Ohio § 5123.56 Statewide system of protective service

Ohio Statutes

§ 5123.56 — Statewide system of protective service

Ohio § 5123.56

Title 51Public Welfare

Ch. 5123Department of Developmental Disabilities

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5123.56 (2026).

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The department of    developmental disabilities  shall develop a statewide system of   protective service in  accordance with rules and standards   established by the department.  With respect to this program, the   department may enter into a  contract with any responsible public   or private agency for  provision of protective service by the   agency, and the contract  may permit the agency to charge the   person receiving services fees  for services provided.

No costs or fees shall be charged by a probate court for   the    filing of a petition for guardianship, trusteeship,   protectorship,    or conservatorship under sections5123.55to5123.59of the    Revised Code, or for any service performed by a   probate court, or    by any state agency in the course of   petitioning for protectiv

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The department of developmental disabilities shall develop a statewide system of protective service in accordance with rules and standards established by the department. With respect to this program, the department may enter into a contract with any responsible public or private agency for provision of protective service by the agency, and the contract may permit the agency to charge the person receiving services fees for services provided.

No costs or fees shall be charged by a probate court for the filing of a petition for guardianship, trusteeship, protectorship, or conservatorship under sections5123.55to5123.59of the Revised Code, or for any service performed by a probate court, or by any state agency in the course of petitioning for protective services, or for any protective services provided under those sections.

An agency that provides protective services pursuant to a contract with another agency or a court may charge the agency or court fees for the services provided.