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Ohio Rev. Code § 121.14 (2026)

Employment subject to civil service laws

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Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
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Each department may employ, subject to the civil service laws in force at the time the employment is made, the necessary employees, and, if the rate of compensation is not otherwise fixed by law, fix their compensation.

All offices created by sections 121.04 and 121.05 of the Revised Code shall be in the unclassified civil service of the state.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1956–2005 · 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). “{¶ 38} Fourth, R.C. 121.14 permits state departments to “employ, subject to the civil service laws in force at the time the employment is made, the necessary employees.”
State Ex Rel. Giamarco v. Smith, 162 N.E.2d 229 (Ohio Ct. App. 1959). · cites it 3× “Relator assigns as error: First, error in holding that §121.14 R. C., places all personnel in the Office of the State Fire Marshal in the unclassified Civil Service; second, error in ruling that the inspectors within the Bureau of Inspection are not subject to the classified…”
State ex rel. Devine v. Schwarzwalder, 165 Ohio St. (N.S.) 447 (Ohio 1956). · cites it 2× “” However, under the much more recent Section 121.14, Revised Code, it is provided that “each department may employ, subject to the civil service laws in force at the time the employment is made, the necessary employees, and, if the rate of compensation is not otherwise fixed by…”
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