Ohio Revised Code Search

...The seventeenth day of May is designated as "Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma Awareness Day."

...The month of May is designated as "Drive Ohio Byways Month" because May is the start of tourism season in Ohio.

...The eighteenth day of February is designated "Toni Morrison Day," in honor of the American novelist, essayist, and teacher, who was born on that day in 1931. Chloe Anthony Wofford Toni Morrison, born and raised in Lorain, Ohio, was a recipient of the Nobel prize in literature and the presidential medal of freedom.

...The seventeenth day of August is designated as "Eugene 'Gene' F. Kranz Day."

...Every Saturday afternoon is a legal holiday, beginning at twelve noon and ending at twelve midnight. No section of the Revised Code and no decision of any court shall affect the validity of any check, bill of exchange, order, promissory note, due bill, mortgage, or other writing obligatory made, signed, negotiated, transferred, assigned, or paid by any person, corporation, or bank upon said holiday, or any other tran...

...Any financial institution doing business in this state may outside of regular banking hours on any day, or at any time on a day which is in whole or in part a holiday, pay, certify, or accept negotiable or nonnegotiable instruments including a demand instrument dated on the holiday on which it is presented for payment, certification, or acceptance, and transact any other business which would be valid if done on a bus...

...Any bank under the supervision of the division of banks, national bank, federal reserve bank, building and loan association, savings association, federal savings and loan association incorporated pursuant to the "Home Owner's Loan Act of 1933," federal home loan bank, or any branch of any of the foregoing financial institutions may remain closed on any certain week day designated by the board of directors of such fin...

...The seventh day of August is designated as "Ohio Purple Heart Day," in harmony with national Purple Heart Day, and in honor of the service and sacrifice of combat wounded veterans.

...The month of June is designated as "Ohio Goes Boating Month."

...The Saturday before Thanksgiving day is designated as "Ohio Survivors of Suicide Loss Day."

...The twenty-second day of September is designated as "Veterans Suicide Awareness and Prevention Day."

...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!

...The twenty-fifth day of May is designated as "Ohio National Missing Children's Day."

...The calendar week including the twentieth day of July is designated as "One Small Step Week," in honor of Ohio native Neil Armstrong's historic landing on the moon on that day in 1969.

...The twelfth day of June is designated as "Women Veterans' Day" in honor of women who have served.

...The twenty-eighth day of July is designated as "Buffalo Soldiers Day."

...The week of the sixteenth day of March is designated as "Ohio Black Media Week" to recognize freedom of the press, information, equity, and equality.

...The month of April is designated as the "Month of the Military Child."

...The month of May is designated as "Lupus Awareness Month" in recognition of the following: (A) Systemic lupus erythematosus, or lupus, is a chronic, complex, and often disabling autoimmune disorder in which the body's immune system attacks the body's own cells, tissues, and organs. (B) Lupus can affect many parts of the body, including the joints, skin, brain, heart, lungs, and kidneys. (C) Lupus nephritis is a...

...The twenty-eighth day of September is designated as "Speaker Jo Ann Davidson Day" in recognition of Jo Ann Davidson, the first female speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, who was born on that day in 1927.

...The month of October is designated as "Hindu Heritage Month" to recognize the contributions of Hindu Americans to the culture, education, faith, and life of the state.

...The twenty-fourth day of August is designated as "Ukraine Independence Day" in Ohio, in recognition of that day in 1991 when the parliament of Ukraine, the Verkhovna Rada, formally declared an independent, sovereign, and democratic Ukrainian state.

...(A) The month of June is designated as "Responsible Fatherhood Month" to recognize the importance of fathers in their children's lives, how fathers contribute to their children's safety and stability, and the direct link between positive father involvement and child well-being. (B) The department of children and youth, local governments, and other agencies are encouraged to sponsor events to promote awareness of re...

...Whoever violates section 5.10 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both.

...tal erosion areas, to set prioities for water-dependent energy, commercial, industrial, agricultural, and recreational uses, or to identify environmentally acceptable sites for dredge spoil disposal; (4) Increasing public access to Lake Erie and other public places in the coastal area; (5) The protection and preservation of historical, cultural, or aesthetic coastal resources; (6) Improving the predictability a...

...s control agreement and the great lakes water quality agreement, as they may be revised and amended. (B) The governor shall appoint two members from this state to the board of directors of the great lakes protection fund as provided in the bylaws and articles of incorporation of the fund. Of the initial appointments made to the board, one shall serve for a term of one year and one shall serve for a term of two years...

...eans a submerged aircraft; a submerged watercraft, including a ship, boat, canoe, skiff, raft, or barge; the rigging, gear, fittings, trappings, and equipment of a submerged aircraft or watercraft; the personal property of the officers, crew, and passengers of a submerged aircraft or watercraft; the cargo of a submerged aircraft or watercraft that has been deserted, relinquished, cast away, or left behind and f...

... submerged lands that contains a single watercraft or aircraft of historical value, two or more watercraft or aircraft constituting abandoned property, or other features of archaeological, historical, recreational, ecological, environmental, educational, scenic, scientific, or geological value other than sand, gravel, stone, and other minerals and substances authorized to be taken and removed in accordance with secti...

...nity of and associated with a submerged watercraft or aircraft in Lake Erie shall obtain a permit to do so from the director of natural resources that also has been approved by the director of the Ohio history connection. A permit shall authorize the operation on, in, or in the immediate vicinity of and associated with only the submerged watercraft or aircraft named in the permit and shall expire one year after its d...

... inundation of improved property by the waters of Lake Erie and its bays and associated inlets. Such engineers and employees shall not receive any additional compensation over that which they receive from the departments or institutions by which they are employed, but they shall be reimbursed for their actual necessary expenses incurred while working under the direction of the director on erosion and inundation ...

... the protection of Lake Erie shores and waters; investigation and control of erosion; the planning, development, and construction of facilities for recreational use of Lake Erie; implementation of section 1506.40 of the Revised Code; preparation of the state shore erosion plan under section 1506.47 of the Revised Code; and state administration of Lake Erie coastal erosion areas under sections 1506.06 and ...

...cordance with rules adopted by the Ohio water development authority under division (V) of section 6121.04 of the Revised Code for the purposes of division (C) of this section and pursuant to an agreement between the board and the authority under that division, the board shall agree to cause payments to be made by the authority to the contractor hired by the person to construct an erosion control structure in amou...

...strata, underground sources of drinking water, or the surface of the land or that threatens the public health and safety or the environment. (2) No owner of a well shall permit a well to leak fluids or gases. (3) Upon the discovery that the casing in a well is defective or that a well was not adequately constructed, the person that owns the well or that is responsible for the well shall notify the chief of the di...

...danger underground sources of drinking water. Not later than twenty-four hours before commencing the stimulation of a well, the owner or the owner's authorized representative shall notify an oil and gas resources inspector. If during the stimulation of a well damage to the production casing or cement occurs and results in the circulation of fluids from the annulus of the surface production casing, the owner sh...

...ties of municipal corporations, private water companies, regional councils of governments, and the boards of directors of conservancy districts informing them of the operator's intention to conduct a coal mining operation on a particularly described tract of land and indicating the permit application number and where a copy of the proposed mining and reclamation plan may be inspected. The chief shall also notify the ...

...eduction of long-range productivity of water supply or of food or fiber products, or aquifers and aquifer recharge areas; (d) Affect natural hazard lands in which the operations could substantially endanger life and property, such lands to include areas subject to frequent flooding and areas of unstable geology. (3) The chief shall develop the following: (a) A data base and an inventory system that will permit...

...ent environmental harm to land, air, or water resources. The chairperson shall issue a decision expeditiously, except that when the applicant requests relief from an order for the cessation of coal mining and reclamation operations issued pursuant to division (D)(1) or (2) of section 1513.02 of the Revised Code, the decision shall be issued within five days after its receipt. Any party to an appeal filed with the c...

...ent environmental harm to land, air, or water resources. The court shall affirm the decision of the commission unless the court determines that it is arbitrary, capricious, or otherwise inconsistent with law, in which case the court shall vacate the decision and remand to the commission for such further proceedings as it may direct. (B) Any order of the chief of the division of mineral resources management adopting...

...s related to the reclamation of land or water resources that have been adversely affected by past coal mining for which the performance security was forfeited; (8) Adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that are necessary to administer this section.

...culture, forests, recreation, wildlife, water conservation, or such other use as the chief may deem proper for such land, or tract of land, in light of the character of the soil, the topography of the land or tract to be reclaimed and of the surrounding lands, the proximity thereof to urban centers, and the requirements of any applicable conservation program.

...tion, accumulation or discharge of acid water, flooding, or damage to adjacent property. The owner may have other improvements made concurrently with the reclamation work, but shall not spend any part of the grant for such other improvements. No grant shall exceed seventy-five per cent of the total amount, as determined by the chief, of what constitutes reasonable and necessary expenses actually incurred for the recl...

...tion, accumulation or discharge of acid water, flooding, or damage to adjacent property. With the approval of the director and upon entering into an agreement with the owner, the chief may carry out the plan of reclamation or any part thereof with the employees or equipment of the department, or the chief may carry out the plan or any part thereof by contracting therefor in accordance with the procedures prescribed ...

...(1) "Abandoned mine land" means land or water resources adversely affected by coal mining practices to which one of the following applies: (a) The coal mining practices occurred prior to August 3, 1977, and there is no continuing reclamation responsibility under state or federal law. (b) The coal mining practices occurred prior to April 10, 1972. (c) The coal mining practices were conducted pursuant to a lic...

...ation with the chief of the division of water resources, determine periods of low flow, which are the only time periods during which in-stream mining is allowed, and develop and implement any criteria, in addition to the criteria established in section 1514.02 of the Revised Code, that the chief determines are necessary for the permitting of in-stream mining; (2) Establish criteria and procedures for approving or di...

... the modification of the channel of any watercourse within one thousand feet of a wild, scenic, or recreational river outside the limits of a municipal corporation without first having obtained approval of the plans for the highway, road, or structure or channel modification from the director of natural resources or the director's representative. The state department, state agency, or political subdivision, with the ...

...the wild, scenic, or recreational river watershed. Each person shall serve without compensation. The chief or the chief's representative shall serve as an ex officio member of each council. The initial members appointed to each council shall serve for terms of not more than three years, with the terms of not more than four members of any council ending in the same year. Thereafter, terms of office shall be for thr...

...g, or developing recreational access to waters in this state that possess outstanding scenic, recreational, geologic, fish and wildlife, historic, cultural, or other similar values.

...t, natural well, pothole, or subsurface water and drainage system. (B) "Cave life" means any organism that naturally occurs in, uses, visits, or inhabits any cave, except those animals that are permitted to be taken under Chapter 1533. of the Revised Code. (C) "Material" includes: (1) Any speleothem, whether attached or broken, found in a cave; (2) Any clay or mud formation or concretion or sedimentary deposit fo...

...t caves are a natural conduit for groundwater flow and are highly subject to water pollution, thus having far-reaching effects transcending man's property boundaries. It is therefore declared to be the policy of the general assembly to protect these unique and great natural, historical, scientific, and cultural resources.