordance with final court orders derived from the Sogg v. Zurz, 121 Ohio St.3d 449 (2009), line of cases and final settlement agreement determining payment of interest on unclaimed funds. For properties received by the state on or before July 26, 1991, interest shall be paid at a rate of six per cent per annum from the date the state received the property up to and including July 26, 1991. No interest shall be payable on any properties for the period from July 27, 1991, up to and including August 2, 2000. For properties held by the state on August 3, 2000, or after, interest shall be paid at the applicable required rate per annum for the period held from August 3, 2000, or the date of receipt, whichever is later, up to and including the date the claim is paid. (E) Claims shall be paid from the trust fund. If the amount available in the trust fund is not sufficient to pay pending claims, or other amounts disbursable from the trust fund, the treasurer of state shall certify such fact to the director, who shall then withdraw such amount of funds from the mortgage accounts as the director determines necessary to reestablish the trust fund to a level required to pay anticipated claims but not more than ten per cent of the net unclaimed funds reported to date. The director may withdraw the funds paid to the director by the holders and deposited by the director with the treasurer of state or in a financial institution as agent for such funds. Whenever these funds are inadequate to meet the requirements for the trust fund, the director shall provide for a withdrawal of funds, within a reasonable time, in such amount as is necessary to meet the requirements, from financial institutions in which such funds were retained or placed by a holder and from other holders who have retained funds, in an equitable manner as prescribed by the director. In the event that the amount to be withdrawn from any one such holder is less than five hundred dollars, the amount to be withdrawn shall be at the discretion of the director. Such funds may be reimbursed in the amounts withdrawn when the trust fund has a surplus over the amount required to pay anticipated claims. Whenever the trust fund has a surplus over the amount required to pay anticipated claims, the director may transfer such surplus to the mortgage accounts. (F)(1) If a claim which is allowed under this section relates to funds which have been retained by the reporting holder, and if the funds, on deposit with the treasurer of state pursuant to this chapter, are insufficient to pay claims, the director may notify such holder in writing of the payment of the claim and such holder shall immediately reimburse the state in the amount of such claim. The reimbursement shall be credited to the unclaimed funds trust fund. (2) If a claim that is allowed under this section relates to attorney unclaimed funds that have been recovered by the Ohio access to justice foundation, pursuant to division (A) of section 169.052 of the Revised Code and division (A) of this section, the director shall notify the Ohio access to justice foundation in writing of the payment of the claim and the Ohio access to justice foundation shall immediately reimburse the unclaimed funds trust fund in the amount of such claim inclusive of interest as required by division (D) of this section. The reimbursement shall be credited to the unclaimed funds trust fund. (G) Any person, including the office of child support, adversely affected by a decision of the director may appeal such decision in the manner provided in Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. In the event the claimant prevails, the claimant shall be reimbursed for reasonable attorney's fees and costs. (H) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this chapter, any holder who has paid moneys to or entered into an agreement with the director pursuant to section 169.05 of the Revised Code on certified checks, cashiers' checks, bills of exchange, letters of credit, drafts, money orders, or travelers' checks, may make payment to any person entitled thereto, including the office of child support, and upon surrender of the document, except in the case of travelers' checks, and proof of such payment, the director shall reimburse the holder for such payment without interest. (I)(1) Unclaimed funds and interest earned thereon that are first reported to the director under section 169.03 of the Revised Code on or before January 1, 2016, are deemed abandoned and escheat to the state on January 1, 2026, if no valid claim is filed by the owner or another person claiming a right to payment on or before that date. (2) Unclaimed funds and interest first reported to the director after January 1, 2016, are deemed abandoned and escheat to the state on the tenth anniversary of that reporting date if no valid claim is filed by the owner or another person claiming a right to payment on or before the tenth anniversary of that reporting date. (3)(a) All property rights, legal title to, and ownership of unclaimed funds and interest vest solely in the state on the date the unclaimed funds and interest are deemed abandoned and escheat to the state. (b) Notwithstanding division (I)(3)(a) of this section, the former owner or other person claiming a property interest in unclaimed funds that are deemed abandoned and escheat to the state may file a claim for payment of an equivalent amount, together with interest earned by the state if required under division (D) of this section, at any time on or before January 1, 2036. Upon providing sufficient proof of the validity of the owner's or other person's claim, the director shall pay the claim less any expenses and costs incurred by the state in securing full title and ownership of the unclaimed funds. (c) If payment is made on a claim under division (I)(3)(b) of this section, no action thereafter shall be maintained by any other claimant against the state for or on account of the payment of the claim. (d) The director shall pay claims under division (I)(3)(b) of this section from the unclaimed funds trust fund and shall not seek reimbursement for such claims from the Ohio cultural and sports facility performance grant fund created under section 123.282 of the Revised Code or deduct the amount of such claims from future remissions to that fund required by division (I)(4) of this section. (e) Any claim filed after the date the unclaimed funds and interest are deemed abandoned and escheat to the state and after January 1, 2036, is void. (4) On the first days of January and July each year, beginning in 2026, the director shall remit or cause to be remitted all unclaimed funds and interest that are deemed abandoned and escheat to the state to the state treasury to the credit of the Ohio cultural and sports facility performance grant fund created under section 123.282 of the Revised Code. The director shall notify the director of budget and management of all funds and interest remitted under this division. (5) If unclaimed funds and interest that are deemed abandoned and escheat to the state are retained or invested by a holder pursuant to an agreement under division (A) of section 169.05 of the Revised Code, the director shall notify the holder and the holder shall pay the funds and interest to the director in a form and manner determined by the director. (6) The director of commerce shall develop guidelines and procedures to implement division (I) of this section including procedures addressing both of the following: (a) Repayment of unclaimed funds and interest that are invested in non-liquid assets; (b) Ensuring that the balance of the unclaimed funds trust fund is sufficient to meet the state's financial obligations under this chapter. Last updated July 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 163.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 163 / § 163.09
§ 163.09. Valuation of property
Status: in_force

October 10, 2007 Senate Bill 7 - 127th General Assembly (A) If no answer is filed pursuant to section 163.08 of the Revised Code, and no approval ordered by the court to a settlement of the rights of all necessary parties, the court, on motion of a public agency, shall declare the value of the property taken and the damages, if any, to the residue to be as set forth in any document properly filed with the clerk of the court of common pleas by the public agency. In all other cases, the court shall fix a time, within twenty days from the last date that the answer could have been filed, for the assessment of compensation by a jury. (B)(1) When an answer is filed pursuant to section 163.08 of the Revised Code and any of the matters relating to the right to make the appropriation, the inability of the parties to agree, or the necessity for the appropriation are specifically denied in the manner provided in that section, the court shall set a day, not less than five or more than fifteen days from the date the answer was filed, to hear those matters. Upon those matters, the burden of proof is upon the agency by a preponderance of the evidence except as follows: (a) A resolution or ordinance of the governing or controlling body, council, or board of the agency declaring the necessity for the appropriation creates a rebuttable presumption of the necessity for the appropriation if the agency is not appropriating the property because it is a blighted parcel or part of a blighted area or slum. (b) The presentation by a public utility or common carrier of evidence of the necessity for the appropriation creates a rebuttable presumption of the necessity for the appropriation. (c) Approval by a state or federal regulatory authority of an appropriation by a public utility or common carrier creates an irrebuttable presumption of the necessity for the appropriation. (2) Subject to the irrebuttable presumption in division (B)(1)(c) of this section, only the judge may determine the necessity of the appropriation. If, as to any or all of the property or other interests sought to be appropriated, the court determines the matters in favor of the agency, the court shall set a time for the assessment of compensation by the jury not less than sixty days from the date of the journalization of that determination, subject to the right of the parties to request mediation under section 163.051 of the Revised Code and the right of the owner to an immediate appeal under division (B)(3) of this section. Except as provided in division (B)(3) of this section, an order of the court in favor of the agency on any of the matters or on qualification under section 163.06 of the Revised Code shall not be a final order for purposes of appeal. An order of the court against the agency on any of the matters or on the question of qualification under section 163.06 of the Revised Code shall be a final order for purposes of appeal. If a public agency has taken possession prior to such an order and such an order, after any appeal, is against the agency on any of the matters, the agency shall restore the property to the owner in its original condition or respond in damages, which may include the items set forth in division (A)(2) of section 163.21 of the Revised Code, recoverable by civil action, to which the state consents. (3) An owner has a right to an immediate appeal if the order of the court is in favor of the agency in any of the matters the owner denied in the answer, unless the agency is appropriating property in time of war or other public exigency imperatively requiring its immediate seizure, for the purpose of making or repairing roads which shall be open to the public without charge, for the purpose of implementing rail service under Chapter 4981. of the Revised Code, or under section 307.08 , 504.19 , 6101.181 , 6115.221 , 6117.39 , or 6119.11 of the Revised Code or by a public utility owned and operated by a municipal corporation as the result of a public exigency. (C) When an answer is filed pursuant to section 163.08 of the Revised Code, and none of the matters set forth in division (B) of this section is specifically denied, the court shall fix a time within twenty days from the date the answer was filed for the assessment of compensation by a jury. (D) If answers are filed pursuant to divisions (B) and (C) of this section, or an answer is filed on behalf of fewer than all the named owners, the court shall set the hearing or hearings at such times as are reasonable under all the circumstances, but in no event later than twenty days after the issues are joined as to all necessary parties or twenty days after rule therefor, whichever is earlier. (E) The court, with the consent of the parties, may order two or more cases to be consolidated and tried together, but the rights of each owner to compensation, damages, or both shall be separately determined by the jury in its verdict. (F) If an answer is filed under section 163.08 of the Revised Code with respect to the value of property, the trier of fact shall determine that value based on the evidence presented, with neither party having the burden of proof with respect to that value. (G) If the court determines the matter in the favor of the owner as to the necessity of the appropriation or whether the use for which the agency seeks to appropriate the property is a public use, in a final, unappealable order, the court shall award the owner reasonable attorney's fees, expenses, and costs.
Ohio Rev. Code § 101.44 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 101 / § 101.44
§ 101.44. Testimony before committee not to be used in criminal prosecution of witness - exception
Status: in_force

January 17, 1977 Senate Bill 545 - 111th General Assembly Except a person who, in writing, requests permission to appear before a committee or subcommittee of the general assembly, or of either house thereof, or who, in writing, waives the rights, privileges, and immunities granted by this section, the testimony of a witness examined before a committee or subcommittee shall not be used as evidence in a criminal proceeding against such witness. This section does not exempt a witness from the penalties for perjury.
Ohio Rev. Code § 109.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 109 / § 109.02
§ 109.02. Duties as chief law officer
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly The attorney general is the chief law officer for the state and all its departments and shall be provided with adequate office space in Columbus. Except as provided in division (E) of section 120.06 and in sections 101.55 , 107.13 , and 3517.14 to 3517.18 of the Revised Code, no state officer or board, or head of a department or institution of the state shall employ, or be represented by, other counsel or attorneys at law. The attorney general shall appear for the state in the trial and argument of all civil and criminal causes in the supreme court in which the state is directly or indirectly interested. When required by the governor or the general assembly, the attorney general shall appear for the state in any court or tribunal in a cause in which the state is a party, or in which the state is directly interested. Upon the written request of the governor, the attorney general shall prosecute any person indicted for a crime. Last updated July 17, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 145.331 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 145 / § 145.331
§ 145.331. Disability allowance recipient applying for service retirement
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) A recipient of a disability allowance under section 145.361 of the Revised Code who is subject to division (C)(3) of that section may make application for age and service retirement under this section. Retirement shall be effective on the first day of the first month following the last day for which the disability allowance is paid. (B) The annual allowance payable under this section shall consist of the sum of the amounts determined under divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this section: (1) The greater of the following: (a) An allowance calculated as provided in section 145.33 , 145.332 , or 145.335 of the Revised Code, excluding any period during which the applicant received a disability benefit under section 145.361 of the Revised Code; (b) An allowance calculated by multiplying the applicant's total service credit, including service credit for the last continuous period during which the applicant received a disability benefit under section 145.361 of the Revised Code, by two and two-tenths per cent of the applicant's final average salary, except that the allowance shall not exceed forty-five per cent of the applicant's final average salary. (2) An amount equal to the additional allowance the recipient would receive under section 145.323 of the Revised Code, plus any other additional amount the recipient would receive under this chapter, had the recipient retired under section 145.33 , 145.332 , or 145.335 of the Revised Code effective on the effective date of the recipient's most recent continuous period of receipt of a disability benefit under section 145.361 of the Revised Code. (C) The allowance calculated under division (B) of this section, exclusive of any amount added under division (B)(2) of this section based on section 145.323 of the Revised Code, shall be the base for all future additional allowances under section 145.323 of the Revised Code. The anniversary date for future additional allowances under section 145.323 of the Revised Code shall be the effective date of the recipient's most recent continuous period of receipt of a disability benefit under section 145.361 of the Revised Code. (D) The retirement allowance determined under this section shall be paid as provided in section 145.46 of the Revised Code. Last updated August 15, 2023 at 1:38 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 145.564 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 145 / § 145.564
§ 145.564. Payroll deduction of membership dues and fees of retiree organizations
Status: in_force

March 17, 2001 House Bill 186 - 123rd General Assembly Any person receiving from the public employees retirement system an allowance, annuity, pension, or benefit may authorize the system to make deductions therefrom for the payment of dues and other membership fees to any retirement association or other organization composed primarily of retired public employees or retired public employees and their spouses if the association or organization adopts a resolution approving payment by that method and not fewer than five hundred persons receiving allowances, annuities, pensions, or benefits from the system initially authorize the deduction for payment to the same association or organization. The authorization shall be in writing and signed by the person giving it. The system shall make the deductions authorized and pay to the association or organization the amounts deducted, until the authorization is revoked in writing by the person. The system may charge the association or organization an amount not exceeding the actual costs incurred by the system in making the deductions. The system shall adopt rules establishing the method of collecting the amount charged, if any.
Ohio Rev. Code § 125.602 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 125 / § 125.602
§ 125.602. Agreement to cooperate in providing program services
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly (A) The department of developmental disabilities, the department of mental health and addiction services, the department of job and family services, the opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities agency, and any other state or governmental agency or community rehabilitation program responsible for the provision of rehabilitation and vocational educational services to persons with work-limiting disabilities may, through written agreement, cooperate in providing resources to the department of administrative services for the operation of the office of procurement from community rehabilitation programs. These resources may include, but are not limited to, leadership and assistance in dealing with the societal aspects of meeting the needs of persons with work-limiting disabilities. (B) The office and all governmental entities that administer socioeconomic programs may enter into contractual agreements, cooperative working relationships, or other arrangements that are necessary for effective coordination and realization of the objectives of these entities. Last updated October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 176.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 176 / § 176.03
§ 176.03. Membership status and compensation
Status: in_force

October 10, 1991 House Bill 339 - 119th General Assembly Membership on any housing advisory board under section 176.01 or 176.02 of the Revised Code does not constitute the holding of a public office or employment by a political subdivision. The legislative authority of the political subdivision that appoints members of a housing advisory board shall determine what, if any, compensation the members of the board shall receive.
Ohio Rev. Code § 113.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 113 / § 113.05
§ 113.05. The state treasury - custodial funds - commingling of assets
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) As used in sections 113.05 to 113.40 of the Revised Code: (1) "Account," "appropriation," "disbursement," "electronic funds transfer," "fund," and "warrant" have the same meanings as in section 131.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Assets" has the same meaning as in section 131.01 of the Revised Code, but does not include items held in safekeeping by the treasurer of state including, but not limited to, collateral pledged to a state agency. (3) "Custodial funds" do not include items held in safekeeping by the treasurer of state including, but not limited to, collateral pledged to a state agency. (B) The state treasury consists of the moneys, claims, bonds, notes, other obligations, stocks, and other securities, receipts or other evidences of ownership, and other intangible assets of the state that are required by law to be deposited in the state treasury or are otherwise a part of the state treasury. All assets of the state treasury shall be kept in the rooms assigned the treasurer of state, with the vaults, safes, and other appliances therein; provided, that: (1) Securities required by law to be deposited or kept in the state treasury may be deposited for safekeeping with the federal reserve bank of Cleveland, Ohio or secured and insured depositories in or out of this state as designated by the treasurer of state. (2) Public moneys may be kept in constituted state depositories. (C) The custodial funds of the treasurer of state consist of the moneys, claims, bonds, notes, other obligations, stocks, and other securities, receipts or other evidences of ownership, and other intangible assets that are required by law to be kept in the custody of the treasurer of state but are not part of the state treasury. All assets of the custodial funds of the treasurer of state shall be kept in either or both of the following: (1) The rooms assigned the treasurer of state, with the vaults, safes, and other appliances therein; (2) The federal reserve bank of Cleveland, Ohio or secured and insured depositories in or out of this state as designated by the treasurer of state. (D) Assets of the state treasury shall not be commingled with assets of the custodial funds of the treasurer of state. Last updated July 17, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 124.51 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 124 / § 124.51
§ 124.51. Secretary of police - secretary of fire
Status: in_force

December 4, 1973 Senate Bill 174 - 110th General Assembly In any city which by action of its legislative authority establishes the position of secretary of police or the position of secretary of fire, neither such position, if filled by a member of the uniform rank by assignment, shall be subject to competitive examination, notwithstanding section 124.44 of the Revised Code. The status within the uniform ranks of such member while so serving in such assignment shall remain unchanged and, notwithstanding the compensation fixed for such position, he shall not acquire any right to promotion other than such rights to promotion which apply to the rank held at the time of assignment.
Ohio Rev. Code § 173.51 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 173 / § 173.51
§ 173.51. Definitions for PASSPORT and Assisted Living programs
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly As used in sections 173.51 to 173.56 of the Revised Code: "Area agency on aging" has the same meaning as in section 173.14 of the Revised Code. "Assisted living program" means the program that consists of a medicaid-funded component created under section 173.54 of the Revised Code and a state-funded component created under section 173.543 of the Revised Code and provides assisted living services to individuals who meet the program's applicable eligibility requirements. "Assisted living services" means the following home and community-based services: personal care, homemaker, chore, attendant care, companion, medication oversight, and therapeutic social and recreational programming. "Assisted living waiver" means the federal medicaid waiver granted by the United States secretary of health and human services that authorizes the medicaid-funded component of the assisted living program. "County or district home" means a county or district home operated under Chapter 5155. of the Revised Code. "Long-term care consultation program" means the program the department of aging is required to develop under section 173.42 of the Revised Code. "Long-term care consultation program administrator" or "administrator" means the department of aging or, if the department contracts with an area agency on aging or other entity to administer the long-term care consultation program for a particular area, that agency or entity. "Medicaid waiver component" has the same meaning as in section 5166.01 of the Revised Code. "Nursing facility" has the same meaning as in section 5165.01 of the Revised Code. "PASSPORT program" means the preadmission screening system providing options and resources today program (PASSPORT) that consists of a medicaid-funded component created under section 173.52 of the Revised Code and a state-funded component created under section 173.522 of the Revised Code and provides home and community-based services as an alternative to nursing facility placement for individuals who are aged and disabled and meet the program's applicable eligibility requirements. "PASSPORT waiver" means the federal medicaid waiver granted by the United States secretary of health and human services that authorizes the medicaid-funded component of the PASSPORT program. "Representative" means a person acting on behalf of an applicant for the medicaid-funded component or state-funded component of the assisted living program. A representative may be a family member, attorney, hospital social worker, or any other person chosen to act on behalf of an applicant. "Residential care facility" has the same meaning as in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code. Last updated September 22, 2023 at 9:34 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 149.091 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 149 / § 149.091
§ 149.091. Publishing and distributing session laws
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 141 - 131st General Assembly (A) The secretary of state shall compile, publish, and distribute the session laws either annually or biennially in a paper or electronic format. The annual or biennial publication shall contain all enrolled acts and joint resolutions, a subject index, a table indicating Revised Code sections affected, and the secretary of state's certificate that the laws, as compiled and distributed, are true copies of the original enrolled acts or joint resolutions in the secretary of state's office. (B)(1) The secretary of state may distribute the paper or electronic format of the session laws free of charge to the following persons or entities: (a) Each county auditor. (b) Each county law library. (c) Other public officials upon request of the public official. (2) The secretary of state shall distribute the paper or electronic format of the session laws free of charge to the following persons or entities: (a) The clerk of the house of representatives. (b) The clerk of the senate. (c) The legislative service commission. (d) The Ohio supreme court. (e) The document division of the library of congress. (f) The state library. (g) The Ohio history connection. The secretary of state shall retain a paper or electronic format of the session laws. (C) The session laws may be sold in a paper or electronic format to individuals or entities not specified in division (B) of this section. The price shall not exceed the actual cost of producing and distributing the session laws in a paper or electronic format.
Ohio Rev. Code § 125.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 125 / § 125.08
§ 125.08. Minority business enterprise notification list
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly Any person who is certified by the director of development in accordance with the rules adopted under division (B)(1) of section 122.921 of the Revised Code as a minority business enterprise may have that person's name placed on a special minority business enterprise notification list to be used in connection with contracts awarded under section 125.081 of the Revised Code. The minority business enterprise notification list shall be used for bidding on contracts set aside for minority business enterprises only. Last updated March 2, 2023 at 5:04 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 107.033 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 107 / § 107.033
§ 107.033. Appropriations limitations to be included in budget
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly As part of the state budget the governor submits to the general assembly under section 107.03 of the Revised Code, the governor shall include the state appropriation limitations the general assembly shall not exceed when making aggregate general revenue fund appropriations for each respective fiscal year of the biennium covered by that budget. The aggregate general revenue fund appropriations the governor proposes in the state budget also shall not exceed those limitations for each respective fiscal year of the biennium covered by that budget. (A) For fiscal year 2008, the state appropriation limitation is the sum of the following: (1) The aggregate general revenue fund appropriations for fiscal year 2007; plus (2) The aggregate general revenue fund appropriations for fiscal year 2007 multiplied by either three and one-half per cent, or the sum of the rate of inflation plus the rate of population change, whichever is greater. (B) For each fiscal year thereafter that is not a recast fiscal year, the state appropriation limitation is the sum of the following: (1) The state appropriation limitation for the previous fiscal year; plus (2) The state appropriation limitation for the previous fiscal year multiplied by either three and one-half per cent, or the sum of the rate of inflation plus the rate of population change, whichever is greater. (C) For each recast fiscal year, the state appropriation limitation is the sum of the following: (1) The aggregate general revenue fund appropriations for the previous fiscal year; plus (2) The aggregate general revenue fund appropriations for the previous fiscal year multiplied by either three and one-half per cent, or the sum of the rate of inflation plus the rate of population change, whichever is greater. (D) The state appropriation limitation for a fiscal year shall be increased by the amount of a nongeneral revenue fund appropriation made in the immediately preceding fiscal year, if all of the following apply to the nongeneral revenue fund appropriation: (1) It was made on or after July 1, 2013. (2) It is included in the aggregate general revenue fund appropriations proposed for that fiscal year. (3) It is being made for the first time from the general revenue fund.
Ohio Rev. Code § 101.47 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 101 / § 101.47
§ 101.47. Deposition on complaint
Status: in_force

October 7, 1977 House Bill 42 - 112th General Assembly A complaint praying for an investigation of the official conduct of an officer liable to impeachment may be presented to the house of representatives. The person preferring such complaint may take depositions of witnesses to substantiate the complaint, and use such depositions as testimony before the house, in determining whether it will impeach such officer. Such depositions may be taken before a person authorized by law to take depositions. Notice of the time and place of taxing such depositions shall be given in the manner required by sections 2319.15 to 2319.17 of the Revised Code; but if the officer against whom the complaint is made or is about to be made is out of the state, notice may be left at his place of residence in the state. If he has no known place of residence in the state, such notice may be published in a newspaper published in the county of the state where he last resided, for three consecutive weeks next preceding the time of taking the depositions. If an impeachment is preferred to the senate, and the officer impeached is convicted, the person who has caused depositions to be taken shall be allowed the legal fees accruing thereon.
Ohio Rev. Code § 131.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 131 / § 131.13
§ 131.13. Securities accepted in lieu of undertaking
Status: in_force

June 11, 1968 Senate Bill 321 - 107th General Assembly In place of the undertaking provided for in section 131.11 of the Revised Code, the depositor may accept as security for money deposited, to the extent such money is not covered by federal deposit insurance, the securities listed in section 135.18 of the Revised Code and any securities expressly made eligible as security for public deposits under any other law of this state. Deposits may be made in the depositories up to ninety per cent of the market value of such securities. No service charge shall be made against any such deposit, or collected from or paid by any such depositor, unless such service charge is the same as is customarily imposed by institutions receiving money on deposit subject to check, in the municipal corporation in which the depository is located, in which event the depositor may pay the service charge from operating funds of his office. The depositor may accept such securities as partial security and require an undertaking for the remainder of the full amount of security required by law, and in such undertaking such acceptance and the extent thereof shall be set forth.
Ohio Rev. Code § 124.50 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 124 / § 124.50
§ 124.50. Reinstatement after separation due to injury or physical disability incurred in the performance of duty
Status: in_force

March 31, 2003 Senate Bill 245 - 124th General Assembly Any person holding an office or position under the classified service in a fire department or a police department who is separated therefrom due to injury or physical disability incurred in the performance of duty shall be reinstated immediately, or one suffering injury or physical disability incurred other than in the performance of duty may be reinstated, upon filing with the chief of the fire department or the chief of the police department, a written application for reinstatement, to the office or position held at the time of such separation, after passing a physical examination showing that the person has recovered from the injury or other physical disability. The physical examination shall be made by a licensed physician, a physician assistant, a clinical nurse specialist, a certified nurse practitioner, or a certified nurse-midwife within two weeks after application for reinstatement has been made, provided such application for reinstatement is filed within five years from the date of separation from the department, and further provided that such application shall not be filed after the date of service eligibility retirement. The physician, physician assistant, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse practitioner, or certified nurse-midwife shall be designated by the firefighters' pension board or the police officers' pension board and shall complete any written documentation of the physical examination. Any person holding an office or position under the classified service in a fire department or a police department, who resigns therefrom, may be reinstated to the rank of firefighter or police officer, upon the filing of a written application for reinstatement with the municipal or civil service township civil service commission and a copy thereof with the chief of the fire department or chief of the police department, and upon passing a physical examination disclosing that the person is physically fit to perform the duties of the office of firefighter or police officer, the application for reinstatement shall be filed within one year from the date of resignation. Any person reinstated pursuant to the authority of this paragraph shall not receive credit for seniority earned prior to resignation and reinstatement, and shall not be entitled to reinstatement to a position above the rank of regular firefighter or patrol officer, regardless of the position the person may have held at the time of resignation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 169.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 169 / § 169.12
§ 169.12. Failure to report or file report
Status: in_force

September 20, 1984 Senate Bill 223 - 115th General Assembly (A) Whoever knowingly violates section 169.03 of the Revised Code by failure to report unclaimed funds by the date prescribed therefor may be subject to a civil penalty of one hundred dollars per day. (B) Whoever violates section 169.03 of the Revised Code by failure to file an unclaimed funds report upon request within four months of the date of such request shall be subject to a civil penalty of one hundred dollars per day, which may be in addition to the other civil penalties provided for in this section. (C) Unclaimed funds not paid or made the subject of an agreement with the director of commerce as provided in sections 169.03 and 169.05 of the Revised Code either because they were not reported or they were underreported or when reported were not paid or not made the subject of the required agreement shall have added thereto interest from the date prescribed for such payment or agreement until the date settlement is made. Such interest shall, if the holder is a financial institution, be the best available, nonnegotiable, retail time deposit base rate offered by that financial institution in the calendar year previous to the date of discovery of the violation, or if the holder is not a financial institution, be the best available six-month treasury bill rate offered in the calendar year previous to the date of discovery of violation. In addition, a civil penalty of one per cent of the amount of unclaimed funds not reported, underreported, or on which settlement has not been made shall be imposed for each month from the date prescribed for such reporting and payment or agreement until such required settlement is made, except that such penalty shall not be imposed for more than twenty-five months. (D) In determining interest and penalties due in respect to intangible property, such property will be valued at the market value as of the date prescribed for reporting and payment in sections 169.03 and 169.05 of the Revised Code. If no market value is determinable such property shall be valued as of the same date on the basis used by the department of taxation. (E) If any person refuses to report or settle with the director as required under this chapter, the director may bring an action in the court having jurisdiction in the county where the holder resides or has his principal place of business or is engaged in business, to enforce such reporting or settlement requirements and to recover interest and penalties due. The director may waive part or all of the civil penalties provided for in this section for good cause shown and shall waive such civil penalties upon a showing that a holder had reasonable grounds for not complying with this chapter.
Ohio Rev. Code § 126.071 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 126 / § 126.071
§ 126.071. Monetary settlement; Consultation with director of budget and management
Status: in_force

September 29, 2017 House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly No state agency shall agree to any monetary settlement that obligates payment from any fund within the state treasury without consulting with the director of budget and management.
Ohio Rev. Code § 131.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 131 / § 131.20
§ 131.20. Appeal from findings
Status: in_force

January 16, 1980 House Bill 44 - 113th General Assembly Within five days after a finding of release and discharge is made pursuant to section 131.19 of the Revised Code, a taxpayer of the county, township, municipal corporation, or school district may appeal therefrom to the court of common pleas of the county. Until such appeal is finally determined, the finding and other proceedings shall not effect a release and discharge. Notice in writing of the intention to appeal shall be filed with the clerk, treasurer, or auditor of the board or legislative authority making the finding within five days. Within thirty days after such finding, a transcript thereof and of the other proceedings shall be filed in the court and docketed as other cases. The court shall proceed to try and determine the question whether public funds were lost by the fault or negligence of the treasurer or clerk. If it is found that the funds were so lost, the finding of the board or legislative authority ordering the discharge shall be vacated. If it is found that the funds were not so lost, the finding shall remain in full force and the court shall cause its judgment to be certified to the board or legislative authority making such finding.
Ohio Rev. Code § 153.27 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 153 / § 153.27
§ 153.27. Architects - superintendents - employees
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The building commission may employ architects, superintendents, and other necessary employees during the construction of a courthouse or other county building and fix their compensation and bond.
Ohio Rev. Code § 131.56 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 131 / § 131.56
§ 131.56. Post-2007 fund appropriations not to exceed limitations
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly The general assembly shall not make aggregate general revenue fund appropriations for a fiscal year that exceed the state appropriation limitation determined for the respective fiscal year under section 107.033 of the Revised Code. Last updated November 8, 2023 at 4:10 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 105.95 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 105 / § 105.95
§ 105.95. Biennial reports to general assembly and governor
Status: in_force

August 19, 1963 House Bill 205 - 105th General Assembly On or before February 1, 1965, and biennially thereafter the Ohio judicial conference shall submit in writing to the general assembly and to the governor a report of the proceedings of the conference together with any recommendations for legislation.
Ohio Rev. Code § 164.26 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 164 / § 164.26
§ 164.26. Establishing policies for open space acquisition
Status: in_force

June 28, 2024 House Bill 2 - 135th General Assembly (A) The director of the Ohio public works commission shall establish policies related to the need for long-term ownership, or long-term control through the purchase of an easement, of real property that is the subject of an application for a grant under sections 164.20 to 164.27 of the Revised Code and establish requirements for documentation to be submitted by grant applicants that is necessary for the proper administration of this division. The policies shall provide for proper liquidated damages and grant repayment for entities that fail to comply with the long-term ownership or control requirements established under this division. The director also shall adopt policies delineating what constitutes administrative costs for purposes of division (F) of section 164.27 of the Revised Code. (B) The Ohio public works commission shall administer sections 164.20 to 164.27 of the Revised Code and shall exercise any authority and use any procedures granted or established under sections 164.02 and 164.05 of the Revised Code that are necessary for that purpose. (C) Technical assistance provided by the Ohio public works commission does not constitute approval or denial of an application submitted under section 164.23 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 9, 2024 at 11:01 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 153.691 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 1 / Chapter 153 / § 153.691
§ 153.691. No fee estimate on contract for professional design services
Status: in_force

September 26, 2003 House Bill 95 - 125th General Assembly No public authority planning to contract for professional design services under section 153.69 of the Revised Code shall require any form of fee estimate, fee proposal, or other estimate or measure of compensation prior to selecting and ranking professional design firms, except in instances when firms are selected and ranked by a state agency from a list of prequalified firms created under section 153.68 of the Revised Code and the state agency's payment of funds for the professional design services has been preapproved by the controlling board.