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...(A) As used in this section, "place of business" means a place where a debtor conducts the debtor's affairs. (B) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the following rules determine a debtor's location: (1) A debtor who is an individual is located at the individual's principal residence. (2) A debtor that is an organization and has only one place of business is located at its place of business. (3) A...

...(A) Except as otherwise provided in this section and section 1309.309 of the Revised Code, a security interest is perfected if it has attached and all of the applicable requirements for perfection in sections 1309.310 to 1309.316 of the Revised Code have been satisfied. A security interest is perfected when it attaches if the applicable requirements are satisfied before the security interest attaches. (B) An agricul...

...The following security interests are perfected when they attach: (A) A purchase money security interest in consumer goods, except as otherwise provided in division (B) of section 1309.311 of the Revised Code with respect to consumer goods that are subject to a statute or treaty described in division (A) of section 1309.311 of the Revised Code; (B) An assignment of accounts or payment intangibles that does not by it...

...(A) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section and division (B) of section 1309.312 of the Revised Code, a financing statement must be filed to perfect all security interests and agricultural liens. (B) The filing of a financing statement is not necessary to perfect a security interest: (1) That is perfected under division (D), (E), (F), or (G) of section 1309.308 of the Revised Code; (2) T...

...(A) Except as otherwise provided in division (D) of this section, the filing of a financing statement is not necessary or effective to perfect a security interest in property subject to: (1) A statute, regulation, or treaty of the United States whose requirements for a security interest's obtaining priority over the rights of a lien creditor with respect to the property preempt division (A) of section 1309.31...

...(A) A security interest in chattel paper, negotiable documents, instruments, or investment property may be perfected by filing. (B) Except as otherwise provided in divisions (C) and (D) of section 1309.315 of the Revised Code for proceeds: (1) A security interest in a deposit account may be perfected only by control under section 1309.314 of the Revised Code; (2) And except as otherwise provided in division (...

...(A) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, a secured party may perfect a security interest in tangible negotiable documents, goods, instruments, money, or tangible chattel paper by taking possession of the collateral. A secured party may perfect a security interest in certificated securities by taking delivery of the certificated securities under section 1308.27 of the Revised Code. (B)...

...(A) A security interest in investment property, deposit accounts, letter-of-credit rights, electronic chattel paper, or electronic documents may be perfected by control of the collateral under section 1307.106, 1309.104, 1309.105, 1309.106, or 1309.107 of the Revised Code. (B) A security interest in deposit accounts, electronic chattel paper, letter-of-credit rights, or electronic documents is perfected by co...

...(A) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter and in division (B) of section 1302.44 of the Revised Code: (1) A security interest or agricultural lien continues in collateral notwithstanding sale, lease, license, exchange, or other disposition thereof unless the secured party authorized the disposition free of the security interest or agricultural lien; and (2) A security interest attaches to any identifiabl...

...(A) A security interest perfected pursuant to the law of the jurisdiction designated in division (A) of section 1309.301 or division (C) of section 1309.305 of the Revised Code remains perfected until the earliest of: (1) The time perfection would have ceased under the law of that jurisdiction; (2) The expiration of four months after a change of the debtor's location to another jurisdiction; or (3) The expir...

...(A) A security interest or agricultural lien is subordinate to the rights of: (1) A person entitled to priority under section 1309.322 of the Revised Code; and (2) Except as otherwise provided in division (E) of this section, a person who becomes a lien creditor before the earlier of the time: (a) The security interest or agricultural lien is perfected; or (b) One of the conditions specified in division (B)...

...(A) A debtor that has sold an account, chattel paper, payment intangible, or promissory note does not retain a legal or equitable interest in the collateral sold. (B) For purposes of determining the rights of creditors of, and purchasers for value of an account or chattel paper from, a debtor that has sold an account or chattel paper while the buyer's security interest is unperfected, the debtor is deemed to have ri...

...(A) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, for purposes of determining the rights of creditors of, and purchasers for value of goods from, a consignee, while the goods are in the possession of the consignee, the consignee is deemed to have rights and title to the goods identical to those the consignor had or had power to transfer. (B) For purposes of determining the rights of a creditor of a c...

...(A) Except as otherwise provided in division (E) of this section, a buyer in the ordinary course of business, other than a person buying farm products from a person engaged in farming operations, takes free of a security interest created by the buyer's seller even if the security interest is perfected and the buyer knows of its existence. (B) Except as otherwise provided in division (E) of this section, a buyer of g...

...(A) As used in this section, "licensee in the ordinary course of business" means a person that becomes a licensee of a general intangible in good faith, without knowledge that the license violates the rights of another person in the general intangible, and in the ordinary course of business from a person in the business of licensing general intangibles of that kind. A person becomes a licensee in the ordinary course ...

...(A) Except as otherwise provided in this section, priority between conflicting security interests and agricultural liens in the same collateral shall be determined according to the following rules: (1) Conflicting perfected security interests and agricultural liens rank according to priority in time of filing or perfection. Priority dates from the earlier of the time a filing covering the collateral is first made or...

...(A) Except as otherwise provided in division (C) of this section, for purposes of determining the priority of a perfected security interest under division (A)(1) of section 1309.322 of the Revised Code, perfection of the security interest dates from the time an advance is made to the extent that the security interest secures an advance that: (1) Is made while the security interest is perfected only: (a) Under secti...

...(A) Except as otherwise provided in division (G) of this section, a perfected purchase money security interest in goods other than inventory or livestock has priority over a conflicting security interest in the same goods, and, except as otherwise provided in section 1309.327 of the Revised Code, a perfected security interest in its identifiable proceeds also has priority, if the purchase money security interest is p...

...(A) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, a security interest created by a debtor is subordinate to a security interest in the same collateral created by another person if: (1) The debtor acquired the collateral subject to the security interest created by the other person; (2) The security interest created by the other person was perfected when the debtor acquired the collateral; and (3) Th...

...(A) Subject to division (B) of this section, a security interest that is created by a new debtor in collateral in which the new debtor has or acquires rights and is perfected solely by a filed financing statement that would be ineffective to perfect the security interest but for the application of division (I)(1) of section 1309.316 of the Revised Code or section 1309.508 of the Revised Code is subordinate to a...

...The following rules govern priority among conflicting security interests in the same deposit account: (A) A security interest held by a secured party having control of the deposit account under section 1309.104 of the Revised Code has priority over a conflicting security interest held by a secured party that does not have control. (B) Except as otherwise provided in divisions (C) and (D) of this section, security i...

...The following rules govern priority among conflicting security interests in the same investment property: (A) A security interest held by a secured party having control of investment property under section 1309.106 of the Revised Code has priority of a security interest held by a secured party that does not have control of the investment property. (B) Except as otherwise provided in divisions (C) and (D) of this se...

...The following govern priority among conflicting security interests in the same letter-of-credit right: (A) A security interest held by a secured party having control of the letter-of-credit right under section 1309.107 of the Revised Code has priority to the extent of its control over a conflicting security interest held by a secured party that does not have control. (B) Security interests perfected by control unde...

...(A) A purchaser of chattel paper has priority over a security interest in the chattel paper that is claimed merely as proceeds of inventory subject to a security interest if: (1) In good faith and in the ordinary course of the purchaser's business, the purchaser gives new value and takes possession of the chattel paper or obtains control of the chattel paper under section 1309.105 of the Revised Code; and (2) The c...

...(A) This chapter does not limit the rights of a holder in due course of a negotiable instrument, as defined in section 1303.32 of the Revised Code, or a holder to whom a negotiable document of title has been duly negotiated under section 1307.501 of the Revised Code, or a protected purchaser of a security under section 1308.17 of the Revised Code. These holders or purchasers take priority over an earlier securi...

...ction 5119.21 of the Revised Code, each board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services shall enter into contracts with all of the following: (1) Public and private facilities for the operation of facility services; (2) Community addiction services providers for addiction services and recovery supports; (3) Community mental health services providers for mental health services and recovery suppor...

...The board of county commissioners may appoint a board of managers for the county centennial, sesquicentennial, bicentennial, or other celebration for which the board of county commissioners may appropriate funds under section 347.01 of the Revised Code. Such managers shall serve in all capacities connected with such board and without compensation or salary. The money appropriated by the board of county commissioners ...

...(A) The board of elections of any county may contract, purchase, or otherwise procure and pay all or any part of the cost of group insurance policies that may provide benefits for hospitalization, surgical care, major medical care, disability, dental care, eye care, medical care, hearing aids, or prescription drugs, and that may provide sickness and accident insurance, or group life insurance, or a combination of any...

...y, for transmittal to the office of the board of elections in the county in which the agency is located. Each designated agency and the appropriate board of elections shall establish a method by which the voter registration applications and other voter registration forms are transmitted to that board of elections within five days after being accepted by the agency. (3) If the designated agency is one that is primari...

...on has been returned undelivered to the board of elections and whose name in the official registration list and in the poll list or signature pollbook has been marked under division (C)(2) of section 3503.19 of the Revised Code; (5) An individual who has been successfully challenged under section 3505.20 or 3513.20 of the Revised Code; (6) An individual who changes the individual's name and remains within the pre...

... any precinct election official. If the board of elections has ruled on the question presented by a challenge prior to election day, its finding and decision shall be final, and the voting location manager shall be notified in writing. If the board has not ruled, the question shall be determined as set forth in this section. If any person is so challenged as unqualified to vote, the voting location manager shall tend...

...rdered by the secretary of state or the board of elections, the counting and tallying of ballots shall be conducted according to procedures prescribed by the board of elections that assure an accurate count of all votes cast and that include all of the following: (A) The counting and tallying of ballots at the appropriate office, as designated by the board, in the full view of members of the board and observers; (B...

... place fixed for making a recount, the board of elections, in the presence of all observers who may be in attendance, shall open the sealed containers containing the ballots to be recounted, and shall recount them. Ballots shall be handled only by the members of the board or by the director or other employees of the board. Observers shall be permitted to see the ballots, but they shall not be permitted to touc...

..., attorney general, member of the state board of education, and member of the general assembly. (2) "Statewide candidate" means the joint candidates for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor or a candidate for the office of secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer of state, attorney general, and member of the state board of education. (3) "Senate candidate" means a candidate for the office of state...

...(A) As used in this section, "board of health" has the same meaning as in section 3707.70 of the Revised Code. (B) The director of health shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that establish a procedure for fetal-infant mortality review boards to follow in conducting a review of a fetal or infant death. The rules shall do all of the following: (1) Specify the procedures a board of ...

... 3701.13 of the Revised Code. (B) The board of health of a city or general health district shall abate and remove all nuisances within its jurisdiction. It may, by order, compel the owners, agents, assignees, occupants, or tenants of any lot, property, building, or structure to abate and remove any nuisance therein, and prosecute such persons for neglect or refusal to obey such orders. Except in cities having a bui...

...eneral health district there shall be a board of health consisting of five members to be appointed as provided in sections 3709.03 and 3709.41 of the Revised Code. The term of office of the members shall be five years from the date of appointment, except that of those first appointed one shall serve for five years, one for four years, one for three years, one for two years, and one for one year, and thereafter one s...

...state the proportion of expenses of the board of health or health department of the combined district to be paid by each city. Unless the proposal establishing the district as contained in the petition and submitted to the electors provides for the board of health of the new district, the contract may provide that the administration of the combined district be taken over by either the board of health or the health de...

...(A) The board of health of each city and of each general health district may establish a health district licensing council, to be appointed by the entity that has responsibility for appointing the board of health in the health district. The members of the council shall consist of one representative of each business activity for which the board of health operates a licensing program. To be appointed and remain a membe...

...ection. (B)(1) Upon the request of the board of health of a health district that is not on the approved list under division (A) or (B) of section 3734.08 of the Revised Code, the director may place the board on the approved list for the purpose of permitting and licensing construction and demolition debris facilities under this chapter if the director determines that the board is both capable of and willing to enfor...

...round storage tank release compensation board may accept or reject a petroleum underground storage tank linked deposit loan package or any portion thereof, based upon the board's evaluation of the eligible owners included in the package and the amount of funds to be deposited from the petroleum underground storage tank financial assurance fund created under section 3737.91 of the Revised Code. (B) Upon acceptance of...

...ollowing apply with respect to the PAMR board: (A) The director of health shall appoint the board's members. In doing so, the director shall make a good faith effort to select members who represent all regions of the state and multiple areas of expertise and constituencies concerned with the care of pregnant and postpartum women. (B) The board, by a majority vote of a quorum of its members, shall select an indivi...

...(A) The rules of the board of building standards shall: (1) For nonresidential buildings, provide uniform minimum standards and requirements, and for residential buildings, provide standards and requirements that are uniform throughout the state, for construction and construction materials, including construction of industrialized units, to make residential and nonresidential buildings safe and sanitary as defined...

...ess and lawfulness of any action of the board of building standards, adopting, amending, or annulling or refusing to adopt, amend, or annul the rule, in the manner provided in sections 3781.06 to 3781.18 and section 3791.04 of the Revised Code. Any petition for hearing shall be by verified petition filed with the board and shall set out specifically and in full detail the action of the board upon which a hearing is d...

...(A) Upon a determination by the board of governors that the Ohio commercial insurance joint underwriting association will be unable to pay its incurred obligations in any class of commercial insurance, the board shall certify to the superintendent of insurance the existence of this condition. Within ten days of board certification, the board shall file with the superintendent a schedule of assessments for the collect...

...pply to the historical boiler licensing board to become licensed to operate historical boilers in public. The board shall issue a license to any person who satisfies the following criteria: (1) Is sixteen years of age or older; (2) Has completed a historical boiler operator's course that is approved by the board; (3) Passes a written or verbal examination that is approved by the board and that tests for compete...

...ibit the issuance of a D permit to the board of trustees of a soldiers' memorial for a premises located at a soldiers' memorial established pursuant to Chapter 345. of the Revised Code. An application for a D permit by the board for those premises is exempt from the population restrictions contained in this section and from the population quota restrictions contained in any rule of the liquor control commissio...

...rmination and the reasons to the county board of revision. If the board determines the amount is uncollectible, it shall certify its determination to the county auditor, who shall strike the item from the list. (L)(1) The county auditor shall appraise at its true value any manufactured or mobile home in which ownership is transferred or which first acquires situs in this state on or after January 1, 2000, and any m...

...prescribed by the motor vehicle dealers board, showing that within the immediately preceding six months, an owner, officer, partner, or director of the business entity applying for the used motor vehicle dealer's license has successfully completed a used motor vehicle dealer training course. (B)(1) Except as provided in divisions (B)(2) and (3) of this section, an owner, officer, partner, or director of a business...

...Revised Code, the motor vehicle dealers board shall set a time, which shall be within one hundred eighty days of such order, and place of hearing and send by certified mail a copy of the order to the franchisor, the protesting franchisee or dealer organization, and all individuals and groups that have requested notification by the board of protests to and decisions of the board. Subject to sections 119.01 to 119....