Effective: September 29, 2013
Latest Legislation: House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
As used in this section and section 3737.842 of the Revised Code:
(A) "Public occupancy" means all of the following:
(1) Any state correctional institution as defined in section 2967.01 of the Revised Code and any county, multicounty, municipal, or municipal-county jail or workhouse;
(2) Any hospital as defined in section 3727.01 of the Revised Code, any hospital licensed by the department of mental health and addiction services under section 5119.33 of the Revised Code, and any institution, hospital, or other place established, controlled, or supervised by the department of mental health and addiction services under Chapter 5119. of the Revised Code;
(3) Any nursing home, residential care facility, or home for the aging as defined in section 3721.01 of the Revised Code and any residential facility licensed under section 5119.34 of the Revised Code that provides accommodations, supervision, and personal care services for three to sixteen unrelated adults;
(4) Any child day-care center and any type A family day-care home as defined in section 5104.01 of the Revised Code;
(5) Any public auditorium or stadium;
(6) Public assembly areas of hotels and motels containing more than ten articles of seating furniture.
(B) "Sell" includes sell, offer or expose for sale, barter, trade, deliver, give away, rent, consign, lease, possess for sale, or dispose of in any other commercial manner.
(C) Except as provided in division (D) of this section, "seating furniture" means any article of furniture, including children's furniture, that can be used as a support for an individual, or an individual's limbs or feet, when sitting or resting in an upright or reclining position and that either:
(1) Is made with loose or attached cushions or pillows;
(2) Is stuffed or filled in whole or in part with any filling material;
(3) Is or can be stuffed or filled in whole or in part with any substance or material, concealed by fabric or any other covering.
"Seating furniture" includes the cushions or pillows belonging to or forming a part of the furniture, the structural unit, and the filling material and its container or covering.
(D) "Seating furniture" does not include, except if intended for use by children or in facilities designed for the care or treatment of humans, any of the following:
(1) Cushions or pads intended solely for outdoor use;
(2) Any article with a smooth surface that contains no more than one-half inch of filling material, if that article does not have an upholstered horizontal surface meeting an upholstered vertical surface;
(3) Any article manufactured solely for recreational use or physical fitness purposes, including weight-lifting benches, gymnasium mats or pads, and sidehorses.
(E) "Filling material" means cotton, wool, kapok, feathers, down, hair, liquid, or any other natural or artificial material or substance that is used or can be used as stuffing in seating furniture.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 37 | Health-Safety-Morals
Chapter 3737 | Fire Marshal; Fire Safety
Section 3737.01 | Fire Marshal - Fire Safety Definitions.
Section 3737.02 | Fees - Federal Funding.
Section 3737.03 | Duties of State Fire Council.
Section 3737.14 | Right of Entry.
Section 3737.17 | Small Government Fire Department Services Revolving Loan Program.
Section 3737.21 | Appointment, Qualifications of Fire Marshal - Vacancy.
Section 3737.22 | Fire Marshal - Powers and Duties.
Section 3737.221 | Negligent Operation of Motor Vehicles by Fire Marshal Employees.
Section 3737.23 | Record of All Fires.
Section 3737.24 | Investigation of Fire.
Section 3737.25 | Taking of Testimony on Oath.
Section 3737.26 | Arrest of Suspect.
Section 3737.27 | Power to Summon and Compel Attendance of Witnesses.
Section 3737.28 | Power to Administer Oaths - Refusal to Cooperate.
Section 3737.29 | Investigation May Be Private.
Section 3737.31 | Fire Marshal to Report to Superintendent of Insurance.
Section 3737.32 | Fire Marshal to Investigate Bombing.
Section 3737.33 | Ohio Fire Academy.
Section 3737.331 | Arson Seminar Programs.
Section 3737.34 | Fire Safety Inspector Certificate.
Section 3737.41 | Citation to Remedy Dangerous Condition.
Section 3737.42 | Issuing Citation or Notice of Violation.
Section 3737.43 | Notice of Penalty and Right to Appeal.
Section 3737.44 | Injunction - Temporary Restraining Order.
Section 3737.45 | Failure to Comply With Order.
Section 3737.46 | Actions Against Violators.
Section 3737.51 | Civil Penalty for Violations.
Section 3737.52 | Pfas Chemicals in Firefighting Foam.
Section 3737.61 | Posting Arson Laws.
Section 3737.62 | Negligent Spread of Fires.
Section 3737.63 | Discovery of Unfriendly Fire.
Section 3737.64 | Disclosing Purpose of Non-Official Inspection.
Section 3737.65 | Fire Protection Equipment - Prohibited Activities.
Section 3737.66 | Qualifications for Firefighter or Fire Official.
Section 3737.71 | Additional Tax on Fire Insurance Premiums.
Section 3737.72 | Fire Stations Required to Have Gas Masks.
Section 3737.81 | State Fire Council.
Section 3737.82 | Adopting State Fire Code Rules.
Section 3737.83 | Provisions to Be Included in State Fire Code.
Section 3737.831 | Issuance of Permit for Temporary Structures.
Section 3737.832 | Fire and Safety Standards Relating to Shale Oil Processing Premises.
Section 3737.84 | Provisions Not to Be Included in State Fire Code.
Section 3737.841 | Fire Safety and Standards Definitions.
Section 3737.842 | Rules for Flammability Standards.
Section 3737.85 | Rules for Giving Notice or Serving Notice.
Section 3737.86 | Rule Adoption Procedure.
Section 3737.87 | Underground Storage Tank Definitions.
Section 3737.88 | Underground Storage Tank Program and Corrective Action Program for Releases.
Section 3737.881 | Certifying Underground Storage Tank Systems Installers.
Section 3737.882 | Confirming or Disproving Suspected Petroleum Release.
Section 3737.883 | Underground Storage Tank Revolving Loan Program.
Section 3737.884 | Effect of Child Support Default on Certificate.
Section 3737.89 | Liability for Costs of Corrective or Enforcement Action.
Section 3737.90 | Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Release Compensation Board.
Section 3737.91 | Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Financial Assurance Fund.
Section 3737.92 | Purpose of Fund.
Section 3737.93 | Transferor of Title to Petroleum to Give Notice of Registration Requirements.
Section 3737.941 | Application of Other Bond Laws.
Section 3737.942 | Securing Revenue Bonds.
Section 3737.943 | Protection and Enforcement of Rights of Bondholder and Trustees.
Section 3737.944 | Bonds Not a Debt of State.
Section 3737.945 | Investments.
Section 3737.946 | Refunding Bonds.
Section 3737.947 | Bonds Are Lawful Investments.
Section 3737.948 | Purpose of Powers of Release Compensation Board.
Section 3737.95 | Purpose of Linked Deposit Program.
Section 3737.96 | Loan Applications.
Section 3737.97 | Accepting or Rejecting Loan Package.