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Ohio Rev Code § 5505.35 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges|Chapter 5505 | Highway Patrol Retirement System|Section 5505.35 | Authorized Deductions.

Effective: April 6, 2017|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 520 - 131st General Assembly|Any person receiving from the state highway patrol retirement system an allowance, pension, or benefit may authorize the system to make deductions therefrom for the payment of dues and other membership fees to any retirement association or other organization composed primarily of retired state highway patrol employees or retired state highway patrol employees and their spouses if the association or organization adopts a resolution approving payment by that method and not fewer than one hundred persons receiving allowances, pensions, or benefits from the system initially authorize the deduction for payment to the same association or organization. The authorization must be in writing and signed by the person giving it. The system shall make the deductions authorized and pay to the association or organization the amounts deducted, until the authorization is revoked in writing by the person. The system may charge the association or organization an amount not exceeding the actual costs incurred by the system in making the deductions. The system shall adopt rules establishing the method of collecting the amount charged, if any.
Ohio Rev Code § 5505.401 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges|Chapter 5505 | Highway Patrol Retirement System|Section 5505.401 | Transfers of Service Credit and Contributions Between System and Cincinnati Retirement System.

Effective: April 1, 2001|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 535 - 123rd General Assembly|(A) As used in this section and sections 5505.402 and 5505.403 of the Revised Code, "military service credit" means credit purchased or obtained from the state highway patrol retirement system or city of Cincinnati retirement system for service in the armed forces of the United States.(B) Service credit and contributions may be transferred between the state highway patrol retirement system and the Cincinnati retirement system as specified in sections 5505.402 and 5505.403 of the Revised Code if both of the following conditions are met:(1) The Cincinnati city council and the board of trustees of the Cincinnati retirement system take all actions, including the adoption of any ordinance or resolution, necessary to authorize the transfer of service credit and contributions between the retirement systems.(2) The state highway patrol retirement system and Cincinnati retirement system, through their boards of trustees, enter into an agreement governing the transfers that is consistent with the requirements of sections 5505.402 and 5505.403 of the Revised Code and includes both of the following:(a) A provision under which the retirement systems agree to transfer the amounts specified in those sections;(b) A provision that specifies an amount of credit the system to which the transfer is made will grant for a specific period of service earned under the transferring system.(C) The amount of credit specified under division (B)(2) of this section may be less than the person earned for a specific period of service under the transferring system.(D)(1) The state highway patrol retirement system, through its board of trustees, and the Cincinnati retirement system, acting pursuant to the authority granted it by the Cincinnati city council, may do either of the following:(a) By mutual consent, modify the agreement described in this section;(b) Rescind the agreement described in this section.(2) Any action taken under division (D)(1) of this section does not affect any transfers made between the systems and grants of credit made by the systems prior to the time action is taken.(3) Rescinding of an agreement as provided in division (D)(1)(b) of this section does not require mutual consent. The retirement system that rescinds the agreement must promptly notify the other.(E) If either of the conditions described in division (B) of this section is not met, a member of the state highway patrol retirement system who meets the requirements of section 5505.40 of the Revised Code may purchase credit under division (B)(3) of that section for service in the Cincinnati retirement system.
Ohio Rev Code § 5505.50 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges|Chapter 5505 | Highway Patrol Retirement System|Section 5505.50 | Deferred Retirement Option Plan.

Effective: June 15, 2006|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 206 - 126th General Assembly|The state highway patrol retirement board shall establish and administer a deferred retirement option plan. In establishing and administering the plan, the board shall comply with sections 5505.51 to 5505.59 of the Revised Code and may do all things necessary to meet the requirements of section 401(a) of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," (26 U.S.C. 401(a)) as amended, applicable to governmental plans.The board shall adopt rules to implement this section and sections 5505.51 to 5505.59 of the Revised Code. The rules shall specify the date of initial implementation of the plan established under this section. The rules may also specify a period during which an election made under section 5505.51 of the Revised Code may be rescinded.
Ohio Rev Code § 5505.51 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges|Chapter 5505 | Highway Patrol Retirement System|Section 5505.51 | Participation in Deferred Retirement Plan - Election Procedure.

Effective: April 6, 2017|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 520 - 131st General Assembly|A state highway patrol retirement system member who meets the following requirements may, at any time prior to applying for retirement under section 5505.16 of the Revised Code, elect to participate in the deferred retirement option plan established under section 5505.50 of the Revised Code:(A) The member is younger than fifty-eight years of age.(B) The member is eligible to apply for retirement under section 5505.16 of the Revised Code, except that eligibility to apply for a reduced pension under division (B) of that section does not make a member eligible to elect to participate in the deferred retirement option plan.The member shall make the election by filing with the retirement system an election form provided by the system. The election is effective on the first day of the employer's first payroll period immediately following the board's receipt of the notice of election.At the time of making the election to participate in the deferred retirement option plan, the member also shall make an election under section 5505.162 of the Revised Code. Except as provided in that section, the election under section 5505.162 of the Revised Code is irrevocable from the date it is received by the retirement system.A member electing to participate in the deferred retirement option plan must agree to terminate active service in the state highway patrol and begin receiving the member's pension not later than the earlier of the member's sixtieth birthday or the date that is eight years after the effective date of the election to participate in the plan. If the member refuses or neglects to terminate active service in accordance with the agreement, the state highway patrol retirement board shall deem the member's service terminated.While participating in the deferred retirement option plan, a member shall not be considered to have elected retirement under section 5505.16 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 5505.52 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges|Chapter 5505 | Highway Patrol Retirement System|Section 5505.52 | Plan Members Ineligible for Service Credit or Health Benefits.

Effective: April 6, 2017|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 520 - 131st General Assembly|(A) A member who makes an election under section 5505.51 of the Revised Code shall continue in the active service of the state highway patrol but shall not earn service credit under this chapter for employment after the election's effective date. While the member is in the active service of the state highway patrol, the member shall contribute, and the state shall contribute and report, to the state highway patrol retirement system in accordance with section 5505.15 of the Revised Code.On and after the effective date of the member's election to participate in the deferred retirement option plan, the member is ineligible to purchase service credit under this chapter.Neither the member nor the member's spouse and dependents are eligible for any benefit under section 5505.28 of the Revised Code while the member is participating in the deferred retirement option plan.(B) A member participating in the deferred retirement option plan is eligible to vote in elections for the employee members of the state highway patrol retirement system board, but not eligible to vote in elections for the retirant members of the board.
Ohio Rev Code § 5505.53 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges|Chapter 5505 | Highway Patrol Retirement System|Section 5505.53 | Determination of Plan Member's Pension Amount.

Effective: June 15, 2006|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 206 - 126th General Assembly|For each member who elects to participate in the deferred retirement option plan, the state highway patrol retirement system shall determine the member's pension amount under section 5505.17 of the Revised Code. In determining the pension amount, the retirement system shall use the member's total service credit and final average salary as of the last day of the employer's payroll period immediately prior to the effective date of the member's election to participate in the plan. The pension amount shall be calculated using the election made by the member under section 5505.162 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 5505.54 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges|Chapter 5505 | Highway Patrol Retirement System|Section 5505.54 | Accrual of Plan Member's Pension and Contributions.

Effective: January 7, 2013|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 345 - 129th General Assembly|(A) During the period beginning on the effective date of an election to participate in the deferred retirement option plan and ending on the date participation ceases, a member's monthly pension amount determined under section 5505.53 of the Revised Code shall accrue to the member's benefit. To this amount shall be added any benefit increases the member would be eligible for under section 5505.174 of the Revised Code had the member, on the effective date of the member's election, retired under section 5505.16 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) The amounts contributed under division (A) of section 5505.15 of the Revised Code by a member participating in the deferred retirement option plan shall be credited as follows:(a) Ten per cent of the member's annual salary shall accrue to the member's benefit.(b) Any amount of the member's annual salary that is in excess of ten per cent shall be credited to the employer's accumulation fund.(2) The state highway patrol retirement system shall credit to the employer's accumulation fund the amounts contributed by the state under section 5505.15 of the Revised Code on behalf of a member participating in the deferred retirement option plan.(C) During the period beginning on the election's effective date and ending on the date the member ceases participation in the plan, the amounts described in divisions (A) and (B)(1)(a) of this section shall earn interest at an annual rate established by the state highway patrol retirement board and compounded annually using a method established by rule adopted under section 5505.50 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 5505.55 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges|Chapter 5505 | Highway Patrol Retirement System|Section 5505.55 | Events Terminating Member's Participation in Plan.

Effective: June 15, 2006|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 206 - 126th General Assembly|A member's participation in the deferred retirement option plan ceases on the occurrence of the earliest of the following:(A) Termination of the member's active service in the state highway patrol;(B) The last day of the eight-year period that begins on the effective date of the member's election to participate in the plan;(C) The member's sixtieth birthday;(D) Acceptance by the member of a disability benefit awarded by the state highway patrol retirement board under section 5505.18 of the Revised Code;(E) The member's death.
Ohio Rev Code § 5505.56 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges|Chapter 5505 | Highway Patrol Retirement System|Section 5505.56 | Notice of Termination of Active Service - Distribution of Accrued Amount.

Effective: June 15, 2006|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 206 - 126th General Assembly|(A) A member participating in the deferred retirement option plan who terminates active service in the state highway patrol shall notify the state highway patrol retirement system of the date of termination on a form prescribed by the retirement system. The member is not eligible to make another election under section 5505.51 of the Revised Code.(B)(1) With regard to a member who was younger than age fifty-two on the effective date of the election to participate in the plan, if the date of termination of the member's active service occurs on or after the first day of the fourth year after the effective date of the election, the entire amount that has accrued to the member's benefit under the deferred retirement option plan shall be distributed to the member pursuant to the member's selection under section 5505.57 of the Revised Code.If the date of termination occurs earlier than four years after the effective date of the election to participate, the member shall forfeit the interest credited under division (C) of section 5505.54 of the Revised Code.(2) With regard to a member who, on the effective date of the election to participate in the plan, was age fifty-two or older, if the date of termination of the member's active service occurs on or after the first day of the third year after the effective date of the election, the entire amount that has accrued to the member's benefit under the deferred retirement option plan shall be distributed to the member pursuant to the member's selection under section 5505.57 of the Revised Code.If the termination of active service occurs earlier than three years after the effective date of the election to participate, the member shall forfeit the interest credited under division (C) of section 5505.54 of the Revised Code.(C) Once a member ceases participation in the deferred retirement option plan as described in division (A), (B), or (C) of section 5505.55 of the Revised Code, the member's monthly pension amount determined under section 5505.53 of the Revised Code shall be paid to the member, commencing the day following the member's last day of active service in the state highway patrol.
Ohio Rev Code § 5505.57 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges|Chapter 5505 | Highway Patrol Retirement System|Section 5505.57 | Method and Timing of Distribution of Accrued Amount.

Effective: June 15, 2006|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 206 - 126th General Assembly|(A) On ceasing participation in the deferred retirement option plan as described in division (A), (B), or (C) of section 5505.55 of the Revised Code, a member shall select as the method of distribution of the amount accrued to the member under the plan one of the distribution options provided under section 401(a) of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," (26 U.S.C. 401(a)) as amended, applicable to governmental plans.(B) The retirement system shall distribute the amount accrued to a member's benefit under the deferred retirement option plan as follows:(1) For a member who was younger than fifty-two years of age on the date of the election to participate in the plan, distribution shall not commence until the first day of the fourth year after the effective date of the member's election to participate in the plan.(2) For a member who was fifty-two years of age or older on the date of the election to participate in the plan, distribution shall not commence until the first day of the third year after the effective date of the member's election to participate in the plan.
Ohio Rev Code § 5505.58 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges|Chapter 5505 | Highway Patrol Retirement System|Section 5505.58 | Plan Member Qualifying for Disability Retirement.

Effective: June 15, 2006|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 206 - 126th General Assembly|(A) A member participating in the deferred retirement option plan who qualifies for disability retirement under division (B)(1) of section 5505.18 of the Revised Code shall elect to receive one of the following:(1) The applicable pension provided for in section 5505.53 of the Revised Code, plus any amounts that have accrued under section 5505.54 of the Revised Code to the member's benefit under the deferred retirement option plan.(2) The disability pension provided for by division (B)(1) of section 5505.18 of the Revised Code. Acceptance of a disability pension requires forfeiture of all amounts accrued under section 5505.54 of the Revised Code to the member's benefit under the deferred retirement option plan, and those amounts shall be treated as if the member had continued in the active service of the state highway patrol and not participated in the plan. The member shall be granted service credit for the period the member was participating in the plan.(B) A member participating in the deferred retirement option plan who qualifies for disability retirement under division (B)(2) of section 5505.18 of the Revised Code shall receive the applicable pension provided for in section 5505.53 of the Revised Code, plus any amounts that have accrued under section 5505.54 of the Revised Code to the member's benefit under the deferred retirement option plan.
Ohio Rev Code § 5505.59 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges|Chapter 5505 | Highway Patrol Retirement System|Section 5505.59 | Plan Member Dying While Participant - Distribution of Benefits.

Effective: May 11, 2018|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 362 - 132nd General Assembly|If a member dies while participating in the deferred retirement option plan, all of the following apply:(A) The amounts accrued to the member's benefit shall be paid to the member's surviving spouse or, if there is no surviving spouse, the beneficiary designated by the member on a form provided by the state highway patrol retirement system. A member may designate an individual or a trust as a beneficiary. If there is no surviving spouse or designated beneficiary, the amounts accrued to the member's benefit shall be paid to the member's estate.Any payment made under this division to a member's estate shall be made in the form of a single lump sum payment. A surviving spouse or designated beneficiary may select as the method of distribution of the amount accrued to the member under the plan one of the distribution options provided under section 401(a) of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 26 U.S.C. 401(a), as amended, applicable to governmental plans.(B) The member's surviving spouse shall receive a pension as follows:(1) For the surviving spouse of a member who made an election under section 5505.51 of the Revised Code before the effective date of this amendment, a pension as described in division (A)(3)(b)(iii) of section 5505.17 of the Revised Code, utilizing the pension amount calculated under section 5505.53 of the Revised Code;(2) For the surviving spouse of a member that made an election under section 5505.51 of the Revised Code on or after the effective date of this amendment, a pension as described in division (A)(3)(c) of section 5505.17 of the Revised Code.(C) If eligible, each surviving child of a member shall receive a pension as described in division (A)(4) of section 5505.17 of the Revised Code.(D) If the member has no surviving spouse or surviving children, but has a parent or parents dependent on the member for support, the parent or parents shall receive a pension determined under division (A)(6) of section 5505.17 of the Revised Code.(E) The lump sum payment described in section 5505.30 of the Revised Code shall be paid to the member's surviving spouse or, if there is no surviving spouse, the beneficiary designated by the member on a form provided by the state highway patrol retirement system. A member may designate an individual or a trust as a beneficiary. If there is no surviving spouse or designated beneficiary, the payment shall be made to the member's estate.
Ohio Rev Code § 5505.99 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges|Chapter 5505 | Highway Patrol Retirement System|Section 5505.99 | Penalty.

Effective: September 15, 2004|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 133 - 125th General Assembly|(A) Whoever violates division (A) of section 5505.045 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars for each day of the violation.(B) Whoever violates division (B) of section 5505.045 of the Revised Code shall be imprisoned for not more than six months or fined not more than five thousand dollars, or both.(C) Fines imposed by the Ohio elections commission under this section shall be paid into the Ohio elections commission fund created under section 3513.10 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 5511.02 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges|Chapter 5511 | State Highway System|Section 5511.02 | Limited Access Highways and Freeways.

Effective: June 30, 2017|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 26 - 132nd General Assembly|(A)(1) The director of transportation may lay out, establish, acquire, open, construct, improve, maintain, regulate, vacate, or abandon limited access highways or freeways in the same manner in which the director may lay out, establish, acquire, open, construct, improve, maintain, regulate, vacate, or abandon highways. The director, board, or municipal authority shall have all additional authority relative to such limited access highways or freeways as the director possesses relative to highways, including the authority to acquire by gift, purchase, condemnation, or otherwise land required for right of way.(2) Prior to the director establishing any road, highway, or street as a limited access highway or freeway, the director shall provide notice in the same manner as the director provides notice of a road closure. The director shall, at a minimum, publish notice of the proposal at least twice in a newspaper of general circulation in each county where the limited access highway or freeway is proposed to be established. The director also shall provide the notice to each statewide organization that represents farmers within this state at least four weeks prior to taking action on the proposal. The notice shall include all of the following information:(a) The location of the proposed limited access highway or freeway;(b) The manner by which comments regarding the proposal may be submitted, as established by the director;(c) The date by which comments must be received, which shall be not less than thirty days after the last date of publication in a newspaper of general circulation.(B) Where an existing highway, in whole or part, has been designated as, or included within, a limited access highway or freeway, existing easements of access may be extinguished by purchase, gift, agreement, or by condemnation.(C) As an adjunct of any limited access highway or freeway the director, board, or municipal authority may lay out and construct highways and drives, to be designated as service highways, to provide access from areas adjacent to a limited access highway or freeway.(D) A "limited access highway" or "freeway" is a highway especially designed for through traffic and over which abutting property owners have no easement or right of access by reason of the fact that their property abuts upon such highway, and access to which may be allowed only at highway intersections designated by the director.(E) Limitations imposed on the mileage of state highways shall not apply to highways established under this section.