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Section 1333.25 | Charges deducted from proceeds - disposition of surplus.

...The person to whom charges are owed for services, labor, or storage described in sections 1333.22 and 1333.23 of the Revised Code shall do all of the following: (A) Deduct from the proceeds of a sale the charges owed plus the costs of notifying the owner of the garment, clothing, wearing apparel, or household goods under sections 1333.22 to 1333.24 of the Revised Code; (B) Hold any surplus arising from the sale sub...

Section 1333.26 | Notices to be posted.

...All persons taking advantage of sections 1333.22 to 1333.28 of the Revised Code shall keep posted in a prominent place in their receiving office at all times two notices that shall read substantially as follows: (A) "All articles that are cleaned, pressed, glazed, washed, altered, or repaired and that are not called for in one hundred twenty days will be sold to pay the requisite charges and certain notification exp...

Section 1333.27 | Civil action for unpaid charges.

...bits any person from commencing a civil action to collect unpaid charges for services, labor, or storage described in section 1333.22 or 1333.23 of the Revised Code from the owner of any garment, clothing, wearing apparel, or household goods who is responsible for the unpaid charges, except that the proceeds of any sale conducted pursuant to sections 1333.22 to 1333.25 of the Revised Code, after deduction of the noti...

Section 1333.28 | Immunity.

...ode is not liable in damages in a civil action to any person for any injury, death, or loss to person or property allegedly arising from the sale, giving away, or other disposal.

Section 1333.29 | Molder's lien definitions.

...s a die, mold, pattern, or form to manufacture, assemble, or otherwise make a plastic, metal, paper, china, ceramic, glass, or rubber product. (B) "Customer" means any person who does either of the following: (1) Engages a molder to fabricate, cast, or otherwise make, or to improve, a die, mold, pattern, or form; (2) Engages a person to use a die, mold, pattern, or form to manufacture, assemble, or otherwise make ...

Section 1333.30 | Molder's right to destroy die, mold, pattern or form of customer after three years.

...If a customer does not take possession of a die, mold, pattern, or form located in this state within three years of the date it was last used, and no agreement in writing between the customer and the molder is made to the contrary, all of the customer's rights and title to, and interest in the die, mold, pattern, or form may be transferred to the molder for the purpose of destroying such die, mold, pattern, or form. ...

Section 1333.31 | Molder's lien.

... pattern, or form, and commence a civil action in a court of common pleas pursuant to division (C) of this section to enforce the lien provided by division (A) of this section by obtaining a judgment for the monetary amounts described in division (A)(1) of this section and a judgment permitting the die, mold, pattern, or form to be sold at an execution sale; (2) Continue to retain possession of the die, mold, patter...

Section 1333.32 | Definitions - moldbuilder' lien.

..., unless the person also engages in the activities described in this division. (D) "Molder" has the same definition as in division (A) of section 1333.29 of the Revised Code, but does not include a moldbuilder. (E) "Person" means an individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, or other legal entity.

Section 1333.33 | Moldbuilder's lien.

...t lien. (E)(1) Any provision of a contract that waives a moldbuilder's right or an obligation of a person established by sections 1333.32 to 1333.34 of the Revised Code is void and unenforceable as against public policy. Division (E)(1) of this section does not affect the validity of other provisions of the contract or of a related document, policy, or agreement that can be given effect without the voided provision....

Section 1333.34 | Enforcement of moldbuilder's lien.

...dicial procedure; (2) Commence a civil action described in division (D) of this section in a court of common pleas to enforce the lien, including by obtaining a judgment for the amounts owed that are described in division (A) of this section and a judgment permitting the mold to be sold at an execution sale; (3) One or more of the following: (a) Take possession of the mold, if possession without judicial process c...

Section 1333.35 | Bankruptcy and receiver's sales definitions.

...As used in sections 1333.35 to 1333.37, inclusive, of the Revised Code: (A) "Additional merchandise" means all goods, wares, and merchandise not part of bankruptcy or receivership proceedings. (B) "Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, or any unincorporated organization. (C) "Bankruptcy sale" or "receiver's sale" means any offer to sell to the public, or sale to the public of goods, w...

Section 1333.36 | Prohibition on sale of additional merchandise at bankruptcy or receiver's sale.

...No person shall with intent to mislead or deceive the general public, advertise, offer to sell, or sell additional merchandise at the bankruptcy sale or at a receiver's sale.

Section 1333.37 | Intent to mislead or deceive general public.

...The offering or display for sale of additional merchandise by any person conducting a bankruptcy or receiver's sale at the premises of such sale is prima-facie evidence of intent to mislead or deceive the general public, provided, however, that goods and merchandise stored in a warehouse shall not be presumed to be part of such sale.

Section 1333.41 | Lien of bailee for hire on personal property - enforcement of lien.

... is the owner of, or the principal contractor associated with, a public or private construction project, does not deposit a surety bond in accordance with section 1333.42 of the Revised Code or file an application as described in division (D) of that section with the appropriate court of common pleas, then the bailee for hire may enforce the lien pursuant to the procedure in this section. (B) To enforce the lien cre...

Section 1333.42 | Lien of bailee for hire on personal property - construction project.

...erty of the owner of, or principal contractor associated with, a public or private construction project, and if the bailee for hire obtains a lien with respect to that personal property pursuant to section 1333.41 of the Revised Code or the common law of this state in order to secure the reasonable value of the services that he performed or of the materials that he provided, then the owner or principal contractor may...

Section 1333.52 | Record piracy.

...on. (B) No person shall purposely manufacture, sell, or distribute for profit any phonograph record, tape, or album of phonograph records or tapes unless the record and the outside cover, box, or jacket of the record, tape, or album clearly and conspicuously discloses the name and street address of the manufacturer of the record, tape, or album, and the name of the performer or group whose performance is recorded. E...

Section 1333.55 | Disclosing tax information.

... separate document, or necessary to contact that person in order to obtain his written consent to a disclosure. Whoever violates this section shall be fined not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not less than six months nor more than one year.

Section 1333.60 | Voluntary delivery of unordered goods constitutes unconditional gift.

...Where any merchandise is offered for sale by means of its voluntary delivery to an offeree who has neither ordered nor requested it, the delivery of such merchandise constitutes an unconditional gift to the recipient.

Section 1333.61 | Uniform trade secrets act definitions.

... It derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use. (2) It is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy.

Section 1333.62 | Injunction against misappropriation.

...(A) Actual or threatened misappropriation may be enjoined. Upon application to the court, an injunction shall be terminated when the trade secret has ceased to exist, unless the court finds that termination of the injunction is likely to provide a person who committed an actual or threatened misappropriation with a resulting commercial advantage, in which case the injunction shall be continued for an additional reas...

Section 1333.63 | Damages recoverable.

...y inequitable, a complainant in a civil action is entitled to recover damages for misappropriation. Damages may include both the actual loss caused by misappropriation and the unjust enrichment caused by misappropriation that is not taken into account in computing actual loss. In lieu of damages measured by any other methods, the damages caused by misappropriation may be measured by imposition of liability for a reas...

Section 1333.64 | Attorney's fees.

...The court may award reasonable attorney's fees to the prevailing party, if any of the following applies: (A) A claim of misappropriation is made in bad faith. (B) A motion to terminate an injunction is made or resisted in bad faith. (C) Willful and malicious misappropriation exists.

Section 1333.65 | Authorized means of preserving secrecy.

...In an action under sections 1333.61 to 1333.69 of the Revised Code, a court shall preserve the secrecy of an alleged trade secret by reasonable means that may include granting protective orders in connection with discovery proceedings, holding in-camera hearings, sealing the records of the action, and ordering any person involved in the litigation not to disclose an alleged trade secret without prior court approval.

Section 1333.66 | Time for commencing action.

...An action for misappropriation shall be commenced within four years after the misappropriation is discovered or by the exercise of reasonable diligence should have been discovered. For the purposes of this section, a continuing misappropriation constitutes a single claim.

Section 1333.67 | Conflicting laws displaced - remedies not affected.

... affect any of the following: (1) Contractual remedies, whether or not based on misappropriation of a trade secret; (2) Other civil remedies that are not based on misappropriation of a trade secret; (3) Criminal remedies, including those in other sections of this chapter, whether or not based on misappropriation of a trade secret.