Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 121.04 (2026)

Offices created in the several departments

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Offices are created within the several departments as follows:

In the department of commerce:

Commissioner of securities;

Superintendent of real estate and professional licensing;

Superintendent of financial institutions;

State fire marshal;

Superintendent of industrial compliance;

Superintendent of liquor control;

Superintendent of unclaimed funds;

Superintendent of cannabis control.

In the department of administrative services:

Equal employment opportunity coordinator.

In the department of agriculture:

Chiefs of divisions as follows:

Administration;

Animal health;

Livestock environmental permitting;

Soil and water conservation;

Dairy;

Food safety;

Plant health;

Markets;

Meat inspection;

Consumer protection laboratory;

Amusement ride safety;

Enforcement;

Weights and measures.

In the department of natural resources:

Chiefs of divisions as follows:

Mineral resources management;

Oil and gas resources management;

Forestry;

Natural areas and preserves;

Wildlife;

Geological survey;

Parks and watercraft;

Water resources;

Engineering.

In the department of insurance:

Deputy superintendent of insurance;

Assistant superintendent of insurance, technical;

Assistant superintendent of insurance, administrative;

Assistant superintendent of insurance, research.

Last updated January 16, 2026 at 2:44 PM

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1959–2013 · leading case: State ex rel. Fairfield Leader v. Ricketts, 564 N.E.2d 486 (Ohio 1990).
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State ex rel. Fairfield Leader v. Ricketts, 564 N.E.2d 486 (Ohio 1990). · cites it 5× “The first act that the Leader seeks to compel is clearly mandated by Sections 121.04(d)(2)(B) and (3) of the Pickerington Adm.”
Hubbard v. Defiance, 2013 Ohio 2144 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 4× “6768 and codified Section 121.04 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Defiance, entitled “AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE PREMIUM CO-PAYMENT OBLIGATION OF MEMBERS OF COUNCIL ELECTING TO PARTICIPATE IN MUNICIPAL INSURANCE PLANS.”
Guthrie v. Ohio Dep't of Human Servs., 654 N.E.2d 397 (Ohio Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 2× “Each officer created by section 121.04 of the Revised Code shall be the head of such a division.”
State Ex Rel. Giamarco v. Smith, 162 N.E.2d 229 (Ohio Ct. App. 1959). · cites it 3× ““All offices created by §§121.04 and 121.05 R. C., shall be in the unclassified civil service of the state.”
Odita v. Ohio Dep't of Human Servs., 623 N.E.2d 140 (Ohio Ct. App. 1993). “07 authorizes the Director of Administrative Services to exercise the powers and perform the duties vested by law in that department, and to “prescribe rules for * * * the performance of its business.” Given the statutory placement of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity…”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 121.04(A) — 1 case
Hubbard v. Defiance, 2013 Ohio 2144 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013). “6768 and codified Section 121.04 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Defiance, entitled “AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE PREMIUM CO-PAYMENT OBLIGATION OF MEMBERS OF COUNCIL ELECTING TO PARTICIPATE IN MUNICIPAL INSURANCE PLANS.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 121.04(d)(2)(B) — 1 case
State ex rel. Fairfield Leader v. Ricketts, 564 N.E.2d 486 (Ohio 1990). “The first act that the Leader seeks to compel is clearly mandated by Sections 121.04(d)(2)(B) and (3) of the Pickerington Adm.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 121.04(d)(3) — 1 case
State ex rel. Fairfield Leader v. Ricketts, 564 N.E.2d 486 (Ohio 1990). “The first act that the Leader seeks to compel is clearly mandated by Sections 121.04(d)(2)(B) and (3) of the Pickerington Adm.”
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