Section 149.091 | Publishing and distributing session laws.
(A) The secretary of state shall compile, publish, and distribute the session laws either annually or biennially in a paper or electronic format. The annual or biennial publication shall contain all enrolled acts and joint resolutions, a subject index, a table indicating Revised Code sections affected, and the secretary of state's certificate that the laws, as compiled and distributed, are true copies of the original enrolled acts or joint resolutions in the secretary of state's office.
(B)(1) The secretary of state may distribute the paper or electronic format of the session laws free of charge to the following persons or entities:
(a) Each county auditor.
(b) Each county law library.
(c) Other public officials upon request of the public official.
(2) The secretary of state shall distribute the paper or electronic format of the session laws free of charge to the following persons or entities:
(a) The clerk of the house of representatives.
(b) The clerk of the senate.
(c) The legislative service commission.
(d) The Ohio supreme court.
(e) The document division of the library of congress.
(f) The state library.
(g) The Ohio history connection.
The secretary of state shall retain a paper or electronic format of the session laws.
(C) The session laws may be sold in a paper or electronic format to individuals or entities not specified in division (B) of this section. The price shall not exceed the actual cost of producing and distributing the session laws in a paper or electronic format.
Available Versions of this Section
- June 30, 2011 – House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly [ View June 30, 2011 Version ]
- September 29, 2015 – House Bill 141 - 131st General Assembly [ View September 29, 2015 Version ]