Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 131 | Revenues and Funds
Section 131.18 | Release and Discharge of Treasurer, Clerk, or Judge From Liability.

Effective: June 20, 2008
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 185 - 127th General Assembly
When a loss of public funds, entrusted to a county or municipal corporation treasurer or to a clerk of the court of common pleas, clerk of the court of appeals, clerk of the municipal court, clerk of the county court, judge of the probate court as clerk of such court, judge of the juvenile court as clerk of such court, or to a township or school district treasurer, or a fiscal officer of the board of trustees of a public library by virtue of the treasurer's, clerk's, judge's, or fiscal officer's office, results from fire, robbery, burglary, flood, or inability of a bank to refund public money lawfully in its possession belonging to such public funds, the board of county commissioners, board of township trustees, the legislative authority of the municipal corporation, the board of education, or the board of library trustees, respectively, may release and discharge such treasurer, clerk, judge, or fiscal officer from all personal liability to or demands of such county, township, municipal corporation, school district, or public library, for the loss so created unless the loss resulted from the treasurer's, clerk's, judge's, or fiscal officer's negligence or other wrongful act.

Structure Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Revised Code

Title 1 | State Government

Chapter 131 | Revenues and Funds

Section 131.01 | Revenues and Funds Definitions.

Section 131.02 | Collecting Amounts Due to State.

Section 131.021 | Certification of Pending Nonfinal Tax Liability to Attorney General.

Section 131.022 | Sale of Final Overdue Claims - Notice to Obligor.

Section 131.023 | Biennial Report of Collection Efforts by Attorney General.

Section 131.024 | Recovery of Unclaimed Funds.

Section 131.025 | Participation in Federal Treasury Offset Program.

Section 131.03 | Collection of Delinquent Charges.

Section 131.09 | First Mortgage Loans as Security for Deposit of Public Money.

Section 131.10 | Subordination of Liens Upon Securities Held to Insure Contractual Obligations.

Section 131.11 | Security Required for County Funds Deposited by Certain Public Officials; Service Charge.

Section 131.12 | Continuous Undertaking - New Undertaking on Increase or Decrease of Deposits - Release.

Section 131.13 | Securities Accepted in Lieu of Undertaking.

Section 131.14 | Hypothecation - Release.

Section 131.15 | Safekeeping of Hypothecated Securities.

Section 131.16 | Liability of Depositor - Use of Safety Deposit Boxes.

Section 131.18 | Release and Discharge of Treasurer, Clerk, or Judge From Liability.

Section 131.19 | Finding Necessary to Release Treasurer or Clerk.

Section 131.20 | Appeal From Findings.

Section 131.21 | Judgment Fund.

Section 131.22 | Transfer of Powers From Board of Trustees of the Sinking Fund to Treasurer.

Section 131.23 | Issuing Bonds to Assist in Paying Unsecured Indebtedness and Disability Assistance.

Section 131.32 | Classifying Funds of State and Custodial Funds of State Treasurer.

Section 131.33 | Unexpended Balances.

Section 131.331 | Funds Created for Specific Agencies.

Section 131.34 | Transfers Between Funds or Between State Agencies.

Section 131.35 | Spending Federal and Certain Nonfederal Revenue.

Section 131.36 | Transfers of Funds Between Federal Government and State.

Section 131.37 | Cash Management Improvement Fund.

Section 131.38 | Annual Report Regarding Segregated Custodial Funds.

Section 131.39 | Refunds.

Section 131.41 | Family Services Stabilization Fund.

Section 131.43 | Budget Stabilization Fund.

Section 131.44 | Transferring Surplus Revenue to Budget Stabilization Fund and Income Tax Reduction Fund.

Section 131.45 | Minimum Appropriation per Pupil for Primary and Secondary Educational Purposes.

Section 131.50 | State Land Royalty Fund.

Section 131.51 | Credits to Local Government Funds.

Section 131.511 | Credit to Local Government Audit Support Fund.

Section 131.55 | Aggregate General Revenue Fund Appropriations Defined.

Section 131.56 | Post-2007 Fund Appropriations Not to Exceed Limitations.

Section 131.57 | Exceptions to Aggregate General Revenue Fund Appropriation Limitations.

Section 131.58 | Exclusions From Aggregate General Revenue Fund Appropriations.

Section 131.59 | Obligation to Make Debt Service Payments Unaffected.

Section 131.60 | Appropriations Limitations Do Not Apply to Unexpended Balances.