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Section 317.41 | Distribution of Forms for Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care and Declaration Governing Use or Continuation, or Withholding or Withdrawal, of Life-Sustaining Treatment.

Effective: November 6, 1996 Latest Legislation: House Bill 644 – 121st General Assembly A county recorder, upon request, may distribute to any person free of charge a copy of the printed form of the declaration described in section 2133.07 of the Revised Code and a copy of the printed form of the durable power of […]

Section 317.42 | Posting Warning of Public Record Character of Recorded Documents.

Effective: September 27, 2002 Latest Legislation: House Bill 309 – 124th General Assembly (A) The county recorder shall display at all times, in a conspicuous place in the office of the recorder, a printed card that shall read substantially as follows: “WARNING Documents recorded in the recorder’s office generally are considered to be public records. […]

Section 317.99 | Penalty.

Effective: January 1, 1974 Latest Legislation: House Bill 511 – 109th General Assembly Whoever violates section 317.34 of the Revised Code shall be fined not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars.

Section 317.30 | Records Affecting Real Estate – Restoration.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly When any of the records of a county are destroyed in whole or in part, a map, plat, deed, conveyance, mortgage, power of attorney, or other instrument in writing, or record in any proceeding authorized by law to be recorded, which affects […]

Section 317.31 | Making and Comparison of Record.

Effective: January 30, 2014 Latest Legislation: House Bill 72 – 130th General Assembly When any instrument or record mentioned in section 317.30 of the Revised Code is presented to the county recorder or other proper custodian of such records, the county recorder or other custodian shall forthwith record and index it in the same manner […]

Section 317.32 | Recording Fees.

Effective: September 13, 2022 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 61 – 134th General Assembly The county recorder shall charge and collect the following fees, to include, except as otherwise provided in division (A)(2) of this section, base fees for the recorder’s services and housing trust fund fees collected pursuant to section 317.36 of the Revised Code: […]

Section 317.322 | Recording Fee Not Charged for Military Power of Attorney.

Effective: May 18, 2005 Latest Legislation: House Bill 426 – 125th General Assembly Notwithstanding any contrary provision of section 317.32 or Chapter 1337. of the Revised Code, the county recorder shall not charge a fee to any member of the armed forces of the United States who presents for recording a military power of attorney […]

Section 317.33 | Suit on Bond of County Recorder.

Effective: March 14, 2002 Latest Legislation: House Bill 405 – 124th General Assembly (A) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, if a county recorder refuses to accept a deed or other instrument of writing presented to the recorder for recording, the legal fee for recording it being paid or tendered; or […]

Section 317.34 | Recording Without Approval.

Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly No county recorder shall record a map or plan of a subdivision of a lot or ground without the approval or certification of such map or plan by the planning commission, platting commissioner, legislative authority, engineer, or other board or officer.