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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. § 121.41 Inspector general definitions
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As used in sections 121.41 to 121.50 of the Revised Code: (A) "Appropriate ethics commission" has the same meaning as in section 102.01 of the Revised Code.(B) "Appropriate licensing agency" means a public or private entity that is responsible for licensing, certifying, or regist…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.42 Inspector general - powers and duties
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The inspector general shall do all of the following:(A) Investigate the management and operation of state agencies on his own initiative in order to determine whether wrongful acts and omissions have been committed or are being committed by state officers or state employees;(B) R…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.421 Investigation of casino control commission enforcement personnel
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(A) Notwithstanding division (D)(3) of section 121.41 of the Revised Code, in order to determine whether wrongful acts or omissions have been committed or are being committed by present or former employees, the inspector general shall investigate employees of the office of the at…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.43 Subpoena power - contempt
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In performing any investigation, the inspector general and any deputy inspector general may administer oaths, examine witnesses under oath, and issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of all kinds of books, records, paper…

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.44 Reports of investigations

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(A) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the report of any investigation conducted by the inspector general or any deputy inspector general is a public record, open to public inspection. The inspector general, or a deputy inspector general, with the written approval of t…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.45 Cooperating in investigations

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Each state agency, and every state officer and state employee, shall cooperate with, and provide assistance to, the inspector general and any deputy inspector general in the performance of any investigation. In particular, each state agency shall make its premises, equipment, per…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.46 Filing complaint - form

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Any person who knows or has reasonable cause to believe that a state officer or state employee has committed, or is in the process of committing, a wrongful act or omission may prepare and file with the inspector general, a complaint that identifies the person making the report a…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.47 Confidential information

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No person shall disclose to any person who is not legally entitled to disclosure of the information, any information that is designated as confidential under section 121.44 of the Revised Code, or any confidential information that is acquired in the course of an investigation und…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.48 Appointment of inspector general

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There is hereby created the office of the inspector general, to be headed by the inspector general.The term of the inspector general serving on the effective date of this amendment ends January 11, 2021. The inspector general shall be appointed by the governor quadrennially there…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.481 Special investigations fund

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The special investigations fund is hereby created in the state treasury for the purpose of paying costs of investigations conducted by the inspector general. In response to requests from the inspector general, the controlling board may make transfers to the fund from the emergenc…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.482 Disposition of money received

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Money the inspector general receives pursuant to court orders or settlements shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.483 Status of deputy inspector general as peace officer

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A deputy inspector general appointed under section 121.48 of the Revised Code, who has been awarded a certificate by the executive director of the Ohio peace officer training commission attesting to the person's satisfactory completion of an approved state, county, or municipal p…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.49 Qualifications

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(A) Subject to division (B) of this section, only an individual who meets one or more of the following qualifications is eligible to be appointed inspector general: (1) At least five years experience as a law enforcement officer in this or any other state; (2) Admission to the ba…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.50 Administrative rules

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The inspector general, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt, and may amend and rescind, those rules he finds necessary for the successful implementation and efficient operation of sections 121.41 to 121.48 of the Revised Code.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.51 Deputy inspector general for transportation department

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There is hereby created in the office of the inspector general the position of deputy inspector general for the department of transportation. The inspector general shall appoint the deputy inspector general, and the deputy inspector general shall serve at the pleasure of the insp…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.52 Deputy inspector general for workers' compensation

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There is hereby created in the office of the inspector general the office of deputy inspector general for the bureau of workers' compensation and industrial commission. The inspector general shall appoint the deputy inspector general, and the deputy inspector general shall serve …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.531 Signs specifying ARRA funding prohibited

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No recipient or distributor of funds received under the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009," Pub. L. No. 111-5, 123 Stat. 115, shall spend such funds to purchase, produce, erect, or maintain signs identifying the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 as the …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.60 Executive agency lobbying definitions

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As used in sections 121.60 to 121.69 of the Revised Code: (A) "Person" and "compensation" have the same meanings as in section 101.70 of the Revised Code.(B) "Expenditure" means any of the following that is made to, at the request of, for the benefit of, or on behalf of an electe…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.61 Prohibited acts

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(A) No person shall knowingly fail to register as required under section 121.62 of the Revised Code.(B) No person shall knowingly fail to keep a receipt or maintain a record that section 121.63 of the Revised Code requires the person to keep or maintain.(C) No person shall knowin…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.62 Initial registration statement - updating information

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(A) Each executive agency lobbyist and each employer shall file with the joint legislative ethics committee, within ten days following the engagement of an executive agency lobbyist, an initial registration statement showing all of the following:(1) The name, business address, an…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.621 Disqualification as executive agency lobbyist for certain offenses

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(A) No person shall be permitted to register as an executive agency lobbyist under division (A) or (B) of section 121.62 of the Revised Code if the person is convicted of or pleads guilty to committing on or after the effective date of this section any felony offense listed or de…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.63 Statement of expenditures - records

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(A) Each executive agency lobbyist and each employer shall file with the joint legislative ethics committee, with the updated registration statement required by division (B) of section 121.62 of the Revised Code, a statement of expenditures as specified in divisions (B) and (C) o…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.64 Statement of financial transactions

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(A) Each executive agency lobbyist who has had any financial transaction with or for the benefit of an elected executive official, the director of a department created under section 121.02 of the Revised Code, an executive agency official, or any member of the staff of any of the…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.65 Disputed expenditure or transaction

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If a dispute arises between an elected executive official, the director of a department created under section 121.02 of the Revised Code, an executive agency official, or any member of the staff of any public officer or employee listed in this division and an employer or executiv…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.66 Exceptions

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(A) Sections 121.62 and 121.63 of the Revised Code do not apply to efforts to influence executive agency decisions or conduct executive agency lobbying activity by any of the following:(1) Appearances at public hearings of the committees of the general assembly, at court proceedi…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.67 Prohibiting contingent fees

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(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, no person shall engage any person to influence executive agency decisions or conduct executive agency lobbying activity for compensation that is contingent in any way on the outcome of an executive agency decision and no per…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.68 Statements are public records

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(A) The joint legislative ethics committee shall keep on file the statements required by sections 121.62, 121.63, and 121.64 of the Revised Code. These statements are public records and open to public inspection, and the joint committee shall computerize them so that the informat…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.69 Investigations

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The attorney general and any assistant or special counsel designated by him may investigate compliance with sections 121.60 to 121.68 of the Revised Code in connection with statements required to be filed under these sections and, in the event of an apparent violation, shall repo…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.71 Incorporation by reference in rule definitions

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As used in sections 121.71 to 121.75 of the Revised Code:(A) "Agency" means an "agency" as defined in section 111.15 or 119.01 of the Revised Code.(B) "Rule" means a new rule or an amendment to an existing rule. "Rule" includes an appendix to a rule.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.72 Incorporating rule by reference

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An agency incorporates a text or other material into a rule by reference when it refers in the rule to the text or other material as if it were spelled out or otherwise reproduced in the rule. The agency shall accompany the incorporation by reference with a citation that provides…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.73 Filing material incorporated by reference electronically

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When an agency files the original or a revised version of a rule in proposed form under division (D) of section 111.15 or division (C) of section 119.03, or a rule for review under section 106.03 of the Revised Code, that incorporates a text or other material by reference, the ag…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.74 Access to material incorporated in rule in final form

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When an agency files a rule in final form that incorporates a text or other material by reference, the agency, prior to the effective date of the rule, shall ensure that the text or other material is available from the agency. The agency promptly and without charge shall make the…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.75 Sufficiency of citations

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(A)(1) Sections 121.71 to 121.74 of the Revised Code do not apply to the incorporation by reference into a rule of any of the following:(a) A section of the Revised Code;(b) An uncodified statute of this state;(c) An act of this state in the Laws of Ohio;(d) A rule in the Adminis…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.81 "Agency" and "draft rule" defined; construction of sections

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As used in sections 121.81 to 121.82 of the Revised Code: (A) "Agency" means a state agency that is required to file proposed rules for legislative review under division (D) of section 111.15 or division (C) of section 119.03 of the Revised Code. (B) "Draft rule" means any newly …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.811 Applicability of business review provisions

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The offices of the governor, lieutenant governor, auditor of state, secretary of state, treasurer of state, and attorney general shall comply with the business review provisions of sections 106.03 and 106.031 and 121.81 to 121.82 of the Revised Code, but are not required to submi…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.82 Evaluation of draft rules; business impact analysis

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In the course of developing a draft rule that is intended to be proposed under division (D) of section 111.15 or division (C) of section 119.03 of the Revised Code, an agency shall:(A) Evaluate the draft rule against the business impact analysis instrument. If, based on that eval…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.91 Customer service standards

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(A) Each state agency shall develop, and as it becomes necessary or advisable may improve, customer service standards for each employee of the agency whose duties include a significant level of contact with the public. The agency shall base the standards on the job descriptions o…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.93 Review of agency operations

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(A) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, an agency shall review its operations to identify principles of law or policy that have not been stated in a rule and that the agency is relying upon in conducting adjudications or other determinations of rights and liabilit…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.931 Petition to restate a principle of law or policy in a rule

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(A) A person may petition an agency in writing to restate a principle of law or policy in a rule if (1) the person was a party to an adjudication or other determination before an agency that has resulted in an order or other disposition or was a party to a civil action in which j…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.933 Applicability of R.C. 101.352, 101.353, 121.93, and 121.931

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Sections 101.352, 101.353, 121.93, and 121.931 of the Revised Code do not apply to: (A) The following elected state officers or their offices: the governor, the lieutenant governor, the secretary of state, the auditor of state, the treasurer of state, and the attorney general; (B…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.95 Agency review of rules to identify restrictions

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(A) As used in sections 121.95, 121.951, 121.952, 121.953, and 121.954 of the Revised Code, "state agency" means an administrative department created under section 121.02 of the Revised Code, an administrative department head appointed under section 121.03 of the Revised Code, an…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.951 Required reduction in regulatory restrictions

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(A)(1) Using the criteria listed in division (A) of section 106.03 of the Revised Code, a state agency shall amend or rescind rules identified in its base inventory of regulatory restrictions prepared under section 121.95 of the Revised Code as necessary to reduce the total numbe…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.952 Failure to reduce regulatory restrictions

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(A) If a state agency fails to reduce regulatory restrictions by a required percentage within one hundred twenty days after a reduction deadline in section 121.951 of the Revised Code, the joint committee on agency rule review shall afford the state agency an opportunity to appea…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.953 Total permitted regulatory restrictions

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(A) Effective July 1, 2025, the number of regulatory restrictions in this state shall not exceed a number of regulatory restrictions determined by the joint committee on agency rule review in accordance with this section. The joint committee shall determine that number by calcula…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.954 Exemptions from regulatory restriction reduction

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Notwithstanding any provision of section 121.95 of the Revised Code to the contrary, sections 121.95, 121.951, 121.952, and 121.953 of the Revised Code do not apply to rules adopted by the Ohio casino control commission under Chapter 3775. of the Revised Code. Last updated March …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.99 Penalty

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(A) Whoever violates division (A), (B), or (C) of section 121.61 or section 121.67 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.(B) Whoever violates division (D) of section 121.61 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 121.991 Penalty for disclosing confidential information

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Whoever violates section 121.47 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree.