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Section 5902.01 | Appointment of Director – Employment of Personnel.

Effective: August 22, 2008 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 289 – 127th General Assembly The person appointed to the position of director of veterans services shall be an honorably discharged or honorably separated veteran of the United States armed forces. The department of veterans services shall employ administrative and technical personnel as are necessary to perform […]

Section 5902.02 | Duties of the Director of Veterans Services.

Effective: March 23, 2018 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 8 – 132nd General Assembly The duties of the director of veterans services shall include the following: (A) Furnishing the veterans service commissions of all counties of the state copies of the state laws, rules, and legislation relating to the operation of the commissions and their offices; […]

Section 5902.03 | Duplicating Certificates of Discharge and Separation.

Effective: August 22, 2008 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 289 – 127th General Assembly The director of veterans services may microfilm or otherwise duplicate all or any part of copies of original certificates of discharge and separation submitted by Ohio veterans. The director may prepare and maintain files of such microfilmed certificates of discharge and separation […]

Section 5902.04 | Director to Furnish Information and Advice to Veterans.

Effective: August 22, 2008 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 289 – 127th General Assembly (A) Upon application, the director of veterans services shall furnish necessary instructions and advice to the veterans of the state, their heirs, or their legal representatives, respecting their claims against the United States or the state for pensions, bounty, bonus, back pay, […]

Section 5902.05 | Military Injury Relief Fund.

Effective: September 29, 2015 Latest Legislation: House Bill 64 – 131st General Assembly (A) There is hereby created in the state treasury the military injury relief fund, which shall consist of money contributed to it under sections 4503.535 and 5747.113 of the Revised Code and of contributions made directly to it. Any person or entity […]

Section 5902.06 | Director Shall Keep Claims Register.

Effective: August 22, 2008 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 289 – 127th General Assembly The director of veterans services shall keep a register showing the situation and disposition of any claim filed by the department of veterans services.

Section 5902.07 | Director May Administrator Oaths – Seal.

Effective: August 22, 2008 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 289 – 127th General Assembly The director of veterans services may administer oaths. The director’s official certificate shall be received in evidence without further authentication.

Section 5902.08 | Prohibition.

Effective: August 22, 2008 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 289 – 127th General Assembly The director of veterans services, or any employee thereof, shall not receive directly or indirectly a fee or reward of any kind from a claimant or other person for services rendered or to be rendered, relating to a duty required of the […]

Section 5902.09 | Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Pilot Program.

Effective: September 30, 2021 Latest Legislation: House Bill 110 – 134th General Assembly (A) As used in this section: “Electroencephalogram (EEG) combined transcranial magnetic stimulation” means treatment in which transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) frequency pulses are tuned to the patient’s physiology and biometric data, at the time of each treatment, using a pre- and post-TMS […]

Section 5902.20 | Veteran Peer Counseling Network.

Effective: September 29, 2017 Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 – 132nd General Assembly The veteran peer counseling network is established. The purpose of the network is to offer veterans in this state the opportunity to work with other veterans in order to assist with overcoming the issues unique to veterans in this state. The director […]

Section 5902.21 | Program to Assist Receipt of Federal Military-Related Health Care Benefits.

Effective: March 23, 2016 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 10 – 131st General Assembly The director of veterans services shall develop, institute, and monitor a program under which the department of veterans services assists individuals, who are medical assistance recipients, to obtain federal military-related health care benefits. As used in this section, “federal military-related health care […]

Section 5902.22 | Sports Gaming Profits Veterans Fund.

Effective: March 23, 2022 Latest Legislation: House Bill 29 – 134th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, “armed forces” and “veteran” have the same meanings as in section 5903.01 of the Revised Code. (B) The sports gaming profits veterans fund is hereby created in the state treasury. Interest earned on the moneys in […]

Section 5902.99 | Penalty.

Effective: July 22, 1994 Latest Legislation: House Bill 448 – 120th General Assembly Whoever violates section 5902.08 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both.