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...on of this state to perform any of the functions, duties, or powers prescribed for surety bail bond agents under those sections.

...be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the department of insurance operating fund created by section 3901.021 of the Revised Code. (C)(1) By appointing a surety bail bond agent, an insurer certifies to the superintendent that the person is competent, financially responsible, and suitable to represent the insurer. (2) An insurer shall be bound by the acts of the person named in the appointment within ...

...urer that appoints a surety bail bond agent who is a member of a business entity shall require that all other surety bail bond agents who are members of the same business entity be appointed to represent that insurer.

...r cancellation of a surety bail bond agent's appointment, the agent shall not engage or attempt to engage in any activity requiring such an appointment. However, an insurer that cancels the appointment of a surety bail bond agent may authorize the agent to continue to attempt the arrest and surrender of a defendant for whom a bail bond had been written prior to the cancellation and to seek discharge of forfeit...

... file a bond in any court of this state unless the agent is licensed and appointed under sections 3905.83 to 3905.95 of the Revised Code and has registered with the clerk of that court pursuant to division (B) of this section, if registration is required by the court. (B) To register with a court, a surety bail bond agent shall file, with the clerk of the court, a copy of the agent's surety bail bond license, a co...

...sident surety bail bond agent shall complete at least seven hours of continuing education in each license renewal period. The continuing education shall be offered in a course or program of study related to the bail bond business that is approved by the superintendent of insurance and shall include at least one hour of approved ethics training. (B) The superintendent shall not renew the license of any surety bail bo...

...rer or managing general agent, and the clerk of the court of common pleas of the county in which the licensee is registered, within thirty days after a change in the licensee's principal business address or telephone number. This notification requirement is in addition to the notification requirements set forth in other provisions of this chapter.

...ed by the surety bail bond agent for at least three years after the liability of the surety has been terminated. Those records shall be open, at all times, to examination, inspection, and photographic reproduction by any employee or agent of the department of insurance, or by any authorized representative of the insurer or managing general agent. The superintendent of insurance at any time may require the licensee to...

...he gross bail bond premiums less any amounts retained by surety bail bond agents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the direct written premiums reported for bail bonds shall not be less than six and one-half per cent of the gross bail bond premiums received by the insurer's agents. (B) Every bail bond insurer shall include the following information with the insurer's annual statement of condition filed with the departm...

...funds received shall be immediately deposited to the build-up trust account. Interest earned on build-up trust accounts shall accrue to the surety bail bond agent. (C) Build-up funds are due upon termination of the surety bail bond agent's contract and discharge of liabilities on the bonds for which the build-up funds were posted. The insurer or managing general agent shall pay the funds to the surety bail bond agen...

...ary gain on the collateral security deposited. (C)(1) The surety is liable for all collateral security or other indemnity accepted by a surety bail bond agent. If, upon final termination of liability on a bond, the surety bail bond agent or managing general agent fails to return the collateral security to the person that gave it, the surety shall return the actual collateral to that person or, in the event that the ...

...collateral security or other indemnity, unless another disposition is provided for by legal assignment of the right to receive the collateral to another person. If, despite diligent inquiry by the surety or the surety's agent to determine that the bond has been discharged, the court fails to provide a written discharge within thirty days after the written request was made to the court, the bond shall be considered ca...

...owing: (A) Charging the premium rate filed with and approved by the superintendent of insurance; (B) Disclosing the expense fee that will be charged to cover the costs incurred by the agent in executing the bond.

... negotiating, or effecting bail bonds unless the person is licensed to act as a surety bail bond agent and is appointed by an insurer. This division does not prohibit an unlicensed employee, under the direct supervision and control of a licensed and appointed surety bail bond agent, from possessing or executing in the surety bond office, any form, other than a power of attorney, bond form, or collateral receipt, whil...

...the full amount of the judgment is deposited with the clerk of the court. As used in this section, "instrument" means a fiduciary form showing a dollar amount for a surety bail bond.

...rety bail bond agent's name to a bond unless the person so authorized is a licensed and appointed surety bail bond agent directly employed by the surety bail bond agent giving that authority. (B) A surety bail bond agent shall not divide with any other person, or share in, any commissions payable on account of a bail bond, except as between other surety bail bond agents that are licensed or otherwise qualified to en...

...eminate, directly or indirectly, any misleading or false advertisement, or engage in any other deceptive trade practice. (B) All advertising by a surety bail bond agent shall include the address of record of the agent on file with the department of insurance.

...If the superintendent of insurance, in accordance with section 3905.14 of the Revised Code, suspends or revokes a person's license as a surety bail bond agent, the person, during the period of suspension or revocation, shall not be employed by any surety bail bond agent, have any ownership interest in any business involving bail bonds, or have any financial interest of any type in any bail bond business.

...Upon the surrender, suspension, or revocation of a surety bail bond agent's license, the appointing insurer or managing general agent immediately shall designate a licensed and appointed surety bail bond agent to administer all bail bonds previously written by the licensee.

...Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, any rules necessary to implement sections 3905.83 to 3905.95 of the Revised Code.

...ss than twenty-five nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. (B) Whoever violates section 3905.31 or 3905.33 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than twenty-five nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. (C) Whoever violates section 3905.37 or 3905.43 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than one hundred nor more than ...

... "Lower-grade investment" means a rated credit instrument or debt-like preferred stock rated 4, 5, or 6 by the securities valuation office. (J) "Medium-grade investment" means a rated credit instrument or debt-like preferred stock rated 3 by the securities valuation office. (K) "Minimum asset requirement" is the requirement that an insurer maintain assets in an amount equal to the sum of the insurer's liabili...

...d any rules adopted under it, apply to entities organized under Chapters 1731., 1751., 3907., 3919., 3921., 3925., 3931., 3939., 3941., and 3953. of the Revised Code. (B) An insurer may apply to the superintendent for permission to make investments under this chapter, in lieu of making investments under any other section of the Revised Code. (C) In determining whether to permit an entity to invest pursuant ...

...ount of the minimum financial security benchmark for an insurer shall be the greatest of the following: (a) The authorized control level risk-based capital applicable to the insurer, as defined and set forth by sections 1753.31 to 1753.43 or 3903.81 to 3903.93 of the Revised Code, less the asset valuation reserve as defined in the risk-based capital instructions defined in division (M) of section 3903.81 of th...

... its funds, and may buy, sell, hold title to, possess, occupy, pledge, convey, manage, protect, insure, and deal with its investments, property, and other assets to the same extent as any other person or corporation under the laws of this state and of the United States. (B) With respect to all of the insurer's investments, the board of directors of an insurer making investments under this chapter shall exerci...

...ing any use to the state, including obsolete supplies, scrap materials, and supplies that have completed their useful life cycle. "Surplus supplies" does not include materials that have completed their useful life cycle and are recyclable goods and materials, providing that the goods and materials are actually recycled. (D) "Transfer" means to transfer either by sale or without a sale. (E) "Hazardous property" mean...

...y other state agencies directly to an accredited public school within the state. The computers and computer equipment may be repaired or refurbished prior to transfer. The state agency may charge a service fee to the public schools for the property not to exceed the direct cost of repairing or refurbishing it. The state agency shall deposit such funds into the account used for repair or refurbishment. (H) Excess a...

...revenue fund, the proceeds shall be deposited, in the director's discretion, into the state treasury to the credit of either the fleet management fund created by section 125.83 of the Revised Code or to the credit of the investment recovery fund created by this section. Any such proceeds deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the investment recovery fund may be transferred from the investment recovery fun...

... to the credit of the general services fund, the information technology fund, or the information technology governance fund, as appropriate. Those funds are hereby created.

...ed by the director of natural resources under Chapter 1520. of the Revised Code. (B) The director of administrative services shall maintain current inventory records as certified and filed under division (A) of this section by a state agency, other than an institution of higher education. The director may establish uniform methods of identifying state property.

...chase program shall be deposited to the credit of the information technology governance fund created in section 125.15 of the Revised Code. (H) Upon request from the director of administrative services, the director of budget and management may transfer cash from the information technology fund created in section 125.15 of the Revised Code, the MARCS administration fund created in section 4501.29 of the Revised Co...

...the Revised Code or an administrative rule to be published in a newspaper of general circulation, or in a daily law journal as required by section 2701.09 of the Revised Code, the notice or advertisement also shall be posted on the official public notice web site by the publisher of the newspaper or journal. The operator of the official public notice web site shall: (1) Use a domain name for the web site that w...

... of this state for the exercise of any function of state government, other than any state-supported institution of higher education, the courts, or any judicial agency. "State agency" includes the general assembly, any legislative agency, and the capitol square review and advisory board. (B) Subject to division (C) of this section, the state chief information officer shall do all of the following: (1) Require s...

...ministrative services shall make available to boards of education and local governments all information about energy efficiency and energy conservation purchasing measures developed by the department or other state agency. The department shall develop and conduct orientation and training programs concerning energy efficiency and energy conservation purchasing measures for all state, board of education, and local emp...

...ame. (2) A database containing tax credits issued by the director of development to business entities that shall contain the name under which the tax credit is known, the name of the entity receiving the credit, and the county in which the credit recipient's principal place of business in this state is located. The director of administrative services may adopt rules governing the means by which ...

... withheld, including, whenever practicable, year-to-date figures on all taxes withheld; the amount of contribution to the appropriate retirement system; any voluntary deductions made in accordance with authorizations filed by the official or employee; and whether a direct deposit is to be made in accordance with an authorization filed by the official or employee. Amounts deducted from the salaries or wages of a...

...; (b) Every hour of unused sick leave credit that is converted pursuant to section 124.383 of the Revised Code ; (c) Every hour of unused personal leave credit that is converted pursuant to section 124.386 of the Revised Code; (2) Upon separation from state service, the obligation of the state to compensate its employees, including employees listed in division (B)(2) or (4) of section 124.14 of the Revised Code ...

...life insurance investment fund shall be credited to the fund.

... office of child support in the department of job and family services pursuant to section 3121.19 of the Revised Code. All money in the fund, including investment earnings thereon, shall be used only for the following purposes: (A) Forwarding to the office of child support money withheld or deducted from salaries and wages of state officials and employees pursuant to a withholding or deduction notice describe...

...e same state agency or a total of five hundred such officers and employees, whichever is fewer, who have pending written requests for such deductions to be made and remitted to the same provider, or the same agent, broker, or financial institution for one or more providers, of such individual retirement arrangements. The director of budget and management shall promptly provide for payment of the salary or wage deduc...

...business integrity; (7) Been convicted under state or federal antitrust laws; (8) Deliberately or willfully submitted false or misleading information in connection with the application for or performance of a public contract; (9) Violated any other responsible business practice or performed in an unsatisfactory manner as determined by the director; (10) Through the default of a contract or through other means had...

...consist of any money transferred or deposited into the fund pursuant to section 125.28 of the Revised Code. (C) The fund shall be used for major maintenance or improvements required in facilities maintained by the department of administrative services.

... the credit of the building management fund, which is hereby created. All money collected for depreciation and related costs shall be deposited into the building improvement fund created under section 125.27 of the Revised Code or deposited into the building management fund and then transferred by the director of budget and management to the building improvement fund.

...rvices determines such space is available; such space shall be used to provide child care services to a group of individuals of whom at least fifty per cent are state of Ohio employees; and priority for such child care services will be given to state of Ohio employees even if it results in the displacement of non-state employees. If the department allots space in a facility controlled by it for the provision...

... network system that allows persons to electronically file business reply forms and, as authorized in the Revised Code, tax information with state agencies or political subdivisions.

...e clerk of the house of representatives unless the clerk of the senate or the clerk of the house of representatives chooses either of the options specified in section 101.523 or 101.524 of the Revised Code. (2) Printing for the Ohio arts council shall be under the supervision of the council. (3) Printing for the capitol square review and advisory board shall be under the supervision of the board. (4) Printing f...

...entify, prevent, or eliminate the fraudulent use of state funds, state resources, or state programs. Participating state agencies may use data gathered under the program for these purposes. (B) A state agency shall provide data for use under the program. A state agency that provides data under the program shall comply with the data-sharing protocol adopted under division (D) of this section. Notwithstanding any othe...

...t in excess of the contract shall be collected from the contractor or the posted bond, if a bond was provided.

...eport, bulletin, document, or pamphlet, unless such report, bulletin, document, or pamphlet is first submitted to, and the printing thereof approved by, the department of administrative services. If the department approves the printing, it shall determine the form of such printing and the number of copies. If such approval is given, the department shall cause the same to be printed and bound; and when printed, such...

...rative services shall keep detailed accounts of all state office reproduction services, printing and binding.