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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 148 | Deferred Compensation Program › Section 148.01 | Deferred Compensation Program Definitions.

Effective:
September 7, 2021
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 27 - 134th General Assembly
(A) As used in this chapter:
(1) "Eligible employee" means any public employee, as defined in division (A) of section 145.01 of the Revised Code; any person eligible to become a member of the public employees retirement system under section 145.20 of the Revised Code; any employee, as defined in division (C) of section 742.01, division (B) of section 3309.01, or division (A) of section 5505.01 of the Revised Code; any electing employee, as defined in section 3305.01 of the Revised Code; and any member of the state teachers retirement system.
(2) "Participant account" means any of the following accounts:
(a) An account that is maintained by the Ohio public employees deferred compensation board and that evidences moneys that have been deferred by, or on behalf of, a continuing member or participating employee and transmitted to the board by the retirement system of the continuing member or participating employee;
(b) An account that is maintained by the governing board, administrator, depository, or trustee of a deferred compensation program of a municipal corporation and that evidences moneys that have been deferred by an officer or employee of that municipal corporation and transmitted to the governing board, administrator, depository, or trustee by the retirement system of the officer or employee or in another manner;
(c) An account that is maintained by a governing board, as defined in section 148.06 of the Revised Code, and that evidences moneys that have been deferred by an officer or employee of a government unit, as defined in that section, and transmitted to the governing board by the retirement system of the officer or employee or in another manner.
(3) "Participating employee" means any eligible employee who is having compensation deferred pursuant to either of the following:
(a) An agreement that is entered into before the compensation is earned and that is with the eligible employee's employer and the Ohio public employees deferred compensation board;
(b) Automatic enrollment in the Ohio public employees deferred compensation program under section 148.042 of the Revised Code.
(4) "Continuing member" means any former participating employee who is not currently having compensation deferred, or the former participating employee's beneficiary, to whom payment has not been made of all deferred compensation distributions.
(B) Notwithstanding section 145.01 of the Revised Code, the definitions of that section are applicable to this chapter only to any extent necessary to fully understand the provisions of this chapter. Reference may also be had to Chapters 742., 3305., 3307., 3309., and 5505. of the Revised Code for that purpose.
Last updated June 10, 2021 at 9:42 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 148 | Deferred Compensation Program › Section 148.02 | Public Employees Deferred Compensation Board.

Effective:
October 16, 2009
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly
The Ohio public employees deferred compensation board shall be comprised of a member of the house of representatives and a member of the senate, who shall not be of the same political party, each to be appointed to serve at the pleasure of the member's respective leadership, and the members of the public employees retirement board as constituted by section 145.04 of the Revised Code, who are hereby created as a separate legal entity for the purpose of administering a deferred compensation system for all eligible employees. The public employees retirement board may utilize its employees and property in the administration of the system on behalf of the Ohio public employees deferred compensation board, in consideration of a reasonable service charge to be applied in a nondiscriminatory manner to all amounts of compensation deferred under this system.
The Ohio public employees deferred compensation board may exercise the same powers granted by section 145.09 of the Revised Code necessary to its functions. The attorney general shall be the legal adviser of the board. The Ohio public employees deferred compensation receiving account shall be in the custody of the treasurer of state, but shall not be part of the state treasury.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 148 | Deferred Compensation Program › Section 148.041 | Informational Materials.

Effective:
September 7, 2021
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 27 - 134th General Assembly
(A) Unless the employee will be automatically enrolled in the Ohio public employees deferred compensation program under section 148.042 of the Revised Code, whenever an eligible employee becomes employed in a position paid by warrant of the director of budget and management, the employee's employer shall do both of the following at the time the employee completes the employee's initial employment paperwork:
(1) Provide to the employee materials provided by the Ohio public employees deferred compensation board under division (D) of this section regarding the benefits of long-term savings through deferred compensation;
(2) Except as otherwise provided in division (E) of this section, secure, in writing or by electronic means, the employee's election to participate or not participate in a deferred compensation program offered by the board.
(B) An election regarding participation under this section shall be made in the manner prescribed by the board.
(C) The employer shall forward each election completed under this section to the program not later than forty-five days after the date the employee's employment begins.
(D) The board shall provide informational materials and participation forms to employers required to comply with this section.
(E) If an eligible employee transfers employment from one position paid by warrant of the director of budget and management to another position paid by warrant of the director of budget and management and, at the time of transfer, is a participating employee, the employee's new employer shall not be required to secure the employee's election to participate or not participate under division (A)(2) of this section.
Last updated June 10, 2021 at 12:32 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 148 | Deferred Compensation Program › Section 148.05 | Confidentiality of Records.

Effective:
October 16, 2009
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly
(A)(1) As used in this division, "personal history record" means information maintained by the Ohio public employees deferred compensation board on an individual who is a participating employee or continuing member that includes the address, telephone number, social security number, record of contributions, records of benefits, correspondence with the Ohio public employees deferred compensation program, or other information the board determines to be confidential.
(2) The records of the board shall be open to public inspection, except that the following shall be excluded, except with the written authorization of the individual concerned:
(a) Information pertaining to an individual's participant account;
(b) The individual's personal history record.
(B)(1) All medical reports, records, and recommendations of a participating employee or a continuing member that are in the possession of the board are privileged.
(2) All tax information of a participating employee, continuing member, or former participant or member that is in the possession of the board shall be confidential to the extent the information is confidential under Title LVII or any other provision of the Revised Code.
(C) Notwithstanding the exceptions to public inspection in division (A)(2) of this section, the board may furnish the following information:
(1) If a participating employee, continuing member, or former participant or member is subject to an order issued under section 2907.15 of the Revised Code or is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of section 2921.41 of the Revised Code, on written request of a prosecutor as defined in section 2935.01 of the Revised Code, the board shall furnish to the prosecutor the information requested from the individual's personal history record or participant account.
(2) Pursuant to a court or administrative order issued pursuant to Chapter 3119., 3121., 3123., or 3125. of the Revised Code, the board shall furnish to a court or child support enforcement agency the information required under that section.
(3) Pursuant to an administrative subpoena issued by a state agency, the board shall furnish the information required by the subpoena.
(4) The board shall comply with orders issued under section 3105.87 of the Revised Code.
(D) A statement that contains information obtained from the program's records that is signed by the executive director or the director's designee and to which the board's official seal is affixed, or copies of the program's records to which the signature and seal are attached, shall be received as true copies of the board's records in any court or before any officer of this state.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 148 | Deferred Compensation Program › Section 148.06 | Additional Programs for Deferral of Compensation.

Effective:
March 21, 2017
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 220 - 131st General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Government unit" means a county, park district of any kind, conservancy district, sanitary district, regional water and sewer district, regional transit authority, health district, public library district, county law library, joint county department of job and family services, or a detention facility district of any kind.
(2) "Governing board" means, in the case of the county, the board of county commissioners; in the case of a park district, the board of park commissioners; in the case of a conservancy district, the district's board of directors; in the case of a sanitary district, the district's board of directors; in the case of a regional water and sewer district, the district's board of trustees; in the case of a regional transit authority, the authority's board of trustees; in the case of a health district, the board of health; in the case of a public library district, the board of library trustees; in the case of a county law library, the board of trustees of the law library association; in the case of a joint county department of job and family services, the department's board of directors; and in the case of a detention facility district, the board or joint board of county commissioners.
(B) In addition to the program of deferred compensation that may be offered under this chapter, a governing board may offer to all of the officers and employees of the government unit not to exceed two additional programs for deferral of compensation designed for favorable tax treatment of the compensation so deferred. Any such program shall include a reasonable number of options to the officer or employee for the investment of the deferred funds, including annuities, variable annuities, regulated investment trusts, or other forms of investment approved by the governing board, that will assure the desired tax treatment of the funds.
A governing board may establish a designated Roth account feature or any other feature in which an officer or employee of the government unit may make tax-deferred or nontax-deferred contributions to an eligible government plan in accordance with 26 U.S.C. 457, as amended.
Both of the following apply to a deferred compensation program established under this section:
(1) Any income deferred under the program shall continue to be included as regular compensation for the purpose of computing the contributions to and benefits from the officer's or employee's retirement system;
(2) Any sums deferred shall not be included in the computation of any federal and state income taxes withheld on behalf of an officer or employee. Sums contributed to a Roth account feature or other feature to which nontax-deferred contributions are made shall be included in the computation of any federal and state income taxes withheld on behalf of an officer or employee.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 148 | Deferred Compensation Program › Section 148.061 | Tax Treatment of Deferred Compensation.

Effective:
April 6, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 501 - 134th General Assembly
(A) In addition to the program of deferred compensation that may be offered under this chapter, a board of township trustees may offer to all of the officers and employees of the township plans or programs for deferring compensation designed for favorable tax treatment of the compensation so deferred. A plan or program shall present a reasonable number of options to the township's officers and employees for the investment of the deferred funds that will assure the desired tax treatment of the funds.
A board of township trustees may establish a designated Roth account feature or any other feature in which an officer or employee of the township may make tax-deferred or nontax-deferred contributions to an eligible government plan in accordance with 26 U.S.C. 457.
(B) Both of the following apply to a deferred compensation plan or program established under this section:
(1) Any income deferred under a plan or program shall continue to be included as regular compensation for the purpose of computing the contributions to and benefits from each officer's or employee's retirement system.
(2) Any sums deferred shall not be included in the computation of any federal and state income taxes withheld on behalf of an officer or employee. Sums contributed to a Roth account feature or other feature to which nontax-deferred contributions are made shall be included in the computation of any federal and state income taxes withheld on behalf of an officer or employee.
Last updated January 24, 2023 at 12:26 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 148 | Deferred Compensation Program › Section 148.09 | Exemption of Benefits From Rights of Creditors.

Effective:
March 22, 2001
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 180 - 123rd General Assembly
Except as provided in sections 3105.171 and 3105.63 and Chapters 3119., 3121., 3123., and 3125. of the Revised Code and this chapter, a participant account or any benefit or other right accrued or accruing to any person under this chapter or under a deferred compensation program offered by a government unit, as defined in section 148.06 of the Revised Code, or by a municipal corporation shall not be subject to execution, garnishment, attachment, sale to satisfy a judgment or order, the operation of bankruptcy or insolvency laws, or other process of law and shall be unassignable.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 148 | Deferred Compensation Program › Section 148.10 | Withholding of Restitution for Certain Sex Offenses or Theft in Office From Deferred Compensation.

Effective:
September 21, 2000
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 628 - 123rd General Assembly
(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any payment, other than a survivorship benefit, that is to be made to a person by a deferred compensation program pursuant to those sections or a deferred compensation program offered by a government unit, as defined in section 148.06 of the Revised Code, or by a municipal corporation is subject to any withholding order issued pursuant to section 2907.15 or division (C)(2)(b) of section 2921.41 of the Revised Code. The Ohio public employees deferred compensation board, the governing board, as defined in section 148.06 of the Revised Code, that is associated with a government unit, and the governing board, administrator, depository, or trustee of a deferred compensation program of a municipal corporation shall comply with that withholding order in making payment.
(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if a deferred compensation program receives a notice pursuant to section 2907.15 or division (D) of section 2921.41 of the Revised Code that a person who has a participant account has been charged with a violation of section 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.04, 2907.05, or 2921.41 of the Revised Code, no payment from that account shall be made prior to whichever of the following is applicable:
(1) If the person is convicted of or pleads guilty to the violation and a motion for a withholding order for purposes of restitution has not been filed under section 2907.15 or division (C)(2)(b)(i) of section 2921.41 of the Revised Code, thirty days after the day on which the person is sentenced for the violation;
(2) If the person is convicted of or pleads guilty to the violation and a motion for a withholding order for purposes of restitution has been filed under section 2907.15 or division (C)(2)(b)(i) of section 2921.41 of the Revised Code, the day on which the court decides the motion;
(3) If the charge is dismissed or the person is found not guilty or not guilty by reason of insanity of the violation, the day on which the dismissal of the charge or the verdict is entered in the journal of the court.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 149 | Documents, Reports, and Records › Section 149.01 | Official Reports - Number - Filing.

Effective:
April 6, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 281 - 134th General Assembly
Each elective state officer, the adjutant general, the adult parole authority, the department of agriculture, the director of administrative services, the public utilities commission, the superintendent of insurance, the superintendent of financial institutions, the superintendent of purchases and printing, the fire marshal, the industrial commission, the administrator of workers' compensation, the state department of transportation, the department of health, the state medical board, the state dental board, the board of embalmers and funeral directors, the bureau of services for the visually impaired, the accountancy board of Ohio, the state council of uniform state laws, the board of commissioners of the sinking fund, the department of taxation, the board of tax appeals, the division of liquor control, the director of state armories, the trustees of the Ohio state university, and every private or quasi-public institution, association, board, or corporation receiving state money for its use and purpose shall make annually, at the end of each fiscal year, in quadruplicate, a report of the transactions and proceedings of that office or department for that fiscal year, excepting receipts and disbursements unless otherwise specifically required by law. The report shall contain a summary of the official acts of the officer, board, council, commission, institution, association, or corporation and any suggestions and recommendations that are proper.
One of the reports shall be filed with the governor, one with the secretary of state, and one with the state library, and one shall be kept on file in the office of the officer, board, council, commission, institution, association, or corporation. The reports shall be so filed by the first day of August, except that the report of the treasurer of state shall be so filed by the thirty-first day of December.
Last updated February 7, 2023 at 9:21 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 149 | Documents, Reports, and Records › Section 149.011 | Documents, Reports, and Records Definitions.

Effective:
February 18, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 129th General Assembly
As used in this chapter, except as otherwise provided:
(A) "Public office" includes any state agency, public institution, political subdivision, or other organized body, office, agency, institution, or entity established by the laws of this state for the exercise of any function of government. "Public office" does not include the nonprofit corporation formed under section 187.01 of the Revised Code.
(B) "State agency" includes every department, bureau, board, commission, office, or other organized body established by the constitution and laws of this state for the exercise of any function of state government, including any state-supported institution of higher education, the general assembly, any legislative agency, any court or judicial agency, or any political subdivision or agency of a political subdivision. "State agency" does not include the nonprofit corporation formed under section 187.01 of the Revised Code.
(C) "Public money" includes all money received or collected by or due a public official, whether in accordance with or under authority of any law, ordinance, resolution, or order, under color of office, or otherwise. It also includes any money collected by any individual on behalf of a public office or as a purported representative or agent of the public office.
(D) "Public official" includes all officers, employees, or duly authorized representatives or agents of a public office.
(E) "Color of office" includes any act purported or alleged to be done under any law, ordinance, resolution, order, or other pretension to official right, power, or authority.
(F) "Archive" includes any public record that is transferred to the state archives or other designated archival institutions because of the historical information contained on it.
(G) "Records" includes any document, device, or item, regardless of physical form or characteristic, including an electronic record as defined in section 1306.01 of the Revised Code, created or received by or coming under the jurisdiction of any public office of the state or its political subdivisions, which serves to document the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, operations, or other activities of the office.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 149 | Documents, Reports, and Records › Section 149.02 | Annual Reports in Triplicate.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Wherever in the Revised Code annual reports are required to be made to the governor, or annual reports to the governor are referred to, such reports shall be made in triplicate and filed as provided in section 149.01 of the Revised Code, and the special information required by any section of the Revised Code to be included in such annual report shall be included in such triplicate reports.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 149 | Documents, Reports, and Records › Section 149.04 | Printing of Messages and Inaugural Addresses.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
Messages of the governor, and the inaugural address of the governor-elect, shall be produced and distributed in electronic form to the governor, to each member of the general assembly, and to the state library. A physical copy of the message or address shall be provided, upon request, to any recipient named in this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 149 | Documents, Reports, and Records › Section 149.09 | Distributing Pamphlet Laws.

Effective:
March 19, 2003
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 406 - 124th General Assembly
(A) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, the secretary of state shall distribute the pamphlet laws in the following manner: one copy of each pamphlet law shall be forwarded to each county law library, one copy of each pamphlet law shall be forwarded to each county auditor, and one hundred copies of each pamphlet law shall be forwarded to the state library board, which shall forward to each library that receives publications under section 149.12 of the Revised Code one copy of each pamphlet law received. The secretary of state shall distribute any remaining copies of each pamphlet law on the request of interested persons.
(B)(1) If the secretary of state chooses to distribute the pamphlet laws in an electronic format instead of distributing copies as provided in division (A) of this section in a paper format, the secretary of state shall notify the clerk of the house of representatives and the clerk of the senate that the printing of paper copies for purposes of this section is no longer necessary and that the secretary of state intends to produce and distribute the pamphlet laws in an electronic format. The secretary of state shall be responsible for paying for the cost of producing and distributing the pamphlet laws in an electronic format.
(2) The secretary of state shall establish, by rule, a schedule for the distribution of pamphlet laws in an electronic format to county law libraries, county auditors, and the state library board.
(3) The secretary of state may compile one or more pamphlet laws in the same electronic distribution.
(4) The secretary of state shall maintain the ability to provide copies of the pamphlet laws in accordance with section 149.43 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 149 | Documents, Reports, and Records › Section 149.091 | Publishing and Distributing Session Laws.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 141 - 131st General Assembly
(A) The secretary of state shall compile, publish, and distribute the session laws either annually or biennially in a paper or electronic format. The annual or biennial publication shall contain all enrolled acts and joint resolutions, a subject index, a table indicating Revised Code sections affected, and the secretary of state's certificate that the laws, as compiled and distributed, are true copies of the original enrolled acts or joint resolutions in the secretary of state's office.
(B)(1) The secretary of state may distribute the paper or electronic format of the session laws free of charge to the following persons or entities:
(a) Each county auditor.
(b) Each county law library.
(c) Other public officials upon request of the public official.
(2) The secretary of state shall distribute the paper or electronic format of the session laws free of charge to the following persons or entities:
(a) The clerk of the house of representatives.
(b) The clerk of the senate.
(c) The legislative service commission.
(d) The Ohio supreme court.
(e) The document division of the library of congress.
(f) The state library.
(g) The Ohio history connection.
The secretary of state shall retain a paper or electronic format of the session laws.
(C) The session laws may be sold in a paper or electronic format to individuals or entities not specified in division (B) of this section. The price shall not exceed the actual cost of producing and distributing the session laws in a paper or electronic format.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 149 | Documents, Reports, and Records › Section 149.10 | Submission of Audit Reports.

Effective:
November 23, 1977
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 221 - 112th General Assembly
All boards, commissions, agencies, institutions, and departments in the executive branch of state government shall submit to the auditor of state a copy of each formal internally or independently produced audit report, as well as any management study or report which recommends changes which would affect the auditing system.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 149 | Documents, Reports, and Records › Section 149.11 | Distributing Publications Intended for General Public Use - Record Retention or Destruction Schedules.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
(A) Any department, division, bureau, board, or commission of the state government issuing a report, pamphlet, document, or other publication intended for general public use and distribution, which publication is reproduced by duplicating processes in print whether through a contract awarded to any person, company, or the state printing division of the department of administrative services, shall cause to be delivered to the state library fifty copies of the publication, subject to the provisions of section 125.42 of the Revised Code.
(B) The state library board shall distribute the print publications so received as follows:
(1) Retain two copies in the state library;
(2) Send two copies to the document division of the library of congress;
(3) Send one copy to the Ohio history connection and to each public or college library in the state designated by the state library board to be a depository for state publications. In designating which libraries shall be depositories, the board shall select those libraries that can best preserve those publications and that are so located geographically as will make the publications conveniently accessible to residents in all areas of the state.
(4) Send one copy to each state in exchange for like publications of that state.
(C) A department, division, bureau, board, or commission of the state government shall notify the state library of the availability of documents or other publications, intended for general public use and distribution, which are made available electronically on its internet web site. The state library shall retain electronic publications in the state library digital archive and provide permanent access and records to each public or college library in the state designated by the state library board to be a depository for state publications.
(D) The print publications described in division (A) of this section and the electronic publications described in division (C) of this section shall be considered already prepared and available for inspection, and, subject to applicable copyright protections, reproduction by any person at all reasonable times during regular business hours at the state library and each library designated as a depository for state publications.
(E) The provisions of this section do not apply to any publication of the general assembly or to the publications described in sections 149.07, 149.091, and 149.17 of the Revised Code, except that the secretary of state shall forward to the document division of the library of congress two copies of all journals, two copies of the session laws as provided for in section 149.091 of the Revised Code, and two copies of all appropriation laws in separate form.
Last updated July 14, 2021 at 12:48 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 149 | Documents, Reports, and Records › Section 149.12 | Distributing Legislative Publications to Libraries.

Effective:
September 29, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
The state library board shall forward, free of charge, in a paper or electronic format, one copy of each legislative bulletin, daily house and senate journal, pamphlet law as described in section 149.09 of the Revised Code, and summary of enactments published by the legislative service commission, to the following libraries:
(A) Each library within the state that has been designated by the state library board under section 149.11 of the Revised Code as a depository for state publications;
(B) In each county containing no library described in division (A) of this section, to a public library designated by the state library board to receive the journals, bulletins, and summaries described in this section. The state library board shall designate libraries that can best preserve the publications and are so located geographically that they can make the publications conveniently accessible to the residents of the county.
The state library board shall forward the daily house and senate journals once every week while the general assembly is in session and the legislative bulletin, each pamphlet law, and the summary of enactments as they are published.
Each library receiving publications under this section or under section 149.09 of the Revised Code shall make these publications accessible to the public.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 149 | Documents, Reports, and Records › Section 149.16 | Secretary of State or State Library Board Shall Distribute Law and Journals.

Effective:
March 5, 1987
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 642 - 116th General Assembly
The secretary of state shall distribute all copies of the laws and all copies of the bound house and senate journals. If no provision is made by law for the distribution of any report printed by the state, it may be distributed by the state library board in accordance with section 149.11 of the Revised Code, on the order of the officer making the report.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 149 | Documents, Reports, and Records › Section 149.17 | Highway Maps of Ohio.

Effective:
March 9, 1999
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 649 - 122nd General Assembly
Highway maps shall be published by the state and shall be officially designated as "Highway Maps of Ohio." The director of transportation may designate the improved roads by color, and revise such maps from time to time as the improvement of the roads may justify.
The director shall secure a copyright of the maps from time to time when so published. The director may distribute the first edition of these maps, which has been published as a bulletin of the department of transportation, as follows: to each county commissioner, county auditor, and county engineer, one copy; to the director for distribution among those who gratuitously helped in preparing maps, one hundred fifty copies; for distribution among the several state departments, three hundred copies; to the state library, one hundred copies; to each newspaper correspondent of the general assembly, one copy; to the clerk of the senate and to the clerk and the chief administrative officer of the house of representatives, one copy each; to each sergeant at arms of the senate and of the house of representatives, one copy; the remaining copies to be equally divided among the members of the general assembly.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 149 | Documents, Reports, and Records › Section 149.21 | Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act; Definitions; Applicability.

Effective:
September 28, 2018
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 139 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) As used in sections 149.21 to 149.27 of the Revised Code:
(1) "Electronic" means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities.
(2) "Legal material" means all of the following, whether or not in effect:
(a) The Constitution of this state;
(b) The session laws of this state;
(c) The Revised Code;
(d) State agency rules that have or had the effect of law;
(e) The final decisions of state administrative agencies.
(3) "Official publisher" includes all of the following:
(a) For the Constitution of this state, the secretary of state;
(b) For the session laws of this state, the secretary of state;
(c) For the Revised Code, the legislative service commission;
(d) For the Ohio administrative code, the legislative service commission;
(e) For a rule not published in the Ohio administrative code, the state agency adopting the rule;
(f) For the final decision of a state administrative agency, the agency making the decision.
(4) "Publish" means to display, present, or release to the public, or cause to be displayed, presented, or released to the public, by the official publisher.
(5) "Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
(6) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
(B) Sections 149.21 to 149.27 of the Revised Code may be cited as the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act.
(C) Sections 149.21 to 149.27 of the Revised Code apply to all legal material in an electronic record that is designated as official under section 149.22 of the Revised Code and is first published electronically on or after the effective date of this act.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 149 | Documents, Reports, and Records › Section 149.22 | Designation of Official Record.

Effective:
September 28, 2018
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 139 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) If an official publisher publishes legal material only in an electronic record, the publisher shall designate the electronic record as official and comply with division (A) of section 149.23 and with section 149.24 of the Revised Code.
(B) An official publisher that publishes legal material in an electronic record and also publishes the material in a record other than an electronic record may designate the electronic record as official if the publisher complies with division (A) of section 149.23 and with section 149.24 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 149 | Documents, Reports, and Records › Section 149.23 | Authentication.

Effective:
September 28, 2018
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 139 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) An official publisher of legal material in an electronic record that is designated as official under section 149.22 of the Revised Code shall authenticate the record. To authenticate an electronic record, the publisher shall provide a method for a user to determine that the record received by the user from the publisher is unaltered from the official record published by the publisher.
(B) Legal material in an electronic record that is authenticated under division (A) of this section is presumed to be an accurate copy of the legal material.
(C) If another state has adopted a law substantially similar to sections 149.21 to 149.27 of the Revised Code, legal material in an electronic record that is designated as official and authenticated by the official publisher in that state is presumed to be an accurate copy of the legal material.
(D) A party that contests the authentication of legal material in an electronic record authenticated under division (A) of this section has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the record is not authentic.
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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 149 | Documents, Reports, and Records › Section 149.24 | Preservation and Security.

Effective:
September 28, 2018
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 139 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) An official publisher of legal material in an electronic record that is or was designated as official under section 149.22 of the Revised Code shall provide for the preservation and security of the record in an electronic or nonelectronic form, and shall do all of the following:
(1) Ensure the integrity of the record;
(2) Provide for backup and disaster recovery of the record;
(3) Ensure the continuing usability of the material.
(B) An official publisher of legal material in an electronic record that is required to be preserved under division (A) of this section shall ensure that the material is reasonably available for use by the public on a permanent basis.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 149 | Documents, Reports, and Records › Section 149.25 | Implementation.

Effective:
September 28, 2018
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 139 - 132nd General Assembly
In implementing sections 149.21 to 149.27 of the Revised Code, an official publisher of legal material in an electronic record shall consider all of the following:
(A) Standards and practices of other jurisdictions;
(B) The most recent standards regarding authentication of, preservation and security of, and public access to, legal material in an electronic record, and other electronic records, a s promulgated by national standard-setting bodies;
(C) The needs of users of legal material in an electronic record;
(D) The views of governmental officials and entities, and other interested persons;
(E) To the extent practicable, methods and technologies for the authentication of, preservation and security of, and public access to, legal material that are compatible with the methods and technologies used by other official publishers in this state and in other states that have adopted a law substantially similar to sections 149.21 to 149.27 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 149 | Documents, Reports, and Records › Section 149.26 | Construction.

Effective:
September 28, 2018
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 139 - 132nd General Assembly
In applying and construing sections 149.21 to 149.27 of the Revised Code, a court shall consider the need to promote uniformity of the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 149 | Documents, Reports, and Records › Section 149.27 | Construction With Other Laws.

Effective:
September 28, 2018
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 139 - 132nd General Assembly
Sections 149.21 to 149.27 of the Revised Code modify, limit, and supersede the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. 7001 et seq., but do not modify, limit, or supersede 15 U.S.C. 7001(c) or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices or documents described in 15 U.S.C. 7003(b).
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 149 | Documents, Reports, and Records › Section 149.301 | Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board.

Effective:
December 19, 2016
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 471 - 131st General Assembly
(A) There is hereby created the Ohio historic site preservation advisory board, to consist of seventeen members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Terms of office shall be for three years, commencing on the fifteenth day of January and ending on the fourteenth day of January. Each member shall hold office from the date of the member's appointment until the end of the term for which the member was appointed. Vacancies shall be filled by appointments by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of such term. Any member shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of the member's term until the member's successor takes office, or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first.
(B) The members of the advisory board shall include, but shall not be limited to, at least one individual chosen from each of the following groups:
(1) Historians;
(2) Archaeologists;
(3) Architectural historians;
(4) Architects;
(5) Historical architects;
(6) American Indians.
(C) The advisory board may include, but shall not be limited to, individuals chosen from the following organizations and fields:
(1) Professional planners;
(2) Ohio travel council;
(3) Department of administrative services;
(4) Ohio arts council;
(5) Ohio archaeological council;
(6) Patriotic and veterans' organizations;
(7) Local historical societies;
(8) Department of natural resources;
(9) Professional engineers;
(10) Attorneys at law.
The advisory board shall assist the Ohio history connection with its site preservation program, suggest legislation necessary to the Ohio history connection's preservation program including the location, designation, restoration, preservation, and maintenance of state historic and archaeological sites and artifacts, and shall encourage the designation of suitable sites on the national register of historic places and under related federal programs. The advisory board shall provide general advice, guidance, and professional recommendations to the state historic preservation officer in conducting the comprehensive statewide survey, preparing the state historic preservation plan, and carrying out the other duties and responsibilities of the state historic preservation office. Members of the advisory board shall serve without compensation.
A majority of the members of the advisory board shall be recognized professionals in the disciplines of history, archaeology, architectural history, architecture, and historical architecture.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 149 | Documents, Reports, and Records › Section 149.302 | National Museum of Afro-American History and Culture.

Effective:
December 19, 2016
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 471 - 131st General Assembly
(A) The Ohio history connection, in addition to its other functions, shall establish a museum in the vicinity of Wilberforce to be known as the national museum of Afro-American history and culture. For this purpose the Ohio history connection may accept donations of money, property, and personal services, apply for and receive federal assistance, acquire real property or any estate, right, or interest therein, construct buildings, access roads, parking areas, and other appropriate facilities for museum visitors, and exercise any powers incidental to such purpose. The Ohio history connection shall establish an acquisition policy for the museum.
Donations of money received under this section shall be placed in a separate fund within the accounts of the Ohio history connection to be used solely for the necessary expenses of the Ohio history connection incurred in the performance of its duties under this section.
(B) After the Ohio history connection establishes the national museum of Afro-American history and culture, the Ohio history connection shall convey title to the museum and its contents to a private, nonprofit organization which shall operate and maintain the museum. The Ohio history connection shall determine the conditions of the conveyance. The Ohio history connection shall operate and maintain the museum until the museum and its contents are conveyed as provided in this section. Any historical items or artifacts donated to the Ohio history connection, or to the private, nonprofit organization to which the Ohio history connection has conveyed the museum and its contents, for placement in the museum, shall remain at the museum as part of its permanent collection.
(C) Any instrument by which real property is acquired pursuant to this section shall identify the agency of the state that has the use and benefit of the real property as specified in section 5301.012 of the Revised Code.