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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3780 | Adult Use Cannabis Control › Section 3780.27 | Enforcement by the Attorney General.

Effective:
December 7, 2023
Latest Legislation:
ENACTEDBYINITIATIVEPETITION,NOVEMBER7,2023 -  General Assembly
Enforcement by the attorney general.
(A) Upon receiving a written request from the division of cannabis control, the Ohio attorney general may bring a cause of action to restrain a violation of this chapter. Such an action is a civil action, governed by the Rules of Civil Procedure.
(B) The court of common pleas of Franklin county shall give any claim filed under division (A) of this section priority over all other civil cases before the court, irrespective of position on the court's calendar, and shall make a determination on the claim expeditiously. A court of appeals shall give any appeal from a final order issued in a case brought under division (A) of this section priority over all other civil cases before the court, irrespective of position on the court's calendar, and shall make a determination on the appeal expeditiously.
(C) Any action filed under division (A) of this section does not preclude an administrative or criminal proceeding on the same facts.
Last updated November 13, 2023 at 1:01 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3780 | Adult Use Cannabis Control › Section 3780.28 | Enforcement of Chapter.

Effective:
December 7, 2023
Latest Legislation:
ENACTEDBYINITIATIVEPETITION,NOVEMBER7,2023 -  General Assembly
Enforcement of chapter.
(A) If the division of cannabis control fails to adopt rules necessary to initially implement this chapter within nine months of the effective date of this chapter or fails to begin accepting license applications within six months of the effective date of this chapter as provided in section 3780.11 of the Revised Code, any citizen of the state of Ohio may commence an action in the court of common pleas of Franklin county, Ohio to compel the division of cannabis control to perform the actions mandated under this chapter.
(B) If the division of cannabis control fails to issue a license to an adult use cannabis operator, or send a notice of denial to an applicant, within three months after receiving a complete adult use cannabis operator application pursuant to section 3780.11 of the Revised Code, the applicant may:
(1) Commence an action in the court of common pleas of Franklin county, Ohio to compel the division of cannabis control to perform the actions mandated under this chapter; and
(2) Unless the division of cannabis control can demonstrate in writing that operating presents a danger of immediate and serious harm to others, operate under a temporary license, which shall be issued by the division of cannabis control, and in compliance with this chapter, until the division of cannabis control issues or denies the license. If this occurs, the adult use cannabis operator license applicant may only operate if the applicant:
(a) Is also operating at the application location under a corresponding certificate of operation issued under Chapter 3796 of the Revised Code and Chapter 3796 of the Administrative Code; and
(b) Complies with this chapter and any rules adopted by the division of cannabis control under this chapter.
(C) Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the operation of an adult use cannabis operator or a medical marijuana cultivator, processor, or dispensary whose license, certificate of operation or application has been suspended, revoked, or denied, including a suspension, revocation, or denial due to a determination by the division of cannabis control that the applicant or operator has violated this chapter or committed a disqualifying offense.
Last updated November 13, 2023 at 1:02 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3780 | Adult Use Cannabis Control › Section 3780.29 | Home Grow.

Effective:
December 7, 2023
Latest Legislation:
ENACTEDBYINITIATIVEPETITION,NOVEMBER7,2023 -  General Assembly
Home Grow.
(A) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, and notwithstanding any other provision of the Revised Code, the following acts by an adult use consumer are lawful:
(1) Cultivating, growing, and possessing not more than six cannabis plants at the individual's primary residence, if all of the following apply:
(a) Not more than twelve cannabis plants are cultivated or grown at a single residence where two or more individuals who are at least twenty-one years of age reside at any one time; and
(b) Cultivation or growing of adult use cannabis only takes place within a secured closet, room, greenhouse, or other enclosed area in or on the grounds of the residence that prevents access by individuals less than twenty-one years of age, and which is not visible by normal unaided vision from a public space.
(2) Processing by manual or mechanical means adult use cannabis cultivated or grown in accordance with this section; or
(3) Transferring up to six cannabis plants to an adult use consumer as long as the transfer is without remuneration and not advertised or promoted to the public.
(B) An adult use consumer may store at their primary residence adult use cannabis that was purchased from an adult use dispensary licensed under this chapter or produced in compliance with this section.
(C) This section does not authorize an individual to:
(1) Cultivate, grow, or process adult use cannabis except at the individual's primary residence;
(2) Permit individuals less than twenty-one years of age to use, cultivate, process, transfer, or transport adult use cannabis;
(3) Process adult use cannabis by hydrocarbon-based extraction; or
(4) Sell, or profit from, adult use cannabis except as specifically authorized in this chapter.
(D) A landlord may prohibit conduct otherwise authorized under division (A) this section so long as such prohibition is included in the applicable lease agreement.
(E) The division of cannabis control shall adopt rules setting forth a schedule of civil penalties that may be applied for violations of this section.
(F) If an individual cultivates or grows double the maximum number of cannabis plants permitted under division (A) of this section or transfers cannabis plants in violation of division (A)(3) of this section, division (F) of section 3780.99 of the Revised Code shall apply.
Last updated November 13, 2023 at 1:02 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3780 | Adult Use Cannabis Control › Section 3780.30 | Cannabis Addiction Services; Toll-Free Numbers.

Effective:
December 7, 2023
Latest Legislation:
ENACTEDBYINITIATIVEPETITION,NOVEMBER7,2023 -  General Assembly
Cannabis addiction services; toll-free numbers.
(A) The division of cannabis control shall enter into an agreement with the department of mental health and addiction services under which the department shall provide a program for cannabis addiction services to be implemented on behalf of the division of cannabis control which includes best practices for education and treatment for individuals with addiction issues related to cannabis or other controlled substances including opioids.
(B) The department of mental health and addiction services shall establish, operate, and publicize an in-state, toll-free telephone number Ohio residents may call to obtain basic information about addiction services available to consumer, and options for an addicted consumer to obtain help. The telephone number shall be staffed twenty-four hours per day, seven days a week in order to respond to inquiries and provide that information. The costs of establishing, operating, and publicizing the telephone number shall be paid for with money in the substance abuse and addiction fund.
(C) The director of mental health and addiction services shall administer the substance abuse and addiction fund. The director shall use the money in the fund to support addiction services or other services that relate to addiction and substance abuse, and research that relates to addiction and substance abuse. Treatment and prevention services supported by money in the fund under this section shall be services that are certified by the department of mental health and addiction services.
(D) The director mental health and addiction services shall prepare an annual report describing the use of the fund for these purposes. The director shall submit the report to the director of the department of commerce, the speaker and minority leader of the house of representatives, the president and minority leader of the senate, and the governor.
(E) License holders shall provide informational resources for patrons related to cannabis addiction issues and services.
(F) License holders shall provide training for their employees regarding the cannabis addiction services resources for patrons related to this section.
Last updated November 13, 2023 at 1:03 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3780 | Adult Use Cannabis Control › Section 3780.32 | Venue for Court Actions.

Effective:
December 7, 2023
Latest Legislation:
ENACTEDBYINITIATIVEPETITION,NOVEMBER7,2023 -  General Assembly
Venue for court actions.
(A) Any action asserting that this chapter, any portion of this chapter, or any rule adopted thereunder, violates any provision of the Ohio Constitution or federal law shall be brought in the court of common pleas of Franklin county within ninety days after the effective date of the enactment of this chapter or within ninety days after the effective date of any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter, as applicable.
(B) Any claim asserting that any action taken by the division of cannabis control under this chapter violates any provision of the Ohio Constitution or any provision of the Revised Code shall be brought in the court of common pleas of Franklin county within ninety days after the action is taken.
(C) Divisions (A) and (B) of this section do not apply to any claim within the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Ohio or any court of appeals under Article IV of the Ohio Constitution.
(D) The court of common pleas of Franklin county shall give any claim filed under (A) or (B) of this section priority over all other civil cases before the court, irrespective of position on the court's calendar, and shall make a determination on the claim expeditiously. A court of appeals shall give any appeal from a final order issued in a case brought under divisions (A) or (B) of this section priority over all other civil cases before the court, irrespective of position on the court's calendar, and shall make a determination on the appeal expeditiously.
Last updated November 13, 2023 at 1:04 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3780 | Adult Use Cannabis Control › Section 3780.35 | Rights of Employer.

Effective:
December 7, 2023
Latest Legislation:
ENACTEDBYINITIATIVEPETITION,NOVEMBER7,2023 -  General Assembly
Rights of employer.
(A) Nothing in this chapter does any of the following:
(1) Requires an employer to permit or accommodate an employee's use, possession, or distribution of adult use cannabis otherwise in compliance with this chapter;
(2) Prohibits an employer from refusing to hire, discharging, disciplining, or otherwise taking an adverse employment action against an individual with respect to hire, tenure, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because of that individual's use, possession, or distribution of cannabis otherwise in compliance with this chapter;
(3) Prohibits an employer from establishing and enforcing a drug testing policy, drug-free workplace policy, or zero-tolerance drug policy;
(4) Interferes with any federal restrictions on employment, including the regulations adopted by the United States Department of Transportation in Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as amended;
(5) Permits an individual to commence a cause of action against an employer for refusing to hire, discharging, disciplining, discriminating, retaliating, or otherwise taking an adverse employment action against an individual with respect to hire, tenure, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment related to the individual's use of cannabis; or
(6) Affects the authority of the administrator of workers' compensation to grant rebates or discounts on premium rates to employers that participate in a drug-free workplace program established in accordance with rules adopted by the administrator under Chapter 4123 of the Revised Code.
(B) An individual who is discharged from employment because of that individual's use of cannabis shall be considered to have been discharged for just cause for purposes of division (D) of section 4141.29 of the Revised Code if the individual's use of cannabis was in violation of an employer's drug-free workplace policy, zero-tolerance policy, or other formal program or policy regulating the use of cannabis.
Last updated November 13, 2023 at 1:05 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3780 | Adult Use Cannabis Control › Section 3780.90 | Severability.

Effective:
December 7, 2023
Latest Legislation:
ENACTEDBYINITIATIVEPETITION,NOVEMBER7,2023 -  General Assembly
Severability.
If any provision of this chapter or its application is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.
Last updated November 13, 2023 at 1:06 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3781 | Building Standards - General Provisions › Section 3781.01 | Municipal Corporation May Make Additional Regulations.

Effective:
May 27, 2005
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 175 - 125th General Assembly
(A) Chapters 3781. and 3791. of the Revised Code do not prevent the legislative authority of a municipal corporation from making further and additional regulations, not in conflict with those chapters or with the rules the board of building standards adopts. Those chapters or rules do not modify or repeal any portion of any building code adopted by a municipal corporation and in force on September 13, 1911, that is not in direct conflict with those chapters or rules.
(B) The state residential building code the board of building standards adopts pursuant to section 3781.10 of the Revised Code does not prevent a local governing authority from adopting additional regulations governing residential structures that do not conflict with the state residential building code if the procedures in division (C) of this section are followed.
(C)(1) A local governing authority shall, and any person may, notify the board of building standards of any regulation the local governing authority adopts pursuant to division (B) of this section and request the board of building standards to determine whether that regulation conflicts with the state residential building code.
(2) Not later than sixty days after receiving a notice under division (C)(1) of this section, the board shall determine whether the regulation conflicts with the state residential building code and shall notify any person who submitted the notice and the local governing authority that adopted the regulation of the board's determination.
(a) If the board determines that a conflict does not exist, the board shall take no further action with regard to the regulation. If the board determines a conflict exists and the regulation is not necessary to protect the health or safety of the persons within the local governing authority's jurisdiction, the regulation is not valid and the local governing authority may not enforce the regulation.
(b) If the board determines that a conflict exists and that the regulation is necessary to protect the health or safety of the persons within the local governing authority's jurisdiction, the board shall adopt a rule to incorporate the regulation into the state residential building code. Until the rule becomes a part of the state residential building code, the board shall grant a temporary variance to the local governing authority and any similarly situated local governing authority to which the board determines the temporary variance should apply.
(D) As used in this section, "local governing authority" means a board of county commissioners, a board of township trustees, and the legislative authority of a municipal corporation.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3781 | Building Standards - General Provisions › Section 3781.02 | Exceptions to Certain Requirements.

Effective:
November 25, 1969
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 207 - 108th General Assembly
The provisions prescribing the minimum distance at which buildings or structures shall be located from any lot line or the provisions relating to open courts and fireproof passageways do not apply when Chapters 3781. and 3791. of the Revised Code or the rules and regulations of the board of building standards are, or can be, complied with by or with the use of adjoining property, and when such adjoining property affords the widths and areas as prescribed by such chapters or the rules and regulations of the board of building standards and is available for the purposes intended, and when such adjoining property is so situated, used, dedicated, or deeded as to preclude the erection of any building or structure or part thereof on the widths and areas so used, during the existence of the building or structure.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3781 | Building Standards - General Provisions › Section 3781.031 | Issuance of Adjudication or Stop Work Order.

Effective:
May 27, 2005
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 175 - 125th General Assembly
(A) Any department or agency of the state or any political subdivision that enforces Chapters 3781. and 3791. of the Revised Code or the rules adopted pursuant to those chapters, by any remedy, civil or criminal, shall issue an adjudication order within the meaning of sections 119.06 to 119.13 of the Revised Code, or a stop work order as provided in this section.
(B)(1) Any person charged with enforcing Chapters 3781. and 3791. of the Revised Code or the rules or regulations adopted pursuant to those chapters may issue a stop work order whenever the person finds, after inspection, that the site preparations or structure to be constructed, or the installation of an industrialized unit, or the use of an appliance, material, assemblage, or manufactured product does not comply with Chapters 3781. and 3791. of the Revised Code or the rules adopted pursuant to those chapters. The effect of such an order shall be limited to the matter specified therein.
(2) Any adjudication order shall specify what appliances, site preparations, additions, or alterations to structures, plans, materials, assemblages, or procedures are necessary for compliance with Chapters 3781. and 3791. of the Revised Code.
(C) Upon the issuance of any order provided for in this section, the person receiving the order shall cease work upon the site preparations or structure to be constructed or the installation of an industrialized unit, or shall cease using the appliance, materials, assemblages, or manufactured product identified in the order until the appeal provided for in accordance with section 3781.19 of the Revised Code, and all appeals from the hearing have been completed, or the order issued has been released.
(D) Notwithstanding Chapter 119. of the Revised Code relating to adjudication hearings and proceedings, a stenographic or mechanical record of the testimony and other evidence submitted shall be taken at the expense of the agency. Any party adversely affected by an order issued following an adjudication hearing may appeal to the court of common pleas of the county in which the party is a resident or in which the premises affected by the order is located. The court shall not be confined to the record as certified to it by the agency but any party may produce additional evidence and the court shall hear the matter upon the record and additional evidence any party introduces. The court shall not affirm the agency's order unless the preponderance of the evidence before it supports the reasonableness and lawfulness of the order and any rule of the board of building standards upon which the order is based in its application to the particular set of facts or circumstances involved in the appeal.
(E) Failure to cease work after receiving a stop work order is hereby declared a public nuisance.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3781 | Building Standards - General Provisions › Section 3781.032 | Temporary Building Permit for Retail Establishments.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
(1) "Retail establishment" means a place of business open to the general public for the sale of goods or services.
(2) "State and local building code" means Chapters 3781. and 3791. of the Revised Code, rules adopted pursuant to those chapters, and municipal corporation regulations adopted in accordance with section 3781.01 of the Revised Code.
(B) If the department or agency of the state or any political subdivision having jurisdiction to enforce state and local building code on a retail establishment, including a retail establishment that is under construction and not yet open to the public, is unable to conduct an inspection or issue a permit required by state and local building code for more than five business days, the owner, operator, or developer of the retail establishment may seek a temporary permit from any building code official authorized to conduct such an inspection or issue such a permit elsewhere in this state. If that building code official grants a temporary permit, the permit is valid for fourteen calendar days.
Last updated September 13, 2023 at 11:46 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3781 | Building Standards - General Provisions › Section 3781.04 | Jurisdiction for Violations of Building Standards.

Effective:
January 1, 1976
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 205 - 111th General Assembly
A judge of the county court or municipal court judge has final jurisdiction within the territory for which he is elected or appointed in a prosecution for a violation of Chapters 3781. and 3791. of the Revised Code or any rules adopted pursuant thereto.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3781 | Building Standards - General Provisions › Section 3781.05 | Plumbing Standards for Veterans' Emergency Housing.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The installation and use of federal facilities, which are a reconstruction of, or relocation of, an existing facility and not a new facility, for veterans' emergency housing shall be permitted so long as the use of such facilities is limited to veterans' emergency housing and confined to such plumbing supplies and equipment as are a part of the federal structures so used and the mainenance, repair, and replacements of such parts.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3781 | Building Standards - General Provisions › Section 3781.061 | Exemption for Building or Structure Used in Agriculture.

Effective:
October 17, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly
Whenever a county zoning inspector under section 303.16 of the Revised Code, or a township zoning inspector under section 519.16 of the Revised Code, issues a zoning certificate that declares a specific building or structure is to be used in agriculture, such building is not subject to sections 3781.06 to 3781.20, 3781.40, or 3791.04 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3781 | Building Standards - General Provisions › Section 3781.08 | Rules of Procedure.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The board of building standards shall organize by choosing a chairperson who shall serve for a term of two years. The department of commerce shall provide and assign to the board of building standards such clerks, experts, and other employees as are required to enable the board to perform the duties and exercise the powers imposed upon or vested in it by law.
Last updated September 18, 2023 at 3:04 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3781 | Building Standards - General Provisions › Section 3781.09 | Rules of Procedure.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The board of building standards may adopt its own rules of procedure not inconsistent with sections 3781.06 to 3781.18, inclusive, and section 3791.04 of the Revised Code, and may change them in its discretion. The votes of a majority of the members of the board are required for the adoption of any rule or regulation, or amendment, or annulment thereof. A full and complete record of all proceedings of the board shall be kept which shall be open to public inspection and authenticated in the manner provided in section 121.20 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3781 | Building Standards - General Provisions › Section 3781.101 | Proceedings of the Board of Building Standards.

Effective:
October 5, 1955
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 580 - 101st General Assembly
The provisions of sections 119.03 and 119.11 of the Revised Code in particular, and the applicable provisions of Chapter 119. of the Revised Code in general, shall govern the proceedings of the board of building standards in adopting, amending, or rescinding rules and regulations pursuant to section 3781.10 of the Revised Code, and the proceedings under sections 3781.12, 3781.13 and 3781.14 of the Revised Code, in addition to the procedural provisions of such sections.
In any proceedings under said sections involving the adoption, amendment or rescission of a rule or regulation the full text of the proposed rule, amendment, or rule to be rescinded shall be filed with the clerk of the board of county commissioners of each county in the same manner as provided in subdivision (B) of section 119.03 of the Revised Code, for the filing of the same with the secretary of state.
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 119.11 of the Revised Code, in any proceedings commenced under section 3781.10, 3781.12, 3781.13, and 3781.14 of the Revised Code, the jurisdiction of the court of common pleas of Franklin county shall not be confined to the record as certified to it by the board, but shall receive such additional evidence as it shall permit any party to offer; and the court shall not affirm the order or rule of the board unless the preponderance of the evidence before it supports the reasonableness and lawfulness of such order or rule.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3781 | Building Standards - General Provisions › Section 3781.103 | Deadbolt Locks or Equivalent Security Locking Device for Swinging Exit Doors.

Effective:
September 5, 1975
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 101 - 111th General Assembly
The Ohio board of building standards shall adopt, pursuant to division (A) of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code, a rule requiring that the swinging exit door for each unit in an apartment building or other multi-unit dwelling that is subject to the rules authorized by division (A) of such section be equipped with a deadbolt or equivalent security locking device complying with standards prescribed by the board. The rule shall be applied to all such apartment buildings and other multi-unit dwellings for which plans are approved pursuant to section 3791.04 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3781 | Building Standards - General Provisions › Section 3781.105 | Certification of Fire Protection System Designers.

Effective:
December 29, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly
(A) The board of building standards shall certify individuals who design fire protection systems for buildings and who meet the requirements specified in this section. The board may establish separate certification categories for specific types of fire protection systems.
(B) Any individual who wishes to obtain certification shall make application to the board on a form prescribed by the board. The application shall be accompanied by an application fee and an initial certification fee. The initial certification fee shall be refunded if the applicant fails to obtain certification. Certification may be renewed annually upon payment of a renewal fee.
Fees required to be paid under this division shall be established by rule adopted by the board. The application fee shall bear a reasonable relationship to processing the individual's application, the certification fee shall bear a reasonable relationship to certifying the individual, and the certification renewal fee shall bear a reasonable relationship to renewing the individual's certification.
(C) Each applicant shall submit evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has directly engaged in designing and preparing drawings for the category of the type of fire protection system for which the applicant seeks certification.
(D) The board shall certify any qualified applicant who passes an examination prescribed either by the board or by the national institute for certification in engineering technologies. The examination shall demonstrate the applicant's knowledge and understanding of the category of the type of fire protection system for which the applicant seeks certification.
(E) The board, after a hearing in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, may suspend or revoke any category of certification of any individual who proves at any time to be incompetent to submit and certify plans and specifications for that category to the appropriate building department under section 3791.04 of the Revised Code, and may suspend or revoke all categories of certification of any individual who engages in any illegal or fraudulent acts in connection with the design of fire protection systems.
(F) The board may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for the administration and enforcement of this section.
(G) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section to the contrary, the board shall certify an applicant in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code if either of the following applies:
(1) The applicant is licensed or certified in another state.
(2) The applicant has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter as a designer of fire protection systems in a state that does not issue that license or certificate.
Last updated December 29, 2023 at 6:51 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3781 | Building Standards - General Provisions › Section 3781.107 | Hotel to Have Available Fire Warning Device Producing Visible Warning Signal.

Effective:
September 26, 1984
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 22 - 115th General Assembly
Every hotel shall have available at least one operational single station automatic fire warning device approved by the fire official of jurisdiction, that produces a visible warning signal when activated by every product of combustion. The device, at the discretion of the owner, may also be activated by an early warning fire protection system. Hotels having fewer than seventy-five rooms shall have at least one warning device available for its guests. Hotels having more than seventy-five rooms shall have available for its guests, one device for every group of seventy-five rooms. Upon the request of a guest, such a device, if available, shall be installed in the guest's room.
As used in this section, "hotel" means a hotel as defined in division (M) of section 5739.01 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3781 | Building Standards - General Provisions › Section 3781.108 | Fire Suppression System Required in Certain New Tall Buildings Used for Human Occupancy.

Effective:
September 15, 1989
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 139 - 118th General Assembly
(A) Every building constructed on or after the effective date of this section with floors used for human occupancy located more than seventy-five feet in height above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access, shall have a fire suppression system installed and in operation in conformity with the rules of the board of building standards adopted pursuant to section 3781.10 of the Revised Code.
(B) As used in this section:
(1) "Fire suppression system" means a system that includes devices and equipment to detect a fire, actuate an alarm, and suppress or control a fire.
(2) "Human occupancy" does not include floors of buildings where occupancy by humans is limited to ingress, egress, and limited access for maintenance and repair.
(3) "Constructed" means either the date that the plans for a building were approved by the agency having jurisdiction pursuant to sections 3781.12 and 3791.04 of the Revised Code or the date that the permit was issued for the building, whichever occurs first.
(C) Nothing in this section shall be construed as restricting the authority of the board to adopt rules, pursuant to section 3781.10 of the Revised Code, that require the installation and operation of fire suppression systems in buildings constructed on or after the effective date of this section with floors used for human occupancy located seventy-five feet in height or less above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access or as restricting the authority of the board existing before the effective date of this section to adopt or amend rules, pursuant to section 3781.10 of the Revised Code, that would require the installation and operation of fire suppression systems.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3781 | Building Standards - General Provisions › Section 3781.109 | Rest Room Facilities.

Effective:
November 11, 1994
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 597 - 120th General Assembly
(A) The board of building standards shall adopt rules governing the number of water closets required to be installed in women's and men's rest room facilities in buildings or parts of buildings used for assembly purposes in accordance with the standards specified under a national model plumbing code that is consistent with rules adopted by the board pursuant to division (A) of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code.
(B) For purposes of this section, a building or part of a building is used for assembly purposes when the use of the building or part of a building conforms to assembly usage as adopted by rule under division (A) of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3781 | Building Standards - General Provisions › Section 3781.1010 | Rules Regarding Installation of Storm Shelters on Certain School Buildings.

Effective:
April 7, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 45 - 134th General Assembly
(A) No rule of the board of building standards for the erection, construction, repair, alteration, and maintenance of buildings adopted under section 3781.10 of the Revised Code shall require the installation of a storm shelter in any school building operated by a public or private school or in any such school building undergoing or about to undergo construction, alteration, repair, or maintenance.
(B) Any rule adopted by the board that conflicts with this section shall not be effective with respect to any school building.
(C) As used in this section, "school building," "public school," and "private school" have the same meanings as in section 3781.106 of the Revised Code.
Last updated February 28, 2023 at 10:50 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3781 | Building Standards - General Provisions › Section 3781.112 | Secured Facility May Use Delayed Egress and Coded Doors.

Effective:
April 6, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 281 - 134th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "secured facility" means any of the following:
(1) A maternity unit, newborn care nursery, or maternity home licensed under Chapter 3711. of the Revised Code;
(2) A pediatric intensive care unit subject to rules adopted by the director of health pursuant to section 3702.11 of the Revised Code;
(3) A children's hospital, as defined in section 3727.01 of the Revised Code;
(4) A hospital that is licensed under section 5119.33 of the Revised Code to receive persons with mental illnesses;
(5) The portion of a nursing home licensed under section 3721.02 of the Revised Code or in accordance with section 3721.09 of the Revised Code in which specialized care is provided to residents of the nursing home who have physical or mental conditions that require a resident to be restricted in the resident's freedom of movement for the health and safety of the resident, the staff attending the resident, or the general public.
(B) A secured facility may take reasonable steps in accordance with rules the board of building standards adopts under division (A) of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code and in accordance with the state fire code the fire marshal adopts under section 3737.82 of the Revised Code, to deny egress to confine and protect patients or residents of the secured facility who are not capable of self-preservation. A secured facility that wishes to deny egress to those patients or residents may use delayed-egress doors and electronically coded doors to deny egress, on the condition that those doors are installed and used in accordance with rules the board of building standards adopts under division (A) of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code and in accordance with the state fire code the fire marshal adopts under section 3737.82 of the Revised Code. A secured facility also may install controlled-egress locks, in compliance with rules the board of building standards adopts under division (A) of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code and in compliance with the state fire code the fire marshal adopts under section 3737.82 of the Revised Code, in areas of the secured facility where patients or residents who have physical or mental conditions that would endanger the patients or residents, the staff attending the patients or residents, or the general public if those patients or residents are not restricted in their freedom of movement. A secured facility that uses delayed-egress doors and electronically coded doors, controlled-egress locks, or both, shall do both of the following:
(1) Provide continuous, twenty-four-hour custodial care to the patients or residents of the facility;
(2) Establish a system to evacuate patients or residents in the event of fire or other emergency.
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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3781 | Building Standards - General Provisions › Section 3781.12 | Petition for Adoption, Amendment or Annulment of Rule or Regulation.

Effective:
October 16, 2009
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly
(A)(1) Any person may petition the board of building standards to adopt, amend, or annul a rule adopted pursuant to section 3781.10 of the Revised Code, or to permit the use of any particular fixture, device, material, system, method of manufacture, product of a manufacturing process, or method or manner of construction or installation that complies with performance standards adopted pursuant to section 3781.11 of the Revised Code, as regards the purposes declared in section 3781.06 of the Revised Code, of the fixtures, devices, materials, systems, or methods or manners of construction, manufacture or installation described in any section of the Revised Code relating to those purposes, where the use is permitted by law.
(2) Any person may petition the residential construction advisory committee to recommend a rule to update or amend the state residential building code.
(B) Upon petition under division (A) of this section, the board shall cause to be conducted testing and evaluation that the board determines desirable of any fixture, device, material, system, assembly or product of a manufacturing process, or method or manner of construction or installation sought to be used under the rules the board adopts pursuant to section 3781.10 of the Revised Code.
(C) If the board, after hearing, determines it advisable to adopt the rule, amendment, or annulment, or to permit the use of the materials or assemblages petitioned for under division (A) of this section, it shall give at least thirty days' notice of the time and place of a public hearing as provided by section 119.03 of the Revised Code. No rule shall be adopted, amended, or annulled or the use of materials or assemblages authorized until after the public hearing. A copy of every rule, amendment, or annulment, and a copy of every approved material or assembly authorization signed by the chairperson of the board of building standards and sealed with the seal of the department of commerce shall, after final adoption or authorization by the board, be filed with the secretary of state and published as the board determines. The issuance of the authorization for the use of the materials or assemblages described in the petition constitutes approval for their use anywhere in this state. Any rule, amendment, or annulment does not take effect until a date the board fixes and states. No rule, amendment, or annulment applies to any building for which the plans or drawings, specifications, and data were approved prior to the time the rule, amendment, or annulment becomes effective. All hearings of the board are open to the public. Each member of the board may administer oaths in the performance of the member's duties.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3781 | Building Standards - General Provisions › Section 3781.13 | Petition for Hearing on Action of Board.

Effective:
May 27, 2005
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 175 - 125th General Assembly
Any person interested, either because of ownership or occupation of any property affected by any rule described in section 3781.12 of the Revised Code, or as the producer, manufacturer, seller, or distributor, of any building material, industrialized unit, plumbing, heating, or ventilating system or device, or any other device, product, assembly, or equipment, the use of which is not provided for by any rule, may petition for a hearing on the reasonableness and lawfulness of any action of the board of building standards, adopting, amending, or annulling or refusing to adopt, amend, or annul the rule, in the manner provided in sections 3781.06 to 3781.18 and section 3791.04 of the Revised Code. Any petition for hearing shall be by verified petition filed with the board and shall set out specifically and in full detail the action of the board upon which a hearing is desired, the reason why that action is unreasonable or unlawful, and every issue the board should consider on the hearing. The petition shall be filed within thirty days after the record of the action of the board is filed in the office of the secretary of state, in cases where the record is required to be filed with the secretary of state; otherwise the petition shall be filed within thirty days after the action is taken. Upon receipt of the petition, after a hearing held within thirty days after the receipt of the petition and after notice has been given to the petitioner, the board may determine that the action is unreasonable or unlawful and annul any rule, confirm its prior action, or re-enact or amend any rule in the manner provided in section 3781.12 of the Revised Code. If the board does not determine the matter within two weeks after the hearing, the action may, at the option of the petitioner, be deemed to have been confirmed.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3781 | Building Standards - General Provisions › Section 3781.14 | Court Action Against Board of Building Standards.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Any person in interest mentioned in section 3781.13 of the Revised Code who is dissatisfied with any action of the board of building standards adopted and confirmed by determination of the board as provided in said section, may commence an action in the court of common pleas of Franklin county against the board as defendant to set aside, vacate, or amend any such provision on the ground that the provision is unreasonable or unlawful and the said court is hereby authorized and vested with exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine such action. The board shall be served with summons as in other civil cases. The answer of the board shall be filed within ten days after service of summons upon it, and with its answer it shall file a certified transcript of its record in said matter. Upon the filing of said answer said action shall be at issue and shall be advanced and assigned for trial by the court, upon the application of either party, at the earliest possible date.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3781 | Building Standards - General Provisions › Section 3781.15 | Injunction Proceedings.

Effective:
September 14, 1970
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 938 - 108th General Assembly
The construction, use, or occupation of any building which is declared by sections 3781.06 to 3781.18, inclusive, section 3781.031, and section 3791.04 of the Revised Code, to be a public nuisance may be enjoined in a proceeding instituted in the name of any department or officer mentioned in section 3781.03 of the Revised Code in the court of common pleas of the county in which said building is or will be situated.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3781 | Building Standards - General Provisions › Section 3781.16 | Effect on Municipal or Other State Authorities.

Effective:
October 29, 1995
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 162 - 121st General Assembly
Sections 3781.06 to 3781.18 and section 3791.04 of the Revised Code do not limit any of the powers of the public utilities commission, the bureau of workers' compensation, or the department of commerce, or the division of fire marshal, except as specifically provided in those sections, nor exempt any officer or department from the obligation of enforcing all laws. Those sections do not limit any of the powers conferred upon municipal corporations by the constitution or the laws of this state.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3781 | Building Standards - General Provisions › Section 3781.17 | Assistance by Commerce Department.

Effective:
October 29, 1995
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 162 - 121st General Assembly
The board of building standards may require the department of commerce to make such investigations, reports, and tests and submit such information as it deems necessary to assist it in the determination of any question coming before it, and may utilize for such purpose the services of the engineering experiment station at the Ohio state university.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals › Chapter 3781 | Building Standards - General Provisions › Section 3781.18 | Certain Descriptions Prescribe Minimum Standards.

Effective:
May 27, 2005
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 175 - 125th General Assembly
Wherever Chapters 3781. and 3791. of the Revised Code or the rules adopted pursuant to those chapters describe particular fixtures, devices, materials, systems, method of manufacture, product of a manufacturing process, or methods or manners of construction or installation pertaining to nonresidential buildings, those descriptions prescribe minimum standards of safety and sanitary conditions that a particular fixture, device, material, system, method of manufacture, product of a manufacturing process, or method or manner of construction or installation exemplifies. The use of another fixture, device, material, system, industrialized unit, newly designed product, or method, or manner of construction or installation that is at variance with the descriptions is permissible if the fixture, device, material, system, manufactured component or unit, product, method, or manner of construction complies with performance standards as the board determines.