Ohio Revised Code Search

...The month of July is designated as "Sarcoma Awareness Month" to raise awareness of sarcoma, a type of cancer that affects humans and canines.

...The tenth day of November is designated as Armed Services, Peace Officer, First Responder, and Dual Service Recognition Day for individuals who have served, or who are serving, in the armed services and also have served, or who are serving, as a police officer or other first responder. These individuals, twice the servants, shall be recognized and honored on the tenth day of November.

...Beginning in 2018, and every year thereafter, the full week beginning on the first Monday in May is designated as in-demand jobs week. Every year during in-demand jobs week, the governor's office of workforce transformation, in collaboration with the departments of job and family services, education and workforce, and higher education, shall organize activities to raise awareness among educators, students, and par...

...The seventeenth day of February is designated as "Annie Glenn Communication Disorders Awareness Day."

...The month of September is designated as "Pain Awareness Month" to raise public awareness and understanding of physical pain and pain management.

...The seventeenth day of May is designated as "Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma Awareness Day."

...The month of May is designated as "Drive Ohio Byways Month" because May is the start of tourism season in Ohio.

...The eighteenth day of February is designated "Toni Morrison Day," in honor of the American novelist, essayist, and teacher, who was born on that day in 1931. Chloe Anthony Wofford Toni Morrison, born and raised in Lorain, Ohio, was a recipient of the Nobel prize in literature and the presidential medal of freedom.

...The seventeenth day of August is designated as "Eugene 'Gene' F. Kranz Day."

...Every Saturday afternoon is a legal holiday, beginning at twelve noon and ending at twelve midnight. No section of the Revised Code and no decision of any court shall affect the validity of any check, bill of exchange, order, promissory note, due bill, mortgage, or other writing obligatory made, signed, negotiated, transferred, assigned, or paid by any person, corporation, or bank upon said holiday, or any other tran...

...Any financial institution doing business in this state may outside of regular banking hours on any day, or at any time on a day which is in whole or in part a holiday, pay, certify, or accept negotiable or nonnegotiable instruments including a demand instrument dated on the holiday on which it is presented for payment, certification, or acceptance, and transact any other business which would be valid if done on a bus...

... less than fifteen nor more than thirty days before closing on said certain week day, such financial institution shall post a notice in a conspicuous place in the lobby of its principal office and the lobby of each branch affected by such week day closing stating that on and after a day certain and until further notice given in like manner such financial institution will remain closed on a certain week day. Concurren...

...The seventh day of August is designated as "Ohio Purple Heart Day," in harmony with national Purple Heart Day, and in honor of the service and sacrifice of combat wounded veterans.

...The month of June is designated as "Ohio Goes Boating Month."

...The Saturday before Thanksgiving day is designated as "Ohio Survivors of Suicide Loss Day."

...The twenty-second day of September is designated as "Veterans Suicide Awareness and Prevention Day."

...The twelfth day of June is designated as "Superman Day" to recognize the Ohio birthplace of one of the creators of the superhero who stood for "truth, justice, and the American way." For on this day, let it be known that Superman is faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird. It's a plane. It's Superman!

...The twenty-fifth day of May is designated as "Ohio National Missing Children's Day."

...The calendar week including the twentieth day of July is designated as "One Small Step Week," in honor of Ohio native Neil Armstrong's historic landing on the moon on that day in 1969.

...The twelfth day of June is designated as "Women Veterans' Day" in honor of women who have served.

...The twenty-eighth day of July is designated as "Buffalo Soldiers Day."

...The week of the sixteenth day of March is designated as "Ohio Black Media Week" to recognize freedom of the press, information, equity, and equality.

...The month of April is designated as the "Month of the Military Child."

...The month of May is designated as "Lupus Awareness Month" in recognition of the following: (A) Systemic lupus erythematosus, or lupus, is a chronic, complex, and often disabling autoimmune disorder in which the body's immune system attacks the body's own cells, tissues, and organs. (B) Lupus can affect many parts of the body, including the joints, skin, brain, heart, lungs, and kidneys. (C) Lupus nephritis is a...

...The twenty-eighth day of September is designated as "Speaker Jo Ann Davidson Day" in recognition of Jo Ann Davidson, the first female speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, who was born on that day in 1927.