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Ohio Rev Code § 503.22 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 503 | General Provisions|Section 503.22 | Election in New Township.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|When a new township is set off, the board of county commissioners shall forthwith give at least ten days' public notice by advertisement, in three public places in such township, of the time and place of holding an election for township officers. At such time and place the electors of the township shall assemble and elect officers, who shall hold office until the next regular municipal election.
Ohio Rev Code § 503.24 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 503 | General Provisions|Section 503.24 | Vacancy in Township Office.

Effective: June 21, 2013|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 47 - 130th General Assembly|If there is a vacancy by reason of the nonacceptance, death, or removal of a person chosen to an office in any township at the regular election, or if there is a vacancy from any other cause, the board of township trustees shall appoint a person having the qualifications of an elector to fill such vacancy for the unexpired term or until a successor is elected. If a township is without a board or if no appointment is made within thirty days after the occurrence of a vacancy, a majority of the persons designated as the committee of five on the last-filed nominating petition of the township officer whose vacancy is to be filled who are residents of the township shall appoint a person having the qualifications of an elector to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term or until a successor is elected. If at least three of the committee members who are residents of the township cannot be found, or if that number of such members fails to make an appointment within ten days after the thirty-day period in which the board of township trustees is authorized to make an appointment, then the presiding probate judge of the county shall appoint a suitable person having the qualifications of an elector in the township to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term or until a successor is elected.If a vacancy occurs in a township elective office more than forty days before the next general election for municipal and township officers a successor shall be chosen at that election to fill the unexpired term, provided the term does not expire within one year from the day of the election. If the term expires within one year from the day of the next general election for municipal and township officers, a successor appointed pursuant to this section shall serve out the unexpired term.
Ohio Rev Code § 503.241 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 503 | General Provisions|Section 503.241 | When Township Offices Deemed Vacant.

Effective: October 14, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 346 - 100th General Assembly|Whenever any township officer ceases to reside in the township, or is absent from the township for ninety consecutive days, except in case of sickness or injury as provided in this section, his office shall be deemed vacant and the board of township trustees shall declare a vacancy to exist in such office.Such vacancy shall be filled in the manner provided by section 503.24 of the Revised Code. Whenever any township officer is absent from the township because of sickness or injury, he shall cause to be filed with the board of township trustees a physician's certificate of his sickness or injury. If such certificate is not filed with the board within ten days after the expiration of the ninety consecutive days of absence from the township, his office shall be deemed vacant and the board of township trustees shall declare a vacancy to exist in such office.This section shall not apply to a township officer while in the active military service of the United States.
Ohio Rev Code § 503.25 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 503 | General Provisions|Section 503.25 | Notice to Officers Elected or Appointed.

Effective: December 20, 2005|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly|Immediately after the election or appointment of township officers as provided by sections 503.22 to 503.24 of the Revised Code, the township fiscal officer shall make a list of all the officers elected or appointed, stating the offices to which each is chosen or appointed, and the fiscal officer shall add to the list a requisition that the officers appear before the fiscal officer, or some other officer authorized to administer oaths, give bond, and take the oath of office prescribed by sections 3.22 and 3.23 of the Revised Code and Section 7 of Article XV, Ohio Constitution.The fiscal officer shall immediately make service of, or deliver to any constable of the township who shall make service of, a copy of the list and requisition by delivering it to each person so elected or appointed. The list and requisition, with the time and manner of service on it, shall be returned and filed in the office of the fiscal officer.
Ohio Rev Code § 503.26 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 503 | General Provisions|Section 503.26 | Certificate of Oath to Be Returned and Recorded.

Effective: December 20, 2005|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly|If a person elected or appointed to a township office takes the oath of office required by section 503.25 of the Revised Code before an officer other than the township fiscal officer, the officer before whom it is taken shall immediately deposit with the fiscal officer a certificate of the oath. The fiscal officer shall make a record of all official oaths.
Ohio Rev Code § 503.27 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 503 | General Provisions|Section 503.27 | Failure to Accept Office.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|If, after receiving notice of his election or appointment to a township office, a person so elected or appointed fails to take the oath of office and give bond within the time required, he is deemed to have refused the office, and the vacancy shall be filled as provided in section 503.24 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 503.28 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 503 | General Provisions|Section 503.28 | Delivery of Records and Property to Successor - Forfeiture.

Effective: April 12, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 450 - 133rd General Assembly|All township officers shall deliver to their successors in office all books, records, documents, laws, obligations, papers, blanks, and all other articles and property belonging to their respective offices or deposited with them in their official capacity. Any person who has been a township officer and refuses to deliver over such property, or any part thereof, shall forfeit not less than five nor more than fifty dollars, to be recovered by action, for the use of the township. The fiscal officer shall include an inventory of the items delivered in accordance with this section in a certificate of transition under section 117.171 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 503.30 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 503 | General Provisions|Section 503.30 | Street Markers and House Numbers in Unincorporated Areas.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|A township may erect markers and assign numbers for houses on streets and roads in unincorporated areas. Such expenditures shall be paid for out of the general fund of the township.
Ohio Rev Code § 503.31 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 503 | General Provisions|Section 503.31 | Remnant of Township Within Boundaries of Municipal Corporation.

Effective: October 14, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 46 - 100th General Assembly|Where a remnant of a township in which there are no resident freeholders is located entirely within the boundaries of a municipal corporation, such remnant shall be considered a part of such municipal corporation as though it had been annexed thereto for all purposes except the exercise of eminent domain as to said annexed area. In every such case, the clerk of council or village clerk shall prepare a description of the remnant and an accurate plat thereof, together with his certificate that the description and plat are correct, that the area is a remnant of a township now defunct, and that it lies entirely within the boundaries of the municipal corporation. One copy of such description, plat, and certificate shall be filed for record with the county recorder and one copy with the secretary of state. The procedure shall be the same as in the case of the filing of annexation transcripts.
Ohio Rev Code § 503.40 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 503 | General Provisions|Section 503.40 | Massage Establishment Definitions.

Effective: June 3, 1992|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 247 - 119th General Assembly|As used in sections 503.40 to 503.49 of the Revised Code:(A) "Massage" means any method of exerting pressure on, stroking, kneading, rubbing, tapping, pounding, vibrating, or stimulating the external soft tissue of the body with the hands, or with the aid of any mechanical or electrical apparatus or appliance.(B) "Massage establishment" means any fixed place of business where a person offers massages:(1) In exchange for anything of value; or(2) In connection with the provision of another legitimate service.(C) "Masseur" or "masseuse" means any individual who performs massages at a massage establishment.(D) "Sexual or genital area" includes the genitalia, pubic area, anus, perineum of any person, and the breasts of a female.
Ohio Rev Code § 503.41 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 503 | General Provisions|Section 503.41 | Regulation and Registration of Massage Establishments and Their Employees.

Effective: September 29, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly|(A) A board of township trustees, by resolution, may regulate and require the registration of massage establishments and their employees within the unincorporated territory of the township. In accordance with sections 503.40 to 503.49 of the Revised Code, for that purpose, the board, by a majority vote of all members, may adopt, amend, administer, and enforce regulations within the unincorporated territory of the township. (B) A board may adopt regulations and amendments under this section only after public hearing at not fewer than two regular sessions of the board. The board shall cause to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the township, or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code, notice of the public hearings, including the time, date, and place, once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the hearings. The board shall make available proposed regulations or amendments to the public at the office of the board.(C) Regulations or amendments adopted by the board are effective thirty days after the date of adoption unless, within thirty days after the adoption of the regulations or amendments, the township fiscal officer receives a petition, signed by a number of qualified electors residing in the unincorporated area of the township equal to not less than ten per cent of the total vote cast for all candidates for governor in the area at the most recent general election at which a governor was elected, requesting the board to submit the regulations or amendments to the electors of the area for approval or rejection at the next primary or general election occurring at least ninety days after the board receives the petition.No regulation or amendment for which the referendum vote has been requested is effective unless a majority of the votes cast on the issue is in favor of the regulation or amendment. Upon certification by the board of elections that a majority of the votes cast on the issue was in favor of the regulation or amendment, the regulation or amendment takes immediate effect.(D) The board shall make available regulations it adopts or amends to the public at the office of the board and shall cause to be published once a notice of the availability of the regulations in a newspaper of general circulation in the township within ten days after their adoption or amendment.(E) Nothing in sections 503.40 to 503.49 of the Revised Code shall be construed to allow a board of township trustees to regulate the practice of any limited branch of medicine specified in section 4731.15 of the Revised Code or the practice of providing therapeutic massage by a licensed physician, a licensed chiropractor, a licensed podiatrist, a licensed nurse, or any other licensed health professional. As used in this division, "licensed" means licensed, certified, or registered to practice in this state.
Ohio Rev Code § 503.42 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 503 | General Provisions|Section 503.42 | Permits - Licenses - Regulations.

Effective: June 3, 1992|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 247 - 119th General Assembly|If a board of township trustees has adopted a resolution under section 503.41 of the Revised Code:(A) No person shall engage in, conduct or carry on, or permit to be engaged in, conducted or carried on in the unincorporated areas of the township, the operation of a massage establishment without first having obtained a permit from the board of township trustees as provided in section 503.43 of the Revised Code.(B) No individual shall act as a masseur or masseuse for a massage establishment located in the unincorporated areas of the township without first having obtained a license from the board of township trustees as provided in section 503.45 of the Revised Code.(C) No owner or operator of a massage establishment located in the unincorporated areas of the township shall knowingly do any of the following:(1) Employ an unlicensed masseur or masseuse;(2) Refuse to allow appropriate state or local authorities, including police officers, access to the massage establishment for any health or safety inspection conducted pursuant to a regulation adopted by the township under section 503.41 of the Revised Code;(3) Operate during the hours designated as prohibited hours of operation by the board of township trustees;(4) Employ any person under the age of eighteen.(D) No person employed in a massage establishment located in the unincorporated area of the township shall knowingly do any of the following in the performance of duties at the massage establishment:(1) Place his or her hand upon, touch with any part of his or her body, fondle in any manner, or massage the sexual or genital area of any other person;(2) Perform, offer, or agree to perform any act which would require the touching of the sexual or genital area of any other person;(3) Touch, offer, or agree to touch the sexual or genital area of any other person with any mechanical or electrical apparatus or appliance;(4) Wear unclean clothing, no clothing, transparent clothing, or clothing that otherwise reveals the sexual or genital areas of the masseur or masseuse;(5) Uncover or allow the sexual or genital area of any other person to be uncovered while providing massages.(E) No licensed masseur or masseuse shall accept or continue employment at a massage establishment that does not have a current, valid permit issued by the board of township trustees.
Ohio Rev Code § 503.43 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 503 | General Provisions|Section 503.43 | Application for Permit to Operate Massage Establishment.

Effective: June 3, 1992|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 247 - 119th General Assembly|If a board of township trustees has adopted a resolution under section 503.41 of the Revised Code, the application for a permit to operate a massage establishment shall be made to the board and shall include the following:(A) An initial, nonrefundable filing fee of two hundred fifty dollars and an annual nonrefundable renewal fee of one hundred twenty-five dollars;(B) A health and safety report of an inspection of the premises performed within thirty days of the application to determine compliance with applicable health and safety codes, which inspection appropriate state or local authorities acting pursuant to an agreement with the board shall perform;(C) The full name and address of any person applying for a permit, including any partner or limited partner of a partnership applicant, any officer or director of a corporate applicant, and any stock holder holding more than two per cent of the stock of a corporate applicant, the date of birth and social security number of each individual, and the federal identification number of any partnership or corporation;(D) Authorization for an investigation into the criminal record of any person applying for a permit;(E) Any other information determined by the board to be necessary.A permit issued under this section to a massage establishment shall expire one year after the date of issuance, except that no massage establishment shall be required to discontinue business because of the failure of the board to act on a renewal application filed in a timely manner and pending before the board on the expiration date of the establishment's permit. Each permit shall contain the name of the applicant, the address of the massage establishment, and the expiration date of the permit.
Ohio Rev Code § 503.44 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 503 | General Provisions|Section 503.44 | Denial or Revocation of Permit.

Effective: June 3, 1992|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 247 - 119th General Assembly|If a board of township trustees has adopted a resolution under section 503.41 of the Revised Code, it shall deny any application for a permit to operate a massage establishment or revoke a previously issued permit, for any of the following reasons:(A) Falsification of any of the information required for the application or failure to fully complete the application;(B) Failure to cooperate with any required health or safety inspection;(C) Any one of the persons named on the application is under the age of eighteen;(D) Any one of the persons named on the application has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any violation of Chapter 2907. of the Revised Code, or violation of any municipal ordinance that is substantially equivalent to any offense contained in Chapter 2907. of the Revised Code, within five years preceding the application;(E) Any masseur or masseuse employed at the licensed massage establishment has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of division (D) of section 503.42 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 503.45 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 503 | General Provisions|Section 503.45 | Application for License as Massager.

Effective: March 31, 2003|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 245 - 124th General Assembly|If a board of township trustees has adopted a resolution under section 503.41 of the Revised Code, the application for a license as a massager shall be made to the board and shall include the following:(A) An initial, nonrefundable filing fee of one hundred dollars and an annual nonrefundable renewal fee of fifty dollars;(B) The results of a physical examination performed by a licensed physician, a physician assistant, a clinical nurse specialist, a certified nurse practitioner, or a certified nurse-midwife within thirty days of the application certifying that the applicant is free from communicable diseases;(C) The full name, date of birth, address, and social security number of the applicant;(D) The results of an investigation by appropriate police agencies into the criminal record of the applicant, including a photograph taken no later than thirty days prior to the application, fingerprints, and background investigation;(E) Any other information determined by the board to be necessary.A license issued under this section to a massager shall expire one year after the date of issuance, except that no massager shall be required to discontinue performing massages because of the failure of the board to act on a renewal application filed in a timely manner and pending before the board on the expiration date of the person's license. Each license shall contain the full name of the applicant, a color photograph and a brief description of the person, and the expiration date of the license.
Ohio Rev Code § 503.46 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 503 | General Provisions|Section 503.46 | Denial or Revocation of License.

Effective: June 3, 1992|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 247 - 119th General Assembly|If a board of township trustees has adopted a resolution under section 503.41 of the Revised Code, it shall deny the application for a masseur or masseuse license or revoke a previously issued license for any of the following reasons:(A) Falsification of any of the information required for the application or failure to fully complete the application;(B) The applicant is under the age of twenty-one.(C) The applicant has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any violation of Chapter 2907. of the Revised Code, or violation of any municipal ordinance that is substantially equivalent to any offense contained in Chapter 2907. of the Revised Code, within five years preceding the application.(D) The applicant has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of division (D) of section 503.42 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 503.47 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 503 | General Provisions|Section 503.47 | Requirements of Operation.

Effective: March 31, 2003|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 245 - 124th General Assembly|If a board of township trustees has adopted a resolution under section 503.41 of the Revised Code, the regulations adopted for that purpose may require any of the following:(A) A massage establishment to display its current permit in an area open to the public;(B) Each massager to display the massager's license at all times in the areas where the licensee is providing massages;(C) Massage establishments to undergo periodic health and safety inspections to determine continual compliance with applicable health and safety codes;(D) Massagers to undergo periodic physical examinations performed by a licensed physician, a physician assistant, a clinical nurse specialist, a certified nurse practitioner, or a certified nurse-midwife certifying that the massager continues to be free from communicable diseases;(E) Any other requirement reasonably thought necessary by the board.
Ohio Rev Code § 503.48 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 503 | General Provisions|Section 503.48 | Proceedings of Board.

Effective: June 3, 1992|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 247 - 119th General Assembly|A board of township trustees acting under sections 503.40 to 503.49 of the Revised Code need not hold any hearing in connection with an order denying or revoking a permit to operate a massage establishment or masseur or masseuse license. The board shall maintain a complete record of each proceeding and shall notify the applicant in writing of its order. Any person adversely affected by an order of the board denying or revoking a permit to operate a massage establishment or masseur or masseuse license may appeal from the order of the board to the court of common pleas of the county in which the township is located, the place of business of the permit holder is located, or the person is a resident. The appeal shall be in accordance with Chapter 2506. of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 503.49 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 503 | General Provisions|Section 503.49 | Fees Deposit and Use.

Effective: June 3, 1992|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 247 - 119th General Assembly|If a board of township trustees has adopted a resolution under section 503.41 of the Revised Code, the board shall deposit the fees collected by the township for massage establishment permits and masseur and masseuse licenses in the township general fund and first use the fees for the cost of administering and enforcing regulations adopted under section 503.41 of the Revised Code.