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...(A) After the articles of incorporation have been filed, and at the first meeting of the board of directors of a county land reutilization corporation, the board shall adopt regulations for the government of the corporation, the conduct of its affairs, and the management of its property, consistent with law and the articles. The content of the regulations shall be governed by section 1702.11 of the Revised Code...

...icles of incorporation of any community improvement corporation, or any amendment, amended articles, merger, or consolidation which provides for the creation of such a corporation, are deposited for filing and recording in the office of the secretary of state, the secretary of state shall submit them to the attorney general for examination. If such articles, amendment, amended articles, merger, or consolidation, are ...

...vised Code as if the corporation were a public office subject to that section. However, a community improvement corporation may request in accordance with section 117.115 of the Revised Code, as if the corporation were a public office subject to that section, the performance of any of those audits by an independent certified public accountant or firm of certified public accountants. The auditor of state is authoriz...

... applying the standards applicable to a public office under section 117.41 of the Revised Code that any community improvement corporation cannot be audited and declares it to be unauditable and the corporation fails to then prepare an annual financial report as required by section 1724.05 of the Revised Code and to file that report with the auditor of state within ninety days of the time that the auditor of state dec...

... corporation, to such civic projects or public charitable purposes in the community or area as may be determined by the directors with the approval of the court of common pleas of the county wherein the corporation has its principal place of business; (B) In the case of a county land reutilization corporation, as determined by the board of county commissioners with the written approval of the county treasurer. Pend...

...The provisions of Chapter 1702. of the Revised Code are applicable to corporations organized under Chapter 1724. of the Revised Code to the extent they are not inconsistent herewith.

...Any corporation organized prior to August 17, 1961 and having similar purposes may be brought under Chapter 1724. of the Revised Code by the required vote of its members or shareholders adopting amended articles of incorporation. Said amended articles of incorporation shall provide for a change in the corporate title and powers in conformity with Chapter 1724. of the Revised Code and shall contain a statement that th...

...s confidential information and is not a public record subject to section 149.43 of the Revised Code. (2) Any other information submitted by or on behalf of an entity to the community improvement corporation in connection with the relocation, location, expansion, improvement, or preservation of the business of that entity held or kept by the community improvement corporation, or by any political subdivision for whi...

...vities that generate revenue or enhance public welfare within the downtown redevelopment district. The board shall periodically report to the legislative authority of the municipal corporation on the expenditure of the contributions and plans for the utilization of future contributions. If any contributions received by a community improvement corporation under this section remain after the dissolution or expiration o...

...entifies the individual. (D) "Right of publicity" means the property right in an individual's persona to use the individual's persona for a commercial purpose. (E) "Trier of fact" means the jury or, in a nonjury action, the court. (F) "Written consent" includes written, electronic, digital, or any other verifiable means of authorization. (G) "Institution of higher education" means a state institution of higher ed...

...de who owns the individual's right of publicity. (2) The name of the individual whose persona is used was the name of a business entity or a trade name at the time of the individual's death. (C) Subject to the terms of any agreement between a person specified in section 2741.05 of the Revised Code and a person to whom that person grants consent to use an individual's right of publicity, a ...

...nly to the following: (A) The right of publicity in the persona of an individual whose domicile or residence is in this state on or after the effective date of this section; (B) The right of publicity in the persona of an individual who died on or after January 1, 1998, and whose domicile or residence was in this state on the date of the individual's death.

...The right of publicity in an individual's persona is freely transferable and descendible, in whole or in part, by any of the following means: (A) Contract; (B) License; (C) Gift; (D) Trust; (E) Will; (F) Operation of the laws of intestate succession applicable to the state administering the majority of the real and personal property of an individual who died intestate, regardless of whether that state recognize...

...g an aspect of an individual's right of publicity, only the following persons may grant consent to use an individual's persona for a commercial purpose: (1) A person or persons, including the individual whose right of publicity is at issue, who collectively own more than fifty per cent of the individual's right of publicity, subject to the terms of any other licenses regarding that right of publicity; (2) A person,...

... including an individual whose right of publicity is at issue, who collectively own all of an individual's right of publicity, subject to any licenses regarding that right of publicity; (2) A person, including a licensee of an individual's right of publicity, who is expressly authorized in writing by the owner or owners of an individual's right of publicity to bring a civil action; (3) Except as otherwise expressly...

...(A)(1) A person who violates section 2741.02 of the Revised Code is liable in a civil action to the person injured by the violation for the following: (a) Actual damages, including any profits derived from and attributable to the unauthorized use of an individual's persona for a commercial purpose as determined under division (A)(2) of this section; (b) At the election of the plaintiff and in lieu of actual damages...

...The remedies provided for in this chapter are in addition to any other remedies provided for by state or federal statute or common law.

...ting of an event or topic of general or public interest; (4) The use of the persona of an individual solely in the individual's role as a member of the public if the individual is not named or otherwise singled out as an individual; (5) A use of an individual's persona by an institution of higher education if all of the following apply: (a) The individual is or was a student at, or a member of the faculty or staff...

...Whoever violates division (A)(3) of section 2741.02 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. A criminal penalty imposed under this section is cumulative to a civil remedy under Chapter 2741. of the Revised Code.

...r the Ohio Constitution, on a matter of public concern. (C) This chapter does not apply to any of the following: (1) A legal action against a governmental unit or an employee or agent of the governmental unit who was acting or purporting to act in an official capacity; (2) An enforcement action that is brought in the name of a governmental unit to protect against an imminent threat to public health or safety; ...

...Not later than sixty days after a party is served with a complaint, cross-claim, counterclaim, third-party claim, or other pleading that asserts a cause of action to which this chapter applies, the party may file a motion for expedited relief to dismiss the civil action or claim. The court may extend the sixty-day period to file the motion for expedited relief for good cause shown.

...o protect against an imminent threat to public health or safety.

...(A)(1) The court shall conduct a hearing not later than sixty days after the filing of a motion for expedited relief, unless the court orders a later hearing to allow for limited discovery under section 2747.03 of the Revised Code or delays the hearing for other good cause. (2) If the court orders a later hearing to allow for limited discovery, the court shall conduct the hearing not later than sixty days after the...

...(A) If the court grants a motion for expedited relief under section 2747.04 of the Revised Code, the court shall award reasonable attorney's fees, court costs, and other reasonable litigation expenses to the moving party. The court shall not fail to award, or reduce an award of, attorney's fees, court costs, and other reasonable litigation expenses under this division on the grounds that the representation of the mov...

...(A) Sections 2747.01 to 2747.06 of the Revised Code apply to a civil action filed or any claim asserted in a civil action on or after the effective date of this section. (B) A court shall broadly construe and apply sections 2747.01 to 2747.06 of the Revised Code to protect the exercise of the right of freedom of speech and of the press, the right to assemble and petition, and the right of association, guaranteed by...

...To increase participation in evidence-based parenting education programs, the department of children and youth shall ensure state departments, agencies, and boards have information to communicate with parents, caregivers, and child care providers about such programs to promote their benefits, including their parenting, caregiving, and educational resources.

...(A) Whoever violates division (B) of section 5180.275 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree. (B) Whoever violates section 5180.403 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.

...ity for the vendee's obligation. Option contracts for the purchase of real property are not land installment contracts. (B) "Property" means real property located in this state improved by virtue of a dwelling having been erected on the real property. (C) "Vendor" means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, trust, or any other group of individuals however organized making a sale of property by mean...

...A statement of any pending order of any public agency against the property. (B) No vendor shall hold a mortgage on property sold by a land installment contract in an amount greater than the balance due under the contract, except a mortgage that covers real property in addition to the property that is the subject of the contract where the vendor has made written disclosure to the vendee of the amount of the mortgage ...

...Every vendor under a land installment contract shall, at least once a year or on demand of the vendee, but no more than twice a year, furnish a statement to the vendee showing the following: (A) The amount credited to principal and interest; (B) The balance due. A land contract passbook issued by the vendor or a financial institution shall be sufficient compliance with this section.

...Upon the failure of any vendor to comply with Chapter 5313. of the Revised Code, the vendee may enforce such provisions in a municipal court, county court, or court of common pleas. Upon the determination of the court that the vendor has failed to comply with these provisions, the court shall grant appropriate relief.

...When the vendee of a land installment contract defaults in payment, forfeiture of the interest of the vendee under the contract may be enforced only after the expiration of thirty days from the date of the default. A vendee in default may, prior to the expiration of the thirty-day period, avoid the forfeiture of his interest under the contract by making all payments currently due under the contract and by paying any...

...Following expiration of the period of time provided in section 5313.05 of the Revised Code, forfeiture of the interest of a vendee in default under a land installment contract shall be initiated by the vendor or by his successor in interest, by serving or causing to be served on the vendee or his successor in interest, if known to the vendor or his successor in interest, a written notice which: (A) Reasonably ident...

...If the vendee of a land installment contract has paid in accordance with the terms of the contract for a period of five years or more from the date of the first payment or has paid toward the purchase price a total sum equal to or in excess of twenty per cent thereof, the vendor may recover possession of his property only by use of a proceeding for foreclosure and judicial sale of the foreclosed property as provided ...

...If the contract has been in effect for less than five years, in addition to any other remedies provided by law and after the expiration of the periods prescribed by sections 5313.05 and 5313.06 of the Revised Code, if the vendee is still in default of any payment the vendor may bring an action for forfeiture of the vendee's rights in the land installment contract and for restitution of his property under Chapter 1923...

...(A) A judgment for the vendor shall operate to cancel the land installment contract as of a date to be specified by the court. The clerk of the county or municipal court in which such judgment is rendered shall transmit an authenticated copy of such dated judgment to the county recorder of the county in which the property is located. The county recorder of such county shall record such authenticated judgment as an i...

...The election of the vendor to terminate the land installment contract by an action under section 5313.07 or 5313.08 of the Revised Code is an exclusive remedy which bars further action on the contract unless the vendee has paid an amount less than the fair rental value plus deterioration or destruction of the property occasioned by the vendee's use. In such case the vendor may recover the difference between the amoun...

...(A) The department of public safety shall administer and enforce the laws relating to the registration, licensing, sale, and operation of motor vehicles and the laws pertaining to the licensing of drivers of motor vehicles. The department shall compile, analyze, and publish statistics relative to motor vehicle accidents and the causes of them, prepare and conduct educational programs for the purpose of promoting sa...

...ibility for approving and entering into contracts, agreements, and other business arrangements; (4) Make appointments for the department as needed to comply with requirements of the Revised Code; (5) Approve employment actions of the department, including appointments, promotions, discipline, investigations, and terminations; (6) Accept, hold, and use, for the benefit of the department, any gift, donation, bequ...

...e and traffic laws by the department of public safety shall be paid out of moneys derived from fees, excises, or license taxes relating to registration, operation, or use of vehicles on public highways or to fuels used for propelling such vehicles as provided in Section 5a of Article XII, Ohio Constitution.

... is hereby created in the department of public safety a division of homeland security. (B) The division shall do all of the following: (1) Coordinate all homeland security activities of all state agencies and be the liaison between state agencies and local entities for the purposes of communicating homeland security funding and policy initiatives; (2) Collect, analyze, maintain, and disseminate information to supp...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Amateur radio service" means the amateur service, the amateur-satellite service, and the radio amateur civil emergency service as provided for under 47 C.F.R. part 97. (2) "Amateur station" means a station in an amateur radio service consisting of the apparatus necessary for carrying on radio communications. (3) "Legislative authority" means the following: (a) With respect t...

...is hereby created in the department of public safety, a driver's license examination section. The director of public safety may appoint necessary driver's license examiners and clerical personnel necessary to carry out the duties assigned under this section. The examiners shall be citizens of the United States and residents of the state and shall have such additional qualifications as the director prescribes....

...Driver's license examiners assigned to the driver's license examination section shall conduct all examinations for driver's licenses as required by sections 4507.01 to 4507.36 of the Revised Code, subject to the rules issued by the registrar of motor vehicles.

...The director of public safety may conduct training schools for prospective driver's license examiners and may establish rules governing the qualifications for admission to such schools and provide for competitive examinations to determine the fitness of such students for prospective examiners, not inconsistent with the rules of the director of administrative services.

...he Revised Code. (B) The department of public safety shall establish and maintain a database of persons who register under this section as being diagnosed with a communication disability or a disability that can impair communication. (C) Any person diagnosed with a communication disability or a disability that can impair communication who is eighteen years of age or older may register with the department for inclus...

...(A) The department of public safety, not later than ninety days after the effective date of this section, shall do all of the following: (1) Establish and maintain a state registry, named "Ohio's habitual OVI/OMWI offenders," that contains all of the information specified in divisions (A)(1)(a) and (b) of this section regarding any person who on or after the effective date of this section is convicted in this...

...ort of such accident to the director of public safety on a form, which the director shall adopt subject to sections 119.01 to 119.13 of the Revised Code.

...shall be for the use of the director of public safety for purposes of statistical, safety, and other studies. The law enforcement agency that submitted a report shall furnish a copy of such report and associated documents to any person claiming an interest arising out of a motor vehicle accident, or to the person's attorney, upon the payment of a nonrefundable fee of four dollars or the amount approved by the ...

...The department of public safety shall maintain an investigative unit in order to conduct investigations and other enforcement activity authorized by Chapters 4301., 4303., 5101., 5107., and 5108. and sections 2903.12, 2903.13, 2903.14, 2907.09, 2913.46, 2917.11, 2921.13, 2921.31, 2921.32, 2921.33, 2923.12, 2923.121, 2925.11, 2925.13, 2927.02, and 4507.30 of the Revised Code. The director of public safety shall appoin...