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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. § 3.061 Dishonesty and faithful performance of duty policy in lieu of bond
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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Political subdivision" means a county, township, municipal corporation, school district, community school, park district created under Chapter 1545. of the Revised Code, library or library district specified in section 3375.32 of the Revised Code…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3.07 Misconduct in office - forfeiture
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Any person holding office in this state, or in any municipal corporation, county, or subdivision thereof, coming within the official classification in Section 38 of Article II, Ohio Constitution, who willfully and flagrantly exercises authority or power not authorized by law, ref…
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3.08 Removal of public officers
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Proceedings for the removal of public officers on any of the grounds enumerated in section 3.07 of the Revised Code shall be commenced by the filing of a written or printed complaint specifically setting forth the charge and signed by qualified electors of the state or political …
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3.09 Appeal in removal cases on questions of law by court of appeals
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The decision of the court of common pleas in all cases for the removal of officers may be reviewed on appeal on questions of law by the court of appeals. The transcript of the record and the notice of appeal shall be filed in the court of appeals in not more than thirty days afte…

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3.10 Subpoena of witnesses - fees

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In removal proceedings under sections 3.07 to 3.09, inclusive, of the Revised Code, the court of common pleas and the court of appeals may subpoena witnesses and compel their attendance in the same manner as in civil cases. Process shall be served by the sheriff of the county in …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3.11 Restrictions on holding more than one office

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No person shall hold at the same time by appointment or election more than one of the following offices: sheriff, county auditor, county treasurer, clerk of the court of common pleas, county recorder, prosecuting attorney, and probate judge.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3.111 Simultaneous service as member or officer of board of convention and visitor's bureau

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An elected officer of a county, township, or municipal corporation that has levied an excise lodging tax under section 5739.08 or 5739.09 of the Revised Code, or a designee appointed by such elected officer, may simultaneously serve in the elected or appointed position and as a m…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3.112 Simultaneous service as member of board of transportation improvement district

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An elected officer or an employee of a county, township, or municipal corporation may simultaneously serve as a member or officer of the board of trustees of a transportation improvement district created under Chapter 5540. of the Revised Code. Neither the simultaneous holding of…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3.12 Personal liability of officer making contract without authority

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An officer or agent of the state or of any county, township, or municipal corporation who is charged or entrusted with the construction, improvement, or keeping in repair of a building or work of any kind, or with the management of or providing for a public institution, shall mak…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3.13 Recovery of illegal loans or deposits

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The state or a county, township, municipal corporation, or school board shall not be precluded by the illegal loan or deposit by an officer or agent of public money, funds, bonds, securities, or assets belonging to it from suing for and recovering the same. Such suit shall not be…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3.14 Plan for the funding or refunding of indebtedness

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All officers, boards, or commissions created under the constitution or laws of this state which have the power to invest funds in their charge or under their control in bonds issued by any political subdivision of this state, or which have power to sell any such bonds, may, in al…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3.15 Residency requirements for public officials

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(A) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, at all times during one's term of office: (1) Each member of the general assembly shall be a resident of the district the member represents. (2) Each judge and each elected officer of a court shall be a resident of…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3.16 Suspension of local official charged with felony relating to official conduct

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(A) As used in this section: (1) "Prosecuting officer" means the prosecuting attorney of the county in which a public official who is charged as described in division (B) of this section serves, the attorney general, or a special prosecutor designated by the prosecuting attorney.…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3.17 Failure to attend meetings

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Any member of a board, commission, council, board of trustees of an institution of higher education, or other public body of the state, except a member of the general assembly or a judge of any court in the state, who fails to attend at least three-fifths of the regular and speci…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3.20 Oath and affirmation

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When an oath is required or authorized by law, an affirmation in lieu thereof may be taken by a person having conscientious scruples against taking an oath. An affirmation has the same effect as an oath.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3.21 Form of oath

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Subject to any section of the Revised Code that prescribes the form of an oath, a person may be sworn in any form the person deems binding on the person's conscience.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3.22 Oath of office

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Each person chosen or appointed to an office under the constitution or laws of this state, and each deputy or clerk of such officer, shall take an oath of office before entering upon the discharge of his duties. The failure to take such oath shall not affect his liability or the …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3.23 Contents of oath of office

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The oath of office of each judge of a court of record shall be to support the constitution of the United States and the constitution of this state, to administer justice without respect to persons, and faithfully and impartially to discharge and perform all the duties incumbent o…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3.24 Administration of oaths

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Every person holding an elected office under the constitution or laws of this state may administer oaths of office to persons elected or appointed to offices under the constitution or laws of this state if those persons are elected or appointed to offices within the geographical …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3.30 Failure to give bond of office or file oath of office

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Except as otherwise provided in section 3.061 of the Revised Code, a person elected or appointed to an office who is required by law to give a bond or security previous to the performance of the duties imposed on the person by the person's office, who refuses or neglects to give …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3.31 Bond sufficiency

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A bond payable to the state, or other payee as directed by law, reciting the election or appointment of a person to an office or public trust under or in pursuance of the constitution or laws of this state, and conditioned for the faithful performance, by such person, of the duti…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3.32 Annual bond premium

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If an elective or appointive state officer is required by law to furnish bond, a surety company bond may be given and the annual premium in such cases shall be paid from the funds appropriated by the general assembly to the various departments, boards, and commissions for such pu…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3.33 Deposit of official bonds

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Every officer, on receiving an official bond which by law is required to be filed or deposited with him, shall record it in a book to be kept by him for that purpose. A certified transcript of the record of such bond is conclusive evidence of such record, and prima-facie evidence…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3.34 Bonds filled in or left in blank

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All official bonds; bonds of executors, administrators, guardians, and trustees; bonds required or authorized to be taken by or before a court, judge, or public board or officer, judicial or ministerial; bonds of indemnity; and all other bonds conditioned to become void upon the …

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5.01 Ohio state flag

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The flag of the state shall be burgee-shaped. It shall have three red and two white horizontal stripes that represent the roads and waterways of the state. The union of the flag shall be seventeen five-pointed stars, white in a blue triangular field that represents the state's hi…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5.011 Ohio governor's flag

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The flag of the governor of this state will be of scarlet wool bunting, six feet eight inches hoist by ten feet six inches fly. In each of the four corners will be a white five-pointed star with one point upward. The centers of these stars will be twelve inches from the long edge…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5.012 Display and maintenance of state flag

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(A) Display of the state flag at all state buildings and public institutions, such as public school buildings and state parks, is encouraged. If the state flag is displayed, it may be flown every day when weather permits and shall be flown from sunrise until sunset on all nationa…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5.013 Pledge to the state flag

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"I salute the flag of the state of Ohio and pledge to the buckeye state respect and loyalty" is hereby adopted as the official pledge to the state flag. The pledge shall not replace, preempt, or be recited before the pledge of allegiance to the United States flag.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5.014 Procedure for folding state flag

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The general assembly hereby establishes a recommended procedure for the folding of the state flag by two people. The procedure is as follows:With the flag unfolded, fold the flag in half lengthwise so that the points of the flag are aligned. Fold the flag in half lengthwise a sec…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5.015 Suggested ceremonial procedure for retirement of state flag

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(A) The general assembly recommends the following ceremonial procedure for the retirement of the state flag, to be followed, voluntarily, with respect and dignity, by civilians and civilian groups or organizations. (B) The ceremony shall consist of three parts: a preamble, a pled…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5.02 State flower

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The scarlet carnation is hereby adopted as the state flower as a token of love and reverence for the memory of William McKinley.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5.021 State wild flower

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The plant Trillium grandiflorum, commonly known as the large white trillium, found in every Ohio county, is hereby adopted as the state wild flower.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5.022 State airplane

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The 1905 Wright Flyer III, first flown on June 23, 1905, near Dayton, Ohio, is hereby adopted as the state airplane. Last updated April 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5.03 State bird

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The bird, cardinalis cardinalis, commonly known as the "cardinal," is the official bird of the state.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5.031 State reptile

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The snake, Coluber constrictor constrictor, known as the black racer, is the official reptile of the state.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5.032 State animal

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The animal, Odocoileus virginianus, commonly known as the white-tailed deer, is the official animal of the state. Naming the white-tailed deer as the official animal of the state does not relieve the division of wildlife of its duty to manage the deer population and its distribut…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5.033 State amphibian

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The salamander, Ambystoma maculatum, commonly known as the spotted salamander, is the official amphibian of the state.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5.034 State frog

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The frog, Rana catesbeiana, commonly known as the bullfrog, is the official frog of the state.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5.036 Official pet

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A shelter pet is hereby designated as the official pet of the state to raise public awareness of shelter animals.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5.04 State coat of arms

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The coat of arms of the state shall consist of the following device: a circular shield; in the right foreground of the shield a full sheaf of wheat bound and standing erect; in the left foreground, a cluster of seventeen arrows bound in the center and resembling in form the sheaf…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5.05 State tree [Editorial note: H.B. 65 of the 100th General Assembly, effective 10/2/1953, misspelled the scientific name. The correct spelling is Aesculus glabra.]

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The tree, Aesculus globra, commonly known as the "Buckeye" is hereby adopted as the official tree of the state. Last updated July 15, 2025 at 9:30 AM

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5.06 State motto

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"With God, All Things Are Possible" shall be adopted as the official motto of the state.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5.07 State gem stone

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The gem stone "Ohio Flint," a crypto-crystalline variety of quartz, is hereby adopted as the official gem stone of the state.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5.071 State invertebrate fossil

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Isotelus, a genus of extinct marine arthropod of the class Trilobita, that lived in the seas that covered Ohio during the Ordovician period, about four hundred forty million years ago, and represented by the largest known complete trilobite, collected at Huffman dam in Montgomery…

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5.072 State bicentennial bridge

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The Blaine Hill bridge in Belmont county, which was constructed in 1828 as part of the national road and is the oldest bridge in the state, is hereby designated the bicentennial bridge of the state.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5.073 State prehistoric monument

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The Newark earthworks in Licking county, which are geometric earthen enclosures constructed during the prehistoric time period, are hereby designated the official prehistoric monument of the state.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5.074 Official historical architectural structure

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The barn, an agricultural building located on farms and used for many purposes, is hereby designated the official historical architectural structure of the state.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5.075 State artifact

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The artifact known as the Adena pipe, which is a prehistoric effigy pipe that was discovered in 1901 by William C. Mills within a burial mound near Chillicothe and that was created by the ancient Adena culture from native Ohio pipestone, is adopted as the official state artifact.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5.076 All-American soap box derby

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The All-American Soap Box Derby, a youth racing program established in 1934 and located in Akron, is hereby adopted as the official gravity racing program of the state. Last updated February 7, 2023 at 5:06 PM

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5.077 Official state penal museum

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The museum located on the grounds of the Ohio state reformatory, operated by the Mansfield reformatory preservation society, is the official state penal museum.