Section 3517.18 | [Former R.C. 3517.157, amended and renumbered as R.C. 3517.18 by H.B. 96, 136th General Assembly, effective 9/30/2025] Procedural requirements.
(A) A complaint shall be filed with the secretary of state under section 3517.16 of the Revised Code within two years after the occurrence of the act or failure to act that is the subject of the complaint, except that if the act or failure to act involves fraud, concealment, or misrepresentation and was not discovered during that two-year period, a complaint may be filed within one year after discovery of such act or failure to act.
(B) Whoever files a complaint with the secretary of state under section 3517.16 of the Revised Code may withdraw it at any time.
(C) A party adversely affected by a final determination of the commission, including the secretary of state, may appeal from the determination under section 119.12 of the Revised Code.
(D) The members of the commission shall not do either of the following except at a meeting of the commission subject to section 121.22 of the Revised Code:
(1) Discuss among themselves a complaint pending before the commission;
(2) Discuss a complaint pending before the commission with a party to the complaint, an attorney representing a party to the complaint, or an attorney appointed to hear the complaint.
Last updated October 3, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Available Versions of this Section
- August 23, 1995 – Senate Bill 8 - 121st General Assembly [ View August 23, 1995 Version ]
- September 30, 2025 – House Bill 96 - 136th General Assembly [ View September 30, 2025 Version ]