HB 472 — Waive ID, birth certificate fees for homeless individuals

(A) Except as provided in section sections 2101.164 and 2101.166 of the Revised Code, the fees enumerated in this division shall be charged and collected, if possible, by the probate judge and shall be in full for all services rendered in the respective proceedings:

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472 Page136th 2G.A. As Passed by the House meaning as in section 3705.243 of the Revised Code.

171 2 3 A (1) Account, in addition to advertising charges B ___________________________________________________ $12.00 C Waivers and proof of notice of hearing on account, per page, minimum one dollar D ___________________________________________________ $1.00 E (2) Account of distribution, in addition to advertising charges F ___________________________________________________ $7.00 G (3) "NonprofitAdoption agencyof providingchild, casepetition managementfor servicesH 18___________________________________________________ $20.00 I (4) Alter or cancel contract for sale or purchase of real property, complaint to individualsJ experiencing___________________________________________________ homelessness"$20.00 doesK (5) Application and order not includeotherwise anyprovided 19for governmentalin agency.this section or by rule adopted pursuant to division (E) of this section L ___________________________________________________ $5.00 M (6) Appropriation suit, per day, hearing in N ___________________________________________________ $20.00 O (7) Birth, application for registration of P ___________________________________________________ $7.00 Q (8) Birth record, application to correct R ___________________________________________________ $5.00 S (9) Bond, application for new or additional Sub.

20 (B) A homeless shelter or nonprofit agency providing case 21 management services to individuals experiencing homelessness 22 may, with consent, retain for an individual experiencing 23 homelessness receiving services from the shelter or agency a 24 physical or digital copy of the individual's social security 25 card, certification of birth, or certified copy of a birth 26 record.

A shelter or agency that chooses to store a physical or 27 digital copy of an individual experiencing homelessness' social 28 security card, certification of birth, or certified copy of a 29 birth record shall do both of the following:

30 (1) Retain possession of the physical or digital copy of 31 the social security card, certification of birth, or certified 32 copy of a birth record;

33 (2) Establish a mechanism to protect the physical or 34 digital copy of a social security card, certification of birth, 35 or certified copy of a birth record, including by ensuring that 36 there is a physical or virtual lock protecting access to the 37 copy and that the copy is only accessible to appropriate staff.

38 (C) An individual experiencing homelessness whose document 39 is stored pursuant to division (B) of this section shall be 40 permitted to access the document in a timely manner upon request 41 and may request that the document be destroyed, deleted, or 42 returned.

A homeless shelter or nonprofit agency providing case 43 management services to individuals experiencing homelessness 44 shall destroy, delete, or return the document upon such a 45 Sub.

472 Page136th 3G.A. As Passed by the House request.

46T Sec.___________________________________________________ $5.00 U (10) Bond, application for release of surety or reduction of V ___________________________________________________ $5.00 W (11) Bond, receipt for securities deposited in lieu of X ___________________________________________________ $5.00 Y (12) Certified copy of journal entry, record, or proceeding, per page, minimum fee one dollar Z ___________________________________________________ $1.00 AA (13) Citation and issuing citation, application for AB ___________________________________________________ $5.00 AC (14) Change of name, petition for AD ___________________________________________________ $20.00 AE (15) Claim, application of administrator or executor for allowance of administrator's or executor's own AF ___________________________________________________ $10.00 AG (16) Claim, application to compromise or settle AH ___________________________________________________ $10.00 AI (17) Claim, authority to present AJ ___________________________________________________ $10.00 AK (18) Commissioner, appointment of AL ___________________________________________________ $5.00 Sub.

2101.16.

(A) Except as provided in section sections 47 2101.164 and 2101.166 of the Revised Code, the fees enumerated 48 in this division shall be charged and collected, if possible, by 49 the probate judge and shall be in full for all services rendered 50 in the respective proceedings:

51 1 2 3 A (1) Account, in addition to advertising charges B ___________________________________________________ $12.00 C Waivers and proof of notice of hearing on account, per page, minimum one dollar D ___________________________________________________ $1.00 E (2) Account of distribution, in addition to advertising charges F ___________________________________________________ $7.00 G (3) Adoption of child, petition for H ___________________________________________________ $20.00 I (4) Alter or cancel contract for sale or purchase of real property, complaint to J ___________________________________________________ $20.00 K (5) Application and order not otherwise provided for in this section or by rule adopted pursuant to division Sub.

472 Page136th 4G.A. As Passed by the House (E) of this section L ___________________________________________________ $5.00 M (6) Appropriation suit, per day, hearing in N ___________________________________________________ $20.00 O (7) Birth, application for registration of P ___________________________________________________ $7.00 Q (8) Birth record, application to correct R ___________________________________________________ $5.00 S (9) Bond, application for new or additional T ___________________________________________________ $5.00 U (10) Bond, application for release of surety or reduction of V ___________________________________________________ $5.00 W (11) Bond, receipt for securities deposited in lieu of X ___________________________________________________ $5.00 Y (12) Certified copy of journal entry, record, or proceeding, per page, minimum fee one dollar Z ___________________________________________________ $1.00 AA (13) Citation and issuing citation, application for AB ___________________________________________________ $5.00 Sub.

AM (19) Compensation for extraordinary services and attorney's fees for fiduciary, application for AN ___________________________________________________ $5.00 AO (20) Competency, application to procure adjudication of AP ___________________________________________________ $20.00 AQ (21) Complete contract, application to AR ___________________________________________________ $10.00 AS (22) Concealment of assets, citation for AT ___________________________________________________ $10.00 AU (23) Construction of will, complaint for AV ___________________________________________________ $20.00 AW (24) Continue decedent's business, application to AX ___________________________________________________ $10.00 AY Monthly reports of operation AZ ___________________________________________________ $5.00 BA (25) Declaratory judgment, complaint for BB ___________________________________________________ $20.00 BC (26) Deposit of will BD ___________________________________________________ $5.00 BE (27) Designation of heir BF ___________________________________________________ $20.00 Sub.

472 Page136th 5G.A. As Passed by the House AC (14) Change of name, petition for AD ___________________________________________________ $20.00 AE (15) Claim, application of administrator or executor for allowance of administrator's or executor's own AF ___________________________________________________ $10.00 AG (16) Claim, application to compromise or settle AH ___________________________________________________ $10.00 AI (17) Claim, authority to present AJ ___________________________________________________ $10.00 AK (18) Commissioner, appointment of AL ___________________________________________________ $5.00 AM (19) Compensation for extraordinary services and attorney's fees for fiduciary, application for AN ___________________________________________________ $5.00 AO (20) Competency, application to procure adjudication of AP ___________________________________________________ $20.00 AQ (21) Complete contract, application to AR ___________________________________________________ $10.00 AS (22) Concealment of assets, citation for Sub.

BG (28) Distribution in kind, application, assent, and order for BH ___________________________________________________ $5.00 BI (29) Distribution under section 2109.36 of the Revised Code, application for an order of BJ ___________________________________________________ $7.00 BK (30) Docketing and indexing proceedings, including the filing and noting of all necessary documents, maximum fee, fifteen dollars BL ___________________________________________________ $15.00 BM (31) Exceptions to any proceeding named in this section, contest of appointment or BN ___________________________________________________ $10.00 BO (32) Election of surviving partner to purchase assets of partnership, proceedings relating to BP ___________________________________________________ $10.00 BQ (33) Election of surviving spouse under will BR ___________________________________________________ $5.00 BS (34) Fiduciary, including an assignee or trustee of an insolvent debtor or any guardian or conservator accountable to the probate court, appointment of BT ___________________________________________________ $35.00 BU (35) Foreign will, application to record BV ___________________________________________________ $10.00 BW Record of foreign will, additional, per page BX ___________________________________________________ $1.00 Sub.

472 Page136th 6G.A. As Passed by the House AT ___________________________________________________ $10.00 AU (23) Construction of will, complaint for AV ___________________________________________________ $20.00 AW (24) Continue decedent's business, application to AX ___________________________________________________ $10.00 AY Monthly reports of operation AZ ___________________________________________________ $5.00 BA (25) Declaratory judgment, complaint for BB ___________________________________________________ $20.00 BC (26) Deposit of will BD ___________________________________________________ $5.00 BE (27) Designation of heir BF ___________________________________________________ $20.00 BG (28) Distribution in kind, application, assent, and order for BH ___________________________________________________ $5.00 BI (29) Distribution under section 2109.36 of the Revised Code, application for an order of BJ ___________________________________________________ $7.00 Sub.

BY (36) Forms when supplied by the probate court, not to exceed BZ ___________________________________________________ $10.00 CA (37) Heirship, complaint to determine CB ___________________________________________________ $20.00 CC (38) Injunction proceedings CD ___________________________________________________ $20.00 CE (39) Improve real property, petition to CF ___________________________________________________ $20.00 CG (40) Inventory with appraisement CH ___________________________________________________ $10.00 CI (41) Inventory without appraisement CJ ___________________________________________________ $7.00 CK (42) Investment or expenditure of funds, application for CL ___________________________________________________ $10.00 CM (43) Invest in real property, application to CN ___________________________________________________ $10.00 CO (44) Lease for oil, gas, coal, or other mineral, petition to CP ___________________________________________________ $20.00 CQ (45) Lease or lease and improve real property, petition to CR ___________________________________________________ $20.00 CS (46) Marriage license Sub.

472 Page136th 7G.A. As Passed by the House BK (30) Docketing and indexing proceedings, including the filing and noting of all necessary documents, maximum fee, fifteen dollars BL ___________________________________________________ $15.00 BM (31) Exceptions to any proceeding named in this section, contest of appointment or BN ___________________________________________________ $10.00 BO (32) Election of surviving partner to purchase assets of partnership, proceedings relating to BP ___________________________________________________ $10.00 BQ (33) Election of surviving spouse under will BR ___________________________________________________ $5.00 BS (34) Fiduciary, including an assignee or trustee of an insolvent debtor or any guardian or conservator accountable to the probate court, appointment of BT ___________________________________________________ $35.00 BU (35) Foreign will, application to record BV ___________________________________________________ $10.00 BW Record of foreign will, additional, per page BX ___________________________________________________ $1.00 BY (36) Forms when supplied by the probate court, not to exceed Sub.

CT ___________________________________________________ $10.00 CU Certified abstract of each marriage CV ___________________________________________________ $2.00 CW (47) Minor or incompetent person, etc., disposal of estate under twenty-five thousand dollars of CX ___________________________________________________ $10.00 CY (48) Mortgage or mortgage and repair or improve real property, complaint to CZ ___________________________________________________ $20.00 DA (49) Newly discovered assets, report of DB ___________________________________________________ $7.00 DC (50) Nonresident executor or administrator to bar creditors' claims, proceedings by DD ___________________________________________________ $20.00 DE (51) Power of attorney or revocation of power, bonding company DF ___________________________________________________ $10.00 DG (52) Presumption of death, petition to establish DH ___________________________________________________ $20.00 DI (53) Probating will DJ ___________________________________________________ $15.00 DK Proof of notice to beneficiaries DL ___________________________________________________ $5.00 DM (54) Purchase personal property, application of surviving spouse to Sub.

472 Page136th 8G.A. As Passed by the House BZ ___________________________________________________ $10.00 CA (37) Heirship, complaint to determine CB ___________________________________________________ $20.00 CC (38) Injunction proceedings CD ___________________________________________________ $20.00 CE (39) Improve real property, petition to CF ___________________________________________________ $20.00 CG (40) Inventory with appraisement CH ___________________________________________________ $10.00 CI (41) Inventory without appraisement CJ ___________________________________________________ $7.00 CK (42) Investment or expenditure of funds, application for CL ___________________________________________________ $10.00 CM (43) Invest in real property, application to CN ___________________________________________________ $10.00 CO (44) Lease for oil, gas, coal, or other mineral, petition to CP ___________________________________________________ $20.00 CQ (45) Lease or lease and improve real property, petition to Sub.

DN ___________________________________________________ $10.00 DO (55) Purchase real property at appraised value, petition of surviving spouse to DP ___________________________________________________ $20.00 DQ (56) Receipts in addition to advertising charges, application and order to record DR ___________________________________________________ $5.00 DS Record of those receipts, additional, per page DT ___________________________________________________ $1.00 DU (57) Record in excess of fifteen hundred words in any proceeding in the probate court, per page DV ___________________________________________________ $1.00 DW (58) Release of estate by mortgagee or other lienholder DX ___________________________________________________ $5.00 DY (59) Relieving an estate from administration under section 2113.03 of the Revised Code or granting an order for a summary release from administration under section 2113.031 of the Revised Code DZ ___________________________________________________ $60.00 EA (60) Removal of fiduciary, application for EB ___________________________________________________ $10.00 EC (61) Requalification of executor or administrator ED ___________________________________________________ $10.00 EE (62) Resignation of fiduciary EF ___________________________________________________ $5.00 Sub.

472 Page136th 9G.A. As Passed by the House CR ___________________________________________________ $20.00 CS (46) Marriage license CT ___________________________________________________ $10.00 CU Certified abstract of each marriage CV ___________________________________________________ $2.00 CW (47) Minor or incompetent person, etc., disposal of estate under twenty-five thousand dollars of CX ___________________________________________________ $10.00 CY (48) Mortgage or mortgage and repair or improve real property, complaint to CZ ___________________________________________________ $20.00 DA (49) Newly discovered assets, report of DB ___________________________________________________ $7.00 DC (50) Nonresident executor or administrator to bar creditors' claims, proceedings by DD ___________________________________________________ $20.00 DE (51) Power of attorney or revocation of power, bonding company DF ___________________________________________________ $10.00 DG (52) Presumption of death, petition to establish Sub.

EG (63) Sale bill, public sale of personal property EH ___________________________________________________ $10.00 EI (64) Sale of personal property and report, application for EJ ___________________________________________________ $10.00 EK (65) Sale of real property, petition for EL ___________________________________________________ $25.00 EM (66) Terminate guardianship, petition to EN ___________________________________________________ $10.00 EO (67) Transfer of real property, application, entry, and certificate for EP ___________________________________________________ $7.00 EQ (68) Unclaimed money, application to invest ER ___________________________________________________ $7.00 ES (69) Vacate approval of account or order of distribution, motion to ET ___________________________________________________ $10.00 EU (70) Writ of execution EV ___________________________________________________ $5.00 EW (71) Writ of possession EX ___________________________________________________ $5.00 EY (72) Wrongful death, application and settlement of claim for EZ ___________________________________________________ $20.00 FA (73) Year's allowance, petition to review Sub.

472 Page136th 10G.A. As Passed by the House DH ___________________________________________________ $20.00 DI (53) Probating will DJ ___________________________________________________ $15.00 DK Proof of notice to beneficiaries DL ___________________________________________________ $5.00 DM (54) Purchase personal property, application of surviving spouse to DN ___________________________________________________ $10.00 DO (55) Purchase real property at appraised value, petition of surviving spouse to DP ___________________________________________________ $20.00 DQ (56) Receipts in addition to advertising charges, application and order to record DR ___________________________________________________ $5.00 DS Record of those receipts, additional, per page DT ___________________________________________________ $1.00 DU (57) Record in excess of fifteen hundred words in any proceeding in the probate court, per page DV ___________________________________________________ $1.00 DW (58) Release of estate by mortgagee or other lienholder Sub.

FB ___________________________________________________ $7.00 FC (74) Guardian's report, filing and review of FD ___________________________________________________ $5.00 FE (75) Person with a mental illness subject to court order, filing of affidavit and proceedings for FF ___________________________________________________ $25.00 (B)(1) In relation to an application for the appointment of a guardian or the review of a report of a guardian under section 2111.49 of the Revised Code, the probate court, pursuant to court order or in accordance with a court rule, may direct that the applicant or the estate pay any or all of the expenses of an investigation conducted pursuant to section 2111.041 or division (A)(2) of section 2111.49 of the Revised Code.

If the investigation is conducted by a public employee or investigator who is paid by the county, the fees for the investigation shall be paid into the county treasury.

If the court finds that an alleged incompetent or a ward is indigent, the court may waive the costs, fees, and expenses of an investigation.

(2) In relation to the appointment or functioning of a guardian for a minor or the guardianship of a minor, the probate court may direct that the applicant or the estate pay any or all of the expenses of an investigation conducted pursuant to section 2111.042 of the Revised Code.

If the investigation is conducted by a public employee or investigator who is paid by the county, the fees for the investigation shall be paid into the county treasury.

If the court finds that the guardian or applicant is indigent, the court may waive the costs, fees, and expenses of an investigation.

(3) In relation to the filing of an affidavit of mental illness for a person with a mental illness subject to court order, the court may waive the fee under division (A)(75) of this section if the court finds that the affiant is indigent or for good cause shown.

(C) Thirty dollars of the thirty-five-dollar fee collected pursuant to division (A)(34) of this section and twenty dollars of the sixty-dollar fee collected pursuant to division (A)(59) of this section shall be deposited by the county treasurer in the indigent guardianship fund created pursuant to section 2111.51 of the Revised Code.

(D) The fees of witnesses, jurors, sheriffs, coroners, and constables for services rendered in the probate court or by order of the probate judge shall be the same as provided for similar services in the court of common pleas.

(E) The probate court, by rule, may require an advance deposit for costs, not to exceed one hundred twenty-five dollars, at the time application is made for an appointment as executor or administrator or at the time a will is presented for probate.

(F)(1) The "putative father registry fund" is hereby created in the state treasury.

The Sub.

472 Page136th 11G.A. As Passed by the House DX ___________________________________________________ $5.00 DY (59) Relieving an estate from administration under section 2113.03 of the Revised Code or granting an order for a summary release from administration under section 2113.031 of the Revised Code DZ ___________________________________________________ $60.00 EA (60) Removal of fiduciary, application for EB ___________________________________________________ $10.00 EC (61) Requalification of executor or administrator ED ___________________________________________________ $10.00 EE (62) Resignation of fiduciary EF ___________________________________________________ $5.00 EG (63) Sale bill, public sale of personal property EH ___________________________________________________ $10.00 EI (64) Sale of personal property and report, application for EJ ___________________________________________________ $10.00 EK (65) Sale of real property, petition for EL ___________________________________________________ $25.00 EM (66) Terminate guardianship, petition to Sub.

department of children and youth shall use the money in the fund to fund the department's costs of performing its duties related to the putative father registry established under section 3107.062 of the Revised Code.

(2) If the department determines that money in the putative father registry fund is more than is needed for its duties related to the putative father registry, the department may use the surplus moneys in the fund as permitted in division (D) of section 2151.3527 or section 5103.155 of the Revised Code.

Sec.

2101.166.

(A) As used in this section, "individual experiencing homelessness" has the same meaning as in section 3705.243 of the Revised Code.

(B) The probate judge shall waive all fees for a certified abstract of marriage if the certified abstract is requested by an individual who has not received such a fee waiver in the preceding twelve months and who is experiencing homelessness as verified by at least one of the following:

(1) A director or a director's designee of a government or nonprofit agency that receives public or private funding to provide services to individuals experiencing homelessness;

(2) A school social worker, school counselor, or a local educational agency liaison for homeless children and youths designated pursuant to 42 U.S.C.

11432(g)(1)(J)(ii);

(3) A director or a director's designee of either a federal TRIO program or gaining early awareness and readiness for undergraduate program (GEAR UP);

(4) A financial aid administrator for an institution of higher education.

(C) Beginning one year after the effective date of this section, by the thirty-first day of January of each year any probate judge who waives fees pursuant to division (B) of this section shall submit an annual report to the director of health detailing the number of individuals for whom fees were waived in the preceding one-year period.

Sec.

2303.20.

Under the circumstances described in sections 2969.21 to 2969.27 of the Revised Code, the clerk of the court of common pleas shall charge the fees and perform the other duties specified in those sections.

In all other cases, the clerk shall charge the following fees and no more:

(A) Twenty-five dollars for each cause of action which shall include the following:

(1) Docketing in all dockets;

(2) Filing necessary documents, noting the filing of the documents, except subpoena, on the dockets;

(3) Issuing certificate of deposit in foreign writs;

(4) Indexing pending suits and living judgments;

(5) Noting on appearance docket all papers mailed;

(6) Certificate for attorney's fee;

(7) Certificate for stenographer's fee;

(8) Preparing cost bill;

(9) Entering on indictment any plea;

Sub.

472 Page136th 12G.A. As Passed by the House EN ___________________________________________________ $10.00 EO (67) Transfer of real property, application, entry, and certificate for EP ___________________________________________________ $7.00 EQ (68) Unclaimed money, application to invest ER ___________________________________________________ $7.00 ES (69) Vacate approval of account or order of distribution, motion to ET ___________________________________________________ $10.00 EU (70) Writ of execution EV ___________________________________________________ $5.00 EW (71) Writ of possession EX ___________________________________________________ $5.00 EY (72) Wrongful death, application and settlement of claim for EZ ___________________________________________________ $20.00 FA (73) Year's allowance, petition to review FB ___________________________________________________ $7.00 FC (74) Guardian's report, filing and review of FD ___________________________________________________ $5.00 Sub.

(10) Entering costs on docket and cash book.

(B) Two dollars for taking each undertaking, bond, or recognizance;

(C) Two dollars for issuing each writ, order, or notice, except subpoena;

(D) Two dollars for each name for issuing subpoena, swearing witness, entering attendance, and certifying fees;

(E) Twenty-five dollars for calling a jury in each cause;

(F) Two dollars for each page, for entering on journal, indexing, and posting on any docket;

(G) Three dollars for each execution or transcript of judgment, including indexing;

(H) One dollar for each page, for making complete record, including indexing;

(I) Five dollars for certifying a plat recorded in the county recorder's office;

(J) Five dollars for issuing certificate to receiver or order of reference with oath;

(K) Five dollars for entering satisfaction or partial satisfaction of each lien on record in the county recorder's office, and the clerk of courts' office;

(L) One dollar for each certificate of fact under seal of the court, to be paid by the party demanding it;

(M) One dollar for taking each affidavit, including certificate and seal;

(N) Two dollars for acknowledging all instruments in writing;

(O) Five dollars for making certificate of judgment;

(P) Ten dollars for filing, docketing, and endorsing a certificate of judgment, including the indexing and noting the return of the certificate;

(Q) Twenty-five dollars for each cause of action for each judgment by confession, including all docketing, indexing, and entries on the journal;

(R) Five dollars for recording commission of mayor;

(S) One dollar for issuing any license except the licenses issued pursuant to sections 1533.101, 1533.11, 1533.13, and 1533.32 of the Revised Code;

(T) Fifteen dollars for docketing and indexing each aid in execution or petition to vacate, revive, or modify judgment, including the filing and noting of all necessary documents;

(U) Twenty-five dollars for docketing and indexing each appeal, including the filing and noting of all necessary documents;

(V) A commission of two per cent on the first ten thousand dollars and one per cent on all exceeding ten thousand dollars for receiving and disbursing money, other than costs and fees, paid to or deposited with the clerk of courts in pursuance of an order of court or on judgments, including moneys invested by order of the court and interest earned on them;

(W) Five dollars for numbering, docketing, indexing, and filing each authenticated or certified copy of the record, or any portion of an authenticated or certified copy of the record, of an extra county action or proceeding;

(X) Two Except as provided in section 2303.202 of the Revised Code, two dollars for each certificate of divorce, annulment, or dissolution of marriage to the bureau of vital statistics;

Sub.

472 Page136th 13G.A. As Passed by the House FE (75) Person with a mental illness subject to court order, filing of affidavit and proceedings for FF ___________________________________________________ $25.00 (B)(1) In relation to an application for the appointment 53 of a guardian or the review of a report of a guardian under 54 section 2111.49 of the Revised Code, the probate court, pursuant 55 to court order or in accordance with a court rule, may direct 56 that the applicant or the estate pay any or all of the expenses 57 of an investigation conducted pursuant to section 2111.041 or 58 division (A)(2) of section 2111.49 of the Revised Code.

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IfSec. the investigation is 69 conducted by a public employee or investigator who is paid by 70 the county, the fees for the investigation shall be paid into 71 the county treasury.

If2303.202. the court finds that the guardian or 72 applicant is indigent, the court may waive the costs, fees, and 73 expenses of an investigation.

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(B) The clerk of the court of common pleas shall waive all fees for a certified record of a name change or a certificate of divorce, annulment, or dissolution of marriage if the certified record or certificate is requested by an individual who has not received such a fee waiver in the preceding twelve months and who is experiencing homelessness as verified by at least one of the following:

(1) A director or a director's designee of a government or nonprofit agency that receives public or private funding to provide services to individuals experiencing homelessness;

(2) A school social worker, school counselor, or a local educational agency liaison for homeless children and youths designated pursuant to 42 U.S.C.

11432(g)(1)(J)(ii);

(3) A director or a director's designee of either a federal TRIO program or gaining early awareness and readiness for undergraduate program (GEAR UP);

(4) A financial aid administrator for an institution of higher education.

(C) Beginning one year after the effective date of this section, by the thirty-first day of January of each year any clerk of the court of common pleas who waives fees pursuant to division (B) of this section shall submit an annual report to the director of health detailing the number of individuals for whom fees were waived in the preceding one-year period, delineated by type of document.

Sec.

3109.14.

(A) As used in this section, "birth record" and "certification of birth" have the meanings given in section 3705.01 of the Revised Code.

(B)(1) The Except as provided in section 3705.243 of the Revised Code, the director of health, a person authorized by the director, a local commissioner of health, or a local registrar of vital statistics shall charge and collect a fee for each certified copy of a birth record, for each certification of birth, and for each copy of a death record.

The fee shall be three dollars.

The fee is in addition to the fee imposed by section 3705.24 or any other section of the Revised Code.

A local commissioner of health or a local registrar of vital statistics may retain an amount of each additional fee collected, not to exceed three per cent of the amount of the additional fee, to be used for costs directly related to the collection of the fee and the forwarding of the fee to the department of health.

The additional fees collected by the director of health or a person authorized by the director and the additional fees collected but not retained by a local commissioner of health or a local registrar of vital statistics shall be forwarded to the department of health not later than thirty days following the end of each quarter.

Not later than two days after the fees are forwarded to the department each quarter, the department shall deposit the collected fees in the state treasury to the credit of the children's trust fund.

A person or government entity that fails to forward the fees in a Sub.

472 Page136th 14G.A. As Passed by the House for good cause shown.

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105The Sec.additional fees collected, but not retained, under division (B)(2) of this section shall be forwarded to the treasurer of state not later than twenty days following the end of each month.

2101.166.The treasurer of state shall deposit the fees received under division (B)(2) of this section in the state treasury to the credit of the children's trust fund.

(A)A Ascounty usedclerk of courts that fails to forward the fees in thisa section,timely "individualmanner, 106as experiencingdetermined homelessness"by hasthe treasurer of state, shall send to the sametreasurer meaningof asstate, in sectionaddition 107to Sub.the fees, a penalty equal to ten per cent of the fees.

The treasurer of state also shall deposit any penalty received in the state treasury to the credit of the children's trust fund.

(C) The children's trust fund is created in the state treasury.

The treasurer of state shall invest the moneys in the fund, and all earnings resulting from investment of the fund shall be credited to the fund, except that actual administrative costs incurred by the treasurer of state in administering the fund may be deducted from the earnings resulting from investments.

The amount that may be deducted shall not exceed three per cent of the total amount of fees credited to the fund in each fiscal year, except that the children's trust fund board may approve an amount for actual administrative costs exceeding three per cent but not exceeding four per cent of such amount.

The balance of the investment earnings shall be credited to the fund.

Moneys credited to the fund shall be used only for the purposes described in sections 3109.13 to 3109.179 of the Revised Code.

Sec.

3333.31.

(A) For state subsidy and tuition surcharge purposes, status as a resident of Ohio shall be defined by the chancellor of higher education by rule promulgated pursuant to Chapter 119.

of the Revised Code.

No adjudication as to the status of any person under such rule, however, shall be required to be made pursuant to Chapter 119.

of the Revised Code.

The term "resident" for these purposes shall not be equated with the definition of that term as it is employed elsewhere under the laws of this state and other states, and shall not carry with it any of the legal connotations appurtenant thereto.

Rather, except as provided in divisions (B), (C), (D), (F), and (G) of this section, for such purposes, the rule promulgated under this section shall have the objective of excluding from treatment as residents those who are present in the state primarily for the purpose of attending a state-supported or state-assisted institution of higher education, and may prescribe presumptive rules, rebuttable or conclusive, as to such purpose based upon the source or sources of support of the student, residence prior to first enrollment, evidence of intention to remain in the state Sub.

472 Page136th 15G.A. As Passed by the House 3705.243 of the Revised Code.

108after (B)completion The probate judge shall waive all fees for a certified 109 abstract of marriagestudies, ifor the certified abstract is requested by 110 an individual who has not received such aother feefactors waiveras in the 111chancellor precedingdeems twelverelevant. months and who is experiencing homelessness as 112 verified by at least one of the following:

113(B) (1)The Arules directorof orthe achancellor director'sfor designeedetermining ofstudent residency shall grant residency status to a governmentveteran orand 114to nonprofitthe agencyveteran's thatspouse receivesand publicany ordependent privateof fundingthe toveteran, 115if provideboth servicesof tothe individualsfollowing experiencingconditions homelessness;are met:

116(1) (2)The Aveteran schooleither: social worker, school counselor, or a local 117 educational agency liaison for homeless children and youths 118 designated pursuant to 42 U.S.C.

11432(g)(1)(J)(ii);(a) Served one or more years on active military duty and was honorably discharged or received a medical discharge that was related to the military service;

119(b) (3)Was Akilled directorwhile orserving aon director'sactive designeemilitary ofduty eitheror ahas 120been federaldeclared TRIOto programbe ormissing gainingin earlyaction awarenessor anda readinessprisoner 121of forwar. undergraduate program (GEAR UP);

122(2) (4)If Athe financialveteran aidseeks administratorresidency status for tuition surcharge purposes, the veteran has established domicile in this state as of the first day of a term of enrollment in an institution of 123 higher education.

124If (C)the Beginningspouse oneor yeara afterdependent of the effectiveveteran dateseeks ofresidency status for tuition surcharge purposes, the veteran and the spouse or dependent seeking residency status have established domicile in this 125state section,as byof the thirty-firstfirst day of Januarya term of eachenrollment yearin anyan 126institution probateof judgehigher whoeducation, waivesexcept feesthat pursuantif tothe divisionveteran (B)was ofkilled thiswhile 127serving sectionon shallactive submitmilitary anduty, annualhas reportbeen declared to thebe directormissing in action or a prisoner of healthwar, 128or detailingis deceased after discharge, only the numberspouse ofor individualsdependent forseeking whomresidency feesstatus wereshall waivedbe inrequired 129to thehave precedingestablished one-yeardomicile period.in accordance with this division.

130(C) Sec.The rules of the chancellor for determining student residency shall grant residency status to both of the following:

2303.20.(1) A veteran who is the recipient of federal veterans' benefits under the "All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program," 38 U.S.C.

Under3001 theet circumstancesseq., describedor in"Post-9/11 131Veterans sectionsEducational 2969.21Assistance toProgram," 2969.2738 ofU.S.C. the Revised Code, the clerk of 132 the court of common pleas shall charge the fees and perform the 133 other duties specified in those sections.

In3301 allet otherseq., cases,or 134any thesuccessor clerkprogram, shallif charge the followingveteran feesmeets andall noof more:the following criteria:

135(a) Sub.The veteran served at least ninety days on active duty.

(b) The veteran enrolls in a state institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code.

(c) The veteran lives in the state as of the first day of a term of enrollment in the state institution of higher education.

(2) A person who is the recipient of the federal Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship or transferred federal veterans' benefits under any of the programs described in division (C)(1) of this section, if the person meets both of the following criteria:

(a) The person enrolls in a state institution of higher education.

(b) The person lives in the state as of the first day of a term of enrollment in the state institution of higher education.

In order for a person using transferred federal veterans' benefits to qualify under division (C) (2) of this section, the veteran who transferred the benefits must have served at least ninety days on active duty or the service member who transferred the benefits must be on active duty.

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472 Page136th 16G.A. As Passed by the House (A) Twenty-five dollars for each cause of action which 136 shall include the following:

137(D) (1)The Docketingrules inof allthe dockets;chancellor for determining student residency shall grant residency status to a service member who is on active duty and to the service member's spouse and any dependent of the service member while the service member is on active duty.

138In (2)order Filingto necessaryqualify documents,under notingdivision (D) of this section, the filingrules shall require the student seeking in-state tuition rates to live in the state as of the 139first documents,day exceptof subpoena,a onterm of enrollment in the dockets;state institution of higher education, but shall not require the service member or the service member's spouse or dependent to establish domicile in this state as of the first day of a term of enrollment in an institution of higher education.

140(E) (3)The Issuingrules certificateof the chancellor for determining student residency shall not deny residency status to a student who is either a dependent child of deposita parent, or the spouse of a person who, as of the first day of a term of enrollment in foreignan writs;institution of higher education, has accepted full-time employment and established domicile in this state for reasons other than gaining the benefit of favorable tuition rates.

141Documentation (4)of Indexingfull-time pendingemployment suits and livingdomicile judgments;shall include both of the following documents:

142(1) (5)A Notingsworn statement from the employer or the employer's representative on appearancethe docketletterhead allof papersthe mailed;employer or the employer's representative certifying that the parent or spouse of the student is employed full-time in Ohio;

143(2) (6)A Certificatecopy forof attorney'sthe fee;lease under which the parent or spouse is the lessee and occupant of rented residential property in the state, a copy of the closing statement on residential real property of which the parent or spouse is the owner and occupant in this state or, if the parent or spouse is not the lessee or owner of the residence in which the parent or spouse has established domicile, a letter from the owner of the residence certifying that the parent or spouse resides at that residence.

144Residency (7)officers Certificatemay also evaluate, in accordance with the chancellor's rule, requests for stenographer'simmediate fee;residency status from dependent students whose parents are not living and whose domicile follows that of a legal guardian who has accepted full-time employment and established domicile in the state for reasons other than gaining the benefit of favorable tuition rates.

145(F)(1) (8)The Preparingrules costof bill;the chancellor for determining student residency shall grant residency status to a person who enrolls in an institution of higher education and establishes domicile in this state, regardless of the student's residence prior to that enrollment and satisfies either of the following conditions:

146(a) (9)The Enteringperson, onwhile indictmenta anyresident plea;of this state for state subsidy and tuition surcharge purposes, graduated from a high school in this state or completed the final year of education at home as authorized under section 3321.042 of the Revised Code.

147(b) (10)The Enteringperson costsmeets onall docketof andthe cashfollowing book.criteria:

148(i) (B)The Twoperson dollarsofficially forwithdrew takingfrom eacha undertaking,school bond,in orthis 149state recognizance;while the person was a resident of this state for state subsidy and tuition surcharge purposes.

150(ii) (C)The Twoperson dollarshas fornot issuingreceived eacha writ,high order,school diploma or notice,honors 151diploma exceptawarded subpoena;under section 3313.61, 3313.611, 3313.612, or 3325.08 of the Revised Code or a high school diploma Sub.

152 (D) Two dollars for each name for issuing subpoena, 153 swearing witness, entering attendance, and certifying fees;

154 (E) Twenty-five dollars for calling a jury in each cause;

155 (F) Two dollars for each page, for entering on journal, 156 indexing, and posting on any docket;

157 (G) Three dollars for each execution or transcript of 158 judgment, including indexing;

159 Sub.

472 Page136th 17G.A. As Passed by the House (H) One dollar for each page, for making complete record, 160 including indexing;

161awarded (I)by Five dollars for certifying a platschool recordedlocated in theanother 162state countyor recorder'scountry. office;

163(iii) (J)The Fiveperson, dollarswhile a resident of this state for issuingstate certificatesubsidy toand receivertuition orsurcharge 164purposes, orderboth took a high school equivalency test and was awarded a certificate of referencehigh withschool oath;equivalence.

165(2) (K)The Fiverules dollarsof the chancellor for enteringdetermining satisfactionstudent orresidency partialshall 166not satisfactiongrant ofresidency eachstatus liento onan recordalien inif the countyalien recorder'sis 167not office,also andan theimmigrant clerkor ofa courts'nonimmigrant. office;

168(G) (L)The Onerules dollarof the chancellor for eachdetermining certificatestudent ofresidency factstatus undershall sealgrant ofresidency 169status theto court,a person to bewhom paidall byof the partyfollowing demandingapply: it;

170(1) (M)The Oneperson, dollarwhile not a resident of this state for takingstate eachsubsidy affidavit,and includingtuition 171surcharge certificatepurposes, lives in this state and seal;completes a bachelor's degree program at an institution of higher education in this state.

172(2) (N)The Twoperson, dollarsupon forcompleting acknowledgingthat allbachelor's instrumentsdegree program, immediately enrolls in 173a writing;graduate degree program, as determined appropriate by the chancellor, offered at any state institution of higher education.

174(3) (O)The Fiveperson, dollarswhile forenrolled makingin certificatethe ofgraduate judgment;degree program, resides in this state.

175The (P)chancellor's Tenrules dollarsadopted forunder filing,this docketing,section andshall endorsingdefine a"immediately" 176for certificate of judgment, including the indexingpurposes andof notingdivision the(G) 177 return of thethis certificate;section.

178(H) (Q)As Twenty-fiveused dollarsin forthis eachsection: cause of action for each 179 judgment by confession, including all docketing, indexing, and 180 entries on the journal;

181(1) (R)"Dependent," Five"domicile," dollars"institution forof recordinghigher commissioneducation," ofand mayor;"residency officer" have the meanings ascribed in the chancellor's rules adopted under this section.

182(2) (S)"Alien" Onemeans dollara forperson issuingwho anyis licensenot excepta theUnited licensesStates 183citizen issuedor pursuanta toUnited sectionsStates 1533.101,national. 1533.11, 1533.13, and 184 1533.32 of the Revised Code;

185(3) (T)"Immigrant" Fifteenmeans dollarsan foralien docketingwho has been granted the right by the United States bureau of citizenship and indexingimmigration eachservices aidto reside permanently in 186the Sub.United States and to work without restrictions in the United States.

(4) "Nonimmigrant" means an alien who has been granted the right by the United States bureau of citizenship and immigration services to reside temporarily in the United States.

(5) "Veteran" means any person who has completed service in the uniformed services, as defined in section 3511.01 3501.01 of the Revised Code.

(6) "Service member" has the same meaning as in section 5903.01 of the Revised Code.

(7) "Certificate of high school equivalence" means either of the following:

(a) A certificate of high school equivalence awarded by the department of education and workforce under division (A) of section 3301.80 of the Revised Code;

(b) The equivalent of a certificate of high school equivalence awarded by the state board of education under former law, as defined in division (C)(1) of section 3301.80 of the Revised Code.

Sec.

3375.011.

Any (A) As used in this section, "photo identification" and "copy" of an individual's photo identification have the same meanings as in section 3501.01 of the Revised Code.

(B) Upon request by an individual, any library organized under Chapter 3375.

of the Revised Code shall provide free of charge to any individual a photocopy of that individual's driver's license, Sub.

472 Page136th 18G.A. As Passed by the House execution or petition to vacate, revive, or modify judgment, 187 including the filing and noting of all necessary documents;

188temporary (U)driver's Twenty-fivepermit, dollarsor forstate docketingidentification andcard, indexingif each 189 appeal, including the filingindividual andrequests notingone. of all necessary 190 documents;

191(C) (V)Upon Arequest commissionby of two per cent on the first ten thousand 192 dollars and one per cent on all exceeding ten thousand dollars 193 for receiving and disbursing money, other than costs and fees, 194 paid to or deposited with the clerk of courts in pursuance of an 195elector, orderany oflibrary courtorganized orunder onChapter judgments,3375. including moneys invested by 196 order of the court and interest earned on them;

197of (W)the FiveRevised dollarsCode forshall numbering,provide docketing,free indexing,of andcharge 198to filingthe eachelector authenticateda or certified copy of the record,elector's orphoto 199identification anyfor portion of an authenticated or certified copy of the record,purpose 200 of ancasting extraabsent countyvoter's actionballots orby proceeding;mail.

201Sec. (X) Two Except as provided in section 2303.202 of the 202 Revised Code, two dollars for each certificate of divorce, 203 annulment, or dissolution of marriage to the bureau of vital 204 statistics;

2053501.01. (Y) Two dollars for each electronic transmission of a 206 document, plus one dollar for each page of that document.

TheseAs 207used feesin arethe tosections beof paidthe byRevised theCode partyrelating requestingto theelections electronicand 208political transmission.communications:

209(A) (Z)"General Oneelection" Exceptmeans asthe providedelection inheld sectionon 2303.202 of the 210first RevisedTuesday Code,after onethe dollarfirst forMonday in each page,November. for copies of pleadings, 211 process, record, or files, including certificate and seal.

212(B) Sec."Regular municipal election" means the election held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each odd-numbered year.

2303.202.(C) "Regular state election" means the election held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each even-numbered year.

(A)(D) As"Special usedelection" inmeans thisany section,election "individualother 213than experiencingthose homelessness"elections hasdefined the same meaning as in sectionother 214divisions 3705.243 of thethis Revisedsection. Code.

215A Sub.special election may be held only on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May or November, on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in August in accordance with section 3501.022 of the Revised Code, or on the day authorized by a particular municipal or county charter for the holding of a primary election, except that in any year in which a presidential primary election is held, no special election shall be held in May, except as authorized by a municipal or county charter, but may be held on the third Tuesday after the first Monday in March.

(E)(1) "Primary" or "primary election" means an election held for the purpose of nominating persons as candidates of political parties for election to offices, and for the purpose of electing persons as members of the controlling committees of political parties and as delegates and alternates to the conventions of political parties.

Primary elections shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May of each year except in years in which a presidential primary election is held.

(2) "Presidential primary election" means a primary election as defined by division (E)(1) of this section at which an election is held for the purpose of choosing delegates and alternates to the national conventions of the major political parties pursuant to section 3513.12 of the Revised Code.

Unless otherwise specified, presidential primary elections are included in references to primary elections.

In years in which a presidential primary election is held, all primary elections shall be held on the third Tuesday after the first Monday in March except as otherwise authorized by a municipal or county charter.

(F) "Political party" means any group of voters meeting the requirements set forth in section 3517.01 of the Revised Code for the formation and existence of a political party.

(1) "Major political party" means any political party organized under the laws of this state whose candidate for governor or nominees for presidential electors received not less than twenty per cent of the total vote cast for such office at the most recent regular state election.

(2) "Minor political party" means any political party organized under the laws of this state that meets either of the following requirements:

Sub.

472 Page136th 19G.A. As Passed by the House (B) The clerk of the court of common pleas shall waive all 216 fees for a certified record of a name change or a certificate of 217 divorce, annulment, or dissolution of marriage if the certified 218 record or certificate is requested by an individual who has not 219 received such a fee waiver in the preceding twelve months and 220 who is experiencing homelessness as verified by at least one of 221 the following:

222(a) (1)Except Aas directorotherwise orprovided ain director'sthis designeedivision, ofthe apolitical governmentparty's candidate for governor or 223nominees nonprofitfor agencypresidential thatelectors receivesreceived publicless orthan privatetwenty fundingper tocent 224but providenot servicesless tothan individualsthree experiencingper homelessness;cent of the total vote cast for such office at the most recent regular state election.

225 (2) A schoolpolitical socialparty worker,that schoolmeets counselor,the orrequirements aof localthis 226division educationalremains agencya liaisonpolitical party for homelessa childrenperiod andof youthsfour 227years designatedafter pursuantmeeting tothose 42requirements. U.S.C.

11432(g)(1)(J)(ii);(b) The political party has filed with the secretary of state, subsequent to its failure to meet the requirements of division (F)(2)(a) of this section, a petition that meets the requirements of section 3517.01 of the Revised Code.

228A (3)newly Aformed directorpolitical orparty shall be known as a director'sminor designeepolitical ofparty eitheruntil athe 229time federalof TRIOthe programfirst election for governor or gainingpresident earlywhich awarenessoccurs andnot readinessless 230than twelve months subsequent to the formation of such party, after which election the status of such party shall be determined by the vote for undergraduatethe programoffice (GEARof UP);governor or president.

231(G) (4)"Dominant Aparty financialin aida administratorprecinct" or "dominant political party in a precinct" means that political party whose candidate for anelection institutionto the office of 232governor higherat education.the most recent regular state election at which a governor was elected received more votes than any other person received for election to that office in such precinct at such election.

233(H) (C)"Candidate" Beginningmeans oneany yearqualified afterperson thecertified effectivein dateaccordance ofwith this 234 section, by the thirty-firstprovisions day of Januarythe ofRevised eachCode yearfor anyplacement 235on clerk of the courtofficial ballot of commona pleasprimary, whogeneral, waivesor feesspecial pursuantelection to 236be divisionheld (B)in of this sectionstate, shallor submitany anqualified annualperson reportwho claims to 237be thea directorwrite-in ofcandidate, healthor detailingwho theknowingly numberassents ofto individualsbeing forrepresented 238as whoma feeswrite-in werecandidate waivedby inanother theat precedingeither one-yeara period,primary, 239general, delineatedor byspecial typeelection ofto document.be held in this state.

240(I) Sec."Independent candidate" means any candidate who claims not to be affiliated with a political party, and whose name has been certified on the office-type ballot at a general or special election through the filing of a statement of candidacy and nominating petition, as prescribed in section 3513.257 of the Revised Code.

3109.14.(J) "Nonpartisan candidate" means any candidate whose name is required, pursuant to section 3505.04 of the Revised Code, to be listed on the nonpartisan ballot, including all candidates for judge of a municipal court, county court, or court of common pleas, for member of any board of education, for municipal or township offices in which primary elections are not held for nominating candidates by political parties, and for offices of municipal corporations having charters that provide for separate ballots for elections for these offices.

(A)(K) As"Party usedcandidate" inmeans thisany section,candidate "birthwho record"claims 241to be a member of a political party and "certificationwho has been certified to appear on the office-type ballot at a general or special election as the nominee of birth"a havepolitical party because the meaningscandidate givenhas inwon the primary election of the candidate's party for the public office the candidate seeks, has been nominated under section 2423517.012, 3705.01or is selected by party committee in accordance with section 3513.31 of the Revised Code.

243(L) (B)(1)"Officer Theof Excepta aspolitical providedparty" inincludes, sectionbut 3705.243is not limited to, any member, elected or appointed, of a controlling committee, whether representing the 244territory of the state, a district Sub.

472 Page136th 20G.A. As Passed by the House Revised Code, the director of health, a person authorized by the 245 director, a local commissioner of health, or a local registrar 246 of vital statistics shall charge and collect a fee for each 247 certified copy of a birth record, for each certification of 248 birth, and for each copy of a death record.

Thetherein, feea shallcounty, betownship, 249a threecity, dollars.a ward, a precinct, or other territory, of a major or minor political party.

The(M) fee"Question isor issue" means any question or issue certified in additionaccordance towith the feeRevised imposedCode byfor 250placement sectionon 3705.24an official ballot at a general or anyspecial otherelection sectionto ofbe theheld Revisedin Code.this state.

A(N) 251"Elector" localor commissioner"qualified ofelector" healthmeans or a localperson registrarhaving of vital 252 statistics may retain an amount of each additional fee 253 collected, not to exceed three per cent of the amountqualifications ofprovided theby 254law additional fee, to be usedentitled for costs directly related to thevote. 255 collection of the fee and the forwarding of the fee to the 256 department of health.

257(O) The"Voter" additionalmeans feesan collectedelector bywho thevotes directorat ofan healthelection. or 258 a person authorized by the director and the additional fees 259 collected but not retained by a local commissioner of health or 260 a local registrar of vital statistics shall be forwarded to the 261 department of health not later than thirty days following the 262 end of each quarter.

Not(P) later"Voting thanresidence" twomeans daysthat afterplace theof feesresidence areof 263an forwardedelector towhich the department each quarter, the department shall 264determine deposit the collectedprecinct fees in thewhich state treasury to the creditelector 265may ofvote. the children's trust fund.

A(Q) person"Precinct" ormeans governmenta entitydistrict thatwithin 266 fails to forward the fees in a timelycounty manner,established as determined by 267 the department,board shallof sendelections toof thesuch department,county inwithin additionwhich toall thequalified 268electors fees,having a penaltyvoting equalresidence totherein tenmay pervote centat of the fees.same polling place.

The(R) 269"Polling departmentplace" alsomeans shallthat depositplace anyprovided penaltyfor receivedeach inprecinct theat statewhich 270the treasuryelectors tohaving thea creditvoting ofresidence thein children'ssuch trustprecinct fund.may vote.

271(S) (2)"Board" Uponor the"board filingof forelections" ameans divorcethe decreeboard underof sectionelections 272appointed 3105.10in or a decreecounty ofpursuant dissolutionto under section 3105.653501.06 of the 273 Revised Code,Code. a court of common pleas shall charge and collect a 274 fee.

The(T) fee"Political shallsubdivision" bemeans elevena dollars.county, township, city, village, or school district.

The(U) fee"Election isofficer" inor addition"election toofficial" 275means Sub.any of the following:

(1) Secretary of state;

(2) Employees of the secretary of state serving the division of elections in the capacity of attorney, administrative officer, administrative assistant, elections administrator, office manager, or clerical supervisor;

(3) Director of a board of elections;

(4) Deputy director of a board of elections;

(5) Member of a board of elections;

(6) Employees of a board of elections;

(7) Precinct election officials;

(8) Employees appointed by the boards of elections on a temporary or part-time basis.

(V) "Acknowledgment notice" means a notice sent by a board of elections, on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, informing a voter registration applicant or an applicant who wishes to change the applicant's residence or name of the status of the application;

the information necessary to complete or update the application, if any;

and if the application is complete, the precinct in which the applicant is to vote.

(W) "Confirmation notice" means a notice sent by a board of elections, on a form prescribed by the secretary of state, to a registered elector to confirm the registered elector's current address, date of birth, or United States citizenship, the number of the elector's Ohio driver's license or state identification card, the last four digits of the elector's social security number, or any other Sub.

472 Page136th 21G.A. As Passed by the House any other court costs or fees.

Theinformation countyrequired clerk of courts may 276 retain an amount of each additional fee collected, not to exceed 277 three per cent of the amount of the additional fee, to be used 278 for costsregistration. directly related to the collection of the fee and the 279 forwarding of the fee to the treasurer of state.

The additionalnotice 280shall feesbe collected,sent butby notforwardable retained,mail, undershall divisionbe (B)(2)accompanied ofby thisa 281postage sectionprepaid, shallpreaddressed bereturn forwardedenvelope tocontaining a form on which the treasurerelector ofmay stateverify notor latercorrect 282the thanelector's twentyregistration, daysand followingshall meet the endrequirements of eachthe month.National Voter Registration Act of 1993.

283(X) The"Designated treasureragency" means an office or agency in the state that provides public assistance or that provides state-funded programs primarily engaged in providing services to persons with disabilities and that is required by the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to implement a program designed and administered by the secretary of state shallfor depositregistering voters, or any other public or government office or agency that implements a program designed and administered by the feessecretary receivedof 284state underfor divisionregistering (B)(2)voters, including the department of thisjob and family services, the program administered under section in3701.132 of the stateRevised treasuryCode toby 285the department of health, the creditdepartment of behavioral health, the children'sdepartment trustof fund.developmental disabilities, the opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities agency, and any other agency the secretary of state designates.

A"Designated countyagency" clerkdoes ofnot 286include courtspublic thathigh failsschools toand forwardvocational theschools, feespublic inlibraries, aor timely manner, as 287 determined by the treasureroffice of state, shall send to the 288 treasurer of state, in addition to the fees, a penaltycounty equaltreasurer. to 289 ten per cent of the fees.

The(Y) treasurer"National ofVoter stateRegistration alsoAct shallof 2901993" depositmeans any penalty received in the state"National treasuryVoter toRegistration theAct credit 291 of the1993," children's107 trustStat. fund.

29277, (C)42 TheU.S.C.A. children's trust fund is created in the state 293 treasury.

The1973gg. treasurer of state shall invest the moneys in the 294 fund, and all earnings resulting from investment of the fund 295 shall be credited to the fund, except that actual administrative 296 costs incurred by the treasurer of state in administering the 297 fund may be deducted from the earnings resulting from 298 investments.

The(Z) amount"Voting thatRights mayAct be deducted shall not exceed 299 three per cent of the1965" totalmeans amount of fees credited to the fund"Voting 300Rights inAct each fiscal year, except that the children's trust fund board 301 may approve an amount for actual administrative costs exceeding 302 three per cent but not exceeding four per cent of such1965," amount.79 Stat.

303437, The42 balanceU.S.C.A. of the investment earnings shall be credited to the 304 fund.

Moneys1973, creditedas toamended. the fund shall be used only for the 305 purposes described in sections 3109.13 to 3109.179 of the 306 Sub.

(AA)(1) "Photo identification" means one of the following documents that includes the individual's name and photograph and is not expired:

(a) An Ohio driver's license, state identification card, or interim identification form issued by the registrar of motor vehicles or a deputy registrar under Chapter 4506.

or 4507.

of the Revised Code;

(b) A United States passport or passport card;

(c) A United States military identification card, Ohio national guard identification card, or United States department of veterans affairs identification card.

(2) A "copy" of an individual's photo identification means images of both the front and back of a document described in division (AA)(1) of this section, except that if the document is a United States passport, a copy of the photo identification means an image of the passport's identification page that includes the individual's name, photograph, and other identifying information and the passport's expiration date.

(BB) "Driver's license" means a license or permit issued by the registrar or a deputy registrar under Chapter 4506.

or 4507.

of the Revised Code that authorizes an individual to drive.

"Driver's license" includes a driver's license, commercial driver's license, probationary license, restricted license, motorcycle operator's license, or temporary instruction permit identification card.

"Driver's license" does not include a limited term license issued under section 4506.14 or 4507.09 of the Revised Code.

Sub.

472 Page136th 22G.A. As Passed by the House Revised Code.

307(CC) Sec."State identification card" means a card issued by the registrar or a deputy registrar under sections 4507.50 to 4507.52 of the Revised Code.

3705.24.(DD) "Interim identification form" means the document issued by the registrar or a deputy registrar to an applicant for a driver's license or state identification card that contains all of the information otherwise found on the license or card and that an applicant may use as a form of identification until the physical license or card arrives in the mail.

(A)(1)(EE)(1) The"Proof director of healthcitizenship" shall,means inevidence 308that accordancean withindividual sectionis 111.15a ofUnited theStates Revisedcitizen, Code,in adopt rules 309 prescribing fees for the followingform itemsof orone servicesof provided by 310 the statefollowing: office of vital statistics:

311 (a) ExceptThe asnumber providedof inthe divisionindividual's (A)(4)current Ohio driver's license or state identification card, if the secretary of thisstate sectionverifies 312using andinformation sectionobtained 3705.243from the bureau of motor vehicles that the Revisedindividual Code:has submitted documentation to the bureau that indicates that the individual is a United States citizen;

313(b) (i)The Aindividual's certifiedcurrent Ohio driver's license, state identification card, or interim identification form issued on or after April 7, 2023, or a copy of athe vitalfront recordand back of that license, card, or form, if the license, card, or form does not include a certificationnotation 314designating that the individual is a noncitizen of birth;the United States;

315(c) (ii)The Aindividual's searchbirth bycertificate, thecertification office of vitalreport statistics of itsbirth, 316or filesconsular andreport recordsof pursuantbirth toabroad, aor request for information, 317 regardless of whether a copy of aone recordof isthose provided;documents;

318(d) (iii)The Aindividual's current United States passport or passport card, a copy of athe recordidentification providedpage pursuantof tothe passport, or a request.copy of the front and back of the passport card;

319(e) (b)The Replacementindividual's Exceptcertificate asof providednaturalization inor sectioncertificate 3705.243 of 320citizenship theor Reviseda Code,copy replacement of aone birthof certificatethose followingdocuments; 321 an adoption, legitimation, paternity determination or 322 acknowledgement, or court order;

323(f) (c)The Filingindividual's I-797 notice of aaction delayedfor registrationform ofN-565, aapplication vitalfor record;replacement naturalization/citizenship document issued by United States citizenship and immigration services, if the notice indicates that the application has been approved;

324a (d)copy Amendment of a vital record that isnotice; requested later 325 than one year after the filing date of the vital record;

326or (e)an Anyoriginal otheror documentscopy orof servicesthe forsuccessor whichform theof directorthat 327notice considersissued by the chargingfederal ofagency athat feeis appropriate.responsible for fulfilling requests for replacement naturalization or citizenship documents.

328 (2) FeesIf prescribedan underindividual's divisioncurrent (A)(1)(a)legal name is different from the name on the individual's proof of thiscitizenship, 329the sectionindividual also shall notprovide beproof lessof thanthe twelvechange dollars.of name, such as a copy of a marriage license or court order.

330(FF) (3)"Ranked Feeschoice prescribedvoting" underand division"instant (A)(1)runoff ofvoting" thismean sectiona 331method shallof benominating collectedor inelecting additionone toor anymore feescandidates requiredto byan sectionsoffice 332as 3109.14follows: and 3705.242 of the Revised Code.

333(1) Sub.Voters rank candidates on the ballot in order of preference.

(2) Tabulation proceeds in rounds such that in each round, one or more candidates are nominated or elected or a last-place candidate is defeated.

(3) Votes are transferred from nominated, elected, or defeated candidates to the voter's next- ranked candidate or candidates in order of preference.

(4) Tabulation ends when a candidate receives the majority of the votes cast or when the Sub.

472 Page136th 23G.A. As Passed by the House (4) Fees prescribed under division (A) of this section 334 shall not apply to certifications issued under division (H) of 335 this section or copies provided under section 3705.241 of the 336 Revised Code.

337number (B) In addition to the fees prescribed under division (A) 338 of thiscandidates sectionnominated or sectionelected 3709.09equals of the Revisednumber Code and 339 except as provided in section 3705.243 of theoffices Revisedto Code,be thefilled, 340as officeapplicable. of vital statistics, the board of health of a city or 341 general health district, or a local registrar of vital 342 statistics who is not a salaried employee of a city or general 343 health district shall charge a five-dollar fee for each 344 certified copy of a vital record and each certification of 345 birth.

This(GG) fee"Overseas shallvoter" bemeans depositedany in the general operations 346 fund created under section 3701.83 of the Revisedfollowing: Code and be 347 used to support the operations, the modernization, and the 348 automation of the vital records program in this state.

(1) A boardUnited 349States citizen who is outside of healththe orUnited aStates localand registrarwho, shallbefore forwardleaving allthe feesUnited collectedStates, 350was underlast eligible to vote in this divisionstate, towho may be considered a state resident using the departmentstandards offor healthresidency notestablished laterin thansections 3513503.02 thirtyand days3511.01 afterof the endRevised ofCode, eachand calendarwho quarter.otherwise satisfies the requirements to vote in this state;

352(2) (C)A ExceptUnited asStates otherwisecitizen providedwho inis divisionoutside (H) of thisthe 353United section,States and exceptwho, asbefore providedleaving inthe sectionUnited 3705.241States, ofwould thehave 354been Revisedeligible Code,to feesvote collectedin bythis thestate directorhad ofthe healthperson underthen 355been sectionseighteen 3705.01years to 3705.29 of theage Revisedor Codeolder, shallwho may be paidconsidered 356a intostate resident using the statestandards treasuryfor toresidency theestablished creditin sections 3503.02 and 3511.01 of the generalRevised operationsCode, 357and fundwho createdotherwise bysatisfies sectionthe 3701.83requirements ofto thevote Revisedin Code.this state;

Except(3) asA 358United providedStates incitizen divisionwho (B)was orborn (I)outside of thisthe section,United moneyStates, generatedwho 359may bybe theconsidered feesa shallstate beresident usedusing onlythe standards for administrationresidency andestablished 360in enforcementsections 3503.02 and 3511.01 of thisthe chapterRevised Code, and who otherwise satisfies the rulesrequirements adoptedto undervote it.in this state, if both of the following apply:

361(a) AmountsThe submittedlast toplace where the departmentperson's ofparent healthor forlegal copiesguardian ofwas, 362 vital records or serviceswould inhave excessbeen, ofeligible theto feesvote imposedbefore byleaving thisthe 363United sectionStates shallis bewithin dealtthis withstate; as follows:

364(b) Sub.The person has not previously registered to vote in any other state.

(HH) "Uniformed services" means:

(1) Active and reserve components of the army, navy, air force, marine corps, space force, or coast guard of the United States;

(2) The merchant marine, the commissioned corps of the public health service, or the commissioned corps of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration of the United States;

(3) The national guard and the organized militia.

(II) "Uniformed services voter" means a United States citizen who is qualified to vote in this state and who is:

(1) A member of one of the uniformed services described in division (HH)(1) or (2) of this section;

(2) A member of one of the uniformed services described in division (HH)(3) of this section who is on activated status.

(3) A spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter.

As used in this division, "dependent" means a person who is recognized as a dependent by one of the uniformed services.

Sec.

3503.02.

All registrars and precinct election officials, in determining the residence of a person offering to register or vote, shall be governed by the following rules:

(A) That place shall be considered the residence of a person in which the person's habitation is fixed and to which, whenever the person is absent, the person has the intention of returning.

(B) A person shall not be considered to have lost the person's residence who leaves the person's home and goes into another state or county of this state, for temporary purposes only, with Sub.

472 Page136th 24G.A. As Passed by the House (1) An overpayment of two dollars or less shall be 365 retained by the department and deposited in the state treasury 366 to the credit of the general operations fund created by section 367 3701.83 of the Revised Code.

368the (2)intention An overpayment in excess of tworeturning. dollars shall be 369 returned to the person who made the overpayment.

370(C) (D)A Ifperson ashall localnot registrarbe isconsidered ato salariedhave employeegained of a cityresidence 371in or a general health district, any feescounty theof localthis registrarstate 372into receiveswhich pursuant to section 3705.23 of the Revisedperson Codecomes shallfor 373temporary bepurposes paidonly, intowithout the generalintention fund of themaking citysuch orcounty the healthpermanent fundplace of 374abode. the general health district.

375(D) EachThe localplace registrar of vital statistics, or each health 376 district where the localfamily registrarof is a salariedmarried employeeperson ofresides the 377 district, shall be entitledconsidered to abe fee for each birth, fetal 378 death, death, or military service certificate properly and 379 completely made out and registered with the localperson's registrarplace or 380 district and correctly copied and forwarded to the office of 381residence; vital statistics in accordance with the population of the 382 primary registration district at the last federal census.

Theexcept 383that feewhen forthe eachspouses birth,have fetalseparated death,and death,live orapart, militarythe serviceplace 384where certificatesuch a spouse resides the length of time required to entitle a person to vote shall be:be considered to be the spouse's place of residence.

385(E) (1)If Ina primaryperson registrationremoves districtsto another state with the intention of overmaking twosuch hundredstate 386the fiftyperson's thousand,residence, twentythe cents;person shall be considered to have lost the person's residence in this state.

387(F) (2)Except Inas primaryotherwise registrationprovided districtsin division (G) of overthis onesection, hundredif 388a twenty-fiveperson thousandremoves from this state and lesscontinuously thanresides twooutside hundredthis fiftystate thousand,for 389a sixtyperiod cents;of four years or more, the person shall be considered to have lost the person's residence in this state, notwithstanding the fact that the person may entertain an intention to return at some future period.

390(G)(1) (3)If Ina primaryperson registrationremoves districtsfrom this state to engage in the services of overthe fiftyUnited 391States thousandgovernment, the person shall not be considered to have lost the person's residence in this state, and lesslikewise thanshould onethe hundredperson twenty-fiveenter thousand,the eightyemployment 392of cents;the state, the place where such person resided at the time of the person's removal shall be considered to be the person's place of residence.

393(2) Sub.If a person removes from this state to a location outside of the United States and the person does not become a resident of another state, the person shall not be considered to have lost the person's residence in this state.

The place where the person resided at the time of the person's removal shall be considered to be the person's place of residence.

(3) If a person is eligible to vote in this state under division (D)(2) of section 3511.011 3511.01 of the Revised Code, the place where the person's parent or legal guardian resided in this state prior to that parent or legal guardian's removal to a location outside of the United States shall be considered to be the person's place of residence.

(4) If an address that is considered to be a person's place of residence under division (G) of this section ceases to be a recognized residential address, the board of elections shall assign an address to the applicable person for voting purposes.

(H) If a person goes into another state and while there exercises the right of a citizen by voting, the person shall be considered to have lost the person's residence in this state.

(I) If a person does not have a fixed place of habitation, but has a shelter or other location at which the person has been a consistent or regular inhabitant and to which the person has the intention of returning, that shelter or other location shall be deemed the person's residence for the purpose of registering to vote.

Sec.

3503.13.

(A)(1) (A) Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(2) (B) of this section, voter registration forms submitted by applicants and the statewide voter registration database established under section 3503.15 of the Revised Code are public records subject to disclosure under Sub.

472 Page136th 25G.A. As Passed by the House (4) In primary registration districts of less than fifty 394 thousand, one dollar.

395section (E)149.43 The director of health shall annually certify to the 396Revised countyCode. treasurers of the several counties the number of birth, 397 fetal death, death, and military service certificates registered 398 from their respective counties with the names of the local 399 registrars and the amounts due each registrar and health 400 district at the rates fixed in this section.

Such(2) amountsNone shallof 401the be(B) paidThe byfollowing records in the treasurerpossession of the countysecretary inof whichstate theor registrationa 402board districtsof elections are located.not subject to disclosure under division (A)(1) of this section as public records and shall not be disclosed to the public:

No(a) fees(1) shallAn beelector's chargedfull or collectedpartial bysocial 403security registrarsnumber, exceptdriver's aslicense providedor bystate thisidentification chaptercard andnumber, sectiontelephone 404number, 3109.14or ofelectronic themail Revisedaddress; Code.

405(b) (F)(2) A probatecopy judge shall be paid a fee of fifteenan centselector's 406photo foridentification; each certified abstract of marriage prepared and forwarded 407 by the probate judge to the department of health pursuant to 408 section 3705.21 of the Revised Code.

The(3) feeAn shallimage beof inan 409elector additionor toof the feeelector's paidphoto foridentification asubmitted marriagethrough licensethe andportal shalldescribed bein 410section paid3509.031 byof the applicantsRevised forCode; the license.

411(4) (G)A Theconfidential clerkvoter ofregistration arecord, courtas ofdescribed commonin pleas shall be paid a 412 fee of one dollar for each certificate of divorce, dissolution, 413 and annulment of marriage prepared and forwarded by the clerk to 414 the department pursuant to section 3705.21111.44 of the Revised Code.Code;

415(c) (5) The feeaddress forof thea certifieddesignated abstractpublic ofservice divorce,worker, dissolution,if orthe 416designated annulmentpublic ofservice marriageworker shallhas besubmitted addeda redaction request to the courtboard costsof allowedelections 417under insection these149.45 cases.of the Revised Code;

418(d) (H)(6) TheAn feeelector's forproof an heirloom certification of birthcitizenship; issued 419 pursuant to division (B)(2) of section 3705.23 of the Revised 420 Code shall be an amount prescribed by rule by the director of 421 health plus any fee required by section 3109.14 of the Revised 422 Code.

In(e) setting(7) theAny amountother ofinformation thethat fee,is theprohibited directorfrom shallbeing 423disclosed Sub.by state or federal law.

(B) (C) A board of elections may use a legible digitized signature list of voter signatures, copied from the signatures on the registration forms in a form and manner prescribed by the secretary of state, provided that the board includes the required voter registration information in the statewide voter registration database established under section 3503.15 of the Revised Code, and provided that the precinct election officials have computer printouts at the polls prepared in the manner required under section 3503.23 of the Revised Code.

Sec.

3503.153.

(A) The statewide voter registration database shall be made available on a web site of the office of the secretary of state as follows:

(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(2) of this section, the following information from the statewide voter registration database regarding a registered elector shall be made available on the web site:

(a) The elector's name;

(b) The elector's birth date;

(c) The elector's current residence address;

(d) The elector's precinct number;

(e) The elector's voter registration date, as described in division (C)(9) of section 3503.15 of the Revised Code;

(f) The elector's voting history, as described in division (C)(10) of section 3503.15 of the Revised Code;

(g) The elector's last activity date, as described in division (C)(11) of section 3503.15 of the Revised Code.

(2) During the thirty days before the day of a primary or general election, the web site Sub.

472 Page136th 26G.A. As Passed by the House establish a surcharge in addition to an amount necessary to 424 offset the expense of processing heirloom certifications of 425 birth.

Theinterface feeof prescribed by the directorstatewide ofvoter healthregistration pursuantdatabase to 426 this division shall bepermit depositedan intoelector the state treasury to thesearch 427for credit of the heirloompolling certificationlocation ofat birthwhich fundthat whichelector ismay 428cast herebya created.ballot.

Money(3) creditedNo toinformation in the fundstatewide shallvoter beregistration useddatabase bythat theis 429exempt officefrom ofdisclosure vitalunder statisticsdivision to(A)(2) offset(B) theof expensesection 3503.13 of processingthe 430Revised heirloomCode certificationsshall ofbe birth.made available on the web site.

However,(B)(1) theThe moneysecretary collected 431 for the surcharge, subject to the approval of thestate controlling 432 board, shall beestablish, used for the purposes specified by therule familyadopted 433under andChapter children119. first council pursuant to section 121.37 of the 434 Revised Code.

435 (I)(1) Four dollars of eachthe feeRevised collectedCode, bya theprocess boardfor ofboards 436 health of aelections cityto ornotify generalthe healthsecretary districtof forstate aof certifiedchanges copyin 437the locations of aprecinct vitalpolling recordplaces orfor athe certificationpurpose of birthupdating shallthe beinformation 438made transferredavailable toon the officesecretary of vitalstate's statisticsweb notsite laterunder thandivision 439(A)(2) thirty days after the end of eachthis calendarsection. quarter.

TheThose amountrules 440shall collectedrequire shalla beboard usedof elections, during the thirty days before the day of a primary or general election, to supportnotify publicthe healthsecretary systems.of state within one business day of any change to the location of a precinct polling place within the county.

Of(2) 441During eachthe fourthirty dollarsdays collected,before the day of a primary or general election, not later than one dollarbusiness shallday beafter usedreceiving bya notification from a county pursuant to division (B)(1) of this section that the 442location directorof a precinct polling place has changed, the secretary of healthstate toshall payupdate subsidiesthat toinformation boardson the secretary of health.state's web site for the purpose of division (A)(2) of this section.

TheSec. 443 subsidies shall be distributed in accordance with the same 444 formula established under section 3701.342 of the Revised Code 445 for the distribution of state health district subsidy funds to 446 boards of health and local health departments.

4473503.16. (2) Four dollars of each fee collected by a local 448 registrar of vital statistics who is not a salaried employee of 449 a city or general health district, for a certified copy of a 450 vital record or certification of birth, shall be transferred to 451 the office of vital statistics not later than thirty days after 452 the end of each calendar quarter.

The(A) amountExcept collectedas otherwise provided in division (E) of section 111.44 of the Revised Code, whenever a registered elector changes the place of residence of that registered elector from one precinct to another within a county or from one county to another, or has a change of name, that registered elector shall bereport 453the usedchange by delivering a change of residence or change of name form, whichever is appropriate, as prescribed by the secretary of state under section 3503.14 of the Revised Code to supportthe state or local office of a designated agency, a public healthhigh systems.school or vocational school, a public library, the office of the county treasurer, the office of the secretary of state, any office of the registrar or deputy registrar of motor vehicles, or any office of a board of elections in person or by a third person.

454Any Sub.voter registration, change of address, or change of name application, returned by mail, may be sent only to the secretary of state or the board of elections.

A registered elector also may update the registration of that registered elector by filing a change of residence or change of name form on the day of a special, primary, or general election at the polling place in the precinct in which that registered elector resides or at the board of elections or at another site designated by the board.

(B)(1)(a) Any registered elector who moves within a precinct on or prior to the day of a general, primary, or special election and has not filed a notice of change of residence with the board of elections may vote in that election by going to that registered elector's assigned polling place, completing and signing a notice of change of residence, showing photo identification, and casting a ballot.

(b) Any registered elector who changes the name of that registered elector and remains within a precinct on or prior to the day of a general, primary, or special election and has not filed a Sub.

472 Page136th 27G.A. As Passed by the House Sec.

3705.242.notice of change of name with the board of elections may vote in that election by going to that registered elector's assigned polling place, completing and signing a notice of a change of name, and casting a provisional ballot under section 3505.181 of the Revised Code.

(A)(1)If Thethe Exceptregistered aselector providedprovides into section 455 3705.243 of the Revisedprecinct Code,election theofficials directorproof of health, a personlegal 456name authorizedchange, bysuch theas director, a localmarriage commissionerlicense of health, or acourt 457order localthat registrarincludes ofthe vitalelector's statisticscurrent shall charge and collectprior anames, 458the feeelector ofmay onecomplete dollar and fiftysign centsa fornotice each certified copy of achange 459 birth record, each certification of birth,name and eachcast copy of a 460regular deathballot. record.

The(2) feeAny isregistered inelector additionwho moves from one precinct to another within a county or moves from one precinct to another and changes the feename imposedof bythat 461registered sectionelector 3705.24on or anyprior otherto sectionthe day of a general, primary, or special election and has not filed a notice of change of residence or change of name, whichever is appropriate, with the Revisedboard Code.of elections may vote in that election if that registered elector complies with division (G) of this section or does all of the following:

A(a) 462Appears localat commissioneranytime ofduring healthregular orbusiness localhours registraron ofor vitalafter 463the statisticstwenty-eighth mayday retainprior anto amountthe ofelection eachin additionalwhich feethat 464registered collected,elector notwishes to exceedvote threeor, perif centthe ofelection is held on the amountday of a presidential primary election, the 465twenty-fifth additionalday fee,prior to bethe usedelection, forthrough costsnoon directlyof relatedthe Saturday prior to the 466election collectionat the office of the feeboard andof elections, appears at any time during regular business hours on the forwardingMonday prior to the election at the office of the feeboard toof elections, or appears on the 467day departmentof the election at either of health.the following locations:

468(i) The additionalpolling feesplace collectedfor by the directorprecinct ofin healthwhich orthat 469registered aelector personresides; authorized by the director and the additional fees 470 collected but not retained by a local commissioner of health or 471 a local registrar of vital statistics shall be forwarded to the 472 department of health not later than thirty days following the 473 end of each quarter.

Not(ii) laterThe thanoffice twoof daysthe afterboard theof feeselections areor, 474if forwardedpursuant to thedivision department(C) eachof quarter,section the3501.10 departmentof shallthe 475Revised payCode the collectedboard feeshas todesignated theanother treasurerlocation ofin statethe incounty accordanceat 476which withregistered ruleselectors adoptedmay byvote, theat treasurerthat ofother statelocation underinstead sectionof 477the 113.08office of the Revisedboard Code.of elections.

478(b) (2)Completes Onand thesigns, filing of a divorce decree under sectionpenalty 479of 3105.10election orfalsification, athe decreewritten ofaffirmation dissolutionon underthe sectionprovisional 3105.65ballot ofenvelope, thewhich 480shall Revisedserve Code,as a courtnotice of commonchange pleasof shallresidence chargeor andchange collect a 481 fee of fivename, dollarswhichever andis fiftyappropriate; cents.

The(c) feeVotes isa inprovisional additionballot under section 3505.181 of the Revised Code at the polling place, at the office of the board of elections, or, if pursuant to 482division any(C) of section 3501.10 of the Revised Code the board has designated another location in the county at which registered electors may vote, at that other courtlocation costsinstead of the office of the board of elections, whichever is appropriate, using the address to which that registered elector has moved or fees.the name of that registered elector as changed, whichever is appropriate;

The(d) countyCompletes clerkand signs, under penalty of courtselection mayfalsification, 483a retainstatement anattesting amountthat that registered elector moved or had a change of eachname, additionalwhichever feeis collected,appropriate, noton or prior to exceedthe 484day threeof perthe centelection, has voted a provisional ballot at the polling place for the precinct in which that registered elector resides, at the office of the amountboard of elections, or, if pursuant to division (C) of section 3501.10 of the additionalRevised fee,Code the board has designated another location in the county at which registered electors may vote, at that other location instead of the office of the board of elections, whichever is appropriate, and will not vote or attempt to bevote usedat 485any Sub.other location for that particular election.

Sub.

472 Page136th 28G.A. As Passed by the House for costs directly related to the collection of the fee and the 486 forwarding of the fee to the treasurer of state.

The(C) additionalAny 487registered feeselector collected,who butmoves notfrom retained,one undercounty divisionto (A)(2)another ofcounty thiswithin 488the sectionstate shallon beor forwardedprior to the treasurerday of statea notgeneral, laterprimary, 489or thanspecial twentyelection daysand followinghas not registered to vote in the endcounty to which that registered elector moved may vote in that election if that registered elector complies with division (G) of eachthis month.section or does all of the following:

490(1) (B)Appears Theat treasurerany time during regular business hours on or after the twenty-eighth day prior to the election in which that registered elector wishes to vote or, if the election is held on the day of statea shallpresidential depositprimary election, the feestwenty-fifth paidday orprior 491to forwardedthe underelection, thisthrough noon of the Saturday prior to the election at the office of the board of elections or, if pursuant to division (C) of section 3501.10 of the Revised Code the board has designated another location in the statecounty treasuryat which registered electors may vote, at that other location instead of the office of the board of elections, appears during regular business hours on the Monday prior to the creditelection 492at the office of the familyboard violenceof preventionelections fund,or, if pursuant to division (C) of section 3501.10 of the Revised Code the board has designated another location in the county at which isregistered herebyelectors created.may vote, at that other location instead of the office of the board of elections, or appears on the day of the election at the office of the board of elections or, if pursuant to division (C) of section 3501.10 of the Revised Code the board has designated another location in the county at which registered electors may vote, at that other location instead of the office of the board of elections;

493(2) ACompletes personand orsigns, governmentunder entitypenalty thatof failselection tofalsification, pay or forward the 494written feesaffirmation inon the mannerprovisional describedballot inenvelope, thiswhich section, shall sendserve toas thea 495notice department of publicchange safety a penalty equal to ten per cent of 496residence; the fees.

The(3) departmentVotes a provisional ballot under section 3505.181 of publicthe safetyRevised shallCode forwardat allthe 497office collectedof latethe feesboard of elections or, if pursuant to thedivision treasurer(C) of statesection for3501.10 depositof intothe 498Revised Code the familyboard violencehas preventiondesignated fundanother location in accordancethe withcounty rulesat 499which adoptedregistered byelectors themay treasurervote, at that other location instead of statethe underoffice sectionof 113.08the board of elections, using the 500address Revisedto Code.which that registered elector has moved;

501(4) TheCompletes treasurerand signs, under penalty of election falsification, a statement attesting that that registered elector has moved from one county to another county within the state shallon investor prior to the moneysday of the election, has voted at the office of the board of elections or, if pursuant to division (C) of section 3501.10 of the Revised Code the board has designated another location in the 502county fund.at which registered electors may vote, at that other location instead of the office of the board of elections, and will not vote or attempt to vote at any other location for that particular election.

All(D) earningsA resultingperson fromwho investmentvotes ofby theabsent fundvoter's shallballots 503pursuant be credited to thedivision fund,(G) except that actual administration costs 504 incurred by the treasurer of statethis insection administeringshall thenot fundmake maywritten 505application befor deducted from the earningsballots resultingpursuant fromto investments.Chapter 3509.

The 506 amount that may be deducted shall not exceed three per cent of 507 the totalRevised amountCode. of fees credited to the fund in each fiscal 508 year.

TheBallots balancecast ofpursuant theto investmentdivision earnings(G) of this section shall be creditedset 509aside toin a special envelope and counted during the fund.official canvass of votes in the manner provided for in sections 3505.32 and 3509.06 of the Revised Code insofar as that manner is applicable.

510 (C) The directorboard of public safety shall useexamine money credited 511 to the fundpollbooks to provideverify grantsthat tono familyballot violencewas shelterscast inat 512the Ohiopolls andor toby operateabsent thevoter's divisionballots ofunder criminalChapter justice3509. services.

513or Sec.3511.

3705.243.of the Revised Code by an elector who has voted by absent voter's ballots pursuant to division (G) of this section.

(A)Any Asballot useddetermined into thisbe section,insufficient "individualfor 514any experiencingof homelessness"the meansreasons anstated individualabove whoor lacksstated ain 515 Sub.

472 Page136th 29G.A. As Passed by the House fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence or who has as a 516 primary nighttime residence a temporary shelter or a place not 517 designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping 518 accommodation for human beings.

"Individualsection experiencing3509.07 519of homelessness"the includes:Revised Code shall not be counted.

520Subject (1)to Individualsdivision who(C) doof notsection have3501.10 accessof to,the orRevised whoCode, area inboard 521of imminentelections dangermay oflease losingor accessotherwise to,acquire normala accommodationssite asdifferent afrom 522the resultoffice of violencethe orboard aat threatwhich ofregistered violenceelectors frommay avote cohabitant;pursuant to division (B) or (C) of this section.

523(E) (2)Upon Individualsreceiving who have been released from jail, prison, 524 the juvenile justice system, the child welfare system, a mentalnotice 525of healthchange orof developmentalresidence disability facility, a residential 526 addiction treatment program, or achange hospital,of forname, whomthe noboard 527of residenceelections isshall identifiedimmediately andsend who lacks the resourcesregistrant necessaryan toacknowledgment 528notice. obtain housing.

529If (B) The director of health, a person authorized by the 530change director, a local commissioner of health,residence or achange local registrar 531 of vitalname statisticsnotice shallis waivevalid, all fees for a certification of 532 birth, a certified copy of a birth record, or replacement of a 533 birth record pursuant to division (A)(1)(b) of section 3705.24 534 of the Revisedboard Codeshall ifupdate the certification,voter's certifiedregistration copy, or 535 replacement is requested by an individual who has not received 536 such a fee waiver in the preceding twelve months and who is 537 experiencing homelessness as verifiedappropriate. by at least one of the 538 following:

539If (1)that Aform directoris orincomplete, athe director'sboard designeeshall ofinform athe governmentregistrant orin 540the nonprofitacknowledgment agencynotice thatspecified receivesin publicthis ordivision privateof fundingthe toinformation 541necessary provideto servicescomplete toor individualsupdate experiencingthat homelessness;registrant's registration.

542(F) (2)Change Aof schoolresidence socialand worker,change schoolof counselor,name forms shall be available at each polling place, and when these forms are completed, noting changes of residence or aname, localas 543appropriate, educationalthey agencyshall liaisonbe forfiled homelesswith childrenelection andofficials youthsat 544the Sub.polling place.

Election officials shall return completed forms, together with the pollbooks and tally sheets, to the board of elections.

The board of elections shall provide change of residence and change of name forms to the probate court and court of common pleas.

The court shall provide the forms to any person eighteen years of age or older who has a change of name by order of the court or who applies for a marriage license.

The court shall forward all completed forms to the board of elections within five days after receiving them.

(G) A registered elector who otherwise would qualify to vote under division (B) or (C) of this section but is unable to appear at the office of the board of elections or, if pursuant to division (C) of section 3501.10 of the Revised Code the board has designated another location in the county at which registered electors may vote, at that other location, on account of personal illness, physical disability, or infirmity, may vote on the day of the election if that registered elector does all of the following:

(1) Makes a written application on a form prescribed by the secretary of state that includes all of the information required under section 3509.03 of the Revised Code Applies to the appropriate board for an absent voter's ballot on or after the twenty-seventh day prior to the election in which the registered elector wishes to vote through the close of business on the seventh day prior to that election and requests that the absent voter's ballot be sent to the address to which the registered elector has moved if the registered elector has moved, or to the address of that registered elector who has not moved but has had a change of name;.

The registered elector either may apply on a paper form prescribed by the secretary of state for that purpose that includes all of the information required under section 3509.03 of the Revised Code or may apply through the portal created under section 3509.031 of the Revised Code.

If division (A) of section 3509.032 of the Revised Code applies to the elector, the elector may provide alternative identification in order to cast absent voter's ballots as permitted under that section.

(2) Declares that the registered elector has moved or had a change of name, whichever is appropriate, and otherwise is qualified to vote under the circumstances described in division (B) or Sub.

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11432(g)(1)(J)(ii);(C) of this section, whichever is appropriate, but that the registered elector is unable to appear at the board of elections because of personal illness, physical disability, or infirmity;

545 (3) ACompletes directorand orreturns along with the completed absent voter's ballot a director'snotice designeeof change of eitherresidence aindicating 546the federaladdress TRIOto programwhich orthe gainingregistered earlyelector awarenesshas andmoved, readinessor 547a fornotice undergraduateof programchange (GEARof UP);name, whichever is appropriate;

548 (4) ACompletes financialand aidsigns, administratorunder forpenalty anof institutionelection falsification, a statement attesting that the registered elector has moved or had a change of 549name higheron education.or prior to the day before the election, has voted by absent voter's ballot because of personal illness, physical disability, or infirmity that prevented the registered elector from appearing at the board of elections, and will not vote or attempt to vote at any other location or by absent voter's ballot mailed to any other location or address for that particular election.

550Sec. (C) Beginning one year after the effective date of this 551 section, by the thirty-first day of January of each year any 552 local commissioner of health or local registrar of vital 553 statistics who waives fees pursuant to division (B) of this 554 section shall submit an annual report to the director of health 555 detailing the number of individuals for whom fees were waived in 556 the preceding one-year period, delineated by type of document.

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3705.50.(A) An elector who does not have photo identification because the elector has a religious objection to being photographed may complete an affidavit of religious objection in lieu of providing photo identification for the purpose of casting a provisional ballot, as described in section 3505.181 of the Revised Code, or for the purpose of casting absent voter's ballots, as described in section 3509.032 of the Revised Code.

(A)(B) The directorsecretary of healthstate shall collectprescribe 558 information regarding the numberform of individuals experiencing 559 homelessness for whom fees for a certification of birth, a 560 certified copy of a birth record, or a replacement birth record 561 were waived by the directoraffidavit of healthreligious orobjection, awhich personshall authorizedbe bysubstantially 562as thefollows: director pursuant to section 3705.243 of the Revised Code.

563"Affidavit (B) The director of healthReligious shallObjection maintainI, the_______________________ information(first 564 submitted pursuant to sections 2101.166, 2303.202, 3705.243, and 565last 4507.50name of theelector), Reviseddeclare Code, compile it with the information 566 collected under divisionpenalty (A) of thiselection section,falsification andthat submitI ando 567not annualhave reportphoto toidentification thebecause generalI assemblyhave ina accordancesincere withreligious sectionobjection 568to 101.68being ofphotographed. the Revised Code.

The reportlast shallfour detaildigits the number 569 of individualsmy experiencingSocial homelessnessSecurity fornumber whomare: fees were 570 waived in the preceding one-year period, delineated by type of 571 document.

The______ director________________________ shall(Signature makeof theindividual) reportWHOEVER publiclyCOMMITS availableELECTION 572FALSIFICATION onIS GUILTY OF A FELONY OF THE FIFTH DEGREE." (C) Upon receiving a completed affidavit of religious objection, the departmentboard of health'selections webshall site.transmit the information in the affidavit to the secretary of state.

573The Sub.secretary of state shall consult the database of the bureau of motor vehicles to determine whether the registrar of motor vehicles or a deputy registrar has issued a currently unexpired photo identification to the elector and shall notify the board of the result.

(D) An affidavit of religious objection is not valid if either of the following apply:

(1) The last four digits of the elector's social security number, as provided on the affidavit, are different from the last four digits of the elector's social security number in the statewide voter registration database.

(2) The registrar of motor vehicles or a deputy registrar has issued a currently unexpired Sub.

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4507.01.photo identification to the elector.

(A)Sec. As used in this chapter, "motor 574 vehicle," "motorized bicycle," "state," "owner," "operator," 575 "chauffeur," and "highways" have the same meanings as in section 576 4501.01 of the Revised Code.

5773509.03. "Driver's license" means a class D license issued to any 578 person to operate a motor vehicle or motor-driven cycle, other 579 than a commercial motor vehicle, and includes "probationary 580 license," "restricted license," "limited term license," and any 581 operator's or chauffeur's license issued before January 1, 1990.

582(A) "ProbationaryExcept license"as meansotherwise provided in sections 3509.051, 3511.02, and 3511.021 of the licenseRevised issuedCode, any qualified elector desiring to anyvote 583absent voter's ballots at an election shall deliver a written application for those ballots, either in person betweenor sixteenby andmail, eighteento yearsthe board of ageelections toof operatethe acounty 584in motorwhich vehicle.the elector's voting residence is located or shall apply for those ballots using the portal created under section 3509.031 of the Revised Code.

585(B) "RestrictedExcept license"as meansotherwise thepermitted licenseunder issuedsection tosections any3509.031 586and person3511.02 toof operatethe aRevised motorCode vehicleand subjectunder todivision conditions(C) orof 587this restrictionssection, imposedthe application shall be on a form prescribed by the registrarsecretary of motorstate vehicles.and shall contain all of the following:

588(1) "CommercialThe driver'selector's license"name; means the license issued to 589 a person under Chapter 4506.

of(2) theThe Revisedelector's Codesignature; to operate a 590 commercial motor vehicle.

591(3) "CommercialThe motoraddress vehicle"at haswhich the sameelector meaningis registered to vote, except that if the elector has a confidential voter registration record, as described in 592 section 4506.01111.44 of the Revised Code.Code, the elector instead may provide the elector's program participant identification number;

593(4) "MotorcycleThe operator'selector's temporarydate instructionof permit,birth; 594 license, or endorsement" includes a temporary instruction 595 permit, license, or endorsement for a motor-driven cycle or 596 motor scooter unless otherwise specified.

597(5) "MotorizedOne bicycleof license" means the licensefollowing issuedforms under 598 section 4511.521 of theidentification: Revised Code to any person to operate a 599 motorized bicycle including a "probationary motorized bicycle 600 license." 601 Sub.

(a) The elector's Ohio driver's license or state identification card number;

(b) The last four digits of the elector's social security number;

(c) A copy of the elector's photo identification.

enclosed with the application or an indication that the elector showed photo identification to the election officials when submitting the application in person, as permitted under division (C) of this section;

(b) Except as otherwise permitted under section 3509.032 of the Revised Code, if the elector cannot provide photo identification at the time of applying for absent voter's ballots, the elector's Ohio driver's license or state identification card number or the last four digits of the elector's social security number.

The form shall notify the elector that if the elector does not provide photo identification with the application, the elector is required to provide photo identification when returning the elector's voted ballots, as permitted under section 3509.05 of the Revised Code, unless division (A) of section 3509.032 of the Revised Code applies to the elector.

(c) If division (A) of section 3509.032 of the Revised Code applies to the elector, a completed affirmation as permitted under that section.

(6) A statement identifying the election for which absent voter's ballots are requested;

(7) A statement that the person requesting the ballots is a qualified elector;

(8) If the request is for primary election ballots, the elector's party affiliation;

(9) If the elector desires ballots to be mailed to the elector, the address to which those ballots shall be mailed.

(C) If the elector has a confidential voter registration record, as described in section 111.44 of the Revised Code, the elector may provide the elector's program participant identification number instead of the address at which the elector is registered to vote.An elector who personally delivers Sub.

472 Page136th 32G.A. As Passed by the House "Probationary motorized bicycle license" means the license 602 issued under section 4511.521 of the Revised Code to any person 603 between fourteen and sixteen years of age to operate a motorized 604 bicycle.

605the "Identificationelector's card"application meansfor aabsent cardvoter's issuedballots underto sectionsthe 606board 4507.50of elections may show the elector's photo identification to 4507.52the election officials at that time instead of including a copy of the Revisedelector's Code.photo identification with the application.

607The "Individualelection experiencingofficials homelessness"shall hasmark the sameapplication 608to meaningindicate asthat inthe sectionelector 3705.243has offulfilled the Revisedphoto Code.identification requirement to cast absent voter's ballots.

609(D) "Resident"Except meansas aotherwise personprovided who, in accordancedivision with(A) 610of standardssection prescribed3509.051 and in rulesdivision adopted(B) byof section 3509.08 of the registrar,Revised residesCode, 611an inAn thisapplication stateto receive absent voter's ballots shall be delivered to the office of the board not earlier than the first day of January of the year of the elections election for which the absent voter's ballots are requested or not earlier than ninety days before the day of the election at which the ballots are to be voted, whichever is earlier, and not later than the close of business on athe permanentseventh basis.day before the day of the election at which the ballots are to be voted.

612An "Temporaryapplication resident"submitted meansthrough athe personportal who,created inunder accordancesection 6133509.031 withof standardsthe prescribedRevised inCode rulesnot adoptedlater bythan the registrar,close 614of residesbusiness inon thisthe stateseventh onday abefore temporarythe basis.day of the election is considered to have been received by the appropriate board of elections by that deadline.