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...her's real property to be placed on the tax list and duplicate for taxation, or the value thereof. If a person notified to appear before the board refuses or neglects to appear at the time required, or appearing, refuses to be sworn or answer any question put to him by the board or by its order, the chairman of the board shall make a complaint thereof in writing to the probate judge of the county, who shall proceed...

...l property as the same appears upon the tax duplicate of the then current year. The board shall investigate all such complaints and may increase or decrease any such valuation or correct any assessment complained of, or it may order a reassessment by the original assessing officer.

...e shall describe the real property, the tax value of which is to be acted upon, by the description thereof as carried on the tax list of the current year, and shall state the name in which it is listed; such notice shall be served by delivering a copy thereof to the person interested, by leaving a copy at the usual place of residence or business of such person, or by sending the same by registered letter mailed to th...

...section, subject to the approval of the tax commissioner. An electronic complaint need not be sworn to, but shall contain an electronic verification and shall be subscribed to by the person filing the complaint: "I declare under penalties of perjury that this complaint has been examined by me and to the best of my knowledge and belief is true, correct, and complete."

...e county auditor, who shall correct the tax list and duplicate according to the deductions and additions ordered by the board in the manner provided by law for making corrections thereof. If the tax duplicate has been delivered to the county treasurer, the auditor shall certify such corrections to the treasurer, who shall enter such corrections on his tax duplicate.

...ty board of revision discovers that any taxable land, building, structure, improvement, minerals, or mineral rights have escaped taxation or been listed for taxation at less than their taxable value in a current year or in any year during the five years next preceding, the board may investigate the same and report to the county auditor all the facts and information in its possession which relate to the same. The audi...

...re the county board of revision and the tax commissioner the returns of the auditor's assessment of real property for the current year, and such board shall forthwith proceed to revise the assessment and returns of such real property. If the board finds that any tract, lot, or parcel of land, or any buildings, structures, or improvements thereon, or any minerals therein, or rights thereto have been improperly listed ...

...culation throughout the county that the tax returns for the current year have been revised and the valuations have been completed and are open for public inspection in the auditor's office, and that complaints against any valuation or assessment, except the valuations fixed and assessments made by the department of taxation, will be heard by the board, stating in the notice the time and place of the meeting of the bo...

...ection 5715.17 of the Revised Code, the tax commissioner may provide such additional notice of any change made in the assessment of any tract, lot, or parcel of real estate, or improvement thereon or minerals or mineral rights therein in such form and at such times as the commissioner deems advisable. Such additional notices shall be delivered to the parties interested by the method the commissioner orders.

...rim period" means, for each county, the tax year to which section 5715.24 of the Revised Code applies and each subsequent tax year until the tax year in which that section applies again. "Legislative authority" means a board of county commissioners, a board of township trustees of any township with territory in the county, the board of education of any school district with territory in the county, or the legislativ...

...person as provided in this section. The tax commissioner's time to file an appeal under section 5717.01 of the Revised Code commences with the last mailing to a person required to be mailed notice of the decision as provided in this division. (B) The tax commissioner may order the county auditor to send to the commissioner the decisions of the board of revision rendered on complaints filed under section 5715.19 of t...

... whole or any part of any real property tax or assessment for any year or any recoupment charge as to which a complaint or appeal is pending shall not abate the complaint or appeal or in any way affect the hearing and determination thereof.

...mplaint, it is found that the amount of taxes, assessments, or recoupment charges paid for the year to which the complaint relates was in excess of the amount due, then, whether or not the payment of said taxes, assessments, or charges was made under protest or duress, the county auditor shall, within thirty days after the certification to the auditor of the final action upon such complaint or appeal, credit the amou...

...tor shall make out and transmit to the tax commissioner an abstract of the real property of each taxing district in the auditor's county, in which the auditor shall set forth the aggregate amount and valuation of each class of real property in such county and in each taxing district therein as it appears on the auditor's tax list or the statements and returns on file in the auditor's office and an abstract of t...

...(A) The tax commissioner, annually, shall determine whether the real property and the various classes thereof in the several counties, municipal corporations, and taxing districts which have completed a sexennial reappraisal in the current year and which will have the new taxable values placed on the tax list and duplicate have been assessed as required by law, and whether the values set forth in the agricultural lan...

...If the tax commissioner increases or decreases the aggregate value of the real property or any class thereof on the tax list or agricultural land tax list in any taxing district or subdivision of the state under section 5715.24 of the Revised Code, he shall transmit to each county auditor a statement which specifies the amount or per cent to be added to or deducted from the valuation of such property or class thereof...

...ng appeals may be taken to the board of tax appeals: (1) A county auditor may appeal any determination of change in the abstract of real property of a taxing district in the auditor's county that is made by the tax commissioner under section 5715.24 of the Revised Code. (2) The commissioner may appeal an auditor's determination of the sales included in the representative sampling of sales required to be used by ...

...tion, the auditor shall transmit to the tax commissioner the appropriate adjusted abstract of the real property of each taxing district in the auditor's county in which an adjustment was required. (3) If an auditor fails to comply with division (A)(2) of this section within ninety days after either the auditor receives the statement required by section 5715.25 of the Revised Code or the board of tax appeals enters...

...operty may file an application with the tax commissioner, on forms prescribed by the commissioner, requesting that such property be exempted from taxation and that taxes, interest, and penalties be remitted as provided in division (C) of section 5713.08 of the Revised Code. (2) If the property that is the subject of the application for exemption is any of the following, the application shall be filed with the coun...

...ideration concerning the exemption from taxation of any property, the burden of proof shall be placed on the property owner to show that the property is entitled to exemption. The fact that property has previously been granted an exemption is not evidence that it is entitled to continued exemption.

...The tax commissioner shall decide all questions that arise as to the construction of any statute affecting the assessment, levy, or collection of real property taxes, in accordance with the advice and opinion of the attorney general. Such opinion and the rules, orders, and instructions of the commissioner prescribed and issued in conformity therewith shall be binding upon all officers, who shall observe such rules an...

...The tax commissioner shall prescribe such general and uniform rules and issue such orders and instructions, not inconsistent with law, as he deems necessary, as to the exercise of the powers and the discharge of the duties of all officers which relate to the assessment of property and the levy and collection of taxes. The commissioner shall cause the rules prescribed by him to be observed, the orders and instructio...

...The tax commissioner shall prescribe for and furnish to all county boards of revision, county auditors, and county treasurers blank forms for all oaths of office, statements, returns, reports, tax lists and duplicates, abstracts, records of proceedings, complaints, notices of appeal, tax bills, receipts, and all other documents, files, and records authorized or required by any law which relates to the assessment, lev...

...use of the forms prescribed by him, the tax commissioner may institute or cause to be instituted any civil or criminal proceedings provided by law as a punishment for the failure to obey any lawful requirement or order made by the commissioner or as a means of preventing the violation or disobedience of such orders or compelling their enforcement. All such provisions of law shall be deemed to apply to the enforcement...

...The tax commissioner may require county auditors, assessors, and members of county boards of revision to meet and confer with other county auditors, assessors, members of county boards of revision, or with the commissioner on any matter relating to the assessment and valuation of property for taxation at such times and places as are prescribed by the commissioner.

...Whoever violates division (D), (E), or (F) of section 323.153 or division (B) of section 323.159 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.

...(A) There is hereby created the Ohio casino control commission described in Section 6(C)(4) of Article XV, Ohio Constitution. (B) The commission shall consist of seven members appointed within one month of September 10, 2010, by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The governor shall forward all appointments to the senate within twenty-four hours. (1) Each commission member is eligible for reap...

... Inspect and examine all premises where casino gaming is conducted or gaming supplies, devices, or equipment are manufactured, sold, or distributed; (B) Inspect all gaming supplies, devices, and equipment in or about a casino facility; (C) Summarily impound and seize and remove from the casino facility premises gaming supplies, devices, and equipment for the purpose of examination and inspection; (D) Determin...

...Absent gross negligence, a casino operator, management company, holding company, gaming-related vendor, the state, and employees of those entities are entitled to immunity from any type of civil liability if a person participating in the voluntary exclusion program enters a casino facility.

...of the Revised Code; (b) Requiring a casino facility to exclude a licensee from the casino facility or requiring a casino facility not to pay to the licensee any remuneration for services or any share of profits, income, or accruals on the licensee's investment in the casino facility; or (c) Fining a licensee or other person according to the penalties adopted by the commission. (4) An order may be judicially...

...r established duties and authority, the tax commissioner, the Ohio ethics commission, the inspector general, and the commission, and their respective employees, may demand access to and inspect, examine, photocopy, and audit all books, accounts, records, and memoranda of any person that is not protected by privilege and that is subject to the provisions of this chapter, and may examine under oath any officer, a...

...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 ...

...cords and supervising and administering casino gaming in accordance with this chapter, and enforcing all commission rules adopted under this chapter. (3) The executive director shall hire staff, including an assistant director or deputy directors, as necessary to assist the executive director in the executive director's duties under this chapter. In appointing employees, the executive director is subject to se...

...The executive director of the commission shall appoint the number of professional, technical, and clerical employees that is necessary, in the executive director's reasonable opinion, for conducting internal audits, as an internal auditing department, of the commission. The professional and technical employees so appointed shall be qualified by education, licensing (if relevant), and experience to perform the i...

...l be paid for with money in the problem casino gambling and addictions fund.

...issuing a license for a key employee or casino gaming employee, and before issuing a license for each investor, except an institutional investor, for a casino operator, management company, holding company, or gaming-related vendor; (D) The executive director, before appointing an individual as a professional, technical, or clerical employee of the commission. Thereafter, such an appointing or licensing authority ...

...(A) Casino gaming shall be conducted only by licensed casino operators of the four casino facilities or by a licensed management company retained by a licensed casino operator. (B) A licensed casino operator, licensed management company, or another person may provide nongaming amenities within the casino facility.

...(A) No casino operator, management company, holding company, gaming-related vendor, key employee, or casino gaming employee shall conduct or participate in conducting casino gaming without first obtaining a license from the commission. (B) Before a licensed casino operator may conduct casino gaming at a casino facility, a licensed casino operator shall engage a third-party engineering or accounting firm to cer...

... another initial licensee for the same casino facility; and (2) Was investigated under this chapter as a parent, affiliate, subsidiary, key employee, or partner, or joint venturer with another initial licensee that has held for the same casino facility a majority ownership interest in or control of the initial license when the initial license was issued and when such an initial licensee obtains a majority owne...

...In determining whether to grant a casino operator license, the commission shall also consider: (A) The facilities or proposed facilities for the conduct of casino gaming; (B) The prospective total revenue to be collected by the state from the conduct of casino gaming; (C) The extent to which the applicant exceeds or meets other standards adopted by the commission.

...Before a license is issued to a casino operator, the casino operator shall post, and thereafter shall maintain, a surety bond in the amount of one million dollars payable to the state, conditioned on the casino operator complying with Section 6(C) of Article XV, Ohio Constitution, this chapter, and the rules adopted under this chapter. The bond shall be issued by a surety that is licensed to do business in this...

...ved in the ownership or management of a casino facility. (C) Gambling supplies and equipment shall not be distributed unless supplies and equipment conform to standards adopted in rules adopted by the commission.

...d for sale or lease in connection with casino games authorized under this chapter. (C) A gaming-related vendor's equipment, devices, or supplies that are used by a person in an unauthorized casino gaming operation shall be forfeited to the state.

... may be employed as a key employee of a casino operator, management company, or holding company unless the person is the holder of a valid key employee license issued by the commission. (B) No person may be employed as a key employee of a gaming-related vendor unless that person is either the holder of a valid key employee license issued by the commission, or the person, at least five business days prior to the fi...

...(A) All casino gaming employees are required to have a casino gaming employee license. "Casino gaming employee" means the following and their supervisors: (1) Individuals involved in operating a casino gaming pit, including dealers, shills, clerks, hosts, and junket representatives; (2) Individuals involved in handling money, including cashiers, change persons, count teams, and coin wrappers; (3) Individuals...

...investigation, except key employees and casino gaming employees who are employed by a casino operator, in which case the casino operator shall pay the investigation cost.

...ty number, passport number, or federal tax identification number of an applicant or the spouse of an applicant; (3) The home address and telephone number of an applicant or the spouse or dependent of an applicant; (4) An applicant's birth certificate; (5) The driver's license number of an applicant or the applicant's spouse; (6) The name or address of a previous spouse of the applicant; (7) The date of birt...

...nt license fee to obtain a license as a casino operator shall be fifty million dollars per casino facility and shall be paid upon each casino operator's filing of its casino operator license application with the commission. The upfront license fee, once paid to the commission, shall be deposited into the economic development programs fund, which is created in the state treasury. (B) New casino operator, management c...

...(A) Each casino operator, management company, and holding company involved in the application and ownership or management of a casino facility shall provide to the commission as applicable: (1) An annual balance sheet; (2) An annual income statement; (3) An annual audited financial statement; (4) A list of the stockholders or other persons having at least a five per cent ownership interest in the casino oper...

...No casino operator shall hold a majority ownership interest in more than two casino operator licenses or casino facilities at any one time. No person shall be a management company for casino operators licensed to operate more than two casino facilities in this state at any one time.