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...(A) Whoever violates section 1321.02 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree. (B) Whoever violates section 1321.13 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. (C) Whoever violates section 1321.14 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than fifty nor more than two hundred dollars for a firs...

...This chapter does not apply to any of the following: (A) Any entity chartered and lawfully doing business under the authority of any law of this state, another state, or the United States as a bank, savings bank, trust company, savings and loan association, or credit union, or a subsidiary of any such entity, which subsidiary is regulated by a federal banking agency and is owned and controlled by a depository insti...

...(A) A credit union service organization or depository institution seeking exemption from registration pursuant to division (H) or (I) of section 1322.04 of the Revised Code or rules adopted by the superintendent in accordance with section 1322.02 of the Revised Code shall submit an application to the superintendent of financial institutions along with a nonrefundable fee of three hundred fifty dollars for each locati...

...(A)(1) An application for a certificate of registration shall be in writing, under oath, and in a form prescribed by the superintendent of financial institutions that complies with the requirements of the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry. The application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee of seven hundred dollars for each location of an office to be maintained by the applicant in...

...(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) An application for a license as a mortgage loan originator shall be in writing, under oath, and in a form prescribed by the superintendent of financial institutions that complies with the requirements of the nationwide mortgage licensing system and registry. The application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee of two hundred dollars and any additional fee required by the nationwide mortgage lic...

...(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) A registrant or entity holding a valid letter of exemption under division (B)(1) of section 1322.05 of the Revised Code shall supervise all business of a mortgage loan originator conducted at the principal office, any branch office, or other location used by the individual mortgage loan originator. (B) If a mortgage loan originator's employment or association is terminated for any reason, the licensee may reque...

...(A)(1) No registrant shall conduct business in this state, unless the registrant has obtained and maintains in effect at all times a corporate surety bond issued by a bonding company or insurance company authorized to do business in this state. The bond shall be in favor of the superintendent of financial institutions and in the penal sum of one-half per cent of the aggregate loan amount of residential mortgage loans...

...(A) As often as the superintendent of financial institutions considers it necessary, the superintendent may examine the records of a registrant or licensee or holder of a letter of exemption issued under this chapter, including all records created or processed by a licensee, pertaining to business transacted pursuant to this chapter. (B) A registrant or licensee shall maintain records pertaining to business transa...

...No registrant, licensee, or person required to be registered or licensed under this chapter, or individual disclosed in an application as required by this chapter, shall do any of the following: (A) Obtain a certificate of registration or mortgage loan originator license through any false or fraudulent representation of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required by state law, or make any substantia...

...(A) A registrant, a licensee, and any person required to be registered or licensed under this chapter, in addition to duties imposed by other statutes or common law, shall do all of the following: (1) Safeguard and account for any money handled for the buyer; (2) Follow reasonable and lawful instructions from the buyer; (3) Act with reasonable skill, care, and diligence; (4) Act in good faith and with fair dealin...

...(A)(1) A buyer injured by a violation of section 1322.07, 1322.40, or 1322.46 of the Revised Code may bring an action for recovery of damages. (2) Damages awarded under division (A)(1) of this section shall not be less than all compensation paid directly and indirectly to a registrant or mortgage loan originator from any source, plus reasonable attorney's fees and court costs. (3) The buyer may be awarded punitiv...

...(A)(1) Whoever violates division (A) of section 1322.07 or division (E), (F), or (G) of section 1322.40 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree. (2) Whoever violates division (B) of section 1322.07 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. (B) The offenses established under divisions (A) and (B) of section 1322.07 of the Revised Code are strict liability offenses, and...

...As used in sections 1327.46 to 1327.61 of the Revised Code: (A) "Weights and measures" means all weights and measures of every kind, instruments and devices for weighing and measuring, and any appliances and accessories associated with any such instruments and devices, except that "weights and measures" shall not be construed to include meters for the measurement of electricity, gas, whether natural or manufactured,...

...The director of agriculture shall: (A) Maintain traceability of the state standards to those of the international system of units; (B) Enforce sections 1327.46 to 1327.61 of the Revised Code; (C) Issue reasonable rules for the uniform enforcement of sections 1327.46 to 1327.61 of the Revised Code, which rules shall have the force and effect of law; (D) Establish standards of weight, measure, or count, reasonable ...

...(A) No person shall operate in this state a commercially used weighing and measuring device that provides the quantity or cost of a final transaction and for which a fee is established in division (G) of this section unless the operator of the device obtains a permit issued by the director of agriculture or the director's designee. (B) An application for a permit shall be submitted to the director on a form that the...

...Whenever the quantity is determined by the seller, every bulk sale in excess of twenty dollars and every bulk delivery of heating fuel shall be accompanied by a delivery ticket containing the following information: (A) The name and address of the vendor and purchaser; (B) The date delivered; (C) The quantity delivered and the quantity upon which the price is based, if this differs from the delivered quantity; (D)...

...No person shall do any of the following: (A) Use or have in possession for use in commerce any incorrect weight or measure; (B) Wrap, package, label, or advertise any product or service contrary to this chapter, or any rules adopted under it, or sell, offer, hold, or expose for sale any service or product wrapped, packaged, labeled, or offered for sale contrary to this chapter or any rules adopted under it, or misr...

...Whoever violates section 1327.501 or 1327.54 or division (A), (B), (C), (D), or (E) of section 1327.61 of the Revised Code or a rule adopted under sections 1327.46 to 1327.61 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree on a first offense; on each subsequent offense within seven years after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.

...(A) As used in sections 1329.01 to 1329.10 of the Revised Code: (1) "Trade name" means a name used in business or trade to designate the business of the user and to which the user asserts a right to exclusive use. (2) "Fictitious name" means a name used in business or trade that is fictitious and that the user has not registered or is not entitled to register as a trade name. It does not include the name of recor...

...As used in sections 1329.41 to 1329.53, inclusive, of the Revised Code: (A) "Name, mark, or device" means any word, name, symbol, picture, design or device, or any combination thereof, produced upon, and used by a person to indicate ownership of articles and supplies referred to herein. (B) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association or union of workingmen or other organization. (C) ...

...As used in sections 1329.54 to 1329.67 of the Revised Code: (A) "Trademark" means any word, name, symbol, device, or combination of any word, name, symbol, or device, that is adopted and used by a person to identify and distinguish the goods of that person, including a unique product, from the goods of other persons, and to indicate the source of the goods, even if that source is unknown. (B) "Service mark" means a...

...(A) Whoever violates section 1329.26 or 1329.27 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars. (B) Whoever violates section 1329.29 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than twenty-five nor more than five hundred dollars. (C) Whoever violates section 1329.30 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than one nor more than twenty-five dollars. (D) Whoever violates section 1329.31, 13...

...As used in this chapter, in sections 9.95, 9.96, and 2151.655 of the Revised Code, in other sections of the Revised Code that make reference to this chapter unless the context does not permit, and in related proceedings, unless otherwise expressly provided: (A) "Acquisition" as applied to real or personal property includes, among other forms of acquisition, acquisition by exercise of a purchase option, and acquisit...