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...(A) If a motor vehicle accident occurs on any highway, public street, or other property open to the public for purposes of vehicular travel and if any motor vehicle, cargo, or personal property that has been damaged or spilled as a result of the motor vehicle accident is blocking the highway, street, or other property or is otherwise endangering public safety, a public safety official may do either of the following w...

...artment considers appropriate. (B) The obstruction markers, markings, lighting, or other visual or aural identification, if any, that must be installed on or in the vicinity of the structure or object of natural growth as a condition of the permit. Any such identification shall conform as much as practicable to federal guidelines and standards. As a condition of the permit, the department shall require that any requ...

...tural growth may be allowed to grow. An obstruction of air space in an airport hazard area rising to a height not in excess of forty feet above the established elevation of the airport, or three feet for each one hundred feet or fraction thereof its location is distant from the nearest point in the perimeter of the airport, whichever is greater, shall be prima facie reasonable. (B) When an airport is publicly owned ...

...bility of lowering or removing existing obstructions. The office may obtain and consider information from and the opinion of any agency of the federal government charged with the promotion, regulation, or control of civil aeronautics as to the approaches necessary to safe flying operations at the airport.

...nate crossings, including any permanent obstruction affecting distance of view; (8) The impact of closure on vehicular traffic, emergency vehicles, commercial enterprises, and any other factors pertinent to municipal corporations and other populated areas; (9) Any other factor the commission determines appropriate. (B) If the commission finds that there is not a demonstrable need for a crossing to exist according ...

...ice, or any other purpose, or any other obstruction, which may be encountered in the construction of the underground railroad. Such company shall before so proceeding file with the director of public service of the city detailed plans and specifications for all of said work. No such work shall be commenced unless such plans and specifications have been approved by the director, after notice and hearing, and unless s...

...d structure when no piers, supports, or obstructions are to be placed in such road, street, alley, way, or ground, the company may appropriate so much of it as is necessary for the purposes of its railroad in the manner and upon the terms provided for in sections 163.01 to 163.22, inclusive, of the Revised Code.

...n, for each day of such interference or obstruction, shall pay one thousand dollars, to be recovered by action in the name of the state. Half such recovery shall go to the company so interfered with, and half to the county in which the interference occurs. Such person or corporation is also liable for damages to the party injured.

...nly crops that will not create such an obstruction of the view of the highway or interference with airport safety. If the director has reasonable cause to believe that such an agreement is violated, the director, or any of the director's authorized agents, may, at the director's or authorized agent's discretion, do either of the following: (1) Remove the crop or such part thereof as may be necessary to ensure ...

... and other negligent failure to remove obstructions from public roads.

...ontractor shall remove all barriers and obstructions and put the highway, bridge, or culvert or such portions thereof as the director orders, in such condition for travel as the director orders. No contractor or other persons shall close a highway or bridge being improved by the state, unless that action has first been determined to be necessary by the director. If the director determines that the making of the impr...

...essary to repair such damage, to remove obstructions from, or make the changes or repairs in such roads as are rendered necessary, the board may annually thereafter levy a tax at its June session, not exceeding five mills upon the dollar upon all taxable property of the county, to be expended under its direction or by the employment of labor and the purchase of materials in such manner as seem most advantageous to th...

...move objects or structures constituting obstructions. (2) The authority granted in this section applies to land belonging to a township road whether owned in fee simple or by easement. (3) Objects that may be declared to be a public nuisance under this section include a fence, post, pole, athletic or recreational apparatus, rock, or berm, any vegetation, or any other object identified by the board or superintendent...

...change, or alteration of a structure or obstruction in a restricted channel or relocation, alteration, restriction, deposit, or encroachment into or change of grade of a restricted channel or floodway under section 6105.133 of the Revised Code; (K) Petition for the creation of a conservancy district or conservancy subdistrict under section 6101.05 or 6101.71 of the Revised Code.

...of the county in which the structure or obstruction or other works referred to in such application is or is to be located. Such appeal shall be filed within fifteen days from the receipt of the written notice under section 6105.133 of the Revised Code. The court shall conduct a hearing on such appeal and shall give it preference over all other civil cases irrespective of their position on the calendar of the court....

...any harmful or improper construction or obstruction or may close any opening or connection made improperly or in violation of such rules and regulations. The board may bring such suit in mandamus in the court of appeals in the first instance, if it deems it advisable. Any person or political subdivision which willfully fails to comply with such rules and regulations shall be liable for damage caused by such failure a...

... control of water; (4) The removal of obstructions such as silt bars, log jams, debris, and drift from any ditch, drain, watercourse, floodway, river, creek, or run; (5) The vacating of a ditch or drain. (D) "Person" means natural person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation, other than public corporations. (E) "Public corporation" or "political subdivision" means counties, townships, municipal corp...

...terminus of, straighten, deepen, remove obstructions from, or widen any ditch, drain, watercourse, floodway, river, creek, or run, or construct any levee, wall, embankment, jetty, dike, dam, sluice, revetment, reservoir, holding basin, control gate, breakwater, or other structure for control of water, or vacate any ditch or drain by proceedings as provided in sections 6131.01 to 6131.64 of the Revised Code.

...ay include locating, cleaning, removing obstructions from, constructing, reconstructing, straightening, deepening, widening, altering, boxing, tiling, filling, walling, or arching any ditch, drain, watercourse, floodway, creek, run, or river; changing the course, location, or terminus thereof; or constructing a levee, wall, embankment, jetty, dike, dam, sluice, revetment, reservoir, holding basin, control gate, break...

...(A) The county engineer shall evaluate all culverts and bridges, except those on state and federal highways, for adequacy of capacity, vertical and horizontal alignment, and stability. The county engineer shall schedule any bridge or culvert that does not conform with the design of the drainage improvement for removal and replacement or repair as the engineer considers necessary. (B) If the county engineer determin...

... including locating, cleaning, removing obstructions from, constructing, reconstructing, straightening, deepening, widening, altering, boxing, tiling, filling, walling, or arching any ditch, drain, watercourse, floodway, creek, run, or river; changing the course, location, or terminus thereof; or constructing a levee, wall, embankment, jetty, dike, dam, sluice, revetment, reservoir, holding basin, control gate, break...

...The director of transportation may upon formal application being made to the director, grant a permit to any individual, firm, or corporation to use or occupy such portion of a road or highway on the state highway system as will not incommode the traveling public. Such permits, when granted, shall be upon the following conditions: (A) The director may issue a permit to any individual, firm, or corporation for any ...

...Utility poles along the public highway may be used for the purpose of attaching thereto or placing thereon, signposts, guideposts, warning signs, or other signs when prescribed by the director of transportation or county engineer.

...No franchise or grant to any street, interurban, or other railway shall be granted by the director of transportation, board of county commissioners, or by the council of any municipal corporation, unless such franchise or grant provides that the company shall, when required by the proper authorities in charge of such road or street, make such changes in its grade and method of construction as are necessary to conform...

...(A) The director of transportation, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt rules consistent with the safety of the traveling public and consistent with the national policy to govern the use and control of rest areas within the limits of the right-of-way of interstate highways and other state highways and in other areas within the limits of the right-of-way of interstate highways. (B)(1) Exc...

...Any agent contract entered into in violation of this chapter shall be void and unenforceable. An agent contract entered into in this state or an agent contract entered into with an athlete who is enrolled in an educational institution or institution of higher education located in this state shall be governed by Ohio law.

...The Ohio athletic commission, established under section 3773.33 of the Revised Code, shall do all of the following: (A) Review the application form of an applicant for registration as an athlete agent; (B) Issue and renew biennial certificates of registration for an athlete agent pursuant to this chapter; (C) Maintain records of every athlete agent registered in this state, including the agent's business and resid...

...No person shall serve as an athlete agent in this state unless the person holds a current and valid certificate of registration as an athlete agent issued under section 4771.08 of the Revised Code, a temporary certificate issued under section 4771.08 of the Revised Code, or a temporary certificate of convenience issued under section 4771.09 of the Revised Code.

...(A) Each individual who desires to serve as an athlete agent within this state shall first file an application for registration with the Ohio athletic commission. The applicant shall apply using a form prescribed by the commission and shall provide all the following information: (1) The name and residential address of the applicant; (2) The address of the primary location in which the applicant wishes to conduct bu...

...(A) Upon receipt of all the materials required for application for registration under section 4771.07 of the Revised Code, the Ohio athletic commission shall evaluate the information provided and issue a certificate of registration to the applicant, unless the commission finds that the applicant or an employee or representative of the applicant has committed any of the acts described in division (A) of section 4771.1...

...(A) The Ohio athletic commission may issue an eligible person a certificate of convenience to conduct business as an athlete agent when a registered athlete agent is deceased, or declared incompetent or physically infirm by the judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. The commission may issue a certificate of convenience upon either receiving approval to do so from a probate court or finding that the last will ...

...The commission may require each registered athlete agent to complete not more than six hours of continuing education during a biennial registration in programs to be determined or approved by the commission. If the commission imposes continuing education requirements on athlete agents, not less than two of the six hours of continuing education shall be devoted to ethics. A continuing education program shall promote ...

...(A) Prior to issuing a certificate of registration, the Ohio athletic commission shall require an athlete agent to submit proof of one of the following securities: (1) A surety bond in the amount of fifteen thousand dollars in favor of the state of Ohio for the benefit of any person who is injured by a violation of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter; (2) A certificate of deposit in favor of, or a savi...

...(A) Fees charged by an athlete agent for services provided to an athlete may be negotiated between the parties. (B)(1) Except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, an athlete agent shall establish an interest-bearing trust fund or similar account in a depository approved by the Ohio athletic commission to be used for the deposit of all revenues received on behalf of an athlete. An athlete agent shall depos...

...No athlete agent shall act on behalf of an athlete as a "dealer" or "investment advisor," as defined in section 1707.01 of the Revised Code, unless the athlete agent complies with Chapter 1707. of the Revised Code. An athlete agent shall disclose to an athlete and the Ohio athletic commission any ownership interest the athlete agent has in an entity referred to by the athlete agent in advising the athlete con...

...(A) An athlete agent shall maintain all of the following records: (1) The name and address of each athlete for whom the athlete agent performs services as an athlete agent in exchange for compensation; (2) The amount of fees or compensation received for the performance of services for each athlete; (3) A copy of the contract entered into between the athlete agent and each athlete; (4) Any other information the O...

...An athlete agent may engage in the following conduct: (A) Provide or send written materials to an athlete if the athlete agent simultaneously submits an identical copy of the materials to the athletic director or the director's designee, or person of similar position, at the educational institution or institution of higher education in which the athlete is enrolled, or to the institution of higher education to which...

...No athlete agent shall publish or cause to be published any false, fraudulent, or misleading notice, advertisement, or information with knowledge that it is false, fraudulent, or misleading. All advertisements of an athlete agent shall contain the name and registered business address of the athlete agent and some indication that the athlete agent is registered with the Ohio athletic commission. As used in this secti...

...No athlete agent shall do any of the following: (A) Provide false information or make false promises or representations concerning the employment of an athlete; (B) Engage in any conduct that demonstrates bad faith or dishonesty in connection with the performance of services as an athlete agent; (C) Commingle money or property of an athlete with the agent's own money or property; (D) Offer anything of value to a ...

...(A) The Ohio athletic commission may, except as provided in division (B) of this section, refuse to grant or renew a registration, or may suspend or revoke a registration of an athlete agent upon proof satisfactory to the commission that the athlete agent or an employee or representative of the athlete agent has done any of the following: (1) Made false or misleading statements of a material nature in an applicatio...

...A person who is injured by a violation of this chapter may initiate a civil action for legal and equitable relief against an athlete agent in a court having jurisdiction over the matter. The plaintiff also may name the surety, the named holder of any security required of an athlete agent under this chapter, or the carrier of malpractice insurance for an athlete agent as additional parties to the action. This cause of...

...(A) An institution of higher education may bring a civil action against an athlete agent who violates this chapter for compensatory damages, punitive or exemplary damages, and equitable relief as the court finds appropriate. A court may grant equitable relief to a plaintiff under this section to prevent harm that could result from the acts or omissions of an athlete or athlete agent if the court finds a reasonable l...

...Any person who conducts business in this state as an athlete agent consents to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state, whether or not the person is registered as an athlete agent with the Ohio athletic commission. If an athlete agent conducts business in this state and thereafter leaves this state with intent to defraud creditors or to avoid service of process in an action brought under this chapter, the athle...

...The Ohio athletic commission shall deposit all money it receives under this chapter to the credit of the occupational licensing and regulatory fund, created under section 4743.05 of the Revised Code.

...The Ohio athletic commission shall comply with section 4776.20 of the Revised Code.

...(A) Whoever violates section 4771.06 or division (J) or (K) of section 4771.17 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. (B) An athlete agent who violates division (C) of section 4771.02 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Aggrieved person" means a person with duties and obligations under sections 153.64, 3781.27, and 3781.28 to 3781.32 of the Revised Code and divisions (A) and (B) of section 3781.26 of the Revised Code and who is directly involved with or impacted by the alleged compliance failure, as identified in the request for inquiry, of another person with duties and obligations under sections 153....

...(A) Each utility, excavator, developer, and designer who participates in the one-call notification system shall register with the public utilities commission and pay a safety registration not to exceed fifty dollars annually, which the commission may lower if the commission determines lowering the registration to be necessary. The commission shall administer and oversee the registration process. Failure to register s...

...(A) Beginning January 1, 2016, an aggrieved person may request an inquiry with the staff of the public utilities commission seeking the imposition, in accordance with this chapter, of a fine or penalty on the person responsible for the alleged compliance failure described in division (A) of section 4913.01 of the Revised Code. The person shall make the request not later than ninety days after discovering the alleged ...

...If a request for an inquiry is made under section 4913.05 of the Revised Code, the person responsible for the alleged compliance failure may, not later than thirty days after being notified under that section, respond to the request, providing any information that the person considers relevant to the request. The response may include an admission of the compliance failure.