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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 109 | Attorney General › Section 109.741 | Rules Governing Training of Peace Officers in Handling of Missing Children and Child Abuse and Neglect Cases.

Effective:
April 5, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 571 - 126th General Assembly
The attorney general shall adopt, in accordance with Chapter 119. or pursuant to section 109.74 of the Revised Code, rules governing the training of peace officers in the handling of missing children, missing persons, and child abuse and neglect cases. The rules shall specify the amount of that training necessary for the satisfactory completion of basic training programs at approved peace officer training schools, other than the Ohio peace officer training academy and the time within which a peace officer is required to receive that training, if the peace officer is appointed as a peace officer before receiving that training.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 109 | Attorney General › Section 109.742 | Rules Governing Training of Peace Officers in Crisis Intervention.

Effective:
October 16, 2009
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly
The attorney general shall adopt, in accordance with Chapter 119. or pursuant to section 109.74 of the Revised Code, rules governing the training of peace officers in crisis intervention. The rules shall specify the amount of training necessary for the satisfactory completion of basic training programs at approved peace officer training schools, other than the Ohio peace officer training academy.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 109 | Attorney General › Section 109.743 | Administrative Rules.

Effective:
December 2, 1996
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 670 - 121st General Assembly
The attorney general shall adopt, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code or pursuant to section 109.74 of the Revised Code, rules governing firearms requalification programs that are required by section 109.801 of the Revised Code. At a minimum, the rules shall prohibit a firearms requalification program from being used to fulfill the requirements of section 109.801 of the Revised Code until after the program is approved by the executive director of the Ohio peace officer training commission pursuant to section 109.75 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 109 | Attorney General › Section 109.744 | Rules Governing Training of Peace Officers in Handling of Offense of Domestic Violence.

Effective:
October 16, 2009
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly
The attorney general shall adopt, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code or pursuant to section 109.74 of the Revised Code, rules governing the training of peace officers in the handling of the offense of domestic violence, other types of domestic violence-related offenses and incidents, and protection orders and consent agreements issued or approved under section 2919.26 or 3113.31 of the Revised Code. The provisions of the rules shall include, but shall not be limited to, all of the following:
(A) A specified amount of training that is necessary for the satisfactory completion of basic training programs at approved peace officer training schools, other than the Ohio peace officer training academy;
(B) A requirement that the training include, but not be limited to, training in all of the following:
(1) All recent amendments to domestic violence-related laws;
(2) Notifying a victim of domestic violence of the victim's rights;
(3) Processing protection orders and consent agreements issued or approved under section 2919.26 or 3113.31 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 109 | Attorney General › Section 109.745 | Training for Investigating and Handling Crime of Trafficking in Persons.

Effective:
June 27, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 262 - 129th General Assembly
(A) The attorney general shall provide training for peace officers in investigating and handling violations of section 2905.32 of the Revised Code. The training shall include all of the following:
(1) Identifying violations of section 2905.32 of the Revised Code;
(2) Methods used in identifying victims of violations of section 2905.32 of the Revised Code who are citizens of the United States or a foreign country, including preliminary interviewing techniques and appropriate questioning methods;
(3) Methods for prosecuting persons who violate section 2905.32 of the Revised Code;
(4) Methods of increasing effective collaboration with nongovernmental organizations and other social service organizations in the course of a criminal action regarding a violation of section 2905.32 of the Revised Code;
(5) Methods for protecting the rights of victims of violations of section 2905.32 of the Revised Code, including the need to consider human rights and the special needs of women and children who are victims of violations of that section and to treat victims as victims rather than as criminals;
(6) Methods for promoting the safety of victims of violations of section 2905.32 of the Revised Code, including the training of peace officers to quickly recognize victims of a violation of any of those sections who are citizens of the United States or citizens of a foreign country.
(B) Any organization, person, or other governmental agency with an interest and expertise in trafficking in persons may submit information or materials to the attorney general regarding the development and presentation of the training required under this section. The attorney general, in developing the training required by this section, shall consider any information submitted pursuant to this division.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 109 | Attorney General › Section 109.746 | Public Awareness Programs Regarding Trafficking in Persons.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) The attorney general may prepare public awareness programs that are designed to educate potential victims of violations of section 2905.32 of the Revised Code and their families of the risks of becoming a victim of a violation of that section. The attorney general may prepare these programs with assistance from the department of health, the department of mental health and addiction services, the department of job and family services, and the department of education and workforce.
(B) Any organization, person, or other governmental agency with an interest and expertise in trafficking in persons may submit information or materials to the attorney general regarding the preparation of the programs and materials permitted under this section. The attorney general, in developing the programs and materials permitted by this section, shall consider any information submitted pursuant to this division.
Last updated September 20, 2023 at 12:11 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 109 | Attorney General › Section 109.747 | Rules Governing Training of Peace Officers on Companion Animal Encounters and Companion Animal Behavior.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
The attorney general shall adopt, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code or pursuant to section 109.74 of the Revised Code, rules governing the training of peace officers on companion animal encounters and companion animal behavior. The provisions of the rules shall include all of the following:
(A) A specified amount of training that is necessary for satisfactory completion of basic training programs at approved peace officer training schools, other than the Ohio peace officer training academy;
(B) The time within which a peace officer is required to receive that training, if the peace officer is appointed as a peace officer before receiving that training;
(C) A requirement that the training include training in all of the following:
(1) Handling companion animal-related calls or unplanned encounters with companion animals, with an emphasis on canine-related incidents and the use of nonlethal methods and tools in handling an encounter with a canine;
(2) Identifying and understanding companion animal behavior;
(3) State laws and municipal ordinances related to companion animals;
(4) Avoiding a companion animal attack;
(5) Using nonlethal methods to defend against a companion animal attack.
(D) As used in this section, "companion animal" has the same meaning as in section 959.131 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 109 | Attorney General › Section 109.748 | Rules Governing the Training of Tactical Medical Professionals to Carry Firearms.

Effective:
June 1, 2018
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 79 - 132nd General Assembly
The attorney general shall adopt, in accordance with Chapter 119. or pursuant to section 109.74 of the Revised Code, the following rules:
(A) Rules governing the training of tactical medical professionals to qualify them to carry firearms while on duty under section 109.771 of the Revised Code. The rules shall specify the amount of training necessary for the satisfactory completion of training programs at approved peace officer training schools, other than the Ohio peace officer training academy. The rules shall include all of the following:
(1) For all such professionals, a requirement that the professional shall receive firearms training through a program approved by the Ohio peace officer training commission and training in any additional subjects deemed necessary by the Ohio peace officer training commission.
(2) For such professionals seeking certification to carry a rifle or carbine, a requirement that, in addition to the training described in division (A)(1) of this section, the professional shall receive training with respect to the carrying and use of rifles and carbines through a program approved by the Ohio peace officer training commission.
(B) Rules authorizing and governing the attendance of tactical medical professionals at approved peace officer training schools, including the Ohio peace officer training academy, to receive training to qualify them to carry firearms while on duty under section 109.771 of the Revised Code, and the certification of the professionals upon their satisfactory completion of training programs providing that training.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 109 | Attorney General › Section 109.749 | Training Materials on Restraining or Confining Pregnant Children or Women.

Effective:
April 12, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 133rd General Assembly
The attorney general shall provide training materials to law enforcement, court, and corrections officials on the provisions of sections 2152.75 and 2901.10 of the Revised Code to train employees on proper implementation of the requirements of those sections.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 109 | Attorney General › Section 109.7410 | Rules Governing Training of Peace Officers Interacting With Individuals With Dementia.

Effective:
April 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 23 - 134th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "dementia" includes Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder.
(B) The attorney general, in consultation with the departments of aging and job and family services, shall adopt, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code or pursuant to section 109.74 of the Revised Code, rules governing the training of peace officers in identifying and interacting with individuals with dementia. The rules shall specify both of the following:
(1) The amount of dementia-related training, which shall be determined in accordance with guidance from the Ohio peace officer training commission, if needed, that is necessary for satisfactory completion of basic training programs at approved peace officer training schools. The amount of dementia-related training determined under division (B)(1) of this section shall not exceed two hours.
(2) The amount of dementia-related training, which shall be determined in accordance with guidance from the Ohio peace officer training commission, if needed, that may be credited for continuing professional training. The amount of dementia-related training determined under division (B)(2) of this section shall not exceed one hour.
(C) The dementia-related training required under this section shall include instruction in all of the following:
(1) Identifying individuals with dementia, including psychiatric and behavioral symptoms of dementia;
(2) Respectful and effective communication techniques for communicating with individuals with dementia and their caregivers;
(3) Techniques for addressing the behavioral symptoms of dementia, including alternatives to physical restraint;
(4) Identifying and reporting incidents of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of individuals with dementia to the appropriate county department of job and family services in accordance with section 5101.63 of the Revised Code;
(5) Protocols for contacting caregivers when an individual with dementia is found wandering or during an emergency or crisis situation;
(6) Local resources available for individuals with dementia;
(7) Local and national organizations that assist peace officers with locating missing and wandering individuals with dementia and returning them to their caregivers.
Last updated January 31, 2023 at 12:51 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 109 | Attorney General › Section 109.751 | Attendance of Undercover Drug Agents, Bailiffs, Deputy Bailiffs or Public Defender Investigators at Basic Training Programs.

Effective:
September 14, 2016
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 293 - 131st General Assembly
(A) The executive director of the Ohio peace officer training commission shall neither approve nor issue a certificate of approval to a peace officer training school pursuant to section 109.75 of the Revised Code unless the school agrees to permit, in accordance with rules adopted by the attorney general pursuant to division (C) of this section, undercover drug agents to attend its basic training programs. The executive director shall revoke approval, and the certificate of approval of, a peace officer training school that does not permit, in accordance with rules adopted by the attorney general pursuant to division (C) of this section, undercover drug agents to attend its basic training programs.
This division does not apply to peace officer training schools for employees of conservancy districts who are designated pursuant to section 6101.75 of the Revised Code or for a natural resources law enforcement staff officer, forest-fire investigators, wildlife officers, or natural resources officers of the department of natural resources.
(B)(1) A peace officer training school is not required to permit an undercover drug agent, a bailiff or deputy bailiff of a court of record of this state, or a criminal investigator employed by the state public defender to attend its basic training programs if either of the following applies:
(a) In the case of the Ohio peace officer training academy, the employer county, township, municipal corporation, court, or state public defender or the particular undercover drug agent, bailiff, deputy bailiff, or criminal investigator has not paid the tuition costs of training in accordance with section 109.79 of the Revised Code;
(b) In the case of other peace officer training schools, the employing county, township, municipal corporation, court, or state public defender fails to pay the entire cost of the training and certification.
(2) A training school shall not permit a bailiff or deputy bailiff of a court of record of this state or a criminal investigator employed by the state public defender to attend its basic training programs unless the employing court of the bailiff or deputy bailiff or the state public defender, whichever is applicable, has authorized the bailiff, deputy bailiff, or investigator to attend the school.
(C) The attorney general shall adopt, in accordance with Chapter 119. or pursuant to section 109.74 of the Revised Code, rules governing the attendance of undercover drug agents at approved peace officer training schools, other than the Ohio peace officer training academy, and the certification of the agents upon their satisfactory completion of basic training programs.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 109 | Attorney General › Section 109.752 | Sheriff Attending Peace Officer Basic Training Programs.

Effective:
December 2, 1996
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 670 - 121st General Assembly
Any sheriff may attend and be awarded a certificate by the executive director of the Ohio peace officer training commission attesting to the satisfactory completion of any state, county, municipal, or department of natural resources peace officer basic training program that has been approved by the executive director under section 109.75 of the Revised Code or is offered at the Ohio peace officer training academy.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 109 | Attorney General › Section 109.76 | Peace Officers Not Exempted From Civil Service.

Effective:
August 26, 1977
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 112th General Assembly
Nothing in sections 109.71 to 109.77 of the Revised Code shall be construed to except any peace officer, or other officer or employee from the provisions of Chapter 124. of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 109 | Attorney General › Section 109.761 | Reports of Appointment to Peace Officer Training Commission.

Effective:
October 16, 2009
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly
(A)(1) Each agency or entity that appoints or employs one or more peace officers shall report to the Ohio peace officer training commission all of the following that occur on or after February 20, 2002:
(a) The appointment or employment of any person to serve the agency or entity as a peace officer in any full-time, part-time, reserve, auxiliary, or other capacity;
(b) The termination, resignation, felony conviction, death, or guilty plea as specified in division (F) of section 109.77 of the Revised Code of any person who has been appointed to or employed by the agency or entity as a peace officer in any full-time, part-time, reserve, auxiliary, or other capacity and is serving the agency or entity in any of those peace officer capacities.
(2) An agency or entity shall make each report required by this division not later than ten days after the occurrence of the event being reported. The agency or entity shall make the report in the manner and format prescribed by the executive director of the Ohio peace officer training commission.
(B) Each agency or entity that appoints or employs one or more peace officers or state highway patrol troopers shall annually provide to the Ohio peace officer training commission a roster of all persons who have been appointed to or employed by the agency or entity as peace officers or troopers in any full-time, part-time, reserve, auxiliary, or other capacity and are serving, or during the year covered by the report have served, the agency or entity in any of those peace officer or trooper capacities. The agency or entity shall provide the roster in the manner and format, and by the date, prescribed by the executive director of the Ohio peace officer training commission.
(C) The Ohio peace officer training commission shall prescribe the manner and format of making reports under division (A) of this section and providing annual rosters under division (B) of this section and shall prescribe the date by which the annual rosters must be provided.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 109 | Attorney General › Section 109.771 | Authority of Tactical Medical Professionals to Carry Firearms.

Effective:
December 29, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly
(A) A tactical medical professional may carry firearms while on duty in the same manner, to the same extent, and in the same areas as a law enforcement officer of the law enforcement agency the professional is serving, if all of the following apply:
(1) The law enforcement agency that the tactical medical professional is serving has specifically authorized the professional to carry firearms while on duty.
(2) The tactical medical professional has done or received one of the following:
(a) The professional has been awarded a certificate by the executive director of the Ohio peace officer training commission, which certificate attests to satisfactory completion of an approved state, county, or municipal basic training program or a program at the Ohio peace officer training academy that qualifies the professional to carry firearms while on duty and that conforms to the rules adopted under section 109.748 of the Revised Code.
(b) Prior to or during employment as a tactical medical professional and prior to June 1, 2018, the professional has successfully completed a firearms training program, other than one described in division (A)(2)(a) of this section, that was approved by the Ohio peace officer training commission.
(B) A tactical medical professional to whom division (A) of this section applies and who is carrying one or more firearms under authority of that division has protection from potential civil or criminal liability for any conduct occurring while carrying the firearm or firearms to the same extent as a law enforcement officer of the law enforcement agency the professional is serving has such protection.
(C) The executive director of the commission shall issue a certificate of completion of a training program required under this section in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code to an individual if either of the following applies:
(1) The individual holds a certificate of completion of such a program in another state.
(2) The individual has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter as a tactical medical professional who carries a firearm while on duty in a state that does not require completion of such a training program.
Last updated December 29, 2023 at 7:37 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 109 | Attorney General › Section 109.772 | Authority of County Correctional Officer to Carry Firearms.

Effective:
April 4, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 16, Senate Bill 288 - 134th General Assembly
(A) A county correctional officer may carry firearms while on duty in the same manner, to the same extent, and in the same areas as a law enforcement officer of the law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the place at which the county jail, county workhouse, minimum security jail, joint city and county workhouse, municipal-county correctional center, multicounty-municipal correctional center, municipal-county jail or workhouse, or multicounty-municipal jail or workhouse is located, if all of the following apply:
(1) The person in charge of the county jail, county workhouse, minimum security jail, joint city and county workhouse, municipal-county correctional center, multicounty-municipal correctional center, municipal-county jail or workhouse, or multicounty-municipal jail or workhouse has specifically authorized the county correctional officer to carry firearms while on duty.
(2) The county correctional officer has done or received one of the following:
(a) The county correctional officer has been awarded a certificate by the executive director of the Ohio peace officer training commission, which certificate attests to satisfactory completion of an approved state, county, or municipal basic training program or a program at the Ohio peace officer training academy that qualifies the county correctional officer to carry firearms while on duty and that conforms to the rules adopted under section 109.773 of the Revised Code.
(b) Prior to or during employment as a county correctional officer and prior to the effective date of this section, the county correctional officer has successfully completed a firearms training program, other than one described in division (A)(2)(a) of this section, that was approved by the Ohio peace officer training commission.
(B) A county correctional officer to whom division (A) of this section applies and who is carrying one or more firearms under authority of that division has protection from potential civil or criminal liability for any conduct occurring while carrying the firearm or firearms to the same extent as a law enforcement officer of the law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the place at which the county jail, county workhouse, minimum security jail, joint city and county workhouse, municipal-county correctional center, multicounty-municipal correctional center, municipal-county jail or workhouse, or multicounty-municipal jail or workhouse is located has such protection.
Last updated February 16, 2023 at 6:06 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 109 | Attorney General › Section 109.773 | Rules Governing the Attendance of County Correctional Officers at Peace Officer Training Schools.

Effective:
April 4, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 16, Senate Bill 288 - 134th General Assembly
The attorney general shall adopt, in accordance with Chapter 119. or pursuant to section 109.74 of the Revised Code, rules authorizing and governing the attendance of county correctional officers at approved peace officer training schools, including the Ohio peace officer training academy, to receive training to qualify them to carry firearms while on duty under section 109.771 of the Revised Code, and the certification of the county correctional officers upon their satisfactory completion of training programs providing that training.
Last updated March 1, 2023 at 2:43 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 109 | Attorney General › Section 109.80 | Basic Training Course for Sheriffs - Continuing Education.

Effective:
December 2, 1996
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 670, House Bill 351 - 121st General Assembly
(A) The Ohio peace officer training commission shall develop and conduct a basic training course lasting at least three weeks for appointed and newly elected sheriffs appointed or elected on or after January 1, 1988, and shall establish criteria for what constitutes successful completion of the course. The basic training course shall include instruction in contemporary law enforcement, criminal investigations, the judicial process, civil rules, corrections, and other topics relevant to the duties and operations of the office of sheriff. The commission shall offer the course every four years within six months after the general election of sheriffs in each county and at other times when it is needed to permit sheriffs to attend within six months after appointment or election. The course shall be conducted by the Ohio peace officer training academy. The council shall provide that not less than two weeks of the course conducted within six months after the general election of sheriffs in each county shall be conducted prior to the first Monday in January next after that general election.
(B) The attorney general shall appoint a continuing education committee, consisting of not fewer than five nor more than seven members, including but not limited to, members of the Ohio peace officer training commission and sheriffs. The commission and the committee jointly shall determine the type of continuing education required for sheriffs to complete the requirements of division (E) of section 311.01 of the Revised Code and shall establish criteria for what constitutes successful completion of the requirement. The committee shall approve the courses that sheriffs may attend to complete the continuing education requirement and shall publish an approved list of those courses. The commission shall maintain a list of approved training schools that sheriffs may attend to complete the continuing education requirement. Upon request, the committee may approve courses other than those courses conducted as part of a certified law enforcement manager program.
(C) Upon presentation of evidence by a sheriff that because of medical disability or for other good cause that the sheriff is unable to complete the basic or continuing education requirement, the commission may waive the requirement until the disability or cause terminates.
(D) As used in this section, "newly elected sheriff" means a person who did not hold the office of sheriff of a county on the date the person was elected sheriff of that county.
The Legislative Service Commission presents the text of this section as a composite of the section as amended by multiple acts of the General Assembly. This presentation recognizes the principle stated in R.C. 1.52(B) that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 109 | Attorney General › Section 109.801 | Annual Firearms Requalification Program.

Effective:
April 4, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 16, Senate Bill 288 - 134th General Assembly
(A)(1) Each year, any of the following persons who are authorized to carry firearms in the course of their official duties shall complete successfully a firearms requalification program approved by the executive director of the Ohio peace officer training commission in accordance with rules adopted by the attorney general pursuant to section 109.743 of the Revised Code: any peace officer, sheriff, chief of police of an organized police department of a municipal corporation or township, chief of police of a township police district or joint police district police force, superintendent of the state highway patrol, state highway patrol trooper, or chief of police of a university or college police department; any parole or probation officer who carries a firearm in the course of official duties; any county correctional officer; the house of representatives sergeant at arms if the house of representatives sergeant at arms has arrest authority pursuant to division (E)(1) of section 101.311 of the Revised Code; any assistant house of representatives sergeant at arms; the senate sergeant at arms; any assistant senate sergeant at arms; any tactical medical professional; or any employee of the department of youth services who is designated pursuant to division (A)(2) of section 5139.53 of the Revised Code as being authorized to carry a firearm while on duty as described in that division.
(2) No person listed in division (A)(1) of this section shall carry a firearm during the course of official duties if the person does not comply with division (A)(1) of this section.
(B) The hours that a sheriff spends attending a firearms requalification program required by division (A) of this section are in addition to the sixteen hours of continuing education that are required by division (E) of section 311.01 of the Revised Code.
(C) As used in this section, "firearm" has the same meaning as in section 2923.11 of the Revised Code.
Last updated January 23, 2023 at 1:35 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 109 | Attorney General › Section 109.81 | Antitrust Cases - Appointment of Special Counsel.

Effective:
July 1, 1993
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 152 - 120th General Assembly
(A) The attorney general shall act as the attorney at law in any antitrust case for the state. He may act as the attorney at law in any antitrust case for any political subdivision of the state, for the governing body of any political subdivision of the state, or, as parens patriae, for any natural person residing in the state. The attorney general shall do all things necessary under the laws of any state or the federal government to properly conduct any antitrust case in which he acts as attorney at law, including the bringing of an action for equitable relief or for the recovery of damages.
(B) The attorney general may appoint special counsel to act as attorney at law in any antitrust case described in division (A) of this section. A special counsel appointed under this section shall be paid in either or both of the following ways:
(1) At an hourly rate determined by the attorney general;
(2) At a percentage determined by the attorney general of the monetary relief or economic benefit recovered from conducting the antitrust case.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 109 | Attorney General › Section 109.82 | Antitrust Section - Fund.

Effective:
July 1, 1992
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 351 - 119th General Assembly
There is hereby created in the office of the attorney general a section of antitrust. Ten per cent of all recoveries obtained by the attorney general pursuant to section 109.81 of the Revised Code by settlement or by judgment in any court and the full amount of all related civil penalties, attorney's fees, and reimbursements of investigative, litigation, or expert witness costs shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the attorney general antitrust fund, which is hereby created. The fund shall be used for expenses of the antitrust section. The expenses of the antitrust section in excess of the money available in the fund shall be paid out of the regular appropriation to the office of the attorney general.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 109 | Attorney General › Section 109.84 | Investigation and Prosecution of Violation of Workers Compensation Law.

Effective:
November 3, 1989
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 222 - 118th General Assembly
(A) Upon the written request of the governor, the industrial commission, the administrator of workers' compensation, or upon the attorney general's becoming aware of criminal or improper activity related to Chapter 4121. or 4123. of the Revised Code, the attorney general shall investigate any criminal or civil violation of law related to Chapter 4121. or 4123. of the Revised Code.
(B) When it appears to the attorney general, as a result of an investigation under division (A) of this section, that there is cause to prosecute for the commission of a crime or to pursue a civil remedy, he may refer the evidence to the prosecuting attorney having jurisdiction of the matter, or to a regular grand jury drawn and impaneled pursuant to sections 2939.01 to 2939.24 of the Revised Code, or to a special grand jury drawn and impaneled pursuant to section 2939.17 of the Revised Code, or he may initiate and prosecute any necessary criminal or civil actions in any court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction in this state. When proceeding under this section, the attorney general has all rights, privileges, and powers of prosecuting attorneys, and any assistant or special counsel designated by him for that purpose has the same authority.
(C) The attorney general shall be reimbursed by the bureau of workers' compensation for all actual and necessary costs incurred in conducting investigations requested by the governor, the commission, or the administrator and all actual and necessary costs in conducting the prosecution arising out of such investigation.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 109 | Attorney General › Section 109.85 | Investigation and Prosecution of Violation of Medicaid Law.

Effective:
September 29, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
(A) Upon the written request of the governor, the general assembly, the auditor of state, the medicaid director, the director of health, or the director of budget and management, or upon the attorney general's becoming aware of criminal or improper activity related to Chapter 3721. and the medicaid program, the attorney general shall investigate any criminal or civil violation of law related to Chapter 3721. of the Revised Code or the medicaid program.
(B) When it appears to the attorney general, as a result of an investigation under division (A) of this section, that there is cause to prosecute for the commission of a crime or to pursue a civil remedy, the attorney general may refer the evidence to the prosecuting attorney having jurisdiction of the matter, or to a regular grand jury drawn and impaneled pursuant to sections 2939.01 to 2939.24 of the Revised Code, or to a special grand jury drawn and impaneled pursuant to section 2939.17 of the Revised Code, or the attorney general may initiate and prosecute any necessary criminal or civil actions in any court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction in this state. When proceeding under this section, the attorney general, and any assistant or special counsel designated by the attorney general for that purpose, have all rights, privileges, and powers of prosecuting attorneys. The attorney general shall have exclusive supervision and control of all investigations and prosecutions initiated by the attorney general under this section. The forfeiture provisions of Chapter 2981. of the Revised Code apply in relation to any such criminal action initiated and prosecuted by the attorney general.
(C) Nothing in this section shall prevent a county prosecuting attorney from investigating and prosecuting criminal activity related to Chapter 3721. of the Revised Code and the medicaid program. The forfeiture provisions of Chapter 2981. of the Revised Code apply in relation to any prosecution of criminal activity related to the medicaid program undertaken by the prosecuting attorney.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 109 | Attorney General › Section 109.86 | Investigation and Prosecution of Patient Abuse or Neglect.

Effective:
September 29, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
(A) The attorney general shall investigate any activity the attorney general has reasonable cause to believe is in violation of section 2903.34 of the Revised Code. Upon written request of the governor, the general assembly, the auditor of state, or the director of health, job and family services, aging, mental health and addiction services, or developmental disabilities, the attorney general shall investigate any activity these persons believe is in violation of section 2903.34 of the Revised Code. If after an investigation the attorney general has probable cause to prosecute for the commission of a crime, the attorney general shall refer the evidence to the prosecuting attorney, director of law, or other similar chief legal officer having jurisdiction over the matter. If the prosecuting attorney decides to present the evidence to a grand jury, the prosecuting attorney shall notify the attorney general in writing of the decision within thirty days after referral of the matter and shall present the evidence prior to the discharge of the next regular grand jury. If the director of law or other chief legal officer decides to prosecute the case, the director or officer shall notify the attorney general in writing of the decision within thirty days and shall initiate prosecution within sixty days after the matter was referred to the director or officer.
(B) If the prosecuting attorney, director of law, or other chief legal officer fails to notify the attorney general or to present evidence or initiate prosecution in accordance with division (A) of this section, the attorney general may present the evidence to a regular grand jury drawn and impaneled pursuant to sections 2939.01 to 2939.24 of the Revised Code, or to a special grand jury drawn and impaneled pursuant to section 2939.17 of the Revised Code, or the attorney general may initiate and prosecute any action in any court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction in this state. The attorney general, and any assistant or special counsel designated by the attorney general, have all the powers of a prosecuting attorney, director of law, or other chief legal officer when proceeding under this section. Nothing in this section shall limit or prevent a prosecuting attorney, director of law, or other chief legal officer from investigating and prosecuting criminal activity committed against a resident or patient of a care facility.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 109 | Attorney General › Section 109.88 | Investigation, Prosecution of Telecommunications and Telemarketing Fraud.

Effective:
March 2, 2022
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 54 - 134th General Assembly
(A) If the attorney general has reasonable cause to believe that a person or enterprise has engaged in, is engaging in, or is preparing to engage in a violation of any provision of section 2913.04 or 2913.05 of the Revised Code, the attorney general may investigate the alleged violation.
(B) For purposes of an investigation under division (A) of this section, the attorney general may issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum. The attorney general may compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of records and papers of all kinds and descriptions that are relevant to the investigation, including, but not limited to, any books, accounts, documents, and memoranda pertaining to the subject of the investigation. Upon the failure of any person to comply with any subpoena or subpoena duces tecum issued by the attorney general under this section, the attorney general may apply to the court of common pleas in Franklin county or in any county in which an element of the crime occurred for a contempt order as in the case of disobedience of the requirements of a subpoena issued from the court of common pleas or a refusal to testify on a subpoena. A subpoena or subpoena duces tecum issued by the attorney general under this section to a provider of electronic communication services or remote computing services shall be subject to the limitations set forth in the "Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986," 18 U.S.C. 2703.
(C) Any information gathered by the attorney general during the course of the investigation that is in the possession of the attorney general, a prosecuting attorney, a law enforcement agency, or a special prosecutor is a confidential law enforcement investigatory record for purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code. No provision contained in this section affects or limits any right of discovery granted to any person under the Revised Code, the Rules of Criminal Procedure, or the Rules of Juvenile Procedure.
(D) In order to initiate a criminal proceeding under this section, the attorney general shall first present in writing any evidence of a violation of section 2913.04 or 2913.05 of the Revised Code to the prosecuting attorney of a county in which the action may be brought. If within forty-five days the prosecuting attorney has not presented the case to a grand jury, the attorney general may prosecute the case with all of the rights, privileges, and powers conferred by law on a prosecuting attorney, including the power to appear before a grand jury, to interrogate witnesses before a grand jury, and to handle a case that comes out of a grand jury to its procedural conclusion, including an indictment, plea, trial, sentencing, diversion, and appeal. These powers of the attorney general shall be in addition to any other applicable powers of the attorney general.
Last updated December 10, 2021 at 12:14 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 109 | Attorney General › Section 109.89 | Access and Use of National Precursor Log Exchange Information.

Effective:
March 20, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 334 - 129th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "pseudoephedrine product," "ephedrine product," "national precursor log exchange," and "exchange" have the same meanings as in section 3715.05 of the Revised Code.
(B) The attorney general may enter into a contract or memorandum of understanding with the national association of drug diversion investigators or its successor organization and, if the attorney general determines it to be appropriate, a person to whom the authority to administer the national precursor log exchange has been delegated. The contract or memorandum shall govern the attorney general's access to and use of information from the exchange and the responsibilities of each party to the contract or memorandum relative to the access and use of the information.
(C) In furtherance of the purpose of the contract or memorandum of understanding as described in division (B) of this section, the contract or memorandum shall include terms that do all of the following:
(1) Authorize the attorney general to obtain real-time access to information from the national precursor log exchange;
(2) Authorize the attorney general to receive, on a weekly basis, a report regarding sales of pseudoephedrine products and ephedrine products in this state as monitored by the exchange, the specific content of which shall be identified in the contract or memorandum;
(3) Authorize the attorney general to disseminate any information obtained pursuant to division (C)(1) or (2) of this section to other state and local law enforcement officers as determined to be appropriate by the attorney general;
(4) Specify that neither the attorney general nor any local or state law enforcement officer is to be charged a fee for access to or use of the national precursor log exchange or information from the exchange authorized by this section or by the contract or memorandum;
(5) Require all parties to the contract or memorandum to comply with federal and state laws governing the confidentiality of patient-specific information;
(6) Specify how the contract or memorandum may be amended or revoked.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 1 | State Government › Chapter 109 | Attorney General › Section 109.90 | Collaboration in Establishment and Administration of Drug Take-Back Program.

Effective:
September 29, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
(A) The attorney general shall collaborate with the state board of pharmacy and director of mental health and addiction services in the establishment and administration of a drug take-back program, as provided under section 4729.69 of the Revised Code. The office of the attorney general is solely responsible for the costs incurred in the establishment and administration of the program.
(B) The attorney general may accept grants, gifts, or donations for purposes of the program. Money received under this division or section 5119.49 or 4729.69 of the Revised Code shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the drug take-back program fund, which is hereby created. Money credited to the fund shall be used solely for purposes of the program.