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...warranty that was provided to the original consumer, except that the term of the warranty shall be the greater of either of the following: (a) Twelve thousand miles or twelve months after the date of resale, whichever is earlier; (b) The remaining term of any manufacturer's original warranty. (2) The manufacturer provides to the consumer, either directly or through its agent or its authorized dealer, and prior ...

...(A) The attorney general shall adopt rules for the establishment and qualification of an informal dispute resolution mechanism to provide for the resolution of warranty disputes between the consumer and the manufacturer, its agent, or its authorized dealer. The mechanism shall be under the supervision of the division of consumer protection of the office of the attorney general and shall meet or exceed the minimum req...

...he Revised Code. (B) The attorney general shall investigate any alleged violation of division (D) of section 1345.76 of the Revised Code and, in an appropriate case, may bring an appropriate action in a court of competent jurisdiction, charging a manufacturer with a violation of that division.

...a replacement for any of the nonmechanical sheet metal or plastic parts that generally constitute the exterior of a motor vehicle, including inner and outer panels. (2) "Nonoriginal equipment manufacturer aftermarket crash part" or "non-OEM aftermarket crash part" means any aftermarket crash part that is not made by or for the manufacturer of the motor vehicle. (3) "Repair facility" means any motor vehicle dealer...

...rease, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of an individual with a disability in seeing, hearing, speaking, walking, breathing, performing manual tasks, learning, working, or self-care. "Assistive device" includes a wheelchair, motorized scooter, assistive listening device, voice synthesized computer module, optical scanner, talking software, braille printer, environmental control, adaptive transportatio...

...n 1345.92 of the Revised Code, "collateral costs" mean expenses incurred by a consumer in connection with the repair of a defect in an assistive device, including sales tax and the cost of shipping. (B) A manufacturer that enters into a consumer transaction, either directly or through a supplier, shall provide an express written warranty to the consumer covering the full cost of any repair of the assistive device, o...

...d in this section: (1) "Current lease value" means the sum of the following: (a) The total amount the consumer was obligated to pay under a lease for the period from the date the lease is terminated to the end of the lease period originally agreed to; (b) The supplier's expenses incurred in terminating the lease prior to its agreed-to expiration and returning the assistive device to the manufacturer, plus any prep...

...pplier in this state or another state shall not be the subject of another consumer transaction in this state unless the manufacturer fully discloses the defect to the prospective consumer.

...of section 1345.02 of the Revised Code. All powers and remedies available to the attorney general to enforce sections 1345.01 to 1345.13 of the Revised Code are available to the attorney general to enforce sections 1345.90 to 1345.95 of the Revised Code, and all remedies available to consumers under section 1345.09 of the Revised Code to remedy violations of section 1345.02 of the Revised Code are available to consum...

... for the same conduct under state or local law. Any waiver of rights by a consumer of the provisions of sections 1345.90 to 1345.95 of the Revised Code is void.

...f section 1345.76 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars. (C) Whoever knowingly violates division (E) of section 1345.02 or knowingly violates section 1345.18 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree for a first offense and a misdemeanor of the second degree for any subsequent offense. (D) Whoever recklessly violates section 1345.032 of the Revised Code shall...

...ship of an equity interest, or the equivalent thereof, of ten per cent or more, and the term "person" means an individual, partnership, committee, association, corporation or any other organization or group of persons. (C) "Allocable share" means allocable share as that term is defined in the Master Settlement Agreement. (D)(1) "Cigarette" means any product that contains nicotine, is intended to be burned or h...

...r intermediaries) after June 30, 1999 shall do one of the following: (A) Become a participating manufacturer (as that term is defined in section II(jj) of the Master Settlement Agreement) and generally perform its financial obligations under the Master Settlement Agreement; or (B)(1) Place into a qualified escrow fund by April 15 of the year following the year in question the following amounts (as such amounts are ...

...formation provided to the attorney general by the department of taxation in accordance with division (C)(2) of section 5703.21 of the Revised Code shall not be disclosed publicly by the attorney general except when it is necessary to facilitate compliance with and enforcement of section 1346.01 or 1346.02 of the Revised Code.

...evised Code: (A) "Brand family" means all styles of cigarettes sold under the same trademark and differentiated from one another by means of additional modifiers or descriptors, including, but not limited to, "menthol," "lights," "kings," and "100s." "Brand family" includes cigarettes sold under any brand name (whether that name is used alone or in conjunction with any other word), trademark, logo, symbol, motto, s...

...utor, retailer, or other intermediary shall execute and deliver to the attorney general an annual certification, made under penalty of falsification, stating that, as of the date of the certification, the tobacco manufacturer is either a participating manufacturer or a nonparticipating manufacturer in full compliance with section 1346.02 of the Revised Code, including full compliance with all quarterly installment pa...

...oped and published by the attorney general under section 1346.05 of the Revised Code, shall appoint, and continually engage without interruption the services of, an agent in the state to act as agent for the service, in any manner authorized by law, of all process pertaining to any action or proceeding in the courts of this state against the manufacturer concerning or arising out of the enforcement of this chapter. ...

...tax commissioner, each stamping agent shall submit information for the previous month or for the relevant time period, if directed by the tax commissioner to make the submission less frequently, which the tax commissioner requires to facilitate compliance with sections 1346.05 to 1346.10 of the Revised Code. The information shall include, but is not limited to, a list by brand family of the total number of cigarettes...

... tax commissioner and the attorney general may adopt administrative rules necessary to implement sections 1346.05 to 1346.10 of the Revised Code. (B) Subject to the requirements of section 1346.05 of the Revised Code, the attorney general may adopt an administrative rule requiring a tobacco product manufacturer to make required escrow deposits in quarterly installments during the year in which the sales covered by t...

...(A) The attorney general, on behalf of the tax commissioner, may seek an injunction to restrain a threatened or actual violation of division (C)(1) of section 1346.05 of the Revised Code or division (A) or (C) of section 1346.07 of the Revised Code by a stamping agent and to compel the stamping agent to comply with those divisions. (B) In any action brought by the state to enforce sections 1346.05 to 1346.10 of the ...

...vised Code, in addition to any other penalty provided by law, the tax commissioner may impose a fine in an amount not to exceed the greater of five hundred per cent of the retail value of the cigarettes involved or five thousand dollars. The fine shall be imposed in the manner provided by section 5743.081 of the Revised Code. For the purpose of this division, each stamp affixed to a package of cigarettes and each sa...

...sion, department, division, or educational institution of the state. (B) "Local agency" means any municipal corporation, school district, special purpose district, or township of the state or any elected officer or board, bureau, commission, department, division, institution, or instrumentality of a county. (C) "Special purpose district" means any geographic or political jurisdiction that is created by statute to p...

...s of this chapter: (a) Any state or local agency, or part of a state or local agency, that performs as its principal function any activity relating to the enforcement of the criminal laws, including police efforts to prevent, control, or reduce crime or to apprehend criminals; (b) The criminal courts; (c) Prosecutors; (d) Any state or local agency or part of any state or local agency that is a correction, probati...

...Every state or local agency that maintains a personal information system shall: (A) Appoint one individual to be directly responsible for the system; (B) Adopt and implement rules that provide for the operation of the system in accordance with the provisions of this chapter that, in the case of state agencies, apply to state agencies or, in the case of local agencies, apply to local agencies; (C) Inform each of it...

...e director of administrative services shall adopt, amend, and rescind rules pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for the purposes of administering and enforcing the provisions of this chapter that pertain to state agencies. A state or local agency that, or an officer or employee of a state or local agency who, complies in good faith with a rule applicable to the agency is not subject to criminal prosecution ...