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Ohio Rev. Code § 117.34 (2026)

Cause of action accrues when report filed

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October 3, 2023
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House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
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No cause of action on any matter set forth in any report of the auditor of state made under this chapter shall accrue until the report is filed with the officer or legal counsel whose duty it is to institute civil actions for enforcement. No statutes of limitations otherwise applicable to the cause of action shall begin to run until the date of filing. Once a report is submitted to the attorney general under this chapter, the amount payable shall be a final, certified claim under section 131.02 of the Revised Code. The amount payable may be satisfied under the process provided in section 5747.12 of the Revised Code.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1996–2026 · leading case: State v. Lester, 111 Ohio App. 3d 736 (Ohio Ct. App. 8th Dist. 1996).
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State v. Lester, 111 Ohio App. 3d 736 (Ohio Ct. App. 8th Dist. 1996). “” R.C. 117.34 states: “No cause of action on any matter set forth in any report of the auditor of state made under this chapter shall accrue until the report is filed with the officer or legal counsel whose duty it is to institute civil action for enforcement.”
State ex rel. Attorney Gen. v. Hamm, 2026-Ohio-2304. · cites it 3× “07(B) makes R.C. 117.34 meaningless. R.C. 117.34 provides that a cause of action accrues when “the report is filed with the officer or legal counsel whose duty it is to institute civil actions for enforcement.”
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