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...(A) The requirements set forth herein are intended as minimum qualifications for continuing professional training. Appointing authorities are encouraged to exceed these minimum standards whenever possible. Continuing professional training shall be conducted in a program approved by the executive director and shall address matters directly related to the duties and responsibilities of a peace offic...

...(A) Except as otherwise provided in rule 109:2-18-02 of the Administrative Code, every appointed peace officer or trooper is required to comply with the annual continuing professional training requirements set forth herein. Only public appointing authorities qualify for reimbursement for the cost of continuing professional training programs. (B) Law enforcement agencies shall submit funding r...

...(A) Appointing authorities are required to maintain records sufficient to demonstrate compliance with the minimum requirements set forth in rules 109:2-18-01 to 109:2-18-07 of the Administrative Code. All such records shall be kept on file by the appointing authority in accordance with the appointing authority's records retention schedule, but in no event should the records be retained less than t...

...(A) To inform and educate the consuming public and the suppliers of Ohio of their rights and responsibilities under the laws of this state; (B) To receive and process complaints and inquiries regarding conduct governed by those laws referred to in rule 109:4-1-02 of the Administrative Code; (C) To investigate practices which come to the attention of the consumer protection section by complaints or through its own i...

...(A) To inform and educate the consuming public and the suppliers of Ohio of their rights and responsibilities under the laws of this state; (B) To receive and process complaints and inquiries regarding conduct governed by those laws referred to in rule 109:4-1-02 of the Administrative Code; (C) To investigate practices which come to the attention of the consumer protection section by complaints ...

...The office of the Ohio attorney general, consumer protection section shall be comprised of administrative, education and community outreach, investigative, legal, consumer assistance, and economic crimes divisions. It shall be the function of these divisions to: (A) Adopt, amend, and repeal procedural rules; (B) Make available for public inspection all rules and all other written statements of policy or interpret...

...The following procedures apply to the submission of complaints by consumers: (A) Complaints may be initiated either in writing, by telephone, fax, the internet or in person. (B) Complaints should fully describe the consumer transaction. The consumer protection section shall proceed as soon as possible to evaluate complaints received that contain adequate information. The consumer protection shall send a complaint f...

...The following procedures apply to the submission of complaints by consumers: (A) Complaints may be initiated either in writing, by telephone, fax, the internet or in person. (B) Complaints should fully describe the consumer transaction. The consumer protection section shall proceed as soon as possible to evaluate complaints received that contain adequate information. The consumer protection shall ...

...The public may make any submissions and requests not covered by rules 109:4-1-07 and 109:4-1-08 of the Administrative Code by doing so in writing. Such requests and submissions should be made to the "Office of the Attorney General, Consumer Protection Section, Rhodes State Office Tower, Columbus, Ohio, 43215."

...(A) This rule is adopted by the office of the attorney general, consumer protection section, pursuant to section 119.03 of the Revised Code, and in compliance with section 121.22 of the Revised Code. (B) Any person may obtain reasonable notification of the time and place of all regularly scheduled meetings and the time, place, and purpose of all special meetings which are held by the office of the attorney general, ...

...(A) (1) It is a deceptive act or practice in connection with a consumer transaction for a supplier, in the sale or offering for sale of goods or services, to make any offer in written or printed advertising or promotional literature without stating clearly and conspicuously in close proximity to the words stating the offer any material exclusions, reservations, limitations, modifications, or co...

...(A) Definitions: For the purposes of this rule, the following definitions shall apply: (1) "Raincheck" means a written document evidencing a consumer's entitlement to purchase advertised items at an advertised price within the time limits set forth in paragraph (C) of this rule. Rainchecks shall be executed in duplicate, one copy being given to the consumer and one copy being kept by the issuing supplier, and shall ...

...(A) It shall be a deceptive act or practice in connection with a consumer transaction for a supplier to use the word "free" or other words of similar import or meaning, except in conformity with this rule. It is the express intent of this rule to prohibit the practice of advertising or offering goods or services as "free" when in fact the cost of the "free" offer is passed on to the consumer by raising the regular (b...

...(A) It shall be a deceptive act or practice in connection with a consumer transaction involving the performance of either repairs or any service where the anticipated cost exceeds twenty-five dollars and there has been face to face contact between the consumer or the consumer's representative and the supplier or the supplier's representative, prior to the commencement of the repair or service for a supplier to: (1) ...

...(A) Declaration of policy This rule is designed to define with reasonable specificity certain circumstances in which a supplier's acts or practices in advertising price comparisons are deceptive and therefore illegal. For purposes of this rule, price comparisons involve a comparison of the present or future price of the subject of a consumer transaction to a reference price, usually as an incenti...

...(A) It shall be a deceptive act or practice in connection with a consumer transaction involving the performance of either repairs or any service upon a motor vehicle where the anticipated cost exceeds fifty dollars and there has been face to face contact at the supplier's place of business during the hours such repairs or services are offered, between the consumer or his representative and the supplier or his represe...

...(A) Definitions (1) "Insulation" means, for purposes of this rule, any material used primarily to retard or to resist heat flow, whether mineral or organic, fibrous, cellular or reflective, or in rigid, semi-rigid, flexible or loose-fill form. (2) "Manufacturer" means any supplier who processes any materials for the purpose of making insulation. (3) "Installer" means any supplier who places or affixes, or contract...

...(A) Definitions (1) "Insulation" means, for purposes of this rule, any material used primarily to retard or to resist heat flow, whether mineral or organic, fibrous, cellular or reflective, or in rigid, semi-rigid, flexible or loose-fill form. (2) "Manufacturer" means any supplier who processes any materials for the purpose of making insulation. (3) "Installer" means any supplier who places or affi...

...(A) Division (B)(12) of section 1345.031 of the Revised Code states that a supplier shall not knowingly or intentionally engage in the act or practice of "flipping" a residential mortgage loan by making a residential mortgage loan that refinances an existing residential mortgage loan when the new loan does not have a reasonable, tangible net benefit to the consumer considering all of the circumstances, including the ...

...(A) Pursuant to division (C)(1) of section 1345.031 of the Revised Code, any unconscionable arbitration clause, unconscionable clause requiring the consumer to pay the supplier's attorney fees, or unconscionable liquidated damages clause included in a mortgage loan contract is unenforceable. (B) The basis for determining that an arbitration clause is unconscionable shall be on grounds that exist at law or in equity ...

...(A) Board organization (1) The board shall be funded and competently staffed at a level sufficient to ensure fair and expeditious resolution of all disputes, and shall not charge consumers any fee for use of the board. (2) The warrantor, the sponsor of the board (if other than the warrantor), and the board shall take all steps necessary to ensure that the board and its arbitrators and staff are sufficiently insulat...

...(A) Application by a board for certification as a qualified board shall be made in writing to the attorney general. (B) Applications shall include at least the following information unless specific exceptions are provided in this rule: (1) Name, address, and telephone number of the board. In the event the applicant does not maintain one or more Ohio addresses and telephone numbers at the time of application, the ap...

...(A) "Registrant" means an adult offender or delinquent child who has been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or been adjudicated delinquent for committing a sexually oriented or child-victim oriented offense that is not a registration-exempt offense, and who has a duty to register pursuant to section 2950.04 or 2950.041 of the Revised Code. (B) "Person subject to community notification" means a person listed under div...

...(A) Use of forms, forwarding, and/or transmittal to BCI&I: (1) Notice of registration duties The official, official's designee, judge, chief of police, or sheriff shall use the "Notice of Registration Duties of Sexually Oriented Offender or Child Victim Offender" form, or the "Notice of Registration Duties of Juvenile Offender Registrant" form, as appropriate, to provide notice to an offender or delinquent child un...

...As used in Chapter 109:6-1 of the Administrative Code: (A) "Applicant" for purposes of this chapter means any person: (1) Seeking a permit, other than a permit modification, or license for an off-site facility; (2) Holding a permit or license for an off-site facility; (3) A prospective owner of an off-site facility; or (4) Any person or business concern operating a facility for an applicant or permittee. (B) "A...