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Section 315.01 | Election and Term of Office.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly There shall be elected quadrennially in each county a county engineer who shall assume office on the first Monday in January next after his election and shall hold such office for four years.

Section 315.02 | Eligibility for Office of County Engineer.

Effective: October 27, 1981 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 114 – 114th General Assembly No person holding the office of clerk of the court of common pleas, sheriff, county treasurer, or county recorder is eligible to hold the office of county engineer. No person is eligible in any county as a candidate for such office or […]

Section 315.03 | Bond of County Engineer.

Effective: March 20, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 291 – 132nd General Assembly Except as provided in section 3.061 of the Revised Code, the county engineer, before entering upon the duties of the office of county engineer, shall give bond, signed by a bonding or surety company authorized to do business in this state, or, […]

Section 315.05 | Delivery of Effects to Successor in Office.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly On leaving office, the county engineer shall deliver to his successor all books, papers, and other property and effects belonging to such office. In case of the failure of such engineer to do so, an action may be brought by his successor […]

Section 315.06 | Removal of Engineer by Civil Action.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly Any person may bring a civil action in the court of common pleas against the county engineer, alleging such engineer’s incapacity, misconduct in office, or neglect of duty. A copy of the petition with the summons shall be served on such engineer. […]

Section 315.07 | Action on Engineer’s Bond.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly Any person injured by the misconduct or neglect of the county engineer or his deputy may bring an action on the official bond of such engineer or deputy and recover judgment for any loss or damage sustained by reason of such misconduct […]

Section 315.08 | Duties of County Engineer.

Effective: June 29, 2005 Latest Legislation: House Bill 68 – 126th General Assembly The county engineer shall perform for the county all duties authorized or declared by law to be done by a registered professional engineer or registered surveyor, except those duties described in sections 307.37 and 307.38 and Chapters 343., 6103., and 6117. of […]

Section 315.10 | County Maintenance Engineer.

Effective: October 27, 1981 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 114 – 115th General Assembly The county engineer may designate one of his deputies as county maintenance engineer. Such deputy shall be a person experienced in the maintenance and repair of roads, and he shall, acting under the general direction and supervision of the engineer, have charge […]

Section 315.11 | Office of County Engineer.

Effective: August 5, 1998 Latest Legislation: House Bill 419 – 122nd General Assembly (A) The county engineer shall keep the engineer’s office in the county seat, or at another location as provided in division (B) of this section, in such rooms as are provided by the board of county commissioners, and which shall be furnished […]

Section 315.12 | Office to Be Maintained Partially From Motor Vehicle Taxes.

Effective: November 9, 1959 Latest Legislation: House Bill 676 – 103rd General Assembly (A) Two thirds of the cost of operation of the office of county engineer, including the salaries of all of the employees and the cost of the maintenance of such office as provided by the annual appropriation made by the board of […]

Section 315.13 | Emergency Repairs – County Engineer’s Emergency Repair Fund.

Effective: October 27, 1981 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 114 – 114th General Assembly The county engineer shall make all emergency repairs on all roads, bridges, and culverts in the county, including state highways, and shall keep on hand at all times a supply of material for the purposes of making such repairs. Upon report to […]

Section 315.14 | Inspection – Records – Surveys.

Effective: June 29, 2005 Latest Legislation: House Bill 68 – 126th General Assembly The county engineer shall be responsible for the inspection of all public improvements made under authority of the board of county commissioners. The engineer shall keep in suitable books a complete record of all estimates and summaries of bids received and contracts […]

Section 315.15 | Examination of Witnesses.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly When a county engineer or his deputy is called upon to make a survey to be offered as evidence, the adverse party having notice of the time of the making of such survey, the county engineer or deputy, upon application of either […]

Section 315.16 | Calculation of Contents of Tract of Land.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly When a survey or calculation is to be used as evidence, all calculations, by the county engineer or other person, to ascertain the contents of a tract of land shall be made by latitude and departure. On such plat, the person making […]

Section 315.17 | Survey of Land in Two Counties.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly When a tract of land is situated in two or more counties, or when the beginning of the entry or survey on which such tract of land depends is in a different county from that in which part of such tracts of […]

Section 315.18 | Survey of Lands Sold for Taxes.

Effective: June 29, 2005 Latest Legislation: House Bill 68 – 126th General Assembly On the application of any person producing to the county engineer a certificate from the proper officer, the engineer or the engineer’s deputy may survey all lands that have been sold for taxes, which lie within the engineer’s county. When a portion […]

Section 315.21 | Court May Appoint a Person to Resurvey Lands.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly When it appears that the county engineer is interested in a survey, the title of which is disputed before the court of common pleas, or if such engineer is not commissioned and qualified, the court shall direct the resurvey to be made […]

Section 315.22 | Survey as Evidence.

Effective: April 4, 1985 Latest Legislation: House Bill 562 – 115th General Assembly No survey made by the county engineer or his deputy, unless made by an order of the court of common pleas, or made in accordance with sections 315.15 to 315.18 of the Revised Code, shall be considered evidence.

Section 315.23 | Acknowledgments by Engineer.

Effective: February 14, 1967 Latest Legislation: House Bill 2 – 107th General Assembly The county engineer shall have the same power as judges of county courts to take and certify the acknowledgments of deeds, mortgages, powers of attorney, and other instruments affecting real estate, to administer oaths, and to take and certify affidavits and depositions.

Section 315.24 | Field Notes.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly When so directed by the board of county commissioners, the county engineer shall procure from any office in this state where it may be procured, a certified plat, together with the field notes of the corners and bearing trees to each section, […]