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Ohio Rev Code § 3.21 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 3 | Officer; Oaths; Bonds|Section 3.21 | Form of Oath.

Effective: March 29, 2007|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 699 - 126th General Assembly|Subject to any section of the Revised Code that prescribes the form of an oath, a person may be sworn in any form the person deems binding on the person's conscience.
Ohio Rev Code § 3.22 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 3 | Officer; Oaths; Bonds|Section 3.22 | Oath of Office.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|Each person chosen or appointed to an office under the constitution or laws of this state, and each deputy or clerk of such officer, shall take an oath of office before entering upon the discharge of his duties. The failure to take such oath shall not affect his liability or the liability of his sureties.
Ohio Rev Code § 3.23 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 3 | Officer; Oaths; Bonds|Section 3.23 | Contents of Oath of Office.

Effective: March 29, 2007|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 699 - 126th General Assembly|The oath of office of each judge of a court of record shall be to support the constitution of the United States and the constitution of this state, to administer justice without respect to persons, and faithfully and impartially to discharge and perform all the duties incumbent on the person as such judge, according to the best of the person's ability and understanding. The oath of office of every other officer, deputy, or clerk shall be to support the constitution of the United States and the constitution of this state, and faithfully to discharge the duties of the office.Except for justices of the supreme court as provided in section 2701.05 of the Revised Code, each judge of a court of record shall take the oath of office on or before the first day of the judge's official term. The judge shall transmit a certificate of oath, signed by the person administering the oath, to the clerk of the respective court and shall transmit a copy of the certificate of oath to the supreme court. The certificate of oath shall state the term of office for that judge, including the beginning and ending dates of that term. If the certificate of oath is not transmitted to the clerk of the court within twenty days from the first day of the judge's official term, the judge is deemed to have refused to accept the office, and that office shall be considered vacant. The clerk of the court forthwith shall certify that fact to the governor and the governor shall fill the vacancy.The oath of office of a judge under this section shall be taken in a form that is substantially similar to the following:"I, (name), do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of Ohio, will administer justice without respect to persons, and will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all of the duties incumbent upon me as (name of office) according to the best of my ability and understanding. [This I do as I shall answer unto God.]"
Ohio Rev Code § 3.24 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 3 | Officer; Oaths; Bonds|Section 3.24 | Administration of Oaths.

Effective: June 30, 1997|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 215 - 122nd General Assembly|Every person holding an elected office under the constitution or laws of this state may administer oaths of office to persons elected or appointed to offices under the constitution or laws of this state if those persons are elected or appointed to offices within the geographical limits of the elected officer's constituency, except that members of the general assembly may administer oaths of office to persons elected or appointed to any office under the constitution or laws of this state. Nothing in this section shall forbid the judge of a court established by the constitution of this state or a notary public commissioned in this state from administering an oath to any person.When an oath of office is required to be certified in writing, the person taking the oath shall write the person's signature immediately under the text of the oath. The person administering the oath under authority of this section shall then write the administering person's signature, the title of the elected office that the administering person holds, and the date; and shall affix the seal of office if a seal is prescribed for, or has been adopted by, the administering person's office.
Ohio Rev Code § 3.30 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 3 | Officer; Oaths; Bonds|Section 3.30 | Failure to Give Bond of Office or File Oath of Office.

Effective: April 12, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 444 - 133rd General Assembly|Except as otherwise provided in section 3.061 of the Revised Code, a person elected or appointed to an office who is required by law to give a bond or security previous to the performance of the duties imposed on the person by the person's office, who refuses or neglects to give such bond or furnish such security within the time and in the manner prescribed by law, and in all respects to qualify self for the performance of such duties, is deemed to have refused to accept the office to which the person was elected or appointed. Such office shall be considered vacant and shall be filled as provided by law. A person subject to a policy adopted under section 3.061 of the Revised Code, when the policy is in effect and becomes applicable to the person upon the beginning of the person's term of office or employment, is deemed to have refused to accept the office or employment when the person fails to take, certify, and file the oath of office as required by law or fails to document proof of insurance coverage as provided in division (D) of section 3.061 of the Revised Code and the office shall be considered vacant and shall be filled as provided by law. A person who becomes subject to a policy adopted under section 3.061 of the Revised Code during the person's term of office or employment is deemed to have vacated the office when the person fails to document proof of insurance coverage as provided in division (D) of section 3.061 of the Revised Code and the vacancy shall be filled as provided by law. Last updated February 4, 2022 at 9:15 AM
Ohio Rev Code § 3.31 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 3 | Officer; Oaths; Bonds|Section 3.31 | Bond Sufficiency.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|A bond payable to the state, or other payee as directed by law, reciting the election or appointment of a person to an office or public trust under or in pursuance of the constitution or laws of this state, and conditioned for the faithful performance, by such person, of the duties of the office or trust, is sufficient, notwithstanding any special provision made by law for the condition of such bond.
Ohio Rev Code § 3.32 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 3 | Officer; Oaths; Bonds|Section 3.32 | Annual Bond Premium.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|If an elective or appointive state officer is required by law to furnish bond, a surety company bond may be given and the annual premium in such cases shall be paid from the funds appropriated by the general assembly to the various departments, boards, and commissions for such purpose. This section does not prevent the giving of a personal bond with sureties approved by the officials authorized by law to give such approval.
Ohio Rev Code § 3.33 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 3 | Officer; Oaths; Bonds|Section 3.33 | Deposit of Official Bonds.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|Every officer, on receiving an official bond which by law is required to be filed or deposited with him, shall record it in a book to be kept by him for that purpose. A certified transcript of the record of such bond is conclusive evidence of such record, and prima-facie evidence of the execution and existence of such bond.
Ohio Rev Code § 3.34 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 3 | Officer; Oaths; Bonds|Section 3.34 | Bonds Filled in or Left in Blank.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|All official bonds; bonds of executors, administrators, guardians, and trustees; bonds required or authorized to be taken by or before a court, judge, or public board or officer, judicial or ministerial; bonds of indemnity; and all other bonds conditioned to become void upon the performance by any of the parties thereto of the stipulations contained in such bonds shall bind and render liable thereon both principals and sureties, whether at the time of the signing of the bonds by any of such obligors the amounts of such bonds are filled in or left in blank, if such amounts are filled in before or at the time of the approval or acceptance of such bonds. Such filling in may be done in the absence of any of the obligors, and without any express authority for that purpose from any of them.
Ohio Rev Code § 5.01 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 5 | State Insignia; Seals; Holidays|Section 5.01 | Ohio State Flag.

Effective: November 1, 2002|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 240 - 124th General Assembly|The flag of the state shall be burgee-shaped. It shall have three red and two white horizontal stripes that represent the roads and waterways of the state. The union of the flag shall be seventeen five-pointed stars, white in a blue triangular field that represents the state's hills and valleys, the base of which shall be the staff end or vertical edge of the flag, and the apex of which shall be the center of the middle red stripe. The stars shall be grouped around a red disc superimposed upon a white circular "O." The thirteen stars grouped around the "O" represent the original states of the United States and the four stars added to the peak of the triangle symbolize that Ohio was the seventeenth state admitted to the union. The "O" represents the "O" in "Ohio" and suggests the state's nickname, the buckeye state. The proportional dimensions of the flag and of its various parts shall be according to the official design on file in the office of the secretary of state. One state flag of uniform dimensions shall be furnished to each company of the organized militia.
Ohio Rev Code § 5.011 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 5 | State Insignia; Seals; Holidays|Section 5.011 | Ohio Governor's Flag.

Effective: September 30, 1963|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 614 - 105th General Assembly|The flag of the governor of this state will be of scarlet wool bunting, six feet eight inches hoist by ten feet six inches fly. In each of the four corners will be a white five-pointed star with one point upward. The centers of these stars will be twelve inches from the long edges and seventeen inches from the short edges of the flag. In the center of the flag will be a reproduction of the great seal of Ohio in proper colors, three feet in diameter, surrounded by thirteen white stars equally spaced with their centers on an imaginary circle four feet three inches in diameter. All stars shall be of such size that their points would lie on the circumference of an imaginary circle ten inches in diameter.The official colors of the governor of Ohio will be of scarlet silk, four feet four inches on the pike by five feet six inches fly, of the same design as the flag of the governor of Ohio, with the seal and stars proportionately reduced in size and embroidered. The colors will be trimmed on three edges with a knotted fringe of yellow silk two and one half inches wide. Attached below the head of the pike will be a silk cord of scarlet and white eight feet six inches in length with a tassel at each end.The naval flag of the governor of Ohio will be of scarlet wool bunting, three feet hoist by four feet fly. The design will be the same as the flag of the governor of Ohio with the seal and the stars proportionately reduced in size.The automobile flag of the governor of Ohio will be of scarlet silk, or wool bunting, one foot six inches on the staff by two feet six inches on the fly. The design will be the same as the flag of the governor of Ohio with the seal and stars proportionately reduced in size. The flag will be trimmed on three edges with a knotted fringe of silk or wool one and one half inches wide.
Ohio Rev Code § 5.012 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 5 | State Insignia; Seals; Holidays|Section 5.012 | Display and Maintenance of State Flag.

Effective: November 1, 2002|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 240 - 124th General Assembly|(A) Display of the state flag at all state buildings and public institutions, such as public school buildings and state parks, is encouraged. If the state flag is displayed, it may be flown every day when weather permits and shall be flown from sunrise until sunset on all national and state holidays and on any other days that the governor proclaims. The state flag may be flown at night when properly lighted. When the state flag is displayed outdoors, it shall be flown either from a flagpole or a staff. Any staff from which the state flag is flown shall be at least two and one-half times as long as the state flag.(B) When the state flag and the United States flag are displayed at the same time, the state flag shall not be larger than the United States flag. When the state flag and the United States flag are displayed together against a wall from crossed staffs, the state flag shall be on the left of the United States flag, and the staff supporting the state flag shall be behind the staff supporting the United States flag. When the state flag is flown from the same halyard as the United States flag, the state flag shall be displayed beneath the United States flag. When the state flag is carried in a procession in which the United States flag is unfurled, the state flag shall be displayed on the marching left of the United States flag.(C) The state flag shall be washed or dry cleaned when soiled and may be repaired. When the state flag is damaged beyond repair, it shall be destroyed privately either by cutting it into small pieces and burning it until only ashes remain or by sealing it in a plastic bag or box before discarding it in a trash collection.
Ohio Rev Code § 5.013 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 5 | State Insignia; Seals; Holidays|Section 5.013 | Pledge to the State Flag.

Effective: November 1, 2002|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 240 - 124th General Assembly|"I salute the flag of the state of Ohio and pledge to the buckeye state respect and loyalty" is hereby adopted as the official pledge to the state flag. The pledge shall not replace, preempt, or be recited before the pledge of allegiance to the United States flag.
Ohio Rev Code § 5.014 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 5 | State Insignia; Seals; Holidays|Section 5.014 | Procedure for Folding State Flag.

Effective: May 18, 2005|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 552 - 125th General Assembly|The general assembly hereby establishes a recommended procedure for the folding of the state flag by two people. The procedure is as follows:With the flag unfolded, fold the flag in half lengthwise so that the points of the flag are aligned. Fold the flag in half lengthwise a second time to form a long strip with the red disc facing the ground. Next, fold the pointed end back onto itself to form a rectangle. These steps entail three folds.Starting on the end formed by the fold of the pointed end back onto itself, fold two inches of the flag onto itself for a flag with a three-foot hoist and a five-foot fly, or another appropriate width of fold for a flag of a different size. Repeat the folds a total of fourteen times, alternating the folds in a fan-like manner.The result is a total of seventeen folds symbolizing that Ohio was the seventeenth state admitted to the union. Finally, neatly and snugly wrap the remaining length of flag around the fan-folds to form a compact rectangle.
Ohio Rev Code § 5.015 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 5 | State Insignia; Seals; Holidays|Section 5.015 | Suggested Ceremonial Procedure for Retirement of State Flag.

Effective: April 12, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 32 - 133rd General Assembly|(A) The general assembly recommends the following ceremonial procedure for the retirement of the state flag, to be followed, voluntarily, with respect and dignity, by civilians and civilian groups or organizations. (B) The ceremony shall consist of three parts: a preamble, a pledge, and the retirement by burning of the separated parts of the state flag. (C) Before the ceremony to retire the state flag, the dedicated parts of the state flag shall be separated as specified in division (G) of this section in preparation for the ceremony. A written preamble as set forth in division (D) of this section shall be provided to all persons upon entering the premises where the ceremony will occur along with a copy of the pledge set forth in section 5.013 of the Revised Code. (D) The preamble to the ceremony shall state the following: I am the flag of the state of Ohio. My first witness to our country as your state symbol was to the assassination of President William McKinley on September 14, 1901. Our state went nearly one hundred years without a flag to represent us. The spirit of Ohio is within me. I represent everything: from the hills and valleys, to the rivers and roadways of our great state. I call our state great for many reasons. Some have called our state the Mother of Presidents. Eight of our nation's presidents have been born among these hills and valleys. Know that, in my retirement, my spirit must live on. The spirit of Ohio must live on! The history of yesterday, the gifts of the present, and the future of tomorrow. These principles are woven into me! (E) All persons present who are able, should be asked to stand at attention with their right hands placed over their hearts or with the appropriate salute during the pledge to the flag. A speaker shall lead the group in stating the pledge set forth in section 5.013 of the Revised Code. (F) After the pledge, the speaker shall ask that the stripes be brought forth, stating: "Please bring forth the stripes of our flag. These stripes represent the roads and waterways of Ohio. Let them now be retired by fire." The speaker shall then ask that the union and stars be brought forth, stating: "Please bring forth the blue union and stars of our flag. This union represents the hills and valleys of Ohio. These stars represent our joining the Union as the 17th state. Now let them be retired by fire. As we continue about our daily lives, keep in mind the spirit of the flag and know that it lives on." (G) The dedicated parts of the state flag shall be cut in separate parts including the triangular blue union with stars as one piece, the three red stripes as three separate pieces, and the two white stripes as two additional pieces. The five stripes shall be presented upon the request of the speaker. The blue union and stars shall be presented as one piece upon the request of the speaker.
Ohio Rev Code § 5.02 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 5 | State Insignia; Seals; Holidays|Section 5.02 | State Flower.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The scarlet carnation is hereby adopted as the state flower as a token of love and reverence for the memory of William McKinley.
Ohio Rev Code § 5.021 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 5 | State Insignia; Seals; Holidays|Section 5.021 | State Wild Flower.

Effective: March 5, 1987|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 763 - 116th General Assembly|The plant Trillium grandiflorum, commonly known as the large white trillium, found in every Ohio county, is hereby adopted as the state wild flower.
Ohio Rev Code § 5.03 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 5 | State Insignia; Seals; Holidays|Section 5.03 | State Bird.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The bird, cardinalis cardinalis, commonly known as the "cardinal," is the official bird of the state.
Ohio Rev Code § 5.031 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 5 | State Insignia; Seals; Holidays|Section 5.031 | State Reptile.

Effective: November 24, 1995|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 228 - 121st General Assembly|The snake, Coluber constrictor constrictor, known as the black racer, is the official reptile of the state.
Ohio Rev Code § 5.032 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 5 | State Insignia; Seals; Holidays|Section 5.032 | State Animal.

Effective: May 11, 1988|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 312 - 117th General Assembly|The animal, Odocoileus virginianus, commonly known as the white-tailed deer, is the official animal of the state. Naming the white-tailed deer as the official animal of the state does not relieve the division of wildlife of its duty to manage the deer population and its distribution.
Ohio Rev Code § 5.033 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 5 | State Insignia; Seals; Holidays|Section 5.033 | State Amphibian.

Effective: June 18, 2010|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 393 - 128th General Assembly|The salamander, Ambystoma maculatum, commonly known as the spotted salamander, is the official amphibian of the state.
Ohio Rev Code § 5.034 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 5 | State Insignia; Seals; Holidays|Section 5.034 | State Frog.

Effective: June 18, 2010|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 393 - 128th General Assembly|The frog, Rana catesbeiana, commonly known as the bullfrog, is the official frog of the state.
Ohio Rev Code § 5.036 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 5 | State Insignia; Seals; Holidays|Section 5.036 | Official Pet.

Effective: March 20, 2019|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 86 - 132nd General Assembly|A shelter pet is hereby designated as the official pet of the state to raise public awareness of shelter animals.
Ohio Rev Code § 5.04 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 5 | State Insignia; Seals; Holidays|Section 5.04 | State Coat of Arms.

Effective: November 20, 1996|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 213 - 121st General Assembly|The coat of arms of the state shall consist of the following device: a circular shield; in the right foreground of the shield a full sheaf of wheat bound and standing erect; in the left foreground, a cluster of seventeen arrows bound in the center and resembling in form the sheaf of wheat; in the background, a representation of Mount Logan, Ross county, as viewed from Adena state memorial; over the mount, a rising sun three-quarters exposed and radiating thirteen rays to represent the thirteen original colonies shining over the first state in the northwest territory, the exterior extremities of which rays form a semicircle; and uniting the background and foreground, a representation of the Scioto river and cultivated fields.The coat of arms of the state shall correspond substantially with the following design:When the coat of arms of the state is reproduced in color, the colors used shall be substantially the same as the natural color of the terrain and objects shown.
Ohio Rev Code § 5.05 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 5 | State Insignia; Seals; Holidays|Section 5.05 | State Tree.

Effective: October 2, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 65 - 100th General Assembly|The tree, Aesculus globra, commonly known as the "Buckeye" is hereby adopted as the official tree of the state.
Ohio Rev Code § 5.06 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 5 | State Insignia; Seals; Holidays|Section 5.06 | State Motto.

Effective: October 1, 1959|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 193 - 103rd General Assembly|"With God, All Things Are Possible" shall be adopted as the official motto of the state.