Ohio Code 5126.034 – Contracts in conformity with law
(A) If the requirements of section 5126.033 of the Revised Code have been met for a particular direct services contract, a member or former member of a county board of developmental disabilities, an employee or former employee of a county board, or an immediate family member of a member, former member, employee, or former employee of a county board is not in violation of the restrictions in Chapter 102. and sections 2921.42 and 5126.023 of the Revised Code with regard to that contract.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 5126.034
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Immediate family: means parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, spouses, sons, daughters, aunts, uncles, mothers-in-law, fathers-in-law, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, sons-in-law, and daughters-in-law. See Ohio Code 5126.01
- Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
(B) Nothing in section 5126.033 of the Revised Code shall be construed to allow a member or employee of a county board to authorize, or use the authority of the member’s or employee’s office or employment to secure authorization of, a contract that could result in receipt by the county board member or employee or a member of the immediate family of the county board member or employee of payment for expenses incurred on behalf of an immediate family member who is an eligible person.