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...Sections 9.491 to 9.495 of the Revised Code do not apply to contingency fee contracts and renewals thereof that are in existence on the effective date of this section.

...Nothing in sections 9.49 to 9.496 of the Revised Code shall be construed to expand the authority of any state agency or state agent to enter into contracts if no such authority previously existed.

...The general assembly intends that any limitations on entering into a contingency fee contract, as provided by sections 9.491 to 9.495 of the Revised Code, are to be applied only to contracts with a private attorney retained on a contingency fee basis by the state. These limitations shall not apply to contingency fee contracts between private parties and contracts not involving the state.

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "POW/MIA flag" means the flag that depicts the profile of a prisoner of war against the background of a prisoner of war camp watchtower. (2) "Public building" means the principal municipal building of each municipal corporation, the principal county building in the county seat of each county, and the state house in Columbus. (3) "Transportation facilities" has the meaning defined i...

...Whoever erects or replaces a sign containing the international symbol of access shall use forms of the word "accessible" rather than forms of the words "handicapped" or "disabled" whenever words are included on the sign.

...(A) As used in this section, "state agency" means the house of representatives, the senate, the governor, the secretary of state, the auditor of state, the treasurer of state, the attorney general, the department of job and family services, the department of commerce, the department of developmental disabilities, the department of education and workforce, the department of health, the department of aging, the departm...

...(A) As used in this section, "owner of any public building" means any state agency, public institution, political subdivision, or any other organized body, office, agency, institution, or entity established by the laws of this state for the exercise of any function of government. (B) Except as otherwise provided in division (C) of this section, the owner of any public building, within thirty days after the completio...

...(A) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of the Revised Code, no public official shall issue an order to close all places of worship in the state or in a geographic area of the state. (B) As used in this section: (1) "Place of worship" means a building or grounds where activities of an organized religious group are conducted. (2) "Public official" means any elected or appointed officer, employee, or agent of ...

...(A) As used in this section, "public official" means any elected or appointed officer, employee, or agent of the state or any political subdivision, board, commission, bureau, or other public body established by law. (B) In any civil action in a state or federal court, no public official, including any attorney representing or acting on behalf of a public official, has any authority to compromise or settle the act...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "State agency" means every department, bureau, board, commission, office, or other organized body established by the constitution and laws of this state for the exercise of any function of state government, including any state-supported institution of higher education, the general assembly, any legislative agency, any court or judicial agency, or any political subdivision or agency ...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Emergency medical service" and "emergency medical service organization" have the same meanings as in section 4765.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Fire protection" means the use of firefighting equipment by the fire department of a firefighting agency or a private fire company, and includes the provision of ambulance, emergency medical, and rescue services by those entities. (3) "Fire...

...(A) "Firefighting agency" means a municipal corporation, township, township fire district, joint fire district, fire and ambulance district, or other political subdivision that operates a fire department. (B) Nothing in the Revised Code requires, or shall be construed to require, that the fire chief of a firefighting agency reside in the territory of the firefighting agency.

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Police dog or horse" means a dog or horse that has been trained, and may be used, to assist law enforcement officers in the performance of their official duties. (2) "Law enforcement agency" means an organization or unit made up of law enforcement officers as defined in section 2901.01 of the Revised Code. (B) Upon the disbanding of the canine or equine unit of a law enforcement a...

...(A) Notwithstanding any law, ordinance, or collective bargaining contract to the contrary, no state or local employee shall unreasonably fail to comply with any lawful request for assistance made by any federal authorities carrying out the provisions of the USA Patriot Act, any federal immigration or terrorism investigation, or any executive order of the president of the United States pertaining to homeland security,...

...(A) A board of township trustees, a board of fire district trustees of a joint fire district, or the legislative authority of a municipal corporation may establish, by resolution or ordinance, as appropriate, an annuity program for the volunteer fire fighters serving the political subdivision, including those affiliated with a private entity that provides fire-fighting or emergency medical services. The program may p...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Economic development assistance" means all of the following: (a) The programs and assistance provided or administered by the department of development under Chapters 122. and 166. of the Revised Code and any other section of the Revised Code under which the department provides or administers economic development assistance; (b) The programs and assistance provided or administered ...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Borrower" means any person obligated to repay a development loan pursuant to a development loan agreement or obligated to repay a loan guaranteed pursuant to a loan guarantee agreement. (2) "Development inducement agreement" means an agreement making a grant or inducement under the authority of Section 13 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, including an inducement made under sectio...

...No owner of a professional sports team that uses a tax-supported facility for most of its home games and receives financial assistance from the state or a political subdivision thereof shall cease playing most of its home games at the facility and begin playing most of its home games elsewhere unless the owner either: (A) Enters into an agreement with the political subdivision permitting the team to play most of its...

...(A) The individual right to keep and bear arms, being a fundamental individual right that predates the United States Constitution and Ohio Constitution, and being a constitutionally protected right in every part of Ohio, the general assembly finds the need to provide uniform laws throughout the state regulating the ownership, possession, purchase, other acquisition, transport, storage, carrying, sale, other transfer,...

...(A) As used in this section, "tobacco product" and "alternative nicotine product" have the same meanings as in section 2927.02 of the Revised Code. (B) The regulation of tobacco products and alternative nicotine products is a matter of general statewide concern that requires statewide regulation. The state has adopted a comprehensive plan with respect to all aspects of the giveaway, sale, purchase, distribution, m...

...(A) As used in this section, "law enforcement officer" means any of the following who is employed, commissioned, disposed, appointed, or elected in a capacity specified in division (A)(1), (2), or (3) of this section for this state, a political subdivision of this state, or an agency, department, or instrumentality of this state or a political subdivision of this state: (1) Any law enforcement officer, as defined i...

...A street, alley, or road shall not be laid out or established through or over the lands belonging to a public institution of the state without the special permission of the general assembly.

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Public employer" means a state agency or a political subdivision of the state. (2) "State agency" means any organized body, office, agency, institution, or other entity established by the laws of the state for the exercise of any function of government. (3) "Political subdivision" means a county, township, municipal corporation, or any other body corporate and politic that is resp...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "License" means a license, certificate, registration, permit, card, or other authority issued or conferred by a licensing authority of which the licensee has or claims the privilege to engage in the profession, occupation, or activity, or to have control of and operate certain specific equipment, machinery, or premises, over which the licensing authority has jurisdiction. (2) "Li...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Construction manager" and "construction manager at risk" have the same meanings as in section 9.33 of the Revised Code. (2) "Contractor" means a person who undertakes to construct, alter, erect, improve, repair, demolish, remove, dig, drill, or provide professional design services for any part of a structure or public improvement. "Contractor" may include any public or business ass...