Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Rev. Code § 743.13 (2026)

Expense of service outside municipal corporation

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Effective:

October 1, 1953

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House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly

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When any person at his own expense has laid down and extended mains and water pipes or electric light and power lines beyond the limits of a municipal corporation, and the legislative authority thereof, by resolution, has authorized the proper officer of the water works to superintend or supervise such laying and extension, the municipal corporation shall furnish water or electricity to the residents and property holders on the line of such facilities. The same rules and regulations which govern the furnishing of water or electricity to its own citizens shall apply in such cases, except that the rates charged therefor shall not exceed those within the municipal corporation by more than one tenth.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1956–2025 · leading case: State ex rel. McCann v. City of Defiance, 167 Ohio St. (N.S.) 313 (Ohio 1958).

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State ex rel. McCann v. City of Defiance, 167 Ohio St. (N.S.) 313 (Ohio 1958). · cites it 8× “he Court of Appeals for Defiance County to compel the city of Defiance, which is a noncharter municipal corporation and is *314 herein referred to as the city, to issue a permit to tap into a water line and furnish water service to relator’s premises from the municipal…”

Dover Chem. Corp. v. Dover, 2025 Ohio 20 (Ohio Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “R.C. 743.13. This is because public funds are held in trust for the public by public bodies and their officers, and those funds can be disbursed only upon clear authority.”

State Ex Rel. McCann v. City of Defiance, 152 N.E.2d 152 (Ohio Ct. App. 1957). · cites it 6× “Relator bases her right to the relief sought entirely on her contention that, in denying her a permit and water service at her premises, the defendant city violated the provisions of Section 743.13, Revised Code, which reads as follows: “When any person at his own expense has…”

Grandview Heights v. Redick, 154 N.E.2d 183 (Ohio Ct. App. 1956). · cites it 5× “It is alleged that such an excess rate has been fixed and that the same is in violation *64 of the provisions of §743.13 R. C. The following errors have been assigned: (1) The Court of Common Pleas, Franklin County erred in sustaining the demurrer as filed by the defendants…”

State Ex Rel. Miller v. City of Columbus, 602 N.E.2d 1242 (Ohio Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 2× “R.C. 743.13. *605 However, the city neither laid down nor supervised the laying down of the water lines herein, as Franklin County conveyed these water lines to the city at some time after the lines were laid down.”

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