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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 109 | Attorney General › Section 109.92 | State Financial Assistance to Victim Assistance Programs That Operate in State.

Effective:
July 1, 2000
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 153 - 123rd General Assembly
(A) Appropriations may be made by the general assembly to the office of the attorney general for the purpose of providing state financial assistance to victim assistance programs that operate in the state. All amounts so appropriated shall be used to provide financial assistance to victim assistance programs in accordance with section 109.91 of the Revised Code and this section. The program for the provision of such financial assistance shall be administered by the crime victims assistance office established pursuant to section 109.91 of the Revised Code.
(B) A victim assistance program may apply to the crime victims assistance office for state financial assistance out of funds appropriated to the office of the attorney general for that purpose by the general assembly. Each application for such financial assistance shall include all of the following information:
(1) Evidence that the program is incorporated in this state as a nonprofit corporation or is a program established by a unit of state or local government;
(2) The proposed budget of the program for the period during which the financial assistance is sought;
(3) A summary of services offered by the program;
(4) An estimate of the number of persons served by the program.
(C) Within thirty days of receipt of an application for financial assistance from a victim assistance program in accordance with division (B) of this section, the crime victims assistance office, based in part on the recommendations of the victim assistance advisory board made pursuant to section 109.91 of the Revised Code, shall notify the program in writing whether it is eligible for financial assistance and, if eligible, estimate the amount that will be made available to the program and the time when the financial assistance will be made available.
(D) Each victim assistance program that receives any financial assistance pursuant to this section shall use the financial assistance only to provide the services identified in its application for such assistance as being services it offered and to cover a reasonable cost of administration of the program. Each victim assistance program that receives any such financial assistance shall make a good faith effort to minimize its costs of administration.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 109 | Attorney General › Section 109.93 | Attorney General Education Fund.

Effective:
September 29, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly
The attorney general education fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of gifts and grants received by the attorney general for the purposes of the fund. The fund shall be administered by the attorney general and shall be used to support various educational programs. These educational programs may include programs for consumer protection, victims of crime, environmental protection, drug abuse, child abuse, peace officer training, crime prevention, and law. The fund may also be used to pay costs associated with the solicitation of gifts and grants for the purposes of the fund, and the costs of administering the fund. The fund shall not be used to replace money spent by local programs for similar purposes.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 109 | Attorney General › Section 109.941 | Technical Assistance Regarding Identity Fraud Crimes.

Effective:
September 1, 2008
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 46 - 127th General Assembly
The attorney general shall cooperate with and provide technical assistance to any local law enforcement agency in the state, upon that agency's request, with respect to enforcement of identity fraud crimes.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 109 | Attorney General › Section 109.95 | Criminal Proceedings for Election Fraud.

Effective:
May 2, 2006
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 3 - 126th General Assembly
Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary pertaining to prosecutorial authority, the attorney general may initiate criminal proceedings for election fraud under section 3599.42 of the Revised Code which results from a violation of any provision of Title XXXV of the Revised Code, other than Chapter 3517. of the Revised Code, involving voting, an initiative or referendum petition process, or the conducting of an election, by presenting evidence of criminal violations in question to the prosecuting attorney of any county in which the violations may be prosecuted. If the prosecuting attorney does not prosecute the violations within a reasonable time or requests the attorney general to do so, the attorney general may proceed with the prosecution of the violations with all of the rights, privileges, and powers conferred by law on a prosecuting attorney, including, but not limited to, the power to appear before a grand jury and to interrogate witnesses before a grand jury.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 109 | Attorney General › Section 109.98 | Civil Action Against State Retirement Board Member for Breach of Fiduciary Duty.

Effective:
September 29, 2005
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 66 - 126th General Assembly
As used in this section, "state retirement board" means the public employees retirement board, board of trustees of the Ohio police and fire pension fund, school employees retirement board, state teachers retirement board, and state highway patrol retirement board.
If a member of a state retirement board breaches the member's fiduciary duty to the retirement system, the attorney general may maintain a civil action against the board member for harm resulting from that breach. Notwithstanding sections 145.10, 742.09, 3307.13, 3309.13, and 5505.23 of the Revised Code, after being informed of an allegation that the entire board has breached its fiduciary duty, the state retirement board may retain independent legal counsel, including legal counsel provided by the board's fiduciary insurance carrier, to advise the board and to represent the board.
The attorney general may recover damages or be granted injunctive relief, which shall include the enjoinment of specified activities and the removal of the member from the board. Any damages awarded shall be paid to the retirement system. The authority to maintain a civil action created by this section is in addition to any authority the attorney general possesses under any other provision of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 109 | Attorney General › Section 109.981 | Civil Action Against Workers' Compensation Oversight Commission Member.

Effective:
September 10, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 100 - 127th General Assembly
If a member of the bureau of workers' compensation board of directors breaches the member's fiduciary duty to the bureau of workers' compensation, the attorney general may maintain a civil action against the board member for harm resulting from that breach. Notwithstanding section 4121.128 of the Revised Code, after being informed of an allegation that the entire board has breached its fiduciary duty, the board may retain independent legal counsel, including legal counsel provided by the board's fiduciary insurance carrier, to advise the board and to represent the board. The attorney general may recover damages or be granted injunctive relief, which shall include the enjoinment of specified activities and the removal of the member from the board. Any damages awarded shall be paid to the bureau. The authority to maintain a civil action created by this section is in addition to any authority the attorney general possesses under any other provision of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 109 | Attorney General › Section 109.99 | Penalty.

Effective:
May 7, 1997
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 242 - 122nd General Assembly
(A) Whoever violates section 109.26 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than five hundred nor more than ten thousand dollars or be imprisoned not less than one month nor more than one year, or both.
(B) Whoever violates division (G)(1) of section 109.573 of the Revised Code is guilty of unlawful disclosure of DNA database information, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(C) Whoever violates division (G)(2) of section 109.573 of the Revised Code is guilty of unlawful possession of DNA database information, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(D)(1) Whoever violates division (G)(1) of section 109.35 of the Revised Code is guilty of entering into a transaction involving a nonprofit health care entity without the approval of the attorney general, a felony of the third degree.
(2) Whoever violates division (G)(2) of section 109.35 of the Revised Code is guilty of receiving improper compensation relating to a transaction involving a nonprofit health care entity, a felony of the third degree.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 111 | Secretary of State › Section 111.01 | Election - Term.

Effective:
January 9, 1961
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 104th General Assembly
The secretary of state shall be elected quadrennially, and shall hold his office for a term of four years. The term of office of the secretary of state shall commence on the second Monday of January next after his election.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 111 | Secretary of State › Section 111.02 | Bond.

Effective:
September 29, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of office, the secretary of state shall give a bond to the state in the sum of one hundred thousand dollars, with a surety authorized to do business in the state, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of the office of secretary of state. The bond and the oath of office shall be deposited with and kept by the director of administrative services in the director's office.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 111 | Secretary of State › Section 111.03 | Assistant Secretary of State.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The secretary of state may appoint an assistant secretary of state, whose appointment shall be made in writing under the seal of the secretary of state and entered on record in his office.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 111 | Secretary of State › Section 111.04 | Duties of Assistant Secretary.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
In case of the absence or disability of the secretary of state, the assistant secretary of state shall have power to perform the duties of the secretary of state. The general duties of the assistant secretary shall be such as the secretary of state assigns him.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 111 | Secretary of State › Section 111.05 | Bond of Assistant Secretary.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of his office, the assistant secretary of state shall give bond to the secretary of state in such sum and with such sureties as the secretary of state requires, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office. Such bond shall be deposited with the secretary of state and kept in his office.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 111 | Secretary of State › Section 111.06 | Authenticating Officer.

Effective:
July 9, 1976
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 273 - 111th General Assembly
The secretary of state may appoint authenticating officers and delegate to such officers power to sign for the secretary of state any document which, to have legal effect, requires the secretary of state's signature and which is of a class which the secretary of state has authorized for signature by his authenticating officers in a writing on file in his office. Authenticating officers shall sign in the following manner: "_______________, Authenticating Officer for the Secretary of State _____"
The secretary of state may also delegate to his authenticating officers power to use the secretary of state's facsimile signature for signing any document which, to have legal effect, requires the secretary of state's signature and is of a class with respect to which the secretary of state has authorized use of his facsimile signature by a writing filed in his office. As used in this section, "facsimile signature" includes, but is not limited to, the reproduction of any authorized signature by a copper plate, a rubber stamp, or by a photographic, photostatic, or mechanical device.
The secretary of state shall effect such appointment and delegation by placing on file in his office in a single document the names of all persons appointed as authenticating officers and each such officer's signature, a list of the classes of documents each such authenticating officer is authorized to sign for the secretary of state, a copy of the secretary of state's facsimile signature, and a list of the classes of documents which each authenticating officer may sign for the secretary of state by affixing the secretary of state's facsimile signature. The secretary of state may revoke such appointment or delegation of powers by placing on file in his office a new single document which expressly revokes the authenticating officers and the powers delegated to them. The secretary of state shall record and index documents filed by him pursuant to this section, and such documents shall be open for public inspection.
The authorized signature of an authenticating officer or an authorized facsimile signature of the secretary of state shall have the same legal effect and validity as the genuine manual signature of the secretary of state.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 111 | Secretary of State › Section 111.07 | Secretary of State or Authenticating Officer Shall Countersign and Register Commissions.

Effective:
July 9, 1976
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 273 - 111th General Assembly
The secretary of state or the authenticating officer for the secretary of state shall countersign all commissions issued by the governor and, except as to those of notaries public, shall keep a register of commissions issued, specifying the name of each person commissioned, the office conferred, and the date and tenure of the commission. The secretary of state shall cause all commissions and official papers to be printed with an engraved impression of the coat of arms of the state.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 111 | Secretary of State › Section 111.08 | Custody of Laws and Documents.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 141 - 131st General Assembly
The secretary of state shall have charge of and safely keep the laws and resolutions passed by the general assembly and such other papers and documents as are required to be deposited in the secretary of state's office. The Ohio history connection shall have charge of and safely keep the following original documents: Ohio Constitution of 1802; Ohio Constitution of 1851; proposed Ohio Constitution of 1875; design and the letters of patent and assignment of patent for the state flag; S.J.R. 13 (1873); S.J.R. 53 (1875); S.J.R. 72 (1875); S.J.R. 50 (1883); H.J.R. 73 (1883); S.J.R. 28 (1885); H.J.R. 67 (1885); S.J.R. 17 (1902); S.J.R. 28 (1902); H.J.R. 39 (1902); S.J.R. 23 (1903); H.J.R. 19 (1904); S.J.R. 16 (1905); H.J.R. 41 (1913); H.J.R. 34 (1917); petition form (2) (1918); S.J.R. 6 (1921); H.J.R. 5 (1923); H.J.R. 40 (1923); H.J.R. 8 (1929); H.J.R. 20 (1929); S.J.R. 4 (1933); petition form (2) (1933); S.J.R. 57 (1936); petition form (1936); H.J.R. 14 (1942); H.J.R. 15 (1944); H.J.R. 8 (1944); S.J.R. 6 (1947); petition form (1947); H.J.R. 24 (1947); H.J.R. 48 (1947).
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 111 | Secretary of State › Section 111.09 | Chief Information Officer.

Effective:
January 24, 2020
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 52 - 133rd General Assembly
The secretary of state shall appoint a chief information security officer to advise the secretary of state on matters of information security and to perform other duties as assigned by the secretary of state.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 111 | Secretary of State › Section 111.10 | Publication of Court Terms.

Effective:
August 6, 1976
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 390 - 111th General Assembly
Each year the secretary of state shall prepare, print, and distribute a table showing the time for holding the terms of the courts of appeals, which table, corrected to show any changes made by the judges or the general assembly, shall be published in his annual report and in the volume of the statutes printed at the close of each second regular session of the general assembly.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 111 | Secretary of State › Section 111.11 | Office of Data Analytics and Archives.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The office of data analytics and archives is created in the office of the secretary of state. Under the direction of the secretary of state, the office shall do both of the following:
(A) Retain voter registration and other election related data, analyze those data for purposes of maintaining accurate election data, and publish those data;
(B) Retain, analyze, and publish business services data.
Last updated September 25, 2023 at 12:45 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 111 | Secretary of State › Section 111.12 | Publication of Roster and Statistics.

Effective:
June 30, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly
The secretary of state shall compile and publish biennially in a paper, book, or electronic format the election statistics of Ohio, the official roster of federal, state, and county officers, and the official roster of township and municipal officers.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 111 | Secretary of State › Section 111.13 | Officers Must Answer Questions.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Each state, county, or other officer under the laws of this state shall answer fully, promptly, and without compensation such special and general questions for securing statistical information as the secretary of state may propose. If any officer refuses or neglects to furnish promptly full and accurate answers to any such questions, he shall forfeit not less than five nor more than fifty dollars, to be recovered by civil action in the name of the state. When directed by the secretary of state, the prosecuting attorney of the proper county shall institute and prosecute such action and pay the amount collected into the county treasury.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 111 | Secretary of State › Section 111.14 | Statistics of All Other Officers Returnable to Secretary of State.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
All classes of statistics returnable to the auditor of state, attorney general, or other state officer, shall be transferred by such officer to the secretary of state, subject to the use of such officer so far as necessary in the discharge of his duties.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 111 | Secretary of State › Section 111.17 | Fees to Be Paid Before Filing or Recording.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The secretary of state shall not file or record articles of incorporation or consolidation, certificates, or other papers referred to in section 111.16 of the Revised Code unless the fee has been paid.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 111 | Secretary of State › Section 111.18 | Record and Deposit of Fees - Alternative Payment Programs.

Effective:
June 30, 2011
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly
(A) The secretary of state shall keep a record of all fees collected by the secretary of state and, except as otherwise provided in the Revised Code, shall pay them into the state treasury to the credit of the corporate and uniform commercial code filing fund created by section 1309.528 of the Revised Code.
(B) The secretary of state may implement alternative payment programs that permit payment of any fee charged by the secretary of state by means other than cash, check, money order, or credit card; an alternative payment program may include, but is not limited to, one that permits a fee to be paid by electronic means of transmission. Fees paid under an alternative payment program shall be deposited to the credit of the secretary of state alternative payment program fund, which is hereby created in the state treasury. Any investment income of the secretary of state alternative payment program fund shall be credited to that fund and used to operate the alternative payment program. Within two working days following the deposit of funds to the credit of the secretary of state alternative payment program fund, the secretary of state shall pay those funds to the credit of the corporate and uniform commercial code filing fund, subject to division (B) of section 1309.401 of the Revised Code and except as otherwise provided in the Revised Code.
The secretary of state shall adopt rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this division.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 111 | Secretary of State › Section 111.19 | Recovery of Fees Paid Under Protest.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Fees paid under protest to the secretary of state and deposited by him in the state treasury are recoverable only by a suit against the state and not against the secretary of state. For such purpose permission is hereby given by this section to maintain actions against the state in the cases and to the extent that such actions might be maintained against the secretary of state, if the fees were held by him. Service of process shall be made on the attorney general, who shall represent the state.
Last updated September 3, 2021 at 10:45 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 111 | Secretary of State › Section 111.20 | Certificate of Compliance With Laws Prima-Facie Evidence of Incorporation.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The certificate of compliance with the laws of this state issued to a corporation not organized under the laws of this state, or a copy of such certificate certified by the state officer issuing same, or his successor in office, shall be prima-facie evidence of the due incorporation and existence of the corporation. All officers authorized to issue certificates of compliance to corporations not organized under the laws of this state shall keep a record of such certificates issued by them.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 111 | Secretary of State › Section 111.201 | Duplication and Destruction of Documents.

Effective:
July 29, 1998
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 579 - 122nd General Assembly
The secretary of state may make copies of all documents filed with the secretary of state's office pursuant to any section of the Revised Code, by microfilm or any other authorized photostatic or digitized process, and destroy the original documents after they are copied.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 111 | Secretary of State › Section 111.202 | Facsimile Signature.

Effective:
October 4, 1996
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 495 - 121st General Assembly
Any document filed with the secretary of state that, by statute or by rule or determination of the secretary of state, is required to include a signature of a person may contain, in lieu of the person's original signature, a copy of the person's original signature transmitted by facsimile machine to the secretary of state, or be a photocopy or similar reproduction of the person's original signature.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 111 | Secretary of State › Section 111.21 | Secretary of State - Duties as to Political Subdivision.

Effective:
December 20, 2005
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly
The secretary of state shall:
(A) Make and keep a record of all elections and the votes cast at elections in municipal corporations, townships, and counties upon all questions of electing charter commissions, of adopting charters or amendments to charters, of adopting additional laws or alternative forms of government, of transferring powers to counties, and of withdrawing or revoking those powers;
(B) File and preserve all reports, certificates, and copies of agreements transferring powers, whether approved by popular vote or otherwise, and of charters, as permanent public records of the state;
(C) Establish regulations prescribing the forms, times, certifications, details, and other particulars or conditions governing the fiscal officers of townships and the clerks of municipal corporations, boards of elections, and boards of county commissioners in reporting and certifying the papers and information necessary for the records and files of the secretary of state. The regulations shall require the furnishing of one or more duplicates of the text of all charters and amendments, and of all transfer agreements, one of each of which it shall be the duty of the secretary of state to verify and deposit in the library of the supreme court.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 111 | Secretary of State › Section 111.22 | Copies of Resolutions and Ordinances to Be Certified to Secretary of State.

Effective:
December 20, 2005
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 107 - 126th General Assembly
The fiscal officer of every township and the clerk of every municipal corporation, board of elections, and board of county commissioners shall:
(A) Furnish and certify to the secretary of state all copies of resolutions, ordinances, other instruments, portions of public records, and other information as the secretary of state requires; and
(B) Furnish and certify duplicate copies of so much of each item as the secretary of state prescribes to the clerk of the court of common pleas and the law library of the county affected.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 111 | Secretary of State › Section 111.23 | Expedited Filing - Bulk Filing - Alternative Filing Procedures.

Effective:
June 6, 2001
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 94 - 124th General Assembly
(A) The secretary of state, by rule, shall establish, and prescribe guidelines and fees for the use of, an expedited filing service that provides, at the option of the person making a filing, expeditious processing of any filing with the secretary of state under Chapter 1309. or 1329. or Title XVII of the Revised Code.
(B) The secretary of state may adopt rules establishing, and prescribing guidelines and fees for the use of, a bulk filing service that provides, at the option of the person making a filing, a method for providing large amounts of information. The secretary of state may charge and collect fees for filings made through a bulk filing service at reduced amounts from those otherwise specified in or authorized by the Revised Code.
(C) The secretary of state may adopt rules establishing, and prescribing guidelines and fees for the use of, alternative filing procedures in making filings with the secretary of state. Under these rules, the secretary of state may accept any filing and payment of associated fees through any electronic, digital, facsimile, or other means of transmission. The filings shall be made on a form prescribed by the secretary of state and shall comply fully with any other requirements of the Revised Code applicable to the type of filing being made.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 111 | Secretary of State › Section 111.24 | Refusal of Documents for Filing or Recording.

Effective:
November 6, 1996
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 644 - 121st General Assembly
(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Revised Code, if a person presents a document to the secretary of state for filing or recording, the secretary of state may refuse to accept the document for filing or recording if the document is not required or authorized to be filed or recorded with the secretary of state or the secretary of state has reasonable cause to believe the document is materially false or fraudulent. This division does not create a duty upon the secretary of state to inspect, evaluate, or investigate a document that is presented for filing or recording.
(B) If the secretary of state, pursuant to division (A) of this section, refuses to accept a document for filing or recording, the person who presented the document to the secretary of state may commence an action in or apply for an order from the court of claims to require the secretary of state to accept the document for filing or recording. If the court determines that the document is appropriate for filing or recording, it shall order the secretary of state to accept the document for that purpose.
(C) If the secretary of state, acting under this section in a manner that does not subject the secretary of state to personal liability under section 9.86 of the Revised Code, improperly refuses to accept a document for filing or recording, the secretary of state shall not be personally liable on account of the improper refusal and the sureties that issued the bond shall not have a right of subrogation against the secretary of state on account of a claim made on the secretary of state's bond as a result of the improper refusal.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 111 | Secretary of State › Section 111.241 | Documents With Social Security Numbers.

Effective:
September 1, 2008
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 46 - 127th General Assembly
(A) The secretary of state shall not accept a document for filing or recording if the document includes any individual's social security number or federal tax identification number. If a document presented for filing or recording includes any individual's social security number or federal tax identification number and the secretary of state refuses to accept that document for filing or recording, the secretary of state or the person who attempted to file or record the document with the secretary of state may immediately redact the individual's social security number or federal tax identification number from the document.
(B) Division (A) of this section does not apply to either of the following:
(1) Any document that originates with any court or taxing authority;
(2) Any publicly recorded document that is required by federal or state law to include an individual's social security number or federal tax identification number.
(C) This section does not apply to documents that were executed by an individual prior to the effective date of this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 111 | Secretary of State › Section 111.25 | Title 17 Filing Forms.

Effective:
May 16, 2002
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 278 - 124th General Assembly
The secretary of state shall prescribe the forms for persons to use in complying with the requirements of Title XVII of the Revised Code to the extent that those requirements relate to filings with the office of the secretary of state.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 111 | Secretary of State › Section 111.27 | Board of Elections Reimbursement and Education Fund.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
There is hereby established in the state treasury the board of elections reimbursement and education fund. The fund shall be used by the secretary of state to reimburse boards of elections pursuant to sections 3513.301, 3513.312, 3515.071, and 3521.03 of the Revised Code, and to provide training and educational programs for members and employees of boards of elections. The fund shall receive transfers of cash pursuant to controlling board action.
Last updated July 23, 2021 at 8:12 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 111 | Secretary of State › Section 111.28 | Help America Vote Act (Hava) Fund; Miscellaneous Federal Grants Fund.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
(A) There is hereby created in the state treasury the help America vote act (HAVA) fund. All moneys received by the secretary of state from the United States election assistance commission for purposes established under the "Help America Vote Act of 2002," Pub. L. No. 107-252, as amended, shall be credited to the fund. The secretary of state shall use the moneys credited to the fund for activities conducted pursuant to that act. All investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund.
(B) There is hereby created in the state treasury the miscellaneous federal grants fund. Except as otherwise provided in division (A) of this section, all moneys the secretary of state receives as grants from federal sources shall be credited to the fund. The secretary of state shall use the moneys credited to the fund for the purposes and activities required by the applicable federal grant agreements. All investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund.
Last updated August 9, 2021 at 2:54 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 111 | Secretary of State › Section 111.30 | Forms for Campaign Finance Disclosure and Independent Expenditure Statements.

Effective:
September 15, 2004
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 133 - 125th General Assembly
The secretary of state shall prescribe forms for campaign finance disclosure statements and independent expenditure statements for the purpose of sections 145.053, 742.042, 3307.072, 3309.072, and 5505.044 of the Revised Code and accept the forms from candidates and persons making independent expenditures filing them with the secretary pursuant to those sections.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 111 | Secretary of State › Section 111.31 | Mailing Unsolicited Absent Voter's Ballots.

Effective:
April 7, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 458 - 134th General Assembly
(A) Notwithstanding division (E)(2) of section 3509.03 and division (E)(2) of section 3511.02 of the Revised Code, the secretary of state may mail unsolicited applications for absent voter's ballots to electors for a general election if all of the following apply:
(1) The general assembly appropriates funds to the controlling board for that particular mailing;
(2) The secretary of state submits a request to the controlling board to transfer those funds to the absent voter's ballot application mailing fund established under division (B) of this section;
(3) The request is accompanied by a report that includes all of the following concerning the most recent mailing of unsolicited applications for absent voter's ballots conducted by the secretary of state:
(a) The number of applications mailed;
(b) The number of those applications that were returned to the sender as undeliverable or otherwise were determined to be undeliverable;
(c) The number of those applications that were completed and returned to the secretary of state or a board of elections;
(d) The number of absent voter's ballots cast by mail in the election for which the applications were mailed.
(4) The controlling board approves the transfer of funds to the absent voter's ballot application mailing fund.
(B) There is hereby created in the state treasury the absent voter's ballot application mailing fund. The secretary of state shall use the fund to pay the cost of printing and mailing unsolicited applications for absent voter's ballots.
The fund shall consist of moneys transferred to it by the controlling board under division (A) of this section. The controlling board shall transfer any unused moneys in the fund to the proper appropriation item.
Last updated January 31, 2023 at 5:04 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 111 | Secretary of State › Section 111.41 | Definitions for Sections 111.41 to 111.99.

Effective:
September 8, 2016
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 359 - 131st General Assembly
As used in sections 111.41 to 111.99 of the Revised Code:
(A) "Application assistant" means an employee or volunteer at an agency or organization that serves victims of domestic violence, menacing by stalking, human trafficking, trafficking in persons, rape, or sexual battery who has received training and certification from the secretary of state to help individuals complete applications to be program participants.
(B) "Confidential address" means the address of a program participant's residence, school, institution of higher education, business, or place of employment, as specified on an application to be a program participant or on a notice of change of address filed under section 111.42 of the Revised Code. A confidential address is not a public record under section 149.43 of the Revised Code, and shall be kept confidential.
(C) "Governmental entity" means the state, a political subdivision of the state, or any department, agency, board, commission, or other instrumentality of the state or a political subdivision of the state.
(D) "Guardian," "incompetent," "parent," and "ward" have the same meanings as in section 2111.01 of the Revised Code.
(E) "Human trafficking" has the same meaning as in section 2929.01 of the Revised Code.
(F) "Process" means judicial process and all orders, demands, notices, or other papers required or permitted by law to be served on a program participant.
(G) "Program participant" means a person who is certified by the secretary of state as a program participant under section 111.42 of the Revised Code.
(H) "Tier I sex offender/child-victim offender," "tier II sex offender/child-victim offender," and "tier III sex offender/child-victim offender" have the same meanings as in section 2950.01 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 111 | Secretary of State › Section 111.45 | Cancellation of Certification.

Effective:
April 29, 2022
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 93 - 134th General Assembly
(A) The secretary of state shall cancel the certification of a program participant if any of the following are true:
(1) The program participant's application contained one or more false statements.
(2) The program participant has filed a written, notarized request with the secretary of state, on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, asking to cease being a program participant.
(3) The program participant's certification has expired and the program participant has not renewed the certification in accordance with division (F) of section 111.42 of the Revised Code not later than the deadline specified by the secretary of state by rule to renew the certification.
(B) Upon canceling a certification under division (A) of this section, the secretary of state shall, within ten business days, do both of the following:
(1) Notify the director of the board of elections of the county in which the former program participant resides;
(2) Notify the county recorder, auditor, treasurer, and engineer and the clerk of the court of common pleas of each county in which the former program participant has filed real property confidentiality notices under section 111.431 of the Revised Code that have not been revoked under that section.
Last updated February 2, 2022 at 3:56 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 111 | Secretary of State › Section 111.47 | Liability.

Effective:
September 8, 2016
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 359 - 131st General Assembly
(A) Notwithstanding division (A)(3) of section 2743.02 of the Revised Code and except if the performance or nonperformance was manifestly outside the scope of the officer's or employee's office or employment or the officer or employee acted with malicious purpose, in bad faith, or in a wanton or reckless manner, the state is immune from liability in any civil action or proceeding involving the performance or nonperformance of a public duty under the address confidentiality program.
(B) The secretary of state shall adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to facilitate the administration of sections 111.41 to 111.46 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 111 | Secretary of State › Section 111.48 | Address Confidentiality Program Fund.

Effective:
April 29, 2022
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 110, House Bill 93 - 134th General Assembly
There is in the state treasury the address confidentiality program fund. The fund shall consist of money paid into the fund pursuant to division (B)(11) of section 2929.18 and division (D) of section 2929.28 of the Revised Code and any money appropriated to the fund by the general assembly or donated to the fund. The secretary of state shall use the money in the fund for the purpose of administering the address confidentiality program described in sections 111.41 to 111.47 of the Revised Code.
Last updated February 10, 2022 at 2:53 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 111 | Secretary of State › Section 111.99 | Violations; Penalty.

Effective:
April 29, 2022
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 93 - 134th General Assembly
(A) No person who submits an application under section 111.42 of the Revised Code shall knowingly make a false attestation in the application that the applicant fears for the applicant's safety, the safety of a member of the applicant's household, or the safety of the minor, incompetent, or ward on whose behalf the application is made because the applicant, household member, minor, incompetent, or ward is a victim of domestic violence, menacing by stalking, human trafficking, trafficking in persons, rape, or sexual battery.
(B)(1) As used in division (B) of this section:
(a) "Public official" means any officer, employee, or duly authorized representative or agent of a public office.
(b) "Public office" means any state agency, public institution, political subdivision, other organized body, office, agency, institution, or entity established by the laws of this state for the exercise of any function of government.
(2) No public official who has access to a confidential address or telephone number or to information that is subject to a real property confidentiality notice under section 111.431 of the Revised Code because of the person's status as a public official shall knowingly disclose that confidential information to any person, except as required or permitted by law.
(C) No person who obtains a confidential address or telephone number from the Ohio law enforcement gateway shall knowingly disclose that confidential address or telephone number to any person, except as is necessary for a law enforcement purpose when related to the performance of official duties, or for another legitimate governmental purpose.
(D) No person who obtains a confidential address or telephone number from the secretary of state under division (E) of section 111.43 of the Revised Code shall knowingly disclose that information to any person, except for the purpose for which the disclosure was authorized under that division.
(E) No person who obtains information that is subject to a real property confidentiality notice under section 111.431 of the Revised Code for the purpose of conducting a title examination under division (E) of that section shall knowingly disclose that confidential information to any person, except for the purpose identified in the application submitted under that division.
(F) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
Last updated February 2, 2022 at 3:58 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 113 | Treasurer of State › Section 113.01 | Election - Term.

Effective:
January 9, 1961
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 104th General Assembly
The treasurer of state shall be elected quadrennially, and shall hold his office for a term of four years. The term of office of the treasurer of state shall commence on the second Monday of January next after his election.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 113 | Treasurer of State › Section 113.02 | Bond.

Effective:
September 29, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of office, the treasurer of state shall give a bond to the state in the sum of one million dollars, with a surety authorized to do business in the state, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of the office of treasurer of state. The bond and the oath of office shall be deposited with and kept by the secretary of state in the secretary of state's office.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 113 | Treasurer of State › Section 113.03 | Additional Bond.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The general assembly or the governor may require the treasurer of state to give such additional bond as is necessary. If the demand is not complied with within ten days to the satisfaction of the general assembly or the governor, the office of treasurer of state shall be declared vacant, and the governor shall appoint a treasurer of state to fill the vacancy. The person so appointed shall give and file a bond, take the oath of office, shall have the powers, perform the duties, and be subject to the liabilities, of an elected and qualified treasurer of state.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 113 | Treasurer of State › Section 113.04 | Appointing Employees - Bond.

Effective:
July 1, 1985
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 201 - 116th General Assembly
The treasurer of state shall appoint such employees as are necessary to carry out the functions of his office. Each employee shall be covered by a fidelity or surety bond, the premium on which shall be paid out of appropriations made to the treasurer of state.