A draft or existing rule that affects businesses has an adverse impact on businesses if a provision of the draft or existing rule that applies to businesses has any of the following effects:

Terms Used In Ohio Code 107.52

  • Another: when used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property. See Ohio Code 1.02
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Ohio Code 1.59

(A) It requires a license, permit, or any other prior authorization to engage in or operate a line of business;

(B) It imposes a criminal penalty, a civil penalty, or another sanction, or creates a cause of action, for failure to comply with its terms;

(C) It requires specific expenditures or the report of information as a condition of compliance ; or

(D) It would be likely to directly reduce the revenue or increase the expenses of the lines of business to which it will apply or applies.