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...Upon cessation of gaming operations, a former licensee shall furnish, upon the demand of the commission, books, papers, and other records as necessary for the commission to audit the ceased gaming operation. A former licensee shall maintain all books, papers, and other records for a period of three years after the cessation of gaming operations. However, if a civil action or criminal proceeding relating to the ...

...(A) The commission shall levy and collect penalties for noncriminal violations of this chapter. Noncriminal violations include using the term "casino" in any advertisement in regard to a facility operating video lottery terminals, as defined in section 3770.21 of the Revised Code, in this state. Moneys collected from such penalty levies shall be credited to the general revenue fund. (B) If a licensed casino operator...

...(A) Whoever knowingly does any of the following commits a misdemeanor of the first degree on the first offense and a felony of the fifth degree on a subsequent offense: (1) Makes a false statement on an application submitted under this chapter; (2) Permits an individual under twenty-one years of age to engage in sports gaming; (3) Aids, induces, or causes an individual under twenty-one years of age who is not a...

...(A) Any department or agency of the state or any political subdivision that enforces Chapters 3781. and 3791. of the Revised Code or the rules adopted pursuant to those chapters, by any remedy, civil or criminal, shall issue an adjudication order within the meaning of sections 119.06 to 119.13 of the Revised Code, or a stop work order as provided in this section. (B)(1) Any person charged with enforcing Chapters 3...

...(A) As used in this section and section 3791.13 of the Revised Code: (1) "Service station" means any facility designed and constructed primarily for use in the retail sale of gasoline, other petroleum products, and related accessories; except that "service station" does not include any such facility that has been converted for use for another bona fide business purpose, on and after the date of commencement o...

...(A) As used in this section, "insurer" means any person doing or authorized to do any insurance business in this state. (B)(1) Before issuing any license to do the business of insurance in this state, the superintendent of insurance, or a person appointed by the superintendent, may examine the financial affairs of any insurer. (2) The superintendent, or any person appointed by the superintendent, may examine, a...

...(A)(1) In addition to the powers that the superintendent has under sections 3901.01 to 3901.31 of the Revised Code, relating to the examination of insurers, the superintendent of insurance, subject to sections 119.01 to 119.13 of the Revised Code, shall also have the power to examine any insurer registered under section 3901.33 of the Revised Code and its affiliates to ascertain the financial condition of the ...

...(A) The original work papers of a certified public accountant performing an audit of an insurance company or health insuring corporation doing business in this state that is required by rule or by any section of the Revised Code to file an audited financial report with the superintendent of insurance shall remain the property of the certified public accountant. Any copies of these work papers voluntarily given to the...

...(A) Except as provided in sections 3901.63 and 3901.64 of the Revised Code, a domestic ceding insurer that is authorized to do any insurance business in this state may take credit for any reinsurance ceded as either an asset or a reduction of liability only if one of the following applies: (1) The reinsurance is ceded to an assuming insurer that is authorized to do any insurance or reinsurance business in this sta...

...As used in this section and sections 3901.811 to 3901.815 of the Revised Code: (A) "Auditing entity" means any person or government entity that performs a pharmacy audit, including a payer, a pharmacy benefit manager, or a third-party administrator licensed under Chapter 3959. of the Revised Code. (B) "Business day" means any day of the week excluding Saturday, Sunday, and a legal holiday, as defined in section 1.1...

...(A) In all proceedings and judicial reviews thereof under sections 3903.09 and 3903.10 of the Revised Code, all records of the insurer, other documents, and all department of insurance files and court records and papers, so far as they pertain to or are a part of the record of the proceedings, shall be and remain confidential and privileged except as is necessary to enforce compliance with those sections, unless and ...

...Whenever it shall appear to the superintendent of insurance that the records of any insurer in process of liquidation or completely liquidated are no longer useful, he may recommend to the court and the court shall direct what records should be retained for future reference and what should be destroyed.

...(A) The domiciliary liquidator of an insurer domiciled in a reciprocal state shall, except as to special deposits and security on secured claims under division (C) of section 3903.53 of the Revised Code, be vested by operation of law with the title to all of the assets, property, contracts, and rights of action, agents' balances, and all of the books, accounts, and other records of the insurer located in this state. ...

...No insurance institution, agent, or insurance support organization shall disclose any personal or privileged information about an individual collected or received in connection with an insurance transaction, unless the disclosure is made pursuant to any of the following: (A) With the written authorization of the individual, provided: (1) If such authorization is submitted by another insurance institution, agent, ...

...(A) Whenever the superintendent of insurance has reason to believe that an insurance institution, agent, or insurance support organization has been or is engaged in conduct in this state that violates sections 3904.01 to 3904.22 of the Revised Code, or if the superintendent believes that an insurance support organization has been or is engaged in conduct outside this state that has an effect on a person residing in t...

...onic communication, viewing, listening, recording, gaming, computing, or global positioning device that is easily carried by an individual, including a cellular or satellite telephone; pager; personal global positioning satellite unit; portable computer; portable audio listening, video viewing or recording device; digital camera; video camcorder; portable gaming system; docking station; automatic answering device; an...

...(A) No individual or entity shall act as or hold itself out to be an insurance navigator unless that individual or entity is certified as an insurance navigator under this section and is receiving funding under division (i) of section 1311 of the Affordable Care Act. (B) An insurance navigator who complies with the requirements of this section may do any of the following: (1) Conduct public education activities...

...(A) No person acting in the capacity of a managing general agent shall place business with an insurer, unless there is in force a written contract between the parties that sets forth the responsibilities of each party, specifies the division of responsibilities where both parties share responsibility for a particular function, and contains at a minimum the substance of the requirements and conditions set forth in div...

...Each surety bail bond agent shall maintain all records of surety bonds executed or countersigned by the surety bail bond agent for at least three years after the liability of the surety has been terminated. Those records shall be open, at all times, to examination, inspection, and photographic reproduction by any employee or agent of the department of insurance, or by any authorized representative of the insurer or m...

...If a stockholder of any domestic stock life insurance corporation planning to become a mutual life insurance corporation under section 3913.01 of the Revised Code files with the corporation, prior to or at the meeting of the stockholders at which the plan is submitted to a vote, a written objection to such plan and does not vote in favor of it, and such stockholder, within twenty days after the plan is approved by su...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Advertising" means any written, electronic, or printed communication or any communication by means of recorded telephone messages or transmitted on radio, television, the internet, or similar communications media, including, but not limited to, film strips, motion pictures, and videos, that is published, disseminated, circulated, or placed directly or indirectly before the public in t...

...Every attorney shall certify to the superintendent of insurance the names and addresses of the attorney's traveling full time salaried non-commission employees, primarily engaged in performing underwriting, loss prevention engineering and claim services, authorized by the attorney to solicit powers of attorney or applications for contracts of indemnity specified in section 3931.01 of the Revised Code. The authority o...

... used thereafter by each insurer in the recording and reporting of its loss and country-wide expense experience, in order that the experience of all insurers may be made available at least annually in such form and detail as is necessary to aid the superintendent in determining whether rating systems comply with the standards set forth in section 3935.03 of the Revised Code. Such rules and plans may also provide for ...

...Every domestic mutual company shall record in a book kept for that purpose the order for an assessment required by section 3941.15 of the Revised Code, with a statement which sets forth the condition of the company at the date of the order, the amount of its assets and of its deposit notes or other contingent funds liable to the assessment, the amount which the assessment calls for, and the particular losses or other...

...(A) Every title insurance agent shall keep books of account and record and vouchers pertaining to the business of title insurance in such manner that the title insurance company may readily ascertain from time to time whether the agent has complied with this chapter. (B) A title insurance agent may engage in the business of handling escrows of real property transactions provided that the agent shall maintain a sep...