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...(A)(1) No towing service shall knowingly offer or provide monetary compensation in exchange for the authorization to tow motor vehicles from a specified location or on behalf of the person to whom the towing service offered or provided the compensation. (2) Division (A)(1) of this section does not prohibit a towing service from negotiating or reducing towing and storage fees. (B) Whoever violates division (A) o...

...sheriff of the county or the chief of a law enforcement agency of the municipal corporation, township, port authority, conservancy district, university campus police department, park district police force, or township or joint police district, or the department of natural resources may dispose of it with a motor vehicle salvage dealer or scrap metal processing facility as defined in section 4737.05 of the Revised Cod...

...) The sheriff of a county or chief of a law enforcement agency of a municipal corporation, township, port authority, conservancy district, university campus police department, park district police force, or township or joint police district, within the sheriff's or chief's respective territorial jurisdiction, or a state highway patrol trooper, natural resources officer, or wildlife officer, upon notification to the s...

...the sheriff of the county or chief of a law enforcement agency of the municipal corporation, township, port authority, conservancy district, university campus police department, park district police force, or township or joint police district, or to the department of natural resources of the reasons for leaving the motor vehicle in such place. For purposes of this section, the fact that a motor vehicle has been so ...

... The sheriff of a county, or chief of a law enforcement agency of a municipal corporation or port authority, or conservancy district within the sheriff's or chief's respective territorial jurisdiction, a state highway patrol trooper, a natural resources officer, a wildlife officer, a board of township trustees, the legislative authority of a municipal corporation or port authority, or the zoning authority of a townsh...

... the owner but with the approval of the law enforcement agency conducting any investigation of the accident: (1) Remove, or order the removal of, the motor vehicle if the motor vehicle is unoccupied, cargo, or personal property from the portion of the highway, public street, or property ordinarily used for vehicular travel on the highway, public street, or other property open to the public for purposes of vehicular...

...nd the court shall order an appropriate law enforcement agency to seize and impound all such vehicles. Upon presentation of a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the towing service, the court shall terminate the order and the law enforcement agency in possession of the vehicles shall release the vehicles. (3) The offense established under division (B)(1) of this section is a strict liability offense ...

...(A) If a towing service is removing a motor vehicle, and the removal was not authorized under section 4513.60, 4513.601, 4513.61, or 4513.66 of the Revised Code, prior to removing the motor vehicle, the towing service shall provide a written estimate of the price for the removal to the operator of the motor vehicle, if requested. (B) The towing service shall ensure that any estimate provided under division (A) of t...

...o the sheriff of a county or chief of a law enforcement agency of a municipal corporation, township, port authority, conservancy district, or township or joint police district, or the department of natural resources, as applicable. The storage facility shall ensure that a process is in place for purposes of answering calls at all times day or night. (2) After receiving a call from the owner or lienholder of a vehic...

...(A)(1) An insurance company may commence a civil action against a towing service or storage facility on its own behalf, on behalf of the holder of a policy of automobile insurance, or on behalf of a motor vehicle owner for either or both of the following reasons: (a) The recovery of a motor vehicle that has been towed or stored and for which a claim has been filed with the insurance company; (b) Objecting to the am...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Towing service" and "storage facility" have the same meanings as in section 4513.70 of the Revised Code. (2) "Motor vehicle owner" means any person that holds a certificate of title to or is a lessee of a towed commercial motor vehicle. "Motor vehicle owner" does not include a lienholder or leasing company. (B)(1) A motor vehicle owner may commence a civil action against a towi...

...(A) Any violation of section 4513.10, 4513.182, 4513.20, 4513.201, 4513.202, 4513.25, 4513.26, 4513.27, 4513.29, 4513.30, 4513.31, 4513.32, or 4513.34 of the Revised Code shall be punished under division (B) of this section. (B) Whoever violates the sections of this chapter that are specifically required to be punished under this division, or any provision of sections 4513.03 to 4513.262 or 4513.27 to 4513.37 ...

...a certified public accountant under the laws of another state that authorizes the holder to practice public accounting in that state, is valid, is in good standing, and has not expired. (S) "Attest report" means an opinion report, review report, compilation report, examination report, agreed-upon procedures report, or any similar report prepared in accordance with standards established by the American institute of ...

...There is hereby created the accountancy board, consisting of nine members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Eight of the members shall be certified public accountants of whom: (A) At least two shall be in active public accounting practice in public accounting firms having offices only in this state; (B) At least two shall be in active public accounting practice in public accountin...

...(A) The accountancy board annually shall elect a president, secretary, and treasurer from its members. The board may adopt and amend rules for the orderly conduct of its affairs and for the administration of this chapter. The board may adopt and amend rules defining the practice of public accounting, rules of professional conduct appropriate to establish and maintain a high standard of integrity and dignity in ...

...essary to comply with any provision of law. (H)(1) If a peer review report indicates that a public accounting firm does not comply with standards and practices set forth in the rules adopted by the board, the board, in its discretion, may review the results of the peer review report. If the board, or its authorized peer review program administrator, determines that the public accounting firm does not comply wi...

...Each member of the accountancy board shall be paid an amount fixed pursuant to division (J) of section 124.15 of the Revised Code for each day or portion thereof spent in the discharge of his official duties and shall be reimbursed for his actual and necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of such duties.

...ertificates previously issued under the laws of this state shall not be required to obtain additional certificates under this section but shall otherwise be subject to all provisions of this section, and those previously issued certificates, for all purposes, shall be considered certificates issued under this section and subject to its provisions. (I) The board may waive the examination under division (A)(3) of th...

...Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in section 4701.06 of the Revised Code, the accountancy board shall grant a certificate of "certified public accountant" to any public accountant who meets all the following requirements: (A) The public accountant applies to the board for the certificate under this section. (B) At the time of application and the time that the certificate is granted, the public accountant hol...

...as a public accountant issued under the laws of this state shall not be required to obtain additional registration under this section but shall otherwise be subject to all provisions of this section. That registration, for all purposes, shall be considered a registration issued under this section and subject to its provisions. Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code does not apply to public accountant registrations issue...

...(A) As used in this section, "license" and "applicant for an initial license" have the same meanings as in section 4776.01 of the Revised Code, except that "license" as used in both of those terms refers to the types of authorizations otherwise issued or conferred under this chapter. (B) In addition to any other eligibility requirement set forth in this chapter, each applicant for an initial license shall comply wi...

...The accountancy board may, in its discretion, upon the payment of a fee not to exceed seventy-five dollars, permit the registration of any person who is the holder of a certificate, license, or degree in a foreign country constituting a recognized qualification for the practice of public accounting in such country. A person so registered shall use only the title under which the person is generally known in the person...

...(A) The accountancy board, upon application, shall issue Ohio permits to practice public accounting to holders of the CPA certificate or the PA registration. Subject to division (H)(1) of this section, there shall be a triennial Ohio permit fee in an amount to be determined by the board not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars. All Ohio permits shall expire on the last day of December of the year assigned by the board...

...The accountancy board may adopt rules requiring that each applicant for an Ohio permit shall have demonstrated to the satisfaction of the board that the applicant has maintained a high level of professional competence by the completion of programs of continuing education satisfactory to the board during the period immediately prior to the application for the permit. The board shall not require more than one hundred t...

...The display or uttering by a person of a card, sign, advertisement, or other printed, engraved, or written instrument or device, bearing a person's name in conjunction with the words "certified public accountant" or any abbreviation of those words, or "public accountant" or any abbreviation of those words, shall be prima-facie evidence in any action brought under section 4701.18 or 4701.99 of the Revised Code that th...

...The public employees retirement board shall adopt rules to implement each PERS defined contribution plan.

...The public employees retirement board shall establish the PERS defined contribution plans, which shall be one or more plans consisting of benefit options that provide for an individual account for each participating member and under which benefits are based solely on the amounts that have accumulated in the account. The plans may include options under which a member participating in a plan may receive definitely dete...

...Each PERS defined contribution plan shall qualify as a governmental plan under section 414(d) of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 414(d), as amended, and meet the requirements of section 401(a), of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 26 U.S.C.A. 401(a), as amended, applicable to governmental plans.

...Each PERS defined contribution plan shall meet the requirements necessary to qualify as a retirement system maintained by a state or local government entity under section 3121(b)(7)(F) of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 3121(b)(7)(F), as amended. Each participant in a plan shall qualify as a member of that system.

...Each PERS defined contribution plan shall require the public employees retirement board, or the entity administering the plan pursuant to a contract with the board, to cause an individual account to be maintained for each member participating in the plan. Amounts to be credited under a PERS defined contribution plan may be deposited into any of the funds created under section 145.23 of the Revised Code or may b...

...(A) As used in this section, "eligible member" means a member who was eligible to make an election under section 145.19 or 145.191 of the Revised Code, regardless of whether the member elected to participate in a PERS defined contribution plan. (B) If permitted to do so by the plan documents for a PERS defined contribution plan or rules governing the PERS defined benefit plan, an eligible member may elect, at ...

...(A) Except as provided in divisions (B) and (C) of this section, sections 145.201 to 145.70 of the Revised Code do not apply to a PERS defined contribution plan, except that a PERS defined contribution plan may incorporate provisions of those sections as specified in the plan document. (B) The following sections of Chapter 145. of the Revised Code apply to a PERS defined contribution plan: 145.01 to 145.20, 145.22, ...

...A PERS defined contribution plan may include a program described in section 145.583 of the Revised Code under which a member participating in the plan is required to accumulate a portion of the amount contributed under section 145.86 of the Revised Code for the purpose of providing funds to the member for the payment of health, medical, hospital, surgical, dental, or vision care expenses, including insurance pr...

...Each member participating in a PERS defined contribution plan shall contribute a per cent of the member's earnable salary to the public employees retirement system as required in section 145.47 of the Revised Code. Contributions made under this section shall not exceed the limits established by section 415 of the "Internal Revenue Code of 1986," 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 415, as amended.

...For each member participating in a PERS defined contribution plan, the employer shall contribute a per cent of the member's earnable salary to the public employees retirement system as required in section 145.48 of the Revised Code, less the percentage required under section 145.87 of the Revised Code.

...For each member participating in a PERS defined contribution plan, the public employees retirement system may transfer to the employers' accumulation fund a portion of the employer contribution required under section 145.48 of the Revised Code. If the public employees retirement board elects to make a transfer under this section, the portion transferred shall not exceed the percentage of earnable salary of memb...

...Amounts contributed under sections 145.85 and 145.86 of the Revised Code, and any earnings on those amounts, shall be deposited and credited in accordance with the PERS defined contribution plan that is selected by the member. The plan may include provisions authorizing the public employees retirement system to do either of the following: (A) Withhold from the amounts contributed under sections 145.85 and 145.86 of ...

...The right of each member participating in a PERS defined contribution plan to a retirement, disability, survivor, or death benefit, to health or long-term care insurance or any other type of health care benefit, or to a withdrawal of any amounts that have accumulated on the member's behalf shall be governed exclusively by the plan selected by the member.

...5.171 or 3105.65 of the Revised Code or laws of another state regarding division of marital property prior to the effective date of the member's retirement. If a court order requires this plan of payment, the member shall be required to annuitize the member's accumulated amounts in accordance with the order. If the member is married, the plan of payment selected by the member also shall provide for payment to the mem...

...(A) Subject to division (B) of this section and sections 145.38, 145.56, 145.57, 145.572, 145.573, and 145.574 of the Revised Code, the right of a member participating in a PERS defined contribution plan to any payment or benefit accruing from contributions made by or on behalf of the member under sections 145.85 and 145.86 of the Revised Code shall vest in accordance with this section. A member's right to any payme...

...Each PERS defined contribution plan shall permit a member participating in the plan to do both of the following: (A) If the member has withdrawn the amounts that have accumulated on behalf of the member under the plan, returns to employment covered under this chapter, and is participating in a plan that includes definitely determinable benefits, pay to the system the amounts withdrawn in accordance with rules...

...Contributions under sections 145.85 and 145.86 of the Revised Code shall cease on the member's death or termination of employment or for any other reason specified by the plan selected by the member.

...(A) Whoever violates division (A) of section 145.054 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars for each day of the violation. (B) Whoever violates division (B) of section 145.054 of the Revised Code shall be imprisoned for not more than six months or fined not more than five thousand dollars, or both. (C) Fines imposed by the Ohio elections commission under this section shall be paid into...

...an attorney admitted to the practice of law in this state by the Ohio supreme court, and has the person's principal place of business or the person's primary practice in this state. (3)(a) Except as provided in division (B)(3)(b) of this section, the person has submitted a criminal records check report completed within the preceding six months in accordance with section 147.022 of the Revised Code demonstrating th...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Acknowledgment" means a declaration by an individual before a notary public that the individual has signed a record for the purpose stated in the record, and if the record is signed in a representative capacity, that the individual signed the record with proper authority and signed it as the act of the individual or entity identified in the record. (B) "Criminal records check" has th...

...(A)(1) Except as provided in division (B)(4) of section 147.01 of the Revised Code, no person shall be appointed as a notary public unless that person has completed an educational program related to the requirements of this chapter and passed a test demonstrating knowledge of such requirements. (2) The secretary of state may authorize that such a program be completed online. (B) The secretary of state shall adopt, ...

...r than an attorney licensed to practice law in this state or a peace officer, to complete a criminal records check. (2) The secretary shall not accept an application for a notary commission that includes the report of a criminal records check that is more than six months old. (B) The secretary of state shall provide to each person applying for a notary commission, other than an attorney admitted to the practice o...

...an attorney admitted to the practice of law in this state by the Ohio supreme court, shall hold office for the term of five years unless the commission is revoked. An attorney admitted to the practice of law in this state by the Ohio supreme court shall hold office as a notary public as long as the attorney is a resident of this state or has the attorney's principal place of business or primary practice in this state...

...(A)(1) Except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section, a commission for a notary public appointed prior to the effective date of this section shall remain valid until that commission's expiration date. (2) A commission issued to an attorney shall be governed by section 147.03 of the Revised Code. (B) A commission that is set to expire as described in section 147.03 of the Revised Code or as in division (A) ...

...ry to discuss matters related to notary law and procedures.