Enforcement by the attorney general.

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Terms Used In Ohio Code 3780.27

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.

(A) Upon receiving a written request from the division of cannabis control, the Ohio attorney general may bring a cause of action to restrain a violation of this chapter. Such an action is a civil action, governed by the Rules of Civil Procedure.

(B) The court of common pleas of Franklin county shall give any claim filed under division (A) of this section priority over all other civil cases before the court, irrespective of position on the court’s calendar, and shall make a determination on the claim expeditiously. A court of appeals shall give any appeal from a final order issued in a case brought under division (A) of this section priority over all other civil cases before the court, irrespective of position on the court’s calendar, and shall make a determination on the appeal expeditiously.

(C) Any action filed under division (A) of this section does not preclude an administrative or criminal proceeding on the same facts.

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