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...nistrative investigation or examination conducted by the superintendent under Chapters 1315., 1321., 1322., 1733., 4712., 4727., and 4728. of the Revised Code or Title XI of the Revised Code or by any other financial institution regulatory authority, any state or federal attorney general or prosecuting attorney, or any local, state, or federal law enforcement agency; (2) In connection with any civil or criminal liti...

...efore the agency. (M) The court shall conduct a hearing on the appeal and shall give preference to all proceedings under sections 119.01 to 119.13 of the Revised Code, over all other civil cases, irrespective of the position of the proceedings on the calendar of the court. An appeal from an order of the state medical board issued pursuant to division (G) of either section 4730.25 or 4731.22 of the Revised Code, the...

... has the same meaning as defined by the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 13, Chapter 1, Part 121. (2) "Paperwork violation" means the violation of any statutory or regulatory requirement in the Revised Code mandating the collection of information by a state agency or regulatory body. (3) "First-time offense" means the first instance of a violation of the particular statutory or regulatory requirement mandating th...

... (G)(1) The state public defender may conduct a legal assistance referral service for children committed to the department of youth services relative to conditions of confinement claims. If the legal assistance referral service receives a request for assistance from a child confined in a facility operated, or contracted for, by the department of youth services and the state public defender determines that the child...

...de, reimburse the costs and expenses of conducting the defense in capital cases, in an amount determined as specified in section 120.34 of the Revised Code.

...r the government of the department, the conduct of its employees, the performance of its business, and the custody, use, and preservation of the records, papers, books, documents, and property pertaining thereto.

...roved for or granted to, any researcher conducting research. (G) The Ohio family and children first cabinet council state office may adopt rules, in accordance with Chapter 119. Of the Revised Code, governing county family and children first councils' access to, entry of, and use of information in the Ohio automated service coordination information system.

... such standards of proper governmental conduct as are commonly accepted in the community and thereby subverts, or tends to subvert, the process of government.

...anual of investigative techniques. (H) Conduct studies of techniques of investigating and detecting, and of preventing or reducing the risk of, wrongful acts and omissions by state officers and state employees; (I) Consult with state agencies and advise them in developing, implementing, and enforcing policies and procedures that will prevent or reduce the risk of wrongful acts and omissions by their state officers ...

...influence executive agency decisions or conduct executive agency lobbying activity. No employer shall be required to show any expenditure on a statement filed under this division if the expenditure is reported on a statement filed under division (B)(1), (2), or (3) of this section by an executive agency lobbyist engaged by the employer. (D) Any statement required to be filed under this section shall be filed at the...

...influence executive agency decisions or conduct executive agency lobbying activity by any of the following: (1) Appearances at public hearings of the committees of the general assembly, at court proceedings, at rule-making or adjudication proceedings, or at other public meetings; (2) News, editorial, and advertising statements published in bona fide newspapers, journals, or magazines, or broadcast over radio or tel...

...nts of section 122.0815 of the Revised Code. If the application is complete and the eligible project meets the requirements of section 122.0815 of the Revised Code, the executive committee shall prioritize the eligible project pursuant to section 122.0816 of the Revised Code and pursuant to local priorities, as those priorities are determined by the executive committee, with all other eligible projects with co...

...pprove an application, the director may conduct an interview of the applicant. (2) If the director of development approves an application, the director shall issue a statement certifying the associated transformational mixed use development project and preliminarily approving a tax credit. The statement shall stipulate that issuance of a tax credit certificate is contingent upon completion of the transformational ...

...is section, and builds and operates semiconductor wafer manufacturing factories in this state or intends to do so by the metric evaluation date applicable to the megaproject operator. (b) The megaproject operator of the project agrees, in an agreement with the tax credit authority under division (D) of this section, that, on and after the metric evaluation date applicable to the megaproject operator and until the ...

...n person. Otherwise, the meeting may be conducted over the telephone. (F) A business that receives a grant under this section may submit a new application under division (B) of this section for another career exploration internship with the same student intern. Such an application does not have to include the statements otherwise required by divisions (B)(2) and (3) of this section. (G) Annually, on the first day...

... Gather and disseminate information and conduct hearings, conferences, seminars, investigations, and special studies on problems and programs concerning industrial research and new technology and their commercial applications in the state; (5) Establish an annual program to recognize the accomplishments and contributions of individuals and organizations in the development of industrial research and new technology i...

...visions of Chapter 3735. of the Revised Code relating to metropolitan housing authorities; (D) Carry out the provisions of sections 174.01 to 174.07 of the Revised Code relating to the low- and moderate-income housing trust fund.

...rdance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to implement and administer this section. The rules shall address application procedures, scoring metrics, grant distribution, and state model zoning plans that include density, lot size, and setback preferences. The director shall finalize and publish the initial application procedures and scoring metrics to the department's web site no later than December 31, 2025. (F)...

...ies comprising the technical period are conducted at a qualified production facility before a tour of the original or adaptive version of the production begins. (10) "Qualified production facility" means a facility located in this state that is used in the development or presentation to the public of theater productions. (11) "Investment intent letter" means a letter that satisfies all of the following: (a) I...

...he commission that the institution will conduct biennial audits of the institution's administration of capital facilities projects in accordance with division (C) of section 3345.51 of the Revised Code. (6) The board of trustees of the institution agrees in writing to indemnify and hold harmless the state and the commission for any claim of injury, loss, or damage that results from the institution's administra...

...he commission; (2) To pay the cost of conducting evaluations of public works; (3) To pay the cost of building design specifications; (4) To pay the cost of providing project management services; (5) To pay the cost of operating the local administration competency certification program prescribed by section 123.24 of the Revised Code; and (6) Any other purposes that the executive director of the commission d...

...s for examinations and all examinations conducted by the director or the director's designee. All of those records, except examinations, proficiency assessments, and recommendations of former employers, shall be open to public inspection under reasonable regulations; provided the governor, or any person designated by the governor, may, for the purpose of investigation, have free access to all of those records, ...

...iency, dishonesty, drunkenness, immoral conduct, insubordination, discourteous treatment of the public, neglect of duty, violation of this chapter or the rules of the director of administrative services, any other failure of good behavior, any other acts of misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance in office, or conviction of a felony while employed in the civil service; or (b) Upon transfer to a different agency. ...

...nits elect no representative in a board-conducted representation election. (b) After the state employment relations board establishes appropriate bargaining units for such employees, all employee organizations withdraw from a representation election. (F)(1) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of sections 124.01 to 124.64 of the Revised Code, the board of trustees of each state university or college, as defin...

...tronic media of every examination to be conducted for positions in the classified civil service of the state. The electronic notice shall be posted on the director's internet site on the world wide web for a minimum of one week preceding any examination involved.

...n (J) of section 2915.01 of the Revised Code, or is a fraternal organization described in division (L) of section 2915.01 of the Revised Code, and the organization qualified as a veteran's organization or fraternal organization, as applicable, on or before June 30, 2021. (2) The organization is a veteran's organization described in subsection 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code or is, and has received from the i...

... office of the Ohio attorney general to conduct any investigation of that nature. The board shall pay for the costs of the contract only from moneys in the occupational licensing and regulatory fund established in section 4743.05 of the Revised Code. Except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section, all information received pursuant to section 3314.40, 3319.291, 3319.313, 3326.24, 3328.19, 5126.253, or 5153.176 ...

... 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 behavioral health; ...

... 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...

...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...

....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...

...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...

... and necessary expenses incurred in the conduct of authority business. The governor shall designate a member of the authority to serve as chairperson. A majority of the members of the authority constitutes a quorum, and the affirmative vote of a majority of the members present is necessary for any action taken by the authority. A vacancy in the membership of the authority does not impair the right of a quorum to e...

... by the authority; (2) Preparing for, conducting, or reviewing negotiating sessions with any private, for-profit investment fund for the purpose of selecting a program administrator and entering into an agreement under section 150.05 of the Revised Code.

.... of the Revised Code; (d) Activities conducted by the department pursuant to section 5511.05 of the Revised Code in order to maintain the department's roadway inventory. (2) If a contract to be let under division (B)(1) of this section involves an exigency that concerns the public health, safety, or welfare or addresses an emergency situation in which timeliness is crucial in preventing the cost of the contract ...

...ed under section 2935.03 of the Revised Code for peace officers of the department of natural resources to keep the peace, to enforce all laws and rules governing those lands and waters, and to make arrests for violation of those laws and rules. The governor, upon the recommendation of the director, shall issue to a natural resources law enforcement staff officer a commission indicating authority to make arrests as p...

...f management and conservation practices conducted in accordance with standards established in rules adopted under division (A)(1) of this section; (3) Assist in expediting state responsibilities for watershed development and other natural resource conservation works of improvement; (4) When necessary for the purposes of sections 1503.50 to 1503.55 of the Revised Code, develop or approve timber harvest plans.

...ndergraduate or graduate level research conducted at locations of geological interest in the state. The chief shall award grants at least annually, but at the chief's discretion, may award grants more frequently; (4) To provide materials such as rock and mineral kits to state elementary and secondary schools to assist students in the study of geology. (B) The sources of money for the fund shall include all of the...

...construction, or redevelopment is being conducted within a Lake Erie coastal erosion area in violation of division (B) of this section. (D) A permit granted by the director under division (B) of this section is not required within the territory of any county or municipal corporation that has adopted and is enforcing a Lake Erie coastal erosion area resolution or ordinance within its zoning or building regulations i...

...at the removal of any minerals shall be conducted in such manner as not to damage any improvements placed by the littoral owner, lessee, or permit holder on the lands. No lease or permit of the lands defined in this section shall express or imply any control of fisheries or aquatic wildlife now vested in the division of wildlife of the department. (D) Upland owners who, prior to October 13, 1955, have erected, devel...

...d within the state on a tract solely to conduct research or testing of the subsurface geology, including porosity and permeability. "Stratigraphic well" does not include geotechnical or soil borings or a borehole drilled for seismic shot or mining of industrial minerals or coal.

.... In the civil action, the court shall conduct an in camera review of information submitted by an owner or person described in division (I)(1) of this section to determine if the identity, amount, concentration, or purpose of a product, fluid, or substance or of a chemical component in a product, fluid, or substance pursuant to division (I)(1) of this section is entitled to trade secret protection. (J)(1) Exc...

...present evidence at an informal hearing conducted by the chief. If, at the conclusion of the hearing, the chief finds that such a pattern of violations exists or has existed, the chief shall issue an order suspending or revoking the transporter's registration certificate. An order suspending or revoking a certificate under this section may be appealed under sections 1509.36 and 1509.37 of the Revised Code, or n...

...attached by the board. The board shall conduct at least one public hearing before approving a plan or revised plan, publishing notice of the time and place of each such public hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the county at least five days before the day on which the hearing is to be held. The board shall record the filings of all plans and revised plans in its journal. The board shall approve, d...

...or under section 119.094 of the Revised Code. Such fees and mileage expenses incurred at the request of appellant shall be paid in advance by the appellant, and the remainder of those expenses shall be paid out of funds appropriated for the expenses of the division of oil and gas resources management. In case of disobedience or neglect of any subpoena served on any person, or the refusal of any witness to testify ...

...w admitted to practice in this state to conduct hearings under this chapter. Four members constitute a quorum, and no action of the commission shall be valid unless it has the concurrence of at least four members. The commission shall keep a record of its proceedings. Each member shall be paid as compensation for work as a member one hundred fifty dollars per day when actually engaged in the performance of work as ...

...r (2) of section 1513.02 of the Revised Code, the commission shall issue its written decision within thirty days after the receipt of the appeal unless temporary relief has been granted by the chairperson pursuant to division (C) of this section. (2) When the appeal concerns an application for a permit under division (I) of section 1513.07 of the Revised Code, the commission shall hold a hearing within thirty days a...

...he board shall establish procedures for conducting meetings and for the election of its chairperson, vice-chairperson, and secretary. (E) The board shall do all of the following: (1) Review the deposits into and expenditures from the reclamation forfeiture fund created in section 1513.18 of the Revised Code; (2) Retain periodically a qualified actuary to perform an actuarial study of the reclamation forfeiture fun...

...d by the chief during a fiscal year for conducting reclamation projects under this section and for making grants under section 1513.31 of the Revised Code, provided that such expenditures are primarily for the pollution abatement purposes of section 1513.30 of the Revised Code.

...ntering ground and surface waters. (b) Conducting coal mining operations so as to prevent, to the extent possible using the best technology currently available, additional contributions of suspended solids to streamflow or runoff outside the permit area, but in no event shall such contributions be in excess of requirements set by applicable state or federal law, and avoiding channel deepening or enlargement in opera...

...rements of Chapter 1513. of the Revised Code shall comply with all the requirements of Chapter 1513. of the Revised Code and rules adopted thereunder.

...ream mining and reclamation activities conducted under the existing permit or renewal permit; (2) The annual report required under section 1514.03 of the Revised Code; (3) In the case of an applicant proposing a significant change to the plan of mining and reclamation, as "significant" is defined by rule, a copy of the advertisement that is required to be published in accordance with section 1514.022 of the R...

...fined in section 3734.01 of the Revised Code, that shall be disposed of in accordance with Chapter 3734. of the Revised Code. If the director of environmental protection does not notify the director of natural resources within thirty days after receiving notice of the gift or sale that the spoils shall be disposed of in accordance with Chapter 3734. of the Revised Code, the director of natural resources may proceed w...

...thority of Chapter 3709. of the Revised Code or authorities having the duties of a board of health as authorized by section 3709.05 of the Revised Code, boards of county commissioners, boards of township trustees, legislative authorities of municipal corporations, or boards of directors of conservancy districts and may be called by the chief upon the request of any other person or at the chief's discretion. The chief...

...r who has been approved by the chief to conduct the periodic inspection of dams pursuant to schedules and other standards and procedures established in the rules. The registered professional engineer shall prepare a report of the inspection in accordance with the rules and provide the inspection report to the dam owner who shall submit it to the chief. A dam that is designated under the rules for inspection by a regi...

... and mapping of floodplains and for the conduct of engineering studies to determine the vertical and horizontal limits of floodplains and for the assessment of development impacts on flood heights and flood conveyance. The standards established in rules adopted under this division shall be consistent with and no more stringent than the analogous standards established under the national flood insurance program. (10) ...

...ty of each aquifer; (6) The hydraulic conductivity of each aquifer; (7) The specific yield of each unconfined aquifer; (8) The rate of discharge of any currently registered water withdrawals shown pursuant to division (E) of section 1521.25 of the Revised Code. (C) A listing of the published information and data, and copies of the unpublished records and data, used in preparation of the items in divisions (A)...