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Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501:3 - Emergency Management Agency › Chapter 4501:3-4 - Emergency Management Funding › Section 4501:3-4-01 - Emergency management funding

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The executive
			 director of the Ohio emergency management agency shall cooperate with local
			 emergency management agencies in the receipt and disbursement of federal
			 grants, pursuant to the terms and conditions thereof. The executive director of
			 the Ohio emergency management agency shall provide reimbursement of allowable
			 emergency management expenditures to local emergency management agencies which
			 are eligible to receive federal funds in support of local emergency management
			 activities.
(B) The executive
			 director of the Ohio emergency management agency shall annually publish the
			 program
			 guidelines by which available federal and state funds in support of local
			 emergency management agencies may be distributed to the participating, eligible
			 local emergency management agencies.
(C) Each local emergency management agency
			 receiving federal or state funds shall submit its annual certified budget to
			 the executive director of the Ohio emergency management agency as
			 requested.
Effective: 10/1/2016
Five Year
				Review (FYR) Dates: 06/30/2016 and
				09/15/2021
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 5502.25
Rule
				Amplifies: 5502.22
Prior
				Effective Dates: 6/30/91, 10/10/96, 12/1/01,
				11/16/06
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501:3 - Emergency Management Agency › Chapter 4501:3-5 - Training › Section 4501:3-5-01 - Training

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
			 Sections
			 5502.26,
			 5502.27,
			 and
			 5502.271
			 of the Revised Code require each director of an emergency management agency for
			 a political subdivision to pursue a professional development program in
			 accordance with rules developed under section
			 5502.25
			 of the Revised Code. Directors appointed shall acquire training as defined by
			 the Ohio emergency management agency and maintain a
			 record to be made available upon request from Ohio EMA, including in the
			 following areas:
(1) The "Introduction to
			 Emergency Management in Ohio Course (OH-230)" for directors appointed after
			 June 30, 2016.
(2) One emergency planning course
			 conducted by the federal emergency management agency,
			 Ohio emergency management agency, rural domestic preparedness consortium, or
			 the national domestic preparedness consortium.
(3) One
			 exercise design course conducted by the federal
			 emergency management agency, Ohio emergency management agency, rural domestic
			 preparedness consortium, or the national domestic preparedness
			 consortium.
(4) One disaster recovery course
			 conducted by the federal emergency management agency,
			 Ohio emergency management agency, rural domestic preparedness consortium, or
			 the national domestic preparedness consortium.
(5)
									After completion
			 of the courses set forth in paragraphs (A)(1) to (A)(4) of this rule , a
			 minimum of two refresher or continuing education courses annually.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501:3 - Emergency Management Agency › Chapter 4501:3-7 - Volunteer Registration › Section 4501:3-7-01 - Registration of volunteers

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Materials incorporated by reference available at
www.ema.ohio.gov
and
www.odh.ohio.gov
]
(A) To be registered as a volunteer under
			 section
			 5502.281
			 of the Revised Code, an individual must:
(1)
			 Be no less than eighteen years of age;
(2) Complete the "Volunteer Application"
			 (2020);
			 and
(3) Be willing to submit to a
			 comprehensive background check administered by the Ohio bureau of criminal
			 investigation or other designated agency;
(a)
			 Background checks will be at the discretion of the affiliated registered
			 volunteer organization;
(b) During
			 a response incident, a local government authority may also request a background
			 check.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501:3 - Emergency Management Agency › Chapter 4501:3-7 - Volunteer Registration › Section 4501:3-7-02 - Registration of volunteer organizations

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[Materials incorporated by reference available at
www.ema.ohio.gov
and
www.odh.ohio.gov
]
(A) An organization must apply to become a
			 registered volunteer organization in the Ohio  volunteer registry in the prescribed
			 manner:
(1) Ohio volunteer organization active
			 in disaster (VOAD) affiliated organization:
(a) Current, full member organizations of the
			 Ohio VOAD association are considered 
			 Ohio  volunteer registry eligible
			 volunteer organizations;
(b) VOAD
			 organizations must be vetted by the Ohio department of health and/ or the Ohio
			 emergency management agency for the organizations to be considered to be listed
			 on the Ohio  volunteer
			 registry;
(c) Ohio VOAD
			 organizations may be listed at
www.ema.ohio.gov
and
www.odh.ohio.gov
;
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501:4 - Investigative Unit › Chapter 4501:4-1 - Distribution of Intoxicating Liquor for Training Purposes › Section 4501:4-1-01 - Definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								"Beer," "Intoxicating liquor," "spirituous liquor," and
								
								"alcohol" as
			 used
			 in this chapter, shall have the same meaning as
			 in section  4301.01  of the Revised Code.
(B) "Law enforcement agency" as used in this
			 chapter, means an agency whose members are commissioned and employed as peace
			 officers by the state or a political subdivision of the state, and whose
			 primary duties are to preserve the peace, to protect life and property, and to
			 enforce the laws of Ohio, ordinances of a municipal corporation, or regulations
			 of the board of county commissioners or board of township trustees, or any such
			 laws, ordinances or regulations. For purposes of this rule, law enforcement
			 agency shall also include the Ohio state highway patrol and the Ohio peace
			 officer training academy.
(C)
			 "Department" as used in this chapter, means the Ohio department of public
			 safety.
(D) "Investigative unit" as
			 used in this chapter, means the Ohio department of public safety, investigative
			 unit.
(E) "Law enforcement
			 training" as used in this chapter, shall include but not be limited to standard
			 field sobriety testing (SFST), training in the advanced detection and
			 apprehension of persons under the influence of alcohol or drugs (ADAP),
			 training in horizontal gaze nystagmus testing procedures, training relating to
			 detection and recognition of alcohol impairment, and training in conjunction
			 with the use of any device or test to determine an individual's blood alcohol
			 content.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501:4 - Investigative Unit › Chapter 4501:4-1 - Distribution of Intoxicating Liquor for Training Purposes › Section 4501:4-1-02 - Requisition and distribution of confiscated spirituous liquor and alcohol for law enforcement training purposes

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Only confiscated spirituous liquor shall be retained
			 for training purposes by the Ohio department of public safety, investigative
			 unit. All other beer, intoxicating liquor, and alcohol shall be disposed of
			 pursuant to established department policy.
(B) The investigative
			 unit of the Ohio department of public safety shall distribute
			 spirituous liquor to requesting law enforcement agencies as defined in paragraph
			 (B) of rule 4501:4-1-01 of  the Administrative Code for training purposes in accordance with the established provisions of this rule.
(C)
			 Any law enforcement agency requesting spirituous liquor  for training purposes shall submit a "SFST Training Alcohol
			 Request," agency form OSHP- 501.02  (January 2019)
								, to the unit
			 commander or designee of the investigative unit. Form "INV0022" may be accessed
			 via the investigative unit's website at
https://www.oiu.ohio.gov/oiu-resources.aspx#gsc.tab=0
.
(D)
			 Each request for spirituous liquor submitted to the unit commander or designee of the
			 investigative unit shall be approved or denied based on the availability of the
			 spirituous liquor held in the existing inventory of the investigative unit's
			  evidence
			 facilities at the time of the request.
(E)
			 Upon the investigative unit's confirmation of the availability of the
			 spirituous liquor for distribution, the law enforcement agency making the
			 request shall have a representative of the agency available to take physical
			 possession of the requested spirituous liquor.
(F) Upon the conclusion of the training for which the
			 law enforcement agency obtained the spirituous liquor, the law enforcement agency shall destroy and dispose of any
			 remaining spirituous liquor not used for training purposes.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501:5 - Homeland Security › Chapter 4501:5-3 - Scrap Metal Dealers › Section 4501:5-3-01 - Searchable electronic list(s)

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Upon the effective date of this rule, in
			 accordance with division (F)(2) of section
			 4737.04 of the Revised Code,
			 each law enforcement agency that serves the jurisdiction in which a scrap metal
			 dealer or bulk merchandise container dealer, hereinafter collectively referred
			 to as "dealer," is located shall submit a searchable electronic list to the
			 dealers registered in their jurisdiction and the Ohio department of public
			 safety.
(B) The list shall contain
			 all available primary and secondary personal identifiers
			 and conviction information for persons who have
			 been convicted of a theft offense, any violation of Chapter 4737. of the Revised Code,
			 or any act committed in another state or jurisdiction that, if committed in
			 Ohio, would constitute a violation set forth is this paragraph. "Theft offense"
			 has the same meaning as in section
			 2913.01 of the Revised
			 Code.
(1) Primary personal identifiers:
(a) First name;
(b) Middle name or initial, if
			 applicable;
(c) Last
			 name;
(d) Sex;
(e) Date of birth;
(f) State driver's license or state
			 identification number, if included in the court record.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501:5 - Homeland Security › Chapter 4501:5-3 - Scrap Metal Dealers › Section 4501:5-3-02 - Certificates of registration

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) In accordance with section
			 4737.045 of the Revised Code, no
			 person who meets the definition of scrap metal dealer as defined in division
			 (A)(1) of section 4737.04 of the Revised Code,
			 shall engage in the business of a scrap metal dealer or a bulk merchandise
			 container dealer, hereinafter collectively referred to as "dealer," unless the
			 person has first registered with the director of the Ohio department of public
			 safety.
(B) Registration as a
			 dealer shall be completed electronically via the "Scrap Metal and Bulk
			 Merchandise Container Dealer" (SMBC) website at
https://services.dps.ohio.gov/ScrapDealer/Pages/Public/Login.aspx
and upon payment of the initial registration fee as set forth in division
			 (A)(6) of section 4737.045 of the Revised Code by
			 electronic check or credit card.
(C) Persons registering as dealers shall
			 provide the following information:
(1) The
			 name, street address, and mailing address, if different from street address, of
			 the dealer's place of business. A dealer's place of business is the physical
			 address where the scrap metal recycling place of business exists;
(2) The name of the primary owner of the
			 dealer's business, and of the manager of the business, if the manager is not
			 the primary owner;
(3) The
			 electronic mail address of the dealer's business;
(4) Confirmation that the dealer has the
			 capabilities to electronically connect with the department of public safety for
			 the purpose of sending and receiving information.
(5) Verification that the person is at least
			 eighteen years of age.
(6)
			 Verification that the person has not been convicted of, pled guilty to, had a
			 judicial finding of guilt for, or had a judicial finding of eligibility for
			 treatment and/or intervention in lieu of conviction for, any of the following:
(a) Any misdemeanor that is a theft  offense, as defined in section
			 2913.01 of the Revised
			 Code,
										
			 within three years prior to the date of the person's registration;
(b) Any felony that
			 is a theft  offense, as defined in section
			 2913.01 of the Revised
			 Code,
										
			 within six years of the date of the person's registration.
(c)
										Any violation of
			 Chapter 4737. of the Revised Code;
(d)
										Any act committed
			 in another state or jurisdiction that, if committed in Ohio, would constitute a
			 violation set forth in this paragraph.
(7) Verification that at the time of
			 application, the person is neither under indictment for any felony nor has any
			 misdemeanor charges pending as outlined in paragraph (C)(6) of this
			 rule.
(8) Verification that the
			 person has not committed fraud or material deception while registering as a
			 dealer.
(9)
									Verification that the person has not violated any conditions
			 of a consent agreement or an adjudication order issued by the director of the
			 Ohio department of public safety.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501:5 - Homeland Security › Chapter 4501:5-3 - Scrap Metal Dealers › Section 4501:5-3-03 - Daily business transaction reporting

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Upon the effective date of this rule, in
			 accordance with division (E) (1)(b) of section
			 4737.04 of the Revised Code, the
			 dealer or dealer's designee shall prepare a daily transaction report detailing
			 all of the non-exempt business transactions conducted by the registered place
			 of business. This report shall be submitted electronically to the Ohio
			 department of public safety via the "Scrap Metal and Bulk Merchandise Container
			 Dealer" (SMBC) website at
https://services.dps.ohio.gov/ScrapDealer/Pages/Public/Login.aspx
.
(B) Dealers shall submit daily transaction
			 reports by:
(1) Accessing the SMBC website and
			 manually entering the transactions; or
(2) Accessing the SMBC website and uploading
			 prepared transaction reports either manually or utilizing independently
			 developed or purchased software applications capable of transmitting the
			 transactions in accordance with this rule.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501:5 - Homeland Security › Chapter 4501:5-3 - Scrap Metal Dealers › Section 4501:5-3-04 - Dealer records

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								 In accordance
			 with sections 4737.04 and
			 4737.012 of the Revised Code,
			 dealers shall maintain either a record book and/or an electronic file
			 containing accurate and complete records of the dealer's daily business
			 transactions. Records shall be maintained for inspection in accordance with
			 section 4737.04 of the Revised
			 Code.
(B)
								 Records shall be maintained in
			 English.
(C)
								 Dealers shall maintain records in a single, accessible
			 location at the dealer's place of business in either a hard copy or electronic
			 copy format.
(D)
								 Transaction records shall:
(1)
									 Be numbered
			 separately and in chronological order, never repeating the number of previously
			 recorded transactions;
(2)
									 Be consistent with the data that is electronically
			 transmitted to the SMBC website;
(3)
									 Reflect the date
			 and time when the transaction occurred; and
(4)
									 Be organized in
			 chronological order and by date and month on which the business transaction
			 occurred.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501:5 - Homeland Security › Chapter 4501:5-3 - Scrap Metal Dealers › Section 4501:5-3-05 - Inspections and disciplinary actions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) In accordance with division (E)(1) of
			 section 4737.04 of the Revised Code, the
			 director or the director's designee may enter a dealer's place of business
			 during normal business hours to inspect the dealer's records to determine if
			 the dealer:
(1) Has the proper certificate of
			 registration and that it is prominently displayed in accordance with division
			 (D) of section 4737.045 of the Revised Code and
			 rule
			 4501:5-3-02
			 of the Administrative Code;
(2) Is
			 retaining records, whether electronic or hard copy, in accordance with sections
			 4737.04,
			 4737.012, and
			 4737.041 of the Revised Code and
			 rule
			 4501:5-3-04 of the
			 Administrative Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501:6 - Office of Criminal Justice Services › Chapter 4501:6-1 - Grants for Prosecution Costs - Crimes Committed on State Property › Section 4501:6-1-01 - Grants for prosecution costs incurred by county prosecutors' offices for crimes committed on state property

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
[This rule designated an internal management rule. For a copy
				of this rule, contact the Ohio Legislative Service Commission.]
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501:6 - Office of Criminal Justice Services › Chapter 4501:6-3 - Grant Award From Drug Law Enforcement Fund › Section 4501:6-3-01 - Drug law enforcement fund

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
As used in Chapter 4501:6-3 of the Administrative Code:
(A) Drug task force - means a drug task force
			 organized in any county by the sheriff of the county, the prosecuting attorney
			 of the county, the chief of police of the organized police department of any
			 municipal corporation or township in the county, and the chief of police of the
			 police force of any township police district or joint township police district
			 in the county to perform functions related to the enforcement of state drug
			 laws and other state laws related to illegal drug activity.
(B) Eligible applicant - the following
			 entities may apply for a grant award from the drug law enforcement fund:
			 county, municipal corporation, township, township police district, and joint
			 township police districts. These entities may only apply for a grant award from
			 the drug law enforcement fund if they meet the following criteria:
(1) The amount of money desired is specified
			 in the application and does not exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars in
			 any calendar year. The "Drug Law Enforcement Fund" application may be
			 accessed through the online grants system at
http://www.ocjsgrants.com
.
(2)
			 Evidence is provided that the drug task force will receive a local funding
			 match of at least twenty-five per cent of the task force's projected operating
			 costs in the time period covered by the grant; and
(3) The grant award amount will only be given
			 to a drug task force whose implementing agency participates in OIBRS or in the
			 uniform crime reporting program of the federal bureau of investigation as set
			 forth in division (C)(6) of section
			  5502.62  of the Revised Code;
			 and
(4) The grant award amount will
			 be given to a drug task force that received funding through the division of
			 criminal justice services in calendar year 2007 as set forth in this rule;
			 or
(5) The grant award amount will
			 be utilized by a drug task force in a county that has a population exceeding
			 seven hundred fifty thousand; or
(6) The grant award amount will be utilized
			 by a drug task force that is not in existence on the date of application;
			 or
(7) The drug task force is in
			 existence on the date of application but did not receive funding through the
			 division of criminal justice services in 2007 or the county within which the
			 taskforce is located does not have a population exceeding seven hundred fifty
			 thousand.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501:7 - Private Investigators and Security Services › Chapter 4501:7-1 - Licenses › Section 4501:7-1-02 - Reputation for integrity

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
When determining whether an applicant for licensure
				has a good reputation for integrity pursuant to division (A)(1)(a) of
				section 4749.03 of the Revised
				Code, the department of public safety may consider:
(A) If the applicant has been
			 convicted of, or plead guilty to, a misdemeanor within one year of
			 the date of application;
(B) If the applicant has been
			 convicted of, or plead guilty to, a felony within three years of the
			 date of application;
(C)
			 If the applicant has ever operated a business of private
			 investigation, business of security services, or both without being
			 licensed under Chapter 4749. of the Revised Code;
(D) If the applicant has ever
			 operated a business of private investigation, business of security
			 services or both without general liability insurance coverage while
			 licensed under Chapter 4749. of the Revised Code; or
(E) If the applicant has ever
			 violated any provision of Chapter 4749. of the Revised Code or the
			 rules promulgated thereunder or any order of the department, or any laws or regulations of another state or
			 jurisdiction in the regulation of private investigation or security
			 services.
(F)
								If the applicant for licensure has defaulted
			 on a settlement agreement, adjudication order, or cease and desist
			 order with the department.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501:7 - Private Investigators and Security Services › Chapter 4501:7-1 - Licenses › Section 4501:7-1-03 - Requirement of new license

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A new
			 license is required where there is:
(1) A change in the class of a license;
			 or
(2) Failure to renew a current license by
			 the licensee by the first day of March each year.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501:7 - Private Investigators and Security Services › Chapter 4501:7-1 - Licenses › Section 4501:7-1-04 - License applications

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) As
			 used in this chapter, "provider" and "licensee" have the same meaning
			 as, and refer to, the holder of a class A, class B, or class C
			 license issued in accordance with this chapter and Chapter 4749. of
			 the Revised Code.
(B)
			 Each applicant for a class A, class B, or class C license shall
			 submit a "Provider Application" to the director of the department of
			 public safety (department) accompanied by the license fee provided
			 for in section
			 4749.03 of the Revised
			 Code. A "Branch Office Application" shall be submitted for each
			 additional business location accompanied by the branch license fee
			 provided for in section
			 4749.05 of the Revised
			 Code. The license fee may be paid by check or money order payable to
			 Ohio treasurer of state, or if submitted on-line, may be paid
			 electronically.
(C) Each "Provider Application"
			 must be accompanied by a "Qualifying Agent Application" and the
			 qualifying agent (QA) examination fee provided for in division
			 (A)(1)(e) of section
			 4749.03 of the Revised
			 Code. The examination fee may be paid by certified check or money
			 order payable to Ohio treasurer of state, or if submitted on-line,
			 may be paid electronically. A passport style photograph
			 
			 taken within one year of submission, and bearing a reasonable
			 likeness to the applicant must be submitted with the "Qualifying
			 Agent Application."
(1) The
			 fingerprint impressions submitted under division (C)(1) of section
			 4749.03 of the Revised
			 Code shall not have been obtained more than one year prior to the
			 filing of the application for a license, as outlined on "WebCheck
			 Instructions."
(2) If a
			 qualifying agent intends to carry a firearm in the course of business
			 or employment, the QA shall comply with the provision of section
			 4749.10 of the Revised
			 Code and rule
			 4501:7-1-21 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(3)
			 If the results of the criminal records check described in division
			 (C)(1) of section
			 4749.03 of the Revised
			 Code indicate that the applicant may have a criminal record in one or
			 more jurisdictions or in one or more states other than Ohio, the
			 director may make further inquiries and request further information
			 from the applicant in order to complete the investigation of the
			 applicant.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501:7 - Private Investigators and Security Services › Chapter 4501:7-1 - Licenses › Section 4501:7-1-05 - Insurance

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								 All
			 applicants for licensure shall submit evidence of comprehensive
			 general liability insurance coverage, or equivalent guarantee
			 approved by the director. Coverage shall be verified by the insurer
			 and certified as to the minimum amounts specified in section
			 4749.03 of the Revised
			 Code.
Each insurance acord (policy)
				must list the "Department of Public Safety Private Investigator
				Security Guard Services" (department) as the certificate holder, and
				contain a provision requiring the insurer to notify the department no
				later than ten days prior to the policy's cancellation and not later
				than seven days after its lapse.
(B)
								 All
			 license holders must maintain the comprehensive general liability
			 insurance coverage verified by the insurer and certified as to the
			 minimum coverage thereunder.
Replaces: 4501:5-1-05
Effective: 1/1/2015
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/01/2019
Promulgated Under:
				119.03
Statutory Authority: R.C.
				4749.02
Rule Amplifies: R.C.
				4749.03
Prior Effective Dates: 1/1/70, 8/10/89,
				10/7/04
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501:7 - Private Investigators and Security Services › Chapter 4501:7-1 - Licenses › Section 4501:7-1-06 - Required experience

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Except
			 as provided in paragraphs (B) and (C) of
			 this rule, an applicant for a class B license shall have at least
			 four thousand working hours of experience in investigatory work, an
			 applicant for a class C license shall have at least four thousand
			 working hours of experience in security services work, and an
			 applicant for a class A license shall have at least four thousand
			 working hours of experience consisting of at least one thousand
			 working hours of experience in investigatory work and at least one
			 thousand working hours of experience in security services work, and
			 the remaining hours of working experience in either investigatory or
			 security service work, or both. An applicant
			 must have completed the hours required in this paragraph in the
			 twenty-four month period immediately preceding the date an
			 application for licensure is received by the department of public
			 safety.
(B)
			 Equivalent experience such as, but not limited to, specialized
			 education in criminal justice or law enforcement, or honorable
			 service in the military police or similar military security position
			 in any of the branches of the armed forces of the United States, or
			 significant experience as a law enforcement officer, as defined in
			 division (A)(11) of section
			 2901.01 of the Revised
			 Code, or as a peace officer as defined in division (B) of section
			 2935.01 of the Revised
			 Code obtained within the last ten years prior to the date of
			 application, may be deemed by the director of public safety to be
			 sufficient to satisfy the experience requirement.
(C) If specialized education as defined in
			 paragraph (B) of this rule is submitted as equivalent
			 experience, an applicant for a class A license shall also have at
			 least one thousand working hours of experience in investigatory work
			 and at least one thousand working hours in security services work, an
			 applicant for a class B license shall have at least two thousand
			 working hours of experience in investigatory work, and an applicant
			 for a class C license shall have at least two thousand working hours
			 of experience in security services work.
(D)
			 Equivalent experience such as, but not limited to, management in the
			 business of private investigation, management in the business of
			 security services, or both, may be deemed by the director of public
			 safety to be sufficient to satisfy the experience requirement as
			 defined in paragraph (A) of this rule.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501:7 - Private Investigators and Security Services › Chapter 4501:7-1 - Licenses › Section 4501:7-1-07 - Examinations

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Under division (C)(3) of
			 section 4749.03 of the Revised
			 Code, the qualifying agent will be notified by e-mail of available
			 exam dates once licensing requirements are met. All exams are held
			 at 1970 west Broad street, Columbus, OH
			 43223. If the qualifying agent fails to appear for an
			 examination, except as provided herein, the application may be denied
			 and a new application together with a new fee shall be required.
At the director's discretion,
				proctored qualifying agent exams can be provided if the applicant
				resides in a different state or is unable to sit for the exam in
				Columbus. If the qualifying agent has been approved for a proctored
				exam, the department will determine the exam location and the
				qualifying agent will be responsible for any additional
				fees.
(B) If
			 the applicant's failure to appear for the scheduled examination is
			 due to illness, the applicant shall be admitted to the next scheduled
			 examination. No applicant shall be excused from taking the scheduled
			 examination for any other reason than illness, unless in the
			 department's judgment, the applicant would suffer undue hardship
			 thereby. Examination fees are non-refundable.
(C) Upon appearing for the
			 examination, the identity of the applicant shall be verified by
			 producing for inspection a driver's license or other photographic
			 identification acceptable to the department of public safety
			 (department).
(D) The
			 examination devised by the department shall test the applicant on
			 knowledge of Chapter 4749. of the Revised Code, the rules promulgated
			 thereunder, and other aspects of the private investigation and/or
			 security services business.
(E) An applicant will be given up
			 to ninety days and no more than three attempts following the
			 notification of eligibility to pass the examination or the
			 application shall be denied and a new application together with a new
			 fee shall be required.
(F) The department may waive
			 examination and experience verification requirements for a new
			 licensee, partner in a partnership, or a qualifying agent if the
			 applicant previously qualified a business for licensure within six
			 months of the date of application.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501:7 - Private Investigators and Security Services › Chapter 4501:7-1 - Licenses › Section 4501:7-1-08 - License

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)
			 The license required to be obtained by each licensee under the
			 provisions of section
			 4749.03 of the Revised
			 Code shall at all times be posted in a conspicuous place in the
			 principal place of business of the licensee.
(1) Licensees shall, within ten
			 days, notify the department of public safety (department) in writing
			 using the "Multiple Change Application" or
			 update online, of any change of address of such principal place
			 of business, or of any change of the business name or trade name
			 designation under which the business is conducted or contact
			 information. A licensee shall not have a name so similar to that of
			 another licensee as to be confusing or likely to mislead the public.
			 A business name or trade name designation can be used by no more than
			 one licensee, except that licensees operating under valid franchise
			 agreements with a lawfully registered franchisor may operate under
			 the same name.
(2) In the
			 event that a business of a licensee is
			 discontinued for any reason, the licensee shall notify the department
			 in writing and immediately return the license and the qualifying
			 agent(s) identification card(s).
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501:7 - Private Investigators and Security Services › Chapter 4501:7-1 - Licenses › Section 4501:7-1-09 - Registration of employees

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)
			 Each licensee shall register their
			 investigator and security guard employees with the department of
			 public safety (department).
(B) Each licensee shall submit an
			 "Employee Registration Application" to register a new investigator or
			 security guard employee with the department accompanied by the
			 registration fee provided for in section
			 4749.06 of the Revised
			 Code. The registration fee may be paid by check or money order
			 payable to Ohio treasurer of state, or if submitted on-line, may be
			 paid electronically. A passport style photograph
			 ,
			 taken within one year of submission, and bearing a reasonable
			 likeness to the applicant must be submitted with the "Employee
			 Registration Application." The completed application
			 including submitted fingerprints for a BCI
			 background check, must be submitted no later than seven
			 calendar days after the employee's date of hire.
(1) The licensee
			 must submit verification of the employee's name, date of birth,
			 registrant's e-mail address and social
			 security number.
(2) The
			 fingerprint impressions submitted under division (B)(2) of section
			 4749.06 of the Revised
			 Code shall not have been obtained more than one year prior to the
			 filing of the employee's application for registration, as outlined on
			 "WebCheck Instructions."
(a) If an
			 employee intends to carry a firearm in the course of business or
			 employment, the employee shall comply with the provisions of section
			 4749.10 of the Revised
			 Code and rule 4301:7-1-21 of the Administrative Code.
(b) If the results of the criminal
			 records check described in division (B)(2)(a) of section
			 4749.06 of the Revised
			 Code indicate that the employee applying for registration may have a
			 criminal record in one or more jurisdictions or in one or more states
			 other than Ohio, the director may make further inquiries and request
			 further information from the applicant in order to complete the
			 investigation of the applicant.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501:7 - Private Investigators and Security Services › Chapter 4501:7-1 - Licenses › Section 4501:7-1-10 - Issuance of I.D. card to registrant

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) It
			 shall be the duty of every licensee licensed under the provisions of
			 Chapter 4749. of the Revised Code to furnish each of
			 their investigator and security guard
			 employees with an identification card furnished by the department of
			 public safety (department), and maintain a record thereof.
(B) The licensee shall inform all
			 of their investigator and security guard
			 employees on the first day of employment of all the registration and
			 firearms training provisions of Chapter 4749. of the Revised Code as
			 that chapter applies to such employees and shall ensure that all such
			 employees are properly registered in accordance with sections
			 4749.06 and
			 4749.10 of the Revised
			 Code.
(C) Each licensee
			 that uses investigator or security guard employees who have not yet
			 received the identification cards issued by the department, shall
			 obtain a written waiver from each client pursuant to division (C) of
			 section 4749.06 of the Revised
			 Code. Under no circumstances shall an employee carry firearms while
			 engaged in the licensee's business unless the licensee
			  has received a firearm bearer notation on the
			 employee's identification
			 card.
(D) Each employee
			 shall produce their
			 identification card upon the request of an authorized representative
			 of the department or any law enforcement authority.
(E) All identification cards shall
			 be considered, and remain, the property of the department.
The licensee shall be responsible for the use of the
				identification card by their employee, and shall return the card to
				the department upon the termination of the employee.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501:7 - Private Investigators and Security Services › Chapter 4501:7-1 - Licenses › Section 4501:7-1-11 - Records

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Each licensee shall keep a
				true and correct record in the English language of all of the
				business transactions for the current calendar year plus the two
				previous calendar years in the licensee's office relevant to
				enforcement of Chapter 4749. of the Revised Code.
(A)
								Records
			 that shall be available for inspection and provided to the department
			 of public safety upon request include:
(1)
									Hire
			 dates for all security guards and private
			 investigators.
(2)
									A record of the days worked by each security
			 guard and private investigator by date.
(3)
									A
			 record of dates when each security guard or private investigator
			 worked while armed.
(4)
									Termination dates of each security guard or
			 private investigator no longer working for the
			 licensee.
(5)
									Proof of current commission for any
			 unregistered peace officers.
(6)
									Waivers
			 for any security guards or private investigators working while
			 pending application approval.
(7)
									Payroll
			 records indicating the dates and hours worked by each security guard
			 and private investigator per pay period.
(8)
									A
			 record of any independent contractors providing security or private
			 investigatory services.
(9)
									Payment
			 records to independent contractors and invoices submitted by
			 independent contractors.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501:7 - Private Investigators and Security Services › Chapter 4501:7-1 - Licenses › Section 4501:7-1-12 - Uniforms, vehicles, and publications

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								For the purposes of this rule, the following
			 are defined as "words or phrases that can be construed as law
			 enforcement or governmental agency":
(1)
									Homeland security;
(2)
									Highway
			 patrol;
(3)
									Bureau of Investigation;
(4)
									Police;
(5)
									Private
			 police;
(6)
									Sheriff;
(7)
									The
			 word "patrol" used in conjunction with "Ohio" or
			 "State";
(8)
									SWAT;
(9)
									Cop;
(10)
									Public
			 safety;
(11)
									Peace officer;
(12)
									Constable;
(13)
									Law
			 enforcement;
(14)
									Trooper;
(15)
									Deputy; or
(16)
									Agent.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501:7 - Private Investigators and Security Services › Chapter 4501:7-1 - Licenses › Section 4501:7-1-15 - Notice of renewals

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The department of public safety
			 (department) shall provide notice to each individual or company
			 holding a license issued pursuant to Chapter 4749. of the Revised
			 Code of the expiration of the registrations of its employees. The
			 notices shall be in writing and shall be provided at a minimum of
			 sixty days prior to the expiration of the registrations.
(B) It is the responsibility of
			 each licensee and individual holding a registration identification
			 card to renew licenses or registrations in accordance with Chapter
			 4749. of the Revised Code and rule
			 4501:7-1-16 of the
			 Administrative Code even if the licensee or individual holding a
			 registration identification card fails to receive a renewal notice
			 from the private investigator security guard section due to
			 outdated email or contact information,
			 a change of address, incorrect address, loss of mail by the United
			 States postal service, or any other reason. Failure to receive or
			 obtain a license renewal application shall not relieve the licensee
			 or individual holding a registration identification card from
			 compliance with the requirements of Chapter 4749. of the Revised Code
			 and rule
			 4501:7-1-16 of the
			 Administrative Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501:7 - Private Investigators and Security Services › Chapter 4501:7-1 - Licenses › Section 4501:7-1-17 - Fees

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The fees for applications for
			 examination, issuance of licenses or registration cards, replacement
			 or duplicate licenses or registration cards, transfer of licenses,
			 and annual renewal of licenses and registrations are as follows:
(1) Twenty-five dollars for
			 application for examination for an individual applicant and, in the
			 case of a corporation, each officer or qualifying agent specified in
			 the application as satisfying the requirements of divisions (A)(1) to
			 (F)(1) of section
			 4749.03
			 of the Revised Code pursuant to division (B)(3) of section
			 4749.03
			 of the Revised Code;
(2)
			 Five dollars for each application to license or renew a company
			 pursuant to section
			 4749.03
			 of the Revised Code for the fee charged by the bureau of criminal
			 identification to enroll the applicant in the retained applicant
			 fingerprint database pursuant to rules adopted under division (F) of
			 section
			 109.5721
			 of the Revised Code;
(3)
			 Three hundred seventy-five dollars for the issuance of each license
			 pursuant to division (B)(3) of section
			 4749.03
			 of the Revised Code;
(4)
			 One hundred dollars for the issuance of each branch license pursuant
			 to division (A) of section
			 4749.05
			 of the Revised Code;
(5)
			 Two hundred seventy-five dollars for the annual renewal of each
			 license pursuant to division (D) of section
			 4749.03
			 of the Revised Code;
(6)
			 Twenty-five dollars for a duplicate of a lost,
			 stolen, or destroyed license pursuant to
			 division (E) of section
			 4749.03
			 of the Revised Code;
(7)
			 Forty dollars for the issuance of each registration identification
			 card pursuant to division (B) of section
			 4749.06
			 of the Revised Code;
(8)
			 Twenty-five dollars for the annual renewal of each registration
			 identification card pursuant to division (F) of section
			 4749.06
			 of the Revised Code;
(9)
			 Fifteen dollars for the issuance of firearm bearer notation on the
			 qualifying agent and employee registration identification card
			 pursuant to division (A) of section
			 4749.10
			 of the Revised Code;
(10)
			 Twenty-five dollars to transfer a private investigator or security
			 guard provider license from one corporation to another corporation or
			 from a sole proprietor to a corporation or to transfer a corporation
			 license to a sole proprietor, pursuant to division (F) of section
			 4749.03
			 of the Revised Code;
(11)
			 Five dollars for a duplicate of a lost, stolen, or destroyed registration
			 identification card pursuant to section
			 4749.06
			 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4501:7 - Private Investigators and Security Services › Chapter 4501:7-1 - Licenses › Section 4501:7-1-19 - Disqualifying offenses

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) "Disqualifying offense" means a
			 conviction or plea of guilty to a felony offense that has a direct
			 bearing on an individual's fitness or ability to perform the duties
			 or responsibilities related to the provision of private investigator
			 services, security guard services, or both.
(B) For purposes of sections
			 4749.03 and
			 4749.04 of the Revised
			 Code, the following offenses are disqualifying offenses:
(1) Aggravated burglary as set
			 forth in section
			 2911.11 of the Revised
			 Code;
(2) Breaking and
			 entering as set forth in section
			 2911.13 of the Revised
			 Code;
(3) Burglary as set
			 forth in section
			 2911.12 of the Revised
			 Code;
(4) Deception to
			 secure writing as set forth in section
			 2913.43 of the Revised
			 Code;
(5) Endangering
			 children as set forth in section
			 2919.22 of the Revised
			 Code;
(6) Forgery as set
			 forth in section
			 2913.31 of the Revised
			 Code;
(7) Identity fraud
			 as set forth in section
			 2913.49 of the Revised
			 Code;
(8) Misuse of a
			 credit card as set forth in section
			 2913.21 of the Revised
			 Code;
(9)
									Unauthorized use of property - computer, cable, or telecoummunication
			 property as set forth in section
			 2913.04 of the Revised
			 Code;
(10) Passing bad
			 checks as set forth in section
			 2913.11 of the Revised
			 Code;
(11) Receiving
			 stolen property as set forth in section
			 2913.51 of the Revised
			 Code;
(12) Safecracking
			 as set forth in section
			 2911.31 of the Revised
			 Code;
(13) Theft as set
			 forth in section
			 2913.02 of the Revised
			 Code;
(14) Voyeurism as
			 set forth in section
			 2907.08 of the Revised
			 Code;
(15) Wiretapping as
			 set forth in section
			 2933.52 of the Revised
			 Code;
(16)
									Menacing by stalking as set forth in section
			 2903.211 of the
			 Revised Code;
(17)
									Menacing as set forth in section
			 2903.22 of the Revised
			 Code;
(18)
									Telecommunications harassment as set forth in
			 section 2917.21 of the Revised
			 Code;
(19)
									Inducing panic as set forth in section
			 2917.31 of the Revised
			 Code;
(20)
									Making false alarms as set forth in section
			 2917.32 of the Revised
			 Code;
(21)
									Criminal mischief as set forth in section
			 2909.07 of the Revised
			 Code;
(22) An
			 attempt or conspiracy to commit or complicity in committing any of
			 the offenses listed in paragraphs (B)(1) to (B)(21)
			 of this rule, if the attempt, conspiracy, or complicity is a
			 felony;
(23) A violation of any former law of this
			 state, any existing or former law of another state, existing or
			 former law applicable in a military court or an Indian tribal court,
			 or any existing or former law of any nation other than the United
			 States that is or was substantially equivalent to any of the offenses
			 listed in paragraphs (B)(1) to (B)(21)
			 of this rule.