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...Code, is an unfair and deceptive act or practice in violation of division (A) of section 1345.02 of the Revised Code. (B) The attorney general shall investigate any alleged violation of division (D) of section 1345.76 of the Revised Code and, in an appropriate case, may bring an appropriate action in a court of competent jurisdiction, charging a manufacturer with a violation of that division.

... Code is an unfair and deceptive act or practice as defined by section 1345.02 of the Revised Code.

...umer" means a person, other than a manufacturer or supplier, who purchases, leases, or otherwise acquires a new assistive device or a person who acquires an assistive device while the warranty required by section 1345.91 of the Revised Code is in effect. (C) "Consumer transaction" means a sale, lease, or other transfer of an assistive device to a consumer for consideration of five hundred dollars or more. (D) "Defe...

...x and the cost of shipping. (B) A manufacturer that enters into a consumer transaction, either directly or through a supplier, shall provide an express written warranty to the consumer covering the full cost of any repair of the assistive device, or the cost, as specified in section 1345.92 of the Revised Code, of the replacement of the assistive device, necessitated by a defect in the assistive device. The warranty...

...urning the assistive device to the manufacturer, plus any prepayment penalties under a financing agreement; (c) The value of the assistive device at the lease expiration date if the lease sets forth that value. (2) "Reasonable allowance for use" means an amount not to exceed the amount obtained by multiplying the total purchase or lease price by a fraction, the denominator of which is one thousand eight hundred twe...

...An assistive device returned to a manufacturer in accordance with section 1345.92 of the Revised Code by a consumer or supplier in this state or another state shall not be the subject of another consumer transaction in this state unless the manufacturer fully discloses the defect to the prospective consumer.

...d Code is an unfair or deceptive act or practice in violation of section 1345.02 of the Revised Code. All powers and remedies available to the attorney general to enforce sections 1345.01 to 1345.13 of the Revised Code are available to the attorney general to enforce sections 1345.90 to 1345.95 of the Revised Code, and all remedies available to consumers under section 1345.09 of the Revised Code to remedy violations ...

...The remedies in sections 1345.90 to 1345.95 of the Revised Code are in addition to remedies otherwise available for the same conduct under state or local law. Any waiver of rights by a consumer of the provisions of sections 1345.90 to 1345.95 of the Revised Code is void.

...(A) Whoever violates section 1345.23 or 1345.24 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. (B) Whoever violates division (C) of section 1345.30 or division (D) of section 1345.76 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars. (C) Whoever knowingly violates division (E) of section 1345.02 or knowingly violates section 1345.18 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the th...

...ing United States tobacco product manufacturers. (F) "Qualified escrow fund" means an escrow arrangement with a federally or state chartered financial institution having no affiliation with any tobacco product manufacturer and having assets of at least one billion dollars where such arrangement requires that such financial institution hold the escrowed funds' principal for the benefit of releasing parties and...

...Any tobacco product manufacturer selling cigarettes to consumers within the state (whether directly or through a distributor, retailer or similar intermediary or intermediaries) after June 30, 1999 shall do one of the following: (A) Become a participating manufacturer (as that term is defined in section II(jj) of the Master Settlement Agreement) and generally perform its financial obligations under the Master Settle...

...Any information provided to the attorney general by the department of taxation in accordance with division (C)(2) of section 5703.21 of the Revised Code shall not be disclosed publicly by the attorney general except when it is necessary to facilitate compliance with and enforcement of section 1346.01 or 1346.02 of the Revised Code.

...ied escrow fund," "tobacco product manufacturer," and "units sold" have the same meanings as in section 1346.01 of the Revised Code. (C) "Nonparticipating manufacturer" means any tobacco product manufacturer that is not a participating manufacturer. (D) "Participating manufacturer" means a participating manufacturer as that term is defined in section II(jj) of the Master Settlement Agreement and all amendments to...

...(A)(1) Every tobacco product manufacturer whose cigarettes are sold in this state either directly or through a distributor, retailer, or other intermediary shall execute and deliver to the attorney general an annual certification, made under penalty of falsification, stating that, as of the date of the certification, the tobacco manufacturer is either a participating manufacturer or a nonparticipating manufacturer in...

...sident or foreign nonparticipating manufacturer that has not registered to do business in the state as a foreign corporation or business entity, as a condition precedent to having its brand families included or retained in the directory developed and published by the attorney general under section 1346.05 of the Revised Code, shall appoint, and continually engage without interruption the services of, an agent in the ...

...s of sales of all nonparticipating manufacturer cigarettes and any other information the agent relies upon in submitting information under this division to the tax commissioner. This duty shall be for a period of five years from the date of each submission of information under this division. (B) The attorney general at any time may require a nonparticipating manufacturer to provide proof, from the financial institut...

...e rule requiring a tobacco product manufacturer to make required escrow deposits in quarterly installments during the year in which the sales covered by the deposits are made. If the attorney general adopts such a rule, the tax commissioner may require a tobacco product manufacturer or a stamping agent to produce information sufficient to enable the tax commissioner and the attorney general to determine the adequacy ...

... injunction to restrain a threatened or actual violation of division (C)(1) of section 1346.05 of the Revised Code or division (A) or (C) of section 1346.07 of the Revised Code by a stamping agent and to compel the stamping agent to comply with those divisions. (B) In any action brought by the state to enforce sections 1346.05 to 1346.10 of the Revised Code, the state shall be entitled to recover the costs of the in...

...(A) In lieu of or in addition to any other remedy provided by law, upon a determination that a stamping agent has violated division (C)(1) of section 1346.05 of the Revised Code or any administrative rule adopted under sections 1346.05 to 1346.10 of the Revised Code, the tax commissioner may revoke the license of the stamping agent in the manner provided by section 5743.18 of the Revised Code. (B) For each violation...

...thing about a person, or that indicates actions done by or to a person, or that indicates that a person possesses certain personal characteristics, and that contains, and can be retrieved from a system by, a name, identifying number, symbol, or other identifier assigned to a person. (F) "System" means any collection or group of related records that are kept in an organized manner and that are maintained by a state o...

... performs as its principal function any activity relating to the enforcement of the criminal laws, including police efforts to prevent, control, or reduce crime or to apprehend criminals; (b) The criminal courts; (c) Prosecutors; (d) Any state or local agency or part of any state or local agency that is a correction, probation, pardon, or parole authority; (e) Personal information systems that are comprised of in...

...s to any disciplinary or other punitive action against any individual who brings to the attention of appropriate authorities, the press, or any member of the public, evidence of unauthorized use of information contained in the system; (E) Inform a person who is asked to supply personal information for a system whether the person is legally required to, or may refuse to, supply the information; (F) Develop procedure...

...The director of administrative services shall adopt, amend, and rescind rules pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for the purposes of administering and enforcing the provisions of this chapter that pertain to state agencies. A state or local agency that, or an officer or employee of a state or local agency who, complies in good faith with a rule applicable to the agency is not subject to criminal prosecutio...

...A state or local agency shall only use the personal information in a personal information system in a manner that is consistent with the purposes of the system.

...(A) No state or local agency shall place personal information in an interconnected or combined system, or use personal information that is placed in an interconnected or combined system by another state or local agency or another organization, unless the interconnected or combined system will contribute to the efficiency of the involved agencies in implementing programs that are authorized by law. (B) No state or lo...