Ohio § 3737.51 Civil penalty for violations

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§ 3737.51 — Civil penalty for violations

Ohio § 3737.51

Title 37Health-Safety-Morals

Ch. 3737Fire Marshal; Fire Safety

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3737.51 (2026).

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(A)No person shall knowingly violate any provision of the state fire code or any order made pursuant to it.

(B)Except as provided in section3737.07of the Revised Code, any person who has received a citation for a serious violation of the fire code or any order issued pursuant to it, shall be assessed a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for each such violation.

(C)Except as provided in section3737.07of the Revised Code, any person who has received a citation for a violation of the fire code or any order issued pursuant to it, and such violation is specifically determined not to be of a serious nature, may be assessed a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for each such violation.

(D)Except as provided in section3737.07of the Revised Code, any person w

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(A) No person shall knowingly violate any provision of the state fire code or any order made pursuant to it.

(B) Except as provided in section3737.07of the Revised Code, any person who has received a citation for a serious violation of the fire code or any order issued pursuant to it, shall be assessed a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for each such violation.

(C) Except as provided in section3737.07of the Revised Code, any person who has received a citation for a violation of the fire code or any order issued pursuant to it, and such violation is specifically determined not to be of a serious nature, may be assessed a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for each such violation.

(D) Except as provided in section3737.07of the Revised Code, any person who fails to correct a violation for which a citation has been issued within the period permitted for its correction, may be assessed a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for each day during which such failure or violation continues.

(E) Except as provided in section3737.07of the Revised Code, any person who violates any of the posting requirements, as prescribed by division (D) of section3737.42of the Revised Code, shall be assessed a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for each violation.

(F) Due consideration to the appropriateness of the penalty with respect to the gravity of the violation, the good faith of the person being charged, and the history of previous violations shall be given whenever a penalty is assessed under this chapter.

(G) For purposes of this section, a serious violation shall be considered to exist if there is a substantial probability that an occurrence causing death or serious physical harm to persons could result from a condition which exists, or from one or more practices, means, methods, operations, or processes which have been adopted or are in use, unless the person did not and could not with the exercise of reasonable diligence, know of the presence of the violation.

(H) Civil penalties imposed by this chapter shall be paid to the fire marshal for deposit into the general revenue fund. Such penalties may be recovered in a civil action in the name of the state brought in the court of common pleas of the county where the violation is alleged to have occurred.

Last updated August 14, 2024 at 10:07 AM