§ 145.01 Public employees retirement system definitions
§ 145.011 Certain university and college employees included
§ 145.012 Public employee defined
§ 145.013 Fireman electing to remain in system
§ 145.014 Regional council of governments employees
§ 145.015 County historical society employee electing to remain in system
§ 145.016 Credit for contributing service
§ 145.017 Calculation of final average salary
§ 145.018 Conditions for full year of credit
§ 145.03 Public employees retirement system – exemption from compulsory membership
§ 145.031 Exemption requests by Hamilton county municipal court employees
§ 145.032 Exemption requests by Hamilton county air pollution control employees
§ 145.033 Exemption requests by Cincinnati correctional institute employees
§ 145.034 Exemption requests by members becoming subject to social security tax
§ 145.035 Exemption requests by department of development employees located in foreign countries
§ 145.036 Transmission of list of independent contractors; determination of status by board
§ 145.037 Request to be classified as public employee
§ 145.038 Acknowledgement of independent contractor status
§ 145.04 Public employees retirement board
§ 145.041 Orientation program required for members – continuing education
§ 145.042 Members with excessive travel expenses ineligible for another term
§ 145.05 Term of office – election of employee members – eligibility – nomination by petition
§ 145.051 Special election where person elected unable to serve
§ 145.052 Board member election unnecessary if only one candidate nominated
§ 145.053 Candidate campaign finance statements – donor statement of independent expenditures
§ 145.054 Filing of statements – prohibited campaign activities
§ 145.055 Complaint alleging violation of RC 145.054 – procedure – fine
§ 145.057 Disqualification of convicted member – misconduct in office – removal procedure
§ 145.058 Adoption of election rules – certification of nominating petitions and election results
§ 145.06 Vacancies
§ 145.07 Oath of office – quorum – meetings
§ 145.08 Reimbursing expenses of board members – liability insurance
§ 145.09 Election of chairperson and appointment of executive director – powers and duties of board
§ 145.091 Administering defined benefit and defined contribution plans
§ 145.092 Travel expense policies – bonus policy – budget
§ 145.093 Ethics policy – commission approval – ethics training
§ 145.094 Chief investment officer – supervision duties – monitoring of securities transactions
§ 145.095 Selection of internal auditor
§ 145.10 Legal adviser
§ 145.101 Venue for court actions
§ 145.11 Investment powers and fiduciary duties of board
§ 145.111 No board member or employee shall have an interest in board funds
§ 145.112 Prohibited business transactions
§ 145.113 Restrictions on fiduciaries
§ 145.114 Designation of Ohio-qualified agents – selection policy – utilization – annual report
§ 145.115 Annual disclosures to Ohio Ethics Commission
§ 145.116 Designation of Ohio-qualified investment managers – utilization – annual report
§ 145.12 Certifying rate necessary to pay employer contributions
§ 145.13 Denomination of bonds
§ 145.14 Percentage of funds available for annuities and other payments – deposit
§ 145.15 Employee information provided by each department
§ 145.16 Statement to be filed by employee member
§ 145.17 Department monthly statement
§ 145.171 Information to new employees
§ 145.18 Records kept by department heads
§ 145.19 Electing defined benefit or defined contribution plan
§ 145.191 Employee with less than 5 years of service electing to participate in defined contribution plan
§ 145.192 Effect of electing defined contribution plan
§ 145.193 Election after reemployment
§ 145.194 Contributions by law enforcement or public safety officers to defined contribution plan
§ 145.195 Participants in both defined benefit and defined contribution plans
§ 145.196 Consolidation of combined plan with defined benefit plan
§ 145.20 Elective officials may become members of system – credit for prior service
§ 145.201 Additional service credit purchased by elected or appointed officials
§ 145.21 Individual accounts for each member – mortality tables
§ 145.22 Actuarial valuation of pension assets, liabilities, and funding requirements
§ 145.221 Amortizing unfunded actuarial accrued pension liability
§ 145.222 Study to determine percentage of employee’s compensation to be contributed by public institution of higher education
§ 145.23 Creation of funds
§ 145.24 Inequality of contributions by employer
§ 145.25 Each fund is separate legal entity
§ 145.26 Treasurer of state custodian of funds
§ 145.27 Annual statement of funds
§ 145.28 Purchase of service credit for period of self-exemption
§ 145.29 Procedure for purchasing credit
§ 145.291 Purchasing service credit for time spent on pregnancy or adoption
§ 145.292 Credit for prior service
§ 145.293 Credit for prior service – comparable public position
§ 145.294 Payroll deduction plans
§ 145.295 Credit for service in uniform retirement system
§ 145.296 Contributions during disability leave
§ 145.297 Retirement incentive plan
§ 145.298 Retirement incentive plan – closing of or layoff at state institution
§ 145.299 Purchasing credit for service as school board member
§ 145.2910 Transferring service credit and contributions between PERS and Cincinnati retirement system
§ 145.2911 Eligibility for credit for service in Cincinnati retirement system
§ 145.2912 Transferring contributions to Cincinnati retirement system
§ 145.2913 Transferred service credit from uniform retirement system
§ 145.2914 Non-law enforcement service as law enforcement service
§ 145.2915 Credit for work missed while receiving workers’ compensation
§ 145.2916 Credit for salary increases for elected officials
§ 145.30 Credit for military service
§ 145.301 Purchasing military service credit
§ 145.302 Purchasing uniformed services credit
§ 145.31 Restoring service credit
§ 145.311 Payroll deduction plans – restoring SERS or STERS credit
§ 145.312 Proceedings on request for restoration of service credit
§ 145.32 Age and service retirement
§ 145.323 Cost of living increase
§ 145.33 Allowance upon age and service retirement
§ 145.331 Disability allowance recipient applying for service retirement
§ 145.332 Determination of eligibility for age and service retirement
§ 145.333 Contribution based benefit cap
§ 145.334 Election as PERS law enforcement officer or public safety officer
§ 145.335 Age and service retirement for former combined plan members
§ 145.35 Providing disability coverage for on-duty illness or injury
§ 145.351 Annual report disability retirement experience of each employer
§ 145.36 Benefits upon disability retirement
§ 145.361 Annual amount of disability allowance
§ 145.362 Disability benefit recipient to retain membership status
§ 145.363 Social security disability insurance benefits
§ 145.37 Coordinating and integrating membership in state retirement systems
§ 145.38 Employment of retirant
§ 145.381 Re-employing retirant
§ 145.382 Employment of certain retirants notwithstanding restrictions
§ 145.383 Continuing contributions to state system after retirement
§ 145.384 Retirant may apply for monthly annuity or lump sum payment
§ 145.385 Reemployed retirant electing to resume retirement allowance
§ 145.39 Increasing pension, benefit, or allowance when limits of 26 USC 415 are raised
§ 145.391 Establishing and maintaining qualified governmental excess benefit arrangement
§ 145.40 Payment to member who ceases to be a public employee
§ 145.401 Making additional payment upon death of member or withdrawal of contributions
§ 145.402 Payments to members who are members of another state retirement system
§ 145.41 Termination of membership – leave of absence
§ 145.43 Designation or qualification of beneficiaries
§ 145.431 Designation of beneficiary
§ 145.45 Beneficiary may substitute other benefits
§ 145.451 Payment of death benefit
§ 145.452 Continuation of service credit purchase upon death of member
§ 145.46 Electing a plan of payment
§ 145.47 Per cent of compensation required as contribution – deductions
§ 145.471 Crediting of interest to individual accounts of contributors
§ 145.472 Crediting of interest on account balances of contributors as of 12-31-98
§ 145.473 Interest rates
§ 145.48 Rate of employer contribution
§ 145.483 Statement of delinquent contributions
§ 145.49 Calculations of employee and employer contribution rates separately
§ 145.51 Payments into employer’s accumulation fund
§ 145.52 Transitional liability – installment payments
§ 145.53 Amounts credited to employer transitional liability
§ 145.54 Annual estimate of amount necessary to defray expenses; transfer of funds
§ 145.55 Members deemed to consent to deductions
§ 145.56 Tax exemptions
§ 145.561 Acquiring vested right in pension when granted
§ 145.562 Waiver of rights
§ 145.563 Adjustment for and recovery of erroneous payments
§ 145.564 Payroll deduction of membership dues and fees of retiree organizations
§ 145.57 Restitution order based on theft in office or certain sex offenses
§ 145.571 Order for division of marital property
§ 145.572 Forfeiture of retirement benefits under RC 2929.192
§ 145.573 Benefits subject to termination
§ 145.574 Forfeiture
§ 145.58 Group health insurance coverage for retired persons and survivors
§ 145.581 Establishing programs for long term health care insurance
§ 145.582 Providing health care coverage for elected officials given erroneous information
§ 145.583 Deposits to fund payments under plan
§ 145.584 Benefits equivalent to medicare
§ 145.62 Additional deposits in employee savings fund
§ 145.63 Refund of additional deposits
§ 145.64 Application for benefit where refund not received
§ 145.65 Payment of deposits made by deceased contributor
§ 145.69 Budgeting amount necessary to pay the state’s obligation as employer
§ 145.70 Payment of amounts due retirement system from treasury
§ 145.80 Rules for defined contribution plans
§ 145.81 Establishment and administration of defined contribution plan
§ 145.811 Qualification of plan as governmental plan for federal tax purposes
§ 145.812 Qualification of plan as retirement system maintained by a state or local government entity for federal tax purposes
§ 145.813 Maintaining individual account for each participant
§ 145.814 Electing to participate in different plan
§ 145.82 Application of chapter to defined contribution plan
§ 145.83 Accumulating contributions to pay medical and insurance expenses
§ 145.85 Contributions of members
§ 145.86 Contributions of employers
§ 145.87 Transferring portion of employer contribution to employers’ accumulation fund
§ 145.88 Withholding
§ 145.91 Member rights governed by plan selected
§ 145.92 Spousal consent or waiver
§ 145.95 Right to payment or benefit vested
§ 145.97 Deposits of members
§ 145.98 Ceasing contributions
§ 145.99 Penalty

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Terms Used In Ohio Code > Chapter 145 - Public Employees Retirement System

  • Accumulated contributions: means the sum of all amounts credited to a contributor's individual account in the employees' savings fund together with any interest credited to the contributor's account under section 145. See Ohio Code 145.01
  • Actuary: means an individual who satisfies all of the following requirements:

    (1) Is a member of the American academy of actuaries;

    (2) Is an associate or fellow of the society of actuaries;

    (3) Has a minimum of five years' experience in providing actuarial services to public retirement plans. See Ohio Code 145.01

  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • Age and service retirement: means retirement as provided in sections 145. See Ohio Code 145.01
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Amortization: Paying off a loan by regular installments.
  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Annuity: means payments for life derived from contributions made by a contributor and paid from the annuity and pension reserve fund as provided in this chapter. See Ohio Code 145.01
  • Another: when used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property. See Ohio Code 1.02
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • anything of value: includes :

    (A) Money, bank bills or notes, United States treasury notes, and other bills, bonds, or notes issued by lawful authority and intended to pass and circulate as money;

    (B) Goods and chattels;

    (C) Promissory notes, bills of exchange, orders, drafts, warrants, checks, or bonds given for the payment of money;

    (D) Receipts given for the payment of money or other property;

    (E) Rights in action;

    (F) Things which savor of the realty and are, at the time they are taken, a part of the freehold, whether they are of the substance or produce thereof or affixed thereto, although there may be no interval between the severing and taking away;

    (G) Any interest in realty, including fee simple and partial interests, present and future, contingent or vested interests, beneficial interests, leasehold interests, and any other interest in realty;

    (H) Any promise of future employment;

    (I) Every other thing of value. See Ohio Code 1.03

  • 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.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Assistant house sergeant at arms: means any person appointed by the house sergeant at arms under division (C)(1) of section 101. See Ohio Code 145.01
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Bailiff: a court officer who enforces the rules of behavior in courtrooms.
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • beneficiaries: means the estate or a person or persons who, as the result of the death of a member, contributor, or retirant, qualify for or are receiving some right or benefit under this chapter. See Ohio Code 145.01
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Bond: includes an undertaking. See Ohio Code 1.02
  • Bureau of criminal identification and investigation investigator: means a person who is in compliance with section 109. See Ohio Code 145.01
  • Child: includes child by adoption. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Conservancy district officer: means a full-time employee of a conservancy district who is designated pursuant to section 6101. See Ohio Code 145.01
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Contributing service: means both of the following:

    (1) All service credited to a member of the system since January 1, 1935, for which contributions are made as required by sections 145. See Ohio Code 145.01

  • contributor: includes any person participating in a PERS defined contribution plan. See Ohio Code 145.01
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • 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.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Department of public safety enforcement agent: means a full-time employee of the department of public safety who is designated under section 5502. See Ohio Code 145.01
  • Department of taxation investigator: means a person employed full time with the department of taxation to whom both of the following apply:

    (1) The person has been delegated investigation powers pursuant to section 5743. See Ohio Code 145.01

  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Deputy sheriff: means any person who is commissioned and employed as a full-time peace officer by the sheriff of any county, and has been so employed since on or before December 31, 1965; any person who is or has been commissioned and employed as a peace officer by the sheriff of any county since January 1, 1966, and who has received a certificate attesting to the person's satisfactory completion of the peace officer training school as required by section 109. See Ohio Code 145.01
  • Disability allowance: means an allowance paid on account of disability under section 145. See Ohio Code 145.01
  • Disability benefit: means a benefit paid as disability retirement under section 145. See Ohio Code 145.01
  • Disability benefit recipient: means a member who is receiving a disability benefit. See Ohio Code 145.01
  • Disability retirement: means retirement as provided in section 145. See Ohio Code 145.01
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Drug agent: means any person who is either of the following:

    (1) Employed full time as a narcotics agent by a county narcotics agency created pursuant to section 307. See Ohio Code 145.01

  • Earnable salary: includes the following:

    (a) Payments made by the employer in lieu of salary, wages, or other earnings for sick leave, personal leave, or vacation used by the contributor;

    (b) Payments made by the employer for the conversion of sick leave, personal leave, and vacation leave accrued, but not used if the payment is made during the year in which the leave is accrued, except that payments made pursuant to section 124. See Ohio Code 145.01

  • employer: means the employer of any public employee. See Ohio Code 145.01
  • Employer contribution: means the amount paid by an employer as determined under section 145. See Ohio Code 145.01
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Fiduciary: means a person who does any of the following:

    (1) Exercises any discretionary authority or control with respect to the management of the system or with respect to the management or disposition of its assets;

    (2) Renders investment advice for a fee, direct or indirect, with respect to money or property of the system;

    (3) Has any discretionary authority or responsibility in the administration of the system. See Ohio Code 145.01

  • Final average salary: means the greater of the following:

    (a) The sum of the member's earnable salaries for the appropriate number of calendar years of contributing service, determined under section 145. See Ohio Code 145.01

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Forest-fire investigator: means a full-time employee of the department of natural resources who is appointed a forest-fire investigator under section 1503. See Ohio Code 145.01
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Gaming agent: means a person who is in compliance with section 109. See Ohio Code 145.01
  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Hamilton county municipal court bailiff: means a person appointed by the clerk of courts of the Hamilton county municipal court under division (A)(3) of section 1901. See Ohio Code 145.01
  • Head of the department: means the elective or appointive head of the several executive, judicial, and administrative departments, institutions, boards, and commissions of the state and local government as the same are created and defined by the laws of this state or, in case of a charter government, by that charter. See Ohio Code 145.01
  • House sergeant at arms: means any person appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives under division (B)(1) of section 101. See Ohio Code 145.01
  • in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures; this provision does not affect any law relating to signatures. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Inter vivos: Transfer of property from one living person to another living person.
  • Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Member: includes a PERS retirant who becomes a member under division (C) of section 145. See Ohio Code 145.01
  • Municipal police officer: means a member of the organized police department of a municipal corporation who is employed full time, is in compliance with section 109. See Ohio Code 145.01
  • Municipal public safety director: means a person who serves full time as the public safety director of a municipal corporation with the duty of directing the activities of the municipal corporation's police department and fire department. See Ohio Code 145.01
  • Natural resources law enforcement staff officer: means a full-time employee of the department of natural resources who is designated a natural resources law enforcement staff officer under section 1501. See Ohio Code 145.01
  • Natural resources officer: means a full-time employee of the department of natural resources who is appointed as a natural resources officer under section 1501. See Ohio Code 145.01
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Oath: includes affirmation, and "swear" includes affirm. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Ohio service credit: means credit for service that was rendered to the state or any of its political subdivisions or any employer. See Ohio Code 145.01
  • Park district police officer: means a full-time employee of a park district who is designated pursuant to section 511. 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.
  • Pension reserve: means the present value, computed upon the basis of the mortality and other tables adopted by the board, of all payments to be made on account of any retirement allowance or benefit in lieu of any retirement allowance, granted to a member or beneficiary under this chapter. See Ohio Code 145.01
  • Pensions: means annual payments for life derived from contributions made by the employer that at the time of retirement are credited into the annuity and pension reserve fund from the employers' accumulation fund and paid from the annuity and pension reserve fund as provided in this chapter. See Ohio Code 145.01
  • PERS defined benefit plan: means the plan described in sections 145. See Ohio Code 145.01
  • PERS defined contribution plans: means the plan or plans established under section 145. See Ohio Code 145.01
  • PERS law enforcement officer: means a sheriff or any of the following whose primary duties are to preserve the peace, protect life and property, and enforce the laws of this state: a deputy sheriff, township constable or police officer in a township police department or district, drug agent, department of public safety enforcement agent, natural resources law enforcement staff officer, wildlife officer, forest-fire investigator, natural resources officer, park district police officer, conservancy district officer, veterans' home police officer, special police officer for a mental health institution, special police officer for an institution for persons with developmental disabilities, state university law enforcement officer, municipal police officer, house sergeant at arms, assistant house sergeant at arms, regional transit authority police officer, or state highway patrol police officer. See Ohio Code 145.01
  • PERS public safety officer: means a Hamilton county municipal court bailiff, or any of the following whose primary duties are other than to preserve the peace, protect life and property, and enforce the laws of this state: a deputy sheriff, township constable or police officer in a township police department or district, drug agent, department of public safety enforcement agent, natural resources law enforcement staff officer, wildlife officer, forest-fire investigator, natural resources officer, park district police officer, conservancy district officer, veterans' home police officer, special police officer for a mental health institution, special police officer for an institution for persons with developmental disabilities, state university law enforcement officer, municipal police officer, house sergeant at arms, assistant house sergeant at arms, regional transit authority police officer, or state highway patrol police officer. See Ohio Code 145.01
  • Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Public employee: means :

    (1) Any person holding an office, not elective, under the state or any county, township, municipal corporation, park district, conservancy district, sanitary district, health district, metropolitan housing authority, state retirement board, Ohio history connection, public library, county law library, union cemetery, joint hospital, institutional commissary, state university, or board, bureau, commission, council, committee, authority, or administrative body as the same are, or have been, created by action of the general assembly or by the legislative authority of any of the units of local government named in division (A)(1) of this section, or employed and paid in whole or in part by the state or any of the authorities named in division (A)(1) of this section in any capacity not covered by section 742. See Ohio Code 145.01

  • public employer: means the state or any county, township, municipal corporation, park district, conservancy district, sanitary district, health district, metropolitan housing authority, state retirement board, Ohio history connection, public library, county law library, union cemetery, joint hospital, institutional commissary, state medical university, state university, or board, bureau, commission, council, committee, authority, or administrative body as the same are, or have been, created by action of the general assembly or by the legislative authority of any of the units of local government named in this division not covered by section 742. See Ohio Code 145.01
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Regional transit authority police officer: means a person who is employed full time as a regional transit authority police officer under division (Y) of section 306. See Ohio Code 145.01
  • Regular interest: means interest at any rates for the respective funds and accounts as the public employees retirement board may determine from time to time. See Ohio Code 145.01
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Retirant: means any former member who retires and is receiving a monthly allowance as provided in sections 145. See Ohio Code 145.01
  • Retirement allowance: means the pension plus that portion of the benefit derived from contributions made by the member. See Ohio Code 145.01
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Special police officer for a mental health institution: means any person who is designated as such pursuant to section 5119. See Ohio Code 145.01
  • Special police officer for a municipal airport: means a person to whom both of the following apply:

    (1) The person is employed full time as a special police officer with a municipal corporation at a municipal airport or other municipal air navigation facility that meets both of the following requirements:

    (a) The airport or navigation facility has scheduled operations, as defined in 14 C. See Ohio Code 145.01

  • Special police officer for a port authority: means a person who is in compliance with section 109. See Ohio Code 145.01
  • Special police officer for an institution for persons with intellectual disabilities: means any person who is designated as such pursuant to section 5123. See Ohio Code 145.01
  • state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • State highway patrol police officer: means a special police officer employed full time and designated by the superintendent of the state highway patrol pursuant to section 5503. See Ohio Code 145.01
  • State retirement board: means the public employees retirement board, the school employees retirement board, or the state teachers retirement board. See Ohio Code 145.01
  • State university law enforcement officer: means any person who is employed full time as a state university law enforcement officer pursuant to section 3345. See Ohio Code 145.01
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Township constable or police officer in a township police department or district: means any person who is commissioned and employed as a full-time peace officer pursuant to Chapter 505. See Ohio Code 145.01
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • United States: includes all the states. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Whoever: includes all persons, natural and artificial; partners; principals, agents, and employees; and all officials, public or private. See Ohio Code 1.02
  • Wildlife officer: means a full-time employee of the department of natural resources who is designated a wildlife officer under section 1531. See Ohio Code 145.01