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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 13 | Commercial Transactions › Chapter 1337 | Power of Attorney › Section 1337.45 | Real Property.

Effective:
March 22, 2012
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 117 - 129th General Assembly
Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to real property authorizes the agent to do all of the following:
(A) Demand, buy, lease, receive, accept as a gift or as security for an extension of credit, or otherwise acquire or reject an interest in real property or a right incident to real property;
(B) Sell; exchange; convey with or without covenants, representations, or warranties; quitclaim; release; surrender; retain title for security; encumber; partition; consent to partitioning; subject to an easement or covenant; subdivide; apply for zoning or other governmental permits; plat or consent to platting; develop; grant an option concerning; lease; sublease; contribute to an entity in exchange for an interest in that entity; or otherwise grant or dispose of an interest in real property or a right incident to real property;
(C) Pledge or mortgage an interest in real property or right incident to real property as security to borrow money or pay, renew, or extend the time of payment of a debt of the principal or a debt guaranteed by the principal;
(D) Release, assign, satisfy, or enforce by litigation or otherwise a mortgage, deed of trust, conditional sale contract, encumbrance, lien, or other claim to real property that exists or is asserted;
(E) Manage or conserve an interest in real property or a right incident to real property owned or claimed to be owned by the principal, including all of the following:
(1) Insure against liability or casualty or other loss;
(2) Obtain or regain possession of or protect the interest or right by litigation or otherwise;
(3) Pay, assess, compromise, or contest taxes or assessments or apply for and receive refunds in connection with taxes;
(4) Purchase supplies, hire assistance or labor, and make repairs or alterations to the real property.
(F) Use, develop, alter, replace, remove, erect, or install structures or other improvements upon real property in or incident to which the principal has, or claims to have, an interest or right;
(G) Participate in a reorganization with respect to real property or an entity that owns an interest in or right incident to real property and receive, and hold, and act with respect to stocks and bonds or other property received in a plan of reorganization, including all of the following:
(1) Sell or otherwise dispose of them;
(2) Exercise or sell an option, right of conversion, or similar right with respect to them;
(3) Exercise any voting rights in person or by proxy.
(H) Change the form of title of an interest in or right incident to real property;
(I) Dedicate to public use, with or without consideration, easements or other real property in which the principal has, or claims to have, an interest.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 13 | Commercial Transactions › Chapter 1337 | Power of Attorney › Section 1337.46 | Tangible Personal Property.

Effective:
March 22, 2012
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 117 - 129th General Assembly
Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to tangible personal property authorizes the agent to do all of the following:
(A) Demand, buy, receive, accept as a gift or as security for an extension of credit, or otherwise acquire or reject ownership or possession of tangible personal property or an interest in tangible personal property;
(B) Sell; exchange; convey with or without covenants, representations, or warranties; quitclaim; release; surrender; create a security interest in; grant options concerning; lease; sublease; or otherwise dispose of tangible personal property or an interest in tangible personal property;
(C) Grant a security interest in tangible personal property or an interest in tangible personal property as security to borrow money or pay, renew, or extend the time of payment of a debt of the principal or a debt guaranteed by the principal;
(D) Release, assign, satisfy, or enforce by litigation or otherwise a security interest, lien, or other claim on behalf of the principal with respect to tangible personal property or an interest in tangible personal property;
(E) Manage or conserve tangible personal property or an interest in tangible personal property on behalf of the principal, including all of the following:
(1) Insure against liability or casualty or other loss;
(2) Obtain or regain possession of or protect the property or interest by litigation or otherwise;
(3) Pay, assess, compromise, or contest taxes or assessments or apply for and receive refunds in connection with taxes or assessments;
(4) Move the property from place to place;
(5) Store the property for hire or on a gratuitous bailment;
(6) Use and make repairs, alterations, or improvements to the property.
(F) Change the form of title of an interest in tangible personal property.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 13 | Commercial Transactions › Chapter 1337 | Power of Attorney › Section 1337.47 | Stocks and Bonds.

Effective:
March 22, 2012
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 117 - 129th General Assembly
Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to stocks and bonds authorizes the agent to do all of the following:
(A) Buy, sell, and exchange stocks and bonds;
(B) Establish, continue, modify, or terminate an account with respect to stocks and bonds;
(C) Pledge stocks and bonds as security to borrow, pay, renew, or extend the time of payment of a debt of the principal;
(D) Receive certificates and other evidences of ownership with respect to stocks and bonds;
(E) Exercise voting rights with respect to stocks and bonds in person or by proxy, enter into voting trusts, and consent to limitations on the right to vote.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 13 | Commercial Transactions › Chapter 1337 | Power of Attorney › Section 1337.48 | Commodities and Options.

Effective:
March 22, 2012
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 117 - 129th General Assembly
Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to commodities and options authorizes the agent to do both of the following:
(A) Buy, sell, exchange, assign, settle, and exercise commodity futures contracts and call or put options on stocks or stock indexes traded on a regulated option exchange;
(B) Establish, continue, modify, and terminate option accounts.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 13 | Commercial Transactions › Chapter 1337 | Power of Attorney › Section 1337.49 | Banks and Other Financial Institutions.

Effective:
March 22, 2012
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 117 - 129th General Assembly
Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to banks and other financial institutions authorizes the agent to do all of the following:
(A) Continue, modify, and terminate an account or other banking arrangement made by or on behalf of the principal;
(B) Establish, modify, and terminate an account or other banking arrangement with a bank, trust company, savings and loan association, credit union, thrift company, brokerage firm, or other financial institution selected by the agent;
(C) Contract for services available from a financial institution, including renting a safe deposit box or space in a vault;
(D) Withdraw, by check, order, electronic funds transfer, or otherwise, money or property of the principal deposited with or left in the custody of a financial institution;
(E) Receive statements of account, vouchers, notices, and similar documents from a financial institution and act with respect to them;
(F) Enter a safe deposit box or vault and withdraw or add to the contents;
(G) Borrow money and pledge as security personal property of the principal necessary to borrow money or pay, renew, or extend the time of payment of a debt of the principal or a debt guaranteed by the principal;
(H) Make, assign, draw, endorse, discount, guarantee, and negotiate promissory notes, checks, drafts, and other negotiable or nonnegotiable paper of the principal or payable to the principal or the principal's order, transfer money, receive the cash or other proceeds of those transactions, and accept a draft drawn by a person upon the principal and pay it when due;
(I) Receive for the principal and act upon a sight draft, warehouse receipt, or other document of title whether tangible or electronic, or other negotiable or nonnegotiable instrument;
(J) Apply for, receive, and use letters of credit, credit and debit cards, electronic transaction authorizations, and traveler's checks from a financial institution and give an indemnity or other agreement in connection with letters of credit;
(K) Consent to an extension of the time of payment with respect to commercial paper or a financial transaction with a financial institution.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 13 | Commercial Transactions › Chapter 1337 | Power of Attorney › Section 1337.51 | Insurance and Annuities.

Effective:
March 22, 2012
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 117 - 129th General Assembly
Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to insurance and annuities authorizes the agent to do all of the following:
(A) Continue, pay the premium or make a contribution on, modify, exchange, rescind, release, or terminate a contract procured by or on behalf of the principal that insures or provides an annuity to either the principal or another person, whether or not the principal is a beneficiary under the contract;
(B) Procure new, different, and additional contracts of insurance and annuities for the principal and the principal's spouse, children, and other dependents and select the amount, type of insurance or annuity, and mode of payment;
(C) Pay the premium or make a contribution on, modify, exchange, rescind, release, or terminate a contract of insurance or annuity procured by the agent;
(D) Apply for and receive a loan secured by a contract of insurance or annuity;
(E) Surrender and receive the cash surrender value on a contract of insurance or annuity;
(F) Exercise an election;
(G) Exercise investment powers available under a contract of insurance or annuity;
(H) Change the manner of paying premiums on a contract of insurance or annuity;
(I) Change or convert the type of insurance or annuity with respect to which the principal has or claims to have authority described in this section;
(J) Apply for and procure a benefit or assistance under a statute or regulation to guarantee or pay premiums of a contract of insurance on the life of the principal;
(K) Collect, sell, assign, hypothecate, borrow against, or pledge the interest of the principal in a contract of insurance or annuity;
(L) Select the form and timing of the payment of proceeds from a contract of insurance or annuity;
(M) Pay from proceeds or otherwise, compromise or contest, and apply for refunds in connection with a tax or assessment levied by a taxing authority with respect to a contract of insurance or annuity or its proceeds or liability accruing by reason of the tax or assessment.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 13 | Commercial Transactions › Chapter 1337 | Power of Attorney › Section 1337.52 | Estates, Trusts, and Other Beneficial Interests.

Effective:
March 22, 2012
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 117 - 129th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "estate, trust, or other beneficial interest" means a trust, probate estate, guardianship, conservatorship, escrow, or custodianship or a fund from which the principal is, may become, or claims to be entitled to a share or payment.
(B) Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to estates, trusts, and other beneficial interests authorizes the agent to do all of the following:
(1) Accept, receive, receipt for, sell, assign, pledge, or exchange a share in or payment from an estate, trust, or other beneficial interest;
(2) Demand or obtain money or another thing of value to which the principal is, may become, or claims to be entitled by reason of an estate, trust, or other beneficial interest, by litigation or otherwise;
(3) Exercise for the benefit of the principal a presently exercisable general power of appointment held by the principal;
(4) Initiate, participate in, submit to alternative dispute resolution, settle, oppose, or propose or accept a compromise with respect to litigation to ascertain the meaning, validity, or effect of a deed, will, declaration of trust, or other instrument or transaction affecting the interest of the principal;
(5) Initiate, participate in, submit to alternative dispute resolution, settle, oppose, or propose or accept a compromise with respect to litigation to remove, substitute, or surcharge a fiduciary;
(6) Conserve, invest, disburse, or use anything received for an authorized purpose;
(7) Transfer an interest of the principal in real property, stocks and bonds, accounts with financial institutions or securities intermediaries, insurance, annuities, and other property to the trustee of a revocable trust created by the principal as settlor;
(8) Reject, renounce, disclaim, release, or consent to a reduction in or modification of a share in or payment from an estate, trust, or other beneficial interest.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 13 | Commercial Transactions › Chapter 1337 | Power of Attorney › Section 1337.53 | Claims and Litigation.

Effective:
March 22, 2012
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 117 - 129th General Assembly
Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to claims and litigation authorizes the agent to do all of the following:
(A) Assert and maintain before a court or administrative agency a claim, claim for relief, cause of action, counterclaim, offset, recoupment, or defense, including an action to recover property or other thing of value, recover damages sustained by the principal, eliminate or modify tax liability, or seek an injunction, specific performance, or other relief;
(B) Bring an action to determine adverse claims or intervene or otherwise participate in litigation;
(C) Seek an attachment, garnishment, order of arrest, or other preliminary, provisional, or intermediate relief and use an available procedure to effect or satisfy a judgment, order, or decree;
(D) Make or accept a tender, offer of judgment, or admission of facts, submit a controversy on an agreed statement of facts, consent to examination, and bind the principal in litigation;
(E) Submit to alternative dispute resolution, settle, and propose or accept a compromise;
(F) Waive the issuance and service of process upon the principal, accept service of process, appear for the principal, designate persons upon which process directed to the principal may be served, execute and file or deliver stipulations on the principal's behalf, verify pleadings, seek appellate review, procure and give surety and indemnity bonds, contract and pay for the preparation and printing of records and briefs, receive, execute, and file or deliver a consent, waiver, release, confession of judgment, satisfaction of judgment, notice, agreement, or other instrument in connection with the prosecution, settlement, or defense of a claim or litigation;
(G) Act for the principal with respect to bankruptcy or insolvency, whether voluntary or involuntary, concerning the principal or some other person, or with respect to a reorganization, receivership, or application for the appointment of a receiver or trustee that affects an interest of the principal in property or other thing of value;
(H) Pay a judgment, award, or order against the principal or a settlement made in connection with a claim or litigation;
(I) Receive money or other thing of value paid in settlement of or as proceeds of a claim or litigation.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 13 | Commercial Transactions › Chapter 1337 | Power of Attorney › Section 1337.54 | Personal and Family Maintenance.

Effective:
March 22, 2012
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 117 - 129th General Assembly
(A) Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to personal and family maintenance authorizes the agent to do all of the following:
(1) Perform the acts necessary to maintain the customary standard of living of the principal, the principal's spouse, and the following individuals, whether living when the power of attorney is executed or later born:
(a) Other individuals legally entitled to be supported by the principal;
(b) The individuals whom the principal has customarily supported or indicated the intent to support.
(2) Make periodic payments of child support and other family maintenance required by a court or governmental agency or an agreement to which the principal is a party;
(3) Provide living quarters for the individuals described in division (A)(1) of this section by doing either of the following:
(a) Purchasing, leasing, or otherwise contracting;
(b) Paying the operating costs, including interest, amortization payments, repairs, improvements, and taxes, for premises owned by the principal or occupied by those individuals.
(4) Provide normal domestic help, usual vacations and travel expenses, and funds for shelter, clothing, food, appropriate education, including postsecondary and vocational education, and other current living costs for the individuals described in division (A)(1) of this section;
(5) Pay expenses for necessary health care and custodial care on behalf of the individuals described in division (A)(1) of this section;
(6) Act as the principal's personal representative pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1320d to 1320d-9 and applicable regulations in making decisions related to the past, present, or future payment for the provision of health care consented to by the principal or anyone authorized under the law of this state to consent to health care on behalf of the principal;
(7) Continue any provision made by the principal for automobiles or other means of transportation, including registering, licensing, insuring, and replacing them, for the individuals described in division (A)(1) of this section;
(8) Maintain credit and debit accounts for the convenience of the individuals described in division (A)(1) of this section and open new accounts;
(9) Continue payments incidental to the membership or affiliation of the principal in a religious institution, club, society, order, or other organization or to continue contributions to those organizations.
(B) Authority with respect to personal and family maintenance is neither dependent upon, nor limited by, authority that an agent may or may not have with respect to gifts under sections 1337.21 to 1337.64 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 13 | Commercial Transactions › Chapter 1337 | Power of Attorney › Section 1337.55 | Benefits From Governmental Programs or Civil or Military Service.

Effective:
March 22, 2012
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 117 - 129th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "benefits from governmental programs or civil or military service" means any benefit, program, or assistance provided under a statute or regulation, including social security, medicare, and medicaid.
(B) Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to benefits from governmental programs or civil or military service authorizes the agent to do all of the following:
(1) Execute vouchers in the name of the principal for allowances and reimbursements payable by the United States or a foreign government or by a state or subdivision of a state to the principal, including allowances and reimbursements for transportation of the individuals described in division (A)(1) of section 1337.54 of the Revised Code, and for shipment of their household effects;
(2) Take possession and order the removal and shipment of property of the principal from a post, warehouse, depot, dock, or other place of storage or safekeeping, either governmental or private, and execute and deliver a release, voucher, receipt, bill of lading, shipping ticket, certificate, or other instrument for that purpose;
(3) Enroll in, apply for, select, reject, change, amend, or discontinue, on the principal's behalf, a benefit or program;
(4) Prepare, file, and maintain a claim of the principal for a benefit or assistance, financial or otherwise, to which the principal may be entitled under a statute or regulation;
(5) Initiate, participate in, submit to alternative dispute resolution, settle, oppose, or propose or accept a compromise with respect to litigation concerning any benefit or assistance the principal may be entitled to receive under a statute or regulation;
(6) Receive the financial proceeds of a claim described in division (B)(4) of this section and conserve, invest, disburse, or use for a lawful purpose anything so received.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 13 | Commercial Transactions › Chapter 1337 | Power of Attorney › Section 1337.56 | Retirement Plans.

Effective:
March 22, 2012
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 117 - 129th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "retirement plan" means a plan or account created by an employer, the principal, or another individual to provide retirement benefits or deferred compensation of which the principal is a participant, beneficiary, or owner, including any of the following plans or accounts:
(1) An individual retirement account under section 408 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. 408;
(2) A Roth individual retirement account under section 408A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. 408A;
(3) A deemed individual retirement account under section 408(q) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. 408(q);
(4) An annuity or mutual fund custodial account under section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. 403(b);
(5) A pension, profit-sharing, stock bonus, or other retirement plan qualified under section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. 401(a);
(6) A plan under section 457(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. 457(b);
(7) A nonqualified deferred compensation plan under section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. 409A.
(B) Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to retirement plans authorizes the agent to do all of the following:
(1) Select the form and timing of payments under a retirement plan and withdraw benefits from a plan;
(2) Make a rollover, including a direct trustee-to-trustee rollover, of benefits from one retirement plan to another;
(3) Establish a retirement plan in the principal's name;
(4) Make contributions to a retirement plan;
(5) Exercise investment powers available under a retirement plan;
(6) Borrow from, sell assets to, or purchase assets from a retirement plan.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 13 | Commercial Transactions › Chapter 1337 | Power of Attorney › Section 1337.57 | Taxes.

Effective:
March 22, 2012
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 117 - 129th General Assembly
Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to taxes authorizes the agent to do all of the following:
(A) Prepare, sign, and file federal, state, local, and foreign income, gift, payroll, property, Federal Insurance Contributions Act, and other tax returns, claims for refunds, requests for extension of time, petitions regarding tax matters, and any other tax-related documents, including receipts, offers, waivers, consents, including consents and agreements under section 2032A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. 2032A, closing agreements, and any power of attorney required by the internal revenue service or other taxing authority with respect to a tax year upon which the statute of limitations has not run and the following twenty-five tax years;
(B) Pay taxes due, collect refunds, post bonds, receive confidential information, and contest deficiencies determined by the internal revenue service or other taxing authority;
(C) Exercise any election available to the principal under federal, state, local, or foreign tax law;
(D) Act for the principal in all tax matters for all periods before the internal revenue service, or other taxing authority.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 13 | Commercial Transactions › Chapter 1337 | Power of Attorney › Section 1337.571 | Digital Assets.

Effective:
April 6, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 432 - 131st General Assembly
Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to digital assets causes the agent to be an authorized user for the purpose of applicable computer fraud and unauthorized computer access laws and authorizes the agent to do all of the following:
(A) Have access to any catalogue of electronic communications sent or received by the principal;
(B) Have access to any other digital asset in which the principal has a right or interest;
(C) Have the right to access any of the principal's tangible personal property capable of receiving, storing, processing, or sending a digital asset;
(D) Take any action concerning the asset to the extent of the account holder's authority;
(E) Have access to the content of electronic communications sent or received by the principal.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 13 | Commercial Transactions › Chapter 1337 | Power of Attorney › Section 1337.58 | Gifts.

Effective:
March 22, 2012
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 117 - 129th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, a gift "for the benefit of" a person includes a gift to a trust, an account under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act, and a tuition savings account or prepaid tuition plan as defined under section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. 529.
(B) Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to gifts authorizes the agent to do only the following:
(1) Make outright to, or for the benefit of, a person, a gift of any of the principal's property, including by the exercise of a presently exercisable general power of appointment held by the principal, in an amount per donee not to exceed the annual dollar limits of the federal gift tax exclusion under section 2503(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. 2503(b), without regard to whether the federal gift tax exclusion applies to the gift, or if the principal's spouse agrees to consent to a split gift pursuant to section 2513 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. 2513, in an amount per donee not to exceed twice the annual federal gift tax exclusion limit;
(2) Consent, pursuant to section 2513 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. 2513, to the splitting of a gift made by the principal's spouse in an amount per donee not to exceed the aggregate annual gift tax exclusions for both spouses.
(C) An agent may make a gift of the principal's property, outright or by amending, creating, or funding a trust, only as the agent determines is consistent with the principal's objectives if actually known by the agent and, if unknown, as the agent determines is consistent with the principal's best interest based on all relevant factors, including all of the following:
(1) The value and nature of the principal's property;
(2) The principal's foreseeable obligations and need for maintenance;
(3) Minimization of taxes, including income, estate, inheritance, generation-skipping transfer, and gift taxes;
(4) Eligibility for a benefit, a program, or assistance under a statute or regulation;
(5) The principal's personal history of making or joining in making gifts.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 13 | Commercial Transactions › Chapter 1337 | Power of Attorney › Section 1337.59 | Construction Under Former Law.

Effective:
March 22, 2012
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 117 - 129th General Assembly
In a power of attorney executed on or after March 29, 2006, and before the effective date of this section that either uses the statutory power of attorney form contained in former section 1337.18 of the Revised Code or that incorporates by reference any one or more of the powers contained in former section 1337.20 of the Revised Code, the powers granted shall be construed in accordance with former section 1337.20 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 13 | Commercial Transactions › Chapter 1337 | Power of Attorney › Section 1337.61 | Agent's Certification.

Effective:
March 22, 2012
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 117 - 129th General Assembly
The following optional form may be used by an agent to certify facts concerning a power of attorney.
AGENT'S CERTIFICATION AS TO THE VALIDITY OF POWER OF ATTORNEY AND AGENT'S AUTHORITY
State of Ohio
County of _____________________
I, _________________________________________ (Name of Agent), certify under penalty of perjury that _____________________________ (Name of Principal) granted me authority as an agent or successor agent in a power of attorney dated ________________________________
I further certify that to my knowledge:
(1) The Principal is alive and has not revoked the Power of Attorney or my authority to act under the Power of Attorney and the Power of Attorney and my authority to act under the Power of Attorney have not terminated;
(2) If the Power of Attorney was drafted to become effective upon the happening of an event or contingency, the event or contingency has occurred;
(3) If I was named as a successor agent, the prior agent is no longer able or willing to serve;
(4)_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(Insert other relevant statements).
SIGNATURE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
___________________________________
Agent's Signature
___________________________________
Date
________________________________________________________________
Agent's Name Printed
________________________________________________________________
Agent's Address
________________________________________________________________
Agent's Telephone Number
State of Ohio
County of __________________________
This document was acknowledged before me on______________________,(Date) by _______________________
(Name of Agent).
________________________________
Signature of Notary
My commission expires:
_________________________________
This document prepared by:
_________________________________
_________________________________
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 13 | Commercial Transactions › Chapter 1337 | Power of Attorney › Section 1337.62 | Uniformity of Application and Construction.

Effective:
March 22, 2012
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 117 - 129th General Assembly
In applying and construing sections 1337.21 to 1337.64 of the Revised Code, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among the states that enact it.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 13 | Commercial Transactions › Chapter 1337 | Power of Attorney › Section 1337.63 | Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.

Effective:
March 22, 2012
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 117 - 129th General Assembly
Sections 1337.21 to 1337.64 of the Revised Code modify, limit, and supersede the "Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act," 15 U.S.C. 7001 et seq., with the exception of section 101(c) of that act, 15 U.S.C. 7001(c). Sections 1337.21 to 1337.64 of the Revised Code do not authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in section 103(b) of that act, 15 U.S.C. 7003(b).
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 13 | Commercial Transactions › Chapter 1337 | Power of Attorney › Section 1337.64 | Effect on Existing Powers of Attorney.

Effective:
March 22, 2012
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 117 - 129th General Assembly
(A) Except as otherwise provided in sections 1337.21 to 1337.64 of the Revised Code, on the effective date of this section, those sections apply to all of the following:
(1) A power of attorney created before, on, or after the effective date of this section;
(2) A judicial proceeding concerning a power of attorney commenced on or after the effective date of this section;
(3) A judicial proceeding concerning a power of attorney commenced before the effective date of this section, unless the court finds that application of a provision of sections 1337.21 to 1337.64 of the Revised Code would substantially interfere with the effective conduct of the judicial proceeding or prejudice the rights of a party, in which case that provision does not apply and the superseded law applies.
(B) Sections 1337.21 to 1337.64 of the Revised Code do not affect an act done before the effective date of this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 13 | Commercial Transactions › Chapter 1341 | Sureties › Section 1341.01 | Qualifications of Sureties.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Sureties must be residents of this state and worth, in the aggregate, double the sum to be secured, beyond the amount of their debts, and have property liable to execution in this state equal to the sum to be secured.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 13 | Commercial Transactions › Chapter 1341 | Sureties › Section 1341.02 | Sureties May Be Required to Testify Concerning Their Sufficiency.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
A court or an officer authorized by law to approve a surety may require such person to testify, orally or in writing, touching his sufficiency; but this shall not, in itself, exonerate the officer in an action for taking insufficient surety.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 13 | Commercial Transactions › Chapter 1341 | Sureties › Section 1341.03 | Certain Sureties Cannot Waive Their Rights.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
In contracts for the payment of money to banks or bankers, sureties in fact, known to the parties to be such at the time such contracts were made, may be proved, and shall be considered in all courts, to be sureties, and have all the privileges of sureties, anything in the contract expressed to the contrary notwithstanding.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 13 | Commercial Transactions › Chapter 1341 | Sureties › Section 1341.04 | Sureties May Require Creditors to Sue.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
A person bound as surety in a written instrument for the payment of money or other valuable thing, if a right of action accrued thereon, may require his creditor, by notice in writing, to commence an action on such instrument forthwith against the principal debtor. Unless the creditor commences such action within a reasonable time thereafter, and proceeds with due diligence, in the ordinary course of law, to recover judgment against the principal debtor for the money or other valuable thing due thereby, and to make by execution the amount thereof, the creditor, or the assignee of such instrument, so failing to comply with the requisition of such surety, thereby shall forfeit the right which he otherwise would have to demand and receive of him the amount due thereon.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 13 | Commercial Transactions › Chapter 1341 | Sureties › Section 1341.05 | Representatives of Sureties.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The executor or administrator of a surety bound as provided in section 1341.04 of the Revised Code, in like manner may make requisition of the creditor, his executor, or administrator, as provided in such section. In case of failure of the creditor, or his executor, or administrator, to proceed as required, the executor or administrator, if he makes the requisition, shall have the same relief as is provided for a surety in such section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 13 | Commercial Transactions › Chapter 1341 | Sureties › Section 1341.06 | Limitations.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Sections 1341.04 and 1341.05 of the Revised Code do not affect bonds required by law to be given by guardians, executors, administrators, trustees of an express trust, public officers, or any bond or undertaking required by law to be given in an action or legal proceeding in any court of this state.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 13 | Commercial Transactions › Chapter 1341 | Sureties › Section 1341.07 | Surety on Judgment May Revive.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
When the surety in a judgment, who is certified therein to be such, or his personal representative, pays the judgment, or part thereof, to the extent of such payment he shall have all the rights and remedies against the principal debtor that the plaintiff had at the time of such payment. Proceedings to revive the judgment shall be as provided in cases of dormant unpaid judgments, but in the name of such surety or representative. The plaintiff in the original action shall not be liable for costs therein.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 13 | Commercial Transactions › Chapter 1341 | Sureties › Section 1341.08 | Sureties of County Officers May Apply to Be Discharged.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
A surety of any county officer, except a county commissioner, may notify the board of county commissioners by giving at least five days' written notice that he is unwilling to continue as surety for such officer, and will at a time to be then named make application to such board to be released from further liability upon his bond. He also shall give at least three days' written notice to each of the officers for whom he is surety of the time and place at which his application will be made.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 13 | Commercial Transactions › Chapter 1341 | Sureties › Section 1341.09 | Duty of Board of County Commissioners With Reference to Release of Sureties.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Upon notice being given, as provided in section 1341.08 of the Revised Code, the board of county commissioners shall hear the application, and if in its opinion there is good reason therefor, shall require such officer to give a new bond, conditioned according to law, to its satisfaction, within such reasonable time as it directs. If such officer fails to execute such bond, the office shall be deemed vacant, and immediately be filled as other vacancies.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 13 | Commercial Transactions › Chapter 1341 | Sureties › Section 1341.10 | Sureties for County Officers Not Released Until New Bond Filed.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The original sureties of a county officer shall not be released or discharged until the filing of a new bond as required by section 1341.09 of the Revised Code, or the expiration of the time allowed therefor, but shall be liable only for the official acts of such officer from the time of the execution of the original bond to the filing of the second bond, or the expiration of the time allowed therefor. The cost of the application for release as surety shall be paid by the surety who makes it.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 13 | Commercial Transactions › Chapter 1341 | Sureties › Section 1341.11 | Sureties of Constable or Marshal May Apply to Be Discharged.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
If a constable, or the marshal of a municipal corporation, on demand made for that purpose by a person entitled thereto, his agent, or attorney, neglects or refuses to pay all money by him received in his official capacity for the use of such person, a surety of such constable or marshal may give notice to the board of township trustees of the township, or the legislative authority of the municipal corporation in which such constable or marshal resides, of his refusal or neglect to pay over money by him collected by virtue of his office, and that he is unwilling to continue as his surety.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 13 | Commercial Transactions › Chapter 1341 | Sureties › Section 1341.12 | Proceedings by Legislative Authority or Trustees.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Upon notice being given by a surety of his unwillingness to continue as surety of a constable or marshal, the board of township trustees or legislative authority of the municipal corporation shall immediately inform such constable or marshal, in writing, of the refusal of his surety to continue as such, and that he is required to give a new bond conditioned according to law. If such constable or marshal gives such bond to the satisfaction of the board or legislative authority, within ten days after receiving notice, the sureties upon the first bond shall be released from further liability thereon. If the constable or marshal fails to give a new bond within ten days after receiving such notice, such failure shall be deemed a resignation of his office, and the board or legislative authority shall proceed to fill such vacancy as in other cases.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 13 | Commercial Transactions › Chapter 1341 | Sureties › Section 1341.13 | Sureties of Treasurer of School Fund May Apply to Be Discharged.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
A surety of the treasurer of school funds, in any lawfully organized school district, may notify the board of education of the district by at least five days' notice, in writing, that he is unwilling to continue as surety for such treasurer, and at a time therein named, will make application to the board to be released from further liability upon his bond. He also shall give at least three days' notice in writing to such treasurer of the time and place at which the application will be made.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 13 | Commercial Transactions › Chapter 1341 | Sureties › Section 1341.14 | Proceedings by Board of Education.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Upon notice being given as provided in section 1341.13 of the Revised Code, the board of education shall hear the application, and, if in its opinion there is good reason therefor, require the treasurer to give a new bond, conditioned according to law, and to the satisfaction of the board, within such time as it directs. If the treasurer fails to execute such bond, the office shall be vacant and shall immediately be filled as are other vacancies.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 13 | Commercial Transactions › Chapter 1341 | Sureties › Section 1341.15 | Sureties for Treasurer of School Fund Not Released Until Bond Filed.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The original surety mentioned in section 1341.13 of the Revised Code, shall not be released or discharged until the filing of the new bond or the expiration of the time allowed therefor under section 1341.14 of the Revised Code. The cost of the application provided for in section 1341.13 of the Revised Code shall be paid by the person making it.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 13 | Commercial Transactions › Chapter 1341 | Sureties › Section 1341.16 | Sureties of Township Officers May Apply to Be Discharged.

Effective:
December 20, 2005
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly
A surety of a constable, township fiscal officer, or other township officer, may notify the board of township trustees, by giving at least five days' notice in writing, that the surety is unwilling to continue as surety for the officer and, at a time named in the notice, will make application to the board to be released from further liability upon the bond. The surety also shall give at least three days' notice in writing to the officer of the time and place at which the application will be made.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 13 | Commercial Transactions › Chapter 1341 | Sureties › Section 1341.17 | Proceedings by Board of Township Trustees.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Upon notice being given as provided in section 1341.16 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees shall hear the application, and if it finds that such officer on demand by a person entitled thereto, his agent, or attorney, neglects or refuses to pay over all money received by him in his official capacity for the use of such person, or if, in its opinion, there is other good reason therefor, shall require such officer to give a new bond, conditioned according to law and to the satisfaction of the board, within such time as it directs. If the officer fails to execute such bond, the office shall be vacant and shall be immediately filled as other vacancies.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 13 | Commercial Transactions › Chapter 1341 | Sureties › Section 1341.18 | Sureties for Township Officers Not Released Until Bond Filed.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The original sureties mentioned in section 1341.16 of the Revised Code shall not be released or discharged until the filing of a new bond, or the expiration of the time allowed therefor under section 1341.17 of the Revised Code, but shall be liable only for the official acts of such officer from the time of the execution of the original bond to the filing of the new bond or the expiration of the time allowed therefor. The cost of the application for release as surety shall be paid by the person making it.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 13 | Commercial Transactions › Chapter 1341 | Sureties › Section 1341.19 | Sureties May Compel Principal to Pay Debt.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
A surety may maintain an action against his principal to compel him to discharge the debt or liability for which the surety is bound, after it becomes due.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 13 | Commercial Transactions › Chapter 1341 | Sureties › Section 1341.20 | Surety May Have Action for Indemnity Before Debt Due.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
A surety may maintain an action against his principal to obtain indemnity against the debt or liability for which he is bound, before it is due, whenever any of the grounds exist upon which an order may be made for arrest of a debtor, or for an attachment.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 13 | Commercial Transactions › Chapter 1341 | Sureties › Section 1341.21 | Surety May Have Provisional Remedy.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
In an action under section 1341.20 of the Revised Code the surety may obtain any provisional remedies mentioned in Chapters 2713., 2715., 2727., and 2735. and sections 2327.03 and 2327.04 of the Revised Code, upon the grounds and in the manner provided by law.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 13 | Commercial Transactions › Chapter 1341 | Sureties › Section 1341.22 | Joint Control of Moneys and Assets.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Any party of whom a bond, undertaking, or other obligation is required, may agree with his surety for the deposit and safekeeping of any assets for which he and his surety are or may be held responsible. If such deposit is otherwise proper, it shall be made with or in the vaults of a bank, savings bank, safe deposit or trust company, authorized by law to do business as such, or with a depository approved by the court or a judge thereof, in such manner as to prevent the withdrawal of such assets or any part thereof, without the written consent of such surety, or an order of court, or a judge thereof, made on such notice to such surety as such court or judge directs. Such agreement shall not in any manner release or change the liability of the principal or sureties as established by the terms of said bond, undertaking, or other obligation as prescribed by law.