Ohio Revised Code Search

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Address" has the same meaning as in section 3517.10 of the Revised Code. (2) "Broadcast, cable, or satellite communication" means a communication that is publicly distributed by a television station, radio station, cable television system, or satellite system. (3) "Candidate" has the same meaning as in section 3501.01 of the Revised Code. (4) "Contribution" means any loan, gift,...

...A lake facilities authority that levies a tax authorized by sections 353.05 and 5705.55 or section 353.06 of the Revised Code may, by resolution, anticipate the proceeds of the tax and issue lake facilities authority anticipation bonds, and notes anticipating the proceeds or the bonds, in the principal amount that, in the opinion of the authority, are necessary for the purpose of paying the cost of an authorize...

...Bonds of a lake facilities authority and lake facilities authority revenue bonds are lawful investments of banks, societies for savings, trust companies, savings and loan associations, deposit guaranty associations, trustees, fiduciaries, trustees or other officers having charge of the bond retirement funds or sinking funds of port authorities and political subdivisions, and taxing districts of this state, the ...

...As used in sections 3702.51 to 3702.62 of the Revised Code: (A) "Applicant" means any person that submits an application for a certificate of need and who is designated in the application as the applicant. (B) "Person" means any individual, corporation, business trust, estate, firm, partnership, association, joint stock company, insurance company, government unit, or other entity. (C) "Certificate of need" mean...

...It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the state through the operations of the Ohio air quality development authority under this chapter to contribute toward one or more of the following: to provide for the conservation of air as a natural resource of the state, and to prevent or abate the pollution thereof, to provide for the comfort, health, safety, and general welfare of all employees, as well as a...

...The Ohio air quality development authority may: (A) Adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business; (B) Adopt an official seal; (C) Maintain a principal office and suboffices at such places within the state as it designates; (D) Sue and plead in its own name; be sued and impleaded in its own name with respect to its contracts or torts of its members, employees, or agents acting ...

...The Ohio air quality development authority may charge, alter, and collect rentals or other charges for the use or services of any air quality project and contract in the manner provided by this section with one or more persons, one or more governmental agencies, or any combination thereof, desiring the use or services of such project, and fix the terms, conditions, rentals, or other charges for such use or services. ...

...All air quality revenue bonds issued under this chapter are lawful investments of banks, societies for savings, savings and loan associations, deposit guarantee associations, trust companies, trustees, fiduciaries, insurance companies, including domestic for life and domestic not for life, trustees or other officers having charge of sinking and bond retirement or other special funds of political subdivisions and taxi...

...(A) Determinations made by the executive director of the Ohio air quality development authority, with the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the authority, that a particular project is an advanced energy project and is consistent with Chapter 166. of the Revised Code and Section 2p or 13 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, shall be conclusive as to the validity and enforceability of the obligatio...

...The board of health of a city or general health district hereby created shall exercise all the powers and perform all the duties formerly conferred and imposed by law upon the board of health of a municipal corporation, and all such powers, duties, procedure, and penalties for violation of the sanitary regulations of a board of health of a municipal corporation are transferred to the board of health of a city o...

...As used in this chapter: (A) "Agricultural labor camp" means one or more buildings or structures, trailers, tents, or vehicles, together with any land appertaining thereto, established, operated, or used as temporary living quarters for two or more families or five or more persons intending to engage in or engaged in agriculture or related food processing, whether occupancy is by rent, lease, or mutual agreement. ...

...As used in sections 3734.41 to 3734.47 of the Revised Code: (A) "Applicant" means any person seeking a permit or license for an off-site facility and any person or business concern operating such a facility for an applicant. (B) "Application" means the forms and accompanying documents filed in connection with the applicant's request for a permit. (C) "Business concern" means any corporation, association, firm, par...

...A metropolitan housing authority created under sections 3735.27 to 3735.50 of the Revised Code constitutes a body corporate and politic. Nothing in this chapter shall limit the authority of a metropolitan housing authority, or a nonprofit corporation formed by a metropolitan housing authority to carry out its functions, to compete for and perform federal housing contracts or grants within or outside this state. To cl...

...Bonds of a metropolitan housing authority shall be authorized by its resolution and may be issued in one or more series and shall bear such date, mature at such time, bear interest at such rates, not exceeding the rate provided in section 9.95 of the Revised Code, be in such denomination, be in such form, either coupon or registered, carry such conversion or registration privileges, have such rank or priority, be exe...

...As used in sections 3737.87 to 3737.98 of the Revised Code: (A) "Accidental release" means any sudden or nonsudden release of petroleum that was neither expected nor intended by the owner or operator of the applicable underground storage tank system and that results in the need for corrective action or compensation for bodily injury or property damage. (B) "Corrective action" means any action necessary to pro...

...All revenue bonds issued under sections 3737.90 to 3737.948 of the Revised Code are lawful investments of banks, societies for savings, savings and loan associations, trust companies, trustees, fiduciaries, insurance companies, including domestic for life and domestic not for life, trustees or other officers having charge of sinking and bond retirement or other special funds of political subdivisions and taxing distr...

...(A) A fiduciary or trustee who acquires ownership or control of property without having owned, operated, or participated in the management of the property prior to acquiring ownership or control of it is not liable for the costs of conducting a voluntary action in a civil action brought under section 3746.23 of the Revised Code in connection with a voluntary action undertaken at the property or for the costs of ident...

...The director of health, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, shall adopt and may amend or rescind rules doing all of the following: (A) Listing types of radioactive material for which licensure by its handler is required and types of radiation-generating equipment for which registration by its handler is required, and establishing requirements governing them. Rules adopted under division (A) of this...

...(A) Except as otherwise provided in this section, no permit shall be issued under sections 3769.01 to 3769.14 of the Revised Code, authorizing the conduct of a live racing program for thoroughbred horses and quarter horses at any place, track, or enclosure except between the hours of twelve noon and seven p.m., for running horse-racing meetings, except that on special events days running horse-racing meetings may beg...

...As used in sections 3769.25 to 3769.27 of the Revised Code, unless the context requires otherwise: (A) "Simulcast" means the telecast, for wagering purposes, of audio and visual signals of live horse races conducted at facilities either inside or outside this state. (B) "Track" means any place, track, or enclosure where a permit holder conducts live horse racing for profit at a race meeting. (C) "Permit holder" me...

...(A) Subject to the advice and consent of the senate, the governor shall appoint a director of the state lottery commission who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The director shall devote full time to the duties of the office and shall hold no other office or employment. The director shall meet all requirements for appointment as a member of the commission and shall, by experience and training, possess mana...

...(A)(1) The state lottery commission shall promulgate rules pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, and shall adopt operating procedures, under which a statewide lottery and statewide joint lottery may be conducted, which includes, and since the original enactment of this section has included, the authority for the commission to operate video lottery terminal games and all other lottery games. Any reference in t...

...(A) As used in this section, "lottery prize award" does not include a prize award from a video lottery terminal and does not include winnings from lottery sports gaming, except that "lottery prize award" includes winnings from lottery sports gaming wagers placed through a terminal described in division (B)(3) of section 3770.24 of the Revised Code. (B) The attorney general shall provide the state lottery commission...

...(A) The attorney general shall provide each video lottery sales agent with access to the real time data match program described in sections 3772.37 and 3775.16 of the Revised Code for the purpose of identifying prize winners who owe amounts to the state or a political subdivision. (B) If a person is entitled to a prize award from a video lottery terminal that meets or exceeds the reportable winnings amount set by 2...

...A court of competent jurisdiction shall approve a transfer of a lottery prize award only in a final order that is based on express findings of the court. The court shall approve the transfer if each of the following conditions that applies is met and is included in the court's express findings: (A) The transferee has provided to the prize winner a disclosure statement that complies with section 3770.11 of the Revis...