Ohio § 4981.18 Protection and enforcement of rights of bondholder and trustees

Ohio Statutes

§ 4981.18 — Protection and enforcement of rights of bondholder and trustees

Ohio § 4981.18

Title 49Public Utilities

Ch. 4981Rail Development Commission

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4981.18 (2026).

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(A)Any holder of bonds issued pursuant to sections4981.11to4981.26of the Revised Code or a trustee under a trust agreement or indenture of mortgage entered into pursuant to section4981.17of the Revised Code, except to the extent that their rights are restricted by the bond proceedings or by the terms of the bonds, may by any suitable form of legal proceedings, protect and enforce any rights under the laws of this state or granted by the bond proceedings. Such rights include the right to compel the performance of all duties of the Ohio rail development commission required by sections4981.11to4981.26of the Revised Code or the bond proceedings; to enjoin unlawful activities; and in the event of default with respect to the payment of any principal of and interest on any bond or in the perform

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(A) Any holder of bonds issued pursuant to sections4981.11to4981.26of the Revised Code or a trustee under a trust agreement or indenture of mortgage entered into pursuant to section4981.17of the Revised Code, except to the extent that their rights are restricted by the bond proceedings or by the terms of the bonds, may by any suitable form of legal proceedings, protect and enforce any rights under the laws of this state or granted by the bond proceedings. Such rights include the right to compel the performance of all duties of the Ohio rail development commission required by sections4981.11to4981.26of the Revised Code or the bond proceedings; to enjoin unlawful activities; and in the event of default with respect to the payment of any principal of and interest on any bond or in the performance of any covenant or agreement on the part of the issuer in the resolution, ordinance, trust agreement, or indenture, to apply to a court having jurisdiction of the cause to appoint a receiver to administer and operate the pledged facilities, the rentals, revenues, and other income, charges, and moneys of which are pledged to the payment of principal of and interest on such bonds or which are the subject of the covenant or agreement, with full power to pay, and to provide for payment of, principal of and interest on such bonds, and with such powers, subject to the direction of the court, as are accorded receivers in general equity cases, excluding any power to pledge additional rentals, revenues, or other income, charges, or moneys of the issuer, including those derived from taxation, to the payment of such principal and interest; and to foreclose the mortgage on the pledged facilities in the same manner as for real estate of private corporations.

(B) No law heretofore or hereafter enacted providing for a moratorium, postponement, or restraint upon the rights or remedies of a mortgagee or secured party to enforce a security interest, whether by foreclosure, collection or taking possession, judicial or other sale or disposition, or by any other means, shall apply to a security interest in all or any part of pledged facilities or in any way restrict, preclude, or otherwise impair the rights or remedies of the holders of bonds issued under sections4981.11to4981.26of the Revised Code or of any insurer, guarantor, or provider of a letter of credit or other credit facility or security enhancement arrangement pertaining to loans made or bonds issued under sections4981.11to4981.26of the Revised Code. The provisions of this division may be included as a covenant in any agreement with the holders of bonds or any insurer, guarantor, or provider of a letter of credit or other credit facility or security enhancement arrangement pertaining to loans made or bonds issued under sections4981.11to4981.26of the Revised Code.