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...(A) A surety bail bond agent shall not sign or countersign in blank any bond, or give a power of attorney to, or otherwise authorize, anyone to countersign the surety 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 pers...

...(A) A mutual insurance company shall not proceed with a reorganization plan approved by the mutual insurance company's policyholders under section 3913.27 of the Revised Code until the reorganization plan has been reviewed by, and has received the approval of, the superintendent of insurance, and the articles of incorporation for the mutual insurance holding company and the reorganized stock company, and, if applicab...

...(A) Each licensee under this chapter shall file with the superintendent of insurance, on or before the first day of March of each year, an annual statement verified under oath by two officers in the form prescribed by the superintendent. The annual statement for a viatical settlement provider shall include the following information about the viatical settlement provider's transactions: (1) Aggregate ...

...(A) No insurance company doing business in this state shall pay a claim of a named insured for fire damage to a structure located within a municipal corporation or township in this state where the amount recoverable for the fire loss to the structure under all policies exceeds five thousand dollars, unless the company is furnished with a certificate pursuant to division (B) of this section, and unless there is compli...

...(A)(1) No contracting entity shall sell, rent, or give a third party the contracting entity's rights to a participating provider's services pursuant to the contracting entity's health care contract with the participating provider unless one of the following applies: (a) The third party accessing the participating provider's services under the health care contract is an employer or other entity providing coverage fo...

...(A) Each health care contract shall include all of the following information: (1)(a) Information sufficient for the participating provider to determine the compensation or payment terms for health care services, including all of the following, subject to division (A)(1)(b) of this section: (i) The manner of payment, such as fee-for-service, capitation, or risk; (ii) The fee schedule of procedure codes reasonabl...

...(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section or in section 4109.06 of the Revised Code, no minor of compulsory school age shall be employed by any employer unless the minor presents to the employer a proper age and schooling certificate as a condition of employment. A valid certificate constitutes conclusive evidence of the age of the minor and of the employer's right to employ the minor in occupations not...

...(A) Pursuant to the general assembly's authority to establish a minimum wage under Section 34 of Article II, Ohio Constitution, this section is in implementation of Section 34a of Article II, Ohio Constitution. In implementing Section 34a of Article II, Ohio Constitution, the general assembly hereby finds that the purpose of Section 34a of Article II, Ohio Constitution, is to: (1) Ensure that Ohio employees, as defi...

...A child working in or in connection with a factory, workshop, business office, telephone or telegraph office, restaurant, bakery, hotel, apartment house, or mercantile or other establishment, or in the distribution or transmission of merchandise or messages, who appears to an inspector of workshops and factories to be under the legal age, or refuses to give to such inspector his name, age, and place of residence, sh...

...(A) Public employers shall extend to an exclusive representative designated under section 4117.05 of the Revised Code, the right to represent exclusively the employees in the appropriate bargaining unit and the right to unchallenged and exclusive representation for a period of not less than twelve months following the date of certification and thereafter, if the public employer and the employee organization enter int...

...(A) There is hereby created the bureau of workers' compensation, which shall be administered by the administrator of workers' compensation. A person appointed to the position of administrator shall possess significant management experience in effectively managing an organization or organizations of substantial size and complexity. A person appointed to the position of administrator also shall possess a minimum of fiv...

...(A) The administrator of workers' compensation and the industrial commission jointly shall adopt rules covering the following general topics with respect to this chapter and Chapter 4123. of the Revised Code: (1) Rules that set forth any general policy and the principal operating procedures of the bureau of workers' compensation or commission, including but not limited to: (a) Assignment to various operational un...

...the following: (1) Insurance coverage secured by an eligible employer for workers' compensation claims of employees who are in employment relationships localized in a state other than this state or those employees' dependents; (2) Insurance coverage secured by an eligible employer for workers' compensation claims that arise in a state other than this state where an employer elects to obtain coverage through eithe...

...(A) An employer who is a member of a recognized religious sect or division of a recognized religious sect and who is an adherent of established tenets or teachings of that sect or division by reason of which the employer is conscientiously opposed to benefits to employers and employees from any public or private insurance that makes payment in the event of death, disability, impairment, old age, or retirement or make...

...(A) Except as otherwise provided in this division or divisions (I) and (K) of this section, every employee, who is injured or who contracts an occupational disease, and the dependents of each employee who is killed, or dies as the result of an occupational disease contracted in the course of employment, wherever the injury has occurred or occupational disease has been contracted, is entitled to receive the compensati...

...(A) A state fund employer or the employee of such an employer may file an application with the administrator of workers' compensation for approval of a final settlement of a claim under this chapter. The application shall include the settlement agreement, and except as otherwise specified in this division, be signed by the claimant and employer, and clearly set forth the circumstances by reason of which the proposed ...

...(A) Except as provided in sections 4301.242, 4301.245, and 4301.246 of the Revised Code, no manufacturer shall aid or assist the holder of any permit for sale at wholesale, and no manufacturer or wholesale distributor shall aid or assist the holder of any permit for sale at retail, by gift or loan of any money or property of any description or other valuable thing, or by giving premiums or rebates. Except as provided...

...(A) The board of elections shall provide to a petitioner circulating a petition for an election for the submission of one or more of the questions specified in section 4301.35 or 4301.351 of the Revised Code, at the time of taking out the petition, both of the following: (1) The names of the streets and, if appropriate, the address numbers of residences and business establishments within the precinct in which the e...

...(A) The board of elections shall provide to a petitioner circulating a petition for an election for the submission of one or more of the questions specified in section 4301.353 or 4301.354 of the Revised Code, at the time of taking out the petition, both of the following: (1) The names of the streets and, if appropriate, the address numbers of residences and business establishments within the precinct that would be...

...If the United States congress repeals the mandate established by the "Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982" relating to a national uniform drinking age of twenty-one or if a court of competent jurisdiction declares the mandate to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, then upon the certification by the secretary of state that this mandate has been repealed or invalidated, the following shall apply: (A) B...

...(A) The following questions regarding the sale of beer by holders of C or D permits may be presented to the qualified electors of an election precinct: (1) "Shall the sale of beer as defined in section 4305.08 of the Revised Code under permits which authorize sale for off-premises consumption only be permitted within this precinct?" (2) "Shall the sale of beer as defined in section 4305.08 of the Revised Code un...

...(A)(1) The registrar of motor vehicles may adopt rules to establish a centralized system of motor vehicle registration for initial registration, registration renewal, and transfer of registration, by mail or by electronic means. (2) Any person applying electronically for initial registration or for transfer of registration may submit all associated documents electronically through the centralized system of motor v...

...Notwithstanding any provision of the Revised Code to the contrary that requires a document to be "sworn to before" or "signed in the presence of" a notary or other officer empowered to administer oaths, when a motor vehicle dealer licensed under Chapter 4517. of the Revised Code is a party to the transfer of a motor vehicle, no notarization is required on a motor vehicle certificate of title, an application for a mot...

...(A) A towing service or storage facility that is in possession of a motor vehicle may obtain a certificate of title to the vehicle as provided in division (B) of this section if all of the following apply: (1) The motor vehicle was towed or stored pursuant to section 4513.60, 4513.61, or 4513.66 of the Revised Code. (2) A search was made of the records of an applicable entity listed in division (F)(1) of sectio...

...In the event of a lost or destroyed certificate of title, application shall be made to a clerk of a court of common pleas by the owner of the motor vehicle or the holder of a lien on it for a duplicate certificate of title upon a form and accompanied by the fee prescribed by section 4505.09 of the Revised Code. The application shall be signed and sworn to by the person making the application. The cler...

...(A)(1) Unless otherwise provided by the declaration or the bylaws, the unit owners association has a continuing lien upon the estate or interest of the owner in any unit and the appurtenant undivided interest in the common elements for the payment of any of the following expenses that are chargeable against the unit and that remain unpaid for ten days after any portion has become due and payable: (a) The portion of...

...(A) The owners association has a lien upon the estate or interest in any lot for the payment of any assessment or charge levied in accordance with section 5312.11 of the Revised Code, as well as any related interest, administrative late fees, enforcement assessments, collection costs, attorney's fees, and paralegal fees, that are chargeable against the lot and that remain unpaid ten days after any portion has b...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Tenant" means a person entitled under a rental agreement to the use and occupancy of residential premises to the exclusion of others. (B) "Landlord" means the owner, lessor, or sublessor of residential premises, the agent of the owner, lessor, or sublessor, or any person authorized by the owner, lessor, or sublessor to manage the premises or to receive rent from a tenant under a re...

...(A)(1) Notwithstanding section 5735.27 of the Revised Code, the director of transportation, when the director determines it in the interest of the welfare and safety of the citizens of Ohio, may enter into agreements with other states or subdivisions thereof or the United States relative to the cooperation in the repair, maintenance, or construction of a bridge crossing a stream that forms a boundary line of th...

...(A) There is hereby created in the department of public safety a division of criminal justice services. The director of public safety, with the concurrence of the governor, shall appoint an executive director of the division of criminal justice services. The executive director shall be the head of the division. The executive director shall serve at the pleasure of the director of public safety. To carry out the dutie...

...(A) Each member of the state highway patrol retirement board, upon appointment or election, shall take an oath of office that he will support the constitutions of the United States and this state, that he will diligently and honestly administer the affairs of the board, and that he will not knowingly violate or willfully permit the violation of any law applicable to this chapter. The oath shall be subscribed to by th...

...(A) The state highway patrol retirement board may employ a secretary and secure the services of employees for the transaction of business of the state highway patrol retirement system. Effective ninety days after the effective date of this amendment, the board may not employ a state retirement system investment officer, as defined in section 1707.01 of the Revised Code, who does not hold a valid state retirement sy...

...When a separated crossing, which was not constructed in accordance with sections 4957.01 to 4957.26 or sections 5561.01 to 5561.15 of the Revised Code, is situated on a road or highway on the state highway system or an extension thereof, and is so located that in order to provide for the safety and convenience of the traveling public having occasion to use such road or highway or extension, the director of transporta...

...(A) The Ohio turnpike and infrastructure commission may acquire by purchase, lease, lease-purchase, lease with option to purchase, appropriation, or otherwise and in such manner and for such consideration as it considers proper, any public or private property necessary, convenient, or proper for the construction, maintenance, or efficient operation of the Ohio turnpike system. The commission may pledge net reve...

...nto and the performance of its proposal secured. (D) Other than a contract referred to in division (B) of this section or a contract for licensed professional services, a bond with good and sufficient surety, in a form as prescribed and approved by the commission, shall be required of every contractor awarded a contract that involves an expenditure in excess of five hundred thousand dollars or any contract with a ...

...rastructure commission any bonds may be secured by a trust agreement between the commission and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state but authorized to exercise trust powers within this state. (B) Any trust agreement may pledge or assign the revenues to be received, but shall not convey or mortgage any turnpike project or i...

...(A) Subject to division (C)(1) of this section and section 5537.26 of the Revised Code, the Ohio turnpike and infrastructure commission may fix, revise, charge, and collect tolls for each turnpike project, and contract in the manner provided by this section with any person desiring the use of any part thereof, including the right-of-way adjoining the paved portion, for placing thereon telephone, electric light, or po...

... applicable, and the deposits shall be secured as provided in sections 135.01 to 135.21 of the Revised Code. The bond proceedings shall provide that any officer to whom, or any bank or trust company to which, revenues or pledged revenues are paid shall act as trustee of such moneys and hold and apply them for the purposes thereof, subject to applicable provisions of this chapter and the bond proceedings.

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Transportation improvement district" or "district" means a transportation improvement district designated pursuant to section 5540.02 of the Revised Code. (B) "Governmental agency" means a department, division, or other unit of state government; a county, township, or municipal corporation or other political subdivision; a regional transit authority or regional transit commission cr...

...(A) A transportation improvement district may acquire by purchase, lease, lease-purchase, lease with option to purchase, appropriation, or otherwise and in such manner and for such consideration as it considers proper, any public or private property necessary, convenient, or proper for the construction, maintenance, repair, or operation of a project. The district may pledge net revenues, to the extent permitted by th...

...e applicable, and the deposits shall be secured as provided in sections 135.01 to 135.21 of the Revised Code. The bond proceedings shall provide that any officer to whom, or any bank or trust company to which, revenues or pledged revenues are paid shall act as trustee of such moneys and hold and apply them for the purposes thereof, subject to applicable provisions of this chapter and the bond proceedings.

...e-fifth of the balance due and shall be secured by a note which may contain a clause permitting prepayment at the option of the board. Such boards may issue the notes of the county signed by the board of county commissioners, attested by the signature of the county auditor, and covering such deferred payments and payable at the times above provided. Such notes may bear interest at not to exceed the rate determined a...

...(A) Subject to division (B) of this section, w hen the board of county commissioners is of the opinion that it will be for the public convenience or welfare to locate, establish, alter, widen, straighten, vacate, or change the direction of a public road, it shall so declare by resolution, which resolution shall set forth the general route and termini of the road, or part of the road, to be located, established, or va...

...Upon receiving satisfactory evidence that the road has been changed as authorized by it under section 5553.25 of the Revised Code, and opened to the legal width and improved as required by it, the board of county commissioners shall declare such new road a public highway and cause a record thereof to be made and at the same time vacate so much of the old road as is rendered unnecessary by the new road. The person pet...

...Any person, firm, or corporation desiring to secure for the use of the public a road leading from any land owned by said person, firm, or corporation through the land of another person to a public highway may file a petition with the board of county commissioners describing the road so desired and giving the respective names and places of residence of the owners of all the land through which the proposed road will pa...

...If a person through whose land a public road has been established which is under the jurisdiction of a board of township trustees, desires to turn or change or relocate such road or any part thereof through any part of the person's land, the person may file a petition with such board of township trustees setting forth briefly the particular change desired. Upon receipt of such petition, the board of township trustees...

...When a petition, signed by at least fifty-one per cent of the land owners or lot owners, residents of the county, who are to be specifically taxed or assessed for such improvement as provided in this section, or signed by the owner of the right to mine coal lying under or adjacent to the proposed improvement, is presented to the board of township trustees asking for the construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, or i...

...The bridge commission of any county or city may fix, revise, charge, and collect tolls for the use of each bridge acquired or constructed by it. Tolls shall be so fixed and adjusted in respect to the aggregate of tolls from the bridge or bridges for which a single issue of bonds is issued, as to provide a fund sufficient, with other revenue from such bridge or bridges to pay: (A) The cost of maintaining, repairing, ...

...The governing board of a regional transportation improvement project may do any of the following: (A) Make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of its functions and the execution of its powers under this chapter and in accordance with the cooperative agreement and, if applicable, the memorandum of understanding. The procuring of goods and awarding of contracts with...

...Except as otherwise provided in any bond proceedings or in any trust agreement securing securities, money in the funds of the governing board of a regional transportation improvement project in excess of current needs may be invested as permitted by sections 135.01 to 135.21 of the Revised Code. Income from all investments of moneys in any fund shall be credited to funds as the governing board determines, subject to ...