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Ohio Rev Code § 109.95 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 109 | Attorney General|Section 109.95 | Criminal Proceedings for Election Fraud.

Effective: May 2, 2006|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 3 - 126th General Assembly|Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary pertaining to prosecutorial authority, the attorney general may initiate criminal proceedings for election fraud under section 3599.42 of the Revised Code which results from a violation of any provision of Title XXXV of the Revised Code, other than Chapter 3517. of the Revised Code, involving voting, an initiative or referendum petition process, or the conducting of an election, by presenting evidence of criminal violations in question to the prosecuting attorney of any county in which the violations may be prosecuted. If the prosecuting attorney does not prosecute the violations within a reasonable time or requests the attorney general to do so, the attorney general may proceed with the prosecution of the violations with all of the rights, privileges, and powers conferred by law on a prosecuting attorney, including, but not limited to, the power to appear before a grand jury and to interrogate witnesses before a grand jury.
Ohio Rev Code § 109.98 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 109 | Attorney General|Section 109.98 | Civil Action Against State Retirement Board Member for Breach of Fiduciary Duty.

Effective: September 29, 2005|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 66 - 126th General Assembly|As used in this section, "state retirement board" means the public employees retirement board, board of trustees of the Ohio police and fire pension fund, school employees retirement board, state teachers retirement board, and state highway patrol retirement board.If a member of a state retirement board breaches the member's fiduciary duty to the retirement system, the attorney general may maintain a civil action against the board member for harm resulting from that breach. Notwithstanding sections 145.10, 742.09, 3307.13, 3309.13, and 5505.23 of the Revised Code, after being informed of an allegation that the entire board has breached its fiduciary duty, the state retirement board may retain independent legal counsel, including legal counsel provided by the board's fiduciary insurance carrier, to advise the board and to represent the board.The attorney general may recover damages or be granted injunctive relief, which shall include the enjoinment of specified activities and the removal of the member from the board. Any damages awarded shall be paid to the retirement system. The authority to maintain a civil action created by this section is in addition to any authority the attorney general possesses under any other provision of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 109.981 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 109 | Attorney General|Section 109.981 | Civil Action Against Workers' Compensation Oversight Commission Member.

Effective: September 10, 2007|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 100 - 127th General Assembly|If a member of the bureau of workers' compensation board of directors breaches the member's fiduciary duty to the bureau of workers' compensation, the attorney general may maintain a civil action against the board member for harm resulting from that breach. Notwithstanding section 4121.128 of the Revised Code, after being informed of an allegation that the entire board has breached its fiduciary duty, the board may retain independent legal counsel, including legal counsel provided by the board's fiduciary insurance carrier, to advise the board and to represent the board. The attorney general may recover damages or be granted injunctive relief, which shall include the enjoinment of specified activities and the removal of the member from the board. Any damages awarded shall be paid to the bureau. The authority to maintain a civil action created by this section is in addition to any authority the attorney general possesses under any other provision of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 109.99 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 109 | Attorney General|Section 109.99 | Penalty.

Effective: May 7, 1997|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 242 - 122nd General Assembly|(A) Whoever violates section 109.26 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than five hundred nor more than ten thousand dollars or be imprisoned not less than one month nor more than one year, or both.(B) Whoever violates division (G)(1) of section 109.573 of the Revised Code is guilty of unlawful disclosure of DNA database information, a misdemeanor of the first degree.(C) Whoever violates division (G)(2) of section 109.573 of the Revised Code is guilty of unlawful possession of DNA database information, a misdemeanor of the first degree.(D)(1) Whoever violates division (G)(1) of section 109.35 of the Revised Code is guilty of entering into a transaction involving a nonprofit health care entity without the approval of the attorney general, a felony of the third degree.(2) Whoever violates division (G)(2) of section 109.35 of the Revised Code is guilty of receiving improper compensation relating to a transaction involving a nonprofit health care entity, a felony of the third degree.
Ohio Rev Code § 111.01 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 111 | Secretary of State|Section 111.01 | Election - Term.

Effective: January 9, 1961|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 104th General Assembly|The secretary of state shall be elected quadrennially, and shall hold his office for a term of four years. The term of office of the secretary of state shall commence on the second Monday of January next after his election.
Ohio Rev Code § 111.02 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 111 | Secretary of State|Section 111.02 | Bond.

Effective: September 29, 2013|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly|Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of office, the secretary of state shall give a bond to the state in the sum of one hundred thousand dollars, with a surety authorized to do business in the state, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of the office of secretary of state. The bond and the oath of office shall be deposited with and kept by the director of administrative services in the director's office.
Ohio Rev Code § 111.03 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 111 | Secretary of State|Section 111.03 | Assistant Secretary of State.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The secretary of state may appoint an assistant secretary of state, whose appointment shall be made in writing under the seal of the secretary of state and entered on record in his office.
Ohio Rev Code § 111.04 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 111 | Secretary of State|Section 111.04 | Duties of Assistant Secretary.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|In case of the absence or disability of the secretary of state, the assistant secretary of state shall have power to perform the duties of the secretary of state. The general duties of the assistant secretary shall be such as the secretary of state assigns him.
Ohio Rev Code § 111.05 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 111 | Secretary of State|Section 111.05 | Bond of Assistant Secretary.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of his office, the assistant secretary of state shall give bond to the secretary of state in such sum and with such sureties as the secretary of state requires, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office. Such bond shall be deposited with the secretary of state and kept in his office.
Ohio Rev Code § 111.06 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 111 | Secretary of State|Section 111.06 | Authenticating Officer.

Effective: July 9, 1976|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 273 - 111th General Assembly|The secretary of state may appoint authenticating officers and delegate to such officers power to sign for the secretary of state any document which, to have legal effect, requires the secretary of state's signature and which is of a class which the secretary of state has authorized for signature by his authenticating officers in a writing on file in his office. Authenticating officers shall sign in the following manner: "_______________, Authenticating Officer for the Secretary of State _____"The secretary of state may also delegate to his authenticating officers power to use the secretary of state's facsimile signature for signing any document which, to have legal effect, requires the secretary of state's signature and is of a class with respect to which the secretary of state has authorized use of his facsimile signature by a writing filed in his office. As used in this section, "facsimile signature" includes, but is not limited to, the reproduction of any authorized signature by a copper plate, a rubber stamp, or by a photographic, photostatic, or mechanical device.The secretary of state shall effect such appointment and delegation by placing on file in his office in a single document the names of all persons appointed as authenticating officers and each such officer's signature, a list of the classes of documents each such authenticating officer is authorized to sign for the secretary of state, a copy of the secretary of state's facsimile signature, and a list of the classes of documents which each authenticating officer may sign for the secretary of state by affixing the secretary of state's facsimile signature. The secretary of state may revoke such appointment or delegation of powers by placing on file in his office a new single document which expressly revokes the authenticating officers and the powers delegated to them. The secretary of state shall record and index documents filed by him pursuant to this section, and such documents shall be open for public inspection.The authorized signature of an authenticating officer or an authorized facsimile signature of the secretary of state shall have the same legal effect and validity as the genuine manual signature of the secretary of state.
Ohio Rev Code § 111.07 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 111 | Secretary of State|Section 111.07 | Secretary of State or Authenticating Officer Shall Countersign and Register Commissions.

Effective: July 9, 1976|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 273 - 111th General Assembly|The secretary of state or the authenticating officer for the secretary of state shall countersign all commissions issued by the governor and, except as to those of notaries public, shall keep a register of commissions issued, specifying the name of each person commissioned, the office conferred, and the date and tenure of the commission. The secretary of state shall cause all commissions and official papers to be printed with an engraved impression of the coat of arms of the state.
Ohio Rev Code § 111.08 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 111 | Secretary of State|Section 111.08 | Custody of Laws and Documents.

Effective: September 29, 2015|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 141 - 131st General Assembly|The secretary of state shall have charge of and safely keep the laws and resolutions passed by the general assembly and such other papers and documents as are required to be deposited in the secretary of state's office. The Ohio history connection shall have charge of and safely keep the following original documents: Ohio Constitution of 1802; Ohio Constitution of 1851; proposed Ohio Constitution of 1875; design and the letters of patent and assignment of patent for the state flag; S.J.R. 13 (1873); S.J.R. 53 (1875); S.J.R. 72 (1875); S.J.R. 50 (1883); H.J.R. 73 (1883); S.J.R. 28 (1885); H.J.R. 67 (1885); S.J.R. 17 (1902); S.J.R. 28 (1902); H.J.R. 39 (1902); S.J.R. 23 (1903); H.J.R. 19 (1904); S.J.R. 16 (1905); H.J.R. 41 (1913); H.J.R. 34 (1917); petition form (2) (1918); S.J.R. 6 (1921); H.J.R. 5 (1923); H.J.R. 40 (1923); H.J.R. 8 (1929); H.J.R. 20 (1929); S.J.R. 4 (1933); petition form (2) (1933); S.J.R. 57 (1936); petition form (1936); H.J.R. 14 (1942); H.J.R. 15 (1944); H.J.R. 8 (1944); S.J.R. 6 (1947); petition form (1947); H.J.R. 24 (1947); H.J.R. 48 (1947).
Ohio Rev Code § 111.09 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 111 | Secretary of State|Section 111.09 | Chief Information Officer.

Effective: January 24, 2020|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 52 - 133rd General Assembly|The secretary of state shall appoint a chief information security officer to advise the secretary of state on matters of information security and to perform other duties as assigned by the secretary of state.
Ohio Rev Code § 111.10 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 111 | Secretary of State|Section 111.10 | Publication of Court Terms.

Effective: August 6, 1976|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 390 - 111th General Assembly|Each year the secretary of state shall prepare, print, and distribute a table showing the time for holding the terms of the courts of appeals, which table, corrected to show any changes made by the judges or the general assembly, shall be published in his annual report and in the volume of the statutes printed at the close of each second regular session of the general assembly.
Ohio Rev Code § 111.12 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 111 | Secretary of State|Section 111.12 | Publication of Roster and Statistics.

Effective: June 30, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly|The secretary of state shall compile and publish biennially in a paper, book, or electronic format the election statistics of Ohio, the official roster of federal, state, and county officers, and the official roster of township and municipal officers.
Ohio Rev Code § 111.13 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 111 | Secretary of State|Section 111.13 | Officers Must Answer Questions.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|Each state, county, or other officer under the laws of this state shall answer fully, promptly, and without compensation such special and general questions for securing statistical information as the secretary of state may propose. If any officer refuses or neglects to furnish promptly full and accurate answers to any such questions, he shall forfeit not less than five nor more than fifty dollars, to be recovered by civil action in the name of the state. When directed by the secretary of state, the prosecuting attorney of the proper county shall institute and prosecute such action and pay the amount collected into the county treasury.
Ohio Rev Code § 111.14 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 111 | Secretary of State|Section 111.14 | Statistics of All Other Officers Returnable to Secretary of State.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|All classes of statistics returnable to the auditor of state, attorney general, or other state officer, shall be transferred by such officer to the secretary of state, subject to the use of such officer so far as necessary in the discharge of his duties.
Ohio Rev Code § 111.17 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 111 | Secretary of State|Section 111.17 | Fees to Be Paid Before Filing or Recording.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The secretary of state shall not file or record articles of incorporation or consolidation, certificates, or other papers referred to in section 111.16 of the Revised Code unless the fee has been paid.
Ohio Rev Code § 111.18 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 111 | Secretary of State|Section 111.18 | Record and Deposit of Fees - Alternative Payment Programs.

Effective: June 30, 2011|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly|(A) The secretary of state shall keep a record of all fees collected by the secretary of state and, except as otherwise provided in the Revised Code, shall pay them into the state treasury to the credit of the corporate and uniform commercial code filing fund created by section 1309.528 of the Revised Code. (B) The secretary of state may implement alternative payment programs that permit payment of any fee charged by the secretary of state by means other than cash, check, money order, or credit card; an alternative payment program may include, but is not limited to, one that permits a fee to be paid by electronic means of transmission. Fees paid under an alternative payment program shall be deposited to the credit of the secretary of state alternative payment program fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury. Any investment income of the secretary of state alternative payment program fund shall be credited to that fund and used to operate the alternative payment program. Within two working days following the deposit of funds to the credit of the secretary of state alternative payment program fund, the secretary of state shall pay those funds to the credit of the corporate and uniform commercial code filing fund, subject to division (B) of section 1309.401 of the Revised Code and except as otherwise provided in the Revised Code.The secretary of state shall adopt rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this division.
Ohio Rev Code § 111.19 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 111 | Secretary of State|Section 111.19 | Recovery of Fees Paid Under Protest.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|Fees paid under protest to the secretary of state and deposited by him in the state treasury are recoverable only by a suit against the state and not against the secretary of state. For such purpose permission is hereby given by this section to maintain actions against the state in the cases and to the extent that such actions might be maintained against the secretary of state, if the fees were held by him. Service of process shall be made on the attorney general, who shall represent the state. Last updated September 3, 2021 at 10:45 AM
Ohio Rev Code § 111.20 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 111 | Secretary of State|Section 111.20 | Certificate of Compliance With Laws Prima-Facie Evidence of Incorporation.

Effective: October 1, 1953|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly|The certificate of compliance with the laws of this state issued to a corporation not organized under the laws of this state, or a copy of such certificate certified by the state officer issuing same, or his successor in office, shall be prima-facie evidence of the due incorporation and existence of the corporation. All officers authorized to issue certificates of compliance to corporations not organized under the laws of this state shall keep a record of such certificates issued by them.
Ohio Rev Code § 111.201 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 111 | Secretary of State|Section 111.201 | Duplication and Destruction of Documents.

Effective: July 29, 1998|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 579 - 122nd General Assembly|The secretary of state may make copies of all documents filed with the secretary of state's office pursuant to any section of the Revised Code, by microfilm or any other authorized photostatic or digitized process, and destroy the original documents after they are copied.
Ohio Rev Code § 111.202 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 111 | Secretary of State|Section 111.202 | Facsimile Signature.

Effective: October 4, 1996|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 495 - 121st General Assembly|Any document filed with the secretary of state that, by statute or by rule or determination of the secretary of state, is required to include a signature of a person may contain, in lieu of the person's original signature, a copy of the person's original signature transmitted by facsimile machine to the secretary of state, or be a photocopy or similar reproduction of the person's original signature.
Ohio Rev Code § 111.21 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 111 | Secretary of State|Section 111.21 | Secretary of State - Duties as to Political Subdivision.

Effective: December 20, 2005|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly|The secretary of state shall:(A) Make and keep a record of all elections and the votes cast at elections in municipal corporations, townships, and counties upon all questions of electing charter commissions, of adopting charters or amendments to charters, of adopting additional laws or alternative forms of government, of transferring powers to counties, and of withdrawing or revoking those powers;(B) File and preserve all reports, certificates, and copies of agreements transferring powers, whether approved by popular vote or otherwise, and of charters, as permanent public records of the state;(C) Establish regulations prescribing the forms, times, certifications, details, and other particulars or conditions governing the fiscal officers of townships and the clerks of municipal corporations, boards of elections, and boards of county commissioners in reporting and certifying the papers and information necessary for the records and files of the secretary of state. The regulations shall require the furnishing of one or more duplicates of the text of all charters and amendments, and of all transfer agreements, one of each of which it shall be the duty of the secretary of state to verify and deposit in the library of the supreme court.
Ohio Rev Code § 111.22 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 1 | State Government|Chapter 111 | Secretary of State|Section 111.22 | Copies of Resolutions and Ordinances to Be Certified to Secretary of State.

Effective: December 20, 2005|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly|The fiscal officer of every township and the clerk of every municipal corporation, board of elections, and board of county commissioners shall:(A) Furnish and certify to the secretary of state all copies of resolutions, ordinances, other instruments, portions of public records, and other information as the secretary of state requires; and(B) Furnish and certify duplicate copies of so much of each item as the secretary of state prescribes to the clerk of the court of common pleas and the law library of the county affected.