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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5901 | Veterans' Services Commissions › Section 5901.27 | Commission to Determine Indigency - Report to County Commissioners.

Effective:
August 5, 1998
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 117 - 122nd General Assembly
Before assuming the charge and expense of any burial or cremation, the veterans service commission, pursuant to section 5901.25 of the Revised Code, shall satisfy itself, beyond a reasonable doubt, by careful inquiry, that the family of the deceased is unable, for want of means, to defray the expenses of the burial or cremation, or that the family may be deprived of means actually necessary for its immediate support. Thereupon the commission shall cause the deceased to be buried or cremated and make a report thereof to the board of county commissioners. The report shall set forth that the commission found the family of the deceased person in indigent circumstances and unable to pay the expenses of burial or cremation. The report shall also set forth the name of the deceased, the rank and command to which the deceased belonged if a veteran, the date of death, the place of burial or disposition made of the person's cremated remains, the occupation while living, and an accurate itemized statement of the expenses incurred by reason of the burial or cremation.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5901 | Veterans' Services Commissions › Section 5901.28 | Death of Inmate of Home.

Effective:
July 22, 1994
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 448 - 120th General Assembly
Upon the death of an inmate of any home for indigent parents, spouses, or surviving spouses of veterans, the manager of the home may, upon a certificate signed by the attending physician of the home, certify as to the death of the inmate to the board of county commissioners of the county from which the parent, spouse, or surviving spouse was admitted to the home, and the board shall proceed as provided in section 5901.32 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5901 | Veterans' Services Commissions › Section 5901.29 | Funeral Directors' Blanks.

Effective:
May 9, 2000
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 495 - 123rd General Assembly
The funeral director employed to perform the service described by section 5901.25 of the Revised Code shall use the blanks provided by this section, specifying what the funeral director is to furnish for the service. The contract shall be signed by the funeral director and a copy thereof left with the veterans service commission with which it is made. Such contract shall read as follows:
"I ________________, funeral director, residing at _________________ hereby agree to furnish the following items for the burial or cremation (circle one) of _______________, who resided at ___________________, and died ______________, _________, which shall consist of:
(A) One casket, nicely covered with a good quality of black cloth, lined with a good quality of white satin or other material, and trimmed on the outside with handles of a fair quality in keeping with the casket;
(B) One burial robe of a good quality of material;
(C) One plain box appropriate for receiving the coffin or urn containing cremated remains inside the grave;
(D) Payment for digging the grave, in the place designated by the friends of the deceased or as otherwise provided, and for filling the grave in a proper manner;
(E) Furnishing a funeral car for conveying the remains to the place of burial or crematory;
(F) Preparing the body for burial when so requested;
(G) Furnishing necessary transportation for the use of the family, friends, and pallbearers, which people shall be returned to their respective homes or to the place where the funeral services were held;
(H) Furnishing a decent, respectable funeral, for the sum of ______ dollars."
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5901 | Veterans' Services Commissions › Section 5901.30 | Presentation of Itemized Bill and Contract to County Auditor.

Effective:
August 5, 1998
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 117 - 122nd General Assembly
The funeral director shall present the itemized bill and contract, as approved by the veterans service commission, to the county auditor, upon printed blanks furnished by the auditor, and make an oath that the funeral director has honestly and faithfully performed the contract, that the bill and contract attached is a true copy of the one left with the parties who engaged the funeral director's services, and that the bill covers the entire expense of the service described by section 5901.25 of the Revised Code, in order to obtain the auditor's warrant. The auditor shall have the necessary blanks printed and distribute them to the veterans service commission, from whom they may be procured by funeral directors.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5901 | Veterans' Services Commissions › Section 5901.31 | Savings on Expenses to Remain in County General Fund - Delay Where Additional Funds Coming to Family.

Effective:
July 22, 1994
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 448 - 120th General Assembly
If a saving of money is effected by reason of the loan of automobiles, ownership of a cemetery lot, or other items mentioned in the bill of expenses under section 5901.30 of the Revised Code, the amount of such saving shall remain in the general fund of the county. If it appears that life insurance or any additional funds are coming to the family of the deceased, the veterans service commission shall withhold its signature to the itemized bill and contract until such matters are definitely settled.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5901 | Veterans' Services Commissions › Section 5901.32 | Record - Expenses - Headstone.

Effective:
August 5, 1998
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 117 - 122nd General Assembly
Upon securing the report and statement of expenses as provided by section 5901.27 of the Revised Code, the board of county commissioners shall transcribe in a book to be kept for that purpose, all the facts contained in the report concerning a deceased veteran, and shall certify the expenses thus incurred to the county auditor, who shall draw a warrant for those expenses upon the county treasurer, to be paid from the county fund to such persons as are designated by the board. Upon the death of any indigent veteran residing within the county at the time of death and the burial of the indigent veteran or the indigent veteran's cremated remains, the board shall make application to the proper authorities, under the United States government, for a suitable headstone, as provided by act of congress, and shall cause it to be placed at the grave of the deceased veteran or the deceased veteran's cremated remains.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5901 | Veterans' Services Commissions › Section 5901.34 | Permanent Markers and Temporary Memorial Day Markers for Graves of Veterans.

Effective:
July 22, 1994
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 448 - 120th General Assembly
The board of county commissioners shall, upon the petition of any five veterans of any township or municipal corporation in its county, procure for and furnish to the petitioners a suitable and durable marker for the grave of each veteran buried in the limits of the township or municipal corporation. The name of the veteran and the company, regiment, or other command in which he served may be inscribed upon the marker. The marker shall be placed on the grave by the petitioners for the purpose of permanently marking and designating the grave for memorial purposes. The board may also provide a temporary memorial day marker for each veteran's grave within the limits of the county, upon the petition of any memorial day association or veterans organization having charge of memorial day ceremonies conducted within the cemetery where veterans are buried. The board shall provide for the payment of the necessary expense of placing and setting such permanent and temporary markers.
The petitioners shall state in their petition the names of veterans buried and the number of such graves in their township or municipal corporation at the time of petitioning, and shall describe the form and character of the markers which they desire to have placed at such graves.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5901 | Veterans' Services Commissions › Section 5901.35 | Care of Graves of Veterans.

Effective:
September 14, 1988
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 626 - 117th General Assembly
The board of county commissioners shall provide for the proper care of the graves of all veterans, and of confederate soldiers, sailors, and marines who are buried in lots used exclusively for the benefit of veterans and confederate soldiers, sailors, and marines in cemeteries or burying grounds.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5901 | Veterans' Services Commissions › Section 5901.36 | County or Municipal Corporation May Provide Land for Veterans' Facilities.

Effective:
July 22, 1994
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 448 - 120th General Assembly
For the purpose of enabling counties or municipal corporations to aid and facilitate the construction of veterans' facilities operated by the United States department of veterans affairs as a public works project of the government of the United States, the board of county commissioners of any county or the legislative authority of any municipal corporation may acquire lands by purchase or deed of gift for the purpose of providing a suitable site and grounds in such county for veterans' facilities to be constructed, maintained, and operated by the United States, and may grant the ownership or use and occupation of such lands to the United States for such purpose.
Payment for lands so purchased shall be made from the general fund of the county.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5901 | Veterans' Services Commissions › Section 5901.37 | Care of Portion of Cemetery Set Apart for Burial of Veterans.

Effective:
September 14, 1988
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 626 - 117th General Assembly
In any county having a cemetery or part of it set apart for the burial of veterans, or containing a monument erected to their memory, or containing monuments and memorials erected by private or public expense to the memory of veterans, the board of county commissioners shall care for and properly preserve that portion of the cemetery so set apart for the burial of such veterans, and shall care for and properly preserve the monuments or memorials, and the board shall pay all expenses incident to such care and preservation from the general fund of the county.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5901 | Veterans' Services Commissions › Section 5901.99 | Misrepresentation of Veteran Status.

Effective:
June 15, 2000
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 120 - 123rd General Assembly
(A) No person who is not a veteran, an active-duty member of the armed forces of the United States, or the spouse, surviving spouse, dependent parent, minor child, or ward of a veteran or an active-duty member of the armed forces of the United States shall knowingly represent that the person is a veteran, an active-duty member of the armed forces of the United States, or the spouse, surviving spouse, dependent parent, minor child, or ward of a veteran or an active-duty member of the armed forces of the United States and is eligible for any benefits or financial assistance related to veteran status for the purpose of receiving such benefits or financial assistance.
(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of misrepresentation of veteran status, a misdemeanor of the first degree.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5902 | Veterans' Services › Section 5902.01 | Appointment of Director - Employment of Personnel.

Effective:
August 22, 2008
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 289 - 127th General Assembly
The person appointed to the position of director of veterans services shall be an honorably discharged or honorably separated veteran of the United States armed forces. The department of veterans services shall employ administrative and technical personnel as are necessary to perform the general and specific duties of the department. For positions within the department, the director shall adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing a program, which the director shall implement, giving hiring preferences to veterans.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5902 | Veterans' Services › Section 5902.03 | Duplicating Certificates of Discharge and Separation.

Effective:
August 22, 2008
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 289 - 127th General Assembly
The director of veterans services may microfilm or otherwise duplicate all or any part of copies of original certificates of discharge and separation submitted by Ohio veterans.
The director may prepare and maintain files of such microfilmed certificates of discharge and separation in such manner that they may readily be available for the use of the department of veterans services, authorized veterans service officers of the several congressionally chartered veterans organizations, and county veterans service officers of the several counties of the state in support of applications for compensation, pension, medical, or domiciliary care, or other state and federal benefits provided for eligible veterans or their dependents or survivors.
The director may make copies of such microfilmed certificates of discharge and separation for storage under secure conditions to assure their preservation, and for supply to qualified veterans or their dependents or survivors or to interested and authorized veterans organizations to aid such organizations in their programs of veterans aid and assistance.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5902 | Veterans' Services › Section 5902.04 | Director to Furnish Information and Advice to Veterans.

Effective:
August 22, 2008
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 289 - 127th General Assembly
(A) Upon application, the director of veterans services shall furnish necessary instructions and advice to the veterans of the state, their heirs, or their legal representatives, respecting their claims against the United States or the state for pensions, bounty, bonus, back pay, or otherwise, by reason of military service.
(B) The director or the director's representative may examine the files of any veterans service commission that pertain to either of the following classes of persons to determine the custody, use, or confidentiality of any documents in those files:
(1) Applicants for, or recipients or former recipients of, financial assistance under sections 5901.01 to 5901.15 of the Revised Code;
(2) Applicants for federal, state, or county benefits under those sections.
(C)(1) No information or documents obtained by examinations conducted under division (B) of this section shall be considered part of the public records of the department of veterans services. The director may disclose information or documents that the director obtains pursuant to an examination conducted under division (B) of this section and that personally identify an applicant, recipient, or former recipient described in that division, if either of the following applies:
(a) The director considers the disclosure necessary to enforce compliance with Chapter 5901. of the Revised Code.
(b) For the purposes and under the circumstances authorized under division (E) of section 5901.09 of the Revised Code.
(2) In all other cases, the director shall maintain the confidentiality of information or documents that the director obtains pursuant to an examination under division (B) of this section and that personally identify an applicant, recipient, or former recipient described in that division.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5902 | Veterans' Services › Section 5902.05 | [Former r.c. 5101.98, Amended and Renumbered by h.b. 64, 131st General Assembly, Effective 9/29/2015] Military Injury Relief Fund.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
(A) There is hereby created in the state treasury the military injury relief fund, which shall consist of money contributed to it under sections 4503.535 and 5747.113 of the Revised Code and of contributions made directly to it. Any person or entity may contribute directly to the fund in addition to or independently of the income tax refund contribution system established in section 5747.113 of the Revised Code.
(B) Upon application, the director of veterans services shall grant money in the fund to individuals injured while in active service as a member of the armed forces of the United States while serving after October 7, 2001, and to individuals diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder while serving, or after having served, after October 7, 2001.
(C) An individual who receives a grant under this section is precluded from receiving additional grants under this section during the same state fiscal year but is not precluded from being considered for or receiving other assistance offered by the department of veterans services.
(D) The director shall adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing:
(1) Forms and procedures by which individuals may apply for a grant under this section;
(2) Criteria for reviewing, evaluating, and approving or denying grant applications;
(3) Criteria for determining the amount of grants awarded under this section;
(4) Definitions and standards applicable to determining whether an individual meets the requirements established in division (B) of this section;
(5) The process for appealing eligibility determinations; and
(6) Any other rules necessary to administer the grant program established in this section.
(E) An eligibility determination, a grant approval, or a grant denial made under this section may not be appealed under Chapter 119. or any other provision of the Revised Code.
Last updated October 4, 2023 at 1:44 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5902 | Veterans' Services › Section 5902.07 | Director May Administrator Oaths - Seal.

Effective:
August 22, 2008
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 289 - 127th General Assembly
The director of veterans services may administer oaths. The director's official certificate shall be received in evidence without further authentication.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5902 | Veterans' Services › Section 5902.08 | Prohibition.

Effective:
August 22, 2008
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 289 - 127th General Assembly
The director of veterans services, or any employee thereof, shall not receive directly or indirectly a fee or reward of any kind from a claimant or other person for services rendered or to be rendered, relating to a duty required of the director or employee under sections 5902.01 to 5902.07 of the Revised Code, or in any manner connected therewith.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5902 | Veterans' Services › Section 5902.20 | Veteran Peer Counseling Network.

Effective:
September 29, 2017
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 49 - 132nd General Assembly
The veteran peer counseling network is established. The purpose of the network is to offer veterans in this state the opportunity to work with other veterans in order to assist with overcoming the issues unique to veterans in this state. The director of veterans services shall adopt rules, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, to administer the network.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5902 | Veterans' Services › Section 5902.21 | Program to Assist Receipt of Federal Military-Related Health Care Benefits.

Effective:
March 23, 2016
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 10 - 131st General Assembly
The director of veterans services shall develop, institute, and monitor a program under which the department of veterans services assists individuals, who are medical assistance recipients, to obtain federal military-related health care benefits. As used in this section, "federal military-related health care benefits" has the meaning defined in section 5160.471 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5902 | Veterans' Services › Section 5902.22 | Sports Gaming Profits Veterans Fund.

Effective:
March 23, 2022
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 29 - 134th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "armed forces" and "veteran" have the same meanings as in section 5903.01 of the Revised Code.
(B) The sports gaming profits veterans fund is hereby created in the state treasury. Interest earned on the moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. The director of veterans services shall use all moneys credited to the fund for the following purposes:
(1) For the direct benefit of veterans and their spouses and dependents, for the following purposes:
(a) Job training or assistance for job retraining;
(b) Assistance during a period of unemployment due to prolonged physical or mental illness or disability of the veteran resulting from service in the armed forces;
(c) Individual counseling or family counseling programs;
(d) Family support group programs or programs for children of members of the armed forces;
(e) Honor guard services.
(2) To provide additional funding to a county veterans service commission to alleviate inequality of funding among such commissions;
(3) To provide additional funding to a county veterans service commission in response to an emergency or declared disaster;
(4) To provide additional funding to an Ohio veterans home established under Chapter 5907. of the Revised Code;
(5) To provide funding to a program administered by the Ohio national guard that provides support to members of the armed forces and their families, especially during deployments.
Last updated February 14, 2022 at 4:20 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5902 | Veterans' Services › Section 5902.99 | Penalty.

Effective:
July 22, 1994
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 448 - 120th General Assembly
Whoever violates section 5902.08 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5903 | Veterans' Rights › Section 5903.01 | Definitions.

Effective:
September 16, 2014
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 488 - 130th General Assembly
As used in this chapter:
"Armed forces" means the armed forces of the United States, including the army, navy, air force, marine corps, coast guard, or any reserve components of those forces; the national guard of any state; the commissioned corps of the United States public health service; the merchant marine service during wartime; such other service as may be designated by congress; or the Ohio organized militia when engaged in full-time national guard duty for a period of more than thirty days.
"License" means a license, certificate, permit, or other authorization issued or conferred by a licensing agency under which a licensee may engage in a profession, occupation, or occupational activity.
"Licensee" means a person to whom all of the following apply:
(A) The person has been issued a license by a licensing agency.
(B) The person has been a member of the armed forces.
(C) The person has served on active duty, whether inside or outside the United States, for a period in excess of thirty-one days.
"Licensing agency" means any state department, division, board, commission, agency, or other state governmental unit authorized by the Revised Code to issue a license.
"Service member" means any person who is serving in the armed forces.
"Merchant marine" includes the United States army transport service and the United States naval transport service.
"Veteran" means any person who has completed service in the armed forces, including the national guard of any state, or a reserve component of the armed forces, who has been discharged under honorable conditions from the armed forces or who has been transferred to the reserve with evidence of satisfactory service.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5903 | Veterans' Rights › Section 5903.03 | Occupational Licensing.

Effective:
September 16, 2014
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 488 - 130th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "military program of training" means a training program of the armed forces.
(B) Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, a licensing agency shall consider an applicant for a license:
(1) To have met the educational requirement for that license if the applicant has completed a military program of training and has been awarded a military primary specialty at a level that is substantially equivalent to or exceeds the educational requirement for that license; and
(2) To have met the experience requirement for that license if the applicant has served in that military primary specialty under honorable conditions for a period of time that is substantially equivalent to or exceeds the experience requirement for that license.
(C) Each licensing agency, not later than June 30, 2014, shall adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code regarding which military programs of training, military primary specialties, and lengths of service are substantially equivalent to or exceed the educational and experience requirements for each license that agency issues.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5903 | Veterans' Rights › Section 5903.04 | Adoption of Rules.

Effective:
December 29, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly
Each licensing agency shall adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to establish and implement all of the following:
(A) A process to obtain from each applicant documentation and additional information necessary to determine if the applicant is a service member or veteran, or the spouse or surviving spouse of a service member or veteran;
(B) A process to record, track, and monitor applications that have been received from a service member, veteran, or the spouse or surviving spouse of a service member or veteran; and
(C) A process to prioritize and expedite certification or licensing for each applicant who is a service member, veteran, or the spouse or a surviving spouse of a service member or veteran.
In establishing these processes, the licensing agency shall include any special accommodations that may be appropriate for applicants facing imminent deployment, and for applicants for a temporary license or certificate under division (C) of section 4743.04 of the Revised Code.
Last updated December 29, 2023 at 5:38 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5903 | Veterans' Rights › Section 5903.05 | Veteran's Education Benefits.

Effective:
September 16, 2014
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 488 - 130th General Assembly
A licensing agency shall apply for approval to the state approving agency at the Ohio department of veterans services as required under 38 U.S.C. 3672(a) to enable an eligible person or veteran to receive education benefits through the United States department of veterans affairs.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5903 | Veterans' Rights › Section 5903.10 | Renewal of License or Certificate.

Effective:
September 16, 2014
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 488 - 130th General Assembly
(A) A holder of an expired license or certificate from this state or any political subdivision or agency of the state to practice a trade or profession shall be granted a renewal of the license or certificate by the issuing board or authority at the usual cost without penalty and without re-examination if not otherwise disqualified because of mental or physical disability and if either of the following applies:
(1) The license or certificate was not renewed because of the holder's service in the armed forces.
(2) The license or certificate was not renewed because the holder's spouse served in the armed forces of the United States or a reserve component of the armed forces and the service resulted in the holder's absence from this state.
(B) A renewal shall not be granted under division (A) of this section unless the holder or the holder's spouse, whichever is applicable, has presented satisfactory evidence of the service member's discharge under honorable conditions or release under honorable conditions from active duty or national guard duty within six months after the discharge or release.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5903 | Veterans' Rights › Section 5903.12 | Extension of Continuing Education Reporting Period for Licensee Called to Active Duty Military Service.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section:
"Continuing education" means continuing education required of a licensee by law and includes, but is not limited to, the continuing education required of licensees under sections 3737.881, 3776.07, 3781.10, 4701.11, 4715.141, 4715.25, 4717.09, 4723.24, 4725.16, 4725.51, 4730.14, 4730.49, 4731.155, 4731.282, 4734.25, 4735.141, 4741.16, 4741.19, 4751.24, 4751.25, 4755.63, 4757.33, 4759.06, 4761.06, and 4763.07 of the Revised Code.
"Reporting period" means the period of time during which a licensee must complete the number of hours of continuing education required of the licensee by law.
(B) A licensee may submit an application to a licensing agency, stating that the licensee requires an extension of the current reporting period because the licensee has served on active duty during the current or a prior reporting period. The licensee shall submit proper documentation certifying the active duty service and the length of that active duty service. Upon receiving the application and proper documentation, the licensing agency shall extend the current reporting period by an amount of time equal to the total number of months that the licensee spent on active duty during the current reporting period. For purposes of this division, any portion of a month served on active duty shall be considered one full month.
Last updated August 30, 2023 at 2:20 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5903 | Veterans' Rights › Section 5903.121 | Factors Used in Determining Fulfillment of Required Continuing Education.

Effective:
September 16, 2014
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 488 - 130th General Assembly
A licensing agency shall consider relevant education, training, or service completed by a licensee as a member of the armed forces in determining whether a licensee has fulfilled required continuing education.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5903 | Veterans' Rights › Section 5903.15 | Preferential Hiring Policies.

Effective:
September 16, 2014
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 488 - 130th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section "employer" means any person who has one or more employees. "Employer" includes an agent of an employer but does not include the state or any agency of the state, and any municipal corporation, county, township, school district, or other political subdivision or any agency or instrumentality thereof.
(B) An employer may adopt a policy to provide a preference for employment decisions, including hiring, promotion, or retention during a reduction in force, to a service member, veteran, or the spouse or a surviving spouse of a service member or veteran.
(C) A preference provided under division (B) of this section is not a violation of any state or local equal employment opportunity law. The unlawful discriminatory practices as defined in section 4112.02 of the Revised Code do not make it unlawful for an employer implementing a policy under this section to obtain information about an applicant's military status for the purpose of determining if the applicant is eligible for the preference provided under this policy.
(D) If an employer elects to adopt a policy described in division (B) of this section, the employer may notify the Ohio department of job and family services. The department of job and family services shall maintain a registry of employers that have a voluntary veterans' preference employment policy as described in this section, which shall be available to the public on the web site maintained by the department. The department of veterans services shall make available on the department's web site a link to the registry.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5903 | Veterans' Rights › Section 5903.99 | Penalty.

Effective:
August 22, 2008
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 289 - 127th General Assembly
Whoever violates section 5903.02 of the Revised Code may be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5905 | Veterans' Guardianship Law › Section 5905.01 | Veterans' Guardianship Law Definitions.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
As used in sections 5905.01 to 5905.19, inclusive, of the Revised Code:
(A) "Person" means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, or an association.
(B) "Veterans' administration" means the veterans' administration, its predecesssors, or successors.
(C) "Income" means moneys received from the veterans' administration and revenue or profit from any property wholly or partially acquired therewith.
(D) "Estate" means income on hand and assets acquired partially or wholly with "income."
(E) "Benefits" means all moneys paid or payable by the United States through the veterans' administration.
(F) "Administrator" means the administrator of veterans' affairs of the United States or his successor.
(G) "Ward" means a beneficiary of the veterans' administration.
(H) "Guardian" means any fiduciary for the person or estate of a ward.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5905 | Veterans' Guardianship Law › Section 5905.03 | Administrator Shall Be a Party in Interest.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The administrator shall be a party in interest in any proceeding for the appointment or removal of a guardian or for the removal of the disability of minority or mental incapacity of award, and in any suit or other proceeding affecting in any manner the administration by the guardian of the estate of any present or former ward whose estate includes assets derived in whole or in part from benefits paid by the veterans' administration before or after September 17, 1947. Not less than five days prior to hearing in such matter, notice in writing of the time and place thereof shall be given by mail, unless waived in writing, to the office of the veterans' administration having jurisdiction over the area in which any such suit or proceeding is pending.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5905 | Veterans' Guardianship Law › Section 5905.04 | Appointment of Guardian.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Whenever, pursuant to any law of the United States or regulation of the veterans' administration, it is necessary prior to payment of benefits that a guardian be appointed, the appointment may be made in the manner provided in sections 5905.05 to 5905.09, inclusive, of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5905 | Veterans' Guardianship Law › Section 5905.05 | Petition for Appointment of Guardian.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
A petition for the appointment of a guardian may be filed by any relative or friend of the ward or by any person who is authorized to file such a petition. If there is no authorized person or if the authorized person fails to file such a petition within thirty days after mailing of notice by the veterans' administration to the last known address of the person indicating the necessity for such petition, a petition for appointment may be filed by any resident of this state.
The petition for appointment shall set forth:
(A) The name, age, and place of residence of the ward;
(B) The name and place of residence of the nearest relative, if known;
(C) The fact that the ward is entitled to receive benefits payable by or through the veterans' administration;
(D) The amount of money then due and the amount of probable future payments;
(E) The name and address of the person or institution having actual custody of the ward;
(F) The name, age, relationship, occupation, and address of the proposed guardian;
(G) The number of wards for whom the nominee is presently acting as guardian, if the nominee is a natural person.
Notwithstanding any law as to priority of persons entitled to appointment, or the nomination in the petition, the court may appoint some other individual or a bank or trust company as guardian, if the court determines it is for the best interest of the ward.
In the case of a mentally incompetent ward the petition shall show that such ward has been rated incompetent by the veterans' administration on examination in accordance with the laws and regulations governing the veterans' administration.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5905 | Veterans' Guardianship Law › Section 5905.06 | Limitation of Guardianship - Exception.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
No person other than a bank or trust company shall be guardian of more than five wards at one time, unless all the wards are members of one family. Upon presentation of a petition by an attorney of the veterans' administration or other interested person alleging that a guardian is acting in a fiduciary capacity for more than five wards and requesting his discharge for that reason, the probate court, upon proof substantiating the petition, shall require a final accounting forthwith from such guardian and shall discharge him from guardianship in excess of five and forthwith appoint a successor.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5905 | Veterans' Guardianship Law › Section 5905.07 | Guardian of Minor Ward.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Where a petition is filed for the appointment of a guardian for a minor as required by section 5905.05 of the Revised Code, a certificate of the administrator or his authorized representative setting forth the age of such minor as shown by the records of the veterans' administration and the fact that the appointment of a guardian is a condition precedent to the payment of any money due the minor by the veterans' administration shall be prima-facie evidence of the necessity for such appointment.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5905 | Veterans' Guardianship Law › Section 5905.08 | Guardian of Mentally Incompetent Ward.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Where a petition is filed for the appointment of a guardian for a mentally incompetent ward as required by section 5905.05 of the Revised Code, a certificate of the administrator or his authorized representative that such person has been rated incompetent by the veterans' administration on examination in accordance with the laws and regulations governing such veterans' administration and that the appointment of a guardian is a condition precedent to the payment of any money due such ward by the veterans' administration shall be prima-facie evidence of the necessity for such appointment.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5905 | Veterans' Guardianship Law › Section 5905.09 | Notice to Be Given.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Upon the filing of a petition for the appointment of a guardian under section 5905.05 of the Revised Code, notice shall be given to the veterans' administration as provided by section 5905.03 of the Revised Code. Notice shall be given to the ward and to other persons, as to whom notice is required, in the manner provided by law.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5905 | Veterans' Guardianship Law › Section 5905.10 | Bond of Guardian.

Effective:
October 8, 1992
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 427 - 119th General Assembly
Upon the appointment of a guardian pursuant to sections 5905.04 to 5905.09 of the Revised Code, he shall execute and file a bond to be approved by the probate court in an amount, in the form, and conditioned as required of guardians generally under sections 2109.04 and 2109.12 of the Revised Code. The court from time to time may require the guardian to file an additional bond.
If a bond is tendered by a guardian with personal sureties, there shall be at least two personal sureties, and they shall file with the court a certificate that shall describe the real and personal property owned and shall state that each personal surety is worth the sum named in the bond as the penalty of the bond, over and above all his debts and liabilities and the aggregate of other bonds on which he is principal or surety and exclusive of property exempt from execution. The court may require additional security or may require a corporate surety bond, the premium of which shall be paid from the ward's estate.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5905 | Veterans' Guardianship Law › Section 5905.12 | Failure to File Account.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
If any guardian fails to file with the probate court any account as required by section 5905.11 of the Revised Code, or by an order of the court, when any account is due, or within thirty days after citation issues as provided by section 2109.31 of the Revised Code, or fails to furnish the veterans' administration a true copy of any account, petition, or pleading as required by sections 5905.01 to 5905.19, inclusive, of the Revised Code, the court may remove such guardian for such failure.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5905 | Veterans' Guardianship Law › Section 5905.13 | Compensation of Guardian.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Compensation payable to guardians shall be based upon services rendered and shall not exceed five per cent of the amount of moneys received during the period covered by the account required by section 5905.11 of the Revised Code. In the event of extraordinary services by any guardian, the probate court, upon petition and hearing thereon, may authorize reasonable additional compensation. A copy of the petition and notice of hearing thereon shall be given the proper office of the veterans' administration in the manner provided in the case of hearing on a guardian's account or other pleading. No commission or compensation shall be allowed on the moneys or other assets received from a prior guardian nor upon the amount received from liquidation of loans or other investments.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5905 | Veterans' Guardianship Law › Section 5905.14 | Investment of Surplus Funds of Estate.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Every guardian shall invest the surplus funds of his ward's estate in such securities or property as is authorized under section 2109.37 of the Revised Code, but only upon prior order of the probate court; except that the funds may be invested, without prior court authorization, in direct unconditional interest-bearing obligations of this state or of the United States and in obligations the interest and principal of which are unconditionally guaranteed by the United States. A signed duplicate or certified copy of the petition for authority to invest shall be furnished the proper office of the veterans' administration, and notice of hearing thereon shall be given said office as provided in the case of hearing on a guardian's account.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5905 | Veterans' Guardianship Law › Section 5905.15 | Provisions Applicable to Income and Estate.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
Sections 5905.01 to 5905.19, inclusive, of the Revised Code relating to surety bonds and the administration of estates of wards shall apply to all "income" and "estate," whether the guardian was appointed under such sections or under any other law of this state.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5905 | Veterans' Guardianship Law › Section 5905.16 | Support of Person Other Than Ward.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
A guardian shall not apply any portion of the income or the estate for the support or maintenance of any person other than the ward except upon petition to and prior order of the probate court after a hearing. A signed duplicate or certified copy of said petition shall be furnished the proper office of the veterans' administration and notice of hearing thereon shall be given said office as provided in the case of hearing on a guardian's account or other pleading.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5905 | Veterans' Guardianship Law › Section 5905.17 | Real Estate May Be Purchased by Guardian.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
The probate court may authorize the purchase of the entire fee simple title to real estate in this state in which the guardian has no interest, but only as a home for the ward, or to protect his interest, or, if he is not a minor, as a home for his dependent family. Such purchase of real estate shall not be made except upon the entry of an order of the court after hearing upon verified petition. A copy of the petition shall be furnished the proper office of the veterans' administration and notice of hearing thereon shall be given said office as provided in the case of hearing on a guardian's account.
Before authorizing such investment the court shall require written evidence of value, title, and the advisability of acquiring such real estate. Title shall be taken in the ward's name. This section does not limit the right of the guardian on behalf of his ward to bid and to become the purchaser of real estate at a sale thereof pursuant to decree of foreclosure of lien held by or for the ward, or at a trustee's sale, to protect the ward's right in the property so foreclosed or sold; nor does it limit the right of the guardian, if it is necessary to protect the ward's interest and upon prior order of the court in which the guardianship is pending, to agree with cotenants of the ward for a partition in kind, or to purchase from cotenants the entire undivided interests held by them, or to bid and purchase such interests at a sale under a partition decree, or to compromise adverse claims of title to the ward's realty.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 59 | Veterans-Military Affairs › Chapter 5905 | Veterans' Guardianship Law › Section 5905.18 | Certification of Public Record Without Charge.

Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
When a copy of any public record is required by the veterans' administration to be used in determining the eligibility of any person to participate in benefits made available by the veterans' administration or in the furtherance of any proceedings under sections 5905.01 to 5905.19, inclusive, of the Revised Code, the official custodian of such public record shall without charge provide the applicant for such benefits, any person acting on his behalf, or the authorized representative of the veterans' administration with a certified copy of such record.