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Title GP, Title GP. General Provisions

5 chapters · 484 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title GP484 Ch 5, Chapter 5 | State Insignia; Seals; H…264 Ch 9, Chapter 9 | Miscellaneous138 Ch 1, Chapter 1 | Definitions; Rules of Co…44 Ch 3, Chapter 3 | Officer; Oaths; Bonds30 Ch 7, Chapter 7 | Process; Publication8

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.34 Fiscal year and period of state and political subdivisions
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(A) The fiscal year of the state, every school district, and, beginning July 1, 2013, the city of Cincinnati, shall begin on the first day of July of each calendar year and end at the close of the thirtieth day of June of the succeeding calendar year. The fiscal year of every sch…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.35 Contracts for ministerial duties by public officials
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(A) As used in this section, "public official" means an elected or appointed officer, employee, or agent of any political subdivision, board, commission, bureau, or other public body established by law who is permitted or required in the performance of official duties to issue ch…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.36 Contract for services of fiscal and management consultants
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The board of county commissioners of any county or the township trustees of any township may contract for the services of fiscal and management consultants to aid it in the execution of its powers and duties. Contracts for the services of fiscal and management consultants shall b…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.361 Payroll deduction benefit program
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A board of county commissioners may authorize, by resolution, a payroll deduction benefit program to implement the qualified transportation fringe benefit provided for in section 132(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. 132(f), as amended, for county employees, but …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.37 Direct deposits

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(A) As used in this section, "public official" means any elected or appointed officer, employee, or agent of the state, any state institution of higher education, any political subdivision, board, commission, bureau, or other public body established by law. "State institution of …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.38 Deposit of public moneys

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As used in this section and section 9.39 of the Revised Code: (1) "Color of office," "public office," and "public official" have the same meanings as in section 117.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Legislative authority" means a board of county commissioners a board of township trust…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.39 Liability for public money received or collected - unclaimed money

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All public officials are liable for all public money received or collected by them or by their subordinates under color of office. All money received or collected by a public official under color of office and not otherwise paid out according to law shall be paid into the treasur…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.40 Payroll deduction for United States savings bonds

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Any public employee of the state, or any political subdivision thereof, who desires to purchase United States savings bonds by the payroll deduction plan shall be granted such payroll deduction upon request to the head of the state or political subdivision department by whom he i…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.41 Payroll accounts

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The director of budget and management or any fiscal officer of any county, city, city health district, general health district, or city school district thereof, or civil service township, shall not draw, sign, issue, or authorize the drawing, signing, or issuing of any warrant on…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.42 Municipal income tax deductions

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Notwithstanding section 1321.32 of the Revised Code, the state and any of its political subdivisions or instrumentalities shall deduct from the wages or salaries of public employees, as defined in section 9.40 of the Revised Code, and employees of school districts, the amount of …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.43 Savings in share accounts in chartered credit unions deductions

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Notwithstanding section 1321.32 of the Revised Code, the state and any of its political subdivisions or instrumentalities may deduct from the wages or salaries of public employees, as the words are defined in section 9.40 of the Revised Code, such amounts as are prescribed by the…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.44 Prior public service counted in computing vacation leave

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(A) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person employed, other than as an elective officer, by the state or any political subdivision of the state, earning vacation credits currently, is entitled to have the employee's prior service with any of these employers counted…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.441 Continuing rights or benefits for prior service

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(A) As used in this section, "affected employee" means a municipal employee who becomes a county employee, or a county employee who becomes a municipal employee, as the result of any of the following:(1) The merger of a municipal and a county office;(2) The merger of municipal an…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.45 Nonprofit debt pooling company deductions

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Notwithstanding section 1321.32 of the Revised Code, the state and any of its political subdivisions or instrumentalities may deduct from the wages or salaries of a public employee, as defined in section 9.40 of the Revised Code, such amounts as are authorized in writing by the e…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.46 U.S. olympic participation leave

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The state and any political subdivisions shall grant employees leave from employment to participate in olympic competition sanctioned by the United States olympic committee. Any leave so granted shall not exceed the time required for actual participation in the competition, plus …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.48 Joint purchasing programs

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(A) As used in this section, "political subdivision" has the same meaning as in section 2744.01 of the Revised Code and includes a county hospital as defined in section 339.01 of the Revised Code. (B) A political subdivision may do any of the following:(1) Permit one or more othe…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.481 Residency requirements prohibited for certain employees

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(A) As used in this section:(1) "Political subdivision" has the same meaning as in section 2743.01 of the Revised Code.(2) "Volunteer" means a person who is not paid for service or who is employed on less than a permanent full-time basis.(B)(1) Except as otherwise provided in div…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.482 Contracting for services between political subdivisions

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Political subdivision" has the meaning defined in section 2744.01 of the Revised Code.(2) "State agency" means any organized body, office, agency, institution, or other entity established by the laws of the state for the exercise of any function …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.483 Sale and leaseback agreements

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Notwithstanding limitations imposed by the Revised Code to the contrary, a political subdivision may enter into a sale and leaseback agreement under which the legislative authority agrees to convey a building owned by the political subdivision to a purchaser who is obligated, imm…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.49 Transparency in contracts between state and private attorneys

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Sections 9.49 to 9.498 of the Revised Code shall be known as the transparency in private attorney contracts act.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.491 Definitions

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As used in sections 9.49 to 9.498 of the Revised Code: (A) "Legal matter" means any administrative proceeding, case, group of cases, or legal issue for which the state requires legal representation or advice. (B) "Private attorney" means any attorney in the private practice of la…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.492 Contingency fee contract with private attorney

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(A) The state shall not enter into a contingency fee contract with a private attorney unless the attorney general or the attorney general's designee makes a written determination prior to entering into that contract or within a reasonable time after entering into the contract tha…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.493 Contract with private attorney outside Ohio

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The state shall not enter into a contract with a private attorney located outside this state unless the attorney general determines that at least one of the following applies:(A) There are no private attorneys with an office in this state that are willing to accept the legal repr…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.494 Publication of contract

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(A) A copy of the executed contingency fee contract between the state and a private attorney pursuant to section 9.492 or 9.493 of the Revised Code and any corresponding submission by the attorney general to the controlling board pursuant to division (C)(2) of section 9.492 of th…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.495 Annual report

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By the first day of September of each year, the attorney general shall submit a report to the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives describing the use of contracts with private attorneys in the preceding fiscal year. The report shall include the …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.496 Applicability

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Sections 9.491 to 9.495 of the Revised Code do not apply to contingency fee contracts and renewals thereof that are in existence on the effective date of this section.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.497 Construction

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Nothing in sections 9.49 to 9.496 of the Revised Code shall be construed to expand the authority of any state agency or state agent to enter into contracts if no such authority previously existed.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.498 Legislative intent

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The general assembly intends that any limitations on entering into a contingency fee contract, as provided by sections 9.491 to 9.495 of the Revised Code, are to be applied only to contracts with a private attorney retained on a contingency fee basis by the state. These limitatio…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.50 Display of the POW/MIA flag during normal business hours at public buildings

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(A) As used in this section:(1) "POW/MIA flag" means the flag that depicts the profile of a prisoner of war against the background of a prisoner of war camp watchtower.(2) "Public building" means the principal municipal building of each municipal corporation, the principal county…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.54 Accessibility signs

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Whoever erects or replaces a sign containing the international symbol of access shall use forms of the word "accessible" rather than forms of the words "handicapped" or "disabled" whenever words are included on the sign.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.55 Installation of teletypewriters for deaf or hearing-impaired at state agencies

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(A) As used in this section, "state agency" means the house of representatives, the senate, the governor, the secretary of state, the auditor of state, the treasurer of state, the attorney general, the department of job and family services, the department of commerce, the departm…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.56 Plans and drawings for public buildings filed with county recorder

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(A) As used in this section, "owner of any public building" means any state agency, public institution, political subdivision, or any other organized body, office, agency, institution, or entity established by the laws of this state for the exercise of any function of government.…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.561 Menstrual products in public buildings

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Government entity" means a state agency, public institution, political subdivision, or any other organized body, office, agency, institution, or entity established by the laws of this state for the exercise of any function of government. (2) "Pub…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.57 Closure of places of worship

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(A) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of the Revised Code, no public official shall issue an order to close all places of worship in the state or in a geographic area of the state. (B) As used in this section: (1) "Place of worship" means a building or grounds where activiti…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.58 Court settlements that conflict with the Revised Code

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(A) As used in this section, "public official" means any elected or appointed officer, employee, or agent of the state or any political subdivision, board, commission, bureau, or other public body established by law. (B) In any civil action in a state or federal court, no public …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.59 State agency records

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "State agency" means every department, bureau, board, commission, office, or other organized body established by the constitution and laws of this state for the exercise of any function of state government, including any state-supported institutio…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.60 Contracts for firefighting agency, private fire company, or emergency medical service organization

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(A) As used in this section:(1) "Emergency medical service" and "emergency medical service organization" have the same meanings as in section 4765.01 of the Revised Code.(2) "Fire protection" means the use of firefighting equipment by the fire department of a firefighting agency …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.61 Residency not required for fire chief

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(A) "Firefighting agency" means a municipal corporation, township, township fire district, joint fire district, fire and ambulance district, or other political subdivision that operates a fire department.(B) Nothing in the Revised Code requires, or shall be construed to require, …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.62 Purchase of police dog or horse

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(A) As used in this section:(1) "Police dog or horse" means a dog or horse that has been trained, and may be used, to assist law enforcement officers in the performance of their official duties.(2) "Law enforcement agency" means an organization or unit made up of law enforcement …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.63 Compliance with lawful requests under Patriot Act

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(A) Notwithstanding any law, ordinance, or collective bargaining contract to the contrary, no state or local employee shall unreasonably fail to comply with any lawful request for assistance made by any federal authorities carrying out the provisions of the USA Patriot Act, any f…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.64 Political subdivision cybersecurity

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Cybersecurity incident" means any of the following: (a) A substantial loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability of a covered entity's information system or network; (b) A serious impact on the safety and resiliency of a covered entity's…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.65 Annuity program for volunteer fire fighters

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(A) A board of township trustees, a board of fire district trustees of a joint fire district, or the legislative authority of a municipal corporation may establish, by resolution or ordinance, as appropriate, an annuity program for the volunteer fire fighters serving the politica…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.66 Indication of outstanding liability owed to state in application for economic development assistance

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Economic development assistance" means all of the following: (a) The programs and assistance provided or administered by the department of development under Chapters 122. and 166. of the Revised Code and any other section of the Revised Code unde…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.661 Liens to secure performance on development loans and property tax incentives

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(A) As used in this section:(1) "Borrower" means any person obligated to repay a development loan pursuant to a development loan agreement or obligated to repay a loan guaranteed pursuant to a loan guarantee agreement.(2) "Development inducement agreement" means an agreement maki…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.67 Restrictions on owner of professional sports team that uses a tax-supported facility

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(A) Subject to division (B) of this section, no owner of a professional sports team that uses a tax-supported facility for most of its home games and receives financial assistance from the state or a political subdivision thereof shall cease playing most of its home games at the …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.68 Regulation of arms prohibited - challenging political subdivisions

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(A) The individual right to keep and bear arms, being a fundamental individual right that predates the United States Constitution and Ohio Constitution, and being a constitutionally protected right in every part of Ohio, the general assembly finds the need to provide uniform laws…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.681 Local regulation of tobacco and alternative nicotine products

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(A) As used in this section, "tobacco product" and "alternative nicotine product" have the same meanings as in section 2927.02 of the Revised Code. (B) The regulation of tobacco products and alternative nicotine products is a matter of general statewide concern that requires stat…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.69 Duties and status of law enforcement officer

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(A) As used in this section, "law enforcement officer" means any of the following who is employed, commissioned, disposed, appointed, or elected in a capacity specified in division (A)(1), (2), or (3) of this section for this state, a political subdivision of this state, or an ag…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.691 Security employees of the general assembly and executive department officers

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(A) The general assembly and executive department officers elected under Ohio Constitution, Article III may establish, implement, and fund through public resources, security provisions for the protection of the members of the general assembly and executive department officers cov…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 9.70 Permission for street on lands of public institution

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A street, alley, or road shall not be laid out or established through or over the lands belonging to a public institution of the state without the special permission of the general assembly.