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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety › Section 3737.65 | Fire Protection Equipment - Prohibited Activities.

Effective:
July 1, 2000
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 471 - 123rd General Assembly
(A) No person shall sell, offer for sale, or use any fire protection or fire fighting equipment that does not meet the minimum standards established by the fire marshal in the state fire code.
(B) Except for public and private mobile fire trucks, no person shall service, test, repair, or install for profit any fire protection or fire fighting equipment without a certificate or a provisional certificate issued by the fire marshal.
(C) The fire marshal shall not issue a provisional certificate pursuant to division (B) of this section to any individual who is not enrolled in a bona fide apprenticeship training program registered with the apprenticeship council pursuant to section 4139.05 of the Revised Code or with the bureau of apprenticeship and training of the United States department of labor. A provisional certificate issued pursuant to this section authorizes an individual to engage in the activities permitted under division (B) of this section only if the individual:
(1) Remains enrolled in such an apprenticeship training program; and
(2) Is directly supervised by an individual who possesses a valid and current certificate issued pursuant to division (B) of this section for the activities in which the individual issued the provisional certificate is engaged and the certified individual directly supervising the individual issued the provisional certificate only supervises one provisional certificate holder.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety › Section 3737.66 | Qualifications for Firefighter or Fire Official.

Effective:
April 5, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 401 - 126th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "firefighting agency" and "private fire company" have the same meanings as in section 9.60 of the Revised Code.
(B) No person shall claim to the public to be or act as a firefighter, volunteer firefighter, member of a fire department, chief of a fire department, or fire prevention officer unless the person is recognized as a firefighter, volunteer firefighter, member of a fire department, member of a private fire company, chief of a fire department, or fire prevention officer by the fire marshal or has received a certificate issued under former section 3303.07 or section 4765.55 of the Revised Code evidencing satisfactory completion of a firefighter training program and has been appointed by the governing board of a firefighting agency or, in the case of a volunteer firefighter, receives such a certificate within one year after appointment by the governing board of a firefighting agency.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety › Section 3737.71 | Additional Tax on Fire Insurance Premiums.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
Each insurance company doing business in this state shall pay to the state in installments, at the time of making the payments required by section 5729.05 of the Revised Code, in addition to the taxes required to be paid by it, three-fourths of one per cent on the gross premium receipts derived from fire insurance and that portion of the premium reasonably allocable to insurance against the hazard of fire included in other coverages except life and sickness and accident insurance, after deducting return premiums paid and considerations received for reinsurances as shown by the annual statement of such company made pursuant to sections 3929.30, 3931.06, and 5729.02 of the Revised Code. The money received shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the state fire marshal's fund, which is hereby created. The fund shall be used for the maintenance and administration of the office of the fire marshal and the Ohio fire academy established by section 3737.33 of the Revised Code. If the director of commerce certifies to the director of budget and management that the cash balance in the state fire marshal's fund is in excess of the amount needed to pay ongoing operating expenses, the director of commerce, with the approval of the director of budget and management, may use the excess amount to acquire by purchase, lease, or otherwise, real property or interests in real property to be used for the benefit of the office of the state fire marshal, or to construct, acquire, enlarge, equip, furnish, or improve the fire marshal's office facilities or the facilities of the Ohio fire academy. The state fire marshal's fund shall be assessed a proportionate share of the administrative costs of the department of commerce in accordance with procedures prescribed by the director of commerce. Such assessment shall be paid from the state fire marshal's fund to the division of administration fund.
Notwithstanding any other provision in this section, if the director of budget and management determines at any time that the money in the state fire marshal's fund exceeds the amount necessary to defray ongoing operating expenses in a fiscal year, the director may transfer the excess to the general revenue fund.
Last updated August 18, 2021 at 2:05 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety › Section 3737.72 | Fire Stations Required to Have Gas Masks.

Effective:
July 1, 1979
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 590 - 112th General Assembly
(A) "Gas mask" means any self-contained oxygen breathing apparatus using oxygen or air in suitable containers that enable their wearers to live in atmospheres containing less than sixteen per cent oxygen and poisonous gases in excess of two per cent by volume and having been approved by the United States bureau of mines for use in irrespirable atmospheres.
(B) Every political subdivision which operates a fire department shall provide at least two gas masks for each fire station and shall further provide that the chief of the fire department give adequate instructions to each member of the fire department in the use of such gas masks.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety › Section 3737.80 | Chief of Fire Department Responsible for Primary Coordination in Emergency Situation.

Effective:
July 11, 1989
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 421 - 118th General Assembly
In any emergency situation relating to the prevention of an imminent release of a hazardous material, to the cleanup or disposal of a hazardous material that has been released, or to the related mitigation of the effects of a release of a hazardous material, the chief of the fire department in whose jurisdiction the emergency situation is occurring or his designee is responsible for primary coordination of the on-scene activities of all agencies of the state, the United States government, and political subdivisions that are responding to the emergency situation until the chief relinquishes that responsibility to a representative of one of the responding public agencies and so notifies that representative.
As used in this section, "hazardous material" means any material that is designated as such under the "Hazardous Materials Transportation Act," 88 Stat. 2156 (1975), 49 U.S.C.A. 1801, as amended, and regulations adopted under it.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety › Section 3737.82 | Adopting State Fire Code Rules.

Effective:
September 17, 1986
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 552 - 116th General Assembly
The fire marshal shall adopt a state fire code which shall consist of rules relating to all aspects of fire safety. The rules shall be the minimum standards for safeguarding life and property from fire and explosion, and the fire marshal may, in adopting these rules, incorporate by reference existing published standards as well as amendments thereto subsequently published by the same authority. The fire code shall include, but not be limited to, rules relating to the movable contents of any building, or class of buildings, the transportation, storage, location, and use of flammable or explosive materials, the procedures to be employed by persons in the event of fire, the installation and location of fire protection equipment, and other similar matters. The fire code may contain rules applicable to particular classes of existing buildings or structures as the use and occupancy of such buildings or structures suggest are necessary. The fire marshal may amend, modify, or repeal any rule of the state fire code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety › Section 3737.83 | Provisions to Be Included in State Fire Code.

Effective:
December 29, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The state fire marshal shall, as part of the state fire code, adopt rules to:
(A) Establish minimum standards of performance for fire protection equipment and fire fighting equipment;
(B) Establish minimum standards of training, fix minimum qualifications, and require certificates for all persons who engage in the business for profit of installing, testing, repairing, or maintaining fire protection equipment;
(C) Provide for the issuance of certificates required under division (B) of this section and establish the fees to be charged for such certificates. A certificate shall be granted, renewed, or revoked according to rules the state fire marshal shall adopt, except that the state fire marshal shall grant a certificate in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an applicant if either of the following applies:
(1) The applicant holds a license or certificate in another state.
(2) The applicant has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter as a person engaged in the business of installing, testing, repairing, or maintaining fire protection equipment in a state that does not issue that certificate.
(D) Establish minimum standards of flammability for consumer goods in any case where the federal government or any department or agency thereof has established, or may from time to time establish standards of flammability for consumer goods. The standards established by the state fire marshal shall be identical to the minimum federal standards.
In any case where the federal government or any department or agency thereof, establishes standards of flammability for consumer goods subsequent to the adoption of a flammability standard by the state fire marshal, standards previously adopted by the state fire marshal shall not continue in effect to the extent such standards are not identical to the minimum federal standards.
With respect to the adoption of minimum standards of flammability, this division shall supersede any authority granted a political subdivision by any other section of the Revised Code.
(E) Establish minimum standards pursuant to section 5104.05 of the Revised Code for fire prevention and fire safety in child care centers and in type A family child care homes, as defined in section 5104.01 of the Revised Code.
(F) Establish minimum standards for fire prevention and safety in a residential facility licensed under section 5119.34 of the Revised Code that provides accommodations, supervision, and personal care services for three to sixteen unrelated adults. The state fire marshal shall adopt the rules under this division in consultation with the director of mental health and addiction services and interested parties designated by the director of mental health and addiction services.
Last updated December 29, 2023 at 5:17 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety › Section 3737.831 | Issuance of Permit for Temporary Structures.

Effective:
April 4, 2007
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 305 - 126th General Assembly
The state fire code adopted pursuant to sections 3737.82 and 3737.83 of the Revised Code shall contain a provision directing the fire marshal to issue any permit that is required for any temporary membrane structure, tent, or canopy located on state-owned property or used for an event sponsored by a state agency, unless the fire marshal directs the person seeking the permit to obtain the permit from the appropriate local fire code official.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety › Section 3737.832 | Fire and Safety Standards Relating to Shale Oil Processing Premises.

Effective:
September 10, 2012
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 315 - 129th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section: (1)
"Natural gas processing facilities" means installations, including associated buildings, pipes, valves, tanks, and other equipment, used to separate various fluids, hydrocarbons, natural gas liquids, and impurities from the raw natural gas, manufacturing residue gas suitable for transmission and distribution to end users.
(2) "Natural gas liquids fractionation facilities" means installations, including associated buildings, pipes, valves, tanks, and other equipment, used for the separation of mixtures of light hydrocarbons or natural gas liquids into individual, purity natural gas liquid products, which include ethane, propane, normal butane, iso-butane, and natural gasolines.
(3) "Shale oil processing premise" means a single parcel or contiguous parcels of real estate, including any structures, facilities, appurtenances, equipment, devices, and activities thereon, where the processing of substances extracted from the Point Pleasant, Utica, and Marcellus formations occurs at a natural gas liquids fractionation or natural gas processing facility. "Shale oil processing premise" does not include a well pad or a production operation, as those terms are defined in section 1509.01 of the Revised Code, that is regulated under Chapter 1509. of the Revised Code.
(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Revised Code, the state fire marshal and the board of building standards shall have the exclusive authority to adopt fire safety standards relating to the construction at a shale oil processing premise of any structure subject to the nonresidential building codes established pursuant to section 3781.10 of the Revised Code. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Revised Code, the state fire marshal shall have the sole and exclusive authority to adopt all other fire safety standards relating to a shale oil processing premise. Any standards established by the state fire marshal under this section shall be part of the state fire code.
(C) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Revised Code, the state fire marshal shall have sole and exclusive authority to enforce all fire safety standards adopted pursuant to this section, any other fire safety standards existing in the state fire code that are applicable to shale oil processing premises, and any actions authorized by sections 3737.41 to 3737.51 of the Revised Code at a shale oil processing premise.
(D) The state fire marshal may establish and collect reasonable permit and inspection fees for the regulation of a shale oil processing premise.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety › Section 3737.833 | Temporary Fire Permit for Retail Establishments.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "retail establishment" means a place of business open to the general public for the sale of goods or services.
(B) If the fire code official having jurisdiction over a retail establishment, including a retail establishment that is under construction and not yet open to the public, is unable to conduct an inspection or issue a permit required by the state fire code adopted pursuant to sections 3737.82 and 3737.83 of the Revised Code, for more than five business days, the owner, operator, or developer of the retail establishment may seek a temporary permit from any fire code official authorized to conduct such an inspection or issue such a permit elsewhere in this state. If that fire code official grants a temporary permit, the permit is valid for fourteen calendar days.
Last updated September 26, 2023 at 5:44 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety › Section 3737.842 | Rules for Flammability Standards.

Effective:
April 10, 1993
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 193 - 119th General Assembly
(A) The state fire marshal shall adopt rules that conform with technical bulletin 133, state of California bureau of home furnishings and thermal insulation, establishing flammability testing procedures and flammability standards for seating furniture used in public occupancies and rules he considers necessary for the administration and enforcement of this section. The rules shall not require any manufacturer of seating furniture to conduct such tests itself, but shall require that any seating furniture manufactured on or after the effective date of this section for use in public occupancies in this state comply with the flammability standards, and may require the submission of authenticated research reports to the state fire marshal verifying that the seating furniture meets the flammability standards. The state fire marshal may inspect any testing of seating furniture conducted under rules adopted under this division as he considers necessary.
(B) The manufacturer of any seating furniture sold in this state on or after the effective date of this section for use in a public occupancy that conforms to the flammability standards adopted by rule under division (A) of this section shall attach a permanent label to the article, in plain view, stating the following:
"Notice
This article is manufactured for use in public occupancies and meets the flammability requirements of California bureau of home furnishings and thermal insulation technical bulletin 133. However, care should be exercised near open flame and with burning cigarettes."
The label shall be no less than two inches by three inches and the type shall be in all capital letters and no smaller than one-eighth inch in height.
(C) No person shall sell for use in a public occupancy or use in a public occupancy any seating furniture manufactured on or after the effective date of this section that does not conform with the flammability standards adopted by rule under division (A) of this section or the labeling requirement in division (B) of this section.
(D) Whenever the state fire marshal, an assistant fire marshal, or a certified fire safety inspector has reason to believe a violation of division (C) of this section has occurred or is occurring, he may seek enforcement of the prohibition contained in that division through use of the procedures established in sections 3737.41 to 3737.51 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety › Section 3737.85 | Rules for Giving Notice or Serving Notice.

Effective:
November 1, 1978
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 590 - 112th General Assembly
The fire marshal shall, as part of the state fire code, adopt rules for giving notice to or serving a citation or order upon a responsible person, to assure that:
(A) The owner of a building or premises receives notice before any action is taken with respect to that building or premises;
(B) The person responsible by law for a violation of the state fire code receives notice of such violation;
(C) The person responsible by law for any violation is given notice of and the opportunity for a hearing as provided in this chapter.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety › Section 3737.86 | Rule Adoption Procedure.

Effective:
June 30, 2011
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 171 - 129th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "rule" includes the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any rule by the fire marshal under sections 3737.82 to 3737.86 of the Revised Code, regardless of whether or not the rule is included in the state fire code.
(B) The fire marshal shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. In adopting rules, the fire marshal shall consider and make appropriate findings with respect to the degree and nature of the risk of injury that the rule is designed to prevent or reduce, the approximate number of products or types or classes of products subject to the rule, the public need for the products involved, the probable effect of the rule on the utility, cost, or availability of such product, and any means of achieving the objective of the rule that will minimize adverse effects on competition or disruption or dislocation of manufacturing and other commercial practices. The minimum standards embodied in the rules shall be published in such a manner as to assure that all interested parties have a reasonable opportunity to be informed of the standards so established.
(C) The fire marshal shall file a copy of the full text of any proposed rule with the chairperson of the state fire council. The fire marshal shall not adopt the proposed rule until the council has filed in the office of the fire marshal recommendations for revisions in the proposed rule or until a period of sixty days has elapsed since the proposed rule was filed with the chairperson of the council, whichever occurs first. The fire marshal shall consider any recommendations made by the council before adopting the proposed rule, but may accept, reject, or modify the recommendations.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety › Section 3737.884 | Effect of Child Support Default on Certificate.

Effective:
September 29, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the state fire marshal shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a certificate issued pursuant to section 3737.34, 3737.65, 3737.83, or 3737.881 of the Revised Code.
Last updated May 6, 2021 at 3:57 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety › Section 3737.93 | Transferor of Title to Petroleum to Give Notice of Registration Requirements.

Effective:
July 11, 1989
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 421 - 118th General Assembly
During the period commencing ninety days after the effective date of this section and ending on January 1, 1991, a person who transfers title to petroleum that is placed by the person directly into an underground storage tank of the transferee shall provide written notice to the transferee of the requirements for the registration of underground storage tanks established by rules adopted under sections 3737.88 and 3737.882 of the Revised Code.
No person shall fail to comply with this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety › Section 3737.941 | Application of Other Bond Laws.

Effective:
July 11, 1989
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 421 - 118th General Assembly
The issuance of revenue bonds under sections 3737.90 to 3737.948 of the Revised Code need not comply with any other law applicable to the issuance of bonds, except sections 9.96 and 9.97 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety › Section 3737.942 | Securing Revenue Bonds.

Effective:
July 11, 1989
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 421 - 118th General Assembly
(A) The petroleum underground storage tank release compensation board may secure any revenue bonds issued under sections 3737.90 to 3737.948 of the Revised Code by a trust agreement between the board and a corporate trustee, which trustee may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state.
(B) Any trust agreement may:
(1) Pledge or assign revenues of the board to be received;
(2) Set forth the rights and remedies of the bondholders and of the trustee and restrict the individual right of action by bondholders as is customary in trust agreements or trust indentures securing similar bonds;
(3) Contain such other provisions as the board considers reasonable and proper for the security of the bondholders.
(C) Any trust agreement or any resolution providing for the issuance of bonds may contain provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders as are reasonable and proper and not in violation of law, including the custody, safeguarding, and application of all moneys.
(D) All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of any trust agreement may be treated as a part of the cost of the operation of the petroleum underground storage tank financial assurance fund.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety › Section 3737.943 | Protection and Enforcement of Rights of Bondholder and Trustees.

Effective:
July 11, 1989
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 421 - 118th General Assembly
Any holder of revenue bonds issued under sections 3737.90 to 3737.948 of the Revised Code, or any of the coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee under any trust agreement, except to the extent the rights given by those sections may be restricted by the applicable resolution or a trust agreement, may by suit, action, mandamus, or other proceedings protect and enforce any rights under the laws of the state or granted under those sections, the trust agreement, or the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds, and may enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by those sections, or by the trust agreement or resolution, to be performed by the petroleum underground storage tank release compensation board or any officer thereof, provided that no holder has any right to have the state or the board levy any tax or excises.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety › Section 3737.944 | Bonds Not a Debt of State.

Effective:
July 11, 1989
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 421 - 118th General Assembly
Revenue bonds issued under sections 3737.90 to 3737.948 of the Revised Code do not constitute a debt, or a pledge of the faith and credit, of the state or of any political subdivision thereof, and the holders thereof have no right to have taxes levied by the general assembly or the taxing authority of any political subdivision of the state for the payment of the principal thereof or interest thereon. The bonds are payable solely from the revenues and funds pledged for their payment as authorized by those sections. All bonds shall contain on the face thereof a statement to the effect that the bonds, as to both principal and interest, are not debts of the state or any political subdivision thereof, but are payable solely from revenues and funds pledged for their payment. Pursuant to Section 13 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, such revenue bonds shall not be deemed to be debts or bonded indebtedness of the state under any other section of Article VIII, or Sections 6 and 11 of Article XII, Ohio Constitution.
All expenses incurred in carrying out sections 3737.90 to 3737.948 of the Revised Code are payable solely from funds provided under section 3737.91 of the Revised Code. Those sections do not authorize the petroleum underground storage tank release compensation board to incur indebtedness or liability on behalf of or payable by the state or any political subdivision thereof.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety › Section 3737.945 | Investments.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
Moneys in the funds of the petroleum underground storage tank release compensation board, except as otherwise provided in any resolution authorizing the issuance of its revenue bonds or in any trust agreement securing the same, in excess of current needs, may be invested by the board in notes, bonds, or other obligations of the United States, or of any agency or instrumentality thereof, or in obligations of this state or any political subdivision thereof, or the treasurer of state's investment pool authorized under section 135.45 of the Revised Code. Income from all such investments of moneys in any fund shall be credited to such funds as the board determines, subject to the provisions of any resolution or trust agreement, and the investments may be sold as the board determines.
Last updated September 6, 2023 at 2:42 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety › Section 3737.946 | Refunding Bonds.

Effective:
July 11, 1989
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 421 - 118th General Assembly
The petroleum underground storage tank release compensation board may authorize and issue revenue bonds for the refunding of previously issued revenue bonds for either of the following purposes:
(A) Refunding any revenue bonds previously issued by the board when the revenue pledged for the payment of those bonds is insufficient to pay the revenue bonds that have matured or are about to mature or to maintain reserve or other funds required by the applicable resolution or trust agreement;
(B) Refunding any revenue bonds previously issued by the board when the refunding bonds to be issued will bear interest at a lower rate than the revenue bonds to be refunded or when the board has determined that it is reasonably anticipated that the interest cost of the refunding bonds will be less than the interest cost of the revenue bonds to be refunded. Such a determination by the board shall be conclusive.
The terms of issuance and sale of refunding bonds issued under this section shall be the same as provided in sections 3737.90 to 3737.948 of the Revised Code for any other revenue bonds. Refunding bonds issued under this section shall be deemed to be issued for those purposes for which prior revenue bonds were issued under those sections and may be issued in amounts sufficient for retirement of previously issued revenue bonds, for establishment of reserves as required by the refunding bonds or the resolution authorizing or the trust agreement securing the refunding bonds, and for payment of any fees and expenses incurred or to be incurred in connection with that issuance and refunding.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety › Section 3737.947 | Bonds Are Lawful Investments.

Effective:
November 2, 1999
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 222 - 123rd General Assembly
All revenue bonds issued under sections 3737.90 to 3737.948 of the Revised Code are lawful investments of banks, societies for savings, savings and loan associations, trust companies, trustees, fiduciaries, insurance companies, including domestic for life and domestic not for life, trustees or other officers having charge of sinking and bond retirement or other special funds of political subdivisions and taxing districts of this state, the commissioners of the sinking fund of the state, the administrator of workers' compensation, the state teachers retirement system, the public employees retirement system, the school employees retirement system, and the Ohio police and fire pension fund, and are acceptable as security for the deposit of public moneys.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety › Section 3737.948 | Purpose of Powers of Release Compensation Board.

Effective:
July 11, 1989
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 421 - 118th General Assembly
The exercise of the powers granted by sections 3737.90 to 3737.948 of the Revised Code shall be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state, for the improvement of their health, safety, convenience, and welfare, and for the enhancement of their residential, agricultural, recreational, economic, commercial, and industrial opportunities and is a public purpose. Because the oversight of corrective actions and victim compensation concerning releases of petroleum constitutes the performance of essential governmental functions, the petroleum underground storage tank release compensation board is not required to pay any taxes upon any property acquired or used by the board under sections 3737.90 to 3737.948 of the Revised Code, or upon the income therefrom.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety › Section 3737.95 | Purpose of Linked Deposit Program.

Effective:
July 11, 1989
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 421 - 118th General Assembly
The general assembly finds that there exists in the state an inadequate supply of credit and loan financing at affordable interest rates for the purpose of replacing or improving petroleum underground storage tanks and tank systems, which makes it difficult for persons who store petroleum or petroleum products in petroleum underground storage tanks to continue operations at present levels in an environmentally sound manner and has an adverse effect upon the economic welfare of the people of the state. The petroleum underground storage tank linked deposit program provided for in sections 3737.95 to 3737.98 of the Revised Code is intended to provide a statewide availability of lower cost funds for lending to persons who own six or fewer petroleum underground storage tanks. Accordingly, it is declared to be the public policy of the state through the petroleum underground storage tank linked deposit program to encourage the availability of low-cost funds for the replacement and rehabilitation of tanks and tank systems and thereby preserve the economy and protect human health and the environment of the state.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety › Section 3737.96 | Loan Applications.

Effective:
July 11, 1989
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 421 - 118th General Assembly
(A) An eligible lending institution that desires to receive a petroleum underground storage tank linked deposit shall accept and review applications for loans from eligible owners. The lending institution shall apply all the usual lending standards to determine the creditworthiness of each eligible owner.
(B) An eligible owner shall certify on his loan application that the reduced rate loan will be used exclusively for the replacement or improvement of petroleum underground storage tanks in compliance with division (A) of section 3737.88 of the Revised Code. Whoever knowingly makes a false statement concerning an application is guilty of the offense of falsification under section 2921.13 of the Revised Code.
(C) In considering which eligible owners to include in the petroleum underground storage tank linked deposit loan package for reduced rate loans under division (D) of this section, the eligible lending institution shall give priority to the economic needs of the area in which the owners' tanks are located and such other factors as the eligible lending institution considers appropriate to determine the relative financial needs of the eligible owners.
(D) The eligible lending institution shall forward to the petroleum underground storage tank release compensation board created in section 3737.90 of the Revised Code a petroleum underground storage tank linked deposit loan package, in the form and manner prescribed by the board. The package shall include information regarding the amount of the loan requested and the number of tanks to be replaced by each eligible owner and any other information required by the board. The institution shall certify that each applicant is an eligible owner and shall for each applicant certify the present borrowing rate applicable to each specific eligible owner.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety › Section 3737.97 | Accepting or Rejecting Loan Package.

Effective:
July 11, 1989
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 421 - 118th General Assembly
(A) The petroleum underground storage tank release compensation board may accept or reject a petroleum underground storage tank linked deposit loan package or any portion thereof, based upon the board's evaluation of the eligible owners included in the package and the amount of funds to be deposited from the petroleum underground storage tank financial assurance fund created under section 3737.91 of the Revised Code.
(B) Upon acceptance of the petroleum underground storage tank linked deposit loan package or any portion thereof, the board may direct the treasurer of state to place certificates of deposit from moneys contained in the fund with the eligible lending institution at a rate below the current market rates determined and calculated by the treasurer of state. When necessary, the board may direct the treasurer to place certificates of deposits prior to the acceptance of a petroleum underground storage tank linked deposit loan package.
(C) The eligible lending institution shall enter into a petroleum underground storage tank linked deposit agreement with the board that shall include the requirements necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 3737.95 to 3737.98 of the Revised Code. The agreement may include a specification of the period of time during which the eligible lending institution is to lend funds upon the placement of a linked deposit and shall include provisions for the certificate of deposit to be placed for any maturity considered appropriate by the board, not to exceed two years, and authority for it to be renewed for up to an additional two years at the option of the board. Interest shall be paid at times determined by the board.
(D) Eligible lending institutions shall comply fully with sections 3737.95 to 3737.98 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety › Section 3737.98 | Lending Funds.

Effective:
July 11, 1989
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 421 - 118th General Assembly
(A) Upon placement of a petroleum underground storage tank linked deposit with an eligible lending institution, the institution shall lend the funds to each approved eligible owner listed in the petroleum underground storage tank linked deposit loan package required by division (D) of section 3737.96 of the Revised Code and in accordance with the linked deposit agreement required by division (C) of section 3737.97 of the Revised Code. The loan shall be at a rate below the present borrowing rate determined in the agreement with the petroleum underground storage tank release compensation board applicable to each eligible owner. A certificate of compliance with this section, in the form and manner prescribed by the board, shall be required for the eligible lending institution. The borrowing rate set by the agreement shall be uniform and may not be revised during the period of the deposit.
(B) The board shall take any and all steps necessary to implement the petroleum underground storage tank linked deposit program and to monitor the compliance of eligible lending institutions and eligible owners, including the development of guidelines for those purposes as necessary.
(C) The board and the fire marshal shall notify owners of petroleum underground storage tanks of the linked deposit program and its eligibility requirements. Annually, on or before the first day of February, the board shall report on the petroleum underground storage tank linked deposit program for the preceding calendar year to the governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and president of the senate. The speaker of the house of representatives and president of the senate shall transmit copies of the report to the chairmen of their respective standing committees that customarily consider legislation regarding underground storage tanks and the environment. The report shall set forth the petroleum underground storage tank linked deposits made by the board during the preceding year and shall include information regarding the nature, terms, and amounts of loans upon which the linked deposits were made and the eligible owners to which the loans were made.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety › Section 3737.99 | Penalty.

Effective:
September 28, 2006
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 422 - 126th General Assembly
(A) Whoever violates section 3737.28 of the Revised Code may be summarily punished, by the officer concerned, by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or commitment to the county jail until that person is willing to comply with the order of such officer.
(B) Except as a violation of section 2923.17 of the Revised Code involves subject matter covered by the state fire code and except as such a violation is covered by division (G) of this section, whoever violates division (A) of section 3737.51 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(C) Whoever violates section 3737.61 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(D) Whoever violates section 3737.62 or 3737.64 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(E) Whoever violates section 3737.63 or division (A) or (B) of section 3737.65 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(F) Whoever violates division (C)(3) or (D)(5) of section 3737.73 of the Revised Code shall be fined one thousand dollars.
(G) Whoever violates section 3737.66 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(H) Whoever knowingly violates division (C) of section 3737.882 of the Revised Code is guilty of an unclassified felony and shall be fined not more than twenty-five thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than fourteen months, or both. Whoever recklessly violates division (C) of section 3737.882 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(I) Whoever knowingly violates division (F)(1), (2), or (3) of section 3737.881 or section 3737.93 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(J) Whoever knowingly violates division (B) or (C) of section 3737.91 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3738 | Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review Board › Section 3738.01 | Definition; Establishment.

Effective:
October 17, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) As used in this section and sections 3738.02 to 3738.09 of the Revised Code, "pregnancy-associated death" means the death of a woman while pregnant or anytime within one year of pregnancy regardless of cause.
(B) There is hereby established in the department of health a pregnancy-associated mortality review (PAMR) board to identify and review all pregnancy-associated deaths statewide for the purpose of reducing the incidence of those deaths.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3738 | Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review Board › Section 3738.02 | Review While Criminal Investigation Pending.

Effective:
October 17, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly
The PAMR board may not conduct a review of a pregnancy-associated death while an investigation of the death or prosecution of a person for causing the death is pending unless the prosecuting attorney agrees to allow the review. The law enforcement agency conducting the criminal investigation, on the conclusion of the investigation, and the prosecuting attorney prosecuting the case, on the conclusion of the prosecution, shall notify the chairperson of the PAMR board of the conclusion.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3738 | Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review Board › Section 3738.03 | Members; Quorum; Meetings.

Effective:
October 17, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly
All of the following apply with respect to the PAMR board:
(A) The director of health shall appoint the board's members. In doing so, the director shall make a good faith effort to select members who represent all regions of the state and multiple areas of expertise and constituencies concerned with the care of pregnant and postpartum women.
(B) The board, by a majority vote of a quorum of its members, shall select an individual to serve as its chairperson. The board may replace a chairperson in the same manner.
(C) An appointed member shall hold office until a successor is appointed. The director of health shall fill a vacancy as soon as practicable.
(D) A member shall not receive any compensation for, and shall not be paid for any expenses incurred pursuant to, fulfilling the member's duties on the board.
(E) The board shall meet at the call of the board's chairperson as often as the chairperson determines necessary for timely completion of pregnancy-associated death reviews. The reviews shall be conducted in accordance with rules adopted under section 3738.09 of the Revised Code.
(F) The department of health shall provide meeting space, staff services, and other technical assistance required by the board in carrying out its duties.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3738 | Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review Board › Section 3738.04 | Reduction of Pregnancy-Associated Deaths.

Effective:
October 17, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly
The PAMR board shall seek to reduce the incidence of pregnancy-associated deaths in this state by doing all of the following:
(A) Promoting cooperation, collaboration, and communication between all groups, professions, agencies, and entities that serve pregnant and postpartum women and families;
(B) Recommending and developing plans for implementing service and program changes, as well as changes to the groups, professions, agencies, and entities that serve pregnant and postpartum women and families;
(C) Providing the department of health with aggregate data, trends, and patterns regarding pregnancy-associated deaths using data and other relevant information specified in rules adopted under section 3738.09 of the Revised Code;
(D) Developing effective interventions to reduce the mortality of pregnant and postpartum women.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3738 | Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review Board › Section 3738.05 | Production of Documents; Family Member Participation.

Effective:
October 17, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) Notwithstanding section 3701.243 and any other section of the Revised Code pertaining to confidentiality, and except as provided in division (B) of this section, an individual, government entity, agency that provides services specifically to individuals or families, law enforcement agency, health care provider, or other public or private entity that provided services to a woman whose death is being reviewed by the PAMR board shall submit to the board a copy of any record it possesses that the board requests. In addition, such an individual or entity may make available to the board additional information, documents, or reports that could be useful to the board's investigation.
(B) No person, government entity, law enforcement agency, or prosecuting attorney shall provide any information regarding a pregnancy-associated death while an investigation of the death or prosecution of a person for causing the death is pending unless the prosecuting attorney agrees to allow the review.
(C) A family member of the deceased may decline to participate in an interview as part of the review process. In that case, the review shall continue without the family member's participation.