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...(A) The general assembly recommends the following ceremonial procedure for the retirement of the state flag, to be followed, voluntarily, with respect and dignity, by civilians and civilian groups or organizations. (B) The ceremony shall consist of three parts: a preamble, a pledge, and the retirement by burning of the separated parts of the state flag. (C) Before the ceremony to retire the state flag, the dedica...

... shield a full sheaf of wheat bound and standing erect; in the left foreground, a cluster of seventeen arrows bound in the center and resembling in form the sheaf of wheat; in the background, a representation of Mount Logan, Ross county, as viewed from Adena state memorial; over the mount, a rising sun three-quarters exposed and radiating thirteen rays to represent the thirteen original colonies shining over the firs...

...The twelfth day of June is designated as "Superman Day" to recognize the Ohio birthplace of one of the creators of the superhero who stood for "truth, justice, and the American way." For on this day, let it be known that Superman is faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird. It's a plane. It's Superman!

...teer firemen" means all members in good standing of the volunteer fire department of such political subdivision. (D) "Accident and death benefits" means such benefits as are provided in standard casualty insurance policies. (E) "Line of duty" includes such duties as are prescribed by the rules and regulations of such volunteer fire department.

...tive adult that has a familiar and long-standing relationship or bond with the child or the family, which relationship or bond will ensure the child's social ties. (6) "Representative" means a person with whom the department of children and youth has entered into a contract, pursuant to division (B)(2)(b) of this section. (7) "Title IV-E" means Title IV-E of the "Social Security Act," 94 Stat. 501, 42 U.S.C. 67...

...tive adult that has a familiar and long-standing relationship or bond with the child or the family, which relationship or bond will ensure the child's social ties.

...center is a certified affiliate in good standing of a national organization with a mission to help underserved children in middle school and high school in a comprehensive manner that is academically focused and service-oriented and in a family-like setting. (2) The center is private and not-for-profit. (3) The center does not receive Title IV-E funding or any associated Title IV funds related to child welfare....

...acility's certificate to remain in good standing. (C) Prior to the commencement of operations of a residential facility, the operator of the facility shall provide to the board of township trustees or the legislative authority of the municipal corporation wherein the facility will be located notification that the facility will be in operation. (D) Divisions (B) and (C) of this section shall apply only to a reside...

...In addition to any other rules adopted under this chapter, the director of children and youth shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code governing financial and administrative requirements for publicly funded child care and establishing all of the following: (A) Procedures and criteria to be used in making determinations of eligibility for publicly funded child care that give priority to...

...ch the participant is enrolled, in good standing with the institution. A county department that provides loans under this section shall establish procedures governing loan application for and approval and administration of loans granted pursuant to this section.

...b and family services a plan containing standing procedures for determining and maintaining individuals' eligibility to participate in the comprehensive case management and employment program; (2) Administer the program in the county for which it is designated to serve as lead agency; (3) Partner with the other local participating agency and subcontractors to do both of the following: (a) Actively coordinate activ...

...(A) The director of mental health and addiction services is the chief executive and appointing authority of the department of mental health and addiction services. The director may organize the department for its efficient operation, including creating divisions or offices as necessary. The director may establish procedures for the governance of the department, conduct of its employees and officers, performance of it...

...(A) The department of mental health and addiction services shall maintain, operate, manage, and govern state institutions and other services for the care and treatment of persons with mental illnesses. (B)(1) The department of mental health and addiction services may, with the approval of the governor, designate the name and purpose of any institutions under its jurisdiction and may change, with the approval of th...

... the president of the senate and to the standing committee of the senate that generally considers legislation regarding veterans affairs. (D) There is the electroencephalogram (EEG) combined transcranial magnetic stimulation fund in the state treasury. It shall consist of moneys appropriated to it by the general assembly. The director, with the approval of the controlling board, may authorize a disbursement from t...

...ncipal of the provider has been in good standing to operate an opioid treatment program in all other locations where the provider or such other person has been operating a similar program, as evidenced by both of the following: (a) Not having been denied a license, certificate, or similar approval to operate an opioid treatment program by this state or another jurisdiction; (b) Not having been the subject of an...

...ons with mental illnesses; (b) A free-standing hospital, or unit of a hospital, licensed by the department under section 5119.33 of the Revised Code. (C) Except as provided in rules adopted under division (E)(3) of this section, the department of mental health and addiction services shall review and determine for each resident of a nursing facility who has a mental illness, whether the resident, because of the re...

...ege of podiatry in this country in good standing with the state medical board, or a medical school, osteopathic medical school, or college of podiatry located outside this country that was acknowledged by the world health organization and verified by a member state of that organization as operating within that state's jurisdiction. (b) For a nurse to be eligible to participate in the program, the nurse must have at...

...The provisions of this chapter regarding hospitalization apply to a person who is found incompetent to stand trial or not guilty by reason of insanity and is committed pursuant to section 2945.39, 2945.40, 2945.401, or 2945.402 of the Revised Code to the extent that the provisions are not in conflict with any provision of sections 2945.37 to 2945.402 of the Revised Code. If a provision of this chapter is in conflict...

...(A) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, any person who is eighteen years of age or older and who is, appears to be, or believes self to be mentally ill may make written application for voluntary admission to the chief medical officer of a hospital. (B) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, the application also may be made on behalf of a minor by a parent, a guardian of the person, or ...

...(A) Full hearings shall be conducted in a manner consistent with this chapter and with due process of law. The hearings shall be conducted by a judge of the probate court or a referee designated by a judge of the probate court and may be conducted in or out of the county in which the respondent is held. Any referee designated under this division shall be an attorney. (1) With the consent of the respondent, the fol...

...The provisions of this chapter regarding institutionalization apply to a person who is found incompetent to stand trial or not guilty by reason of insanity and is committed pursuant to section 2945.39, 2945.40, 2945.401, or 2945.402 of the Revised Code to the extent that the provisions are not in conflict with any provision of sections 2945.37 to 2945.402 of the Revised Code. If a provision of this chapte...

...(A) The department of developmental disabilities shall do all of the following: (1) Maintain, operate, manage, and govern all state institutions for the care, treatment, and training of persons with i ntellectual disabilities; (2) Designate all such institutions by appropriate names; (3) Provide and designate facilities for the custody, care, and special treatment of persons of the following classes: (a) Danger...

...(A) The director of developmental disabilities is the executive head of the department of developmental disabilities. All duties conferred on the department and its institutions by law or by order of the director shall be performed under such rules as the director prescribes, and shall be under the director's control. The director shall establish bylaws for the government of all institutions under the jurisdiction of...

...(A) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, any person who is eighteen years of age or older and who is or believes self to be a person with an intellectual disability may make written application to the managing officer of any institution for voluntary admission. Except as provided in division (D) of this section, the application may be made on behalf of a minor by a parent or guardian, and on behalf of ...

...), and (E) of this section. (I) Notwithstanding the provisions of division (H) of this section, no person who is found to be a person with an intellectual disability subject to institutionalization by court order pursuant to division (O)(2) of section 5123.01 of the Revised Code shall be held under involuntary commitment for more than five years. (J) The managing officer admitting a person pursuant to a judicial p...

...(A) A county board of developmental disabilities shall not enter into a direct services contract unless the contract is limited either to the actual amount of the expenses or to a reasonable and allowable amount projected by the board. (B) A county board shall not enter into a direct services contract that would result in payment to a board member, former board member, employee, former e...

...er, orders or alterations affecting his standing or situation, the prisoner's performance of labor while committed, and subsequent facts of personal history that may be officially brought to the knowledge of the department, bearing upon the propriety of the release or parole of the prisoner.

...ms of the interstate commission. Notwithstanding any civil service or other similar laws of any compacting state, the bylaws shall exclusively govern the personnel policies and programs of the interstate commission. (7) Providing a mechanism for winding up the operations of the interstate commission and the equitable return of any surplus funds that may exist upon the termination of the compact after the payment or ...

...enate medicaid committee, and any other standing legislative committee having jurisdiction over medicaid regarding the implementation and operation of the program. The directors shall report on a periodic basis during the first year of the program. Thereafter, the directors shall report not less than annually.

...If a duplicate certificate of title is lost or destroyed, the owner, together with other persons having knowledge of the circumstances, may make affidavit before the county recorder, stating the facts of the case, the names and residences of the registered owners, and such other matters that the recorder requires. If the recorder is satisfied as to the truth of such affidavit, and the bona fides of the transaction, h...

...As used in this chapter, except as otherwise provided: (A) "Agent" means any person who represents a developer or who acts for or on behalf of a developer in selling or offering to sell any ownership interest in a condominium development. "Agent" does not include an attorney whose representation of a developer consists solely of rendering legal services. (B) "Additional property" means land, including surface and a...

...Following expiration of the period of time provided in section 5313.05 of the Revised Code, forfeiture of the interest of a vendee in default under a land installment contract shall be initiated by the vendor or by his successor in interest, by serving or causing to be served on the vendee or his successor in interest, if known to the vendor or his successor in interest, a written notice which: (A) Reasonably ident...

...force on all roads and highways, notwithstanding section 4513.39 of the Revised Code, the laws relating to the operation and use of vehicles on the highways; enforce and prevent the violation of the laws relating to the size, weight, and speed of commercial motor vehicles and all laws designed for the protection of the highway pavements and structures on the highways; investigate and enforce rules and laws of the pub...

...tement of his accumulated contributions standing to his credit in his individual account in the employees savings fund, upon his written request filed with the board; provided, that the board shall not be required to answer more than one such request of a member in any one year.

...hio retirement study commission and the standing committees of the house of representatives and the senate with primary responsibility for retirement legislation a report that includes the following information: (A) The number of years needed to amortize the unfunded actuarial accrued pension liability as determined by the annual actuarial valuation; (B) A plan approved by the board that indicates how the board wil...

...dy council, and the chairpersons of the standing committees and subcommittees of the senate and house of representatives with primary responsibility for retirement legislation.

...cumulated contributions, less interest, standing to the credit of the member's individual account in the employees' savings fund. A member described in this section who is married at the time of application for payment and would be eligible for a pension payable under division (A)(1) or (2) of section 5505.17 of the Revised Code but for a forfeiture ordered under division (A) or (B) of section 2929.192 of the Revise...

...cumulated contributions, less interest, standing to the member's or former member's credit in the employees' savings fund at the time of death shall be paid to the beneficiary or beneficiaries the member or former member has nominated by written designation duly executed and filed with the state highway patrol retirement board. A member or former member may designate an individual or a trust as a beneficiary. If ther...

...Ohio scenic byways program as having outstanding scenic qualities. (N) "Director" means the director of the Ohio department of transportation. (O) "Commercial or industrial zone" means those areas established by any state, county, municipal, or other local zoning authority as being most appropriate for business, commerce, industry, or trade. Any action taken by a state, county, municipal, or other local zoning au...

...t of the chairperson of the appropriate standing committee or subcommittee of the senate and house of representatives that is primarily responsible for considering transportation budget matters, the commission shall appear at least one time before each committee or subcommittee during the period when that committee or subcommittee is considering the biennial appropriations for the department of transportation and sha...

...it the report to the chairperson of the standing committee of each house of the general assembly which normally considers tax legislation.

...The tax imposed by section 5705.61 of the Revised Code is due and payable on the dates for the payment of real property taxes as provided under section 323.12 of the Revised Code. Payment shall be made to the county treasurer of the county in which the property in which the interest is held is located. If the payments of the tax are not made when due and payable, a penalty of ten per cent of the taxes due and payable...

...Lands on which are situated prehistoric earthworks, or upon which stands an historic building which is preserved in commemoration of historic events in the settlement and development of the state, and which are purchased by any person, association, or company for the purpose of the preservation of such earthworks or historic building and are not held for profit but dedicated to public uses as prehistoric parks or as ...

...(A) Each county shall be the unit for assessing real estate for taxation purposes. The county auditor shall be the assessor of all the real estate in the auditor's county for purposes of taxation, but this section does not affect the power conferred by Chapter 5727. of the Revised Code upon the tax commissioner regarding the valuation and assessment of real property used in railroad operations. (B) The audito...

...As used in sections 5713.22 to 5713.26 of the Revised Code, "forest land" consists of any land bearing a stand of trees which the chief of the division of forestry determines is suitable for classification under such sections.

...If a county treasurer, on making settlement with the county auditor, stands charged with any tax which remains unpaid, and receives no credit for the tax in such settlement, the treasurer may collect such tax, for his own use, at any time within one year after the settlement, either by distress and sale or by action in his own name, before any court having jurisdiction of such action.

...If a county auditor by inadvertence or mistake omits any delinquent lands from the delinquent land list, he shall charge the lands and lots with the taxes, assessments, interest, and penalty if such taxes, assessments, interest, and penalty with which the lands and lots stand charged have not been paid in full before the tenth day of August of the next succeeding year. He shall also record and certify them as part of...

...s transferred to the purchaser. Notwithstanding the minimum sales price provisions of divisions (A)(1) and (2) of this section to the contrary, a parcel sold pursuant to this section shall not be sold for less than the amount described in division (A)(2) of this section if the highest bidder is the owner of record of the parcel immediately prior to the judgment of foreclosure or a member of the following class of pa...

...If the former owner of real property that has been forfeited, at any time before the state has disposed of such property, pays into the treasury of the county in which the property is situated, all the taxes, assessments, penalties, interest, and costs incurred in the foreclosure or foreclosure and forfeiture proceedings under section 323.25, 5721.14, or 5721.18 or sections 323.65 to 323.7...

...If a financial institution fails to make and furnish to the tax commissioner the report required by section 5725.02 of the Revised Code, within the time fixed by said section, the commissioner shall examine the books of the financial institution, and any officer or agent thereof under oath, and such other persons as he deems proper, and make such report. The board of tax appeals and the court of common pleas of the c...

...Taxes, interest, and penalties may be recovered from a delinquent domestic insurance company or person in an action brought in the name of the state in the court of common pleas of Franklin county or any county in which such company or person has an office or place of business, and such court shall have jurisdiction of such action regardless of the amount involved. The attorney general, on request of the superintende...

...ons and ranking minority members of the standing committees in the senate and the house of representatives to which legislation on economic development matters are customarily referred. (G) On or before the thirtieth day of September of 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 the director of job and family services shall submit a report to the governor, the president of the senate, and the speaker of the house...

...All taxes assessed pursuant to sections 5737.01 to 5737.08, inclusive, of the Revised Code shall be entered on the proper general personal duplicate in the county and taxing district in which the same are required by such sections to be assessed, together with other taxes thereon charged against each person subject to the taxes imposed by such sections, and such tax shall be collected with the other taxes charged the...

...r the net receipts are from the sale of standing timber; (3) To or between income and principal, if the net receipts are from the lease of timberland or from a contract to cut timber from land owned by a trust, by determining the amount of timber removed from the land under the lease or contract and applying divisions (A)(1) and (2) of this section; (4) To principal, to the extent that advance payments, bonuses, an...

...either remains a current member in good standing of the Ohio national guard or is eligible for a scholarship under division (F)(1) of this section, the institution of higher education in which the applicant is enrolled shall, if the applicant's enlistment obligation extends beyond the end of that academic term or if division (F)(1) of this section applies, be paid on the applicant's behalf the applicable one of the f...

...ganized militia who is a member in good standing of the bar of this state and who is certified to be qualified for duty as a military judge by the state judge advocate. (C) The military judge of a general or special court-martial shall be designated by the state judge advocate for detail by the convening authority. Unless the court-martial was convened by the governor or the adjutant general, neither the conven...

...of the following: (1) A member in good standing of the bar of this state; (2) Certified as competent to perform the duties of trial counsel or defense counsel in a general court-martial by the state judge advocate.

...llate counsel shall be members in good standing of the bar of this state and certified by the state judge advocate to be competent to act as appellate counsel. (B) Appellate government counsel shall represent the state in the court of military appeals. In a case arising under this code that is heard in the supreme court, appellate government counsel shall represent the state in the supreme court unless the at...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Publication" or "published" means once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or counties where the publication is to be made. When a publication is required to be made by a conservancy district or its board of directors, a copy of the publication, certified by the secretary of the conservancy district to have been published in accordance with this division, shall be admitt...

...mpanies based in this state and in good standing with this state shall have the same access to all automated employer application services available through the OhioMeansJobs web site, including, but not limited to, all of the following: (1) Posting job openings and searching resumes of job applicants; (2) Identifying and exploring employment programs; (3) Improving a company's workforce; (4) Hiring veterans; (5...

...f the Revised Code. No other person has standing to appeal the board's decision in law or in equity. If the board grants the annexation, there shall be no appeal in law or in equity. (H) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in section 503.07 of the Revised Code, unless otherwise provided in an annexation agreement entered into pursuant to section 709.192 of the Revised Code or in a cooperative economic developme...

...As used in this section, "incompetent person" means a person who is so mentally impaired, as a result of a mental or physical illness or disability, as a result of intellectual disability, or as a result of chronic substance abuse, that the person is incapable of taking proper care of the person's self or property or fails to provide for the person's family or other persons for whom the person is charged by law to pr...

...Where the lots of a municipal corporation are not numbered consecutively upon the original plat thereof, the plats of additions thereto, or subdivisions thereof, the county auditor and county recorder, in conjunction with a person appointed by the mayor of such municipal corporation, may make a revision of the numbers of all the in-lots and out-lots of such municipal corporation as they stand upon the record, and ren...

...The county auditor and the county recorder, in conjunction with an associate appointed as provided by section 711.28 of the Revised Code, shall make a schedule of all the in-lots of a municipal corporation, beginning with the original plat thereof, by setting down the lots in the order of their numbers and placing opposite such old numbers the new numbers assigned thereto. There shall follow in such schedule, in the ...

...Any municipal corporation may prescribe the width of the tires of wagons, carts, drays, and other vehicles used in the transportation of persons from one part of such municipal corporation to another, or used in the transportation of coal, wood, stone, lumber, iron, or other articles in the municipal corporation. Such municipal corporation may: (A) Establish stands for hackney coaches, cabs, or omnibuses; (B) Enfo...

...the agent's total costs. The agent has standing to pursue a separate cause of action for money damages to satisfy the lien or pursue a foreclosure action in a court of competent jurisdiction or with the board of revision to enforce the lien without regard to occupancy. For purposes of a foreclosure proceeding by the county treasurer for delinquent taxes, this division does not affect the lien priority as betwe...

...If a person, other than a petitioner under section 723.09 of the Revised Code, owning a lot in the immediate vicinity of a street or alley prayed to be vacated or established, claims that he will sustain damage thereby, the court of common pleas may proceed to hear proof in reference thereto and may render judgment against the petitioners for such damages as it thinks just, which damages shall be assessed ratably aga...

...In making a special assessment by percentage of the tax value or by the foot front on lots or lands not subdivided into lots, when such lots or lands are not assessed for taxation, the legislative authority of a municipal corporation shall fix, for the purpose of such assessment, the value of such lots as they stand and of such lands at what the legislative authority considers a fair average depth for lots in the nei...

... Ohio retirement study council and the standing committees of the house of representatives and the senate with primary responsibility for retirement legislation a report that includes the following information: (A) The number of years needed to amortize the unfunded actuarial accrued pension liability as determined by the actuarial valuation; (B) A plan approved by the board that indicates how the board wil...

...dy council, and the chairpersons of the standing committees and subcommittees of the senate and house of representatives with primary responsibility for retirement legislation.

...axes, exclusive of special assessments, standing charged on the current duplicate against such parcel for the year in which such rental accrues, may, monthly, issue a housing certificate to such owner for an amount not exceeding one twelfth of such taxes. Such certificate shall be nontransferable and shall be applicable to the payment of real estate taxes, exclusive of special assessments, only upon the premises occu...

...As used in sections 9.98 to 9.983 of the Revised Code: (A) "Absolute obligor" means the person, other than the issuer, ultimately responsible under a loan agreement, lease, or sale or installment sale agreement, or other contract with the issuer to make payments necessary to provide adequate moneys to meet the debt service on the bonds, whether or not such payments are also provided for pursuant to a credit facili...

...ayments and the interest rate on the outstanding balance. The rules also shall require the director to approve any method of payment that is undertaken in accordance with the rules adopted under division (A)(3) of this section. (4) Establish any other requirements that the director considers to be necessary or appropriate to implement or administer a program to make matching grants under this section and monitor tho...

...ne, bush, shrub, sapling, tree, or crop standing or growing on the land of another or upon public land. In addition to the penalty provided in section 901.99 of the Revised Code, whoever violates this section is liable in treble damages for the injury caused.

...(A) Whenever synthetic flavors are used as a substitute for natural flavors in soft drinks or soft drink flavors prepared for sale, sold, or offered for sale, such products shall be labeled "artificially flavored" or with an equivalent designation approved by the director of agriculture. (B) Any word, statement, or other information required by sections 913.22 to 913.28, inclusive, of the Revised Code, to app...

...As used in sections 927.51 to 927.73 of the Revised Code: (A) "Collected plant" means any plant dug or gathered from any wood lot, field, forest, or any other location in which such a plant is found growing in its native habitat. (B) "Collector" means any person who collects, for sale, plants from wood lots, fields, forests, or other native habitat. (C) "Dealer" means any person other than a nurseryman who o...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Amusement ride" means any mechanical, aquatic, or inflatable device, or combination of those devices that carries or conveys passengers on, along, around, over, or through a fixed or restricted course or within a defined area for the purpose of providing amusement, pleasure, or excitement. "Amusement ride" includes carnival rides, bungee jumping facilities, and fair rides, but does not...