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... (A) Every holder of attorney unclaimed funds shall, at the time of filing, remit to the director of commerce one hundred per cent of the aggregate amount of unclaimed funds as shown on the report. The funds may be claimed by the director of the Ohio access to justice foundation, created pursuant to section 120.521 of the Revised Code. Interest shall accrue on attorney unclaimed funds in accordance with division (D) ...

... (A) As used in this section, "state of Ohio coupon bond" means property, tangible or intangible, in the form of a coupon bond and its related interest coupons issued by this state prior to 1985 and to which all of the following apply: (1) It has matured, been called and defeased, or otherwise become due and payable. (2) Either the treasurer of state or the trustee bank is the paying agent. (3) The owner has...

...(A) Before the first day of November of each year immediately following the calendar year in which the filing of reports is required by section 169.03 of the Revised Code, the director of commerce shall cause notice to be published once in an English language newspaper of general circulation in the county in this state in which is located the last known address of any person to be named in the notice required by this...

... (A) Upon the payment of unclaimed funds to the director of commerce under section 169.05 of the Revised Code in good faith and in compliance with this chapter, the holder will be relieved of further responsibility for the safe-keeping thereof and will be held harmless by the state from any and all liabilities for any claim arising out of the transfer of such funds to the state, to the extent of the value of the uncl...

... (A) The director shall pay to the owner or other person who has established the right to payment under this section, funds from the unclaimed funds trust fund in an amount equal to the amount of property delivered or reported to the director, or equal to the net proceeds if the securities or other property have been sold, together with interest earned by the state if required to be paid under division (D) of this se...

...The director of commerce shall make, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, necessary rules that prescribe uniform methods for conducting unclaimed funds audits under section 169.03 of the Revised Code and for determining when such an audit is appropriate, and may make necessary rules to carry out any other duty imposed upon the director by this chapter.

...(A) No person or holder shall knowingly fail to render any report or perform other duties required under Chapter 169. of the Revised Code. (B) No person or holder shall knowingly refuse to pay or deliver unclaimed funds to or enter into an agreement with the director of commerce as required under section 169.05 of the Revised Code.

...Any holder who has possession, custody, or control of moneys, rights to moneys, or other intangible property which he has reason to believe will be reportable in the future as unclaimed funds may report such items as unclaimed funds prior to the date required for such reporting, in accordance with section 169.03 of the Revised Code, and then is relieved of responsibility as provided in section 169.07 of the Rev...

...(A) Whoever knowingly violates section 169.03 of the Revised Code by failure to report unclaimed funds by the date prescribed therefor may be subject to a civil penalty of one hundred dollars per day. (B) Whoever violates section 169.03 of the Revised Code by failure to file an unclaimed funds report upon request within four months of the date of such request shall be subject to a civil penalty of one hundred dollar...

... (A)(1) All agreements to pay a fee, compensation, commission, or other remuneration to locate, deliver, recover, or assist in the recovery of unclaimed funds reported under section 169.03 of the Revised Code, entered into within two years immediately after the date a report is filed under division (D) of section 169.03 of the Revised Code, are invalid. (2) A person interested in entering into an agreement to locat...

...(A) Each person that files a claim with the director of commerce, pursuant to an agreement entered into under section 169.13 of the Revised Code, shall include with that claim the number designated on the certificate of registration that is issued to the person under section 169.16 of the Revised Code. (B) The division of unclaimed funds shall not process any claim described in division (A) of this section that does...

... (A) No person, on behalf of any other person, shall engage in any activity for the purpose of locating, delivering, recovering, or assisting in the recovery of unclaimed funds or contents of a safe deposit box, and receive a fee, compensation, commission, or other remuneration for such activity, without first having obtained a certificate of registration from the director of commerce in accordance with this section....

... (A) After notice and an opportunity for a hearing conducted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code and except as provided in division (B) of this section, the director of commerce shall revoke or refuse to issue or renew a certificate of registration if the director finds either of the following: (1) During the immediately preceding ten-year period, the person violated division (A) of section 169.16 o...

...(A) Whoever violates section 169.10 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars. Each day of continuance of such violation is a separate offense. (B) Whoever violates division (C) of section 169.13 or division (A) of section 169.16 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree for a first offense and of a felony of the fifth degree for any subsequent offense.

... As used in this chapter, "state retirement systems" means the public employees retirement system, Ohio police and fire pension fund, state teachers retirement system, school employees retirement system, and state highway patrol retirement system. There is hereby created the Ohio retirement study council. Members of the council shall be appointed as follows: (A) Three members of the senate, appointed by the preside...

...Meetings of the Ohio retirement study council shall be called in such manner and at such times as prescribed by rules adopted by the council. A majority of the council constitutes a quorum and no action shall be taken by the council unless approved by at least five voting members. The council shall organize by selecting a chairperson, vice-chairperson, and such other officers as it deems necessary. The council shal...

...The Ohio retirement study council may: (A) Appoint a director to manage and direct the duties of the staff of the council. The director shall be a person who has had training and experience in areas related to the duties of the council. (B) Appoint such professional, technical, and clerical employees as are necessary, and employ or hire on a consulting basis such actuarial, legal, investment, or other technical ser...

...The Ohio retirement study council shall: (A) Make an impartial review from time to time of all laws governing the administration and financing of the pension and retirement funds under Chapters 145., 146., 742., 3307., 3309., and 5505. of the Revised Code and recommend to the general assembly any changes it may find desirable with respect to the allowances and benefits, sound financing of the cost of benefits, the p...

...The compensation of all employees of the Ohio retirement study council and other expenses of the council shall be paid upon vouchers approved by the director and the chairperson of the council. The public employees retirement system, state teachers retirement system, school employees retirement system, state highway patrol retirement system, and Ohio police and fire pension fund shall pay the annual expenses ...

...The attorney general is the legal adviser to the Ohio retirement study council.

...The boards of the state retirement systems shall jointly develop a retirement board member education program and submit the program to the Ohio retirement study council. The boards shall jointly pay all costs associated with establishing and conducting the retirement board member education program. The retirement board member education program shall consist of an orientation component for newly elected and appoint...

...The department of aging shall: (A) Be the designated state agency to administer programs of the federal government relating to the aged, requiring action within the state, that are not the specific responsibility of another state agency under federal or state statutes. The department shall be the sole state agency to administer funds granted by the federal government under the "Older Americans Act of 1965," 79 Stat....

...(A) When administering funds granted under the Older Americans Act of 1965, 79 Stat. 219, 42 U.S.C. 3001, as amended, the department of aging may divide the state into separate multi-county regions that shall be known as planning and service areas. If the department divides the state into those areas, then, consistent with the rules adopted under division (C)(1) of this section, it shall designate one public en...

...The department of aging may develop and offer training programs to area agencies on aging, long-term care facilities, providers of long-term care services, and other interested parties. The department may charge fees for the training programs. Amounts collected from charging the fees shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the senior community outreach fund, which is hereby created. Money credited...

...The department of aging shall adopt, and may rescind, rules as necessary to carry out the provisions of Chapter 173. of the Revised Code and may: (A) Provide technical assistance and consultation to public and private nonprofit agencies with respect to programs, services, and activities for elderly people; (B) Cooperate with federal agencies, other state agencies or departments, and organizations to conduct studies...