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...ry of state may administer oaths, issue subpoenas, summon witnesses, compel the production of books, papers, records, and other evidence, and fix the time and place for hearing any matters relating to the administration and enforcement of the election laws. In any controversy involving or arising out of the adoption of registration or the appropriation of funds for registration, the secretary of state may, through...

... other persons; administer oaths, issue subpoenas, summon witnesses, and compel the production of books, papers, records, and other evidence in connection with any such investigation; and report the facts to the prosecuting attorney or the secretary of state; (K)(1) Review, examine, and certify the sufficiency and validity of petitions and nomination papers, and, after certification, return to the secretary of stat...

...ber of the board, the board shall issue subpoenas to witnesses to appear and testify before the board at a hearing held under this section. All witnesses shall testify under oath. The board shall reach a decision on all applications and challenges immediately after hearing. (C) If the board decides that any such person is not entitled to have the person's name on the registration list, the person's name shall be rem...

...om a polling place, the board may cause subpoenas to be issued and served requiring the attendance before it of the election officials of that polling place, and it may examine them under oath regarding the manner in which the votes were cast and counted in that polling place, or the manner in which the returns were prepared and certified, or as to any other matters bearing upon the voting and the counting of the vot...

...In the performance of the duties required of the boards of elections, the boards may subpoena witnesses, compel the production of books, records, and other evidence, administer oaths, and take evidence.

...(A) Subject to section 101.36 of the Revised Code, the director of health shall investigate or make inquiry as to the cause of disease or illness, including contagious, infectious, epidemic, pandemic, or endemic conditions, and take prompt action to control and suppress it. The reports of births and deaths, the sanitary conditions and effects of localities and employments, the personal and business habits of the peop...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Prosecutor" has the same meaning as in section 2935.01 of the Revised Code. (2) "Protected health information" means information, in any form, including oral, written, electronic, visual, pictorial, or physical that describes an individual's past, present, or future physical or mental health status or condition, receipt of treatment or care, or purchase of health products, if eithe...

...(A) As used in this section and sections 3701.241 to 3701.249 of the Revised Code: (1) "AIDS" means the illness designated as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. (2) "HIV" means the human immunodeficiency virus identified as the causative agent of AIDS. (3) "AIDS-related condition" means symptoms of illness related to HIV infection, including AIDS-related complex, that are confirmed by a positive HIV test. (4...

...(A) Except as provided in this section or section 3701.248 of the Revised Code, no person or agency of state or local government that acquires the information while providing any health care service or while in the employ of a health care facility or health care provider shall disclose or compel another to disclose any of the following: (1) The identity of any individual on whom an HIV test is performed; (2) The ...

...(A) A retailer or terminal distributor of dangerous drugs that sells, offers to sell, holds for sale, delivers, or otherwise provides a pseudoephedrine product or ephedrine product to the public shall maintain a log book of all purchases of pseudoephedrine products or ephedrine products made without a valid prescription. The log book may be maintained in a tangible format, in an electronic format, or in both fo...

.... The director may hold hearings, issue subpoenas, compel testimony, and make adjudications. The director may issue an order revoking a license in the event the director finds, upon hearing or opportunity afforded pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, that any of the following apply to a person, county home, or district home licensed under section 3721.07 of the Revised Code: (1) Has violated any of the pro...

...(A) Except as otherwise provided in division (C) of this section, the owner or operator of a facility or property who conducts an environmental audit of one or more activities at the facility or property has a privilege with respect to both of the following: (1) The contents of an environmental audit report that is based on the audit; (2) The contents of communications between the owner or operator and emplo...

...If any person fails to make a report relating to a public boxing match or exhibition that is required under sections 3773.31 to 3773.57 of the Revised Code, or files a report under section 3773.54 of the Revised Code that the Ohio athletic commission finds unsatisfactory, the commission may examine or cause to be examined the books and records of such person. The commission may also subpoena and examine under oath an...

...s name as the commission; 8. To issue subpoenas requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of evidence; 9. To establish and maintain offices; 10. To borrow, accept, or contract for personnel services, including personnel services from employees of a compacting state; 11. To hire employees, professionals, or specialists, and elect or appoint officers, and to fix their compensation, ...

...(A) Documents, materials, or other information, including the corporate governance annual disclosure, in the possession or control of the department of insurance that are obtained by, created by, or disclosed to the superintendent or any other person under sections 3901.072 to 3901.078 of the Revised Code are recognized by this state as being proprietary and to contain trade secrets. (B) The documents, materials, ...

...(A) The superintendent may retain a third- party consultant, including attorneys, actuaries, accountants, and other experts not otherwise part of the superintendent's staff, as is reasonably necessary to assist the superintendent in reviewing a corporate governance annual disclosure and related information or an insurer's compliance with sections 3901.072 to 3901.078 of the Revised Code. The superintendent shall reta...

...(A) Each report obtained by or disclosed to the superintendent of insurance pursuant to sections 3901.67 to 3901.70 of the Revised Code is confidential and privileged and is not subject to subpoena. Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the report shall not be made public by the superintendent or any other persons. (B) Notwithstanding division (A) of this section, the superintendent may do any of the...

...(A) The liquidator may do any of the following: (1) Appoint one or more special deputies to act for him under sections 3903.01 to 3903.59 of the Revised Code, and determine the deputies' reasonable compensation. Special deputies have all the powers of the liquidator granted by this section. Special deputies shall serve at the pleasure of the liquidator. (2) Employ employees and agents, actuaries, accountants, appra...

...(A) Every property and casualty insurance company doing business in this state, except as exempted by the superintendent of insurance, annually, shall cause to be prepared by a qualified actuary, appointed by the company, the following documents: (1) An actuarial opinion that certifies to the reasonableness of the insurance company's reserves and that shall be entitled a "statement of actuarial opinion"; ...

...(A) The superintendent of insurance shall keep all of the following confidential: (1) An RBC report, to the extent that information contained in the report is not required to be included in an annual statement available to the public; (2) An RBC plan; (3) The results of, or a report on, an examination or analysis conducted pursuant to division (B)(2) of section 3903.84 of the Revised Code, and a corrective order i...

...No insurance institution, agent, or insurance support organization shall disclose any personal or privileged information about an individual collected or received in connection with an insurance transaction, unless the disclosure is made pursuant to any of the following: (A) With the written authorization of the individual, provided: (1) If such authorization is submitted by another insurance institution, agent, ...

...(A) Whenever the superintendent of insurance has reason to believe that an insurance institution, agent, or insurance support organization has been or is engaged in conduct in this state that violates sections 3904.01 to 3904.22 of the Revised Code, or if the superintendent believes that an insurance support organization has been or is engaged in conduct outside this state that has an effect on a person residing in t...

...(A) As used in this section: (1)(a) "Applicant" means a natural person applying for either of the following: (i) A resident license as an insurance agent or surety bail bond agent; (ii) An additional line of authority under an existing resident insurance agent license if a criminal records check has not been obtained within the last twelve months for insurance license purposes. (b) "Applicant" includes a natu...

...(A) Prior to an insurer entering into derivative transactions, the board of directors of the insurer investing under this chapter shall approve a derivative use plan. (B) An insurer shall notify the superintendent of insurance in writing within three days after identifying either of the following: (1) Any event or occurrence related to an insurer's derivatives use that may lead to a material change to the i...

...The capital, surplus, and all accumulations of every domestic life insurance company shall be invested as follows: (A) A domestic company may acquire, hold, and convey real estate: (1) Which has been acquired or is acquired for its principal offices, or which is used in connection therewith, provided that it shall not invest more than five per cent of its admitted assets on the preceding thirty-first day of ...