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Ohio Rev. Code § 743.12 (2026)

Extension of public utility service beyond municipal corporation limits

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Effective:
July 6, 1956
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 420 - 101st General Assembly
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On the written request of any number of citizens living outside the limits of a municipal corporation, the municipal corporation may extend, construct, lay down, and maintain aqueduct and water pipes, and electric light and power lines outside the municipal corporation, and for such purpose may make use of such of the public streets, roads, alleys, and public grounds as are necessary therefor.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1982–2025 · leading case: Bd. of Commissioners v. Vill. of Marblehead, 657 N.E.2d 287 (Ohio Ct. App. 6th Dist. 1995).
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Bd. of Commissioners v. Vill. of Marblehead, 657 N.E.2d 287 (Ohio Ct. App. 6th Dist. 1995). · cites it 4× ““SECOND ASSIGNMENT OF ERROR: “The trial court erred in holding that R.C. § 743.12 does not authorize Marblehead to extend its water supply works into Danbury township.”
Kennedy v. City of Zanesville, OH, 505 F. Supp. 2d 456 (S.D. Ohio 2007). “Under Ohio Revised Code § 743.12, municipal corporations in Ohio are expressly authorized, but not required by Ohio law to extend water pipes outside the city limits.”
Cleveland Elec. Illum. Co. v. Cleveland, 2020-Ohio-33. “motion for summary judgment, the city argued that it was entitled to summary judgment on all CEI’s claims because (1) it had acted “in accordance with the express and unambiguous language” of Sections 4 and 6, (2) it had the right to sell electricity to Cuyahoga County for its…”
City of Stow v. City of Cuyahoga Falls, 454 N.E.2d 561 (Ohio Ct. App. 1982). “12 provides: “On the written request of any number of citizens living outside the limits of a municipal corporation, the municipal corporation may extend, construct, lay down, and maintain aqueduct and water pipes, and electric light and power lines outside the municipal…”
State Ex Rel. Miller v. City of Columbus, 602 N.E.2d 1242 (Ohio Ct. App. 10th Dist. 1991). · cites it 3× “) The foregoing statutes, by their own terms, apply only to water system components mentioned in R.C. 743.12 through 743.15: to extensions of the city water system beyond the city’s corporate limits which are laid down either by the city or by a private party under the city’s…”
Dover Chem. Corp. v. Dover, 2025-Ohio-20. “This constitutional grant of authority plainly limits the power of a municipality to provide service to itself or its inhabitants and without additional authority, it would be powerless to supply utility services outside its limits. But Section 6 conditionally expands this…”
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