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The Office of Criminal Justice Services (OCJS) administers grant funds to Ohio's criminal justice constituents and coordinates Ohio's comprehensive criminal justice plan. OCJS safeguards federal and state criminal justice funds against waste to maximize the resources available in Ohio's fight against crime.
OCJS also oversees traffic safety programming in Ohio, which includes commercial driver training schools, motorcycle safety and education, and ignition interlock licensing and certification. Administrative rules for these programs are promulgated pursuant to the authority granted in sections 4508.02, 4508.08, and 4510.43 of the Revised Code respectively.
This site is designed to allow persons who are interested in OCJS' small business regulatory impact to access current and proposed administrative rules, as well as provide input and/or comments regarding administrative rules that are in the process of being reviewed and drafted. The following websites may be of use to persons interested in OCJS' regulatory oversight and administrative rulemaking: LAWriter©, which is a searchable, electronic version of Ohio's Revised Code and Administrative Code; the Register of Ohio, which contains all state agency rule proposals; the Legislative Service Commission (LSC), which provides nonpartisan drafting, fiscal, research, training, and other services to the General Assembly; and the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review (JCARR), which is the legislative committee responsible for reviewing and processing of all state agency rules.
What is an administrative rule?
Administrative rules amplify and implement provisions of the Ohio Revised Code and once adopted, have the full force and effect of law.
Pursuant to section 119.032 of the Ohio Revised Code, the Office of Criminal Justice Services (OCJS) is required to review each of its administrative rules every five years and decide if a rule should be rescinded, amended, or continued without change. During this process, OCJS will determine if:
• OCJS has the statutory authority to promulgate the rule;
• The rule duplicates or conflicts with statutes found in the Revised Code or other rules found in the Administrative Code;
• The rule has a specific purpose and an outcome that can be articulated;
• The rule can be applied consistently across all sizes and sectors of business and would not impede economic development;
• The rule is easy to understand;
• The rule is reasonably balanced between regulatory need and Ohioans' burden to comply; and
• The outlined process in the rule is the most efficient and cost-effective method to achieving the specific outcome.
The administrative rules in this section are drafts only and have not yet been filed (proposed for adoption) with LSC and JCARR.
The administrative rules in this section have been filed (proposed for adoption) with LSC and JCARR and may be scheduled for a public hearing. Public hearings provide another opportunity for interested persons, who may be affected by the proposed rules, to provide testimony or evidence to show that the rules would be unreasonable or unlawful if enacted.
The administrative rules in this section have been approved and adopted.
For questions regarding the administrative rulemaking process, contact Rules Administrator Pamela Watkins
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