Ohio Revised Code Chapter 5 - State Insignia; Seals; Holidays

• Section 5.01 - Ohio State Flag.
  The flag of the state shall be burgee-shaped. It shall have three red and two white horizontal stripes that represent the roads and waterways...
• Section 5.011 - Ohio Governor's Flag.
  The flag of the governor of this state will be of scarlet wool bunting, six feet eight inches hoist by ten feet six inches...
• Section 5.012 - Display And Maintenance Of State Flag.
  (A) Display of the state flag at all state buildings and public institutions, such as public school buildings and state parks, is encouraged. If...
• Section 5.013 - Pledge To The State Flag.
  "I salute the flag of the state of Ohio and pledge to the buckeye state respect and loyalty" is hereby adopted as the official...
• Section 5.014 - Procedure For Folding State Flag.
  The general assembly hereby establishes a recommended procedure for the folding of the state flag by two people. The procedure is as follows: With...
• Section 5.02 - State Flower.
  The scarlet carnation is hereby adopted as the state flower as a token of love and reverence for the memory of William McKinley. Effective...
• Section 5.021 - State Wild Flower.
  The plant trillium grandiflorum, commonly known as the large white trillium, found in every Ohio county, is hereby adopted as the state wild flower....
• Section 5.03 - State Bird.
  The bird, cardinalis cardinalis, commonly known as the "cardinal," is the official bird of the state. Effective Date: 10-01-1953
• Section 5.031 - State Reptile.
  The snake, Coluber constrictor constrictor, known as the black racer, is the official reptile of the state. Effective Date: 11-24-1995
• Section 5.032 - State Animal.
  The animal, Odocoileus virginianus, commonly known as the white-tailed deer, is the official animal of the state. Naming the white-tailed deer as the official...
• Section 5.033 - State Amphibian.
  The salamander, Ambystoma maculatum, commonly known as the spotted salamander, is the official amphibian of the state. Added by 128th General AssemblyFile No.53, HB...
• Section 5.034 - State Frog.
  The frog, Rana catesbeiana, commonly known as the bullfrog, is the official frog of the state. Added by 128th General AssemblyFile No.53, HB 393,...
• Section 5.04 - State Coat Of Arms.
  The coat of arms of the state shall consist of the following device: a circular shield; in the right foreground of the shield a...
• Section 5.05 - State Tree.
  The tree, Aesculus globra, commonly known as the "Buckeye" is hereby adopted as the official tree of the state. Effective Date: 10-02-1953
• Section 5.06 - State Motto.
  "With God, All Things Are Possible" shall be adopted as the official motto of the state. Effective Date: 10-01-1959
• Section 5.07 - State Gem Stone.
  The gem stone "Ohio Flint," a crypto-crystalline variety of quartz, is hereby adopted as the official gem stone of the state. Effective Date: 08-24-1965
• Section 5.071 - State Invertebrate Fossil.
  Isotelus, a genus of extinct marine arthropod of the class trilobita, that lived in the seas that covered Ohio during the ordovician period, about...
• Section 5.072 - State Bicentennial Bridge.
  The Blaine Hill bridge in Belmont county, which was constructed in 1828 as part of the national road and is the oldest bridge in...
• Section 5.073 - State Prehistoric Monument.
  The Newark earthworks in Licking county, which are geometric earthen enclosures constructed during the prehistoric time period, are hereby designated the official prehistoric monument...
• Section 5.075 - State Artifact.
  The artifact known as the Adena pipe, which is a prehistoric effigy pipe that was discovered in 1901 by William C. Mills within a...
• Section 5.077 - Official State Penal Museum.
  The museum located on the grounds of the Ohio state reformatory, operated by the Mansfield reformatory preservation society, is the official state penal museum....
• Section 5.08 - State Beverage.
  The canned, processed juice and pulp of the fruit of the herb Lycopersicon esculentum, commonly known as tomato juice, is hereby adopted as the...
• Section 5.081 - State Fruit.
  The fruit, Lycopersicon esculentus, commonly known as the tomato, is hereby adopted as the state fruit. Effective Date: 2008 SB243 04-07-2009
• Section 5.082 - State Native Fruit.
  The fruit, Asimina triloba, commonly known as the pawpaw, is hereby adopted as the state native fruit. Effective Date: 2008 SB243 04-07-2009
• Section 5.09 - State Song.
  The song, "Beautiful Ohio," is hereby adopted as the official song of the state, the lyric being written by Ballard MacDonald, with special lyrics...
• Section 5.091 - Ohio A "Purple Heart State".
  Ohio is declared to be a "Purple Heart State," honoring our combat wounded veterans for their service and sacrifice by allowing the United States...
• Section 5.10 - State Seal.
  All official seals shall have engraved thereon the coat of arms of the state, as described in section 5.04 of the Revised Code. The...
• Section 5.101 - Compliance With State Seal Requirements.
  Any official seal acquired on or after March 1, 2003, shall contain the official coat of arms of the state as described in section...
• Section 5.11 - Affixing State Or Corporate Seal - Abolishment Of Private Seals.
  If an official or a corporate seal is required to be affixed to an instrument in writing, an impression of such seal upon either...
• Section 5.20 - Portion Of Election Day A Holiday.
  The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each year, between the hours of twelve noon, eastern standard time, and five-thirty p.m.,...
• Section 5.21 - Labor Day - Columbus Day - Veterans' Day.
  The first Monday in September of each year shall be known as "Labor day" and for all purposes shall be considered as the first...
• Section 5.211 - Ohio Warrior Awareness Week.
  The week in May that coincides with armed forces week is designated as Ohio warrior awareness week to encourage the observance of events recognizing...
• Section 5.22 - Arbor Day.
  The governor shall, by proclamation, designate the last Friday of each April as "Arbor Day." Effective Date: 10-01-1953
• Section 5.221 - World War I Day.
  The sixth day of April shall be designated as "World War I day." Effective Date: 10-07-1977
• Section 5.222 - General Pulaski Memorial Day.
  The eleventh day of October shall be designated as "General Pulaski Memorial Day," in honor of General Casimir Pulaski, Polish patriot and American revolution...
• Section 5.223 - Native American Indian Day.
  The fourth Saturday in September shall be designated as "Native American Indian Day." Effective Date: 09-24-1987
• Section 5.224 - Ohio Statehood Day.
  The first day of March is designated as "Ohio statehood day," in recognition of the date in 1803 when Ohio became a state. In...
• Section 5.225 - Workers Memorial Day.
  The twenty-eighth day of April is designated as "workers memorial day," in remembrance of the victims of workplace injuries and disease and in recognition...
• Section 5.226 - Ohio Braille Literacy Week.
  The first week of January is designated as "Ohio Braille Literacy Week" in honor of Louis Braille, the inventor of the Braille system used,...
• Section 5.227 - Destroyer Escort Day In Ohio.
  The third Saturday in June is designated as "Destroyer Escort Day in Ohio," in honor of the destroyer escort ships and the Ohioans who...
• Section 5.228 - Korean War Veterans' Day.
  The twenty-seventh of July is designated as "Korean War Veterans' Day," in honor of those who fought, died, or are still unaccounted for in...
• Section 5.2281 - "Better Hearing And Speech Month".
  The month of May is designated as "Better Hearing and Speech Month" to increase public awareness of communication disorders and to promote treatment to...
• Section 5.229 - Gold Star Mothers Day.
  The last Sunday in September shall be designated "Gold Star Mothers Day," to honor mothers whose sons or daughters have been killed while serving...
• Section 5.2210 - Ohio Aviation And Aerospace History Education Week.
  The week of the seventeenth day of December is designated as "Ohio aviation and aerospace history education week" in honor of the anniversary of...
• Section 5.2211 - Child Care Worker Appreciation Week In Ohio.
  The week of the nineteenth day of April shall be designated as "Child Care Worker Appreciation Week in Ohio," to commemorate those child care...
• Section 5.2212 - School Energy Conservation Day In Ohio.
  The third Friday in March is designated as "School Energy Conservation Day in Ohio" to promote awareness in the schools of the need to...
• Section 5.2213 - Ohio Breast Cancer Awareness Month - Ohio Mammography Day.
  The month of October is designated as "Ohio Breast Cancer Awareness Month," and the third Thursday of each October is designated as "Ohio Mammography...
• Section 5.2214 - Ohio Township Day.
  The first day of February is designated as "Ohio Township Day," in recognition of township officials and employees and the Ohio township association and...
• Section 5.2215 - Ohio Hepatitis C Awareness Month.
  The month of October is designated as "Ohio hepatitis C awareness month," to increase public awareness of hepatitis C as an emerging health concern....
• Section 5.2216 - Ohio National Guard Day.
  The twenty-fifth of July is designated as "Ohio National Guard day," in honor of those who have served and contributed to the distinguished service...
• Section 5.2217 - Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.
  The month of June shall be designated as "Prostate Cancer Awareness Month." Effective Date: 03-22-1999
• Section 5.2218 - Exemplary Adult Care Provider Day.
  The eighteenth day of April is designated as "Exemplary Adult Care Provider Day," in recognition of the service and dedication of adult care providers...
• Section 5.2219 - Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
  The month of March is designated as "Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month." Effective Date: 07-11-2001
• Section 5.2220 - Dean Martin Day.
  The seventh day of June is designated as "Dean Martin Day," in honor of the Steubenville, Ohio native, Dino Paul Crocetti, born on that...
• Section 5.2221 - Tartan Day.
  The sixth day of April shall be designated as "Tartan Day," in honor of the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Arbroath,...
• Section 5.2222 - Ohio Child Abuse Awareness Month.
  The month of April is designated as "Ohio Child Abuse Awareness Month" to increase public awareness of the innocent victims of child abuse and...
• Section 5.2223 - Eye Donor Month In Ohio.
  The month of March is designated as "Eye Donor Month in Ohio." Effective Date: 10-11-2002
• Section 5.2224 - School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day.
  The first Monday in May is designated as "School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day" to increase public recognition of the important function that school bus...
• Section 5.2225 - Teacher Appreciation Day.
  The first Tuesday of the first full week in May is designated as "Teacher Appreciation Day." Effective Date: 08-14-2002
• Section 5.2226 - Sickle Cell Anemia Awareness Month.
  The month of September is designated as "Sickle Cell Anemia Awareness Month." Effective Date: 03-19-2003
• Section 5.2227 - George Rogers Clark Day.
  The nineteenth day of November shall be designated as "George Rogers Clark Day," in honor of the hero of early America who was born...
• Section 5.2228 - Ohio Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month.
  The month of May is designated as "Ohio Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month" to increase public awareness of the disease, including its causes and health...
• Section 5.2229 - Parent's Week.
  The fourth week of September is designated as "Parent's Week" to commend and encourage the work of parents in supporting and caring for their...
• Section 5.2230 - Leukemia, Lymphoma, And Melanoma Awareness Month.
  The month of September is designated as "Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Myeloma Awareness Month" to enhance the understanding of blood cancers and encourage participation in...
• Section 5.2231 - Rosa Parks Day.
  The first day of December is designated as "Rosa Parks Day," in honor of the woman who helped usher in the modern civil rights...
• Section 5.2232 - Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month.
  The month of March is designated as "Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month" to enhance understanding of the disease, including its causes and health effects, and...
• Section 5.2233 - Ohio Public Safety Employee Day.
  The eleventh day of September shall be designated as "Ohio Public Safety Employee Day," in honor of the men and women who selflessly place...
• Section 5.2234 - Emancipation Day.
  The twenty-second day of September shall be designated as "Emancipation Day," in honor of the anniversary of the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation by...
• Section 5.2235 - Nutrition And Physical Fitness Month.
  The month of May is designated as "Nutrition and Physical Fitness Month" to increase public awareness of the paramount roles that nutrition and physical...
• Section 5.2236 - German Heritage Month.
  The month of October is designated as "German Heritage Month" to honor and recognize Ohioans of German descent and their contributions to this state....
• Section 5.2237 - Ohio Lyme Disease Awareness Month.
  The month of May is designated as "Ohio lyme disease awareness month" to increase public awareness of lyme disease as a health concern. Effective...
• Section 5.2238 - Heritage And Freedom Flag Of The Former Republic Of Vietnam Day.
  The twenty-ninth day of April is designated as "Heritage and Freedom Flag of the Former Republic of Vietnam Day" in honor of the heroes...
• Section 5.2239 - Ohio Turfgrass Week.
  The last week of May is designated as "Ohio Turfgrass Week," in order to increase awareness of the importance of turfgrass to this state's...
• Section 5.2240 - Crohn's And Colitis Awareness Day.
  The twenty-third day of May is designated as "Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Day." Effective Date: 2008 HB150 09-12-2008
• Section 5.2241 - Fibromyalgia Awareness Month.
  The month of January is designated as "Fibromyalgia Awareness Month." Effective Date: 2008 SB243 04-07-2009
• Section 5.2242 - Ronald Reagan Day.
  The sixth day of February is designated as "Ronald Reagan Day," in honor of the birthday of the fortieth president of the United States....
• Section 5.2243 - Ohio Boy Scout Week.
  The calendar week including the eighth day of February is designated as "Ohio Boy Scout Week." Effective Date: 2008 SB243 04-07-2009
• Section 5.2244 - Black History Month.
  The month of February is designated as "Black History Month" to honor and recognize the contributions that African Americans have made in the history...
• Section 5.2245 - Nurses Month.
  The month of May is designated as "Nurses Month" in recognition of the hard work and dedication of nurses and their significant contributions in...
• Section 5.2246 - Melanoma/skin Cancer Detection And Prevention Month.
  The month of May is designated as "Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month." Effective Date: 2008 SB243 04-07-2009
• Section 5.2247 - Juneteenth National Freedom Day.
  The nineteenth day of June is designated as "Juneteenth National Freedom Day" to acknowledge the freedom, history, and culture that June 19, 1865, the...
• Section 5.2248 - Brothers And Sisters' Day.
  The third Saturday in August is designated as "Brothers and Sisters' Day" to honor and recognize siblings. Effective Date: 2008 SB243 04-07-2009
• Section 5.2249 - Lithopolis Honeyfest Day.
  The first Saturday following the first Monday in September is designated as "Lithopolis Honeyfest Day," to honor the annual honey festival held on that...
• Section 5.2250 - Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Month.
  The month of September is designated as "Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Month" to raise awareness of the existence, symptoms, and management of a diverse group...
• Section 5.2251 - Internet Safety Day.
  The fourth Sunday in September is designated as "Internet Safety Day." Effective Date: 2008 SB243 04-07-2009
• Section 5.2252 - Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month.
  The month of September is designated as "Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month" to increase public awareness and understanding of brain aneurysms, including methods of early...
• Section 5.2253 - Ohio Preparedness Month.
  The month of September is hereby designated as "Ohio Preparedness Month" to highlight the importance of preparedness on the part of all Ohioans in...
• Section 5.2254 - Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
  The month of September is designated as "Childhood Cancer Awareness Month" to increase public awareness of childhood cancer. Effective Date: 2008 SB243 04-07-2009
• Section 5.2255 - Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.
  The month of September is designated as "Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month." Effective Date: 2008 SB243 04-07-2009
• Section 5.2256 - U. S. S. Hocking Day.
  The twenty-second day of October shall be designated "U.S.S. Hocking Day," in honor of the distinguished career of the U.S.S. Hocking, a World War...
• Section 5.2257 - Crime Prevention Month.
  The month of October is designated as "Crime Prevention Month." Effective Date: 2008 SB243 04-07-2009
• Section 5.2258 - Disability Employment Awareness Month.
  The month of October is designated as "Disability Employment Awareness Month" to demonstrate continuing support for and to raise the awareness of the need...
• Section 5.2259 - Adoption Day.
  The Saturday immediately preceding Thanksgiving day is designated as "Adoption Day." Effective Date: 2008 SB243 04-07-2009
• Section 5.2260 - Epilepsy Awareness Month.
  The month of November is designated as "Epilepsy Awareness Month" to increase public awareness and understanding of epilepsy. It is the intent of the...
• Section 5.2261 - Omega Psi Phi Month.
  The month of November is designated as "Omega Psi Phi Month." Effective Date: 2008 SB243 04-07-2009
• Section 5.2262 - Homeless Persons' Memorial Day.
  The twenty-first of December is designated "Homeless Persons' Memorial Day" to bring attention to the tragedy of homelessness. State and local governments, coalitions, and...
• Section 5.2263 - Year Of The Veteran.
  Calendar year 2008 is designated as the "Year of the Veteran" to recognize the services and sacrifices of veterans. Effective Date: 2008 SB243 04-07-2009
• Section 5.2264 - Ohio Save For Retirement Week.
  "Ohio Save for Retirement Week" is designated during the same week as "National Save for Retirement Week" is designated by federal law. Effective Date:...
• Section 5.2265 - Ohio Military Family Month.
  The month of August is designated as "Ohio Military Family Month." Added by 128th General AssemblyFile No.9, HB 1, §101.01, eff. 10/16/2009. Added by...
• Section 5.2266 - Ohio Agriculture Week.
  The second full week of March is designated as "Ohio Agriculture Week" in order to increase public recognition of the vitally important role that...
• Section 5.2267 - Als Awareness Month.
  Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord...
• Section 5.2268 - Multiple System Atrophy Awareness Month.
  The month of March is designated as "Multiple System Atrophy Awareness Month" to increase public awareness of this progressive neurodegenerative disorder that affects the...
• Section 5.2269 - Substance Abuse Awareness And Education Month; Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness And Education Day.
  The month of May is designated as "Substance Abuse Awareness and Education Month." The first Friday of May is designated as "Prescription Drug Abuse...
• Section 5.2270 - John Glenn Friendship 7 Day.
  The twentieth day of February is designated as "John Glenn Friendship 7 Day" in honor of John Glenn's participation in the first orbital space...
• Section 5.2271 - Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Awareness Month.
  The month of November is designated as "Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Awareness Month" to promote public awareness of complex regional pain syndrome, also known...
• Section 5.2272 - Ohio Coal Miners Week.
  The week in which Labor Day occurs is designated as "Ohio Coal Miners Week" in honor of the citizens of this state who have...
• Section 5.2273 - Elder Abuse Awareness Day.
  The fifteenth day of June is designated as "Elder Abuse Awareness Day" to increase public awareness of the innocent victims of elder abuse. Added...
• Section 5.2274 - Ohio Aggregates And Industrial Minerals Awareness Week.
  The third week of July is designated as "Ohio Aggregates and Industrial Minerals Awareness Week" in order to educate the public about, increase public...
• Section 5.2275 - Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month.
  The month of May is designated as "Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month." Added by 129th General AssemblyFile No.102, SB 260, §1, eff. 8/6/2012.
• Section 5.2276 - Macular Degeneration Awareness Month.
  The month of March is designated as "Macular Degeneration Awareness Month." Added by 129th General AssemblyFile No.84, HB 148, §1, eff. 6/4/2012.
• Section 5.2277 - Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Day.
  The ninth day of July is designated as "Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Day" to increase public awareness of traumatic brain injuries. Added by 129th...
• Section 5.2278 - Vietnam Veterans' Day.
  The thirtieth day of March is designated as "Vietnam Veterans' Day" in honor of those who fought, died, or are still unaccounted for in...
• Section 5.2279 - Pregnancy And Infant Loss Remembrance Day.
  The fifteenth day of October is designated as "Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day." Added by 130th General Assembly File No. 10, SB 24,...
• Section 5.2280 - Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Week.
  The calendar week including the seventeenth day of July is designated as "Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Week." Added by 130th General Assembly File No. TBD,...
• Section 5.2282 - Ohio Wines Month.
  The month of June is designated as "Ohio Wines Month." Added by 129th General AssemblyFile No.118, HB 491, §1, eff. 9/6/2012.
• Section 5.2283 - Melanoma And Skin Cancer Detection And Prevention Month.
  The month of May is designated as "Melanoma and Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month." Added by 129th General AssemblyFile No.159, HB 492, §1,...
• Section 5.2284 - Emma "Grandma" Gatewood Day.
  The twenty-seventh day of April is designated as "Emma 'Grandma' Gatewood Day," in honor of the legendary hiker who was a founder of the...
• Section 5.2285 - Ohio Forest Products Awareness Week.
  The first week of October is designated as "Ohio Forest Products Awareness Week" in order to educate the public about, increase public awareness of,...
• Section 5.2286 - Ohio Suicide Prevention Day.
  The tenth day of September is designated as "Ohio Suicide Prevention Day." Added by 130th General Assembly File No. 23, HB 149, §1, eff.
• Section 5.2287 - Craniofacial Acceptance Month.
  The month of September is designated as "Craniofacial Acceptance Month" to increase public awareness of craniofacial conditions and advances in medical treatment of these...
• Section 5.2288 - Ohio Maple Syrup Products Month.
  The month of March is designated as "Ohio Maple Syrup Products Month." Added by 130th General Assembly File No. TBD, SB 272, §1, eff.
• Section 5.2289 - Nonviolence Week.
  The first full week of October is designated "Nonviolence Week." Added by 130th General Assembly File No. 28, SB 38, §1, eff. 10/11/2013.
• Section 5.2290 - Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month.
  The month of October is designated as "Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month." Added by 130th General Assembly File No. 63, SB 198, §1,...
• Section 5.2291 - Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day.
  The thirteenth day of October is designated as "Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day" to raise public awareness and understanding of breast cancer that has...
• Section 5.2292 - Meningitis Awareness Day; Tess's Law.
  The ninth day of March is designated as "Meningitis Awareness Day." Added by 130th General Assembly File No. TBD, SB 275, §1, eff. 9/4/2014.
• Section 5.2293 - Manufacturing Month.
  The month of October is designated as "Manufacturing Month" to engage and inform students, parents, educators, media, customers, suppliers, and the general public throughout...
• Section 5.2294 - Dyslexia Awareness Month.
  The month of October is designated as "Dyslexia Awareness Month." Added by 130th General Assembly File No. 40, HB 97, §1, eff. 1/30/2014.
• Section 5.2295 - Career-technical Education And Skilled Workforce Development Month.
  The month of March is designated as "Career-Technical Education and Skilled Workforce Development Month" to increase public awareness of the importance of career and...
• Section 5.2296 - School Bullying Prevention And Awareness Act.
  The month of September shall be designated as "School Bullying Prevention Awareness Month" to highlight the policies prohibiting harassment, intimidation, or bullying adopted by...
• Section 5.2297 - Safe Driving Awareness Month.
  The month of September is designated as "Safe Driving Awareness Month," in honor of Maria Tiberi and other victims who have lost their lives...
• Section 5.2298 - Eastern European Month.
  The month of April is designated as "Eastern European Month." The people of Ohio are called upon to observe this month with appropriate educational...
• Section 5.2299 - Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Awareness Month.
  The month of November is designated as "Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Awareness Month." Added by 131st General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 29, §1, eff.
• Section 5.22107 - Purple Martin Capital Of Ohio.
  The Portage lakes area in Summit county is designated the purple martin capital of Ohio. Added by 130th General Assembly File No. TBD, HB...
• Section 5.23 - School Holidays.
  (A) The twelfth day of February, known as Lincoln's birthday, the twenty-second day of February, known as Washington's birthday, the thirtieth day of May,...
• Section 5.231 - Krabbe Disease Awareness Week.
  The second week of September is designated as "Krabbe Disease Awareness Week" to raise awareness of Krabbe disease, also known as globoid cell leukodystrophy,...
• Section 5.233 - [Effective 2/1/2016] Rett Syndrome Awareness Month.
  The month of October is designated as "Rett Syndrome Awareness Month." Added by 131st General Assembly File No. TBD, SB 117, §1, eff. 2/1/2016.
• Section 5.24 - Ohio Hub Of Innovation And Opportunity For Aerospace And Aviation.
  The city of Dayton and county of Montgomery are hereby designated as an Ohio hub of innovation and opportunity for aerospace and aviation. Added...
• Section 5.25 - Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Awareness Week.
  The first week of July is designated as "Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Awareness Week" to increase public awareness of neonatal abstinence syndrome as a health...
• Section 5.251 - Dravet Syndrome Awareness Day.
  The sixteenth day of October is designated as "Dravet Syndrome Awareness Day" to increase public awareness and understanding of this form of epilepsy that...
• Section 5.252 - Free Clinic Appreciation Month.
  The month of December is designated as "Free Clinic Appreciation Month." Added by 130th General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 320, §1, eff. 3/23/2015.
• Section 5.253 - Ohio Community Theatre Month.
  June is designated as Ohio Community Theatre Month to recognize the important contributions of community theatres to the quality of life of the citizens...
• Section 5.254 - Rare Disease Day.
  The last day of February is designated as "Rare Disease Day" to raise public awareness about rare diseases and their impact on patients' lives....
• Section 5.255 - Ohio Internship And Co-op Appreciation Day.
  The second Tuesday of April is "Ohio Internship and Co-Op Appreciation Day" in order to raise awareness of the value of internship and co-op...
• Section 5.26 - Rascal Flatts Day.
  The twenty-first day of February is designated as "Rascal Flatts Day," in honor of the country music group consisting of Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus,...
• Section 5.27 - Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month.
  The month of September is designated as "Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month." Added by 130th General Assembly File No. TBD, SB 272, §1, eff. 3/23/2015.
• Section 5.28 - [Effective 2/15/2016] Armed Services, Peace Officer, First Responder, And Dual Service Recognition Day.
  The tenth day of November is designated as Armed Services, Peace Officer, First Responder, and Dual Service Recognition Day for individuals who have served,...
• Section 5.30 - Saturday Afternoon Is Legal Holiday.
  Every Saturday afternoon is a legal holiday, beginning at twelve noon and ending at twelve midnight. No section of the Revised Code and no...
• Section 5.40 - Financial Institutions Open On Holidays And Outside Regular Hours.
  Any financial institution doing business in this state may outside of regular banking hours on any day, or at any time on a day...
• Section 5.41 - Financial Institutions Closed On Weekdays.
  Any bank under the supervision of the division of banks, national bank, federal reserve bank, building and loan association, savings association, federal savings and...
• Section 5.99 - Penalty.
  Whoever violates section 5.10 of the Revised Code shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than thirty days,...

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