Ohio Rev. Code § 313.02 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 313 / § 313.02
§ 313.02. Qualifications for coroner - continuing education
Status: in_force

April 9, 2025 House Bill 497 - 135th General Assembly (A)(1) Except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section, to be eligible to the office of coroner, a person shall be a physician who is licensed under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery, and who is in good standing in the person's profession. For a county other than a charter county, the person also shall have been licensed under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery for a period of at least two years immediately preceding election or appointment as coroner. (2) Division (A)(1) of this section does not prohibit a person elected to the office of coroner who holds that office on the effective date of this amendment, but who does not meet the eligibility conditions described in that division, from doing any of the following after that date: (a) Continuing to hold the office of coroner of that county until the person's term of office expires; (b) Seeking reelection as coroner of that county for one or more subsequent terms of office and, if reelected, continuing to hold the office for the duration of any subsequent term. (B)(1) Beginning in calendar year 2000 and in each fourth year thereafter, each newly elected coroner, after the general election but prior to commencing the term of office to which elected, shall attend and successfully complete sixteen hours of continuing education at programs sponsored by the Ohio state coroners association. Within ninety days after appointment to the office of coroner under section 305.02 of the Revised Code, the newly appointed coroner shall attend and successfully complete sixteen hours of continuing education at programs sponsored by the association. Hours of continuing education completed under the requirement described in division (B)(1) of this section shall not be counted toward fulfilling the continuing education requirement described in division (B)(2) of this section. As used in division (B)(1) of this section, "newly elected coroner" means a person who did not hold the office of coroner on the date the person was elected coroner. (2) Except as otherwise provided in division (B)(2) of this section, beginning in calendar year 2001, each coroner, during the coroner's four-year term, shall attend and successfully complete thirty-two hours of continuing education at programs sponsored by the Ohio state coroners association. Except as otherwise provided in division (B)(2) of this section, each coroner shall attend and successfully complete twenty-four of these thirty-two hours at statewide meetings, and eight of these thirty-two hours at regional meetings, sponsored by the association. The association may approve attendance at continuing education programs it does not sponsor but, if attendance is approved, successful completion of hours at these programs shall be counted toward fulfilling only the twenty-four-hour requirement described in division (B)(2) of this section. (3) Upon successful completion of a continuing education program required by division (B)(1) or (2) of this section, the person who successfully completes the program shall receive from the association or the sponsoring organization a certificate indicating that the person successfully completed the program. Last updated January 28, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 321.30 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 321 / § 321.30
§ 321.30. Payment to treasurer of state
Status: in_force

July 1, 1985 House Bill 201 - 116th General Assembly The county treasurer, after he has made each settlement with the county auditor, shall pay to the state the full amount of all sums found by the auditor of state, on an audit of the duplicate settlement sheets sent to him by the county auditor, to belong to the state.
Ohio Rev. Code § 319.303 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 319 / § 319.303
§ 319.303. Property tax credit for school districts on a millage floor
Status: in_force

March 20, 2026 House Bill 186 - 136th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Qualifying nonbusiness property" means real property or a manufactured or mobile home that meets all of the following requirements: (a) The property is either of the following: (i) Real property that is classified as to use as residential/agricultural property pursuant to section 5713.041 of the Revised Code, but is not classified as a pond or lake; (ii) A manufactured or mobile home on which a manufactured home tax is assessed pursuant to division (D)(2) of section 4503.06 of the Revised Code. (b) The property is located in a county that, for the tax year, is undergoing a reappraisal or triennial update. (c) The property is located in a school district or joint vocational school district that meets either of the following requirements for the tax year: (i) The district is subject to an adjustment under division (E) of section 319.301 of the Revised Code with respect to property classified as to use as residential/agricultural property pursuant to section 5713.041 of the Revised Code; (ii) The aggregate rate of the district's taxes for current expenses on such property equals less than twenty mills, in the case of a school district, or less than two mills, in the case of a joint vocational school district, excluding the rate of any tax not subject to division (E) of section 319.301 of the Revised Code. (d) The property was subject to taxation by that district for the tax year in which the immediately preceding reappraisal or triennial update occurred. (2) "Qualifying business property" means real property that meets all of the following requirements: (a) The property is classified as to use as nonresidential/agricultural property pursuant to section 5713.041 of the Revised Code, but is not classified as vacant property within this class. (b) The property is located in a county that, for the tax year, is undergoing a reappraisal or triennial update. (c) The property is located in a school district or joint vocational school district that meets either of the following requirements for the tax year: (i) The district is subject to an adjustment under division (E) of section 319.301 of the Revised Code with respect to property classified as to use as nonresidential/agricultural property pursuant to section 5713.041 of the Revised Code; (ii) The aggregate rate of the district's taxes for current expenses on such property equals less than twenty mills, in the case of a school district, or less than two mills, in the case of a joint vocational school district, excluding the rate of any tax not subject to division (E) of section 319.301 of the Revised Code. (d) The property was subject to taxation by that district for the tax year in which the immediately preceding reappraisal or triennial update occurred. (3) "Taxes charged and payable" means real property taxes, and manufactured or mobile home taxes assessed pursuant to division (D)(2) of section 4503.06 of the Revised Code, that are charged and payable after the reduction required by section 319.301 of the Revised Code but before the reductions required under this section or sections 319.302 , 3 23.152 , 323.158 , 319.304 , 4503.065 , and 4503.0610 of the Revised Code, and disregarding a reduction in any levy made by the school district, joint vocational school district, or county budget commission under Chapter 5705. of the Revised Code. (4) "Reappraisal or triennial update" means a tax year in which section 5715.24 of the Revised Code applies in the county. (5) "Indexed property tax revenue" for qualifying nonbusiness property or qualifying business property means the sum of the following, as applicable: (a) The taxes charged and payable within the ten-mill limitation, and in excess of that limitation with respect to any levy not subject to division (E) of section 319.301 of the Revised Code, for a school district or joint vocational school district, as applicable, against qualifying business property or qualifying nonbusiness property other than property described in division (A)(1)(a)(ii) of this section for the tax year or, in the case of property described in division (A)(1)(a)(ii) of this section, for the following tax year; (b) The taxes charged and payable in excess of the ten-mill limitation, other than those described in division (A)(5)(a) of this section, for the school district or joint vocational school district, as applicable, against qualifying business property or qualifying nonbusiness property other than property described in division (A)(1)(a)(ii) of this section for the immediately preceding tax year or, in the case of property described in division (A)(1)(a)(ii) of this section, for the current tax year, less any reductions required by this section or Section 4 of H.B. 186 of the 136th general assembly for the applicable year; (c) The product obtained by multiplying the amount computed with respect to the qualifying nonbusiness property or qualifying business property of a school district or joint vocational school district under division (A)(5)(b) of this section, as applicable, by the greater of zero per cent or the percentage change in the gross domestic product deflator computed over the three preceding tax years, as determined under division (E) of this section. (6) "Floor tax revenue" means the taxes charged and payable for a school district or joint vocational school district, as applicable, against qualifying business property or qualifying nonbusiness property other than property described in division (A)(1)(a)(ii) of this section for the tax year or, in the case of property described in division (A)(1)(a)(ii) of this section, for the following tax year. (7) "Credit factor" means one minus the quotient obtained by dividing the applicable indexed property tax revenue by the applicable floor tax revenue. (8) "Effective tax rate" means the effective rate levied by a school district or joint vocational school district after making the reduction required by section 319.301 of the Revised Code, but before making any reduction under this section. (B) Qualifying nonbusiness property qualifies for a reduction in the real property taxes or manufactured home taxes levied by a school district or joint vocational school district as follows: (1) If, for a tax year in which a county undergoes a reappraisal or triennial update, a school district is described in division (A)(1)(c) of this section and its floor tax revenue for qualifying nonbusiness property exceeds its indexed property tax revenue for such property, qualifying nonbusiness property located in that district shall qualify for a reduction under this division for that tax year and for the following two tax years, in the case of property other than that described in division (A)(1)(a)(ii) of this section, or for the three following tax years, in the case of property described in division (A)(1)(a)(ii) of this section. For each such year, the reduction shall equal the result obtained by multiplying the taxes charged and payable against the property for the tax year by the credit factor computed for the district's qualifying nonbusiness property for the tax year in which the county underwent the reappraisal or triennial update. (2) If, for a tax year in which a county undergoes a reappraisal or triennial update, a joint vocational school district is described in division (A)(1)(c) of this section and its floor tax revenue for qualifying nonbusiness property exceeds its indexed property tax revenue for such property, qualifying nonbusiness property located in that district shall qualify for a reduction under this division for that tax year and for the following two tax years, in the case of property other than that described in division (A)(1)(a)(ii) of this section, or for the three following tax years, in the case of property described in division (A)(1)(a)(ii) of this section. For each such year, the reduction shall equal the result obtained by multiplying the taxes charged and payable against the property for the tax year by the credit factor computed for the district's qualifying nonbusiness property for the tax year in which the county underwent the reappraisal or triennial update. (C) Qualifying business property qualifies for a reduction in the real property taxes levied by a school district or joint vocational school district as follows: (1) If, for a tax year in which a county undergoes a reappraisal or triennial update, a school district is described in division (A)(2)(c) of this section and its floor tax revenue for qualifying business property exceeds its indexed property tax revenue for such property, qualifying business property located in that district shall qualify for a reduction under this division for that tax year and for the following two tax years. For each such year, the reduction shall equal the result obtained by multiplying the taxes charged and payable against the property for the tax year by the credit factor computed for the district's qualifying business property for the tax year in which the county underwent the reappraisal or triennial update. (2) If, for a tax year in which a county undergoes a reappraisal or triennial update, a joint vocational school district is described in division (A)(2)(c) of this section and its floor tax revenue for qualifying business property exceeds its indexed property tax revenue for such property, qualifying business property located in that district shall qualify for a reduction under this division for that tax year and for the following two tax years. For each such year, the reduction shall equal the result obtained by multiplying the taxes charged and payable against the property for the tax year by the credit factor computed for the district's qualifying business property for the tax year in which the county underwent the reappraisal or triennial update. (D) A reduction applied under this section shall reduce only the taxes charged and payable of taxes whose effective tax rate is adjusted by operation of division (E) of section 319.301 of the Revised Code, in proportion to the extent to which each effective tax rate is so adjusted. The county auditor and county treasurer, when settling tax collections under section 321.24 of the Revised Code, shall compute the amount by which collections of each such tax are to be reduced, and the county treasurer shall certify that information to each affected school district upon making a payment of such collections to the school district. (E) For the purpose of division (A)(5)(c) of this section, the tax commissioner shall annually determine the percentage change in the gross domestic product deflator determined by the bureau of economic analysis of the United States department of commerce from the first day of January of the third preceding calendar year to the last day of December of the preceding calendar year. The commissioner shall certify the resulting amount to each county auditor whose county undergoes a reappraisal or triennial update, not later than the first day of December of each year. (F)(1) Division (F) of this section applies to any school district or joint vocational school district that reduces one or more of its levies under Chapter 5705. of the Revised Code in a tax year, or for which a county budget commission reduces one or more levies under that chapter in a tax year. For purposes of division (F) of this section, the total amount of such reductions made for that tax year, in the case of property other than that described in division (A)(1)(a)(ii) of this section, and for the following tax year, in the case of property described in division (A)(1)(a)(ii) of this section, are referred to as the "district reduction." (2) Notwithstanding divisions (A), (B), and (C) of this section, if division (F) of this section applies to a school district or joint vocational school district in a tax year, including any tax year in which the county in which the district is located does not undergo a reappraisal or triennial update, the tax credit factor applicable to that tax year, in the case of property other than that described in division (A)(1)(a)(ii) of this section, or to the following tax year, in the case of property described in division (A)(1)(a)(ii) of this section, shall be adjusted as follows: (a) If the amount of the district reduction applicable to qualifying nonbusiness property or qualifying business property is less than the total amount of credits that would otherwise be allowed under division (B) or (C) of this section for such property for the applicable year, multiply the tax credit factor otherwise computed under division (A)(7) of this section for such property by a fraction, the denominator of which is the total amount of credits that would otherwise be allowed under division (B) or (C) of this section, as applicable, and the numerator of which is the difference between that total credit amount and the district reduction applicable to such property; (b) If the amount of the district reduction applicable to qualifying nonbusiness property or qualifying business property is equal to or greater than the total amount of credits that would otherwise be allowed under division (B) or (C) of this section for such property, the tax credit factor for the applicable tax year shall be zero. (G) The county treasurer shall identify the reduction authorized under this section on each tax bill delivered under section 323.13 or 4503.06 of the Revised Code as the "Inflation Cap Credit." Last updated February 3, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 317.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 317 / § 317.09
§ 317.09. Recording and filing notices of federal tax liens - certificate of discharge or release - fee
Status: in_force

January 30, 2014 House Bill 72 - 130th General Assembly (A)(1) Notices of liens for internal revenue taxes, of liens arising under section 107 of the "Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980," 94 Stat. 2781, 42 U.S.C.A. 9607, as amended, and of any other lien in favor of the United States, as provided in the statutes of the United States or in any regulation adopted under those statutes, certificates discharging the liens, and certificates of release of the liens shall be filed for record, by mail or otherwise, in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the property subject to the lien is situated. If a duplicate copy of a notice of a lien or a certificate of discharge or release of a lien is provided, the county recorder shall endorse on the copy the date and hour that the notice or certificate was received for filing and recording and shall return the copy, by mail or otherwise, to the district director of the internal revenue service of the Ohio district from which the notice or certificate originated, the regional administrator of the region of the United States environmental protection agency from which the notice or certificate originated, or the other official of the United States who originated the notice or certificate, whichever is applicable. (2) When a notice of a lien in favor of the United States is filed, the county recorder shall record the lien in the official records provided for in section 317.08 of the Revised Code and shall index the lien in the indexes provided for under section 317.18 of the Revised Code. The county recorder shall file and keep all original notices of liens in numerical order. When a certificate of discharge or release of any lien in favor of the United States is issued by the proper official of the United States or the official's delegate and is filed for record in the office of the county recorder in which the original notice of the lien is filed, the county recorder shall record the certificate in the official records provided for in section 317.08 of the Revised Code and shall index the certificate of discharge or release in the indexes provided for in section 317.18 of the Revised Code. (B) A county recorder may use any nonpaper electronic or magnetic medium specified in section 9.01 of the Revised Code to record the notices of liens and the certificates of discharge or release of liens covered by this section. If the county recorder wishes to dispose of paper versions of the notices and certificates covered by this section because they are no longer needed in that format, the county recorder shall request the county records commission to revise the county's schedule of records retention and disposal in accordance with section 149.38 of the Revised Code to provide for the disposal of those paper records. (C) The county recorder shall receive a fee of five dollars for filing and indexing each notice of a lien filed pursuant to this section and shall receive a fee of three dollars for filing and indexing a certificate of discharge or release of the lien. The fees provided for in this division shall be collected at the time that the notice or certificate is presented in the office of the county recorder.
Ohio Rev. Code § 303.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 303 / § 303.01
§ 303.01. County rural zoning - agriculture defined
Status: in_force

June 4, 2012 House Bill 276 - 129th General Assembly As used in sections 303.02 to 303.25 of the Revised Code, "agriculture" includes farming; ranching; algaculture meaning the farming of algae; aquaculture; apiculture; horticulture; viticulture; animal husbandry, including, but not limited to, the care and raising of livestock, equine, and fur-bearing animals; poultry husbandry and the production of poultry and poultry products; dairy production; the production of field crops, tobacco, fruits, vegetables, nursery stock, ornamental shrubs, ornamental trees, flowers, sod, or mushrooms; timber; pasturage; any combination of the foregoing; and the processing, drying, storage, and marketing of agricultural products when those activities are conducted in conjunction with, but are secondary to, such husbandry or production.
Ohio Rev. Code § 319.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 319 / § 319.06
§ 319.06. Oaths
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The county auditor and his deputies may administer any oath necessary in the discharge of the duties of their respective offices, or proper in the authentication of any return, voucher, or document to be filed in the auditor's office.
Ohio Rev. Code § 319.541 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 319 / § 319.541
§ 319.541. County to pay damages of suit against officials
Status: in_force

September 21, 1982 House Bill 379 - 114th General Assembly When an action has been commenced against the county treasurer, county auditor, or other county officer for performing or attempting to perform a duty authorized or directed by statute for the collection of the public revenue, the amount of damages and cost adjudged against such treasurer, auditor, or other officer shall be apportioned ratably by the auditor among all the parties entitled to share the revenue collected, and be deducted by the auditor from the shares of revenue payable to each, including as one of the parties, the state itself, as well as the counties, townships, municipal corporations, school districts, and organizations entitled thereto.
Ohio Rev. Code § 351.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 351 / § 351.03
§ 351.03. No county financing or subsidizing operation of authority
Status: in_force

March 27, 2020 House Bill 197 - 133rd General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (C) of section 5739.09 or in section 5739.026 of the Revised Code, no county creating a convention facilities authority may appropriate and expend public funds to finance or subsidize the operation of the authority. (B) Subject to making due provisions for payment and performance of its obligations, a convention facilities authority may be dissolved by the county creating it. In such event the properties of the authority shall be transferred to the county creating it, and the county may thereupon appropriate and expend public funds to finance or subsidize the operation of such facilities.
Ohio Rev. Code § 307.82 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 307 / § 307.82
§ 307.82. Selling unused parks and park lands
Status: in_force

April 9, 2025 House Bill 497 - 135th General Assembly Upon the vacation of parks or park lands, the board of county commissioners shall offer such lands for sale at a public auction at the courthouse of the county in which such lands are situated. No lands shall be sold until the board gives notice of intention to sell such lands. Such notice shall be published once a week for four consecutive weeks using at least one of the following methods: (A) In the print or digital edition of a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which sale is to be had; (B) On the official public notice web site established under section 125.182 of the Revised Code; (C) On the web site and social media account of the county in which sale is to be had. The board shall sell such lands to the highest and best bidder, provided, the board may reject any and all bids made hereunder. When such sale is made, the auditor of the county in which sale is had and in which such lands are located, shall enter into a deed, conveying said lands to the purchaser thereof. At the time of sale, the auditor shall place the lands sold hereunder on the tax duplicate of the county at a value to be established by the auditor as in cases where the auditor re-enters property which has been tax exempt on the taxable list of the county. The proceeds from the sale of lands sold pursuant to this section shall be placed in the general fund of the county in which such lands are located and may be disbursed as other general fund moneys. Last updated January 28, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 319.201 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 319 / § 319.201
§ 319.201. Evidence of title to real property acquired by state or political subdivision
Status: in_force

April 7, 2009 Senate Bill 353 - 127th General Assembly Whenever the state or any political subdivision thereof acquires an easement, right, title, or interest in a parcel or part of a parcel of real property, either by deed of purchase or by order of a court or a county board of revision, upon which parcel of real property the lien for taxes has attached under section 323.11 or 5727.06 of the Revised Code, the state agency or political subdivision acquiring such real property shall file evidence of title, by purchase or by order of a court or a board of revision, with the county auditor of the county in which such property is located. Such evidence of title shall contain a reference to the volume and page of the recording of the next preceding recorded instrument by or through which the grantor or previous property owner acquired or claims title. Such evidence of title shall be endorsed by the county auditor as provided in section 317.22 of the Revised Code, and recorded as other instruments of conveyance are recorded. Any evidence of title to real property that the state or an agency of the state files pursuant to this section shall identify the agency of the state that has the use and benefit of the property as specified in section 5301.012 of the Revised Code. All taxes appearing on the current tax duplicate as owing on such transferred parcel or part of such parcel of real property shall be due and payable as of the date of transfer or acquisition of easement, right, or interest, whichever is later. Whenever said easement, right, or interest has been acquired in a parcel or part of a parcel of real property after the lien for taxes has attached and the taxes for said tax lien year have not been determined, assessed, and levied for that year, the county auditor, upon application of the grantee or the grantor or property owner, shall make an estimate of the taxes that will be assessed and levied against said parcel for the tax lien year. If the grantor or property owner has transferred only a part of the parcel by easement, right, or interest in or to such part of the parcel of real property to the state or a political subdivision thereof, the county auditor shall apportion the tax valuation of the parcel of real property proportionately between the part acquired by the state or the political subdivision and the residue remaining with the grantor. If such tax valuation of the residue remaining with the property owner is sufficient to support the taxes that are a lien or that are due and payable, the lien for taxes shall attach to the residue part of the parcel. If such apportioned assessed valuation of the part of the parcel remaining with the grantor or property owner is not sufficient to support the taxes on the parcel that are due and payable and the proportionate amount of the estimated taxes that are a lien but not determined, assessed, and levied, such taxes shall immediately be due and payable; provided, that the grantor or property owner shall be liable only for that portion of the estimated taxes, for the period of the tax lien year preceding the transfer or conveyance of the property to the state or the political subdivision. This section does not change the total amount of taxes, special assessments, or other charges as originally levied, or the total amount of the balance due. The auditor shall certify such apportionments to the county treasurer. Section 319.42 of the Revised Code applies to the apportionment of special assessments. Upon presentation of the executed instrument of conveyance of an easement or the order of court conveying or granting such an easement for highway purposes together with evidence or proof showing that the proportionate amount of taxes, penalties, and interest charged against the part of the whole parcel over which the easement attaches and the proportionate amount of estimated taxes to be levied and assessed against the part of the parcel acquired for highway purposes have been paid or provision made for the payment thereof, the county auditor shall reduce the tax valuation of the parcel to reflect the value of the part or portion used or occupied as a public highway in accordance with section 5713.04 of the Revised Code. The lien for taxes shall thereupon be extinguished as to that part or portion acquired and used for public highway purposes. Any instrument by which real property is acquired pursuant to this section shall identify the agency of the state that has the use and benefit of the real property as specified in section 5301.012 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 306.43 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 306 / § 306.43
§ 306.43. Contracts - competitive bidding
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) The board of trustees of a regional transit authority or any officer or employee designated by such board may make any contract for the purchase of goods or services, the cost of which does not exceed one hundred thousand dollars. When an expenditure, other than for the acquisition of real estate, the discharge of claims, or the acquisition of goods or services under the circumstances described in division (H) of this section, is expected to exceed one hundred thousand dollars, such expenditure shall be made through full and open competition by the use of competitive procedures. The regional transit authority shall use the competitive procedure, as set forth in divisions (B), (C), (D), and (E) of this section, that is most appropriate under the circumstances of the procurement. (B) Competitive sealed bidding is the preferred method of procurement and a regional transit authority shall use that method if all of the following conditions exist: (1) A clear, complete, and adequate description of the goods, services, or work is available; (2) Time permits the solicitation, submission, and evaluation of sealed bids; (3) The award will be made on the basis of price and other price-related factors; (4) It is not necessary to conduct discussions with responding offerors about their bids; (5) There is a reasonable expectation of receiving more than one sealed bid. A regional transit authority shall publish a notice calling for bids once a week for no less than two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within the territorial boundaries of the regional transit authority, or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code. A regional transit authority may require that a bidder for any contract other than a construction contract provide a bid guaranty in the form, quality, and amount considered appropriate by the regional transit authority. The board may let the contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. Where fewer than two responsive bids are received, a regional transit authority may negotiate price with the sole responsive bidder or may rescind the solicitation and procure under division (H)(2) of this section. (C) A regional transit authority may use two-step competitive bidding, consisting of a technical proposal and a separate, subsequent sealed price bid from those submitting acceptable technical proposals, if both of the following conditions exist: (1) A clear, complete, and adequate description of the goods, services, or work is not available, but definite criteria exist for the evaluation of technical proposals; (2) It is necessary to conduct discussions with responding offerors. A regional transit authority shall publish a notice calling for technical proposals once a week for no less than two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within the territorial boundaries of the regional transit authority, or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code. A regional transit authority may require a bid guaranty in the form, quality, and amount the regional transit authority considers appropriate. The board may let the contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. Where fewer than two responsive and responsible bids are received, a regional transit authority may negotiate price with the sole responsive and responsible bidder or may rescind the solicitation and procure under division (H)(2) of this section. (D) A regional transit authority shall make a procurement by competitive proposals if competitive sealed bidding or two-step competitive bidding is not appropriate. A regional transit authority shall publish a notice calling for proposals once a week for no less than two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within the territorial boundaries of the regional transit authority, or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code. A regional transit authority may require a proposal guaranty in the form, quality, and amount considered appropriate by the regional transit authority. The board may let the contract to the proposer making the offer considered most advantageous to the authority. Where fewer than two competent proposals are received, a regional transit authority may negotiate price and terms with the sole proposer or may rescind the solicitation and procure under division (H)(2) of this section. (E)(1) A regional transit authority shall procure the services of an architect or engineer in the manner prescribed by the "Federal Mass Transportation Act of 1987," Public Law No. 100-17, section 316, 101 Stat. 227, 232-234, 49 U.S.C.A. app. 1608 and the services of a construction manager in the manner prescribed by sections 9.33 to 9.332 of the Revised Code. (2) A regional transit authority may procure revenue rolling stock in the manner prescribed by division (B), (C), or (D) of this section. (3) All contracts for construction in excess of one hundred thousand dollars shall be made only after the regional transit authority has published a notice calling for bids once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within the territorial boundaries of the regional transit authority, or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code. The board may award a contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. Where only one responsive and responsible bid is received, the regional transit authority may negotiate price with the sole responsive bidder or may rescind the solicitation. The regional transit authority shall award construction contracts in accordance with sections 153.12 to 153.14 and 153.54 of the Revised Code. Divisions (B) and (C) of this section shall not apply to the award of contracts for construction. (F)(1) As used in division (F)(2) of this section, "simplified acquisition threshold" means the amount set forth in 41 U.S.C. 134. (2) The board may adopt a policy on whether board approval is required to enter into a contract involving expenditures below the simplified acquisition threshold. The board shall approve all contracts involving expenditures at or above the simplified acquisition threshold. (3) All contracts involving expenditures in excess of the amount for which board approval is required shall be in writing and shall be accompanied by or shall refer to plans and specifications for the work to be done. The plans and specifications shall at all times be made and considered part of the contract. For all contracts other than construction contracts, a regional transit authority may require performance, payment, or maintenance guaranties or any combination of such guaranties in the form, quality, and amount it considers appropriate. The contract shall be approved by the board and signed on behalf of the regional transit authority and by the contractor. (G) In making a contract, a regional transit authority may give preference to goods produced in the United States in accordance with the Buy America requirements in the "Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982," Public Law No. 97-424, section 165, 96 Stat. 2097, 23 U.S.C.A. 101 note, as amended, and the rules adopted thereunder. The regional transit authority also may give preference to providers of goods produced in and services provided in labor surplus areas as defined by the United States department of labor in 41 U.S.C.A. 401 note, Executive Order No. 12073, August 16, 1978, 43 Fed. Reg. 36873, as amended. (H) Competitive procedures under this section are not required in any of the following circumstances: (1) The board of trustees of a regional transit authority, by a two-thirds affirmative vote of its members, determines that a real and present emergency exists under any of the following conditions, and the board enters its determination and the reasons for it in its proceedings: (a) Affecting safety, welfare, or the ability to deliver transportation services; (b) Arising out of an interruption of contracts essential to the provision of daily transit services; (c) Involving actual physical damage to structures, supplies, equipment, or property. (2) The purchase consists of goods or services, or any combination thereof, and after reasonable inquiry the board or any officer or employee the board designates finds that only one source of supply is reasonably available. (3) The expenditure is for a renewal or renegotiation of a lease or license for telecommunications or electronic data processing equipment, services, or systems, or for the upgrade of such equipment, services, or systems, or for the maintenance thereof as supplied by the original source or its successors or assigns. (4) The purchase of goods or services is made from another political subdivision, public agency, public transit system, regional transit authority, the state, or the federal government, or as a third-party beneficiary under a state or federal procurement contract, or as a participant in a department of administrative services contract under division (B) of section 125.04 of the Revised Code. (5) The sale and leaseback or lease and leaseback of transit facilities is made as provided in division (AA) of section 306.35 of the Revised Code. (6) The purchase substantially involves services of a personal, professional, highly technical, or scientific nature, including but not limited to the services of an attorney, physician, surveyor, appraiser, investigator, court reporter, adjuster, advertising consultant, or licensed broker, or involves the special skills or proprietary knowledge required for the servicing of specialized equipment owned by the regional transit authority. (7) Services or supplies are available from a qualified nonprofit agency pursuant to section 125.601 of the Revised Code. (8) The purchase consists of the product or services of a public utility. (9) The purchase is for the services of individuals with disabilities to work in the authority's commissaries or cafeterias, and those individuals are supplied by a nonprofit corporation or association whose purpose is to assist individuals with disabilities, whether or not that corporation or association is funded entirely or in part by the federal government, or the purchase is for services provided by a nonprofit corporation or association whose purpose is to assist individuals with disabilities, whether or not that corporation or association is funded entirely or in part by the federal government. For purposes of division (H)(9) of this section, "disability" has the same meaning as in section 4112.01 of the Revised Code. (I) A regional transit authority may enter into blanket purchase agreements for purchases of maintenance, operating, or repair goods or services where the item cost does not exceed five hundred dollars and the annual expenditure does not exceed one hundred thousand dollars. (J) Nothing contained in this section prohibits a regional transit authority from participating in intergovernmental cooperative purchasing arrangements. (K) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a regional transit authority shall make a sale or other disposition of property through full and open competition. Except as provided in division (L) of this section, all dispositions of personal property and all grants of real property for terms exceeding five years shall be made by public auction or competitive procedure. (L) The competitive procedures required by division (K) of this section are not required in any of the following circumstances: (1) The grant is a component of a joint development between public and private entities and is intended to enhance or benefit public transit. (2) The grant of a limited use or of a license affecting land is made to an owner of abutting real property. (3) The grant of a limited use is made to a public utility. (4) The grant or disposition is to a department of the federal or state government, to a political subdivision of the state, or to any other governmental entity. (5) Used equipment is traded on the purchase of equipment and the value of the used equipment is a price-related factor in the basis for award for the purchase. (6) The value of the personal property is such that competitive procedures are not appropriate and the property either is sold at its fair market value or is disposed of by gift to a nonprofit entity having the general welfare or education of the public as one of its principal objects. (M) The board of trustees of a regional transit authority, when making a contract funded exclusively by state or local moneys or any combination thereof, shall make a good faith effort to use disadvantaged business enterprise participation to the same extent required under Section 105(f) of the "Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982," Public Law No. 97-424, 96 Stat. 2100, and Section 106(c) of the "Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987," Public Law No. 100-17, 101 Stat. 145, and the rules adopted thereunder. (N) As used in this section: (1) "Goods" means all things, including specially manufactured goods, that are movable at the time of identification to the contract for sale other than the money in which the price is to be paid, investment securities, and things in action. "Goods" also includes other identified things attached to realty as described in section 1302.03 of the Revised Code. (2) "Services" means the furnishing of labor, time, or effort by a contractor, not involving the delivery of goods or reports other than goods or reports that are merely incidental to the required performance, including but not limited to insurance, bonding, or routine operation, routine repair, or routine maintenance of existing structures, buildings, real property, or equipment, but does not include employment agreements, collective bargaining agreements, or personal services. (3) "Construction" means the process of building, altering, repairing, improving, painting, decorating, or demolishing any structure or building, or other improvements of any kind to any real property owned or leased by a regional transit authority. (4) "Full and open competition" has the same meaning as in the "Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act," Public Law No. 98-369, section 2731, 98 Stat. 1195 (1984), 41 U.S.C.A. 403. (5) A bidder is "responsive" if, applying the criteria of division (A) of section 9.312 of the Revised Code, the bidder is "responsive" as described in that section. (6) A bidder is "responsible" if, applying the criteria of division (B) of section 9.312 of the Revised Code and of the "Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act," Public Law No. 98-369, section 2731, 98 Stat. 1195 (1984), 41 U.S.C.A. 403, the bidder is "responsible" as described in those sections. Last updated July 24, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 306.37 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 306 / § 306.37
§ 306.37. Issuing revenue bonds
Status: in_force

August 31, 2022 House Bill 338 - 134th General Assembly A regional transit authority which proposes to acquire by purchase or otherwise, or proposes to construct, replace, improve, extend, enlarge, maintain, or operate any transit facility, and desires to raise money for any one or more of such purposes or for the purpose of repaying or refunding any outstanding issue of bonds of the regional transit authority or pay any obligation assumed by it or of repaying or refunding any outstanding issue of bonds or notes of any political subdivision issued to acquire, construct, replace, improve, extend, enlarge, or maintain any transit facility acquired by the regional transit authority or repay any advances or loans made to the regional transit authority by any person or political subdivision, may issue revenue bonds therefor which bonds shall not be secured by the general credit of the regional transit authority or by the general credit of the state or any political subdivision. Such revenue bonds shall have all the qualities of negotiable instruments and shall be secured only by a pledge of and a lien on the revenues of the regional transit authority derived from rentals, fees, rates, charges, the authority's allocation of a tax levied under section 5739.026 of the Revised Code, all or any portion of a tax levied under section 5739.023 of the Revised Code by the authority, or other revenues from any transit facility of the regional transit authority as are designated in said resolution, including but not limited to the transit facility to be acquired, constructed, replaced, improved, extended, enlarged, or maintained with the proceeds of said bond issue, after provision only for the reasonable cost of operating and maintaining the transit facility of the regional transit authority so designated. Said bonds shall further be secured by the covenant of the regional transit authority to maintain such rentals, fees, rates, charges, or other revenues as will produce revenues sufficient to meet costs of operating and maintaining such transit facility, to meet the interest, principal, and other requirements of such bonds, and to establish and maintain reserves for the foregoing purposes, and may be secured by a mortgage on any real property or interests therein acquired from the proceeds of such revenue bonds. The authority may not repeal, rescind, or reduce any portion of a sales tax levied under section 5739.023 of the Revised Code pledged to the payment of debt charges on such bonds while such bonds remain outstanding, and no portion of the tax pledged to the payment of debt charges on such bonds is subject to repeal or reduction by the electors of the authority or by the authority while such bonds are outstanding. Last updated June 6, 2022 at 2:29 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 319.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 319 / § 319.10
§ 319.10. Contracts for auditor to provide services to county land reutilization corporation
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly The county auditor may enter into a contract with a county land reutilization corporation organized under Chapter 1724. of the Revised Code to provide employees of the auditor to provide services to the corporation. An employee of the auditor who provides services to a county land reutilization corporation under such a contract shall not be considered an employee of the corporation during the provision of services, but shall remain an employee of the county during provision of services pursuant to the contract.
Ohio Rev. Code § 317.29 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 317 / § 317.29
§ 317.29. Records transcribed into new books
Status: in_force

January 30, 2014 House Bill 72 - 130th General Assembly When the records in the county recorder's office, or any part of them, become defaced or injured, the recorder, when directed to do so by the board of county commissioners, shall transcribe them into new books or on other media, which shall be as valid as the original record, and transcripts from the new books or other media shall be received and taken as of the same force and effect.
Ohio Rev. Code § 319.57 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 319 / § 319.57
§ 319.57. County sealer shall deliver copies to successor
Status: in_force

June 20, 1994 Senate Bill 134 - 120th General Assembly When a county sealer resigns, is removed from office, or removes from the county, he shall deliver to his successor in office the standards, beams, weights, measures, and records in his possession. In case of the death of a county sealer, his representatives, in like manner, shall deliver to his successor in office such beams, weights, measures, and records. In case of neglect or refusal to deliver such standards and records entire and complete, the successor in office may maintain a civil action against the person so refusing or neglecting, and recover double the value of such standards as have not been delivered, with costs of suit, which shall be appropriated by such successor to the purchase of such standards as are required in his office.
Ohio Rev. Code § 355.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 355 / § 355.04
§ 355.04. Report to LSC
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly A local healthier buckeye council shall report the following information to the legislative service commission: (A) Notification that the local council has been established and information regarding the council's organization, plan, and activities; (B) Information regarding enrollment or outcome data collected under division (E) of section 355.03 of the Revised Code; (C) Recommendations regarding the best practices for the administration and delivery of publicly funded assistance programs or other services or programs provided by council members or the entities the members represent; (D) Recommendations regarding the best practices in care coordination. Last updated August 20, 2025 at 11:32 AM Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 305.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 305 / § 305.01
§ 305.01. Board of county commissioners - election, term
Status: in_force

February 25, 1972 Senate Bill 322 - 109th General Assembly The board of county commissioners shall consist of three persons who shall be elected as follows: (A) In November, 1974, and quadrennially thereafter, one county commissioner shall be elected to take office on the first day of January following. (B) In November, 1972, and quadrennially thereafter, two commissioners shall be elected. The term of one of such commissioners shall commence on the second day of January next after his election, and the term of the other commissioner shall commence on the third day of January next after his election. (C) Thereafter such officers shall hold office for the term of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified.
Ohio Rev. Code § 323.66 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 323 / § 323.66
§ 323.66. Expedited foreclosure by board of revision on unoccupied land
Status: in_force

April 7, 2009 Senate Bill 353 - 127th General Assembly (A) In lieu of utilizing the judicial foreclosure proceedings and other procedures and remedies available under sections 323.25 to 323.28 or under Chapter 5721., 5722., or 5723. of the Revised Code, a county board of revision created under section 5715.01 of the Revised Code, upon the board's initiative, expressed by resolution, may foreclose the state's lien for real estate taxes upon abandoned land in the county and, upon the complaint of a certificate holder or county land reutilization corporation, foreclose the lien of the state or the certificate holder held under sections 5721.30 to 5721.43 of the Revised Code. The board shall order disposition of the abandoned land by public auction or by other conveyance in the manner prescribed by sections 323.65 to 323.79 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) A county board of revision may adopt rules as are necessary to administer cases subject to its jurisdiction under Chapter 5715. or adjudicated under sections 323.65 to 323.79 of the Revised Code, as long as the rules are consistent with rules adopted by the tax commissioner under Chapter 5715. of the Revised Code. Rules adopted by a board shall be limited to rules relating to hearing procedure, the scheduling and location of proceedings, case management, and practice forms. (2) A county board of revision, upon any adjudication of foreclosure under sections 323.65 to 323.79 of the Revised Code, may prepare final orders of sale and deeds. For such purposes, the board may create its own order of sale and deed forms. The sheriff or clerk of court shall execute and deliver any forms prepared under this division in the manner prescribed in sections 323.65 to 323.79 of the Revised Code. (C) In addition to all other duties and functions provided by law, under sections 323.65 to 323.79 of the Revised Code the clerk of court, in the same manner as in civil actions, shall provide summons and notice of hearings, maintain an official case file, docket all proceedings, and tax as costs all necessary actions in connection therewith in furtherance of the foreclosure of abandoned land under those sections. The county board of revision shall file with the clerk of court all orders and adjudications of the board, and the clerk shall docket, as needed, and journalize all orders and adjudications so filed by the board. The clerk may utilize the court's existing journal or maintain a separate journal for purposes of sections 323.65 to 323.79 of the Revised Code. Other than notices of hearings, the orders and adjudications of the board shall not become effective until journalized by the clerk. Staff of the board of revision may schedule and execute, and file with the clerk of courts, notices of hearings. (D) For the purpose of efficiently and promptly implementing sections 323.65 to 323.79 of the Revised Code, the prosecuting attorney of the county, the county treasurer, the clerk of court of the county, the county auditor, and the sheriff of the county may promulgate rules, not inconsistent with sections 323.65 to 323.79 of the Revised Code, regarding practice forms, forms of notice for hearings and notice to parties, forms of orders and adjudications, fees, publication, and other procedures customarily within their official purview and respective duties.
Ohio Rev. Code § 317.18 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 317 / § 317.18
§ 317.18. Direct and reverse indexes
Status: in_force

April 30, 2024 House Bill 101 - 135th General Assembly The county recorder shall make and keep up direct and reverse indexes of all the names of both parties to all instruments previously received for record by the county recorder. The indexes shall show the kind of instrument, the range, township, and section or the survey number and number of acres, or the permanent parcel number provided for under section 319.28 of the Revised Code, or the lot and sublot number and the part thereof, all as the case requires, of each tract, parcel, or lot of land described in any such instrument. The name of each grantor shall be entered in the direct index, and the name of each grantee shall be entered in the reverse index. After a village dissolution under sections 703.31 to 703.39 of the Revised Code, the county recorder may continue to utilize the lot and sublot number previously assigned to a tract, parcel, or lot of land. As to notices of claims filed in accordance with sections 5301.51 , 5301.52 , and 5301.56 of the Revised Code, there shall be entered in the reverse index the name of each claimant, followed by the name of the present owner of title against whom the claim is asserted, if the notice contains the name of the present owner; or, if the notice contains the names of more than one such owner, there shall be entered the name of the first owner followed by "and others" or its equivalent. In all cases of deeds, mortgages, or other instruments made by any sheriff, master commissioner, marshal, auditor, executor, administrator, trustee, or other officer, for the sale, conveyance, or encumbrance of any lands, tenements, or hereditaments, and recorded in the recorder's office, the recorder shall index the parties to such instrument under their appropriate letters, respectively, as follows: (A) The names of the persons represented by such officer as owners of the lands, tenements, or hereditaments described in any such instruments; (B) The official designation of the officer by whom such instrument was made; (C) The individual names of the officers by whom such instrument was made. Whenever, in the opinion of the board of county commissioners, it becomes necessary to transcribe, on account of its worn out or incomplete condition, any volume of an index in use, such volume shall be revised and transcribed to conform with this section; except that in counties having a sectional index in conformity with section 317.20 of the Revised Code, such transcript shall be only a copy of the original. Last updated February 7, 2024 at 10:35 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 303.47 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 303 / § 303.47
§ 303.47. Validity of signatures of public officials
Status: in_force

October 21, 1959 House Bill 1081 - 103rd General Assembly In case any of the public officials whose signatures appear on any bonds or coupons issued under any of the provisions of sections 303.26 to 303.56 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, cease to be such officials before the delivery of such bonds, such signatures shall, nevertheless, be valid and sufficient for all purposes, the same as if such officials had remained in office until such delivery. Any bonds issued under any of the provisions of sections 303.26 to 303.56 , inclusive, of the Revised Code shall be fully negotiable.
Ohio Rev. Code § 306.322 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 306 / § 306.322
§ 306.322. Additional provisions for joining additional counties, municipal corporations, or townships to the regional transit authority
Status: in_force

January 1, 2026 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: (1) "Political subdivision" means a county, a municipal corporation, or a township. (2) "Governing body" means a board of county commissioners of a county, a legislative authority of a municipal corporation, or a board of trustees of a township. (B) For any regional transit authority that levies a property tax and that includes in its membership political subdivisions that are located in a county having a population of at least four hundred thousand according to the most recent federal census, the procedures of this section apply until December 31, 2022, and are in addition to and an alternative to those established in sections 306.32 , 306.321 , and 306.54 of the Revised Code for joining to the regional transit authority additional political subdivisions. (C) Any political subdivision may adopt a resolution or ordinance proposing to join a regional transit authority described in division (B) of this section. In its resolution or ordinance, the political subdivision may propose joining the regional transit authority for a limited period of three years or without a time limit. (D) The political subdivision proposing to join the regional transit authority shall submit a copy of its resolution or ordinance to the governing body of each political subdivision comprising the regional transit authority. Within thirty days of receiving the resolution or ordinance for inclusion in the regional transit authority, the governing body of each political subdivision shall consider the question of whether to include the additional political subdivision in the regional transit authority, shall adopt a resolution or ordinance approving or rejecting the inclusion of the additional political subdivision, and shall present its resolution or ordinance to the board of trustees of the regional transit authority. If the board of trustees of the regional transit authority proposes to extend the levy of an existing property tax to the territory to be added to the regional transit authority, the board and the county auditor shall proceed in the same manner as required for a tax levy under section 5705.03 of the Revised Code, except that the levy's annual collections shall be estimated assuming that the additional territory has been added to the regional transit authority. (E) If a majority of the political subdivisions comprising the regional transit authority approve the inclusion of the additional political subdivision under division (D) of this section, the board of trustees of the regional transit authority may proceed as provided in division (K) of this section or as provided in divisions (F) to (J) of this section, as applicable. (F) Not later than the tenth day following the day on which the last ordinance or resolution is presented under division (D) of this section, the board of trustees of the regional transit authority shall notify the political subdivision proposing to join the regional transit authority that it may certify the proposal to the board of elections for the purpose of having the proposal placed on the ballot at the next general election or at a special election conducted on the day of the next primary election that occurs not less than ninety days after the resolution or ordinance is certified to the board of elections. (G) Upon certification of a proposal to the board of elections pursuant to division (F) of this section, the board of elections shall make the necessary arrangements for the submission of the question to the electors of the territory to be included in the regional transit authority qualified to vote on the question, and the election shall be held, canvassed, and certified in the same manner as regular elections for the election of officers of the political subdivision proposing to join the regional transit authority, except that, if the resolution proposed the inclusion without a time limitation the question appearing on the ballot shall read: "Shall the territory within the _________________________ (Name or names of political subdivisions to be joined) be added to _________________________ _________ (Name) regional transit authority and shall a(n) __________ (here insert type of tax or taxes) at a rate of taxation not to exceed _____ (here insert maximum tax rate or rates) be levied for all transit purposes?" If the resolution proposed the inclusion with a three-year time limitation, the question appearing on the ballot shall read: "Shall the territory within the _________________________ (Name or names of political subdivisions to be joined) be added to _________________________ _________ (Name) regional transit authority for three years and shall a(n) __________ (here insert type of tax or taxes) at a rate of taxation not to exceed _____ (here insert maximum tax rate or rates) be levied for all transit purposes for three years?" In either case, if the tax is a tax on property, the ballot shall express the levy's estimated annual collections, and the rate shall be expressed numerically in mills for each one dollar of taxable value and the effective rate shall be expressed numerically in dollars for each one hundred thousand dollars of the county auditor's market value. (H) If the question is approved by at least a majority of the electors voting on the question, the addition of the new territory is effective six months from the date of the certification of its passage, and the regional transit authority may extend the levy of the tax against all the taxable property within the territory that was added. If the question is approved at a general election or at a special election occurring prior to the general election but after the fifteenth day of July, the regional transit authority may amend its budget and resolution adopted pursuant to section 5705.34 of the Revised Code, and the levy shall be placed on the current tax list and duplicate and collected as other taxes are collected from all taxable property within the territorial boundaries of the regional transit authority, including the territory within the political subdivision added as a result of the election. If the budget of the regional transit authority is amended pursuant to this paragraph, the county auditor shall prepare and deliver an amended certificate of estimated resources to reflect the change in anticipated revenues of the regional transit authority. (I) If the question is approved by at least a majority of the electors voting on the question, the board of trustees of the regional transit authority immediately shall amend the resolution or ordinance creating the regional transit authority to include the additional political subdivision. (J) If the question approved by a majority of the electors voting on the question added the political subdivision for three years, the territory of the additional political subdivision in the regional transit authority shall be removed from the territory of the regional transit authority three years after the date the territory was added, as determined in the effective date of the election, and shall no longer be a part of that authority without any further action by either the political subdivisions that were included in the authority prior to submitting the question to the electors or of the political subdivision added to the authority as a result of the election. The regional transit authority reduced to its territory as it existed prior to the inclusion of the additional political subdivision shall be entitled to levy and collect any property taxes that it was authorized to levy and collect prior to the enlargement of its territory and for which authorization has not expired, as if the enlargement had not occurred. (K)(1) If a majority of the political subdivisions comprising the regional transit authority approve the inclusion of the additional political subdivision without a time limit under division (D) of this section, the board of trustees of the regional transit authority may adopt a resolution to submit to the electors of the regional transit authority, as it would be enlarged by the inclusion, the question of including the political subdivision in the regional transit authority, of levying a tax under sections 5739.023 and 5741.022 of the Revised Code throughout the territorial boundaries of the regional transit authority as so enlarged, and of repealing the property tax levied by the regional transit authority under section 306.49 of the Revised Code. The resolution shall state all of the following: (a) The date on which the political subdivision is to be included in the regional transit authority; (b) The rate of the tax to be levied under sections 5739.023 and 5741.022 of the Revised Code, the number of years it is to be levied or that it is to be levied for a continuing period of time, and the date on which it shall first be levied, all as provided under section 5739.023 of the Revised Code; (c) The last tax year that the property tax is to be levied under section 306.49 of the Revised Code. (2) Except as otherwise provided in division (K)(5) of this section, the political subdivision shall not be joined to the regional transit authority before the first day sales and use tax is levied by the regional transit authority under sections 5739.023 and 5741.022 of the Revised Code. Sales and use tax shall not be levied under those sections on or before the last day of the last tax year the regional transit authority levies property tax under section 306.49 of the Revised Code. (3) The board of trustees of the regional transit authority shall certify the resolution to the board of elections for the purpose of having the proposal placed on the ballot at the next general election or at a special election conducted on the day of the next primary election that occurs not less than ninety days after the resolution is certified to the board of elections. The election shall be held, canvassed, and certified, as provided in section 306.70 of the Revised Code, except that the question appearing on the ballot shall read: "Shall the territory within the _________________ (Name or names of political subdivisions to be joined) be added to _______________ (Name) regional transit authority, shall sales and use tax at a rate not exceeding ________ (Insert tax rate) be levied for all transit purposes throughout the territory of the regional transit authority, and shall the existing property tax levied for transit purposes be repealed?" (4) If the question is approved, the sales and use tax may be levied and collected as is otherwise provided under sections 5739.023 and 5741.022 of the Revised Code on and after the date stated in the resolution. (5) The board of trustees shall appropriate from the first moneys received from the sales and use tax in each year the full amount required in order to pay the principal of and interest on any notes of the regional transit authority issued pursuant to section 306.49 of the Revised Code in anticipation of the collection of the property tax. The board of trustees shall not thereafter levy and collect the property tax unless and to the extent that the levy and collection is necessary to pay the principal of and interest on notes issued in anticipation of the property tax in order to avoid impairing the obligation of the contract between the regional transit authority and the note holders. Such property tax shall be levied only in the territory of the authority as it existed before the political subdivision was joined to the authority. (6) If the question is approved after the fifteenth day of July in any calendar year, the regional transit authority may amend its budget for the current and next fiscal year, and any resolution adopted pursuant to section 5705.34 of the Revised Code, to reflect the imposition of the sales and use tax, and shall amend its budget for the next fiscal year, and any resolution adopted pursuant to section 5705.34 of the Revised Code, to comply with division (K)(5) of this section. If the budget of the regional transit authority is amended pursuant to this division, the county auditor shall prepare and deliver an amended certificate of estimated resources to reflect the change in anticipated revenues of the regional transit authority. (7) If the question is approved, the board of trustees of the regional transit authority immediately shall amend the resolution or ordinance creating the regional transit authority to include the additional political subdivision. (L) As used in this section, "the county auditor's market value" and "effective rate" have the same meanings as in section 5705.01 of the Revised Code. Last updated October 6, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 308.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 308 / § 308.04
§ 308.04. Appointment and organization of board of trustees
Status: in_force

December 30, 2008 Senate Bill 129 - 127th General Assembly Within sixty days after a regional airport authority has been created under section 308.03 of the Revised Code, the board of trustees for such regional airport authority shall be appointed as provided in the resolution creating it. Each member of the board of trustees, before entering upon the member's official duties, shall take and subscribe to an oath or affirmation that the member will honestly, faithfully, and impartially perform the duties of office, and that the member will not be interested directly or indirectly in any contract let by the regional airport authority. Any contract let by the regional airport authority in which a member of the board of trustees is directly or indirectly interested is void and unenforceable, unless a member with an interest in a contract first discloses the member's interest in writing to the remaining members of the board and the member with the interest refrains from any participation in the matter. After each member of the board has taken the oath as prescribed by this section the board shall meet and organize by electing one of its members as president and another as vice-president, who shall hold their respective offices until the next annual meeting of the board as provided in its bylaws. At each annual meeting thereafter the board shall elect from its membership a president and a vice-president who shall serve for a term of one year. The board shall appoint and fix the compensation of a secretary-treasurer, who shall not be a member of the board and who shall serve at the pleasure of the board.
Ohio Rev. Code § 323.67 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 323 / § 323.67
§ 323.67. List of parcels of abandoned land
Status: in_force

April 7, 2009 Senate Bill 353 - 127th General Assembly (A) The county treasurer, county auditor, a county land reutilization corporation, or a certificate holder, from the list compiled under division (C) of this section or the delinquent tax list or delinquent vacant land tax list compiled under section 5721.03 of the Revised Code, may identify and compile a list of the parcels in the county that the treasurer, auditor, corporation, or certificate holder determines to be abandoned lands suitable for disposition under sections 323.65 to 323.79 of the Revised Code. The list may contain one or more parcels and may be transmitted to the board of revision in such a form and manner that allows the board to reasonably discern that the parcels constitute abandoned lands. (B)(1) From the list of parcels compiled under division (A) of this section, the county treasurer or prosecuting attorney, for purposes of collecting the delinquent taxes, interest, penalties, and charges levied on those parcels and expeditiously restoring them to the tax list, may proceed to foreclose the lien for those impositions in the manner prescribed by sections 323.65 to 323.79 of the Revised Code. (2) If a certificate holder or county land reutilization corporation compiles a list of parcels under division (A) of this section that the certificate holder determines to be abandoned lands suitable for disposition under sections 323.65 to 323.79 of the Revised Code, the certificate holder or corporation may proceed under sections 323.68 and 323.69 of the Revised Code. (C) For purposes of sections 323.65 to 323.79 of the Revised Code, the county auditor or county treasurer may compile or certify a list of abandoned lands in any manner and at such times as will give effect to the expedited foreclosure of abandoned land.
Ohio Rev. Code § 321.35 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 321 / § 321.35
§ 321.35. Withholding school district funds to pay debt service charges
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly Upon demand of the treasurer of state while holding a school district, county, township, or municipal corporation obligation purchased under division (G)(1) of section 135.143 of the Revised Code, in making any payment under section 321.31 or 321.34 of the Revised Code, the county auditor shall withhold funds of the school district, county, township, or municipal corporation in an amount sufficient to pay debt service charges on that obligation and any of the fee for the agreement to purchase that obligation, less any amount deposited for that purpose under division (D) of section 3317.18 of the Revised Code. The county auditor shall promptly pay to the treasurer of state the amount withheld.
Ohio Rev. Code § 339.09 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 339 / § 339.09
§ 339.09. Hospital may be leased
Status: in_force

March 30, 2007 Senate Bill 126 - 126th General Assembly When the county hospital has been fully completed and sufficiently equipped for occupancy, in lieu of sections 339.06 to 339.08 of the Revised Code, the board of county commissioners of any county, on adoption of a resolution under section 339.091 of the Revised Code, may, upon such terms as are agreed upon between the board and a constituted and empowered nonsectarian Ohio corporation, organized for charitable purposes and not for profit, a majority of whose members reside in the county, enter into an agreement to lease for use as a hospital or hospital facilities, the lands, the buildings, and equipment of any hospital owned by said county. Such lease may be from year to year or may provide for a term of not more than thirty years and may provide that such board has the option to renew such lease at the expiration thereof for a further term of not more than thirty years upon such terms as are provided for in such lease. In the event that said nonprofit corporation fails to faithfully and efficiently administer, maintain, and operate such hospital as a public hospital, admitting patients without regard to race, creed, or color, then, after an opportunity is given to be heard upon written charges, said agreement shall terminate and the control and management of said hospital, together with all additions, improvements, and equipment, shall revert to and become the property of the county to be operated as provided by law.
Ohio Rev. Code § 322.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 322 / § 322.05
§ 322.05. No preemption of county power to tax
Status: in_force

September 29, 1999 Senate Bill 41 - 123rd General Assembly The levy of any excise, income, property, real property, or manufactured home transfer tax or fee by the state or by any political subdivision of the state shall not be construed as preempting the power of a county to levy a real property or manufactured home transfer tax pursuant to sections 322.01 to 322.07 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 315.23 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 315 / § 315.23
§ 315.23. Acknowledgments by engineer
Status: in_force

February 14, 1967 House Bill 2 - 107th General Assembly The county engineer shall have the same power as judges of county courts to take and certify the acknowledgments of deeds, mortgages, powers of attorney, and other instruments affecting real estate, to administer oaths, and to take and certify affidavits and depositions.
Ohio Rev. Code § 323.45 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 323 / § 323.45
§ 323.45. Lien for taxes paid by lienholder
Status: in_force

September 21, 1982 House Bill 379 - 114th General Assembly A person having a lien upon real estate may pay the taxes which are a lien thereon, and the amount paid shall be a lien upon such real estate from the time of payment in preference to all other liens. The money paid may be recovered from the person liable for the payment of the taxes.
Ohio Rev. Code § 308.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 308 / § 308.03
§ 308.03. Resolution creating regional airport authority
Status: in_force

October 2, 1961 House Bill 307 - 104th General Assembly Any two or more contiguous counties or any single county may create a regional airport authority by the adoption of a resolution by the board of county commissioners of each county to be included in the regional airport authority. Such resolution shall state: (A) The necessity for the creation of the regional airport authority; (B) The counties to be included within the regional airport authority; (C) The official name by which the regional airport authority shall be known; (D) The place in which the principal office of the regional airport authority will be located or the manner in which it may be selected; (E) The number, term, compensation if any, and manner of selecting the members of the board of trustees of the regional airport authority; (F) The manner in which vacancies on the board of trustees of the regional airport authority shall be filled; (G) The manner and to what extent the expenses of the regional airport authority shall be apportioned among the counties creating it. The regional airport authority provided for in such resolution shall be deemed to be created upon the adoption of such resolution by the board of county commissioners of each county enumerated in the resolution. The resolution creating a regional airport authority may be amended to include additional counties or for any other purpose, by the adoption of such amendment by the board of county commissioners of each county included or to be included in the regional airport authority. The territorial boundaries of a regional airport authority shall be coextensive with the territorial boundaries of the counties included within the regional airport authority.
Ohio Rev. Code § 308.13 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 308 / § 308.13
§ 308.13. Competitive bidding
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) The board of trustees of a regional airport authority or any officer or employee designated by such board may make without competitive bidding any contract for any purchase, lease, lease with option or agreement to purchase any property, or any construction contract for any work, the cost of which shall not exceed the amount specified in section 9.17 of the Revised Code. Any purchase, lease, lease with option or agreement to purchase, or construction contract in excess of the amount specified in section 9.17 of the Revised Code shall require that a notice calling for bids be published once a week for not less than two consecutive weeks preceding the day of the opening of the bids in a newspaper of general circulation within the territorial boundaries of the regional airport authority. The regional airport authority also may cause notice to be inserted in trade papers or other publications designated by it or to be distributed by electronic means, including posting the notice on the internet site on the world wide web of the regional airport authority. If the contracting authority posts the notice on that internet web site, the requirement that a second notice be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the territorial boundaries of the regional airport authority does not apply provided the first notice published in that newspaper meets all of the following requirements: (1) It is published at least two weeks prior to the day of the opening of the bids. (2) It includes a statement that the notice is posted on the internet site on the world wide web of the regional airport authority. (3) It includes the internet address of the internet site on the world wide web of the regional airport authority. (4) It includes instructions describing how the notice may be accessed on the internet site on the world wide web of the regional airport authority. No purchase, lease, project, or other transaction subject to this section shall be divided into component parts, separate projects, or separate items of work in order to avoid the requirements of this section. If the bid is for a contract for the construction, demolition, alteration, repair, or reconstruction of an improvement, it shall meet the requirements of section 153.54 of the Revised Code. If the bid is for any other contract authorized by this section, it shall be accompanied by a good and approved bond with ample security conditioned on the carrying out of the contract as determined by the board. The board may let the contract to the lowest and best bidder. Such contract shall be in writing and shall be accompanied by or shall refer to plans and specifications for the work to be done, as approved by the board. The plans and specifications at all times shall be made and considered part of the contract. The contract shall be approved by the board and signed by its chief executive officer and by the contractor, and shall be executed in duplicate. (B) The competitive bidding procedures described in division (A) of this section do not apply in any of the following circumstances: (1) The board of trustees of a regional airport authority, by a majority vote of its members present at any meeting, determines that a real and present emergency exists under any of the following conditions, and the board enters its determination and the reasons for it in its proceedings: (a) Affecting safety, welfare, or the ability to deliver services; (b) Arising out of an interruption of contracts essential to the provision of daily air services and other services related to the airport; (c) Involving actual physical damage to structures, supplies, equipment, or property requiring immediate repair or replacement. (2) The purchase consists of goods or services, or any combination thereof, and after reasonable inquiry the board or any officer or designee of the board finds that only one source of supply is reasonably available. (3) The expenditure is for a renewal or renegotiation of a lease or license for telecommunications or informational technology equipment, services, or systems, or for the upgrade of such equipment, services, or systems, or for the maintenance thereof as supplied by the original source or its successors or assigns. (4) The purchase of goods or services is made from another political subdivision, public agency, public transit system, regional transit authority, the state, or the federal government, or as a third-party beneficiary under a state or federal procurement contract, or as a participant in a department of administrative services contract under division (B) of section 125.04 of the Revised Code or under an approved purchasing plan of this state. (5) The purchase substantially involves services of a personal, professional, highly technical, or scientific nature, including the services of an attorney, physician, engineer, architect, surveyor, appraiser, investigator, adjuster, advertising consultant, or licensed broker, or involves the special skills or proprietary knowledge required for the operation of the airport owned by the regional transit authority. (6) Services or supplies are available from a qualified nonprofit agency pursuant to sections 125.60 to 125.6012 of the Revised Code. (7) The purchase consists of the product or services of a public utility. Last updated July 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 329.023 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 329 / § 329.023
§ 329.023. Hours of operation outside county department's normal hours of operation
Status: in_force

July 1, 2000 House Bill 471 - 123rd General Assembly Each county department of job and family services shall have hours of operation outside the county department's normal hours of operation during which the county department will accept from employed individuals applications for the programs administered by the county department and assist employed program recipients and participants with matters related to the programs.
Ohio Rev. Code § 307.86 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 307 / § 307.86
§ 307.86. Competitive bidding required - exceptions
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly Anything to be purchased, leased, leased with an option or agreement to purchase, or constructed, including, but not limited to, any product, structure, construction, reconstruction, improvement, maintenance, repair, or service, except the services of an accountant, architect, attorney at law, physician, professional engineer, construction project manager, consultant, surveyor, or appraiser, by or on behalf of the county or contracting authority, as defined in section 307.92 of the Revised Code, at a cost in excess of the amount specified in section 9.17 of the Revised Code, except as otherwise provided in division (D) of section 713.23 and in sections 9.48 , 125.04 , 125.60 to 125.6012 , 307.022 , 307.041 , 307.861 , 339.05 , 340.036 , 5119.44 , 5513.01 , 5543.19 , 5713.01 , and 6137.05 of the Revised Code, shall be obtained through competitive bidding. No purchase, lease, project, or other transaction subject to this section shall be divided into component parts, separate projects, or separate items of work in order to avoid the requirements of this section. However, competitive bidding is not required when any of the following applies: (A) The board of county commissioners, by a unanimous vote of its members, makes a determination that a real and present emergency exists, and that determination and the reasons for it are entered in the minutes of the proceedings of the board, when any of the following applies: (1) The estimated cost is less than one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars. (2) There is actual physical disaster to structures, radio communications equipment, or computers. (3) The product to be purchased is personal protective equipment and the purchase is completed during the period of the emergency declared by Executive Order 2020-01D, issued on March 9, 2020. For purposes of this division: "Personal protective equipment" means equipment worn to minimize exposure to hazards that cause workplace injuries and illnesses. "Unanimous vote" means all three members of a board of county commissioners when all three members are present, or two members of the board if only two members, constituting a quorum, are present. Whenever a contract of purchase, lease, or construction is exempted from competitive bidding under division (A)(1) of this section because the estimated cost is less than one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars, but the estimated cost is the amount specified in section 9.17 of the Revised Code or more, the county or contracting authority shall solicit informal estimates from no fewer than three persons who could perform the contract, before awarding the contract. With regard to each such contract, the county or contracting authority shall maintain a record of such estimates, including the name of each person from whom an estimate is solicited. The county or contracting authority shall maintain the record for the longer of at least one year after the contract is awarded or the amount of time the federal government requires. (B)(1) The purchase consists of supplies or a replacement or supplemental part or parts for a product or equipment owned or leased by the county, and the only source of supply for the supplies, part, or parts is limited to a single supplier. (2) The purchase consists of services related to information technology, such as programming services, that are proprietary or limited to a single source. (C) The purchase is from the federal government, the state, another county or contracting authority of another county, or a board of education, educational service center, township, or municipal corporation. (D) The purchase is made by a county department of job and family services under section 329.04 of the Revised Code and consists of family services duties or workforce development activities or is made by a county board of developmental disabilities under section 5126.05 of the Revised Code and consists of program services, such as direct and ancillary client services, child care, case management services, residential services, and family resource services. (E) The purchase consists of criminal justice services, social services programs, family services, or workforce development activities by the board of county commissioners from nonprofit corporations or associations under programs funded by the federal government or by state grants. (F) The purchase consists of any form of an insurance policy or contract authorized to be issued under Title XXXIX of the Revised Code or any form of health care plan authorized to be issued under Chapter 1751. of the Revised Code, or any combination of such policies, contracts, plans, or services that the contracting authority is authorized to purchase, and the contracting authority does all of the following: (1) Determines that compliance with the requirements of this section would increase, rather than decrease, the cost of the purchase; (2) Requests issuers of the policies, contracts, plans, or services to submit proposals to the contracting authority, in a form prescribed by the contracting authority, setting forth the coverage and cost of the policies, contracts, plans, or services as the contracting authority desires to purchase; (3) Negotiates with the issuers for the purpose of purchasing the policies, contracts, plans, or services at the best and lowest price reasonably possible. (G) The purchase consists of computer hardware, software, or consulting services that are necessary to implement a computerized case management automation project administered by the Ohio prosecuting attorneys association and funded by a grant from the federal government. (H) Child care services are purchased for provision to county employees. (I)(1) Property, including land, buildings, and other real property, is leased for offices, storage, parking, or other purposes, and all of the following apply: (a) The contracting authority is authorized by the Revised Code to lease the property. (b) The contracting authority develops requests for proposals for leasing the property, specifying the criteria that will be considered prior to leasing the property, including the desired size and geographic location of the property. (c) The contracting authority receives responses from prospective lessors with property meeting the criteria specified in the requests for proposals by giving notice in a manner substantially similar to the procedures established for giving notice under section 307.87 of the Revised Code. (d) The contracting authority negotiates with the prospective lessors to obtain a lease at the best and lowest price reasonably possible considering the fair market value of the property and any relocation and operational costs that may be incurred during the period the lease is in effect. (2) The contracting authority may use the services of a real estate appraiser to obtain advice, consultations, or other recommendations regarding the lease of property under this division. (J) The purchase is made pursuant to section 5139.34 or sections 5139.41 to 5139.46 of the Revised Code and is of programs or services that provide case management, treatment, or prevention services to any felony or misdemeanant delinquent, unruly youth, or status offender under the supervision of the juvenile court, including, but not limited to, community residential care, day treatment, services to children in their home, or electronic monitoring. (K) The purchase is made by a public children services agency pursuant to section 307.92 or 5153.16 of the Revised Code and consists of family services, programs, or ancillary services that provide case management, prevention, or treatment services for children at risk of being or alleged to be abused, neglected, or dependent children. (L) The purchase is to obtain the services of emergency medical service organizations under a contract made by the board of county commissioners pursuant to section 307.05 of the Revised Code with a joint emergency medical services district. (M) The county contracting authority determines that the use of competitive sealed proposals would be advantageous to the county and the contracting authority complies with section 307.862 of the Revised Code. (N) The purchase consists of used supplies and is made at a public auction. Any issuer of policies, contracts, plans, or services listed in division (F) of this section and any prospective lessor under division (I) of this section may have the issuer's or prospective lessor's name and address, or the name and address of an agent, placed on a special notification list to be kept by the contracting authority, by sending the contracting authority that name and address. The contracting authority shall send notice to all persons listed on the special notification list. Notices shall state the deadline and place for submitting proposals. The contracting authority shall mail the notices at least six weeks prior to the deadline set by the contracting authority for submitting proposals. Every five years the contracting authority may review this list and remove any person from the list after mailing the person notification of that action. Any contracting authority that negotiates a contract under division (F) of this section shall request proposals and negotiate with issuers in accordance with that division at least every three years from the date of the signing of such a contract, unless the parties agree upon terms for extensions or renewals of the contract. Such extension or renewal periods shall not exceed six years from the date the initial contract is signed. Any real estate appraiser employed pursuant to division (I) of this section shall disclose any fees or compensation received from any source in connection with that employment. As used in division (N) of this section, "supplies" means any personal property including equipment, materials, and other tangible assets. Last updated July 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 340.037 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 340 / § 340.037
§ 340.037. Operation of facility to provide addiction or mental health services
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) Subject to division (B) of this section and rules adopted by the director of behavioral health after consultation with relevant constituencies as required by division (A)(10) of section 5119.21 of the Revised Code, a board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services may operate a facility or provide an addiction service or mental health service if both of the following apply: (1) The director gives the board prior approval; (2) There is no other qualified private or public facility, community addiction services provider, or community mental health services provider that is immediately available and willing to operate such a facility or provide the service. (B)(1) In an emergency situation, a board may operate a facility or provide an addiction service or mental health service in order to provide essential services for the duration of the emergency. (2) In a service district with a population of at least one hundred thousand but less than five hundred thousand, a board may operate a facility or provide an addiction service or mental health service for not longer than one year. (3) In a service district with a population of less than one hundred thousand, a board may operate a facility or provide an addiction service or mental health service for not longer than one year, except that the board may operate a facility or provide an addiction service or mental health service for more than one year with the prior approval of both of the following: (a) The director; (b) The board of county commissioners with jurisdiction over the service district or, if the service district is a joint-county district, a majority of the boards of county commissioners with jurisdiction over the district. (C) The director shall not do any of the following: (1) Except in an emergency situation, give a board approval to operate a facility or provide an addiction service or mental health service unless the director determines that it is not feasible to have the department operate the facility or provide the service; (2) Give a board that serves a service district with a population of less than one hundred thousand approval to operate a facility or provide an addiction service or mental health service unless the director determines that the board will provide greater administrative efficiency and more or better services than would be available if the board contracted with a private or public facility, community addiction services provider, or community mental health services provider; (3) Give a board approval to operate a facility previously operated by a person or other government entity unless the board has established to the director's satisfaction that the person or other government entity cannot effectively operate the facility or that the person or other government entity has requested the board to take over operation of the facility; (4) Give a board approval to provide an addiction service or mental health service previously provided by a community addiction services provider or community mental health services provider unless the board has established to the director's satisfaction that the provider cannot effectively provide the service or that the provider has requested the board to take over providing the service. (D) The director shall review and evaluate a board's operation of a facility and provision of addiction services or mental health services under this section. (E) Nothing in this section authorizes a board to administer or direct the daily operation of any facility, community addiction services provider, or community mental health services provider. However, a facility or provider may contract with a board to receive administrative services or staff direction from the board under the direction of the governing body of the facility or provider. Last updated July 22, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 307.44 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 307 / § 307.44
§ 307.44. Liability insurance for motor vehicles owned by county
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The board of county commissioners may procure policies of insurance insuring officers and employees of the county against liability on account of damage or injury to persons and property, including liability on account of death by wrongful act, occasioned by the operation of a motor vehicle, motor vehicles with auxiliary equipment, or all self-propelling equipment or trailers owned or operated by the county. Whenever the board deems it necessary to procure such insurance, it shall adopt a resolution setting forth the necessity therefor, together with a statement of the estimated premium cost, and upon adoption of the resolution the board may purchase such insurance. The premium for such insurance or any other insurance covering county vehicular equipment may be paid out of the county road fund.
Ohio Rev. Code § 351.25 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 351 / § 351.25
§ 351.25. Liberal construction of chapter
Status: in_force

February 20, 1986 House Bill 583 - 116th General Assembly Sections 351.01 to 351.25 of the Revised Code being necessary for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof.
Ohio Rev. Code § 313.122 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 313 / § 313.122
§ 313.122. Rules for protocol governing the performance of autopsies for sudden infant death
Status: in_force

September 10, 2012 House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly The director of health, after reviewing and considering any recommendations made by the Ohio state coroners association, shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing a protocol governing the performance of autopsies under section 313.121 of the Revised Code. The rules shall specify the information derived from an autopsy that a coroner is required to report to the state department of health. The director shall not amend the rules adopted under this section unless it notifies the Ohio state coroners association of the proposed changes and consults with the association.
Ohio Rev. Code § 349.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 349 / § 349.06
§ 349.06. Power and authority of new community authority
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly In furtherance of the purposes of this chapter, a new community authority may: (A) Acquire by purchase, lease, gift, or otherwise, on such terms and in such manner as it considers proper, real and personal property or any estate, interest, or right therein, within or without the new community district; (B) Improve, maintain, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of real and personal property and community facilities, on such terms and in such manner as it considers proper; (C) Landscape and otherwise aesthetically improve areas within the new community district, including but not limited to maintenance, landscaping and other community improvement services; (D) Provide, engage in, or otherwise sponsor recreational, educational, health, social, vocational, cultural, beautification, and amusement activities and related services primarily for residents of, visitors to, employees working within, or employers operating businesses in the district, or any combination thereof. (E) Fix, alter, impose, collect and receive service and user fees, rentals, and other charges to cover all costs in carrying out the new community development program; (F) Adopt, modify, and enforce reasonable rules and regulations governing the use of community facilities; (G) Employ such managers, administrative officers, agents, engineers, architects, attorneys, contractors, sub-contractors, and employees as may be appropriate in the exercise of the rights, powers and duties conferred upon it, prescribe the duties and compensation for such persons, require bonds to be given by any such persons and by officers of the authority for the faithful performance of their duties, and fix the amount and surety therefor; and pay the same; (H) Sue and be sued in its corporate name; (I) Make and enter into all contracts and agreements and execute all instruments relating to a new community development program, including contracts with the developer and other persons or entities related thereto for land acquisition and land development; acquisition, construction, and maintenance of community facilities; the provision of community services and management and coordinating services; with federal, state, interstate, regional, and local agencies and political subdivisions or combinations thereof in connection with the financing of such program, and with any municipal corporation or other public body, or combination thereof, providing for the acquisition, construction, improvement, extension, maintenance or operation of joint lands or facilities or for the provision of any services or activities relating to and in furtherance of a new community development program, including the creation of or participation in a regional transit authority created pursuant to the Revised Code; (J) Apply for and accept grants, loans or commitments of guarantee or insurance including any guarantees of community authority bonds and notes, from the United States, the state, or other public body or other sources, and provide any consideration which may be required in order to obtain such grants, loans or contracts of guarantee or insurance. Such loans or contracts of guarantee or insurance may be evidenced by the issuance of bonds as provided in section 349.08 of the Revised Code; (K) Procure insurance against loss to it by reason of damage to its properties resulting from fire, theft, accident, or other casualties, or by reason of its liability for any damages to persons or property occurring in the construction or operation of facilities or areas under its jurisdiction or the conduct of its activities; (L) Maintain such funds or reserves as it considers necessary for the efficient performance of its duties; (M) Enter agreements with the boards of education of any school districts in which all or part of the new community district lies, whereby the community authority may acquire property for, may construct and equip, and may sell, lease, dedicate, with or without consideration, or otherwise transfer lands, schools, classrooms, or other facilities, whether or not within the new community district, from the authority to the school district for school and related purposes; (N) Prepare plans for acquisition and development of lands and facilities, and enter into agreements with city, county, or regional planning commissions to perform or obtain all or any part of planning services for the new community district; (O) Engage in planning for the new community district, which may be predominantly residential and open space, and prepare or approve a development plan or plans therefor, and engage in land acquisitions and land development in accordance with such plan or plans; (P) Issue new community authority bonds and notes and community authority refunding bonds, payable solely from the income source provided in section 349.08 of the Revised Code, unless the bonds are refunded by refunding bonds, for the purpose of paying any part of the cost as applied to the new community development program or parts thereof; (Q) Enforce any covenants running with the land of which the new community authority is the beneficiary, including but not limited to the collection by any and all appropriate means of any community development charge deemed to be a covenant running with the land and enforceable by the new community authority pursuant to section 349.07 of the Revised Code; and to waive, reduce, or terminate any community development charge of which it is the beneficiary to the extent not needed for any of the purposes provided in section 349.07 of the Revised Code, the procedure for which shall be provided in such covenants, and if new community authority bonds have been issued pledging any such community development charge, to the extent not prohibited in the resolution authorizing the issuance of such new community authority bonds or the trust agreement or indenture of mortgage securing the bonds; (R) Appropriate for its use, under sections 163.01 to 163.22 of the Revised Code, any land, easement, rights, rights-of-way, franchises, or other property in the new community district required by the authority for community facilities. The authority may not so appropriate any land, easement, rights, rights-of-way, franchises, or other property that is not included in the new community district. (S) Enter into any agreements as may be necessary, appropriate, or useful to support a new community development program, including, but not limited to, cooperative agreements or other agreements with political subdivisions for services, materials, or products; for the administration, calculation, or collection of community development charges; or for sharing of revenue derived from community development charges, community facilities, or other sources. The agreements may be made with or without consideration as the parties determine.
Ohio Rev. Code § 315.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 315 / § 315.10
§ 315.10. County maintenance engineer
Status: in_force

October 27, 1981 Senate Bill 114 - 115th General Assembly The county engineer may designate one of his deputies as county maintenance engineer. Such deputy shall be a person experienced in the maintenance and repair of roads, and he shall, acting under the general direction and supervision of the engineer, have charge of all road maintenance and repair work carried forward under the supervision of the engineer. The engineer, when authorized by the board of county commissioners, shall appoint maintenance supervisors to have charge of the maintenance of improved highways within districts established by the board and engineer and containing not less than ten miles of improved county roads. The supervisor shall act under the direction of the engineer, and the engineer, when authorized by the board, shall establish a patrol or gang system of maintenance under the direct charge of such supervisors. The compensation of such supervisors shall be fixed upon a per diem basis by the board, and shall be paid out of the road repair or county road fund, upon the approval of the engineer.
Ohio Rev. Code § 307.657 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 307 / § 307.657
§ 307.657. Accessing confidential information
Status: in_force

April 3, 2023 House Bill 254 - 134th General Assembly (A)(1) Notwithstanding section 3701.17 and any other section of the Revised Code pertaining to confidentiality, on the request of the domestic violence fatality review board, any individual, law enforcement agency, or other public or private entity that provided services to any of the following shall submit to the review board a summary sheet of information: (a) A person whose death is being reviewed by a domestic violence fatality review board; (b) A person who caused the death of a person whose death is being reviewed by a domestic violence fatality review board; (c) A child of a person whose death is being reviewed by a domestic violence fatality review board. (2) With respect to a request made to a health care entity, the summary sheet shall contain only information available and reasonably drawn from the person's or child's medical record created by the health care entity. (3) With respect to a request made to any other individual or entity, the summary sheet shall contain only information available and reasonably drawn from any record involving the person or child to which the individual or entity has access. (4) On the request of the review board, an individual or entity may, at the individual or entity's discretion, make any additional information, documents, or reports available to the review board. (B) Notwithstanding division (A) of this section, no person, entity, law enforcement agency, or prosecuting attorney shall provide any information to a domestic violence fatality review board while an investigation of the death or prosecution of a person for causing the death is pending unless the prosecuting attorney has agreed pursuant to section 307.655 of the Revised Code to allow review of the death. Last updated February 24, 2023 at 11:23 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 317.10 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 317 / § 317.10
§ 317.10. County recorder shall record certified copy of matter in bankruptcy - fees
Status: in_force

January 30, 2014 House Bill 72 - 130th General Assembly The county recorder shall record any certified copy of any matter in reference to bankruptcy, which any act of congress provides for, as being necessary to be filed in the county wherein lands of the bankrupt are situated, in order to be notice of such bankruptcy. Such a certified copy shall be recorded in the official records and indexed in the same manner as deeds, in the name of the bankrupt as grantor, and in the name of the trustee in bankruptcy, or receiver, as grantee. The county recorder shall be paid the same fees for recording such a certified copy as is provided in section 317.32 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 339.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 339 / § 339.03
§ 339.03. Board of county hospital trustees - powers and duties
Status: in_force

March 30, 2007 Senate Bill 126 - 126th General Assembly The board of county hospital trustees shall have complete charge of the selection and purchase or lease of a site or sites for a county hospital, taking title or leasehold interest to such site or sites in the name of the county, the selection of plans and specifications, the determination and erection of all necessary buildings on such site or sites, and of the selection and installation of all necessary and proper furniture, fixtures, and equipment. The board of county hospital trustees may make capital improvements, including the purchase of equipment and vehicles, and may finance such improvements through hospital revenues or other hospital funds. The board of county hospital trustees may issue revenue obligations, pursuant to section 140.06 or 339.15 of the Revised Code, or revenue bonds pursuant to section 133.08 of the Revised Code. The board of county hospital trustees may construct an addition to the county hospital, acquire an existing structure for the purpose of leasing office space to local physicians, or lease real property to any person to construct facilities for providing medical services other than inpatient hospital services if the board of county hospital trustees determines that such purpose is reasonably related to the proper operation of the county hospital.
Ohio Rev. Code § 353.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 353 / § 353.04
§ 353.04. Board of directors
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly (A) Upon the creation of a lake facilities authority under section 353.02 of the Revised Code, a board of directors consisting of the county commissioners of each county with territory in the impacted lake district shall be created. Membership on the board is not a direct or indirect interest in a contract or expenditure of money by the county. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no member of the board shall be disqualified from holding any public office or employment by reason of membership on the board. The board is a public body for the purposes of section 121.22 of the Revised Code and a public office for the purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code. Notwithstanding those sections, the board may hold closed meetings and protect the confidentiality of information under the same circumstances as authorized for a community improvement corporation under section 1724.11 of the Revised Code. Chapter 2744. of the Revised Code applies to the board. Each year, the board shall prepare an annual report of its activities and make it available to the public. (B) A board of directors shall consult with the advisory council created under this division in performing the remediation and other activities authorized by this chapter. Not later than sixty days after the creation of the board of directors, the board shall provide written notice of its creation to the legislative authority of each political subdivision with territory in the impacted lake district. The notice shall describe the process for the appointment of an advisory council. Upon receipt of such notice, the legislative authority of each political subdivision with territory in the impacted lake district shall appoint one representative each to serve on the advisory council. The representative need not be an elected or appointed official of the political subdivision.
Ohio Rev. Code § 306.33 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 306 / § 306.33
§ 306.33. Appointment of board of trustees
Status: in_force

June 29, 1974 Senate Bill 544 - 110th General Assembly Within sixty days after a regional transit authority has been created under section 306.32 of the Revised Code, the board of trustees for such regional transit authority shall be appointed as provided in this section. Members of a board of trustees of an authority created by the exclusive action of a county shall be appointed by the county commissioners of such county. A board of trustees of an authority created by two or more political subdivisions shall consist of such number of members, who shall have such qualifications and who shall be appointed by such public officers as shall be provided in the resolutions or ordinances creating such authority or any amendments thereto. If the resolutions or ordinances creating such authority, or any amendments thereto, so provide, then the governor shall appoint such members of the board of a regional transit authority as provided in such resolutions and ordinances. The appointing authority may at any time remove a trustee for misfeasance, nonfeasance, or malfeasance in office. The trustees of any authority first appointed shall serve staggered terms. Thereafter each successor shall serve terms of three years, except that any person appointed to fill a vacancy shall be appointed to only the unexpired term. Any appointed trustee is eligible for reappointment. A majority of the board of trustees constitute a quorum, the affirmative vote of which is necessary for any action taken by the authority. No vacancy in the board shall impair the rights of a quorum to exercise all rights and perform all the duties of the authority. Each member of the board of trustees, before entering upon his official duties, shall take and subscribe to an oath or affirmation that he will honestly, faithfully, and impartially perform the duties of his office, and that he will not be personally interested directly or indirectly in any contract let by the regional transit authority. After each member of the board has taken the oath as prescribed by this section the board shall meet and organize by electing one of its members as president and another as vice-president, who shall hold their respective offices until the next annual meeting of the board as provided in its bylaws. At each annual meeting thereafter the board shall elect from its membership a president and a vice-president who shall serve for a term of one year. The board shall appoint and fix the compensation of a secretary-treasurer, who shall be the fiscal officer and shall not be a member of the board and who shall serve at the pleasure of the board. Each member of the board of trustees is entitled to receive from the regional transit authority reimbursement for his reasonable expenses in the performance of his duties.
Ohio Rev. Code § 305.35 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 305 / § 305.35
§ 305.35. Designating petition committee
Status: in_force

January 12, 1979 House Bill 513 - 112th General Assembly The petitioners may designate in any referendum petition a committee of not less than three of their number, who shall be regarded as filing the petition. After a petition has been filed with the county auditor it shall be kept open for public inspection for ten days. If, after a verified referendum petition has been filed against any resolution or rule, the board of county commissioners repeals or rescinds such, or it is held to be invalid, the board of elections shall not submit such resolution or rule to a vote of the electors.
Ohio Rev. Code § 319.07 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 319 / § 319.07
§ 319.07. Certain officials ineligible to office of auditor
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly No judge or clerk of a court, county commissioner, county recorder, county engineer, county treasurer, or sheriff shall be eligible to the office of county auditor.
Ohio Rev. Code § 315.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 315 / § 315.01
§ 315.01. Election and term of office
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly There shall be elected quadrennially in each county a county engineer who shall assume office on the first Monday in January next after his election and shall hold such office for four years.
Ohio Rev. Code § 322.06 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 322 / § 322.06
§ 322.06. Manufactured home transfer tax
Status: in_force

September 29, 1999 Senate Bill 41 - 123rd General Assembly (A) For the purpose of paying the costs of enforcing and administering the tax and providing additional general revenue for the county, any county may levy and collect a tax to be known as the manufactured home transfer tax on each certificate of title that conveys, by resale on or after January 1, 2000, a used manufactured home or used mobile home, as defined in division (A)(6) of section 5739.0210 of the Revised Code, located wholly or partially within the boundaries of the county. (B) The tax shall be assessed at a rate equal to the real property transfer tax rate of the county as adopted and levied by the county pursuant to section 322.02 of the Revised Code. (C) Except as provided in division (B) of section 322.07 of the Revised Code, the manufactured home transfer tax shall be levied at a uniform rate. The tax shall be levied pursuant to a resolution adopted by the board of county commissioners of the county in the manner prescribed by division (A) of section 322.02 of the Revised Code. (D) The tax shall be levied upon the grantor named on the certificate of title and paid to the auditor of the county in which the home is located at the time of the delivery of the certificate of title and shall be for the use of the county.
Ohio Rev. Code § 349.11 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 349 / § 349.11
§ 349.11. Bondholder rights
Status: in_force

October 4, 1972 House Bill 1063 - 109th General Assembly Any holder or guarantor of new community authority bonds or notes issued under Chapter 349. of the Revised Code, or any of the coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee under any trust agreement or indenture of mortgage except to the extent the rights given by such chapter may be restricted by the applicable resolution, trust agreement or indenture of mortgage or related agreement, may, by suit, action, mandamus or other proceeding protect and enforce any rights under the laws of the state or granted under such chapter, trust agreement, indenture of mortgage or the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or notes, or related agreement, and may enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by such chapter, or by the trust agreement, indenture of mortgage or resolution, or related agreement, to be performed by the new community authority or any officer thereof including the fixing, charging, and collection of rentals, user fees or other charges.
Ohio Rev. Code § 351.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 351 / § 351.08
§ 351.08. Group insurance for employees
Status: in_force

June 4, 1997 Senate Bill 67 - 122nd General Assembly (A) A convention facilities authority may procure and pay any or all of the cost of group hospitalization, surgical, major medical, sickness and accident insurance, or group life insurance, or a combination of any of the foregoing types of insurance or coverage for full-time employees and their dependents, issued by an insurance company duly authorized to do business in this state. (B) A convention facilities authority also may procure and pay any or all of the cost of a plan of group hospitalization, surgical, or major medical insurance with a health insuring corporation with a certificate of authority issued under Chapter 1751. of the Revised Code, provided that each full-time employee shall be permitted to: (1) Exercise an option between a plan offered by an insurance company as provided in division (A) of this section and a plan offered by a health insuring corporation under this division, on the condition that the full-time employee shall pay the amount by which the cost of the plan offered in this division exceeds the cost of the plan offered under division (A) of this section; and (2) Change from one of the two plans to the other at a time each year as determined by the convention facilities authority.
Ohio Rev. Code § 329.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 329 / § 329.12
§ 329.12. Establishing individual development account program
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A) A county department of job and family services may establish an individual development account program for residents of the county. The program shall provide for establishment of accounts for participants and acceptance of contributions from individuals and entities, including the county department, to be used as matching funds for deposit in the accounts. (B) A county department shall select a fiduciary organization to administer its individual development account program. In selecting a fiduciary organization, the department shall consider all of the following regarding the organization: (1) Its ability to market the program to potential participants and matching fund contributors; (2) Its ability to invest money in the accounts in a way that provides for return with minimal risk of loss; (3) Its overall administrative capacity, including the ability to verify eligibility of individuals for participation in the program, prevent unauthorized use of matching contributions, and enforce any penalties for unauthorized uses that may be provided for by rule adopted by the director of job and family services under section 5101.971 of the Revised Code; (4) Its ability to provide financial counseling to participants; (5) Its affiliation with other activities designed to increase the independence of individuals and families through postsecondary education, home ownership, and business development; (6) Any other factor the county department considers appropriate. (C) At the time it commences the program and on the first day of each subsequent program year, the county department may make a grant to the fiduciary organization to pay all or part of the administrative costs of the program. (D) The county department shall require the fiduciary organization to collect and maintain information regarding the program, including all of the following: (1) The number of accounts established; (2) The amount deposited by each participant and the amount matched by contributions; (3) The uses of funds withdrawn from the account, including the number of participants who used funds for postsecondary educational expenses and the institutions attended, the number of personal residences purchased, and the number of participants who used funds for business capitalization; (4) The demographics of program participants; (5) The number of participants who withdrew from the program and the reasons for withdrawal. Last updated August 4, 2021 at 10:53 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 306.42 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 306 / § 306.42
§ 306.42. Secretary-treasurer of regional transit authority duties
Status: in_force

June 30, 1999 House Bill 163 - 123rd General Assembly (A) The secretary-treasurer of the regional transit authority shall be the fiscal officer of the regional transit authority and the custodian of its funds and records and shall assist the board of directors in such particulars as it directs in the performance of its duties. (B) Before receiving any moneys, the secretary-treasurer shall furnish bond in such amount as is determined by the board of trustees of the regional transit authority with surety satisfactory to it. Except as provided in division (C) of this section, all funds coming into the hands of the secretary-treasurer shall be deposited by the secretary-treasurer to the account of the regional transit authority in one or more such depositories as are qualified to receive deposits of county funds, which deposits shall be secured in the same manner as county funds are required to be secured. No disbursements shall be made from such funds except in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the board of trustees of the regional transit authority. (C) Funds received by the secretary-treasurer pursuant to an agreement under division (AA) of section 306.35 of the Revised Code shall be deposited to an account of the regional transit authority as designated in the agreement and shall be invested as provided in the agreement. Such funds are not subject to Chapter 135. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 317.25 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 317 / § 317.25
§ 317.25. Records of soldiers' graves
Status: in_force

July 20, 1984 House Bill 371 - 115th General Assembly The county recorder shall be the custodian of all records which are provided for the county and furnished under the laws of this state, providing for the registration of the graves of all persons who served in any war in which the United States had a part and who were honorably discharged from the United States army, navy, or marine or nurse corps. The recorder shall provide the necessary and proper equipment to preserve and protect such records and they shall be available for public examination at all times. On proper request from any duly constituted and authorized veterans' organization, providing such request is made at least thirty days prior to Memorial day of each year, the recorder shall furnish such organization a list of all veterans' grave locations within the county, giving the name, section, lot, and grave number or location in the cemetery, as designated by the request.
Ohio Rev. Code § 345.12 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 345 / § 345.12
§ 345.12. Establishment of memorial - acquisition of site - donations
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly The board of trustees may provide for the establishment, arrangement, plans, and design of the soldiers' memorial provided by section 345.01 of the Revised Code; it may provide for the maintenance of such memorial; it may make such contracts, and such purchases of supplies and materials as are necessary. The board may acquire by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, any necessary site for such memorial. Before acquiring any site or making any contract for construction of a memorial, the board shall secure the approval of such site and the design of the memorial from the taxing authority of the appointing subdivision. If it is necessary to condemn property for such purpose, the site fixed by the board shall be appropriated as provided for the appropriation of lands by the subdivision by which said board was appointed, and all purchases and contracts shall be made pursuant to the applicable laws of such subdivision. The board may accept donations of personal or real property or money, and all donations of money by gift, bequest, or otherwise shall be placed to the credit of the memorial fund.
Ohio Rev. Code § 353.14 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 353 / § 353.14
§ 353.14. Authority moneys, funds, property and assets
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly All moneys, funds, properties, and assets acquired by the lake facilities authority under this chapter, whether as proceeds from the sale of lake facilities authority revenue bonds or as revenues, or otherwise, shall be held by it in trust for the purposes of carrying out its powers and duties, shall be used and reused as provided in this chapter, and shall at no time be part of other public funds. Such funds, except as otherwise provided in any resolution authorizing its lake facilities authority revenue bonds or in any trust agreement securing those bonds, or except when invested pursuant to section 353.15 of the Revised Code, shall be kept in depositories selected by the lake facilities authority in the manner provided in Chapter 135. of the Revised Code for the selection of eligible public depositories, and the deposits shall be secured as provided in that chapter. The resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or the trust agreement securing the bonds shall provide that any officer to whom, or any bank or trust company to which, such money is paid shall act as trustee of the money and hold and apply the money for the purposes for which the bonds are issued, subject to such conditions as Chapter 135. of the Revised Code and such resolutions or trust agreement provide.
Ohio Rev. Code § 311.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 311 / § 311.08
§ 311.08. Execution and return of process
Status: in_force

October 27, 1981 Senate Bill 114 - 114th General Assembly (A) The sheriff shall, except as provided in division (B) of this section, execute every summons, order, or other process directed to him by a proper and lawful authority of this state or issued by a proper and lawful authority of any other state, make return thereof, and exercise the powers conferred and perform the duties enjoined upon him by statute and by the common law. In an action in which the sheriff is a party, or is interested, process shall be directed to and executed by a person appointed by the court of common pleas or a judge of the court of common pleas. (B) The sheriff shall not execute process that is issued in a state other than this state, unless the process contains either of the following: (1) A certification by the judge of the court that issued the process stating that the issuing court has jurisdiction to issue th process and that the documents being forwarded conform to the laws of the state in which the court is located; (2) If the process is an initial summons to appear and defend issued after the filing of a complaint commencing an action, a certification by the clerk of the court that issued the process stating that the process was issued in conformance with the laws of the state in which the court is located.
Ohio Rev. Code § 307.642 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 307 / § 307.642
§ 307.642. Members of suicide fatality review committee
Status: in_force

September 30, 2021 House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly (A)(1) If a health commissioner is appointed under division (A) of section 307.641 of the Revised Code to establish a suicide fatality review committee, the commissioner shall select four members to serve on the review committee along with the commissioner. The review committee shall consist of the following: (a) The chief of police of a police department in the county or region or the county sheriff or a designee of the chief or sheriff; (b) A public health official or the official's designee; (c) The executive director of a board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services or the executive director's designee; (d) A physician authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery. (2) If a health commissioner is appointed under division (B) of section 307.641 of the Revised Code to establish a suicide fatality review committee, the commissioner shall select four members to serve on the review committee along with the commissioner. The review committee shall consist of the following: (a) The chief of police of a police department or sheriff or a designee of the chief or sheriff; (b) A public health official or the official's designee; (c) The executive director of a board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services or the executive director's designee; (d) A physician authorized under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery. The members described in divisions (A)(2)(a) to (c) of this section shall be representatives from the most populous county served by the committee. (B)(1) The review committee shall invite the county coroner or, in the case of a regional review committee, the county coroner from the most populous county, to serve on the committee. The review committee shall extend the invitation each time a county coroner assumes the office. The coroner shall not be required to accept the invitation. If the coroner accepts the invitation, the coroner shall have the same authority, duties, and responsibilities as members described in division (A) of this section. (2) The majority of the members of a review committee may invite additional members to serve on the committee. The additional members shall serve for a period of time determined by a majority of the members described in division (A) of this section. An additional member has the same authority, duties, and responsibilities as members described in division (A) of this section. (C) A vacancy in a suicide fatality review committee shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. (D) A suicide fatality review committee member shall not receive any compensation for, and shall not be paid for any expenses incurred pursuant to, fulfilling the member's duties on the committee unless compensation for, or payment for expenses incurred pursuant to, those duties is received pursuant to a member's regular employment. Last updated October 20, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 321.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 321 / § 321.08
§ 321.08. Method of entering tax receipts
Status: in_force

June 20, 2008 Senate Bill 185 - 127th General Assembly The county treasurer shall enter on the treasurer's account each day the money received for advance payments of taxes and taxes charged on the general and special duplicates of the current year in the following manner: (A) Collections of estate tax to be credited to the "undivided estate tax fund;" (B) Collections of classified property taxes, including interest and penalties thereon, shall be credited to the county public library fund and distributed in accordance with section 5747.48 of the Revised Code; (C) Collections of other taxes and assessments of whatever kind to be credited to the undivided general tax fund.
Ohio Rev. Code § 340.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 340 / § 340.05
§ 340.05. Complaint alleging abuse or neglect of individual in a residential care facility
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 (GA 136), Senate Bill 138 (GA 136) If a community addiction services provider or community mental health services provider receives a complaint alleging abuse or neglect of an individual with mental illness or severe mental disability, or an individual receiving addiction services, who resides in a residential facility licensed under section 5119.34 of the Revised Code, the provider shall report the complaint to the board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services serving the alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health service district in which the residential facility is located. A board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services that receives a complaint alleging abuse or neglect of an individual with mental illness or severe mental disability or an individual receiving addiction services shall report the complaint to the director of behavioral health for the purpose of the director conducting an investigation under section 5119.34 of the Revised Code. The board may enter the facility with or without the director and, if the health and safety of a resident is in danger, take any necessary action to protect the resident. The board's action shall not violate any resident's rights specified in rules adopted by the department of behavioral health under section 5119.34 of the Revised Code. The board shall promptly report to the director regarding the board's actions under this section. The Legislative Service Commission presents the text of this section as a composite of the section as amended by multiple acts of the General Assembly. This presentation recognizes the principle stated in R.C. 1.52(B) that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation. Last updated August 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 325.36 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 325 / § 325.36
§ 325.36. Prohibition against illegal collection of fees
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly No salaried county official, shall remit a fee or part thereof, or shall collect a fee other than that prescribed by law. The person furnishing the information upon which a conviction results shall receive one half of the fine collected. Disclaimer Contact About
Ohio Rev. Code § 351.22 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 351 / § 351.22
§ 351.22. Eminent domain
Status: in_force

February 20, 1986 House Bill 583 - 116th General Assembly A convention facilities authority may acquire by appropriation pursuant to division (L) of section 351.06 of the Revised Code any public or private lands, including public parks, playgrounds, or reservations, or parts thereof or rights therein, rights-of-way, rights, franchises, easements, and interests as it finds necessary or proper for the construction or the efficient operation of any facility. In any proceedings for appropriation under this section, the procedure to be followed shall be in accordance with Chapter 163. of the Revised Code. This section does not empower an authority to appropriate or disturb property or facilities belonging to and required for the proper and convenient operation of any public utility or any common carrier engaged in interstate commerce, unless provision is made for the restoration, relocation, or duplication of such property or facilities elsewhere at the sole cost of the authority.
Ohio Rev. Code § 306.90 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 306 / § 306.90
§ 306.90. Severability
Status: in_force

August 25, 1970 Senate Bill 125 - 108th General Assembly Each agreement made pursuant to sections 306.80 to 306.90 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, shall be entered into and become effective in accordance with the applicable provisions of the constitution and statutes of this state, the other states having territory included within the territorial boundaries of the regional transit commission, and the United States. If any such agreement or any law pursuant to which such an agreement is entered into or any part of such an agreement or law is held unconstitutional, void, or ineffective for any cause, such holding shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other law or agreement or any other part of such agreement.
Ohio Rev. Code § 319.08 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 319 / § 319.08
§ 319.08. Secretary of board of county commissioners
Status: in_force

October 27, 1981 Senate Bill 114 - 114th General Assembly If the board of county commissioners has not appointed a full-time clerk pursuant to section 305.13 of the Revised Code, the county auditor, by virtue of his office , shall be the secretary of the board. When requested, he shall aid the board in the performance of its duties. He shall keep an accurate record of its proceedings, and carefully preserve all documents, books, records, maps, and papers required to be deposited and kept in his office.
Ohio Rev. Code § 321.31 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 321 / § 321.31
§ 321.31. Payment of proceeds of special tax levy by county auditor to local treasurers
Status: in_force

December 20, 2005 Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly Immediately after each settlement with the county auditor, on demand, and on presentation of the warrant of the auditor therefor, the county treasurer shall pay to the township fiscal officer, or the treasurer of a municipal corporation, school district, or any board authorized by law to receive the funds or proceeds of any special tax levy, or other properly designated officers delegated by the boards and subdivisions to receive such funds or proceeds, all moneys in the county treasury payable to such boards and subdivisions. Delinquent taxes, interest, and penalties are payable in the proportions prescribed in section 319.45 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 315.16 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 315 / § 315.16
§ 315.16. Calculation of contents of tract of land
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly When a survey or calculation is to be used as evidence, all calculations, by the county engineer or other person, to ascertain the contents of a tract of land shall be made by latitude and departure. On such plat, the person making such survey or calculation shall note the variation of the magnetic needle from the original course of such survey.
Ohio Rev. Code § 311.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 311 / § 311.03
§ 311.03. Absence, sickness, or other disability
Status: in_force

October 12, 1961 House Bill 383 - 104th General Assembly When the sheriff, by reason of absence, sickness, or other disability, is incapable of serving any process required to be served, or by reason of interest is incompetent to serve it, the court of common pleas, if in session, or, if not in session, a judge of such court may appoint a suitable person to serve such process or to perform the duties of sheriff during the continuance of such disability. Such appointee shall give such bond as the court or judge requires, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties, and take the oath of office.
Ohio Rev. Code § 319.04 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 319 / § 319.04
§ 319.04. Continuing education courses
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) Each county auditor who is elected to a full term of office shall attend and successfully complete at least sixteen hours of continuing education courses during the first year of the auditor's term of office, and complete at least another eight hours of such courses by the end of that term. Each such county auditor shall include at least two hours of ethics and substance-abuse training in the total twenty-four hours of required courses. To be counted toward the twenty-four hours required by this section, a course must be approved by the county auditors association of Ohio. Any county auditor who teaches an approved course shall be entitled to credit for the course in the same manner as if the county auditor had attended the course. That association shall record and, upon request, verify the completion of required course work for each county auditor, and issue a statement to each county auditor of the number of hours of continuing education the county auditor has successfully completed. Each year the association shall send a list of the continuing education courses, and the number of hours each county auditor has successfully completed, to the auditor of state and the tax commissioner, and shall provide a copy of this list to any other individual who requests it. The association shall issue a notice of "failure to complete" to any county auditor required to complete continuing education courses under this section who fails to successfully complete at least sixteen hours of continuing education courses during the first year of the county auditor's term of office or to complete a total of at least twenty-four hours of such courses by the end of that term. This notice is for informational purposes only and does not affect any individual's ability to hold the office of county auditor. The county auditor shall retain the documentation of any initial or continuing education courses completed. The auditor of state shall audit for compliance with this section. (B) Each board of county commissioners shall approve, from money appropriated to the county auditor, a reasonable amount requested by the county auditor of its county to cover the costs the county auditor must incur to meet the requirements of division (A) of this section, including registration fees, lodging and meal expenses, and travel expenses. Last updated July 24, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 340.035 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 340 / § 340.035
§ 340.035. Advocacy by board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services
Status: in_force

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly A board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services may advocate on behalf of medicaid recipients enrolled in medicaid managed care organizations and medicaid-eligible individuals, any of whom have been identified as needing addiction or mental health services. Last updated October 11, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 323.156 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 323 / § 323.156
§ 323.156. Payment of homestead exemption to county's undivided income tax fund from state general fund
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) Within thirty days after a settlement of taxes under divisions (A) and (C) of section 321.24 of the Revised Code, the county treasurer shall certify to the tax commissioner one-half of the total amount of taxes on real property that were reduced pursuant to divisions (A) and (B)(2) of section 323.152 of the Revised Code for the preceding tax year. The commissioner, within thirty days of the receipt of such certifications, shall provide for payment to the county treasurer, from the general revenue fund, of the amount certified, which shall be credited upon receipt to the county's undivided income tax fund, and an amount equal to two per cent of the amount by which taxes were reduced, which shall be credited upon receipt to the county general fund as a payment to the county auditor and treasurer for the costs of administering the exemption provided under sections 323.151 to 323.159 of the Revised Code. (B) On or before the second Monday in September of each year, the county treasurer shall certify to the tax commissioner the total amount by which the manufactured home taxes levied in that year were reduced pursuant to division (B)(2) of section 323.152 of the Revised Code, as evidenced by the certificates of reduction and the tax duplicate certified to the county treasurer by the county auditor. The commissioner, within ninety days after the receipt of such certifications, shall provide for payment to the county treasurer, from the general revenue fund, of the amount certified, which shall be credited upon receipt to the county's undivided income tax fund, and an amount equal to two per cent of the amount by which taxes were reduced, which shall be credited upon receipt to the county general fund as a payment to the county auditor and treasurer for the costs of administering the exemption provided under sections 323.151 to 323.159 of the Revised Code. (C) Immediately upon receipt of funds into the county undivided income tax fund under this section, the auditor shall distribute the full amount thereof among the taxing districts in the county as though the total had been paid as taxes by each person for whom taxes were reduced under sections 323.151 to 323.159 of the Revised Code. Last updated July 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 303.022 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 303 / § 303.022
§ 303.022. Establishing or modifying planned-unit developments
Status: in_force

October 21, 1997 House Bill 280 - 122nd General Assembly A county zoning resolution or amendment adopted in accordance with this chapter may establish or modify planned-unit developments. Planned-unit development regulations shall apply to property only at the election of the property owner and shall include standards to be used by the board of county commissioners or, if the board so chooses, by the county zoning commission, in determining whether to approve or disapprove any proposed development within a planned-unit development. The planned-unit development shall further the purpose of promoting the general public welfare, encouraging the efficient use of land and resources, promoting greater efficiency in providing public and utility services, and encouraging innovation in the planning and building of all types of development. Within a planned-unit development, the county zoning regulations, where applicable, subdivision regulations, and platting regulations need not be uniform, but may vary in order to accommodate unified development and to promote the public health, safety, and morals, and the other purposes of this section. Planned-unit developments may be included in the county zoning resolution under one of the following procedures: (A) The board of county commissioners may adopt planned-unit development regulations that do not automatically apply to any property in the county, but establish standards that will apply to property that becomes part of a planned-unit development as provided in this division. Property owners who wish to have planned-unit development regulations apply to their property may apply to have the zoning map amended pursuant to section 303.12 of the Revised Code to rezone their property as a planned-unit development and no longer subject to any previously applicable zoning regulations. Once property has been rezoned as a planned-unit development, subsequent development on that property shall comply with the planned-unit development regulations as determined by the board of county commissioners or county zoning commission, as applicable. After the designation of the property as a planned-unit development on the zoning map, any approval or disapproval of subsequent use or development of property in a planned-unit development as being in compliance with regulations established as authorized by this division shall not be considered to be an amendment or supplement to a county zoning resolution for the purpose of section 303.12 of the Revised Code, but may be appealed pursuant to Chapter 2506. of the Revised Code. (B) Upon the application of property owners, the board of county commissioners may establish a planned-unit development for their property, designating the property as a planned-unit development on the zoning map in accordance with the procedures set forth in section 303.12 of the Revised Code, and simultaneously adopting regulations as part of that same procedure that will apply only to that planned-unit development. Within that development, property is subject to the planned-unit development regulations and not to any other zoning regulations. Compliance with the planned-unit development regulations shall be determined by the board of county commissioners or county zoning commission, as applicable. After the designation of the property as a planned-unit development on the zoning map and the simultaneous adoption of regulations that will apply only to that planned-unit development, any approval or disapproval of subsequent use or development of property in a planned-unit development as being in compliance with regulations established as authorized by this division shall not be considered to be an amendment or supplement to a county zoning resolution for the purpose of section 303.12 of the Revised Code, but may be appealed pursuant to Chapter 2506. of the Revised Code. (C) Pursuant to section 303.12 of the Revised Code, the board of county commissioners may adopt planned-unit development regulations and amend the zoning map to rezone property as planned-unit developments. Any other zoning regulations and zoning district that exist at the time a planned-unit development district is established under this division continue to apply within the planned-unit development district unless the board or the county zoning commission approves an application of an owner of property within the district to subject the owner's property to planned-unit development regulations under this division. Such an application shall be made in accordance with the planned-unit development regulations and shall include a development plan that complies with the planned-unit development regulations. Upon receiving such an application, the board of county commissioners or county zoning commission, as applicable, shall determine whether the application and plan comply with the planned-unit development regulations. The board's or commission's determination shall not be considered to be an amendment to a county zoning resolution for purposes of section 303.12 of the Revised Code, but may be appealed pursuant to Chapter 2506. of the Revised Code. If the board or commission makes a final determination that the plan included in the application complies with the planned-unit development regulations or, if the board's or commission's final determination is one of noncompliance then if a court of competent jurisdiction issues a final nonappealable order finding compliance, the board or commission, as applicable, shall approve the application and upon approval shall cause the zoning map to be changed so that any other zoning district that applied to the property that is the subject of the owner's application no longer applies to that property. The removal of the prior zoning district from the zoning map is a ministerial act and shall not be considered to be an amendment or supplement to a county zoning resolution for the purposes of section 303.12 of the Revised Code and may not be appealed pursuant to Chapter 2506. of the Revised Code. County regulations adopted pursuant to this section may require developers to obtain conditional or final certification of compliance with county subdivision or platting regulations at specified stages of development. Nothing in this section prevents a board of county commissioners from authorizing a planned-unit development as a conditional use in the zoning resolution pursuant to section 303.14 of the Revised Code. As used in this section, "planned-unit development" means a development which is planned to integrate residential, commercial, industrial, or any other use.
Ohio Rev. Code § 341.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 341 / § 341.05
§ 341.05. Staff assignment and compensation
Status: in_force

September 26, 2003 House Bill 95 - 125th General Assembly (A) The sheriff shall assign sufficient staff to ensure the safe and secure operation of the county jail, but staff shall be assigned only to the extent such staff can be provided with funds appropriated to the sheriff at the discretion of the board of county commissioners. The staff may include any of the following: (1) An administrator for the jail; (2) Jail officers, including civilian jail officers who are not sheriff's deputies, to conduct security duties; (3) Other necessary employees to assist in the operation of the county jail. (B) The sheriff shall employ a sufficient number of female staff to be available to perform all reception and release procedures for female prisoners. These female employees shall be on duty for the duration of the confinement of the female prisoners. (C) The jail administrator and civilian jail officers appointed by the sheriff shall have all the powers of police officers on the jail grounds as are necessary for the proper performance of the duties relating to their positions at the jail and as are consistent with their level of training. (D) The sheriff may authorize civilian jail officers to wear a standard uniform consistent with their prescribed authority, in accordance with section 311.281 of the Revised Code. Civilian jail officer uniforms shall be differentiated clearly from the uniforms worn by sheriff's deputies. (E) Except as provided in division (B) of section 341.25 of the Revised Code, the compensation of jail staff shall be payable from the general fund of the county, upon the warrant of the auditor, in accordance with standard county payroll procedures.
Ohio Rev. Code § 303.38 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 303 / § 303.38
§ 303.38. Acquiring real property by right of eminent domain
Status: in_force

October 21, 1959 House Bill 1081 - 103rd General Assembly Every board of county commissioners may acquire by eminent domain any interest in real property, whether owned privately or publicly, including a fee simple title thereto, which it determines necessary for or in connection with a county renewal project within the county, and this power may be exercised in the manner provided in section 307.08 of the Revised Code, or it may be exercised in the manner now or which may be hereafter provided by any other statutory provisions for the exercise of the power of eminent domain by boards of county commissioners. Real property belonging to the United States, the state of Ohio, or any political subdivision of the state, or municipalities shall not be acquired under this section without its consent.
Ohio Rev. Code § 304.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 304 / § 304.01
§ 304.01. Definitions
Status: in_force

November 5, 2004 House Bill 204 - 125th General Assembly As used in this chapter: (A) "Agreement" means the bargain of the parties in fact, as found in their language or inferred from other circumstances and from rules, regulations, and procedures given the effect of agreements under laws otherwise applicable to a particular transaction. (B) "County office" means any officer, department, board, commission, agency, court, or other instrumentality of a county. (C) "Electronic" means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. (D) "Electronic record" means a record created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means. (E) "Electronic signature" means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or logically associated with a record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the record. (F) "Information" means data, text, images, sounds, codes, computer programs, software, databases, or the like. (G) "Person" means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, governmental agency, public corporation, or other legal or commercial entity. (H) "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. (I) "Transaction" means an action or set of actions occurring between two or more persons relating to the conduct of business, commercial, or governmental affairs.
Ohio Rev. Code § 339.01 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 339 / § 339.01
§ 339.01. County acquisition or improvement of hospitals or outpatient health facility
Status: in_force

September 28, 2018 House Bill 111 - 132nd General Assembly (A) As used in sections 339.01 to 339.17 of the Revised Code: (1) "Hospital facilities" has the meaning given in section 140.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "County hospital" includes all of the county hospital's branches and hospital facilities, wherever located. (3) "Outpatient health facility" means a facility where medical care and preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitative, or palliative items or services are provided to outpatients by or under the direction of a physician or dentist. (B) A board of county commissioners may purchase, acquire, lease, appropriate, and construct a county hospital or hospital facilities thereof. After a county hospital or hospital facilities have been fully completed and sufficiently equipped for occupancy, any subsequent improvements, enlargements, or rebuilding of any such facility shall be made by the board of county hospital trustees or a hospital commission appointed pursuant to section 339.14 of the Revised Code. (C)(1) A board of county commissioners, board of county hospital trustees, or hospital commission may purchase, acquire, lease, appropriate, or construct an outpatient health facility in another county to serve as a branch of the county hospital. The outpatient health facility may include office space for physicians. The facility shall be operated pursuant to the law that regulates the operation of the county hospital. (2) When a proposal to establish an outpatient health facility in another county is made by a board of hospital trustees or a hospital commission, all of the following apply: (a) The board of county hospital trustees or hospital commission shall give written notice to its board of county commissioners and to the board of county commissioners of the county where the facility is to be located. The board of county commissioners where the facility is to be located, by resolution adopted within forty days after receipt of the notice, may object to the proposed facility. The resolution shall include an explanation of the objection and may make any recommendations the board considers necessary. The board shall send a copy of the resolution to the board of county hospital trustees or the hospital commission and to the board of county commissioners of the county that proposes to locate the facility in the other county. (b) Except as provided in division (C)(2)(c) of this section, the board of county hospital trustees or the hospital commission may establish and operate the facility, unless the board of county commissioners of the county proposing to locate the facility in the other county, not later than twenty days after receiving a resolution of objection from the other county's board of county commissioners pursuant to division (C)(2)(a) of this section, adopts a resolution denying the trustees or commission the right to establish the facility. (c) If a board of county commissioners provides a subsidy for uncompensated care to a board of county hospital trustees or hospital commission, the board of county hospital trustees or hospital commission may establish and operate the outpatient health facility only if that board of county commissioners approves the establishment of the facility. (D) Notwithstanding division (C) of this section, a board of county hospital trustees of a charter county hospital, as defined in section 339.061 of the Revised Code, may purchase, acquire, lease, construct, own, operate, or manage hospital facilities in a county contiguous to a charter county. Such hospital facilities shall be operated pursuant to the law that regulates the operation of a charter county hospital. (E) A county hospital may be designated as a monument to commemorate the services of the soldiers, sailors, marines, and pioneers of the county.
Ohio Rev. Code § 307.33 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 307 / § 307.33
§ 307.33. Return of survey
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly Each county engineer shall make a return of the survey provided for by section 307.31 of the Revised Code to the clerk of the court of common pleas of his county, who shall make a record thereof.
Ohio Rev. Code § 333.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 333 / § 333.05
§ 333.05. Reduction of payments for noncompliance with agreement
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly (A) Except as otherwise provided in this division, if a person fails to meet or comply with any provision of an agreement entered into under section 333.02 of the Revised Code, the board of county commissioners may amend the agreement to reduce the percentage or term, or both, of the payments the person is entitled to receive under the agreement. The reduction shall commence in the calendar quarter immediately following the calendar quarter in which the board amends the agreement. If a person fails to comply with the provision described in division (B)(7) of section 333.04 of the Revised Code, no payments may be made under this chapter to that person after the person is found to be in violation. (B) A board of county commissioners shall submit to the department of development and to the tax commissioner a copy of each agreement entered into under section 333.02 of the Revised Code and any modifications to an agreement within thirty days after finalization or modification of the agreement.
Ohio Rev. Code § 339.74 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 339 / § 339.74
§ 339.74. Tuberculosis record bureau
Status: in_force

October 10, 2000 Senate Bill 173 - 123rd General Assembly Each county or district tuberculosis control unit shall establish a tuberculosis record bureau, appoint a director thereof, and appoint such assistants as are required to maintain adequate records with respect to all known cases of tuberculosis within the area served by the unit.
Ohio Rev. Code § 307.052 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 307 / § 307.052
§ 307.052. Creating joint emergency medical services district
Status: in_force

October 1, 1996 House Bill 405 - 121st General Assembly The boards of county commissioners of two or more counties may, by adoption of a joint resolution by a majority of the members of each such board, create a joint emergency medical services district for the purpose of providing emergency medical services to the district. The joint resolution shall provide for the financial support of the district by the participating counties, and shall provide for the division of the district's assets among the participating counties in the event the district is dissolved. A district so created shall be composed of all or any portions of the counties as are mutually agreed upon and shall be given a name different from the name of any participating county. No part of a county that is in a joint ambulance district may become part of a joint emergency medical services district without the approval of the board of trustees of the joint ambulance district. As used in sections 307.052 to 307.058 , "emergency medical service" has the same meaning as in section 4765.01 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev. Code § 307.843 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 307 / § 307.843
§ 307.843. Acquiring data processing or record keeping equipment, software, or services
Status: in_force

September 29, 2011 House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly The board of county commissioners may purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire any automatic or electronic data processing or record-keeping equipment, software, or services that the board determines is necessary, or that the county automatic data processing board recommends, from funds budgeted and appropriated by the board of county commissioners for such purposes.
Ohio Rev. Code § 307.38 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 307 / § 307.38
§ 307.38. County building inspector - duties
Status: in_force

May 27, 2005 House Bill 175 - 125th General Assembly (A) To administer and enforce any local building regulations or existing structures code the board of county commissioners adopts under section 307.37 of the Revised Code and the state residential and nonresidential building codes the board of building standards establishes pursuant to Chapter 3781. of the Revised Code, the board of county commissioners may create, establish, fill, and fix the compensation of the position of county building inspector in the unclassified service. In lieu of creating that position, the board may assign the duties of the office to an existing county officer who is certified pursuant to section 3781.10 of the Revised Code. (B) The board and a municipal corporation may enter into a contract under which one entity enforces for the other entity any local building regulations, existing structures code, or, if certified pursuant to section 3781.10 of the Revised Code, the state residential and nonresidential building codes in the other entity's jurisdiction. (C) Pursuant to a contract authorizing such action, the board may contract on behalf of one or more municipal corporations for another county or another municipal corporation to administer and enforce the state residential and nonresidential building codes, any local residential building regulations, and any existing structures code within the municipal corporations seeking those services. The contract the board enters into on behalf of these municipal corporations shall specify which county or municipal corporation is responsible for administering and enforcing the codes and regulations and obtaining the appropriate certification pursuant to division (E) of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code. (D) In any county that has a building department certified pursuant to section 3781.10 of the Revised Code and that has a board of building appeals certified pursuant to section 3781.20 of the Revised Code, any contract the board enters into with a municipal corporation or another county to administer and enforce the state residential and nonresidential building codes shall require the board of building appeals in the certified county to hear appeals from adjudication orders pertaining to the enforcement of Chapters 3781. and 3791. of the Revised Code and any rules adopted pursuant to those chapters within the municipal corporation or county.
Ohio Rev. Code § 351.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 351 / § 351.15
§ 351.15. Issuance of convention facilities authority bonds and notes exempt from bond laws
Status: in_force

June 29, 1988 House Bill 772 - 117th General Assembly Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, sections 9.98 to 9.983 of the Revised Code apply to convention facilities authority bonds and notes issued under this chapter. Convention facilities authority bonds and notes issued under this chapter need not comply with any other law applicable to the issuance of bonds or notes.
Ohio Rev. Code § 340.011 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 340 / § 340.011
§ 340.011. Interpretation and construction
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 (GA 136), Senate Bill 138 (GA 136) (A) This chapter shall be interpreted to accomplish all of the following: (1) Establish a unified system of treatment and supports for persons with mental illnesses and persons with addictions; (2) Establish a community prevention, treatment, and support system that is available for use in every alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health service district; (3) Protect the personal liberty of persons with mental illnesses and persons with addictions so that they may be treated in the least restrictive environment; (4) Encourage the development of high-quality, cost-effective, and comprehensive services, including culturally sensitive services; (5) Foster the development of comprehensive community addiction and mental health services and supports, based on recognized local needs, especially for persons with severe addictions and severe mental illnesses; (6) Ensure that services provided meet minimum standards established by the director of behavioral health; (7) Promote the delivery of high-quality and cost-effective addiction and mental health services; (8) Promote the participation of persons receiving mental health services and addiction services in the planning, delivery, and evaluation of these services. (B) Nothing in Chapter 340., 5119., or 5122. of the Revised Code shall be construed as requiring a board of county commissioners to provide resources beyond the total amount set forth in a budget and list of addiction services, mental health services, and recovery supports required by section 340.08 of the Revised Code and approved by the department of behavioral health under section 5119.22 of the Revised Code. The Legislative Service Commission presents the text of this section as a composite of the section as amended by multiple acts of the General Assembly. This presentation recognizes the principle stated in R.C. 1.52(B) that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation. Last updated August 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 323.41 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 323 / § 323.41
§ 323.41. Duty of holder of land to pay taxes - agents - liability of guardian
Status: in_force

September 21, 1982 House Bill 379 - 114th General Assembly Each person holding lands shall pay the tax assessed thereon each year, but an agent or attorney shall not be required to pay such taxes unless he has sufficient money of his principal to pay them. Each person shall pay the tax on lands or town lots of which he is seized for life, or in dower, or which he has care of as guardian. He shall also pay the tax on lands or town lots which he has care of as agent or attorney, if he has sufficient funds of the principal. Each person holding lands as a guardian who fails to list or pay the taxes thereon as provided in this section shall be liable to his ward for any damage he sustains because of such failure. Each person having the care of lands as agent or attorney who has funds of the principal and who fails to pay the taxes on such lands shall be liable to his principal for any damage the principal sustains because of such failure.
Ohio Rev. Code § 306.41 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 306 / § 306.41
§ 306.41. Income and profit from bonds exempt from taxation
Status: in_force

November 1, 1965 House Bill 421 - 106th General Assembly Bonds issued under sections 306.37 to 306.40 , inclusive, of the Revised Code, their transfer, and the income therefrom, including any profit made on the sale thereof, shall at all times be free from taxation within the state. Last updated August 26, 2022 at 11:07 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 339.062 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 339 / § 339.062
§ 339.062. Intellectual property
Status: in_force

October 29, 2019 House Bill 50 - 133rd General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "charter county hospital" means a county hospital based in a county that has adopted a charter under Section 3 of Article X, Ohio Constitution. (B) All rights to, interests in, and income from intellectual property, including discoveries, inventions, or patents, that result from research or investigation conducted in an experiment station, bureau, laboratory, research facility, or other facility of a charter county hospital, or by employees of any charter county hospital acting within the scope of their employment or with funding, equipment, or infrastructure provided by or through a charter county hospital, shall be the sole property of that charter county hospital. No individual, firm, association, corporation, or governmental agency that uses the facilities of a charter county hospital in connection with conducting research or investigation, and no employee of a charter county hospital participating in or making discoveries or inventions or obtaining patents when acting within the scope of the employee's employment, shall have any rights to, interests in, or income from such intellectual property, including discoveries, inventions, or patents, except as may, by determination of the board of county hospital trustees of a charter county hospital, be assigned, licensed, transferred, sold, or otherwise disposed of, to those entities or employees in accordance with division (C) of this section or in accordance with rules adopted under division (D) of this section. (C) As may be determined from time to time by the board of county hospital trustees of a charter county hospital, the charter county hospital may retain, assign, license, transfer, sell, or otherwise dispose of, in whole or in part and upon such terms as the board may direct, any and all rights to, interests in, or income from any intellectual property, including discoveries, inventions, or patents, that the charter county hospital owns or may acquire. Such dispositions may be to any individual, firm, association, corporation, or governmental agency, or to an employee of the charter county hospital, as the board may direct. All income or proceeds derived or retained from such dispositions shall be applied to the general or special use of the charter county hospital as determined by its board. (D)(1) Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, including sections 102.03 , 102.04 , 2921.42 , and 2921.43 of the Revised Code, the board of county hospital trustees of a charter county hospital shall adopt rules under section 339.06 of the Revised Code that set forth circumstances under which an employee of the charter county hospital may solicit or accept, and under which a person may give or promise to give to an employee, a financial interest in any individual, firm, association, corporation, or governmental agency to which the board has assigned, licensed, transferred, sold, or otherwise disposed of the charter county hospital's rights to, interests in, or income from its intellectual property, including discoveries or inventions made or created by that employee or patents issued to that employee when acting within the scope of the employee's employment. (2) The rules shall include the following: (a) A requirement that each charter county hospital employee disclose to the board of county hospital trustees of the charter county hospital any financial interest the employee holds in any individual, firm, association, corporation, or governmental agency as described in division (D)(1) of this section; (b) A requirement that all disclosures made under division (D)(2)(a) of this section are reviewed by officials designated by the board. The officials designated under this division shall determine the information that shall be disclosed and safeguards that shall be applied in order to manage, reduce, or eliminate any actual or potential conflict of interest; (c) A requirement that in implementing division (D) of this section, all board members shall be governed by Chapter 102. and sections 2921.42 and 2921.43 of the Revised Code; (d) Guidelines to ensure that any financial interest held by any employee of the charter county hospital does not result in misuse of the employees or resources of the charter county hospital for the benefit of the individual, firm, association, corporation, or governmental agency in which the interest is held or does not otherwise interfere with duties and responsibilities of the employee who holds the interest. (3) Rules adopted under division (D) of this section may include other provisions, at the discretion of the board of county hospital trustees of the charter county hospital. (E) Notwithstanding division (D)(1) of this section, the Ohio ethics commission, at the request of the board of county hospital trustees of a charter county hospital, shall advise the board in the implementation of the board's rules adopted under division (D) of this section and address any matter that is outside the scope of those rules.
Ohio Rev. Code § 345.05 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 345 / § 345.05
§ 345.05. Majority vote required for approval of tax levy
Status: in_force

February 20, 1986 House Bill 583 - 116th General Assembly If a majority of the electors voting on the tax levy provided for in section 345.01 of the Revised Code, vote in favor thereof, the taxing authority of a political subdivision, as provided by such section, may levy a tax within such subdivision, at the additional rate outside of the ten-mill limitation, during the period and for the purpose stated in the resolution, or at any lesser rate, or for any of such years or purposes.
Ohio Rev. Code § 321.03 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 321 / § 321.03
§ 321.03. Contracting with financial institution to process payments, checks and fees
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) At the request of the county treasurer, a board of county commissioners may enter into a contract with any financial institution under which the financial institution, in accordance with the terms of the contract, receives at a post office box any type of payment or fee owed or payable to the county, opens the mail delivered to that box, processes the checks and other payments received in such mail and deposits them into the treasurer's account, and provides the county treasurer daily receipt information with respect to such payments. The contract may provide for the financial institution to receive at the post office box those payments and fees specifically named in the contract or all payments and fees payable to the county, including, but not limited to, utility, sewer, water, refuse collection, waste disposal, and airport fees, but in any case excluding taxes. The contract shall not be entered into unless: (1) The contract is awarded in accordance with sections 307.86 to 307.92 of the Revised Code. (2) The treasurer's surety bond includes within its coverage any loss that might occur as the result of the contract. (3) The provisions of the contract do not conflict with accounting and reporting requirements prescribed by the auditor of state. (B) The records of the financial institution are subject to examination by the auditor of state to the same extent as if the services that the financial institution has agreed to perform were being performed by the treasurer. Last updated July 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Ohio Rev. Code § 353.15 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 353 / § 353.15
§ 353.15. Investments
Status: in_force

September 29, 2013 House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly Except as otherwise provided in any resolution authorizing the issuance of its lake facilities authority revenue bonds or in any trust agreement securing the bonds, moneys in the funds of the lake facilities authority in excess of current needs may be invested as permitted by sections 135.01 to 135.21 of the Revised Code or invested in linked deposit programs established by resolution of the board of directors in accordance with section 135.80 of the Revised Code. Income from all investments of moneys in any fund shall be credited to funds as the lake facilities authority determines, subject to the provisions of any such resolution or trust agreement, and the investments may be sold at any time the lake facilities authority determines.
Ohio Rev. Code § 305.021 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 305 / § 305.021
§ 305.021. County engineer vacancy
Status: in_force

September 30, 2025 House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly (A) When there is a vacancy in the county engineer's office as a result of death or resignation and the vacancy cannot be filled by election or appointment as provided in section 305.02 of the Revised Code, or if no one runs for the office of county engineer and, for that reason, the office is vacant, the board of county commissioners may contract with another county's county engineer to exercise the powers and perform the acts, duties, or functions of the county engineer. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of the Revised Code or the common law, the same person may serve as the county engineer of more than one county, including adjacent counties, under this section. (B) A county engineer with whom the board contracts shall receive supplemental compensation for services rendered under the contract in an amount that is not less than eighty per cent nor more than one hundred per cent of the compensation specified in sections 325.14 and 325.18 of the Revised Code for the population range of the county in which the engineer is contracted to perform services, prorated for the duration of the contract. The supplemental compensation shall have no effect on the compensation a county engineer receives for serving as county engineer in the county in which the engineer holds office. The duration of the contract shall not extend beyond the last day of the term for which there was a vacancy. Last updated July 24, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Ohio Rev. Code § 307.841 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 307 / § 307.841
§ 307.841. Organization of board
Status: in_force

September 20, 1967 Senate Bill 269 - 107th General Assembly Within ninety days after a county automatic data processing board has been established, it shall hold its initial meeting at the office of the county auditor at such time as the secretary of the board determines. Thereafter, the board shall meet annually on the second Monday in January at the auditor's office and at such other times and places as the secretary determines. The secretary shall, within five days after receiving a written request from any other member of the board, call the board together for a meeting. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum at any regular or special meeting. The board may, by unanimous consent, adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary for its operation, but no rule or regulation of the board shall derogate the authority or responsibility of any elected official.
Ohio Rev. Code § 315.27 — Ohio Revised Code / Title 3 / Chapter 315 / § 315.27
§ 315.27. Indexes to records of county engineer
Status: in_force

October 1, 1953 House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly Unless otherwise ordered by the board of county commissioners, the county engineer shall make and keep up, in a manner convenient for reference, complete indexes to all the records in his office, alphabetically arranged by townships. Such indexes shall contain in their several columns the number or name of the original survey, section, tract, or lot in which such survey is located, the date of the execution thereof, the name of the surveyor making it, and the name of the party for whom the survey was made. The board may at any time during the progress of the work provided for in this section discontinue such work.