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...rchased by a state agency directly as provided in section 125.05 of the Revised Code, or to purchases of supplies or services for the emergency management agency or other state agencies as provided in section 125.061 of the Revised Code.

...and the dispatch of emergency service providers. The steering committee shall do all of the following: (1) Examine the readiness of the state's current technology infrastructure for a statewide emergency services internet protocol network; (2) Research legislative authority with regard to governance and funding of a statewide emergency services internet protocol network, and provide recommendations on best prac...

...tion of protection from disclosure as provided by section 149.433 of the Revised Code." "Infrastructure record" means any record that discloses the configuration of critical systems including, but not limited to, communication, computer, electrical, mechanical, ventilation, water, and plumbing systems, security codes, or the infrastructure or structural configuration of a building. "Infrastructure record" include...

...of the Revised Code. (2) "First aid provider" includes a mine medical responder, an EMT-basic, an EMT-I, a paramedic, or an employee at a surface coal mine who has satisfied the training requirements established in division (D)(1) of this section. (3) "Mine medical responder" means a person who has satisfied the requirements established in rules adopted under division (E)(1) of this section or has been issued a c...

...(A) No person who gives aid or advice in an emergency situation relating to the prevention of an imminent release of hazardous material, to the clean-up or disposal of hazardous material that has been released, or to the related mitigation of the effects of a release of hazardous material, nor the public or private employer of such a person, is liable in civil damages as a result of the aid or advice if all of ...

... serve as the threat assessment team, provided that the team and each member comply with the requirements of this section. (2) If members of a team described in division (B)(1) of this section that have completed a training program in the year immediately preceding the implementation date specified in division (A) of this section that later is approved by the department, the team members shall not be required to co...

...ment with an anonymous report program provider shall specify in the agreement that the provider shall annually submit a report to the department of public safety and the department of education of the number of anonymous reports made through the reporting program and the method by which they were received, disaggregated by school. (B) Each district shall submit data to the department of education, in a manner presc...

...tracurricular activities, or training provided by a school is conducted. (4) "School grounds or premises" means either of the following: (a) The parcel of real property on which any school building is situated; (b) Any other parcel of real property that is owned or leased by a board of education and on which some of the instruction, extracurricular activities, or training of the school is conducted. (B) The b...

...he director considers necessary; (2) Provide administration, appoint personnel, make reports, and take other action as necessary to comply with the requirements of the "Construction and Modernization of Hospitals and Other Medical Facilities Act," Title VI of the "Public Health Service Act," 60 Stat. 1041 (1946), 42 U.S.C. 291, as amended, and the regulations adopted under that act; (3) Procure by contract the...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Board of health" means the board of health of a city or general health district or the authority having the duties of a board of health under section 3709.05 of the Revised Code. (2) "Controlled substance" has the same meaning as in section 3719.01 of the Revised Code. (3) "Drug," "dangerous drug," and "licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs" have the same m...

...ble time without confusion. Except as provided for in division (F) of this section, the principal or person in charge of a school or educational institution shall conduct drills or rapid dismissals at least six times during the school year, pursuant to division (E) of this section, which shall be at the times and frequency prescribed in rules adopted by the fire marshal. The principal or person in charge of a childre...

... plans including, but not limited to, provisions for a precautionary evacuation and for alternative traffic routes in the event of a release of an extremely hazardous substance from a facility identified under division (A)(1) of this section; (10) A plan for mutual aid to other emergency planning districts and for the allocation of emergency response facilities, equipment, and personnel for responding to releases o...

...(A) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, no local emergency planning committee shall enforce any resolution, rule, or requirement for the reporting or providing of the names or amounts of extremely hazardous substances or hazardous chemicals produced, used, or stored at facilities under the jurisdiction of the committee; for the reporting or providing of information regarding locations where those subs...

...nd countermeasures; (14) Information provided in a multijurisdictional personal history disclosure form, including the Ohio supplement, exhibits, attachments, and updates. (B) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, upon written request from a person, the commission shall provide the following information to the person, except as provided in this chapter: (1) The information provided under this chapter...

...nd countermeasures; (14) Information provided in a multijurisdictional personal history disclosure form, including the Ohio supplement, exhibits, attachments, and updates. (B) Notwithstanding any other law, upon written request from a person, the commission shall provide the following information to the person except as provided in this chapter: (1) The information provided under this chapter concerning a lic...

...he division of cannabis control shall provide the following information, except as provided in this chapter: (1) The amount of tax paid to the state by any license holder; and (2) A copy of a letter providing the reasons for the denial of an applicant's license, but with confidential information redacted. (C) An individual who holds, held, or has applied for a license under this chapter may waive the confide...

...The state board of emergency medical, fire, and transportation services shall prepare a statewide emergency medical services plan and shall revise the plan as necessary. The board shall prepare a plan for the statewide regulation of emergency medical services during periods of disaster. The plan shall be consistent with the statewide emergency medical services plan required under this section and with the stat...

...As used in sections 4937.01 to 4937.05 of the Revised Code: (A) "Hazard" has the same meaning as in section 5502.21 of the Revised Code. (B) "Member agency" means the state agency of which a member of the utility radiological safety board is an officer. (C) "Nuclear electric facility" means any facility operated by a nuclear electric utility using nuclear energy to produce electricity and any facility for the s...

...ation received from these reports and provide it to the department and the general assembly. The committee shall provide the department and the general assembly with the information no later than the thirtieth day of September of each fiscal year.

...he authority and responsibility for approving and entering into contracts, agreements, and other business arrangements; (4) Make appointments for the department as needed to comply with requirements of the Revised Code; (5) Approve employment actions of the department, including appointments, promotions, discipline, investigations, and terminations; (6) Accept, hold, and use, for the benefit of the department, ...

...A board of county commissioners that has entered into an agreement to establish a countywide emergency management agency may appropriate money from its general fund to support the functions and operations of the agency, including the development, acquisition, operation, and maintenance of a countywide public safety communication system and any communication devices, radios, and other equipment necessary for the syste...

...plies to a registered volunteer while providing services within the scope of the volunteer's responsibilities during an emergency declared by the state or political subdivision or in disaster-related exercises, testing, or other training activities, if the volunteer's act or omission does not constitute willful or wanton misconduct. (D) As used in this section: (1) "Registered volunteer" means any individual r...

...The governor may enter into mutual aid arrangements for reciprocal emergency management aid and assistance with other states and shall coordinate mutual aid plans between political subdivisions, between this state and other states, or between this state and the United States.

...No agency for emergency management established under sections 5502.21 to 5502.51 of the Revised Code shall participate in any form of political activity, nor shall it be employed directly or indirectly for any political purposes.

...Except as provided in this section, sections 5502.21 to 5502.51 of the Revised Code and rules adopted under those sections do not apply to any activity carried out under Chapter 3750. of the Revised Code. A countywide or regional director/coordinator of emergency management appointed under section 5502.26 or 5502.27, or a director/coordinator appointed under 5502.271 of the Revised Code, respectively, may serve on t...

... the respondent in the same manner as provided in the Rules of Civil Procedure for the service of papers subsequent to original complaints.

...The levying officer promptly shall execute the order of possession after it has taken effect by taking possession of the property described in the order and by delivering the property to the movant in accordance with the order of possession. The levying officer shall not execute the order if the respondent has filed a bond pursuant to section 2737.11 of the Revised Code. In addition to the service of the order of pos...

...An order of possession issued by a court shall not be effective until the movant files with the court a bond to the respondent, executed by the movant's surety, in an amount twice the approximate value of the property described in the order, to the effect that, should judgment be issued against the movant, the movant will return the property taken or pay the value so assessed, at the election of the respondent, and a...

... the court, the respondent also shall provide the levyng officer with a copy of the bond. In lieu of the bond, the respondent may deposit with the clerk of the court cash in an amount equal to the approximate value of the property. If the respondent is indigent, the court may, on motion of the respondent or on its own motion, waive the bond required by this section or set the bond in a lower amount, as fairness req...

...The movant or the respondent may object to the surety of the other by filing with the court within ten days after the filing of the surety's bond an exception to the sufficiency of the surety. All objections to sureties are otherwise waived. When an exception to a surety is made, that surety shall show to the court that it is sufficient to fulfill the obligations of its bond. After an exception has been made, the lev...

...After the levying officer takes possession of property pursuant to an order of possession, and until the property is delivered to the movant, he shall keep the property in a secure place. If removal of the property from the address where it is detained would be unreasonably expensive, the levying officer may take possession by conspicuously placing a notice of possession on the property. The court may order a sale of...

...In an action to recover possession of personal property in which an order of possession has been issued, the final judgment shall award permanent possession of the property and any damages to the party obtaining the award to the extent the damages proximately resulted from the taking, withholding, or detention of the property by the other, and the costs of the action. If delivery of the property cannot be made, the a...

...When a movant obtains possession of property pursuant to this chapter, but fails to prosecute the action to final judgment, on application of the respondent, the court may order the return of the property and shall assess the damages caused the respondent by deprivation of the possession of the property, the amount of which, with costs of the action, shall be awarded to the respondent by judgment of the court.

...An order of possession may be directed to the levying officer of any county within this state.

...Unless the order of possession directed to the levying officer specifies otherwise, the levying officer, in the execution of the order, may use any lawful means to enter any building or enclosure, other than an occupied dwelling unit, in which the property described in the order, or any part of it, is contained, if reasonable efforts to obtain voluntary admittance have failed. If the officer enters the building or en...

...A party may seek recovery of damages awarded pursuant to section 2737.14 of the Revised Code and the costs of judgment execution against the other party's surety on a bond filed pursuant to section 2737.10 or 2737.11 of the Revised Code if execution of judgment issued in favor of that party is returned unsatisfied, by the filing of a complaint against the surety in the same action in which the bond was filed.

...ve upon the respondent, in the manner provided by the Rules of Civil Procedure for service of process, a copy of the complaint and summons, if not previously served, a copy of the motion, affidavit, and order of replevin, and the following notice: "(Name and Address of the Court) (Case Caption) ________ Case No. _______________ NOTICE You are hereby notified that this court has issued an order in the above ca...

...In addition to, or in lieu of, any other relief available under sections 2737.01 to 2737.19 of the Revised Code, the court may grant a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction in accordance with the Rules of Civil Procedure.

...In an action for a libel or slander, it is sufficient to state, generally, that the defamatory matter was published or spoken of the plaintiff. If the allegation is denied, the plaintiff must prove the facts, showing that the defamatory matter was published or spoken of him. In such action it is not necessary to set out any obscene word, but it is sufficient to state its import.

...In an action for a libel or a slander, the defendant may allege and prove the truth of the matter charged as defamatory. Proof of the truth thereof shall be a complete defense. In all such actions any mitigating circumstances may be proved to reduce damages.

...ons commission made pursuant thereto, provided, however, that this section shall not apply to any owner, licensee or operator of a visual or sound radio broadcasting station, or network of stations when the owner, licensee, or operator is a candidate for public office or speaking on behalf of a candidate for public office. (B) The owner, licensee, or operator shall not be liable for any damages for any defamatory st...

...No person engaged in the work of, or connected with, or employed by any noncommercial educational or commercial radio broadcasting station, or any noncommercial educational or commercial television broadcasting station, or network of such stations, for the purpose of gathering, procuring, compiling, editing, disseminating, publishing, or broadcasting news shall be required to disclose the source of any information pr...

...Any person, firm, partnership, voluntary association, joint-stock association, or corporation, wherever organized or incorporated, engaged in the business of printing or publishing a newspaper, magazine, or other periodical sold or offered for sale in this state, is a newspaper company, and any such newspaper, magazine, or other periodical publication is a newspaper within the meaning of sections 2739.13 to 2739.18, ...

...No person engaged in the work of, or connected with, or employed by any newspaper or any press association for the purpose of gathering, procuring, compiling, editing, disseminating, or publishing news shall be required to disclose the source of any information procured or obtained by such person in the course of his employment, in any legal proceeding, trial, or investigation before any court, grand jury, petit jury...

...If any newspaper company, at any time, prints, publishes, or circulates any false statement, allegation, or rumor relating to any individual or association of individuals, or to any trade, labor, business, social, economic, or religious organization or to any firm, corporation, or business, or to any public official or candidate for a public office, such company upon demand of any persons affected or of their represe...

...ating circumstance to reduce damages, provided that any voluntary publication made without demand may be used to rebut any presumption of malice or injury on the part of such company growing out of the original publication to which the same related. This section does not prevent the injured party from alleging and proving actual malice on the part of the publisher and any special damages resulting to him therefrom.

...(A) Every statement or article that newspaper companies are required to publish under sections 2739.13 to 2739.18 of the Revised Code shall be sworn to by the person offering the statement or article for publication, but the certificate of the notary or other official showing that the statement or article was so made under oath shall not be published. (B) Whoever purposely swears falsely to any statement or article ...

...(A) of this section shall be fined as provided in division (B) of section 2739.99 of the Revised Code. The prosecuting attorney of the county in which the newspaper is published, when complaint is made to the prosecuting attorney in writing of the refusal or failure of any newspaper company or persons to comply with sections 2739.13 to 2739.18 of the Revised Code, relative to the publication of such statements or ar...

...No newspaper company, or owner, officer, editor, writer, or representative thereof, shall attempt improperly to influence any public official for or against any public measure or official action by threats of publication of articles derogatory to such public official, or seek improperly to influence such public official on the floor or in the cloakrooms or committee rooms of any general assembly or other legislative ...

...(A) Whoever violates division (A) of section 2739.16 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars. (B) Whoever violates division (B) of section 2739.16 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars. (C) Whoever violates section 2739.18 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, imprisoned not more than one year, or both. (D) Whoever viola...