Salary of prosecuting attorney.

(A) Each prosecuting attorney shall be classified, for salary purposes, according to the population of the county. All prosecuting attorneys shall receive annual compensation in accordance with the following schedules and in accordance with section 325.18 of the Revised Code: CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION SCHEDULE FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2018 FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS WITH A PRIVATE PRACTICEClassPopulation RangeCompensation11 - 55,000$67,413255,001 - 95,00074,969395,001 - 200,00081,3634200,001 - 400,00090,6625400,001 - 1,000,00096,47161,000,001 or more100,040 CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION SCHEDULE FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2018 FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS WITHOUT A PRIVATE PRACTICEClassPopulation RangeCompensation11 - 55,000$120,549255,001 - 95,000133,941395,001 - 200,000133,9414200,001 - 400,000133,9415400,001 - 1,000,000137,19461,000,001 or more140,447 CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION SCHEDULE FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2019 FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS WITH A PRIVATE PRACTICEClassPopulation RangeCompensation11 - 55,000$70,784255,001 - 95,00078,717395,001 - 200,00085,4314200,001 - 400,00095,1955400,001 - 1,000,000101,29461,000,001 or more105,042 CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION SCHEDULE FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2019 FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS WITHOUT A PRIVATE PRACTICEClassPopulation RangeCompensation11 - 55,000$126,577255,001 - 95,000140,638395,001 - 200,000140,6384200,001 - 400,000140,6385400,001 - 1,000,000144,05361,000,001 or more147,469 (B) A prosecuting attorney shall not engage in the private practice of law unless before taking office the prosecuting attorney notifies the board of county commissioners of the intention to engage in the private practice of law. A prosecuting attorney may elect to engage or not to engage in the private practice of law before the commencement of each new term of office, and a prosecuting attorney who engages in the private practice of law who intends not to engage in the private practice of law during the prosecuting attorney's next term of office shall so notify the board of county commissioners. A prosecuting attorney who elects not to engage in the private practice of law may, for a period of six months after taking office, engage in the private practice of law for the purpose of concluding the affairs of private practice of law without any diminution of salary as provided for in division (A) of this section and in section 325.18 of the Revised Code. (C) As used in this section, "salary" does not include any portion of the cost, premium, or charge for health, medical, hospital, dental, or surgical benefits, or any combination of those benefits, covering the prosecuting attorney and paid on that person's behalf by a governmental entity. Last updated August 30, 2022 at 8:23 AM