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...ormance of official duties, except as provided in this chapter and Chapter 4507. or 4510. of the Revised Code. (B) A court shall not order the bureau of motor vehicles to delete a record of conviction unless the court finds that deletion of the record of conviction is necessary to correct an error. The bureau shall not comply with a court order that directs the deletion of a record of conviction unless the order st...

...Upon the request of the registrar of motor vehicles, the prosecuting attorney of the county in which any proceedings are pending shall aid in any investigation, prosecution, hearing, or trial held under this chapter or Chapter 4506., 4507., 4510., or 4511. of the Revised Code and shall institute and prosecute any actions or proceedings for the enforcement of the sections contained in those chapters, and for the p...

...(A) Every law enforcement agency whose law enforcement officers investigate motor vehicle accidents shall develop and adopt a written policy establishing reasonable procedures for determining and notifying the next of kin of any person who is found dead or is pronounced dead at the scene of a motor vehicle accident or who suffers a serious, life-threatening injury in a motor vehicle accident and who the investigating...

...(A) The bureau of motor vehicles shall establish a database of the next of kin of persons who are issued driver's licenses, commercial driver's licenses, temporary instruction permits, motorcycle operator's licenses and endorsements, and identification cards. Information in the database shall be accessible only to employees of the bureau and to criminal justice agencies and is not a public record for purposes ...

...The flag of the state shall be burgee-shaped. It shall have three red and two white horizontal stripes that represent the roads and waterways of the state. The union of the flag shall be seventeen five-pointed stars, white in a blue triangular field that represents the state's hills and valleys, the base of which shall be the staff end or vertical edge of the flag, and the apex of which shall be the center of the mi...

...The flag of the governor of this state will be of scarlet wool bunting, six feet eight inches hoist by ten feet six inches fly. In each of the four corners will be a white five-pointed star with one point upward. The centers of these stars will be twelve inches from the long edges and seventeen inches from the short edges of the flag. In the center of the flag will be a reproduction of the great seal of Ohio in prope...

...(A) Display of the state flag at all state buildings and public institutions, such as public school buildings and state parks, is encouraged. If the state flag is displayed, it may be flown every day when weather permits and shall be flown from sunrise until sunset on all national and state holidays and on any other days that the governor proclaims. The state flag may be flown at night when properly lighted. When the...

..."I salute the flag of the state of Ohio and pledge to the buckeye state respect and loyalty" is hereby adopted as the official pledge to the state flag. The pledge shall not replace, preempt, or be recited before the pledge of allegiance to the United States flag.

...The general assembly hereby establishes a recommended procedure for the folding of the state flag by two people. The procedure is as follows: With the flag unfolded, fold the flag in half lengthwise so that the points of the flag are aligned. Fold the flag in half lengthwise a second time to form a long strip with the red disc facing the ground. Next, fold the pointed end back onto itself to form a rectangle. These ...

...division (D) of this section shall be provided to all persons upon entering the premises where the ceremony will occur along with a copy of the pledge set forth in section 5.013 of the Revised Code. (D) The preamble to the ceremony shall state the following: I am the flag of the state of Ohio. My first witness to our country as your state symbol was to the assassination of President William McKinley on Septembe...

...The scarlet carnation is hereby adopted as the state flower as a token of love and reverence for the memory of William McKinley.

...The plant Trillium grandiflorum, commonly known as the large white trillium, found in every Ohio county, is hereby adopted as the state wild flower.

...The 1905 Wright Flyer III, first flown on June 23, 1905, near Dayton, Ohio, is hereby adopted as the state airplane.

...The bird, cardinalis cardinalis, commonly known as the "cardinal," is the official bird of the state.

...The snake, Coluber constrictor constrictor, known as the black racer, is the official reptile of the state.

...The animal, Odocoileus virginianus, commonly known as the white-tailed deer, is the official animal of the state. Naming the white-tailed deer as the official animal of the state does not relieve the division of wildlife of its duty to manage the deer population and its distribution.

...The salamander, Ambystoma maculatum, commonly known as the spotted salamander, is the official amphibian of the state.

...The frog, Rana catesbeiana, commonly known as the bullfrog, is the official frog of the state.

...A shelter pet is hereby designated as the official pet of the state to raise public awareness of shelter animals.

...The coat of arms of the state shall consist of the following device: a circular shield; in the right foreground of the shield a full sheaf of wheat bound and standing erect; in the left foreground, a cluster of seventeen arrows bound in the center and resembling in form the sheaf of wheat; in the background, a representation of Mount Logan, Ross county, as viewed from Adena state memorial; over the mount, a rising su...

...The tree, Aesculus globra, commonly known as the "Buckeye" is hereby adopted as the official tree of the state.

..."With God, All Things Are Possible" shall be adopted as the official motto of the state.

...The gem stone "Ohio Flint," a crypto-crystalline variety of quartz, is hereby adopted as the official gem stone of the state.

...he seas that covered Ohio during the Ordovician period, about four hundred forty million years ago, and represented by the largest known complete trilobite, collected at Huffman dam in Montgomery county, is hereby adopted as the official invertebrate fossil of the state.

...The Blaine Hill bridge in Belmont county, which was constructed in 1828 as part of the national road and is the oldest bridge in the state, is hereby designated the bicentennial bridge of the state.