(A) Each prosecuting attorney shall be classified, for salary purposes, according to the population of the county. All prosecuting attorneys shall receive annual compensation in accordance with the following schedules and in accordance with section 325.18 of the Revised Code:
CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION SCHEDULE
FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2001 FOR
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS WITH A PRIVATE PRACTICE
Class
Population Range
Compensation
1
1 - 20,000
$46,245
2
20,001 - 35,000
47,958
3
35,001 - 55,000
49,671
4
55,001 - 95,000
55,237
5
95,001 - 200,000
59,947
6
200,001 - 400,000
66,799
7
400,001 - 1,000,000
71,079
8
1,000,001 or more
73,709
CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION SCHEDULE
FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2001 FOR
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS WITHOUT A PRIVATE PRACTICE
Class
Population Range
Compensation
1
1 - 20,000
$78,952
2
20,001 - 35,000
88,821
3
35,001 - 55,000
88,821
4
55,001 - 95,000
98,689
5
95,001 - 200,000
98,689
6
200,001 - 400,000
98,689
7
400,001 - 1,000,000
101,085
8
1,000,001 or more
103,480
CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION SCHEDULE FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2016 FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS WITHOUT A PRIVATE PRACTICE
Class
Population Range
Compensation
1
1 - 20,000
$56,929
2
20,001 - 35,000
59,037
3
35,001 - 55,000
61,146
4
55,001 - 95,000
67,999
5
95,001 - 200,000
73,798
6
200,001 - 400,000
82,233
7
400,001 - 1,000,000
87,502
8
1,000,001 or more
90,739
CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION SCHEDULE
FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2016 FOR
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS WITHOUT A PRIVATE PRACTICE
Class
Population Range
Compensation
1
1 - 20,000
$97,193
2
20,001 - 35,000
109,342
3
35,001 - 55,000
109,342
4
55,001 - 95,000
121,488
5
95,001 - 200,000
121,488
6
200,001 - 400,000
121,488
7
400,001 - 1,000,000
124,439
8
1,000,001 or more
127,389
CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION SCHEDULE
FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2017 FOR
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS WITH A PRIVATE PRACTICE
Class
Population Range
Compensation
1
1 - 55,000
$64,203
2
55,001 - 95,000
71,399
3
95,001 - 200,000
77,488
4
200,001 - 400,000
86,344
5
400,001 - 1,000,000
91,877
6
1,000,001 or more
95,276
CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION SCHEDULE FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2017 FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS WITHOUT A PRIVATE PRACTICE
Class
Population Range
Compensation
1
1 - 55,000
$114,809
2
55,001 - 95,000
127,563
3
95,001 - 200,000
127,563
4
200,001 - 400,000
127,563
5
400,001 - 1,000,000
130,661
6
1,000,001 or more
133,759
CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION SCHEDULE FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2018 FORPROSECUTING ATTORNEYS WITH A PRIVATE PRACTICE
Class
Population Range
Compensation
1
1 - 55,000
$67,413
2
55,001 - 95,000
74,969
3
95,001 - 200,000
81,363
4
200,001 - 400,000
90,662
5
400,001 - 1,000,000
96,471
6
1,000,001 or more
100,040
CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION SCHEDULE
FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2018 FOR
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS WITHOUT A PRIVATE PRACTICE
Class
Population Range
Compensation
1
1 - 55,000
$120,549
2
55,001 - 95,000
133,941
3
95,001 - 200,000
133,941
4
200,001 - 400,000
133,941
5
400,001 - 1,000,000
137,194
6
1,000,001 or more
140,447
CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION SCHEDULE
FOR CALENDAR YEARS 2019 AND THEREAFTER FOR
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS WITH A PRIVATE PRACTICE
Class
Population Range
Compensation
1
1 - 55,000
$70,784
2
55,001 - 95,000
78,717
3
95,001 - 200,000
85,431
4
200,001 - 400,000
95,195
5
400,001 - 1,000,000
101,294
6
1,000,001 or more
105,042
CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION SCHEDULE
FOR CALENDAR YEARS 2019 AND THEREAFTER FOR
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS WITHOUT A PRIVATE PRACTICE
Class
Population Range
Compensation
1
1 - 55,000
$126,577
2
55,001 - 95,000
140,638
3
95,001 - 200,000
140,638
4
200,001 - 400,000
140,638
5 400,001 - 1,000,000 144,0536
1,000,001 or more
147,469
(B) Notwithstanding the compensation specified in division (A) of this section, a prosecuting attorney in a county with a population of one million one or more who does not engage in the private practice of law shall receive in calendar year 2020 and in each calendar year thereafter annual compensation in an amount equal to the total compensation paid to a judge of the court of common pleas of that county pursuant to sections 141.04 and 141.05 of the Revised Code for the same calendar year, reduced by one hundred dollars.
(C) A prosecuting attorney shall not engage in the private practice of law unless before taking office the prosecuting attorney notifies the board of county commissioners of the intention to engage in the private practice of law.
A prosecuting attorney may elect to engage or not to engage in the private practice of law before the commencement of each new term of office, and a prosecuting attorney who engages in the private practice of law who intends not to engage in the private practice of law during the prosecuting attorney's next term of office shall so notify the board of county commissioners. A prosecuting attorney who elects not to engage in the private practice of law may, for a period of six months after taking office, engage in the private practice of law for the purpose of concluding the affairs of private practice of law without any diminution of salary as provided for in division (A) of this section and in section 325.18 of the Revised Code.
(D) As used in this section, "salary" does not include any portion of the cost, premium, or charge for health, medical, hospital, dental, or surgical benefits, or any combination of those benefits, covering the prosecuting attorney and paid on that person's behalf by a governmental entity.
Amended by 131st General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 64, ยง101.01, eff. 9/29/2015.
Effective Date: 12-08-2000
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