Ohio § 5519.01
Full text of Ohio Ohio Revised Code § 5519.01, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5519.01.
If the director of transportation is unable to purchase property for any purpose related
to highways, roads, or bridges authorized by Chapters 5501., 5503., 5511., 5513.,
5515., 5516., 5517., 5519., 5521., 5523., 5525., 5527., 5528., 5529., 5531., 5533.,
and 5535. of the Revised Code, or, if the Ohio rail development commission is unable
to purchase property for any purpose necessary for the implementation of rail service
under Chapter 4981. of the Revised Code, the director shall issue, or the commission
shall enter on the records of the commission, a finding that it is necessary, for
the public convenience and welfare, to appropriate such property as the director or
commission considers needed for such purposes. The finding shall contain a definite, accurate, and detailed description of the
property, and the name and place of residence, if known or with reasonable diligence
ascertainable, of the owner of the property appropriated. The commission shall submit to the director a copy of its record finding that the
appropriation of property is necessary. The commission shall not proceed with the appropriation unless it is first approved
by the director. The director or commission, in such finding, shall fix what the director or commission
considers to be the value of such property appropriated, together with damages to
the residue, and deposit the value thereof, together with the damages, with the probate
court or the court of common pleas of the county within which the property, or a part
thereof, is situated. The power to appropriate property for any purpose authorized by such chapters shall
be exercised in the manner provided in sections 163.01 to 163.22 of the Revised Code . Any instrument by which real property is acquired pursuant to this section shall identify
the agency of the state that has the use and benefit of the real property as specified
in section 5301.012 of the Revised Code .
Frequently Asked Questions About Ohio § 5519.01
What does Ohio Revised Code § 5519.01 cover?
Section 5519.01 is part of the Ohio Revised Code, the codified statutory law of Ohio. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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