Ohio Rev. Code § 737.01 (2026)

Director of public safety

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Effective:

October 2, 1969

Latest Legislation:

House Bill 279 - 108th General Assembly

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In each city there shall be a department of public safety, which shall be administered by a director of public safety. The director shall be appointed by the mayor and need not be a resident of the city at the time of his appointment but shall become a resident thereof within six months after his appointment unless such residence requirement is waived by ordinance.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 1961–2010 · leading case: State v. Ferrette, 480 N.E.2d 399 (Ohio 1985).

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State v. Ferrette, 480 N.E.2d 399 (Ohio 1985). · cites it 2× “07 of the Revised Code to aid a sheriff in keeping the peace, for the purposes and during the time when such person is called; “(6) A person appointed by a mayor pursuant to section 737.01 of the Revised Code as a special patrolman or officer during riot or emergency, for the…”

Pesek v. City of Brunswick, 794 F. Supp. 768 (N.D. Ohio 1992). · cites it 2× “See O.R.C. § 737.01 et seq. Further, no policy, practice, regulation, guideline, or written contract was produced by Pesek at trial to support the claim that he possessed a right to continued employment.”

Ort v. Hutchinson, 181 N.E.2d 807 (Ohio Ct. App. 1961). · cites it 2× “Moreover, the following quoted provisions of the Revised Code are applicable : Section 737.01. “In each city there shall be a department of public safety, which shall be administered by a director of public safety.”

In re Anderson, 566 N.E.2d 714 (Ohio Ct. Cl. 1989). · cites it 2× “07 of the Revised Code to aid a sheriff in keeping the peace, for the purposes and during the time when such person is called; “(6) A person appointed by a mayor pursuant to section 737.01 of the Revised Code as a special patrolman or officer during riot or emergency, for the…”

In re McCray, 2010 Ohio 2645 (Ohio Ct. Cl. 2010). · cites it 2× “07 of the Revised Code to aid a sheriff in keeping the peace, for the purposes and during the time when the person is called; (f) A person appointed by a mayor pursuant to section 737.01 of the Revised Code as a special patrolling officer during riot or emergency, for the…”

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