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...(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 ...

...on's powers in this section and section 103.13 of the Revised Code unless the law dealing with the information or records specifically states that the commission is not authorized to review such information or records. No member or employee of the commission shall use any confidential information or record for any purpose except those authorized in this section and section 103.13 of the Revised Code.

...(A) As used in this section and section 103.27 of the Revised Code: "Individual" means a natural person. "Least restrictive regulation" has the meaning defined in section 4798.01 of the Revised Code. "Occupational regulation" means a statute or rule that controls an individual's practice of a trade or profession. (B) With respect to legislation that has been introduced in the house of representatives or in th...

..., credit unions organized under Chapter 1733. of the Revised Code, or entities licensed or registered under Chapter 1321. or 1322. of the Revised Code. (B) The director may, in making the arrangement described in division (A) of this section, retain economists, financial analysts, and any other necessary professionals on a consulting basis. (C) As used in this section, "data analytics" means the use of qualitativ...

...medicaid program as provided in section 103.41 of the Revised Code, the legislative service commission shall research, review, and summarize the following to the joint standing committees on request of the chairperson who calls the meeting: (A) How the medicaid program relates to the public and private provision of health care coverage in this state and the United States; (B) Reports issued by all agencies that p...

...ncy" has the same meaning as in section 107.42 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) The Ohio health oversight and advisory committee has the power to do all of the following: (a) Oversee actions taken by the governor, the department of health, or any other agency during a state of emergency; (b) Oversee the following actions taken by the department or the director of health: (i) Actions to prevent the spread of contag...

...airs shall do all of the following: (1) Gather and disseminate information and conduct hearings, conferences, investigations, and special studies on issues and programs concerning eastern European people; (2) Secure appropriate recognition of accomplishments and contributions of eastern European people to the state; (3) Promote public awareness of the issues facing eastern European people by conducting a pro...

...ion 509 of the internal revenue code of 1954, a trust for charitable purposes described in section 4947(a)(1) of the internal revenue code of 1954 to the extent that it is treated for federal tax purposes as such a private foundation, or a "split-interest trust" as described in section 4947(a)(2) of the internal revenue code of 1954, the following acts are prohibited: (1) Engaging in any act of "self-dealing," as de...

...ral assembly in accordance with section 101.68 of the Revised Code. (B) The correctional facility inspection services office may assist the attorney general and correctional facility leadership in the development and evaluation of programs to improve the condition or operation of the facilities or institutions listed in division (A) of this section. (C) The office of correctional facility inspection services shal...

...The bureau of criminal identification and investigation may operate and maintain a criminal analysis laboratory and mobile units thereof, create a staff of investigators and technicians skilled in the solution and control of crimes and criminal activity, keep statistics and other necessary data, assist in the prevention of crime, and engage in such other activities as will aid law enforcement officers in solving crim...

...istribution prohibited under Chapter 3719. or 4729. of the Revised Code or any violation of section 2915.02 of the Revised Code. The superintendent and any agent of the bureau may participate, as the director of an organized crime task force established under section 177.02 of the Revised Code or as a member of the investigatory staff of a task force established under that section, in an investigation of organ...

...The bureau of criminal identification and investigation shall, where practicable, assist in training local law enforcement officers in crime prevention, detection, and solution when requested by local authorities, and, where practicable, furnish instruction to sheriffs, chiefs of police, and other law officers in the establishment of efficient local bureaus of identification in their districts.

...xempt from the requirements of sections 101.82 to 101.87 of the Revised Code. As used in sections 109.71 to 109.801 of the Revised Code: (A) "Peace officer" means: (1) A deputy sheriff, marshal, deputy marshal, member of the organized police department of a township or municipal corporation, member of a township police district or joint police district police force, member of a police force employed by a met...

...(A)(1) The attorney general shall prescribe, and shall make available to sheriffs an application form that is to be used under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code by a person who applies for a concealed handgun license and an application form that is to be used under section 2923.125 of the Revised Code by a person who applies for the renewal of a license of that nature. The attorney general shall design the form to...

...shall adopt, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code or pursuant to section 109.74 of the Revised Code, rules governing the training of peace officers in identifying and interacting with individuals with dementia. The rules shall specify both of the following: (1) The amount of dementia-related training, which shall be determined in accordance with guidance from the Ohio peace officer training commissio...

...erson shall do any of the following: (1) Include the name of another person on a document filed with the secretary of state under Title XIII or Title XVII of the Revised Code without that person's consent, if the named person is included in the filing as: (a) A statutory agent; (b) The individual causing the document to be delivered for filing; (c) The person incorporating, forming, registering, or organizing...

...ed as capital facilities under Chapter 154. of the Revised Code. The treasurer of state is authorized to issue revenue obligations under section 154.24 of the Revised Code to pay all or part of the cost of those state capital facilities as are designated by law. Boards of elections, due to their responsibilities related to the proper conduct of elections under state law, are designated as state agencies havin...

...whose behalf the person is applying: (1) The applicant is an adult who is applying on behalf of the person's self or is a parent or guardian applying on behalf of a minor, incompetent, or ward. (2) The applicant or the minor, incompetent, or ward, as applicable, resides, works, or attends a school or an institution of higher education in this state. (3) The applicant fears for the safety of the applicant, a mem...

...sion (F) of this section and in section 111.44 of the Revised Code, if the program participant requests that a governmental entity use that address, the governmental entity shall accept that address. The program participant shall provide the program participant's address confidentiality program authorization card as proof of the program participant's status. (B) A program participant who acquires an ownership inter...

...ial all of the following information: (1) Application information and other information obtained from a family trust company, including the names and addresses of the directors and officers, the names and addresses of the stockholders, family members, or other owners, capital contributions, and business affiliations; (2) Information required to be reported to, or filed with, the superintendent of financial institut...

...(A)(1) Except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section, each foreign bank licensed to operate a representative office, agency, or branch in this state shall do all of the following: (a) Maintain in this state all of each licensed representative office's, agency's, or branch's records. (b) Segregate each licensed representative office's, agency's, or branch's records from all of the foreign bank's and its affi...

...the superintendent pursuant to Chapters 1101. to 1127. of the Revised Code that is subject to the superintendent's approval or an opportunity for the superintendent to disapprove, if confidential treatment is requested by the person submitting the application or notice and any of the following applies: (1) The information is of a commercial or financial nature, disclosure of which would likely result in substantial ...

... of the conditions set forth in section 1125.09 of the Revised Code exists as to any state bank, the superintendent may appoint a conservator, which appointment may include the superintendent, and thereafter may dismiss or replace the conservator as the superintendent determines necessary or advisable. The superintendent may fix the compensation to be paid the conservator and the amount of the bond or other security,...

... of the conditions set forth in section 1125.18 of the Revised Code exists as to any state bank, the superintendent shall tender appointment as receiver to the federal deposit insurance corporation if any deposits in the state bank are insured by the federal deposit insurance corporation, and may tender appointment as receiver to the federal deposit insurance corporation in any other case. Upon acceptance of the appo...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Administrative agent of the board of deposit" means the treasurer of state. (2) "Financial transaction device" includes a credit card, debit card, banking card, prepaid or stored value card, or any other device or method for making an electronic payment or transfer of funds denominated in United States dollars. (3) "Processor" means an entity conducting the settlement of an e...

...e" have the same meanings as in section 145.43 of the Revised Code. (B) Should a contributor die before commencement of a benefit under section 145.64 of the Revised Code, any deposits made under section 145.62 or the version of division (C) of section 145.23 of the Revised Code as it existed immediately prior to the effective date of this section plus earnings shall be paid to the person or persons the contributor...

...ible to make an election under section 145.19 or 145.191 of the Revised Code, regardless of whether the member elected to participate in a PERS defined contribution plan. (B) If permitted to do so by the plan documents for a PERS defined contribution plan or rules governing the PERS defined benefit plan, an eligible member may elect, at intervals specified by the plan document or rules, to participate in a dif...

...dance with rules adopted under section 145.80 of the Revised Code; (B) Make additional deposits as permitted by the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 1, as amended.

...As used in sections 146.01 to 146.19 of the Revised Code: (A) "Fire department" means a volunteer fire department, a fire department of a political subdivision or fire district of this state, or a private volunteer company that has elected to participate in the volunteer fire fighters' dependents fund pursuant to section 146.02 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) "Volunteer firefighter" means both of the following, subject...

... fund, an initial premium as follows: (1) Having an assessed property valuation of less than seven million dollars, a premium of three hundred dollars; (2) Having an assessed property valuation of seven million dollars but less than fourteen million dollars, a premium of three hundred fifty dollars; (3) Having an assessed property valuation of fourteen million dollars but less than twenty-one million dollars, a pr...

... fund boards established under sections 146.01 to 146.19 of the Revised Code, shall assume all obligations, claims, and outstanding liabilities of all fire fighters' indemnity boards existing on November 1, 1957 and all benefits due claimants after that date shall be paid in accordance with sections 146.01 to 146.19 of the Revised Code. All fire fighters' indemnity boards are hereby disbanded, and their funds transfe...

...eck" has the same meaning as in section 109.572 of the Revised Code. (C) "Jurat" means a notarial act in which both of the following are met: (1) The signer of the notarized document is required to give an oath or affirmation that the statement in the notarized document is true and correct; (2) The signer signs the notarized document in the presence of a notary public. (D) "Notarial certificate" means the par...

... state's office, on or after June 6, 2001, the record of notaries public formerly kept by the governor's office under section 107.10 of the Revised Code. The secretary of state's office shall maintain that record together with the record and index of commissions of notaries public required by this division. (B) If a notary public legally changes the notary public's name or address after having been commissioned as ...

...te shall not do any of the following: (1) Provide any service that constitutes the unauthorized practice of law in violation of section 4705.07 of the Revised Code; (2) State or imply that the notary is an attorney licensed to practice law in this state; (3) Solicit or accept compensation to prepare documents for or otherwise represent the interest of another person in a judicial or administrative proceeding, incl...

...al program and test required by section 147.021 of the Revised Code. The notary public shall remit to the secretary of state the portion of that fee specified pursuant to division (C)(2) of this section. (C) The secretary of state shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to do all of the following: (1) Establish the amount of the fee authorized by division (A) of this section; (2) E...

...bed in divisions (A) and (B) of section 147.51 of the Revised Code, other than a person authorized to perform notarial acts by the laws or regulations of a foreign country, the signature, rank, or title and serial number, if any, of the person are sufficient proof of the authority of a holder of that rank or title to perform the act. Further proof of the person's authority is not required. (B) If the notarial act i...

... "acknowledged before me" mean that: (1) The person acknowledging appeared before the person taking the acknowledgment; (2) The person acknowledging acknowledged executing the instrument; (3) In the case of: (a) A natural person, the person executed the instrument for the purposes therein stated; (b) A corporation, the officer or agent acknowledged holding the position or title set forth in the instrument a...

...alf, if all of the following are met: (1) The individual clearly indicates, through oral, verbal, physical, electronic, or mechanical means, to the notary public the individual's intent for the designated alternative signer to sign the individual's name on the notarial document. (2) Both the individual and the designated alternative signer provide satisfactory identification to the notary public. (3) The designate...

...n" have the same meanings as in section 147.60 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) An electronic document that is signed in the physical presence of the notary public with an electronic signature and notarized with an electronic seal shall be considered an original document. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Revised Code to the contrary, a digital copy of a document executed electronically by the parties a...

...As used in this section and sections 147.61 to 147.66 of the Revised Code: (A) "Appear in person" means being in the same physical location as another person and being close enough to hear, communicate with, and exchange tangible identification credentials with that individual. "Appear in person" also means being in a different location as another person and interacting with that individual by means of live two-way...

...f state shall adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code necessary to implement, set, and maintain standards for online notarizations and online notaries public. Such rules shall address, at a minimum, all of the following: (1) The standards, procedures, application forms, and fees for the authorization of a notary public to act as an online notary public; (2) The means of performing online notarization...

...(A) As used in this chapter: (1) "Eligible employee" means any public employee, as defined in division (A) of section 145.01 of the Revised Code; any person eligible to become a member of the public employees retirement system under section 145.20 of the Revised Code; any employee, as defined in division (C) of section 742.01, division (B) of section 3309.01, or division (A) of section 5505.01 of the Revised Code; ...

...respect to such deferred funds, section 148.09 of the Revised Code shall apply to claims against participating employees or continuing members and their employers. (B) Every employer of an eligible employee shall enroll the employee in a deferred compensation program offered by the board on the employee's application to participate, on the employee's election under section 148.041 of the Revised Code, or by automat...

...rred compensation program under section 148.042 of the Revised Code, whenever an eligible employee becomes employed in a position paid by warrant of the director of budget and management, the employee's employer shall do both of the following at the time the employee completes the employee's initial employment paperwork: (1) Provide to the employee materials provided by the public employees retirement board under d...

...gram established under this section: (1) Any income deferred under a plan or program shall continue to be included as regular compensation for the purpose of computing the contributions to and benefits from each officer's or employee's retirement system. (2) Any sums deferred shall not be included in the computation of any federal and state income taxes withheld on behalf of an officer or employee. Sums contribut...

... government unit, as defined in section 148.06 of the Revised Code, or by a municipal corporation is subject to any withholding order issued pursuant to section 2907.15 or division (C)(2)(b) of section 2921.41 of the Revised Code. The public employees retirement board, the governing board, as defined in section 148.06 of the Revised Code, that is associated with a government unit, and the governing board, administrat...

...hat receives publications under section 149.12 of the Revised Code one copy of each pamphlet law received. The secretary of state shall distribute any remaining copies of each pamphlet law on the request of interested persons. (B)(1) If the secretary of state chooses to distribute the pamphlet laws in an electronic format instead of distributing copies as provided in division (A) of this section in a paper format,...

...n the secretary of state's office. (B)(1) The secretary of state may distribute the paper or electronic format of the session laws free of charge to the following persons or entities: (a) Each county auditor. (b) Each county law library. (c) Other public officials upon request of the public official. (2) The secretary of state shall distribute the paper or electronic format of the session laws free of charge to ...

...n, subject to the provisions of section 125.42 of the Revised Code. (B) The state library board shall distribute the print publications so received as follows: (1) Retain two copies in the state library; (2) Send two copies to the document division of the library of congress; (3) Send one copy to the Ohio history connection and to each public or college library in the state designated by the state library boa...

...(A) As used in sections 149.21 to 149.27 of the Revised Code: (1) "Electronic" means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. (2) "Legal material" means all of the following, whether or not in effect: (a) The Constitution of this state; (b) The session laws of this state; (c) The Revised Code; (d) State agency rules that have or ha...