Ohio Code 145.112 – Prohibited business transactions
The public employees retirement system shall make no investments through or purchases from, or otherwise do any business with any individual who is, or any partnership, association, or corporation that is owned or controlled by, a person who within the preceding three years was employed by, a board member of, or an officer of the public employees retirement system, or in which a person who within the preceding three years was employed by, a board member of, or an officer holds a fiduciary, administrative, supervisory, or trust position, or any other position in which such person would be involved, on behalf of his employer, in decisions or recommendations affecting the investment policy of the public employees retirement system, and in which such person would benefit by any monetary gain.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 145.112
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- employer: means the employer of any public employee. See Ohio Code 145.01
- Member: includes a PERS retirant who becomes a member under division (C) of section 145. See Ohio Code 145.01
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59