Ohio · statute · Ohio Rev. Code ch. 3 · 30 active provisions
A person holding an office of public trust shall continue therein until his successor is elected or appointed and qualified, unless otherwise provided in the constitution or laws of this state.
(A) When an elective office becomes vacant and is filled by appointment, such appointee shall hold the office until the appointee's successor is elected and qualified; and such successor shall be elected for the unexpired term, at the first general election for the office which is vacant that occurs more than forty day…
When a vacancy in an office filled by appointment of the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, occurs by expiration of term or otherwise during a regular session of the senate, the governor shall appoint a person to fill such vacancy and forthwith report such appointment to the senate. If such vacancy oc…
When not otherwise provided by law, an officer who holds his office by appointment of the governor with the advice and consent of the senate may be removed from office by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate, if it is found that such officer is inefficient or derelict in the discharge of his duties, i…
In case of the suspension of an officer as provided for in section 3.04 of the Revised Code, the governor shall designate a person to perform the duties of the office during the period of such suspension. The person so designated shall give bond and take the oath of office, and during the time he performs the duties of…
(A) A deputy, when duly qualified, may perform any duties of his principal. A deputy or clerk, appointed in pursuance of law, holds the appointment only during the pleasure of the officer appointing him. The principal may take from his deputy or clerk a bond, with sureties, conditioned as set forth in this section. The…
(A) As used in this section: (1) "Political subdivision" means a county, township, municipal corporation, school district, community school, park district created under Chapter 1545. of the Revised Code, library or library district specified in section 3375.32 of the Revised Code, juvenile facility district created und…
Any person holding office in this state, or in any municipal corporation, county, or subdivision thereof, coming within the official classification in Section 38 of Article II, Ohio Constitution, who willfully and flagrantly exercises authority or power not authorized by law, refuses or willfully neglects to enforce th…
Proceedings for the removal of public officers on any of the grounds enumerated in section 3.07 of the Revised Code shall be commenced by the filing of a written or printed complaint specifically setting forth the charge and signed by qualified electors of the state or political subdivision whose officer it is sought t…
The decision of the court of common pleas in all cases for the removal of officers may be reviewed on appeal on questions of law by the court of appeals. The transcript of the record and the notice of appeal shall be filed in the court of appeals in not more than thirty days after the decision is rendered and the journ…
In removal proceedings under sections 3.07 to 3.09, inclusive, of the Revised Code, the court of common pleas and the court of appeals may subpoena witnesses and compel their attendance in the same manner as in civil cases. Process shall be served by the sheriff of the county in which the witness resides.The witness fe…
No person shall hold at the same time by appointment or election more than one of the following offices: sheriff, county auditor, county treasurer, clerk of the court of common pleas, county recorder, prosecuting attorney, and probate judge.
An elected officer of a county, township, or municipal corporation that has levied an excise lodging tax under section 5739.08 or 5739.09 of the Revised Code, or a designee appointed by such elected officer, may simultaneously serve in the elected or appointed position and as a member or officer of the board of trustee…
An elected officer or an employee of a county, township, or municipal corporation may simultaneously serve as a member or officer of the board of trustees of a transportation improvement district created under Chapter 5540. of the Revised Code. Neither the simultaneous holding of the two positions nor the financial or…
An officer or agent of the state or of any county, township, or municipal corporation who is charged or entrusted with the construction, improvement, or keeping in repair of a building or work of any kind, or with the management of or providing for a public institution, shall make no contract binding or purporting to b…
The state or a county, township, municipal corporation, or school board shall not be precluded by the illegal loan or deposit by an officer or agent of public money, funds, bonds, securities, or assets belonging to it from suing for and recovering the same. Such suit shall not be held to be an adoption or satisfaction…
All officers, boards, or commissions created under the constitution or laws of this state which have the power to invest funds in their charge or under their control in bonds issued by any political subdivision of this state, or which have power to sell any such bonds, may, in all cases in which they determine that it…
(A) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, at all times during one's term of office: (1) Each member of the general assembly shall be a resident of the district the member represents. (2) Each judge and each elected officer of a court shall be a resident of the territory of that court. (3) Each p…
(A) As used in this section: (1) "Prosecuting officer" means the prosecuting attorney of the county in which a public official who is charged as described in division (B) of this section serves, the attorney general, or a special prosecutor designated by the prosecuting attorney. A federal prosecutor may serve as a pro…
Any member of a board, commission, council, board of trustees of an institution of higher education, or other public body of the state, except a member of the general assembly or a judge of any court in the state, who fails to attend at least three-fifths of the regular and special meetings held by that board, commissi…
When an oath is required or authorized by law, an affirmation in lieu thereof may be taken by a person having conscientious scruples against taking an oath. An affirmation has the same effect as an oath.
Subject to any section of the Revised Code that prescribes the form of an oath, a person may be sworn in any form the person deems binding on the person's conscience.
Each person chosen or appointed to an office under the constitution or laws of this state, and each deputy or clerk of such officer, shall take an oath of office before entering upon the discharge of his duties. The failure to take such oath shall not affect his liability or the liability of his sureties.
The oath of office of each judge of a court of record shall be to support the constitution of the United States and the constitution of this state, to administer justice without respect to persons, and faithfully and impartially to discharge and perform all the duties incumbent on the person as such judge, according to…
Every person holding an elected office under the constitution or laws of this state may administer oaths of office to persons elected or appointed to offices under the constitution or laws of this state if those persons are elected or appointed to offices within the geographical limits of the elected officer's constitu…