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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 hills and valleys, the base of which shall be the staff end or vertical edge of the flag, and the apex of which shall be the center of the middle red stripe. The stars shall be grouped around a red disc superimposed upon a white circular “O.” The thirteen stars grouped around the “O” represent the original states of the United States and the four stars added to the peak of the triangle symbolize that Ohio was the seventeenth state admitted to the union. The “O” represents the “O” in “Ohio” and suggests the state’s nickname, the buckeye state. The proportional dimensions of the flag and of its various parts shall be according to the official design on file in the office of the secretary of state. One state flag of uniform dimensions shall be furnished to each company of the organized militia.
Effective Date: 11-01-2002
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 edges and seventeen inches from the short edges of the flag. In the center of the flag will be a reproduction of the great seal of Ohio in proper colors, three feet in diameter, surrounded by thirteen white stars equally spaced with their centers on an imaginary circle four feet three inches in diameter. All stars shall be of such size that their points would lie on the circumference of an imaginary circle ten inches in diameter.
The official colors of the governor of Ohio will be of scarlet silk, four feet four inches on the pike by five feet six inches fly, of the same design as the flag of the governor of Ohio, with the seal and stars proportionately reduced in size and embroidered. The colors will be trimmed on three edges with a knotted fringe of yellow silk two and one half inches wide. Attached below the head of the pike will be a silk cord of scarlet and white eight feet six inches in length with a tassel at each end.
The naval flag of the governor of Ohio will be of scarlet wool bunting, three feet hoist by four feet fly. The design will be the same as the flag of the governor of Ohio with the seal and the stars proportionately reduced in size.
The automobile flag of the governor of Ohio will be of scarlet silk, or wool bunting, one foot six inches on the staff by two feet six inches on the fly. The design will be the same as the flag of the governor of Ohio with the seal and stars proportionately reduced in size. The flag will be trimmed on three edges with a knotted fringe of silk or wool one and one half inches wide.
Effective Date: 09-30-1963
(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 national and state holidays and on any other days that the governor proclaims. The state flag may be flown at night when properly lighted. When the state flag is displayed outdoors, it shall be flown either from a flagpole or a staff. Any staff from which the state flag is flown shall be at least two and one-half times as long as the state flag.
(B) When the state flag and the United States flag are displayed at the same time, the state flag shall not be larger than the United States flag. When the state flag and the United States flag are displayed together against a wall from crossed staffs, the state flag shall be on the left of the United States flag, and the staff supporting the state flag shall be behind the staff supporting the United States flag. When the state flag is flown from the same halyard as the United States flag, the state flag shall be displayed beneath the United States flag. When the state flag is carried in a procession in which the United States flag is unfurled, the state flag shall be displayed on the marching left of the United States flag.
(C) The state flag shall be washed or dry cleaned when soiled and may be repaired. When the state flag is damaged beyond repair, it shall be destroyed privately either by cutting it into small pieces and burning it until only ashes remain or by sealing it in a plastic bag or box before discarding it in a trash collection.
Effective Date: 11-01-2002
“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.
Effective Date: 11-01-2002
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 second time to form a long strip with the red disc facing the ground. Next, fold the pointed end back onto itself to form a rectangle. These steps entail three folds.
Starting on the end formed by the fold of the pointed end back onto itself, fold two inches of the flag onto itself for a flag with a three-foot hoist and a five-foot fly, or another appropriate width of fold for a flag of a different size. Repeat the folds a total of fourteen times, alternating the folds in a fan-like manner.
The result is a total of seventeen folds symbolizing that Ohio was the seventeenth state admitted to the union. Finally, neatly and snugly wrap the remaining length of flag around the fan-folds to form a compact rectangle.
Effective Date: 05-18-2005
The scarlet carnation is hereby adopted as the state flower as a token of love and reverence for the memory of William McKinley.
Effective Date: 10-01-1953
The plant trillium grandiflorum, commonly known as the large white trillium, found in every Ohio county, is hereby adopted as the state wild flower.
Effective Date: 03-05-1987
The bird, cardinalis cardinalis, commonly known as the “cardinal,” is the official bird of the state.
Effective Date: 10-01-1953
The snake, Coluber constrictor constrictor, known as the black racer, is the official reptile of the state.
Effective Date: 11-24-1995
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 distribution.
Effective Date: 05-11-1988
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 of wheat; in the background, a representation of Mount Logan, Ross county, as viewed from Adena state memorial; over the mount, a rising sun three-quarters exposed and radiating thirteen rays to represent the thirteen original colonies shining over the first state in the northwest territory, the exterior extremities of which rays form a semicircle; and uniting the background and foreground, a representation of the Scioto river and cultivated fields.
The coat of arms of the state shall correspond substantially with the following design:
When the coat of arms of the state is reproduced in color, the colors used shall be substantially the same as the natural color of the terrain and objects shown.
Effective Date: 11-20-1996
The tree, Aesculus globra, commonly known as the “Buckeye” is hereby adopted as the official tree of the state.
Effective Date: 10-02-1953
“With God, All Things Are Possible” shall be adopted as the official motto of the state.
Effective Date: 10-01-1959
The gem stone “Ohio Flint,” a crypto-crystalline variety of quartz, is hereby adopted as the official gem stone of the state.
Effective Date: 08-24-1965
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 county, is hereby adopted as the official invertebrate fossil of the state.
Effective Date: 09-19-1985
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.
Effective Date: 03-15-2002
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.
Effective Date: 09-07-2006
The canned, processed juice and pulp of the fruit of the herb Lycopersicon esculentum, commonly known as tomato juice, is hereby adopted as the official beverage of the state.
Effective Date: 10-06-1965
The fruit, Lycopersicon esculentus, commonly known as the tomato, is hereby adopted as the state fruit.
Effective Date: 2008 SB243 04-07-2009
The fruit, Asimina triloba, commonly known as the pawpaw, is hereby adopted as the state native fruit.
Effective Date: 2008 SB243 04-07-2009
The song, “Beautiful Ohio,” is hereby adopted as the official song of the state, the lyric being written by Ballard MacDonald, with special lyrics by Wilbert B. McBride, and the music being composed by Mary Earl. The special lyrics are as follows:
I sailed away;
Wandered afar;
Crossed the mighty restless sea;
Looked for where I ought to be.
Cities so grand, mountains above,
Led to this land I love.
Chorus
Beautiful Ohio, where the golden grain
Dwarf the lovely flowers in the summer rain.
Cities rising high, silhouette the sky.
Freedom is supreme in this majestic land;
Mighty factories seem to hum a tune, so grand.
Beautiful Ohio, thy wonders are in view,
Land where my dreams all come true!
Effective Date: 11-06-1989
All official seals shall have engraved thereon the coat of arms of the state, as described in section 5.04 of the Revised Code.
The great seal of the state shall be two and one-half inches in diameter and shall consist of the coat of arms of the state within a circle having a diameter of one and three-fourths inches, surrounded by the words “THE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF OHIO” in news gothic capitals. The great seal of the state shall correspond substantially with the following design:
The design of the great seal shall not be reproduced, except as required by any provision of the Ohio Constitution and the Revised Code, unless permission to do so is first obtained from the governor. The governor may authorize reproduction of the design of the great seal when the purpose is to:
(A) Permit publication of a reproduction of the great seal of the state of Ohio;
(B) Aid educational or historical programs;
(C) Promote the economic or cultural development of the state in a manner deemed appropriate by the governor.
A permanent record shall be kept in the governor’s office of each permit to reproduce the design of the great seal.
No person shall use or permit to be used any reproduction or facsimile of the great seal or a counterfeit or nonofficial version of the great seal for any purpose not authorized by the governor.
The seal of the supreme court shall consist of the coat of arms of the state within a circle one and one-half inches in diameter and shall be surrounded by the words “THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OHIO.”
The seal of each court of appeals, court of common pleas, and probate court shall consist of the coat of arms of the state within a circle one and one-fourth inches in diameter, and each seal shall be surrounded by the words “COURT OF APPEALS, ................ County, Ohio”; “COMMON PLEAS COURT, ................ County, Ohio”; or “PROBATE COURT, ................ County, Ohio.”
(Insert the name of the proper county.)
The seals of all other courts of record shall be of the same size as the seal of the court of common pleas, and each shall be surrounded by the proper name of the court.
The seal of the secretary of state shall consist of the coat of arms of the state within a circle one and one-fourth inches in diameter and shall be surrounded by the words “THE SEAL OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF OHIO.”
The seal of the auditor of state shall consist of the coat of arms of the state within a circle of one and one-fourth inches in diameter, and shall be surrounded by the words “THE SEAL OF THE AUDITOR OF STATE OF OHIO.”
The seal of the treasurer of state shall consist of the coat of arms of the state within a circle one and one-fourth inches in diameter, and shall be surrounded by the words “THE SEAL OF THE TREASURER OF STATE OF OHIO.”
The seal of the lieutenant governor shall consist of the coat of arms of the state within a circle one and one-fourth inches in diameter and shall be surrounded by the words “THE SEAL OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF STATE OF OHIO.”
The seal of the attorney general shall consist of the coat of arms of the state within a circle one and one-fourth inches in diameter and shall be surrounded by the words “THE SEAL OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF STATE OF OHIO.”
The seal of each benevolent institution shall consist of the coat of arms of the state within a circle one and one-fourth inches in diameter and shall be surrounded by the proper name of the institution.
The seals of all other state, county, and municipal agencies, divisions, boards and commissions shall consist of the coat of arms of the state within a circle one and one-fourth inches in diameter and shall be surrounded by the proper name of the office.
All seals mentioned in this section shall contain the words and devices mentioned in this section and no other.
Effective Date: 11-20-1996; 2006 HB699 03-29-2007
Any official seal acquired on or after March 1, 2003, shall contain the official coat of arms of the state as described in section 5.04 of the Revised Code and surrounded by the appropriate words. Prior to that date, any official seal authorized by statute is valid for all purposes.
Effective Date: 11-20-1996
If an official or a corporate seal is required to be affixed to an instrument in writing, an impression of such seal upon either wax, wafer, or other adhesive substance, or upon the paper or material on which such instrument is written, shall be valid.
Private seals are abolished, and the affixing of what has been known as a private seal to an instrument shall not give such instrument additional force or effect, or change the construction thereof.
Effective Date: 10-01-1953
The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each year, between the hours of twelve noon, eastern standard time, and five-thirty p.m., eastern standard time, is a legal holiday.
Effective Date: 10-01-1953
The first Monday in September of each year shall be known as “Labor day” and for all purposes shall be considered as the first day of the week.
The second Monday in October of each year shall be known as “Columbus day” and is a legal holiday.
The eleventh day of November of each year shall be known as “Veterans’ day” and is a legal holiday. If said day falls on Sunday, the following Monday is the legal holiday.
Effective Date: 07-01-1974
The governor shall, by proclamation, designate the last Friday of each April as “Arbor Day.”
Effective Date: 10-01-1953
The sixth day of April shall be designated as “World War I day.”
Effective Date: 10-07-1977
The eleventh day of October shall be designated as “General Pulaski Memorial Day,” in honor of General Casimir Pulaski, Polish patriot and American revolution military commander.
Effective Date: 03-14-1985
The fourth Saturday in September shall be designated as “Native American Indian Day.”
Effective Date: 09-24-1987
The first day of March is designated as “Ohio statehood day,” in recognition of the date in 1803 when Ohio became a state. In addition to those duties imposed on the Ohio historical society under section 149.30 of the Revised Code, and those duties imposed on the superintendent of public instruction under section 3301.12 of the Revised Code, the society shall, throughout the state, and the superintendent shall, in all school districts, encourage and promote the celebration of “Ohio statehood day.”
Effective Date: 05-31-1988
The twenty-eighth day of April is designated as “workers memorial day,” in remembrance of the victims of workplace injuries and disease and in recognition of the need for strong safety and health protections in the workplace.
Effective Date: 07-24-1990
The first week of January is designated as “Ohio Braille Literacy Week” in honor of Louis Braille, the inventor of the Braille system used, in modified form, for printing, writing, and musical notation for the blind, and who was born on January 4, 1809, and became blind from an accident at the age of three.
Effective Date: 10-28-1992
The third Saturday in June is designated as “Destroyer Escort Day in Ohio,” in honor of the destroyer escort ships and the Ohioans who served on them during World War II, the Korean conflict, and the war in Vietnam.
Effective Date: 03-11-1996
The twenty-seventh of July is designated as “Korean War Veterans’ Day,” in honor of those who fought, died, or are still unaccounted for in the Korean war.
Effective Date: 03-11-1996
The last Sunday in September shall be designated “Gold Star Mothers Day,” to honor mothers whose sons or daughters have been killed while serving on active duty in the armed forces of the United States.
Effective Date: 08-08-1996
The week of the seventeenth day of December is designated as “Ohio aviation and aerospace history education week” in honor of the anniversary of the Wright brothers’ first flight. As used in this section, “the week of the seventeenth day of December” means the seven-day period beginning on a Sunday and ending on a Saturday that includes the seventeenth day of December.
Effective Date: 09-27-1996
The week of the nineteenth day of April shall be designated as “Child Care Worker Appreciation Week in Ohio,” to commemorate those child care workders who lost their lives in the bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building on April 19, 1995, and to increase public appreciation of child care workers in Ohio. As used in this section, “the week of the nineteenth day of April” means the seven-day period beginning on Sunday and ending on Saturday that includes the nineteenth day of April.
Effective Date: 03-31-1997
The third Friday in March is designated as “School Energy Conservation Day in Ohio” to promote awareness in the schools of the need to conserve energy resources through reductions in their use as well as through their reuse and recycling.
Effective Date: 03-10-1998
The month of October is designated as “Ohio Breast Cancer Awareness Month,” and the third Thursday of each October is designated as “Ohio Mammography Day,” to promote the importance of identifying breast cancer in its earliest stages.
Effective Date: 05-21-1998
The first day of February is designated as “Ohio Township Day,” in recognition of township officials and employees and the Ohio township association and its officers. Township officials are encouraged to use this day to visit the schools to explain their duties and qualifications.
Effective Date: 06-01-1998
The month of October is designated as “Ohio hepatitis C awareness month,” to increase public awareness of hepatitis C as an emerging health concern.
Effective Date: 07-22-1998
The twenty-fifth of July is designated as “Ohio National Guard day,” in honor of those who have served and contributed to the distinguished service and contributions of the Ohio National Guard to this state and the people of Ohio.
Effective Date: 07-09-1998
The month of June shall be designated as “Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.”
Effective Date: 03-22-1999
The eighteenth day of April is designated as “Exemplary Adult Care Provider Day,” in recognition of the service and dedication of adult care providers in the state.
Effective Date: 03-22-2001
The month of March is designated as “Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.”
Effective Date: 07-11-2001
The seventh day of June is designated as “Dean Martin Day,” in honor of the Steubenville, Ohio native, Dino Paul Crocetti, born on that day in 1917, for his achievements as a nationally and internationally famous singer, actor, and radio and television personality.
Effective Date: 09-26-2001
The sixth day of April shall be designated as “Tartan Day,” in honor of the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Arbroath, the Scottish declaration of independence, on April 6, 1320.
Effective Date: 03-15-2002
The month of April is designated as “Ohio Child Abuse Awareness Month” to increase public awareness of the innocent victims of child abuse and to acknowledge child abuse as a serious societal problem to be addressed and eliminated.
Effective Date: 03-15-2002
The month of March is designated as “Eye Donor Month in Ohio.”
Effective Date: 10-11-2002
The first Monday in May is designated as “School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day” to increase public recognition of the important function that school bus drivers serve in safely transporting the children of this state to and from school.
Effective Date: 07-23-2002
The first Tuesday of the first full week in May is designated as “Teacher Appreciation Day.”
Effective Date: 08-14-2002
The month of September is designated as “Sickle Cell Anemia Awareness Month.”
Effective Date: 03-19-2003
The nineteenth day of November shall be designated as “George Rogers Clark Day,” in honor of the hero of early America who was born on that day in 1752.
Effective Date: 03-23-2005
The month of May is designated as “Ohio Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month” to increase public awareness of the disease, including its causes and health effects and to encourage and support research to develop effective medical therapies.
Effective Date: 05-18-2005
The fourth week of September is designated as “Parent’s Week” to commend and encourage the work of parents in supporting and caring for their children.
Effective Date: 05-18-2005
The month of September is designated as “Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Myeloma Awareness Month” to enhance the understanding of blood cancers and encourage participation in voluntary activities that support education programs, services to patients, and the funding of research programs to find cures.
Effective Date: 09-30-2005
The first day of December is designated as “Rosa Parks Day,” in honor of the woman who helped usher in the modern civil rights movement on that day in 1955 by refusing to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama.
Effective Date: 04-14-2006
The month of March is designated as “Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month” to enhance understanding of the disease, including its causes and health effects, and to support and encourage education programs and research to develop effective therapies and find a cure.
Effective Date: 06-06-2006
The eleventh day of September shall be designated as “Ohio Public Safety Employee Day,” in honor of the men and women who selflessly place their own lives in danger to protect the lives and property of the people of Ohio.
Effective Date: 04-05-2007
The twenty-second day of September shall be designated as “Emancipation Day,” in honor of the anniversary of the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln on September 22, 1862.
Effective Date: 09-28-2006
The month of May is designated as “Nutrition and Physical Fitness Month” to increase public awareness of the paramount roles that nutrition and physical fitness play in promoting a healthy lifestyle for all of the citizens of this state.
Effective Date: 2007 HB119 09-29-2007
The month of October is designated as “German Heritage Month” to honor and recognize Ohioans of German descent and their contributions to this state.
Effective Date: 2007 SB40 01-24-2008
The month of May is designated as “Ohio lyme disease awareness month” to increase public awareness of lyme disease as a health concern.
Effective Date: 2008 HB297 09-12-2008
The twenty-ninth day of April is designated as “Heritage and Freedom Flag of the Former Republic of Vietnam Day” in honor of the heroes who gave the ultimate sacrifice for freedom.
Effective Date: 2008 HB55 08-14-2008
The twenty-third day of May is designated as “Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Day.”
Effective Date: 2008 HB150 09-12-2008
The month of January is designated as “Fibromyalgia Awareness Month.”
Effective Date: 2008 SB243 04-07-2009
The sixth day of February is designated as “Ronald Reagan Day,” in honor of the birthday of the fortieth president of the United States.
Effective Date: 2008 SB243 04-07-2009
The calendar week including the eighth day of February is designated as “Ohio Boy Scout Week.”
Effective Date: 2008 SB243 04-07-2009
The month of February is designated as “Black History Month” to honor and recognize the contributions that African Americans have made in the history of this state and the United States.
Effective Date: 2008 SB243 04-07-2009
The month of May is designated as “Nurses Month” in recognition of the hard work and dedication of nurses and their significant contributions in improving the health care of the citizens of this state.
In enacting this section, it is the intent of the general assembly to acknowledge and celebrate the nurses of this state. Although nurses practice their profession in a wide variety of settings, including hospitals, nursing homes, other health care facilities, physician’s offices, schools, and even private homes, the contributions made by the nursing profession in the improvement of the health care system are sometimes overlooked. Therefore, the general assembly feels that it is vitally important that a month be formally designated as “Nurses Month” for the purpose of increasing public awareness of the role nurses play in the health and well-being of all Ohioans.
Effective Date: 2008 SB243 04-07-2009
The month of May is designated as “Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month.”
Effective Date: 2008 SB243 04-07-2009
The nineteenth day of June is designated as “Juneteenth National Freedom Day” to acknowledge the freedom, history, and culture that June 19, 1865, the day on which the last slaves in the United States were set free in Texas, has come to symbolize.
Effective Date: 2008 SB243 04-07-2009
The third Saturday in August is designated as “Brothers and Sisters’ Day” to honor and recognize siblings.
Effective Date: 2008 SB243 04-07-2009
The first Saturday following the first Monday in September is designated as “Lithopolis Honeyfest Day,” to honor the annual honey festival held on that day in the village of Lithopolis in Fairfield county.
Effective Date: 2008 SB243 04-07-2009
The third week of September is designated as “Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week” to raise awareness of the existence of mitochondrial disease and its symptoms.
Effective Date: 2008 SB243 04-07-2009
The fourth Sunday in September is designated as “Internet Safety Day.”
Effective Date: 2008 SB243 04-07-2009
The month of September is designated as “Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month” to increase public awareness and understanding of brain aneurysms, including methods of early detection and treatment.
It is the intent of the general assembly in enacting this section to increase public awareness and understanding of brain aneurysms. The general assembly feels that it is vitally important that the state designate September as “Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month.” According to the brain aneurysm foundation, brain aneurysms afflict approximately two per cent of Americans, most commonly those aged thirty-five to sixty years. The state encourages and commends private efforts, including those of the brain aneurysm foundation, to enhance funding for aneurysm research, provide educational materials and programs, and create a support network for patients, survivors, and their families.
Effective Date: 2008 SB243 04-07-2009
The month of September is hereby designated as “Ohio Preparedness Month” to highlight the importance of preparedness on the part of all Ohioans in the event of an emergency.
Effective Date: 2008 SB243 04-07-2009
The month of September is designated as “Childhood Cancer Awareness Month” to increase public awareness of childhood cancer.
Effective Date: 2008 SB243 04-07-2009
The month of September is designated as “Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.”
Effective Date: 2008 SB243 04-07-2009
The twenty-second day of October shall be designated “U.S.S. Hocking Day,” in honor of the distinguished career of the U.S.S. Hocking, a World War II attack transport ship, the navy crew who served on it, and the marines who were carried into battle on it.
Effective Date: 2008 SB243 04-07-2009
The month of October is designated as “Crime Prevention Month.”
Effective Date: 2008 SB243 04-07-2009
The month of October is designated as “Disability Employment Awareness Month” to demonstrate continuing support for and to raise the awareness of the need for employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
Effective Date: 2008 SB243 04-07-2009
The Saturday immediately preceding Thanksgiving day is designated as “Adoption Day.”
Effective Date: 2008 SB243 04-07-2009
The month of November is designated as “Epilepsy Awareness Month” to increase public awareness and understanding of epilepsy.
It is the intent of the general assembly in enacting this section to increase public awareness and understanding of epilepsy. The general assembly considers it vitally important that the state join with the epilepsy foundation in formally designating November as “Epilepsy Awareness Month.” According to the United States centers for disease control and prevention (CDC), epilepsy currently affects approximately 2.7 million Americans – roughly one of every one hundred individuals – with as many as 180,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Epilepsy afflicts people of all ages, but especially the very young and the elderly. The CDC estimates that about ten per cent of Americans will experience a seizure during their lifetime, and about three per cent will be diagnosed with epilepsy by age eighty.
Effective Date: 2008 SB243 04-07-2009
The month of November is designated as “Omega Psi Phi Month.”
Effective Date: 2008 SB243 04-07-2009
The twenty-first of December is designated “Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day” to bring attention to the tragedy of homelessness. State and local governments, coalitions, and other entities are encouraged to sponsor events to promote awareness of the plight of the homeless and to identify actions that individuals and organizations may take to address the problem of homelessness.
Effective Date: 2008 SB243 04-07-2009
Calendar year 2008 is designated as the “Year of the Veteran” to recognize the services and sacrifices of veterans.
Effective Date: 2008 SB243 04-07-2009
“Ohio Save for Retirement Week” is designated during the same week as “National Save for Retirement Week” is designated by federal law.
Effective Date: 2008 SB243 04-07-2009
(A) The twelfth day of February, known as Lincoln’s birthday, the twenty-second day of February, known as Washington’s birthday, the thirtieth day of May, known as Memorial day, and the eleventh day of November, known as Veterans’ day, shall be commemorated in the schools.
(B) The tenth day of November is designated as “veterans educate today’s students day” or “V.E.T.S. day.” Each elementary and secondary school in this state is encouraged to commemorate and observe this day by inviting veterans, on or about this day, to visit the school and discuss their military experiences with the students of the school.
Effective Date: 06-15-2000
The city of Dayton and county of Montgomery are hereby designated as an Ohio hub of innovation and opportunity for aerospace and aviation.
Effective Date: 2009 HB2 07-01-2009
Every Saturday afternoon is a legal holiday, beginning at twelve noon and ending at twelve midnight. No section of the Revised Code and no decision of any court shall affect the validity of any check, bill of exchange, order, promissory note, due bill, mortgage, or other writing obligatory made, signed, negotiated, transferred, assigned, or paid by any person, corporation, or bank upon said holiday, or any other transaction had thereon.
Effective Date: 10-01-1953
Any financial institution doing business in this state may outside of regular banking hours on any day, or at any time on a day which is in whole or in part a holiday, pay, certify, or accept negotiable or nonnegotiable instruments including a demand instrument dated on the holiday on which it is presented for payment, certification, or acceptance, and transact any other business which would be valid if done on a business day during regular banking hours. This section does not affect any law relative to the time of maturity or presentment of negotiable instruments or the validity of any law relative to transactions by persons or corporations.
This section does not require a financial institution which remains open for business on all or a part of any holiday to perform any act on that day in its capacity as collection agent which would not be required of it if it were closed on such holiday or part holiday.
Effective Date: 10-01-1953
Any bank under the supervision of the division of banks, national bank, federal reserve bank, building and loan association, savings association, federal savings and loan association incorporated pursuant to the “Home Owner’s Loan Act of 1933,” federal home loan bank, or any branch of any of the foregoing financial institutions may remain closed on any certain week day designated by the board of directors of such financial institution. Not less than fifteen nor more than thirty days before closing on said certain week day, such financial institution shall post a notice in a conspicuous place in the lobby of its principal office and the lobby of each branch affected by such week day closing stating that on and after a day certain and until further notice given in like manner such financial institution will remain closed on a certain week day. Concurrently with the posting of said notice, such financial institution shall publish a notice once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which such financial institution or a branch thereof and affected thereby is located. Said notice shall set forth the week day on which such financial institution or branch thereof will remain closed and the date when said closing becomes effective. Such publication or posting of a notice shall not be required of financial institutions which have, prior to January 1, 1953, closed on a certain week day. Any certain week day on which such financial institution or branch thereof remains closed is, with respect to such financial institution or a branch thereof, a holiday and not a business day for the purposes of the law relating to negotiable instruments.
Any act authorized, required, or permitted to be performed at, by, or with respect to such financial institution or a branch thereof remaining closed pursuant to this section may be performed on the next succeeding business day, and no liability or loss of rights on the part of any person or financial institution shall result from such delay.
Effective Date: 10-02-1953
Whoever violates section 5.10 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both.
Effective Date: 12-15-1967