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...f a statute is ambiguous, the court, in determining the intention of the legislature, may consider among other matters: (A) The object sought to be attained; (B) The circumstances under which the statute was enacted; (C) The legislative history; (D) The common law or former statutory provisions, including laws upon the same or similar subjects; (E) The consequences of a particular construction; (F) The administ...

...ereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the section or related sections which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions are severable.

...If a general provision conflicts with a special or local provision, they shall be construed, if possible, so that effect is given to both. If the conflict between the provisions is irreconcilable, the special or local provision prevails as an exception to the general provision, unless the general provision is the later adoption and the manifest intent is that the general provision prevail.

...hat a later amendment restates language deleted by an earlier amendment, or fails to include language inserted by an earlier amendment, does not of itself make the amendments irreconcilable. Amendments are irreconcilable only when changes made by each cannot reasonably be put into simultaneous operation.

...If the language of the enrolled act deposited with the secretary of state, including any code section number designated pursuant to section 103.131 of the Revised Code, conflicts with the language of any subsequent printing or reprinting of the statute, the language and any such designated section number of the enrolled act prevails.

...A statute which is reenacted or amended is intended to be a continuation of the prior statute and not a new enactment, so far as it is the same as the prior statute.

...A reference to any portion of a statute of this state applies to all reenactments or amendments thereof.

...nd the last numbers or letters are included.

...The repeal of a repealing statute does not revive the statute originally repealed nor impair the effect of any saving clause therein.

...l of a statute does not, except as provided in division (B) of this section: (1) Affect the prior operation of the statute or any prior action taken thereunder; (2) Affect any validation, cure, right, privilege, obligation, or liability previously acquired, accrued, accorded, or incurred thereunder; (3) Affect any violation thereof or penalty, forfeiture, or punishment incurred in respect thereto, prior to the ame...

...tion is provided in that statute or a related statute: (A) "Child" includes child by adoption. (B) "Oath" includes affirmation, and "swear" includes affirm. (C) "Person" includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. (D) "Population" means that shown by the most recent regular federal census. (E) "Property" means real and personal property. (F) "Rule" includes...

...As used in Title I of the Revised Code, "state agency," except as otherwise provided in the title, means every organized body, office, or agency established by the laws of the state for the exercise of any function of state government. "State agency" does not include the nonprofit corporation formed under section 187.01 of the Revised Code.

...If a statute uses the term "fire marshal" it is referring to the state fire marshal.

... the farming of algae; apiculture and related apicultural activities, production of honey, beeswax, honeycomb, and other related products; horticulture; viticulture, winemaking, and related activities; animal husbandry, including, but not limited to, the care and raising of livestock, equine, and fur-bearing animals; poultry husbandry and the production of poultry and poultry products; dairy production; the pr...

...As used in the Revised Code, "OSU extension" means the cooperative extension service that was established by the "Smith-Lever Act," 38 Stat. 372 (1914), 7 U.S.C. 341 et seq., and is administered in this state by the Ohio state university.

...As used in the Revised Code, unless the context of a section does not permit the following or unless expressly provided otherwise in a section: (A) References to particular county officers, boards, commissions, and authorities mean, in the case of a county that has adopted a charter under Article X, Ohio Constitution, the officer, board, commission, or authority of that county designated by or pursuant to the...

...nstitutes a conflict with the Revised Code, including, but not limited to, Titles XI, XIII, XVII, and XLVII, and with the uniform operation throughout the state of lending and other credit provisions, and is preempted. (C) Any ordinance, resolution, regulation, or other action by a municipal corporation or other political subdivision constitutes a conflict with the Revised Code, including, but not limited to, Titles...

...As used in the Revised Code: (A) "Certified nurse-midwife" means an advanced practice registered nurse who holds a current, valid license issued under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code and is designated as a certified nurse-midwife in accordance with section 4723.42 of the Revised Code and rules adopted by the board of nursing. (B) "Certified nurse practitioner" means an advanced practice registered nurse who holds...

...(A) As used in the Revised Code, "insurance rating agency" means A.M. Best Rating Services, Inc., Demotech, Inc., or a rating agency certified or approved by a national entity that engages in an approval process that includes all of the following: (1) A requirement for the rating agency to register and provide an annual updated filing; (2) Record retention requirements; (3) Financial reporting requirements; (4)...

...o-thirds of the total outstanding votes eligible to be cast at the meeting at which the plan of conversion is presented to the members for adoption; (b) Convert into a bank, savings bank, or savings association pursuant to the laws of another state if the conversion is approved by the regulatory authority of the other state, the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the mutual state bank's board of directors, and the af...

... national bank, a bank doing business under authority granted by the bank regulatory authority of another state, a savings association, a savings bank, or a state or federally chartered credit union may, with the approval of the superintendent of financial institutions, convert into a stock state bank or mutual state bank by submitting an application in accordance with rules adopted by the superintendent for this pur...

...o-thirds of the total outstanding votes eligible to be cast at the meeting at which the plan of conversion is presented to the members for adoption. (2) A stock state bank may convert into a mutual state bank if the conversion is approved by both the superintendent and the affirmative vote or written consent of the holders of two-thirds, or such other proportion not less than a majority as the stock state bank's art...

...rol the Ohio bank, unless the superintendent of financial institutions determines, in the superintendent's discretion, due to the nature of the acquisition, it should not be subject to the limitations of this section; (c) The merger or consolidation of an Ohio bank with, or the transfer of assets from an Ohio bank to, another bank, whether previously existing or chartered for the purpose of the transaction; (d) A...

... (E)(1) of this section because of any delay caused by, or the inadequate cooperation of, that acquiring person. (iv) The superintendent determines additional time is needed to investigate and determine whether any acquiring person has a record of failing to comply with the requirements of subchapter II of chapter 53 of subtitle IV of Title 31 of the United States Code. (3) An acquisition may be made prior to the e...

...ame stock state bank, including an acquisition of shares of the same stock state bank at approximately the same time under substantially the same terms. (b) Persons who have made, or have proposed to make, a joint filing under section 13 of Title I of the "Securities Exchange Act of 1934," 48 Stat. 881, 15 U.S.C.A. 78m, as amended, regarding ownership of the shares of the same stock state bank. (B)(1) Except as pro...