Ohio § 5180.453 [Former R.C. 5101.193, amended and renumbered by H.B. 96, 136th General Assembly, effective 9/30/2025] Adoption grant program rules

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§ 5180.453 — [Former R.C. 5101.193, amended and renumbered by H.B. 96, 136th General Assembly, effective 9/30/2025] Adoption grant program rules

Ohio § 5180.453

Title 51Public Welfare

Ch. 5180Department of Children and Youth

This text of Ohio § 5180.453 ([Former R.C. 5101.193, amended and renumbered by H.B. 96, 136th General Assembly, effective 9/30/2025] Adoption grant program rules) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Ohio primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5180.453 (2026).

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(A)The director of children and youth shall adopt rules to administer and implement the Ohio adoption grant program. The director, in consultation with the tax commissioner, shall also adopt rules authorizing the department to withhold and remit to the Internal Revenue Service federal income tax from grant payments under division (B) of section5180.451of the Revised Code, provided such withholding is authorized under federal law or approved by the Internal Revenue Service.

(B)No application fee shall be charged for the grant program.

(C)Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the director may require, as necessary to administer the Ohio adoption grant program, either or both of the following:

(1)Certified copies of any court or legal document necessary to prove a final order of ado

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(A) The director of children and youth shall adopt rules to administer and implement the Ohio adoption grant program. The director, in consultation with the tax commissioner, shall also adopt rules authorizing the department to withhold and remit to the Internal Revenue Service federal income tax from grant payments under division (B) of section5180.451of the Revised Code, provided such withholding is authorized under federal law or approved by the Internal Revenue Service.

(B) No application fee shall be charged for the grant program.

(C) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the director may require, as necessary to administer the Ohio adoption grant program, either or both of the following:

(1) Certified copies of any court or legal document necessary to prove a final order of adoption, an interlocutory order of adoption, or recognition of the adoption under section3107.18of the Revised Code;

(2) Any department, agency, court, or division of the state, including the department of health, to provide any document related to the adoption.

(D)(1) No person shall knowingly produce or submit any false or misleading documentation or information to the department of children and youth in an effort to qualify for or obtain a grant from the Ohio adoption grant program.

(2) Whoever violates division (D)(1) of this section is guilty of falsification in accordance with section2921.13of the Revised Code.

(E) Notwithstanding any provision of section121.95of the Revised Code to the contrary, a regulatory restriction contained in a rule adopted under section5180.453of the Revised Code is not subject to sections121.95to121.953of the Revised Code.

Last updated October 3, 2025 at 9:31 AM