Rule 4501:3-7-01 | Registration of volunteers.
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(A) To be registered as a volunteer under section 5502.281 of the Revised Code, an individual must:
(1) Be no less than eighteen years of age;
(2) Complete the "Volunteer Application" (2020); and
(3) Be willing to submit to a comprehensive background check administered by the Ohio bureau of criminal investigation or other designated agency;
(a) Background checks will be at the discretion of the affiliated registered volunteer organization;
(b) During a response incident, a local government authority may also request a background check.
(B) Removal of registered volunteer status. A volunteer shall lose their registered volunteer status if:
(1) The status was obtained through false or deceitful information;
(2) The registered volunteer engages in conduct detrimental to the goals and/or missions of the recognized volunteer organization, or conduct that is inconsistent with an emergency and/or disaster-related exercises, testing, or other training activities; or
(3) The registered volunteer fails to maintain compliance with any of the requirements under paragraph (A) of this rule.
Last updated March 7, 2022 at 10:35 AM
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