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...(A) There is hereby created the utility radiological safety board composed of the chairperson of the public utilities commission, the director of environmental protection, the director of health, the director of agriculture, the executive director of the emergency management agency, and the director of commerce, or their designees each of whom shall be an employee of the member agency of the board member for whom the...

...abilities of, municipal policemen while discharging the duties for which they are appointed.

...Except while acting in the discharge of duty as a detective for the railroad, every policeman appointed under section 4973.17 of the Revised Code shall, when on duty, wear in plain view a metallic shield with the word "police" and the name of the railroad for which he is appointed inscribed on it.

...(A) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that increasing requirements for rail service for the people of the state and escalating costs of providing such rail service have created inordinate demands upon the financial resources of the state, qualifying subdivisions, private corporations and organizations, and local and regional transportation authorities necessitating legislation to enable the people of the...

...Except as otherwise provided in section 3.061 of the Revised Code, each township trustee, before entering upon the discharge of official duties, shall give bond to the state for the use of the township, in the sum of one thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of official duties as a trustee, and with at least two sureties, each of whom shall be a resident of the same township with the trustee o...

... to lie for the purpose of receiving or discharging freights, if it believes the public interest so demands, appoint a suitable person to act as harbor master. The powers and duties of such person shall be prescribed by the board, and shall be such as are prescribed for harbor masters in municipal corporations in so far as they are applicable. Such harbor master shall hold his office for one year or until his appoi...

...(A) In each township or fire district that has a fire department, the head of the department shall be a fire chief, appointed by the board of township trustees, except that, in a joint fire district, the fire chief shall be appointed by the board of fire district trustees. Neither this section nor any other section of the Revised Code requires, or shall be construed to require, that the fire chief be a resident of th...

...(A) As used in this section, "felony" has the same meaning as in section 109.511 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) The township trustees of a township police district, by a two-thirds vote of the board, or a joint police district board, by majority vote of its members, may adopt rules necessary for the operation of the township or joint police district, including a determination of the qualifications of the chief of...

...Except as otherwise provided in section 3.061 of the Revised Code, the township fiscal officer, before entering upon the discharge of official duties, shall give a bond, payable to the board of township trustees, with sureties approved by the board, in the sum determined by the board but not less than the sum provided in this section, and conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of the office of townsh...

...f police, and other police officers, in discharging their duties, may call the sheriff or a deputy sheriff to their aid in state cases.

...When it becomes the duty of the constable to take a person to the county jail, such constable shall deliver to the sheriff or jailer a certified copy of the execution, commitment, or other process, whereby he holds such person in custody, and shall return the original to the judge who issued it. Such copy is sufficient authority to the sheriff or jailer to keep the prisoner in jail until discharged.

...(A) As used in this section, a "scholars residential center" is a center that meets all of the following: (1) The center is a certified affiliate in good standing of a national organization with a mission to help underserved children in middle school and high school in a comprehensive manner that is academically focused and service-oriented and in a family-like setting. (2) The center is private and not-for-pro...

...(A) As used in this section and section 5103.131 of the Revised Code: (1)(a) "Children's crisis care facility" means a facility that has as its primary purpose the provision of residential and other care to either or both of the following: (i) One or more preteens voluntarily placed in the facility by the preteen's parent or other caretaker who is facing a crisis that causes the parent or other caretaker to see...

...The interstate compact for the placement of children is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in form substantially as follows: ARTICLE I. PURPOSE The purpose of this compact is to: (A) Provide a process through which children subject to this compact are placed in safe and suitable homes in a timely manner. (B) Facilitate ongoing supervision of a ...

...A residential infant care center shall do the following: (A) If using medication to treat infants, hold a terminal distributor of dangerous drugs license issued by the state board of pharmacy under section 4729.54 of the Revised Code. (B) Comply, except as otherwise provided in this section and section 5103.6011 of the Revised Code, with all requirements under rule 5101:2-9-02 of the Administrative Code; (C) De...

...(A) (1) No participant of Ohio works first shall be assigned to a work activity, developmental activity, or alternative work activity when the employer removes or discharges a person, for the purpose of substituting the participant in the person's place, in any of the following circumstances: (a) The person is already employed as a regular full-time or part-time employee of the employer; (b) The person has been e...

...(A) As used in this section, "felony" has the same meaning as in section 109.511 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) Subject to division (C) of this section, upon the recommendation of the director of mental health and addiction services, the managing officer of an institution under the jurisdiction of the department of mental health and addiction services may designate one or more employees to be special police offi...

...(A) The department of mental health and addiction services shall maintain, operate, manage, and govern state institutions and other services for the care and treatment of persons with mental illnesses. (B)(1) The department of mental health and addiction services may, with the approval of the governor, designate the name and purpose of any institutions under its jurisdiction and may change, with the approval of th...

...(A) Upon petition by the director of mental health and addiction services, the court of common pleas or the probate court may appoint a receiver to take possession of and operate a residential facility licensed pursuant to section 5119.34 of the Revised Code, when conditions existing at the residential facility present a substantial risk of physical or mental harm to residents and no other remedies at law are a...

...Any payments necessary to discharge any financial obligations imposed upon the state of Ohio by the compact or by any supplementary agreement entered into thereunder, as provided in sections 5119.70 to 5119.72 of the Revised Code, shall be made from appropriated funds upon presentation to the director of budget and management of itemized vouchers approved by the compact administrator.

...Each superintendent of an institution under the control of the department of rehabilitation and correction shall be of good moral character and have skill, ability, and experience in his profession. He shall have control of the institution, and be responsible for the management thereof and for the service of all its employees. He shall appoint necessary teachers, attendants, nurses, servants, and other persons, assig...

...(A) If a prisoner escapes from a state correctional institution, the managing officer of the institution, after consultation with and upon the advice of appropriate law enforcement officials, shall assign and deploy into the community appropriate staff persons necessary to apprehend the prisoner. Correctional officers and officials may carry firearms when required in the discharge of their duties in apprehendin...

...When the chief clinical officer of a hospital considers it in the best interest of a patient, the officer may permit the patient to leave the hospital on a trial visit. The trial visit shall be for the period of time the chief clinical officer determines, but shall not exceed ninety days, unless extended for subsequent periods not to exceed ninety days after evaluation of the patient's condition. The chief clinical ...

...The chief clinical officer of a public hospital shall immediately report to the department of mental health and addiction services and the board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services serving the patient's county of residence the removal, death, escape, discharge, or trial visit of any patient hospitalized under section 5122.15 of the Revised Code, or the return of such an escaped or visiting pa...

...The department of mental health and addiction services may prescribe the form of applications, reports, records, and medical certificates provided for under this chapter, and the information required to be contained therein; require reports from the chief clinical officer of any public hospital relating to the admission, examination, diagnosis, release, or discharge of any patient; visit each such hospital regu...