Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.56 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2151 / § 2151.56
§ 2151.56. Interstate compact for juveniles
Status: in_force

June 30, 2011 Senate Bill 122 - 129th General Assembly The "interstate compact for juveniles" is hereby ratified, enacted into law, and entered into by the state of Ohio as a party to the compact with any other state that has legally joined in the compact as follows: INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR JUVENILES Article I -- Purpose The compacting states to this interstate compact for juveniles recognize that each state is responsible for the proper supervision or return of juveniles, delinquents, and status offenders who are on probation or parole and who have absconded, escaped, or run away from supervision and control and in so doing have endangered their own safety and the safety of others. The compacting states also recognize that each state is responsible for the safe return of juveniles who have run away from home and in doing so have left their state of residence. The compacting states also recognize that congress, by enacting the Crime Control Act, 4 U.S.C. Section 112 (1965), has authorized and encouraged compacts for cooperative efforts and mutual assistance in the prevention of crime. It is the policy of the compacting states that the activities conducted by the interstate commission for juveniles created by this compact are the formation of public policies and therefore are public business. Furthermore, the compacting states shall cooperate and observe their individual and collective duties and responsibilities for the prompt return and acceptance of juveniles subject to the provisions of this compact. The provisions of this compact shall be reasonably and liberally construed to accomplish the purposes and policies of the compact. It is the purpose of this compact, through means of joint and cooperative action among the compacting states, to do all of the following: (A) Ensure that the adjudicated juveniles and status offenders subject to this compact are provided adequate supervision and services in the receiving state as ordered by the adjudicating judge or parole authority in the sending state; (B) Ensure that the public safety interests of the citizens, including the victims of juvenile offenders, in both the sending and receiving states are adequately protected; (C) Return juveniles who have run away, absconded, or escaped from supervision or control or have been accused of an offense to the state requesting their return; (D) Make contracts for the cooperative institutionalization in public facilities in member states for delinquent youth needing special services; (E) Provide for the effective tracking and supervision of juveniles; (F) Equitably allocate the costs, benefits, and obligations of the compacting states; (G) Establish procedures to manage the movement between states of juvenile offenders released to the community under the jurisdiction of courts, juvenile departments, or any other criminal or juvenile justice agency that has jurisdiction over juvenile offenders; (H) Ensure immediate notice to jurisdictions where defined offenders are authorized to travel or to relocate across state lines; (I) Establish procedures to resolve pending charges, such as detainers, against juvenile offenders prior to transfer or release to the community under the terms of this compact; (J) Establish a system of uniform data collection on information pertaining to juveniles subject to this compact that allows access by authorized juvenile justice and criminal justice officials and regular reporting of compact activities to heads of state executive, judicial, and legislative branches and juvenile justice and criminal justice administrators; (K) Monitor compliance with rules governing interstate movement of juveniles and initiate interventions to address and correct noncompliance; (L) Coordinate training and education regarding the regulation of interstate movement of juveniles for officials involved in such activity; (M) Coordinate the implementation and operation of this compact with the interstate compact for the placement of children, the interstate compact for adult offender supervision, and other compacts affecting juveniles, particularly in those cases where concurrent or overlapping supervision issues arise. Article II -- Definitions As used in this compact, unless the context clearly requires a different construction: (A) "Bylaws" means those bylaws established by the interstate commission for its governance or for directing or controlling its actions or conduct. (B) "Compact administrator" means the individual in each compacting state appointed pursuant to the terms of this compact who is responsible for the administration and management of the state's supervision and transfer of juveniles subject to the terms of this compact, the rules adopted by the interstate commission under this compact, and policies adopted by the state council under this compact. (C) "Compacting state" means any state that has enacted the enabling legislation for this compact. (D) "Commissioner" means the voting representative of each compacting state appointed pursuant to Article III of this compact. (E) "Court" means any court having jurisdiction over delinquent, neglected, or dependent children. (F) "Interstate commission for juveniles" or "interstate commission" means the interstate commission for juveniles created by Article III of this compact. (G) "Juvenile" means any person defined as a juvenile in any member state or by the rules of the interstate commission, including any of the following: (1) An "accused delinquent," which means a person charged with a violation of a law or municipal ordinance that, if committed by an adult, would be a criminal offense; (2) An "adjudicated delinquent," which means a person found to have committed a violation of a law or municipal ordinance that, if committed by an adult, would be a criminal offense; (3) An "accused status offender," which means a person charged with a violation of a law or municipal ordinance that would not be a criminal offense if committed by an adult; (4) An "adjudicated status offender," which means a person found to have committed a violation of a law or municipal ordinance that would not be a criminal offense if committed by an adult; (5) A "nonoffender," which means a person in need of supervision who is not an accused or adjudicated status offender or delinquent. (H) "Noncompacting state" means any state that has not enacted the enabling legislation for this compact. (I) "Probation or parole" means any kind of supervision or conditional release of juveniles authorized under the laws of the compacting states. (J) "Rule" means a written statement by the interstate commission promulgated pursuant to Article VI of this compact that is of general applicability, that implements, interprets, or prescribes a policy or provision of the compact, or an organizational, procedural, or practice requirement of the interstate commission, and that has the force and effect of statutory law in a compacting state, and includes the amendment, repeal, or suspension of an existing rule. (K) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia or its designee, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Marianas Islands. Article III -- Interstate Commission for Juveniles (A) The compacting states hereby create the "interstate commission for juveniles." The commission shall be a body corporate and joint agency of the compacting states. The commission shall have all the responsibilities, powers, and duties set forth in this compact, and any additional powers that may be conferred upon it by subsequent action of the respective legislatures of the compacting states in accordance with the terms of this compact. (B) The interstate commission shall consist of commissioners appointed by the appropriate appointing authority in each state pursuant to the rules and requirements of each compacting state and in consultation with the state council for interstate juvenile supervision created in the state in accordance with this compact. The commissioners are the voting representatives of each state. The commissioner for a state shall be the compact administrator or designee from that state who shall serve on the interstate commission in such capacity under or pursuant to the applicable law of the compacting state. (C) In addition to the commissioners, the interstate commission also shall include individuals who are not commissioners but who are members of interested organizations. The noncommissioner members shall include a member of the national organizations of governors, legislators, state chief justices, attorneys general, interstate compact for adult offender supervision, interstate compact for the placement of children, juvenile justice and juvenile corrections officials, and crime victims. All noncommissioner members of the interstate commission shall be ex officio, nonvoting members. The interstate commission may provide in its bylaws for such additional ex officio, nonvoting members, including members of other national organizations, in such numbers as shall be determined by the commission. (D) Each compacting state represented at any meeting of the interstate commission is entitled to one vote. A majority of the compacting states shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, unless a larger quorum is required by the bylaws of the interstate commission. (E) The interstate commission shall meet at least once each calendar year. The chairperson may call additional meetings and, upon the request of a simple majority of the compacting states, shall call additional meetings. Public notice shall be given of all meetings, and all meetings, shall be open to the public. (F) The interstate commission shall establish an executive committee, which shall include commission officers, members, and others as determined by the interstate commission's bylaws. The executive committee shall have the power to act on behalf of the interstate commission during periods when the interstate commission is not in session, with the exception of any rulemaking or amendment to the compact. The executive committee shall do all of the following: (1) Oversee the day-to-day activities of the administration of the compact, managed by an executive director and interstate commission staff; (2) Administer enforcement and compliance with the provisions of this compact and the interstate commission's bylaws and rules; (3) Perform any other duties as directed by the interstate commission or set forth in its bylaws. (G) Each member of the interstate commission shall have the right and power to cast a vote to which that compacting state is entitled and to participate in the business and affairs of the interstate commission. A member shall vote in person and shall not delegate a vote to another compacting state. However, a commissioner, in consultation with the state council for interstate juvenile supervision for the state, shall appoint another authorized representative, in the absence of the commissioner from that state, to cast a vote on behalf of the compacting state at a specified meeting. The interstate commission's bylaws may provide for members' participation in meetings by telephone or other means of telecommunication or electronic communication. (H) The interstate commission's bylaws shall establish conditions and procedures under which the interstate commission shall make its information and official records available to the public for inspection or copying. The interstate commission may exempt from disclosure any information or official records to the extent the information or official records would adversely affect personal privacy rights or proprietary interests. (I) Public notice shall be given of all meetings of the interstate commission, and all of its meetings shall be open to the public, except as set forth in the commission's rules or as otherwise provided in this compact. The interstate commission and any of its committees may close a meeting to the public when it determines by two-thirds vote that an open meeting would be likely to do any of the following: (1) Relate solely to the interstate commission's internal personnel practices and procedures; (2) Disclose matters specifically exempted from disclosure by statute; (3) Disclose trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential; (4) Involve accusing any person of a crime or formally censuring any person; (5) Disclose information of a personal nature where disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy; (6) Disclose investigative records compiled for law enforcement purposes; (7) Disclose information contained in or related to examination, operating, or condition reports prepared by, or on behalf of or for the use of, the interstate commission with respect to a regulated person or entity for the purpose of regulation or supervision of such person or entity; (8) Disclose information, the premature disclosure of which would significantly endanger the stability of a regulated person or entity; (9) Specifically relate to the interstate commission's issuance of a subpoena or its participation in a civil action or other legal proceeding. (J) For every meeting closed pursuant to division (I) of this Article of this compact, the interstate commission's legal counsel shall publicly certify that, in the legal counsel's opinion, the meeting may be closed to the public and shall reference each relevant exemptive provision. The interstate commission shall keep minutes that fully and clearly describe all matters discussed in any meeting and that provide a full and accurate summary of any actions taken, and the reasons for the actions, including a description of each of the views expressed on any item and the record of any roll call vote (reflected in the vote of each member on the question). All documents considered in connection with any action shall be identified in those minutes. (K) The interstate commission shall collect standardized data concerning the interstate movement of juveniles as directed through its rules, which shall specify the data to be collected, the means of collection and data exchange, and reporting requirements. Such methods of data collection, exchange, and reporting shall insofar as is reasonably possible conform to up-to-date technology and coordinate the interstate commission's information functions with the appropriate repository of records. Article IV -- Powers and Duties of the Interstate Commission The interstate commission shall maintain its corporate books and records in accordance with its bylaws. The interstate commission shall have all of the following powers and duties: (A) To provide for dispute resolution among compacting states; (B) To promulgate rules to affect the purposes and obligations as enumerated in this compact, which rules shall have the force and effect of statutory law and shall be binding in the compacting states to the extent and in the manner provided in this compact; (C) To oversee, supervise, and coordinate the interstate movement of juveniles, subject to the terms of this compact and any bylaws adopted and rules promulgated by the interstate commission; (D) To enforce compliance with the provisions of this compact, the rules promulgated by the interstate commission, and the interstate commission's bylaws, using all necessary and proper means, including but not limited to the use of judicial process; (E) To establish and maintain offices, which shall be located within one or more of the compacting states; (F) To purchase and maintain insurance and bonds; (G) To borrow, accept, hire, or contract for services of personnel; (H) To establish and appoint committees and hire staff that it considers necessary for the carrying out of its functions, including, but not limited to, an executive committee as required by Article III of this compact, which executive committee shall have the power to act on behalf of the interstate commission in carrying out its powers and duties under this compact; (I) To elect or appoint officers, attorneys, employees, agents, or consultants, to fix their compensation, define their duties, and determine their qualifications, and to establish the interstate commission's personnel policies and programs relating to, inter alia, conflicts of interest, rates of compensation, and qualifications of personnel; (J) To accept any and all donations and grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials, and services and to receive, utilize, and dispose of same; (K) To lease, purchase, accept contributions or donations of, or otherwise to own, hold, improve, or use any real property, personal property, or mixed real and personal property; (L) To sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, abandon, or otherwise dispose of any real property, personal property, or mixed real and personal property; (M) To establish a budget and make expenditures and levy dues as provided in Article VIII of this compact; (N) To sue and be sued; (O) To adopt a seal and bylaws governing the management and operation of the interstate commission; (P) To perform any functions that may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this compact; (Q) To report annually to the legislatures, governors, judiciary, and state councils for interstate juvenile supervision of the compacting states concerning the activities of the interstate commission during the preceding year, and with the annual reports also including any recommendations that may have been adopted by the interstate commission. (R) To coordinate education, training, and public awareness regarding the interstate movement of juveniles for officials involved in such activity. (S) To establish uniform standards of the reporting, collecting and exchanging of data. Article V -- Organization and Operation of the Interstate Commission Section A. Bylaws The interstate commission, by a majority of the members present and voting and within twelve months after the first interstate commission meeting, shall adopt bylaws to govern its conduct as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this compact, including, but not limited to, bylaws that do all of the following: (1) Establish the fiscal year of the interstate commission; (2) Establish an executive committee and any other committees that may be necessary; (3) Provide for the establishment of committees governing any general or specific delegation of any authority or function of the interstate commission; (4) Provide reasonable procedures for calling and conducting meetings of the interstate commission and ensuring reasonable notice of each such meeting; (5) Establish the titles and responsibilities of the officers of the interstate commission; (6) Provide a mechanism for concluding the operations of the interstate commission and the return of any surplus funds that may exist upon the termination of this compact after the payment or reserving of all of its debts and obligations, or both; (7) Provide start-up rules for initial administration of this compact; (8) Establish standards and procedures for compliance and technical assistance in carrying out this compact. Section B. Officers and Staff (1) The interstate commission, by a majority of the members, shall elect annually from among its members a chairperson and a vice chairperson, each of whom shall have such authority and duties as may be specified in the interstate commission's bylaws. The chairperson or, in the chairperson's absence or disability, the vice chairperson shall preside at all meetings of the interstate commission. The officers so elected shall serve without compensation or remuneration from the interstate commission; provided that, subject to the availability of budgeted funds, the officers shall be reimbursed for any ordinary and necessary costs and expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties and responsibilities as officers of the interstate commission. (2) The interstate commission, through its executive committee, shall appoint or retain an executive director for such period, upon such terms and conditions, and for such compensation as the interstate commission considers appropriate. The executive director shall serve as secretary to the interstate commission but shall not be a member of the interstate commission. The executive director shall hire and supervise such other staff as may be authorized by the interstate commission. Section C. Qualified Immunity, Defense, and Indemnification (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the interstate commission's executive director and each of its employees shall be immune from suit and liability, either personally or in the executive director's or employee's official capacity, for any claim for damage to or loss of property or personal injury or other civil liability caused or arising out of or relating to any actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred, or that the executive director or employee had a reasonable basis for believing occurred, within the scope of commission employment, duties, or responsibilities. The executive director or an employee shall not be protected from suit or liability for any damage, loss, injury, or liability caused by the executive director's or employee's willful and wanton misconduct of any such person. (2) The liability of any commissioner, or the employee or agent of a commissioner, acting within the scope of such person's employment or duties for acts, errors, or omissions occurring within such person's state may not exceed the limits of liability set forth under the constitution and laws of that state for state officials, employees, and agents. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to protect any such person from suit or liability for any damage, loss, injury, or liability caused by the intentional or willful and wanton misconduct of any such person. (3) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the interstate commission shall defend the executive director or the employees or representatives of the interstate commission and, subject to the approval of the attorney general of the state represented by any commissioner of a compacting state, shall defend such commissioner or the commissioner's representatives or employees in any civil action seeking to impose liability arising out of any actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred within the scope of interstate commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, or that the defendant had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of interstate commission employment, duties, or responsibilities. The duty to defend described in this division does not apply if the actual or alleged act, error, or omission in question resulted from intentional or willful and wanton misconduct on the part of the executive director, employee, or representative of the interstate commission or the commissioner of a compacting state or the commissioner's representatives or employees. (4) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the interstate commission shall indemnify and hold the commissioner of a compacting state, or the commissioner's representatives or employees, or the interstate commission's representatives or employees, harmless in the amount of any settlement or judgment obtained against such persons arising out of any actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred within the scope of interstate commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, or that such persons had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of interstate commission employment, duties, or responsibilities. The duty to indemnify and hold harmless described in this division does not apply if the actual or alleged act, error, or omission in question resulted from intentional or willful and wanton misconduct on the part of the commissioner of a compacting state or the commissioner's representatives or employees or the interstate commission's representatives or employees. Article VI -- Rulemaking Functions of the Interstate Commission (A) The interstate commission shall promulgate and publish rules in order to effectively and efficiently achieve the purposes of this compact. (B) Rulemaking shall occur pursuant to the criteria set forth in this Article and the bylaws and rules adopted pursuant thereto. The rulemaking shall substantially conform to the principles of the "Model State Administrative Procedures Act," 1981 Act, Uniform Laws Annotated, Vol. 15, p. 1 (2000), or another administrative procedures act, as the interstate commission determines appropriate consistent with due process requirements under the United States Constitution as now or hereafter interpreted by the United States Supreme Court. All rules and amendments shall become binding as of the date specified, as published with the final version of the rule as approved by the interstate commission. (C) When promulgating a rule, the interstate commission, at a minimum, shall do all of the following: (1) Publish the proposed rule's entire text stating the reason or reasons for that proposed rule; (2) Allow and invite any and all persons to submit written data, facts, opinions, and arguments, which information shall be added to the record and be made publicly available; (3) Provide an opportunity for an informal hearing, if petitioned by ten or more persons; (4) Promulgate a final rule and its effective date, if appropriate, based on input from state or local officials, or interested parties. (D) When the interstate commission promulgates a rule, not later than sixty days after the rule is promulgated, any interested person may file a petition in the United States district court for the District of Columbia or in the federal district court where the interstate commission's principal office is located, for judicial review of the rule. If the court finds that the interstate commission's action is not supported by substantial evidence in the rulemaking record, the court shall hold the rule unlawful and set it aside. For purposes of this division, evidence is substantial if it would be considered substantial evidence under the "Model State Administrative Procedures Act," 1981 Act, Uniform Laws Annotated, Vol. 15, p. 1 (2000). (E) If a majority of the legislatures of the compacting states rejects a rule, those states, by enactment of a statute or resolution in the same manner used to adopt the compact, may cause that such rule shall have no further force and effect in any compacting state. (F) The existing rules governing the operation of the interstate compact on juveniles that is superseded by this compact shall be null and void twelve months after the first meeting of the interstate commission created under this compact. (G) Upon determination by the interstate commission that a state of emergency exists, it may promulgate an emergency rule. An emergency rule so promulgated shall become effective immediately upon adoption, provided that the usual rulemaking procedures specified in this Article shall be retroactively applied to the emergency rule as soon as reasonably possible, but not later than ninety days after the effective date of the emergency rule. Article VII -- Oversight, Enforcement, and Dispute Resolution by the Interstate Commission A Oversight and Enforcement (1) The interstate commission shall oversee the administration and operations of the interstate movement of juveniles subject to this compact in the compacting states and shall monitor such activities being administered in noncompacting states that may significantly affect compacting states. (2) The courts and executive agencies in each compacting state shall enforce this compact and shall take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate this compact's purposes and intent. The provisions of this compact and the rules promulgated under it shall be received by all the judges, public officers, commissions, and departments of the state government as evidence of the authorized statute and administrative rules. All courts shall take judicial notice of the compact and the rules. In any judicial or administrative proceeding in a compacting state pertaining to the subject matter of this compact that may affect the powers, responsibilities, or actions of the interstate commission, the interstate commission shall be entitled to receive all service of process in the proceeding and shall have standing to intervene in the proceeding for all purposes. Section B. Dispute Resolution (1) The compacting states shall report to the interstate commission on all issues and activities necessary for the administration of this compact and on all issues and activities pertaining to compliance with the provisions of this compact and the interstate commission's bylaws and rules. (2) The interstate commission, upon the request of a compacting state, shall attempt to resolve any disputes or other issues that are subject to this compact and that may arise among compacting states and between compacting and non-compacting states. The interstate commission shall promulgate a rule providing for both mediation and binding dispute resolution for disputes among the compacting states. (3) The interstate commission, in the reasonable exercise of its discretion, shall enforce the provisions and rules of this compact using any or all means set forth in Article XI of this compact. Article VIII -- Finance (A) The interstate commission shall pay or provide for the payment of the reasonable expenses of its establishment, organization, and ongoing activities. (B) The interstate commission shall levy on and collect an annual assessment from each compacting state to cover the cost of the internal operations and activities of the interstate commission and its staff. The annual assessment shall be in a total amount sufficient to cover the interstate commission's annual budget as approved each year. The aggregate annual assessment amount shall be allocated based upon a formula to be determined by the interstate commission, taking into consideration the population of each compacting state and the volume of interstate movement of juveniles in each compacting state. The interstate commission shall promulgate a rule binding upon all compacting states that governs the assessment. (C) The interstate commission shall not incur any obligations of any kind prior to securing the funds adequate to meet the obligations. The interstate commission shall not pledge the credit of any of the compacting states, except by and with the authority of the compacting state. (D) The interstate commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of the interstate commission shall be subject to the audit and accounting procedures established under its bylaws. However, all receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the interstate commission shall be audited yearly by a certified or licensed public accountant and the report of the audit shall be included in and become part of the annual report of the interstate commission. Article IX -- The State Council Each compacting state shall create a state council for interstate juvenile supervision. While each compacting state may determine the membership of its own state council, its membership must include at least one representative from the legislative, judicial, and executive branches of government, victims groups, and the compact administrator or designee. Each compacting state retains the right to determine the qualifications of the compact administrator for the state. Each state council shall advise and may exercise oversight and advocacy concerning that state's participation in interstate commission activities and other duties as may be determined by that state, including but not limited to, development of policy concerning operations and procedures of the compact within that state. Article X - Compacting States, Effective Date, and Amendment (A) Any state, as defined in Article II of this compact, is eligible to become a compacting state. (B) This compact shall become effective and binding upon legislative enactment of the compact into law by no less than thirty-five of the states. The initial effective date shall be the later of July 1, 2004, or upon enactment into law by the thirty-fifth jurisdiction. Thereafter, this compact shall become effective and binding as to any other compacting state upon enactment of this compact into law by that state. The governors of non-compacting states or their designees shall be invited to participate in the activities of the interstate commission on a non-voting basis prior to adoption of this compact by all states. (C) The interstate commission may propose amendments to this compact for enactment by the compacting states. No amendment shall become effective and binding upon the interstate commission and the compacting states unless and until it is enacted into law by unanimous consent of the compacting states. Article XI - Withdrawal, Default, Termination, and Judicial Enforcement Section A. Withdrawal (1) Once effective, this compact shall continue in force and remain binding upon each and every compacting state, provided that a compacting state may withdraw from this compact by specifically repealing the statute that enacted this compact into law. (2) The effective date of withdrawal of a compacting state is the effective date of the state's repeal of the statute that enacted this compact into law. (3) A compacting state that withdraws from this compact shall immediately notify the chairperson of the interstate commission in writing upon the introduction of legislation repealing this compact in the withdrawing state. The interstate commission shall notify the other compacting states of the withdrawing state's intent to withdraw within sixty days of the interstate commission's receipt of the notice from the withdrawing state. (4) A compacting state that withdraws from this compact is responsible for all assessments, obligations, and liabilities incurred through the effective date of withdrawal, including any obligations, the performance of which extend beyond the effective date of withdrawal. (5) If a compacting state withdraws from this compact, reinstatement of the withdrawing state following withdrawal shall occur upon the withdrawing state reenacting this compact or upon such later date as determined by the interstate commission. Section B. Technical Assistance, Fines, Suspension, Termination, and Default (1) If the interstate commission determines that any compacting state has at any time defaulted in the performance of any of its obligations or responsibilities under this compact, or under the interstate commission's bylaws or duly promulgated rules, the interstate commission may impose one or more of the following penalties: (a) Remedial training and technical assistance as directed by the interstate commission; (b) Alternative dispute resolution; (c) Fines, fees, and costs in such amounts as are deemed to be reasonable as fixed by the interstate commission; (d) Suspension or termination of membership in this compact, provided that suspension or termination of membership shall be imposed only after all other reasonable means of securing compliance under the bylaws and rules have been exhausted and the interstate commission has therefore determined that the offending state is in default. Immediate notice of suspension shall be given by the interstate commission to the governor of the defaulting state, its chief justice or the chief judicial officer, the majority and minority leaders of its state legislature, and the state council for interstate juvenile supervision. The grounds for default include, but are not limited to, failure of a compacting state to perform such obligations or responsibilities imposed upon it by this compact, by the interstate commission's bylaws, or by its duly promulgated rules, and any other grounds designated in commission bylaws and rules. The interstate commission shall immediately notify the defaulting state in writing of the penalty imposed by the interstate commission and of the default pending a cure of the default. The interstate commission shall stipulate the conditions and the time period within which the defaulting state must cure its default. If the defaulting state fails to cure the default within the time period specified by the interstate commission, the defaulting state shall be terminated from this compact upon an affirmative vote of a majority of the compacting states and all rights, privileges, and benefits conferred by this compact shall be terminated from the effective date of termination. (2) Within sixty days of the effective date of termination of a defaulting compacting state, the interstate commission shall notify the defaulting state's governor, its chief justice or chief judicial officer, the majority and minority leaders of its state legislature, and the state council for interstate juvenile supervision of the termination. (3) A defaulting compacting state is responsible for all assessments, obligations, and liabilities incurred through the effective date of termination, including any obligations the performance of which extends beyond the effective date of termination. (4) The interstate commission shall not bear any costs relating to a defaulting compacting state unless otherwise mutually agreed upon in writing between the interstate commission and the defaulting state. (5) If a defaulting compacting state is terminated, reinstatement of the defaulting state following termination requires both a reenactment of the compact by the defaulting state and the approval of the interstate commission pursuant to its rules. Section C. Judicial Enforcement The interstate commission, by majority vote of the members, may initiate legal action against any compacting state to enforce compliance with the provisions of this compact, and the interstate commission's duly promulgated rules and bylaws. Any such action, if initiated, shall be initiated in the United States district court for the District of Columbia or, at the discretion of the interstate commission, in the federal district where the interstate commission has its offices. In the event judicial enforcement is necessary, the prevailing party shall be awarded all costs of the litigation including reasonable attorney's fees. D Dissolution of Compact (1) This compact dissolves effective upon the date of the withdrawal or default of the compacting state, which reduces membership in this compact to one compacting state. (2) Upon the dissolution of this compact, the compact becomes null and void and shall be of no further force or effect, the business and affairs of the interstate commission shall be concluded, and any surplus funds shall be distributed in accordance with the interstate commission's bylaws. Article XII - Severability and Construction (A) The provisions of this compact shall be severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision is deemed unenforceable, the remaining provisions of the compact shall be enforceable. (B) The provisions of this compact shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes. Article XIII - Binding Effect of Compact and Other Laws Section A. Other Laws (1) Nothing in this compact prevents the enforcement of any other law of a compacting state that is not inconsistent with this compact. (2) All compacting states' laws, other than state constitutions and other interstate compacts, conflicting with this compact are superseded to the extent of the conflict. Section B. Binding Effect of the Compact (1) All lawful actions of the interstate commission, including all rules and bylaws promulgated by the interstate commission, are binding upon the compacting states. (2) All agreements between the interstate commission and the compacting states are binding in accordance with their terms. (3) Upon the request of a party to a conflict over the meaning or interpretation of interstate commission actions, and upon a majority vote of the compacting states, the interstate commission may issue advisory opinions regarding that meaning or interpretation. (4) In the event any provision of this compact exceeds the constitutional limits imposed on the legislature of any compacting state, the obligations, duties, powers, or jurisdiction sought to be conferred by that provision upon the interstate commission shall be ineffective and such obligations, duties, powers, or jurisdiction shall remain in the compacting state and shall be exercised by the agency of that state to which such obligations, duties, powers, or jurisdiction are delegated by law in effect at the time this compact becomes effective. Article XIV - Financial Reimbursement The state agency responsible for administering this compact shall have the legal authority to recoup fines, fees and costs imposed by the interstate commission as stated in Article XI, Section B, Subsection (1)(c) of this compact when the default in performance is the result of a decision made by an entity outside the jurisdiction of the agency administering this compact. 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Ohio Rev. Code § 2109.372 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2109 / § 2109.372
§ 2109.372. Holding cash or making temporary investments
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Short term trust-quality investment fund" means a short term investment fund that meets both of the following conditions: (a) The fund may be either a collective investment fund established in accordance with section 1111.14 of the Revised Code or a registered investment company, including any affiliated investment company whether or not the fiduciary has invested other funds held by it in an agency or other nonfiduciary capacity in the securities of the same registered investment company or affiliated investment company. (b) The fund is invested in any one or more of the following manners: (i) In obligations of the United States or of its agencies; (ii) In obligations of one or more of the states of the United States or their political subdivisions; (iii) In obligations of foreign governments or states; (iv) In variable demand notes, corporate money market instruments including, but not limited to, commercial paper rated at the time of purchase in either of the two highest classifications established by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization; (v) Deposits in banks, savings banks, or savings and loan associations, whose deposits are insured by the federal deposit insurance corporation, or in credit unions insured by the national credit union administration or by a credit union share guaranty corporation established under Chapter 1761. of the Revised Code, if the rate of interest paid on those deposits is at least equal to the rate of interest generally paid by those banks, savings banks, savings and loan associations, or credit unions on deposits of similar terms or amounts; (vi) In fully collateralized repurchase agreements or other evidences of indebtedness that are of trust quality and are payable on demand or have a maturity date consistent with the purpose of the fund and the duty of fiduciary prudence. (2) "Registered investment company" means any investment company that is defined in and registered under sections 3 and 8 of the "Investment Company Act of 1940," 54 Stat. 789, 15 U.S.C.A. 80a-3 and 80a-8. (3) "Affiliated investment company" has the same meaning as in division (E)(1) of section 1111.13 of the Revised Code. (B) A fiduciary is not required to invest cash that belongs to the trust and may hold that cash for the period prior to distribution if either of the following applies: (1) The fiduciary reasonably expects to do either of the following: (a) Distribute the cash to beneficiaries of the trust on a quarterly or more frequent basis; (b) Use the cash for the payment of debts, taxes, or expenses of administration within the ninety-day period following the receipt of the cash by the fiduciary. (2) Determined on the basis of the facilities available to the fiduciary and the amount of the income that reasonably could be earned by the investment of the cash, the amount of the cash does not justify the administrative burden or expense associated with its investment. (C) If a fiduciary wishes to hold funds that belong to the trust in liquid form and division (B) of this section does not apply, the fiduciary may so hold the funds as long as they are temporarily invested as described in division (D) of this section. (D)(1) A fiduciary may make a temporary investment of cash that the fiduciary may hold uninvested in accordance with division (B) of this section, and shall make a temporary investment of funds held in liquid form pursuant to division (C) of this section, in any of the following investments, unless the governing instrument provides for other investments in which the temporary investment of cash or funds is permitted: (a) A short term trust-quality investment fund; (b) Direct obligations of the United States or of its agencies; (c) A deposit with a bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, or credit union, including a deposit with the fiduciary itself or any bank subsidiary corporation owned or controlled by the bank holding company that owns or controls the fiduciary, whose deposits are insured by the federal deposit insurance corporation, if the rate of interest paid on that deposit is at least equal to the rate of interest generally paid by that bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, or credit union on deposits of similar terms or amounts. (2) A fiduciary that makes a temporary investment of cash or funds pursuant to division (D)(1) of this section may charge a reasonable fee for the services associated with that investment. The fee shall be in addition to the compensation to which the fiduciary is entitled for ordinary fiduciary services. (3) Fiduciaries that make one or more temporary investments of cash or funds pursuant to division (D)(1) of this section shall provide to the beneficiaries of the trusts involved, that are currently receiving income or have a right to receive income, a written disclosure of their temporary investment practices and, if applicable, the method of computing reasonable fees for their temporary investment services pursuant to division (D)(2) of this section. Fiduciaries may comply with this requirement in any appropriate written document, including, but not limited to, any periodic statement or account. (4) A fiduciary that makes a temporary investment of cash or funds in an affiliated investment company pursuant to division (D)(1)(a) of this section shall, when providing any periodic account statements of its temporary investment practices, report the net asset value of the shares comprising the investment in the affiliated investment company. (5) If a fiduciary that makes a temporary investment of cash or funds in an affiliated investment company pursuant to division (D)(1)(a) of this section invests in any mutual fund, the fiduciary shall provide to the beneficiaries of the trust involved, that are currently receiving income or have a right to receive income, a written disclosure, in at least ten-point boldface type, that the mutual fund is not insured or guaranteed by the federal deposit insurance corporation or by any other government agency or government-sponsored agency of the federal government or of this state. Last updated September 6, 2023 at 2:39 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 2101.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2101 / § 2101.15
§ 2101.15. Probate judge to file itemized account of fees with county auditor
Status: in_force

August 17, 2021 House Bill 7 - 134th General Assembly In each case, examination, or proceeding, the probate judge shall file an itemized account of fees received or charged by the judge. Not later than the fifteenth day of January, in each year, the judge shall file with the county auditor an account, certified by the judge, of all fees received by the judge during the preceding year. No judge shall fail to perform the duties imposed in this section. At the instance of any person, the prosecuting attorney shall institute and prosecute an action against the defaulting judge. Last updated May 20, 2021 at 2:06 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 2108.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2108 / § 2108.16
§ 2108.16. Who may remove donated part
Status: in_force

March 20, 2025 Senate Bill 196 - 135th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, a physician or technician may remove a donated part from the body of a donor that the physician or technician is qualified to remove. (B) Neither the physician, certified nurse-midwife, clinical nurse specialist, or certified nurse practitioner who attends the decedent at death nor the physician, certified nurse-midwife, clinical nurse specialist, or certified nurse practitioner who determines the time of the decedent's death shall participate in the procedures for removing or transplanting a part from the decedent. Last updated February 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2151 / § 2151.21
§ 2151.21. Jurisdiction in contempt
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The juvenile court has the same jurisdiction in contempt as courts of common pleas.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2112.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2112 / § 2112.03
§ 2112.03. Communication between courts
Status: in_force

March 22, 2013 House Bill 27 - 129th General Assembly (A) A probate court of this state may communicate with a court in another state concerning a proceeding arising under this chapter. The probate court may allow the parties to participate in the communication. Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, the probate court shall make a record of the communication. The record may be limited to the fact that the communication occurred. (B) Probate courts may communicate concerning schedules, calendars, court records, and other administrative matters without making a record.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2127.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2127 / § 2127.09
§ 2127.09. Venue
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly An action by an executor, administrator, or guardian to obtain authority to sell real property shall be brought in the county in which the executor, administrator, or guardian was appointed or in which the real property subject to sale or any part of the property is situated. If the action is brought in a county other than that in which the real property or a part of the property is situated, a certified transcript of the record of all proceedings had in that county shall be filed with and recorded by the probate court of each county in which the real property or any part of the property is situated.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2117.33 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2117 / § 2117.33
§ 2117.33. Claims previously barred
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly No law relating to limitation of actions against a new administrator shall revive a claim which is barred, during the continuance in office of the original executor or administrator, or of a former administrator de bonis non.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2113.34 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2113 / § 2113.34
§ 2113.34. Chargeable with property consumed
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly If an executor or administrator neglects to sell personal property that is required to be sold, and retains, consumes, or disposes of it for the executor's or administrator's own benefit, the executor or administrator shall be charged with the personal property at double the value affixed to the property by the appraisers.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2151 / § 2151.03
§ 2151.03. Neglected child defined - failure to provide medical or surgical care for religious reasons
Status: in_force

August 3, 2006 Senate Bill 17 - 126th General Assembly (A) As used in this chapter, "neglected child" includes any child: (1) Who is abandoned by the child's parents, guardian, or custodian; (2) Who lacks adequate parental care because of the faults or habits of the child's parents, guardian, or custodian; (3) Whose parents, guardian, or custodian neglects the child or refuses to provide proper or necessary subsistence, education, medical or surgical care or treatment, or other care necessary for the child's health, morals, or well being; (4) Whose parents, guardian, or custodian neglects the child or refuses to provide the special care made necessary by the child's mental condition; (5) Whose parents, legal guardian, or custodian have placed or attempted to place the child in violation of sections 5103.16 and 5103.17 of the Revised Code; (6) Who, because of the omission of the child's parents, guardian, or custodian, suffers physical or mental injury that harms or threatens to harm the child's health or welfare; (7) Who is subjected to out-of-home care child neglect. (B) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as subjecting a parent, guardian, or custodian of a child to criminal liability when, solely in the practice of religious beliefs, the parent, guardian, or custodian fails to provide adequate medical or surgical care or treatment for the child. This division does not abrogate or limit any person's responsibility under section 2151.421 of the Revised Code to report child abuse that is known or reasonably suspected or believed to have occurred, child neglect that is known or reasonably suspected or believed to have occurred, and children who are known to face or are reasonably suspected or believed to be facing a threat of suffering abuse or neglect and does not preclude any exercise of the authority of the state, any political subdivision, or any court to ensure that medical or surgical care or treatment is provided to a child when the child's health requires the provision of medical or surgical care or treatment.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2101.35 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2101 / § 2101.35
§ 2101.35. Execution
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly Orders for the payment of money may be enforced as judgments in the court of common pleas. Such execution shall be directed to the sheriff, or, in the sheriff's absence or disability, to the coroner.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2113.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2113 / § 2113.12
§ 2113.12. Procedure if executor renounces
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly If a person named as executor in the will of a decedent, or nominated as an executor by holders of a power as described in section 2107.65 of the Revised Code, refuses to accept the trust, or, if after being served notice for that purpose, neglects to appear and accept, or if the person named or nominated as executor neglects for twenty days after the probate of the will to give any required bond, the probate court shall grant letters testamentary to the other executor, if there is one capable and willing to accept the trust, and if there is no other executor named in the will or nominated by holders of a power as described in section 2107.65 of the Revised Code, the court shall commit administration of the estate, with the will annexed, to some suitable and competent person, pursuant to section 2113.05 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2152.82 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2152 / § 2152.82
§ 2152.82. Juvenile sex offender registration as part of dispositional order
Status: in_force

January 1, 2008 Senate Bill 10 - 127th General Assembly (A) The court that adjudicates a child a delinquent child shall issue as part of the dispositional order an order that classifies the child a juvenile offender registrant and specifies that the child has a duty to comply with sections 2950.04 , 2950.041 , 2950.05 , and 2950.06 of the Revised Code if all of the following apply: (1) The act for which the child is adjudicated a delinquent child is a sexually oriented offense or a child-victim oriented offense that the child committed on or after January 1, 2002. (2) The child was fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, or seventeen years of age at the time of committing the offense. (3) The court has determined that the child previously was adjudicated a delinquent child for committing any sexually oriented offense or child-victim oriented offense, regardless of when the prior offense was committed and regardless of the child's age at the time of committing the offense. (4) The court is not required to classify the child as both a juvenile offender registrant and a public registry-qualified juvenile offender registrant under section 2152.86 of the Revised Code. (B) An order required under division (A) of this section shall be issued at the time the judge makes the order of disposition for the delinquent child. Prior to issuing the order required by division (A) of this section, the judge shall conduct a hearing under section 2152.831 of the Revised Code to determine whether the child is a tier I sex offender/child-victim offender, a tier II sex offender/child-victim offender, or a tier III sex offender/child-victim offender. If the court determines that the delinquent child to whom the order applies is a tier III sex offender/child-victim offender and the child is not a public registry-qualified juvenile offender registrant, the judge may impose a requirement subjecting the child to the victim and community notification provisions of sections 2950.10 and 2950.11 of the Revised Code. When a judge issues an order under division (A) of this section, all of the following apply: (1) The judge shall include in the order a statement that, upon completion of the disposition of the delinquent child that was made for the sexually oriented offense or child-victim oriented offense upon which the order is based, a hearing will be conducted, and the order and any determinations included in the order are subject to modification or termination pursuant to sections 2152.84 and 2152.85 of the Revised Code. (2) The judge shall provide to the delinquent child and to the delinquent child's parent, guardian, or custodian the notice required under divisions (A) and (B) of section 2950.03 of the Revised Code and shall provide as part of that notice a copy of the order. (3) The judge shall include the order in the delinquent child's dispositional order and shall specify in the dispositional order that the order issued under division (A) of this section was made pursuant to this section. (4) If the court determines that the delinquent child to whom the order applies is a tier III sex offender/child-victim offender, if the child is not a public registry-qualified juvenile offender registrant, and if the judge imposes a requirement subjecting the child to the victim and community notification provisions of sections 2950.10 and 2950.11 of the Revised Code, the judge shall include the requirement in the order. (5) The court shall include in the order its determination made at the hearing held under section 2151.831 of the Revised Code as to whether the delinquent child is a tier I sex offender/child-victim offender, a tier II sex offender/child-victim offender, or a tier III sex offender/child-victim offender. (C) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, an order issued under division (A) of this section and any determinations included in the order shall remain in effect for the period of time specified in section 2950.07 of the Revised Code, subject to a modification or termination of the order under section 2152.84 or 2152.85 of the Revised Code, and section 2152.851 of the Revised Code applies regarding the order and the determinations. If an order is issued under division (A) of this section, the child's attainment of eighteen or twenty-one years of age does not affect or terminate the order, and the order remains in effect for the period of time described in this division. (D) If a court issues an order under division (A) of this section before January 1, 2008, not later than February 1, 2008, the court shall terminate the order and issue a new order that reclassifies the child as both a juvenile offender registrant and a public registry-qualified juvenile offender registrant pursuant to section 2152.86 of the Revised Code if the court imposed on the child a serious youthful offender dispositional sentence under section 2152.13 of the Revised Code and if the act that was the basis of the classification of the delinquent child as a juvenile offender registrant and is the basis of the serious youthful offender dispositional sentence is any of the following: (1) Committing, attempting to commit, conspiring to commit, or complicity in committing a violation of section 2907.02 of the Revised Code, division (B) of section 2907.05 of the Revised Code, or section 2907.03 of the Revised Code if the victim of the violation was less than twelve years of age; (2) Committing, attempting to commit, conspiring to commit, or complicity in committing a violation of section 2903.01 , 2903.02 , or 2905.01 of the Revised Code that was committed with a purpose to gratify the sexual needs or desires of the child.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.427 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2151 / § 2151.427
§ 2151.427. Children's advocacy center - multidisciplinary team
Status: in_force

May 6, 2005 Senate Bill 66 - 125th General Assembly (A) The entities that participate in a memorandum of understanding executed under section 2151.426 of the Revised Code establishing a children's advocacy center shall assemble the center's multidisciplinary team. (B)(1) The multidisciplinary team for a single county center shall consist of the following members who serve the county: (a) Any county or municipal law enforcement officer; (b) The executive director of the public children services agency or a designee of the executive director; (c) The prosecuting attorney of the county or the prosecuting attorney's designee; (d) A mental health professional; (e) A medical health professional; (f) A victim advocate; (g) A center staff member; (h) Any other person considered appropriate by all of the entities that executed the memorandum. (2) If the center serves two or more contiguous counties, the multidisciplinary team shall consist of the members described in division (B)(1) of this section from the counties to be served by the center, with each county to be served by the center being represented on the multidisciplinary team by at least one member described in that division. (C) The multidisciplinary team shall perform the functions and activities and provide the services specified in the interagency agreement entered into under section 2151.428 of the Revised Code, regarding reports received under section 2151.421 of the Revised Code of alleged sexual abuse of a child and reports of allegations of another type of abuse of a child that is specified in the memorandum of understanding that creates the center as being within the center's jurisdiction and regarding the children who are the subjects of the reports.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2107.49 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2107 / § 2107.49
§ 2107.49. Rule in Shelley's case abolished
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly When interests in real property are given by deed or will to a person for the person's life, and after the person's death to the person's heirs in fee, the conveyance shall vest an estate for life only in the first taker and a remainder in fee simple in the heirs of the first taker. If the remainder is given to the heirs of the body of the life tenant, the conveyance shall vest an estate for life only in the first taker and a remainder in fee simple in the heirs of the body of the life tenant. The rule in Shelley's case is abolished by this section and shall not be given effect.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2153.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2153 / § 2153.10
§ 2153.10. Bond of clerk - amount
Status: in_force

March 20, 2019 House Bill 291 - 132nd General Assembly Except as otherwise provided in section 3.061 of the Revised Code, before entering upon official duties, the administrative juvenile judge, as judge and clerk of the juvenile court, and each judge shall execute and file with the county treasurer of Cuyahoga county a bond in the sum of not less than five thousand dollars, to be determined by the board of county commissioners of Cuyahoga county, with sufficient surety, to be approved by said board, conditioned for the faithful performance of such duties as clerk. Said bond shall be given for the benefit of Cuyahoga county, the state, and any person who may suffer loss by reason of a default in any of the conditions of said bond.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.3525 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2151 / § 2151.3525
§ 2151.3525. [Former R.C. 2151.3523, amended and renumbered by S.B. 332, 131st General Assembly, effective 4/6/2017] Immunity of parent and of person or entity taking possession of deserted child
Status: in_force

April 6, 2017 Senate Bill 332 - 131st General Assembly (A) A parent does not commit a criminal offense under the laws of this state and shall not be subject to criminal prosecution in this state for the act of voluntarily delivering a child under section 2151.3516 of the Revised Code. (B) A person who delivers or attempts to deliver a child who has suffered any physical or mental wound, injury, disability, or condition of a nature that reasonably indicates abuse or neglect of the child is not immune from civil or criminal liability for abuse or neglect. (C) A person or entity that takes possession of a child pursuant to section 2151.3517 of the Revised Code or takes emergency temporary custody of and provides temporary emergency care for a child pursuant to section 2151.3519 of the Revised Code is immune from any civil liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed as a result of these actions, unless the person or entity has acted in bad faith or with malicious purpose. The immunity provided by this division does not apply if the person or entity has immunity from civil liability under section 9.86 , 2744.02 , or 2744.03 of the Revised Code for the action in question. (D) A person or entity that takes possession of a child pursuant to section 2151.3517 of the Revised Code or takes emergency temporary custody of and provides temporary emergency care for a child pursuant to section 2151.3519 of the Revised Code is immune from any criminal liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed as a result of these actions, unless the person or entity has acted in bad faith or with malicious purpose. (E) Divisions (C) and (D) of this section do not create a new cause of action or substantive legal right against a person or entity, and do not affect any immunities from civil liability or defenses established by another section of the Revised Code or available at common law, to which a person or governmental entity may be entitled under circumstances not covered by this section. Last updated October 16, 2024 at 2:40 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 2109.36 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2109 / § 2109.36
§ 2109.36. Order of distribution
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly An application for an order of distribution of the assets of an estate or trust held by a fiduciary may be set for hearing before the probate court at the time that the court shall designate. The fiduciary may serve notice of the hearing upon the application, or cause the notice to be served, upon any person who may be affected by an order disposing of the application; or the court, upon motion of any interested person for good cause shown or at its own instance, may order the notice to be served upon that person. The notice shall set forth the time and place of the hearing and shall be accompanied by a statement of the proposed distribution. At the hearing upon the application the court shall inquire into, consider, and determine all matters relative to the application, and make an order that the court considers proper. If the court makes an order of distribution, the fiduciary shall comply with the order and shall account to the court for the fiduciary's distribution, verified by vouchers or proof. An order of distribution shall have the effect of a judgment. The order may be reviewed upon appeal and may be vacated as provided in section 2109.35 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2107.21 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2107 / § 2107.21
§ 2107.21. Recorded in each county where real property is situated
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly If real property devised by will is situated in any county other than that in which the will is proved, declared valid, or admitted to probate, an authenticated copy of the will and the order of probate or the judgment declaring validity shall be admitted to the record in the office of the probate judge of each county in which the real property is situated upon the order of that judge. The authenticated copy shall have the same validity in the county in which the real property is situated as if probate had been had in that county.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2131.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2131 / § 2131.12
§ 2131.12. Joint ownership with right of survivorship in motor vehicle or in watercraft or outboard motor
Status: in_force

June 30, 2021 House Bill 74 - 134th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Motor vehicle" has the same meaning as in section 4505.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Joint ownership with right of survivorship" means a form of ownership of a motor vehicle, all-purpose vehicle, off-highway motorcycle, watercraft, or outboard motor that is established pursuant to this section and pursuant to which the entire interest in the motor vehicle, all-purpose vehicle, off-highway motorcycle, watercraft, or outboard motor is held by two persons for their joint lives and thereafter by the survivor of them. (3) "Watercraft" has the same meaning as in division (A) of section 1548.01 of the Revised Code. (4) "All-purpose vehicle" has the same meaning as in section 4519.01 of the Revised Code. (5) "Off-highway motorcycle" has the same meaning as in section 4519.01 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) Any two persons may establish in accordance with this section joint ownership with right of survivorship in a motor vehicle, an all-purpose vehicle, an off-highway motorcycle, a watercraft, or an outboard motor for which a certificate of title is required under Chapter 1548., 4505., or 4519. of the Revised Code. (2) If two persons wish to establish joint ownership with right of survivorship in a motor vehicle, an all-purpose vehicle, an off-highway motorcycle, a watercraft, or an outboard motor that is required to be titled under Chapter 1548., 4505., or 4519. of the Revised Code, they may make a joint application for a certificate of title under section 1548.07 , 4505.06 , or 4519.55 of the Revised Code, as applicable. (C) If two persons have established in a certificate of title joint ownership with right of survivorship in a motor vehicle, an all-purpose vehicle, an off-highway motorcycle, a watercraft, or an outboard motor that is required to be titled under Chapter 1548., 4505., or 4519. of the Revised Code, and if one of those persons dies, the interest of the deceased person in the motor vehicle, all-purpose vehicle, off-highway motorcycle, watercraft, or outboard motor shall pass to the survivor of them upon transfer of title to the motor vehicle, all-purpose vehicle, off-highway motorcycle, watercraft, or outboard motor in accordance with section 1548.11 , 4505.10 , or 4519.60 of the Revised Code. The motor vehicle, all-purpose vehicle, off-highway motorcycle, watercraft, or outboard motor shall not be considered an estate asset and shall not be included and stated in the estate inventory. Last updated April 9, 2021 at 1:20 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 2152.201 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2152 / § 2152.201
§ 2152.201. Imposing costs of investigating, prosecuting and responding to acts of terrorism
Status: in_force

May 15, 2002 Senate Bill 184 - 124th General Assembly (A) In addition to any other dispositions authorized or required by this chapter, the juvenile court making disposition of a child adjudicated a delinquent child for committing a violation of section 2909.22 , 2909.23 , or 2909.24 of the Revised Code or a violation of section 2921.32 of the Revised Code when the offense or act committed by the person aided or to be aided as described in that section is an act of terrorism may order the child to pay to the state, municipal, or county law enforcement agencies that handled the investigation and prosecution all of the costs that the state, municipal corporation, or county reasonably incurred in the investigation and prosecution of the violation. The court shall hold a hearing to determine the amount of costs to be imposed under this section. The court may hold the hearing as part of the dispositional hearing for the child. (B) If a child is adjudicated a delinquent child for committing a violation of section 2909.23 or 2909.24 of the Revised Code and if any political subdivision incurred any response costs as a result of, or in making any response to, the threat of the specified offense involved in the violation of section 2909.23 of the Revised Code or the actual specified offense involved in the violation of section 2909.24 of the Revised Code, in addition to any other dispositions authorized or required by this chapter, the juvenile court making disposition of the child for the violation may order the child to reimburse the involved political subdivision for the response costs it so incurred. (C) As used in this section, "response costs" and "act of terrorism" have the same meanings as in section 2909.21 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2115.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2115 / § 2115.09
§ 2115.09. Inventory contents
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly The inventory required by section 2115.02 of the Revised Code shall contain a particular statement of all securities for the payment of money that belong to the deceased and are known to the executor or administrator. The inventory shall specify the name of the debtor in each security, the date, the sum originally payable, the endorsements on the securities with their dates, the serial numbers or other identifying data as to each security, and the sum that, in the judgment of the appraisers, can be collected on each claim. The inventory shall contain a statement of all debts and accounts belonging to the deceased that are known to the executor or administrator and specify the name of the debtor, the date, the balance or thing due, and the value or sum that can be collected on the debt, in the judgment of the appraisers. The inventory shall contain an account of all moneys that belong to the deceased and have come into the possession or under the control of the executor or administrator. If none has come into the possession or under the control of the executor or administrator, the fact shall be stated in the inventory. The inventory shall contain a statement whether or not, insofar as it can be ascertained, the filing of an Ohio estate tax return will be required.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.466 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2151 / § 2151.466
§ 2151.466. Delinquent child charges - notification
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly Prior to a child's placement in a residential facility or not later than ninety-six hours after a child's placement in a residential facility as a result of an emergency placement in accordance with section 2151.31 of the Revised Code or a change in the child's case plan in accordance with section 2151.412 of the Revised Code, a public children services agency or private child placing agency with custody of a child shall inform the operator of the facility of any charges for which the child was adjudicated a delinquent child, including any former adjudication and any adjudication that resulted in the agency's current custody of the child. Last updated February 21, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 2113.031 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2113 / § 2113.031
§ 2113.031. Summary release from administration
Status: in_force

October 12, 2006 House Bill 426 - 126th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Financial institution" has the same meaning as in section 5725.01 of the Revised Code. "Financial institution" also includes a credit union and a fiduciary that is not a trust company but that does trust business. (2) "Funeral and burial expenses" means whichever of the following applies: (a) The funeral and burial expenses of the decedent that are included in the bill of a funeral director; (b) The funeral expenses of the decedent that are not included in the bill of a funeral director and that have been approved by the probate court; (c) The funeral and burial expenses of the decedent that are described in divisions (A)(2)(a) and (b) of this section. (3) "Surviving spouse" means either of the following: (a) The surviving spouse of a decedent who died leaving the surviving spouse and no minor children; (b) The surviving spouse of a decedent who died leaving the surviving spouse and minor children, all of whom are children of the decedent and the surviving spouse. (B)(1) If the value of the assets of the decedent's estate does not exceed the lesser of five thousand dollars or the amount of the decedent's funeral and burial expenses, any person who is not a surviving spouse and who has paid or is obligated in writing to pay the decedent's funeral and burial expenses, including a person described in section 2108.89 of the Revised Code, may apply to the probate court for an order granting a summary release from administration in accordance with this section. (2) If either of the following applies, the decedent's surviving spouse may apply to the probate court for an order granting a summary release from administration in accordance with this section: (a) The decedent's funeral and burial expenses have been prepaid, and the value of the assets of the decedent's estate does not exceed the total of the following items: (i) The allowance for support that is made under division (A) of section 2106.13 of the Revised Code to the surviving spouse and, if applicable, to the decedent's minor children and that is distributable in accordance with division (B)(1) or (2) of that section; (ii) An amount, not exceeding five thousand dollars, for the decedent's funeral and burial expenses referred to in division (A)(2)(c) of this section. (b) The decedent's funeral and burial expenses have not been prepaid, the decedent's surviving spouse has paid or is obligated in writing to pay the decedent's funeral and burial expenses, and the value of the assets of the decedent's estate does not exceed the total of the items referred to in divisions (B)(2)(a)(i) and (ii) of this section. (C) A probate court shall order a summary release from administration in connection with a decedent's estate only if the court finds that all of the following are satisfied: (1) A person described in division (B)(1) of this section is the applicant for a summary release from administration, and the value of the assets of the decedent's estate does not exceed the lesser of five thousand dollars or the amount of the decedent's funeral and burial expenses, or the applicant for a summary release from administration is the decedent's surviving spouse, and the circumstances described in division (B)(2)(a) or (b) of this section apply. (2) The application for a summary release from administration does all of the following: (a) Describes all assets of the decedent's estate that are known to the applicant; (b) Is in the form that the supreme court prescribes pursuant to its powers of superintendence under Section 5 of Article IV, Ohio Constitution, and is consistent with the requirements of this division; (c) Has been signed and acknowledged by the applicant in the presence of a notary public or a deputy clerk of the probate court; (d) Sets forth the following information if the decedent's estate includes a described type of asset: (i) If the decedent's estate includes a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle's year, make, model, body type, manufacturer's vehicle identification number, certificate of title number, and date of death value; (ii) If the decedent's estate includes an account maintained by a financial institution, that institution's name and the account's complete identifying number and date of death balance; (iii) If the decedent's estate includes one or more shares of stock or bonds, the total number of the shares and bonds and their total date of death value and, for each share or bond, its serial number, the name of its issuer, its date of death value, and, if any, the name and address of its transfer agent. (3) The application for a summary release from administration is accompanied by all of the following that apply: (a) A receipt, contract, written declaration as defined in section 2108.70 of the Revised Code, or other document that confirms the applicant's payment or obligation to pay the decedent's funeral and burial expenses or, if applicable in the case of the decedent's surviving spouse, the prepayment of the decedent's funeral and burial expenses; (b) An application for a certificate of transfer as described in section 2113.61 of the Revised Code, if an interest in real property is included in the assets of the decedent's estate; (c) The fee required by division (A)(59) of section 2101.16 of the Revised Code. (4) At the time of its determination on the application, there are no pending proceedings for the administration of the decedent's estate and no pending proceedings for relief of the decedent's estate from administration under section 2113.03 of the Revised Code. (5) At the time of its determination on the application, there are no known assets of the decedent's estate other than the assets described in the application. (D) If the probate court determines that the requirements of division (C) of this section are satisfied, the probate court shall issue an order that grants a summary release from administration in connection with the decedent's estate. The order has, and shall specify that it has, all of the following effects: (1) It relieves the decedent's estate from administration. (2) It directs the delivery to the applicant of the decedent's personal property together with the title to that property. (3) It directs the transfer to the applicant of the title to any interests in real property included in the decedent's estate. (4) It eliminates the need for a financial institution, corporation, or other entity or person referred to in any provision of divisions (A) to (F) of section 5731.39 of the Revised Code to obtain, as otherwise would be required by any of those divisions, the written consent of the tax commissioner prior to the delivery, transfer, or payment to the applicant of an asset of the decedent's estate. (E) A certified copy of an order that grants a summary release from administration together with a certified copy of the application for that order constitutes sufficient authority for a financial institution, corporation, or other entity or person referred to in divisions (A) to (F) of section 5731.39 of the Revised Code or for a clerk of a court of common pleas to transfer title to an asset of the decedent's estate to the applicant for the summary release from administration. (F) This section does not affect the ability of qualified persons to file an application to relieve an estate from administration under section 2113.03 of the Revised Code or to file an application for the grant of letters testamentary or letters of administration in connection with the decedent's estate.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2117.251 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2117 / § 2117.251
§ 2117.251. Claim of funeral director arises after death - preneed funeral contracts
Status: in_force

July 6, 2009 Senate Bill 196 - 127th General Assembly A claim under the bill of a funeral director pursuant to section 2117.25 of the Revised Code arises subsequent to the death of the decedent and is not in satisfaction of a personal obligation of the individual during the individual's lifetime. If a decedent during the decedent's lifetime has purchased an irrevocable preneed funeral contract pursuant to section 4717.34 of the Revised Code, then those provisions of section 2117.25 of the Revised Code that relate to the bill of a funeral director, including divisions (A) and (B) of that section, do not apply to the estate of the decedent and the estate is not liable for the funeral expenses of the decedent.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.55 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2151 / § 2151.55
§ 2151.55. Communicating intended placement to foster caregiver in another county and school district
Status: in_force

October 5, 2000 House Bill 448 - 123rd General Assembly When a private or governmental entity intends to place a child in a certified foster home in a county other than the county in which the child resided at the time of being removed from home, a representative of the placing entity shall orally communicate the intended placement to the foster caregiver with whom the child is to be placed and, if the child will attend the schools of the district in which the certified foster home is located, a representative of the school district's board of education.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2108.26 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2108 / § 2108.26
§ 2108.26. Release of information to procurement organization
Status: in_force

April 7, 2009 House Bill 529 - 127th General Assembly On request of a procurement organization, a coroner shall, if such information is available, release to the procurement organization the name, contact information, and available medical and social history of a decedent whose body is under the jurisdiction of the coroner. If the decedent's body or part is medically suitable for life-saving organ transplantation or therapy, the coroner shall release post-mortem examination results to the procurement organization. The procurement organization shall make a subsequent disclosure of the post-mortem examination results or other information received from the coroner only if relevant to life-saving organ transplantation or therapy.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2101.20 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2101 / § 2101.20
§ 2101.20. Reduction of fees
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly When the aggregate amount of fees and allowances collected by the probate judge in any calendar year exceeds by more than ten per cent the amount necessary to pay the salaries of the judge and the employees of the probate court, including court constables, for the same calendar year, the judge may, by an order entered on the judge's journal, provide for a discount of all the fees and allowances the judge is required to charge and collect for the use of the county by fixing a per cent of discount that shall be applied to all the earnings of the office for the ensuing year and shall constitute the legal fees of the office for that year.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2111.24 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2111 / § 2111.24
§ 2111.24. Insolvency of ward
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly If the probate court finds that the estate of a ward is insolvent or will probably be insolvent, such estate shall be settled by the guardian in like manner as for the settlement of the insolvent estate of a deceased person under section 2117.15 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2135.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2135 / § 2135.08
§ 2135.08. Liability and duty of proxy
Status: in_force

October 29, 2003 House Bill NO72 - 125th General Assembly (A) The proxy under a declaration is not, as a result of acting in that capacity, personally liable for the cost of treatment provided to the declarant. Except to the extent the right is limited by the declaration or any federal law, a proxy has the same right as the declarant to receive information regarding the proposed mental health treatment of the declarant and to receive, review, and consent to disclosure of the declarant's medical records relating to that treatment. This right of access does not waive any evidentiary privilege. (B) In exercising authority under a declaration, the proxy has a duty to act consistently with the desires of the declarant as expressed in the declaration. If the declarant's desires are not expressed in the declaration, the proxy has a duty to act in what the proxy in good faith believes to be the best interests of the declarant. (C) A proxy is not subject to criminal prosecution, tort or other civil liability for injury, death, or loss to person or property, or professional disciplinary action for an action taken in good faith under a declaration for mental health treatment.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2101.19 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2101 / § 2101.19
§ 2101.19. Limitation of charges by probate judge - probate court conduct of business fund
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly (A) No probate judge or probate judge's deputy clerk shall sell or offer for sale for more than one dollar any merchandise to be used in connection with any license, order, or document issued by the probate court, or make any charge in connection with the issuance of any license, order, or document except that specifically provided by law. (B) All moneys obtained from the sale of merchandise to be used in connection with any license, order, or document issued by a probate court shall be paid by the probate judge or the deputy clerk of the court into the county treasury. The moneys shall be credited to a fund to be known as the probate court conduct of business fund. The moneys so credited shall be used solely for the conduct of the business of the probate court. (C) Upon receipt of an order of the probate judge for the payment of moneys from the fund for the conduct of the business of the court, the county auditor shall draw a warrant on the county treasurer for the amount of money specified in the order, but not exceeding the balance of the moneys in the fund, which warrant shall be made payable to the probate judge or another person designated in the order.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2113.67 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2113 / § 2113.67
§ 2113.67. Money paid to owner
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly When a person entitled to the money invested or turned into the county treasury under section 2113.64 of the Revised Code satisfies the probate court of the person's right to receive it, the court shall order it to be paid over and transferred to the person. In case it has been turned into the treasury, the county auditor shall give to the person a warrant for the money upon the certificate of the probate judge.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2109.52 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2109 / § 2109.52
§ 2109.52. Judgment on the complaint
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly When passing on a complaint made under section 2109.50 of the Revised Code, the probate court shall determine, by the verdict of a jury if either party requires it or without if not required, whether the person accused is guilty of having concealed, embezzled, conveyed away, or been in the possession of moneys, personal property, or choses in action of the estate, testamentary trust, or guardianship. If the person is found guilty, the probate court shall assess the amount of damages to be recovered or the court may order the return of the specific thing concealed or embezzled or may order restoration in kind. The probate court may issue a citation or other judicial order into any county in this state that shall be served and returned as provided in section 2109.50 of the Revised Code. The citation or other judicial order shall require any person who claims any interest in the assets alleged to have been concealed, embezzled, conveyed, or held in possession to appear before the court. At the hearing, the court may hear and determine questions of title relating to those assets. In all cases, except when the person found guilty is the fiduciary, the probate court shall render judgment in favor of the fiduciary or if there is no fiduciary in this state, the probate court shall render judgment in favor of the state, against the person found guilty, for the amount of the moneys or the value of the personal property or choses in action concealed, embezzled, conveyed away, or held in possession, together with ten per cent penalty and all costs of the proceedings or complaint; except that the judgment shall be reduced to the extent of the value of any thing specifically restored or returned in kind as provided in this section. If the person found guilty is the fiduciary, the probate court shall render judgment in favor of the state against the fiduciary for the amount of the moneys or the value of the personal property or choses in action concealed, embezzled, conveyed away, or held in possession, together with penalty and costs as provided in this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2152.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2152 / § 2152.04
§ 2152.04. Confining delinquent child for purposes of preparing social history
Status: in_force

January 1, 2002 Senate Bill 179 - 123rd General Assembly A child who is alleged to be, or who is adjudicated, a delinquent child may be confined in a place of juvenile detention provided under section 2152.41 of the Revised Code for a period not to exceed ninety days, during which time a social history may be prepared to include court record, family history, personal history, school and attendance records, and any other pertinent studies and material that will be of assistance to the juvenile court in its disposition of the charges against that alleged or adjudicated delinquent child.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.909 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2151 / § 2151.909
§ 2151.909. Policies and procedures for host families; Training
Status: in_force

October 17, 2019 House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly A qualified organization shall develop and implement written policies and procedures for host family training. Training shall include all of the following topics: (A) The legal rights and responsibilities of host families; (B) The qualified organization's policies and procedures regarding host families; (C) The effects that separation and attachment issues have on children and their families; (D) The effects of physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, and substance abuse on normal human growth and development, as well as information on reporting child abuse and neglect; (E) Behavior management techniques; (F) Cultural competence; (G) Prevention, recognition, and management of communicable diseases; (H) Community health and social services available to children and their families; (I) Training on appropriate and positive behavioral intervention techniques; (J) Education advocacy training; (K) The host family's responsibility to report abuse or neglect of a child under section 2151.9011 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2153.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2153 / § 2153.08
§ 2153.08. Administrative judge to be clerk of court - may appoint deputies and clerks - bonds
Status: in_force

June 29, 1972 House Bill 574 - 109th General Assembly The administrative juvenile judge shall have the care and custody of the files, papers, books, records, and moneys pertaining to the juvenile court, and shall be the clerk of said court, with all the powers and duties of a clerk of the court of common pleas in connection with the business of said juvenile court. He may appoint and employ such deputies, clerks, stenographers, and other assistants and attaches as are reasonably necessary in connection with the work of said court, and shall file with the county auditor certificates of such appointments. Any such appointee may be dismissed by the administrative judge. Each appointee shall qualify by taking the oath of office required of the clerk of the court of common pleas under sections 3.22 and 3.23 of the Revised Code. When so qualified, each deputy clerk may perform the duties of the clerk and shall have the same powers as a deputy clerk of the court of common pleas in matters of which the court of common pleas now has concurrent jurisdiction by virtue of section 2151.07 of the Revised Code. The administrative judge may require any of his appointees to give bond in the sum of not less than one thousand dollars, conditioned for the honest and faithful performance of his duties. The approval of the sureties, the terms, the filing, and the beneficiaries of such bonds shall be the same as in the case of the bond of the clerk under section 2153.10 of the Revised Code. The clerk shall not be personally liable for the default, misfeasance, or nonfeasance of any appointee from whom a bond has been required, approved, and filed as provided in this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2152.83 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2152 / § 2152.83
§ 2152.83. Juvenile sex offender registration at time of release from secure facility
Status: in_force

January 1, 2008 Senate Bill 10 - 127th General Assembly (A)(1) The court that adjudicates a child a delinquent child shall issue as part of the dispositional order or, if the court commits the child for the delinquent act to the custody of a secure facility, shall issue at the time of the child's release from the secure facility an order that classifies the child a juvenile offender registrant and specifies that the child has a duty to comply with sections 2950.04 , 2950.041 , 2950.05 , and 2950.06 of the Revised Code if all of the following apply: (a) The act for which the child is or was adjudicated a delinquent child is a sexually oriented offense or a child-victim oriented offense that the child committed on or after January 1, 2002. (b) The child was sixteen or seventeen years of age at the time of committing the offense. (c) The court was not required to classify the child a juvenile offender registrant under section 2152.82 of the Revised Code or as both a juvenile offender registrant and a public registry-qualified juvenile offender registrant under section 2152.86 of the Revised Code. (2) Prior to issuing the order required by division (A)(2) of this section, the judge shall conduct a hearing under section 2152.831 of the Revised Code, except as otherwise provided in that section, to determine whether the child is a tier I sex offender/child-victim offender, a tier II sex offender/child-victim offender, or a tier III sex offender/child-victim offender. When a judge issues an order under division (A)(1) of this section, the judge shall include in the order the determinations identified in division (B)(5) of section 2152.82 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) The court that adjudicates a child a delinquent child, on the judge's own motion, may conduct at the time of disposition of the child or, if the court commits the child for the delinquent act to the custody of a secure facility, may conduct at the time of the child's release from the secure facility a hearing for the purposes described in division (B)(2) of this section if all of the following apply: (a) The act for which the child is adjudicated a delinquent child is a sexually oriented offense or a child-victim oriented offense that the child committed on or after January 1, 2002. (b) The child was fourteen or fifteen years of age at the time of committing the offense. (c) The court was not required to classify the child a juvenile offender registrant under section 2152.82 of the Revised Code or as both a juvenile offender registrant and a public registry-qualified juvenile offender registrant under section 2152.86 of the Revised Code. (2) A judge shall conduct a hearing under division (B)(1) of this section to review the effectiveness of the disposition made of the child and of any treatment provided for the child placed in a secure setting and to determine whether the child should be classified a juvenile offender registrant. The judge may conduct the hearing on the judge's own initiative or based upon a recommendation of an officer or employee of the department of youth services, a probation officer, an employee of the court, or a prosecutor or law enforcement officer. If the judge conducts the hearing, upon completion of the hearing, the judge, in the judge's discretion and after consideration of the factors listed in division (E) of this section, shall do either of the following: (a) Decline to issue an order that classifies the child a juvenile offender registrant and specifies that the child has a duty to comply with sections 2950.04 , 2950.041 , 2950.05 , and 2950.06 of the Revised Code; (b) Issue an order that classifies the child a juvenile offender registrant and specifies that the child has a duty to comply with sections 2950.04 , 2950.041 , 2950.05 , and 2950.06 of the Revised Code and that states the determination that the judge makes at the hearing held pursuant to section 2152.831 of the Revised Code as to whether the child is a tier I sex offender/child-victim offender, a tier II sex offender/child-victim offender, or a tier III sex offender/child-victim offender. (C)(1) Prior to issuing an order under division (B)(2)(b) of this section, the judge shall conduct a hearing under section 2152.831 of the Revised Code to determine whether the child is a tier I sex offender/child-victim offender, a tier II sex offender/child-victim offender, or a tier III sex offender/child-victim offender. The judge may hold the hearing at the same time as the hearing under division (B) of this section. (2) If a judge issues an order under division (A) or (B) of this section and the court determines that the delinquent child to whom the order applies is a tier III sex offender/child-victim offender and the child is not a public registry-qualified juvenile offender registrant, the judge may impose a requirement subjecting the child to the victim and community notification provisions of sections 2950.10 and 2950.11 of the Revised Code. If the judge imposes a requirement subjecting the child to the victim and community notification provisions of sections 2950.10 and 2950.11 of the Revised Code, the judge shall include the requirement in the order. (3) If a judge issues an order under division (A) or (B) of this section, the judge shall provide to the delinquent child and to the delinquent child's parent, guardian, or custodian a copy of the order and a notice containing the information described in divisions (A) and (B) of section 2950.03 of the Revised Code. The judge shall provide the notice at the time of the issuance of the order and shall comply with divisions (B) and (C) of that section regarding that notice and the provision of it. The judge also shall include in the order a statement that, upon completion of the disposition of the delinquent child that was made for the sexually oriented offense or child-victim oriented offense upon which the order is based, a hearing will be conducted and the order is subject to modification or termination pursuant to section 2152.84 of the Revised Code. (D) In making a decision under division (B) of this section as to whether a delinquent child should be classified a juvenile offender registrant, a judge shall consider all relevant factors, including, but not limited to, all of the following: (1) The nature of the sexually oriented offense or the child-victim oriented offense committed by the child; (2) Whether the child has shown any genuine remorse or compunction for the offense; (3) The public interest and safety; (4) The factors set forth in division (K) of section 2950.11 of the Revised Code, provided that references in the factors as set forth in that division to "the offender" shall be construed for purposes of this division to be references to "the delinquent child;" (5) The factors set forth in divisions (B) and (C) of section 2929.12 of the Revised Code as those factors apply regarding the delinquent child, the offense, and the victim; (6) The results of any treatment provided to the child and of any follow-up professional assessment of the child. (E) An order issued under division (A) or (B) of this section and any determinations included in the order shall remain in effect for the period of time specified in section 2950.07 of the Revised Code, subject to a modification or termination of the order under section 2152.84 of the Revised Code, and section 2152.851 of the Revised Code applies regarding the order and the determinations. The child's attainment of eighteen or twenty-one years of age does not affect or terminate the order, and the order remains in effect for the period of time described in this division. (F) If a court issues an order under division (A) or (B) of this section before January 1, 2008, not later than February 1, 2008, the court shall terminate the order and issue a new order that reclassifies the child as both a juvenile offender registrant and a public registry-qualified juvenile offender registrant pursuant to section 2152.86 of the Revised Code if the court imposed on the child a serious youthful offender dispositional sentence under section 2152.13 of the Revised Code and if the act that was the basis of the classification of the delinquent child as a juvenile offender registrant and is the basis of the serious youthful offender dispositional sentence is any of the following: (1) Committing, attempting to commit, conspiring to commit, or complicity in committing a violation of section 2907.02 of the Revised Code, division (B) of section 2907.05 of the Revised Code, or section 2907.03 of the Revised Code if the victim of the violation was less than twelve years of age; (2) Committing, attempting to commit, conspiring to commit, or complicity in committing a violation of section 2903.01 , 2903.02 , or 2905.01 of the Revised Code that was committed with a purpose to gratify the sexual needs or desires of the child. (G) As used in this section, "secure facility" has the same meaning as in section 2950.01 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2111.141 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2111 / § 2111.141
§ 2111.141. Inventory to be supported by evidence
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly The court, by order or rule, may require that any inventory filed by a guardian pursuant to section 2111.14 of the Revised Code be supported by evidence that the inventory is a true and accurate inventory of the estate of the ward of the guardian. The evidence may include, but is not limited to, prior income tax returns, bank statements, and social security records of the ward or other documents that are relevant to determining the accuracy of the inventory. In order to verify the accuracy of an inventory, the court may order a guardian to produce any additional evidence that may tend to prove that the guardian is in possession of or has knowledge of assets that belong to the estate of the ward and that have not been included in the guardianship inventory. The additional evidence may include, but is not limited to, the guardian's income tax returns and bank statements and any other documents that are relevant to determining the accuracy of an inventory. The court may assign court employees or appoint an examiner to verify an inventory filed by a guardian. Upon appointment, the assigned court employees or appointed examiner shall conduct an investigation to verify the accuracy of the inventory filed by the guardian. Upon order of the court, the assigned court employees or appointed examiner may subpoena any documents necessary for the investigation. Upon completion of the investigation, the assigned court employees or appointed examiner shall file a report with the court. The court shall hold a hearing on the report with notice to all interested parties. At the hearing, the guardian shall have the right to examine and cross-examine any assigned court employees or appointed examiner who conducted the investigation and filed the report that is the subject of the hearing. The court shall charge any costs associated with the verification of an inventory filed by a guardian against the estate of the ward, except that, if the court determines that the guardian wrongfully withheld, or aided in the wrongful withholding, of assets from the inventory filed by the guardian, the court shall charge the costs against the guardian.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.461 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2151 / § 2151.461
§ 2151.461. Hospital visit - notification and response
Status: in_force

April 3, 2025 House Bill 315 - 135th General Assembly (A) If a child is under the care and supervision of a residential facility and presents to an emergency department or is admitted to a hospital for an injury or mental health crisis, the emergency department or hospital shall do both of the following: (1) Communicate with the public children services agency or private child placing agency with custody of the child about the visit. Except for care that a child has consented to under section 2108.31 , 2151.85 , 2907.29 , 3701.242 , 3709.241 , 3719.012 , 5120.172 , or 5122.04 of the Revised Code, the emergency department or hospital shall discuss the child's medical treatment with and request authorization of care from the agency. (2) Notify the agency of the discharge of the child from the emergency department or hospital. (B) A public children services agency or private child placing agency with custody of a child who is under the care and supervision of a residential facility and presents to an emergency department or is admitted to a hospital for an injury or mental health crisis shall respond to the emergency department or hospital's communication regarding medical care for the child not later than four hours after initial contact. Last updated February 21, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 2152.851 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2152 / § 2152.851
§ 2152.851. Effect of redesignation of offense
Status: in_force

January 1, 2008 Senate Bill 10 - 127th General Assembly If, prior to January 1, 2008, a judge issues an order under section 2152.82 , 2152.83 , 2152.84 , or 2152.85 of the Revised Code that classifies a delinquent child a juvenile offender registrant based on an adjudication for a sexually oriented offense or a child-victim oriented offense as those terms were defined in section 2950.01 of the Revised Code prior to January 1, 2008, and if, on and after January 1, 2008, the offense upon which the order was based is a sexually oriented offense or a child-victim oriented offense as those terms are defined in section 2950.01 of the Revised Code on and after January 1, 2008, notwithstanding the changes to sections 2152.82 , 2152.83 , 2152.84 , and 2152.85 of the Revised Code made on January 1, 2008, on and after that date, the order shall remain in effect for the period described in the section under which it was issued as that section exists on and after January 1, 2008, subject to subsequent modification or termination under section 2152.84 , 2152.85 , or 2950.15 of the Revised Code, or, if division (A)(3) of section 2152.86 of the Revised Code applies regarding the child, for the period described in division (C) of that section subject to modification or termination under section 2152.84 , 2152.85 , or 2950.15 of the Revised Code, whichever is applicable, and the duty to comply with sections 2950.04 , 2950.041 , 2950.05 , and 2950.06 of the Revised Code on and after January 1, 2008, shall be considered, for purposes of section 2950.07 of the Revised Code and for all other purposes, to be a continuation of the duty imposed upon the child prior to January 1, 2008, under the order issued under section 2152.82 , 2152.83 , 2152.84 , or 2152.85 and Chapter 2950. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.422 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2151 / § 2151.422
§ 2151.422. Child living in domestic violence or homeless shelter
Status: in_force

March 14, 2017 House Bill 493 - 131st General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "Homeless shelter" means a facility that provides accommodations to homeless individuals. (B) On receipt of a notice pursuant to division (A), (B), or (E) of section 2151.421 of the Revised Code, the public children services agency shall determine whether the child subject to the report is living in a shelter for victims of domestic violence or a homeless shelter and whether the child was brought to that shelter pursuant to an agreement with a shelter in another county. If the child is living in a shelter and was brought there from another county, the agency shall immediately notify the public children services agency of the county from which the child was brought of the report and all the information contained in the report. On receipt of the notice pursuant to this division, the agency of the county from which the child was brought shall conduct the investigation of the report required pursuant to section 2151.421 of the Revised Code and shall perform all duties required of the agency under this chapter with respect to the child who is the subject of the report. If the child is not living in a shelter or the child was not brought to the shelter from another county, the agency that received the report pursuant to division (A), (B), or (E) of section 2151.421 of the Revised Code shall conduct the investigation required pursuant to section 2151.421 of the Revised Code and shall perform all duties required of the agency under this chapter with respect to the child who is the subject of the report. The agency of the county in which the shelter is located in which the child is living and the agency of the county from which the child was brought may ask the shelter to provide information concerning the child's residence address and county of residence to the agency. (C) If a child is living in a shelter for victims of domestic violence or a homeless shelter and the child was brought to that shelter pursuant to an agreement with a shelter in another county, the public children services agency of the county from which the child was brought shall provide services to or take custody of the child if services or custody are needed or required under this Chapter or section 5153.16 of the Revised Code. (D) When a homeless shelter provides accommodations to a person, the shelter, on admitting the person to the shelter, shall determine, if possible, the person's last known residential address and county of residence. The information concerning the address and county of residence is confidential and may only be released to a public children services agency pursuant to this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2151 / § 2151.01
§ 2151.01. Liberal interpretation and construction
Status: in_force

January 1, 2002 Senate Bill 179 - 123rd General Assembly The sections in Chapter 2151. of the Revised Code, with the exception of those sections providing for the criminal prosecution of adults, shall be liberally interpreted and construed so as to effectuate the following purposes: (A) To provide for the care, protection, and mental and physical development of children subject to Chapter 2151. of the Revised Code, whenever possible, in a family environment, separating the child from the child's parents only when necessary for the child's welfare or in the interests of public safety; (B) To provide judicial procedures through which Chapters 2151. and 2152. of the Revised Code are executed and enforced, and in which the parties are assured of a fair hearing, and their constitutional and other legal rights are recognized and enforced.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2113.81 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2113 / § 2113.81
§ 2113.81. Holding money and property in trust for safe keeping for nonresidents of United States
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly If it appears that a legatee or a distributee, or a beneficiary of a trust not residing within the United States or its territories will not have the benefit, use, or control of the money or other property due the legatee or distributee from the estate or due the beneficiary from the trust, because of circumstances prevailing at the place of residence of the legatee or distributee, or the beneficiary of the trust, the probate court may direct that the money be paid into the county treasury to be held in trust or the probate court may direct that the money or other property be delivered to a trustee. The trustee shall have the same powers and duties provided in section 2119.03 of the Revised Code for that legatee, distributee, beneficiary of the trust, or the persons who may thereafter be entitled to the money or other property. The money or other property held in trust by the county treasurer or trustee shall be paid out by order of the probate judge in accordance with section 2113.82 of the Revised Code. The county treasury shall not be liable for interest on the money held in trust.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2108.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2108 / § 2108.13
§ 2108.13. Delivery of document of gift not required
Status: in_force

April 7, 2009 House Bill 529 - 127th General Assembly (A) A document of gift need not be delivered during the donor's lifetime to be effective. (B) On or after an individual's death, a person in possession of a document of gift or a refusal to make an anatomical gift with respect to the individual shall allow examination and copying of the document of gift or refusal by a person authorized to make or object to the making of an anatomical gift with respect to the individual or by a person to which the gift could pass under section 2108.11 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.421 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2151 / § 2151.421
§ 2151.421. Reporting child abuse or neglect
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A)(1)(a) No person described in division (A)(1)(b) of this section who is acting in an official or professional capacity and knows, or has reasonable cause to suspect based on facts that would cause a reasonable person in a similar position to suspect, that a child under eighteen years of age, or a person under twenty-one years of age with a developmental disability or physical impairment, has suffered or faces a threat of suffering any physical or mental wound, injury, disability, or condition of a nature that reasonably indicates abuse or neglect of the child shall fail to immediately report that knowledge or reasonable cause to suspect to the entity or persons specified in this division. Except as otherwise provided in this division or section 5120.173 of the Revised Code, the person making the report shall make it to the public children services agency or a peace officer in the county in which the child resides or in which the abuse or neglect is occurring or has occurred. If the person making the report is a peace officer, the officer shall make it to the public children services agency in the county in which the child resides or in which the abuse or neglect is occurring or has occurred. In the circumstances described in section 5120.173 of the Revised Code, the person making the report shall make it to the entity specified in that section. (b) Division (A)(1)(a) of this section applies to any person who is an attorney; health care professional; practitioner of a limited branch of medicine as specified in section 4731.15 of the Revised Code; licensed school psychologist; independent marriage and family therapist or marriage and family therapist; coroner; administrator or employee of a child care center; administrator or employee of a residential camp, child day camp, or private, nonprofit therapeutic wilderness camp; administrator or employee of a certified child care agency or other public or private children services agency; school teacher; school employee; school authority; peace officer; humane society agent; dog warden, deputy dog warden, or other person appointed to act as an animal control officer for a municipal corporation or township in accordance with state law, an ordinance, or a resolution; person, other than a cleric, rendering spiritual treatment through prayer in accordance with the tenets of a well-recognized religion; employee of a county department of job and family services who is a professional and who works with children and families; employee of an entity that provides home visiting services under the help me grow program established by the department of children and youth pursuant to section 5180.21 of the Revised Code; superintendent or regional administrator employed by the department of youth services; superintendent, board member, or employee of a county board of developmental disabilities; investigative agent contracted with by a county board of developmental disabilities; employee of the department of developmental disabilities; employee of a facility or home that provides respite care in accordance with section 5123.171 of the Revised Code; employee of an entity that provides homemaker services; employee of a qualified organization as defined in section 2151.90 of the Revised Code; a host family as defined in section 2151.90 of the Revised Code; foster caregiver; a person performing the duties of an assessor pursuant to Chapter 3107. or 5103. of the Revised Code; third party employed by a public children services agency to assist in providing child or family related services; court appointed special advocate; or guardian ad litem. (c) If two or more health care professionals, after providing health care services to a child, determine or suspect that the child has been or is being abused or neglected, the health care professionals may designate one of the health care professionals to report the abuse or neglect. A single report made under this division shall meet the reporting requirements of division (A)(1) of this section. (2) Except as provided in division (A)(3) of this section, an attorney, physician, or advanced practice registered nurse is not required to make a report pursuant to division (A)(1) of this section concerning any communication the attorney, physician, or advanced practice registered nurse receives from a client or patient in an attorney-client, physician-patient, or advanced practice registered nurse-patient relationship, if, in accordance with division (A) or (B) of section 2317.02 of the Revised Code, the attorney, physician, or advanced practice registered nurse could not testify with respect to that communication in a civil or criminal proceeding. (3) The client or patient in an attorney-client, physician-patient, or advanced practice registered nurse-patient relationship described in division (A)(2) of this section is deemed to have waived any testimonial privilege under division (A) or (B) of section 2317.02 of the Revised Code with respect to any communication the attorney, physician, or advanced practice registered nurse receives from the client or patient in that relationship, and the attorney, physician, or advanced practice registered nurse shall make a report pursuant to division (A)(1) of this section with respect to that communication, if all of the following apply: (a) The client or patient, at the time of the communication, is a child under eighteen years of age or is a person under twenty-one years of age with a developmental disability or physical impairment. (b) The attorney, physician, or advanced practice registered nurse knows, or has reasonable cause to suspect based on facts that would cause a reasonable person in similar position to suspect that the client or patient has suffered or faces a threat of suffering any physical or mental wound, injury, disability, or condition of a nature that reasonably indicates abuse or neglect of the client or patient. (c) The abuse or neglect does not arise out of the client's or patient's attempt to have an abortion without the notification of her parents, guardian, or custodian in accordance with section 2151.85 of the Revised Code. (4)(a) No cleric and no person, other than a volunteer, designated by any church, religious society, or faith acting as a leader, official, or delegate on behalf of the church, religious society, or faith who is acting in an official or professional capacity, who knows, or has reasonable cause to believe based on facts that would cause a reasonable person in a similar position to believe, that a child under eighteen years of age, or a person under twenty-one years of age with a developmental disability or physical impairment, has suffered or faces a threat of suffering any physical or mental wound, injury, disability, or condition of a nature that reasonably indicates abuse or neglect of the child, and who knows, or has reasonable cause to believe based on facts that would cause a reasonable person in a similar position to believe, that another cleric or another person, other than a volunteer, designated by a church, religious society, or faith acting as a leader, official, or delegate on behalf of the church, religious society, or faith caused, or poses the threat of causing, the wound, injury, disability, or condition that reasonably indicates abuse or neglect shall fail to immediately report that knowledge or reasonable cause to believe to the entity or persons specified in this division. Except as provided in section 5120.173 of the Revised Code, the person making the report shall make it to the public children services agency or a peace officer in the county in which the child resides or in which the abuse or neglect is occurring or has occurred. In the circumstances described in section 5120.173 of the Revised Code, the person making the report shall make it to the entity specified in that section. (b) Except as provided in division (A)(4)(c) of this section, a cleric is not required to make a report pursuant to division (A)(4)(a) of this section concerning any communication the cleric receives from a penitent in a cleric-penitent relationship, if, in accordance with division (C) of section 2317.02 of the Revised Code, the cleric could not testify with respect to that communication in a civil or criminal proceeding. (c) The penitent in a cleric-penitent relationship described in division (A)(4)(b) of this section is deemed to have waived any testimonial privilege under division (C) of section 2317.02 of the Revised Code with respect to any communication the cleric receives from the penitent in that cleric-penitent relationship, and the cleric shall make a report pursuant to division (A)(4)(a) of this section with respect to that communication, if all of the following apply: (i) The penitent, at the time of the communication, is a child under eighteen years of age or is a person under twenty-one years of age with a developmental disability or physical impairment. (ii) The cleric knows, or has reasonable cause to believe based on facts that would cause a reasonable person in a similar position to believe, as a result of the communication or any observations made during that communication, the penitent has suffered or faces a threat of suffering any physical or mental wound, injury, disability, or condition of a nature that reasonably indicates abuse or neglect of the penitent. (iii) The abuse or neglect does not arise out of the penitent's attempt to have an abortion performed upon a child under eighteen years of age or upon a person under twenty-one years of age with a developmental disability or physical impairment without the notification of her parents, guardian, or custodian in accordance with section 2151.85 of the Revised Code. (d) Divisions (A)(4)(a) and (c) of this section do not apply in a cleric-penitent relationship when the disclosure of any communication the cleric receives from the penitent is in violation of the sacred trust. (e) As used in divisions (A)(1) and (4) of this section, "cleric" and "sacred trust" have the same meanings as in section 2317.02 of the Revised Code. (B) Anyone who knows, or has reasonable cause to suspect based on facts that would cause a reasonable person in similar circumstances to suspect, that a child under eighteen years of age, or a person under twenty-one years of age with a developmental disability or physical impairment, has suffered or faces a threat of suffering any physical or mental wound, injury, disability, or other condition of a nature that reasonably indicates abuse or neglect of the child may report or cause reports to be made of that knowledge or reasonable cause to suspect to the entity or persons specified in this division. Except as provided in section 5120.173 of the Revised Code, a person making a report or causing a report to be made under this division shall make it or cause it to be made to the public children services agency or to a peace officer. In the circumstances described in section 5120.173 of the Revised Code, a person making a report or causing a report to be made under this division shall make it or cause it to be made to the entity specified in that section. (C) Any report made pursuant to division (A) or (B) of this section shall be made forthwith either by telephone, in person, or electronically and shall be followed by a written report, if requested by the receiving agency or officer. The written report shall contain: (1) The names and addresses of the child and the child's parents or the person or persons having custody of the child, if known; (2) The child's age and the nature and extent of the child's injuries, abuse, or neglect that is known or reasonably suspected or believed, as applicable, to have occurred or of the threat of injury, abuse, or neglect that is known or reasonably suspected or believed, as applicable, to exist, including any evidence of previous injuries, abuse, or neglect; (3) Any other information, including, but not limited to, results and reports of any medical examinations, tests, or procedures performed under division (D) of this section, that might be helpful in establishing the cause of the injury, abuse, or neglect that is known or reasonably suspected or believed, as applicable, to have occurred or of the threat of injury, abuse, or neglect that is known or reasonably suspected or believed, as applicable, to exist. (D)(1) Any person, who is required by division (A) of this section to report child abuse or child neglect that is known or reasonably suspected or believed to have occurred, may take or cause to be taken color photographs of areas of trauma visible on a child and, if medically necessary for the purpose of diagnosing or treating injuries that are suspected to have occurred as a result of child abuse or child neglect, perform or cause to be performed radiological examinations and any other medical examinations of, and tests or procedures on, the child. (2) The results and any available reports of examinations, tests, or procedures made under division (D)(1) of this section shall be included in a report made pursuant to division (A) of this section. Any additional reports of examinations, tests, or procedures that become available shall be provided to the public children services agency, upon request. (3) If a health care professional provides health care services in a hospital, children's advocacy center, or emergency medical facility to a child about whom a report has been made under division (A) of this section, the health care professional may take any steps that are reasonably necessary for the release or discharge of the child to an appropriate environment. Before the child's release or discharge, the health care professional may obtain information, or consider information obtained, from other entities or individuals that have knowledge about the child. Nothing in division (D)(3) of this section shall be construed to alter the responsibilities of any person under sections 2151.27 and 2151.31 of the Revised Code. (4) A health care professional may conduct medical examinations, tests, or procedures on the siblings of a child about whom a report has been made under division (A) of this section and on other children who reside in the same home as the child, if the professional determines that the examinations, tests, or procedures are medically necessary to diagnose or treat the siblings or other children in order to determine whether reports under division (A) of this section are warranted with respect to such siblings or other children. The results of the examinations, tests, or procedures on the siblings and other children may be included in a report made pursuant to division (A) of this section. (5) Medical examinations, tests, or procedures conducted under divisions (D)(1) and (4) of this section and decisions regarding the release or discharge of a child under division (D)(3) of this section do not constitute a law enforcement investigation or activity. (E)(1) When a peace officer receives a report made pursuant to division (A) or (B) of this section, upon receipt of the report, the peace officer who receives the report shall refer the report to the appropriate public children services agency, in accordance with requirements specified under division (B)(6) of section 2151.4221 of the Revised Code, unless an arrest is made at the time of the report that results in the appropriate public children services agency being contacted concerning the possible abuse or neglect of a child or the possible threat of abuse or neglect of a child. (2) When a public children services agency receives a report pursuant to this division or division (A) or (B) of this section, upon receipt of the report, the public children services agency shall do all of the following: (a) Comply with section 2151.422 of the Revised Code; (b) If the county served by the agency is also served by a children's advocacy center and the report alleges sexual abuse of a child or another type of abuse of a child that is specified in the memorandum of understanding that creates the center as being within the center's jurisdiction, comply regarding the report with the protocol and procedures for referrals and investigations, with the coordinating activities, and with the authority or responsibility for performing or providing functions, activities, and services stipulated in the interagency agreement entered into under section 2151.428 of the Revised Code relative to that center; (c) Unless an arrest is made at the time of the report that results in the appropriate law enforcement agency being contacted concerning the possible abuse or neglect of a child or the possible threat of abuse or neglect of a child, and in accordance with requirements specified under division (B)(6) of section 2151.4221 of the Revised Code, notify the appropriate law enforcement agency of the report, if the public children services agency received either of the following: (i) A report of abuse of a child; (ii) A report of neglect of a child that alleges a type of neglect identified by the department of children and youth in rules adopted under division (L)(2) of this section. (F) No peace officer shall remove a child about whom a report is made pursuant to this section from the child's parents, stepparents, or guardian or any other persons having custody of the child without consultation with the public children services agency, unless, in the judgment of the officer, and, if the report was made by a physician or advanced practice registered nurse, the physician or nurse, immediate removal is considered essential to protect the child from further abuse or neglect. The agency that must be consulted shall be the agency conducting the investigation of the report as determined pursuant to section 2151.422 of the Revised Code. (G)(1) Except as provided in section 2151.422 of the Revised Code or in an interagency agreement entered into under section 2151.428 of the Revised Code that applies to the particular report, the public children services agency shall investigate, within twenty-four hours, each report of child abuse or child neglect that is known or reasonably suspected or believed to have occurred and of a threat of child abuse or child neglect that is known or reasonably suspected or believed to exist that is referred to it under this section to determine the circumstances surrounding the injuries, abuse, or neglect or the threat of injury, abuse, or neglect, the cause of the injuries, abuse, neglect, or threat, and the person or persons responsible. The investigation shall be made in cooperation with the law enforcement agency and in accordance with the memorandum of understanding prepared under sections 2151.4220 to 2151.4234 of the Revised Code. A representative of the public children services agency shall, at the time of initial contact with the person subject to the investigation, inform the person of the specific complaints or allegations made against the person. The information shall be given in a manner that is consistent with division (I)(1) of this section and protects the rights of the person making the report under this section. A failure to make the investigation in accordance with the memorandum is not grounds for, and shall not result in, the dismissal of any charges or complaint arising from the report or the suppression of any evidence obtained as a result of the report and does not give, and shall not be construed as giving, any rights or any grounds for appeal or post-conviction relief to any person. The public children services agency shall report each case to the uniform statewide automated child welfare information system that the department of children and youth shall maintain in accordance with section 5180.40 of the Revised Code. The public children services agency shall submit a report of its investigation, in writing, to the law enforcement agency. (2) The public children services agency shall make any recommendations to the county prosecuting attorney or city director of law that it considers necessary to protect any children that are brought to its attention. (H)(1)(a) Except as provided in divisions (H)(1)(b) and (I)(3) of this section, any person, health care professional, hospital, institution, school, health department, or agency shall be immune from any civil or criminal liability for injury, death, or loss to person or property that otherwise might be incurred or imposed as a result of any of the following: (i) Participating in the making of reports pursuant to division (A) of this section or in the making of reports in good faith, pursuant to division (B) of this section; (ii) Participating in medical examinations, tests, or procedures under division (D) of this section; (iii) Providing information used in a report made pursuant to division (A) of this section or providing information in good faith used in a report made pursuant to division (B) of this section; (iv) Participating in a judicial proceeding resulting from a report made pursuant to division (A) of this section or participating in good faith in a proceeding resulting from a report made pursuant to division (B) of this section. (b) Immunity under division (H)(1)(a)(ii) of this section shall not apply when a health care provider has deviated from the standard of care applicable to the provider's profession. (c) Notwithstanding section 4731.22 of the Revised Code, the physician-patient privilege shall not be a ground for excluding evidence regarding a child's injuries, abuse, or neglect, or the cause of the injuries, abuse, or neglect in any judicial proceeding resulting from a report submitted pursuant to this section. (2) In any civil or criminal action or proceeding in which it is alleged and proved that participation in the making of a report under this section was not in good faith or participation in a judicial proceeding resulting from a report made under this section was not in good faith, the court shall award the prevailing party reasonable attorney's fees and costs and, if a civil action or proceeding is voluntarily dismissed, may award reasonable attorney's fees and costs to the party against whom the civil action or proceeding is brought. (I)(1) Except as provided in divisions (I)(4) and (N) of this section and sections 2151.423 and 2151.4210 of the Revised Code, a report made under this section is confidential. The information provided in a report made pursuant to this section and the name of the person who made the report shall not be released for use, and shall not be used, as evidence in any civil action or proceeding brought against the person who made the report. Nothing in this division shall preclude the use of reports of other incidents of known or suspected abuse or neglect in a civil action or proceeding brought pursuant to division (M) of this section against a person who is alleged to have violated division (A)(1) of this section, provided that any information in a report that would identify the child who is the subject of the report or the maker of the report, if the maker of the report is not the defendant or an agent or employee of the defendant, has been redacted. In a criminal proceeding, the report is admissible in evidence in accordance with the Rules of Evidence and is subject to discovery in accordance with the Rules of Criminal Procedure. (2)(a) Except as provided in division (I)(2)(b) of this section, no person shall permit or encourage the unauthorized dissemination of the contents of any report made under this section. (b) A health care professional that obtains the same information contained in a report made under this section from a source other than the report may disseminate the information, if its dissemination is otherwise permitted by law. (3) A person who knowingly makes or causes another person to make a false report under division (B) of this section that alleges that any person has committed an act or omission that resulted in a child being an abused child or a neglected child is guilty of a violation of section 2921.14 of the Revised Code. (4) If a report is made pursuant to division (A) or (B) of this section and the child who is the subject of the report dies for any reason at any time after the report is made, but before the child attains eighteen years of age, the public children services agency or peace officer to which the report was made or referred, on the request of the child fatality review board, the suicide fatality review committee, or the director of health pursuant to guidelines established under section 3701.70 of the Revised Code, shall submit a summary sheet of information providing a summary of the report to the review board or review committee of the county in which the deceased child resided at the time of death or to the director. On the request of the review board, review committee, or director, the agency or peace officer may, at its discretion, make the report available to the review board, review committee, or director. If the county served by the public children services agency is also served by a children's advocacy center and the report of alleged sexual abuse of a child or another type of abuse of a child is specified in the memorandum of understanding that creates the center as being within the center's jurisdiction, the agency or center shall perform the duties and functions specified in this division in accordance with the interagency agreement entered into under section 2151.428 of the Revised Code relative to that advocacy center. (5) Not later than five business days after the determination of a disposition, a public children services agency shall advise a person alleged to have inflicted abuse or neglect on a child who is the subject of a report made pursuant to this section, including a report alleging sexual abuse of a child or another type of abuse of a child referred to a children's advocacy center pursuant to an interagency agreement entered into under section 2151.428 of the Revised Code, in writing of the disposition of the investigation. The agency shall not provide to the person any information that identifies the person who made the report, statements of witnesses, or police or other investigative reports. The written notice of disposition shall be made in a form designated by the department of children and youth and shall inform the person of the right to appeal the disposition. (J) Any report that is required by this section, other than a report that is made to the state highway patrol as described in section 5120.173 of the Revised Code, shall result in protective services and emergency supportive services being made available by the public children services agency on behalf of the children about whom the report is made. The agency required to provide the services shall be the agency conducting the investigation of the report pursuant to section 2151.422 of the Revised Code. If a family is determined to benefit from prevention services, the agency also may make efforts to prevent neglect or abuse, to enhance a child's welfare, and to preserve the family unit intact by referring a report for assessment and provision of services to an agency providing prevention services, if appropriate prevention services are available from a local provider or other reasonable source. (K)(1) Except as provided in division (K)(4) or (5) of this section, a person who is required to make a report under division (A) of this section may make a reasonable number of requests of the public children services agency that receives or is referred the report, or of the children's advocacy center that is referred the report if the report is referred to a children's advocacy center pursuant to an interagency agreement entered into under section 2151.428 of the Revised Code, to be provided with the following information: (a) Whether the agency or center has initiated an investigation of the report; (b) Whether the agency or center is continuing to investigate the report; (c) Whether the agency or center is otherwise involved with the child who is the subject of the report; (d) The general status of the health and safety of the child who is the subject of the report; (e) Whether the report has resulted in the filing of a complaint in juvenile court or of criminal charges in another court. (2)(a) A person may request the information specified in division (K)(1) of this section only if, at the time the report is made, the person's name, address, and telephone number are provided to the person who receives the report. (b) When a peace officer or employee of a public children services agency receives a report pursuant to division (A) or (B) of this section the recipient of the report shall inform the person of the right to request the information described in division (K)(1) of this section. The recipient of the report shall include in the initial child abuse or child neglect report that the person making the report was so informed and, if provided at the time of the making of the report, shall include the person's name, address, and telephone number in the report. (c) If the person making the report provides the person's name and contact information on making the report, the public children services agency that received or was referred the report shall send a written notice via United States mail or electronic mail, in accordance with the person's preference, to the person not later than seven calendar days after receipt of the report. The notice shall provide the status of the agency's investigation into the report made, who the person may contact at the agency for further information, and a description of the person's rights under division (K)(1) of this section. (d) Each request is subject to verification of the identity of the person making the report. If that person's identity is verified, the agency shall provide the person with the information described in division (K)(1) of this section a reasonable number of times, except that the agency shall not disclose any confidential information regarding the child who is the subject of the report other than the information described in those divisions. (3) A request made pursuant to division (K)(1) of this section is not a substitute for any report required to be made pursuant to division (A) of this section. (4) If an agency other than the agency that received or was referred the report is conducting the investigation of the report pursuant to section 2151.422 of the Revised Code, the agency conducting the investigation shall comply with the requirements of division (K) of this section. (5) A health care professional who made a report under division (A) of this section, or on whose behalf such a report was made as provided in division (A)(1)(c) of this section, may authorize a person to obtain the information described in division (K)(1) of this section if the person requesting the information is associated with or acting on behalf of the health care professional who provided health care services to the child about whom the report was made. (6) If the person making the report provides the person's name and contact information on making the report, the public children services agency that received or was referred the report shall send a written notice via United States mail or electronic mail, in accordance with the person's preference, to the person not later than seven calendar days after the agency closes the investigation into the case reported by the person. The notice shall notify the person that the agency has closed the investigation. (L)(1) The director of children and youth shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to implement this section. The department of children and youth may enter into a plan of cooperation with any other governmental entity to aid in ensuring that children are protected from abuse and neglect. The department shall make recommendations to the attorney general that the department determines are necessary to protect children from child abuse and child neglect. (2) The director of children and youth shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to identify the types of neglect of a child that a public children services agency shall be required to notify law enforcement of pursuant to division (E)(2)(c)(ii) of this section. (M) Whoever violates division (A) of this section is liable for compensatory and exemplary damages to the child who would have been the subject of the report that was not made. A person who brings a civil action or proceeding pursuant to this division against a person who is alleged to have violated division (A)(1) of this section may use in the action or proceeding reports of other incidents of known or suspected abuse or neglect, provided that any information in a report that would identify the child who is the subject of the report or the maker of the report, if the maker is not the defendant or an agent or employee of the defendant, has been redacted. (N)(1) As used in this division: (a) "Out-of-home care" includes a nonchartered nonpublic school if the alleged child abuse or child neglect, or alleged threat of child abuse or child neglect, described in a report received by a public children services agency allegedly occurred in or involved the nonchartered nonpublic school and the alleged perpetrator named in the report holds a certificate, permit, or license issued by the state board of education under section 3301.071 or Chapter 3319. of the Revised Code. (b) "Administrator, director, or other chief administrative officer" means the superintendent of the school district if the out-of-home care entity subject to a report made pursuant to this section is a school operated by the district. (2) No later than the end of the day following the day on which a public children services agency receives a report of alleged child abuse or child neglect, or a report of an alleged threat of child abuse or child neglect, that allegedly occurred in or involved an out-of-home care entity, the agency shall provide written notice of the allegations contained in and the person named as the alleged perpetrator in the report to the administrator, director, or other chief administrative officer of the out-of-home care entity that is the subject of the report unless the administrator, director, or other chief administrative officer is named as an alleged perpetrator in the report. If the administrator, director, or other chief administrative officer of an out-of-home care entity is named as an alleged perpetrator in a report of alleged child abuse or child neglect, or a report of an alleged threat of child abuse or child neglect, that allegedly occurred in or involved the out-of-home care entity, the agency shall provide the written notice to the owner or governing board of the out-of-home care entity that is the subject of the report. The agency shall not provide witness statements or police or other investigative reports. (3) No later than three days after the day on which a public children services agency that conducted the investigation as determined pursuant to section 2151.422 of the Revised Code makes a disposition of an investigation involving a report of alleged child abuse or child neglect, or a report of an alleged threat of child abuse or child neglect, that allegedly occurred in or involved an out-of-home care entity, the agency shall send written notice of the disposition of the investigation to the administrator, director, or other chief administrative officer and the owner or governing board of the out-of-home care entity. The agency shall not provide witness statements or police or other investigative reports. (O) As used in this section: (1) "Children's advocacy center" and "sexual abuse of a child" have the same meanings as in section 2151.425 of the Revised Code. (2) "Health care professional" means an individual who provides health-related services. "Health care professional" includes all of the following: a physician, including a hospital intern or resident; a dentist; a podiatrist; a registered nurse, including such a nurse who is an advanced practice registered nurse; a licensed practical nurse; a home care nurse; a licensed psychologist; a speech-language pathologist; an audiologist; a person engaged in social work or the practice of professional counseling; and an employee of a home health agency. "Health care professional" does not include a practitioner of a limited branch of medicine as specified in section 4731.15 of the Revised Code, licensed school psychologist, independent marriage and family therapist or marriage and family therapist, or coroner. (3) "Investigation" means the public children services agency's response to an accepted report of child abuse or neglect through either an alternative response or a traditional response. (4) "Peace officer" means a sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, police officer of a township or joint police district, marshal, deputy marshal, municipal police officer, or a state highway patrol trooper. Last updated July 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 2108.35 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2108 / § 2108.35
§ 2108.35. Second chance trust fund advisory committee
Status: in_force

October 3, 2023 House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly (A) There is hereby created within the department of health the second chance trust fund advisory committee, consisting of eleven members. The members shall include the following: (1) One representative of each of the following appointed by the director of health: (a) An Ohio organ procurement organization that is a member of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network; (b) An Ohio tissue bank that is an accredited member of the American association of tissue banks; (c) An Ohio eye bank that is certified by the eye bank association of America; (d) The Ohio solid organ transplantation consortium; (e) A hospital to which both of the following apply: (i) It is a member of the Ohio hospital association. (ii) It has a transplant program or a facility that has been verified as a level I or level II trauma center by the American college of surgeons. (f) The department of health. (2) Three members of the public appointed by the director who are not affiliated with procurement organizations; (3) Two members appointed by the director who are either affiliated with procurement organizations or members of the public. (B) Of the members first appointed under division (A)(1) of this section, the representatives of the organ procurement organization, tissue procurement organization, and eye bank shall serve terms of three years; the representatives of the department of health and Ohio solid organ transplantation consortium shall serve terms of two years; and the member representing the Ohio hospital association shall serve a term of one year. Thereafter, all members shall serve terms of three years. (C) Members appointed under this section shall be geographically and demographically representative of the state. No more than a total of three members appointed under this section shall be affiliated with the same procurement organization or group of procurement organizations. Procurement organizations that recover only one type of organ, tissue, or part, as well as procurement organizations that recover more than one type of organ, tissue, or part, shall be represented. Each member shall serve from the date of appointment until the member's successor is appointed. All vacancies on the committee shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment. (D) The committee shall elect a chairperson from among its members and shall establish procedures for the governance of its operations. The committee shall meet at least semiannually. It shall submit an annual report of its activities and recommendations to the director of health. (E) Committee members shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed from the second chance trust fund for all actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties. (F) The committee shall do all of the following: (1) Make recommendations to the director of health for projects for funding from the second chance trust fund; (2) Consult with the registrar of motor vehicles in formulating proposed rules under division (C)(1) of section 2108.23 of the Revised Code; (3) As requested, consult with the registrar or director on other matters related to organ donation; (4) Approve brochures, written materials, and electronic media regarding anatomical gifts and anatomical gift procedures for use in driver training schools pursuant to section 4508.021 of the Revised Code. (G) The committee is not subject to section 101.84 of the Revised Code. Last updated September 20, 2023 at 1:07 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 2117.29 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2117 / § 2117.29
§ 2117.29. Beneficiary taking subject to mortgage
Status: in_force

January 9, 1961 House Bill 1 - 104th General Assembly When the only debts of an estate remaining unpaid are secured by liens on property of the estate, the devisees, legatees, or heirs entitled to receive such property may be permitted to take the same subject to such liens, if all the lienholders consent and waive recourse to all the other assets of the estate in the event such property so taken is insufficient to pay the debts secured by such liens.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2137.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2137 / § 2137.14
§ 2137.14. Fiduciary duty and authority
Status: in_force

April 6, 2017 House Bill 432 - 131st General Assembly (A) The legal duties imposed on a fiduciary charged with managing tangible property apply to the management of digital assets, including all of the following: (1) The duty of care; (2) The duty of loyalty; (3) The duty of confidentiality. (B) All of the following apply to a fiduciary's or designated recipient's authority with respect to a digital asset of a user: (1) Except as otherwise provided in section 2137.03 of the Revised Code, it is subject to the applicable terms of service. (2) It is subject to other applicable laws, including copyright law. (3) In the case of a fiduciary, it is limited by the scope of the fiduciary's duties. (4) It may not be used to impersonate the user. (C) A fiduciary with authority over the property of a decedent, ward, principal, or settlor has the right to access any digital asset in which the decedent, ward, principal, or settlor had a right or interest and that is not held by a custodian or subject to a terms-of-service agreement. (D) A fiduciary acting within the scope of the fiduciary's duties is an authorized user of the property of the decedent, ward, principal, or settlor for the purpose of applicable computer fraud and unauthorized computer access laws, including section 2913.04 of the Revised Code. (E) Both of the following apply to a fiduciary with authority over the tangible, personal property of a decedent, ward, principal, or settlor: (1) The fiduciary has the right to access the property and any digital asset stored in it. (2) The fiduciary is an authorized user for the purpose of computer fraud and unauthorized computer access laws, including section 2913.04 of the Revised Code. (F) A custodian may disclose information in an account to a fiduciary of the user when the information is required to terminate an account used to access digital assets licensed to the user. (G) A fiduciary of a user may request a custodian to terminate the user's account. A request for termination shall be in writing, in either physical or electronic form, and accompanied by all of the following: (1) If the user is deceased, a copy of the death certificate of the user; (2) A copy of the instrument giving the fiduciary authority over the account, as follows: (a) For a personal representative, a copy of the letter of appointment of the personal representative, the entry appointing a commissioner under division (E) of section 2113.03 of the R evised Code, or the entry granting summary release from administration under division (E) of section 2113.031 of the Revised Code; (b) For an agent, a copy of the power of attorney; (c) For a trustee, either a copy of the trust instrument and a certification by the trustee, under penalty of perjury, that the trust exists and the trustee is a currently acting trustee of the trust or a certification of the trust under section 5810.13 of the Revised Code; or (d) For a guardian, a copy of the court order giving the guardian authority over the ward. (3) If requested by the custodian, any of the following: (a) A number, username, address, or other unique subscriber or account identifier assigned by the custodian to identify the user's account; (b) Evidence linking the account to the user; (c) A finding by the court that the user had a specific account with the custodian, identifiable by the information specified in division (G)(3)(a) of this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2129.26 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2129 / § 2129.26
§ 2129.26. Bond
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly If it appears to the probate court granting the order of sale set forth in section 2129.25 of the Revised Code that the foreign executor or administrator is bound with sufficient surety in the state or country in which the foreign executor or administrator was appointed to account for the proceeds of the sale, for the payment of debts or legacies, and for charges of administration, and an authenticated copy of the bond is filed in court, no further bond for that purpose shall be required of the foreign executor or administrator. If the court finds that the bond is insufficient, before making the sale, the foreign executor or administrator shall give bond to this state with two or more sufficient sureties, conditioned to account for and dispose of the proceeds of the sale for the payment of the debts or legacies of the deceased and the charges of administration according to the laws of the state or country in which the foreign executor or administrator was appointed. If the foreign executor or administrator is authorized by order of the court to sell more than is necessary for the payment of debts, legacies, and charges of administration, before making the sale, the foreign executor or administrator shall give bond with two or more sufficient sureties to this state, conditioned to account before the court for all the proceeds of the sale that remain and to dispose of the proceeds after payment of the debts, legacies, and charges.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2113.88 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2113 / § 2113.88
§ 2113.88. Withholding or recovering amount of tax
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly (A) The fiduciary may withhold from any property distributable to any person interested in the estate the amount of tax attributable to the person's interest. If the property in possession of the fiduciary and distributable to any person interested in the estate is insufficient to satisfy the proportionate amount of the tax determined to be due from that person, the fiduciary may recover the deficiency from that person. If the property is not in the possession of the fiduciary, the fiduciary may recover from any person interested in the estate the amount of the tax apportioned to that person in accordance with this section by filing a complaint to recover the tax in the probate court that has jurisdiction of the administration of the estate. (B) If the property held by the fiduciary is distributed prior to final apportionment of the tax, the distributee shall provide a bond or other security for the apportionment liability in the form and amount prescribed by the fiduciary, with the approval of the probate court that has jurisdiction of the administration of the estate.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2109.29 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2109 / § 2109.29
§ 2109.29. Rights as to shares in corporation
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly A corporation need not, unless ordered by a court, take notice of any duty of a fiduciary, or any restriction or limitation of the right, capacity, authority, or interest of such fiduciary, or see to the performance of any duty or requirement imposed upon such fiduciary by Chapters 2101. to 2131., inclusive, of the Revised Code, as to any of such corporation's shares of record in the name of or owned by such fiduciary or in the name of or owned by a decedent, ward, or beneficiary for whom such fiduciary is acting.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2129.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2129 / § 2129.22
§ 2129.22. Estate discharged by payment
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 Senate Bill 361 - 100th General Assembly When an ancillary administrator has paid a claim against the estate of a non-resident decedent, such estate shall be fully discharged of all liability therefor.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2152.44 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2152 / § 2152.44
§ 2152.44. Board of trustees of district detention facility
Status: in_force

June 30, 2006 House Bill 530 - 126th General Assembly (A) As soon as practical after the organization of the joint board of county commissioners as provided by section 2152.41 of the Revised Code, the joint board shall appoint a board of not less than five trustees. The board shall hold office until the first annual meeting after the choice of an established site and buildings, or after the selection and purchase of a building site. At that time, the joint board of county commissioners shall appoint a board of not less than five trustees, one of whom shall hold office for a term of one year, one for a term of two years, one for a term of three years, half of the remaining number for a term of four years, and the remainder for a term of five years. Annually thereafter, the joint board of county commissioners shall appoint one or more trustees, each of whom shall hold office for a term of five years, to succeed the trustee or trustees whose term of office expires. A trustee may be appointed to successive terms. Any person appointed as a trustee shall be recommended and approved by the juvenile court judge or judges of the county of which the person resides. At least one trustee shall reside in each county in the district. In districts composed of two counties, each county shall be entitled to not less than two trustees. In districts composed of more than four counties, the number of trustees shall be sufficiently increased, provided that there shall always be an uneven number of trustees on the board. The county in which a district detention facility is located shall have not less than two trustees, who, in the interim period between the regular meetings of the trustees, shall act as an executive committee in the discharge of all business pertaining to the facility. The joint board of county commissioners may remove any trustee for good cause. The trustee appointed to fill any vacancy shall hold the office for the unexpired term of the predecessor trustee. (B) The annual meeting of the board of trustees shall be held on the first Tuesday in May in each year. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum. Other board meetings shall be held at least quarterly. The juvenile court judge of each county of the district, or the judge's designee, shall attend the meetings. The members of the board shall receive no compensation for their services, except their actual and necessary expenses. The treasurer shall pay the member's traveling expenses when properly certified. (C) When the board of trustees does not choose an established institution in one of the counties of the district, it may select a suitable site for the erection of a district detention facility. The site must be easily accessible, conducive to health, economy in purchasing or in building, and the general interest of the facility and its residents, and be as near as practicable to the geographical center of the district. In the interim between the selection and purchase of a site, and the erection and occupancy of the district detention facility, the joint board of county commissioners provided under section 2152.41 of the Revised Code may delegate to the board of trustees any powers and duties that, in its judgment, will be of general interest or aid to the institution. The joint board of county commissioners may appropriate a trustees' fund, to be expended by the trustees for contracts, purchases, or other necessary expenses of the facility. The trustees shall make a complete settlement with the joint board of county commissioners once each six months, or quarterly if required, and shall make to the board of county commissioners and to the juvenile court of each of the counties a full report of the condition of the facility and residents. (D) The choice of an established site and buildings, or the purchase of a site, stock, implements, and general farm equipment, should there be a farm, the erection of buildings, and the completion and furnishing of the district detention facility for occupancy, shall be in the hands of the joint board of county commissioners organized under section 2152.41 of the Revised Code. The joint board of county commissioners may delegate all or a portion of these duties to the board of trustees, under any restrictions that the joint board of county commissioners imposes. When an established site and buildings are used for a district detention facility, the joint board of county commissioners shall cause the value of that site and those buildings to be properly appraised. This appraisal value, or in case of the purchase of a site, the purchase price and the cost of all improvements thereto, shall be paid by the counties comprising the district, in proportion to the taxable property of each county, as shown by its tax duplicate. (E) Once a district is established, the trustees shall operate, maintain, and manage the facility as provided in sections 2152.41 to 2152.43 of the Revised Code and, on and after the effective date of this amendment and notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, may adopt bylaws regarding the daily operation, maintenance, and management of the facility. No bylaw adopted pursuant to this division may supersede any provision of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2109.30 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2109 / § 2109.30
§ 2109.30. Accounts of fiduciaries
Status: in_force

October 31, 2001 House Bill 85 - 124th General Assembly (A) Every executor and administrator shall render an account of the executor's and administrator's administration at the time and in the manner prescribed in section 2109.301 of the Revised Code. Every guardian or conservator shall render an account of the ward's estate at the time and in the manner prescribed in section 2109.302 of the Revised Code. Every testamentary trustee and other fiduciary not subject to sections 2109.301 and 2109.302 of the Revised Code shall render an account of the testamentary trustee's or other fiduciary's administration at the time and in the manner prescribed in section 2109.303 of the Revised Code. (B) An account showing complete administration before distribution of assets shall be designated "final account." An account filed subsequent to the final account and showing distribution of assets shall be designated "account of distribution." An account showing complete administration and distribution of assets shall be designated "final and distributive account."
Ohio Rev. Code § 2113.42 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2113 / § 2113.42
§ 2113.42. Report of sale
Status: in_force

October 8, 1992 House Bill 427 - 119th General Assembly Within thirty days after any public or private sale of the personal property of an estate, the executor or administrator shall make a report of the sale to the probate court. The report shall include proof of proper notice of the sale if it was at a public auction, and, if a clerk was employed for the sale, the report shall be accompanied by a sale bill signed by the clerk.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2113.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2113 / § 2113.07
§ 2113.07. Application for appointment as executor or administrator
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly Before being appointed executor or administrator, every person shall make and file an application that shall contain the names of the surviving spouse and all the next of kin of the deceased known to the applicant, their addresses of usual residence if known, a statement in general terms of what the estate consists and its probable value, and a statement of any indebtedness the deceased had against the applicant. The application may be accompanied by a waiver signed by the persons who have priority to administer the estate, and, in the absence of a waiver, those persons shall be served notice for the purpose of ascertaining whether they desire to take or renounce administration. Minors who would have been entitled to priority to administer the estate except for their minority also shall be served notice pursuant to the Rules of Civil Procedure. Letters of administration shall not be issued upon the estate of an intestate until the person to be appointed has made and filed a statement indicating that the person has no knowledge of a will of the intestate.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2113.51 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2113 / § 2113.51
§ 2113.51. Property may be delivered to legatee
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly The property of an estate that is specifically bequeathed may be delivered over to the legatee entitled to the property. The legatee shall secure its redelivery on demand to the executor or administrator. Otherwise, the property shall remain in the possession or under the control of the executor or administrator to be distributed or sold, as required by law and the condition of the estate.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2151 / § 2151.17
§ 2151.17. Rules of juvenile court
Status: in_force

November 19, 1969 House Bill 320 - 108th General Assembly Except as otherwise provided by rules promulgated by the supreme court, the juvenile court may prescribe rules regulating the docketing and hearing of causes, motions, and demurrers, and such other matters as are necessary for the orderly conduct of its business and the prevention of delay, and for the government of its officers and employees, including their conduct, duties, hours, expenses, leaves of absence, and vacations.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2137.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2137 / § 2137.01
§ 2137.01. Definitions
Status: in_force

March 22, 2019 House Bill 595 - 132nd General Assembly As used in this chapter: (A) "Account" means an arrangement under a terms-of-service agreement in which a custodian carries, maintains, processes, receives, or stores a digital asset of the user or provides goods or services to the user. (B) "Agent" means a person granted authority to act for a principal under a power of attorney, whether denominated as agent, attorney in fact, or otherwise. (C) "Carries" means engages in the transmission of an electronic communication. (D) "Catalogue of electronic communications" means information that identifies each person with which a user has had an electronic communication, the time and date of the communication, and the electronic address of the person. (E) "Content of an electronic communication" means information concerning the substance or meaning of the communication that meets all of the following conditions: (1) It has been sent or received by a user. (2) It is in electronic storage by a custodian providing an electronic-communication service to the public or is carried or maintained by a custodian providing a remote-computing service to the public. (3) It is not readily accessible to the public. (F) "Court" means the probate court for all matters in which the court has exclusive jurisdiction under section 2101.24 of the Revised Code. "Court" also includes the probate court or the general division of the court of common pleas for matters in which such courts have concurrent jurisdiction under section 2101.24 of the Revised Code. (G) "Custodian" means a person that carries, maintains, processes, receives, or stores a digital asset of a user. (H) "Designated recipient" means a person chosen by a user using an online tool to administer digital assets of the user. (I) "Digital asset" means an electronic record in which an individual has a right or interest. "Digital asset" does not include an underlying asset or liability unless the asset or liability is itself an electronic record. (J) "Electronic" means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. (K) "Electronic communication" has the same meaning as in 18 U.S.C. 2510(12), as amended. (L) "Electronic-communication service" means a custodian that provides to a user the ability to send or receive an electronic communication. (M) "Fiduciary" means an original, additional, or successor agent, guardian, personal representative, or trustee. (N)(1) "Guardian" means any person, association, or corporation appointed by the probate court to have the care and management of the person, the estate, or the person and the estate of an incompetent or minor. When applicable, "guardian" includes, but is not limited to, a limited guardian, an interim guardian, a standby guardian, and an emergency guardian appointed pursuant to division (B) of section 2111.02 of the Revised Code. "Guardian" also includes both of the following: (a) An agency under contract with the department of developmental disabilities for the provision of protective service under sections 5123.55 to 5123.59 of the Revised Code when appointed by the probate court to have the care and management of the person of an incompetent; (b) A conservator appointed by the probate court in an order of conservatorship issued pursuant to section 2111.021 of the Revised Code. (2) "Guardian" does not include a guardian under sections 5905.01 to 5905.19 of the Revised Code. (O) "Information" means data, text, images, videos, sounds, codes, computer programs, software, databases, or the like. (P) "Online tool" means an electronic service provided by a custodian that allows the user, in an agreement distinct from the terms-of-service agreement between the custodian and user, to provide directions for disclosure or nondisclosure of digital assets to a third person. (Q) "Person" means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, government, governmental agency or instrumentality, public corporation, or any other legal or commercial entity. (R) "Personal representative" means an executor, administrator, special administrator, or other person acting under the authority of the probate court to perform substantially the same function under the law of this state. "Personal representative" also includes a commissioner in a release of assets from administration under section 2113.03 of the Revised Code and an applicant for summary release from administration under section 2113.031 of the Revised Code. (S) "Power of attorney" means a writing or other record that grants authority to an agent to act in the place of the principal. (T) "Principal" means an individual who grants authority to an agent in a power of attorney. (U) "Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. (V) "Remote-computing service" means a custodian that provides to a user computer-processing services or the storage of digital assets by means of an electronic communications system, as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2510(14), as amended. (W) "Terms-of-service agreement" means an agreement that controls the relationship between a user and a custodian. (X) "Trustee" means a fiduciary with legal title to property pursuant to an agreement or declaration that creates a beneficial interest in another. "Trustee" includes an original, additional, and successor trustee and a cotrustee. (Y) "User" means a person that has an account with a custodian. (Z) "Ward" means any person for whom a guardian is acting or for whom the probate court is acting pursuant to section 2111.50 of the Revised Code. "Ward" includes a person for whom a conservator has been appointed by the probate court in an order of conservatorship issued pursuant to section 2111.021 of the Revised Code. (AA) "Will" includes codicils to wills admitted to probate, lost, spoliated, or destroyed wills, and instruments admitted to probate under Chapter 5817. of the Revised Code. "Will" does not include inter vivos trusts or other instruments that have not been admitted to probate.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2131.036 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2131 / § 2131.036
§ 2131.036. Court requirements upon receiving a challenge to a determination
Status: in_force

April 3, 2023 Senate Bill 202 - 134th General Assembly A court shall do one of the following regarding an action or motion under section 2131.035 of the Revised Code: (A) Affirm the modifications or supportive services required under section 2131.033 of the Revised Code or limitation or denial under section 2131.034 of the Revised Code and make specific written findings of fact and conclusions of law providing the basis for its decision as to why reasonable modifications or supportive services are necessary in order to conduct the activity or exercise the authority in question or insufficient to alleviate any concerns. With regard to a motion to challenge a court determination, the court shall consider, and address in its decision, any new arguments or evidence provided with the motion. (B) Rescind the modifications or supportive services or limitation or denial and grant the person the right to conduct activities or exercise authority described in section 2131.031 of the Revised Code, with or without reasonable modifications or support services. Last updated March 3, 2023 at 4:32 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 2108.87 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2108 / § 2108.87
§ 2108.87. Right to make independent investigation
Status: in_force

October 12, 2006 House Bill 426 - 126th General Assembly (A) A funeral home, funeral director, crematory operator, cemetery operator, cemetery organization, or other person asked to assist with a deceased person's funeral, burial, cremation, or other manner of final disposition may independently investigate the existence of, or locate or contact, the following persons: (1) A representative or successor representative named in a written declaration; (2) A person listed in section 2108.81 of the Revised Code. (B) In no circumstances shall a funeral home, funeral director, crematory operator, cemetery operator, cemetery organization, or other person asked to assist with a deceased person's funeral, burial, cremation, or other manner of final disposition have a duty to independently investigate the existence of, or locate or contact, the persons described in division (A) of this section.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2105.37 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2105 / § 2105.37
§ 2105.37. Payor or third party not liable
Status: in_force

April 6, 2017 House Bill 432 - 131st General Assembly (A) A payor or other third party is not liable for any of the following: (1) Having made a paymentor transferred an item of property or any other benefit to a person designated in a governing instrument who, under sections 2105.31 to 2105.40 of the Revised Code, is not entitled to the payment or item of property or other benefit, if the payment or transfer was made before the payor or other third party received written notice of a claimed lack of entitlement under those sections; (2) Having taken any other action in good faith reliance on the person's apparent entitlement under the terms of the governing instrument before the payor or other third party received written notice of a claimed lack of entitlement under sections 2105.31 to 2105.40 of the Revised Code. (B) A payor or other third party is liable for a payment, transfer, or other action taken after the payor or other third party receives written notice of a claimed lack of entitlement under sections 2105.31 to 2105.40 of the Revised Code. (C) Written notice of a claimed lack of entitlement under division (A) or (B) of this section shall be mailed to the payor's or other third party's main office or home by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or served upon the payor or other third party in the same manner as a summons in a civil action. Upon receipt of written notice of a claimed lack of entitlement under sections 2105.31 to 2105.40 of the Revised Code, a payor or other third party may pay any amount owed or transfer or deposit any item of property held by it to or with the probate court that has jurisdiction over the decedent's estate. If no probate proceedings have been commenced, upon receipt of written notice of a claimed lack of entitlement under sections 2105.31 to 2105.40 of the Revised Code, a payor or other third party may pay any amount owed or transfer or deposit any item of property held by it to or with the probate court located in the county of the decedent's residence. The court shall hold the funds or items of property, and upon its determination under sections 2105.31 to 2105.40 of the Revised Code to whom the funds or items of property should be disbursed, shall order disbursement in accordance with its determination. Payments, transfers, or deposits made to or with the court discharge the payor or other third party from all claims for the value of amounts paid to or items of property transferred to or deposited with the court. (D) A person who purchases property for value or receives a payment or other item of property or benefit in partial or full satisfaction of a legally enforceable obligation, and without notice that the person selling or transferring the property or benefit or making a payment is not entitled to the property or benefit under sections 2105.31 to 2105.40 of the Revised Code, is neither obligated under those sections to return the payment or item of property or benefit nor liable under those sections for the amount of the payment or the value of the item of property or benefit. (E) A person who, not for value, receives a payment, item of property, or any other benefit to which the person is not entitled under sections 2105.31 to 2105.40 of the Revised Code is obligated to return the payment, item of property, or benefit, or is personally liable for the amount of the payment or the value of the item of property or benefit, to the person who is entitled to it under sections 2105.31 to 2105.40 of the Revised Code. (F) If sections 2105.31 to 2105.40 of the Revised Code or any provision of those sections are preempted by federal law with respect to a payment, an item of property, or any other benefit covered by those sections, a person who, not for value, receives the payment, item of property, or other benefit to which the person is not entitled under sections 2105.31 to 2105.40 of the Revised Code is obligated to return the payment, item of property, or benefit, or is personally liable for the amount of the payment or the value of the item of property or benefit, to the person who would have been entitled to it were sections 2105.31 to 2105.40 of the Revised Code or any provision of those sections not preempted.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2111.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2111 / § 2111.16
§ 2111.16. Certain vouchers not allowed as credits
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly Unless previously authorized by the court, no voucher that is signed or purports to be signed by the ward shall be received from or allowed as a credit in the settlement of a guardian's account.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.428 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2151 / § 2151.428
§ 2151.428. Children's advocacy center - interagency agreement
Status: in_force

May 6, 2005 Senate Bill 66 - 125th General Assembly (A) If a children's advocacy center is established under section 2151.426 of the Revised Code, in addition to the memorandum of understanding executed under that section, each public children services agency that participates in the execution of the memorandum of understanding, the children's advocacy center, and the children's advocacy center's multidisciplinary team assembled under section 2151.427 of the Revised Code shall enter into an interagency agreement that stipulates all of the following regarding reports received under section 2151.421 of the Revised Code of alleged sexual abuse of a child and reports of allegations of another type of abuse of a child that is specified in the memorandum of understanding that creates the center as being within the center's jurisdiction: (1) The protocol and procedures for any and all referrals and investigations of the reports; (2) Any and all coordinating activities between the parties that enter into the agreement; (3) The authority or responsibility for performing any and all functions and activities, and providing any and all services, regarding the reports and the children who are the subjects of the reports. (B) The parties that enter into an interagency agreement under division (A) of this section shall comply with the agreement in referring the reports, investigating the reports, coordinating the activities between the parties, and performing and providing the functions, activities, and services relative to the reports and the children who are the subjects of the reports. (C) Nothing in this section, section 2151.421 , or sections 2151.425 to 2151.427 of the Revised Code pertaining to the operation of a children's advocacy center shall relieve any public official or agency from any legal obligation or responsibility.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2107.72 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2107 / § 2107.72
§ 2107.72. Rules of procedure - jury trial
Status: in_force

March 28, 1985 House Bill 70 - 115th General Assembly (A) The Rules of Civil Procedure govern all aspects of a will contest action, except as otherwise provided in sections 2107.71 to 2107.77 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) Each party to a will contest action has the right to a jury trial of the action. To assert the right, a party shall demand a jury trial in the manner prescribed in the Rules of Civil Procedure. Subject to division (B)(2) of this section, if a party demands a jury trial in that manner, the action shall be tried to a jury. (2) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in Civil Rule 38, a demand of a jury trial in a will contest action may be withdrawn, if either of the following applies: (a) All parties to the action who are not in default of answer, consent to the withdrawal of the demand prior to the commencement of the trial; (b) All parties to the action who are not in default of answer and who are present at the time of the commencement of the trial, consent to the withdrawal of the demand.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2129.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2129 / § 2129.10
§ 2129.10. Procedure
Status: in_force

May 31, 1990 House Bill 346 - 118th General Assembly Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the procedure in ancillary administration shall be the same as in the administration of the estates of resident decedents.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2101.23 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2101 / § 2101.23
§ 2101.23. Contempt
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly The probate judge may keep order in the judge's court and has authority throughout the state to compel performance of any duty incumbent upon any fiduciary appointed by or accounting to the judge. The probate judge may punish any contempt of the judge's authority as that contempt might be punished in the court of common pleas. If a person neglects or refuses to perform an order or judgment of a probate court, other than for the payment of money, the person is guilty of contempt of court, and the judge shall issue a summons directing the person to appear before the court within two days from the service of the summons and show cause why the person should not be punished for contempt. If it appears to the judge that the person is attempting to avoid the process of the court or is about to leave the county for that purpose, the judge may issue an attachment instead of the summons, commanding the officer to whom it is directed, to bring the person before the judge to answer for contempt. If no sufficient excuse is shown, the person shall be punished for contempt.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2113.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2113 / § 2113.01
§ 2113.01. What court shall grant letters
Status: in_force

January 13, 2012 Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly Upon the death of a resident of this state who dies intestate, letters of administration of the decedent's estate shall be granted by the probate court of the county in which the decedent was a resident at the time of death. If the will of any person is admitted to probate in this state, letters testamentary or of administration shall be granted by the probate court in which the will was admitted to probate.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2108.17 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2108 / § 2108.17
§ 2108.17. Hospital agreement with procurement organizations
Status: in_force

April 7, 2009 House Bill 529 - 127th General Assembly Each hospital in this state shall enter into agreements or affiliations with procurement organizations for coordination of procurement and use of anatomical gifts.
Ohio Rev. Code § 2127.25 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 21 / Chapter 2127 / § 2127.25
§ 2127.25. Compensation of appraisers
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly Appraisers appointed under section 2127.22 of the Revised Code shall each be paid such compensation as the court thinks proper for services performed by them.