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...The board of county commissioners may receive bequests, donations, and gifts for the purpose of erecting, within its county, a monument in memory of those who died or were killed during any war or other military action in which the armed forces of the United States participated. When, in the opinion of the board, the bequests, donations, or gifts received by it are sufficient, the board may erect such monument.

...The board of county commissioners may receive bequests, donations, and gifts of real and personal property and money to promote and advance the cause of education in the county. All property and money so received by the board, or which has been bequeathed and bestowed upon such board and remains undisposed of, may be paid to any incorporated institution of learning in the county, or a part may be used each year to de...

...The board of county commissioners of any county may appropriate, out of the revenue fund not otherwise appropriated, money to be paid to the historical society of the county or to local societies for the preservation and restoration of historic and archaeological sites located in the county. The money may be used for the promotion of historical work within the borders of the county, for the restoration or reconst...

...y, are presented to the board of county commissioners.

...The publications provided for in section 307.23 of the Revised Code shall be placed in the custody of the incorporated historical societies and be distributed by them at such price and in such manner as the society directs.

...The board of county commissioners may, provide for the organization and maintenance of civic and social centers throughout the county, employ an expert director who shall superintend and administer the centers, and levy a tax and create a fund for the payment of all expenses involved in the social and educational work contemplated in this section. Any municipal corporations carrying on similar work shall, at the opti...

...Boards of county commissioners may make contributions of money, supplies, equipment, office facilities, and other property or services, which will be of value or use to organized soil conservation districts, within or without the boundaries of such county, if said board determines that the work accomplished by such conservation districts will be of value to the general welfare and benefit of such county. Any money ex...

...The board of county commissioners vested with the legal title to real estate dedicated and used for park purposes may grant the use and occupation of land situated in such park for the site of art buildings and for art purposes.

...The board of county commissioners of any county may make contributions of moneys, supplies, equipment, office facilities, and other personal property or services to any board of park commissioners established pursuant to Chapter 1545. of the Revised Code for the expenses of park planning, acquisition, management, and improvement. The board of park commissioners may accept such contributions without the approval of th...

...A board of county commissioners of any county that intends to adopt a resolution levying a tax under section 5739.026 of the Revised Code, any part of which is to be used to provide revenues for distribution through a community improvements board, shall adopt a resolution creating such a board. A community improvements board shall consist of nine members. The mayor of the municipal corporation with the greatest popu...

...mine and certify to the board of county commissioners each of the following: (1) The estimated grant revenue to be transferred to the community improvement fund during the current year. (2) The total amount of grants that may be awarded during the current year. Except as provided in division (D) of this section, the total amount of grants that may be awarded during any year may not exceed the sum of the unencumbere...

...end beyond a period of ten years or the expiration of the tax imposed by section 5739.026 of the Revised Code, whichever is the shorter period of time, they shall not constitute general obligations of the county, and they shall not pledge the county's faith and credit, or revenue, except revenues from the taxes imposed under sections 5739.026 and 5741.023 of the Revised Code. No other tax shall be levied or pledged f...

...The board of county commissioners may, by agreement with the city council, the director of public safety or his successor, or the person or board charged with the erection, maintenance, or repair of police stations, jails, police and municipal courthouse and courtrooms, lease to any municipal corporation in the county suitable quarters in county buildings, erected or to be erected, for municipal courts, police statio...

...The board of county commissioners may publish an annual report, to be made available to the residents of the county, setting forth information showing the progress and activities of the various departments of the county government.

...When it appears to the board of county commissioners that the boundary lines of the county are not sufficiently ascertained, the board shall issue its order to the county engineer, requiring him to ascertain and survey such lines.

...The board of county commissioners of a county where the county lines are to be run, shall give notice to the board of each county affected, declaring its intention of running the lines of such county. The board receiving the notice shall order the county engineer to run such lines with the engineers of the adjoining counties, at the time and in the manner fixed upon by the boards of such counties.

...Each county engineer shall make a return of the survey provided for by section 307.31 of the Revised Code to the clerk of the court of common pleas of his county, who shall make a record thereof.

...ined the boundary line, if the board or officers of the adjoining county disregard the true line, the board of the former may commence and prosecute a civil action in the court of common pleas of such adjoining county, against the board of that county, to ascertain and establish such boundaries. The board of such adjoining county shall be made a party to the action and summoned as in other cases. If the court finds ...

...The court of common pleas of the county in which an action is brought, as provided in section 307.34 of the Revised Code, may make such decree, as to taxes previously collected by either county within the true boundary of the territory actually in the other, as is just.

...When the board of county commissioners considers that the public good so requires, it shall authorize and require the county engineer to ascertain, by actual survey and evidence, the corners of each or any of the originally surveyed townships in such county, and there place, perpendicularly in the ground, a stone post, not less than ten inches in diameter nor less than three feet long. The board shall furnish the pos...

...or existing structures code to a county officer or employee who is trained and qualified for those duties and shall establish by resolution the minimum qualifications necessary to perform those duties. (2) The board may adopt regulations for participation in the national flood insurance program as defined in section 1521.01 of the Revised Code and regulations for the purposes of section 1506.04 or 1506.07 of the Re...

...ies of the office to an existing county officer who is certified pursuant to section 3781.10 of the Revised Code. (B) The board and a municipal corporation may enter into a contract under which one entity enforces for the other entity any local building regulations, existing structures code, or, if certified pursuant to section 3781.10 of the Revised Code, the state residential and nonresidential building codes in ...

... the county building inspector or other officer assigned to perform the building official's duties pertaining to the enforcement within the jurisdiction of Chapters 3781. and 3791. of the Revised Code and any rules adopted pursuant to those chapters.

...nded, or changed by the board of county commissioners, shall be made available to the public at the office of the board, and the section numbers and a notice of the availability of such regulations shall be published within ten days after their adoption, amendment, or change, using at least one of the following methods: (A) In the print or digital edition of a newspaper of general circulation within the county; (...

...any county in which the board of county commissioners has created a building department to administer and enforce local building regulations or an existing structures code unless that person fully complies with the local building regulations and existing structures code. (2) No person shall erect, construct, alter, repair, or maintain any residential building as defined in section 3781.06 of the Revised Code withi...

... Code, the court of common pleas or the commissioners of jurors shall not excuse a person who is liable to serve as a juror and who is drawn and notified, unless it is shown to the satisfaction of the judge or commissioners by either the juror or another person acquainted with the facts that one or more of the following applies: (1) The interests of the public will be materially injured by the juror's attendance. ...

...court of common pleas of a county, the commissioners of jurors, or the appropriate court employee shall grant, a postponement of the juror's initial appearance for jury duty if both of the following apply: (1) The juror has not previously been granted a postponement. (2) The juror and the appropriate court employee appointed by the court agree to a specified date on which the juror will appear for jury servi...

...A challenge to the array may be made by any party. The whole array may be set aside by the court when the jury, grand or petit, was not selected, drawn, or summoned as required by Chapter 2313. of the Revised Code or if any group protected by section 2313.13 of the Revised Code is systematically excluded from the jury selection process. No indictment shall be quashed or verdict set aside for any irregularity in...

...(A) Any person called as a juror for the trial of any cause shall be examined under oath or upon affirmation as to the person's qualifications. A person is qualified to serve as a juror if the person is eighteen years of age or older, is a resident of the county, and is an elector or would be an elector if the person were registered to vote, regardless of whether the person actually is registered to vote. (B)...

... the prospective juror by the court or commissioners of jurors. (B) If a prospective juror is required to answer written questions during the voir dire process, the questionnaire shall contain a prominent legend advising the prospective juror that the juror has the right to request and have an in-camera hearing on the record with counsel for the parties present regarding any legitimate privacy interest of the...

...(A) No employer shall discharge, threaten to discharge, or take any disciplinary action that could lead to the discharge of any permanent employee who is summoned to serve as a juror pursuant to Chapter 2313. of the Revised Code if the employee gives reasonable notice to the employer of the summons prior to the commencement of the employee's service as a juror and if the employee is absent from employment becau...

...No person whose name is drawn and who is notified to attend a jury year, part of a jury year, or specified date within a part of a jury year as a juror or who has had the person's jury service postponed shall fail to attend at the time specified in the notice or from day to day.

...rge as prescribed in this section, the commissioners of jurors upon request shall certify to that fact. No person shall be exempted from jury service for any reason, but a person may be excused from jury service or have the person's jury service postponed in accordance with Chapter 2313. of the Revised Code and the general statutes of the state.

...(A) The board of county commissioners by resolution shall fix the compensation of each juror payable out of the county treasury. (B) After ten days of actual service, except as otherwise authorized by this division, the compensation of a juror shall be fixed for each additional day of actual service at an amount equal to the greater of fifteen dollars or one and one-half times the compensation fixed pursuant ...

...ts and electronic media filed with the commissioners of jurors in compliance with applicable rules of superintendence for the courts of Ohio.

...Chapters 2313. and 2315. of the Revised Code do not contravene or affect any section of the Revised Code relating to jurors in the inferior courts in any county of the state.

...(A) Whoever violates section 2313.18, 2313.19, or 2313.20 of the Revised Code may be punished as for contempt of court pursuant to Chapter 2705. of the Revised Code. (B) Whoever violates section 2313.13 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars, imprisoned not less than thirty nor more than ninety days, or both. (C) Any fine assessed for a contempt against a per...

...er, tribunal, authority, board, bureau, commission, department, or other division of any political subdivision of the state may be reviewed by the court of common pleas of the county in which the principal office of the political subdivision is located as provided in Chapter 2505. of the Revised Code. (B) The appeal provided in this section is in addition to any other remedy of appeal provided by law. (C) As used ...

...ection 2506.01 of the Revised Code, the officer or body from which the appeal is taken, upon the filing of a praecipe by the appellant, shall prepare and file in the court to which the appeal is taken, a complete transcript of all the original papers, testimony, and evidence offered, heard, and taken into consideration in issuing the final order, adjudication, or decision. The costs of the transcript shall be taxed ...

...if the admission of it is denied by the officer or body appealed from. (3) The testimony adduced was not given under oath. (4) The appellant was unable to present evidence by reason of a lack of the power of subpoena by the officer or body appealed from, or the refusal, after request, of that officer or body to afford the appellant opportunity to use the power of subpoena when possessed by the officer or body. (5...

...or decision, or remand the cause to the officer or body appealed from with instructions to enter an order, adjudication, or decision consistent with the findings or opinion of the court. The judgment of the court may be appealed by any party on questions of law as provided in the Rules of Appellate Procedure and, to the extent not in conflict with those rules, Chapter 2505. of the Revised Code.

...er, tribunal, authority, board, bureau, commission, department, or other division of any political subdivision of the state denying an application for, or suspending or revoking, a license or permit to locate or operate an adult entertainment establishment, as defined in section 2907.39 of the Revised Code or as similarly defined by a political subdivision, may be reviewed by the court of common pleas of the county i...

...ection 2506.05 of the Revised Code, the officer or body from which the appeal is taken, upon the filing of a praecipe by the appellant, shall prepare and file in the court to which the appeal is taken, a complete transcript of all the original papers, testimony, and evidence offered, heard, and taken into consideration in issuing the final order, adjudication, or decision appealed from. The costs of the transcript sh...

...if the admission of it is denied by the officer or body appealed from. (3) The testimony adduced was not given under oath. (4) The appellant was unable to present evidence because of a lack of the power of subpoena by the officer or body appealed from or because of the refusal after request of that officer or body to afford the appellant opportunity to use the power of subpoena when possessed by the officer or body...

...or decision, or remand the cause to the officer or body appealed from with instructions to enter an order, adjudication, or decision consistent with the findings or opinion of the court. If the order, adjudication, or decision is remanded to the officer or body appealed from with those instructions, the officer or body shall enter the consistent order, adjudication, or decision within five days after that remand. The...

... The conduct proximately results in the commission of any offense of violence. (B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of inciting to violence. If the offense of violence that the other person is being urged or incited to commit is a misdemeanor, inciting to violence is a misdemeanor of the first degree. If the offense of violence that the other person is being urged or incited to commit is a felony, inciting t...

...ith purpose to commit or facilitate the commission of a felony; (2) With purpose to commit or facilitate the commission of any offense of violence; (3) When the offender or any participant to the knowledge of the offender has on or about the offender's or participant's person or under the offender's or participant's control, uses, or intends to use a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance, as defined in section 2923.1...

...ith purpose to commit or facilitate the commission of a misdemeanor, other than disorderly conduct; (2) With purpose to intimidate a public official or employee into taking or refraining from official action, or with purpose to hinder, impede, or obstruct a function of government; (3) With purpose to hinder, impede, or obstruct the orderly process of administration or instruction at an educational institution, or t...

...For the purposes of prosecuting violations of sections 2917.02 and 2917.03 of the Revised Code, the state is not required to allege or prove that the offender expressly agreed with four or more others to commit any act that constitutes a violation of either section prior to or while committing those acts.

...on requires persons to disperse who are peaceably assembled for a lawful purpose. (C)(1) Whoever violates this section is guilty of failure to disperse. (2) Except as otherwise provided in division (C)(3) of this section, failure to disperse is a minor misdemeanor. (3) Failure to disperse is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree if the failure to obey the order described in division (A) of this section creates the li...