Ohio Revised Code Search

...sing agency" means, in addition to each board identified in division (C) of section 4776.01 of the Revised Code, the board or other government entity authorized to issue a license under Chapters 3776., 4703., 4707., 4709., 4712., 4713., 4719., 4723., 4727., 4728., 4733., 4735., 4737., 4738., 4740., 4747., 4749., 4752., 4753., 4758., 4759., 4763., 4764., 4765., 4766., 4771., 4773., and 4781. of the Revised Code. "Lice...

...(A) The state medical board shall investigate evidence that appears to show that any individual has violated this chapter or the rules adopted under it. Any person may report to the board in a signed writing any information the person has that appears to show a violation of this chapter or rules adopted under it. In the absence of bad faith, a person who reports such information or testifies before the board in an ad...

...physical therapy, and athletic trainers board. The fee shall be collected by the board.

...physical therapy, and athletic trainers board shall enforce the laws relating to the practice of orthotics, prosthetics, and pedorthics. If the board has knowledge of a violation, the board shall investigate the violation and notify the prosecuting attorney of the proper county. (B)(1) Subject to division (B)(2) of this section, information and records received or generated by the board pursuant to an investigation...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Industrialized unit" has the same meaning as in division (C)(3) of section 3781.06 of the Revised Code. (B) "Installation" means any of the following: (1) The temporary or permanent construction of stabilization, support, and anchoring systems for manufactured housing; (2) The placement and erection of a manufactured housing unit or components of a unit on a structural support sy...

...(A) At the time the division of real estate grants the application of any person for a license as a manufactured housing dealer, manufactured housing broker, or manufactured housing salesperson, the division shall issue to the person a license that includes the name and business and mailing address of the person licensed. If a manufactured housing dealer or manufactured housing broker has more than one place of busin...

...(A) Each licensed manufactured housing dealer and manufactured housing broker shall notify the division of real estate of any change in status as a manufactured housing dealer or manufactured housing broker during the period for which the dealer or broker is licensed, if the change of status concerns either of the following: (1) Personnel of owners, partners, officers, or directors; (2) Location of an office or pri...

...strial compliance may contract with the board of health of a city or general health district to permit the division to abate and remove, in accordance with sections 3707.01 to 3707.021 of the Revised Code, any abandoned or unoccupied manufactured home, mobile home, or recreational vehicle that constitutes a nuisance and that is located in a manufactured home park within the board of health's jurisdiction. Under the c...

...(A) Any business entity wishing to provide conveyance services shall apply for an elevator contractor's license with the division of industrial compliance within the department of commerce on a form provided by the division. (B) Any individual wishing to provide conveyance services shall apply for an elevator mechanic's license with the division on a form provided by the division. (C) An application made under th...

...(A) There is hereby created the public utilities commission of Ohio, by which name the commission may sue and be sued. The commission shall consist of five public utilities commissioners appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The governor shall designate one of such commissioners to be the chairperson of the commission. The chairperson of the commission shall serve as chairperson a...

...All expenses incurred by the public utilities commission pursuant to Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., 4907., 4909., 4921., 4923., and 4925. of the Revised Code, including the actual and necessary traveling and other expenses and disbursements of the commission, its officers and employees, incurred while on the business of the commission, shall be paid from funds appropriated for the use of the commission after being ap...

...The public utilities commissioners and the attorney, secretary, other officers, and employees of the public utilities commission may, when in the performance of their official duties, pass free of charge on all railroads, cars, vessels, and other vehicles of every common carrier, subject to control or regulation by the commission, between points within this state, and such persons shall not be denied the right to tra...

...The public utilities commission may, either through the public utilities commissioners or by inspectors or employees authorized by it, examine under oath, at any time and for assisting the commission in the performance of any powers or duties of the commission, any officer, agent, or employee of any public utility or railroad or any other person, in relation to the business and affairs of such public utility or railr...

...Unless a different time is specified therein or by law, every order made by the public utilities commission shall become effective immediately upon entry thereof upon the journal of the public utilities commission. Every order shall be served by United States mail in the manner prescribed by the commission. No utility or railroad shall be found in violation of any order of the commission until notice of said or...

...Except when otherwise provided by law, all processes in actions and proceedings in a court arising under Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., 4906., 4907., 4909., 4921., 4923., and 4927. of the Revised Code shall be served, and the practice and rules of evidence in such actions and proceedings shall be the same, as in civil actions. A sheriff or other officer empowered to execute civil processes shall execute process ...

...As used in this chapter, any person, firm, copartnership, voluntary association, joint-stock association, company, or corporation, wherever organized or incorporated, is: (A) A telephone company, when engaged in the business of transmitting telephonic messages to, from, through, or in this state; (B) A for-hire motor carrier, when engaged in the business of transporting persons or property by motor vehicle for ...

...The public utilities commission shall keep informed of all new construction, extensions, and additions to the property of public utilities, and may prescribe the necessary forms, regulations, and instructions to the officers and employees of such public utilities for the keeping of construction accounts. Such construction accounts shall clearly distinguish all operating expenses and new construction.

...Whenever the public utilities commission is of the opinion, after hearing had upon complaint or upon its own initiative or complaint, served as provided in section 4905.26 of the Revised Code, that the rules, regulations, measurements, or practices of any public utility with respect to its public service are unjust or unreasonable, or that the equipment or service of such public utility is inadequate, inefficient, im...

...Whenever the public utilities commission is of the opinion, after hearing had, as provided in section 4905.26 of the Revised Code, or upon its own initiative or complaint, that repairs, improvements, or additions to the plant or equipment of any public utility should reasonably be made, in order to promote the convenience or welfare of the public or of employees, or in order to secure adequate service or facilities, ...

...Every public utility or railroad and every officer of a public utility or railroad shall comply with every order, direction, and requirement of the public utilities commission made under authority of this chapter and Chapters 4901., 4903., 4907., and 4909. of the Revised Code, so long as they remain in force. Except as otherwise specifically provided in section 4905.95 of the Revised Code, the public utilities ...

...The act, omission, or failure of any officer, agent, or other person, acting for or employed by a public utility or railroad, while acting within the scope of his employment, is the act or failure of the public utility or railroad.

...No officer, agent, or employee in an official capacity of a public utility or railroad shall knowingly violate sections 4905.01 to 4905.07, inclusive, 4905.14 to 4905.19, inclusive, 4905.22 to 4905.51, inclusive, 4905.54 to 4905.57, inclusive, or 4905.60 to 4905.63, inclusive, of the Revised Code, or willfully fail to comply with any lawful order or direction of the public utilities commission made with respect to an...

...All prosecutions against a railroad or an officer, agent, or employee thereof, under Chapters 4901., 4903., 4905., 4907., and 4909. and other sections of the Revised Code for penalties involving imprisonment shall be by indictment.

...(A) To the extent known to the commission, the commission shall notify an operator of a master-meter system that the operator is subject to sections 4905.90 to 4905.96 of the Revised Code, the pipe-line safety code, safety inspections, and safety audits. (B)(1) Each operator of a master-meter system shall conduct safety inspections as required by sections 4905.90 to 4905.96 of the Revised Code and the pipe-line safe...

..., trust, or partnership or any officer, board, commission, department, division, or bureau of the state or a political subdivision of the state, or any other entity. (B)(1) "Major utility facility" means: (a) Electric generating plant and associated facilities designed for, or capable of, operation at a capacity of fifty megawatts or more; (b) An electric transmission line and associated facilities of a design ...