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Ex. DUT-OH-006 Standing duty Primary source read

Statute (version effective February 12, 2004, Am. Sub. H.B. 6, 125th G.A.)

Enforcement of rules and regulations

General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3701) · Ohio (State)

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Jurisdiction
Ohio
Level
State
Authority
Ohio Const. art. II, sec. 1; the police power of the State
Issued
2004-02-12 Feb. 12, 2004
Effective
February 12, 2004 (read as 2004-02-12)
End
standing (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Standing since Feb. 12, 2004 (a statutory duty; in force throughout the six quarters)
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Emergency declarationQuarantine and isolationStanding duty
Addressees
  • boards of health; State and local officers and employees; through them, persons generally and businesses
Character
statutory duty
Collection
Standing duties: Ohio DUT-OH

Operative words

Boards of health of a general or city health district, health authorities and officials, officers of state institutions, police officers, sheriffs, constables, and other officers and employees of the state or any county, city, or township, shall enforce quarantine and isolation orders, and the rules the department of health adopts.

Penalty

The enforcement clause for R.C. 3701.352 and 3701.99(C)

What it required

Commanded every board of health, health official, police officer, sheriff and constable in Ohio to enforce the Department's quarantine and isolation orders and rules; quoted in the enforcement paragraph of the Stay Safe Ohio Order and its successors (Ex. OH-019 para. 18).