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Ohio Rev Code § 9.44 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 9 | Miscellaneous|Section 9.44 | Prior Public Service Counted in Computing Vacation Leave.

Effective: June 14, 2000|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 544 - 123rd General Assembly|(A) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person employed, other than as an elective officer, by the state or any political subdivision of the state, earning vacation credits currently, is entitled to have the employee's prior service with any of these employers counted as service with the state or any political subdivision of the state, for the purpose of computing the amount of the employee's vacation leave. The anniversary date of employment for the purpose of computing the amount of the employee's vacation leave, unless deferred pursuant to the appropriate law, ordinance, or regulation, is the anniversary date of such prior service.(B) To determine prior service for the purpose of computing the amount of vacation leave for a person initially employed on or after July 5, 1987, by:(1) A municipal corporation, the person shall have only prior service within that municipal corporation counted;(2) A township, the person shall have only prior service with a township counted.(C) An employee who has retired in accordance with the provisions of any retirement plan offered by the state and who is employed by the state or any political subdivision of the state on or after June 24, 1987, shall not have prior service with the state, any political subdivision of the state, or a regional council of government established in accordance with Chapter 167. of the Revised Code counted for the purpose of computing vacation leave.
Ohio Rev Code § 9.441 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 9 | Miscellaneous|Section 9.441 | Continuing Rights or Benefits for Prior Service.

Effective: December 29, 1983|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 148 - 115th General Assembly|(A) As used in this section, "affected employee" means a municipal employee who becomes a county employee, or a county employee who becomes a municipal employee, as the result of any of the following:(1) The merger of a municipal and a county office;(2) The merger of municipal and county functions or duties;(3) The transfer of functions or duties between a municipal corporation and county.(B) The new employer of any affected employee shall treat the employee's prior service with such former employer as if it had been served with the new employer for the purpose of compensating the employee or granting him any other employee right or benefit which is based upon length of service.(C) The new employer shall assign an affected employee to a pay rate that is not less than ninety per cent of the pay rate earned by the employee during the year concluding with the end of the pay period immediately preceding the effective date of the merger or transfer.
Ohio Rev Code § 9.45 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 9 | Miscellaneous|Section 9.45 | Nonprofit Debt Pooling Company Deductions.

Effective: November 24, 1995|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 193 - 121st General Assembly|Notwithstanding section 1321.32 of the Revised Code, the state and any of its political subdivisions or instrumentalities may deduct from the wages or salaries of a public employee, as defined in section 9.40 of the Revised Code, such amounts as are authorized in writing by the employee to a nonprofit debt pooling company operating pursuant to Chapter 4710. of the Revised Code, or a nonprofit budget and debt counseling service, for payment or compromise of any account, note, or other indebtedness. Such authorization may be revoked at any time prior to final payment by written notice from the employee to the employer.
Ohio Rev Code § 9.46 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 9 | Miscellaneous|Section 9.46 | u.s. Olympic Participation Leave.

Effective: August 19, 1976|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 454 - 111th General Assembly|The state and any political subdivisions shall grant employees leave from employment to participate in olympic competition sanctioned by the United States olympic committee. Any leave so granted shall not exceed the time required for actual participation in the competition, plus a reasonable time for travel to and return from the site of the competition, and a reasonable time for precompetition training at the site. The state or subdivision shall compensate the employee at his regular rate of pay during any leave granted for participation in olympic competition. Pay for each week of leave shall not exceed the amount the employee would receive for a standard work week as defined in section 124.18 of the Revised Code, and the employee shall not be paid for any day spent in olympic competition for which he would not ordinarily receive pay as part of his regular employment. The director of administrative services shall implement this act by adopting appropriate rules.
Ohio Rev Code § 9.47 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 9 | Miscellaneous|Section 9.47 | Certificate of Compliance With Affirmative Action Programs.

Effective: September 30, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly|(A) Any person desiring to bid on a contract awarded pursuant to Chapter 153. of the Revised Code by an owner referred to in section 153.01 of the Revised Code or awarded by the director of transportation pursuant to Chapter 5525. of the Revised Code may make application for a certificate of compliance with affirmative action programs. Application shall be made to the department of development. The director of development's designee shall promptly determine whether the person has complied with all federal affirmative action programs to which the person was subject and any state affirmative action program to which the person was subject pursuant to section 153.59 of the Revised Code which state or federal affirmative action program arose out of a contract the person had with the federal government, the state, or a political subdivision of the state. Where the director's designee determines the person has not committed any violation of such prior affirmative action programs during the five years immediately preceding the date of determination, the director's designee shall issue a dated certificate of compliance with affirmative action programs. The director's designee may issue an updated certificate to a person upon request but not more frequently than once every one hundred eighty days. A person who violates an affirmative action program during the five years preceding the date of determination is ineligible to bid on a contract awarded pursuant to Chapter 153. of the Revised Code by an owner referred to in section 153.01 of the Revised Code or awarded by the director of transportation pursuant to Chapter 5525. of the Revised Code for a period of three years after the date of determination. (B) Any person denied a certificate or an updated certificate may appeal to the director of development for a review of that determination. The appeal must be filed within ten days of the date of the determination. The director shall, within five days after receipt of the appeal, either affirm or reverse the determination. (C) Any person dissatisfied with the decision of the director on review may, within thirty days, appeal the decision of the director to the court of common pleas of Franklin county. The court may affirm or reverse the decision of the director. At the hearing before the court, evidence may be introduced for and against the decision of the director. The decision of the court may be appealed as in other cases. (D) The director of development, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt, and may amend or rescind, rules to implement this section. Last updated July 29, 2021 at 2:44 PM
Ohio Rev Code § 9.481 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 9 | Miscellaneous|Section 9.481 | Residency Requirements Prohibited for Certain Employees.

Effective: May 1, 2006|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 82 - 126th General Assembly|(A) As used in this section:(1) "Political subdivision" has the same meaning as in section 2743.01 of the Revised Code.(2) "Volunteer" means a person who is not paid for service or who is employed on less than a permanent full-time basis.(B)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (B)(2) of this section, no political subdivision shall require any of its employees, as a condition of employment, to reside in any specific area of the state.(2)(a) Division (B)(1) of this section does not apply to a volunteer.(b) To ensure adequate response times by certain employees of political subdivisions to emergencies or disasters while ensuring that those employees generally are free to reside throughout the state, the electors of any political subdivision may file an initiative petition to submit a local law to the electorate, or the legislative authority of the political subdivision may adopt an ordinance or resolution, that requires any individual employed by that political subdivision, as a condition of employment, to reside either in the county where the political subdivision is located or in any adjacent county in this state. For the purposes of this section, an initiative petition shall be filed and considered as provided in sections 731.28 and 731.31 of the Revised Code, except that the fiscal officer of the political subdivision shall take the actions prescribed for the auditor or clerk if the political subdivision has no auditor or clerk, and except that references to a municipal corporation shall be considered to be references to the applicable political subdivision.(C) Except as otherwise provided in division (B)(2) of this section, employees of political subdivisions of this state have the right to reside any place they desire.
Ohio Rev Code § 9.483 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 9 | Miscellaneous|Section 9.483 | Sale and Leaseback Agreements.

Effective: September 29, 2015|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|Notwithstanding limitations imposed by the Revised Code to the contrary, a political subdivision may enter into a sale and leaseback agreement under which the legislative authority agrees to convey a building owned by the political subdivision to a purchaser who is obligated, immediately upon closing, to lease all or portions of the building back to the legislative authority. The sale and leaseback agreement shall obligate the lessor to make public improvements to all or portions of the building subject to the lease, including renovations, energy conservation measures, and other measures that are necessary to improve the functionality and reduce the operating costs of the portions of the building that are subject to the lease.
Ohio Rev Code § 9.49 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 9 | Miscellaneous|Section 9.49 | Transparency in Contracts Between State and Private Attorneys.

Effective: August 12, 2015|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 38 - 131st General Assembly|Sections 9.49 to 9.498 of the Revised Code shall be known as the transparency in private attorney contracts act.
Ohio Rev Code § 9.491 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 9 | Miscellaneous|Section 9.491 | Definitions.

Effective: August 12, 2015|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 38 - 131st General Assembly|As used in sections 9.49 to 9.498 of the Revised Code: (A) "Legal matter" means any administrative proceeding, case, group of cases, or legal issue for which the state requires legal representation or advice. (B) "Private attorney" means any attorney in the private practice of law or a law firm but does not mean an attorney appointed by the attorney general pursuant to section 109.08 of the Revised Code for the purpose of collecting debts certified to the attorney general for collection under any law or debts that the attorney general is authorized to collect. (C) "State" means this state and any officer, department, board, commission, division, bureau, council, or unit of organization, however designated, of the executive branch of government of this state and any of its agents. (D) "Securities class action" means an action brought as a class action that includes a violation of the "Securities Act of 1933," 15 U.S.C. 77a and following, or the "Securities Exchange Act of 1934," 15 U.S.C. 78a and following.
Ohio Rev Code § 9.493 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 9 | Miscellaneous|Section 9.493 | Contract With Private Attorney Outside Ohio.

Effective: August 12, 2015|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 38 - 131st General Assembly|The state shall not enter into a contract with a private attorney located outside this state unless the attorney general determines that at least one of the following applies:(A) There are no private attorneys with an office in this state that are willing to accept the legal representation.(B) All private attorneys with offices in this state that possess the necessary experience or capability are conflicted and unable to represent the state or the attorney general or lack necessary personnel and capacity in the firm to take on the engagement.(C) The attorney general is prevented from engaging a private attorney with an office in this state under the rules of the controlling board regarding waiver of competitive selection.(D) There are no private attorneys with offices in this state that possess the necessary experience, capability, or capacity required by the contemplated engagement.
Ohio Rev Code § 9.494 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 9 | Miscellaneous|Section 9.494 | Publication of Contract.

Effective: August 12, 2015|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 38 - 131st General Assembly|(A) A copy of the executed contingency fee contract between the state and a private attorney pursuant to section 9.492 or 9.493 of the Revised Code and any corresponding submission by the attorney general to the controlling board pursuant to division (C)(2) of section 9.492 of the Revised Code shall be posted on the attorney general's web site and shall remain posted on the web site for the duration of the contract.(B) A private attorney under a contingency fee contract to provide services to the state pursuant to section 9.492 or 9.493 of the Revised Code shall maintain from the inception of the contract until at least three years after the contract expires or is terminated detailed current records, including documentation of all expenses, disbursements, charges, credits, underlying receipts and invoices, and other financial transactions that concern the provision of the attorney services. The private attorney shall maintain detailed contemporaneous time records for the attorneys and paralegals working on the legal matter and shall promptly provide these records to the attorney general upon request.
Ohio Rev Code § 9.495 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 9 | Miscellaneous|Section 9.495 | Annual Report.

Effective: August 12, 2015|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 38 - 131st General Assembly|By the first day of September of each year, the attorney general shall submit a report to the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives describing the use of contracts with private attorneys in the preceding fiscal year. The report shall include the following:(A) Identification of all contracts entered into during the fiscal year and all previously executed contracts that remain current during any part of the fiscal year or that have been closed during any part of the fiscal year, and for each contract a description of all of the following:(1) The name of the private attorney with whom the state has contracted, including the name of the private attorney's law firm if the private attorney is an individual;(2) The nature of the legal matter that is the subject of the contract so long as divulging that information would not violate any ethical responsibility of the attorney general or privilege held by the state;(3) The state entity the private attorney was engaged to represent or counsel;(4) The total legal fees approved by the attorney general for payment to a private attorney by the state for legal services rendered during the preceding fiscal year.(B) Copies of any written determinations made pursuant to sections 9.492 to 9.494 of the Revised Code during the fiscal year.
Ohio Rev Code § 9.496 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 9 | Miscellaneous|Section 9.496 | Applicability.

Effective: August 12, 2015|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 38 - 131st General Assembly|Sections 9.491 to 9.495 of the Revised Code do not apply to contingency fee contracts and renewals thereof that are in existence on the effective date of this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 9.497 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 9 | Miscellaneous|Section 9.497 | Construction.

Effective: August 12, 2015|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 38 - 131st General Assembly|Nothing in sections 9.49 to 9.496 of the Revised Code shall be construed to expand the authority of any state agency or state agent to enter into contracts if no such authority previously existed.
Ohio Rev Code § 9.498 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 9 | Miscellaneous|Section 9.498 | Legislative Intent.

Effective: August 12, 2015|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 38 - 131st General Assembly|The general assembly intends that any limitations on entering into a contingency fee contract, as provided by sections 9.491 to 9.495 of the Revised Code, are to be applied only to contracts with a private attorney retained on a contingency fee basis by the state. These limitations shall not apply to contingency fee contracts between private parties and contracts not involving the state.
Ohio Rev Code § 9.54 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 9 | Miscellaneous|Section 9.54 | Accessibility Signs.

Effective: October 17, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly|Whoever erects or replaces a sign containing the international symbol of access shall use forms of the word "accessible" rather than forms of the words "handicapped" or "disabled" whenever words are included on the sign.
Ohio Rev Code § 9.55 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 9 | Miscellaneous|Section 9.55 | Installation of Teletypewriters for Deaf or Hearing-Impaired at State Agencies.

Effective: October 6, 2009|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 79 - 128th General Assembly|(A) As used in this section, "state agency" means the house of representatives, the senate, the governor, the secretary of state, the auditor of state, the treasurer of state, the attorney general, the department of job and family services, the department of commerce, the department of developmental disabilities, the department of education, the department of health, the department of aging, the governor's office of advocacy for disabled persons, and the civil rights commission. (B) Each state agency shall install in its offices at least one teletypewriter designed to receive printed messages from and transmit printed messages to deaf or hearing-impaired persons.
Ohio Rev Code § 9.56 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 9 | Miscellaneous|Section 9.56 | Plans and Drawings for Public Buildings Filed With County Recorder.

Effective: May 1, 1992|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 145 - 119th General Assembly|(A) As used in this section, "owner of any public building" means any state agency, public institution, political subdivision, or any other organized body, office, agency, institution, or entity established by the laws of this state for the exercise of any function of government.(B) Except as otherwise provided in division (C) of this section, the owner of any public building, within thirty days after the completion of the project, shall file the plans and drawings representing the building as built for any such public building constructed or being constructed after the effective date of this section with the county recorder in the county where the building is located. The plans and drawings and the paper, inks, and markings used thereon shall be of a quality that ensures a legible reproduction.(C) No plans and drawings representing the building as built need be filed for a building under division (B) of this section if either of the following applies:(1) A political subdivision approves the plans and drawings representing the building as built for that building and records and maintains the plans and drawings and makes them available for public inspection and the plans and drawings and the paper, inks, and markings used thereon are of a quality that ensures a legible reproduction.(2) The building is located in a political subdivision that records and maintains the plans and drawings representing the building as built and makes them available for public inspection and the plans and drawings and the paper, inks, and markings used thereon are of a quality that ensures a legible reproduction.(D) No plans and drawings shall be destroyed or transferred without approval by the county recorder.
Ohio Rev Code § 9.57 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 9 | Miscellaneous|Section 9.57 | Closure of Places of Worship.

Effective: December 16, 2020|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 272 - 133rd General Assembly|(A) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of the Revised Code, no public official shall issue an order to close all places of worship in the state or in a geographic area of the state. (B) As used in this section: (1) "Place of worship" means a building or grounds where activities of an organized religious group are conducted. (2) "Public official" means any elected or appointed officer, employee, or agent of the state or any political subdivision, board, commission, bureau, or other public body established by law.
Ohio Rev Code § 9.58 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 9 | Miscellaneous|Section 9.58 | Court Settlements That Conflict With the Revised Code.

Effective: September 30, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly|(A) As used in this section, "public official" means any elected or appointed officer, employee, or agent of the state or any political subdivision, board, commission, bureau, or other public body established by law.  (B) In any civil action in a state or federal court, no public official, including any attorney representing or acting on behalf of a public official, has any authority to compromise or settle the action, consent to any condition, or agree to any order in connection therewith if the compromise, settlement, condition, or order nullifies, suspends, enjoins, alters, or conflicts with any provision of the Revised Code.  (C) Any compromise, settlement, condition, or order to which a public official agrees that conflicts with division (B) of this section is void and has no legal effect.  (D) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or otherwise restrict any powers granted by Article IV, Ohio Constitution. Last updated July 14, 2021 at 1:07 PM
Ohio Rev Code § 9.61 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|General Provisions|Chapter 9 | Miscellaneous|Section 9.61 | Residency Not Required for Fire Chief.

Effective: January 25, 2002|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 143 - 124th General Assembly|(A) "Firefighting agency" means a municipal corporation, township, township fire district, joint fire district, fire and ambulance district, or other political subdivision that operates a fire department.(B) Nothing in the Revised Code requires, or shall be construed to require, that the fire chief of a firefighting agency reside in the territory of the firefighting agency.