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Ohio Rev Code § 503.50 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 503 | General Provisions|Section 503.50 | Penalties.

Effective: July 1, 1996|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 2 - 121st General Assembly|(A) Whoever violates division (A) or (B) of section 503.42 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.(B) Whoever violates division (C), (D), or (E) of section 503.42 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
Ohio Rev Code § 503.51 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 503 | General Provisions|Section 503.51 | Adult Entertainment Establishment Definitions.

Effective: August 17, 2006|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 23 - 126th General Assembly|As used in sections 503.51 to 503.53 of the Revised Code, "adult arcade," "adult bookstore," "adult novelty store," "adult video store," "adult cabaret," "adult entertainment establishment," "adult motion picture theater," "adult theater," "distinguished or characterized by their emphasis upon," "nude or seminude model studio," "nudity," "nude," "state of nudity," "regularly features," "regularly shown," "seminude," "state of seminudity," "sexual encounter establishment," "specified anatomical areas," and "specified sexual activity" have the same meanings as in section 2907.39 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 503.53 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 503 | General Provisions|Section 503.53 | Initiative Petition on Resolution Regulating or Restricting Adult-Oriented Businesses.

Effective: August 17, 2006|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 23 - 126th General Assembly|(A) Resolutions of the type described in division (A) of section 503.52 of the Revised Code may be proposed by initiative petition by the electors of a township and adopted by election by these electors, under the same circumstances, in the same manner, and subject to the same penalties as provided in sections 731.28 to 731.40 and 731.99 of the Revised Code for ordinances and other measures of municipal corporations, insofar as those sections are applicable to townships, except as follows:(1) The board of township trustees shall perform the duties imposed on the legislative authority of the municipal corporation under those sections.(2) Initiative petitions shall be filed with the township fiscal officer, who shall perform the duties imposed under those sections upon the city auditor or village clerk.(3) Initiative petitions shall contain the signatures of electors of the township equal in number to at least ten per cent of the total vote cast in the township for the office of governor at the most recent general election for that office.(4) Each signer of an initiative petition shall be an elector of the township in which the election on the proposed resolution is to be held.(B) A resolution proposed under division (A) of this section may provide for the following:(1) Modification of the administrative procedures, including administrative zoning procedures, of the township as those procedures apply to adult entertainment establishments to ensure that constitutional requirements are met;(2) Criminal and civil sanctions for adult entertainment establishments that violate regulations established by the resolution.
Ohio Rev Code § 503.57 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 503 | General Provisions|Section 503.57 | Taxes Related to Tourism Development.

Effective: September 29, 2015|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|(A) As used in this section:(1) "Admission" means the right or privilege to enter into a place.(2) "Tourism development district" means a district designated by a township under section 503.56 of the Revised Code.(3) "Territory of a tourism development district" means all of the area included within the territorial boundaries of a tourism development district.(B) For the purpose of fostering and developing tourism within a tourism development district and paying the costs of administering the tax, the legislative authority of a township may, by resolution, levy a tax upon all of the following:(1) Amounts paid for admission to any place, including parking lots and facilities, located in the territory of a tourism development district;(2) Amounts paid for tickets or cards of admission to theaters, operas, and other places of amusement located in the territory of a tourism development district, sold at places other than the ticket offices of such places, over and above the amounts representing the established price therefor at such ticket offices;(3) Amounts paid for admission to any public performance at any roof garden, cabaret, or other similar entertainment venue located in the territory of a tourism development district, in which the charge for admission is a service or cover charge;(4) Amounts paid as annual membership dues by every club or organization maintaining a golf course located in the territory of a tourism development district;(5) Green fees paid to a golf course located in the territory of a tourism development district either under club or private ownership.(C) The rate of a tax levied under this section shall not exceed five per cent of the admission charge, membership dues, or green fees. Every person receiving any payment on which a tax is levied under this section shall collect the amount of the tax from the person making the admission payment.(D) The legislative authority of a township levying a tax pursuant to this section shall establish all regulations necessary to provide for the administration of the tax. The regulations may prescribe the time for payment of the tax, and may provide for the imposition of a penalty or interest, or both, for late payments, provided that the penalty does not exceed ten per cent of the amount of tax due, and the rate at which interest accrues does not exceed the rate per annum prescribed pursuant to section 5703.47 of the Revised Code. The regulations shall provide, after deducting the real and actual costs of administering the tax, that the revenue be used exclusively for fostering and developing tourism within the tourism development district in which the tax is levied.
Ohio Rev Code § 503.58 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 503 | General Provisions|Section 503.58 | Development Charges.

Effective: October 17, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly|(A) The board of trustees of an eligible township that has designated a tourism development district under section 503.56 of the Revised Code may enter into and enforce agreements with one or more owners of property located within the district by which the owner or owners agree to pay a development charge for the purpose of fostering and developing tourism within the district. The amount of the development charge shall equal one-half, one, one and one-half, or two per cent of the gross receipts derived from making sales at or from the property, whether wholesale or retail, but including sales of food only to the extent such sales are subject to the tax levied under section 5739.02 of the Revised Code.  (B) The imposition of a development charge under this section is subject to approval of the board of county commissioners of the county in which the property is located. If the property owner agrees to the development charge and the board of county commissioners, by resolution, approves the agreement, the development charge shall be treated in the same manner as taxes for all purposes of the lien described in section 323.11 of the Revised Code, including, but not limited to, the priority and enforcement of the lien and the collection of the development charge secured by the lien.
Ohio Rev Code § 503.60 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 503 | General Provisions|Section 503.60 | Residency Regulation of Sex or Child-Victim Offenders.

Effective: January 1, 2008|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 97 - 127th General Assembly|(A) Townships have authority to exercise all powers of local self-government within their limits regarding the residency of a person who has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to either a sexually oriented offense or a child-victim oriented offense and to adopt and enforce within their limits any local police, sanitary, and similar regulations regarding the residency of such persons that are not in conflict with general laws. The authority granted under this division shall be exercised by the adoption of resolutions. Townships have the same rights, powers, and duties pursuant to the authority granted under this division as municipal corporations have under Section 3 of Article XVIII, Ohio Constitution relative to their authority to exercise powers of local self-government and to adopt and enforce within their limits local police, sanitary, and similar regulations, except to the extent that the rights, powers, and duties that the municipal corporations have by their nature clearly are inapplicable to townships and to the exercise by townships of their authority granted under this division. (B) The authority of a township granted under division (A) of this section applies to all townships. If a township has adopted a limited home rule government pursuant to Chapter 504. of the Revised Code, the authority granted under division (A) of this section is in addition to the powers and authority granted to the township under Chapter 504. of the Revised Code.(C) As used in this section, "child-victim oriented offense" and "sexually oriented offense" have the same meanings as in section 2950.01 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 503.70 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 503 | General Provisions|Section 503.70 | Commercial Advertising on Township Website.

Effective: September 29, 2017|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) As used in this section, "advertising" means internet banners and icons that may contain links to commercial internet web sites. Advertising does not include spyware, malware, or any viruses or programs considered to be malicious.(B) A board of township trustees may, by resolution, authorize the use of commercial advertising on the township's web site. The use of commercial advertising must comply with state and federal law, including section 9.03 of the Revised Code, and any federal regulations or guidelines on the use of commercial advertising on the .gov internet domain or other federally controlled public domains.(C) The resolution shall specify the manner of making requests for proposals that identify advertisers whose advertisements will meet the criteria specified in the request for proposals and any requirements and limitations specified in the resolution.(D) The board of township trustees may enter into a contract with a qualified advertiser for the placement of commercial advertising on the township's web site in exchange for a fee paid by the advertiser to the township general fund.
Ohio Rev Code § 504.02 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 504 | Limited Home Rule Government|Section 504.02 | Election for Adopting Limited Home Rule Government.

Effective: September 29, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly|(A) After certification of a resolution as provided in division (A) of section 504.01 of the Revised Code, the board of elections shall submit the question of whether to adopt a limited home rule government to the electors of the unincorporated area of the township, and the ballot language shall be substantially as follows: "Shall the township of ___________ (name) adopt a limited home rule government, under which government the board of township trustees, by resolution, may exercise limited powers of local self-government and limited police powers? ______ For adoption of a limited home rule government ______ Against adoption of a limited home rule government" (B)(1) At least forty-five days before the election on this question, the board of township trustees shall have notice of the election and a description of the proposed limited home rule government published in a newspaper of general circulation in the township once a week for two consecutive weeks or as provided in section 7.16 of the Revised Code, and shall have the notice and description posted in five conspicuous places in the unincorporated area of the township. (2) If a board of elections operates and maintains a web site, notice of the election and a description of the proposed limited home rule government shall be posted on that web site for at least thirty days before the election on this question. (C) If a majority of the votes cast on the proposition of adopting a limited home rule government is in the affirmative, that government is adopted and becomes the government of the township on the first day of January immediately following the election.
Ohio Rev Code § 504.021 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 504 | Limited Home Rule Government|Section 504.021 | Board of Township Trustees.

Effective: September 21, 2006|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 385 - 126th General Assembly|As used in this chapter, except for its use in sections 504.01 and 504.02 of the Revised Code, a "board of township trustees" means only a board of township trustees of a township that adopts a limited home rule government under this chapter.
Ohio Rev Code § 504.05 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 504 | Limited Home Rule Government|Section 504.05 | Imposition of Civil Fines.

Effective: September 17, 1991|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 77 - 119th General Assembly|The board of township trustees may impose a civil fine for a violation of a resolution adopted pursuant to this chapter, and may graduate the amount of the fine based on the number of previous violations of the resolution. No fine shall exceed one thousand dollars. Any resolution that imposes a fine shall clearly state the amount of the fine for the first and for subsequent violations.
Ohio Rev Code § 504.06 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 504 | Limited Home Rule Government|Section 504.06 | Citations for Violation of Township Resolutions.

Effective: December 20, 2005|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly|(A) Peace officers serving the township pursuant to section 504.16 of the Revised Code may issue citations to persons who violate township resolutions adopted pursuant to this chapter. Each citation shall contain provisions that:(1) Advise the person upon whom it is served that the person must answer in relation to the violation charged in the citation within fourteen days after the citation is served upon the person;(2) Indicate the allowable answers that may be made and that the person will be afforded a court hearing if the person denies in the person's answer having committed the violation;(3) Specify that the answer must be made in person or by mail to the township fiscal officer;(4) Indicate the amount of the fine that arises from the violation.(B) A peace officer who issues a citation for a violation of a township resolution shall complete the citation by identifying the violation charged and by indicating the date, time, and place of the violation charged. The officer shall sign the citation, affirm the facts that it contains, and without unnecessary delay file the original citation with the court having jurisdiction over the violation. A copy of a citation issued pursuant to this section shall be served pursuant to the Rules of Civil Procedure upon the person who violated the resolution. No peace officer is entitled to receive witness fees in a cause prosecuted under a township resolution adopted pursuant to this chapter.
Ohio Rev Code § 504.08 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 504 | Limited Home Rule Government|Section 504.08 | Enforcement of Resolution.

Effective: September 17, 1991|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 77 - 119th General Assembly|To enforce a township resolution adopted under this chapter, a board of township trustees may authorize the township law director to do any of the following:(A) File for injunctive relief if the violation of the resolution is a matter of health or safety;(B) File for a lien upon the property of a violator if the violation relates to the use of the property and if the violator has failed to pay a fine imposed pursuant to section 504.07 of the Revised Code within ten days after the judgment imposing the fine has become final. The unpaid fine shall be entered on the tax duplicate and is a lien upon the property from and after the date of entry and shall be collected as other taxes, returned to the township, and placed in the township general fund.(C) Take any measure for the collection of an unpaid money judgment that is authorized by division (D) of section 504.07 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 504.09 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 504 | Limited Home Rule Government|Section 504.09 | Proceedings of Township Board.

Effective: March 31, 2003|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 515 - 124th General Assembly|A board of township trustees shall determine its own rules and order of business and keep a journal of its proceedings. Notwithstanding section 507.04 of the Revised Code and anything to the contrary in section 504.04 of the Revised Code, the board may designate, by majority vote, any person to keep its journal and take the minutes of board meetings. A majority of the members of the board constitutes a quorum.
Ohio Rev Code § 504.10 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 504 | Limited Home Rule Government|Section 504.10 | Form and Reading of Resolutions.

Effective: September 17, 1991|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 77 - 119th General Assembly|Each resolution of a board of township trustees adopted pursuant to this chapter shall be introduced in written form by a member of the board. The form and style of resolutions shall be determined by the board. Each resolution shall contain only one subject, which shall be expressed in its title, except that appropriation measures may contain the various subjects, accounts, and amounts for which moneys are appropriated, and except that resolutions that are codified or recodified are not subject to the limitation of containing only one subject.Each resolution shall be read by title only, unless a motion is passed by a majority vote of the members of the board requiring that it be read in full. Each resolution shall be read on two separate days. The board may, by a majority vote of its members, dispense with the requirement that a resolution be read on two separate days, and authorize the adoption of a resolution upon its first reading.
Ohio Rev Code § 504.11 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 504 | Limited Home Rule Government|Section 504.11 | Voting on Resolutions.

Effective: September 21, 2006|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 385 - 126th General Assembly|(A) The vote on the question of passage of a resolution provided for in section 504.10 of the Revised Code or a motion related to that resolution shall be taken by yeas and nays and entered on the journal, and the resolution or motion shall not be passed without concurrence of a majority of all members of the board of township trustees, except that each emergency resolution under that section shall require the affirmative vote of all of the members of the board for its enactment. If an emergency resolution fails to receive the required vote for passage as an emergency measure but receives the necessary majority for passage as a nonemergency resolution, it shall be considered passed as a nonemergency resolution. Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, a resolution shall become effective thirty days after it is filed with the township fiscal officer. Each emergency resolution shall determine that the resolution is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and shall contain a statement of the necessity for the emergency. Each resolution shall be authenticated by the signature of the township fiscal officer, but the failure or refusal of the fiscal officer to sign a resolution shall not invalidate an otherwise properly enacted resolution.(B) Each resolution appropriating money, submitting a question to the electorate, determining to proceed with an election, or providing for the approval of a revision, codification, recodification, or rearrangement of resolutions, or publication of resolutions in book form shall take effect, unless a later time is specified in the resolution, ten days after it is filed with the township fiscal officer. Emergency resolutions shall take effect immediately.(C) Each resolution shall be recorded in a book, or other record prescribed by the board, established and maintained for that purpose. The township fiscal officer or a duly authorized deputy to the fiscal officer shall, upon the request of any person and upon the payment of a fee established by the board, certify true copies of any resolution, and these certified copies shall be admissible as evidence in any court.(D) The procedures provided in this section apply only to resolutions adopted pursuant to a township's limited home rule powers as authorized by this chapter.
Ohio Rev Code § 504.12 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 5 | Townships|Chapter 504 | Limited Home Rule Government|Section 504.12 | Revision or Amendment of Resolutions.

Effective: September 29, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly|No resolution and no section or numbered or lettered division of a section shall be revised or amended unless the new resolution contains the entire resolution, section, or division as revised or amended, and the resolution, section, or division so amended shall be repealed. This requirement does not prevent the amendment of a resolution by the addition of a new section, or division, and in this case the full text of the former resolution need not be set forth, nor does this section prevent repeals by implication. Except in the case of a codification or recodification of resolutions, a separate vote shall be taken on each resolution proposed to be amended. Resolutions that have been introduced and have received their first reading or their first and second readings, but have not been voted on for passage, may be amended or revised by a majority vote of the members of the board of township trustees, and the amended or revised resolution need not receive additional readings. The board of township trustees of a limited home rule township may revise, codify, and publish in book form the resolutions of the township in the same manner as provided in section 731.23 of the Revised Code for municipal corporations. Resolutions adopted by the board shall be published in the same manner as provided by sections 731.21, 731.22, 731.24, 731.25, and 731.26 of the Revised Code for municipal corporations, except that they shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the township. The fiscal officer of the township shall perform the duties that the clerk of the legislative authority of a municipal corporation is required to perform under those sections.The procedures provided in this section apply only to resolutions adopted pursuant to a township's limited home rule powers as authorized by this chapter.