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...2 of the Revised Code. (C) The board consists of the following members: (1) The director of commerce or the director's designee; (2) A representative of the board of building standards; (3) The following individuals, appointed by the governor: (a) One representative of a major elevator manufacturing company; (b) One representative of an elevator servicing company; (c) One representative of the ar...

...e licensee: (1) The licensee has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a crime of moral turpitude or disqualifying offense as those terms are defined in section 4776.10 of the Revised Code and the list adopted pursuant to division (A)(2) of section 4785.08 of the Revised Code. (2) The licensee has violated any provision of this chapter. (3) The licensee has violated any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter. ...

...or any record published, released, or made available. (B)(1) If, on receipt of such a request, the board determines that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the violation or danger exists, the board shall investigate whether or not a violation or danger exists. (2) If the board determines that there are no reasonable grounds to believe that a violation or danger exists, the board shall notify the individ...

...All money collected under this chapter shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the industrial compliance operating fund created under section 121.084 of the Revised Code.

...Whoever recklessly violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be fined not more than one thousand five hundred dollars, sentenced to a jail term not exceeding thirty days, or both.

...of the Revised Code. (B) "Residential consumer" means urban, suburban, and rural patrons of public utilities insofar as their needs for utility services are limited to their residence.

...owers and duties granted the counsel under this chapter, and all necessary powers to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (2) Without limitation because of enumeration, the counsel: (a) Shall have all the rights and powers of any party in interest appearing before the public utilities commission regarding examination and cross-examination of witnesses, presentation of evidence, and other matters; (b) May t...

...The consumers' counsel shall not operate a telephone call center for consumer complaints. However, for any calls received by the consumers' counsel concerning consumer complaints, the consumers' counsel may assist consumers with their complaints or forward the calls to the public utilities commission's call center.

...(A) No person may be appointed consumers' counsel unless he is admitted to the practice of law in this state and is qualified by knowledge and experience to practice in public utility proceedings. (B) No person who is in the employ of or acting in an official capacity with any public utility, subject to regulation by the public utilities commission or who is pecuniarily interested in, or holds stocks or bonds of an...

...The consumers' counsel shall be a resident of this state and during the counsel's term of office shall not hold any other office of either trust or profit under the government of the United States, this state, or any political subdivision of this state, except that this section shall not be construed to preclude the consumers' counsel from serving as a member of the reserve of the armed forces of the United States or...

...ring upon the duties of his office, the consumers' counsel shall subscribe to an oath of office, which shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state, and shall give bond of five thousand dollars with a sufficient surety approved by the treasurer of state. After approval the bond shall be filed with the secretary of state.

...The consumers' counsel shall be considered a state officer for the purpose of section 24 of Article II, Ohio constitution.

...lary of the consumers' counsel shall be determined by the consumers' counsel governing board but shall be in pay range 49 as set forth in section 124.152 of the Revised Code.

...The office of the consumers' counsel shall be in Columbus.

...apters 4909. and 4911. of the Revised Code.

...s and records in the posses-sion of the consumers' counsel are public records.

...f the powers and duties vested in him under Chapters 4909. and 4911. of the Revised Code.

... Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code, the consumers' counsel may employ and fix the compensation of such officers, experts, lawyers, engineers, economists, statisticians, accountants, investigators, and employees in fiduciary, supervisory, or policy-making positions as are necessary to carry out Chapters 4909. and 4911. of the Revised Code or to perform the powers and duties conferred or imposed upon him by law. These ...

...operated by this state in a manner provided by mutual arrangement between the counsel and the trustees and faculty of the university. Any necessary information, data, and equipment of the university shall be placed at the disposal of the counsel and paid for by the office of the customers' counsel at the university's cost.

...The jurisdiction of the consumers' counsel extends to every case that he or another party brings before the public utilities commission involving the fixing of any rate, joint rate, fare, charge, toll, or rental charged for commodities or services by any public utility, the plant or property of which lies wholly within this state. Where the property of a public utility lies partly within this state, the jurisdiction ...

...nsel, at the request of one or more residential consumers residing in, or municipal corporations located in, an area served by a public utility or whenever in his opinion the public interest is served, may represent those consumers or corporations whenever an application is made to the public utilities commission by any public utility desiring to establish, modify, amend, change, increase, or reduce any rate, joint r...

... Chapter 4911. of the Revised Code, the consumers' counsel shall have access to all books, contracts, records, documents, and papers in the possession of the public utilities commission at any time.

...each of the following areas: labor; residential consumers; and family farmers. No more than five members of this board may be members of the same political party. The members of the board shall be appointed by the attorney general with the advice and consent of the senate. No later than January 1, 1977, the attorney general shall make initial appointments to the board. Of the initial appointments made to the board,...

... the powers of the consumers' counsel under this chapter, an amount equal to the appropriation to the office of the consumers' counsel in each fiscal year shall be apportioned among and assessed against each public utility within this state, as defined in section 4911.01 of the Revised Code, by first computing an assessment as though it were to be made in proportion to the intrastate gross earnings or receipts of the...

...sel makes an inquiry on behalf of a residential customer concerning that customer's billing, or the availability, unavailability, or quality of that customer's service shall respond to the consumers' counsel on the merits of that inquiry within a reasonable time. If a definitive response cannot be made within three weeks of the making of the inquiry, the utility initially shall send an acknowledgement of receipt of t...