Ohio § 5502.01

§ 5502.01.

(A) The department of public safety shall administer and enforce the laws relating to

the registration, licensing, sale, and operation of motor vehicles and the laws pertaining

to the licensing of drivers of motor vehicles. The department shall compile, analyze, and publish statistics relative to motor vehicle

accidents and the causes of them, prepare and conduct educational programs for the

purpose of promoting safety in the operation of motor vehicles on the highways, and

conduct research and studies for the purpose of promoting safety on the highways of

this state. (B) The department shall administer the laws and rules relative to trauma and emergency

medical services specified in Chapter 4765. of the Revised Code and any laws and rules

relative to medical transportation services specified in Chapter 4766. of the Revised

Code. (C) The department shall administer and enforce the laws contained in Chapters 4301.

and 4303. of the Revised Code and enforce the rules and orders of the liquor control

commission pertaining to retail liquor permit holders. (D) The department shall administer the laws governing the state emergency management

agency and shall enforce all additional duties and responsibilities as prescribed

in the Revised Code related to emergency management services. (E) The department shall conduct investigations pursuant to Chapter 5101. of the Revised

Code in support of the duty of the department of job and family services to administer

the supplemental nutrition assistance program throughout this state.  The department of public safety shall conduct investigations necessary to protect

the state's property rights and interests in the supplemental nutrition assistance

program. (F) The department of public safety shall enforce compliance with orders and rules of

the public utilities commission and applicable laws in accordance with Chapters 4905.,

4921., and 4923. of the Revised Code regarding commercial motor vehicle transportation

safety, economic, and hazardous materials requirements. (G) Notwithstanding Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code, the department of public safety

may establish requirements for its enforcement personnel, including its enforcement

agents described in section 5502.14 of the Revised Code , that include standards of conduct, work rules and procedures, and criteria for eligibility

as law enforcement personnel. (H) The department shall administer, maintain, and operate the Ohio criminal justice

network.  The Ohio criminal justice network shall be a computer network that supports state

and local criminal justice activities.  The network shall be an electronic repository for various data, which may include

arrest warrants, notices of persons wanted by law enforcement agencies, criminal records,

prison inmate records, stolen vehicle records, vehicle operator's licenses, and vehicle

registrations and titles. (I) The department shall coordinate all homeland security activities of all state agencies

and shall be a liaison between state agencies and local entities for those activities

and related purposes. (J) The department shall administer and enforce the laws relative to private investigators

and security service providers specified in Chapter 4749. of the Revised Code. (K) The department shall administer criminal justice services in accordance with sections 5502.61 to 5502.66 of the Revised Code . (L) The department shall administer the Ohio school safety and crisis center and the

Ohio mobile training team in accordance with sections 5502.70 to 5502.703 of the Revised Code . (M) The department shall coordinate security measures and operations, and may direct

the department of administrative services to implement any security measures and operations

the department of public safety requires, at the Vern Riffe Center and the James A.

Rhodes state office tower. Notwithstanding section 125.28 of the Revised Code , the director of public safety may recover the costs of directing security measures

and operations under this division by either issuing intrastate transfer voucher billings

to the department of administrative services, which the department shall process to

pay for the costs, or, upon the request of the director of administrative services,

the director of budget and management may transfer cash in the requested amount from

the building management fund created under section 125.28 of the Revised Code .  Payments received or cash transfers made under this division for the costs of directing

security measures and operations shall be deposited into the state treasury to the

credit of the security, investigations, and policing fund created under section 4501.11 of the Revised Code . (N) The department shall assist the division of marijuana control in enforcing Chapter

3796. of the Revised Code, as provided in that chapter.