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...Before entering upon the duties of his office, each policeman appointed under section 4973.17 of the Revised Code shall take and subscribe an oath of office which shall be indorsed on his commission, and said commission with the oath shall be recorded in the office of the secretary of state who shall charge and collect a fee of one dollar for such recording. Policemen so appointed and commissioned shall severally ...

...make needful regulations to promote the public convenience and safety in and about its depots, stations, and grounds, not inconsistent with law, and print and post such regulations conspicuously upon its depots or station buildings. Policemen appointed under such sections shall enforce and compel obedience to such regulations. The keeper of jails, lockups, or station houses in each county shall receive persons arrest...

...Except while acting in the discharge of duty as a detective for the railroad, every policeman appointed under section 4973.17 of the Revised Code shall, when on duty, wear in plain view a metallic shield with the word "police" and the name of the railroad for which he is appointed inscribed on it.

...The compensation of policemen appointed or commissioned as provided in section 4973.17 of the Revised Code shall be paid by the company for which they respectively are appointed, and at such rates as are agreed upon by the parties.

...When a company no longer requires the services of a policeman appointed as provided in section 4973.17 of the Revised code, it may file in the office of the secretary of state a notice to that effect signed by its authorized officer, which notice shall be noted by the secretary of state upon the margin of the record where the commission is recorded, and thereupon the power of such policeman shall cease. No charge sh...

...rrest. (B) A conductor or ticket agent acting under division (A) of this section shall not search the person detained, search or seize any property belonging to the person detained without the person's consent, or use undue restraint upon the person detained. (C) Any peace officer, as defined in section 2935.01 of the Revised Code, may arrest without a warrant any person who the officer has probable cause to believ...

...When a passenger is guilty of disorderly conduct, uses obscene language, or plays a game of cards or chance for money or other thing of value on a passenger train or the cars of an interurban railroad carrying passengers, the conductor of such train or cars shall stop his train or cars at the place where such offense is committed, or at the next stopping place for such train or cars and eject such passenger from the ...

...In no case shall the liability of a railroad company for damages caused by the conduct of its conductor be affected by section 4973.23 or 4973.24 of the Revised Code.

...No conductor having charge of a passenger train or of the cars of any interurban railroad carrying passengers within this state shall willfully neglect his duty as required by sections 4973.24 and 4973.25 of the Revised Code, or fail to use all the means in his power to carry out such sections. Whoever violates this section is guilty of negligence of official duty.

...(A) Whoever violates section 4973.12 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than fifty nor more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned not less than ten nor more than thirty days. (B) Whoever violates section 4973.26 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than five nor more than twenty-five dollars.

...nchise" means a license approved by the Ohio rail development commission that grants exclusive rights to a private corporation or organization to plan, construct, finance, lease, improve, use, operate, maintain, and set and collect charges for the use of a rail system or a portion of a rail system, such as a corridor, for a period of years as permitted by section 4981.29 of the Revised Code, as system owner or as les...

...o shall represent the interests of manufacturers; (g) One member who shall represent the general public, subject to division (B) of this section. (B) Beginning on October 21, 2025, or at an earlier date if there is a vacancy in the position of chairperson, the director of transportation or the director's designee shall serve as the chairperson of the commission. Upon the director or director's designee assuming ...

...(D) The commission may request and contract with any railroad to provide it with data and information necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. All railroads operating within this state shall provide the requested data and information to the commission. The commission shall not disclose any confidential data or information supplied to it. (E) The commission shall cooperate with the director of development...

...981. of the Revised Code, and that such activities will contribute to the creation or preservation of jobs or employment opportunities or the improvement of the economic welfare of the people of the state. Chapter 4981. of the Revised Code, being necessary for the welfare of the state and its people, shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes.

...The Ohio rail development commission may issue grants and loans to any transportation authority or to any person for the purpose of continuing or instituting rail transportation in the state. The grants and loans may be used for rehabilitation, construction, planning, relocation, or acquisition of rail transportation or rail property, or for substitute service. The grants and loans may be provided by the commission w...

... operations are conducted, committed an act or omission with reckless, wanton, willful, or gross negligence and the act or omission proximately caused the harm in question. (E) The operator of an excursion rail service and the owner of any railroad property over which the excursion rail service will be provided may negotiate to determine the amount of liability coverage necessary to satisfy the owner's private insur...

...based corporations will be used to manufacture or supply components of the proposed system; (8) The likelihood that additional or subsidiary development will be generated; (9) The extent to which the proposed system will create an additional or reduced demand for sources of energy; (10) Any changes in the law necessary to implement the proposed system; (11) The proposed system's impact on the economy of the s...

...ded by the Regional Rail Reorganization Act for the purpose of providing any rail service that is consistent with rail service provided under this chapter. Any local or regional transportation authority may exercise, or may be created to exercise, such authority, administrative jurisdiction, and fiscal control as is necessary to obtain such assistance and provide such rail service. (B) For the purposes of this secti...

...(A) The Ohio rail development commission may purchase or lease any portion of the rail property of a railroad corporation, and may purchase or lease any other property, facilities, or equipment considered necessary by the commission for the operation of rail services, and the maintenance of track and other rail property. For the purpose of acquiring such property the commission may obtain acquisition loans from the f...

...owned by another person as long as such action is necessary for the efficient operation of rail services provided by the commission. The commission may obtain modernization loans from the federal government to restore or repair rail property acquired by the commission for the purpose of implementing rail service. (B) The commission may operate any rail property acquired by it over track owned or leased by the commis...

...(A) The Ohio rail development commission may sell, transfer, or lease any of the rail property that it possesses to any person for the continuation and operation of any rail service that is provided for pursuant to this chapter. (B) The commission may assist any person to obtain an order or certificate required by the interstate commerce commission for the performance of rail services in this state. (C) The commiss...

...se of acquiring such rail property, the Ohio rail development commission may obtain acquisition loans from the federal government or from any other source. The fund shall also be used to promote, plan, design, construct, operate, and maintain passenger and freight rail transportation systems, and may be used to pay the administrative costs of the Ohio rail development commission associated with conducting any author...

... to pay the administrative costs of the Ohio rail development commission associated with conducting any authorized rail program, and for any purpose authorized by sections 4981.03 and 5501.56 of the Revised Code. The fund shall not be used to provide loan guarantees. Investment earnings on moneys credited to the fund shall be retained by the fund. In acquiring rail property, the Ohio rail development commission may ...

...nds, notes, or other obligations of the Ohio rail development commission, the Ohio rail development commission may purchase any portion of the rail property of a railroad corporation and may purchase any other property, facilities, or equipment considered necessary by the commission for the operation of rail services, subject to the following conditions: (A) Upon inspection of the rail property the commission determ...

...ject" means any project of an essential public nature which is considered a part of the rail service system, including, without limitation, permitted loan purposes which are specifically declared to be for an essential public purpose. (I) "Interest rate period" means any interest rate period, as defined in division (K) of section 9.98 of the Revised Code, with respect to bonds. (J) "Issuer" means the commission. (...