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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 317.35 | Record of Plans and Drawings of Public Buildings.

Effective: January 30, 2014 Latest Legislation: House Bill 72 – 130th General Assembly (A) The county recorder shall record the plans and drawings filed under section 9.56 of the Revised Code and shall make them available for public inspection. (B) For services provided, the county recorder shall charge for photocopying ten dollars for the first […]

Section 317.36 | Collection and Amount of Low- and Moderate-Income Housing Trust Fund Fee.

Effective: January 30, 2014 Latest Legislation: House Bill 72 – 130th General Assembly (A) The county recorder shall collect the low- and moderate-income housing trust fund fee as specified in sections 317.114, 317.32, 1563.42, 1702.59, 2505.13, 4141.23, 4509.60, 5164.56, 5310.15, 5703.93, 5719.07, 5727.56, 5733.22, 6101.09, and 6115.09 of the Revised Code. The amount of any […]

Section 317.37 | Separate Instrument Under Rc 5301.28 Et Seq. Defined.

Effective: July 1, 2009 Latest Legislation: House Bill 525 – 127th General Assembly As used in sections 5301.28 to 5301.35 of the Revised Code, “separate instrument” means either the recording of an entirely new instrument or a written and signed entry on the margin of the original instrument bearing the proper endorsement that is recorded […]

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: […]