§ 3517.18[Former R.C. 3517.157, amended and renumbered as R.C

3517.18 by H.B. 96, 136th General Assembly, effective 9/30/2025] Procedural
requirements.
Effective: September 30, 2025
Legislation: House Bill 96


(A) A complaint shall be filed with the secretary of state under section 3517.16 of the Revised Code
within two years after the occurrence of the act or failure to act that is the subject of the complaint,
except that if the act or failure to act involves fraud, concealment, or misrepresentation and was not
discovered during that two-year period, a complaint may be filed within one year after discovery of
such act or failure to act.


(B) Whoever files a complaint with the secretary of state under section 3517.16 of the Revised Code
may withdraw it at any time.


(C) A party adversely affected by a final determination of the commission, including the secretary of
state, may appeal from the determination under section 119.12 of the Revised Code.


(D) The members of the commission shall not do either of the following except at a meeting of the
commission subject to section 121.22 of the Revised Code:


(1) Discuss among themselves a complaint pending before the commission;


(2) Discuss a complaint pending before the commission with a party to the complaint, an attorney
representing a party to the complaint, or an attorney appointed to hear the complaint.




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