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...As used in the Revised Code, unless the context otherwise requires: (A) "Whoever" includes all persons, natural and artificial; partners; principals, agents, and employees; and all officials, public or private. (B) "Another," when used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property. (C) "Of unsound mind" means that ...

...(A) The reenactment, amendment, or repeal of a statute does not, except as provided in division (B) of this section: (1) Affect the prior operation of the statute or any prior action taken thereunder; (2) Affect any validation, cure, right, privilege, obligation, or liability previously acquired, accrued, accorded, or incurred thereunder; (3) Affect any violation thereof or penalty, forfeiture, or punishment incur...

...Whoever willfully fails to appear in obedience to the subpoena provided for in sections 101.41 and 101.42 of the Revised Code, or appears and refuses to answer a question pertinent to the matter of inquiry, or declines to produce a paper or record in his possession or control, is liable to the penalties for contempt of the authority of the general assembly if the committee is a joint committee, or of the proper house...

...(A)(1) No present or former public official or employee shall, during public employment or service or for twelve months thereafter, represent a client or act in a representative capacity for any person on any matter in which the public official or employee personally participated as a public official or employee through decision, approval, disapproval, recommendation, the rendering of advice, investigation, or other ...

...When so directed, the attorney general shall bring an action on the official bond of a delinquent officer, and shall also prosecute any officer for an offense against the revenue laws of the state that come to his knowledge. Such action may be brought by him in the court of common pleas of Franklin county, or of any county in which one or more defendants reside, or can be summoned.

...(A) An employee of the department of rehabilitation and correction may be represented in a criminal proceeding by an attorney selected pursuant to division (B) of this section when all of the following apply: (1) The employee used deadly force that resulted in the death of another. (2) The use of deadly force occurred within the scope and in the course of the employee's assigned duties. (3) The employee's us...

...(A) The bureau of criminal identification and investigation may investigate any criminal activity in this state that is of statewide or intercounty concern when requested by local authorities and may aid federal authorities, when requested, in their investigation of any criminal activity in this state. The bureau may investigate any criminal activity in this state related to the conduct of elections when reques...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Employment" includes volunteer service. (2) "Independent provider" has the same meaning as in section 5164.341 of the Revised Code. (3) "Licensure" means the authorization, evidenced by a license, certificate, registration, permit, or other authority that is issued or conferred by a public office, to engage in a profession, occupation, or occupational activity, to be a foster care...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Law enforcement official or agency" means any of the following that has jurisdiction over the applicable local or state police officer listed in division (A)(2)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), or (g) of this section that corresponds with the respective division (A)(1)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), or (g) of this section: (a) A county sheriff; (b) A village marshal; (c) The organi...

...in the investigation and prosecution of offenses under this section. However, in cases in which information was referred to the attorney general by an organized crime task force because the office of a prosecuting attorney was implicated by an investigation conducted by the task force, the attorney general shall not inform the implicated prosecutor of the investigation or referral and shall not cooperate with the pro...

...Where an audit report sets forth any malfeasance or gross neglect of duty on the part of any public official for which a criminal penalty is provided, a certified copy of the report shall be filed with the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the offense is committed, and the prosecuting attorney shall, within one hundred twenty days, institute criminal proceedings against the public official.

...(A) In lieu of using a county public defender or joint county public defender to represent indigent persons in the proceedings set forth in division (A) of section 120.16 of the Revised Code, the board of county commissioners of any county may adopt a resolution to pay counsel who are either personally selected by the indigent person or appointed by the court. The resolution shall include those provisions the board o...

... individual is charged with two or more offenses that the court handles simultaneously. The court may waive or reduce the fee for a specific person in a specific case upon a finding that the person lacks financial resources that are sufficient to pay the fee or that payment of the fee would result in an undue hardship. (B) No court, state public defender, county or joint county public defender, or other counsel appo...

...(A) If an employee in the classified or unclassified civil service becomes aware in the course of employment of a violation of state or federal statutes, rules, or regulations or the misuse of public resources, and the employee's supervisor or appointing authority has authority to correct the violation or misuse, the employee may file a written report identifying the violation or misuse with the supervisor or ...

...Prosecutions for the violation of sections 124.01 to 124.64 of the Revised Code, or the rules and regulations of the director of administrative services established in conformity thereto, shall be instituted by the attorney general or by the director acting through special counsel, or by the county prosecutor for the county in which the offense is alleged to have been committed. Prosecutions for violations of such se...

...(A) Subject to section 1310.31 of the Revised Code, a subsequent lessee from a lessor of goods under an existing lease contract obtains, to the extent of the leasehold interest transferred, the leasehold interest in the goods that the lessor had or had power to transfer and, except as provided in division (B) of this section and division (D) of section 1310.73 of the Revised Code, takes subject to the existing lease ...

...(A) Subject to section 1310.31 of the Revised Code, a buyer or sublessee from the lessee of goods under an existing lease contract obtains, to the extent of the interest transferred, the leasehold interest in the goods that the lessee had or had power to transfer and, except as provided in division (B) of this section and division (D) of section 1310.57 of the Revised Code, takes subject to the existing lease contrac...

...(A) Upon the filing of an application for an original license to engage in the business of cashing checks, and the payment of the fees for investigation and licensure, the superintendent of financial institutions shall investigate the financial condition and responsibility and general fitness of the applicant. As part of that investigation, the superintendent shall request that the superintendent of the bureau of cri...

...(A) Application for an original or renewal license to make short-term loans shall be in writing, under oath, and in the form prescribed by the superintendent of financial institutions, and shall contain the name and address of the applicant, the location where the business of making loans is to be conducted, and any further information as the superintendent requires. At the time of making an application for an origin...

...(A) The division of financial institutions may revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew a license of any premium finance company if, after investigation, it appears to the division that: (1) Any license issued to the company was obtained by fraud; (2) There was any misrepresentation in the application for the license; (3) The holder of the license has otherwise shown himself, herself, or itself untrustworthy or incompe...

...(A) Upon the conclusion of the investigation required under division (B) of section 1322.09 of the Revised Code, the superintendent of financial institutions shall issue a certificate of registration to the applicant if the superintendent finds that the following conditions are met: (1) The application is accompanied by the application fee and any fee required by the nationwide mortgage licensing system and regist...

...(A) Upon the conclusion of the investigation required under division (C) of section 1322.20 of the Revised Code, the superintendent of financial institutions shall issue a mortgage loan originator license to the applicant if the superintendent finds that the following conditions are met: (1) The application is accompanied by the application fee and any fee required by the nationwide mortgage licensing system and r...

...(A) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, no registrant, or any member of the immediate family of an owner of a registrant, shall own or control a majority interest in an appraisal company. (B) Division (A) of this section shall not apply to any registrant, or any member of the immediate family of an owner of a registrant, who, on January 1, 2010, directly or indirectly owns or controls a maj...

...Every combination, contract, or agreement in the form of a trust is declared to be a conspiracy against trade and illegal. No person shall engage in such conspiracy or take part therein, or aid or advise in its commission, or, as principal, manager, director, agent, servant, or employer, or in any other capacity, knowingly carry out any of the stipulations, purposes, prices, or rates, or furnish any information to a...

...In an indictment for an offense provided for in sections 1331.01 to 1331.14, inclusive, of the Revised Code, it is sufficient to state the purpose or effects of the trust or combination, and that the accused is a member thereof, or acted with or in pursuance of it or aided or assisted in carrying out its purposes, without giving its name or description, or how, when, and where it was created.