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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5503 | State Highway Patrol › Section 5503.04 | Disposition of Fines and Moneys Arising From Bail Forfeitures.

Effective:
July 1, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 51 - 130th General Assembly
Forty-five per cent of the fines collected from or moneys arising from bail forfeited by persons apprehended or arrested by state highway patrol troopers shall be paid into the state treasury to be credited to the general revenue fund, five per cent shall be paid into the state treasury to be credited to the trauma and emergency medical services fund created by section 4513.263 of the Revised Code, and fifty per cent shall be paid into the treasury of the municipal corporation where the case is prosecuted, if in a mayor's court. If the prosecution is in a trial court outside a municipal corporation, or outside the territorial jurisdiction of a municipal court, the fifty per cent of the fines and moneys that is not paid into the state treasury shall be paid into the treasury of the county where the case is prosecuted. The fines and moneys paid into a county treasury and the fines and moneys paid into the treasury of a municipal corporation shall be deposited one-half to the same fund and expended in the same manner as is the revenue received from the registration of motor vehicles, and one-half to the general fund of such county or municipal corporation.
If the prosecution is in a municipal court, forty-five per cent of the fines and moneys shall be paid into the state treasury to be credited to the general revenue fund, five per cent shall be paid into the state treasury to be credited to the trauma and emergency medical services fund created by division (E) of section 4513.263 of the Revised Code, ten per cent shall be paid into the county treasury to be credited to the general fund of the county, and forty per cent shall be paid into the municipal treasury to be credited to the general fund of the municipal corporation. In the Auglaize county, Clermont county, Crawford county, Hocking county, Jackson county, Lawrence county, Madison county, Miami county, Ottawa county, Portage county, and Wayne county municipal courts, that portion of money otherwise paid into the municipal treasury shall be paid into the county treasury.
The trial court shall make remittance of the fines and moneys as prescribed in this section, and at the same time as the remittance is made of the state's portion to the state treasury, the trial court shall notify the superintendent of the state highway patrol of the case and the amount covered by the remittance.
This section does not apply to fines for violations of division (B) of section 4513.263 of the Revised Code, or for violations of any municipal ordinance that is substantively comparable to that division, all of which shall be delivered to the treasurer of state as provided in division (E) of section 4513.263 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5503 | State Highway Patrol › Section 5503.05 | Training Schools for Prospective State Highway Patrol Troopers.

Effective:
November 12, 1992
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 98 - 119th General Assembly
The superintendent of the state highway patrol, with the approval of the director of public safety, may conduct training schools for prospective state highway patrol troopers. The prospective troopers, during the period of their training and as members of the state patrol school, shall be paid a reasonable salary out of highway funds. The superintendent may furnish the necessary supplies and equipment for the use of the prospective troopers during the training period.
The superintendent may establish rules governing the qualifications for admission to training schools for prospective troopers and provide for competitive examinations to determine the fitness of the students and prospective troopers, not inconsistent with the rules of the director of administrative services.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5503 | State Highway Patrol › Section 5503.06 | Regulation of Motor Transportation by Public Utilities Commission Not Affected.

Effective:
July 1, 1992
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 351 - 119th General Assembly
Sections 5503.01 to 5503.05 of the Revised Code do not supersede, limit, or suspend any law relative to the regulation of motor transportation upon the public highways of the state by the public utilities commission.
In addition to the powers and duties of the state highway patrol set forth in section 5503.02 of the Revised Code, a state highway patrol trooper or other authorized employee may conduct inspections of any motor vehicle subject to inspection by the commission. Such inspections shall be conducted in accordance with rules adopted by the commission and for the purpose of ensuring compliance with such rules.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5503 | State Highway Patrol › Section 5503.07 | Misdemeanor Arrests.

Effective:
August 8, 1991
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 144 - 119th General Assembly
In addition to the powers and duties of the state highway patrol set forth in section 5503.02 of the Revised Code and subject to the limitations of section 5503.01 of the Revised Code, a state highway patrol trooper shall arrest any person found committing a misdemeanor within the bounds of rest areas or roadside parks within the limits of the right-of-way of interstate highways and other state highways, or in violation of section 5515.07 of the Revised Code in other areas within the limits of the right-of-way of interstate highways.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5503 | State Highway Patrol › Section 5503.09 | Special Police Officers to Serve on State Property.

Effective:
October 21, 1997
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 60 - 122nd General Assembly
The superintendent of the state highway patrol, with the approval of the director of public safety, may designate one or more persons to be special police officers to preserve the peace and enforce the laws of this state with respect to persons and property under their jurisdiction and control. The officers are vested with the same powers of arrest as police officers under section 2935.03 of the Revised Code when exercising their responsibilities on lands owned by the Ohio expositions commission and on those state properties and institutions owned or leased by the state where the officers are assigned by the superintendent.
Special police officers shall be required to complete peace officer basic training for the position to which they have been appointed as required by the Ohio peace officer training commission as authorized in section 109.73 of the Revised Code. They also shall take an oath of office, wear the badge of office, and provide bond to the state in the amount of twenty-five hundred dollars for the proper performance of their duties.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5503 | State Highway Patrol › Section 5503.10 | Law Enforcement Automated Data System.

Effective:
November 12, 1992
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 98 - 119th General Assembly
There is hereby created in the department of public safety, division of state highway patrol, a program for administering and operating a law enforcement automated data system, to be known as LEADS, providing computerized data and communications to the various criminal justice agencies of the state. The program shall be administered by the superintendent of the state highway patrol, who may employ such persons as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. The superintendent shall adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing fees and guidelines for the operation of and participation in the LEADS program. These rules shall include criteria for granting and restricting access to information maintained in LEADS.
The superintendent shall appoint a steering committee to advise him in the operation of the law enforcement automated data system, comprised of persons who are representative of the criminal justice agencies in Ohio that use the system. The superintendent or his designee shall be chairman of the committee.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5503 | State Highway Patrol › Section 5503.101 | Disclosure of Leads Information to Defendant.

Effective:
March 23, 2018
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 33 - 132nd General Assembly
(A) Notwithstanding any section of the Revised Code or rule of procedure to the contrary, a defendant's traffic or criminal record contained in the law enforcement automated data system, also known as LEADS, may be disclosed to the defendant and the defendant's counsel when formally requested pursuant to the rules of discovery in a traffic or criminal case.
(B) Copies of information obtained from the law enforcement automated data system pursuant to division (A) of this section may be provided to the defendant and the defendant's counsel when formally requested pursuant to the rules of discovery in a traffic or criminal case.
(C) Upon a motion made by a prosecutor, the court hearing a traffic or criminal case may order the redaction from information to be disclosed or provided pursuant to division (A) or (B) of this section pursuant to the rules of discovery in the case of the residential address, date of birth, social security number, and photograph of any witness, law enforcement officer, or prosecutor.
(D) Notwithstanding section 2913.04 or 2923.129 of the Revised Code, no prosecutor or person assisting a prosecutor in providing discovery shall be held civilly or criminally liable for disclosing information from the law enforcement automated data system in the manner authorized by this section.
(E) The superintendent of the state highway patrol or any person employed by the superintendent to carry out the purposes of section 5503.10 of the Revised Code shall not sanction or deny access to the law enforcement automated data system to any person or entity because that person or entity provided discovery information in the manner authorized by this section.
(F) The defendant's counsel may disclose, copy, and provide to the defendant any information about the defendant's own traffic or criminal record obtained by discovery from the law enforcement automated data system.
(G) The fact that information sought in discovery is contained in the law enforcement automated data system shall not be cited or accepted as a reason for denying discovery to the defendant of the defendant's own traffic or criminal record.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5503 | State Highway Patrol › Section 5503.11 | Auxiliary Unit.

Effective:
June 1, 1998
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 599 - 122nd General Assembly
(A) The superintendent of the state highway patrol, with the approval of the director of public safety, may establish an auxiliary unit within the state highway patrol, and provide for the regulation of the auxiliary officers. The superintendent shall be the head of the auxiliary unit, and shall have the sole authority to make all appointments to and dismissals from the auxiliary unit. The superintendent shall prescribe rules for the organization, administration, and control of the auxiliary unit, and the eligibility requirements, training, and conduct of the auxiliary officers. The superintendent also shall have the authority to expend any funds appropriated to the state highway patrol to pay any expenses the state highway patrol incurs in administering the auxiliary unit. Members of the auxiliary unit may be required to pay any portion of their expenses, as determined by the superintendent.
No member of the auxiliary unit shall have any power to arrest any person or to enforce any law of this state.
(B) Each member of the auxiliary unit, in the performance of the member's official duties as determined by the superintendent, possesses personal immunity from civil liability for damages for injury, death, or loss to person or property as specified in section 9.86 of the Revised Code, and is entitled to idemnification and representation as an officer or employee of this state to the extent described in and in accordance with sections 109.361 to 109.366 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5503 | State Highway Patrol › Section 5503.12 | Registrars to Collect Inspection and Testing Fees.

Effective:
March 9, 2004
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 85 - 125th General Assembly
(A) The superintendent of the state highway patrol, with the approval of the director of public safety, may authorize the registrar of motor vehicles and designated deputy registrars to collect inspection and testing fees on behalf of the state highway patrol. The superintendent and the registrar jointly shall determine and designate the deputy registrars who shall collect inspection and testing fees under this section.
(B)(1) In addition to collecting the inspection and testing fees, the registrar and each designated deputy registrar may collect and retain a service fee in the amount specified in division (D) of section 4503.10 of the Revised Code for each inspection and testing fee collected on behalf of the state highway patrol.
(2) Each designated deputy registrar, upon receipt of any inspection and testing fee, shall transmit the fees to the registrar in the manner prescribed by the registrar.
(3) The registrar shall deposit the inspection and testing fees collected by and transmitted to the registrar to the credit of the fund specified by law.
(C) The superintendent, with the approval of the director, shall establish appropriate procedures to be used by the registrar and designated deputy registrars for determining proof of payment of inspection and testing fees.
(D) As used in this section, "inspection and testing fees" includes the following:
(1) Fees for vehicle inspections conducted under sections 4505.11, 4505.111, 4513.52, 4513.53, 4519.56, and 4519.61 of the Revised Code;
(2) Fees for testing of commercial driver's license applicants under section 4506.09 of the Revised Code;
(3) Except as may otherwise be specifically provided by law, any statutory fees for similar vehicle inspections or driver testing conducted by the state highway patrol that the superintendent may specify for collection under this section.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5503 | State Highway Patrol › Section 5503.31 | Arrest Authority on Turnpike Projects.

Effective:
July 1, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 51 - 130th General Assembly
The state highway patrol shall have the same authority as is conferred upon it by section 5503.02 of the Revised Code with respect to the enforcement of state laws on other roads and highways and on other state properties, to enforce on all turnpike projects the laws of the state and the bylaws, rules, and regulations of the Ohio turnpike and infrastructure commission. The patrol, the superintendent of the patrol, and all state highway patrol troopers shall have the same authority to make arrests on all turnpike projects for violations of state laws and of bylaws, rules, and regulations of the Ohio turnpike and infrastructure commission as is conferred upon them by section 5503.02 of the Revised Code to make arrests on, and in connection with offenses committed on, other roads and highways and on other state properties.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5503 | State Highway Patrol › Section 5503.32 | Contracts for Policing of Turnpike Projects.

Effective:
July 1, 2013
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 51 - 130th General Assembly
The director of public safety may from time to time enter into contracts with the Ohio turnpike and infrastructure commission with respect to the policing of turnpike projects by the state highway patrol. The contracts shall provide for the reimbursement of the state by the commission for the costs incurred by the patrol in policing turnpike projects, including, but not limited to, the salaries of employees of the patrol assigned to the policing, the current costs of funding retirement pensions for the employees of the patrol and of providing workers' compensation for them, the cost of training state highway patrol troopers and radio operators assigned to turnpike projects, and the cost of equipment and supplies used by the patrol in such policing, and of housing for such troopers and radio operators, to the extent that the equipment, supplies, and housing are not directly furnished by the commission. Each contract may provide for the ascertainment of such costs, and shall be of any duration, not in excess of five years, and may contain any other terms, that the director and the commission may agree upon. The patrol shall not be obligated to furnish policing services on any turnpike project beyond the extent required by the contract. All payments pursuant to any contract in reimbursement of the costs of the policing shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the turnpike policing fund, which is hereby created. All investment earnings of the fund shall be credited to the fund.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5503 | State Highway Patrol › Section 5503.33 | Assignment of State Highway Patrol Troopers and Radio Operators to Turnpike Project.

Effective:
August 8, 1991
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 144 - 119th General Assembly
The superintendent of the state highway patrol shall assign any number of state highway patrol troopers and radio operators to each turnpike project that may be provided for in any contract or contracts made pursuant to section 5503.32 of the Revised Code. The number of troopers and radio operators from time to time regularly assigned to policing turnpike projects shall be in addition to, and an enlargement of, the authorized complement of the patrol as provided in any other law or laws; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall preclude the superintendent from temporarily increasing or decreasing the troopers or radio operators so assigned, as emergencies indicate a need for shifting assignments, to the extent provided by any contracts made pursuant to section 5503.32 of the Revised Code. All such troopers and radio operators shall have the same qualifications and be appointed and paid, and receive the same benefits and provisions, as all other troopers and radio operators.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5503 | State Highway Patrol › Section 5503.34 | Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enforcement Unit.

Effective:
June 11, 2012
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 487 - 129th General Assembly
There is hereby created in the department of public safety, division of state highway patrol, a motor carrier enforcement unit, to be administered by the superintendent of the state highway patrol. This unit shall be responsible for enforcement of commercial motor vehicle transportation safety and hazardous materials requirements.
The superintendent, with the approval of the director of public safety, may appoint and maintain necessary staff to carry out the duties assigned under this section.
Employees of the motor carrier enforcement unit shall cooperate with the public utilities commission to enforce compliance with orders and rules of the commission, applicable laws under Chapters 4905., 4921., and 4923. of the Revised Code, and any other applicable laws or rules.
Uniformed employees of the motor carrier enforcement unit may stop commercial motor vehicles for the exclusive purpose of inspecting such vehicles to enforce compliance with orders and rules of the public utilities commission as required by division (F) of section 5502.01 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5505 | Highway Patrol Retirement System › Section 5505.02 | State Highway Patrol Pension Fund Established - Membership Mandatory.

Effective:
February 21, 1967
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 107th General Assembly
The state highway patrol retirement system is hereby established for the state highway patrol employees, as defined in division (A) of section 5505.01 of the Revised Code.
Membership in the retirement system includes all state highway patrol employees, as defined in section 5505.01 of the Revised Code, and such membership is mandatory for such employees.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5505 | Highway Patrol Retirement System › Section 5505.041 | Election to Board - Retirant Member Eligibility - Terms.

Effective:
September 15, 2004
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 133 - 125th General Assembly
All elections for retirant member and employee members of the state highway patrol retirement board shall be held under the direction of the board in accordance with rules adopted under section 5505.047 of the Revised Code. A person who at the time of retirement is an employee member of the board is not eligible to become a retirant member of the board until three years after the person's retirement date. Service and disability retirants may vote in elections for the retirant member of the board. Contributing members may vote in elections for the employee member of the board.
On certification of the election results in accordance with rules adopted under section 5505.047 of the Revised Code, the person elected as a retirant member of the board or an employee member of the board shall serve a four-year term beginning on the first day of August following the election.
The initial election of the second retirant-member shall be held at the first election that occurs later than ninety days after the effective date of this section. The subsequent term shall commence on the first day of August of the fourth year thereafter.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5505 | Highway Patrol Retirement System › Section 5505.042 | Filing of Vacancies by Election.

Effective:
August 4, 2005
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 25 - 126th General Assembly
Except as provided in section 5505.043 of the Revised Code, any vacancy occurring in the term of a retirant member of the state highway patrol retirement board or an employee member of the board shall be filled by an election conducted in the same manner as other retirant member and employee member elections under section 5505.041 of the Revised Code. On certification of the election results in accordance with rules adopted under section 5505.047 of the Revised Code, the retirant member or employee member elected shall hold office until the first day of the new term that follows the next board election that occurs not less than ninety days after the member's election.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5505 | Highway Patrol Retirement System › Section 5505.043 | Election Not Required Where Candidate Unopposed.

Effective:
April 6, 2007
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 272 - 126th General Assembly
(A) The state highway patrol retirement board is not required to hold an election for a position on the board as a retirant member or employee member if only one candidate has been nominated for the position in accordance with rules governing the election adopted under section 5505.047 of the Revised Code. The candidate shall take office as if elected and the term of office shall be four years beginning in August of the year the candidate was nominated.
(B) The board is not required to hold an election for a vacated position on the board as a retirant member or employee member if either of the following is the case:
(1) Only one candidate has been nominated for the vacancy in accordance with rules governing the election adopted under section 5505.047 of the Revised Code, in which case the candidate shall fill the unexpired term.
(2) Less than ninety days remain in the member's term on the day that member's position becomes vacant.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5505 | Highway Patrol Retirement System › Section 5505.045 | Filing of Statements - Prohibited Campaign Activities.

Effective:
September 15, 2004
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 133 - 125th General Assembly
(A) No person shall knowingly fail to file a complete and accurate campaign finance statement or independent expenditure statement in accordance with section 5505.044 of the Revised Code.
(B) No person, during the course of a person seeking nomination for, and during any campaign for, election to the state highway patrol retirement board, shall knowingly and with intent to affect the nomination or the outcome of the campaign do any of the following by means of campaign materials, an advertisement on radio or television or in a newspaper or periodical, a public speech, press release, or otherwise:
(1) With regard to a candidate, identify the candidate in a manner that implies that the candidate is a member of the board or use the term "re-elect" when the candidate is not currently a member of the board;
(2) Make a false statement concerning the formal schooling or training completed or attempted by a candidate; a degree, diploma, certificate, scholarship, grant, award, prize, or honor received, earned, or held by a candidate; or the period of time during which a candidate attended any school, college, community technical school, or institution;
(3) Make a false statement concerning the professional, occupational, or vocational licenses held by a candidate, or concerning any position the candidate held for which the candidate received a salary or wages;
(4) Make a false statement that a candidate or board member has been indicted or convicted of a theft offense, extortion, or other crime involving financial corruption or moral turpitude;
(5) Make a statement that a candidate has been indicted for any crime or has been the subject of a finding by the Ohio elections commission without disclosing the outcome of any legal proceedings resulting from the indictment or finding;
(6) Make a false statement that a candidate or board member has a record of treatment or confinement for mental disorder;
(7) Make a false statement that a candidate or board member has been subjected to military discipline for criminal misconduct or dishonorably discharged from the armed services;
(8) Falsely identify the source of a statement, issue statements under the name of another person without authorization, or falsely state the endorsement of or opposition to a candidate by a person or publication;
(9) Make a false statement concerning the voting record of a candidate or board member;
(10) Post, publish, circulate, distribute, or otherwise disseminate a false statement concerning a candidate, either knowing the same to be false or with reckless disregard of whether it was false or not, if the statement is designed to promote the election, nomination, or defeat of the candidate.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5505 | Highway Patrol Retirement System › Section 5505.046 | Complaint Alleging Violation of Rc 5505.045 - Procedure - Fine.

Effective:
September 15, 2004
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 133 - 125th General Assembly
The secretary of state, or any person acting on personal knowledge and subject to the penalties of perjury, may file a complaint with the Ohio elections commission alleging a violation of section 5505.045 of the Revised Code. The complaint shall be made on a form prescribed and provided by the commission.
On receipt of a complaint under this section, the commission shall hold a hearing open to the public to determine whether the violation alleged in the complaint has occurred. The commission may administer oaths and issue subpoenas to any person in the state compelling the attendance of witnesses and the production of relevant papers, books, accounts, and reports. On the refusal of any person to obey a subpoena or to be sworn or to answer as a witness, the commission may apply to the court of common pleas of Franklin county under section 2705.03 of the Revised Code. The court shall hold contempt proceedings in accordance with Chapter 2705. of the Revised Code.
The commission shall provide the person accused of the violation at least seven days prior notice of the time, date, and place of the hearing. The accused may be represented by an attorney and shall have an opportunity to present evidence, call witnesses, and cross-examine witnesses.
At the hearing, the commission shall determine whether the violation alleged in the complaint has occurred. If the commission determines that a violation of division (A) of section 5505.045 of the Revised Code has occurred, the commission shall either impose a fine under section 5505.99 of the Revised Code or enter a finding that good cause has been shown not to impose the fine. If the commission determines that a violation of division (B) of section 5505.045 of the Revised Code has occurred, the commission shall impose the fine described in section 5505.99 of the Revised Code, refer the matter to the appropriate prosecutor, or enter a finding that good cause has been shown to not impose a fine or refer the matter to the appropriate prosecutor.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5505 | Highway Patrol Retirement System › Section 5505.047 | Adoption of Election Rules - Certification of Nominating Petitions and Election Results.

Effective:
September 15, 2004
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 133 - 125th General Assembly
(A) The state highway patrol board, after consultation with the secretary of state, shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, governing all of the following:
(1) The administration of elections of members of the board under section 5505.041 of the Revised Code and elections held under section 5505.042 of the Revised Code to fill vacancies on the board;
(2) Nominating petitions for the elections;
(3) Certification of the validity of nominating petitions for the elections;
(4) Certification of the results of the elections.
(B) The board may contract with the secretary of state or an independent firm to administer the elections, certify the validity of nominating petitions, and certify the results of the elections. The secretary of state and the independent firm shall perform these services in accordance with the rules adopted under division (A) of this section. Notwithstanding section 5505.04 of the Revised Code, the board shall provide information necessary for the secretary of state or the independent firm to certify the election. If the board contracts with an independent firm to administer an election, the secretary of state may audit the election.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5505 | Highway Patrol Retirement System › Section 5505.049 | Members With Excessive Travel Expenses Ineligible for Another Term.

Effective:
September 15, 2004
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 133 - 125th General Assembly
A person who served as an elected or appointed member of the state highway patrol retirement board for one or more entire fiscal years in fiscal years 2000, 2001, or 2002 is ineligible for re-election or reappointment to the board if the board paid travel-related expenses of the person or reimbursed the person for travel-related expenses that averaged more than ten thousand dollars annually for those fiscal years.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5505 | Highway Patrol Retirement System › Section 5505.05 | Oath - Expenses - Liability Insurance.

Effective:
August 25, 1995
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 226 - 121st General Assembly
(A) Each member of the state highway patrol retirement board, upon appointment or election, shall take an oath of office that he will support the constitutions of the United States and this state, that he will diligently and honestly administer the affairs of the board, and that he will not knowingly violate or willfully permit the violation of any law applicable to this chapter. The oath shall be subscribed to by the member making it, certified by the officer before whom it is taken, and immediately filed in the office of the secretary of state.
(B) The members of the board shall serve without compensation, except that they shall suffer no loss because of absence from their regular employment while engaged in official duties as board members. The members of the board shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses from the expense fund.
(C) The board may secure insurance coverage designed to indemnify board members and employees for their actions or conduct in the performance of official duties, and may pay required premiums for such coverage from the expense fund.
(D) The board shall adopt rules in accordance with section 111.15 of the Revised Code establishing a policy for reimbursement of travel expenses incurred by board members in the performance of their official duties. As part of any audit performed under Chapter 117. of the Revised Code, an inquiry shall be made into whether board members have complied with these rules.
(E) No board member shall accept payment or reimbursement for travel expenses, other than for meals and other food and beverages provided to the member, from any source other than the expense fund. Except in the case of an emergency, no out-of-state travel expenses shall be reimbursed unless approved in advance by a majority of the board at a regular board meeting.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5505 | Highway Patrol Retirement System › Section 5505.061 | Transactions Prohibited.

Effective:
June 22, 1984
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 37 - 115th General Assembly
(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, a fiduciary shall not cause the state highway patrol retirement system to engage in a transaction, if he knows or should know that such transaction constitutes a direct or indirect:
(1) Sale or exchange, or leasing, of any property between the system and a party in interest;
(2) Lending of money or other extension of credit between the system and a party in interest;
(3) Furnishing of goods, services, or facilities between the system and a party in interest;
(4) Transfer to, or use by or for the benefit of a party in interest, of any assets of the system; or
(5) Acquisition, on behalf of the system, of any employer security or employer real property.
(B) Nothing in this section shall prohibit any transaction between the state highway patrol retirement system and any fiduciary or party in interest if:
(1) All the terms and conditions of the transaction are comparable to the terms and conditions which might reasonably be expected in a similar transaction between similar parties who are not parties in interest; and
(2) The transaction is consistent with the fiduciary duties described in Chapter 5505. of the Revised Code.
(C) A fiduciary shall not:
(1) Deal with the assets of the system in his own interest or for his own account;
(2) In his individual or in any other capacity act in any transaction involving the system on behalf of a party (or represent a party) whose interests are adverse to the interests of the system or the interests of its participants or beneficiaries; or
(3) Receive any consideration for his own personal account from any party dealing with such system in connection with a transaction involving the assets of the system.
(D) In addition to any liability which he may have under any other provision, a fiduciary with respect to the system shall be liable for a breach of fiduciary responsibility of any fiduciary with respect to the system in the following circumstances:
(1) If he participates knowingly in, or knowingly undertakes to conceal, an act or omission of such other fiduciary, knowing such act or omission is a breach;
(2) If, by his failure to comply with Chapter 5505. of the Revised Code, he has enabled such other fiduciary to commit a breach; or
(3) If he has knowledge of a breach by such other fiduciary, unless he makes reasonable efforts under the circumstances to remedy the breach.
(E) Every fiduciary of the system shall be bonded or insured to an amount of not less than one million dollars for loss by reason of acts of fraud or dishonesty.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5505 | Highway Patrol Retirement System › Section 5505.062 | Travel Expense Policies - Bonus Policy - Budget.

Effective:
September 15, 2004
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 133 - 125th General Assembly
The state highway patrol retirement board shall do all of the following:
(A) In consultation with the Ohio ethics commission, review any existing policy regarding the travel and payment of travel expenses of members and employees of the state highway patrol retirement board and adopt rules in accordance with section 5505.04 of the Revised Code establishing a new or revised policy regarding travel and payment of travel expenses. Not less than sixty days before adopting a new or revised policy, the board shall submit the policy to the Ohio retirement study council for review.
(B) If the board intends to award a bonus to any employee of the board, adopt rules in accordance with section 5505.04 of the Revised Code establishing a policy regarding employee bonuses;
(C) Provide copies of the rules adopted under divisions (A) and (B) of this section to each member of the Ohio retirement study council;
(D) Submit to the Ohio retirement study council a proposed operating budget, including an administrative budget for the board, for the next immediate fiscal year and adopt that budget not earlier than sixty days after it is submitted to the council;
(E) Submit to the council a plan describing how the board will improve the dissemination of public information pertaining to the board.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5505 | Highway Patrol Retirement System › Section 5505.063 | Ethics Policy - Commission Approval - Ethics Training.

Effective:
September 15, 2004
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 133 - 125th General Assembly
The state highway patrol retirement board shall, in consultation with the Ohio ethics commission, develop an ethics policy to govern board members and employees in the performance of their official duties. The board shall submit this policy to the commission for approval.
The commission shall review the policy and, if the commission determines that the policy is adequate, approve the policy. If the commission determines that the policy is inadequate, it shall specify the revisions to be made and the board shall submit a revised policy. If the commission approves the revised policy, the board shall adopt it. If not, the board shall make any further revisions required by the commission and adopt the policy. Not less than sixty days before adopting the policy, the board shall submit it to the Ohio retirement study council for review.
The board periodically shall provide ethics training to members and employees of the board. The training shall include training regarding the requirements and prohibitions of Chapter 102. of the Revised Code and sections 2921.42 and 2921.43 of the Revised Code and any other training the board considers appropriate.
The board shall establish a procedure to ensure that each employee of the board is informed of the procedure for filing a complaint alleging violation of Chapter 102. of the Revised Code or section 2921.42 or 2921.43 of the Revised Code with the Ohio ethics commission or the appropriate prosecuting attorney.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5505 | Highway Patrol Retirement System › Section 5505.064 | Orientation Program Required for New Members - Continuing Education.

Effective:
September 15, 2004
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 133 - 125th General Assembly
Each newly elected member of the state highway patrol retirement board and each individual appointed to fill a vacancy on the board, shall, not later than ninety days after commencing service as a board member, complete the orientation program component of the retirement board member education program established under section 171.50 of the Revised Code.
Each member of the board who has served a year or longer as a board member shall, not less than twice each year, attend one or more programs that are part of the continuing education component of the retirement board member education program established under section 171.50 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5505 | Highway Patrol Retirement System › Section 5505.068 | Designation of Ohio-Qualified Agents - Selection Policy - Utilization - Annual Report.

Effective:
March 31, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 312 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) As used in this section and in section 5505.0610 of the Revised Code:
(1) "Agent" means a dealer, as defined in section 1707.01 of the Revised Code, who is licensed under sections 1707.01 to 1707.50 of the Revised Code or under comparable laws of another state or of the United States.
(2) "Minority business enterprise" has the same meaning as in section 122.71 of the Revised Code.
(3) "Ohio-qualified agent" means an agent designated as such by the state highway patrol retirement board.
(4) "Ohio-qualified investment manager" means an investment manager designated as such by the state highway patrol retirement board.
(5) "Principal place of business" means an office in which the agent regularly provides securities or investment advisory services and solicits, meets with, or otherwise communicates with clients.
(B) The state highway patrol retirement board shall, for the purposes of this section, designate an agent as an Ohio-qualified agent if the agent meets all of the following requirements:
(1) The agent is subject to taxation under Chapter 5725., 5726., 5733., 5747., or 5751. of the Revised Code.
(2) The agent is authorized to conduct business in this state;
(3) The agent maintains a principal place of business in this state and employs at least five residents of this state.
(C) The state highway patrol retirement board shall adopt and implement a written policy to establish criteria and procedures used to select agents to execute securities transactions on behalf of the retirement system. The policy shall address each of the following:
(1) Commissions charged by the agent, both in the aggregate and on a per share basis;
(2) The execution speed and trade settlement capabilities of the agent;
(3) The responsiveness, reliability, and integrity of the agent;
(4) The nature and value of research provided by the agent;
(5) Any special capabilities of the agent.
(D)(1) The board shall, at least annually, establish a policy with the goal to increase utilization by the board of Ohio-qualified agents for the execution of domestic equity and fixed income trades on behalf of the retirement system, when an Ohio-qualified agent offers quality, services, and safety comparable to other agents otherwise available to the board and meets the criteria established under division (C) of this section.
(2) The board shall review, at least annually, the performance of the agents that execute securities transactions on behalf of the board.
(3) The board shall determine whether an agent is an Ohio-qualified agent, meets the criteria established by the board pursuant to division (C) of this section, and offers quality, services, and safety comparable to other agents otherwise available to the board. The board's determination shall be final.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5505 | Highway Patrol Retirement System › Section 5505.069 | Annual Disclosures to Ohio Ethics Commission.

Effective:
September 15, 2004
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 133 - 125th General Assembly
(A) The state highway patrol retirement system shall disclose the following to the Ohio ethics commission:
(1) Anything of value received by the system from an agent and anything of value given on behalf of the system by an agent;
(2) The name of any employee of the system with authority over the investment of retirement system funds or any board member of the system who deals with an agent regarding amounts described in division (A)(1) of this section.
(B) The disclosures required by this section shall be made annually in a report submitted by a date prescribed by the Ohio ethics commission.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5505 | Highway Patrol Retirement System › Section 5505.0610 | Designation of Ohio-Qualified Investment Managers - Utilization - Annual Report.

Effective:
September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
(A) The state highway patrol retirement board shall, for the purposes of this section, designate an investment manager as an Ohio-qualified investment manager if the investment manager meets all of the following requirements:
(1) The investment manager is subject to taxation under Chapter 5725., 5726., 5733., 5747., or 5751. of the Revised Code.
(2) The investment manager meets one of the following requirements:
(a) Has its corporate headquarters or principal place of business in this state;
(b) Employs at least five hundred individuals in this state;
(c) Has a principal place of business in this state and employs at least twenty residents of this state.
(B)(1) The board shall, at least annually, establish a policy with the goal to increase utilization by the board of Ohio-qualified investment managers, when an Ohio-qualified investment manager offers quality, services, and safety comparable to other investment managers otherwise available to the board. The policy shall also provide for the following:
(a) A process whereby the board can develop a list of Ohio-qualified investment managers and their investment products;
(b) A process whereby the board can give public notice to Ohio-qualified investment managers of the board's search for an investment manager that includes the board's search criteria.
(2) The board shall determine whether an investment manager is an Ohio-qualified investment manager and whether the investment manager offers quality, services, and safety comparable to other investment managers otherwise available to the board. The board's determination shall be final.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges › Chapter 5505 | Highway Patrol Retirement System › Section 5505.07 | Secretary, Actuary, and Employees - Compensation and Expenses.

Effective:
September 15, 2004
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 133 - 125th General Assembly
(A) The state highway patrol retirement board may employ a secretary and secure the services of employees for the transaction of business of the state highway patrol retirement system.
Effective ninety days after the effective date of this amendment, the board may not employ a state retirement system investment officer, as defined in section 1707.01 of the Revised Code, who does not hold a valid state retirement system investment officer license issued by the division of securities in the department of commerce.
The compensation of all persons engaged by the board and all other expenses of the board necessary for the proper operation of the pension fund shall be paid at such rates and in such amounts as the board approves. Every expense voucher of an employee, officer, or board member of the state highway patrol retirement system shall itemize all purchases and expenditures.
(B) The clerical procedures required in the operation of the retirement system shall be performed by the staff of the secretary appointed by the board. The cost of such clerical procedures and the services performed by the secretary of the retirement system shall be paid by the retirement system.
(C) The board shall appoint an actuary who shall be its technical advisor.
(D) The board shall from time to time adopt such mortality and other tables of experience, and such rate or rates of interest, as are required in the proper operation of the retirement system.
(E) The board shall determine by appropriate rules the service to be credited any member in any calendar year.
The board shall perform other functions and adopt rules as required for the proper execution of Chapter 5505. of the Revised Code.