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Section 301.01 | Petition Relating to New County or County Seat.

Effective: December 20, 2005 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 107 – 126th General Assembly When a petition, memorial, or remonstrance is presented to the general assembly for or against the erection of a new county, or for the location or relocation of a county seat, the petitioners must be eighteen years of age and resident taxpayers […]

Section 301.02 | Notice of Intention to Present Petition.

Effective: September 29, 2011 Latest Legislation: House Bill 153 – 129th General Assembly Previous to the presentation of a petition to the general assembly praying that a new county be erected, or for the location or relocation of a county seat, notice of the intention to present such petition shall be given, at least thirty […]

Section 301.03 | Maximum Circulation Time for Petition.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly No petition, memorial, or remonstrance, relative to the erection of a new county, or the change of a county seat, that has been in circulation a longer time than six months previous to the beginning of the session at which it is […]

Section 301.04 | Petition Must Show Desired Location of Seat of Justice.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly All persons petitioning the general assembly for the erection of a new county, or a review or removal of a seat of justice, shall, in their petition, identify the place where they wish the seat of justice to be fixed, and present […]

Section 301.05 | Division of Funds With New County.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly When a new county is created and organized, the money remaining in the county treasuries of the counties from which the new county is taken, after deducting all just debts and demands due or owing at the time of setting off the […]

Section 301.06 | Settlement Between Boards of County Commissioners.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The board of county commissioners of a new county, created and organized from one or more counties, shall call on the boards of the counties from which such new county was taken for a settlement of the money which remains in the […]

Section 301.07 | Enforcing Settlement.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly If the board of county commissioners of an old county refuses or neglects, when called on, to settle with the board of a new county, and to give such board an order on its county treasurer for the amount found due such […]

Section 301.08 | Representation of New Counties.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly A new county shall be represented in the house of representatives of the state, during the decennial period in which it is created, in the same manner as if the law creating it had not been passed.

Section 301.13 | Forfeiture for Delinquency of Duty.

Effective: October 27, 1981 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 114 – 114th General Assembly An officer who neglects or refuses to perform a duty charged under sections 301.05 to 301.08 of the Revised Code, relating to funds, shall forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding one hundred fifty dollars, at the discretion of the court of […]

Section 301.14 | Appointment of Commissioners to Establish Seat of Justice.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly When a new county is established, the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint three commissioners to fix and establish a seat of justice for such county. No person residing within or holding any real estate in the […]

Section 301.15 | Selection of Seat of Justice.

Effective: September 29, 2011 Latest Legislation: House Bill 153 – 129th General Assembly Within sixty days after their appointment, the commissioners provided for by section 301.14 of the Revised Code, or any two of them, shall assemble at some convenient place in the new county. Twenty days’ notice of the time, place, and purpose of […]

Section 301.16 | Report of Commissioners.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly After having agreed upon the place for the seat of justic as provided in section 301.15 of the Revised Code, the commissioners, provided for by section 301.14 of the Revised Code, shall make a report to the next court of common pleas […]

Section 301.19 | Commissioners May Select Another Site.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly If the land agreed on by the commissioners, appointed as provided by section 301.14 of the Revised Code, cannot be purchased at the price limited, or if a good title in fee simple cannot be obtained, the commissioners shall select the next […]

Section 301.20 | Bribery of Commissioners.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly Any commissioner, appointed as provided by section 301.14 of the Revised Code, who receives money or any property as a bribe, either directly or indirectly, in the execution of his office , shall forfeit and pay a sum not less than three […]

Section 301.21 | Compensation of Commissioner.

Effective: October 27, 1981 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 114 – 114th General Assembly Each commissioner, appointed as provided by section 301.14 of the Revised Code, shall receive three dollars for each day he is employed in discharging the duties required of him by sections 301.14, 301.15, 301.16, 301.19, 301.20, and 301.22 of the Revised Code, […]

Section 301.22 | County Declared Body Politic and Corporate.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly Every county adopting a charter or an alternative form of government is a body politic and corporate for the purpose of enjoying and exercising the rights and privileges conveyed under it by the constitution and the laws of this state. Such county […]

Section 301.221 | Liability for Loss of Public Funds.

Effective: September 13, 2022 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 15 – 134th General Assembly The treasurer, auditor, or other officer having the duties of a county treasurer or a county auditor, for a county that has adopted a charter under Article X, Ohio Constitution, shall not be held liable for a loss of public funds when […]

Section 301.23 | County Civil Service Commission.

Effective: August 26, 1977 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 112th General Assembly The electors of any county may establish, by charter provision, a county civil service commission, personnel office, or personnel department. In any county which, by its charter, creates such a commission, office, or department, and provides a system for appointment to the […]

Section 301.24 | County Health Department or Agency.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The electors of any county may establish, by charter provision, a county department or agency for the administration of public health services. The authorities provided in accordance with the county charter shall exercise all the powers and perform all the duties which […]

Section 301.25 | Noninstitutional Relief for Needy Persons.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly In addition to other powers vested in it, the board of county commissioners of any county may provide for needy persons in the county, whose condition requires it, such noninstitutional support, care, assistance, or relief as they are entitled to received at […]