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Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501:7 - Private Investigators and Security Services › Chapter 4501:7-1 - Licenses › Section 4501:7-1-20 - Notice of meeting

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) For the purpose of this rule
			 "the commission" means the Ohio private investigation and security
			 services commission (OPISSC).
(B) The department of public safety
			 (department) shall post notice of all regularly scheduled meetings of
			 the commission and any of its committees, subcommittees, and
			 workgroups, on the department's website, which may be accessed at
http://pisgs.ohio.gov/pissc.stm
at least fourteen days prior to each regularly scheduled meeting.
			 Such notice shall include the time and place of the meeting and may
			 include the tentative agenda for the meeting. Nothing in this section
			 shall be construed as prohibiting any member of the commission from
			 requesting that an item be added to the agenda in writing once it is
			 posted to the website.
(C) Any
			 person or media outlet may obtain
			 advance notice of any meeting of the commission, its committees,
			 subcommittees and workgroups by requesting to
			 be placed on an email notification list as no cost, or to receive
			 notice by regular mail for a reasonable fee. Requests for
			 notice of meetings may be submitted to the department in written
			 form, or may be made in person during regular business hours. Written
			 request for notice of meetings may be general in nature or may be
			 specific to meetings where a particular type of business will be
			 considered. Written requests may be
			 mailed to "Private Investigator Security Guard Services,
			 1970 West Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio
			 43223," and shall include the name of the person submitting the
			 request, any organization with which the person is affiliated,
			 mailing address, electronic mail address,  telephone number, and
			 whether notice is sought for all or specified types of meetings.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501:7 - Private Investigators and Security Services › Chapter 4501:7-1 - Licenses › Section 4501:7-1-21 - Process for veteran applications

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Comment: Information regarding the availability and
				effective dates of the materials incorporated by reference in this
				rule can be found in paragraph (M) of
				rule
				4501:7-1-01 of the
				Administrative Code.
(A) The
			 department shall track and monitor "Provider Applications,"
			 "Qualifying Agent Applications," "Employee Registration
			 Applications," "Provider License Renewals," "Qualifying Agent
			 Renewals," and "Employee Registration Renewals," that have been
			 received from veterans, as defined in paragraph
			 (I) of rule
			 4501:7-1-01 of the
			 Administrative Code, and/or spouses of veterans.
(B) The department shall prioritize
			 and expedite a completed "Provider Application," "Qualifying Agent
			 Application," "Employee Registration Application," "Provider License
			 Renewal," "Qualifying Agent Renewal," and "Employee Registration
			 Renewal," for veterans and spouses of veterans within four business
			 days of receipt. An application shall be considered complete only
			 when all requirements as set forth in rules
			 4501:7-1-04,
			 4501:7-1-08,
			 4501:7-1-09, and
			 4501:7-1-16 of the
			 Administrative Code, as applicable, are met and the documentation as
			 required in paragraph (C) of this rule has been provided to the
			 department.
(C)
			 Satisfactory evidence that the applicant or applicant's spouse is a
			 veteran or member of the armed forces includes the applicant's
			 official military identification card, official DD-214 separation
			 document, or other official military documentation approved by the
			 director of the department. A marriage certificate may be required,
			 in addition to evidence of status as a veteran, if the applicant is
			 the spouse of a veteran.
(D) In order to expedite the
			 processing of applications and renewals, especially for individuals
			 facing imminent deployment, the department shall accept necessary
			 information in support of the applications by electronic and other
			 appropriate means.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501:7 - Private Investigators and Security Services › Chapter 4501:7-1 - Licenses › Section 4501:7-1-22 - Firearm bearer notation issuance and renewal

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: Information regarding the availability and
				effective date of the materials incorporated by reference in this
				rule can be found in paragraph (M) of
				rule
				4501:7-1-01 of the
				Administrative Code.]
(A)
			 Any person who wishes to carry a firearm in the course of engaging in
			 the business of private investigation, security services, or both
			 shall:
(1) Submit either a paper or
			 an electronic "Firearm Bearer Notation Application" accompanied by
			 the fee provided for in section
			 4749.10 of the Revised
			 Code. The fee may be paid electronically, or if a
			 paper application is submitted, may be paid by check or money order
			 payable to Ohio treasurer of state.
(2) Submit:
(a) A certificate of satisfactory
			 completion of a basic firearm training program from the "Ohio Peace
			 Officer Training Commission" (OPOTC) which includes at least twenty
			 hours in handgun training at a commission approved training
			 school;
(b) An
			 equivalency letter from OPOTC if the person successfully completed a
			 firearm training program approved by OPOTC as being equivalent to the
			 twenty hour basic firearm training from 1982 to
			 1985; or
(c) A
			 certificate or other evidence of satisfactory completion of a
			 firearms training course at a certified OPOTC training school or law
			 enforcement academy, if the applicant is a current or former peace
			 officer, Ohio state highway patrol officer, or federal
			 officer.
(3) If
			 the certificate described in paragraph (A)(2)(a) of this rule was
			 obtained more than eighteen months prior to the date of application,
			 submit a certificate of satisfactory requalification in firearms use
			 on a firearms training range at a firearms requalification program
			 certified by the OPOTC or on a firearms training range under the
			 supervision of an instructor certified by the OPOTC within the twelve
			 months immediately preceding the date of submitting the "Firearm
			 Bearer Notation Application."
(4) If the applicant intends to
			 carry a firearm other than a handgun, the applicant shall submit a
			 certificate of satisfactory completion of a minimum of five hours of
			 training in the use of the other type of firearm from an OPOTC
			 approved training program. Such certificate much be submitted for
			 each type of firearm the applicant intends to carry.
(5) For the purpose of a state and
			 federal bureau of investigation background check, submit directly to
			 the bureau of criminal identification and investigation, with direct
			 copy to the department, a complete set of fingerprints along with
			 notification that the applicant intends to carry a firearm in the
			 course of business.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501:7 - Private Investigators and Security Services › Chapter 4501:7-1 - Licenses › Section 4501:7-1-23 - Firearm bearer prohibitions and disciplinary actions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Comment: Information regarding the availability and
				effective date of the materials incorporated by reference in this
				rule can be found in paragraph (M) of
				rule
				4501:7-1-01 of the
				Administrative Code.]
(A) A
			 firearm bearer notation issued in accordance with section
			 4749.10 of the Revised
			 Code and rule
			 4501:7-1-22 of the
			 Administrative Code does not authorize an individual to carry a
			 concealed handgun or other dangerous ordnance or exempt any person
			 from the provisions of Chapter 2923. of the Revised Code. Any person
			 who intends to carry a concealed handgun in the course of his or her
			 duties as a private investigator, security guard, or both must also
			 have a concealed handgun license issued in accordance with section
			 2923.125 of Revised
			 Code or fall within one of the exemptions listed in division (C) of
			 section 2923.12 of the Revised
			 Code.
(B) No licensee
			 shall allow an employee or independent contractor to carry a firearm:
(1) While engaging in the business
			 of private investigation, security services, or both, unless that
			 person is carrying a valid employee registration card with a valid
			 firearm bearer notation issued in accordance with this rule and
			 section 4749.10 of the Revised
			 Code;
(2) While engaging
			 in the business of private investigation, security services, or both
			 while the person's employee registration application or firearm
			 bearer notation application is in an applied or pending status with
			 the department; or
(3)
			 Other than the types of firearms indicated on the firearm bearer
			 notation while engaging in the business of private investigation,
			 security services, or both.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4503 - Ohio Reciprocity Board › Chapter 4503-1 - Meetings › Section 4503-1-01 - Meetings of the Ohio reciprocity board

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) All meetings of the Ohio reciprocity
			 board shall be open to the public.
(B) Any person may determine the time and
			 place of all regularly scheduled meetings, if any, and the time, place and
			 purpose of all special meetings of the Ohio reciprocity board by writing to the
			 office of the Attorney General, State Office Tower, Columbus, Ohio 43215, or by
			 telephoning the office of the Attorney General at (614) 466-3376.
(C) Any person may, upon request and the
			 payment of a reasonable fee obtain reasonable advance notification of all
			 meetings of the Ohio reciprocity board at which any specific type of public
			 business is to be discussed.
(D)
			 The minutes of each meeting of the Ohio reciprocity board shall be promptly
			 recorded and open to public inspection.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4701 - Accountancy Board › Chapter 4701-1 - General Provisions › Section 4701-1-01 - Notice for change of rule

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Before a new rule is adopted or an
			 existing one amended or rescinded, the board shall at least thirty days prior
			 to the date set for a hearing, as provided by section
			 119.03 of the Revised Code, give
			 public notice of such hearing by ordering the publication of its intention to
			 consider the adoption, amendment or rescission of such rule or rules. The
			 public notice shall be published in the register of Ohio website, and the
			 notice shall contain a synopsis or a general statement as to the rule or rules
			 to be adopted, amended, or rescinded, and the date, time, and place of hearing
			 on the proposed action. A copy of the public notice shall also be published on
			 the board's website.
(B) The full
			 text of the proposed rule, amendment, or rule to be rescinded shall be
			 available at the office of the board, and it shall also be published on the
			 board's website.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				3/5/2020 and
				09/01/2024
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4701.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 4701.03
Prior
				Effective Dates: 09/01/1966, 05/01/1981, 09/22/1993, 12/09/1997, 12/01/2002,
				07/16/2009
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4701 - Accountancy Board › Chapter 4701-1 - General Provisions › Section 4701-1-02 - Board addresses

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The geographic address of the board is
			 located on the 18th floor, 77 South High
			 Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215-6128.
(B)
			 The "Uniform Resource Locator (URL)" address of the board's website home page
			 is
https://acc.ohio.gov/
.
Effective:
				9/7/2019
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				6/13/2019 and
				09/01/2024
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4701.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 4701.03
Prior
				Effective Dates: 05/01/1981, 07/19/1990, 12/09/1997, 04/04/2003, 06/01/2004,
				09/14/2007
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4701 - Accountancy Board › Chapter 4701-1 - General Provisions › Section 4701-1-03 - Board officers

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) For administrative purposes, the
			 president of the board shall be known as the "chair" and shall preside over all
			 board meetings.
(B) The
			 treasurer of the board shall be known as the "vice chair."
(C) Unless the chair designates a different
			 board member to be acting chair, the vice chair shall preside over a board
			 meeting in the absence of the chair, and the secretary of the board shall
			 preside over a board meeting in the absence of both the chair and vice chair.
			 In the absence of the chair, vice chair, and secretary,
			 the chair may designate a board member to serve as the acting chair for that
			 meeting.
Effective:
				9/7/2019
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				6/13/2019 and
				09/01/2024
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4701.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 4701.03
Prior
				Effective Dates: 12/30/1966, 02/01/1993, 12/09/1997, 04/04/2003,
				07/16/2009
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4701 - Accountancy Board › Chapter 4701-1 - General Provisions › Section 4701-1-04 - Authorized signature

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The board authorizes the executive
			 director to sign all fiscal and administrative documents pertaining to the
			 operation of the board.
(B) The
			 executive director may designate other staff persons to sign fiscal and
			 administrative documents in certain situations.
Replaces: 4701-1-04
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				3/5/2020 and
				09/07/2024
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4701.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 4701.03
Prior
				Effective Dates: 12/30/1966, 12/09/1997, 04/04/2003,
				07/16/2009
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4701 - Accountancy Board › Chapter 4701-1 - General Provisions › Section 4701-1-06 - Meetings of the board

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The annual meeting of the board shall be
			 held  at such place and time as the board may select
			 in accordance with paragraph (C) of this rule;
			 and at such time the chair, vice chair, and secretary, as defined in rule
			 4701-1-03 of the
			 Administrative Code, shall be elected 
								for the time period
			 designated by the board. The election of such officers shall be the first
			 order of business at the annual meeting, and the board shall determine the
			 method of election. The newly elected officers shall assume the duties of their
			 respective offices as and when
			 designated by the board.
(B)
			 The board chair may call meetings other than the annual meeting described in
			 paragraph (A) of this rule. Each such meeting shall be held at a place and time
			 determined by a majority of board members.
(C) The board may change the date of the
			 annual meeting described in paragraph (A) of this rule by adopting
			 no later than six months in advance of the date of the
			 meeting a resolution favoring the change at any board meeting scheduled
			 in accordance with paragraph (B) of this rule.
(D) Adequate notice of each meeting shall be
			 given to each member of the board. Interested parties and the press may also
			 register with the board to receive such notification.
								The meeting notice shall also be posted on the
			 board's website. Such notice shall include the time, place, and purpose of each
			 meeting.
(E)
								A certified public accountant serving as a member of
			 the board may receive up to four credits of continuing education for attendance
			 at scheduled meetings of the board, not to exceed twenty-eight credits
			 annually.
Effective:
				9/7/2019
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				6/13/2019 and
				09/01/2024
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4701.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 4701.03
Prior
				Effective Dates: 12/30/1966, 06/01/1977, 02/01/1993, 12/09/1997, 04/04/2003,
				09/14/2007
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4701 - Accountancy Board › Chapter 4701-1 - General Provisions › Section 4701-1-08 - Facsimile or electronic mail transmissions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The board may approve policies specifying
			 the documents that may be transmitted to the board's fax numbers or electronic
			 mail addresses.
(B) Unauthorized
			 fax transmissions may be disregarded.
(C) The board may rely, in good faith, upon
			 information contained in an electronic mail message or fax transmission that
			 purports to update addresses or other information contained in the board's
			 records.
(D) The board, in its
			 discretion, may disregard any unsolicited electronic mail message sent to the
			 board, or any attached file included in an unsolicited electronic mail message.
Replaces: 4701-1-08
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				3/5/2020 and
				09/07/2024
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4701.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 4701.03
Prior
				Effective Dates: 12/10/1993, 12/09/1997, 08/05/1999, 04/04/2003,
				07/16/2009
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4701 - Accountancy Board › Chapter 4701-1 - General Provisions › Section 4701-1-10 - Board committees

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The board shall have the following
			 standing committees:
(1) The executive
			 committee shall be responsible for overall review of board policy. The
			 committee membership shall consist of  three members, and shall include the board chair, the board vice
			 chair, and the board secretary. The board chair may also appoint
			 additional committee members.
(2) The office oversight committee shall be
			 responsible for overall review of office operations. The board chair shall
			 appoint the committee members and designate the committee chair. The committee
			 shall consist of  three members.
			 The board chair may also appoint additional committee members.
(3) The nominating committee shall be
			 responsible for determining a slate of candidates for board offices. The board
			 chair shall appoint the committee members and designate the committee chair.
			 The committee shall consist of 
			 three members. The board chair may also appoint additional committee members.
(4) The disciplinary advisory
			 committee shall be responsible for advising the board on matters relating to
			 ethics, investigations, and discipline. The board chair shall appoint the
			 committee members and designate the committee chair. The committee shall
			 consist of  three members. The
			 board chair may also appoint additional committee members.
(5) The education assistance committee shall
			 be responsible for advising the board on matters relating to the education
			 assistance program. The board chair shall appoint the committee members and
			 designate the committee chair. The committee shall consist of
			  three members. The board chair may
			 also appoint additional committee members.
(6) The peer review oversight committee shall
			 be responsible for advising the board on matters relating to the board's firm
			 registration and peer review program. The board chair shall appoint the
			 committee members and designate the committee chair. The committee shall
			 consist of  three members. The
			 board chair may also appoint additional committee members.
(7) The licensing committee shall be
			 responsible for advising the board on matters relating to the board's
			 examination, certification, continuing education and licensing requirements.
			 The board chair shall appoint the committee members and designate the committee
			 chair. The committee shall consist of three members. The board chair may also appoint additional committee
			 members.
(8)
									 The finance and audit committee shall be responsible
			 for overall review of the board's budget and finances as well as acting as
			 liaison to the auditor of state with respect to the board's biennial audit. The
			 board chair shall appoint the committee members and designate the committee
			 chair. The committee shall consist of three members. The board chair may also
			 appoint additional committee members.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4701 - Accountancy Board › Chapter 4701-2 - Accessing Confidential Personal Information › Section 4701-2-02 - Personal information systems

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The executive director of the board shall
			 be  responsible for
			 any
			 personal information system maintained by the board.
(B) The board shall discipline any employee
			 who initiates or otherwise contributes to any disciplinary or other punitive
			 action taken against another individual who brings to the attention of
			 appropriate authorities, the press, or a member of the public, any evidence of
			 unauthorized use of any material contained in a board maintained
			 personal information system.
(C)
			 The board shall maintain its personal information system with the accuracy,
			 relevance, timeliness, and completeness necessary to assure fairness in any
			 determination made by the board 
			 based on information contained in the system.
(D) The board shall investigate, upon
			 request, the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, and completeness of
			 any
			 personal information  disputed by
			 the subject of a record contained in its personal information system and report
			 its findings to the disputant within thirty days after receipt of the
			 request.
(E) The board shall not
			 place personal information into an interconnected or combined system unless
			 said system contributes to the efficiency of other agencies or organizations
			 authorized by law to use the system.
(F) The board shall not use any personal
			 information placed into an interconnected or combined system by another state
			 or local agency or an organization unless the personal information is necessary
			 and relevant to the performance of a lawful function of the board.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4701 - Accountancy Board › Chapter 4701-2 - Accessing Confidential Personal Information › Section 4701-2-03 - Confidential personal information

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								The following
			 personal information maintained by the board shall be confidential:
(1)
									Social security
			 numbers unless the individual is informed of the disclosure.
(2)
									"Ohio Bureau of
			 Criminal Identification and Investigation" and "Federal Bureau of
			 Investigation" criminal records check results in accordance with section
			 4776.04 of the Revised
			 Code.
(3)
									Investigative proceedings of the board under section
			 4701.29 of the Revised
			 Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4701 - Accountancy Board › Chapter 4701-2 - Accessing Confidential Personal Information › Section 4701-2-04 - Accessing confidential personal information

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Personal
			 information systems of the board are managed on a "need to know" basis whereby
			 the information owner determines the level of access required for an employee
			 of the board to fulfill their job duties. The determination of access to
			 confidential personal information contained in a personal information system.
			 The board shall establish procedures for determining a revision to an
			 employee's access to confidential personal information upon a change to the
			 employee's job duties including, but not limited to transfer or termination.
			 Whenever an employee's job duties no longer require access to confidential
			 personal information in a personal information system, the employee's access to
			 confidential personal information shall be removed.
(B)
								Upon the signed
			 written request of any individual for a list of confidential personal
			 information about the individual maintained by the board, the board shall do
			 all of the following:
(1)
									Verify the identity of the individual by a method that
			 provides safeguards commensurate with the risk associated with the confidential
			 personal information;
(2)
									Provide to the individual the list of confidential
			 personal information that does not relate to an investigation of an individual
			 pursuant to section 149.43 of the Revised Code or is
			 otherwise not excluded from the scope of Chapter 1347. of the Revised Code;
			 and
(3)
									If all information relates to an investigation about an
			 individual pursuant to section
			 149.43 of the Revised Code,
			 inform the individual the board has no confidential personal information about
			 the individual responsive to the request.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4701 - Accountancy Board › Chapter 4701-2 - Accessing Confidential Personal Information › Section 4701-2-05 - Valid reasons for accessing confidential personal information

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Pursuant to the requirements of division (B)(2) of
			 section 1347.15 of the Revised Code,
			 this rule contains a list of valid reasons directly related to the board's
			 exercise of its powers or duties by which authorized employees of the board may
			 access confidential personal information.
(B)
								Any of the
			 following functions normally performed by the board constitute valid reasons
			 for authorized employees of the board to access confidential personal
			 information:
(1)
									 Responding to a public records request;
(2)
									Responding to a
			 request from an individual for the list of confidential personal information
			 the board maintains for the individual;
(3)
									Administering
			 either a provision of the United States constitution or a provision of the Ohio
			 constitution that is directly applicable to the operations of the
			 board;
(4)
									Administering a provision of Chapter 4701. of the
			 Revised Code;
(5)
									Administering a provision of agency 4701 of the
			 Administrative Code;
(6)
									Complying with any state or federal program
			 requirements;
(7)
									Processing or payment of claims;
(8)
									Auditing
			 purposes;
(9)
									Licensure processes, including determination of
			 eligibility and filing requirements for the CPA examination, CPA certificate,
			 firm registration, Ohio permit, and Ohio registration;
(10)
									Investigation or
			 law enforcement purposes;
(11)
									Administrative
			 hearings;
(12)
									Litigation, complying with an order of the court, or
			 subpoena;
(13)
									Human resource matters, including but not limited to
			 hiring, promotion, demotion, discharge, salary or compensation issues, leave
			 requests or issues, and time card approvals or issues;
(14)
									Complying with
			 an executive order;
(15)
									Complying with an official board policy or a state
			 administrative policy issued by the department of administrative services, the
			 office of budget and management or other similar state agency;
			 or
(16)
									Complying with a collective bargaining agreement
			 provision.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4701 - Accountancy Board › Chapter 4701-2 - Accessing Confidential Personal Information › Section 4701-2-06 - Restricting and logging access to confidential personal information in computerized personal information systems

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Access to confidential personal
			 information that is kept electronically shall require a password or other
			 authentication measure.
(B) When
			 the board acquires a  system
			 that stores, manages or contains confidential personal information, the board
			 shall include a mechanism for recording specific access by employees of the
			 board to confidential personal information in the system.
(C) When the board modifies an existing
			  system 
								which stores,
			 manages or contains confidential personal information, the board shall
			 determine whether the modification constitutes an
			 upgrade. Any upgrades to a  system
			 shall include a mechanism for recording specific access by employees of the
			 board to confidential personal information in the system.
(D) The board shall require employees of the
			 board who access confidential personal information within
			 
								personal
			 information systems to maintain a log that records that access. Access to
			 confidential information is not required to be entered into the log under the
			 following circumstances:
(1) The employee of
			 the board is accessing confidential personal information for official board
			 purposes, including research, and the access is not specifically directed
			 toward a specifically named individual or a group of specifically named
			 individuals.
(2) The employee of
			 the board is accessing confidential personal information for routine office
			 procedures and the access is not specifically directed toward a specifically
			 named individual or a group of specifically named individuals.
(3) The employee of the board comes into
			 incidental contact with confidential personal information and the access of the
			 information is not specifically directed toward a specifically named individual
			 or a group of specifically named individuals.
(4) The employee of the board accesses
			 confidential personal information about an individual based upon a request made
			 under either of the following circumstances:
(a) The individual requests confidential
			 personal information about himself or herself.
(b) The individual requests the board take some action
			 on 
										the
			 individual's behalf and accessing the confidential personal information is
			 required in order to consider or process 
										the
			 request.
(5) For
			 purposes of this paragraph, the board may choose the form or forms of logging,
			 whether in electronic or paper formats.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4701 - Accountancy Board › Chapter 4701-3 - CPA Examination Qualification › Section 4701-3-01 - Residence

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Pursuant to
			 division (A) of section
			 4701.06 of the Revised Code, an
			 individual shall be considered a resident of Ohio if:
(1) The individual maintains a permanent
			 place of residence in Ohio and actually is domiciled in Ohio.
(2) The individual is a resident of another
			 state but works full time in Ohio.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4701 - Accountancy Board › Chapter 4701-3 - CPA Examination Qualification › Section 4701-3-02 - Board approved colleges

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) For the purpose of qualifying for
			 admission to the certified public accountant examination defined in division
			 (A)(5) of
			 section
			 4701.06
			 of the Revised Code, the board will accept academic credits received from or
			 accepted as transfer credits by colleges and universities accredited by an
			 agency approved by the board.
(B) Candidates whose training has been
			 completed in a college or university located outside the United States must
			 meet the foreign credential evaluation requirements specified in rule
			 4701-3-05
			 of the Administrative Code.
Effective:
				5/16/2021
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				9/7/2024
Promulgated Under:
				119.03
Statutory Authority:
				4701.06
Rule Amplifies:
				4701.06
Prior Effective Dates: 12/30/1966, 12/09/1997, 01/01/2000,
				05/07/2003, 07/16/2009, 09/07/2019
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4701 - Accountancy Board › Chapter 4701-3 - CPA Examination Qualification › Section 4701-3-03 - Education, subject matter, and degree requirements to sit for the CPA examination

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								A candidate for the CPA examination must complete the
			 following education requirements:
(1)
									
									The education
			 requirement set forth in division (C) of section
			 4701.06
			 of the Revised Code.
(2)
									
									A candidate who seeks to take the CPA examination under
			 division (C) of section
			 4701.06
			 of the Revised Code shall meet the accounting concentration and business course
			 requirement defined in this rule.
(3)
									
									A candidate who
			 seeks to take the CPA examination under division (B)(2) of section
			 4701.06
			 of the Revised Code may waive the requirement specified in paragraph (A)(1) of
			 this rule provided the candidate meets the accounting concentration and
			 business course requirement as defined in this rule and the special examination
			 requirement defined in paragraph (B) of rule
			 4701-3-07 of
			 the Administrative Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4701 - Accountancy Board › Chapter 4701-3 - CPA Examination Qualification › Section 4701-3-05 - Evaluation of foreign credentials

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A candidate from a foreign country may
			 take the "International 
								Qualification
			 Examination," administered by the "National Association of State Boards of
			 Accountancy," in lieu of the  CPA
			 examination if the candidate has a foreign credential that has been approved by
			 the board.
(B) All other candidates
			 who complete their education outside the United States, and who do not comply
			 with the provisions of paragraph (A) of this rule, must submit their official
			 school records to a foreign credential evaluation service approved by the
			 board. If the evaluation service certifies that the foreign training is
			 equivalent to the CPA examination educational requirements described in rule
			 4701-3-09
			 of the Administrative Code, the candidate may file for admission to the CPA
			 examination in Ohio.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4701 - Accountancy Board › Chapter 4701-3 - CPA Examination Qualification › Section 4701-3-06 - Conditional application to sit for the CPA examination

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A candidate may
			 apply to take the CPA examination up to ninety days preceding the date on which
			 the candidate will complete the educational requirements defined in rule
			 4701-3-09
			 of the Administrative Code under the following conditions:
(1) The candidate submits with the CPA
			 examination application to the board's authorized agent, a transcript from the
			 appropriate educational institution(s) showing completed educational
			 requirements to date.
(2) The
			 candidate submits with the CPA examination application to the board's
			 authorized agent a letter from the appropriate educational institution(s)
			 indicating anticipated completion of educational requirements in the next
			 ninety days. The letter must state that the candidate will meet specific
			 educational requirements defined in rule
			 4701-3-09
			 of the Administrative Code and specify the expected completion date of the
			 educational requirements.
(3) The
			 candidate includes the CPA examination section(s) and the window period the
			 section(s) will be taken with the submission of the educational requirements
			 under paragraphs (A)(1) and (A)(2) of this rule.
(4) The board and the board's authorized
			 agent agree the provisions of paragraphs (A)(1), (A)(2), and (A)(3) of this
			 rule have been satisfied.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4701 - Accountancy Board › Chapter 4701-3 - CPA Examination Qualification › Section 4701-3-07 - Special examination

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The special examination for a partial
			 waiver of the educational requirements for the CPA certificate, described in
			 section
			 4701.06
			 of the Revised Code, is defined in paragraph (B) of this rule.
(B) The CPA certification requirement of one
			 hundred fifty semester hours of college credit, described in division (A)(4)(a)
			 of section
			 4701.06
			 of the Revised Code, shall be waived by the board if a candidate achieves a
			 total score of six hundred 
								seventy on the "Graduate Management Admission
			 Test."
(C) Pursuant to division
			 (B)(2) of section
			 4701.06
			 of the Revised Code, all candidates taking the special examination must
			 complete the accounting concentration described in paragraph (A) of rule
			 4701-3-03
			 of the Administrative Code, and the business course requirement as described in
			 paragraph (C) of rule
			 4701-3-03
			 of the Administrative Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4701 - Accountancy Board › Chapter 4701-5 - CPA Examination Procedure › Section 4701-5-01 - CPA examination administration definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								"American Institute of Certified Public Accountants" is the
			 national professional organization of certified public acccountants in the
			 United States that develops and grades the CPA examination.
(B)
								 "CPA Examination
			 Services (CPAES)," a division of the "National Association of State Boards of
			 Accountancy," is the board's authorized agent for the performance of
			 administrative services related to the CPA examination pursuant to division
			 (A)(5) of section
			 4701.06
			 of the Revised Code.
(C) "Prometric" is the
			 board's authorized delivery vendor for the CPA examination.
(D)
			 "Notice to schedule" is the document issued by CPAES to a candidate whose CPA
			 examination application has been approved. The notice to schedule enables the
			 candidate to schedule any or all parts of the CPA examination with
			 prometric.
(E) "Military" has the same meaning as "armed forces" defined in section
			 5903.01 of the
			 Revised Code. Military spouses are included in the board's
			 definition.
(F) "Veteran" has the same meaning as in section
			 5903.01 of the
			 Revised Code. Spouses of veterans are included in the board's
			 definition.
(G) "Service member" means a person who is serving in
			 the armed forces of the United States or a reserve component of the armed
			 forces of the United States 
								and their
			 spouses.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4701 - Accountancy Board › Chapter 4701-5 - CPA Examination Procedure › Section 4701-5-02 - CPA examination applications

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A CPA examination candidate must complete
			 an examination application approved by the board. All questions on the
			 examination application must be answered and all documents requested must be
			 submitted to CPAES, defined in paragraph (A) of
			 rule
			 4701-5-01
			 of the Administrative Code, before the application will be considered complete.
			 The documentation must verify that the candidate meets the requirements
			 outlined in Chapter 4701-3 of the Administrative Code. All applicable fees must
			 be paid before a candidate can be approved for admission to the examination, unless the applicant qualifies for military
			 assistance.
(B) The CPA
			 examination will be offered at test centers approved by the board that are
			 administered by 
								prometric, as defined in
			 paragraph (B) of rule
			 4701-5-01
			 of the Administrative Code. A list of approved Ohio test centers will be posted
			 on the board's website.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4701 - Accountancy Board › Chapter 4701-5 - CPA Examination Procedure › Section 4701-5-03 - CPA examination subjects

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The  CPA examination shall cover
			  subjects determined by the "American Institute of Certified Public
			 Accountants."
(B) The
			 CPA examination subjects
			  may
			 be taken in any order.
Effective:
				9/7/2019
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				6/13/2019 and
				09/01/2024
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4701.06
Rule
				Amplifies: 4701.06
Prior
				Effective Dates: 01/17/1975, 04/28/1994, 12/09/1997, 01/01/2000, 11/07/2003,
				07/16/2009
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4701 - Accountancy Board › Chapter 4701-5 - CPA Examination Procedure › Section 4701-5-04 - CPA examination scheduling

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) After 
								CPAES
			 approves a candidate's CPA examination application, the candidate will be
			 issued a notice to schedule. The notice to schedule will be valid for
			 six months from the date of issuance. 
								In the event that a
			 service member is called to active duty, an extension
			 shall be made for the length of their deployment.
(B) Specific policies
			 concerning CPA examination scheduling, including the scheduling of preferred
			 test centers and fees for rescheduling, are subject to change.
								 These policies will be posted on the CPAES website  and made available upon
			 request.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4701 - Accountancy Board › Chapter 4701-5 - CPA Examination Procedure › Section 4701-5-05 - Conduct during the CPA examination

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Prior to the CPA examination each candidate will
			 
								receive instructions pertaining to examination
			 procedure and conduct. A candidate who fails to abide by any instructions may
			 be expelled from the examination.
(B) A candidate shall not engage in any
			 misconduct during the CPA examination. The staff
			 of 
								Prometric is authorized
			  to report all instances of
			 candidate misconduct during the examination directly to the board. A review by
			 the board of such evidence may result in the suspension of a candidate's
			 privilege to 
								take the examination for a period of time, the cancellation of any examination score earned during
			 the day of the misconduct, or the candidate's permanent exclusion from
			 the examination.
Effective:
				9/7/2019
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				6/13/2019 and
				09/01/2024
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4701.06
Rule
				Amplifies: 4701.06
Prior
				Effective Dates: 12/30/1966, 12/09/1997, 01/01/2000, 11/07/2003,
				07/16/2009
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4701 - Accountancy Board › Chapter 4701-5 - CPA Examination Procedure › Section 4701-5-06 - Passing score; conditional credit

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)  The passing grade for each subject of the CPA examination
				is seventy-five. A candidate who passes any subject of the CPA examination will
				earn conditional credit for that subject.
(B)
								As of January 1, 2024, a candidate who earns initial
				conditional credit for one or more subjects of the CPA examination must
				complete the remaining subject or subjects of the examination by the last day
				of the thirtieth month from the date the candidate earns a
				passing grade on the first CPA examination subject. Any
				candidate who earned conditional credit for one or more subjects of the CPA
				examination between July 1, 2022 and December 31, 2022 will have the credit or
				credits extended to June 30, 2025. Any candidate who received conditional
				credit for one or more subjects of the CPA examination between January 1, 2023
				and December 29, 2023 will have the credit or credits reset to thirty months
				from the date the candidate earned a passing grade on the first CPA examination
				subject.
(C)  If the candidate does not pass the CPA examination during
				the period specified in paragraph (B) of this rule, then the candidate will
				lose all conditional credit older than the period specified in paragraph (B) of
				this rule.
(D)  Extensions and waivers shall be granted to a service member
				and their spouse if the service member is called to active duty during the CPA
				exam taking process.
Effective:
				1/1/2024
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				9/7/2024
Promulgated Under:
				119.03
Statutory Authority: 4701.06
Rule Amplifies:
				4701.06
Prior Effective Dates: 01/17/1975, 07/05/1984, 11/17/1986,
				04/27/1992, 11/05/1992, 12/09/1997, 01/01/2000, 11/07/2003, 09/14/2007,
				11/25/2013, 12/25/2014, 09/07/2019,
				09/01/2020
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4701 - Accountancy Board › Chapter 4701-5 - CPA Examination Procedure › Section 4701-5-07 - Non-disclosure of CPA examination information; grade procedures

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The board shall
			 give no information to any candidate subsequent to the administration of the
			  CPA examination concerning
			 examination questions or answers.
(B) The only CPA examination result that will
			 be disclosed by the board to the public is the fact that a candidate was
			 successful in passing the entire examination. The board will not disclose any
			 other information concerning examination results except to the
			 candidate.
(C) A candidate may
			 request a review of the candidate's CPA
			 examination 
								score if the candidate received a failing
			 score.
			 The candidate shall pay the cost of the review.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4701 - Accountancy Board › Chapter 4701-5 - CPA Examination Procedure › Section 4701-5-09 - Transfer of CPA examination credit from other states

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The board may
			 accept credit on the 
								CPA examination that a
			 candidate of another state desires to transfer to Ohio.
(B) The following will be considered in
			 accepting transfer credit:
(1) Whether the
			 candidate meets the legal requirements in Ohio  to 
									take the CPA examination, or met those
			 requirements at the time the candidate first 
									took the CPA examination in the other state.
(2) Whether conditional credit is still valid
			 in the other state.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4701 - Accountancy Board › Chapter 4701-7 - CPA Certificate and Licenses › Section 4701-7-01 - Certificate of certified public accountant

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The board may issue an original CPA
			 certificate to any person who:
(1) Does not
			 hold a foreign certificate issued by any other state, territory, or political
			 subdivision of the United States;
(2) Is eighteen years of age;
(3)
									Has successfully
			 completed the education requirement described by division (A) (3)(a) of section
			 4701.06
			 of the Revised Code; or successfully completed the special examination to
			 qualify to take the CPA examination under division (B) (2) of section
			 4701.06
			 of the Revised Code.
(4)
									Has successfully completed at least thirty semester
			 credits or equivalent in accounting courses and at least twenty-four credits in
			 business courses.
(5) Has successfully
			 completed the CPA examination required by division (A)(4) of section
			 4701.06
			 of the Revised Code as an Ohio candidate;
(6) Has completed
			 within the previous twelve months a course in professional standards and
			 responsibilities approved by the board that emphasizes Chapter 4701. of the
			 Revised Code and agency 4701 of the Administrative Code;
(7)
			 Has fulfilled the residence requirement described in rule
			 4701-3-01 of the
			 Administrative Code at the time of application for the CPA
			 certificate;
(8) Has completed the
			 experience requirement described in rule
			 4701-7-05
			 of the Administrative Code, and division (A)(3)(b) of section
			 4701.06
			 of the Revised Code or division (B)(1) of section
			 4701.06
			 of the Revised Code; and
(9) Completes a
			 criminal records check in accordance with section
			 4701.08
			 of the Revised Code.