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...onsolidated into general provisions, titles, chapters, and sections shall be known and designated as the "Revised Code", for which designation "R.C." may be substituted. Except as otherwise provided in section 1301.107 of the Revised Code, Title, Chapter, and section headings and marginal General Code section numbers do not constitute any part of the law as contained in the "Revised Code". The enactment of the Revi...

...As used in the Revised Code, unless the context otherwise requires: (A) "Whoever" includes all persons, natural and artificial; partners; principals, agents, and employees; and all officials, public or private. (B) "Another," when used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property. (C) "Of unsound mind" means that ...

...ey are taken, a part of the freehold, whether they are of the substance or produce thereof or affixed thereto, although there may be no interval between the severing and taking away; (G) Any interest in realty, including fee simple and partial interests, present and future, contingent or vested interests, beneficial interests, leasehold interests, and any other interest in realty; (H) Any promise of future employme...

... of any act, or the time of accrual or determination of any rights, is fixed or governed by the statutes of this state or by any resolutions, rules, regulations, or orders in effect under authority of such statutes, such time shall be the standard time provided in this section. All clocks maintained in or upon public buildings, existing as such under the laws of this state, shall be set and run according to this sec...

...(A) As used in the Revised Code, unless the context otherwise requires, "imprisoned" or "imprisonment" means being imprisoned under a sentence imposed for an offense or serving a term of imprisonment, prison term, jail term, term of local incarceration, or other term under a sentence imposed for an offense in an institution under the control of the department of rehabilitation and correction, a county, multicounty, m...

...Except as provided in sections 2909.11 and 2913.61 of the Revised Code, when an evidence of debt or a written instrument is the subject of a criminal act, the amount of money due on the evidence of debt or the written instrument or secured thereby, or the amount of money or the value of property affected thereby, shall be deemed the value of the evidence of debt or the written instrument.

... a political subdivision of the state, retard the provision of housing accommodations, constitute an economic or social liability, or are a menace to the public health, safety, morals, or welfare in their present condition and use. (B) "Blighted parcel" means either of the following: (1) A parcel that has one or more of the following conditions: (a) A structure that is dilapidated, unsanitary, unsafe, or ver...

...the parties in obtaining justice. The rule of the common law that statutes in derogation of the common law must be strictly construed has no application to remedial laws; but this section does not require a liberal construction of laws affecting personal liberty, relating to amercement, or of a penal nature.

...edial law as to service, pleadings, competency of witnesses, or in any other respect inconsistent with the general provisions of sections of the Revised Code relating to procedure in the court of common pleas and procedure on appeal, the special provision shall govern, unless it appears that the provisions are cumulative.

...emoration of Memorial day; (E) The nineteenth day of June, known as Juneteenth day; (F) The fourth day of July, known as Independence day; (G) The first Monday in September, known as Labor day; (H) The second Monday in October, known as Columbus day; (I) The eleventh day of November, known as Veterans' day; (J) The fourth Thursday in November, known as Thanksgiving day; (K) The twenty-fifth day of Decem...

...h priority shall be determined by the times in the day at which they respectively occurred.

...ts, grants, franchises, rights, or privileges to be made or given, which were valid according to judicial construction and adjudication at the date of such action or proceeding, and loans or other things of value have been effected or acquired or expenditures have been made by other persons in reliance upon such construction or adjudication, such bonds, obligations, contracts, grants, franchises, rights, and privileg...

...n taken or authorized under the applicable section of the General Code which is superseded by the Revised Code.

...(A) In enacting any legislation with the stated purpose of correcting nonsubstantive errors in the Revised Code, it is the intent of the general assembly not to make substantive changes in the law in effect on the date of such enactment. A section of the Revised Code affected by any such act shall be construed as a restatement and correction of, and substituted in a continuing way for, the corresponding statutory pro...

...In enacting H.B. 339 of the 133rd general assembly with the stated purpose of correcting nonsubstantive errors in the Revised Code, it is the intent of the general assembly not to make substantive changes in the law in effect on the date of such enactment, except for the changes to sections 167.03, 1317.04, 1317.05, 3905.85, 3905.87, 3907.15, 3915.13, 3951.06, 4505.11, and 4509.70 of the Revised Code. Other than sect...

...age with gender neutral language, the rule of construction in division (B)(1) of this section does not apply. (C) The rule of construction in division (B) of section 1.43 of the Revised Code declares that words of one gender include the other genders. The rules of construction contained in divisions (B)(1) and (2) of this section do not affect this rule of construction with respect to statutes that contain gender sp...

...tion 1.51 of the Revised Code, and to rules adopted under them.

...ed a technical or particular meaning, whether by legislative definition or otherwise, shall be construed accordingly.

...(A) The singular includes the plural, and the plural includes the singular. (B) Words of one gender include the other genders. (C) Words in the present tense include the future.

...(A) "Week" means seven consecutive days. (B) "Year" means twelve consecutive months.

... from which the computation is begun, unless there are not that many days in the concluding month, in which case the period ends on the last day of that month.

...If there is a conflict between figures and words in expressing a number, the words govern.

...o be effective; (C) A just and reasonable result is intended; (D) A result feasible of execution is intended.

...expresses the general assembly's interpretation of State, ex rel. Ohio AFL-CIO, v. Voinovich (1994), 69 Ohio St. 3d 225, 234 to 237, insofar as the case holds with respect to the effective date of sections of law contained in acts that contain an appropriation for current expenses. A codified or uncodified section of law contained in an act that contains an appropriation for current expenses is not subject to the re...

...in its operation unless expressly made retrospective.

...ional therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board; (7) State board of registration for professional engineers and surveyors; (8) Board of embalmers and funeral directors; (9) State board of psychology; (10) Counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board; (11) State veterinary medical licensing board; (12) Commission on Hispanic-Latino affairs; (13) Commission on Afri...

... auditor shall serve at the director's pleasure and be responsible for the administration of the office of internal audit consistent with sections 126.45 to 126.48 of the Revised Code. (C) The office of internal audit shall conduct programs for the internal auditing of state agencies. The programs shall include an annual internal audit plan, reviewed by the state audit committee, that utilizes risk assessment t...

...uired under division (A)(9) of section 126.21 of the Revised Code; (3) Review and comment on unaudited financial statements submitted to the auditor of state and communicate with external auditors as required by government auditing standards; (4) Perform the additional functions imposed upon it by section 126.47 of the Revised Code. (C) As used in this section, "financial expert" means a person who has all o...

...ublic by posting it on the office's web site before the first of August of each year.

...al audit under division (C) of section 126.45 of the Revised Code, that is otherwise exempt from disclosure under state or federal law.

...evised Code, but does not include the elected state officers, the general assembly or any legislative agency, a court or any judicial agency, or a state institution of higher education.

... and management; (B) Using, when possible, the online travel authorization and expense reimbursement process; (C) Conducting meetings, whenever possible and in compliance with section 121.22 of the Revised Code, using conference calls, teleconferences, webinars, or other technology tools; (D) Using fleet vehicles for official state travel whenever possible; and (E) Following restrictions set by the department...

...tate agencies located within a reasonable distance. (B) By October 1, 2009, each state agency shall direct all major printing, copying, mail preparation, and related services through the department of administrative services and shall eliminate any internal operations providing those services.

...irectives issued by the director of budget and management. The director shall issue and revise as necessary control-on-equipment directives that apply to all furniture and equipment purchases.

...ain a list of information technology assets possessed by the agency and associated costs related to those assets.

... in the fund. All money credited or deposited in the fund shall be used for any of the following purposes: (a) Agriculture water projects; (b) Community water projects; (c) Nature water projects; (d) Awarding or allocating grants or money, issuing loans, or making purchases for the development and implementation of projects and programs, including remediation projects, that are designed to address water q...

...nts and procedures to provide financial assistance from the all Ohio future fund. The director shall consult with JobsOhio in adopting the rules. (C) No money shall be expended from the all Ohio future fund, pursuant to appropriation, until it has been released by the controlling board.

...from a public safety officer being disabled by post-traumatic stress disorder received in the course of, and arising out of, employment as a public safety officer but without an accompanying physical injury; (2) Payment of medical, nurse, therapy, and hospital services and medicines required to treat a public safety officer diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder received in the course of, and arising out of,...

...sentatives and senate when money is deposited into the fund.

... emergency service provider, relaying a message to the appropriate emergency service provider, or transferring the request for emergency services to the appropriate emergency service provider. A public safety answering point may be either of the following: (1) Located in a specific facility; (2) Virtual, if telecommunicators are geographically dispersed and do not work from the same facility. The virtual workpl...

...of a statewide emergency services internet protocol network, statewide next generation 9-1-1 core-services system, and the dispatch of emergency service providers. The steering committee shall do all of the following: (1) Examine the readiness of the state's current technology infrastructure for a statewide emergency services internet protocol network; (2) Research legislative authority with regard to governanc...

...and operational standards for public safety answering points eligible to receive disbursements under section 128.55 of the Revised Code. The rules shall incorporate industry standards and best practices for 9-1-1 services. Public safety answering points shall comply with the standards not later than two years after the effective date of the rules adopting the standards. A public safety answering point may be deemed c...

...ation of and equipment for phase II wireless systems and for costs associated with a county's migration to next generation 9-1-1 systems and technology. The committee shall periodically review the guidelines described in this division and adjust them as needed. (B) The committee shall report any adjustments to the guidelines described in division (A) of this section to the department of taxation. The adjustments s...

...ch equipment, or its maintenance. A wireless service provider and a subdivision or regional council of governments operating a public safety answering point may enter into a service agreement for providing wireless enhanced 9-1-1 pursuant to a final plan adopted under this chapter. (E) Except to the extent provided in a final plan that provides for funding of a 9-1-1 system in part through charges imposed under se...

...istrative coordinator for all public safety answering points participating in the countywide 9-1-1 final plan described in section 128.03 of the Revised Code and shall also serve as a liaison with other county coordinators and the 9-1-1 program office.

...th any clerical, legal, and other staff assistance necessary.

...ergency service provider, by relaying a message to the appropriate emergency service provider, or by transferring the call to the appropriate emergency service provider; (3) How originating service providers must connect to the core 9-1-1 system identified by the final plan and what methods will be utilized by the originating service providers to provide 9-1-1 voice, text, other forms of messaging media, and calle...

... township that, under the plan, is completely excluded from 9-1-1 service in the county's final plan. A countywide plan is effective if all of the following entities approve the plan in accordance with this section: (1) The board of county commissioners; (2) The legislative authority of a municipal corporation that contains at least thirty per cent of the county's population, if any; (3) The legislative auth...

... Revised Code; (6) Providing for wireless enhanced 9-1-1; (7) Adding, changing, or removing a 9-1-1 system service provider as a participant in the countywide 9-1-1 system; (8) Providing that the state highway patrol or one or more public safety answering points of another 9-1-1 system function as a public safety answering point or points for the provision of wireline or wireless 9-1-1 for all or part of the...

... administration of the 9-1-1 government assistance fund, the 9-1-1 program fund, and the next generation 9-1-1 fund.