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...) "Commercial real estate" and "improvement" have the same meanings as in section 4703.20 of the Revised Code. (B) "Owner" means a person who has a legal or equitable interest in commercial real estate, including a contingent interest, pursuant to an agreement or contract, and who enters into a written contract with a professional engineer or professional surveyor for services to be provided with regard to any suc...

...rovided with regard to any interest in commercial real estate has a lien on that interest. (2) The lien shall be effective only if the contract for services is in writing and is signed by the professional engineer or professional surveyor and the owner of the interest in commercial real estate. (B)(1) Only the professional engineer or professional surveyor named in the contract shall have a lien pursuant to this ...

...(A) To perfect a lien on commercial real estate referred to in section 4733.301 of the Revised Code, a professional engineer or professional surveyor shall file with the county recorder of the county in which the commercial real estate is located an affidavit as described in division (B) of this section. (B)(1) The affidavit required under division (A) of this section shall include all of the following: (a) The ...

... Failure to file a complaint within the time specified shall extinguish the lien. (D)(1)(a) Any person with an interest in the commercial real estate subject to a lien perfected pursuant to section 4733.302 of the Revised Code may demand, in writing, that the professional engineer or professional surveyor commence suit to enforce the lien. (b) Such a demand shall be commenced by serving the professional engineer ...

...rd the release and charge and collect from the professional engineer or professional surveyor the fees set forth in section 317.32 of the Revised Code for the recorder's services.

...de, any person with an interest in the commercial real estate that was the subject of the lien, or named in the affidavit recorded pursuant to section 4733.302 of the Revised Code, may record an affidavit stating that the underlying claim was satisfied or that the lien was released by operation of law in the county recorder's office of the county in which the commercial real estate is located. (B) The county recor...

... in commercial real estate on which a lien has been perfected pursuant to section 4733.302 of the Revised Code, or named in the affidavit required under that section, may apply to the common pleas court of the county in which the commercial real estate is located to substitute financial security for the lien. (B) The substitute security shall be in the amount equal to the professional engineer or professional surv...

...(A) Whoever violates section 4733.22 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than ninety days, or both.

...r" means any individual or contracting company that satisfies both of the following: (1) Has responsibility for the means, method, and manner of construction, improvement, renovation, repair, or maintenance on a construction project with respect to one or more trades and who offers, identifies, advertises, or otherwise holds out or represents that the individual or contracting company is permitted or qualified...

...ng to matters of the board and for the time spent in necessary travel, and all actual and necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of official duties. (H) The director of commerce may remove any member of the board the director appoints for malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance. (I) Membership on the board and holding any office of the board does not constitute holding a public office or employment wi...

... each year, but may meet at additional times as specified by rule, at the call of the chairperson, or upon the request of two or more members. A majority of the members of the administrative section constitutes a quorum for the transaction of all business. The administrative section may not take any action without the concurrence of at least three of its members. (B)(1) The administrative section shall employ...

... date, and the name of the contracting company associated with the individual, as applicable. (b) Each license issued to an individual who holds more than one valid license shall contain the same license number and expiration date as the original license issued to that individual. (2) Renew licenses for individuals who meet the renewal requirements of section 4740.06 of the Revised Code. (D) Make an annual wri...

...n licenses to determine an applicant's competence to perform that type of contracting.

...ation after taking the examination five times under this section shall reapply for a license under division (A) of this section before retaking the required examination any subsequent time. (H) All licenses a contractor holds pursuant to this chapter shall expire annually on the same date, which shall be the expiration date of the original license the contractor holds. An individual holding a valid, unexpired licen...

...applicant for an initial license shall comply with sections 4776.01 to 4776.04 of the Revised Code. The Ohio construction industry licensing board shall not grant a license to an applicant for an initial license unless the applicant complies with sections 4776.01 to 4776.04 of the Revised Code.

...s license be assigned to a contracting company with whom the individual is employed. If the individual is issued a license and meets the requirements of this section for the assignment of the license to a contracting company, the administrative section shall assign the license to and issue a license in the name of the contracting company. The license assigned and issued to a contracting company under this divis...

...When a written reciprocity agreement between the states exists, and an individual who is registered, licensed, or certified in another state applies to the appropriate specialty section of the Ohio construction industry licensing board submits a copy of the reciprocity agreement, and pays the licensure fee determined pursuant to section 4740.09 of the Revised Code, the appropriate specialty section of the board shall...

...The fees for licenses and their renewal, including late fees, subject to the approval of the controlling board, shall be determined by each respective specialty section of the Ohio construction industry licensing board. Each respective specialty section of the board may increase these fees, provided that no increase exceeds fifty per cent of the lowest fee determined by that section of the board during the thre...

...ay impose any of the following, or any combination of the following, disciplinary actions against an applicant or license holder for committing an act listed in division (B) of this section: (1) Suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue any license; (2) Require additional continuing education hours; (3) Issue a fine. (B)(1) An applicant or licensee shall be subject to disciplinary action as prescribed under divisio...

...uction industry licensing board shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a license issued pursuant to this chapter.

...asury to the credit of the industrial compliance operating fund created in section 121.084 of the Revised Code.

...o political subdivision, district, or agency of the state may adopt an ordinance or rule that requires contractor registration and the assessment of a registration or license fee unless that ordinance or rule also requires any contractor who registers and pays the registration or license fee to be licensed in the contractor's trade pursuant to this chapter. (B) Except as provided in division (A) of this section, not...

... permanent injunction in the court of common pleas of the county where the unlicensed person resides or is acting as or claiming to be a licensed contractor. (C) A contractor licensed under this chapter may install, service, and maintain the related or interfaced control wiring for equipment and devices related to their specific license, on the condition that the control wiring is less than twenty-five volts. ...

...r from leasing, on a temporary or permanent basis, an employee from a professional employer organization, as defined by section 4125.01 of the Revised Code, from an alternate employer organization, as defined by section 4133.01 of the Revised Code, or from a temporary agency to perform work under the direct supervision of the contractor.

...ereby created within the department of commerce the residential construction advisory committee consisting of nine persons the director of commerce appoints. The advisory committee shall be made up of the following members: (1) Three shall be general contractors who have recognized ability and experience in the construction of residential buildings. (2) Two shall be building officials who have experience administer...