Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 121.01 (2026)

Definition of terms

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As used in sections 121.01 to 121.20 of the Revised Code:

(A) "Department" means the several departments of state administration enumerated in section 121.02 of the Revised Code.

(B) "Division" means a part of a department established as provided in section 121.07 of the Revised Code for the convenient performance of one or more of the functions committed to a department.

(C) "Departments, offices, and institutions" include every organized body, office, and agency established by the constitution and laws of the state for the exercise of any function of the state government, and every institution or organization which receives any support from the state. "Departments, offices, and institutions" does not include the nonprofit corporation formed under section 187.01 of the Revised Code.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1971–2005 · leading case: State ex rel. Leslie v. Ohio Hous. Fin. Agency, 105 Ohio St. 3d 261 (Ohio 2005).
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State ex rel. Leslie v. Ohio Hous. Fin. Agency, 105 Ohio St. 3d 261 (Ohio 2005). “R.C. 121.01(A) and 121.02(N). {¶ 39} Fifth, precedent supports appellants’ position that R.”
State ex rel. Inskeep v. Staten, 660 N.E.2d 1207 (Ohio 1996). · cites it 4× “Like the quorum requirement set forth in the same section, the open-meetings provision is not limited to “regular” council meetings.”
Cincinnati City Sch. Dist. v. State Bd. of Educ., 680 N.E.2d 1061 (Ohio Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 2× “he Department of Education is to be treated in the same manner as other departments of the state: "The department of education shall be subject to all provisions of law pertaining to departments, offices, or institutions established for the exercise of any function of the state…”
Thacker v. Bd. of Trs., 285 N.E.2d 380 (Ohio Ct. App. 1971). · cites it 2× “2 (10) of the Rules of Civil Procedure which reads, in pertinent part: “Service of process, * * * shall be made as follows: “(10) Upon this state or any one of its departments, offices and institutions as defined in Section 121.01(C), Revised Code, by serving the officer…”
Pekoc v. State, 528 N.E.2d 958 (Ohio Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 2× “6 shall be made as follows: * * * “(10) Upon this state or any one of its departments, offices and institutions as defined in Section 121.01(C), Revised Code, by serving the officer responsible for the administration of the department, office or institution or by serving the…”
State Ex Rel. Adams v. Wallace, 636 N.E.2d 329 (Ohio Ct. App. 1993). “R.C. 121.01(B) defines a “division” as “a part of a department established * * * for the convenient performance of one or more of the functions committed to a department.”
Guthrie v. Ohio Dep't of Human Servs., 654 N.E.2d 397 (Ohio Ct. App. 1995). “R.C. 121.01(B) defines the term "division” as follows: " 'Division' means a part of a department established as provided in section 121.”
State ex rel. Inskeep v. Staten, 1996 Ohio 236 (Ohio 1996). · cites it 4× “Like the quorum requirement set forth in the same section, the open-meetings provision is not limited to “regular” council meetings. {¶ 7} In addition, Section 3.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 121.01(A) — 1 case
State ex rel. Leslie v. Ohio Hous. Fin. Agency, 105 Ohio St. 3d 261 (Ohio 2005). “R.C. 121.01(A) and 121.02(N). {¶ 39} Fifth, precedent supports appellants’ position that R.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 121.01(B) — 2 cases
State Ex Rel. Adams v. Wallace, 636 N.E.2d 329 (Ohio Ct. App. 1993). “R.C. 121.01(B) defines a “division” as “a part of a department established * * * for the convenient performance of one or more of the functions committed to a department.”
Guthrie v. Ohio Dep't of Human Servs., 654 N.E.2d 397 (Ohio Ct. App. 1995). “R.C. 121.01(B) defines the term "division” as follows: " 'Division' means a part of a department established as provided in section 121.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 121.01(C) — 2 cases
Thacker v. Bd. of Trs., 285 N.E.2d 380 (Ohio Ct. App. 1971). “2 (10) of the Rules of Civil Procedure which reads, in pertinent part: “Service of process, * * * shall be made as follows: “(10) Upon this state or any one of its departments, offices and institutions as defined in Section 121.01(C), Revised Code, by serving the officer…”
Pekoc v. State, 528 N.E.2d 958 (Ohio Ct. App. 1987). “6 shall be made as follows: * * * “(10) Upon this state or any one of its departments, offices and institutions as defined in Section 121.01(C), Revised Code, by serving the officer responsible for the administration of the department, office or institution or by serving the…”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 121.01(b) — 2 cases
State ex rel. Inskeep v. Staten, 660 N.E.2d 1207 (Ohio 1996). “Like the quorum requirement set forth in the same section, the open-meetings provision is not limited to “regular” council meetings.”
State ex rel. Inskeep v. Staten, 1996 Ohio 236 (Ohio 1996). “Like the quorum requirement set forth in the same section, the open-meetings provision is not limited to “regular” council meetings. {¶ 7} In addition, Section 3.”
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