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Ohio Rev. Code § 715.05 (2026)

Police and fire departments

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Effective:
October 1, 1953
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
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All municipal corporations may organize and maintain police and fire departments, erect the necessary buildings, and purchase and hold all implements and apparatus required therefor.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1982–2023 · leading case: Schlegel v. Sweeney, 2022 Ohio 3841 (Ohio 2022).
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Schlegel v. Sweeney, 2022 Ohio 3841 (Ohio 2022). · cites it 4× “110, Section 715.05(B). {¶ 4} Schlegel asked the court of common pleas to dismiss the appropriation case, pointing out that the park district was in Mahoning County and that the county fell within the designated population range.”
State ex rel. Ohio Civil Serv. Employees Ass'n v. City of Coshocton, 448 N.E.2d 834 (Ohio Ct. App. 1982). “” The statute which appellants rely upon as requiring the city to organize and maintain a police department is R.C. 715.05, which provides in pertinent part: “All municipal corporations may organize and maintain police * * * departments * * (Emphasis added.”
Cook v. Springfield Twp. (N.D. Ohio 2023). · cites it 2× “” Ohio Rev. Code § 715.05 (emphasis added).”
Johnson v. Ross Twp. Bd. of Trs. (S.D. Ohio 2023). · cites it 2× “See also O.R.C. § 715.05; Tysinger v. Police Dep't of City of Zanesville, 463 F.”
Roper v. City Of Cincinnati Fire Dep't (S.D. Ohio 2023). · cites it 2× “R.C. § 715.05; Tysinger v. Police Dep't of City of Zanesville, 463 F.”
Mill Creek Metro. Park Dist. Bd. of Commrs. v. Hough, 2023 Ohio 3426 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “110 provided in Section 715.05(B) that certain park districts, which by definition included Mill Creek, were prohibited from appropriating property for the purpose of providing recreational trails.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 715.05(B) — 2 cases
Schlegel v. Sweeney, 2022 Ohio 3841 (Ohio 2022). “110, Section 715.05(B). {¶ 4} Schlegel asked the court of common pleas to dismiss the appropriation case, pointing out that the park district was in Mahoning County and that the county fell within the designated population range.”
Mill Creek Metro. Park Dist. Bd. of Commrs. v. Hough, 2023 Ohio 3426 (Ohio Ct. App. 2023). “110 provided in Section 715.05(B) that certain park districts, which by definition included Mill Creek, were prohibited from appropriating property for the purpose of providing recreational trails.”
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