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... return preparer engages in "prohibited conduct" if the preparer does any of the following: (a) Prepares any return or application for refund that includes an understatement of a taxpayer's tax liability due to an unreasonable position or due to willful or reckless conduct. For the purposes of this division, "unreasonable position" and "willful or reckless conduct" have the meanings as used in section 6694 of the I...

...ng as in section 4776.10 of the Revised Code. (C) "Home inspection" means the process by which a home inspector conducts a visual examination of the readily accessible components of a residential building for a client. "Home inspection" does not include pest inspections; environmental testing; inspection of any property or structure conducted by an employee or representative of an insurer licensed to transact busin...

...ated under Chapter 1702. of the Revised Code, shall be accompanied by an original or renewal license fee, for each business location, that is one-half of the fee otherwise required. All fees paid to the superintendent pursuant to this division shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the consumer finance fund. (B) Upon the filing of an application for an original license and, with respect to an ...

...7. and 2315. of the Revised Code: (A) "Conduct" means actions or omissions. (B) "Contributory fault" means contributory negligence, other contributory tortious conduct, or, except as provided with respect to product liability claims in section 2307.711 of the Revised Code, express or implied assumption of the risk. (C) "Economic loss" means any of the following types of pecuniary harm: (1) All wages, salaries, or...

...r (4) of section 2915.01 of the Revised Code as a prize for playing or participating in a sweepstakes; or (b) Give to another person any merchandise prize, or a redeemable voucher for a merchandise prize, the wholesale value of which is in excess of ten dollars and which is awarded as a single entry for playing or participating in a sweepstakes. Redeemable vouchers shall not be redeemable for a merchandise prize th...

...e or was likely to influence the future conduct of others. (viii) The offender committed the offense for hire or as part of an organized criminal activity. (ix) The offender at the time of the offense was serving, or the offender previously had served, a prison term. (x) The offender committed the offense while under a community control sanction, while on probation, or while released from custody on a bond o...

...g as in section 2903.211 of the Revised Code. (B) No person who is eighteen years of age or older shall engage in a pattern of conduct with a minor who is less than sixteen years of age and who is four or more years younger than the person, when the pattern of conduct would cause a reasonable adult person to believe that the person is communicating with the minor with purpose to do either of the following: (1) En...

... including a schedule of frequency, for conducting inspections of retail food establishments; (F) Standards and procedures for determining during an inspection whether articles should be removed from use because of a clear and present danger to the public health; (G) Standards and procedures for conducting investigations of complaints pertaining to retail food establishments; (H)(1) Surveys conducted by the dir...

...c) Relating to disciplinary proceedings conducted in accordance with section 4763.11 of the Revised Code, including rules governing the reinstatement of certificates, registrations, and licenses that have been suspended pursuant to those proceedings; (d) Identifying any additional information to be included on the forms specified in division (C) of section 4763.12 of the Revised Code, provided that the rules shall n...

...pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. If a formal hearing is conducted, the hearing examiner shall file a report that contains findings of fact and conclusions of law with the division hearing administrator. The division hearing administrator shall serve the hearing examiner report on the superintendent, the assistant attorney general representing the superintendent in the matter, the board, the complainant a...

...of section 5119.22 of the Revised Code, conduct program audits that review and evaluate the quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of addiction services, mental health services, and recovery supports provided by community addiction services providers and community mental health services providers under contract with the board and submit the board's findings and recommendations to the department of mental health and a...

... this section, the auditor of state may conduct an audit of a public office at any time when so requested by the public office or upon the auditor of state's own initiative if the auditor of state has reasonable cause to believe that an additional audit is in the public interest. (C)(1) The auditor of state shall identify any public office in which the auditor of state will be unable to conduct an audit at least o...

...rdance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the superintendent of financial institutions may do the following: (1) Suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew a certificate of registration, license, or letter of exemption if the superintendent finds any of the following: (a) A violation of or failure to comply with any provision of this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter, federal lending law, or ...

...of the notary public's authorization to conduct online notarizations, the online notary public shall transmit the electronic journal to the secretary of state or to a repository approved by the secretary of state. The secretary of state or repository shall maintain the electronic journal for a period of ten years. If the electronic journal is transmitted to a repository, the online notary public shall inform the secr...

...mmunications system who is aggrieved by conduct that is prohibited by division (B) of section 2913.04 or division (A) or (B) of section 2913.041 of the Revised Code may elect to commence a civil action for damages in accordance with division (A) of section 2307.60 or section 2307.61 of the Revised Code or to commence a civil action under this section in the appropriate municipal court, county court, or court of commo...

...suant to section 3704.03 of the Revised Code and the asbestos requirements of the United States occupational safety and health administration set forth in 29 C.F.R. 1926.1101; (2) Comply with all applicable rules adopted by the director of environmental protection pursuant to sections 3704.03 and 3710.02 of the Revised Code. (B) An asbestos hazard abatement contractor that is a public entity shall: (1) Provide ...

...vised Code; (7) Standards of ethical conduct for the practice of respiratory care; (8) The respiratory care tasks that may be performed by an individual practicing as a polysomnographic technologist pursuant to division (B)(3) of section 4761.10 of the Revised Code; (9) Requirements for criminal records checks of applicants under section 4776.03 of the Revised Code. (C) The board shall determine the suffi...

...cation of a public meeting that will be conducted by the director as required by division (B) of this section. The notification shall be sent through regular mail and published in at least one publication specific to the agricultural commodity that is the subject of the proposed marketing agreement. In addition, the director may post the notification on the department of agriculture's web site. (B) Not later ...

...ion of any other section of the Revised Code. One or more acts, a series of acts, or a course of behavior that can be prosecuted under this section or any other section of the Revised Code may be prosecuted under this section, the other section of the Revised Code, or both sections. However, if an offender is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of this section and also is convicted of or pleads guilty to a v...

...tle XXIX of the Revised Code related to conduct in office, if the person charged in the criminal action committed the violation while serving as a county auditor and the conduct constituting the violation was related to the duties of the office of county auditor or to the person's actions as the county auditor. The stay may be lifted upon motion of the prosecuting attorney in the related criminal action. (3) Prior t...

...tle XXIX of the Revised Code related to conduct in office, if the person charged in the criminal action committed the violation while serving as a county treasurer and the conduct constituting the violation was related to the duties of the office of county treasurer or to the person's actions as the county treasurer. The stay may be lifted upon motion of the prosecuting attorney in the related criminal action. (3) P...

...r who is licensed under this chapter to conduct the auction; (2) A person licensed as a livestock dealer under Chapter 943. of the Revised Code who exclusively sells livestock and uses an auctioneer who is licensed under this chapter to conduct the auction. (B) The department of agriculture may grant an auction firm license to an auction firm that is determined to be qualified by the department. Every applicant for...

...tle XXIX of the Revised Code related to conduct in office, if the person charged in the criminal action committed the violation while serving as a township fiscal officer and the conduct constituting the violation was related to the duties of the office of fiscal officer or to the person's actions as the township fiscal officer. The stay may be lifted upon motion of the prosecuting attorney in the related criminal ac...

...tle XXIX of the Revised Code related to conduct in office, if the person charged in the criminal action committed the violation while serving as a fiscal officer and the conduct constituting the violation was related to the duties of the office of fiscal officer or to the person's actions as the fiscal officer. The stay may be lifted upon motion of the prosecuting attorney in the related criminal action. (3) Prior t...

....211 of the Revised Code: (A) "Sexual conduct" means vaginal intercourse between a male and female; anal intercourse, fellatio, and cunnilingus between persons regardless of sex; and, without privilege to do so, the insertion, however slight, of any part of the body or any instrument, apparatus, or other object into the vaginal or anal opening of another. Penetration, however slight, is sufficient to complete vagin...