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Ohio Rev Code § 117.20 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 117 | Auditor of State|Section 117.20 | Rule Making Procedure.

Effective: September 29, 2013|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 59, Senate Bill 67 - 130th General Assembly|(A) In adopting rules pursuant to Chapter 117. of the Revised Code, the auditor of state or the auditor of state's designee shall do both of the following: (1) Before adopting any such rule, except a rule of an emergency nature, do each of the following:(a) At least thirty-five days before any public hearing on the proposed rule-making action, mail or send by electronic mail notice of the hearing to each public office and to each statewide organization that the auditor of state or designee determines will be affected or that represents persons who will be affected by the proposed rule-making action;(b) Mail or send by electronic mail a copy of the proposed rule to any person or organization that requests a copy within five days after receipt of the request;(c) Consult with appropriate state and local government agencies, or with persons representative of their interests, including statewide organizations of local government officials, and consult with accounting professionals and other interested persons;(d) Conduct, on the date and at the time and place designated in the notice, a public hearing at which any person affected by the proposed rule, including statewide organizations of local government officials, may appear and be heard in person, by attorney, or both, and may present the person's or organization's position or contentions orally or in writing.(2) Comply with section 111.15 of the Revised Code.(B) The auditor of state shall diligently discharge the duties imposed by divisions (A)(1)(a), (b), and (c) of this section, but failure to mail or send by electronic mail any notice or copy of a proposed rule, or to consult with any person or organization, shall not invalidate any rule.(C) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of the Revised Code, the auditor of state may prepare and disseminate, to public offices and other interested persons and organizations, advisory bulletins, directives, and instructions relating to accounting and financial reporting systems, budgeting procedures, fiscal controls, and the constructions by the auditor of state of constitutional and statutory provisions, court decisions, and opinions of the attorney general. The bulletins, directives, and instructions shall be of an advisory nature only.(D) As used in this section, "rule" includes the adoption, amendment, or rescission of a rule.  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.
Ohio Rev Code § 117.21 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 117 | Auditor of State|Section 117.21 | Retention of Audit Materials.

Effective: July 1, 1985|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 201 - 116th General Assembly|The auditor of state shall have access to all work papers, documents, and materials prepared by a public accountant in the course of his audit of a public office. The work papers, documents, and materials shall be retained by the public accountant for a period of three years from the release date of the audit report of the auditor of state, except as otherwise specified by the auditor of state.
Ohio Rev Code § 117.22 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 117 | Auditor of State|Section 117.22 | Request for Assistance.

Effective: September 30, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly|The public accountant conducting an audit under this chapter may request the auditor of state, the chief deputy auditor of state, or an auditor or investigator of the auditor of state, to exercise any authority granted under section 117.18 of the Revised Code for the purpose of assisting in the conduct of the audit. Last updated August 9, 2021 at 3:40 PM
Ohio Rev Code § 117.23 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 117 | Auditor of State|Section 117.23 | Report of Public Accountant.

Effective: July 1, 1985|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 201 - 116th General Assembly|The report of a public office that is prepared by a public accountant shall be made and signed by the accountant in charge of the audit and filed in the offices of the auditor of state.
Ohio Rev Code § 117.24 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 117 | Auditor of State|Section 117.24 | Analyzing Report of Public Accountant.

Effective: July 1, 1985|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 201 - 116th General Assembly|The auditor of state shall analyze the report of the public accountant who has audited a public office to determine whether any public money has been illegally expended, any public money collected has not been accounted for, any public money due has not been collected, or any public property has been converted or misappropriated. In addition, the auditor of state or his appointee shall determine whether there has been any malfeasance or gross neglect of duty on the part of any officer or employee of the public office.
Ohio Rev Code § 117.25 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 117 | Auditor of State|Section 117.25 | Incorporating Report of Public Accountant and Results of Auditor's Analysis.

Effective: July 1, 1985|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 201 - 116th General Assembly|The auditor of state shall incorporate the report of the public accountant and the results of the analysis performed pursuant to section 117.24 of the Revised Code in a report which shall constitute an audit report for purposes of this chapter.
Ohio Rev Code § 117.251 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 117 | Auditor of State|Section 117.251 | Notation of Investments in Eligible Depositories.

Effective: August 6, 2004|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 102 - 125th General Assembly|When applicable, the auditor of state shall make a notation on the audit report prepared under section 117.25 of the Revised Code for any county treasurer's office, that the county treasurer invested at least ten per cent of the county's money in eligible institutions as described in Chapter 135. of the Revised Code, located within the county during the previous fiscal year.
Ohio Rev Code § 117.26 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 117 | Auditor of State|Section 117.26 | Certified Copies of Completed Audit Reports.

Effective: November 29, 1990|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 820 - 118th General Assembly|Certified copies of completed audit reports shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the legislative authority, clerk of the governing body, executive officer of the governing body, and chief fiscal officer of the audited public office. Except as otherwise provided in sections 117.14 and 117.15 of the Revised Code, an audit report is not a public record under section 149.43 of the Revised Code until copies of the report are filed with the officers enumerated in this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 117.27 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 117 | Auditor of State|Section 117.27 | Filing Certified Copy With Legal Counsel.

Effective: July 1, 1985|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 201 - 116th General Assembly|A certified copy of the audit report referred to in section 117.26 of the Revised Code shall be filed with the officer required by state law, municipal or county charter, or municipal ordinance to act as legal counsel to the officers of the public office. If no officer is required by state law, municipal or county charter, or municipal ordinance to act as legal counsel, a copy shall be filed with the prosecuting attorney of the county within which the fiscal office of the public office is located.
Ohio Rev Code § 117.28 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 117 | Auditor of State|Section 117.28 | Report of Audit and Actions Thereon.

Effective: July 1, 1985|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 201 - 116th General Assembly|Where an audit report sets forth that any public money has been illegally expended, or that any public money collected has not been accounted for, or that any public money due has not been collected, or that any public property has been converted or misappropriated, the officer receiving the certified copy of the report pursuant to section 117.27 of the Revised Code may, within one hundred twenty days after receiving the report, institute civil action in the proper court in the name of the public office to which the public money is due or the public property belongs for the recovery of the money or property and prosecute the action to final determination.The auditor of state shall notify the attorney general in writing of every audit report which sets forth that any public money has been illegally expended, or that any public money collected has not been accounted for, or that any public money due has not been collected, or that any public property has been converted or misappropriated and of the date that the report was filed.Within one hundred twenty days after receiving the certified copy of the report, the officer receiving the report shall notify the attorney general in writing of whether any legal action has been taken. If no legal action has been taken, the officer shall, within the same period, notify the attorney general in writing of the reason why legal action has not been taken. The attorney general or his assistant may appear in any such action on behalf of the public office and may, either in conjunction with or independent of the officer receiving the report, prosecute an action to final determination. The attorney general may bring the action in any case where the officer fails to do so within one hundred twenty days after the audit report has been filed.
Ohio Rev Code § 117.29 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 117 | Auditor of State|Section 117.29 | Audit Report Showing Malfeasance or Gross Neglect of Duty.

Effective: July 1, 1985|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 201 - 116th General Assembly|Where an audit report sets forth any malfeasance or gross neglect of duty on the part of any public official for which a criminal penalty is provided, a certified copy of the report shall be filed with the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the offense is committed, and the prosecuting attorney shall, within one hundred twenty days, institute criminal proceedings against the public official.
Ohio Rev Code § 117.30 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 117 | Auditor of State|Section 117.30 | Attorney General Action.

Effective: July 1, 1985|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 201 - 116th General Assembly|Where an audit report made of any office of an officer receiving a report pursuant to section 117.27 of the Revised Code sets forth that public money has been illegally expended, or that any public money collected has not been accounted for, or that any public money due has not been collected, or that any public property has been converted or misappropriated, a certified copy of the report shall be filed with the attorney general. Within one hundred twenty days after receiving the copy, the attorney general may institute appropriate legal action in the proper court on behalf of the public office.
Ohio Rev Code § 117.31 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 117 | Auditor of State|Section 117.31 | Illegal Expenditures in Attorney General's Office.

Effective: July 1, 1985|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 201 - 116th General Assembly|Where an audit report made of the office of the attorney general sets forth that public money has been illegally expended, or that any public money collected has not been accounted for, or that public money due, except claims certified for collection, has not been collected, or that any public property has been converted or misappropriated, a certified copy of the report shall be filed with the governor, who shall promptly retain legal counsel to institute civil action in the proper court in the name of the state for the recovery of the money or property and prosecute the action to final determination.
Ohio Rev Code § 117.32 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 117 | Auditor of State|Section 117.32 | Surety May Be Sued in Same Action.

Effective: July 1, 1985|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 201 - 116th General Assembly|In addition to the liability of any officer or employee for which he may be sued under this chapter, the surety on any official bond given by an officer or employee is liable on his bond up to the amount named therein. The surety may be sued in the same action in which the principal is sued, and this chapter applies with equal force to the surety as to the principal.
Ohio Rev Code § 117.33 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 117 | Auditor of State|Section 117.33 | Abating or Compromising Claims.

Effective: July 1, 1985|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 201 - 116th General Assembly|No claim for money or other property found to be due to any public treasury or custodian of public money in any report of the auditor of state, other than a report as described in section 117.31 of the Revised Code, shall be abated or compromised, either before or after the filing of civil action, by any legislative or executive action or by order of any court unless the attorney general gives his written approval .
Ohio Rev Code § 117.34 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 117 | Auditor of State|Section 117.34 | Cause of Action Accrues When Report Filed.

Effective: July 1, 1985|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 201 - 116th General Assembly|No cause of action on any matter set forth in any report of the auditor of state made under this chapter shall accrue until the report is filed with the officer or legal counsel whose duty it is to institute civil actions for enforcement. No statutes of limitations otherwise applicable to the cause of action shall begin to run until the date of filing.
Ohio Rev Code § 117.35 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 117 | Auditor of State|Section 117.35 | Submission of Judgment Entry to Attorney General.

Effective: July 1, 1985|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 201 - 116th General Assembly|No judgment or final order shall be entered in a civil action commenced under this chapter, other than a civil action instituted pursuant to section 117.31 of the Revised Code, until the entry is submitted to the attorney general. The attorney general is hereby constituted an attorney of record in each action.
Ohio Rev Code § 117.36 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 117 | Auditor of State|Section 117.36 | Jurisdiction of Civil Actions.

Effective: July 1, 1985|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 201 - 116th General Assembly|The civil actions provided for in this chapter may be entertained, heard, and determined by any court having jurisdiction of the amount involved or having jurisdiction to afford the remedy prayed for, notwithstanding the absence of any other law authorizing such civil actions to be filed by the governor, the attorney general, or the officer receiving a report pursuant to section 117.27 of the Revised Code. In any action it is sufficient for the plaintiff to allege in the petition so much of the factual information contained in the report of the auditor of state as relates to the claim or action against the defendant therein and that the amount claimed against the defendant is unpaid. The plaintiff is not required to state separately and number in his petition any separate causes of action, or the factual findings of the report, upon whatever claims or circumstances based, since they are deemed to constitute a single cause of action; nor is he required to set forth any other or further factual matter relating to his claim or action. A certified copy of any portion of the report containing factual information is prima-facie evidence in determining the truth of the allegations of the petition.
Ohio Rev Code § 117.37 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 117 | Auditor of State|Section 117.37 | Advancement of Causes.

Effective: July 1, 1985|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 201 - 116th General Assembly|On application of the plaintiff, the court in which an action authorized by this chapter is pending shall advance the cause on the docket.
Ohio Rev Code § 117.39 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 117 | Auditor of State|Section 117.39 | Financial Reports From Any Public Office.

Effective: July 1, 1985|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 201 - 116th General Assembly|The auditor of state may require financial reports from any public office showing the condition of all appropriation accounts, the money actually in the treasury to the credit of each fund or account, and any other information he considers proper.
Ohio Rev Code § 117.40 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 117 | Auditor of State|Section 117.40 | Refusal to Keep Accounts.

Effective: July 1, 1985|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 201 - 116th General Assembly|A public official of a public office, other than a state agency, who knowingly refuses to keep the accounts of his office as prescribed by this chapter or rules adopted by the auditor of state pursuant thereto, or to make the reports required by the auditor of state, may be removed from office on hearing before the court of common pleas in the county in which the office is located. Action for removal may be brought by the attorney general at the request of the auditor of state.
Ohio Rev Code § 117.41 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 117 | Auditor of State|Section 117.41 | Unauditable Offices.

Effective: July 1, 1985|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 201 - 116th General Assembly|If the auditor of state or a public accountant auditing a public office determines that the office cannot be audited because its accounts, records, files, or reports have been improperly maintained, the person making the determination may declare the public office to be unauditable. A public office declared to be unauditable shall follow the procedures established by the auditor of state to bring its accounts, records, files, or reports into an auditable condition. If the public office fails to make reasonable efforts and continuing progress to bring its accounts, records, files, or reports into an auditable condition within ninety days after being declared unauditable, the auditor of state shall request legal action pursuant to section 117.42 of the Revised Code to compel the public office to bring its accounts, records, files, or reports into an auditable condition.
Ohio Rev Code § 117.42 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 117 | Auditor of State|Section 117.42 | Enforcement Powers of Attorney General.

Effective: July 1, 1985|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 201 - 116th General Assembly|Upon request of the auditor of state, the attorney general may file and prosecute to judgment or decree appropriate actions to prevent the unlawful expenditures of public funds, cancel contracts not made in compliance with law, enforce liabilities arising from false certifications or failure to furnish financial reports, secure compliance with this chapter, secure compliance with fiscal, accounting, or budgeting requirements, opinions, or adjustments made in an audit report, secure compliance with the laws, ordinances, rules, and orders pertaining to any public office, and enforce generally the laws relating to the expenditure of public funds. All sums collected as a result of any action taken under this chapter shall be placed in the treasury of the appropriate public office.
Ohio Rev Code § 117.43 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 117 | Auditor of State|Section 117.43 | Rules for Requirements for Accounting and Financial Reporting for Public Offices Other Than State Agencies.

Effective: July 1, 1985|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 201 - 116th General Assembly|(A) The auditor of state may prescribe by rule, requirements for accounting and financial reporting for public offices other than state agencies.Rules adopted pursuant to this section may refer to publications of government agencies or private organizations recommending systems or standards to be followed in governmental accounting and financial reporting.(B) Except as otherwise provided in section 126.22 of the Revised Code or as otherwise provided by law, no state agency shall enter into a contract for auditing or accounting services without the approval of the auditor of state except with funds derived from nonpublic sources. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the legislative branch of government.
Ohio Rev Code § 117.431 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 117 | Auditor of State|Section 117.431 | Accounting of Public Money in Possession of Private Institution.

Effective: September 4, 2013|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 67 - 130th General Assembly|Public money in the possession of any private institution, association, board, or corporation shall be accounted for separately and independently from its other funds and accounts. The auditor of state may adopt rules establishing the manner in which the public money shall be separately and independently accounted for.