Section 737.10 | Additional Patrolmen and Firemen in Emergency Situation.
Effective: January 17, 1977 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 545 – 111th General Assembly In case of riot or other like emergency, the mayor may appoint additional patrolmen and officers for temporary service in the police department, or additional firemen and officers for temporary service in the fire department, who need not be in the classified […]
Section 737.11 | General Duties of Police and Fire Departments.
Effective: July 29, 1998 Latest Legislation: House Bill 302 – 122nd General Assembly The police force of a municipal corporation shall preserve the peace, protect persons and property, and obey and enforce all ordinances of the legislative authority of the municipal corporation, all criminal laws of the state and the United States, all court orders […]
Section 737.051 | City Auxiliary Police Unit – City Parking Enforcement Unit.
Effective: July 13, 1990 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 174 – 118th General Assembly (A) The legislative authority of a city may establish, by ordinance, an auxiliary police unit within the police department of the city, and provide for the regulation of auxiliary police officers. The director of public safety shall be the executive head of […]
Section 737.052 | Felony Conviction Precludes or Terminates Employment.
Effective: January 1, 2004 Latest Legislation: House Bill 490 – 124th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, “felony” has the same meaning as in section 109.511 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) The director of public safety shall not appoint a person as a chief of police, a member of the police department of […]
Section 737.06 | Chief of Police.
Effective: May 6, 1963 Latest Legislation: House Bill 121 – 105th General Assembly The chief of police shall have exclusive control of the stationing and transfer of all patrolmen, auxiliary police officers, and other officers and employees in the police department, and police auxiliary unit, under such general rules and regulations as the director of […]
Section 737.07 | Hours of Work for Policemen in Cities – Leave of Absence.
Effective: November 19, 1969 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 28 – 108th General Assembly In each city, except in case of necessary appearances in court and emergency special duty assignments, not to exceed eight hours constitute a day’s work and not to exceed forty-four hours constitute a week’s work for policemen. Annually, in each city, each […]
Section 737.08 | Composition and Control of City Fire Department.
Effective: April 5, 2007 Latest Legislation: House Bill 401 – 126th General Assembly (A) The fire department of each city shall be composed of a chief of the fire department and other officers, firefighters, and employees provided for by ordinance. Neither this section nor any other section of the Revised Code requires, or shall be […]
Section 737.081 | Criminal Records Check.
Effective: April 9, 2003 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 258 – 124th General Assembly (A) The fire chief of a city fire department may request the superintendent of BCII to conduct a criminal records check with respect to any person who is under consideration for appointment or employment as a permanent, full-time paid firefighter or any […]
Section 737.082 | Employee Status of Volunteer Firefighter.
Effective: March 23, 2015 Latest Legislation: House Bill 201 – 130th General Assembly A volunteer firefighter appointed pursuant to this chapter is a bona fide volunteer and not an employee for purposes of section 513 of the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,” 124 Stat. 119 (2010), 26 U.S.C. 4980H, if, for providing those fire […]
Section 737.09 | Chief of Fire Department.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly The chief of the fire department shall have exclusive control of the stationing and transferring of all firemen and other officers and employees in the department, under such general rules and regulations as the director of public safety prescribes.