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Title 37, Title 37. Health-Safety-Morals

67 chapters · 2,076 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 372,076 Ch 3701, Chapter 3701 | Department of Health215 Ch 3734, Chapter 3734 | Solid and Hazardous W…131 Ch 3715, Chapter 3715 | Pure Food and Drug Law85 Ch 3702, Chapter 3702 | Health Care Facilitie…83 Ch 3737, Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety75 Ch 3707, Chapter 3707 | Board of Health69 Ch 3721, Chapter 3721 | Nursing Homes; Reside…67 Ch 3727, Chapter 3727 | Hospitals60 Ch 3781, Chapter 3781 | Building Standards - …59 Ch 3709, Chapter 3709 | Health Districts58 Ch 3743, Chapter 3743 | Fireworks54 Ch 3719, Chapter 3719 | Controlled Substances51 Ch 3705, Chapter 3705 | Vital Statistics49 Ch 3772, Chapter 3772 | Casino Gaming47

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3775.14 Disclosure of licensing information
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(A) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of section 149.43 of the Revised Code, the Ohio casino control commission shall not disclose to the public any of the following: (1) Any of the following information or documents concerning a person who has applied for or been issued a l…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3775.15 Shipments of gambling devices
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(A) All shipments of gambling devices, including any sports gaming equipment, to sports gaming proprietors, mobile management services providers, management services providers, sports gaming suppliers, or type C sports gaming hosts in this state are legal shipments of gambling de…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3775.16 Withholding government debts from winnings
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(A) Pursuant to section 131.02 of the Revised Code, the attorney general shall develop and implement a real time data match program and make it available to each sports gaming proprietor to identify patrons who owe amounts to the state or a political subdivision. (B)(1) Subject t…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3775.99 Prohibitions and penalties
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(A) Whoever knowingly does any of the following commits a misdemeanor of the first degree on the first offense and a felony of the fifth degree on a subsequent offense: (1) Makes a false statement on an application submitted under this chapter; (2) Permits an individual under twe…

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3776.01 [Former R.C. 4736.01, amended and renumbered as R.C. 3776.01 by H.B. 33, 135th General Assembly, effective 10/3/2023] Definitions

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As used in this chapter: (A) "Environmental health science" means the aspect of public health science that includes, but is not limited to, the following bodies of knowledge: air quality, food quality and protection, hazardous and toxic substances, consumer product safety, housin…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3776.02 [Former R.C. 4736.02, amended and renumbered as R.C. 3776.02 by H.B. 33, 135th General Assembly, effective 10/3/2023] Environmental health specialist advisory board

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There is hereby created the environmental health specialist advisory board consisting of seven members appointed by the director of health for terms established in accordance with rules adopted by the director under section 3776.03 of the Revised Code. The advisory board shall ad…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3776.03 [Former R.C. 4736.03, amended and renumbered as R.C. 3776.03 by H.B. 33, 135th General Assembly, effective 10/3/2023] Director of health rules

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(A) The director of health shall adopt and may amend or rescind rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code governing all of the following: (1) The manner in which the passage of an examination required by section 3776.06 of the Revised Code is verified; (2) The for…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3776.04 [Former R.C. 4736.07, amended and renumbered as R.C. 3776.04 by H.B. 33, 135th General Assembly, effective 10/3/2023] Registration application records

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The director of health shall keep a record of all applications for registration, including: (A) The name and address of each applicant; (B) The name and address of the employer or business connection of each applicant; (C) The date of the application; (D) The educational and empl…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3776.05 [Former R.C. 4736.08, amended and renumbered as R.C. 3776.05 by H.B. 33, 135th General Assembly, effective 10/3/2023] Application for registration

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(A) A person seeking to register as an environmental health specialist or environmental health specialist in training shall submit an application to the director of health on a form prescribed by the director. Along with the application, the person shall submit the application fe…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3776.06 [Former R.C. 4736.09, amended and renumbered as R.C. 3776.06 by H.B. 33, 135th General Assembly, effective 10/3/2023] Examinations

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(A) Prior to applying for an initial environmental health specialist registration, a person shall take the credentialed national environmental health association examination administered by the department of health. (B) The director of health shall not register the person if the …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3776.07 [Former R.C. 4736.11, amended and renumbered as R.C. 3776.07 by H.B. 33, 135th General Assembly, effective 10/3/2023] Certificate of registration

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(A) The director of health shall issue a certificate of registration to practice to any applicant whom it registers as an environmental health specialist or an environmental health specialist in training. The director shall include the following information on the certificate of …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3776.08 [Former R.C. 4736.12, amended and renumbered as R.C. 3776.08 by H.B. 33, 135th General Assembly, effective 10/3/2023] Fees

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(A) The director of health shall charge the following fees: (1) To apply as an environmental health specialist in training, fifty dollars; (2) For an environmental health specialist in training to apply for registration as an environmental health specialist, fifty dollars. (3) Fo…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3776.09 [Former R.C. 4736.13, amended and renumbered as R.C. 3776.09 by H.B. 33, 135th General Assembly, effective 10/3/2023] Denial, refusal, revocation, or suspension of certificate

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The director of health may deny, refuse to renew, revoke, or suspend a certificate of registration to practice in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for unprofessional conduct, the practice of fraud or deceit in obtaining a certificate of registration, dereliction o…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3776.10 [Former R.C. 4736.14, amended and renumbered as R.C. 3776.10 by H.B. 33, 135th General Assembly, effective 12/29/2023] Reciprocity

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The director of health may, upon application and proof of valid registration, issue a certificate of registration to any person who is or has been registered as an environmental health specialist or environmental health specialist in training by any other state, if the requiremen…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3776.11 [Former R.C. 4736.15, amended and renumbered as R.C. 3776.11 by H.B. 33, 135th General Assembly, effective 10/3/2023] Registration required to practice environmental health

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(A) No person shall engage in, or offer to engage in, the practice of environmental health without being registered in accordance with this chapter. (B) No person except a registered environmental health specialist shall use the title "registered environmental health specialist" …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3776.12 [Former R.C. 4736.17, renumbered as R.C. 3776.12 by H.B. 33, 135th General Assembly, effective 10/3/2023] Effect of child support default on certificate

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On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the director of health shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a certificate issued pursuan…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3776.13 [Former R.C. 4736.18, amended and renumbered as R.C. 3776.13 by H.B. 33, 135th General Assembly, effective 10/3/2023] Compliance with law regarding sanctions for human trafficking

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The director of health shall comply with section 4776.20 of the Revised Code. Last updated October 17, 2023 at 1:59 PM

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3781.01 Municipal corporation may make additional regulations

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(A) Chapters 3781. and 3791. of the Revised Code do not prevent the legislative authority of a municipal corporation from making further and additional regulations, not in conflict with those chapters or with the rules the board of building standards adopts. Those chapters or rul…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3781.02 Exceptions to certain requirements

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The provisions prescribing the minimum distance at which buildings or structures shall be located from any lot line or the provisions relating to open courts and fireproof passageways do not apply when Chapters 3781. and 3791. of the Revised Code or the rules and regulations of t…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3781.03 Enforcement - supervision - records

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(A) The state fire marshal, the fire chief of a municipal corporation that has a fire department, or the fire chief of a township that has a fire department shall enforce the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 3791. of the Revised Code that relate to fire prevention. (B) The …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3781.031 Issuance of adjudication or stop work order

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(A) Any department or agency of the state or any political subdivision that enforces Chapters 3781. and 3791. of the Revised Code or the rules adopted pursuant to those chapters, by any remedy, civil or criminal, shall issue an adjudication order within the meaning of sections 11…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3781.032 Temporary building permit for retail establishments

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Retail establishment" means a place of business open to the general public for the sale of goods or services. (2) "State and local building code" means Chapters 3781. and 3791. of the Revised Code, rules adopted pursuant to those chapters, and mu…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3781.04 Jurisdiction for violations of building standards

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A judge of the county court or municipal court judge has final jurisdiction within the territory for which he is elected or appointed in a prosecution for a violation of Chapters 3781. and 3791. of the Revised Code or any rules adopted pursuant thereto.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3781.05 Plumbing standards for veterans' emergency housing

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The installation and use of federal facilities, which are a reconstruction of, or relocation of, an existing facility and not a new facility, for veterans' emergency housing shall be permitted so long as the use of such facilities is limited to veterans' emergency housing and con…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3781.06 Public buildings to be safe and sanitary - definitions

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(A)(1) Any building that may be used as a place of resort, assembly, education, entertainment, lodging, dwelling, trade, manufacture, repair, storage, traffic, or occupancy by the public, any residential building, and all other buildings or parts and appurtenances of those buildi…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3781.061 Exemption for building or structure used in agriculture

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Whenever a county zoning inspector under section 303.16 of the Revised Code, or a township zoning inspector under section 519.16 of the Revised Code, issues a zoning certificate that declares a specific building or structure is to be used in agriculture, such building is not subj…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3781.07 Organization of board - employees

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There is hereby established in the department of commerce a board of building standards consisting of fifteen members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The board shall appoint a secretary who shall serve in the unclassified civil service for a t…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3781.08 Rules of procedure

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The board of building standards shall organize by choosing a chairperson who shall serve for a term of two years. The department of commerce shall provide and assign to the board of building standards such clerks, experts, and other employees as are required to enable the board t…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3781.09 Rules of procedure

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The board of building standards may adopt its own rules of procedure not inconsistent with sections 3781.06 to 3781.18, inclusive, and section 3791.04 of the Revised Code, and may change them in its discretion. The votes of a majority of the members of the board are required for …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3781.10 Board of building standards - powers and duties

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(A)(1) The board of building standards shall formulate and adopt rules governing the erection, construction, repair, alteration, and maintenance of all buildings or classes of buildings specified in section 3781.06 of the Revised Code, including land area incidental to those buil…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3781.101 Proceedings of the board of building standards

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The provisions of sections 119.03 and 119.11 of the Revised Code in particular, and the applicable provisions of Chapter 119. of the Revised Code in general, shall govern the proceedings of the board of building standards in adopting, amending, or rescinding rules and regulations…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3781.1010 Rules regarding installation of storm shelters on certain school buildings

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(A) No rule of the board of building standards for the erection, construction, repair, alteration, and maintenance of buildings adopted under section 3781.10 of the Revised Code shall require the installation of a storm shelter in any school building operated by a public or priva…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3781.1011 Battery-charged fences

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Alarm system" means a device or system that transmits a signal intended to summon law enforcement to a county, township, or municipal corporation in response to an alleged violation of an offense under Chapter 2911. of the Revised Code occurring …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3781.102 Extending building department certifications

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(A) Any county or municipal building department certified pursuant to division (E) of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code as of September 14, 1970, and that, as of that date, was inspecting single-family, two-family, and three-family residences, and any township building departme…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3781.103 Deadbolt locks or equivalent security locking device for swinging exit doors

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The Ohio board of building standards shall adopt, pursuant to division (A) of section 3781.10 of the Revised Code, a rule requiring that the swinging exit door for each unit in an apartment building or other multi-unit dwelling that is subject to the rules authorized by division …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3781.104 Smoke detector systems or sprinkler system for apartment buildings and condominiums

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(A) One hundred eighty days after the board of building standards files its rules with the secretary of state and the director of the legislative service commission, as required in section 119.04 of the Revised Code, as required by this section, every existing apartment and condo…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3781.105 Certification of fire protection system designers

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(A) The board of building standards shall certify individuals who design fire protection systems for buildings and who meet the requirements specified in this section. The board may establish separate certification categories for specific types of fire protection systems. (B) Any…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3781.106 Devices to regulate ingress and egress through doors in specified buildings

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Institution of higher education" means a state institution of higher education as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, a private nonprofit college or university located in this state that possesses a certificate of authorization issue…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3781.107 Hotel to have available fire warning device producing visible warning signal

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Every hotel shall have available at least one operational single station automatic fire warning device approved by the fire official of jurisdiction, that produces a visible warning signal when activated by every product of combustion. The device, at the discretion of the owner, …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3781.108 Fire suppression system required in certain new tall buildings used for human occupancy

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(A) Every building constructed on or after the effective date of this section with floors used for human occupancy located more than seventy-five feet in height above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access, shall have a fire suppression system installed and in operati…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3781.109 Rest room facilities

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(A) The board of building standards shall adopt rules governing the number of water closets required to be installed in women's and men's rest room facilities in buildings or parts of buildings used for assembly purposes in accordance with the standards specified under a national…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3781.11 Rules of board of building standards - public nuisance

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(A) The rules of the board of building standards shall: (1) For nonresidential buildings, provide uniform minimum standards and requirements, and for residential buildings, provide standards and requirements that are uniform throughout the state, for construction and construction…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3781.111 Facilitating reasonable access and use by all persons with disability of buildings and facilities of buildings

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(A) In addition to the powers conferred by any other section of the Revised Code, the board of building standards shall adopt standards and rules to facilitate the reasonable access and use by all persons with a disability of all buildings and the facilities of buildings for whic…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3781.112 Secured facility may use delayed egress and coded doors

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(A) As used in this section, "secured facility" means any of the following: (1) A maternity home licensed under Chapter 3711. of the Revised Code; (2) A pediatric intensive care unit; (3) A hospital licensed under Chapter 3722. of the Revised Code; (4) A hospital licensed under s…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3781.12 Petition for adoption, amendment or annulment of rule or regulation

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(A)(1) Any person may petition the board of building standards to adopt, amend, or annul a rule adopted pursuant to section 3781.10 of the Revised Code, or to permit the use of any particular fixture, device, material, system, method of manufacture, product of a manufacturing pro…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3781.13 Petition for hearing on action of board

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Any person interested, either because of ownership or occupation of any property affected by any rule described in section 3781.12 of the Revised Code, or as the producer, manufacturer, seller, or distributor, of any building material, industrialized unit, plumbing, heating, or v…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3781.14 Court action against board of building standards

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Any person in interest mentioned in section 3781.13 of the Revised Code who is dissatisfied with any action of the board of building standards adopted and confirmed by determination of the board as provided in said section, may commence an action in the court of common pleas of F…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3781.15 Injunction proceedings

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The construction, use, or occupation of any building which is declared by sections 3781.06 to 3781.18, inclusive, section 3781.031, and section 3791.04 of the Revised Code, to be a public nuisance may be enjoined in a proceeding instituted in the name of any department or officer…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3781.16 Effect on municipal or other state authorities

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Sections 3781.06 to 3781.18 and section 3791.04 of the Revised Code do not limit any of the powers of the public utilities commission, the bureau of workers' compensation, or the department of commerce, or the division of fire marshal, except as specifically provided in those sec…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3781.17 Assistance by commerce department

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The board of building standards may require the department of commerce to make such investigations, reports, and tests and submit such information as it deems necessary to assist it in the determination of any question coming before it, and may utilize for such purpose the servic…