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...ommunication" when it is either of the following: (i) Based on information about a candidate's plans, projects, or needs provided to the person making the disbursement by the candidate or the candidate's campaign committee, by an officer, agent, employee, or consultant of the candidate or the candidate's campaign committee, or by a former officer, former agent, former employee, or former consultant of the candidate ...

...(A)(1) Each state and county political party shall establish a restricted fund that is separate from all other accounts of the political party. (2) A state or county political party shall deposit into its restricted fund all gifts that are made to or accepted by the political party from a corporation or labor organization subject to the applicable limitations prescribed in division (X) of section 3517.13 of the Rev...

... or anything of value given to a state political party that is specifically designated and used to defray any cost incurred on or after the effective date of this section for voter registration, voter identification, get-out-the-vote, or generic campaign activities, and that is not used for the purpose of directly influencing the election of any individual candidate in any particular election for any office. (2) "Ad...

...ivities associated with either of the following: (a) The transfer of power or authority from one officeholder to another following a general or special election or appointment to office; (b) Ceremonies, events, or activities commemorating the commencement of a term or the commencement of an unexpired term of an officeholder. "Costs incurred for transition activities and inaugural celebrations" includes, but ...

... state any contribution of one hundred dollars or more made to any ballot issue.

...ffice or the state board of education, political action committees or political contributing entities that make contributions to campaign committees of candidates that are required to file the statements prescribed by section 3517.10 of the Revised Code with the secretary of state, political action committees or political contributing entities that make contributions to campaign committees of candidates for member of...

...n falsification, showing in detail the following: (1) All money or things of value paid, given, promised, or received for circulating the petitions; (2) All appointments, promotions, or increases in salary, in positions which were given, promised, or received, or to obtain which assistance was given, promised, or received as a consideration for work done in circulating petitions; (3) Full names and addresses, incl...

...2) "Foreign national" means any of the following, as applicable: (a) In the case of an individual, an individual who is not a United States citizen or national; (b) A government of a foreign country or of a political subdivision of a foreign country; (c) A foreign political party; (d) A person, other than an individual, that is organized under the laws of, or has its principal place of business in, a foreign ...

... person totaling more than one hundred dollars in each primary, special, or general election. (G)(1) No person shall knowingly conceal or misrepresent contributions given or received, expenditures made, or any other information required to be reported by a provision in sections 3517.08 to 3517.13 of the Revised Code. (2)(a) No person shall make a contribution to a campaign committee, political action committee, p...

...e central committee of each of the two political parties having the highest total vote cast at the previous election for the office of governor. The four members of the commission so appointed shall by a majority vote appoint a fifth member who is to serve as a member and as chairman of the commission for five years from July 23, 1974. Thereafter, the term of office of the chairman of the commission shall be for fiv...

...) No prosecution shall commence for a violation of a provision in sections 145.054, 742.043, 3307.073, 3309.073, 3517.08 to 3517.12, 3517.13, 3517.20 to 3517.22, 3599.03, 3599.031, or 5505.045 of the Revised Code unless a complaint has been filed with the secretary of state under section 3517.16 of the Revised Code and all proceedings under sections 3517.16 to 3517.18 of the Revised Code are completed. (2) A compl...

...es an act or failure to act that is a violation of section 3517.13 of the Revised Code, former divisions (A) to (R) of that section apply to the act or failure to act if it occurred before August 24, 1995, former divisions (A) to (U) of that section apply to the act or failure to act if it occurs on or after August 24, 1995, but before July 13, 1998, former divisions (A) to (V) of that section apply to the act or fai...

...es and the leader in the senate of the political party of which the speaker is a member shall jointly submit to the governor a list of five persons who are affiliated with that political party. Not later than forty-five days after August 24, 1995, the two legislative leaders in the two houses of the general assembly of the major political party of which the speaker is not a member shall jointly submit to the governor...

...g forth a failure to comply with or a violation of any provision in sections 3517.08 to 3517.13, 3517.20 to 3517.22, 3599.03, or 3599.031 of the Revised Code, the commission shall proceed in accordance with sections 3517.154 to 3517.157 of the Revised Code. (B) The commission shall prescribe the form for complaints made under division (A) of this section. The secretary of state and boards of elections shall furnish...

...ines that the complaint sets forth a violation of division (B) of section 3517.21 or division (B) of section 3517.22 of the Revised Code and that the complaint is filed during one of the periods of time specified in division (B)(1) of section 3517.156 of the Revised Code, the complaint shall receive an automatic expedited hearing under section 3517.156 of the Revised Code. (b) If the attorney determines that t...

..., the Ohio elections commission shall hold its first hearing on a complaint filed with it, other than a complaint that receives an expedited hearing under section 3517.156 of the Revised Code, not later than ninety business days after the complaint is filed unless the commission has good cause to hold the hearing after that time, in which case it shall hold the hearing not later than one hundred eighty business...

... three members of the commission shall hold a hearing on the complaint to determine whether there is probable cause to refer the matter to the full commission for a hearing under section 3517.155 of the Revised Code. Not more than one-half of the members of a panel shall be affiliated with the same political party. The chairperson of the commission shall call for the selection of a panel, as needed, and shall select ...

...pt that if the act or failure to act involves fraud, concealment, or misrepresentation and was not discovered during that two-year period, a complaint may be filed within one year after discovery of such act or failure to act. (B) Whoever files a complaint with the commission under section 3517.153 of the Revised Code may withdraw it at the following times: (1) If the complaint receives an expedited hearing under s...

...erson who has personal knowledge of a violation of a provision of the Revised Code listed in division (A) of section 3517.15 of the Revised Code may file a complaint with the secretary of state, on a form prescribed by the secretary of state and signed under penalty of perjury. (2) An official at a board of elections may file a complaint with the secretary of state, on a form prescribed by the secretary of state an...

... who is alleged to have committed the violation may choose for the person, the person's legal counsel, or both to appear at any hearing or meeting with respect to the matter by means of video conference. (3) Upon receiving the recommendation of the attorney under division (A)(1) of this section, the commission shall review the report and recommendation and shall do one of the following: (a) Refer the matter back ...

...mpose an administrative fine for each violation that does not exceed the maximum fine a court could impose for the violation. (2) When section 3517.17 of the Revised Code authorizes the imposition of an administrative fine for a violation of a provision in sections 3501.35, 3599.13, 3599.14, or 3599.21, division (A) of section 3599.11, or division (A)(1) or (2) of section 3599.12 of the Revised Code, the secretary ...

...pt that if the act or failure to act involves fraud, concealment, or misrepresentation and was not discovered during that two-year period, a complaint may be filed within one year after discovery of such act or failure to act. (B) Whoever files a complaint with the secretary of state under section 3517.16 of the Revised Code may withdraw it at any time. (C) A party adversely affected by a final determination of t...

... principal office in this state. (2) "Political party" means only a major political party. (B) A state political party may sell or lease its contributor, membership, or mailing lists, or any other lists upon which the party and a financial institution may agree, to any financial institution for either or both of the following purposes: (1) Allowing the financial institution to use the name or logo of the political...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Political publication for or against a candidate" means a notice, placard, advertisement, sample ballot, brochure, flyer, direct mailer, or other form of general publication that is designed to promote the nomination, election, or defeat of a candidate. (2) "Political publication for or against an issue" means a notice, placard, advertisement, sample ballot, brochure, flyer, di...

...ection to public office or office of a political party, shall knowingly and with intent to affect the outcome of such campaign do any of the following: (1) Serve, or place another person to serve, as an agent or employee in the election campaign organization of a candidate for the purpose of acting to impede the conduct of the candidate's campaign for nomination or election or of reporting information to the employe...

...rtation or a vehicle designed and used solely for the transportation of nonstretcher-bound persons, whether the person is hospitalized or has a disability or whether the person is ambulatory or using a wheelchair. (E) "Ambulette" means a motor vehicle that is specifically designed, constructed, or modified and equipped and is intended to be used for transportation upon the streets or highways of this state of perso...

...The month of September is designated as "Pain Awareness Month" to raise public awareness and understanding of physical pain and pain management.

...The seventeenth day of May is designated as "Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma Awareness Day."

...The month of May is designated as "Drive Ohio Byways Month" because May is the start of tourism season in Ohio.

...The eighteenth day of February is designated "Toni Morrison Day," in honor of the American novelist, essayist, and teacher, who was born on that day in 1931. Chloe Anthony Wofford Toni Morrison, born and raised in Lorain, Ohio, was a recipient of the Nobel prize in literature and the presidential medal of freedom.

...The seventeenth day of August is designated as "Eugene 'Gene' F. Kranz Day."

...Every Saturday afternoon is a legal holiday, beginning at twelve noon and ending at twelve midnight. No section of the Revised Code and no decision of any court shall affect the validity of any check, bill of exchange, order, promissory note, due bill, mortgage, or other writing obligatory made, signed, negotiated, transferred, assigned, or paid by any person, corporation, or bank upon said holiday, or any other tran...

..., or at any time on a day which is in whole or in part a holiday, pay, certify, or accept negotiable or nonnegotiable instruments including a demand instrument dated on the holiday on which it is presented for payment, certification, or acceptance, and transact any other business which would be valid if done on a business day during regular banking hours. This section does not affect any law relative to the time of m...

...ial institution or a branch thereof, a holiday and not a business day for the purposes of the law relating to negotiable instruments. Any act authorized, required, or permitted to be performed at, by, or with respect to such financial institution or a branch thereof remaining closed pursuant to this section may be performed on the next succeeding business day, and no liability or loss of rights on the part of any pe...

...The seventh day of August is designated as "Ohio Purple Heart Day," in harmony with national Purple Heart Day, and in honor of the service and sacrifice of combat wounded veterans.

...The month of June is designated as "Ohio Goes Boating Month."

...ll include provisions relating to the following: (1) Requirements for an emergency medical service organization to receive a permit for an ambulance or nontransport vehicle; (2) Requirements for an emergency medical service organization to receive a license as a basic life-support, intermediate life-support, advanced life-support, or mobile intensive care unit organization; (3) Requirements for a nonemergen...

...The Saturday before Thanksgiving day is designated as "Ohio Survivors of Suicide Loss Day."

...The twenty-second day of September is designated as "Veterans Suicide Awareness and Prevention Day."

...The twelfth day of June is designated as "Superman Day" to recognize the Ohio birthplace of one of the creators of the superhero who stood for "truth, justice, and the American way." For on this day, let it be known that Superman is faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird. It's a plane. It's Superman!

...The twenty-fifth day of May is designated as "Ohio National Missing Children's Day."

...The calendar week including the twentieth day of July is designated as "One Small Step Week," in honor of Ohio native Neil Armstrong's historic landing on the moon on that day in 1969.

...The twelfth day of June is designated as "Women Veterans' Day" in honor of women who have served.

... day of July is designated as "Buffalo Soldiers Day."

...The week of the sixteenth day of March is designated as "Ohio Black Media Week" to recognize freedom of the press, information, equity, and equality.

...The month of April is designated as the "Month of the Military Child."

...Awareness Month" in recognition of the following: (A) Systemic lupus erythematosus, or lupus, is a chronic, complex, and often disabling autoimmune disorder in which the body's immune system attacks the body's own cells, tissues, and organs. (B) Lupus can affect many parts of the body, including the joints, skin, brain, heart, lungs, and kidneys. (C) Lupus nephritis is a serious manifestation of lupus that caus...

... medical emergency, between any of the following locations: (a) A hospital; (b) An emergency department; (c) A dialysis center; (d) A long-term care facility, including a nursing home; (e) A surgical facility; (f) An inpatient rehabilitation facility; (g) A memory care center; (h) A health care practitioner's office; (i) Any other licensed inpatient facility. (B) To qualify for a license as a basic life-sup...

... license shall not exceed one hundred dollars, and the fee for each permit and each renewal of a permit shall not exceed one hundred dollars for each ambulance, rotorcraft air ambulance, fixed wing air ambulance, and nontransport vehicle. The board shall determine by rule the fee, which shall not exceed fifty dollars, for each permit and each renewal of a permit for each ambulette. For purposes of establishing...

...of not less than five hundred thousand dollars per occurrence and not less than five hundred thousand dollars in the aggregate, for any cause for which the licensee would be liable. (2) Every air medical service organization licensed under this chapter shall furnish adequate evidence of liability insurance coverage, in an amount not less than twenty million dollars per occurrence and not less than twenty million do...

...The twenty-eighth day of September is designated as "Speaker Jo Ann Davidson Day" in recognition of Jo Ann Davidson, the first female speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, who was born on that day in 1927.

...The month of October is designated as "Hindu Heritage Month" to recognize the contributions of Hindu Americans to the culture, education, faith, and life of the state.

...The twenty-fourth day of August is designated as "Ukraine Independence Day" in Ohio, in recognition of that day in 1991 when the parliament of Ukraine, the Verkhovna Rada, formally declared an independent, sovereign, and democratic Ukrainian state.

... direct link between positive father involvement and child well-being. (B) The department of children and youth, local governments, and other agencies are encouraged to sponsor events to promote awareness of responsible fatherhood engagement and the contributions fathers make in the lives of their children.

...Whoever violates section 5.10 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both.

...rd receives a timely request, it shall hold a hearing in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. (2) If the board issues the vehicle permit for an ambulance, ambulette, or nontransport vehicle, it also shall issue a decal, in a form prescribed by rule, to be displayed on the rear window of the vehicle. The board shall not issue a decal until all of the requirements for licensure and permit issuance have ...

...pter for any one or combination of the following causes: (1) Violation of this chapter or any rule adopted thereunder; (2) Refusal to permit the board to inspect a vehicle or aircraft used under the terms of a permit or to inspect the records or physical facilities of a licensee; (3) Failure to meet the ambulance, ambulette, rotorcraft air ambulance, fixed wing air ambulance, and nontransport vehicle require...

...s chapter does not apply to any of the following: (A) A person rendering services with an ambulance in the event of a disaster situation when licensees' vehicles based in the locality of the disaster situation are incapacitated or insufficient in number to render the services needed; (B) Any person operating an ambulance, ambulette, rotorcraft air ambulance, or fixed wing air ambulance outside this state unless r...

...oes not invalidate any ordinance or resolution adopted by a municipal corporation that establishes standards for the licensure of emergency medical service organizations as basic life-support, intermediate life-support, or advanced life-support service organizations that have their principal places of business located within the limits of the municipal corporation, as long as the licensure standards meet or ex...

...tion services may investigate alleged violations of this chapter or the rules adopted under it and may investigate any complaints received regarding alleged violations. In addition to any other remedies available and regardless of whether an adequate remedy at law exists, the board may apply to the court of common pleas in the county where a violation of any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted pursuant t...

...If a county, township, joint ambulance district, or joint emergency medical services district chooses to have the state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services license its emergency medical service organizations and issue permits for its vehicles pursuant to this chapter, except as may be otherwise provided, all provisions of this chapter and all rules adopted by the board thereunder are ...

...The state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services, by endorsement, may license and issue vehicle permits to an emergency medical service organization or a nonemergency medical service organization that is regulated by another state. To qualify for a license and vehicle permits by endorsement, an organization must submit evidence satisfactory to the board that it has met standards in anothe...

...ambulette services shall do all of the following: (1) Make available to all its ambulette drivers while operating ambulette vehicles a means of two-way communication using either ambulette vehicle radios or cellular telephones; (2) Equip every ambulette vehicle with one isolation and biohazard disposal kit that is permanently installed or secured in the vehicle's cabin; (3) Before hiring an applicant for employmen...

... to the employer to obtain, all of the following: (1)(a) A valid driver's license issued pursuant to Chapter 4506. or 4507. of the Revised Code, or its equivalent, if the applicant is a resident of another state; (b) A recent certified abstract of the applicant's record of convictions for violations of motor vehicle laws provided by the registrar of motor vehicles pursuant to section 4509.05 of the Revised Co...

...ing air ambulance shall do both of the following: (A) Use at a minimum a physician who holds a current, valid license issued under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code or registered nurse who holds a current, valid license issued under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code, and a paramedic or one other person, designated by the medical director of the air medical service organization, who holds a current, valid certificat...

...eral assembly that provides all of the following information for that fiscal year: (1) The number of each of the following the board issued: (a) Basic life-support organization licenses; (b) Intermediate life-support organization licenses; (c) Advanced life-support organization licenses; (d) Mobile intensive care unit organization licenses; (e) Ambulette service licenses; (f) Air medical service organization...

...The Ohio medical transportation board shall comply with section 4776.20 of the Revised Code.

...Whoever violates division (A) of section 4766.04 of the Revised Code is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense; on each subsequent offense, such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.

...ighteen years of age or over and not enrolled in a program or service under Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code and an individual sixteen or seventeen years of age who is eligible for adult services under rules adopted by the director of developmental disabilities pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. (1) "Adult services" means services provided to an adult outside the home, except when they are provided with...

...Whenever a county board of mental retardation and developmental disabilities is referred to or designated in any statute, rule, contract, grant, or other document, the reference or designation shall be deemed to refer to a county board of developmental disabilities.

...Whenever the department or director of mental retardation and developmental disabilities is referred to or designated in any statute, rule, contract, grant, or other document, the reference or designation shall be deemed to refer to the department or director of developmental disabilities, as the case may be.

...(A) Each county shall have its own county board of developmental disabilities. Subject to division (B) of this section: (1) A county board shall be operated as a separate administrative and service entity. (2) The functions of a county board shall not be combined with the functions of any other entity of county government. (B) Division (A) of this section does not prohibit or restrict any county board from s...

...pointing authority shall do all of the following: (1) Appoint only individuals who are adult residents of the county the appointing authority serves, citizens of the United States, and interested and knowledgeable in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities and other allied fields; (2) Place emphasis on appointing individuals with developmental disabilities and family members of individuals with...

...None of the following individuals may serve as a member of a county board of developmental disabilities: (A) An elected public official, except for a township trustee, township fiscal officer, or individual excluded from the definition of public official or employee in division (B) of section 102.01 of the Revised Code; (B) An immediate family member of a member of the same county board; (C) An employee of any cou...

...en declaration specifying both of the following: (1) That no circumstance described in section 5126.023 of the Revised Code exists that bars the individual from serving on the county board; (2) Whether the individual or an immediate family member of the individual has an ownership interest in or is under contract with an agency contracting with the county board, and, if such an ownership interest ...