Ohio § 1332.33
Full text of Ohio Ohio Revised Code § 1332.33, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1332.33.
(A) At its sole expense and not more often than once per calendar year, a municipal corporation
or township may conduct an audit for the purpose of verifying the accuracy of a video
service provider's calculation of the video service provider fees it paid to the municipal
corporation or township in the audit period. For the purpose of the audit, the video service provider shall make available for
inspection, at the location where such records are kept in the normal course of business,
those records pertaining to its gross revenue as defined in division (B) of section 1332.32 of the Revised Code . The provider need not retain those records for longer than three years after the
year for which the fee was payable, unless the municipal corporation or township has
commenced an action under division (C) of this section. (B) A video service provider shall pay any amounts found to have been underpaid in the
audit within thirty days after notice and shall include interest on the underpayments
as provided in section 1343.03 of the Revised Code . However, payment need not be made in that thirty-day period if the video service
provider brings an action under division (D) of this section. (C)(1) No municipal corporation or township shall employ, appoint, or retain any person
to conduct an audit under division (A) of this section for compensation that is dependent
on the dollar amount of the audit findings. Divisions (C)(1) and (2) of this section do not prohibit or limit the hiring of
legal counsel on a contingency fee basis to enforce the findings of an audit. (2) No person shall solicit or accept compensation that is dependent in any manner upon
the outcome of an audit under division (A) of this section, including compensation
dependent on the audit findings or the recovery of fees or other payment by the municipal
corporation, township, or video service provider. (D) An action by the municipal corporation or township or by the video service provider
to dispute the amount of video service provider fee due based on the audit results
shall be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction not later than two years following
the end of the quarter to which the disputed amount relates. (E) A municipal corporation or township shall be deemed to accept as full payment any
payment of a video service provider fee that it does not challenge as provided under
division (D) of this section.
Frequently Asked Questions About Ohio § 1332.33
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