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Title 1, Title 1. State Government

66 chapters · 2,424 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 12,424 Ch 122, Chapter 122 | Department of Development226 Ch 145, Chapter 145 | Public Employees Retir…182 Ch 109, Chapter 109 | Attorney General149 Ch 124, Chapter 124 | Department of Administ…129 Ch 121, Chapter 121 | State Departments97 Ch 101, Chapter 101 | General Assembly92 Ch 125, Chapter 125 | Department of Administ…85 Ch 153, Chapter 153 | Public Improvements85 Ch 135, Chapter 135 | Uniform Depository Act80 Ch 173, Chapter 173 | Department of Aging77 Ch 117, Chapter 117 | Auditor of State70 Ch 149, Chapter 149 | Documents, Reports, an…64 Ch 133, Chapter 133 | Uniform Public Securit…59 Ch 128, Chapter 128 | 9-1-1 Emergency Teleph…54

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.01 Election - term
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The attorney general shall be elected quadrennially, and shall hold his office for a term of four years. The term of office of the attorney general shall commence on the second Monday of January next after his election.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.02 Duties as chief law officer
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The attorney general is the chief law officer for the state and all its departments and shall be provided with adequate office space in Columbus. Except as provided in division (E) of section 120.06 and in sections 101.55, 107.13, and 3517.14 to 3517.18 of the Revised Code, no st…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.03 Appointment of assistant attorney general and chief counsel - duties
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The attorney general may appoint a first assistant attorney general, a chief counsel, and assistant attorneys general, each of whom shall be an attorney at law, to serve for the term for which the attorney general is elected, unless sooner discharged by him, and each shall perfor…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.04 Powers and duties of first assistant attorney general
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During the absence or disability of the attorney general, or when so directed by the attorney general, including all the rights, privileges, and powers conferred upon the attorney general by sections 2939.10, 2939.11, and 2939.17 of the Revised Code, the first assistant attorney …

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.05 Employees

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The attorney general may appoint such employees as are necessary.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.06 Bond

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Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of office, the attorney general shall give a bond to the state in the sum of five thousand dollars, with a surety authorized to do business in the state, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of the office of attorne…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.07 Special counsel

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Except under the circumstances described in division (E) of section 120.06 of the Revised Code, the attorney general may appoint special counsel to represent the state in civil actions, criminal prosecutions, or other proceedings in which the state is a party or directly interest…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.08 Special counsel to collect claims

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The attorney general may appoint and authorize special counsel to represent the state and any political subdivision in connection with all claims of whatsoever nature which are certified to the attorney general for collection under any law or which the attorney general is authori…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.081 Attorney general claims fund

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Up to eleven per cent of all amounts collected by the attorney general, whether by employees or agents of the attorney general or by special counsel pursuant to section 109.08 of the Revised Code, on claims certified in accordance with section 131.02 of the Revised Code, shall be…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.082 Problem resolution officers for tax collection complaints

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The attorney general shall appoint one or more problem resolution officers from among the employees of the office of the attorney general. These officers shall receive and review inquiries and complaints concerning collections made pursuant to Chapters 5733., 5739., 5741., 5747.,…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.09 Action on official bonds

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When so directed, the attorney general shall bring an action on the official bond of a delinquent officer, and shall also prosecute any officer for an offense against the revenue laws of the state that come to his knowledge. Such action may be brought by him in the court of commo…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.10 Proceedings in quo warranto

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The attorney general may prosecute a proceeding in quo warranto in the supreme court of the state, the court of appeals of Franklin county, or the court of appeals of any county wherein a defendant company has a place of business, or the officers or persons made defendants reside…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.11 Attorney general reimbursement fund

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(A) There is hereby created in the state treasury the attorney general reimbursement fund that shall be used for the expenses of the office of the attorney general in providing legal services and other services on behalf of the state or any agency or officer thereof. (B)(1) All a…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.111 Attorney general court order and settlement fund

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(A) There is hereby created the attorney general court order and settlement fund, which shall be part of the state treasury. (B) The fund shall consist of money collected or received by the office of the attorney general, on behalf of the state of Ohio or an agency or officer the…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.112 Notice of receipt of funds; disposition of funds

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(A) If the state of Ohio or any agency or officer of the state is named in an order or judgment of a court or a settlement or compromise of claims as the recipient of any money to be collected or received by the office of the attorney general under section 109.111 of the Revised …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.113 Large settlements and awards fund

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(A) The large settlements and awards fund is created in the state treasury. (B) The fund shall consist of: (1) The proceeds of an award, adjudication, settlement, or compromise of claims collected or received by the office of the attorney general under division (B)(2) of section …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.12 Legal advice to state officers and boards

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The attorney general, when so requested, shall give legal advice to a state officer, board, commission, the warden of a state correctional institution, the superintendent, trustees, or directors of a benevolent institution of the state, and the trustees of the Ohio state universi…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.121 Real property title review and opinion

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Prior to the acquisition by the state of any right, title, or interest in real property, except highway rights-of-way, evidence of such right, title, or interest shall be submitted to the attorney general for his review and opinion. Such evidence shall be that customarily and gen…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.122 Review of entertainment or sponsorship contracts of expositions commission

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(A) The attorney general may review for form, content, and legality and provide legal advice concerning any proposed entertainment or sponsorship contracts of the Ohio expositions commission that the commission provides as required by section 991.03 of the Revised Code.(B) The co…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.13 General assembly may require written opinions

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When so required by resolution, the attorney general shall give his written opinion on questions of law to either house of the general assembly.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.14 Attorney general shall advise prosecuting attorneys and township law directors

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When requested by them, the attorney general shall advise the prosecuting attorneys of the several counties respecting their duties in all complaints, suits, and controversies in which the state is, or may be a party, and shall advise the township law director of a township that …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.15 Forms of contracts

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The attorney general shall prepare suitable forms of contracts, obligations, and other like instruments of writing for the use of state officers, when requested by the governor, secretary of state, auditor of state, or treasurer of state.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.16 Suits may be brought in Franklin county

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The attorney general may prosecute an action, information, or other proceeding in behalf of the state, or in which the state is interested, except prosecutions by indictment, in the proper court of Franklin county, or of any other county in which one or more of the defendants res…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.17 Writs in other counties

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In all cases instituted by the attorney general under sections 109.01 to 109.22, inclusive, of the Revised Code, the writ may be sent by mail to the sheriff of any county, and returned by him in like manner. For such service, the sheriff shall be allowed the same mileage and fees…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.18 Service by publication

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If a writ or mesne process in proceedings in quo warranto is returned "not found" by the sheriff of the county in which the company is authorized by law to have its place of business, the clerk of the court in which the information or other proceeding is filed shall issue a notic…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.19 Security for costs and verification of pleadings

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No undertaking or security is required on behalf of the state or an officer thereof, in the prosecution or defense of any action, writ, or proceeding. In an action, writ, or proceeding it is not necessary to verify the pleadings on the part of the state or any officer thereof.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.20 Actions to be taken out of their order

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Upon motion of the attorney general, embodying a statement that the public interests require it, a civil action, brought or prosecuted by him on behalf of the state, or an officer, board, or commission thereof, or an action in which the state is a party, shall be taken out of its…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.21 Moneys paid into general revenue fund

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The attorney general shall pay all moneys collected or received by the attorney general on behalf of the state into the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.22 Registers shall be kept

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The attorney general shall keep a register of all actions, demands, complaints, writs, informations, and other proceedings, prosecuted or defended by him, noting therein the proceedings under each, and a register of all official opinions in writing given by him. He shall deliver …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.23 Charitable trust defined

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As used in sections 109.23 to 109.33 of the Revised Code:(A) "Charitable trust" means any fiduciary relationship with respect to property arising under the law of this state or of another jurisdiction as a result of a manifestation of intention to create it, and subjecting the pe…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.231 Prohibited administrative acts

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(A) In the administration of any trust which is a "private foundation" as defined in section 509 of the internal revenue code of 1954, a trust for charitable purposes described in section 4947(a)(1) of the internal revenue code of 1954 to the extent that it is treated for federal…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.232 Amendment of governing instrument of trust

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(A) The governing instrument of a trust described in division (A) of section 109.231 of the Revised Code may be amended to permit the trust to acquire the characteristics of a trust described in section 664 (D)(1) or (2) of the internal revenue code of 1954, or to conform to the …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.24 Investigating transactions and relationships of trustees of charitable trust

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The powers of the attorney general under sections 109.23 to 109.33 of the Revised Code shall be in addition to and not in limitation of his powers held at common law. The attorney general may investigate transactions and relationships of trustees of a charitable trust for the pur…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.25 Attorney general is necessary party to charitable trust proceedings

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The attorney general is a necessary party to and shall be served with process or with summons by registered mail in all judicial proceedings, the object of which is to:(A) Terminate a charitable trust or distribute assets;(B) Depart from the objects or purposes of a charitable tr…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.26 Registration of charitable trusts

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Except as provided in this section, every charitable trust established or active in this state shall register with the attorney general. The attorney general shall prepare and maintain a register of such charitable trusts. The following are not required to register under this sec…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.27 Administrative rules

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The attorney general shall make such rules subject to the provisions of sections 119.01 to 119.13 of the Revised Code, as are necessary to administer sections 109.23 to 109.33 of the Revised Code.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.28 Inspection of register of charitable trusts

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The register established by section 109.26 shall be open to the inspection of any person at such reasonable times and for such legitimate purposes as the attorney general may determine; provided, however, that any investigation of a chairtable trust shall not be open to public in…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.29 Courts to furnish information relating to charitable trusts

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The clerk of each court of common pleas or the judge of the probate division thereof, and of each court of appeals shall furnish copies of papers and such information as to the records and files of his office relating to charitable trusts as the attorney general may require.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.30 Notice of creation of charitable trust to attorney general and specified persons after probate of will

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After admission to probate of a will creating or purporting to create a charitable trust that must be registered under section 109.26 of the Revised Code, or containing a gift valued in excess of one thousand dollars to any charitable trust, notice shall be given to the attorney …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.31 Trustee's annual report to attorney general

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Except as otherwise provided by this section, the trustees of a charitable trust required to register under section 109.26 of the Revised Code shall file annual reports on forms prescribed by the attorney general, on or before the fifteenth day of the fifth month following the cl…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.32 Charitable law fund

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(A) All annual filing fees obtained by the attorney general pursuant to section 109.31 of the Revised Code, all receipts obtained from the sale of the charitable foundations directory, all registration fees received by the attorney general, bond forfeitures, awards of costs and a…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.33 Employees

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The attorney general may appoint, with salaries fixed pursuant to section 124.15 or 124.152 of the Revised Code, such assistants and may employ such stenographers and clerks as may be necessary to carry out sections 109.23 to 109.33 of the Revised Code. The attorney general may a…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.34 Notice of transactions by nonprofit health care entity

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(A) As used in this section and in section 109.35 of the Revised Code:(1) "Fair market value" means the price that the assets being transferred would bring in a competitive and open market under a fair sale with the buyer and seller acting prudently, knowledgeably, and in their o…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.35 Approval or disapproval of proposed transactions

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(A) Not later than sixty days after receipt of a notice and other documents required by section 109.34 of the Revised Code, the attorney general shall approve or disapprove the proposed transaction, except that the attorney general for good cause may extend this period an additio…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.36 Defense of officers and employees definitions

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As used in this section and sections 109.361 to 109.366 of the Revised Code: (A)(1) "Officer or employee" means any of the following: (a) A person who, at the time a cause of action against the person arises, is serving in an elected or appointed office or position with the state…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.361 Defense of state officer or employee in civil action

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Upon the receipt of a written request by any officer or employee, the attorney general, except as provided in section 109.362 of the Revised Code, except under the circumstances described in division (E) of section 120.06 of the Revised Code, and except for civil actions in which…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.362 Investigation as to whether action was manifestly outside scope of duties or with malicious purpose or in bad faith

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(A) Prior to undertaking any defense under section 109.361 of the Revised Code, the attorney general shall conduct an investigation of the facts to determine whether the requirements of this section have been met. If the attorney general determines that any officer who holds an e…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.363 Employer to provide written report and information

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The employer of the defendant officer or employee shall provide the attorney general with a written report indicating the present or former position, job title, or classification of the officer or employee with the state and, citing pertinent facts, whether in its opinion the off…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.364 Denial of representation

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If the attorney general denies representation to an officer or employee who made a request for representation under section 109.361 of the Revised Code, the officer or employee may, upon the termination of the action for which he requested the representation, commence an action i…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 109.365 Information obtained is privileged

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Information obtained by the attorney general pursuant to his investigation to determine whether to defend an officer or employee is privileged and is not admissible as evidence against the officer or employee in any legal action or proceeding and no reference to the information m…