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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 127 | Controlling Board › Section 127.17 | Actions to Carry Out Legislative Intent.

Effective:
July 30, 1975
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 358 - 111th General Assembly
The controlling board shall take no action which does not carry out the legislative intent of the general assembly regarding program goals and levels of support of state agencies as expressed in the prevailing appropriation acts of the general assembly.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 127 | Controlling Board › Section 127.19 | Controlling Board Emergency Purposes/contingencies Fund.

Effective:
September 28, 2016
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 390 - 131st General Assembly
There is hereby created in the state treasury the controlling board emergency purposes/contingencies fund, consisting of transfers from the general revenue fund and any other funds appropriated by the general assembly. Moneys in the fund may be used by the controlling board at the request of a state agency or the director of budget and management for the purpose of providing disaster and emergency aid to state agencies and political subdivisions or for other purposes approved by the controlling board.
Last updated November 2, 2022 at 1:20 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 128 | 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone Number System › Section 128.021 | Adoption of Rules Establishing Technical and Operational Standards for Public Safety Answering Points.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) Not later than January 1, 2014, and in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the steering committee shall adopt rules that establish technical and operational standards for public safety answering points eligible to receive disbursements under section 128.55 of the Revised Code. The rules shall incorporate industry standards and best practices for 9-1-1 services. Public safety answering points shall comply with the standards not later than two years after the effective date of the rules adopting the standards. A public safety answering point may be deemed compliant with rules for minimum staffing standards, if it can demonstrate compliance with all other rules for operational standards.
(B) Not later than one year after September 29, 2015, and in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the steering committee shall conduct an assessment of the operational standards for public safety answering points developed under division (A) of this section and revise the standards as necessary to ensure that the operational standards contain the following:
(1) Policies to ensure that public safety answering point personnel prioritize life-saving questions in responding to each call to a 9-1-1 system established under this chapter;
(2) A requirement that all public safety answering point personnel complete proper training or provide proof of prior training to give instructions regarding emergency situations.
(C) Upon the effective date of the amendments to this section by this act , all public safety answering points that answer 9-1-1 calls for service from wireless services shall be subject to the public safety answering point operations rules. Public safety answering points not originally required to be compliant shall comply with the standards not later than two years after the effective date of the amendments to this section by this act .
Last updated September 14, 2023 at 12:12 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 128 | 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone Number System › Section 128.022 | Guidelines for Disbursements.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) The steering committee shall establish guidelines for the tax commissioner to use when disbursing money from the 9-1-1 government assistance fund to countywide 9-1-1 systems in the state, as well as guidelines for the use of funds from the next generation 9-1-1 fund. The guidelines shall be consistent with the standards adopted in section 128.021 of the Revised Code and shall specify that disbursements may be used for costs associated with the operation of and equipment for phase II wireless systems and for costs associated with a county's migration to next generation 9-1-1 systems and technology. The committee shall periodically review the guidelines described in this division and adjust them as needed.
(B) The committee shall report any adjustments to the guidelines described in division (A) of this section to the department of taxation. The adjustments shall take effect six months from the date the department is notified of the adjustments.
Last updated September 14, 2023 at 12:13 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 128 | 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone Number System › Section 128.05 | County 9-1-1 Coordinator.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
Each county shall appoint a county 9-1-1 coordinator to serve as the administrative coordinator for all public safety answering points participating in the countywide 9-1-1 final plan described in section 128.03 of the Revised Code and shall also serve as a liaison with other county coordinators and the 9-1-1 program office.
Last updated September 14, 2023 at 4:52 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 128 | 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone Number System › Section 128.08 | Resolution to Approve or Disapprove Plan.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) Within sixty days after receipt of the final plan pursuant to division (B)(1) of section 128.07 of the Revised Code, the board of county commissioners of the county and the legislative authority of each municipal corporation in the county and of each township whose territory is proposed to be included in a countywide 9-1-1 system shall act by resolution to approve or disapprove the plan, except that, with respect to a final plan that provides for funding of the 9-1-1 system in part through charges imposed under section 128.35 of the Revised Code, the board of county commissioners shall not act by resolution to approve or disapprove the plan until after a resolution adopted under section 128.35 of the Revised Code has become effective as provided in division (D) of that section. Each such authority immediately shall notify the board of county commissioners in writing of its approval or disapproval of the final plan. Failure by a board or legislative authority to notify the board of county commissioners of approval or disapproval within such sixty-day period shall be deemed disapproval by the board or authority.
(B) As used in this division, "county's population" excludes the population of any municipal corporation or township that, under the plan, is completely excluded from 9-1-1 service in the county's final plan. A countywide plan is effective if all of the following entities approve the plan in accordance with this section:
(1) The board of county commissioners;
(2) The legislative authority of a municipal corporation that contains at least thirty per cent of the county's population, if any;
(3) The legislative authorities of municipal corporations and townships that contain at least sixty per cent of the county's population or, if the plan has been approved by a municipal corporation that contains at least sixty per cent of the county's population, by the legislative authorities of municipal corporations and townships that contain at least seventy-five per cent of the county's population.
(C) After a countywide plan approved in accordance with this section is adopted, all of the telephone companies, subdivisions, and regional councils of governments included in the plan are subject to the specific requirements of the plan and to this chapter.
Last updated September 14, 2023 at 12:21 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 128 | 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone Number System › Section 128.12 | Amendment of Plan.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) An amended final plan is required for any of the following purposes:
(1) Expanding the territory included in the countywide 9-1-1 system;
(2) Upgrading any part or all of the countywide 9-1-1 system;
(3) Adjusting the territory served by a public safety answering point;
(4) Permitting a regional council of governments to operate a public safety answering point;
(5) Represcribing the funding of public safety answering points as between the alternatives set forth in division (A)(7) of section 128.07 of the Revised Code;
(6) Providing for wireless enhanced 9-1-1;
(7) Adding, changing, or removing a 9-1-1 system service provider as a participant in the countywide 9-1-1 system;
(8) Providing that the state highway patrol or one or more public safety answering points of another 9-1-1 system function as a public safety answering point or points for the provision of wireline or wireless 9-1-1 for all or part of the territory of the system established under the final plan, as contemplated under division (I) of section 128.03 of the Revised Code;
(9) Making any other necessary adjustments to the plan.
(B)(1) An amendment to a final plan for any other purpose set forth in division (A) of this section may be made by an addendum approved by a majority of the 9-1-1 program review committee. The board of county commissioners shall call a meeting of the 9-1-1 program review committee for the purpose of considering an addendum pursuant to this division.
(2) Adoption of any resolution under section 128.35 of the Revised Code pursuant to a final plan that both has been adopted and provides for funding through charges imposed under that section is not an amendment of a final plan for the purpose of this division.
(C) When a final plan is amended for a purpose described in division (A)(1), (2), or (7) of this section, sections 128.35 and 5733.55 of the Revised Code apply with respect to the receipt of the nonrecurring and recurring rates and charges for the wireline telephone network portion of the 9-1-1 system.
Last updated September 19, 2023 at 4:42 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 128 | 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone Number System › Section 128.20 | [Former r.c. 128.40, Amended and Renumbered by h.b. 33, 135th General Assembly, Effective 10/3/2023] 9-1-1 Program Office, Administrator.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
There is hereby created within the department of administrative services the 9-1-1 program office, headed by an administrator in the unclassified civil service pursuant to division (A)(9) of section 124.11 of the Revised Code. The administrator shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the director of administrative services. The program office shall oversee administration of the 9-1-1 government assistance fund, the 9-1-1 program fund, and the next generation 9-1-1 fund.
Last updated September 14, 2023 at 4:59 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 128 | 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone Number System › Section 128.21 | Next Generation 9-1-1 Core Services System Requirements and Coordination.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) The 9-1-1 program office shall coordinate and manage a statewide next generation 9-1-1 core services system. The office shall interoperate the system with Canada and the states that border this state. The office shall also manage the vendors supplying the equipment and services for the system to the department of administrative services.
(B)(1) The statewide next generation 9-1-1 core services system shall be capable of providing 9-1-1 core services for all of the territory of all the counties within this state, over both land and water. The system shall route all 9-1-1 traffic using location and policy-based routing to legacy enhanced 9-1-1 public safety answering points, next generation 9-1-1 public safety answering points, and local next generation 9-1-1 systems. The system shall be designed to provide access to emergency services from all connected communications sources and provide multimedia data capabilities for public safety answering points and other emergency service organizations.
(2) The emergency services internet protocol network that supports the statewide next generation 9-1-1 core services system shall be capable of being shared by all public safety agencies. It may be constructed from a mix of dedicated and shared facilities. It may be interconnected at local, regional, state, federal, national, and international levels to form an internet-protocol-based inter-network, or network of networks.
Last updated September 14, 2023 at 4:59 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 128 | 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone Number System › Section 128.211 | Ohio 9-1-1 Plan.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) Not later than six months after the effective date of this section , the 9-1-1 program office shall draft, submit, or update a state of Ohio 9-1-1 plan to the steering committee. The plan shall include all of the following:
(1) A specific plan to address the amendments to this chapter by this act ;
(2) Specific system details describing interoperability among counties, the states bordering this state, and Canada;
(3) A progression plan for the system and sustainability within the funding method encompassed by sections 128.41 to 128.422 of the Revised Code.
(B) Not later than six months after the plan is submitted under division (A) of this section, the steering committee shall review and may approve the plan.
Last updated September 18, 2023 at 5:36 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 128 | 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone Number System › Section 128.212 | Letter of Coordination for State or Federal 9-1-1 Grant.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) Any entity in this state that operates a 9-1-1 system, emergency services internet-protocol network, or public safety answering point and that pursues a 9-1-1 grant from the state or federal government shall present a letter of coordination from the 9-1-1 program office.
(B) The letter of coordination shall state all of the following:
(1) The entity described in division (A) of this section;
(2) The specific grantor identification;
(3) The dollar amount of the grant;
(4) The intended use of the grant;
(5) The system, equipment, software, or any component to be procured with the grant and the purpose of the grant do not inhibit, conflict, or reduce interoperability with the statewide next generation 9-1-1 core services system and emergency services internet-protocol network and is consistent with the state of Ohio 9-1-1 plan.
Last updated September 14, 2023 at 5:02 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 128 | 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone Number System › Section 128.22 | 9-1-1 Program Office Powers.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The 9-1-1 program office may do all of the following:
(A) Expend funds from the 9-1-1 program fund for the purposes of 9-1-1 public education;
(B) Coordinate, adopt, and communicate all necessary technical and operational standards and requirements to ensure an effective model for a statewide interconnected 9-1-1 system;
(C) Collect and distribute data from and to public safety answering points, service providers, and emergency service providers regarding both of the following:
(1) The status and operation of the components of the statewide 9-1-1 system, including all of the following:
(a) The aggregate number of access lines that the provider maintains within this state;
(b) The aggregate amount of costs and cost recovery associated with providing 9-1-1 service, including coverage under tariffs and bill and keep arrangements within this state;
(c) Any other information requested by the steering committee and deemed necessary to support the transition to next generation 9-1-1.
(2) Location information necessary for the reconciliation and synchronization of next generation 9-1-1 location information, including all of the following:
(a) Address location information;
(b) Master street address guide;
(c) Service order inputs;
(d) Geographic information system files;
(e) Street center lines;
(f) Response boundaries;
(g) Administrative boundaries;
(h) Address points.
(D) Require, coordinate, oversee, and limit data collection and distribution to ensure that data collection and distribution meets legal privacy and confidentiality requirements;
(E) With advice from the 9-1-1 steering committee, enter into interlocal contracts, interstate contracts, intrastate contracts, and federal contracts for the purpose of implementing statewide 9-1-1 services.
Last updated October 5, 2023 at 4:51 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 128 | 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone Number System › Section 128.221 | Use and Protection of 9-1-1 Data.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) The data described in section 128.22 of the Revised Code shall be protected in accordance with applicable provisions of the Revised Code. Charges, terms, and conditions for the disclosure or use of that data provided by public safety answering points, service providers, and emergency service providers for the purpose of 9-1-1 shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the steering committee.
(B) Data and information that contribute to more effective 9-1-1 services and emergency response may be accessed and shared among 9-1-1 and emergency response functions specifically for the purposes of effective emergency response, while ensuring the overall privacy and confidentiality of the data and information involved.
Last updated September 14, 2023 at 5:58 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 128 | 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone Number System › Section 128.23 | Duties of Telecommunication Service Providers Regarding 9-1-1 Data.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) Every telecommunication service provider able to generate 9-1-1 traffic within the state shall do all of the following:
(1) Register with the 9-1-1 program office;
(2) Provide a single point of contact to the 9-1-1 program office who has the authority to assist in location-data discrepancies, including 9-1-1 traffic misroutes and no-record-found errors;
(3) Provide location data for all 9-1-1 traffic with the accuracy and validity necessary to ensure proper routing to the most appropriate public safety answering point or local next generation 9-1-1 system. Provision of this location data may include both of the following:
(a) Preprovisioning of location data into a state-operated database utilizing industry standard protocols;
(b) Providing a routable location with the 9-1-1 traffic at call time, utilizing approved standards for both legacy and next generation 9-1-1.
(B) If a service provider subject to division (A) of this section is notified by the 9-1-1 program office of a discrepancy in location data, the service provider shall correct the discrepancy within seventy-two hours.
(C) All data provided under this section is private and subject to applicable privacy laws and shall not be considered a "public record" for purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code.
Last updated September 14, 2023 at 5:04 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 128 | 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone Number System › Section 128.24 | Multiline Telephone System 9-1-1 Requirements.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) Except as provided in division (C) of this section:
(1) Each operator of a multiline telephone system that was installed or substantially renovated on or after the effective date of this section , shall provide to the end user the same level of 9-1-1 service that is provided to other end users of 9-1-1 within the state. That service shall include the provision of either of the following, which shall satisfy the requirements of division (A)(3) of this section:
(a) Legacy automatic number identification and automatic location identification;
(b) Next generation 9-1-1 location data.
(2) Each operator of a multiline telephone system that was installed or substantially renovated on or after the effective date of this section , shall provide an emergency-response-location identifier as part of the location transmission to the public safety answering point, using either legacy private-switch automatic location identification or next generation 9-1-1 methodologies.
(3) Each operator of a multiline telephone system that was installed or substantially renovated on or after the effective date of this section , shall identify the specific location of the caller using an emergency response location that includes the public street address of the building from which the call originated, a suite or room number, the building floor, and a building identifier, if applicable.
(B) All locations provided under this section shall be either master-street-address-guide or next-generation-9-1-1-location-validation-function valid.
(C) The requirements of divisions (A)(1), (2), and (3) of this section do not apply to a multiline telephone system in a workspace of less than seven thousand square feet in a single building, on a single level of a structure, having a single public street address.
Last updated September 14, 2023 at 5:05 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 128 | 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone Number System › Section 128.241 | Business Service User 9-1-1 Requirements.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
Beginning not later than one year after the effective date of this section and except as provided in sections 128.242 and 128.243 of the Revised Code, a business service user that provides residential or business facilities, owns or controls a multiline telephone system or voice over internet protocol system in those facilities, and provides outbound dialing capacity from those facilities shall ensure both of the following:
(A) In the case of a multiline telephone system that is capable of initiating a 9-1-1 call, the system is connected to the public switched telephone network in such a way that when an individual using the system dials 9-1-1, the call connects to the public safety answering point without requiring the user to dial any additional digit or code.
(B) The system is configured to provide notification of any 9-1-1 call made through the system to a centralized location on the same site as the system. The business service user is not required to have a person available at the location to receive a notification.
Last updated September 14, 2023 at 5:05 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 128 | 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone Number System › Section 128.242 | Exemption for Certain Business Service Users.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
Except as provided in section 128.243 of the Revised Code, a business service user to which all of the following apply is exempt from the requirements of section 128.241 of the Revised Code until two years after the effective date of this section :
(A) The requirements would be unduly and unreasonably burdensome.
(B) The multiline telephone system or voice over internet protocol system needs to be reprogrammed or replaced.
(C) The business service user made a good-faith attempt to reprogram or replace the system.
(D) The business service user agrees to place an instructional sticker next to the telephones that explains how to access 9-1-1 in case of emergency, provides the specific location where the device is installed, and reminds the caller to give the location information to the 9-1-1 call taker.
(E) The instructions described in division (D) of this section are printed in at least sixteen-point boldface type in a contrasting color using a font that is easily readable.
(F) The business service user affirms in an affidavit the conditions specified in divisions (B), (C), (D), and (E) of this section.
(G) The affidavit described in division (F) of this section includes the manufacturer and model number of the system.
Last updated September 14, 2023 at 5:05 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 128 | 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone Number System › Section 128.243 | Effect of Preemeption or Conflict With Federal Law.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
Sections 128.241 and 128.242 of the Revised Code shall not apply if they are preempted by or in conflict with federal law.
Last updated September 14, 2023 at 5:06 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 128 | 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone Number System › Section 128.25 | County Contact for 9-1-1 Discrepencies, Misroutes, and Boundary Disputes.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
Each county shall provide a single point of contact to the 9-1-1 program office who has the authority to assist in location-data discrepancies, 9-1-1 traffic misroutes, and boundary disputes between public safety answering points.
Last updated October 5, 2023 at 4:50 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 128 | 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone Number System › Section 128.26 | When Next Generation 9-1-1 Service Required.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
Not later than five years after the date that the statewide next generation 9-1-1 core services system is operationally available to all counties in the state, each county or, as applicable, each regional council of governments, shall provide next generation 9-1-1 service for all areas to be covered as set forth in the county's final plan or the council's agreement.
Last updated October 5, 2023 at 4:50 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 128 | 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone Number System › Section 128.27 | Service Provider Duty to Deliver 9-1-1 Traffic.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
A service provider that operates within a county that participates in the statewide next generation 9-1-1 core services system or within the area served by a regional council of governments that participates in that system shall deliver the 9-1-1 traffic that originates in that geographic area to the next generation 9-1-1 core for that geographic area.
Last updated October 5, 2023 at 4:50 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 128 | 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone Number System › Section 128.28 | Adherence to 9-1-1 Program Office Standards.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
If a service provider or county participates in the statewide next generation 9-1-1 core services system, the service provider or county shall adhere to standards of the 9-1-1 program office, which may include standards created by the national emergency number association and the internet engineering task force.
Last updated September 14, 2023 at 5:21 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 128 | 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone Number System › Section 128.39 | [Former r.c. 128.27, Amended and Renumbered by h.b. 33, 135th General Assembly, Effective 10/3/2023] Billing and Collection of Charges.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) As part of its normal monthly billing process, each telephone company with customers in the area served by a 9-1-1 system shall bill and collect from those customers any charge imposed under section 128.37 or 128.38 of the Revised Code. The company may list the charge as a separate entry on each bill and may indicate on the bill that the charge is made pursuant to approval of a ballot issue by county voters. Any customer billed by a company for a charge imposed under section 128.37 or 128.38 of the Revised Code is liable to the county for the amount billed. The company shall apply any partial payment of a customer's bill first to the amount the customer owes the company. The company shall keep complete records of charges it bills and collects, and such records shall be open during business hours for inspection by the county commissioners or their agents or employees. If a company fails to bill any customer for the charge, it is liable to the county for the amount that was not billed.
(B) A telephone company that collects charges under this section shall remit the money to the county on a quarterly basis. The company may retain three per cent of any charge it collects as compensation for the costs of such collection. If a company collects charges under this section and fails to remit the money to the county as prescribed, it is liable to the county for any amount collected and not remitted.
Last updated September 14, 2023 at 5:47 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 128 | 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone Number System › Section 128.41 | Next Generation 9-1-1 Access Fee - 40 Cents on Subscribers as of January 2, 2024.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "communications service" means any wireless service, multiline telephone system, and voice over internet protocol system to which both of the following apply:
(1) The service or system is registered to the subscriber's address within this state or the subscriber's primary place of using the service or system is in this state.
(2) The service or system is capable of initiating a direct connection to 9-1-1.
(B) After the expiration of the charge described in division (A)(1) of section 128.40 of the Revised Code and except as provided in sections 128.413 and 128.42 of the Revised Code, there is imposed a next generation 9-1-1 access fee of forty cents per month on each communications service, which shall be imposed as follows:
(1) In the case of wireless telephone service, a subscriber shall pay a separate next generation 9-1-1 access fee for each wireless telephone number assigned to the subscriber.
(2) In the case of a voice over internet protocol system, a subscriber shall pay a separate fee for each voice channel provided to the subscriber through the system. The number of voice channels shall be equal to the number of outbound calls the subscriber can maintain at the same time using the system, but excludes a direct inward dialing number that merely routes an inbound call. The maximum number of separate fees imposed on a subscriber's system shall not exceed one hundred voice channels per network.
(3) In the case of a multiline telephone system, the subscriber shall pay a separate fee for each line. The maximum number of separate fees imposed on a single subscriber with a multiline telephone system shall not exceed one hundred per building with a unique street address or physically identifiable location.
(C) If more than one communications service shares the same telephone number, then the next generation 9-1-1 access fee imposed shall not exceed forty cents per month.
Last updated September 14, 2023 at 5:51 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 128 | 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone Number System › Section 128.412 | Next Generation 9-1-1 Access Fee - 25 Cents on Subscribers as of October 1, 2025.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
Beginning October 1, 2025, the next generation 9-1-1 access fee imposed under section 128.41 of the Revised Code shall be twenty-five cents per month and shall be imposed in the same manner as described in divisions (B) and (C) of that section.
Last updated September 14, 2023 at 5:51 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 128 | 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone Number System › Section 128.413 | Exemption From Access Fee on Subscribers.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The following are exempt from the next generation 9-1-1 access fee imposed under section 128.41 of the Revised Code:
(A) A subscriber of wireless lifeline service.
(B) Wholesale transactions between telecommunications service providers where the service is a component of a service provided to an end user. This exemption includes network access charges and interconnection charges paid to a local exchange carrier.
Last updated September 14, 2023 at 5:52 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 128 | 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone Number System › Section 128.414 | Collection of Access Fee on Subscribers.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
Each service provider and each reseller shall collect the next generation 9-1-1 access fee imposed under section 128.41 of the Revised Code as a specific line item on each subscriber's monthly bill or point of sale invoice. The line item shall be the "Ohio Next Generation 9-1-1 Access Fee ([amount]/service/month)" or similar language. If a provider bills a subscriber for any other 9-1-1 costs that the provider may incur, the charge or amount may appear in the same line item as the next generation 9-1-1 access fee line item. If the charge or amount is to appear in a separate line item on the bill, the charge or amount shall be expressly designated "[Name of Provider] [Description of charge or amount]."
Last updated September 14, 2023 at 5:52 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 128 | 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone Number System › Section 128.419 | [Repealed Effective 4/30/2024 by h.b. 101, 135th General Assembly] Wireless Service Under Five Dollars/month Not Subject to Access Fee on Subscribers.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
Wireless service that is priced lower than five dollars per month shall not be subject to the next generation 9-1-1 access fee described in section 128.41 of the Revised Code.
Last updated January 31, 2024 at 4:34 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 128 | 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone Number System › Section 128.42 | Next Generation 9-1-1 Access Fee on Prepaid Wireless Service.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) After the expiration of the charge described in division (A)(2) of section 128.40 of the Revised Code, there is imposed, on each retail sale of a prepaid wireless calling service occurring in this state, a next generation 9-1-1 access fee of five-tenths of one per cent of the sale price.
(B) For purposes of division (A) of this section, a retail sale occurs in this state if it is effected by the consumer appearing in person at a seller's business location in this state, or if the sale is sourced to this state under division (E)(3) of section 5739.034 of the Revised Code, except that under that division, in lieu of sourcing a sale under division (C)(5) of section 5739.033 of the Revised Code, the seller, rather than the service provider, may elect to source the sale to the location associated with the mobile telephone number.
(C) A prepaid wireless calling service priced below a single fee of less than ten dollars does not constitute a retail sale for purposes of this section.
Last updated October 5, 2023 at 4:49 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 128 | 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone Number System › Section 128.421 | Collection of Access Fee on Prepaid Wireless Service.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
Except as provided in division (B)(3) of section 128.422 of the Revised Code, the seller of the prepaid calling service shall collect the next generation 9-1-1 access fee imposed under section 128.42 of the Revised Code in the same manner as described in section 128.414 of the Revised Code.
Last updated September 15, 2023 at 5:43 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 128 | 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone Number System › Section 128.422 | Calculation of Access Fee on Prepaid Wireless Service; Exempt Service.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) When a prepaid calling service is sold with one or more other products or services for a single, nonitemized price, the next generation 9-1-1 access fee imposed under section 128.42 of the Revised Code shall apply to the entire nonitemized price, except as provided in divisions (B)(1) to (3) of this section.
(B)(1) If the amount of the prepaid calling service is disclosed to the consumer as a dollar amount, the seller may elect to apply the fee only to that dollar amount.
(2) If the seller can identify the portion of the nonitemized price that is attributable to the prepaid calling service, by reasonable and verifiable standards from the seller's books and records that are kept in the regular course of business for other purposes, including nontax purposes, the seller may elect to apply the fee only to that portion.
(3) If a minimal amount of a prepaid calling service is sold with a prepaid wireless calling device for the single, nonitemized price, the seller may elect not to collect the fee. As used in this division, "minimal" means ten minutes or less.
Last updated September 14, 2023 at 5:55 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 128 | 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone Number System › Section 128.43 | Both Next Generation 9-1-1 Access Fees Exempt From State and Local Taxation.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The next generation 9-1-1 access fee imposed under sections 128.41 and 128.42 of the Revised Code shall be exempt from state or local taxation.
Last updated September 15, 2023 at 5:44 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 128 | 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone Number System › Section 128.44 | Notice of Changes to Wireless 9-1-1 Charges.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The tax commissioner shall provide notice to all known wireless service providers, resellers, and sellers of prepaid wireless calling services of any increase or decrease in the next generation 9-1-1 access fees imposed under sections 128.41 and 128.42 of the Revised Code. Each notice shall be provided not less than thirty days before the effective date of the increase or decrease.
Last updated September 14, 2023 at 3:45 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 128 | 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone Number System › Section 128.45 | Records of Wireless 9-1-1 Charges or Next Generation 9-1-1 Access Fees Collected.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) Each entity required to bill and collect a wireless 9-1-1 charge under section 128.40 of the Revised Code or the next generation 9-1-1 access fee under section 128.414 or 128.421 of the Revised Code shall keep complete and accurate records of bills that include the charges and fees, together with a record of the charges and fees collected under those sections. The entities shall keep all related invoices and other pertinent documents.
(B) Each seller shall keep complete and accurate records of retail sales of prepaid wireless calling services, together with a record of the charges and fees collected under sections 128.40 and 128.421 of the Revised Code, and shall keep all related invoices and other pertinent documents.
Last updated October 5, 2023 at 4:49 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 128 | 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone Number System › Section 128.451 | [Former r.c. 128.45, Amended and Renumbered by h.b. 33, 135th General Assembly, Effective 10/3/2023] Preservation and Inspection of Records.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
Records, invoices, and documents required to be kept under section 128.45 of the Revised Code shall be open during business hours to the inspection of the tax commissioner. They shall be preserved for a period of four years unless the tax commissioner, in writing, consents to their destruction within that period, or by order requires that they be kept longer.
Last updated September 15, 2023 at 6:02 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 128 | 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone Number System › Section 128.461 | Interest on Remitted Charges.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
Every wireless 9-1-1 charge and next generation 9-1-1 access fee required to be remitted under section 128.46 of the Revised Code shall be subject to interest as prescribed by section 5703.47 of the Revised Code, calculated from the date the charge or fee was due under section 128.46 of the Revised Code to the date the charge or fee is remitted or the date of assessment, whichever occurs first.
Last updated September 14, 2023 at 4:06 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 128 | 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone Number System › Section 128.462 | Limitations on Assessments.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) Except as otherwise provided in this section, no assessment shall be made or issued against an entity for any wireless 9-1-1 charge required to be collected under section 128.40 of the Revised Code or any next generation 9-1-1 access fee required to be collected under section 128.414 or 128.421 of the Revised Code more than four years after the return date for the period in which the sale or purchase was made, or more than four years after the return for such period is filed, whichever is later. This division does not bar an assessment:
(1) When the tax commissioner has substantial evidence of amounts of charges or fees collected by an entity from subscribers or consumers, which were not returned to the state;
(2) When the entity assessed failed to file a return as required by section 128.46 of the Revised Code;
(3) When the entity and the commissioner waive in writing the time limitation.
(B) No assessment shall be made or issued against an entity for any wireless 9-1-1 charge imposed by section 128.40 of the Revised Code or next generation 9-1-1 access fee imposed by section 128.41 or 128.42 of the Revised Code for any period during which there was in full force and effect a rule of the tax commissioner under or by virtue of which the collection or payment of any such charge or fee was not required. This division does not bar an assessment when the tax commissioner has substantial evidence of amounts of charges or fees collected by an entity from subscribers or consumers, which were not returned to the state.
Last updated September 14, 2023 at 4:06 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 128 | 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone Number System › Section 128.47 | Refunds.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) An entity required to collect a wireless 9-1-1 charge under section 128.40 of the Revised Code or the next generation 9-1-1 access fee under section 128.414 or 128.421 of the Revised Code, a subscriber, or a consumer may apply to the tax commissioner for a refund of charges or fees described in division (B) of this section and of any penalties assessed with respect to such charges. The application shall be made on the form prescribed by the tax commissioner. The application shall be made not later than four years after the date of the illegal or erroneous payment of the charge or fee by the subscriber or consumer, unless the entity waives the time limitation under division (A)(3) of section 128.462 of the Revised Code. If the time limitation is waived, the refund application period shall be extended for the same period as the waiver.
(B)(1) If an entity refunds to a subscriber or consumer the full amount of wireless 9-1-1 charges or next generation 9-1-1 access fees that the subscriber or consumer paid illegally or erroneously, and if the entity remitted that amount under section 128.46 of the Revised Code, the tax commissioner shall refund that amount to the entity.
(2) If an entity has illegally or erroneously billed a subscriber or charged a consumer for a wireless 9-1-1 charge or a next generation 9-1-1 access fee, and if the entity has not collected the charge or fee but has remitted that amount under section 128.46 of the Revised Code, the tax commissioner shall refund that amount to the.
(C)(1) The tax commissioner may refund to a subscriber or consumer wireless 9-1-1 charges or next generation 9-1-1 access fees paid illegally or erroneously to an entity only if both of the following apply:
(a) The tax commissioner has not refunded the wireless 9-1-1 charges or fees to the entity.
(b) The entity has not refunded the charges or fees to the subscriber or consumer.
(2) The tax commissioner may require the subscriber or consumer to obtain from the entity a written statement confirming that the entity has not refunded the charges or fees to the subscriber or consumer and that the entity has not filed an application for a refund under this section. The tax commissioner may also require the entity to provide this statement.
(D) On the filing of an application for a refund under this section, the tax commissioner shall determine the amount of refund to which the applicant is entitled. If the amount is not less than that claimed, the commissioner shall certify the determined amount to the director of budget and management and the treasurer of state for payment from the tax refund fund created under section 5703.052 of the Revised Code. If the amount is less than that claimed, the commissioner shall proceed in accordance with section 5703.70 of the Revised Code.
(E) Refunds granted under this section shall include interest as provided by section 5739.132 of the Revised Code.
Last updated September 19, 2023 at 4:30 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 128 | 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone Number System › Section 128.52 | Sales Subject to Taxes on Retail Sales.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) Each seller of a prepaid wireless calling service required to collect prepaid wireless 9-1-1 charges under section 128.40 of the Revised Code or next generation 9-1-1 access fees under section 128.421 of the Revised Code shall also be subject to the provisions of Chapter 5739. of the Revised Code regarding the excise tax on retail sales levied under section 5739.02 of the Revised Code, as those provisions apply to audits, assessments, appeals, enforcement, liability, and penalties.
(B) The tax commissioner shall establish procedures by which a person may document that a sale is not a retail sale of a prepaid wireless calling service. The procedures shall substantially coincide with similar procedures under Chapter 5739. of the Revised Code.
Last updated September 14, 2023 at 4:09 PM