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Ohio Rev. Code § 2921.43 (2026)

Soliciting or accepting improper compensation

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April 26, 2005
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Senate Bill 115 - 126th General Assembly
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(A) No public servant shall knowingly solicit or accept, and no person shall knowingly promise or give to a public servant, either of the following:

(1) Any compensation, other than as allowed by divisions (G), (H), and (I) of section 102.03 of the Revised Code or other provisions of law, to perform the public servant's official duties, to perform any other act or service in the public servant's public capacity, for the general performance of the duties of the public servant's public office or public employment, or as a supplement to the public servant's public compensation;

(2) Additional or greater fees or costs than are allowed by law to perform the public servant's official duties.

(B) No public servant for the public servant's own personal or business use, and no person for the person's own personal or business use or for the personal or business use of a public servant or party official, shall solicit or accept anything of value in consideration of either of the following:

(1) Appointing or securing, maintaining, or renewing the appointment of any person to any public office, employment, or agency;

(2) Preferring, or maintaining the status of, any public employee with respect to compensation, duties, placement, location, promotion, or other material aspects of employment.

(C) No person for the benefit of a political party, campaign committee, legislative campaign fund, political action committee, or political contributing entity shall coerce any contribution in consideration of either of the following:

(1) Appointing or securing, maintaining, or renewing the appointment of any person to any public office, employment, or agency;

(2) Preferring, or maintaining the status of, any public employee with respect to compensation, duties, placement, location, promotion, or other material aspects of employment.

(D) Whoever violates this section is guilty of soliciting improper compensation, a misdemeanor of the first degree.

(E) A public servant who is convicted of a violation of this section is disqualified from holding any public office, employment, or position of trust in this state for a period of seven years from the date of conviction.

(F) Divisions (A), (B), and (C) of this section do not prohibit a person from making voluntary contributions to a political party, campaign committee, legislative campaign fund, political action committee, or political contributing entity or prohibit a political party, campaign committee, legislative campaign fund, political action committee, or political contributing entity from accepting voluntary contributions.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 29 cases (8 in the last 5 years), 1990–2026 · leading case: Disciplinary Couns. v. Dann, 2012-Ohio-5337, 979 N.E.2d 1263.
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Disciplinary Couns. v. Dann, 2012-Ohio-5337, 979 N.E.2d 1263. · cites it 3× “R.C. 2921.43(A) provides: No public servant shall knowingly solicit or accept, and no person shall knowingly promise or give to a public servant, either of the following: (1) Any compensation, other than as allowed by divisions (G), (H), and (I) of section 102.”
State v. Hufford, 2024-Ohio-2667. · cites it 6× “pplication for sealing under this section may be made at whichever of the following times is applicable regarding the offense: (i) Except as otherwise provided in division (B)(1)(a)(iv) of this section, at the expiration of three years after the offender's final discharge if…”
Harris v. Ohio Dep't of Vets. Servs., 2018-Ohio-2165, 114 N.E.3d 634. · cites it 2× “42, or section 2921.43 of the Revised Code, the employee may report it to the appropriate ethics commission.”
State v. Urbin, 772 N.E.2d 1239 (Ohio Ct. App. 9th Dist. 2002). “30, and soliciting or accepting improper compensation in violation of R.C. 2921.43(A)(1). After a jury trial, appellant was found guilty of two counts of having an unlawful interest in a public contract, one count of tampering with evidence, and one count of complicity to…”
Theobald v. Univ. of Cincinnati, 827 N.E.2d 365 (Ohio Ct. App. 10th Dist. 2005). “Appellees argue that practitioners who are so dually employed are guilty of soliciting improper compensation, in violation of R.C. 2921.43. We do not address the merits of this argument because it is irrelevant to the sole controversy before us — whether the practitioners are…”
Mahoning Cnty. Bar Ass'n v. Sciortino., 2018-Ohio-4961, 122 N.E.3d 139. · cites it 2× “13(A)(1) and soliciting or accepting improper compensation in violation of R.C. 2921.43(A)(1). The prosecution nolled the remaining counts of the indictment as to Sciortino.”
Ehrlich v. Kovack, 135 F. Supp. 3d 638 (N.D. Ohio 2015). · cites it 2× “42, or section 2921.43 of the Revised Code, the employee may report it to the appropriate ethics commission.”
Disciplinary Couns. v. Hunter, 2023-Ohio-4168, 243 N.E.3d 26. “He also violated R.C. 2921.43(A)(1) (soliciting or receiving improper compensation) for charging law firms for real-property title reports that included tax information that he was required to maintain in his role as the county treasurer.”
State v. Urbin, 100 Ohio St. 3d 1207 (2003). · cites it 2× “42, or section 2921.43 of the Revised Code.” R.C.”
State v. Burge, 2017-Ohio-5836. “42(A)(1), a third-degree felony; three counts of soliciting improper compensation (Counts III, VII, and XI) in violation of R.C. 2921.43(A)(1), a first-degree misdemeanor; and three counts of having an unlawful interest in a public contract (Counts IV, VIII, and XII) in…”
Marsh v. Lampert, 718 N.E.2d 997 (Ohio Ct. App. 12th Dist. 1998). “03, governing public employee ethics, and R.C. 2921.43 forbid any public employee to solicit or accept, or use his office to secure, money or anything of value from a subordinate as an incentive to retire if it would enable the subordinate to be promoted to the vacant position.”
State v. Beehive Ltd. P'ship, 627 N.E.2d 592 (Ohio Ct. App. 8th Dist. 1993). “41 and receiving improper compensation in violation of R.C. 2921.43. Clinkscale pleaded guilty to the charges in counts ten and eleven and the same two charges against Discipio were severed for separate trial.”
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Ohio Rev. Code § 2921.43(A): 1 case
Disciplinary Couns. v. Dann, 2012-Ohio-5337, 979 N.E.2d 1263. “R.C. 2921.43(A) provides: No public servant shall knowingly solicit or accept, and no person shall knowingly promise or give to a public servant, either of the following: (1) Any compensation, other than as allowed by divisions (G), (H), and (I) of section 102.”
Ohio Rev. Code § 2921.43(A)(1): 10 cases
State v. Urbin, 772 N.E.2d 1239 (Ohio Ct. App. 9th Dist. 2002). “30, and soliciting or accepting improper compensation in violation of R.C. 2921.43(A)(1). After a jury trial, appellant was found guilty of two counts of having an unlawful interest in a public contract, one count of tampering with evidence, and one count of complicity to…”
Disciplinary Couns. v. Hunter, 2023-Ohio-4168, 243 N.E.3d 26. “He also violated R.C. 2921.43(A)(1) (soliciting or receiving improper compensation) for charging law firms for real-property title reports that included tax information that he was required to maintain in his role as the county treasurer.”
Disciplinary Couns. v. Dann, 2012-Ohio-5337, 979 N.E.2d 1263. “R.C. 2921.43(A) provides: No public servant shall knowingly solicit or accept, and no person shall knowingly promise or give to a public servant, either of the following: (1) Any compensation, other than as allowed by divisions (G), (H), and (I) of section 102.”
State v. Burge, 2017-Ohio-5836. “42(A)(1), a third-degree felony; three counts of soliciting improper compensation (Counts III, VII, and XI) in violation of R.C. 2921.43(A)(1), a first-degree misdemeanor; and three counts of having an unlawful interest in a public contract (Counts IV, VIII, and XII) in…”
Mahoning Cnty. Bar Ass'n v. Sciortino., 2018-Ohio-4961, 122 N.E.3d 139. “13(A)(1) and soliciting or accepting improper compensation in violation of R.C. 2921.43(A)(1). The prosecution nolled the remaining counts of the indictment as to Sciortino.”
Ohio Rev. Code § 2921.43(A)(2): 1 case
Grabow v. King Media Enter., Inc., 806 N.E.2d 591 (Ohio Ct. App. 8th Dist. 2004).
Ohio Rev. Code § 2921.43(C): 2 cases
State v. Conese, 812 N.E.2d 306 (Ohio 2004).
Disciplinary Couns. v. Conese, 812 N.E.2d 944 (Ohio 2004).
Ohio Rev. Code § 2921.43(D): 1 case
State v. Capko, 2 Ohio App. Unrep. 412 (Ohio Ct. App. 8th Dist. 1990).
Ohio Rev. Code § 2921.43(E): 3 cases
Disciplinary Couns. v. Dann, 2012-Ohio-5337, 979 N.E.2d 1263. “R.C. 2921.43(A) provides: No public servant shall knowingly solicit or accept, and no person shall knowingly promise or give to a public servant, either of the following: (1) Any compensation, other than as allowed by divisions (G), (H), and (I) of section 102.”
Mahoning Cnty. Bar Ass'n v. Sciortino., 2018-Ohio-4961, 122 N.E.3d 139. “13(A)(1) and soliciting or accepting improper compensation in violation of R.C. 2921.43(A)(1). The prosecution nolled the remaining counts of the indictment as to Sciortino.”
Disciplinary Couns. v. Conese, 812 N.E.2d 944 (Ohio 2004).
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