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Ohio Rev. Code § 3331.01 (2026)

Issuance of certificates

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October 3, 2023
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House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
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(A) As used in this chapter:

(1) "Superintendent" or "superintendent of schools" of a school district means the person employed as the superintendent or that person's designee.

(2) "Chief administrative officer" means the chief administrative officer of a nonpublic or community school or that person's designee.

(B)(1) Except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, an age and schooling certificate may be issued only by the superintendent of the city, local, joint vocational, or exempted village school district in which the child in whose name such certificate is issued resides or by the chief administrative officer of the nonpublic or community school the child attends, and only upon satisfactory proof that the child to whom the certificate is issued is at least fourteen years of age.

(2) A child who resides in this state shall apply for an age and schooling certificate to the superintendent of the school district in which the child resides, or to the chief administrative officer of the school that the child attends. Residents of other states who work in Ohio shall apply to the superintendent of the school district in which the place of employment is located, as a condition of employment or service.

(C) Any such age and schooling certificate may be issued only upon satisfactory proof that the employment contemplated by the child is not prohibited by any law regulating the employment of such children. Section 4113.08 of the Revised Code does not apply to such employer in respect to such child while engaged in an employment legal for a child of the age stated therein.

(D) Age and schooling certificate forms shall be approved by the department of education and workforce, including forms submitted electronically. Forms shall not display the social security number of the child. Except as otherwise provided in this section, every application for an age and schooling certificate must be signed in the presence of the officer issuing it by the child in whose name it is issued.

(E) A child shall furnish the superintendent or chief administrative officer all information required by this chapter in support of the issuance of a certificate.

(F) On and after September 1, 2002, each superintendent and chief administrative officer who issues an age and schooling certificate shall file electronically the certificate with the director of commerce in accordance with rules adopted by the director of administrative services pursuant to section 1306.21 of the Revised Code. On and after September 1, 2002, only electronically filed certificates are valid to satisfy the requirements of Chapter 4109. of the Revised Code.

Last updated September 12, 2023 at 1:52 PM

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1976–2025 · leading case: State v. Schmidt, 505 N.E.2d 627 (Ohio 1987).
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State v. Schmidt, 505 N.E.2d 627 (Ohio 1987). · cites it 2× “04 of the Revised Code, or refuses upon request to grant an age and schooling certificate as provided in section 3331.01 of the Revised Code, an appeal may be taken from such decision to the juvenile judge of the county, upon the giving of bond, within ten days thereafter, to…”
Cuyahoga Cnty. Ass'n for Retarded Child. & Adults v. Essex, 411 F. Supp. 46 (N.D. Ohio 1976). · cites it 2× “Section 3331.01 in part provides that such a certificate may be issued to a child over sixteen years of age who has satisfactorily completed “a special education program adequate to prepare students for an occupation”.”
Svoboda v. Andrisek, 514 N.E.2d 1140 (Ohio Ct. App. 8th Dist. 1986). · cites it 2× “04 of the Revised Code, or refuses upon request to grant an age and schooling certificate as provided in section 3331.01 of the Revised Code, an appeal may be taken from such decision to the juvenile judge of the county, upon the giving of bond, within ten days thereafter, to…”
Cuyahoga Cty. Ass'n for Retarded Child'n, Etc. v. Essex, 411 F. Supp. 46 (N.D. Ohio 1976). · cites it 2× “Section 3331.01 in part provides that such a certificate may be issued to a child over sixteen years of age who has satisfactorily completed "a special education program adequate to prepare students for an occupation".”
In re K.J., 2025-Ohio-1424. “R.C. 3331.01(B)(1) and 4901.02. See also R.”
Ohio Rev. Code § 3331.01(B)(1): 1 case
In re K.J., 2025-Ohio-1424. “R.C. 3331.01(B)(1) and 4901.02. See also R.”
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