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...(A)(1) An original license, or a renewal thereof, applied for by a dealer or salesperson of securities, or by an investment adviser, investment adviser representative, bureau of workers' compensation chief investment officer, state retirement system investment officer, or portal operator as defined in section 1707.05 of the Revised Code may, except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section, be refused, and any s...

...(A)(1) The division of securities may adopt, amend, and rescind such rules, forms, and orders as are necessary to carry out sections 1707.01 to 1707.50 of the Revised Code, including rules and forms governing registration statements, applications, and reports, and defining any terms, whether or not used in sections 1707.01 to 1707.50 of the Revised Code, insofar as the definitions are not inconsistent with these sect...

...The Ohio retirement study council shall: (A) Make an impartial review from time to time of all laws governing the administration and financing of the pension and retirement funds under Chapters 145., 146., 742., 3307., 3309., and 5505. of the Revised Code and recommend to the general assembly any changes it may find desirable with respect to the allowances and benefits, sound financing of the cost of benefits, the p...

...(A) Subject to the intent of a donor expressed in a gift instrument, an institution, in managing and investing an institutional fund, shall consider the charitable purposes of the institution and the purposes of the institutional fund. (B) In addition to complying with any other duty of loyalty imposed by law, each person responsible for managing and investing an institutional fund shall manage and invest the ...

...As used in this chapter: (A)(1) "Charitable organization" means either of the following: (a) Any person that is determined by the internal revenue service to be a tax exempt organization pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; (b) Any person that is or holds itself out to be established for any benevolent, philanthropic, patriotic, educational, humane, scientific, public health, environmenta...

...(A) No person shall act as a fund-raising counsel unless the person first has complied with the requirements of this chapter and any rules adopted under this chapter. (B) Any fund-raising counsel that at any time has custody of contributions from a solicitation shall do all of the following: (1) Not later than ninety days after a solicitation campaign has been completed and on the anniversary of the commencement ...

...(A) In order to carry out official responsibilities under this chapter, upon reasonable cause to believe that any person has violated or is violating any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted under it, or has filed any document as required under this chapter that contains false or misleading information, the attorney general may conduct an investigation to determine whether there has been a violation or filin...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Person" means any corporation, company, partnership, individual, or other entity owning or operating a cemetery for the disposition of human remains. (2) "Cemetery" means any one or a combination of more than one of the following: (a) A burial ground for earth interments; (b) A mausoleum for crypt entombments; (c) A columbarium for the deposit of cremated remains; (d) A s...

...In furtherance of its purposes, and in addition to the powers conferred by Chapter 1701. of the Revised Code, a corporation incorporated under Chapter 1726. of the Revised Code shall, subject to the restrictions contained in this chapter, have the following powers: (A) To elect, appoint, and employ officers, agents, and employees; to make contracts and incur liabilities for any purposes of the corporation; provided,...

...(A) An association may merge or consolidate with one or more associations under this chapter. Before an association may merge or consolidate with any other association, a written agreement of merger or consolidation shall be approved by the board of each constituent association and by the members of each constituent association. The agreement shall set forth the terms of the merger or consolidation, including any pr...

...(A) If consent is given and unless otherwise prohibited by law, a representative of the office of the state long-term care ombudsman program shall have access to any records, including medical records, of a resident or a recipient that are reasonably necessary for investigation of a complaint. Consent may be given in any of the following ways: (1) In writing by the resident or recipient; (2) Orally by the resident ...

...Seven or more persons who have a common bond of association, and a majority of whom are residents of the state, may form a credit union by: (A) Executing articles of incorporation. (1) The articles shall set forth: (a) The name, which shall include the words "credit union" and shall not be so similar to the name of an existing credit union as to be likely to mislead the public; (b) The place in this state where t...

...(A) The regulations may provide for the creation by the directors of an executive committee consisting of not less than three directors, and may authorize the delegation to any such committee of any of the authority of directors other than any action requiring more than a majority vote of the board of directors; provided, that the executive committee shall exercise only such authority in the interim between the meeti...

...(A) The superintendent of insurance, after notice and opportunity for hearing in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, may impose a fine upon a multiple employer welfare arrangement operating a group self-insurance program, a third-party administrator, or other entity after finding either of the following: (1) The arrangement, third-party administrator, or other entity, through the acts of its officers, ...

...As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (A) "Authorized communications equipment" means any communications equipment that provides a transmission, including, but not limited to, by telephone, telecopy, or any electronic means, from which it can be determined that the transmission was authorized by, and accurately reflects the intention of, the member or manager involved and, with respect to...

...(A) The governor shall appoint a chairperson from among the voting members. The agency members shall elect a voting member as vice-chairperson. The agency members may appoint other officers, who need not be members of the agency, as the agency deems necessary. (B) Six voting members of the agency constitute a quorum and the affirmative vote of six voting members is necessary for any action the agency takes. No vac...

...(A) The Ohio housing finance agency may use the proceeds of bonds to carry out the agency's lawful purposes. (B) The agency is the sole entity in the state that may issue bonds pursuant to Section 143(a) of the Internal Revenue Code or any similar provision of law. When the agency issues bonds to fund its homeownership program, it shall take all diligent measures to maximize the distribution of mortgage loans statew...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Qualified project" means a project to develop single-family dwellings in this state that satisfies any qualifications established by the director under division (I) of this section. (2) "Pass-through entity" has the same meaning as in section 5733.04 of the Revised Code. (3) "Reserved credit amount" means the amount determined by the director and stipulated in the notice sen...

...Upon obtaining a certificate of authority as required under this chapter, a health insuring corporation may do all of the following: (A) Enroll individuals and their dependents in either of the following circumstances: (1) The individual resides or lives in the approved service area. (2) The individual's place of employment is located in the approved service area. (B) Contract with providers and health care facil...

...(A) Every subscriber of a health insuring corporation is entitled to an evidence of coverage for the health care plan under which health care benefits are provided. (B) Every subscriber of a health insuring corporation that offers basic health care services is entitled to an identification card or similar document that specifies the health insuring corporation's name as stated in its articles of incorporation, and...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Cost-sharing" means the cost to an enrollee under an individual or group health insuring corporation policy, contract, or agreement according to any coverage limit, copayment, coinsurance, deductible, or other out-of-pocket expense requirements imposed by the policy, contract, or agreement. (2) "Drug" has the same meaning as in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code. (3) "Medication ...

...(A) Notwithstanding section 3901.71 of the Revised Code, each individual and group health insuring corporation policy, contract, or agreement providing basic health care services that is delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in this state shall provide coverage for the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of autism spectrum disorder. A health insuring corporation shall not terminate an individual's coverage, or r...

...(A) A credit union share guaranty corporation shall file with the superintendent of credit unions an annual report containing audited financial statements, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles or such other accounting requirements determined by the superintendent of credit unions, covering the fiscal year within one hundred days after the close of such fiscal year in accordance with di...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Business" includes every trade, occupation, and profession. (B) "Debtor in bankruptcy" means a person who is the subject of an order for relief under Title 11 of the United States Code, a comparable order under a successor statute of general application, or a comparable order under any federal, state, or foreign law governing insolvency. (C) "Constituent" means in a merger or co...

...(A) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, the partnership agreement governs relations among the partners and between the partners and the partnership. To the extent the partnership agreement does not otherwise provide, this chapter governs relations among the partners and between the partners and the partnership. (B) The partnership agreement may not do any of the following: (1) Vary ...