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...l forms of exploitation of persons that leads to trafficking in persons. (C) As used in this section: (1) "Commercial sex act" means any sex act on account of which anything of value is directly or indirectly given, promised to, or received by any person. (2) "Labor" means work of economic or financial value. (3) "Services" means an ongoing relationship between persons in which a person performs activities at...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Charitable trust" means a charitable remainder annuity trust as defined in section 664(d) of the Internal Revenue Code, a charitable remainder unitrust as defined in section 664(d) of the Internal Revenue Code, a charitable lead or other split interest trust subject to the governing instrument requirements of section 508(e) of the Internal Revenue Code, a pooled income fund as defined i...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Affiliate" means any individual or entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with a family trust company. (B) "Business entity" means a partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or other entity. (C) "Control" means the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a business entity, whether through ownership of voting securities, ...

...(A) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, the superintendent of financial institutions, the superintendent's agents, and employees shall keep privileged and confidential all of the following information: (1) Application information and other information obtained from a family trust company, including the names and addresses of the directors and officers, the names and addresses of the stockholders, fam...

...(A) The treasurer of state may require an individual who applies for employment with, or is employed by, the treasurer of state's office to undergo a criminal records check conducted by the superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation in accordance with section 109.572 of the Revised Code. If, pursuant to this division, the treasurer of state requires an individual to undergo a crim...

...The auditor of state, by virtue of the office, shall be the lead public official responsible for the examination, analysis, inspection, and audits of all public offices. The auditor of state may hire, appoint, and fix the compensation of auditors, investigators, and other staff necessary to carry out the statutory responsibilities of the office.

...The auditor of state, upon receiving notification that a county auditor has filed a warrant under protest as specified in section 319.16 of the Revised Code, may review that warrant as part of the auditor of state's next regularly scheduled audit of the public office that presented documents under that section that led to issuance of the warrant under protest.

...(A) No debt obligation may be issued or incurred by the municipal corporation, county, or township, whether purchased by the municipal corporation, county, or township or others, except with the prior approval of the financial planning and supervision commission. (B) The commission shall disapprove the issuance of debt obligations upon a determination that, in its judgment, such action would impede the purposes of a...

...The department of development shall do the following: (A) Maintain a continuing evaluation of the sources available for the retention, development, or expansion of industrial and commercial facilities in this state through both public and private agencies; (B) Assist public and private agencies in obtaining information necessary to evaluate the desirability of the retention, construction, or expansion of industrial...

...(A) As used in this section: "Charitable organization" has the same meaning as in section 1716.01 of the Revised Code. "Independent college or university" means a nonprofit institution of higher education that has a certificate of authorization under Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code. "Industry sector partnership" means a workforce collaborative that organizes key leaders and stakeholders of an industry cluster...

...The director of development services shall administer the following programs: (A) The industrial technology and enterprise development grant program, to provide capital to acquire, construct, enlarge, improve, or equip and to sell, lease, exchange, and otherwise dispose of property, structures, equipment, and facilities within the state. Such funding may be made to enterprises that propose to develop new pro...

...(A) If the director of development services determines that a grant may create new jobs or preserve existing jobs and employment opportunities in an eligible county, the director may grant up to seven hundred fifty thousand dollars to the eligible county for the purpose of acquiring commercial or industrial land or buildings and making improvements to commercial or industrial areas within the eligible county, includi...

...(A) The tenure of every officer or employee in the classified service of the state and the counties, civil service townships, cities, city health districts, general health districts, and city school districts of the state, holding a position under this chapter, shall be during good behavior and efficient service. No officer or employee shall be reduced in pay or position, fined, suspended, or removed, or have the off...

...(A) There is hereby established the office of information technology within the department of administrative services. The office shall be under the supervision of a state chief information officer to be appointed by the director of administrative services and subject to removal at the pleasure of the director. The chief information officer is an assistant director of administrative services. (B) Under the directi...

...(A) If a person entitled to enforce an instrument releases the obligation of a principal obligor in whole or in part, and another party to the instrument is a secondary obligor with respect to the obligation of that principal obligor, the following rules apply: (1) Any obligations of the principal obligor to the secondary obligor with respect to any previous payment by the secondary obligor are not affected. Unless...

...Records that would disclose or may lead to the disclosure of records or information that would jeopardize the state's continued use or security of any computer or telecommunications devices or services associated with electronic signatures, electronic records, or electronic transactions are not public records for purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised Code.

...(A) No person shall do any of the following: (1) Sell or expose for sale at retail, or manufacture, any meat or meat preparations or any fowl or preparations from fowl and falsely represent the same to be "kosher" or as having been prepared under, and of a product or products sanctioned by, the Orthodox Hebrew religious requirements; (2) Falsely represent any food products or the contents of any package or containe...

...As used in sections 1345.41 to 1345.50 of the Revised Code: (A) "Prepaid entertainment contract" means a contract under which the buyer of a service pays for or becomes obligated to pay for service prior to the buyer's receipt of or enjoyment of any or all of the service and that is a contract for: (1) Dance studio lessons, which include related services and instruction in ballroom or other types of dancing, and le...

...(A) "Adjusted for inflation" means increased in accordance with the formula for inflation adjustment set forth in exhibit C to the Master Settlement Agreement. (B) "Affiliate" means a person who directly or indirectly owns or controls, is owned or controlled by, or is under common ownership or control with, another person. Solely for purposes of this definition, the terms "owns," "is owned" and "ownership" mea...

...(A) The general assembly finds that many low to moderateincome senior citizens and permanently and totally disabled citizens face financial hardship and find it difficult to timely pay property taxes on their homesteads, which can lead to delinquencies, penalties, declines in tax receipts, foreclosures, a loss of stable and affordable housing, a loss of neighborhoods and communities, and a decline in property values....

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Public record" means records kept by any public office, including, but not limited to, state, county, city, village, township, and school district units, and records pertaining to the delivery of educational services by an alternative school in this state kept by the nonprofit or for-profit entity operating the alternative school pursuant to section 3313.533 of the Revised Code. "...

...(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the state agency whose director has been designated to administer the Lake Erie protection fund under section 1506.23 of the Revised Code is hereby designated the lead agency for the implementation in this state of the purposes of the great lakes protection fund, a regional trust fund established by the great lakes states to advance the principles, goals, and ob...

...he chief, except that if the violation leads to the issuance of a cessation order under division (D) of this section, the civil penalty shall be assessed for each day until the person initiates the necessary corrective steps. The penalty shall not exceed five thousand dollars for each violation. Each day of continuing violation may be deemed a separate violation for purposes of penalty assessments. In determin...

...The "great lakes-st. Lawrence river basin water resources compact," which has been negotiated by representatives of this state and the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, and Wisconsin and the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is hereby ratified, enacted into law, and entered into by this state as a party to it as follows: AGREEMENT Section 1. The states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minneso...

...As used in this chapter and Chapter 1533. of the Revised Code: (A) "Person" means a person as defined in section 1.59 of the Revised Code or a company; an employee, agent, or officer of such a person or company; a combination of individuals; the state; a political subdivision of the state; an interstate body created by a compact; or the federal government or a department, agency, or instrumentality of it. (B) "...